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GOVERNOR'S IMSSAGE Govemor leyward Reviews the Work of the Year IN THE STATE'S DEPARTMENTS A Strorg Plea For Obedience and Re spect For Law-The Dispensary, Education and Other Matters. The tnird annual message of Gov. Blvward was received aid read in Atr a h(ouses of the general assembly on Tm-isday. It was a leiit lby doen imem. covering well the topics of State le:islation for the present term. and is ii substance as follows: Quotation. T, -onorable, the (Getnleen of the (eneral Assenbly: 1, is my high privilege 1., welcome youto uvr capital city and to our leg ishauive halis, where you are to meet in onr session. Permit ik. in t: i gny mesisae to you. to emiphasmie the grateful thoughts whir(t should be ours because of the prosperity which has been vouchsafed untoCus as a people. Not only are we viehor 'n the material things for wIiieh mankind so ceaselessly strives. bi to these gifts have been added the higher blessings which uplift and help and which will bring peace and con tent to those upon whom they are be stowed. , We will all unite in the hope and the belief that good to our State will cotlinue as the result of your delibera tions. even as you will be united in i1h fraternal bonds of irue service aid oj natriotic endeavor. State Finances. I am gratified to report an improved ci'bt~ion of our State finances. In my last message I called attention to the -.act. that, since the year 1900. the (xpenditures had exceeded the revenue tt he St-ate by annual sums varying from Sl0.045.42 to $20S.995.2:3. Dur ing the past fiscal year the revenue ia., exceeded the expenditures by ahout $12,000.00. as estimatKd by the eompt roller general. This improved condition i: empha slzed by the the fact that the State Tr'easurer has had to borrow less money this year than formerly. If thle expenditures remain approximate ly as they are at present, it will be seen that within a few years the. State will be operated upon a cash basis. TIhis is not only desirable, hut it is un qjuestionably the only basis upon whic-h our business affairs shouldl he c*ondlucted. The corporation license tax, passed in .1904, went into effect last year and has operated most satisfactorily w.ith very little additional expense to the State for collection. From this tax about. $64,000.00 in routnd numbers hias been realized. To this can be ad ded from insurance license fees. 8:7.000.0t0; and from Secretarv of State $20,000.00 has been receivedl. making a total indirect revenue amunting to $121,000.00. The estimated receipts for the past liscal year from the 3 1-2 mill levy. a1?4regate $1,164.240.00. muaking a to 1al esnmated revenue of 81.295.24i. fII rom. direct and indircee taxes. Tim estimated expenditures for the plast fiscal year show tigures amiounlt ink" to $1.171,000.00, leaving a surplus revenute over expenses amuoung to s124.240.00. Assessment of Property. it is a well known fact that the tax hur-den is not equally distributed, and it appears that a ver-y large amonr.t of personal proper-ty is escaping taxa 1 oni. Comptroller General .Jones. who ia capable, thoroughly cO ipetent :4nad conscientious officer, believes af tir careful study of the complex ques ii1>n involve~d, that our present laws with a few slight amendments. are sttf tie~t to correct these evils. I agree with him in this belief. Thi< being the- year for reassess mient o: all properties. the comptroller -n ra has -made a determined effort in enfore the tax laws, 'He has had a diz't of thle tax laws pr-eparedl. copeof wh'ich- have been senm to each "esin officer throug-hout the State with h' structions to these officers as to ihe vnper enforcement of these laws. ih~rlws reouire that all ta:xable proprry shall be assessed at its real value. Tli'is;: wise provision. he A: xe'd si::jlldd to tHe end t hat c ine .- < i~tx tion D 'ispnsary. ase T n ye!"u wh . throws a ad adeseresuing fom auses inn I.-t v4a it operatin..N n arre~andh~ tenspesay s -.:av re.tonj upo'ieoth ro a . '4r it is' a .tt institut'tin. an eny *d:: which~ tatitae os o enn ir. sail atch baes th State. (hPr your tl siOesn atmrselr'mber -o nt he vote outX dis an .~ Stmt mustttay th.at~ thenyt h ''i' them!: I take to' bte a rebtuke C e modeoiy'oration tather than a considering the need,; of the dispen sary, I said: "I am eonvined that if this system can b properly regu laied it will be On. of' the be-; solu tions of' the linior question. If not ptroperly managed awl controllb-d. its usefuln-ss will b e a! an end.