Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-22

second day the bill was recommitted by
q safe majority to the committee which
reported it, where 1t will, in all proba-
bility. sleep the sleep of DEATH
The liquor question is one Of the most
exciting subjects, and no other question
will receive consideration when it is put
before the people. It was admitted on
all sides that the dispensary has been
proved to be the best solution of the
liquor question, where sales Of liquor
are to be made. and that eventually a
more perfect mode of sale may be found.
Temperance is the best remedy for the
drink evil. He is wise man who never
drinks spirituous liquors.
The factory "child labor bilp has been
introduced--at the last session and also
at this--but the discussion has not com.
menced. There is more or less hot talk
all the time in favor of compulsory edu-
| cation down here. Some of your read
ers favor the measure and it may eyentu-
ally grow in strength and power.
The following bills were read the
second time in the Senate:
A bill to authorize the county treasu-
rer and county superintendent of educa-
tion of the several counties to borrow
money for any fiscal year to pay school
claims of said year.
a bill to amend an act entitled can
act to allow the opening of dispensaries
in Pickens and Oconee counties and to
provide for the distribution of the profits
therefrom in said countless" approved
the 18th December, A. d. 1894.
The bills for redistricting the State
into Congressional Districts will be up
for consideration next week.
In the Senate Senator Herndon intro
duced bill requiring tenants crop to
be divided on lands where the crops are
raised. Also bill as to appeals from
inferior courts. Also as to proof of re-
corded instruments other than wills.
An effort was made in the House to
require county officers to keep their
Offices open every day. The bill was
defeated. The discussion showed that if
public officer did not keep his Office
open the people would leave him at
home. Nobody expected the coroner to
keep his Office open at the Court House
every day.
The Legislature will be invited to at
tend the Charleston Exposition in a
body, and will, no doubt, accept the
invitation. The excursion will take
place about February1. 1.
The Senate adjourned on Friday to
meet on Monday evening. The House
was in session on Saturday, but did not
accomplish very much.
The legal battle between the State and
the Virginia Carolina Chemical Com pany
is assuming large proportions. The
Chemical Company will endeavor to re-
move the case to the Federal Courts
the refuge of trusts aud unholy combi-
nations. Attorney General Bellinger
will be assisted by Judge Hudson and
Mr.. Nathans, of Charleston. The inter-
ests of the State will not suffer in the
hands of these great legal lights. All
that the Legislature can do is to furnish
the sinews of war for the contest, and
that will most assuredly be done.
the jury law of the State unconstitu-
tional, a bill has been introduced in the
Senate to cure this legal defect, and it
will be pushed through both Houses as
soon as possible.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 81.
The House was in session Saturday
and yesterday. Tho proceedings were
not very important. Resolutions com
plimentary to Admiral Schley were dis
cussed and referred to appropriate com
mittee to be put in good shape.
The Senate was in session last night.
Senator Graydon's jury bill was given
its second reading after some debate,
and Mr.. Sheppards bill to have only one
set of commissioners and managers for
State and Federal elections was given it's
second reading also.
The bill for the Soldiers Home was
introduced. Senator Douglass, who is
opposed to the Soldiers Home, intro
duced bill making it unlawful to re-
ceive Confederate veterans into county
poor houses, but requiring the county
ex-Confederates at their homes.
Mr.. Herndon's bill, amending the act
relating to tho dispensaries in Pickens
ard Oconee counties. was passed.
a message was received stating that
the House refused to agree to the Senate
amendment to the resolution to hold the
elections for dispensary and penitentiary
officials to-day. On motion of Senator
Herndon the Senate insisted on it's
amendment and asked for committee
of conference. The chair appointed as
members of the committee on the part of
the Senate Senators Herndon, Raysor
and Henderson.
The Senate accepted or invitation to
be present in the hall of the III ouse at 10
o'clock Friday, when euloges are to be
delivered in memory of the deceased
members of that body: Representative
Ragsdale, of Fairfield; Bates, of Barn
we'll, and Redfearn, of Chesterfield.
Senator Douglass, of Union, who is a
Confederate veteran, introduced a bill,
which will be an interesting matter for
consideration in connection with the bill
for Soldiers Home. His bill reads as
follows:
Section 1. That on and after the ap-
proval of this act by the Governor it
shall be unlawful to commit any INDECENT
ex-Confederate soldier to any poor house
or aims house, but the county boards of
commissioners of the counties of this
State shall, in their discretion, give