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? tppiause and everyone, from )f Tillman down, looked upon sioa in ratlier a serious than tin 5 way. -$> ter Jones announced tlie pres Lieutenant Governor Gary,! fas duly sworn in. The int Governor reserved his j until the Senators returned to i Sate Chamber, when he spoke | >ws: - I - Ieutt;nant gov honor's little j fia-F. | arable Senators: An experience years as presiding officer over liberations of this body has me to realize that the hold in lie office brings with it grave isibilities and has strongly im 1 me with the delicate duties of ce to which the people have elected me. qualities which Sir Wra Scott, ards Lord Stolwell, claims a ing officer should possess are varied, and cause us to have vingsin entering ppon the dis of the duties of ithis office. In h on nominating Mr Speaker for re-election in 1802 he de id those qualities ajs follows: o an enlargement of mind capable ibracing the most comprehensive cts nrust be added the faculty of nding with precision to the most ute,* to a tenacious respect for a liberal regard for principles; habits ot laboriQus research, powers prompt and instant decision; to a lous affection for jthie privileges of House, an awful seose of its duties; firmness that can resist solicitation, suavity of nature that can receive it ithout impatience; and to a dignity public demeanor, suited to the uality of great affairs J and command gthe respect that isjrequisite to nducting them, an urbanity of rivate manners that ; can soften the fa^perities of businessi and adorn an office of severe labor with the conciliatory elegance of a station of easc/'^ There is however a "silver lining to the cloud," when we recall the courtesy and kind assistance shown by those connected during the past two years with this honorable body, by which ou t! labors were greatly lightened, and that which otherwise would have been a thsk converted into a real i pleasure. In the recent elections the people have great cause for rejoicing through out our entire country, and much for which to be thankful, j The legislation which the? demand is known by those they have elected to effice, and they will watch with great interest the pro gress that is made in that direction. We .again liespeak your hearty co-operation in the work to come lie fore us, ami pledge you to do all in onr power to dipatch business and make the labors pleasant Invoking the blessings of God over your deliberations and trusting that ^?they may bring forth good for all. -i now delcare the Senate ready for business. The entire inauguration ceremonies were over in ten minutes, and both bodies resumed work on the day's Calendar. The exercises were happily devoid of any undue pomposity or exultation over the recent victoiprw A NEW ATTORN Eli Y GENERAL. Tuesday morning 3Iaj D. A. Town- j semi the Attorney ( ieaeral-elect submit ted his bond to the bond commission, j and it being approved, he took the ; oath, and duly qualified. Immediately i afterwards lie took possession of the ; office,- everything being turned over t in good shape by retiring Attorney I General McLaurin. The n?\v attorney general of the State was born and raised in Marion CDunty. He looks to be about 48 i years of age. After the war he re- | moved to Union county where he went into the legal profession. He has been enjoying a lucrative practice for years. Immediately after the war Maj. Town send taught school for a while and then opened his law office. The only j office he has ever held until b ^ was appointed assistant attorney general two years ago by Attorney General Pope, was the office of school com missioner in Union county. That office he retained for six years and tilled very acceptably. During his career as assistant attorney general he has" had moet of the hard work to do " js$nd has ^ discharged his duties He ?pf a quiet, retiring nature, is a hard attttlenr, and is very generally 'I;., " " ? sfHrctAry tix?ai, qlajupieb. T Secretary of Stat^ Tindal yesterday submitted his tand; far the next twti years also, and it being 1 approved, be qualified as Secretary of State for two ' years. Towiffleiwl has not yet selected j his assistant attorney general but ex- \ pects to do so in the next tew days, j There is no idea as to who the ap- v pointre will be. ' OFF FOR CONGRESS. ? Congressman elect Jno. I- Mc- j JLauria, who has retired from the office of attorney general, will take his scat in Congress next week. Mr McLaurin is the ouly Congress man elected in the recent election who takes his seat now. He was elected j to fill fthe unexpired- term of the late E. T. Rtaekhouse,ias well as tr? serve for the ensuing twt years. ? 