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The Press and Banner. ep BY HUGH WILSONT S arulvilm:, x. c S ~~ h niTR LAWMAKERS. j< WHAT THEY'ARE DOING FOR SOUTH jj CAROLINA. p ci Several Very Important Matter* Consld- e( ered and Settled--Adjournment in Sight. The Governor Vetoes a Tax Bill?Other Proceeding*. b Columbia, S. C., Feb. 25.?Special: 11 The house today finally passed the S( general pension bill, appropriating ]f #100,000. Efforts were made to re- tl duce it to $50,000 and increase to : fftn ?i _ wiv auu uvtu laiiv? After a great deal of debate it wes ^ decided to repay the expenditure made a' at Atlanta from Governor Evans for j( $6,000, if so much b? necessary, and that the exhibit be used at the Chicago ^ Cotton States Exposition. ^ A long fight was made on the South _ Carolina college appropriation. Leon [ Williams wanted it cut to $20,000. r. This was voted down, but no further action was taken in the morning. p. The general hope is that the general assembly will adjourn about Wednesday or Thursday. p The ways and means committee re ?? * ? ~~^ a V*r?lf mill Ipw i cuiuuieiiu a luur auu a. u?u ? j - ^ The senate devoted the morning to f( the consideration of the insurance bill and the road bill. The former came ^ back from the house with amendments v knocking out the provision to exempt w cities of over 15,0U0 inhabitants and ^ upon motion of Mr. McCala, the senate concurred in the amendment. The road bill was then taken up and ^ a number of amendments were adopt- f ed before the whole batch were recotn- l mitted. The metropolitan police bill then came up and Mr. Barnwell got through ^ amendments to give the city authorities some control over the new police in such matters as requiring reports to ? be made to the mayors by the chiefs requiring accounts of expenditures to be submitted, records to De Kept open g) for the inspection of the city authori- tj ties and making them subject to such ordinances as are passed to regulate e] the duties of police. Debate on the C( bill was adjourned to the night session. Then the first matter of any ? general interest considered was the bill to repeal the free pass bill, which came up saddled with an unfavorable ^ report and died without a groan. The metropolitan police bill then came up ' again, on motion of Mr. Barnwell, and passed. The house bill to fix the passenger rates for railroads then came up as the ' special order and the unfavorable re- ,1 port was indefinitely postponed and the bill, after being amended by Mr. McCall to fix the rate at 3} and 2? cents for first and second class fares t respectively passed by a vote of 14 to _ 13. u Columbia, Feb. 26.?Special: The senate struck a snag on the railroad rate bill yesterday and stuck to it nearly all day until a motion to take r< recess prevailed. tl Immediately after the morning hour tl the report of the conference committee b on the bill relating to the adoption of ir children, recommending concurrence in the house amendments was adopted, o Non-concurrence then being voted w in the house amendments to the pen- tl sion bill, Messrs. Norris and Douglas were appointed on the committee of tc conference. ti A bill to exempt certain portions of ti Hampton county from the operations of the general stock law was then kill- e< ed on an unfavorablejreport. Is A bill relating to the conveyance A and admission of patients to the State 01 hospital for the insane then came up o: and was amended by Mr. Jordan to fix compensation of attendants at $2 o: per day and 12 cents per mile, with $1 tl per day for guard where one is neces- h sary. h Mr. Buist then introduced a bill to incorporate the Roman Catholic b church of St. Joseph's of Charleston, p which was placed upon the calendar n MA^AWAn/lA rr VVlbUl/Ut Mr. Barnwell also introduced a bill to declare the law in reference to the a revision of the acts of 1893. t< The question whether the bill should pass its final reading tben came up. Tne yeas and nays being called, the "V bill passed by the following vote: j( Yeas?Archer, Barton, Brown, Derham, Douglass, DuBo3e, Finley, Full- s( er, Harrison, Jordan, Mayfield, Mill- h er, McCalla, Odell, Saunders, Stack- w house, Stribbling?18. Nays?Barnwell, Brice, Buist, Den- 5! nis, Kirkland, Mauldin, Moses, Mc- tc Daniel, Pettigrew, Ragin, Sloan, Tur- v ner, Verdier, Walker, Watson, Wil- ir liams?16. The house resolution to fix the 7th a of March as the day of final adjourn- ii ment was then agreed to. ^ new bills. S The following new bills were intro- ^ duced during tne day: By Mr.;Moses?To require certain tints