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The Press and Banner.1 BY"HUG1T WILSON^ AniiUTILLE, m. LAWMAKERS AT WORKT| A BUSY SEASON IN THE LEGISLATIVE PERIOD. Several measures of Great Importance Introduced and Corsldered?Summary of the Proceedings. Columbia, Feb. 5.--Special: Both branches of tne General Assembly resumed work yesterday?the House at 12:30 and the Senate at 8:30 p. m. t_ ii.. Kill in reference to au me jailer me i/i" emigration agents was killed. The following were passed to a third reading. Mr. Moses' bill to define the manner in which towns increase or diminish their corporate limits; bill changing the name of the "State lu natic asylum" to "the State hospital for the insane;" the house anti prize fight bill; Mr. Walker's bill to amend the aot relating to agricultural liens, which makes no material changes in the present: Mr. Harrison's bill to further protect landlords; house bill to pay jurors and State witnesses ferriage; Mr. Stribling's bill pertaining to building a bridge across a the Keowee 11? ?riwr river near me muuui , and the concurrent resolution pertaining to the time for electing penitentiary directors. No bills of special interest were introduced except Mr. Finley's relative to the collection of taxes on municipal property not used for municipal purposes in accordance with the new constitution. The house decided to hold day and night sessions henceforth and declined to consider propositions to fix the day of final adjournment and the limit to the introduction of bills. The judiciary committee made a favoraole report on the new registration bill. * 1 It was onjy a iew iuiumt?> unci- mo body was called to order when the house struck the second reading bills, there being 97 such bills and resolutions on the calendar. After several bills had been passed over Mr. Gary's bill to authorize the sinking fund commission to lend the sinking fund on the security of the valid bonds of the State when the bonds cannot be purchased at par was called up out of its order, Judge Townsend saying there was a large amount of money lying idle which should be utilized. Mr. Gadsden moved to strike out the enacting words of the bill,saying it was very dangerous for the State to go into the banking business with the credit of the State. This fund was put aside as a guarantee for the security of the State bonds. It was wrong to touch this fund. It is not certain that ?.111 of all imec Sllfih lue OUtKJ Hill av mu , an honorable gentleman for State treasurer as she now has. If was puting too much power in one man's hands and opened the gates for the gigantic defrauding of the State. The bonds themselves would be endangered. * After mucn debate and the voting down of Mr Patton's amendment to fix the minimum rate of interest at 6 per cent., the bill passed to its third reading with a 4? per cent, minimum rate of interest. Mr. Hazleden's bill to provide for the forfeiture of charters of railroads ^ charging higher rates than those fixed * by the railroad commissioners was taken up and discussed. rni? *--11 r\QDoar1 A Q f.hllfl XUC UUi ??<U LUlCU^jr jnmw >v ? reading with an amendment, by Mr. Patton, providing for an appeal to courts of competent jurisdiction. A bill to exempt mortgages held by banks from taxation was indefinitely postponed. A resolution providing for the State moving in the matter of erecting a monument to George Peabody passed unanimously. A resolution to appoint a committee to examine into the status of the railroads of the State was introduced by Mr. Burn. THE SCHOOL LAW. In the Senate this morning the first bill taken up was that to alter, amend ?nd ?rfw.t the school law. Mr. Efird offered the following sec,, tion, providing for a .board of education to take the place of the present school commissioner: Section?The State board of education shall appoint in each county three persons, each of whom shall be competent to hold a teacher's first grade certificate and to conduct a teachers institute, who shall be known as the county board of education, who shall hold their term of office for the term of two years from the time of their appointment and until their successors shall qualify. Tbey shall take the oath of office prescribed in section 26 of Article III of the constitution and the oath against dueling. They shall organize by the election of one of their members as chairman and one as sec retary. The county board of education shall meet quarterly at the county seat and shall receive as compensa" tion three dollars per day and five cents per mile of necessary travel, to be paid by the county treasurer upon the warrant of the county board" of commissioners: Provided, such board is not in session more than ten days in any one year. The secretary of the board of education shall attend at the court house, in the office of the county board, on each and every Saturday while the public school term lasts in his county and for one month thereafter for the purpose of approving teachers' pay certificates or warrants properly signed by the trustees of the various school districts, and to keep an account of the claims so approved. He shall receive as compensation one hundred dollars, to be paid quarterly by the county treasurer upon the warrant of the county board of commissioners. Mr. Finley offered what was designed as a substitute for Mr. Efird's amendment. Its object was to retain the present