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VOL. LI. WINNSBOBO, S. G, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1897. NO. 30. WOBK OF THE SENATE? SEVERAL 3ILLS TAKEN UP AND PASSED BY THE BODY. South Carolina College art! Citadel Appropriation Ircreasfd by Coiuraijtee? A Re- j surae ot the Vfoik Done. Columbia, Feb. 27.?After the prelimen3ries of the opening of the Senate had been disposed of Saturday the work of clearing the calendar was begun and the following bills given t'noi-r final rpadino! To require ail State institutions to pay lor iran sporting, clothing, suarding and for medical treatment of all convicts received by them under acts or joint resolutions of tbe general assembly, ana to give receipt for their work. To exempt ex Confederates from taking out license as hawker or peddler. House bill to amend the general statutes, so as to provide for the elec' tion of the State beard or medical ex? aminers by the State Medical association. Bill to amend an act to require contractors in the erection, alteration or repairing of c ildings to pay laborers, subcontractors and material men for their services and material furnished. When the senate had cleared the calendar, Mr. Norris rose ana said that he wished to make a statement. I of which he honed the newspapers;1 would make a role. Durii3? the discussion of the Clemson college matler a few days ago, he had called attention to the fact that the curriculum : of Clemson college was net as broad and exhaustive as its friends would desire to see, and that one of its most j promising graduates had found him-j' self unable to enter the Sheffield {< school. In order that this might not j Itad to a false impression, he wanted } to give out the idea that Clemson col | lege is giving an advance course in j* certain lines, and that the friends of j the college are satisfied as far as those j lines reach. But in the Sheffield J school the course was very much broader and took in courses not included in the Clemson curriculum. j He did not want it understood mat j Clem sort was offering an education j that would unfit its products from en- ]; tering any school: but there wereji many branches required in northern schools that were not required in : Clemson. The finance committee has amended the appropriation bill by making a general increase in the provisions. The mcst important items are those relating to the South Carolina college and the Citadel. The committee amendments increase these appropriations, the former to $25,000 with ?3,000 for sewerage; the latter to $21,500, the $1,500 being for the purpose of repairs. Gen Farley is given $500 additional for the purpose of completing the Confederate rolls. The clerks' salaries are 'generally restored to the amount proin t>>p nricri-nsl nommittee bill. . The senate adjourned a*. 2 o'clock I until 11 o'clock Tusdav, Monday being Washington's birthday. The senate Tuesday passed the Sink- j ler bill to limit the hours of labor of h certain employees of street railway cDmpanies. J The-principal fight was made over j the street car bill limiting the hours | of labor to 22 hours each day. Mr. Slcan offered an amendment! that any corporation in Richland | county be exempted from the provi j sions of the bill. He stated that the j ? electric railway of Columbia had cost ii ^' aVreat deal of monev and was being \! run for the accommodation of the pub- j . lie and for the upbuilding of the city. No complaint had been heard from ( any of the employees and the bill "was '> wholly .unnecessary so far as it applied to this city. The motormen and con- : ductors, he assured the senate, were ' well treated. They had to run 15 to 18 hours a day, but an hour off at dinner and an hour off at supper was al- : lowed to each employee. Besides re Jiefs were provided during the day. fThemen were well paid, bat if this | bill became a law the wages would j have to be cut. He urged that ihej Columbia street car company be al- j lowed to run its affairs and cars as it j saw proper. Mr. Archer, in reply to Mr. Sloan, | said it might be quite true that there was no demand from the employees i for this bill, but this was due probably to the fact that they did not dare to open their mouths. " From the standpoint of humanity he did not think it right to make men work 15 and IS hours a day. They never saw their i families. They went home at night af-1 . ter the children were asleep and left in the morning before the children were . ' awake. It was not right to keep men at this ceaseless toil day ia and day out with never a moment otf. Mr. Henderson, on the ground that there was no demand for this bill, moved that the enacting words be stricken out. Mr. Dean said that there was a demand for the bill?humanity demanded it. Already on the lioor of the senate threats were mace that if the oill passed ^ages would be cut. What evidence had the senate that these A Yy?\+ fr> f*rp- > lUiCttU) iJ.O.14 ployees and their complaints thus stifled? The discussion broadened, Messrs. Buist, Pettigrew and May field ail making speeches. Mr. May field offered an amendment to include all classes or workers, newspaper men, feh lawyers, doctors and farm laborers. WT On "motion of Mr. Archer this was promptly voted down, he stating that this was no question for jesting. By a vote of IS to 13 Mr. Sloan's amendment to except Kichlana county was killed. Tne bill then passed its third reading; by a vote of 20 to 14. Mr. May field ofi'ered an amendment to the house Jim Crow car bill which provides that the State otlicials and members of the general assembly should be carried free by ail railroads T* that Ui LUC *o vz-uij ?.? these officials furnish statisfactory evidence tc the conductors of their identity. Incase of failure to carry out the provis ons of the bill a fine cf not less lhan $100 or m^re than $500 is to be imposed for every case. The amendment "was ordered printed and j placed in the journal. The bill, witEi the amendment, was made the special order of today. Another effort was made to take up the free pass repeal bill. Mr. McCalla moved to take from the table the bill to repeal the anti-free pass law. ^ Mr. Buist made the point of order that the bill had been reconsidered and laid on the table and by the rules that