noocorl Hnrinrr thft cpcsinn r?f 1R94 tt to be published with the acts of 1896. ti By Mr. Archer?To validate and ti confirm certain acts of the Spartan- tl burg and Rutherford Railroad Com- b pany. li By Mr. Barton?To authorize the ^ board of trustees of Clafiin university to sell or lease the property of that U university to the Colored Normal and ^ Industrial college of South Carolina, c THE FIRST VETO. E The first veto of the session came up tl last night, when the following message g was received from the governor: n To the Honorable, the Senate: I herewith return without my ap- n proval, "A joint resolution (Senate) to remit the unpaid State and county a taxes for the fiscal year commencing s] November 1, 1892, in Beaufort county and part of Colleton county." I re- n gret that I am compelled to do this, as ti t _ _ a* j f x am sausueu, bo jar as ^oueion couu- u ty is concerned, the resolution is a tl proper one; but Beaufort county u stands in an entirely different posi- ri tion. The resolution on its face pur- ti ports to relieve the sufferers from the a storm in the year 1892, and if this fi could be effected, I should not hesitate o to approve it. Upon inquiry, I find a; that in the county of Beaufort over k $36,000 of this tax has been paid and si there remains in round numbers $8,000; of this sum, over $6,000 is due by fi large taxpayers, merchants and corpo- b rations in the city of Beaufort, who b are amply able to pay their taxes and ti should be made to do so. It will thus t< be seen that the real sufferers, the a poor people of the county, have paid si their taxes and it would be clearly si unjust to remit those of the wealthier o lass, unless the amounts paid by the col oorer class were refunded. The res- am lution does not do this, and upon ing ae request of a majority of the dele- shs ation in the house and the county of- or cers of Beaufort I am forced to with- Jai old my approval. fro As to the county of Colleton, I for rould respectfully recommend that a ing jint resolution be passed by your lec onorable body giving them the re- fur ef desired, as in that county the tax- ta> ayers are unable to pay and the pei junty affairs, I am reliably inform- of 3, will not be embarrassed thereby. pui Respectfully, shs John Gary Evans, Governor. to \ The senator from Beaufort county ? eing, absent consideration of the fui lessage was postponed. am The first bill considered at the night ore ;ssion was Mr. Fuller's bill to regu- ty, tte the movements of cars, trains and coi affic between lines connecting with- the 1 this State, and to prevent any dis- the mIpc rhnrced or thf l mi' nauuii iu iuw 0 icilities offered such connecting lines. sh? ad to prevent all discrimination, and to ) require equal facilities and advanta- ? es to all railroad companies within cor r without the State with wnich they pef irectly or indirectly connect, and to g rovide for the issuance and reeogni- me on of through bills of lading by all I lilroads doing business in this State, ta> > prevent the diversion of freight, to ma revent violation of this act by any suj ulroad in this State, to constitute the "] ime a misdemeanor and to provide Sta unishment therefor. ? Of especial interest is the penalty siv !ause, which imposes damages of $500 pre >r each violation of the law?and va] ermits any person to bring suit for Sta lid violation. The original bill pro- for ided for a penalty of $5,000, which tio as reduced to $500 on motion of Mr. the [ayfield. The bill passed to its third coi ;ad in g as ame n ded. me Messrs. Finley, Efird and Harrison bee ere then appointed a committee of se\ ee conference on the new county by ill. lar The second reading bills were taken sat p, and the following ordered to their \ lird reading: res Mr. Fuller's joint resolution to reuire the penitentiary authorities to ] ;nd 10 convicts to the Winthrop Nor- the lal schex)]. to The senate bills then being exhaust- ] 3, the house bills were taken up and nit le following were qui.klv passed: j House bill to authorize and empow- ru; rcities, towns and other municipal be Drporations to issue negotiable cou- m? on bonds for the refunding or pay- ro lent of bonded indebtedness existing ' t the time of the adoption of the up resent Constitution. ed House bill to provide for the drain- tk< ge of Middle Tiger river and its trib- ne taries. mi House bill to provide for the inspec- tee on of beef and mutton in any of the ] ities and towns of this State, with on mendments by Mr. Fiuley, was made ] le special order for tomorrow at 1 ] 'clock:. Mr. McDaniel introduced