Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-12-21
The Proceedings Of tho Legisla
turo.

Inc Fr0ceoulngs or tho Leglsla-
DECEMBER l4-In tho Senate long dis
cusson was had on tho bill for the more
speedy development Of tho Columbia Canal
and number Of amendments were proposed
The bill as 1t passed limits the number OF
convicts to be furnished by tho State to 200
and tho appropriation to $4,000.
A number Of bills passed the third read
ing, among them bill providing for the
compensation Of physicians and Trial JUS
tces in cases Of lunacy.
Also bills to facilitate the taking of iudg-
ments relative to the snlo of personal pro-
porty pledged, hypothccatcd or mortgaged,
relative to the value of valuable improvement
and made by tonants.
All bills amending or repeating the stock
law were reported unfnvorably and killed
without divisinn or discussion, except tho
bill of Senator Howell, which relates to somo
of tho lower counties and which WINS con :
tinucd on the calendar and the omnibus for
Montgomery bill, which was reported and
will be considered. This is tho bill which
allows communities comprising 5000 acres
or morc) fencing themselves and being cx-
empt from the stock law. This bill may pass,
but VIC do not think it will.
In tho House tho morning and evening
session was consumed in tho considera,ion
of the appropriation BILL which finally passed
the second reading.
The total pp,opriations of the bill as
amended amount to $753. .04O. % as follows:
For. tho expenses Of the Executive dcpurt.
ment s529s5.
For the expenses of the judicial depart
ment $67,5l
For the expenses Of tho health department
81, $50.
For tho expenses of the tax department
500. 400.
For tho South Carolina University 500
900.
045. %. ''''' '''"' ''i'''
For miscellaneous purposes $3.50.
For interest on the valid debt of tho State
1891 800.
The legislative appropriation bill passed
its second reading without amendment. The
amount appropriated by it will be found
elsewhere in our columns.
The tux bill has not yet boon introduced
a number of bills of no general interest
pnsscd the second and third rendings
The bill relating to tho new county o!
Dorchester wns postponed to next session.
The annual convention of the Judges met
in the Supreme Court room and adopted the
following rules:
"Rnlc 7l--Nc action for malicious prose-
cution based upon nm indictment tried by the
Court Of Sessions shall be com need unless n
copy of the indictment has been first OBJ.
tained by order Of The judge bcfure whom the
Gaze was tried"
Rule II was amended by striking out tho
second paragraph thereof and inserting the
t'ilowlng: Before the argument commences
tho counsel en- each side shall submit to the
Judge, in writing. such propositions of law
as they propose to rely on, which shall con-
sutuie the requests to charge; provided, how-
ever, that nothing herein contained shall
prereLt either counsel at the close Of the
argument from substituting such additional
rcqoess az may be suggested by the course of
argument.
Rule formerly II will be known es Rulc
70
The convention adjourned subject to the
call Of the President
DECEMBER l5.-No new bills we're intro.
duccd and the Senate cleared its calendar.
The bill to repeal the lien law was defeated
by vote of 9 to Is, showing considerable
change of opinion in tho body in the last
few days. We may conclude the law is
fixture and tho ramc old rule of high prices
on liens will continue to keep the people
poor. OF course much can bo said on both
sides OF the question, but we think the repeal
of the law would have benefited all classes
of our population.
at the night session o number of unm-
portant bills relating to barbed wire fences
and I" tho sale of personal property were
defeated.
Tho House nsury bill passed tho Senate.
Tho penalty for loaning money at an interest
above 10 per cent. is thrcc times tho value of
the interest
An effort to exempt part of Coleton
County from tho operation of the liquor law
a. ~. 49, ~, A.. oT...
In tho House tho Senate Railroad bill was
taken up and consumed the creator part Of
tho >rning and all OF tho evening session.
Numerous amendments wcro offered and long
speeches made and tho bill was lof, Gor
Iutoro consideration In fact. nothing
seems to have been accomplished except tho
consumption OF time. The bill, wo think
VIII finally pass as it camo from tho Senate,
IGo ordinary npproprjation biIl ond tho