'ihe t&iir. [ Speaker Jones announced the ap- 1 pointifcent of the: ibllowing special committee on prohabition, in accord ance with the resolution passed by the j House: 1 ! Abbeville? R. ?. Hill. Aiken ? F. P. Woodward. Anderson? Ji B. Watson. Barnwell ? Hi IT. Cram. Beaufort ? F. F. Hardee. Berkeley? W. W. Breland. ? Charleston ? 1). A. J. Sullivan. Chester ? P. L. Hardin. Chesterfield? fM. J. Hough. Clarendon ? E. A. Tindal. Colleton ? C.N. Garris: Darlington?,!. S. DuBose. Edgefield ? W. H. Yeldell. Fairfield ? W. J. Johnson. Florence ? B. B. Mc White. Georgetown ? G. L. Ellis. Greenville ? B. F. Perry. Hampton ? W. H. Mauldin. Horry ? J. MLStalvey. Kershaw ? M. R. Brucc. Lancaster ? J. ? J. Estridge. Laurens ? A. J. Smith. Lexington ? I).J. Knotts. Marion ? L. B. Rogers. Marlboro? H. M. Stackhouse. Newberry ? J. T. Duncan. Oconee ? J. L. Smith. ^ \ Orangeburg? J. H. Felder. Pickens ? G?H. Carpenter. Richland ? W. B. Lowrance. Spartanburg ? C. A. Barry. Sumter ? J. F. Kelly. Union ? J. R. Jefferies. Williamsburg ? Jv H. Black yell. York ? W. R Love. S03IE MORE $EW BILLS. The ' followiri|^are the new bills introduced to-day, and every one has his special line sf measures "to look after: j By Mr Moses, a bill entitled "An Act to amend the charter of the city of Sumter in relation to the salary of its mayor, and in relation to making returns of property in said city." By Mr Hydrick,'a joint resolution proposing an amendment to Article X of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina by striking out Section 30 thereof. By Mr Youmans, a bill to prohibit railroads from charging more than three cents j>er mile for carrying passengers. By Mr Youmans a bill to regulate the seining for and catching of shad in the waters of Combahee River. By Mr Hvdrick, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to Article X, of the Constitution of the State, by striking out -Section 2 thereof. By Mr Perry, a bill to submit to he qualified electors of the State at a tpecial election to l>e held on the third Tuesday in August next the question^ of "prohibition'' o* no "prohibition," and to provide for the declaring of the result of the same. By Mr DuBose, a bill to regulate the traffic in seed cotton in the counties oi Darlington, Marion and Marlboro* By Mr Dennis, a bill to amend an Act to amend the charter of the town of Sunimerville. By Mr T. C. llufljQan, a bill to repeal an Act . entitled 'An Act to prevent the use of a free pass, express or telegraph frank, etc. v By Mr Lancaster, a bill to in corporate the town of Pacolet in ? Spartanburg County >. By Mr T. C. Dun^n^a bill to amend Subdivision 4 of Section 21)3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in reference to the office of M^ter. By Hughes, a bil^ to /recharter j the Sown Carolina Med ic^T Association ! and to establish a State board of ' health and define its duties. By Mr \V. H. Mauldin, a bill to incorporate the town of Fairfax, Barnwell County. By Mr Kirkland, a bill to repeal Section 1,732 of the General Statutes relating to liquor licenses, and to. substitute a section in lieu thereof. By Mr Pat ton, a bill to require the appropriation of the consitutional school tax, the poll tux and all special taxes between the schools for white pupils in eiich county of this State in proportion to the assessed value of the taxable property. By Mr Hughes, a bill to amend Section 1,706 of the General Statutes as amended by Act of 1889, No 2-">8, approved December 23, 1889 relating to remuneration of dower. "" By Mr Tupper, a petition of the I German Hussars, of Charleston, for the granting to the militia of the State $5 per man passing inspection. TIEE8E ARE DEAD. The following are the unfavorable reports of the various committee: Mr Bacot's bill to regulate , corporations chartered under the laws of the State of South Carolina. Mr Magi IT s bill to prohibit Judges juf Probate Courts from practnyug law in the Courts of the ~ id consanguinity withia bt *ny; Judge or judicial officer lot be< qualified. Mr Pfrry's bill to authorize the county commissioners of Greenville to take