Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-12-02


Of the State is incompatible with that Of his
position as Senator from his county; that he
could not hold Doth at tho same time, and that
consequently he vacated his seat in tho Senate
and that It Is necessary that an election be
ordered to I'LL the vacancy from that county.
In consequence thereof the matter hos been re.
ferred to the judiciary Committee Of that body,
which will not likely render It's report until after
our new Governor qualities, and next Tuesday,
at o'clock P. NJ has been fixed on as the
time for tho Inauguration Of Generals lIagood
and Kennedy, our Governor and Lieutenant Co.
vernon elect.
Tho Legislature, ON Informed, is composed
largely Of new material, only twonty .throo of the
old members having been returned and one hun
dred and one new ones elected. OF these thirty
are doctors, (Which, Judge Mackey says, indi-
Gates clearly that tho people thought that the
constitution of our State is diseased and needs
treatmcnt,) twenly.aix lawyers, eleven negroes,
(only four Of these Radically and the balance 10
mado up of farmers mostly. There arc great
many young mon, but old ones enough l hope
to keep us straight in the limo of duty, so
that VIC may act for tho best interest of tho
State.
Both houses arc ready for business, aud al.
ready q number Of important bills have been
introduced and notices of many others given;
and it is almost impossible at this stage of the
session to form any definite idea of the amount
and character Of the legislation which will be
proposed; but tho session progresses we
will endeavor to keep your readers posi- Cd from
time to timo in regard 10 tho important mca-
sures ut lcast passed upon by your Legislature.
Wo arc oil we'll. Yours, &c., DENDY.
COLUMBIA, S. G., November 9th, 1880.
1t has been raining here for tho last three
days and has been cold and unpleasant, and
We are having what you would call gloomy
weather, and the streets of the city, espc-
cially tho main thoroughfnrcs, arc getting
boggy, and l have come to the conclusion
that Walhala is not the ouly place that has
mud in tho winter. | hope. however, that
we will have q change for tho bc,,or soon.
The House convened yesterday pursuant
to adjournment for thanksgiving, &c. a
bill proposing to submit to The qualified
electors OF the State at the next general clec-
ton the question Of calling Il convention for
the purpose of changing and amending our
present constitution, 80, was ndef>
nitely postponed. The members soon to be
i'm pressed with the necessity of q convention
to make tho much needed reforms in onr fun
damen,al law, and believe that the question
will bo submitted to tho people, but some
argue that it will not hasten tho matter for
the Legislature to tuko action now, aud it
may be postponed to the next regular session.
A resolution was adopted authorizing and
directing the Attorney General and Solicitor
Of tho 9th Judicial Circnit to attend the
hearing of the case Of Hugh p. Kane, OF nj.
in the United States Court upon the indict-
ment for tho murder of Amos Ladd in
Pickcns some tiele ago. These parties were
indicted in the Stnto Courts first and tho
cause removed to the United States Court
under tho provision Of sumo statute, and
under the resolution abovo referred to, tho
Attorney General and Solicitor are to appear
and protect the interests Of the State o.
South Carolina SO fur rs they can in said
cause. which if it does nothing moro will in~
dicate to the country and people OF the United
States that tho citizens Of this State still
conceive that the State has rights under the
Constitution Of the General Government, even
though she mny be unable to cnfurce them.
TO day in the House the enacting clause
was struck out of bill proposing to submit
to the people of tho State by counties nj cleo.
ton to be ordered by tho County Commls.
sioncrs Of each county upon the petition of
twenty live persons. tho question Of License"
or "No License" for the salo of sprituous
liquors 1t was beloved to be unwiso to
attompt this greatly needed reform by that
mt thOd.
The bill for the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State, voted on in the last
election, passed tho second reading without
discussion.
Pursuant to previous notice n bill was in
troduccd to day by QUO of your members
from Oconee to change tho time for holding
the courts in the Slh judicial Circuit and to
furthor regulate the samo. Under the provis-
ions Of this bill, if it should be passed without
alterations, our courts Of General Sessions,
&C., will convene at Wa!halln on tho I'd
Mondays in March, July and November,
which, we think, would suit our people Il
great deal better than the present arrange
mcnt We expect it will excite some discus
sion aud mny meet with opposition from some
Of tho counties in our circuit, but wo hope to
get some change for tho better for our county
ut least.
We are here at our posts, the representa-
tiSes OF our people, and We shall bo pleased
to serve then. i'll any way that we can, anu
we hope that they will not be too modest to
let us know their wants while we arc here,
and then blame us when VIC return for not
doing what they desired.
We expected to receive copy Of the
KEowEE COURIER this week, but it did not
como to hand. Please explain and DO better
next timo. Yours, very truly, DENDY.
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