a bill to m( aable J. Baxter Westbrook of Ches- wc ;r county, a minor, to apply for ad- vo lission to the bar. ' The senate then adjourned. th< HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. ]y| f When the house met, a message was gr jceived from the senate stating that g? lat body had killed the bill to repeal jj( le anti-free pass act, the jim crow car tm ill and the bill looking to the chang- pr 1 g of the Dames of towns and villages, A conference committee consisting rp f Messrs. Carroll, Ashley and Hardy g' as appointed on the bill relating to 1 le adoption of children. ^ j A similar committee was appointed r ) adjust the differences between the nQ' vo houses on the penitentiary invesgation committee's expenses. An unfavorable report wa^present- 1 I and adopted on the senate bill re- toi iting to punishmentforembezzlement. gr< . similar report was also presented pr< n the bill looking to the adjustment coi f differences by arbitration. no An unfavorable report was adopted th< n the bill to make the chairman of Ra le medical committees of the two cai ouses members of the State board of fil] ealth. of There were but two third reading chi ills-^-one being the general appro* rei riation bill. This was given a third rifc jading without any discussion and in ras orderel to be sent to the senate. of The pension bill was likewise given ell third reading and ordered to be sent W ) the senate. gia THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT. Iot The senate resolution fixing next mi Wednesday as the day for nnai aci- coi jurnment was called up. Th Mr. Thurmond moved to table the Gi mate resolution and take up the ne< ouse resolution fixing Saturday Jo eek. This was agreed to. Dc Mr. Tiitum moved to make it the Ke th. He said all they had to do was H. ) work like they had heretofore Fil rorked when Christmas stared them Mi 1 the face. A. Mr. Sturkie moved to table this Cu mendment, saying he wanted noth- wa lg left undone. The amendment Nc ras tabled, and the resolution fixing C. aturday week as the farewell day Ta ras adopted. Mi SINKING FUNDS. W When the wavs and means commit- ' ie's substitute bill to regulate and con- rei ol county sinking funds created for po le purpose of placing the finances of coi le counties of this State upon a cash me asis, was called up, Mr. L. J. Wil- no ams moved to strike out the enacting tio rords of the bill. rej Mr. Connor then spoke in favor of lec le bill. He was satisfied that this pa: ras the most economical way his to ounty could get on a cash basis, sto Ivery safeguard was thrown around Dii le matter by the bill: no power was he! iven to the county commissioners to ed lake the levy. pei Mr. Williams finally withdrew his Ga lotion. ret The bill was then slightly amended nd ordered to a third reading in this ] iiape; cni O 1 WUnnAnn. J ucutiuu x. if ucuovor pv/vioiuu to (?(*] lade by law for the levy and collecon of an annual tax to create a sink- wa ig fund for the purpose of placing gr. iie finances of any county of this State pon a cash basis the sum or sums so etj lised shall be kept by the county we reasurer upon a special account, sep- pj? rate and distinct from other county jj^ jnds, and shall be protected by the sp? tficial bond of the county treasu3er s other county funds, and shall be ne nown or designated as the "county n0 inking fund." we "Sec. 2. After the creation of said |je, and it may be lawful for the county oard of commissioners in any year to orrow in advance of the collection of 1 ixes for that year from said fund and we > apply to ordinary county expenses bu n amount which shall not exceed of nch a sum as can be repaid to said of; Inking fund on or before the 1st day chi f the following January out of the th< " : *-*"1 " V' V- ' w ,7V :rQ lection of taxes in said year. The ounts so borrowed from said sinkf fund during any current year ill be repaid to said sinking fund on I before the first day of the following auary, and all amounts realized m the collection of any taxes levied 'the purpose of creatii^; said sinkj fund shall immediately upon coition be placed to the credit of said id. All unexpended balances of :es raised for ordinary county exises and all unexpended balances | taxes raised for any special county ; rpose excepting school purposes ( ill at the end of the year be carried , the credit of said sinking fund. 1-- O TTTl iL _ ,?!J >eu. o- vv iicuevcr me saiu siuKiug id shall accumulate to such an < ount as to equal the amount of the i linary annual expenses of the coun- . thus enabling the finances of the inty to be placed