charge of prisoners. Mr Watts's bill to pav the claim of M. T. Allison. ! , . ? > j Mr Johnson's bill to fix the fees for dieting prisoners for Fairfield County. THESE MAY SURVIVE. Among the favorable reports sub mitted by the committee were ihe following. Bill to amend the charter of tKe~ Charleston, S. C., Mining :vnd Manufacturing Company. Bill to amend the statute relating to powers of the State board of examiners. - Bill to amend the charter of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company of South Carolina. Joint resolution to provide for the repairing or replacing of the tomb of Gen Francis Marion, in Berkeley County. Joint ]*esolution to appropriate the sum of ?->00 to complete Confederate rolls. ! Bill to allow Sumter to fund its indebtedness. Bill to reduce compensation oi' county treasurer of Charleston i;>r : handling the count)' school funds. Bill to amend the charter of New berry.'/ ? * \ . To amend the charter of the I Charleston fee Manufacturing Com ! pany. / To create the Naval Battalion. To exempt certain portions of , Charleston and Berkeley counties : from the stock Jaw. To amend the charter of the Ex change Banking and Trust Company. To fix the liability of corpora tions as to damages caused by defec tive causeways, bridges, etc. To limit the school ages of children. Bill to regulate the* continuance .of causes in Circuit Courts in the State of South Carolina. To incorporate town of New Eng land City, in Berkeley couuty. j To work certain-convicts on certain roads under the county commissioners. To require county treasurers to re port the number of poll taxes. To fix the amount of fees to be granted she^ffs for carrying prisoners to the Lunatic Asylum. TIIESE WERE PASSED. The following bills were passed on to a tfyird reading: x Bill to amend arid extern!; the char ter of the Carolina Mutual Insurance Company of Charleston. j Bill to amend and confirm the charter of the Great Southern Fibril Company. Joint resolution to change the n$me j of the Kershaw County Manufactur ing Company. # Bill relating to the Lands ford Canal on Catawba River. Bill to incorporate the Oak Grove Mining Company. Bill to authorise the school district of Abbeville to issue additional bonds and levy an additional special tax for school purposes. Bill to amend an Act entitled ''An Act to incorporate the Supreme Coun cil ot the Sons of Elect," approved I >ecem be r ^ttrAr-Bs 188(5. I Bill to recharter lYawhaney Ferr in Georgetown cojtfhty. Bill to anteu?l/an Act cntjtfed ' An Act to authorize the county commis sioners of Newberry county to submit to the qualified voters eff Townships H) and 11 of said county the question gf additional special taxf for certain purposes therein mention id." Eleven other bills \^re on the Calendar, but objection being raised to their not having beeir printed the House adjourned for the lack of somq thing to do. ' \ T^e joint resolution tor the call <*? a constitutional convention has been put on the Calendar for to-morrow at 1 o'clock, and every day at that time until dispose* 1 of. A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION. The legislators are having a merry time of it selecting a reading clerk. To day four candidates gave samples of their, reading, and to-morrow as many more will enter the competitive examination. Among those who will read to-morrow will be Capt John G. Capers, Mr T. F. Brantley and Mr M. V. Morrison. The readers to-day were: * Messrs Burns, Williams, | Withers aud Flannigan. it is expected that the night sessions will begin before the end of the week. The Semil-e. The Senate met at 1 1 o'clock this j mornin and continued in -session for ' two hours. Mr Wilson's railroad hill was passed over until to-morrow. At the i suggestion of the finance committee Senator Efird's radical salary reduc- j tion measure were rejected. The com- j mittee, however, reported favorably j a similar bill by Senator Finley, j which will probably be -considered | within the next day or two. During j the session the^ Senate chamber was j enlivened by the presence of a large ! delegation of young ladies from the ! Columbia Female College under the j charge of Col I). B. Johnson. FA VOU ABLE R Kl'C > ! ITS. Among the bills reported from com mittees, with the recommendations indicated, were the following: Committee on incorporations: To authorize and empower the Bank of Aiken to