The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, January 27, 1897, Image 1
VOL. LI. ~~ WINNSBORO. S. C.. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1897, NO. 25.
GETTING TO WORK.
THE LEGISLATURE CONSIDERING
SOME IMPORTANT BILLS.
Investigations of the Sinking Fund Commission
and Dispc nsary Proposed?To
Pat Telegraph and Express Comt>ani6?
Under Railroad Commissioner?.
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 20.?The legislature
hjs new gone to vrork in dead
carries:.
in tiie house.
? Tfce first thins to corre up today
jjjSgf ? - ?
was a petition sgairst the formation
of Cherokee County. The petition
vras on behalf cf citizens of White
Plains township, which it appears is
more or iess torn up on the subject,
. it being stated .that a portion of the
I people want to sccede and go back to
Spartanburg. The memorial was referred
to the judiciary committee.
"When Mr-.^ainsford's resolution to
adjourn on February 13 came up, he
stated that he did not want to block
legislation.. There are some important
matters, but' 'he did not believe ii
would take longer'than that.' Under
the old constitution it was always understood
that the Legislature would
adjourn on Christmas eve. The time
allowed for legislation in the resolu
tion is the same. He did not cire to
push the resolution now\ he saic, but
simply wanted to give his reasons for
it. Mr. Winkler moved to make it a
special order for February 1. Mr.
Magill wanted io amend by masin*? it.
the 12 Lh, but this was lost, and Mr.
Winkler's motion was adopted.
When Mr. Winkler's minority bill
in reference to granting a license to
cany concealed weapons came up
Captain Blythe objected to it on the
ground that if a license is granted
then we would have no law against
carrying concealed weapons, something
he was unalterably opposed to.
After considerable discussion the bill
was tabled.
Mr. Verner introduced a resolution
to appoint a C3mmittee to investigate
the Sinking Fund Commission to two
members of the House and one Senator,
and to report at this session.
Mr. Burns thought that the regular
legislative committee would report in
a few days. Their investigation would
be all that is necessary.Mr.
Verner-said that if any faith
should be pul in the Comptroller General's
statement something should be
done about it.
Mr. Barry, said that as a member of
that Commission it courted an investigation,
but\he thought consideration
now was inopportune, and he moved
that the resolution .go'over until tomorrow,
which was agreed to.
Mr. Rainsford then wanted to know
what had become, of the unanimous
resolution passed at the Jast Legislature
requiring; -that the Penitentiary
authorities report on the advisability
of manufacturing1 acia phesphat within
the walls. He wanted to know
whether that report had been made.
The Speakers pro tem. couldn't answer
and considoralioa of tjac nxal-^cr
went over until to-morrow.
The bill introduced by Mr. Ander?||
son to repeal:the Act prohibiting emi^
grant agents.frorn plying their veca
tier in the State without first taking
out a license, passed to its third reading
without opposition cr discussion.
Mr. Vincent introduced a bill to re
duce the phosphate royalty to 25
write a tr>v> Inner ssc Tnn<r a1 fhp. r>rirP.
remains $3.50. per ton. When it gees
to 50, the royalty of one-third of
suca increase aid over 9-4.50 per cent,
of such increase.
A concurrent resolution expressing
sympathy lor Cuba was almost unanimously
passed.
IN" THE SENATE. _
The new lieutenant, governor, Mr.
ifcSweeney, presided today for the
first time, 3n'd did so in such a vs.y as
to cause favorable comment from
many. Scarcely had the clerk be^an
the reading of -the-journal when, on
motion of Mr. Hoses, this dispensed
with. This raised the floodgates
for new legislation and new/bills
and committee reports-soured in at an
astonishing rate. ' The*calendar, too.
presented a formidable appearance
with its 15 cr more second and third
reading bills, but fortunately there
was Diit one measure wiiiuu ?jj.^UU.
hers debated.
This was a bill which came up for
its second reading to provide for eke
tion by the qualified electors of the
respective townships in the State of
the boards of township commissioners,
the text of which was as follows:
Section 1. That the boards cf township
commissioners which will be appointed
in .the year 1S87 pursuant to
the section 5.of an act "to provide a
system of government for the several
counties cf the State,"approved Janusry
4tb, lS9i, and the amendments to
Tpy said act, shall hold their cliices until
[ the first Tuesday in November, 1S3S,
and until their successors shall be
elected as hertinafter provided.
Sec. 2. That on the lirst Tuesday in
November. 1S9S, and cn the first
Tuesday of November of every two
years thereafter there shall be elected
H three persons in each township in the
H several counties of the State by the
& qualified electors of said township,
who shall be known as the board:of
. coin r>o?cnr!t
ItSW WUiaiiCOiVij^j: O , mwivwmw
ft must be qualified 'electors and resign
dents of the township for wnich they
HP? are elected, and their terms of office
|pL^ shall be for two year- and until their
% successors shall be elected and quali
hed. In case of a vacancy by death
or otherwise the governor shall Ull
such vacancy. Tne election of said
township commissioners shall be by
ballot and shaii be held under the
supervision of three qualified electors
or managers residing in said township,
who shall be appointed according
to law by the State election commissioners
of the count; ; and in case
the commissioners shall designate a
place for the holding of said elections
for such townshics ^nd appoint managers
therefor._..Siiid commissioners
shall furnish tv etch precinct a separate
box ior the election of said tosvnship
commissioners. Xh? managers
shail report the result of the election
- ? ? ^ ^ ^ i : j _.. _
lo me saia ooan1 or election comaus>
sioiiers, which board shall hear ail
! protests and contests and decide the
v same, and report the result thereof to
[ the governor of the State, who, with
the secretary of state, shall, issue comk
missions to iaid members of s^id
n board so elected witnout charge on
fi. the part of the secretary oT state. All
persons elected as sucii township commissioners
shall- be exempt from all
road and jury duties while such members,
and shall exercise ana perform
jibe duties and receive tbe pay that
! may be fixed by law.
