Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-12-19
VOLUME XL.-NO 81.

vcntion.
On the questions of passing this
joint resolution the vote stood as
follows:
1eas-senators Bell, Byrd, Don
aldson, Edwards, Erwin, Ferguson,
Fields, Mason, Magill, Mcctzc, Moody,
Patterson, Pope, Ready, II. NJ.
Smith, Wilson, Woodward
Nays-Dozicr, Howell, Kennedy,
Noise, Moore, Munro, Murray,
Rhame, Sojourncr, crdicr-lO.
SO the joint resolution, failing of
the two-thirds votes required by the
Constitution, was rejected.
Bill to repeal al Acts or parts Of
Acts relating to agricultural liens for
advances or supplies.
When the bill to make uniform
the salaries of the official stcnorra-
piers of certain judicial circuits
came up for consideration Scna, "
Pope proposed to substitute for Sec
ton |, which related to tho salaries,
and was the only provision of the
bill, section making the stcnogra-
piers notes binding on the Judges in
the case.
After considerable discussion, the
bill as amended, passed. 1t provides
"Tlmt hereafter the testimony, rul-
ings, and charges of the Circuit
Judges of this State in actions tried
before any one OF them us taken
down by the official stcnographcrs Of
the several judicial Circuits of this
State, shall be binding upon the said
Circuit Judges of this State and all
other persons, unless the Circuit
Judge and the counsel on each side
shall agree upon a correction of the
same in any particular.
"Ihat the Stcnographcr of the
Third, the Fourth, the Fifth, and
tho Sixth Judicial Circuits Of this
State shall receive the same salary rs
is now paid to the Stcnographcrs of
the Second, the Seventh, and the
Eighth Circuits, to wit The sum of
twelve hundred dollars per annum;
and that the Stcnographcr of the
Third, the Fourth, the Fifth, the
Sixth, and the Eighth Circuits be al
lowed the SUN Of three cents per
hundred words for notes of tcSti-
mony and proceedings of trials fur
nishcd as now provided by law"
The bill relating to the tarc on
bales of cotton passed third read
ing, and was ordered to third read
ing. The bill rs passed reads:
"Thc custom of making dcduc-
ton from the actual weight of bales
of unmanufacturcd cotton, as IN al
lowancc for brcakagc or draft there
on, is abolished; and all contracts
made in relation to such cotton shall
he deemed and taken as referring to
the true and actual weight thereof
without deduction; and no tarc shall
be deducted from the weight of such
bales OF cotton except the actual
weight of the bagging and ties used
in baling said cotton. And when
bales OF cotton are covered with
seven yards of standard cotton bag
ging and six iron ties, the actual tare
shall be, and is hereby, fixed ut six
teen pounds, and when bales Of cot
ton are covered with seven yards OF
standard jute bagging and six iron
ties, the actual tarc shall be, and is
hereby, fixed at twcnt y-four pounds"
Wednesday the llth instant was
devoted by our law makers to hold
ing appropriate memorial services t.
the honor and memory of Jefferson
Davis. Addresses were delivered by
Ex-Governor IIagood, Judge las
ncll, Gen. John Brauon and Gen.
John ID. Kennedy.
COLUMBIA, December 12.-Thc
Senate gave much time to-day to
discussions on legal questions one
on the bill to limit the right of dow
or and ouOt hcr nm thr srpurotn nc