system of having a county commissioner, but provided that he hold a first-class certificate as State teacher. After some debate the substitute was rejected?17 to 12. Mr. Buist offered an amendment which was adopted, providing that so far as the Charleston schools were concerned, no certificates as a State teacher should be required from, graduates of the Memminger school. An amendment offered by Mr. Brown requiring the heads of all schools in the State, graded, normal or special, to report to the State superintendent every summer as to number of scholars, condition, etc., was adopt ed. Mr. Efird's substitute providing for a board of three instead of the county commissioner, was adopted by a vote of 18 to 10. The petition from the colored Methodists to have the colored college to be cut off from Claflin, established at Lancaster, "the garden spot of the State," was referred to the educational committee.' The petition from the State fair society for an appreciation of $2,500, which was sent with a message from the governor, was referred. At the night session the bill was fur ther discussed. Mr. Mayfield offered this amendment, which was adopted: Be it provided that ail school funds other than those arising1 from the special levy of the several school districts shall be paid put of the county treasury on the wa ranis duly vouched by the school trustees of the respective school districts. Mr. Archer moved to strike out section 52. This section relieved school teachers and young men who might be attending school from working roads or paying a commutation tax. I Teachers, he said, were not idiots; they were working on salaries and were able to pay their part towards keeping up the roads. Young men, of the age which made them liable to road duty, who were able to attend to attend school, were as able to pay thccommu lauon lax as muse yuuug xutn wuu worked in stores. He was opposed to deadheads. The motion prevailed without discussion or division. Mr. Harrison moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. It was complicated and needed most careful consideration. The present school law was working very well, and he thought it would be to the benefit of the State schools to have this bill postponedMr. Harrison, it was at first thought, intended this as a little diversion to make a break in dry offering of amendments that had been going in by single file of an hour and a quarter. President Timmerman put the question in the gravest manner and declared the motion lost. Mr. Harrison, as gravely, demanded a division, and stood up with a little ring of five senators representing the greater portion of the Piedmont. "No further count demanded," announced Mr. Harrison, and the senators laughed. An amendment by Mr. Barnwell wa.s adopted providing that members of the State board of education appointed by the governor shall receive as .compensation the same mileage and per diem as is provided for the members of the general assembly. On the final assage of this bill Mr. tha Q T7DO Q n f 1 nAPQ J-' iiilCJ uciuaiiuou iuv %*j vw uuv* mwww* He believed the law on the statute books was better than that contained in this bill, and he could not vote for it. The result of the vote was as follows: Yeas?Barnwell, Barton, Brice, Derham, Douglas, DuBose, Efird, Mayfield, Miller, Moses, McCalla, McDaniel, Pettigrew, Sloan, Williams?16. Nays?Archer, Finlay, Fuller, Harrison, O'Dell, Stribling?G The Senate passed a number of bills ?among them the following: House bill to exempt certain portions of Pickens county from the operation of the general stock law of the State. To amend an act establishing the county of Berkeley, so as to define boundaries between Charleston and Berkelev counties. House bill to require petit jurors for the last week of circuit opurts to remain till all cases requiring jury trials are disposed of. To provide for the settlement of issues between citizens of this State by arbitration. To regulate the election of wardens in the towns of this State. To incorporate Converse college. IN THE HOUSE. A resolution stopping the introduction of new measures after the 15th inst. was adopted. RAILROAD FARE The bill introduced by Mr. Jarris, to fix passenger fares on railways was much discussed. It passed its second reading in the following shape: Section 1. That from and after the passage of this act the rates for trans* portalion of passengers by railroad companies chartered and doing business in this State shall be for first class fare three (3) cents per mile every mile traveled, and for second class fare two and one-half (2-J) cents per mile for every mile traveled, and shall sell first and second class tickets: Provided, This rate may from time to time be altered and changed by the railroad commission, as to any railroad or railroads, as in the judgment of said railroad commission the circumstances of such railroad or railroads may warrant or require. Sec. 2. Any railroad company chargine higher rates for passenger transportation than those herein fixed, or such as may be hereafter fixed, by the railroad commissions shall sutler all the penalties provided by law. Sec. 3. Nothing herein contained shall prevent any railroad company from selling excursion tickets and mileage tickets of not less than one thousand miles for lower rates than those herein fixed. Sect. 4. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. THE "JIM CROW" CAR. Mr. Otts' 4'jim crow" car bill was called up. The house had passed it last year and sent it to the senate, which body killed it. The bill was reported unfavorably. Mr. Skinner thought it would inflict a hardship on the railroads. Dr. Wyche said that the Constitutional convention had emphasized the the fact that the two races should be kept apart. He had voted against the' bill, but proposed to vote for it now. The State should enact such laws as would forever keep down social equality in this State. HELP FOR THE STATE FAIR. At this juncture the following mes sage was received rrom ine governor: Gentlemen of the General Assembly ?I herewith transmit to your honorable body the petition of the State Agricultural and Mechanical society of South Carolina. I had the honor to call your attention to this matter in my inaugural address at your last session. I can add nothing more to my recommendation then made. I trust that the petition will receive your favorable consideration. Respectfully, Jno. Gary Evans, Governor. The memorial referred to is published elsewhere in this issue. The discussion of the "Jim Crow Car" bill was resumed. Judge Townsend said the committe had a good many railroad men before o them on this bill at the last session, ti He detailed the disadvantages that u would come from the operation of this c bill. n Mr. W. J. Johnson said that this was a necessary bill; the railroads o were the only corporations that sub- A jected the fair women of the State to o the necessity of riding in a car with an e inferior race. s Mr. Otts said that the bill had been fi disc jssed and passed by this house on o more than one occasion. t: He demanded the roll on the adop- & tion of the bill, the call resulting in a the adoption of the bill by the rollow- t ing vote: Yeas 58. nays 32. ii CHECKS TO LABORERS. p Mr. Miles' bill to regulate the issu- 11 ing of checks, scrip and due bills to C laborers and wageworkers was then, takea up and ordered to a third read- a : 1 /.ii : r lug wunuui usuaie iu me iimowiug i shape: , s Section i. That unless otherwise r provided by special conract, it is here- ? by required of all persons or corpora- h tions who employ laborers or wage- d workers by the day, week, month or s year, or by the job or piece work, to t pay such laborers or wageworkers in t good and lawful money. t Sec. 2. That if any person or cor- g porations, after the approval of this f act, shall give to any laborer or wage- b worker, except as provided in the t preceding section, as compensation for labor or service performed, any v due bill, check or scrip of any des.rip- e tion which is intended to be in lieu of r good and lawful money,, and which is not paid or redeemed in cash for its full face value when presented, the said person or corporation so offend- ? ing shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be ^ punished by fine or imprisonment in Q the discretion of the court. j SUNDAY TRAINS. -i When Mr. B. J. Johnston's bill to prohibit the running of freight trains in this State between the hours of 12 o'clock Saturday night and 12 o'clock ^ Sunday night, was taken up. Mr. j Johnston made a vigorous speech in its favor. He said there was now a law against running trains on Sunday, but the law was being constantly vio- i lated. The railroads violate the law every day. n Judge Townsend said that the pre- j sent law on the subject covered the ^ case exactly. He read the law. * The bill was further discussed by Messrs. Bocot Williams and Magill , Mr. Magill moved to indefinitely j postpone the bill On this the roll call was demanded. The house re- ,r fused to indefinitely postpone by the o following vote: Yeas 33, nays 53. Mr. Gadsden made an earnest plea ^ in behalf of the truck farmers in the , lower portion of the State, x^e truck farmers would lose more tnan the rail- . roads. ? Mr. Watson said other farmers had r things which got ripe on Saturday and V 'Sunday also. They had to suspend ' I work on Sunday. This argument was , all noDnveock. The Door men work- v ing on railroads needed protection. They should reverence and hod inviolate the Sabbath day. -[ Judge Townsend called attention to the palpable manner in which the bill would conflict with the United States s interestate commerce law, which would cause a discrimination against the State of South Carolina. . The debate was interrupted by the arrival of c the hour for the joint assembly At the n night session it was resumed. Final- g ly the enacting words were stricken ? out and the bill killed by a vote of 46 J to 41. * THE COLORED COLLEGE. 