Sec. 3. That all acts, parts of acts, j
inconsistent with this act be, and the :
same are hereby, repealed.
Mr. Mcses began the battle by eov- i
ing tbe enacting words be stricken j
out. |
Mr. Henderson, whose measure itj
was, asked the gentlemen to pleasej
state his reasons for such, a motion, j
Mr. Moses did so briefly, saying, in
the Srstplace, there were too many
elections. People had long been tired of
having to go to the polls so ire quently.
Again, in his opinion, he did not believe
as good men were to be gotten on
the township boards by election as by j
appointment. The boards at present
were composed of business men who
j would net enter into the scrambles for
[election and if the bill passed, he
thought the public services would be
decidedly injured.
Mr. Henderson in reply, said the
r
numcer oi ei.ei;iiuus nuuiu j.-j.
J creased, as the vote for the township
j commissioners would be cast at the
| same time for other county offices. As
| the law now stood the governor had
! too much appointive power which
could be used for the furtherance of
his own political aspirations. The
people eleci?d all their other officers
and were just as capable of selecting
the best men for commissioners as for
aoy other positions. He believed, for
his part,"in lecal self government and
home rule.
Mr. Pettigrew stated that he agreed
with Mr. Moses. As good men could
not, in his opinion, be gotten on the
township boards by the election as by
appointment.
Mr. Sudd&th sooke against tne bill,
as did Senators Gaines and Archer.
Messrs. Mower, May field, Nurris,
Connor and Hay advocated the measure.
! Mr. Walker cf Georgetown favored
! the bill as a general measure but
j wished his county excfptea for very
j potent reasons.
The aye and nay \ote was demandled
ca Mr. Moses' motion to strike out
! the encting works with the following
I rpSTil4
j Yeas?Archer, Buist, Gaines, Grif|
fkb, Mcses, Pettigrew. Stackhouse,
j Suddath and Wallace?9.
5 Nays?Alexander, Brown. Connor,
I Dennis, Douglass, DuBcse, Hay, Henjderson,
Love, Mayfield, MiDaniel,
; Miller, Mower, Norris, O'Oell, Ragin,
i Sloan, Talbrid Turner and Walker
]-20.
| Mr. Moses motion was defeated and
t? bill passed its second reading,
j The full text of the bill is as given
j above with the exception that Sumter,
Georgetown, Beaufort, Spartanburg
j and Saluda counties are excepted from
I its provisions.
I An invitation W2S received from
j the president of Winthrop college for
I the senate to visit the college on Sat;urday.
} Mr. Love asked who was to pay the
j expenses of the trip. Mr. Brown in;
formed him that it would not cost the
| State a cent ss the excursion was to b3
! run at the expensense of outsiders?
| presumably the citizens of Rock Hill.
| Mr. MaySeld asked would the per
' r?f th<a Ipoislfttfirs hff mid while
jlhev were 021 this tras in-'.'
rrorfcect thafli*would, whereupon he
I! objected to accepting: the invitation,
sajicg that a single day's session CDSt
the State from $3,000 to $4,000 and
| therefore a single day could not be
lest. 1? the legislature visited one
college it would have to visit ail, thus
; entailing a costcf about $10,000, which
j was half the appropriation granted to
J the Citadel scddemy.
j Messrs. Connor and Brown both
spoke against accepting the invitation
and finally the invitation was laid on
the table.
Mr. Henderson introduced a resolution
whicn is intended to shorten the
session of the legislature. His resolution
prohibited a bill or resolution
, being introduced after the 1st of Feb
ruary, except such as were recom;
mended by the committees. This
passed without opposition.
These are the bills that passed their
third reading to day:
A bill fixing the time for holding
i-.rre in trie 5Pr>r>nrl rircnit
Mr. Ragsdale's bill to make railroad
' corporations liable for damages result|
isg to land owners from the wrongful
[ construction of watercourses.
| Mr. Love's bill changing the comi
mutation road tax of York county
| from $1 to $2.
| The following passed their sccond
f reading:
j Mr. Henderson's bill to authorize
the appointment of a constable for
i Ai?en;county to be resident at Langley.
1 The bill repealing an act regulating
| fishing in. Aiken County.
The joist resolution to extend the
| time for ihe collection of the commutation
road tax in the several counties
I of the State to the 1st cf March, 1S97,
| and exempting from punishment
j those who pay by the date named.
; The bill authorizing the railroad
I commissioners to require all railroads
j to erect at junctional points union ae|
pots and to impose a penalty for their
i failure to do so when required.
' The bill authorizing cities, towns
and townships to issue bonds lor refunding
indebtedness existing at time
of the adoption, to the present Constitution.
Champion Blgaraior.
Kissas City, Mo., Jan. 21.?Governor
L^edy has pardoned H. C. Wilmotb,
alias Howell, alias Howe, alias
Howart, who was serving a ten
(months' sentence for bigamy. Wil
moth was arrested on the charge at
jTcrre Haute. Ind., where he was
j about to be married to a wealthy
| young woman of that city. His ari
rest was brought about by Miss Bella
I Bueil of Ediogham, III., to wlom he
j was also married. His trial developed
[evidence which placed him'in the
; front rank of bi^amists.ii bsing shown
that he had wives in Cincinnati, Minneapolis,
Chicago, Denver, Terre
| Haute, St. Joseph, Mo., Fresno, Cal,
jZanesville, Oaio. Etlingham, III., Seneca,
Kan., and Kansas City. His remarkable
martial career covered a period
of eight years, during which he
had served a term in the Missouri
penitentiary for one of his crimes.
FtfTer'd Successor.
j Topes: a, Kas., Jan. 21.?Wm. A.
i Harris,wno was nominated for United
| States Senator in the Populist caucus
; last night to succeed Senator Peifer, is
! an ex-Confederate. havingserved dur
ng the rebellion as assistant adjutant
general in Wilcox's Brigade. Long"street's
Division, and as chief of ordnance
of the divisions of Hill and
Rhodes. He is a civil engineer of ability
and vras employed in an engineering
capacity during the construction
of the Union Pacidc Road, for three
years. He was also connected with
} the Nicaragua!! Canal survey.