* Despite the events of the past year and the revelations which have at ten11ded the fnve' .ationn o yom committee. I am by no n s hope less. I still believe that the dispen sarv system has n yIiiv stronlg poits and admirable features which com mend it. but in saying this I am by no means blinded to its imperfections. Our Public School System. The annual report of our State superintendent of education was promptly sent to me. and the thor ough manncr in which this most important subject has been treated in eludes some very gratifying state ments. It cannot be urged too often that we have no more responsible duty thain is involved in the full and com plete development of our educational systen. Not only does this mean the proper t-aining for hignest citizenship, but it means also that South Carolina must and shall keep pace with tie ad vance made thronliolt o'tr couill- in edueationg matters. Better gbools. more of them and school improvement g-enerally from the smallest old field schoolhouse to the last detail of our largest institu tions, these should commaid our time, our personal attention and our personal attention and our money. I shail only call your attention briefly to some of the salient features of this subject, such as are included in Superintendent Martin's report. From the small appropriation made for three rural libraries have grown results that are forcible and striking. More than 600 libraries have been es tablished, and $25.000 represents the amount expended. This not only means much in the real value of good to be accomplised, but it shows a willingness on the part of the people to aid themselves when you give them a good beginning. More than 160 new school houses were erected during the last scholastic year, and your act for this pm-pose did not become fully effective until near the close of the term. Even better results can be safely relied upon from this source during the present school year. Our Higher Educational Institutions. It is unquestionably true that the most vital interests of our State are included in the education of her future eitizens and workers. With each suc cessive year comes again and again the great necessity and the greater privilege of doing our share of a work whose influences will bear upon the higher interests of our common wealth through all the years to come. The highest and most liberal educa tion possible should be provided for those of each generation, thus giving an ever-increasing number of' intelli gent, capable and trained men and women fo' tb- serv'ice of their State and their co'. v. It does r' ed to be impressed upon your attention that the very life of a State. as a free governing community, depends upon the care ale thought and work we give to this greatest of all needs of a people. The reports from the presidents and trustees of our hiigher' educational in stitutions will all be submitted to you for your conisideration. These are in eluded in the report of the State sut perintendent of education. and 1 sin eer-ely trust that each one of these valuable papers will have your careful attention. These colleges are all es sentilally public institutions, and theso reports are submitted to yon for your guidance. instructtion andl acttion. I am gratified. not only because of 1he full and comprehensive informationm therein contained, but feel that t he State is to be congratulated also upon the character and scope of the work done and the gr-eat interest mar ifest ed by these capable and faithful ofli eers. It is not necessarvy for me to rev~iew this work at any length in this mes sage. The reporis are all available and cover every detail necessary for your consideration. 1 shall only. ther-efore, call your attention most briefly to each one of our sever-al in stitutions of learning. v-ith the re quest that yotu examine these repor-ts fully for yoiirselv;es. The usual appropriations, approx imately, are again asked for this year. and I heartily recommend your favor able consideration of these requests. The records madle by these colleg~es are a source of pride to us all, and they should have its liberal support as it is oossible for us to bestow. Compulsory Education. It was a matter' of sincere regret to mue that ther com~pulsory ceation hill discussed at your- last session did not1 become a l aw. WVhile I believe that sc(hool house should be wiinII t hr ,~ij 1 also~ M'iere- that ail chiblren bO tween the ogs of eight a'td 12 years5 sIould be re(1uiredl to a; end schi ol for a rerin :nber 4of monthis dur-t~ in t iac yeai~r. Thei di'sta nwe !urom lie aplyi i-. tor the prese'nt. a mainer fot your (consideration. The' States which( hav n Il adopted c'o'npul'-ory educaitionial Ia r:s are tIoday theex eions 1an-'1id I feel that Sout h ('ao lint eOannot longer iord I)o (1layti gaini 'ive this youri conIs!iratin