The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, January 18, 1905, Image 3
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TflU^OW S. CARTER,
EDITOR ANL) MANAGER.
rSSUPD WKt'NK HAY AN It SATI'KllAY
WEDNKSDAY, .1 ANl'AUt IS, 1905JJ
BVBBOIUPTION $*60 PEP YEAH <
Legislative Dots. <
Mr. Editor: I Rend you only '
a brief letter this week as the
sossion up to this time have been <
of very little interest. Practical- 1
ly the week has been spent in '
organization and preparation for i
work.
Tbo o dicers are the same as ,
last year, all being elected without
opposition. Mr. L. M. Smith
is speaker, T. C. iiamor clerk, ,
J. 8. Wilson sergcant-nt arms, ;
J. T. Withers reading clerk,
Key. It. N. Pratt chaplain.
In the allotment of seats Lancaster
had third choice and made
a convenient Mid desirable selection.
f Tho Lancaster representatives
have good committee assign
monts ; tin ? are as tcllows :
Senator Hough chairman of
committee o* penal and charitable
institutions, also member
of judiciary committee, and the
committee on privileges and
election j, a. d retrenchment.
R preventative Foster, judiciary
and state houso and grounds.
R 'pio ontativo Ilatnel, incorporation,
public printing, enrolled
lulls and public schools.
Riib- are pouriug iu and are
being referred to the committees,
and it is likely that the work of
the- session will begin early next
week.
Tiitt deficiency in the revenues
of tho utato, educational affairs
and the dispensary issue are the
measures likely to engago the
largest attention.
Will try to keep your readers
informed from week to week.
J. \V. Ham el.
A HSinicW hi'Afic Hno/1
n miiuaivi uiup vvttu.
Kcv. Dr. Harvey Hatcher, a Prominent
Baptist Divine of Atlanta,
Expires in the Lobby of a
Hotel at Beaufort, C.
Columbia, S. C., Jan.15? Kev.
Harvey Hatcher, D. D., of Atlanta,
omc of the best known Baptist
ministers in the South, dropped
dead in the lobby of the hotel at
Beaufort, this State at i o'clock
this afternoon. lie had just en*
tcred the hotel from the street,
and stood near the office railinar.
when lie suddenly fell forward and
remained unconscious for scrcn
minutes, when he expired. Ho
preached a sermon at the Baptist
church fhis morning, and intended
to preach again to-night.
In company with a party of
South Carolina Baptist ministers,
Dr. Hatcher had gone to Beaufort
on Monday last to participate
in the doer hunt on Hilton Head
Island. During the three days'
hunting the party had bagged nine
deer. Dr. Hatcher himself killing
n fineMnick.
Dr. Hatcher was apparently
in good health and had greatly enjoyed
his outing. Ho was active
preacher for 50 years and had
charge of the Atlanta branch of
American Baptist Publication So
.. 1.. II- fr\
uiuiy. iiu wub years 01 ago
and a native of Suffolk county,
Va.
LARGE INSURANCE POLICY.
Rock Hill, .Inn. 15.?Tho offieo
of the State manager of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society of
New York at Rock Hill paid out
today the Mini of $05,000, tho
amount of the insurnnce policy
held ir. that company by tho late
Senator C. 8. McOall of RunriettsvilJe.
i
*m*m w r mjum? v . mmrnmmummmmmamsm
Variety of Measures nniqu
Before legislature.
crop i
Within tho First Three Days of pe|,ri]
the Session More Than One of the
Hundred and Fifty Bills tccted
Mr G
The State, lGlh inst. farnie
During the first week's session w'" ^
jf the Koneral assembly more than ''en a
150 hills have been prepared for new ^
sons deration und the most of them 0<^ ki
have been introduced and are RrrCfd
waiting the action of committees. a,)'y I
Fhis represents practically three or,^er
lays' work, since few wore in- fRrm
trodueed on tho first day and neor0
Saturday was practically a dies ^'K
non. lected
The bills range in variety from
i m w rc
x concurrent rosolution having for r
urcs t
its object tho repeal of the four*
toenth and fifteenth amendments '
of tho constitution of tho United ^
Stales to changing the nnme of
Bull Pond school house to Bull ^ns ^
Pond club. Both are actual bills ^ftn"
r , ini
and not extremes of the imagioa- ,
* the in
tion.