I " GETTING DOWN TO IT.
THE LEGISLATURE HARD AT WORK
O.N NEW ACTS.
A HbDr >Iea?ure?A Home Rule Measure.
Tht? Dispensary Investigation?The Veto
Poiver Sustained?A. New i'ertiiizer
Bill.
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 21.?When
the House met this morning there was
a flood of new biils. The following
are the more important ones:
Mr. Wolling?To require all railroad
trains to stop at all stations.
Mr. Bacot?To amend the act relaticg
to trustees of Wintnrop and the
South Carolina colleges and the Citadel
academy so as to eliminate from
j the boards members of the general assembly,
in accord with the provisions
of the new Constitution.
Mr. Sasders?To prevent other than
convict labor from being employed
upon the State farms.
Mr. Price?Joint resolution to pay
; balances of salaries to several county
j supervisors of registration in the State,
i Mr. Sturkie?To amend the act relative
io local boards of health so as to
leave the matter of appointment and
! control thereof to the people of the
! several towns of not over 5,000 inhabI
it nits.
Mr. Gage?To provide a system of
county government. The fundamental
idea of the bill is to organize counties
as cities are organized; to be governed
by* a supervisor for the whole
county and a commissioner i'or each
township. This board is vested with
power over roads, bridges, water
courses, fences, public buildings, the
poor and game. The board is empowj
ered to enact ordinal ces touching the
jabove matters; ordinances fixing or
| changing voting precincts; ordinances
j fixing the compensation of all county
(officers. The bill means government
' of the counties by themselves and not
| by a delegation in the general assemi
oiy. It is a home rule bill,
j "Mr. Sullivan?To amend the act
| regulating the schedule of passenger
] trains in certain cases so as to make
j ail roads of not Jess than 50 miles in
length (except those in the hands of
! receivers) to run at least one unmixed
j passenger train daily each way.
: Mr. Kibler?To provide for the ap
| pointment of a State labor commis|
sioner and to define his duties and for
I his salary. This biii provides that the
j labor commissioner shall enter upon
| his duties on the 1st of April, 1897, and
' shall hold office for two years, unless
I sooner removed by the advisory board
I hereinafter provided for. He must re|
side at the capital and must be 25 years
old. The advisory board shall consist
! of the governor, attorney general and
| superintendent of education. The saljary
of the commmissioner shall be
! ?1,500 and traveling expenses not to
exceed $000. The comptroller general
shall on or before Oct. 1 in each year
assess upon each manufacturing es
its inst and eauitable.nro
I portion of all expenses of the labor
i commissioner, of clerk and incidentals
| which assessments shall be charged
t rrty iripfrolic r~ general aucL
| shall be collected by the several coun{ty
treasurers.
{ The advisory board may appoint a
clerk at a salary of $750 if they deem
such services necessarv. Incidental
expenses, including office furniture,
stationery, etc. shall not exceed 590
per annum. When sufficient complaint
shall have been made under
oath by the employees of any cotton
mill or other manufacturing establishments
that the officers or agents of
such manufacturing: establishments
are abusive to employees or fail to pay
their wages or improperly withhold
them'for any cause whatsoever, then
it shall be the duty of the commissioner
to proceed to investigate and if he
finds the charges are true he shall cor(rectsuch
evils and he shall have the
! power to demand an investigation of
the conduct of any officer or agent ot
[any manufacturing establishment
I when be finds such agent is unjust.
II The commissioner must visit at
least twice every year the different
manufacturing establishments and investigate
the conditon of buildings
I and employes and see that buildings
I are safe and that health, education and
| general welfare of the children and
I employes are properly cared for. The
| advisory board may adopt such rules
as they deem necessary for protecting
the employees of any establishment
from abuse and unjust treatment and
to secure them all their rights.
Thati? any establishment is guilty
of violating any of the rules of the advisory
board, and, after due notice to
I principal officer, ample and full re
| compense for the wrong done, as dej
scribed by the commissioners shall
i not be done within a reasonable time,
5 ' -i-.il :
jsuca company snau muur ? fjcucii^
I of each offense not less than $50 and
not more than ?300. The advisory
board shall not make any rules or reg|
ulations which would be unfair to any
| manufacturing establishment and if
! any such are considered oppressive
I redress may be had before tne board
and finally before a court. ^nyoUi1
csr of an establishment who shaJl reI
fuse to produce all book?, papers or
other evidences that may be demanded
(by the labor commissioner or shall
i obstruct the commissioner in the performance
of his duty shall be liable to
I a fine of not less than $100 or imprisonment
not less than 60 days. The
| term "manufacturing company''shall
{mean corporations, companies or injdividuals
engaged in manufacture of
cotton goods ol any kind.
' Mr. Carson?To amend the act proIvidiag
for the election of bublic cotton
weighers and *o provide for their
compensation. The bill merely changes
thp. ir-rririrv over which the wei?tl
ers have jurisdiction.
Mr. Sullivan?Providing punishment
for laborers -who violate either
written or verbal contracts after having
receive supplies from his landlord.
The oifense is' made a misdemeanor
punishable by not less than three
months mor9 than 12 months, or a line
of not less than $100 or more than
$200.
By Mr. Harvey?To repeal the act
providing for a special tax on certain
live stock in Berkeley county, and to
require a license fee to be paid for
i keeping certain live stock witfiin c;r!
tain fenced territory in Berkeley
county, and to provide for repairs of
the boundary jence thereof and for
Ii borrowing money if necessary.
By Mr. Mishoe?To require marriage
licenses and certificates in this
. Siate.
Mr. Price introduced the following,
asking immediate consideration three
j Ui.