iih th- hope liat you willh pas15 a lav: mting the reJ u!iremen~ts o0 lie Decpartment of Agriculture. Commerce I and Immigration. In n-y r~comInmei)Ii jon ask ing fot the est ablishmecnt oi' this departmint. to be ini chiante o~f a State comnmission er. T was firmily gnvin(cd of the nie eessityv for stu-h '~irial ation 111n( tile p)art of th~e intt. I hive een--> st antily kep t in c'lose ttouch withI wnat has been duone. and~ withii s exne'i enee I amibs~~ mor fi (' sonit !d t han such a department, and this has wide lv advertised our resources. It has been the aim of Cormissioner Watson to establish the work on lasting foun dations. and r believe he has done so. I we desire foreign immigration it is absolutely necessary. under the laws of the United States, that this should be done only through an or gan ized Stale departuenIt. Our National Guard. The report ,f Adljutant and in.tpee tor Gjeneral Frost set, forth cl,,arly a 4l concisel y tit coidition and needs of our National Guard. It shows that we have .78(6 enlisted men, ineluding officers. and it is a pleasure for me to say that from my own obs)ervztion the efficiency of this military organiza thin is-increasing each year. The re duction in the number of companies made during the past year was not only a necessity on account of the amounts appropriated by the State and national government, but consid ered from the standpoint of efficiency. it has proved to be a wise step. I re gret. however, to gather from the re ports that, in order to meet the re quirements of the war department, there will have to be a further redue tion. or al increased appropriation on the part of the State will be necessar.\ State Hospital for Insane. This is the most important chari table institution conducted by the Slate and the S:!nd annual report of superintendent and board of regents presents striking facts. The superin tendent regrets that the growth of the kospital and the demands made upon it continue to exceed the limita tim of the institution, both as to aommodations and means of sup port. It is recommended that the legisla ture be as liberal as possible with this institution. The South Carolina Penitentiary. This institution is conducted in a most creditable and satisfactory man ner. The discipline, while rigid, is considerate andlv by no means severe. The greatest care ,and attention is shown for the health and comfort of the convicts. I am glad to report that the new hospital for consumptives is now about completed. and in recogni tion of the valuable services of Super intendent Griffith, who was mainly re sponsible for this humane undertak ing, the board of directors have seen fit to name this building the "Griffith Hospital.'' The farms owned by the State are being constantly improved and brought to a higher state of cul tivation. These farms, in addition to yielding a fine profit. are of great benefit to the health of the convicts and also furnish in connection with the profit. the chief supply of provis ions for the use of the inmates of the pentitentiary. The reformatory for youthful crimi- 1 nals is a valuable adjunct to your State institution. This also is self sustaining, atnd tile youthful criminals are raught in rudimentary branches and are given religions education andl instruction. Here follow paragraphs concerning and commendatory of the work of the State Board of Health, the State His torical Commission and the St ate Geologist. The work of the Railroad Commission is also commlended. Lawlessness./ Ia my last t-ro messages I thought it my duty to call your atttin to the absolute necessity of. adIopting more stringent measures for the proper en forcemient of law, and particularly for the preventionl of lynehings. In re sponse to my request. you appropriat ed at special fund( for this pulrpiose. This lund has been practically ex hausi ed in the procut ion of eases which occurredl prior to your last ses sion. Alth~ough I cannot report a single conviction oh: the parties sup psedl to ine implicated, I am satistied that the appropriation has not been tsed in vain. Investigation andi~ pros ent'ins were possible only by means of this fact., and the results have strongly contributed to the uphold iugr (f law and order throughont the State. You are only too famlliar wvith tihe record of past year. You know how South Carolina, together with other of our sister States, has had reproach heaped upon her on account of the dastardly deeds of reckless, lawless and irresponsible men. .