0 After much debate the bill to estab- ^ lish the college for colored students was passed in the following shape: Section 1. That Claflin college be ? andj is hereby severed from Claflin R University; provided, that this sever- ?; ance shall not operate so as to inter- * fere with the teaching and instruction ^ nowbein? eiven during1 the present -n session, which closes in the month of * May, this 3 ear. Section 2. That during the year A. D. 1896, there shall be established g within this State a normal, industrial, ? agricultural and mechanical college for the higher education of the colored , youth of the State, and that said college shall be known as the Colored . Normal, Agricultural and Mechanical Coilege of South Carolina. Section 3. That the Colored Normal, ? Industrial, Agricultural and Mechani- , cal College of South Carolina shall be a branch of the university of South Carolina, but shall be under the man- , agement and control of a separate board of trustees composed of seven members, six of whom shall be elected by the general assembly, whose term of office shall be six years. But the general assembly shall at its present f. session elect two of said trustees for } two years, two for four years and two ' for six years, so that two of them shall f; go out of office every two years. The governor of the State shall be ex-officio the seventh member of said board of trustees. fj Section 4. That the board of trustees oi the iSouth Carolina college now m , control of the property belonging to ^ Claflin college shall turn over to the * board of trustees of the Colored Nor- -c mal, Industrial, Agricultural and Me- v chanical College of South Carolina all v of the real and personal property belonging to Claflin college. Section 5. That the board of trustees of the Colored Normal, Industrial, ^ Agricultural and Mechanical College t of South Carolina a.re hereby author- ^ ized and empowered to take charge of, u manage ana control all of the real and personal property belonging to Claflin college, in whosesoever hands or custody the same may be now or liereaf- Q ter found, and shall hold the same in ? trust for the benefit and uses of the said Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina. Section C. That the board of trustees ? of the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College of ? Snut.h Clarnlina shall havft nnd arfi ^ hereby given full and ample power to ? do and to peform any and all acts whatsoever necessary to affect a com- a plet3 and final separation of the inter- ? ests of the State from those of Claflin 1 university, and if found necessary to ^ protect or promote the interest of the ^ State, the authority here given shall ? authorize said trustees to sell,purchase or exchange real estate. r Section 7. That the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina shall have all the rights and privileges pos- * sessed by Clailin college, and be enti- ^ tied to receive all the funds set apart ' for the support of Clafiin college un- ? der the acts of the general assembly J: of this State and the said college shall forever be and remain free and sepa- v rate from Claflin university and all E ther colleges, schools or other instiutions which are wholly or in part nder the direction or control of any hurcn or religious or sectarian de- '< omination or societySection 8. That the board of trustees f the Colored Normal, Industrial, igricultural and Mechanical College f South Carolina are authorized and mpowered to provide all necessary uitable buildings upon a proper site or the purpose, to establish a course f st.ndv finvftrino1 the Normal, Indus- i rial, Agricultural and Mechanical ciences, and provide the necessary ppliances for proper instruction in he same; and to select a proper corps astructors and fix their salaries. The principal or president and the corps of astructors shall be natives of South Carolina and of the negro race. Section 9. That tne sum of $5,000 be nnually appropriated for five years or the purpose of erecting the necesary buildings, if so much be necessay; and that the authorities of the itate penitentiary be, and they are tereby, required to furnish, on the lemand of the board of trustees of aid college, 40 able-bodied convicts o said board of trustees, the convicts o be used in erecting the necessary ?uildings, and to be transported, uarded, clothed, fed and attended ree of any cost to the college, and to te returned to tne penitentiary wnen he buildings are completed. Section 10. That a majority of the phole board of trustees shall be necssary for the transaction of any busitess. THE JOINT ASSEMBLY. At one o'clock today there was a oint session of the two houses, to elect irectors of the penitentiary. Nominations were asked for to fill he unexpired term of the late Mr. iprott. Senator Finley nominated lr. J. J. Ashe and Mr. Ilderton Mr. H. Blackwell, Mr. D. W. McLaurin lominated Mr. James Stackhouse, but withdraw the name later. The sente voted pretty solidly for Ashe- The ote resulted as follows, and Mr. Jlackwell wasdelared elected: Blackrail 69; Ashe 54. Nominations were then made for uccessors to Messrs. G-arris and Wilsughby. Mr. Gaston nominated Mr. W. 0, 'atum. Mr. Shuman nominated Mr. . W. Whitmire of Greenville, Mr. Jooper renominated the incumbent irector, Mr. Garris Senator Norris ominated Mr. J. C. Stribling. Sena3r Watson nominated Mr. T. 0. Saners, Sr. The balloting resulted as follows: 'atum 68, Whitmire 26, Garris 82, itribline 34, Sanders 52. xx gicat uiau v uiuuii/vto wuuu vuMu^vv* heir votes, the result having not yet een announced, and as a final result lie vote was declared as follows. Tallm 85, Garris84, Striblidg 29, Sanders 0, Whitmire 23. Messrs. Tatum and Harris were declared elected and the Dint assembly dissolved Messrs. Tatum and Black we<ll are oth members of the house at present. Ir. Garris has been a member of the oasd since the last election. ROUBLE IN THE JOINT ASSEMBLY: u cenes Brought About by the Change of a Vote?Lively Timet* Expected. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 4.?The roll all disclosed the presence of 126 lembers in the joint assembly today, enator Hey ward voted for Buckner, folio way for McCreary and Stone for Ivans. When the name of Mr. Jones florin r\f tjpVio had Vw>p.n vntin# i/OUi?y u* x- avjt v% ttmw mmm ???? . b Dr McOreary and other "sound mony" Democrats, was reached, he arose nd made a short statement reviewing is reasons for his course up to the resent time in refusing to vote for enator Blackburn, but declaring that le crisis had been reached. He was lmost ready to announce his vote for llackburn when Lieutenant Governor Vorthington, who was in the chair, ipped the Floyd county member to rder, ruling his remarks out of order. A sharp spat then passed between enator Bronston and the lieutenant overnor on Senator BronSton's inisting that the Floyd county member ad the right to explain his vote. Several representatives joined in the efense of the presiding officer. Mr. Bronston said the lieutenant overnor had exceeded his authority nd he made a fievy speech in which e hurled defiance into the faces of le Republican side. The lieutenant governor replied that * Tnnnlfl nnf intimulat.P.d hv the ^ ;marks of the senator from Fayette. Senator Bronston then denounced s untrue the statement that he had ndertaken to intimidate the chair, nd with much feeling invited the eutenant governor to come down :om the chair and give his olace to 5me one who would presiae with lirness. The Democrats crowded around Sentor Bronston and the Republicans round the lieutenant governor and le most intense excitement prevailed. The wai of words finally passed off yMr. Johns being allowed to finish is speech and after a brief explanation e cast his vote for Senator Blackburn, lice also voted for Blackburn. The , allot resulted: Hunter 62; Blackurn 56; scattering 8. Serious trouble may occur at tomorsw's joint session if the house Reublicans unseat Tompkins and Kauflan as it is stated they intend to do. t is said that within five minutes after tie unseating the senate Democrats ave arranged to expel four Republian senators, appoint extra doorkeeprs to keep them out of the joint sesion, and then take a ballot for United Itates senator. Ladies are warned to :eep away tomorrow. Iu JullFor Bigamy. Columbia, Feb. 2.?Wm. A. Howrd, a young railroad conductor from ^lzer, S. C., went to Rockmart, Ga., bout a month ago and married Miss Carrie Stokes, a beautiful and highly espected young lady, who lives near hat place. It now develops that Howxd had a wife living at Pelzer, S. C.. ml he has been arrested and lodged a the jail of Polk County, Ga. The oung man was a stranger to Miss itokes and the marriage was brought .bout through an advertisement, loward is reported to be of a highly espected family. Shot Mlm In the Hack. Waldo, Fla., Feb. 5.?Last night C. L. Melvin met the wife of J. P. Coleman clandestinely near this place. Vhile Melvin was talking to the wonan, some one concealed near by shot tim in the back, killing him instantly. Coleman yesterday learned that his rife was to meet Melvin and disappeared. He has not been seen since. HOUSE AND SENATE, * SOMEOF THEWORK OF THEGENER- 0] AL ASSEMBkY. 31 P( IE Legislation Which AfT^ct* 9a id Iraportant Interest#?Outline of ho Pro- tr ceedlngs. Columbia, February G. ?Special: t* One thine may be saia about the de- s* bates in the General Assembly?they . most frequently relate to matters of m importance. Such has been the case ai this week. . the volume of printing. Senator Moses introduced the follow- 8j. concurrent resolution which was ^ adopted and sent to the House. aj Be it resolved by the senate, the tj. UUUiSU KJl ic^icocuw*uvgo *"&) (*l that a committee consisting of two on ^ the part of the senate and three on the ra part of the house be appointed a spe- m cial committee to inquire into the sub- ^ ject of printing the reports of various ^ departments and to inquire if there is any unnecessary printing, and if it is C( practicable to cut down the cost of the sj same without impairing the public 0j service, said committee to report by C( bill or otherwise. si This was immediately considered gj and adopted. ft A concurrent resolution, offered by p, Mr. Finley. immediately considered jr' and adopted, fixed Feb. 20 as the date ^ for the legislature to adjourn sine die. cj The resolution from the house proposing the erection of a monument in ^ Washington by the Southern States to S1 George Peabody and appropriating p( $1,500 as South Carolina's quota, was gj presented. It being a concurrent resolution and carrying a proposed ap- Sl propriation, was ineffective, and was referred to a senate committee to re- a, port it in the shape of a joint resolution. p. Tbe house was invited to ratify acts ?( at 1 p. m. and accepted. r( The special order?relating to roads g and highways?was called up imme- cj diately after the morning hour. It a] contained 29 formidable sections. a After some debate the further con- f( sideration of the bill was postponed. f( The bill to allow directors of State ^ banks to be borrowers caused some de- 1 bate. The bill passed with the follow- ^ in# provision: p, "The directors or other officers shall not be indebted collectively to the S? bank of which they shall be at the jj( time directors or officers, to an amount sj exceeding in the aggregate one-third C( of the capital stock actually paid in 0] and surp'us." ?