Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-12-07
s4rveDAr, December 2.-ra the Housota


unjust Discrimination, 60, to appear in his
office on Deoer,ber 1lth to bo examined by
the railroad committee and that any railroad
company be allowed to answer oil clurges
against it. After discussion tho resolution
was very properly laid ON thb table, for even
were there no oases Of excessive charges or
unjust discrimination brought up, etill tBsy
no existence commission to prevent them
would not be uuwise or unnecessary, fot ah
ounce Of prevention is worth pound Of
cure. In this matter, however, we need
both cure and prevention and that, too, 10
in heroic doses.
Aresolution was adopted instruoting the
Committee on Incorporations to consolidate
the passage Of which they propose to recon-
mend.
AZ o'clock P. NJ. the Senate and House
met in joint assembly and re elected Hon. r.
~B. Frazer, Judge Of the Third Circuit and
Col. L. j. Lipscomb, Superintendent Of the
Peni.entiary.
The following pereons were elected Trus.
tees of the South Carolina University: G. II.
SimontoD, James ii. Rion, F. w. McNaster,
j. i. j. Caldwell, r.. W. Boyd, j. D. Bland.
ing and J. Z. Izlar.
The programme for tho in .uguration Of the
newly elected Governor agreed upon.
In three working days lS bills have been
introduced or noticed in nc House and at tho
snme rato the NeWs anG Courier estimates,
thnl by the llth instant more than 400 bills
will havo been introduced in the House.
After TINT date bills can only be introduced
through tho oharmen of committees.
The following bills were noticed fur intro
duction: A bill to repeal Section 1872 of the
General Statutes, which provides that 20
license shall be granted for the suc of in.
toxicating liquors in cities. &c., except upon
payment Of q license Of 500 to the county
in addition to tho city license.
a bill to punish persons liable 10 work on
tho highways and bridges and to levy tax
to meet the samc.
Also bill to amend the Code Of Procedure
in relation to service Of summons ON nom
resident defendants.
a bill to allow any section Of tho State to
fence itself of and be exempt from tho opcr-
alton OF tho stock law.
Also Il bill to exempt the supervisors of
highways from jury duty.
A bill to amend the stock law rs to tho
county of Williamsburg.
Notices were given also Of several bills
relative to tho drainage laws.
Also bill to amend Section 2,398 of the
General Statutes in relation to the seizure Of
crops under lien.
Also II bill to amend Section 1898 in
reference to the interest on money.
Also bill to amend the Code Of Procedure
relating to the time of commencing actions
other than for tho recovery Of real property.
Also q bill to make tho real estate of
County TrensurGrs and their bcndsmcn
subject to deficiencies Of such trensurers.
Also bill to abolish the Bureau of I'm
migration.
Also bill to fix the time from which the
lien of judgments shall date.
Also bill to prevent consolidation of
railroads in certain cases.
On the call of the cncndar bill to pre-
vent fraudulent ohattc mortgages passed
its first reading. 1t provides that any
person who shall execute mortgage on u
chattcl not his own, or on chuttel on which
there is prior incumbrauce, ~, without
giving no ice thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeauor, and on conviction
shall be fined not exceeding $500 or i'm
prisoncd not exceeding one ycur.
At23 o'clock p. NJ. the uouso ad-
jouroed.
In the Senate the bill to charter the
Southern Land Association wus reported
unfavorAbIy. The charter allowed The asso
citation to charge whatever interest it chose,
thus practically repeating the usury law ns
to foreign capital, while as to our own citi-
zcDs the law remained in tact. The bill is
mere uuderhaod effort to repeal the
usury law, which should never be done.
Several bills were reported nnfavorabIy
by the judiciary Committee, as the pu,po-
ses embraced in them could be attained
through Clerks Of Courts.
The resolution proposing to call con-
stlutional convention was reported unfa~
vorabIy, placed on the calendar aud oon,in,
ued to next session.
Notices we're given of bills to amend the
stock aud to amend the liquor law.
Bills were introduced to repeal the lien
law aod to forbid the giving of any liens,
md to modify the stock law.
Notice was given of bill to pay com-
missioncrs and managers Of election for
their services aud also of several bills
amending The General Statutes in matters of
costs, fces aud duties.
A long discussion was had upch a teso,.
luton referring for inquiry and report by
tho judiciary committee whether member
of the Legislature could be director in
the penitcntiars. The resolution was
adopted.
AT 3 o'clock P. NJ. tho Senate adjourned
until Monday
In the house w. j. StrbIipg is member
Of the co%%ittSs9 It's QU QUomId,itieo InfGc on Roads.
Bridges and Forres and the Committee on
internal Improvements.
we have no space to report the full proceed
ings on Monday, but will mention that Mr..
Strlbling gave notice Of bill 10 exempt the
mountainous portions Of Oconee County from
the stock law. we do not know tho features of
tho bill, but will note them when introduccd