Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-12-11

counties, the repeal will work we'll in II ioh-.
land and Georgetown. There should not bo
rule for one which is not tho rule for an.
other. We havo tried tho law and now call
for its repeal rs to Ricbland
| MIR. Cooke expressed his most profound
qualification vt seeing 80 many in favor of
aocoding to the wishes of tho Georgetown and
Riohland delegations. He would vote for tho
bill because tho Representatives from Richr
land aud Georgetown favored it, us they best
knew what local Legislation was desired by
| their oountios.
Tho amendment was then adopted and
| after u vote to strike out tho enacting clause
of yeas %, nays 81 the bill was passed to
third reading.
| A bill for the further protection Of religious
meetings, which had been introduced by Mr..
Murray was taken up.
Mr.. Murray cited tho outrage porpotrated
upon camp meeting at Sandy Springs last
summer in support of his bill, and said that
tho object was to prevent excursion trains
from being run to any religious meeting
| against tho wish Of tho meeting. Several
provisions of tho bill rs to tho sale of refresl-
monts ut such meetings were stricken out on
motlou OF MT. Murray.
Mr.. Gaillard opposed the bill us ono intonl,
ing to reach II special matter, Which is not
likely to arise again A measure of this kind
illegally intorleres with railroad traffic, and
1t is unwisc, impracticablo and unjust.
Mr.. Callison--It is an outrage to pass such
o measure.
MIR. Bradley-ThGso people don't seem to
understand their business. They arc now
trcading on forbidden ground. IIavo you tho
sense of moral responsibility to properly UNI
dcrstand this question? This law is to pres
vent violation Of the Sabbath. The speaker
then rccited tho fourth commandment, and
| thanked God that there were men here who
had tho forstudc to get up and say to tho
Greonvllo and Columbia Railroad, thus far
shalt thou come and no further. Ilo hoped
the trains would be stopped.
Mr. Johnstono thought that tho measure
before the House was calculated to in.urc the
cause Of morality by preventing the citizens
OF tho State from attending these meetings
for religious instruction and moral training. !
The advocacy of tho bill is itself blow ut
morality. Because n few parties did attend
religious meeting and behave outragcously,
that is no reason why the other people Of tho
State should be kept from religious meetings
by law. The motive is just but tho measure
is unwiso. 1t strikes an unwarrantable blow
at the legitimate traffic of tho railroads
Mr.. Gaillard moved to strike out the enacts
ing clause, and the yeas aud nays were or
dored. Yeas G5, nays 81.
In the Senate, OH tho Sd instant, n bill to |
create II Bureau Of Agriculture was intro
daccd. Also, bill to revise the Statute laws
Of the State,
Mr. Mccall introduced bill to regulate
tho classification Of cotton conveyed by rail
roads and other public carriers
In nttc House, resolution was passed, loois-
to re-dstrictng tho State into Congrcssiona
districts.
Mr. McGowan, from tho Judiciary Com,
mittcc, made favorable report on n concur
rent resolution to appoint special committee
to examine tho Constitution Of the State of
South Carolina. The report was adopted the
resolution agreed to, and ordered to be scnt
to the Senate for concurronce
The special order being q bill to prevent
and punish tho intcr-marriago Of races. was
taken up, and discussed by Mcssrs. Dargan,
Cooke, Massey, Jolnstono, Kennedy, Murray
and llcmphill. Tho House refused to strike
out the enacting clause Of the bill by vote
of % to 81.
a bill to provide artificial legs for all ci,i,
zcns of tho State who lost their legs during
the military service in the years 1861, 1862,
1868, 1864 and 1865 was ordered to be laid on
the table.
In the House, December 4, the Committee
on Agriculture recommended tho extension
of tho stock law to all the counties the dele.
gates from which desired it.
Tho bill to prevent tho carrying Of con
ccalcd weapons was discussed by Messrs.
Britton, Dargan, Earle, Miller Scgccrs and
IIamcr Laid over.
The bill to prevent and punish the inter
marriage Of races passed its third reading.
The bill to pension citizens of South Caro-
lima disabled in tho service of tho Confederate |
States was takon up and discussed by Mcssrs
Murray and Moody and laid over.
In tho Senate, Mr.. Bradley, without pre-.
vious notice. introduced the following concura
rent resolution, which by unanimous consent
WAS Immediately considered and adopted:
Whereas, in the several counties of tho
STAGE it has been impracticablc to collect the
taxes within tho time allowed by law, and
numbers of tho taxpayers who attempted to
pay in duo season were unable to do so; and
whereas, the Is per cent. penalty has attached
undcrl tho law to all parties delinquent;
therefore, be it
Rcsoloed by tho Senate of the State Of