upon a cash basis, : in the said fund shall be carried to 1 ! credit of the general account of s county, and the said sinking fund ; ill be closed and this act shall cease j be operative. j Sec. 4. All acts or parts of acts in- i isistent with this act are hereby retied. # 3 Sec. 5. This act shall take effect im- ; diately upon its approval. Ilr. !Pollock called for the income 1 : bill but the supply bill was de.nded. Upon a division vote the >ply bill was taken. i ["he section making the general ; ite levy reads as follows: Sec. 1. That a tax of 4^ mills, exclu- ; e of the public school tax hereinafter >vided for, upon every dollar of the ( [ue of all taxable property of this ite be, and the same is hereby levied the purpose of meeting approprians to defray the current expenses of , > government for the fiscal year nmencing January 1, 1896, and to , et such other indebtedness as has ;n or shall be provided for in the reral act and joint resolutions passed this general assembly at the regu session of 1806 providing for the ne. Che bill was then ordered to a third iding. THE INCOME TAX. VIr. Pollock's income tax bill was ;n called up, and Mr. Magill moved strike out the enacting words. M. J. Gk Saunders moved to indefi,elv postpone the bill. \.t~ the night session the speaker led that the educational bill could made a special order. It was then ide a special order for noon tomorw. Then the income tax bill was taken again, but the debate was suspendtemporarily to allow the report of i committee on conference on the w county bill to be read. The comttee had failed to agree. A commiti of free conference was asked for. Mr. Patton suggested that there was ly one such place. Mr. Pollock-What country, France? Mr. Patton?No, heaven. Laughter, rhe roll call was demanded on the )tion to strike out the enacting >rds. The bill was then .killed by a te of 60 to 30. rhe clincher was then put on and i waste of time ended. rhose who voted for the bill were sssrs. Black well, Bramlett, Burns, rvrrrn UMloKho TTVito1oi? TTammptti. I irdy, Harvey, Connor, L. S.; Hiott, >llis, Lemmon, Lesesne, Moore, Mctosh, Nunnery, Pickens, Pollock, ice, Sturkie, Tatum, Thompson, urmond, Tyler, Warr, Williams, S.; Williams, Fred; Wolff and eaker Gary. ^.fter further discussion the bill was led by a decisive votev The subsequent proceedings were of public interest. Preparing for the Fray. Washington, Feb. 25.?"We have iched bottom and are now on rising Dund" is the cheerful sentiment exissed by the national Democratic agressional committee, which is w completing its organization for i campaign. Representative Mce of Arkansas presided over the icus. A number of vacancies were ed and a special committee of five, which Mr. Hutcheson of Texas is airman, was appointed to fill the naining vacancies in State and Terories which have no representative the house. The other members this committee are Senators Mitchof Wisconsin and Representatives heeler of Alabama, Maddox of Gori and Dockery of Missouri. The folving is the personnel of the comttee by State as far as it has been npleted: Jos. Wheeler, Alabama; os. McRae, Arkansas; Jas. G. Mclire, California; Jas. F. Pigot, Concticut, S* M. Sparksman, Florida; hn W. JJaddon, Georgia; Fims E. iwning, Illinois; Albert S. Berry, intucky; Adolph Meyers, Louisiana; W. Rusk, Maryland; John F. tzjerald, Massachusetts; O. M. Hal[; nnesota; John C. Kyle, MississippiM. Dockery, Missouri; Amos J. mmings, New York; F. F. Woodird, North Carolina; W. N. Roach, irth Dakota; Fred C. Layton, Ohio; J. Erdman, Pannsylvania; W. J. lbert, South Carolina; Benton Mclien, Tennessee, C. K. Bell, Texas; m. A. Jones, Virginia. rhe special committee will select the naining members through corresndence with the State and national nmitteemen and Democratic exsmbers in the several States that w have a solid Republican delegan in congress. The committee will )ort upon the better method of colting funds for the autumn camign, and they are empowered also select a treasurer, who, it is underod, will be Dr. James Norris of the strict of UolumDia, wno tormeriy Id that office. The committee electSenator Faulkner of West Virginia rmanent chairman and Lawrence trniner of this city permanent secary. Fire Kills Two I.lttle Girls. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 21?a ;cial to the Advertiser from Gadsa, Ala., says: Little Katie Green, lose parents live in St. Clair County, s playing with her doll before the ite,when her clothing caught on 3. Her mother and aunt extinguishthe ilames and the child's woimds re pronounced very slight. She tyed around the rest of the day, but L>ut midnight she was seized with isms and in an hour was a corpse. Etowah County little Amy Darn11 was so badly burned as to leave hopes of her recovery. Her clothes re burned from her body and the 3h peeled off in slices. Children Fatally llurned. Baltimore, Feb. 21.?Two children re fatally and two others seriously rned in a fire in Canton, a suburb Baltimore, tonight. The explosion a coal oil lamp which one of the ildren was trying to light caused < 5 fire. J: / ' THE VETO SUSTAINED. | LIVELY DEBATE OVER THE BEAUFORT AND COLLETON BILL. Plain Statement from the Senator from Beaufort--The Measure Finally Lost. Other Proceedings. Columbia, Feb. 27.?The feature of today's business was the Senate's refusal to override the Governor's veto 3f the bill for the relief of the taxpayers in Beaufort and Colleton. Mr. Verdier, when the governor's veto of the bill relieving portions of Colleton and Beaufort from the payment of taxes due in the cyclone year and whose payment had been from "ao" T.?a? nneifnnno^ nam A 11 TV tflok J vai m\J jcoi wv.?- -fj ? the floor. He had known nothing of the introduction of this bill till, on returning from aTleave of absence, he found it on the calendar. It had been introduced by Mr. Sanders in the senate and Mr. Cooper in the house, and these representatives of Colleton had justly and generously included Beaufort in the exemption which they asked for Colleton. False representations had been made to the governor and on them he had vetoed the resolution. One of the prime movers against it was a large rculator in county funds?one W. Lockwood?^ho styles himself president of the Bank of Beaufort. He had bought up this paper, county obligations, and was anxious that the collection of taxes be enforced. There were also at least two county officers who, for some reason unknown to him. were opposed to the passage of the resolution. Of the storm-swept sections of the State, relief had been given to Georgetown, Berkeley and some sections of Charleston, but none had ever gone to St. Helena parish. He said this and defied contradiction. But St. Helena had never asked for anything but the postponement of taxes. The property of St. Helena parish had been sold to pay the taxes of the State at large to the Federal government. The State of South Carolina had never lifted its finger to relieve them of this burden. Two or three years ago that section had been swept by a cyclone which not only destroyed vast amounts of property, but something like 1,000 lives. The whole country had responded to appeals for relief. Mr. Barnwell had said that she had redeemed herself by remitting the taxes in certain sections. He was not well posted, but he thought that in certain portions there had been relief given from South Carolina to certain portions of Georgetown, Berkeley and Charleston counties, but he was sure that no relief had come to St. Helena parish, Beaufort county. Mr. Jordan said he had received a letter in reply to what Mr. Barnwell had said the day from Mr. Martin, chairman of one of the relief committees in Beaufort county, that he had received $2,000 for relief in his section. Mr. Verdier replied that none of this went to St. Helena parish, but was used in a section as little hurt as any *t- - x J i in ine CUUIiiy a. Liu LU wmtu twv ampments of provisions had been made by Beaufort people. Mr. Finley asked -what number of people would be relieved by thisreso lution. Mr. Verdier said he would answer that directly, when he would show some written evidence which would prove the representations made to the governor were false. The only relief that St. Helena parish had ever received was a postponement of taxes. They had never asked for any relief that the taxes be remitted until their neighbors from Colleton had included them under a bill for their own relief, and in their kindness tied a millstone around their own necks that had dragged them down with Beaufort. Now the representations that induced the governor to veto this resolution wev false and made solely by specu latc.3 in county paper. j?e Knew tnat the president of the Bank of Beaufort, W. H. Lock wood, had approached him on the matter and stated that he had a lot of county paper on hand and that it was of great importance to him that the taxes should be paid. His people were accustomed to sufferings; they had made no public appeals and would not have been here today except for the kindness of their Colleton neighbors, and whom on behalf of his people he wished to thank for their action. In answer to