was the end of it. It was the only way to end the discussion of a bill. j Mr. Henderson submitted that the~e t was no such rule governing the senMr. Ragsdale said that time unnecessary was being consumed. Tnis matter had been given due consideration and there was no gocd reason for its being caken up again. Mr. Moses for the benefit of the sen ate related the rulings in the house and the senate on the same motion Mr. McCalia had made. Mr. Buist said that to take from the table meant that the bill would have to go on calendar. It could not go on the calandar without a motion to reconsider. Therefore there was no way for the bill to be taken off the table. Mr. Archer made the telling point that the motion to reconsider had teen laid on the table and not the bill. After hearing all the arguments the president decided that the motion of Mr. McCalia was out of order which decision seemed to meet the approval of the senate. The object of Mr. McCalla's motion is, ss it is understood, to get the antifree pass bill repealed so that Mr. Mayfield's free transportation can pass. As long as the anti-free pass act re mains on the statutes the free transportation bill cannot pass. The house pension bill coming up for a second reading. Mr. Hay offered an amendment that the biil be put into operation not before 189S. Rejected. Other amendments were offered but rejected. Mr. Brown got through an amendment to make the law go into cucv^v lit jjuaj . .Mr. Miller inserted an amendment | to provide fcr Mexican and Florida veterans. The bill then passed. In the Senate on Wednesday the ap propriation bill was taken up after the third reading bills had all been disposed of. The bill was first read and Liaen as the amendments by the senate committee were read one by one they were debated. The first amendment by the senate comrr-iitce was the res toration of the salary of the cheif clerk of the comptroller general to $1,- f 100 frm SI,250 as reduced by house, j Mr. Ragsdale moved the indefinite j postponement of the amendments. At"- j ter some discussion the motion was lost | by the following vote: Aye?Alexander, Archer, Connor, j Dean, Dougiass. Gaines, Hay, Mc- j Daniel, Miller, Xcrris, O'Dell, Petti ?rew, Ragsdale, Sanders, Stackhouse, Sucdath, Wallace?17. Nay?Brown, Buist, Dennis, DuBose, Griffith, Henderson. May field, McOalla, Moses, Mower, Ragin, Scarborough, Sloan Talbird, Turner, Walker, Williams?17. Th6 president cast the decisive vote with' the nays against indefinite postponement. "The amendment, restoring the salary was then adopted. On motion of Mr. Henderson the amendment giving the comptroller general an additional clerk at the salary of $i,5C0 was indefinitely postponed. On motion of Mr. Henderson the amendment giving $500 additional for handling the dispensary funds was kilied. ^The amendment to restore the salary of the chief clerk of the State treasurer from $1,250 to $1,500 was adopted by a vote of 17 to 16. The amendment restoring the salary of the armorer from $300 to $i00 was adopted by a vote of 18 to 17, the president casting the deciding vote. An amendment to allow $500 for a clers for ihe State board of health was rejected. The salaries of the superintendent of education's clerk and the salary of the clerk of the adjutant and inspector zeneral were put back at $900 from mo. Mr. Archer, when the amendment placing the appropriation of the South Carolina college back to $25,000 with an additional $3,000 for sewerage was reached, moved an indefinite postponement. After considerable debate the motion was defeated by the following vote: Ayes?Alexander, Archer, Connor, Gaines, McDaniel, Miller, O'Dall, PetLigrew, Suddath, Wallace, Williams? 11. Xays?Browa, Buist, Dean Dennis, Douglass, DuBose, Griffith, Hay Henderson, Mauldin, Mayfield, McCalla, Moses, Mower, Norris, Ragin, Sanders, Scarborough, Sloan, Stackhcuse, Talbird, Turner, Walker?23. The $3,000 for a sewerage system was cut to $l,5C0 on motion of Mr. Brown. seceondea by Jar. J&ayneia. The $1,500 recommended for repairs to the Citadel went through without opposition. In the Senate Thursday after the usual morning exercises had been disposed of on motion of Mr. Sloan the unfavorable report of the committee on the house Jim Crow car' bill was adopted without debate by the follow ing aye and nay vote: Aye?Brown, Buist, Dean, Dennis, Douglass, DuBose, Mauldin, Mayfield, McDaniel, Miller, Moses, Ragin, Sanders, Scarborough, Sioan, Staekhouse, xalbird, Turner, Walker, Williams? 20. Nay?Alexander, Archer, Connor, Gaines, Griffith, Henderson, McCalla, Mower, jN'orris, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Suddoth, Wallace?13. Mr, Brown oii'ered an amendment to the appropriation bill to strike out the appropriation of $2,400 for the Slate fair. After some discussion the aye and nay vote was taken on tee motion with the folio ;ving resuli: Aye?Alenander, Archer, Brown, Buist, Connor, Dennis, DuBose, Gaines, Griffith, McCaila, O'Dell, Stackhouse, Wallace, Vviiiiams?14. >7ay?Dean, Douglass, Hay, Henderson, Mauldin, May field, McDaniel, Miller, Moses, Mower, Xorris, Pettigrew, Rag in, Sanders, Scarborough, Sioan, Suddath, Taibird, Turner?19. Mr. Mayfiela called up the dispensary investigation resolution and offered some amendments to it. Mr. Scarborough moved to indefinitely postpone the resolution and amendments, saying that whatever might be his private opinion as to the matter referred to in the resolution, he believed that the investigation would amount to nothing, and he was I opposed to a commission being ap- I pointed merely to whitewash certain individuals. Mr. Mayc eld said these charges had j been in tne daily press and had been talked about on the stump from the mountains to the seaboard. Tnese things should be investigated. It was j nothing but jistice to the parties | charged with corruption. Senator j Tillman and ex-Governor Erans had! asked for this investigation, as well as others against whom there were charges. As to the charge that the investigation would be for the purpose of whitewashing certain persons, he wanted all guilty parties to wear the felon's stripes. Mr. Scarborough said that the whis ( key men could not be mads to testify; J and further that if it was proven that J rebates had been received