Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-12
wALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA,
AS TO PARTING OF WAYS.
Senator Shclcr Gives SidclightS OH
Bills Introduced.

In the issue Of The Courier of the
9Th l read an article signed by
Messrs. Orr and Mcdonald, the pur-
mort Of which am at loss to con-
ccive as coming from these gentle
men, as everything has been SO ex-
tremely pleasant between us up to
! the 5th instant. | have no axe to
grind, am looking forward to nothing
unless it be to do my entire duty to
my people who so kindly contided
the duty to me. am in Columbia at
| a personal loss, and nothing would
keep me there except to honestly dis
charge my duty to my people.
While the article referred to does
not charge anything to me directly,
IT does seem to undertake to insinu-
ate. l know nothing l can say, in
answer to these insinuations, better
than to simply relate, in brief way,
| what has occurred beween these gen.
tlemen and me since we have been
in Columbia.
| Every bill referred to in the ar
ticle has been agreed upon by all
Of us before it went through the SEN
ate. The bills mentioned all repre-
sented the idea Of your Senator, and
introduced them in the Senate,
am happy to say, but the same were
redrawn by the engrossing depart
ment after our arrival in Columbia.
and were agreed upon fully before
being put through the Senate.
On the 22d at my request, Messers.
Mcdonald and Orr met me In my
room at the hotel for the especial
purpose Of considering these mat
ters and determining what we would
do. Every one Of the bills mentions.
| cd In the letter Of these gentlemen
sifwas coAsi Tered rand "a greed ssf4pona ut
this meeting - some after being
amended, however, but as they we're
finally passed by the Senate.
When the matter Of bonds was
brought up before the delegation,
Messrs. Orr and Mcdonald proposed
TO issue these bonds by an act with
tut submitting them to vote, when
stated, mo, no! The approval OF
the people on any such matter is in
valuable, and satisfactory endorse
ment of the people can only be OBJ
tained by vote. No, | can never
consent to the issue of bonds without
the consent Of the people" After
the discussion, pro and con, we agreed
| Df tor fn
and all Of us agreed to put the bill
to that effect through. It passed the
Senate and was sent to the House,
and is now, I understand, on the CAL
endar-I suppose by report of the
Oconee delegation in the House.
AS to the bill to grade road from
Salem, by Walhalla, Seneca and
Westminster, to Knox's Bridge: In
the meeting Mr. Orr suggested that
there was pretty good road
already from Walhalla to South
Union, and he did not think it
would be wise to pass bill for
that road. and asked me to agree to
amend so as to grade road from
|
Long Creek to Westminster; and
this | agreed to do, and did do before
The bill was passed in the Senate.
Both he and Mr.. Mcdonald agreed, If
| would do this. to advocate the bill.
! SO amended the bill, and it passed
the Senate and was sent to the
House. In the House, on motion Of
Mr.. Mcdonald, the bill was referred
TO a committee composed Of the Oco-
nee delegation. Messrs. Orr and Nc
Donald gave me no notice Of this
move, considered it themselves, re-
ported 1T adversely and had it killed
knew nothing Of this procedure
until | observed it in the House Jour
Eal.
AS to the bill to abolish the office
of County Commissioner and estab-
lish an Advisory Board to the County
Supervisor, it was agreed upon by
the delegation, and took copy Of
the bill in person to Mr.. Mcdonald.
and he approved it and stated that it
was all right; and ! am informed It
is now on the House Calendar with
amendments by one OF the members.
The rural constable bill was also
agreed upon in the meeting OF the
delegation, in conference, but even
before this Mr.. Mcdonald advised