Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-12-14


q bill for the better support of tho public
schools Of the State and to authorize tho levy
and collection Of local tax for tho support
of the same, bill to amend Section 1928 Of
tho General Statutes in relation to the inter-
est on money.
I. Is thought the House also will report
favorably and act upon the Smythe Railroad
bill.
fnuRsDAY, Decembet f.-1he most i'm
portant measure before the body was the
bill to incorporate the Southern Land Loan
Association. Tho bill gave to foreign capi.
talsts tho privilege Of lending thoney in
South Caroliua on real estate security on
interest without restriction. A similar bill
passed tho Senate lust year, except that the
maximum Of interest ohargeabe was 10 per
cont. After lengthy discussion and pro-
posal to fix the interest at not exceeding tee
per cent. the bill was lost by vote OF 10 to
10. The purpose of the dill is merely to act
as an entoring wodge for the repeal Of the
usury Inv and thus again put oar people
at the mercy Of capitalists. The chief adSo-
cate alleged that tho osury law was II dead
letter aud was violated every day and yet he
wanted this Incorporation to have tho legal
right to lend money ut unlimited interest as
against u dead law limiting the interest on
money. The fact is while banks on short
loans violate the law. still money eau DO
borrowed for q year ut per cent. easier now
than 1t could bo ut 10 per cont. during the
non.exi istence Of tho usury law. 1t tho
Democratic purity should repeal the usury
law it will. in our opinion, be hurled from
powor with such q majority as it went into
power. Tho overwhelming defeat of this
h ,l,> a., ,s,,A .,c Sl, 20 In
against tho repeal of the law.
On takng up the calendar tho following
among 0:her bills passed u second readng:
A bill to amend the law relating to costs of
sherffs
A bill to regulate the right of dover
A bill to Incorporate the Southern Cotton
Picking Company.
A bill to prevent the sale Of spititdohs or
Intoxicating liquors in tho town Of Uuion.
The latter bill c,cited warm discussion.
ita opponents cnntendng that tho Local
Option Lnw provided II way of uscertaing the
public sentiment of the towns of tho State.
but the hill passed by large majority.
An effort i'll be made to repeal the lqnnr
law, as it affects places outside of inc"r
p0rated towns, NO fur as 1t relates to Culleton
county.
A dill was introduced to prnec, the poopc
of the State in The sule Of kerosene oil pro
vid,ng f,r State ngent to inspect oils /" be
paid by commission from the dealers whuse
oils ure -peGted.
In the House bill was introduced to make
the pny certificates of jurors and witnesses
receivable for taxes
Also bin to require I'LL public printing
to lie dnnc in the State. as was fnimerly tho
cuse. AT present the Supreme Court report
reports aro printed and bound in Now
Jersey.
A concurrent resolution was introduced
and referred for the removal of the bronze
stutne of Wn.hingtcn from the State House
and it's erection in Washington Square,
Charleston,
Also II resolution to inquire into tho feast
bility Of finishing the Suite House.
a jnint resolution was introduced to nppro-
printe Sl00.0O for the completion and pro-
lection of the State House.
Unfavorable reports were made on the fol-
lowing
a bill to provide for the punishment Of
escaped cnnvicts from the peniten,iary.
ALSO bill to work tho highways by cons
tract and to levy a tax for the payment
Tor the saie OF Intoxicating Iiquors. ''-->Fl>a-
Inc following were rejected:
a blil TO exempt from taxation all lands
covered by mortgages. &c Also to require
Venders "t fruit trees to pay y license aud To
moro clearly define the duties Of Trial
The bill to define tho law of burglary
was recommittcd
The resolution for n joint committee to sit
during tho recess and consider tho highway
law of the State was killed.
Notice was given of the introduction of IA
new bills. amomg them Il bill to amend tho
General Statutes relative to the puy of State
witnesses aud bill to repeal the usury law
and t" amend the militia law.
Tho railrond committee Of the House con-
ciuded to make II favorable report on the
Smythe Railroad bill with minority report
adverse to some Of its features.
Sumo BILLS relating tn the Sl0O tax for
llq""r licenses and amer, ing the general
railrond law were considered
1t is said tho Committee or ApricuIturo of
the House will repnrt tavorabiy on tho
Montgomery stock law bin. which provides n
SORT Of l"cnl optinn In the matter by ulIpw.
ing the citIZens of any county or township,
II tho nInl"rity Of land owners 40 decide TO
levy tax on tho stuck of the township or
county and build II fence Herewith around
the territory, nttar which such territory will
DO exempted from the operation of tho
general stock law. Wc do not believe the bill
will pass and if it should we hardly believe
tho land owners would pay the tax. As
we conclude the law will stand
as it is
FRIDAY, December 8.-[n the Senate
the railroad bill was takon up for third
reading and after vnrious efforts to incorpo-
rate amendments favorable to the railroads,
which were lost, the bill rasscd aud was
sent TO the House
Some bills Of no general interest passed
second reading.
Tho foitOwin0 hills ,uoyo ;,+ro1,.,a.