< These bills passed a third reading: gj To provide for the examination of the banking corporations of the State. ^ House bill to exempt certain por- a tionc of Pickens county from the op- e] erations of the general stock law of the State. ? To further protect landlords in the collection of rent. ^ House bill to require petit jurors for ^ the last week of circuit court to remain gj until all cases requiring jury trials g are disposed of. . ' tc To provide for the settlement of is- S]sues between citizens of this State by jc arbitration. ^ To regulate the electioh of wardens 0j in the towns of this State. To incorporate Converse college. S These were the acts ratified: To amend section 3,540 of the general statutes of this State relating to legal holidays. - d< To prevent lynching in this State. S Joint resolution to provide for printing and sale of copies of the new Con- th stitution. rs To amend charters of cities and towns with regard to the sale of fresh tl meats. - cl Relating to the disposition of the of balance remaining unsold of the general statutes of this State of 1882. in To provide for a change of venue in la civil and criminal cases in the civil and magistrates's courts. C Tn fti1f.hnri7.fl and nrovide for the ai erection of a new county jail ir fnar- di tanburg county. cc Joint resolution to authorize and require the comptroller general to draw r his warrant for $175 in favor of the w commander of tho Santee Riiies. w To provide for the election of code T commissioners. ir THE PENSION BILL. th The night session of the Senate was taken up in the consideration of the bill to pension Confederate soldiers m and the widows of such. After many sc changes the bill was passed in the following shape: Section 1. That section 939 of the re- la vised statutes of 1893 be, and the same tt is hereby amended, so that said sec- cc tion when amended shall read as fol- cc lows: M Section 939. The following persons, p< soldiers and sailors, now citizens of la South Carolina, who were in the ser- se vice of the State or of the Confederate a States in the late war between the gj States, shall be entitled to receive sa from the treasurer of the State a ni monthly payment of four, six and eight dollars, to be paid in the man- sa ner and on the terms and conditions th hereafter set forth. Section 2. That section 940 be amend- th ed. v th Section 940. In order to obtain the d( honfit <->f thin rViflntpr snr.h soldier or IS sailor mkst show: First, that he was a bona fide soldier or sailor in the service pf the State of South Carolina or 0i of the Confederate States in the war tb between the States; second, that while ti< in such service he has lost a leg or arm M or received any wound causing a per- h< manent disability, incapacitating him ta for earning a livelihood; that neither Sp himself nor his wife is receiving an bt income exceeding the amount of $251) bi per annum: Provided, That the word income shall be held to include any amount received as wages, salary or i0 from any other source. And all such persons shall receive as pensions $4 p? per month, to wit: All ex-Confederate fu soldiers and sailors,and the widows of th such soldiers and sailors, who are residents of this State, who have reached n( the age of GO years and who are not rc receiving or enjoying the benefits ol b< an annual income of $100 from any ^ source. b< (b) All ex-Confederate soldiers and ta sailors who are residents of this State ca and who have lost one arm or one leg 0I in the said service. $(5 per month. af (c) All ex-Coniederate soldiers and f0 sailors who are residents of this State tv and who have lost both arms, or both to legs, or who are physically helpless, b< * ii Ar* i-U " -?t snail receive $o per muuiu, jy (d) All ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors, in addtion to said pension, ds shall be exempt from road or street s0 duty or the payment of a commuta- su tion, road or street tax. m Section 3. That section 950 of the re- _ vised statutes of 1893 be amended so / !- 1 vV Lat said section, when so amend< iall read as follows: Section 950. The State of South Ca .ina shall annually appropriate tl im of $100,000, wnich-shall be a srtioned among the several counti l the proportion of the claims appr 2d in such counties, and shall be di ibuted as hereinafter provided. Section 4. That section 951 of tl svised statutes of 1893 be amended lat said section when so amend* iall read as follows: Section 951. On salesday in Octob l every year the surviving soldie ad sailors who were in the service ie (Confederate States,or of this Stal l the late war between the States, i ding in any county in this Stal iall be authorized to meet in conve on in the court house of such coun ; 11 o'clock a. m., or such ho lereafter on such days as will pi ire as large an attendance as may id, and organize by electing a cha an ana secretary, auer wuicu m ay elect by ballot two of their nui 3r, who shall receive a majority le ballots cast in such election, wh igether with the county auditor, t mnty treasurer and a practicing ph cian, (the latter to be selected by t her members of the board) shi )mpose a board of pension comm oners for such county until the ne lsuing election hereunder. Afl rst being duly sworn fairly and ii irtially to discharge the duties he i prescribed for them to the best ieir ability, and filing such oath erk's office in such countv, th iall meet as soon as practicable id le county examining board of pe ons, and, with them, examine t snsion roll for such county, a iall select