accept and execute trust?, favorable. /Committee on finance: To appro priate the sum of frfty thousand dol ciars to complete the erection and of Clemson College, favor Committee on military: To est ah lish and maintain a home for Ex Confederate soldiers in this State, favorable, with the amendment tl^it while the amount appropriated for in mates shall remain 80, 000, the dis trihution of such amount }>er capita shall not be lixed. To constitute a battalion to be known as the Naval Battalion of Volunteer Troo]?s of South Carolina favorable. Committee on judiciary: To desig nate the holidays to In? observed in "Thes^ceeptance and payment of bills of exchange, bank cheeks and prom is-* sorvjjwtes, by Mr S my the; favorable, with the amendment that tlie bill shall apply only to the City of Charleston. To amend Section *2,-r>00 of the < Jeueral Statutes s<> as to inclnde wil ful, unlawful and malicious injury to personal property, by Mr ttrown: favorable. This section prohibits the malicious killing or woumjipg of j horses or ci^ttle In-longing to;another ! than the party inflicting the injarv.. To prohibit the manufacture, sale ? and use of intoxicating Hqoors, by 1 Mr Hemphill; unfavorable. 5 \:\\ SKJJATK UJLjLS New bills were introduced as follows: By Mr Stuythe, to prevent cruelty to children ami provide f<?r the pun jjafomcnt of the same. ^ By Mr Timmerman/to limit the claim of dower. This bill provides that'll widow shall be allowed dower only in such real estate as the hus band may _be possessed of at the time of his deathL By Mr Ifarpeh a bill to incorporate the town of Gaston, in Colleton Coun ty. By Mr Hardee, a bill to limit the hours of labor for engineers, brake men, conductors and tnri ^dispatchers in the employ of any railroad com pany. ? ' By Mr Harris, a bill to repeat an Act tbs^amendj an Act entitled "An Act to .amend Section 1,288 of the Oeaerrf ^itutes, relating to the rate of interest upon any contract arising i in this State for the hiring, lending or use of money or oth^r commodity* approved December 2lj\ 1882," ap proved December 2o, 1889. * By Mr Kirkland^a bill to author-: ize the \ issue of bonds by; school dis trict 1, of Kershaw^ County, and the levy of a local tax therein. By Mr Gary, a bill to fwnend Sec-, tions 1,048 a&j<i 1,049 of! the Gejncrat Statutes in relation to thie South Caro lina Military Academy. Tfcis bill provides for a reduction of the bonus 'to each beneficiary to $150. 7 | By Mr 6tackhouse,j a bill to disf pense with the publication of itemized statemtnts of the disbursement^ and of the/reports of the county treasurers, cou niy commissioners and county school commissioners. By Mr Dennis, a bill to amend aq Act entitled "An Act (to establish a new judicial and election district from portions of Charleston county, to be ^nown as Berkeley county, to ascer tain aud. define the boundaries of said counties and to provide and fix the salaries of the county officers thereof so as to change the Boundary li|i- be tween Charleston and Berkeley and to provide for^relocating the county seat of Berkeley county." By Mr Weston, a bill to further regulate the. publication of the Acts and joint resolutions of the General Assembly of this State. * By Mr Raters, a joint resolution to require the county corrtiBiissioners of! Edgefield county to pay Kalpjf Scurry, James'C. Walker, J. 1\ Ouztk E. P. Arthur; John Ware, VancV Quzts, Joseph Reese, M. I). Bee and Lujther Reese ^'or services Tendered in guarding the\ail Of^^d county. y By Mr B rice, a bill to prMrilfe: ?>jr the regulation .of marriages in the State. * y. By Mr n rfry, a petition with bill to incorporatu the Greenville Railroad and Power Company. By Mr T. C. Duncan, a bill to re new the charter of the town of Union. By Mr Shuman, a bill to amend Sections and 4 of an Act entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a new school district in Greenville county, and to authorize the levy and collection of a local tax therein, aj> prored December 2G, 1885, relating to the levy of a tax and the election of trustees. By ( Mr Hammett, a bill to allow the State in indictments for murder to iutrodnce testimony showing the violent and dangerous character of the defendant in cases where the defend ant oilers testimony as to the violent and dangerous character of the deceased. I By Mr Perry/a bill to incorporate the Isabel Power Company. By Mr