[ have just stated that no convictions hlave been secured, yet. in spite of. this fact, thle realization that the arm of tile law would be in'oked: what a determined attempt at least would be made to preveint its ruthlless and barbauie des eration: that criminals would be prosecuted foir their crimes: that the coronler's inquest anid the usual verdiet would not be the end. but only the beginnig-t hese have produlcedl their effect. and. as; a restul. hettecr con ditions have pre.Vailed. Those' who wold take t he law in t hir own hp4 hauve bee'n mtade' to think : the miasses on i:.. ur ip!e, wh are at herart law abiding. have found hiope ml( enelourl aeenlt. and thei sworoili l(crs otf lie law have had thir g rave resp ontsi bilit ies brougzhi m~oret clotsely hio~ne to thm. 1r mor ll't han a yearl South i arolinia was not disgr'aced byli a lyn-ihi propel)y lbe so classeCd. As long~ as r ami go vernior of thec State I shall usi liy. struongest en-1 dea.~vor for th si u1Wpressin ill punli - shmf~en 1 ofi t hir, whoii disreard omil ings. I shal 1o he 1 deti'erre in lhe dschargez of 0 this t dut. hoiwever un pleasant it ma:, be. believing thait iin lthus seekuing to uphold the law. I am srving he-best and hightiest interests of our State. The Catawba L:.d. Ano01 i ther mtter which I I hinik neces stry to call to yotir attention is t he question raised by the reminanlt ft tihe tribe oh ( ataw~ba Inidiants. respeeriniz the tract oft 180 square miles which they enec held in :Ihe presenlt counties f Lanca stecr and Yorlk, and lie small11 remnant:11 of t hat trmact,* consist ing' of t2I atcre5. wvhi they inow ocenpy inm he c ounty' ofi York. Thiese hi mds were for11mly\ reeded to t he Indlianus inii legall mannierli. and unit 1 N4i were recogniztd by the State as their prop: arty, but, in the above year, th State made a treaty for the purchasi ->t these land. The matter was nel sati sacotrily arraned. however. an ha.; heen in an incomplete form evei Sim-e. The Indians are now threaten i1G tI iu the State for tihe recoveri f thesl e amids. and hiave employet couns11el for h-iv pulrpose III presentius tie natter to yoIur: bodv ani foid r bring ill action in tilt couri.s ii cas(- n< satisfactory arrangruent i.s made. Inl view of t hes- facts '. and tho. im portanee of having- the matter thor oughly investigated. both for the pur pose of renderin justice to the In dians and defending a suit in case on is brought. I recommend that the mat ter be investigated. and such actior taken as the facts warrant. River Navigation. It. is a matter ot prime importanei to our State that our rivers, wherevei possible. should be made navigable We have several rivers which coul be utilized -reatly to the benefit al the State at nu. considerable expense The efforts of our representatives i congress, has not dealt generousli with us in this matter. considerin; the grreat importance of these streams Here the governor discusses thi drainage of swamp lands, the protee tion of fish and oyster interests ant the matter of providing for the hold ing.of bi-ennial sessions of the genera assembly. On the subject of the establishmen of a reformatory and industrial schoo the governor says: "The bill to establish an industria school and reformatory was defeate at the last session of your body be cause you failed to agree upon minoi differences which developed during th< discussion of this measure. I trusi that at this session these difference. may be adjusted and the school es tablished, for I feel that much goo< would be accomplished by such a re fornatory. "TL'o the South Caro ina Federatior of Women's Clubs much credit is lut for the active interest they hav< shown in this matter.' Conclusion. I have submitted to you such infor mation concerning affairs of state a I have deemed necessary for your con sideration. Unto you, the honored rep resentatives of our people, belong th responsible duties of your office a: law-makers for your State. Fron your deliberations results must inevi tably come. and by these results yot are to be judged. Believing that in the discharge oj these grave responsib;ities you wil be guided and controlled by integrit3 of purpose and fidelity to your trust in all that you do, I commend the great interests of ou- people unt< you and await the results with confi dence and with hope. 1). C. HEY WARD. Governor. NEWSY GLEAN~INGS The Mss. of Swinburna's "First Bool of Ballads" has been s:old.. The immigration icto Canada for th4 nonth of October was 3388. The taxpayers of Lncoln County Nebraska, are suing for an increase il the tax levy'. A Kentuicky home-co ning week. ir .Tune next, with Louisvnlle as tbe hos1 city, is projected. an international moior car exhibi tion is to be held in Berlin, Germany from February 3 to 1S. A newspaper correspondent recen t]y found near Kimberley. South Africa, diamond of 140% earats. Magnetic