J Whereas certain newspapers and
J persons have made ana published injsmuations
and charges of corruption
and mismanagement of the State dispensary,
reflecting upon the officials
threoffrom its enactment, Therefore
be it
Resolved, That s. commitloe of five,
consisting cf three members from the
house and two members from Ihe senate,
elected by the respective houses,
the duty of which committee shall be
to investigate said charges and insinuations,
and, further, that said committee
shall have full power to send
for persons and papers, to administer
oaths to witnfsses examined, to sit at
such time and places as they may
deem convenient, to employ an expert
account to aid in such investigation
as they see proper, and to report to the
house of representatives and senate at
the present session, or the next session
hereafter, or to the governor
should neither house be in session
when such, committee wishes to make
a report whether such charges and insinuations
be true or untrue and any
other thing they believe would be
wise and expedient.
The reading of the resolution did
not seem to create much of a stir in
the house. A few members listened
to it. After a long wait Mr. Kinard
said it was an important mattter and
it would be well, perhaps, to let it go
over for a day at least. Ten members
risiog slowly one by one finally caused
the resolution to go over until tomorrow.
PASSED A FINAL READING.
The house was not able to tackle its
calendar until II o'clock. Tnen these
third reading matters were taken up
and ordered to be sent to the senate:
Mr. Bacot's bill to amend the act to
authorize and empower cities, town,
townships and other municipal corpo
rations to issue negotiibie coupon
bonds for the refunding or payment j
in whole or in part of bonded indebt- j
ness and my unpaid past due interest
thereon existing at the time of the |
adoption of the present Constitution.
T*HA tcnofa Kill +/"? th<? $(\t. t.l I
regulate the election of majors and
intendants and wardens and aldermen
of towns and cities, with amendments.
When Mr. Anderson's bill to re-1
peal the anti-emigrant act came up on j
the third reading, Mr, 0 P. Goodwin I
moved to recommit the bill, holding
that to pass the bill and repeal the law
would be detrimental to the farming
{interests cf the State. He gave the
house Laurens county's experience
with emigrant agents. Hundreds of
negroes were taken away after the
season had begun. These agents
took them away and made them violate
all contracts, etc , even after their
taxes has been paid. He was willing
for them to leave when they are not
nnder contract. He did not wish to
keep the negroes here if they did not
wish to stay. The present act did not
interfere with the negoes leaving if
they wished to go.
After some discussion Mr. Thomas
I moved to indefinitely postpone the j
bill. The vote on this motion was as i
j follows, the bill being killed: Aye,
S); nay, 34. Those voting with Mr. j
Anderson were Messrs. As bill, Bacot, j
j Banks, Bethune, Burns, Fairy, Gads-j
den. Gage, Harvey, Holiis, Humphrey j
I TCihler. I,iv\rtgsfrm Maa??Ti-llf>r ,J~-\
ii.";-Mis toe, "Moore, Nettles, Pation,
Player, Pollock, Prince, Pyatt, Sogers,
Russell, Sanders. Skinner, Smith,
E D.; Sturkie, Stevenson, Thomas,
W. H.; Williams, Witherspoon and
Wyche.
Mr. Wingo'sbill licensing carrying
concealed weapons, about which there
had been much wrangling the preceding
day. vras taken up and killed by a
vote of 62 to 43.
When Mr. Timmerman's bill to require
all county ofncers to give bond
in surety companies was reached. Mr.
Rogers moved tbe adoption of the unfavorable
report of the committee. Mr.
Timmerman defended his bill, saying
that in nearly eveiy county there had
"been misdoings on the part of county
officers/' They could not legislate
honesty in a man, but they wished to
fix the barrier so high that it could not
be surmounted.
Mr. Thomas remarked that there
was no such company doing business
in this State.
Mr flnim was nonosed to the bill.
He explained the present law and j
pointed out the hardhips that this bill;
would work.
Mr. Rogers said they would put it in j
the power of one or two companies to j
dictate who should hold office in this j
State. j
Mr. Ki'oier wanted to know if there j
were any companies in the State.
Mr. McWhite said the bill would
just put in the hands of one or two
companies to say who should holdj
bonded offices. It would defeat the!
will of the people.
The bill was then indefinitely pDst- j
poned, and the House adjourned.
IX THE SENATE.
The first business on the Senate cal- j
endar was the veto message of G-over- j
nor Evans in the matter of amoving j
magistrates. The objections raised by |
the governor to this act, it will be re ]
membered, were that he had not the
power to remove magis'.rates, neither J
he anrjoint them save bv the i
j consent of the senate. Oa thefe two j
I grounds the act was vetoed.
j Senator Mower, au:hor of the bill,
j was the onlj one to speak on the veto, j
j He said that the bill, as first introduced
by hica,ga*e the power of removal
! for cause to the governor, but after
looking into the matter further he offered
an amendment taking away
this right. He did so because after
more study he believed the Constitution
abridged this power, as it provided
for two distinct modes of removal
in the case of judicial oliicers; the
hr;st, by impeachment; the second, by
the governor, two thirds of the general
assembly concurring. The proposition
on the which Mr. Mower rested
was that magistrates are judicial
oliicers and therefore removable only
in the manner prescribed by the Constitution.
As to the matter of reappointment
of magistrates, whose appointment
the senate has refused to
confirm, Air. Mower was of the opinion
that the governor could not reap -1
point during that term of the senate, j
When he had finished stating his po-!
sition Mr. Mower moved that the bill j
and called for the aye and nay vote >
whica resulted as follows:
Yeas?Archer, Dennis, Douglass, j
DuBose, Gaines, Love, liayficid. ilcj
Daniel, Moses, Mower, Norris, O'Dsil,;
Pettigrew, Ragin, Rigsdale, Sloan,
Sudoiath, Sanders?li>.
Nays?Alexander, Brc^n, Buist, j
Henderson, Mauldin, McUaiia, Miller,
Scarborough, Stackhouse, Taibird,
Walker, Wallace, Williams?13.