no one could be hurt. The vote was then taken on his amendment to indefinitely postpone the whole matter and resulted: Aye?Alexander, Archer, Brown, Buist. Connor, Dean, Dennis, Douglass, DuBose, Gaines, Griffith, Hay, Henderson, McCalla, McDaniel, Milier, NorrisO'Dell, Scarborough, Sloan, Stackhouse, Suddath, Talbird, Turner, Walker, Wallace, Williams?27. Nay?Mauldin, May field, Mower, Moses, Petiigrew, Ragin?6. INSURANCE LICENSE BILL. [i ( Full T-x: of the Bill as It Passed the J 1 House. < Columbia., Feb. 25.?Tlie following , is the full text of the bill to change 1 the system of insurance licenses in ] this State which passed the House J yesterday: ] Section 1. In addition to the license 3 fee of $100, now provided by law, ] every foreign insurance company of 1 any class, fire, life, marine, security, J surety, guarantee, hail, storm, live 1 stock, accident, plate glass and other , like insurance companies, and all j other like classes of like business not | incorporated under the laws of the State of South Carolina, except be- ^ nevolent institutions operating under !j the Grand Lodge svstem, shall I be required to pay quarterly to the v State Treasurer, as an additional i and graduated license fee for a license * to be delivered by him to such com- * pany or corporation, an amount equal J to one-half of 1 nercentum on the'? gross premiums,gross income or grcss j1 receipts, as the case may be, with such j company as coiJected during the three j ^ months immediately preceding the ] payment of such license fee. * Stc. 2. That each of such companies * as are mentioned in Sec. 1 doing Dusi- * ness in this State, shail make a quar- ^ terly return to ths Comptroller Gen- j eral in such form as the Comptroller * General may prescribe, of its gross ^ premiums, gross income or gross receipts, as the c&S3 may be, for the pre- r ceding quarter, which same return fc shall state in detail the amount of the z gross premiums, gross receipts or ^ gross income collected by such company in each of the various companies J i in this State. The Comptroller Gen-|c eral shall prepare an abstract of such 11 quarterly returns, which shall be by i him transmitted to the State Treasur-1 a er, who shall collect the said additional license fee of one-half of 1 percent- c am on the amount therein stated. The t returns herein required shall be made 1 on March 31, June 30, September 31 s and December 31 in each year. The c Comptroller General shall immediate- 1 1 y after the close of the year transmit s to the county auditor in each of the t various counties, from which such company hr^s derived its gross nremi- c urns or gross receipts a statement of c the amount of such premium or re- a ceipts collected in such company dur- t ing the preceding year, whicfci said c statement of the gross receipts hereto- c fore required of such company in c such county shall be placed in the t duplicate in such county, together 1 with the items now included in the i taxable property of such company. s Sec. 3. Any company which shall i willfully fail or- refuse to make the t quarterly returns herein provided for, t or which refuse or fail to pay the i quarterly license fee herein provided e tor. shal', in addition to the* penalty s now provided by law for such offence, i forfeit its ngm to ao ousicess m ims i State and pay an additional penalty f of 50 per cent, of their actual gross c receipts, premium or income as ascer- t tained - i the State Treasurer is au- s thorizeu to proceed to collect such fine or forfeiture in tbe manner pro- s Tided by law. ( A Mighty Flood. ! Cincinnati, Feb. 21.?'The Ohio \ River is still rising at the rate of two j inches an hour, -which has been the rate for the past twelve hours. At 8 ' o'clock to-night 58 feet 1 inches was ' the stagre. Although the river is fall- 5 ing at Pittsburg it will take until Fri- < day or Saturday for the crest of the rise to pass here under the most favor- ( able circumstances. The sixty-foot ? stage will be reached early to-morrow ' morning. The gymnasium grounds, 1 the base ball park, the Ludlow lagoon 5 and Cooney Island are all more or j less under water. The expensively constructed Gest street tunnel and bridge is being rapidly undermined and is in great danger. Forty fami- ( lies aoplied at one charitable institu- . r - /? S < tion toaay tor reiiei oil account 01 high water driving them from home. The suburbs of Dayton and Belleville I have been cut off from street car connection at Newport and travl is now by Hat boats. The wesrerc part of Newport is suffering great; 7. The police reported at 8 o'clock to-night that over 100 families had been driven t from their homes by the water, and that the sixty-fcot stage expected by ( morning would reach as many more. , The police force of Newport is occu- j pied in patrolling the submerged dis- 1 tricts in skill's, and seeing that all destitutes are provided with shelter and 1 1UCW ^ Going for Spain, Washington, Feb. 25.?Renresen- < tative Sulzer of New York today in- j troduceda bill declaring war betwaen t Spain ana her Colonies and the Uni- < ted States. His bill provides that war < be declared to exist between the King- < dom of Spain and her Colonies and ] the United States of America and ] their territories, and that the Presi- < dent is aathoriz^d to use the whole < land and naval force of the United ] Staes to carry the same into effect j and to issue to private armed vessels , of the United States commission 01 , letters of marque and general reprisal j in such form as he shall think proper , and under the seal of the United \ States against the vessels, goods and effects of the government of the said , XT I?-? r* A ^ or?rl tV. o I i.LL^ i I V i. v**v WM-v J Vwv? thereof.-' Kazad Into Iosiaity. Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 25.?Clar- ; I ence A. Austin, of Marion, N. Y., ; i was mads a raving maniac as the re! suit of the hazing he received at the | hands of the sophomore class of the 1 i University of Rochester last Friday night. Austin is a freshman 19 years old. Several sophomores gave him a j severe pummeling. Tuesday he vent ; into the wildest stage of delirium as j the result of his treatment. He is recovering, but is still in a very nervous condition. Five Hen Killed, Murray, Ky., Feb. 26.? A premature explosion of dynamite at the gravel pit here at noon today killed live negro laborers and wounded as many more. Two of the injured will die. i; PUBLIC PRINTING BILL j TAKEN UP AND POSTPONED 10 THE NEXT SESSION. No More Fraternity Societies in the State Colleges?The House Takes Another Hoilday?The Cross Tie Bill Passed?Other Matters. Columbia, Feb. 27.? lathe House 3n last Saturday -when the Mackey ;laim joint resolution came up for its anal reading by consent it-was amend>d so as to require the commission to eport back during the first week of .he next session. The bill was then iiven a final reading. Mr. Reynolds called for the printing: Dill, and announced that he accepted Via amendment of Mr. Gaffe. Mr. Efird mcved to continue the bill to the aext session. Dr. Wyche wanted to .ndefiaitely postpone the bill. The oil call was demanded on the motion ;o continue the bill to the next ses;ession. The house agreed to do so by ,he following vote. Yeas?All, Armstrong. Austell, Baiey, Bedon, Bethune, Bbthe, Breeand, Carson. Caushman, Davis, Geo. tV\, Davis, W. C., Dukes, Efird, Epps, ?airv, Goodwin, E. P., Graham, J. >, Humphrey, Ilderton, Johnson, vennedy, Kinard, Henry J.; Kinard, T. D.; Lancaster. Lester, MagilJ, Mauliin. Miller, Joel II, Mishoe, Moore, HcDaniel, Perritt, Phillips, Ply ler, ^rice, Prince, Russell, Speer, Sturkie, Cimmerman. Toole, Wolliog, Westnoreland, Whisonant, Wingo, Winker. Wyche? 4S. Nays?Asbill, Banks, Carraway, Joiccck, Cushman, DeLoach, Edvards, Ga^e, Gasque, HaseJden, Hiott, lollis, Kibler, Lemmon, Livingston, deares, McKeown, Mettles, Pollock, r'yatfc, Reynolds, Robin j on, Sanders, Ol.: TT. ):UiiltT, Qrk.lUjLi.Ci, wjiujr\Aiio, u^xvu, )., StftveasDc, Sullivan, Tiiomas, W. i.; Yeraer. Vincent, Williams, Mc)ullough?oik. It will be noticed that over forty embers did not vole on the printing >ilJ. It is said by some that these aembers intentionally dodged the rote. Mr. Garris cailed up the anti Greek etter fraternity bill. After somedis:ussion it was passed. It provides hat on and after the 1st day of July, lest, 1S97, the governing boards of ill institutions of higher learning in South Carolina, supported in whole >r ia part by public fuDds, be, and are lereby, required to forbid and disalow ia their respective institutions uch Greek letter fraternities, or all >rgamzations ot a similar nature: i^rovided, nothing herein contained ihall inter]ere with the literary socieies in such institutions. Mr. Verner's bill to require railroad :ompanies making contracts for the ielivery of cross ties, bridge timbers md other materials for the construcior> and operation of railroads to revive and pay for the same within t>0 lays after their delivery upon the line >f such railroad under certain penalies was taken up out of its order. Dr. iVyche moved to strike out the enactng words of the bill. Mr. Verner :aid that the railroad attorneys had lot objected to his bill. It was a bill o help the poor people. Sometimes imber lay "along: the road for six nonths before the road came along md received, it. It was a great hard:hip on the people. The bill would 'orce the roads to receive the timber vhen it was delivered. Dr. Wyche inally withdrew his motion to strike | )ut the enacting words. The bill was hen ordered to a tbird reading in this ihape: Section 1. That on and after the pas:age of this act whenever any person )r persons or corporation under a contact with any railroad company ov?n ng or operating a railroad vritiim tins State shall deliver1- crossties, bridge .imbers or other constructing and operating materials upon the line of any ailroad company, it shall be the duty )f said railroad to receive and pay /or ;uch materia] within b'O days after the >ime shall have been delivered, either ,o the party owning or delivering the same, or his or her assignee: Provided, Chat nothing herein contained shall ipply to any such timber, crossties or material which fails to come up to the .pecifications set forth in the contract .'or the same. Sec. 2. Should any railroad company fail to comply with the terms of its ;ontract for such delivery of material within the said 60 days, it shall forfeit ind pay to the party with whom such contract is made the sum of $100, in iddition to the contract price of said A----- 1 - *- l~? in nnn Il&icriaib, l\J UC ICW VV'ICU ALL UUJ WMA? . )f competent jurisdiction in this State. The senate bill to amend the act toj egulate the service of process in trial justice courts in criminal cases in Richland, Sumter and Bar-i well coun;ies, changing "trial justice" to '"magstrate" and including Orangeburg iountv under the provisions of said ict was taken up and passed. This till makes the present ac; read as folOTfs: That from and after the passage of ;his act, the magistrates in Bichland, Sumter, Barnwell, Orangeburg and Fairfield counties for whom there are son stables appointed with fixed salaries shall not be authorized to place ;heir warrants or other criminal pro less in the hands of the sheriffs of said CDunties for service, unless at the same time they make and file with the >aid sheriff tueir certificate, setting forth that at the time there is a riot or! Dther disturbance, or sullieient cause, j stating cause, in the locality wmca : readers it impossible or inexosdient to iiave the same served by tbe regular nonstable: and the account of the sheriff for any such service shall not be allowed or paid unless vouched by md based on such certificate; providsd, that when such process is served by the sheriff of Fairfield county he shall not receive therefor any compensation in addition to the salary allowed to him by law, A little after ten o'clock Mr, Thomas moved that the House hold no sessions on Monday, that being Washington's birthday. Agreed to. After a number of bills of no general interest were disposed of by the House on Tuesday Mr. McCuIlough's bill to amend the free school law relating to the location of scnool houses and m regard to allowing parents to ceWi- <3.