compasses are to b)e sup plied in future to all British and na tire cavalry regimonts in India at the rate of four per squadron. In a recent speech at Belfast Mr. Redmond. M. P.. said: "Parliameni next session will be no place for' Irisli members who cannot attend." A British Magistrate has made the suggestion that criminals caught cam mitting a crime under an alias shouk) be branded with their real name. A second-hand bookseller at Weimer has been arrested in connection with the theft of valuable Goethe manu scripts from (he Goethe house there. The library of the late Professor Mas Muller-a collection of books of pe culiar interest to Oriental students-has been bought by Baron Iwasaki for the University of Tokio. The Roman Catholic bishops of Ire land have issued a circular to be read in all the chapels of the four provinces, warning the young generation againsi the evils of emigration. The sum of %480,000. which repre sents a one per cent. tax on betting transactions under the French law, be. tween January 10 and December 1 of the present year. is now available for thre relief of the poor of France. NEW IDEA OF JUILJS CAESAR. How the Young Mind Views Him-Ant Awful Tragedy. The following remarkable apprecia tion of .Julius Caesar is pieced together without change of phrase or spelling from several *xamlination papers late ly prtesentedi at anr academy in Penn sylvania. according to the Atlantic: Caesar is a trazedly of blood. The niece abou~ Shtvlock' was almost bloody but the knife didn't reach the breat ot him. Caesar wanted to bie a tyrant, but he did not want any crowns on his head so he refusedi them in broad daylight. He grew so big that he could straddle the world, which scared indeed his men who were his enemies. They came together one night when lions were rained down without chacins in the streets of Italy, and when red izhtenings were running this way and that. They were ail there but Brutus who was the honocrablest of all the men when Caesar lived those days. Cassium and Cascade were much it the things. Then they threw through he windows of Brutnuses' orchard hand ing characters which made the heart of B3rutus burn fierce over the dark state of the people's rigits among the citizens of Rome. I pities Brutus then as he read with tears failing about how he was noble and about how Caesar was hard on thE poor. Then he called his wife and sharpened up his blade and told he: not ,to eat any fire that day as hC could not fail to win the fight. Bul slye ate the fire after jagging hersel THE LGISLATURE MEETS The Governor's Message Was Read -Dispensary Investigating Com mittee Not Heard From Officially. The house of representatives was caled to order Tuesday at noon by the clerk. Tom C. Hfamer of Beninets ville. The mace of state was swung -nito pJlaee by the sergeat at arms. After the calling of the roll, by which it was made evident that a quorum was present, Speaker M. L. Smith took charge of the proceedings and 1 presented the chaplain. Rev. R. N. Pratt of the Second Baptist church of Columbia, who opened the delibera tions of the day and of the entire session with a prayer entirely appro priate to the occasion. Col. H. A. Morgan of 6'reenville then presented Mr. W. A. Nesbitt of that county as successor to Mr. J. J. Watson, deceased. Other new mem bers were presented as follows: Mr. Arnoldus Vander Horst of Charleston by Mr. Huger Sinkler: Mr. lucker of Anderson by Mr. J. Belton Watson: - and Dr. William Anderson of Chero kee by Mr. Ottis. These new members and their sponsors presented them selves before the bar of the house where the members elect subscribed to the oath of office. Mr. E. W. Dabbs. I who was elected to suuceeed the late Col. Altamont Moses of Sumter. was I present but was not sworn in, as the I State board of convassers hadl not had - time to pass upon his credentials. On motion of Mr. T. B. Fraser of Sumter. the house 'notified the senate that it had organized and was ready On motion of 'Mr. T.dlhrdlrdlua for the transaction of business. Col. Tom C. Hamer, the clerk of the house. carried the compliments of the house to the senate and Gen. R. R. Hemphill. clerk of the senate, brought similar greetings from the senate. On motion of Mr. Whaley. chair man of the judiciary committee, the house sent its greetings to the gover nor and a committee of three was ap pointed to convey to his excellency the information that the house was ready for the transaction of business and was awaiting his pleasure. The com mittee, consisting of Messrs. Whaley. Doar and D. 0. Herbert, returned announcing that the' governor thro' his prihate secretary, Mr. J. E. Nor ment, would submit in writing