As a two thirds vote was necessary
to overcome the veto, the bill failed
to carry by three votes.
A bill to enable Eugene S. Bleass
of Saluda county, a minor over tne
age of 19 years to appiv for admission j
to the bar, came up for a second read- j
ing. After much discussion the bill
was killed.
The board of harbor commissioners
for the port of Charleston reported
that the total number of arrivals at
the ports for the year was 737 vessels,
with an aggregate tonnage of 804,57S,
against 794 arrivals with an aggregate
of 853,399 tons for the year previous.
The following new bills were introduced
yesterday:
Mr. Connor?A. bill to regulate the
sale of fertilizers and to determine the
value thereof. Mr. Connor's idea is
an elaborate one. He proposes to require
every farmer purchasing fertilizers
to place a sample out of each
?rade in a buttle and place that in the
nor^c f!-io of I nO nf
county, to remain there until he j
gathers his crop, when, if he should
have any^ reason to believe that the
fertilizer is not up to the limit he shall
send it to the chemist for a thorough
analysis. The result of this would
naturally be that whenever a bad
crop j ear came along the chemist
would be worked to death.
Mr. Buist introduced a bill to place
street railways on a footing with railroads
in regard to damages to persons
injured.
Senator Dennis?A bill providing
for the formation of Dorchester county.
Senator Buist-Authorizing: the State
treasurer to issue bonds of 50 per cent,
for the purpose of relunding the Samuel
Lord lost bonds.
The following bills passed their
third read in 2.
Senator Henderson?To authorize
the appointment of a constable for
Aiken county, to be a resident of
Langley, a bill to repeal an act regulating
ashing at certain times in Aiken
county, also a joint resolution to
extend the time for the collection of
the commutation road tax in the several
counties of the State to the 15 of
March, 1897, acid to exempt from pun?1]
fail tn T19XT hfifnrP
i;"uui,'.u'' ? r-J I
taat time.
A bill to provide for tbe election by
the qualified electors of the respective
townships in the State of the boards
of township commissioners. This passed
after Sumter, Berkeley, Edgefield,
Laurens, Abbeville, Lexington, Williamsburg,
Colleton, Marion, Marlboro,
Darlington, Horry, Georgetown,
Spartanburg and Saluda counties had
been excepted.
Senator Mayfield?Authorizing the
railroad commissioners to require all
railroads to erect fit junctional points
union depots, and to impose a penalty
for their failure to do sd when required.
Senator Buist?To amend an act incorporating
the South Carolina and
Augusta railroad by extending the
time for completing the first 10 miles
of the road.
Senator Buist?To empower cities,
towns, and townships to issue negotiable
coupon bonds for the refunding
or payment of bonded indebtedness
ana any unpaid past due interest
therecn existing at the time of the
adoption of the present Constitution.
It might be.interesting to note that
thfvc.ori mi l.ftes rc.20rted.-unfavorable
"onpfr. Sutf data's \,iii to repeal the act
ao-s-inst nenotism and Mr. Raffsdale's
constitutional amendments providing j
for the election of judges by a popular
vote. Both, however, -were placed on
the calendar.
The senate adjourned to meet tomorrow
at 11 a. m.
WHILE THEY LOOKED
Ken and Worn 2a on Shore Saw a Ship's
Crew Perish.
i Quogue, L. I., Jan. 21.?The threemasted
schooner Nahum Chapin,
Capfc. Arsy of Rockland, Maine, from
Baltimore for Boston with coal, was
lost within 30C yi.rds of the shore at
this place early this morning and her
! crew cf nine men perished miserably
| within sight of the hundreds of men
! and wcrnen who could do nothing to
| help them.
j The vessel went ashore here at 4
j o'clock. For three hours she pounded
! up higher and higher upon the hard
| sandy beach. Then with a crash she
i weat to pieces, and one by one the
I nine sailors on her, who could be
I plainly seen clinging to her rigging,
i were engulfed with the wreckage and
i died within haiiing distanca of the
I life savers on shore. It was raining
1 ?rtorna ocrVi/Vr^
Iliiru VViiCil t Lie m-sjwva ^ .
The surf was unusually high and the
waves beat in upon the beach with
great fury. The storm was at its worst
when the wreck occurred. The villaj
gers say that it was the worst storm
[that part of Long Island has known
| in years. The patrol from the life sav|
ing stations were on their beat when
the vessel struck and in a few momeats
at the most, the life saving
crew was on its way to the place. By
i the time they reached the spot nearest
j the vessel the alarm had reached 1 he
' village and dozens of townfolks had
j gathered to watch the work of the
crew and to help if possible, too. The
crew of the vessel could be made cut
clinging to her riging.
A rope was then fired from the mori
tar- It struck the vesel, hung for a
| second across her yards, but then it
slipped away and fell into the sea.
I Then another rope was fired. This
I time the rope landed safe and secure
j in the rigging. The men on the ves;
sel managed to secure it, but could not
! make it fast to the vessel. This rope
| was lost as was a third that was sent
! out a short time later. The men on
! the vessel could catch the roDes but
; they could not secure them to the
| schooner.
! Tne life sabers and those on th9
j beich could make out niue persons in
j the ringing. Six were clinging to the
| foremast rigging and three men were
Ion the jibboom. Several attempts
i were made to launch a boat, bu.t the
I sea was so terriiEc that it was nothing
| but death to dare venture into such a
sea, and the boats could not pass the
| first breaker. Finally the vessel began
to sink and a, huge wave carried
one of the men off the jibboom and
later the others were swept away.
The six clinging to the rigging of
the foremast had been safe up to this
time, but them masts began to whirl
around and in a few minutes the mizzcnmast
came dcwn with a crash and
j at the same moment a cry from the six
persons in tne rigging of the foreI
masts tc'.d those on the beach it was
jail orer. In 2.few moments great
: quanties of wreckage began to ccme
| ashore. At the last moment it was
Jsesn that two of those who were clingling
to the rigging of the foremast
| were not men"as had been supposed,
but that one was a women and the
! _4i ?