therefrom such number le most needy applicants as will ifficient to consume the appropr on for such county, allowinglo ea pplicant so elected the sum of thi Dllars per month from such app] riation. In selecting such applicai >r pension the said board shall ha jgard to their physical condition a nancial means, and also to the fina al condition of their near relativi ad shall, in every instance select t tost helpless and needy applicai >r aid that can, in their judgment, >und upon the pension roll. A n >rity of the members present coi osing the two said boards shall ecessary to determine any matl resented to them, and a majority ich board shall be necessary to foi tid joint board. As soon as su aard completes its list as aboye th lall certify the same to the clerk 5urt for such county, who shall ri rd the same in a list to be designat Approved pension roll for 18?" a: lall certify such list to the secreta f state, and such persons shall cc itute the pension roll entitled to ] jive the aid herein provided foi t isuing fiscal year. If from ai luse the meeting herein provided i lould not be held on salesday in C >ber in any year, the same may eld on salesday in November folio ig, and the action of such meetii lall be as valid as if held in Octobc aid board, or a majority of them, a > decide all questions relating to pe ons in their respective counties, su set, however, to the right of revi? y the State board. The compensate f the two veterans and the phvsicii lall be three dollars for each da] srvice. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. The following bills were then c 3red to a third reading without d int: Mr. G-arris' bill to fix the rate f le transportation of passengers I lilroad companies in this State. Mr. Otts' bill to require railroads Lis State to provide separate fii ass coaches for the acaommodati< ' white and colored passengers. Mr. Miles' bill to regulate the iss g of checks, scrip and due bills ,borersJ%nd wage workers. The bill relating to the severance laflin college from Claflin universi id the establishment of a normal, i on/1 TMooVionir ZBU'ltli, OgUV/UibUiai auu mvuuwu*v )llege for the colored race. When the second reading bills we jached at the request of Mr. Goo in the bill relating to school clait as taken up out of its regular orde he bill was ordered to a third rea ig without any trouble. It perm: le county treasurer, supervisor ai :hool commissioners of all the cou as save seven or eight which a lentioned, to borrow money to pi :hool claims. AS TO LABOR CONTRACTS. Mr. Thurmond's bill to amend t w so as to increase the penalty f ie violation of agricultural lab )ntracts, giving jurisdiction to t >urts of sessions, was then taken u !r. Thurmond said that at present t jnalty was too light. He thought borers left their employers in bu lasons they should be punished, few of them were put on the cha mg it would have a good effect. I id the present penalty of 30 days h; 3 effect. Mr. Breazeale thouerht that the pi ge of this bill would mean givii te strong power to oppress the wea He moved to indefinifely postpo: te bill, and Mr. Thurmond demand le roll call on this. The bill was i jfinitely postponed by a vote of 74 !. WORK or RAILWAY EMPLOYES. Mr. Rast's bill to regulate the hou ' labor of trainmen on railroads tis State and to provide for the viol an of tha same was call up, and M aiming wanted it to go over, sayii i thought they had enough railro; lk the preceding day to last for ell. He said the railroad men hi ;en before the committee, and t) 11 would do no good. After a lengthy debate the bill w issed to its third reading in theft wing shape: Section 1. That from and after tl issage of this act it shall be unla1 il for any railroad doing business lis State to require or permit its er OTP? wlin arft fin raped in the bui ? ? 9"0 # ( ;ss of operating its train over ] ?ads, to make runs of over thirte< )urs. or make runs aggregating mo lan thirteen hours iu twenty-foi surs, except when such trains is d ined by reason of casualty or oth iuse, from reaching its destinati< 1 schedule time, and no trainmai ter having been on a run or rui r as much as thirteen hours out renty-four hours, shall be requir< again go on duty until after t< )urs' rest, except in case abc ve state o employe of any railroad compar iall bo deprived of his right to recov images for personal injury by re n of the fact that he, at the time i ch injury, was making a run i ore than thirteen hours, or makir [CONTINUED ON PAGE E0UR.1 <? ; >..;i * THE ACREAGE'BFOTON. j fe LATHAM, ALEXANDER & CO. ADVI8E Ijl P* CONTINUANCE OF ITS REDUCTION. J ea Interesting Circular from that Leading . Cotton Firm?They Endosse Heartily and I lie so ln Toto the desolations of the Memphis ed Convention. jmB r New Iork, Feb. 3.?Latham, Alexsrg ander & Co. have issued the following We have the pleasure to submit for ;Jj your information the following comn Parative "position of cotton and prion. Jg ty on January 31st for the pastfourJ| 1 be To'al visible supply in United ir- ^t-ates, Europe and at -sea?1896 8,- 4 : ^9 ey 949,258; 1895, 4,943,539; 1894 4.881. nf- 050; 1893, 4,320,094. ' ' ^ of Total exports?1896 ;$2 750 33* IRAK fflKa L& 6332?'708; 18U' 3,533)323' 1893, Stock in United States ports?1896,9 I he 989,500; 1895, 1,048,281; 1894, 1,108,-1 all 530; 1893, 1,069,923. is. Stock in Liverpool (all kinds)?1896,1 I )xt 1,103,000; 1895,1,569,000; 1894,1,587,- M ter 000; 1893; 1,645,000. . gOT m. ^Afloat for Europe (American^?lfi^yHjjaH >n_ fiddling uplands in Liverpool? he 1896, 4 5 8d ; 1895, 2 32-12d; 1894, 4 HiSi nd l-4d; 1893, 5 18d. MM 0f From this Statement, the total visi- 9 B he ble supply of cotton in the world is Bali ia. 994,281 bales less than last year, 631,- BfM ch 729 bales less than in 1894, ana 370,-' KH9 .ee 836 bales less than in 1893. . r0. The exports this year are 1,869,975' . J? lt3 bales less than last year, 782,590 bales . $ ve less than m 1894, and 22,900 bales leas ' ,.Jm Q(i than in 1893. . ,n. The stock in United States ports is es 58,781 bales less than last year. 119,- W he 030 bales less than in 1894, and 80,483 ?