Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-01-31

3will be reelected except Wiggtns, who
sarded as altogether incompetent and
tor tho positions No one can predict,
p, what will be done in the promises,
Ailestion is very serious ono politically.
Y II have to be considered and acted upon
.5ent thought and wisdom. kThis matter
Hss1ly unfortunate as affecting tho course
~ lation now going on. Tho important
~ now daily before the Legislature
rS1f all tho thought that members oan
gs<fm, and they should not hnvo been
d@d with matter Of 30 grave cha
rSA this now.
aanew bills aro being constantly intro
dtSsEHd thero seems no end to them.
sal tho most important of them is one
to oSXour new counties of Charleston and
Cow mnking out Of these two four counties
to led Old Charleston, Berkley, Edisto
on, ton.
immigration bills, phosphate bills
ant- Of incorporation without number
Gro culondar.
l Organization of the judiciary, the
teo lien law, &C., ore special orders
for 1T week. As thoso measures are
delsr swo will keep your renders in,
form Yours, Co., v.
ps tho body Of MY ldttort fear that
al! bake sufficiently plain the position
OF u1o advocated the re reorganization Of
tho y, university. They do not seek to
re'opo ,Pnoe the University. but simply to
roorf,s, 10 order to take caro- Of the property
of til ! tAersity. Thore is no disposition
amoH"ok who advocate this rc-organiza-
ton esl the college Of tho University at
once. t2eoplo arc too poor Just now to
indulY his luxury, but we ought to put
Curse Via position to avail ourselves of
tho iarkges of o University 90 soon as
prac0 " In my speech nn the bill SEQ
that ln Hewhat misrepresented advo
catod'al n to re>organize the University,
but AZ fn favor of rc opening now. |
said. !, Min my speech, TINT if there was
q dcsihol Wpcn Mt once it could be done
withotil onal taxation. My opinion was
that Il til Pk,x could be legitimately used
for thiosffHe. if mombcrs desired it, do
not thbEl Topper now to re open at onco,
but We Sno wait awhile, until our finances
are eettledp our people rocupora;o from the
disasters oAo' fow wears past. 1t may be
lnterestlngl many Of our people to know
thht tho to allow persons to redeem
forfeited Inn hns been ratified and approved
1t all"ws pdns to redeem all forfeited lands
upon pnymc(f costs and penalties and taxes
which have }rucd Yours, &c., V.
qMmA, January 23tb, 1878.
EDITORS KE FEE COURIER: Since tho rc>as-
sembiing of Legislature, tho Senate hos
been GEOGRAPHICALLY in considering
petitions. mem lals and resolutions pertain
ing to local nR Rsts, and bills of incorpora-
ton. If the bor of phosphate, real estate,
navigation, imB Bration and military compn
n ~
n'es, Of buildit6 zen, workingmen. loan and
trust associatiE which have been passed
already, DC anXcx of returning prosperity
wo will soon bt&cal Of any State in the
Union. In ord% save the time Of future
legislatures, anHlc heavy expense to the
State of printingEse long aud almost nun
b'rless oilIs OF Nporaton, wo propose TO
extend the pnweH tho Clerks Of Cnurts in
tho counties, and pass the bill which has
oeen introdaccdE' tho Senate providing
generally for tho poration Of cities. towns
and villages and dhovernmcnt of the samc
The property asall tho manufacturing
companies which w., becd Incorporated has
been exempted fiNAaxation for period If
years, varying fri IN to twenty, which is
clearly unconstitnCAl Our constitution
not only declares property Shall not b"
taxed. but says fur&othat no other pFojeIy
shall be exempted. s.
The phosphate inRfst Of Tho State is very
wisely receiving t careful attention and
study Of the commics of both Houses and
they have discovcresnuch to be Corrected.
1t appears that if ounspector of Phosphatcs
had received his camiSsions during tho rast
year. his salary Wdd have amounted I,
nearly fifteen thouad dollars. We have
been told by compsnt and experienced
persons that sala Of three thou. and
would be ample, ard =. too. to include the
expense of neutrality-suspicious.. Nnetecn-
twentieths of the pho,atic rocks sold arc
exported. Wo are onri ing Eurorc. and Mt
q small cost, for tho roc is sold u, Sc per
ton. 1t appears also tn the State is swin /,
died out of her r"ynlt. which is now one
dollar per ton. Bills King to an increase
Of the royalty to two olnrs pcr ton with
other amendments of o. present laws. have
been introduced, but y arc waiting for a
gcncrai Dlll lncorporatln tho valuable sug
gestions made in the ablrcport of Attorney
General Conner.
The bill known as theAIoact Liquor Law
was untoremoniously kid, while tho Sena-
tor who introduced it waan attendance upor
the bond commission: butn orderto piye hin
o hearing the vote was re.nsdered, and tht
matter mndo tho speoinl fdor f,r Sot,rAo,
next. Mr.. Johnson Of V,inia, who is agen
for this already famous lit piece Of mcchan
ism. was in the city iewl,ys since on hi
way to the Mississippi legislature. and
had the opportunity of soe,g tho Registe
and learning snmethin, of the re,
suits Of its introduction nto that State
When first introduced thcr. was violent op
position, aud the matter wa,carred into tn
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