I UuLLcr YV<*3 <*. ULJUU,
1
WITHOUT OPPOSITION. !
I
GARY, TOWNSEND AND NE4L REELECTED.
Cunningham, Blaekwell ard Wharton for
Directors of the Penitentiary?Cuban
Resolutions Hang Fire In the Senate.
i
COLuaiBiA, S. C., Jan. 23.?Outside
of the elections yesterday and the con- j
siHpratirra of the Cuban resolutions in !
the Senate, the legislative proceedings
were without special interest, being
little more than a perfunctory sounding
of the calendar. When the House
met at 10 o'clock there were a number
of new bills introduced and the usual
preliminary exercises and motions
were made before actual work began
on the calendar. None of this was of
general importancs.
The mad dog killing bill introduc- j
ed by Mr. Harvey requires that the
owner of a mad dog shall kill him at
once, and refusing to do this, a punishment
of $100 fine or imprisonment
for 30 days is imposed. This bill did
not assume the length of proportions
in debate as the regulation "yaller
dog" bil/, but a motion to indefinitely
postpone it was overwhelmingly lost.
There was considerable discussion, a
number of members pointing out that
it was useless, and from the terms of
| the Act, no convictions could ever b2
i had, but it passed nevertheless.
| At 12 o'clock the Senate came into
the Hall fc..- the puropse of holding the
PAJIif#>ntinrv elections.
The election of Judges cams first, I
and Senators Alexander and Archer
| were appointed tellers and Messrs.
Williams, Wyche and W. C. Davis
on the part of the House.
Mr. Rainsford nominated Hon. I
Earnest B. Gary Judge of the Fifth!
Circuit. Although ths rule was
adopted that only two seconds should
be allowed, Judge Gary's nomination
was seconded by Messrs. Ashley,
Winkler, Crum and Patton on behal fof
their respective delegations, when the
Lieutenant Governor called attention
to the rule. The roll being called,
Judge Gary received every vote, to
the number of 143.
Mr- Crum nominated Judge D. A.
Tcwnsend to succeed himself. Sena
tor Mower having withdrawn from
j the race as announced in The Regisj
ter, Judge Townsend had no opposition
and was unanimously elected, receiving
144 votes.
Nominations for Superintendent of
the Penitentiary coming next, Mr.
Robinson of Anderson started out in
a glowing speech in nominating Col.
Neal, but the President, under the I
? n r - f I
rules, naa 10 cau mm qowh. i>u uac
was nominated in opposition and he
was elected by 146 votes.
For Directors of the Penitentiary
the following were pu. in nomination
:
Mr. Goodwin nominated J. H.
Wharton of Laurens.
Mr. Iiderton nominated J. H Blackwell
of Williamsburg.
Senator Lore nominated John B.
i Cornwell of York.
Mr. Blythe nominated J. W&itmire
of Greenville.
Mr. Asbill nominated John G.
Guignard of Lexington.
Mr. Gage nominated T. J Cunningham
of Chester. >
The result of the bailot was:
Wharton, 80; Black well, 109; Cornwell,
56; Whit mire, 73; Guignard, SS;
Cunningham. 91.
Messrs. Blackwell, Cunningham
and Wharton having received the
largest number of votes were declared
elected. It took nearly two hours to
complete the count of the votes in all
the elections, after which the House
adjourned.
By Mr. Ashley?To make the privilege
tax one cent per ton instead of 25
cents, as at present. This bill is a radical
change in the present law, but is
in keeping with a large sentiment
that the tax should be reduced. Mr.
Ashley's bill will no doubt create a
great deal of discussion, but he contends
that the farmers should pay only
t the expenses of the examination of
i j v - ?t i? -w .t 4ua?v* rt n
:ne pilUSpililbC syiu LJa^LU. auu Mut uv
profit should be made at their expense
?hence the bill.
Mr. Thomas of Charleston introduced
the following in reference to
concealed weapons:
Section 1. Any p9rson caryicg a
pistol, dirk, dagger, slung shot, metal
knuckles, razor or other deadly weapon
usually used for the infliction of
personal injury, concealed about his
person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof
before a court of competent jurisdiction.
shall forfeit to the county the
weapons so carried concealed and b^
fined in a sum not more than $200, or
imprisoned not more than twelve
months, or both, ia the discretion o?
the court. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to apply to peace
officers while in the discharge of their
duties.
In every indictment for murder,
! momelonn-iltoi' aCMTllt-.flnfJ aSSSUlt and
j UiaUOiUU^iAkVi, - battery
of a high and aggravated nature,
assault and battery with iu'ent
to kill, and in every case where the
crime is charged to have bsen committed
with a deadly weapon, of the
character specified in this section,
there shall be a special count in the
indictment for carrying concealed
weapons and tli? j iry shall ba required
to hnd a verdict on such special
counts.
IN THE SENATE.
The session of the Senate today was
short. The Cuban resolutions from
the house, which were made the special
order for today, were discussed, and,
surprising to say, met with more decided
opposition than was expected.
Eren this matter was not finished and
was carried over till Saturday, when
several other senators are expected to
speak on the resolutions.
Among the new bilis introduced
was one by Mr. Connor to regulate
| tne manufacture, inspection, shipment
and sale of commercial fertilizers and
j manures, the privilege tax on same,
and providing a penalty for violations
I al., C mUr-. U^Tl frsv fVi^ 1 c-_
Liiereut* xuc uha jiiunuw * J.<.
suance of privilege tax tags by the
trustees of Clemson college upoa the
receipt by the State treasurer of 10
cents per ton on fertilizers sold. It
further provides that these tags shall
be cancelled by the company selling
the fertilizers, stamping its name
across the face of them; and provides
further for the punishment of persons
issuing fraudulent tags or in any way
avoiding the tax. It provides for the
employment of a special corps of inspectors
and chemists at certain seasons
of the year and provides penalties
in cases where fertilizers fail to come
up to the standard. The tax it proposes
shall be devoted to purposes of
analysis and inspection.
