Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-12-04

l,otNtoor or i've impractlcabes,} then we wont
EnoE such Law. The frequent ohange Of text
books by teachers is on evil and bonrs heavily
in expense Oh parents, butany thing is prefer
able to Qaackenbos gsammer TO Aye steps
In gcograpbysand tho present way of teaohs,
ing arithmetic. as that three ducks and two
ducks maks fvo ducks,S 60. Tho whole
modern plan Of teaching, so called, is,aiiam-
bug ard fraud. and wo will neyct Ynder It
SEQ such scholars Ms under the old Held plan
OF thirty to fifty years ago. Geography was,
then complete book; 80 was arithmetic and
Snith's grammar, which il tho shortest and
simplest of any fover published, aud. the
knowledge Of which afforded full information
of the English language Was then used.
We want 70 500 such text books again intro,
dncod, both rs q matter Of economy and Of
thorough instruction.
Mr.. Criltenion. Democrat introduced tho
following concurrent resolution, which, with
tho resolutions Of Taft. were made the spe-
oinl order for December lst Mt O'clock
Whereas most rev, lting account of alleged
cruelty and inhumanity Of treatment of o
portion of the convicts of tho State Penilen-
tiary, who were hired out by tho Board of
Directors to work upon various public enter
prises, has boen published in prominent
journal of this State. ard whereas the
charges therein made, although resting mainly
upon tho statements of tho convicts them.
solves, both white and colorcd, arc 80 revolt.
ing in character as to schock tho feelings of
justice and humanity in the bosom of every
right.mindcd man, and, if truo to Gull for
immediate and condign punishment upon the
heads of those guilty Of such heinous offonscs;
therefore, bo it
Resolced, the Senate aud tho House of Rep-
resentativcs concurring, That the Committee
on tho Penitontiary Of tho Senate and tho
Committee on the Pcnitentiary of tho House
of Representatives arc hereby appointed
| special joint committee to investigate the said
charges, with power to send for persons and
papers, and are instructed to report at the
earliest practicable period during the present
session of tho General Assembly; that when.
ever, in the Judgment Of tho Attorney Geae,
raj, sufficient evidence has boon obtained by
the committee to warrant the prosecution of
any person or persons for cruelty. neglect or
inhnmanity toward any prisoner or convict of
the State Pontentiary andor his or their
cnargo or supervision. it shall be his duty
and ho is hereby required. forthwith to pros
ecntc and bring to punishment those who
mny bc found guilty OF said charges
| A bill to further reduce and fix tho per
diem and mileage of tho members of tho
General Assembly was. by unanimous voto,
postponed indefinitely.
In the House, several bills have been intro
dnccd in relation to the registration of deeds
and other papers required by law to be re-
corded.
On Friday, among the reports of commits
toes the House Judiciary Committee reported
unfavorably on the proposed change in tho
law of bastardy, as follows:
On tho prescntment Of tho grand jury of
Richland County in relation to bastnrdy, they
report that tho subject has often been censid-
cred by the Legislature and the law is sub.
stantially what it has been TO- years This
is wrong which springs more from weak in
| diligence than from criminal intent. 1t is
thought not to be good pulley to make too
many o,fenscs runisbabls with fine aud i'm
pris"nmcnt. The law now contains prcgis-
ions to relieve the county from the support Of
DhS1aius. nc cohnllteo hSk 10 Dc QlS~
charged irom the further consideration of the
subject. Agreed TO.
We arc glad to note this. for the bastardy
is in its operation premium Tor prostitution.
1t was intended to save tho county harmless
for the support Of bastards, but it never did
and under the homestead law never cnn effect
this II often leads to perjury in order to
wrcst money from IL person ablo to pny and
| the money is never used or tho benefit Of the
| offspring, but rather to bcdcck dssnlute
| woman to lead others astray. Instead of
making tho law of bastardy morc stringent.
offence az to both ather and mother, pnnish-
able by fine and imprisonment, none Of which
fine houd 60 to tho mother.
| On tho bill to prevent and punish the carr
rying Of concealed weapons, the same COM
m.tec reported as follows:
Unfavorably on bill to prevent tho carry
! ing Of concealed or deadly weapons; on the
rrcsenmonts Of the grand jnrcs of I.cxing
ton and Richland Counties, relating to tho
use of deadly weapons. and nsk to be dis
charged. Agreed to. On this bill and these
presenmrnts the committee report that it is
| q very bad practice to carry deadly weapons
but it is which can be- better corrected by
1t is difficult to pass any Inv to correct it that
would not too much abrdge tho liberty of The
| citizen. They concur in the opininn OK.
pressed by the Governor that additional laws
are not necessary. but rather stronger en-.