Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-26
and unwise and l therefore opposed it's pas

and unwise and l therefore opposed it's pas.
sage.
A further amendment to allow County
Treasurers of the several counties Of tho
State the sum Of two hundred dollars annu
ally in addition to their present salaries
fixed by law for clerk hire. This J. also
opposed for tho reason that tho present
salaries and porquisitcs of Office are ample
compensation and has not failed to secure the
services Of good aud efficient mon. This
amendment after considerable discussion
was lost.
An effort was made to exempt Charleston
oity aud county from the operations of tho
act of 1880 to further regulate tho ealo of
intoxicating liquors in this State, which
provoked warm and protracted discussion,
and it was finally determined to allow no
relaxation or modification of the present
general law upon this subject, which seems
to be giving general satisfaction throughout
tho State, except in Charleston, where it is
alleged the law has not been properly en-.
forced.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to repair and
reopen the State Military Academy had passed
the House during my absence and Ind been sent
over TO the Senate aud came up for considera.
tion on its second reading in that body on Fri
day last and posscd and was ordered to third
reading by the casting vote Of The President on
the tie of 10 for and Is against the measure,
and so General Kennedy takes the responsibility
of deciding to reopen this institution, which,
in my judgment. is unwisc and inopportunc and
imposing an unnecessary burden upon our pco-
pie al this time. The bill passed on its third
reading in the Senate on Saturday, and will
therefore become u law, unless Gov IIagood
should in'crposc with the veto power, which he
will hardly do, rs he is himself graduate Of
the Citadel Of former days and is understood to
favor the measure 10 reopen il now.
The bill introduced BY Mr.. Werner, to exempt
the mountainous portions o.! Ocoucc county from
the operations of the general stock law for the
Stntc, came up for consideration OIL Friday night
and provoked good deal Of opposition, rs
establishing precedent as to whether exccp.
tons were to be allowed under this Act
motion to strike out the cnacting words Of the
Y,
thus settles tho question finally SO far as the
exemption Of any par, Of Oconcc county is con-
ccrnca. that there is TO be none We have made
the effort for the relief Of our people in tho
mountains aud failed aud we think the only
wise course left Tor them is to acGuicscr in tho
law, get ready for lis operation rs early as they
can and give it fair trial, nnl if, after expert
nent, they find tn" change SO unsuitcd TO their
location and condition. and so Injurious 10 their
interest that they cannot live or prosper under
it, then 10 seek relief Of succeeding Legislatures
by modification or repeal Of The law.
motion TO fix the day of adjournment was
made the special order for Thursday next i.nmc-
diatcly after the morning hour. 1t is the i,n
preston that we will get through and adjourn
some time between the lst and 10th OF February
proximo. We are fast disposing of the most
difficult md Important measures before us and
no new bills arc to be introduced after to day,
except through the committees. and hope We
will be able TO adjourn at m early day.
Grccnback newspaper $50 calcd) is soon 10
be started in this city, which means perhaps an
effort 10 unite the disailcctcd elements in tho
State aud soiidify them into a nucleus for the
new party OF which VIC sometimes hear and n |
bill for the Republican vote of the State There
are and will be but two parties in this State
Democrats and Rcpubcans--undcr whatever
name they may guisc themselves.
My health has improved since my return and
feel almost we'll again.
We have had much rain here also but 10 day
it is clear and cold
Iolrs, truly, DENDY.