Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-02-02
The Legislature.

Tho proceedings Of this body for the past
week have contained but little of public in.
tcrost and require no general review on oor
part. We refer our readers to tho communi,
cation Of Mr.. Werner rs embodyipg the
leading features Of legislation.
The election bill rs passed permits every
person, without distinction Of race or color,
who has resided in the State for ono year and
in the county in which he offers to vote GO
days prior to any general election, to vote,
provided TINT no person while kept in any
aims house. or Of unsound mind, or confined
in any public prison, or shall have been con-
victed OF treason, murder, robbery Of the
goods or chnttels of another, with or without
violence, whether taken from the person or
otherwise, or Of duelling, shall be allowed to
vote. All electors arc required to be regis :.
tered and provision is made for the appont-
n,cnt in each county ofa Supervisor of Rcgs-
trauon, who shall receive as compensation
900 in the county of Charleston and $500
in each Of the other counties Of tho State,
who shall keep his Office ut the conrt house
and shall register all electors. Provision is
made for books Of registration, for the
decision of all contested cases and for appeal
to the Circuit Court without fec or expense to
the clector, and also for changing townships
and counties. Tho voting shall bo by ballot
and there shall be eight boxes, one for Gov.
crnor and Lieutenant Governor, one for other
State officers, one for Circuit Solicitor, one
for State Senator, one for Representatives ono
for county officers one for Representatives in
Congress, and ono for Presidential Electors.
Tho system is complicated, but it will, if
properly carried out, prevent repeating and
other frauds.
The two Houses have failed to ngrcc on
the railroad bill, tho Senate favoring thrco
commissioners and tho House one A cons
mittec of free conference has been appointed.
The 9Th Of February has been agreed upon
ms the day for adjournment, tho Senate
favoring the Sd and the House the 10Th. The
House controls tho matter, rs the supply bill
must come from that body and up to the 2Sth
ullimo il had not been reported We can
soc no reason why the body might not have
adjourned by the lst instant, rs all important
measures could have been disposed of by
that day and tho supply bill should aud
might have passed before tho holidays. The
general levy for State purposes, including
interest OIL the public debt. will DO about ve
mills. Add to this two mills for school pur.
poses and thrco mills for county expenses
and NC have an aggregate levy of ten mills
for this county.
bill has been introduced in tho House to
meet the legislative expenses for this ses-
al Hhn nj
this purpose, including tho per diem and
mileage of members, pay Of officers and
attaches, together with legislative printing, is
about $ll5,0O0. This is about one mill on
the whole taxable property Of the State
The Legislature has accomplished great
deal of work, but much Of it mocts tho disaps
proval of large portion Of our population.
We think, however, tho people will find many
of thcir objections groundlcss and will in the
end be pleased with tho work as whole.
On tho Both uItimo large numbcr Of
bills passed tho third reading is the Senate
and the calendar was disposed of.
Fifty-one new acts md joint resolutions
were ratified, among them the Act to
prohibit tho sale of intoxicating liquors in
! tho town Of Seneca, and several other acts
on the sale of liquor.
Tho bill to create q new Circuit, to be
called tho Ninth Circuit, was rejected.
A committee of conference was appointed
to adjust some differences in the bill reyis-
ing tho General Statute; also, similar
committee on the bill relating to assingn-
ment Of insolvcnt debtors.