Law i
Of amendments to the constitu-1 rQ^f
tion of 1895 there are already I j rc
nine pronosed. Some of those are
interesting if nothing more. One I ^jaro]
would hare the terms of eircuit L ve
judges changed from four to six- ^
teen years, a more desirable length ^
of service, to the legislator, than wouj
for life or during good behavior.
Another would have more power fore
given to magistrates, another step 0^ei
towards inferior courts of some coj|e,
importance. with(
Some old favorites or better nc- t0 re
quaintances are up again. The 0flicc
shud bill for instance. Mr Sandors qq
will defend to the utmost his oilLaxel
inspector bill which went down jan
laet vo&r. The experiment station 8a^s
bill asks for another showing, and Ljie j
so does the inheritance tax meas- iRtrcj
utb of Mr liorbert. q,
Thero are already six bills on Btatu
the marriage license subject. The prov
ontry of the title on one of these, menl
which was incorrect, made it ap- pie.
pear at first to bo the champion go fi
freak measure of the session. The the i
title as it appeared at first read. T1
"To require all persons to con*, wide
tract matrimony and to have a have
license thorefor," which seemed side
to be the first step towards the tcnti
tax on bachelors which has been verb
so freely discussed. The bacha- ()
lot s can breathe easy for the pres- will
ent, however, as the correot bill of s<
should be, "To require all who Ho i
shall contract, etc." A bill which boai
is closely akin to this and other mad
i marriage license bills is one to plici
provent child marriages. It pro- men
vides that the person, minister or leant
official, who marries a couple com
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of both where the groom is under of c
21 and the bride under 18 shall be of e
adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor in f<
and subject to punishment, etc. A
There are eight bills relating to reqi
the dispensary aw in different prei
ways. The new amendment car- the
ried at the last election relating to T
the county road law has already priv
caused three or four hills to be vole
presented on the roadluw question froti
for different counties. offic
Two bills of unusual provisions tors
aro, to "regulate the price of cot- A
ton seed," and to "regulate the sent
price of peas, corn, and cotton sees
seed." The author of these two
bills evidently want to grapple fl
with the immutable law of supply pj
and demand and throttle it with- gatu
out ceremony. Another bid to tice,
''rejulate the traffic in cotton freed merr
and unpacked lint" has the ap- compearance
of more sanity. in tt
The game birds of the state are dree
not overlooked even the lowly o0tn
terrapin has a bill to guard bis ex- tor i
istence, while the fish are included Bnd
in almost all the bird bills. This ^
"close season" idoa was evidently
at work in the brain of Mr ]0y?i
Groen cf Lee county when he subs
evolved what is probably the most l^hai
0 hill in the collection. H<
liavo it unlawful to prose
ny one for disposing of
inder a lien from the first o
iary until thetipstof Angus
1 year after the debt pro
by the lien had been made
reen's iien is to suvo th
r from the merchant wh<
it tho negro so violating th
lone until he has moved to
mine and lias his crop start
lowing that if he threaten
the new landlord Will prob
pay the amount claimed ii
that ho mav oot loso tl
which he had rented to th
tenant.
5 primary system is not nog
, there being already severn
which would make for it
ivement and proposing mens
o bolster it up.