->hnnk in aav district adjoin inline one in which they live, was called up and passed. The joint resolution of the committee on ways and means to authorize and direct the sinking fund commissioners to provide for the payment of any costs and damages consequent upon the litigation now pending in the United States court between J. E. Tindal and J. R. Boyles and Edward^ B. Wesley, involving the question to the tilie of trie Agricultural hall in Columbia was taken up and passed. The legislative appropriation bill was called up by Mr. ICin&rd. A great many verbal changes were made. The committee had made provision in the cases of Mr. Gantt, journal clerk of the senate, and Mr. Evans, journal clerk of the house, that they should be paid oaly for the number of dajs actually in service. Mr. Pollock moved to strike out such provisionMr. Yeldell of the committee stated that these two officers had been away he understood on their own personal business. He thought that they should only be paid in case of sickness. Mr. Poiiock made an earnest protest against this docking of salary. He wanted fair play. He did not wish two men singled out and ail others leit alone. The speaker stated that he had given the house journal clerk leave of absence during his sickness. This settled it. The committee withdrew objections and Mr. Pollock's amendments were agreed to. An attempt was made to increase the piv of the chaplains from $50 each to $75 each. This was voted down as! the salary of these officers is fixed by ! a soecial tax. Mr. Reynolds wished to strike out j the provisions for 10 days extra pay j for the clerk of the committee on wajs and means. There was some discus sion on the matter aiid then the house J agreed to strike out the provision. Mr. McWhiie moved to raise the j pay of the assistant clerk cf senate! - - -v^ >c m _ _ 1 _ i j jrom *zou to jar. Jiooie muvtu to lay the motion upon the table. Mr. Yeldeli urged that both assistant clerks were hard worked men. He thereupon moved to raise both assis tant clerks' pay to ?350. He was a salary reduction man, but this was a matter of simple justice. Mr. Ilderton taought the assistant clerks should be paid at least $300 each for this long session. Mr. Thomas said that the statute fixed the pay and it was the committee's duty to fix t.he amount as the act provided. Mr. Yeldeli's amendment was then voted down; so was Mr. McWhite's. Mr. Efird endeavored to have the pay of the clerk of the senate cut from $300 to $600. Mr. Reynolds called attention to the j fact that this salary was fixed by the statute. Mr. Thomas said they had been j working on t.ae basis or tne ac: or ya \ in regard to other amendments. It was a poor rule that did not work both ways. The house refused to make any change in the appropriation. Mr. Rogers wanted the house to fis the pay of the solicitors for the same period as members of the house and senate. The committee wished the SDlicitors docked for what time they were absent. Mr. Rogers' suggestion was voted down. The administration dispensary bill j was then called up by Mr. Garris, who was engineer ing it. Mr. Crum offered an amendment to permit dispensers to give personal as well as surety bonds. After some discussion the roll call was demanded on the amendment. Ey a vote of 69 to 2 r.*r<6 house agreed to} the amendment. Mr. McCulIough offered the following amendment: Amend section 2, line 14, by adding just after the word ''provided," the following: ''That said board of control are hereby required in the purchase of liquors as herein provided to purchase from manufactories distilling or maaufacturing liquors in this State, provided said liquors stand the test herein provided lor and the cost thereof to the State does not exceed the cost of other ] liquors of equal quality or grade." Mr. J McCullougn said that in the up country there were many distillers of corn liquor. This encouragement to them would decrease the blind tigers Mr. Toole said the State should purchase her liquors as far as possible from home dealers. Mr. Price wanted distilling stamped out of South Carolina. He believed that to pass this provision would be the severest bloiv ever struck the dispen sary system. His people believed that the dispenss.ry was the nearest road to prohibition. Mr. Garris believed that this looked fair on its face. He said that this act j was drawn to surround and bridge j over the decision of the United States court, n was drawn oj me uuurncy general assisted by the governor and others. This provision would result in establishing distilleries all over the State. Mr. McOillough said that if this provision was putin, the board would purchase the liquor from home dealers without any further provision to make them do so. Mr. Garris moved to table the amendment. It was done by a vote of 59 to 30. Mr- J. P. Thomas, Jr., offered an j amendment to provide for the grant-1 ing of beer privileges, which read as j follows: "The State board of control j shall have the right in their discretion to appoint special beer dispensers under such rules and regulations as said j board may establish, said special beer j dispensers to give bond in such sum J as the Ssat3 board of control may pre- j scribe, and the said board of control j may in their discretion at any time S revoke such appointments." llr. j Thomas sau that this amendment did not give :he boari the right to do mors than they are doing no?c. Tne amendment would not affect the validity of the law. The State board wanted to remove all possible doubt as to the right of the board to appoint such dispensers. The State board desired this provision to pass. It would result in a revenue to the State, at the same time doing no harm. The board wanted it as a measure in the line of discouraging strong drink. Mr. Pal ton then moved to strike out the enacting words of the bill, j This, he said, was not a dispensary bill, and opposition to it was not opposition to the dispensary law, for that law no;v was on the statute books. They had been told that the governor and attorney general had proposed this bill. He submitted that no executive otlicer had the right to a in tha matters before the cener a! assembly. It was well to remind oificials that they had no right to deal I with matters outside of their department. Mr. PaLon said that he understood Mr. G-arris, the adopted father of the bill, had said that tne puri pose of this amendatory bill was to j evade the decision of the United I States court. He said that it was hard -1 iy the