his sugestions to the general assembly. Mr. Norment was then presented by the sergeant at arms and presented the annual message of Governor Hey ward. At the conclusion of these for malities the message was read and then the business grind of the session was started. Contrary to expectations the in vestigating cimmission did not send to the house the bill providing for more authority and power to be given to the legislature's committee . Sena tor Hay called a meeting of the com mittee for Monday afternoon in oi-der that the situation might be canvassed for the last time before the bill was presented in order that it might be lacking in no essential qualifications. The first bill introduced was one by Mr. Richards to grant a charter to the company which proposes to build a railroad from Heath Springs in Lancaster county to Magill in Ker shaw county. This company requires certain charter rights which could not be obtained from the secretary of State. said Mr. Richards, and the com pany will pay the regular charter fee. Mr. Toole of Aiken introduced two bills which will attract attention, one is the socalled "ten-hour labor bill'' provi-ding that the number of hours of labor in cotton mills and other such enterprises be reduced from 11 to 10 per day. The other bill was to reduce the rate of fare on passenger trains in this State from 3 to 2 1-2 cents Iper mile. Senate Organizes. It did not take the senate long Tuesday to get to business. Half an hour after Lieut. Gov. John T. Sloan had rapped for order and the roll had been called, the calendar was being read, the 'vges were scurrying about and visitors and senators and officers of the legislative departments were passing in and out of the big doors. just as if it was mid-session. To make the illusion more complete, sev -eral politicians were holding an ear to mouth coversation in the lobby. President Sloan Speaks. President Sloan made a short but impressive speech of welcome. He said: "Gentlemen of the Senate: I resume the discharge of the duties of the office imposed upon me under the constitution with the full determina tion to do all I can to promote the work of' theC session in a successful and satisfactory mancer. and I shall rely upon y'our kind indulgence and co- op er'ationI to help me in the performance tf it. Since we last met in annual sessionl another y'ear of health and abulndant harvest has passed; and it has pleased the limighty to bless our State with prosperityx. gr'eat. almost unprecedented. the extent of whichh will be read by thousands with wonder and astonishment. "'We can well rejoice as we behold this grand picture of prosperity. The cotton mills, banks and various cor pcarationzs have delighted their stock holders with several millions of do? hars paid out in dividends. the care: Iings of the successful year just past. and the farmer and labor'er have met with like success in their respective callings. Rejoice, that our resorces a.'e varied and unbounded, that our eline. te is unsurpassed. "'hsioice that there has been througl out the borders of our State a deve,"n ent. in commerce. agr'icul - ture and education that ages to come will admire and applaudl. ''Rejoice in the increased value of our lands, the foundation of which is the high price of cotton. '"Rejoice that enduring peace and happiness have been secured to all of our popnle. "Well may this prosperity gladden >ui* hearts. for the best energies of our lives have been spent in the service of ouir State. Some of us as boys, in the armies of he (Confederate States, fought to e:stablish and perpetuate the priiciples o'f :I pure and free govern ment for on:- State: and through al! A her perils since the war. toil and idvocacy for her riIhts have beei her tot: duties to advance the interest of aer people have been ours. The founi lation ot our nolitieal ereed has been. s now, :andt forever will be. love for our State. andl the triumph of her peo )le. which phn-es her as one of the brightest stars upon the flag of our glorious aniid united country. II concIISiOn. senators, let me say want your eneouragement. and coun :eiance in carriiig through the legis [ationl of the present session. "I ask you. and rely upon your aid. :o assist me in my labors. I feel in making this request that it will be heartily iesponded to by each one of Must All Be Done Over. The joint committee appointed to look into the alleged illegality of the proceeding under which the I*biennial sessions" amendment to the constitu tion was adopted by the legislature two years ago was ratified by the peo ple at the general election in 1904. submitted its report. In this document it is set forth that the constitutional