|a lta bales less than in 1893. ' igjB be The following was the price of cot ia. ton for future delivery in New York, .-^Sg _ hasis middline nn Jan be year: ter 1896. 1895. 1894. 1898. of February 7.95 5.46 7.76 9.23 >m March 7.99 5.50 7.82 9.84 ch April ....8.03 5.54 7.89 9.48 ey May 8.08 5.58 7.96 9.52 ''-M of June 8.10 5.61 8.03 9.58 -B ic July 8.13 5.65 8.07 9.8S ed August .-8.11 5.69 8.11 9.64 ' ad September 7.74 5.74 7.98 9.42 ry The price of cotton is now 2.49 cents ^ >n- dearer than last year, 0.17 cents dewre er than in 1894, and 1*35 cents cheap- .vj . he er than in 1893 for March contracts. ay The amount of cotton that has been - ' M or marketed from September 1st, (five )c- months) for the cotton years mentionbe ed below, was as follows: 1896, 5,550,- " w- 599: 1895, 8,014,470; 1894, 6,254,178; ag 1893,5,356,207. ir. The amount, therefore, that lias . .re come into sight this yejur to February Ill- I SI IS 2,403,0/1 Dales 1688 man lASt Lb- year, 703,573 bales has than in 1894,. >w and 194,392 bales more than in 1898. ^$3 3n The average percentage of the total -M an crop marketed by February 1st for r's the past ten years has been 82.10 per cent., and if the 5,560,599 bales that "jft has come into sight to February 1st 2!| )r. should prove to be 82.10 per cent of ia this crop, the actual total crop for ? ' il 1895-96 would b? 6,760,778 bales. We cannot commend too emphatior callythe action of the Cotton Growera'Association of America recently convened at Memphis, Tennessee, ana ^ we wish it were in our power to com- :3j fit _ _i -Ji? v i - rt /M JMBm ? pei every coiron pianier 01 me soucn )n to read carefully the address issued by that convention and lay its valuable 3 J1" truths to heart. We have written on -'Jjjfl 1)0 this same line moat urgently for ^ years. t Our interest in the South and the Southern people is genuine. and we ^ have endeavored to show to tne planters of the South what was indisputablyto their best interests. )(j. Under date of November 2nd, 1892, . we issued a circular to the planters of ; T the South, and what we said in that ^ d". paper we had substantially written re- -"jjgfj peatedly before and have written frv a(j quently since; hence, we can say n. nothing new at this time in support of . 4 re the address issued by the convention at Memphis on January 21st y The South has a virtual monopoly - -/m in the production of cotton, and there . is no reason why this incalculable adhe vantage should not be turned to the -s or vast enrichment of that section. Any . or such good result, however, will never he be realized so long as overproduction \S p. of the staple threatens the world, and be thereby hangs a weight to the market if value of cotton. In other words, if _ sy the cotton planters of the Soutn xnaut If upon making more cotton than the in world has any use for, the surplus will ^ le invariably make 'the price for the ad whole supply, and thereby depreciate the value of the unnecessarily large crop below the value of the reasonable small crop, and the planter will find k. himself at the end of each crop season ae out his labor and his pains without ed any profit. n" The importance of this matter can- r; to not be exaggerated, for the whole financial welfare of the South depends upon renumerative prices for the cotis toncrop. in Every bankerand merchant through a- out the cotton region should feel it his [r. personal duty to reason and argue ig with all the cotton planters with whom ad he has relations, persuading them if 11 possible to keep the cotton crop of ad next year within the probable demand tie for it. There should be a protest from as every town and hamlet in the South >1- against any increase of the cotton acreage next year. If the cotton planttie ers will listen to such appeals remu(v nerative prices for the cotton they do in make will be guaranteed by the inn flexible laws of supply and demand; si- but,if they insist upion making anothits er 9,000,000 or 10,000,000 bales crop in next year, they may look for a ruinre ous return to five cent cotton and _ H ur bankruptcy. ;e. er Saved by the Paper. ? ?* * ? "NWetivTTTv T(>nn Feb. 4.?State Q) Senator L. B. Morgan of Tullahoma as was shot today by Henry Holder, and of was saved from being killed by a copy id of the Atlanta Constitution, whicn m was folded in the senator's left breast d. pocket. The ball passed through the iy paper and grazed the skin. Morgan is er leading counsel for defense in the case a- against Holt, Gunn and Gibson of charged with conspiracy and the murof der of Laporte Dickson. Holder is a ig brother-in-law of the murdered man. ? The shooting arose over feeling aroused in the case. * vij ~ii? m