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


Peabody Fund in his address to tho General
Assembly on Friday night last. In this nd :
dress Mr.. Curry showed from tho census that
over ono third Of our people could cot read
nor writo aud that our teachers we're the
least efficient of almost any State in the
Union. Yet whom On effort s made to bring
education of high order in tho roach of cur
own people, NO are met with the cry of tho
domagogue that extravaganza is abroad,
whom it is only ono tenth of mill on tho as
sessed value of property of the State. It pays.
The phosphates, which yield 100000 per
annum to tho State, is the return sho gets
from having such educated men as Holmes and
RaVcnel.
lan however happy to report that tho
taxes will this year be lighter in our county
than last year or for tho past few years. Tho
State Tux is fivo mills. the samc MS last year,
tho county tax three mills and tho school tax
two mills, making altogether ten mlls--lf
mills less than last year. Our county has
but little past Indebtedness. There is money
enough in tho Treasury now to pay this and
can bo appropriated under tho supply bill to
this purpose when it passes.
The income from the phosphate beds and
tho pcntontiary has been increasing and will
tho next fiscal year yield larger income
thnn over before, go that by management
equal TO that heretofore displayed by tho
Democratic party, there will bc;u decrease in
taxation.
Tho most Of last week has been consumed
by clearing tho calendar in tho House. Most
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character. Bills Incorporating towns have
been numerous, but bills Incorporating rail-
roads and manufacturing companies have
been tho most numerous. These last two
industries arc becoming very active and
money everywhere is seeking Investment in
this direction. Railroads and cotton mills
are being incorporated in every section of tho
State. and from the reports Of members and
Senator'S with whom converse, the people
have money to invest in these matters, al
though the short crops Of the past year have
been d$couraging. Upon the whole think,
and Tho figures will bear nc out, that the
prosperity Of the State is now greater than
since 1876, notwithstanding tho croaking
OF the press in some sections Of the State.
Two bills Of q general nature, worthy of
notice, passed the House Friday last. One Of
tho bills is to prevent preference on tho part
of insolvent debtors. IF the debtor assigns
and makes preference among his creditors tho
ASS iSnmen, is void.
The other bill was bill to allow the
Courts nt Common Pleas to declare marriages
void when at The time Of marriage there was
any incompctency on the part Of either party
to tho contract.
a bill to redistrict the Congressional Dis
tricts created quite an exoting and lengthy
debate, but was defeated.
The legislative appropriation bill and tho
supply bill we're introduced Friday night and
Saturday morning. These bills will be acted
upon in the House early this week The
supply bill however presents difficulty
which has given rise to some controversy and
apprchcnsiJns of confusion. The tax Act
has not yet become law. The custom is to
make tho supply bill conforms in the matter
of enforcing collection of taxes to the General
Law. There being now no general law en-
acted, but on its passage it is difficult to con
form the eupply bill to what that act may be
when passed.
There is nothing else now that have to
write. Senator Shanklin and Major Dcndy
continue well and n. their posts. The
burden Of our song is adjournmcnt
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