thing for them to adopt a meas- j ure to dodge the United States Con-1 stitution which they had all swcrn to j support. He would support no such measure avowed to be a dodging issue. To pass this would simply involve another case which would be decided against the case. The bill would not stand. It would be a destructive blow to the dispensary law. Hundreds of samples would be sent in and it would end in the profits of the State all being paid out to express companies in charges on samples; the State had to pay all those charges. Mr. Simkins agreed in the main with what Mr. Patton had said. He was not there to attack the- dispensary law. He was there to testify that the people in his county were satisfied with the present law. But pass this and there would be another case for the courts to decide. Past strife would be renewed. Personal liberty was dear to them ail. If a man desired to violate the law, he could buy liquor from the dispensary and sell it. Mr. Kanard wanted to sound a note of warning to the fronds of the dispensary law. This bill was to perfect the law; it represented the views of! those who were most intimately connected with the law. He wanted them | to see that no amendments were tack- j ed to the bill. Josh Ashley?I favor the dispensary j law. Do you beiieve that this first! section will stand the test of the1 courts: don't you believe it is in conllict with the United States Constitu-1 tion; haven't you STrora to support it]j Mr. Stevenson wy.ntedto state why! he favored Mr. Pat ton's motion. He wished to know if the proposed bill i would remedy anything. If it did net, it should be laid iu its grave at once. Th's bill was merely to make the dispensary law an inspection law. An inspection la77 was not necessarily unconstitutional, but this bill would not pass mustei* as such a law. Tiie United States court had already said so in almost so many words. It would not do to sav that all liquor was detri mental to tne public health, when the State went into the business herself and established a concern you could smell 50 yards off. The S-aie; could not say that liquor was poisonous while the State sold it. This bill would never stand. He had endeavored to enforce the dispensary law in his town. It was not good policy to keep putting the court to the necessity of Knocking down unconstitutional a'cts. We here avow that this bill is for a purpose. Tiie court wili not be slapped in the face continually. I: would prejudice the court against the State. Mr. Garris was surprised to see the wide range of this discussion. He was sorry that some members had found it necessary to criticise the governor and attorney general, who had a perfect right to give their opinions and they should respect those opinions. He denied that he was attempting to ri9<53 j>n unconstitutional act. They were not attempting: to fight the United States cDurt. They "were attempting to lead another course. He did c.ot deny that it was an inspection law and that was wherein that it was j constitutional. The present governor was the one to whom he had reference. Mr. Cushman said t a at ail frien CIS of the dispensary should stand by this bill- If it was killed, it would be goodby to the dispensary. Mr. Price could not agree with Mr. Pattonrs position as to the samples. Mr. Bacot would vote to strike out the enacting words. He held an opinion of his own, which he could not surrender to that of the attorney gen- 1 eral as presented in this bill. His State pride had been somewhat hurt by the State being turned down in tne courts. This bill would do nothing, more than be fruitful of litigation. It would not accomplish what it was desired to acsomplish. Instead of stopping litigation, it would briiigthat very thing about. Mr. Poiicck was sorry that Mr. Patton had c-sst severe strictures upon the governor and attorney general. Tne gentleman from Richland had no more right to give his legal opinion and invade ihe judicial department than the governor had to prepare this bill. Under other sections of the Constitution th9 governor had the right to bring this matter to the attention cf the general assembly as he wouid in a message. Mat j oI them believed honestly and truly that the bill was 7ir)f?nn<?titntinr?al. He said thev were not trying to evade the decision cf the court. Ail liquors sold in the dispensary were tested by the chemist, as was required of other liquors under this biii. Mr. Stevenson remarked that that was in the law when the supreme court rendered its decision. Mr. Pollock was satisfied that the court would hold this to be an inspection law. Xo one had proved to him that it was not an inspection law. Mr. Ilderton said as long as Ihey had to fight blind tigers or tigers wi;h their eyes open they would have litigation. Lawyers were often mistaken in passing upon the constitutionality cf a measure. The attorney general, who was elected to give them legal ad vie?, had sent the bill to them. Every man shouia he careful how he 4- ~ A ^ v. +V* TTT/-M11 r?Q YU l?U I'JU ^ yi L.iv ^aico Twuiu opr.ned to every Jaw breaker in South Carolina. They should stand by their homes and the leading men of the State were in sympathv with the biii. He feared ere long, if the bill was killed, they would hare t'ne barrom system back again. Mr. Livingston said the dispensary vras admittedly the accepted policy of the State. The United Slates court had said th9t a certain portion of this law is unconstitutional. The attorney general of the State, who was the legal adviser of the State, presented a measure which he said remedied the defects anci made the liw conform to the decision of the court. The governor had the right?a perfect right?to present such a bill, not for the purpose of violating the United Srates Constitution, but for the purpose of conforming the State thereto. Mr. Patton asked hiaa if it were right in fris judgment for the governor and attorney generai to prepare bills on any subject and ha'nd to a member to introduce, using their influence to have them passed. ; In his answer, Mr. Livingston reaf| firmed what he had previously said. | Mr. Smith of Hampton said the i tighter they restricted the people of T J 1 4 * rr?A11 1/1 me otaie cue uiure u^cia uu? ?yuiu have. The tiger was there to stay. He thought