Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-06-05
the diversion Of any appropriation 10 any
other p0tpoee thnn that for which It has been

other purpose than that for which IL has boon
spscincaiiy made. iiie committees agreed e
recommend tho passage Of n separate meas
,nro embodying those sections Of the vetoed
bills which provide for amendments of tho
law concerning tho method Of drawing jurios,
and for tho total abolition of the Jurors test
oath. In view Of tho fact that the President,
in his veto message, makes no comment on
these,it Is believed that he will promptly
approve them when presented 10 an independ-.
ent bill. ~
Il Itwas also argued day, in behalf of the
adoption of tho programme above outlined.
that tho Pre.ident cannot justfably withhold
his signature from IN appropriation bill
morely because it omits to mako provision
for q particular object, and that in tho antici-
pated event in his approving tho present bills,
the Democrats will havo accomplished for
tho noxt year exactly whnt thoy would have
accomplished for an indefinite period of time
by former bills, and what they may continue
70 accomplish by similar legislation as long
as they remain in power.
Tho joint meeting was adjourned until
Monday, by Which time the recommendations
agreed upon will have beon promulgated in
appropriate phraseology by n sub committee,
consisting, Of Senator's Thurman. Eaton,
Vance aud Bailey. and Representatives Chnl.
mers, Springer, Ewing and Reagan, and sub
mtted for final approval preparatory to their
presentation to thoj joint caucus Of the Domo-
cratic mombers Of both Houses, which will
probably DO hold on Monday evening.
In response to objections raised BY few Of
those who. participated in tho meeting that
the adoption Of this policy would be con-
strned az backing down on tho part Of tho
Democracy, it's advocates made tho point that,
althoughthcf have boon individual uttcrancos
in favor Of Withholding supplies in the event
OF inilnro to secure tho enactment of the
political clauses originally embodied in tho
appropriation bills. it is not true that any
such stand has ever becn takcn by authority
of the party. On tho contrary tho question
never been acted upon by Democratic
of eithor branch OF Congress or by caucus
committee until this afternoon.
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TIE 0REAT Cause or DKpREssIoN.-
view of tho unhappy condition Of allnirs in
Great Britain national cnuons was held to
investigate tho same with respect to discover
ing it's prime cause.
The result Of this investigation will bc of
etual interest to Americu rs to the United
Kingdom; for our habits, rs our language,
are alike. and tho same social mistakes Of life
are common 10 both nations. After careCul
inquiry and search. Tho positive fact was
asccrtained that a useless luxurious condition
OF action was the active agent that trippcd
up the heels Of industry, and alcohol was The
samo.
It was found to bo an astounding fact TINT
during the past four ycnrs tho amount Of
money expended in Great Britain for intoxi.
eating drink amounted TO no less than two
billion seven hundred and seventy eight mil
lior ono hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
This is but four millions less than the sum
total Of the foreign trade of tho country. In
1880 there were but $1,000 public houses in
England, today there are 100000 an eyi.
dchco Of the enterprise of tho day.
If tho amount of money foolishiy expended
in Intoxicating drinks was dcploycd in the
regular line of trade. it wonld vastly increase
business and sond n flowing current through
the now sluggish and stagnant ponds Of
trade.
Luxury in it's best shnpo is bad in its worst
as in this. destructive, demoralizing and to
be abominatcd.
Few men who habtually drink will deny
that their bar expenses are largely in excess
of tho entire cost of supporting family.
And cui bono? Except false stimulus, thnt
reacts in inattention to business, chronic dys.
pcpsin and continued ill.hculth.
We arc not totnl abstinence nor puri,apical.
bnt it is tho business of oil men, and the
Office Of sensible people. to dccry useless aud
injurious excess. And certainly mono in the
records of folly exceeds the absurd and iniu,
rious use of intoxicHuts.
( JVdshington Capito1.