the question of the gentleman from York, he would say that it was conceded that the country sections should be exempted, but that there were men in the city of Beaufort who could and should be made to pay. He would submit an official list that he had and ask the senate if the persons in it should be made to pay. Glancing oyer it he found 30 small estates, some of them widows and not wealthy merchants, who were able to pay. He could only find some three or four on the list who could come - * j v _ j :t xl forward ana pay ineir taxes n iuey would. They were very few. He asked if they wished to make it a rule that the poor should be made to pay. in order to get what the rich owed and would not pay. He found on the list the banker?this Bean Lock weed ?whose taxes amounted to over $100, who was the Bank of Beaufort?director, stockholder and everything? this man, who had come to Columbia and made these representations to the governor. This man not only never lost 25 cents by the storm, but made money out of it, because he handled all the money that came to Miss Clara Barton, and got the exchange for ir. The storm was a perfect financial godsend to him. But, he asked, was it proper to make the widows and orphans pay their taxes to make that man pay. Must these people suffer from this man's actions? mere was something said of rich corporations. He could find only one corporation on this list, and that was the Postal Telegraph company, which was down for the pitiful sum of $8. This would be a monstrous burden for these people to carry. Much of the property on which these taxes were levied svas wasted away by the storm?gone, destroyed, lost forever. "Talk about rich men," he said, "I don't believe there is a single rich man in the town of Beaufort." He himself?he had a right to speak for himself?was as poor as any man in South Carolina. Mr. Buist?" You don't look like it." Mr. Verdier?"Now, you are right! I don't look it and I don't intend to look it as long as 1 can help it." (Laughter.) He asked if his people were to be burdened with this tax becausa some of the refuse of the war?some of the relics of the freemen's bureau left high and dry in the town of Beaufort have g been speculating in county claims and tl want to make their profit out of it. L This man (Lockwood) was an agent of n the freedmen's bureau, who came there ^ from the north, a Republican to make A money, and is now trying to suck the t< life blood of the people. He referred B to one large taxpayer on the list who E does not today own the house that he r< is living in?having lost everything li by the storm?but who is assessed for b the property that has been swept away. He knew merchants in that list who had their goods swept away, tl and who were existing today, finan- U cially, by the generosity of their northern creditors. He represented some a, of them, and held claims against some tl of them that would wipe out every- $ thing in the world they bad, but for the sympathy of their creditors who stayed their hands. He knew one ^ man, whose name was on the list, who had lost $30,000 worth or gooas out of one warehouse, and it was upon these goods that he was assessed and would be forced to pay the taxes. He was stating these facts that his people might be understood. He did not propose that money grabbers and money- ' lenders should come here and misrepresent tnem without his defending t, them and setting them right. As he J] had said to his friend, he did not intend to look poor, though he was as , poor as any man in his county. He ? intended to keep a stiff upper lip and ' go down with his flag flying. But all ? that he had made since the war. to .j which he had gone as a boy, in which he had served for four years in the army of Northern Virginia firing perhaps the last shot fired of the Missisippi near Raleigh?had been swept away by that storm and he represented the 0 people of his county truly in that he * had never received any assistance one . way or the other, with the exception of r a Vmv nf law Konlrn -wViio.h a gentleman ^ in far away Massachusetts had shipped 11 him without saying a word about it 8 His friends had afterwards wanted to raise a fund and buy him a library, c but he thought he was already unfor- t nate enough without being held up as c an obiect of public charity. He had c no iaea that it had ever occurred to 1 the governor that the values upon a which those taxes were levied in 1893 ? had been destroyed, but such was the 1 fact, and he hoped the senate would i consider it and overrule the veto. 1 Mr. Mayfleld drew a graphic