Shuman, a petition of certain Baptists with reference to appropria tions for State institutions of higher learning. By Mr Blease, claim for services of S. C. Car tied ge as clerk of the State board of canvas^erfe, $80. By Mr Blease, sclaim of Secretary of State for $18 72* By Mr Oliver^ l>ill to provide fur j the suspension of the -public school or j schools in every school district at the discretion of the trustees for one year, ; so as to put the same '-on a cash basis. By Mr Hugh, a bill to authorize the couLty commissioner^ of Chester field County to issue bonds to aid the South and North Carolina ' Railroad . Company in extending the line ol^ifs railway into or .through saitl county, and for othc-pour poses. v By Mr WfcT). Evans, t<>? authorize j and instruct the Attorney General to j institute legal proceedings m the mat- j ter of the Port Iloyal ami 1 tail way Company. J '/ | j By Mr B^atdD, <0 chang* the natoe of the tovjji iof "Prewitt," to Orange burg coarityi to "Norway."\ ! By<Mr Glenn, to prohibil^the re ceiving or disposing of all lqinds i of liquors by any cki1>, company, asso ciation or corporation without a license. This liill jis intended to "block the j; aime" of promoters of questionable! jffterary Societies. - By Mr SlJ^rh , to? establish a new ! school district to embrace ihe limits of ^ tltf town^t' Little Mountain in New berry county and to authorize the levy and collection of school taxes therein. Bv Mr Beislev, to authorize ? the consideration of the Darlington ^jin- -j ning. Milling Fertilizer* and [Ware house Company, an< I the Darlington ' 1 >bosphate Com ] >an y . By Mr Bigham, to amczul an Act relating to the- establishment of a school district in the county; of Dar lingtor^and the levy aud collection of taxes for the same. By Mr W. I>. Evans, 4o amond an Act to amen<l Section^ of the Code of Civil Procedure, regulating the ; timtfol holding the Circuit Courts iifl v . 1: , : f j Chesterfield and Marlboro counties. Mr Williams, to reduce the ? ] number of names to be placed in thc-.i [ tales jury box for the county of j Williamsburg. ]v Bv Mr May field, to amend Section j 1,004 o { the General Statutes relating j to the branches to be taught in the i public schools. By Mr May field, to amend an Act j entitled "An Act to provide fop the ! establishment of separate school districts in the several citiep and in* -corporated towns and villages ef this State, to authorize the levy and collection of taxes therein, and also in districts outside inborporated towns." By Mr Majtielcfr, to amend Section 1,008 of th^Gen&nrt- Statutes relating to the formation of school districts. By Mr Sloan, to incorporate the *x>urti Carolina Sewerage Company, and to authorize incorporated towns to contract for the establishment of sewerage systems and to issue bonds therefor. r A petition was presented from citizens of Georgetown asking for an -increase in the salary of the sheriff of that county. THE BOND BILL. The joint resolution introduced by I Mr Lawrance, for Col Haskell, i * the latter's absence, to authorize and re quu-e the State Treasurer to publish in two daily newspapers in this State; one in the city of New York, and in such other newspapers as he may deem nece&sary, once a week for such time as he deems advisable, notice unat all bonds not met "at maturity will, at the option of the holders, be extended for tfee term of four years at the same rate of interest as ' they now bear, was made the special order for next Wednesday. Mr Love's bill fallow sheri%$2 per day' and expense^br taking lijqa- ' tics to the asylum, and in extreme cases adeptutyat $1 per day and expenses, parsed its second readiDg. . .as to O'Ihjnty government. The coupty^ government bill was introduced by Mr Jordan yesterday. Mr Mishoe's bill to reduce the com-s pensation of the county board of equalization and to provide for com pensation for township assessors in Horry county, was amended so as to include the counties of Colleton, Greenville, Florence, Marion, Marl boro, Oconee, Aiken, Spartanburg and Williamsburg. (J * DAMAGES FOR INJURIES. .The bill introduced by Mr Thomas ! to allow ..persons receiving ^damages : frQin defects or the negligent repair of j highways, streets and bridges to re cover from the county or municipality the actual amount df damages sustain ed, provided that th* load does not exceed the ordinary weight, parsed its