Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-12-07

"A Dill TO tQulfe persons under sentenco In
county ia >,o work npin The public roads.
A bill to etabish uniformity in tho assess.
ment Of taxes. State. county and municipal.
and to ofaoilitate tho o,llecton Of the same.
A bill to regulate tho freight and passenger
carriage by the 'road u nth Carolina.
A bill to secure he production Of the
property in dispute to answer the plaintiffs
judgment in ncinns for the conversion Of
personal property.
Three mombbrs of The House, Messrs.
Gary, Aneel and Williams, gave notice of
bills to repeal the lien law or to modify it's
provisions and in relation to ohattel mort-
cages.
Mr.. Murray introduced in tho House the
same railroad bill which Mr. Smythe had
introduced in the Senate. Mr.. Apsel also
introduced his bill.
The official vote for Governor. &c., was
published in the rrcse"re of both lIouses
AT l.20 O'Clock the House adjourned over
to Friday, Thursday being thanksgiving
/ day.
In tho Senate he message of tho Cover.
nor wns rcad and roferrcd to appropriate
! comm eos.
Tho Committee on the judiciary reported
favorably on the h prohibiting tho stand
| ing aside Of Jurors und others on tho ratifica-
! ton Of tho constitutional amendments and
asked to be relieved from the resolution relat-
ing to railroad Determinations, which wos
done and it was referred to the Committee on
Railroads.
Senator Muller introduced joint resolu-
| finn or uhn,itfnn n thu fat 01potnra oc
the Sluto ut the next general election For
representatives the question of calling
convention to amend and revise tho consti.
tuition of South Carolina.
Senator Bcnbow gavo notice Of bill to
repeal the lien law.
The Senate at an early hour adjourned
over to Friday.
Tho NeWs and Courier, from which VIC
compile our report, says of the Senate:
Every few blls will originate in the Senate
this session. The minds Of its members are
be good hard work and wholesome re.
lection Of ul temptation to rapid spcechiy-
ing"
Wo trust the Ncws and Courier may be
correct and that We may have short. sensi-
bic, active period of legislation. We have
always believed we suffered more from an
excess than scarcity Of lawmL king and still
80 think. While this may bo true, still not
one tenth perhaps of the measures intro
duced and discussed ever become laws.
| On the lst instant tho members after
| day of rest reassemblcd and Mr.. Murray
introduced II resolution which was adopted
that after tho lth instant no bill shall be
introduced in tho House excepting through
the .Chairmcn Of tho different Committees.
This evidently looks to an early adjournment,
though it may not produce that result.
MIR. Tulhert introduced q concurrent resO-
luton to 60 into IN election for United
States Senator at 1915 on December 5th.
| Adopted.
requested to address tho Legislature next
Thursday evening on the best means of pro-
noting agricultural education in THE State.
a resolution for the election of officers of
the Pcnitcntinry and Trustees of tho Univer-
sity was adopted.
| The mussagc of the Governor was taken
up and referred to appropriate committees.
Several bills were read and referred,
among them bill to incorporate the New
berry cotton mills. The mills are to be 10
Gated q. the court house and to have n cap-
tai stock of not less than 100000 and not
moro than 100000 in shares Of 500 each.
A bill by Mr.. S,ribling, Of Oconec, to
repeal ono Of the many Acts in reference to
the Blue Ridge Railroad and requires the
Comptroller General to notify tho owners
Of this road that the taxes unpaid are now
due and to take such steps to collect these
taxes during January 1888, MS in the ordi-
nary collection Of State taxos.
Notices were given of the Introduction
of thirty-fvo new bills, Of which the most
important are: A bill to provide for the con-
venicnt Remuneration of dowor by married wo-
men.
A bill to render unnecessary any seal
or scroll to certain instruments in writing.
A bill by Mr. Gibson to amend The general
stock law
A bill by Mr.. Bobo to repeal Sections
2307 to and including 2,A04 of Chapter XCV
Of the General Statutes, relating TO chattcl
mortgages and liens.
Also bill to repeal subdivision %, Sec.
ton 100, Chapter II Of the General Statutes
relating to the assessment and taxation of
property.
Also bill to dcfino moro clearly
the jurisdiction of Trial Ypsatscs suefo IL an.
! 66unced to.duy and tho House adjourned
In the Senate Mr.. Smythe introduced