picture e of the damage that the storm had done in Barnwell county, from which, he c said, there had never came an appeal c for aid. He found on the list four men who paid taxes amounting to a I over $400 a year, and 11 who paid over c $100. He wanted to know if it was justice to give 16 men back their taxes li add leave only a balance of a littJe f over $2,000 to be returned to the poor * people. s Mr. Verdier said that much of those | large tax lists represented property ? | that had been swept away. They had * lost it, and now to make them pay it would be a hardship. - Mr. May field?One of the men on t that list is Congressman Elliott, who a is getting $5,000 a year. Is he to be (exempted? J Mr. Verdier?Because there one euch 1 instance, are you going to make all s the others sell their homes. Is that . vour idea of iustice? 1 Mr. Mayfiefd said that in Barnwell county that year they had not made money enough to pay for their fertil- t izers. He thought this joint resolution t an injustice to the State of South Car- > olina; it was time to call a halt. There f was Congressman Elliott whose salary was $5,000 a year to be exempted. ^ (I ask the reporters not to take that c down.) He aid not believe it was just t and for these reasons would vote to sustain the governor's veto. 1 Mr. Verdier said he would state on ? his own responsibility that not one of 1 those merchants whose taxes were j from $100 to $500 had lost less than $2,500 in that storm. The lost proper- t ty is the property on which these tax- j es are due to a large extent. t Mr. Mayfield asked if these men s Trrama nnt 0M0 +/> T1QTT fVlPir tilTM. TT VIW UVU U WAV UW vmwm -x? Mr. Verdier replied that if they were a sold out under the sheriff's hammer s their property would doubtless brine enough for that purpose, but he would i ask the gentleman if that would not be a burden. Mr. Mayfield?All taxation is a burden. c I Mr. Verdier?I mean an excessive a burden to collect taxes for property ^ that has been swept awav. The veto was sustained by a vote of t 18 to 13 as follows: Yeas?Barnwell, Buist, Denis, Der- g ham, Finlev, Kirkland, Moses, Petigrew, Sanders, Sloan, Turner, Ver- . dier, Walker?13. ? Nays?Archer,Barton, Brice,Brown, J; Douglass, DuBose, Fuller, Harrison, j Jurdan, Mayfield, Miller, McCalla, f McDaniel, Norris, O'Dell, Stackhouse, Stribling, Williams?18. A recess was then taken to 8 o'clock. ^ | The house bill to provide for the v inspection of beef and mutton was t killed. IN THE HOUSE. The senate sent a message stating a t1 at it had concurred in the resolution r in regard to adjourning on Saturday week, the 7th. t The following bills passed a third 8 reading and were ordered sent into c the senate: ^ The bill to regulate and control county sinking funds created for the v purpose of placing the finances of the 0 counties of this State upon a cash ba- 0 sis. I The bill to raise supplies and make j appropriations. The joint resolution to authorize the ? superintendent of the penitentiary to p borrow money upon the Reed planta- v tion and to mortgage the same. a The Saluda county bill, the very last n on the calendar, was taken up owinj* f. to the necessity for its passage, ana ^ ordered to a third reading without any 8 debate. jj SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICIALS. tj The house then took up Mr. Shu- ii man's bill "to fix the compensation to \ be received for their services by the a sheriffs, clerks of courts of common d pleas and general sessions, registers of 3 mesne conveyances, county supervis- s! ors, school commissioners, coroners, auditors and treasurers of the several ti counties in the State, and to make tbe fi same uniform in proportion to popu- e lation of the several counties and necessary services received." p The bill was then turned over to a c committee consisting of one from each fi county. f< It was then decided that each dele- p gation select its members of the com- o mittee. c THE VOTING PRECINCTS. $ The senate bill to amend the law in ? relation to the location and names of 1] voting precincts in this State was then 8 ailed up and some slight amendments jereto was made, the bill then being lid over to allow Richland to /ret in er provision. The only counties in rhich changes are made are Abbeville, dken, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charles>n, Chester, Colleton, Edgefield, 'airfield, Greenville, Georgetown, [ershaw, Florence, Lancaster, Lau?ns, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, fewberry, Oconee, Saluda, Spartanurg, Sumter and Union THE GENERAL SCHOOL