3 automobile is a new issu
us not been overlooked. 1
loking to regulato its spe<<
sen introduced by Mr Moi
ovn nvn Ksllo f
ui v ?i v vi'i vv uiuo i \ iuiu)|; i
irv law. The hand of th
and Order league can be see
ifely in some of these propoi
forms.
jo bills to mako the Soul
ina collego into a universit
been introduced,
measure which would benef
guilty newspapers is one tin
d have all the names of d<
ent tax payers published b
serving executions; while at
* to require the sheriffs I
ct these delinquent tax
out compensation would ter
duco the emoluments of th
>.
is present method of payit
) with the small penalty aft
1st is evidently not entire
factory, for a bill relating
payment of taxes has be<
iduced.
do member wants to have
ite requiring Pullman - ca
ided with separate corapa
Ls for white and colored pc
The Jim Grow law does n
&r enough in the opinion
luthor of this bill,
wo innovations, though
>ly divergent character, are
i all hangings to take place i
the walls of the State pei
lary, and the other to aboil
>al contracts.
ne member wants a law whi
"provide an efficient metb
icuring teachers for school
aither "has it in" for soi
d of the trustees or has be
e sick at heart by reljiog ii
tly upon the fulsome rccei
dations presented by app
& who afterwards proved i
petent or unsatisfactory.
bill to prohibit the "givi
orrupt gifts" is aftor reba
very kind. A similar law
erce in several States.
. lull of some merit is one
lire tne county nttorney to
innf ou thn I'onnoaenintiirA
State at all inquests,
he constitutional rights a
ileges of the individual are
d in a bill to prohibit audit
(i becoming candidates for a
e while holding office as au<
t
nd just think the above rep
s the first three days of t
ion!
he handsome new court hoi
arlington was dedicated
rduy last to tbe cause of ji
law and order. All t
ibers of the State Snprei
t were present and took pa
10 dedication. Eloquent t
sea were made by Capt W
er, ex-judge Hudson, Soli
robnson, Chief justice Po
the Associate justices.
>noumontA and La Grippe
jugbs cuted quickly by f
i Honey and Tar Kofi;
titutes. Sold by Funderbu
rmacy.
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'.'settle with t
'ceased.
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We are
n our share of
' ings will iii'
b ing renoyat<
y & Mercantil
u our place m<
have devide
>>- ies first, on
J; ment second
? the fourth r
We would
we have ma
er
iy r*
:: For
3D
ft
? as we want
1 chasing our
ot
of
lit moving ou;
decided to place thei
in?. these shoes are not
?i as DREW-SELBY, GO
sh
2 clo
xie
?? And ifpri
Z. .you to take
You can ha'
In ment for ac
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t;* (leiav Din c?
We woul<
lt0 have in the
* prevents ou
tion and yoi
nd
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and can ma
feet satisfac
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A T H-JO N E S
o HEATH BANK
vKich has been liq
lie estate of J A!?
here for business i
the trade if low p
duce the public to
3d the stores of tl
le Co., gives us mc
>re convenient f<
d our stock into d<
the corner; gent's
I; dry goods third
OOlll.
I call your attentn
liy great inducenn
The - Next Th
to make a clean
Spring Goods.
r Shoes, a great many of the b
m on a bargain counter, and jo
old goods but right new and s
DMAN and other makes.
IHIN6 WE HAVE IN
ces will move tint
. 1 _ A _ / j I
auramage or tins ?
ve any puit of clot!
5'ual cost for the s
>me and let us dre
d like to tell you n
waj of bargains b
ir doi ng so. .#11 r
ii will readily see r
(APE FOR
kc you prices that
tian, Wishing e^
;ar and hoping for
are;
ANCASTER
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;eekersi
. COMPANY.
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uidated m order to
M. HEATH, dcmd
intend getting
rices and fair dealstiek
to us. 11 avle
Heath Banking>re
room and makes
>r business. We
ipartment, grocerturnisliidg
depart,
and millinery in
>11 to the fact that
3nts to offer
irty Days
sweep before pur\
e
oxes were broken, and we have
1 them go at first cost.- Now
oine of the best we have, such
ABUNDANCE.
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II IN Up (O
jreat reduction sale
les in our establish^
pot cash, so do-'t
ss j eu no.
lore about what we
ut being so rushed
ve ask is an inspecle
are
BUSINESS,
will give you perreryone
a prospermore
of your patmmnm
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