The presentment of the grand jury
y .ancaster was received and referred
to tee proper committee. It recommended
that State witnesses be paid
j but one per diem even it they bad to
remain longer than one day. The report
further recommended that not
more than three leading witnesses for
the State be bound over.
The president announced the appointment
of Robert R. Kemphiil, Jr ,
as page, vice John Aull, resigned.
He also announced that the King's
Photographic company requested tne
senators to meet in front of the State
House immediately after adjournment
to have their pictures taken in group.
On the adjournment, however, the
senators were hungry enough to eat
twoor three photographsso they didn't
have their pictures taken.
On the return of the senators from
I 11 1 il - 1- - 11 X. x-L -
toe nouse ice om 10 renew me cuar,
ter of the Beaufort and Port Royal
Turnpike corapany was reported unfavorably
by the committee and the
report adopted.
The senate' th^n adjourned until
12 m. today.
| LYNCHING IN LOUISIANA.
Terrible V^ngeaccs on Three Negro Murderers.
Amite City. Li., Jan. 20.?Yesterday
evening, when it becime icuown
that John Johnson and Arch Joiner,
charged with the Cotton family murders
would bs lynched, small groups
of strangers from every section of this
and at!joining parishes commenced to
come in and hold low conversations
on th.e street corners. Tie night was
a most miserable one, raining and
gloomy. About 9 o'clock there were
! 1 c\ : i.^ x- I,
peraaps zou peapie on iue stresis, wucu
suddenly some 150 men on horses galloped
up to the jail, and having found
the deputy who had charge, forced
him to open the jjil door, and also
open the steel casjes, and they took
from the cages John Johnson aod
Arch Joiner, and G-us Williams, the
latter a negro charged with murdering
his wife last summer, near Independent.
The crowd of men were very
quiet, and made no hostile demonstration
other than to get the three negroes.
Ai'ter procuring their men
they had a short consultation, and decided
to hang G-us Williams to an oak
tree near a negro church 02 tne outer
fid ere of the town. A roos was Quick
I ? Q ? ' - ? X. - -J. ly
adjusted over a large iitnb and one
end around Williams's neck. Wiij
lianas was made to get on a horse, and
the horse struck with a whip, jump'ng
froaa under Williams. His neck w>~
not brokea, and some men caught- hold
of his body and jerked him down.
Williams disposed of, the crowd
started on the long march to John
Cotton's house, where the murders
were committed. Johnson and Joiner
walked a mile or so, when a wagon
was procured and they rode the rest
of the way. The distance traveled
was 12 miles, through a heavy rain.
There were nearly 200 in the crowd
during the march. Joiner prayed a
deal, but Johnson did not seem to
mind his fate, remainiag quiet most
of the way.
After a ride of fourliours the Cotton
residence was reached, and a'U dismounted.
Joiner mide a break for
liberty, but was captured before he
had gone very far. Joiner and John
son desired to fight, and they were
permitted to, after which they were
taken into the house, separated and
efforts made to get a confession from
them. Johnson stuck to his former
statement that Arch Joiner vas the
man who did the deeds, Joiner stoutly
maintained his innocence for a while,
'out when finally brought face to face
with John Johnson confessed that he
killed Mrs. John Cotton, Miss Agnes
Miller and Miss Lizzie Miller. A discussion
then arose as 1o the best way
to dispose of two self-confessed murderers.
Some were in favor of burning
them, and fires were made for
that purpose, and some say Johnson
was actually pushed in the fire and
burned. Cooler judgment pevailed,
and'it was finally decided to hang them
which was done, and their bodies riddled
with bullets. It was Arch Joiner's
| earnest request that he bs shot to
[death, and this was finally determined
upon as was the mode of death
which was to bs meted out to Johnson,
but at the last moment, after the
fire had been started, it was urged
that both be hung, as Gus Williams
had been, and they were taken a quar- j
ter of a mile from the Cotton residence
and executed ?s above stated. They
both implicated two other negroes,
but said nothing about a white m"-.
All is quiet now.
Bamberg County.
Bamberg, Jan. 19.?Never since the
memorable victory of 1S76 have the
people of Bamberg rej Diced so much
over the result of an election as today.
The citizens of this town are
J wild with excitement, and are celej
brating the victory with speech-makj
ing, music and fireworks. The fol|
lowing is the official result of the elecI
tion as reported here to-night, and inI
eludes all the following precincts
| within the new county of Bambsrg:
Bamberg, 35S yes, 1 no; Midway, 96
t\ 7- r <? 1'3-y .
yes, 1 no; .feniiiarif, ov jza, x<ji ,
Farrell's Store, 82 ya% 14no;Ehrhardt,
112 yes. 72 no; Oiar, 115 yes, 25
no; George's Creek, 5S yes, 3 no; total,
yes S77, no 254. Bamberg as the
county seat and Bamberg as the name
of the new county were carried by the
same majority as the election for the
new county.
Her First Husband Lives.
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 20.?An
"Enoch Arden"' affair in real life
turned up in the Superior court here
today. Lute A. ilcCrichard was
granted a divorce from Valdella McCrichard.
B^ck of this is a queer ro- j
! mance. Mrs. McCrichard s husband
1- ?^ /va Cl r? o rv> O v
iCll JLitr UI'uUV JCUiC uuw |
ried again and was living happily
with her second husband. Her sen
vras traveling in South Carolina a
short time ago and met his father face
to fac3. He came home and told his
mother her first husband was alive.
He has never returned, but she decided
it was best to separate from her second
husband and the divorcj was
granted.
Three at a Shot.