I second reading. o TIIE CONFEDERATE ROLLS. The joint isolation introduced by j Mr ^ oumansto appropriate S-S00 to! complete the Confederate roils was, on J motion o^t Mr Blease, amended so i to make 'it $500. ages for attending schools. I^Ir Perry's bill to limit the ages of' pupils attending the free public schools j to from (I tojil years passed its second ! reading. O ^BILLK^IAT WERE KILLED. ? Tc amend an act to prescril>e the j priorities of certain statutory lien?, so as to give physicians a lien next in j priority to landlords. j To amend an act to require the i county treasurers to report the num- i ber of polls who have paid their poll j tax to the chairmen of the ^oarfte of ; trustees in the several school districts j and to the school commissioner, and to require the school trustees to report i "to the county auditor all taxable polls | in their districts. OTHER SECOND READING B1LI.S that were passed and sent on to a third were as follows: To fix the ages, liability and com- j mutation tax of persons liable to load ? duty in Horry county. To exempt certain portions of Berkeley and Charleston counties ' from the^ operation of chapter 27, i title X, of the General Statutes, re-J lating^io the general stock law aud | fencing ^tock. To incorporate the town of Silver j Spring, in the county of Orangeburg, j To amend sundry portions of an Act j to incorporate the city of Aiken. J To amend the charter of the Char- j leston Ice Manufacturing Cq#rf)any. ' To regulate the uui^Utfr of trial justices in Ne^xnyqr'county. To incorporate the town of North, in Orangeburg county. ijiHsTp incorporate the town of Scotia. mHtaptoicouuty. To authorize the Governor to ap point an additional trial justice in the county of I ^aureus. To authorize and empower the city of Sumter* to fund its bonded indebt edness in coujH>n bonds. Joint resolution to provide fi>r re pairing or replacing the tomb of ( ien Francis Marion m Berkeley county. To amend the cliarter of the Title Guarantee and Trust (Company of South Carolina. To amend Section of the < ien oral Statutes of the State, relating t<> the State board of examiners. To amend Section 1 of an act t<? amend an act to limit tin* school ages ? - I ' . j of pupils attending the fre<\j)jablic < schools approved I )ecem?>er 22. 1 *$.'>. ! approved iJecemher 2*5, A. D. 1*'V>. Relating to the lands for caual on Catawba river. '?e authorize the town of Abbeville | to i^ie additional bonds and levy an , additional tax for school purposes. To amend and confirm the charter ; of Great Southern Fibre Com i panjr. * - f . ' ? To amiend taction 1004 of the General Statutes of the {State, relating i to the branches to be taught in the free ! "public i*cl*ools. j i Toi authorize the faculty of county teachers' institutes to examin?l teachers | and issue* recommendations entitling *said teachers to certificates, so far as j qualification to teach , schools is con cerned. " I ' i To increase the salary of tl>e trial justice \ in Elizabeth Township, in Orangeburg county. To amend Section 101*0 of the General Statutes, in relation to reports and pay of teachers. . To incorporate the Boiling Springs Camp ; Meeting Association of the. Methodist fSpwoopal Church.1 South, of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Orangeburg county. j. SOME NEW HILLS. Mr Ashlfcj: To authorize each tax payer ii this State to select the par ticular j public school to which any school : tax jor poll .tax paid by him shall be apportioned and appropriated. Mr Wolfe: Joint resolution pray ing for relief from the evils of class and unfwise legislation of the National Government. The\ resolution pro; vides Ithat whereat jj,v has for some years been the apparent' io^ntion and manifeiti idea of the Nar,nal Govern ment foster certain cesses by a pro tection' of their interests, and by a grant (if special advantages in all the regulations of commerce, therefore, be ib- resolved that our solemn protest is entered against, any and all class legislation. "We pray Congress, f?ow about' to assemble, as well as its suc cessors to increase the volume of cur-^ rency 5n such manner that a suffi ciency upon demand to do the busi ness of the country may be issued; to. lay the burdens' of taxation so that all i persons ?nd property shall bear their equal ano^ust pioportion of the actual expenditures of the government honest ly and economically^ administered, thus granting protection to none, but equity to all; and to allow the free and unlimited coinage of silver, lK)tli as a matter of justice and a com mercia necessity. The j>eople W South Jkrol ioa, pre-eminently a pro ducing) population, b<Hh patriotic and loyal to the National Government, i will tius l>e relieved of a great awl | unjust burden, which they have borne j with patience and loug sutler iug. j Mt Watson: To amend the law in relation to carrying cqnceah*! weainnisj making the penalty ?'ij)0 and iimj prisonment for one year. ; Mr Harris: To. authorize and re* i qijire the Railroad CommWioners ot ; this State to have and to exercise the same powers to regulate the charges, conduct and management ot telegraph companies which they now have and ? exerciw as to railroad companies, w|th all thi$ remedies and j>enalties to cotV j |H*1 the enforcement ot said powers as to telegraph companies, their officers, : lines, agents, rates, competing points; j connecting lines and other ij^ails of the conduct of telegraph companies j with reference to the protection ?1 the | people at large against over charge, | want of accommodation or other j imposition. . 1 Agricultural llall. CoiXMHiA, Nov. 30. ? The affairs in tlte celebrated Agricultural Hall case have taken a new turn. The ; death of Mr CI. \V. Couliette, one oil the defendant?, is to l>e made re- j sponsible lor the discontinuance of the cause. The attorneys for the plaintiff announced that fact to-day. (lover- ] nor Tillman's attorneys are reticent concerning the matter. -> Mr W. H. Lylep, whose firm repre sents Mr Alexander in the case, ex plained the matter by saving: "The Agricultural Hall case is at an end. A motion tor an order of discontinu ance will lie made before Judge Simonton tomorrow morning by Mr ,1. S. Muller. The discontinuance of, the case was caused by the death of the defendant, Mr (I. \V. Couliette. j The i reason for this lies in the fact that Mr Couliette was the man who j was actually in possession of the build- j ing at the time the suit was brought, j This, in the law, aunuls the suit." The prevailing opiniou is that the action could l>e continued against Governor Tillman as surviving de- j fendant, biit/tfhat ai-ck?-ur# is uiikn^vn. It i$ understood that t hj^-rtise will be set aside to make room for one of greater importance. It is probable that the b<?ard of trus tees ofClemson College will take some part in the t'ntn rv j^yyec? Huga witli reference to th , Nov. 23.S-! t, one of the !?<ist known lawyers of the Birmingham j bar, dropped <lea?l al>yiit dark this afterpoon. He had gone out to a friend's to . take Thanksgiving and wasT in the parlor talking aln?ut a rax- Jie had just won l>efore the Supreme < <?urt in which! his fee amounted ( . vjo.oiM).. j Hudilnnly, in tin* mid -i 'jI .i MknU'i?ee. ' he fell and was dead. lie was an alternate elector on ihc Cleveland ticket, and bore a <'<?ii>pieu ous part in the recent election. 1 1 earn trouble. brought on i>v .-ive cigarette smoakinpf railed his i death. IVfT.-ui.'iy;, Nov. *Jo. ?Prof Francis ! Very, of the Allegheny Observatory, who b:i.? t"r several days l>een taking observations of the comet, holds that it is a cold body, and shines only with reflected lijht. He identified it. as hiela'g comet, and .-ay- that the move- ' meDts of the body are not accompanied by ? meteoric showers*. ^ The comet is in the constellation of Aadrowefla, and is moving very rapidly. \ it. i ? N THE NATIONAL BANKS. ? ? ? ?' - fv of the Comptroller ?( ' ' *>|1 I* ' the Currency, \V a *n i SiiTON, Nov. 25. ? The . \ : , <J^mp droller of the Currency in We * j| anneal. report, ^icptfrfmends among >tli<?r jiiatters that banks be allowed to issup circulating eotedequal to the : ; par vjflue of the lionds held t* sepure circulation; that the monthly witb- ? f drawa! of bonds pledged to aeoare circulation shall uot exceed- *4,500, ooo <>p the aggregate;^ also, that the tax orj national bank"' circulation be repeated. It jis also, recommended that the^jB Comptroller omhe Currency be powerfcd to remove officers and direct ] tors of banks for violations of law.^^.vj; s The report shows that 168 bajftk/ with an aggregate capital of $17 ,W&f , : <100, were organized daring thenitr^ b 52 wont into voluntary liqunEufai j and 17 became insolvent. ?*}}<? ? ue"v i rc uiat! ' M a net increase for the year oM0.4&7.~ ! T5