exactions and requirements were not observed in the enaction and this joint committee re commends that the whole transaction be started over anew and that the matter be again submitted to the peo ple for ratification. The house gave second reading to eight bills; rejecting one on the un favorable report of a committee; per mitted fourteen to be laid on the table and withdrawn from the calen dar and killing five by indefinitely postponing them. This is a good re cord for the third day of the session. Among the bilis tabled and with drawn by the authors were the follow wing: By Mr. Riley-To make operation of bucket shops a misdemeanor. By Mr. Kershaw-To require loco motives to be epuipped with electric headlights. By Mr. Culler-To provide compen 6ation for owners of stolen property. By Mr. Turner-To provide for compulsory vaccination. By Mr. Sellers-Three bills to re reilve certain parties from financial responsibility on bond of G. Raymond Berry. defaulter. By Mr. Ardrey-A dispensary bill introduced last year. By'Mr. Gastou-To give sinking fund commissioners exclusive right for the protection of shell fish, terra pin. etc., in the public waters of the State. The Bills Killed. The folowing were indefinitely post poned: . Mr. LaFitte-A bill to limit the ap pointment of baliffs in the courts of general session and common pleas. Mr. Riley- A. concealed weapon law. Committee Appointments. The speaker announced the appoint ment of members to standing commit tees as follows: E. Marion Rucker. Jr.-Ways and means, railroads, rules. 0. A. Hamlini-Ways and means, railroads. E. W. Dabbs-Agriculture. com merce and manufactures. WV. A. Nesbitt-Roads, bridges and ferries. penitentiary. Win. Anderson-Medical affairs. [iospitial for the insane. A. Vander Horst-J udiciarv. enroll ed acts. The speaker announced that he had relieved Mr. Richards from service on the committee on public schools as Mir. Richards is the new chairman of the ways and means committee. Twenty-four new bills were intro Jueed, none of which however were of general public interest. In The Senate. While the senate is now steadily at business, nothing of a sensational or extrordinarily interesting nature has ieveloped. Thursday the calander was read as 2sual and a number of bille wete in :roduced. The biennial sessions com nittee made its report. A bill to give the railroad commis ;ioners more power over depots was tiven a third reading, and a bill to ex end protection over quail and par bridges until 1910 received second :eading. Several bills were recomn nitted, among them one regarding railroad rates and two relating to the dinship of supreme court justices and yircuit court judges with reference to heir sitting in cases. The House. The house of representatives has at last got started on its way to the bill to grant additional powers to the dis pensary investigation committee. 3n seount of numerous unforseen cir 2umstances it appearedl that the hill migrht be delayed unt il the latter part of next w;eek. but Mr. Nash saved it. A session cens held ai night especiallyv for the purpose of letting the dlispeu sarv comittee of the house report the bill. .Among the newv bilis introduced were t he following: By Mr. HIaskill-To" provide for the study of forestry b-y experimen~lt sta t ion at Clemson in connionti~ withI thec United States depart nent of agri culture. By Mr. Otts-To authorize election in counties or townships on perma nent road improements. Mr. Otts-To require certai~n mii eines to be plainly marked. Mr. Cothran-To perrK ce rks of court to grant writs of~ blnJs corpus and admit to bail in certin cases. In the Sr~eta. The senate worked for about an hour Friday and adjourned to meet on Monday. The cala'ander was read through and a number of bills intro duced. When the dispensary investigating I - eommittee's billfto give the committee further power came up, asked that it go to third reading. This was oppos ed by Senator Blease of Newberryy who said that he had asked for a fin ancial statement from the committee and as it had not been presented he wanted the bill passed over. This Saturday in The House. The Senate was iot, in session Sat urdav. having adjourned over from Fridar z Monday. The House !ow ever. d1id a gaood days work. The- dis pensary investigation bill was advanc ed one day on the calendar, and quite an amount of routine business was transaeted. A number of bills were read a second time. a few passed fi nal reading and several new bills were introduced. THE WORK Of CONGRESS What Our National Law Makers Are Doing Day by Day. Washington. Special.