they had Qes: to undo some things that they had done. If the people exercised their right to get their liquor eise.vhere, the dispensary law would be better eaforceu. He did not wish to have the personal liberty of his people tied up in this way. He thought that to kill this bill would be for tbe bast interests cf the dispensary system. [COSTCTt'ED ON" PAGE FOUR, j where the money goes. statement of the st^to treasurer and comptroller-general. Columbia., Feb. 25.?In compliance with a resolution adopted by the State Senate the following statement has been submitted by the State Treasurer and Comptroller General: To the Honorable the Preside::I. and other Members of the Senate or South Carolina: We havs the honor to submit the sub joined report in accordance vrith i a resolution of th2 senate requesting j the State treasurer and comptroller j general to furnish a statement of an alleged deficiency in the treasury, in j what fund it esi-ts and why: While there is at this date a large! balance unappropriated and therefore i no actual d-ficiency really exists at j present, additional funds must be provided to meet the appropriations cf the present session, and balances of form- r appropriations remaining unpaid. This difference between the s mount of funds in the treasury and the appropriations already made, and to he made at this session, may be properly regarded as a prosp:c;ive deficiency, the amount of wnich we have no means of ascertaining with absolute accuracy. ESTIMATE. Assuming toe appropriations by ac: March, 1800, as a basis for an enimate we find the aggregate appropriated for the fourteen months ending 31st December. 1S3G, (not including interest i nr t:ae legislative expenses) to be $679,033.23. Deducting the following extraordinary appropriations made by act re ferreu to, viz: Winthrop Normal and Industrial college, back indebtedness.. . . ...$ 23,202 Registration .. 4,000 Atlanta exposition 6,000 Constitutional convention.... 23,000 Managers elections, ditto.... 7,500 Supervisors registration 27.000! i * : I $ 90,702 i s533.397| J Also dsductiaa: 1-7 for t?ro j months io excess over one j year....,,.. 84,056j ! i i $504,3411 And adding what will be required for interest on Brown and Blue 4 12 per cents and other State bonds and stocks payable July, 1S97, and 1st ! January, 18S8 .,.$2S4,C00j Also legislative expenses pres! ent session, say 60,000] j Interest past due on Brown and Blue 4 1 2 per cents.... 5,000 Direct tax claims Oct. 18S4.... 3,796 New counties?expenses 5,900 Supervisors of registration, say 13,500 Sundry balances unpaid appropriations. ... 5,000 Making an estimated total required for the year 1S97....$S31,537 Against these assumed appropriations and unpaid balances there is now in the general fund of the treasury, | $439,817.11; taxes 1896 unpaid, probai biy available to this amount, after de[ ducting abatements, refund, &c., [ $5,000; balance due treasury fund by | dispensary, $92,000; amount expected to be derived from insurance, license ! fees, and fees r-ffice secretary of State, | $15,00?total, $536,S47. i Showing a probable or prospective deficiency for 1397, on the assumed basis as above, to be provided for, $234,690. We have not included in the foregoing statement the amount of interest which would be due from 1st July, i 1S93. to 1st July, 1S97, on the per cent Brown bonds, liable to be issued i fnr 1Via calirl r.f fimHahlftl bonds and stocks now outstanding, j i which if called for wouid. amount to j about ?-10,000, only a small amount of this account, however, has of lata I years been called for. Nor have we included the interest due to July 1, IS93. which underthe law, is fundable witn the principal. This $234,690 prospective deficiency ] does include ?142,000 interest due Janj uary 1, 1S9S, leaving still a prospect- j ire estimated deficiency of $142,690 for j fiscal year 1897. W. H. Timmerman, State Treasurer. I James Norton, Comptroller General. February 25, 1SS7. Wants an Office. I Washington, Feb. 24.?Dr. Sampj son Pope, who thought he was runI ning for Governor on the Republican ticket last fall against Governor Eller-! be, is here to look after his claim to j I tViii rv?? ?c*Vi i r\ ? i claw \jsj u. ui-i wai^iiud luaicuaiouiw. JS *- * i Pope wandered aimlessly round the! Capitol today, occasionally talking j with E. M. Bray ton, and suck other j South Carolina Republicans as crossed! his trail. He tries to look innocent | when he seriously asserts hehf.snotj made application for the raarshalship i or any other Federal oHice under the j IMcKinley Administration. Whenj closeiy pressed be does not deny thai-j ( he would accent this or something j j equally as good. Bravtonsajs Pope! has no show at the McKinley pie ccun* j ter. Notwithstanding the discouragj ins: ou tlook Dr. Pope says he proposes {to linger here until after the inauguration . ho was murdered. i Key West, Flx., Feb. 25.?A. pasjsenge>* from Havana who has just I landed here from the steamer Olivette | informed the correspondent here of a ccn.-?7.i to'l 'p.-.'iec 1 ? o t d 7? inn rr'o [Ruiz, the America a citizan who was found dead, apparently beaten to death, in a cell of the prison of Gaaj na'oacoa was killed by Fonsdievela, the Spanish Governor of Gaanabacoa. Tie passenger explained that Governor Fonsdievela visi:ed Dr. Ruiz in j his place oI coniinement and violentiy questioned him. Ruiz resented the Governors brutal manner and this so angered Fonsdievela that he seized a club, struek the unfortunate man on ibe head and so caused his death, j Jiar!e?l lu a Ditch. j L-viiAR, 3. C., Feb. 23.?W. D. An! drews. an industrious farmer near this place, while engaged in removing some obstructions out of a ditch,about twelve feet deep, lodav at about 3 o'clock A. il., vras buried by the side of the ditch, caving in on kirn. JftoDert Randolph, white, was present ana gave the alarm. A nurnbsr of persons gathered at once. It required j nearly three hours to extricate him and, of course, life was extinct. It was found that one thigh was broken, besides other injuries about the face. Mr. Andrews was one of Darlington >k county's best citizens. TO TAX INCOMES. FULL TEXT OF THE BILL AS IT PASSED. A Gradnated Tax to ba Levied on all IaI cornea of Twelve Hundred Dollars and Over