Bellaire, 0., Jan. 16.?A triple
murder occurred late last night at
Fiat Rock, W. Ya.. a few miles South
of here. Jesse P.ussell, Eimer Moore
and John Greer went to the honse of
Lem. Grim, where a dance was in
progress, and attempted to interrupt
the festivities. Grim ordered them
away and a fi^ht ensued. Going into
the house. Grim secured a shotgun
and fired at the men. Eussell was
shot in the breast and the other two
men in the back as they started to
runaway. All three died in a short
time. Grim gave himself up.
A GOOD DOCUMENT.
GOVERNOR W. H. ELLERBE'S INAUGURAL
ADDRESS.
A Paper that Will be Read With Interest
by the People of South Carolina?IJeutenant
Governor McSweeney Adds a Few
Words.
The following is the full text of
Governor W. H. EllerbeV Inaugural
Address:
INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR W.
H. ELLERBEE.
Fellow Citizens: You have called
me to the highest office within jour
gift. In assuming the duties of this
most important trust I cannot express
in fitting words mj appreciation of
the confidence placed in me. This
great honor, -I already realize, carries
with it great responsibilities, with
uiu vuur warm auppurt, upuu yyjjuuu. a
conndently rely, I shall be unable to
meet and overcome the many difficulties
already apparent.
It has long been the custom for the
incoming Governor to outline, in his
inaugural address, the policy of his
administration. In obedience to this
time-honored custom I shall attempt
briefly to set before ycu the course
which I shall endeavor to pursue during:
my term of office.
Untrammelled by obligations or
pledges inconsistent with the welfare
of the people, it shall be my highest
ambition to discharge my duties faithfully
and impartially. The solemn i
oath of office which I have just taken
binds me to no political party or faction,
but it does bind me to preserve,
to protect a ad to defend both the Con- .
stitution of this State and of the United
States.
Under our form of government
faithfulness to our fundamental laws
and zeal for the public welfare are all
that is demanded* of citizens assuming
public trusts. To support the Constitution,
the foundation of our free Gov-.
eminent, is the duty of every citizen.
U pon this consideration I have a right
to expect the support of all good citizens,
and you have a right to demand
that I, in the administration of the
laws, give "equal privileges to all and
special privileges to none."
* To administer faithfully the laws, to
lighten by all worthy means the burden
of taxation, to develop the resources
of the State, to protect the industries
of her citizens, to encourage
imin?err?flf-ir>n f?f the ricrht sort, to f03
"" o- .-I - ter
our institutions or learning, both
Church and State, to enhance tne efficiency
of our public schools, to sustain
our psnal and charitable and other
institutions shall b3 my earnest desire
and unalterable purpose.
In matters of detail, however, 1
deem it best to make to the General
Assembly, by special message, such
recommendations as may from time
to time occur to me and the exigencies
of the case may demand. To the intelligence
and patriotism of this body-^,?^
we must look for the enactment of
laws which may best protect the peopies
interests. I have neither the
power nor inclination to force your
representatives to accept my views.
At all times I stand ready to co-opsr- tt.
ate with them, to counsel and to advise.
TAXATION.
Without taxation, direct or indirect,
no government can be maintained.
Ail patriotic citizens cheerfully bear
their part of the burden of taxation
when the affairs of the State are wisely
and economically managed.
Tr is only when the revenues of the
State are squandered or unwisely and
extravagantly expanded, or when
some classes of property escape taxation
and the burden of supporting the
Government is, therefore, unequally
distributed that the people complain.
It is clear then that all taxable property
should be assessed and that great
- ** T "1 ?_ . xT.*
care sjqouiq ue xa-sen m ui? equsuxw*tion
of assessments. The legislators
are the servants of the people, entrusted
with, the delicate responsibility of
appropriating public funds, and, like
good business men, they should
endeavor to expend every dollar
wisely and economically. To
secure the best government at the
least expense to the people should be _
the constant aim of every legislator.
It is the part of a statesman to seek to
lighten the burden of taxation, when
this can be done without detriment to
the public interest, but to cripple or
destroy institutions established for the
benefit of the people merely to reduce
the tax rate is neither wise nor statesmanlike.
To pursue the one course is
to advance, to pursue the other is to
retrograde. It shall be my policy,
then, to endeavor to increase, in every
legitimate way, our taxable property.
This c.\n be done by inducing worthy
immigrants to settle in our midst, and
by teaching our own people to diver-...
sify and improve in every possible
way. It is thus that we shall be able
to bring under cultivation vast
stretches of rich, -untilled lands and r
at the same time to improve soil al- ' ^ '
ready made poor by improper tillage.
Our climate is, perhaps, oil the whole,as
delightful as any on this Continent
Oar winters are short and our summers
long, but not -warmer than at the
North. Stock requires less food and.
man less clothing than in colder sections.
..
Our truck farmers have animmenSB ???*
| advantage over their Northent^cq^.^^.
| petitors. We are no longer dependen^t^^'j
upon the Western farmer for corn anif'
oats and hay and pork and beef. In
! some sections tobacco culture has already
become a profitable industry.
We have perhaps the advantage of
Northern and Western farmers in
many other respects and, with cotton
as a sure money crop, we can offer to
immigrants advantages not possessed
by any c-ther section. There is now
reason to believe that the manufacturers
of New Eagland are already lookiog
towards the South. They are beginning
to realize that it is cheaper to
bring their mills to the cotton than to
take the cotton to the mills. With our
splendid water powers, many or wnicn
are undeveloped for lack of capital,
but which, if harnessed for the use of
man, would materially increase our
wealth, we ought, it seems to me, to
call the attention of the outside world
not only to these unparalleled advantages,
but also to our genial climate,
the richness and variety of our soil,
our mineral wealth, our splendid forests
of pice and oak and hickory and
walnut and gum and other varieties of
trees. South Carolina ought to become
a great manufacturing State. We
need a variety of industries. There
should be no antagonism between the
farmer ana the manufacturer, between
the citizen of the town and the citizen
of the country. Their interests are
mutual. Every exclusively agriculrcONTINFED
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