-The Philip pine tariff measure was the single topic of conversation in the House. The speeches were uniformly against the measure and were allowed to go in general without answer. Digres sion in the form of tariff revision dis cussion was made in a brief speech by Mr. Gillett, of Massachusetts, who fa vored Canadian reciprocity. $200,000 For Confederate Graves. The Senate made it plain that it had heard all that it wants to hear for the present on the Moroccan ques tion. There were two opportunities to resume consideration of the subject, but both were avoided and apparently with the assent of all the members Having had its day in court, the reso lution dealing with the subject as placed on the calendar, and when it was reached in regular order no one manifested the least disposition to dis turb it there, and the Senate ad journed at a comparatively early hour rather than take it up. Notwithstanding the early adjourn men. a great deal of business was dis posed of. About 80 bills were pass ed, leaving on the calendar only six or seven measures. Of the bills pass ed a large majority grant private pen sions and many were bridge bills. One of the bills favorably acted upon ap propriated $200,000 for the appro priate marking of the graves of Cen federate soldiers who died in North ern prisons during the civil war. Row Over Patronage. Representative Overstreet (Ind.). secretary of the Republican congress ional campaign committee, announced that the President's failure to allow him to name the surveyor of the port at Indianapolis has discouraged him so badly that he wil! not again serve on the committee. In a written statement issued by Mr. Overstreet he discusses the fail ure of President Roosevelt to appoint Frank D. Stalnaker, the Overstreet candidate for the Indianapolis sur veyorship and the appointment of L. G. Rothsehild, Senater Beveridge's candidate. The stmiement says'the surveyorship has s'iways been regard ed as the patronage of the Indian apolis Representative. Mr. Overstreet says Senator Beverage has more than his share of Federal offices in In dianapolis. He says he feels he has been badly treated by the President. Philippine Tariff in the House. The Philippine tariff debate in the house consisted morc of party manoe vouring for advantageous campaign material than a discussion of the puestion at issue. The tariff was the text of a speech: by Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio. who began the debate. and of an extended reply by Mr. Williams. the minority leader. Mr. Adams of Wisconsin, opposed the bill, but advocated a readjustment of the tariff on business principles. Mr. McKinley of California. deliver ed his first speech in the house in favor of the pending measure .and pointing a finger of warning toward t e growing industries of Japan. In secret session the senate discuss ed the status of Senator Bacon's Moroccan resolution for three hours and in the end it was left on the calendar. Vice-President Fairbanks declared that his course in plheing the resolution on the calendar *had been the unvarying practice and he produced as a precedent, a ruling made by Vice President Morton in an identical situation. Several other precedents were quoted in brief speeches. Senator Teller and Morgan defended the contention of Senator Bacon that the resolution had been placed on the calendar wrongfully. the first mentioned making a long speech in support of his position. No Republican menibers talking oni the resolution, leaving the course of the presiding officer to himself to defend. MOST BEAUTIFUL MUSIC-STAND Fairylike Structure in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. San Francisco can truthfully boast of having probably the largest, most expensive, and most beautiful music stand in the world. It is constructed entirely of fine granite, and is located in the famous Golden Gate park. The center, or music-stand proper, con sists of a square, towerlike structure rising nearly eighty feet high above the foundation. Though massively constructed. it has a light, airy, amd very graceful architectural effect. On the front side is the vast "sounding shell," or con cave, over fifty feet in height, under which the musicians sit on a platform capable of accommodating over 100 musicians. Extending north and south are two long. winglike colonnades, each about 60 feet in length and 45 feet high, and each supported by thirty-two beautiful Corinthian columns 36 inches in diameter at the base and tapering gracefulli upward. Leading up to the base of these polished and shapely columns are broad, massive stone steps. There is not a stick of timber, or bolt or bar of metal, in the entire structure, everything being built of California granite and sandstone. The cos of the strucur was $75.000.