for tne li snefii of the State. Columbia., Feb. 26.?The following is the fail text of the Income Tax Bill as it passed the House yesterday: Section 1. That from and after the first day of January, 189S, there shall be annually assessed, levied and collected upon the gains, gross profits j and income received daring the preceding calendar year by every citii zen of this State, whether such gains, profits or income b2 derived from any kind of property, rents, interest, dividends or salaries, or from anv nrofes sion, trade, employment or vocation carried on in this State, or from any other source whatever, a tax of onepercentum sd derived over and above $1,200 and up to $5,000, and one-half per centum on $5,000 and over up to $7,500, 2 percentum, on $7,500 and over up to $10,000, 2b percentum on $10,000 and over up to $15,000 3 per centum on $15,000 and over, and a like tax shall be assessed, levied and col; lected annually upon the gains, profits j and income from'all property owned jand every business trade or profession 1 carried on in this Scate by persons residing without this State, excepting ! such corporations as are hereinafter excepted: Provided, that in estimating the gains, profits and income there shall not be included interest upon such bonds and securities of this State or of the United State the principal and interest of which are by the law of this issue exempt from taxation. Section 2. That in computing income the necessary expenses actually incurred in carrying on any business or profession, not including remuneration to the tax-payer for personal j supervision or the support or maini renance of his or her family, shall be deducted from the gross income or \ revenue, and the word "income," as used in this Act shall be deemed and taken to mean "gross profits:" Provided, that no deduction shall be made or allowed for any amount paid out or contracted for permanent im1 provements or betterments, made to increase the value of any property or estate, or for the increase of capital stock or assets. Section 3. That the words "citizen' ana "person," as used in tnis Act. shall be deemed to include all natural persons, all copartners ana all members of any in corporated association, and to exclude, except as hereinafter included, all corporations duly chartered by the.la ws of the United State3 and of this or any other State. Section 4. Thar the tax herein provided for shall be assessed, levied and collected in the same manner, at the same time, as other taxes, and by the same county officials as are now charged witti the assessment, levy and collection of State and county taxesSection 5. That all persons liable 1 for the payment of any of the tax | herein provided for shall at the times | ncvr or hereinafter provided by law [for the making of returns of personal. j property, make under oath a full and | complete list or return in such form and manner as may be directed by the i 1 +1^ A f AT* VJCIiwittL, IAJ CUO ftUlUUWi of the county in which they reside, or in case non-residents, of the county or counties wherein said gains, profits or income arises, of the amount of their income, gains and profits as aforesaid, and the property or investment, if any, upon which the same are computj ed, and such other particulars as may ! be required by the Comptroller Gener[ al. All persons, whether natural or I corporations created by charter, acting as guardians, trustees, executors, administrators, agents, receivers, or in any other fiduciary capacity, shall make and render a list or return as afore said to the auditor of the county in which such persons or corporations acting in a fiduciary capacity resides or -?, do business, of me income, gains and profits of any minor or person for whom they act. Section 6. That any person or corporation failing or refusing to make the list or return required by this Act, or rendering a wilfully false or fraudulent list or return, shall be assessed by the auditor, on account of said ini come tax, in such manner as appears ! to him, from the best information ob lamaoxe oy mm, eimei oy exeuuuuu of the defaulting taxpayer or any other evidence, that such taxpayer is liable for, and in case of failure or to neglect to make lists or return the said auditor shall assess 50 per centum as a penalty to the amount of the | tax due, and in cas9 of a wilfully false j or fraudulent return or list having r been rendered the auditor shall add 1100 per centum as a penalty to said j tax; the tax and the addition thereto j as a penalty to be assessed ana coliect! ed in the same manner provided for i in the case of failure to make returns or lists of personal property. | Section 7. In every respect nothere| in specified, the return for, and the [ levy and collection of the tax provided in the Act shall be subject to all the provisions of law relative to the assess[ ment and collection of taxes and per| sonal property. Will Stump Ohio. | Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 24.?ArI rangements are being made for a thorjough stumping tour in Ohio by Wilj iiam J. Bryan in the coming campaign ;i"or the election of the Legislature | that will choose the successor to Mar* ! cus A. Hinna, in the United States i Senate. Mr. Bryan, if he decides to | come, -will work in the interest of (John R McLean, who will be the can I dictate oi tne L>ernocrats ior senator. ! Tre Democratic leaders in Ohio bejlieve that by hard work and good management a free silver Senator can be secured here. They will rely largely upon the dissatisfaction which they j expec: to follow the appointment of Mr. Hanna to the Senate and appear j in the Republican vote next fall. Cyclone la Athens. j Athens, Ga., Feb. 26.?A destructive cyclone swept over Athens last j night. The damage to buildings will j amount to several thousand dollars, j Henderson's warehouse is a wreck and 5 the Lucy Cobb Female Institute is j unrooieci. iiie young1 laaies .rere oaa]y frightened and a panic almost enI sued. On the college grounds the lij brary building, Phi Kappa Kali and j the Yahoo Dormitory building were : unroofed by the wind. In East Athens j a number of houses were blown down. , The old farmers alliance warehouse is 1 a complete wreck. No loss of life or i injuries to persons is reported. i