LAW. The general school law which was le special order for noon was then iken up. The first, committee amendment greed to was one to cut the salary of j le superintendent of education irom 1,900 to $1,800. THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS. The next amendment looked to putng back in the bill the provision for ounty school commissioners. Mr. Otts thought this was an unwise (fort to go back to the old system. Mr. Sturkie thought a school comlissioner was an absolute necessity. Mr. Fred Williams had been a ihool teacher. He could see no neessity whatever for this officer. Mr. Wilson said his county wanted le office badly. His people wanted le office elective. Mr. L. J. Williams said the house hould consider well before it abolishd this office. They were at the be inning of a new era in the public shool system. Every department of tie government should have a head. This was the wrong time to experiaent. Mr. Ellerbe said this was one of the ew questions to provoke discussion n this bill. It was now more necesarj than ever to have this office. Mr. Otts' idea was to have a board a each county, having general superision of the schools. He could see \o use of having a school commisioner. Mr. Townsend thought that this was me of the most important matters of he session. He dia not want to conentrate so much power in the hands if the superintendent of education. ?his official, as the bill stood, could ppoint all the county boards. It rould be taking the matter out of the Lands of the people. They were startng out on a new educational era. lore time ought to be allowed for aaking such radical changes. Mr. Thurmond feared that they ould not get along without a school ommissioner. After much debate the committee's mendment, retaining the school comaissioners was adopted. The amendment to increase the memlership of the State board of education rom five to seven and to provide that here should be one from each congresi< .1 district was agreed to. After some discussion the house ad>pted the committee amendment to lave one depository in each county. Mr. Pollock offered an amendment hat the county superintendents should >e paid out of the funds of the State nd not out of the county funds. Mr. Rainsford moved to strike out be provision for $100 a year each for he traveling expenses of the county uperintendents. The debate was then adjourned unil the night session. THANKS TO CHARLESTON. Mr. T. P. Mitchell offered a resoluion of thanks to the people of Charles on I or tneir trip to unarieston last veek, which was adopted. It reid as ollows: "This house having accepted an invitation to visit the city of Charleston >n the 22d day of February, 1896, it is, herefore, "Resolved, That the thanks of the louse of representatives of the State of South Carolina, be, and the same are iereby> tendered to the managers and ireiectors of such visit." The senate sent a message saying hat it had refused to agree to the re>ort of the committee on conference he cotton weigher bill and asked for i committee of free conference. An unfavorable report was presented ind adopted on the Bill to prevent the ilien ownership of land in this State. The house then took a recess till 8 p. n. THE NIGHT SESSION. At the night session the committee >f conference on the registration bill eported that they had failed to agree ind a committee of free confereno vas appointed. The general education bill was then aken up and Mr. Rainsford withdrew .i j x ? lis a menu in em relating: iu iuo cajtoues of the county superintendents. Mr. Skinner tried to amend the comnittee amendments so as to give the governor, instead of the State board of iducation, the right to fill vacancies n the office of county superintendent or the unexpired term, but failed. Mr. Otts tried to get in a provision o require the county superintendents o deliver a public addresr on educaion at least once a yea:-, but it was abled. THESE WERE ADOPTED. The following new sections were dopted, being proposed by the comnittee. Section 13. At the expiration of the erms of office of the school commisioners of the several counties of the State, there shall be elected by the [ualified electors of the countv superotendentof education for each county rho shall hold his office for the term if two years and until his successor is lected and qualified. He shall, before eing commissioned and entering: u pon he duties of his office, give bond to be State for the use of the county ia rhich he is elected, for educational mrposes, in the penal sum of $1,000 ritn good and sufficient sureties to be pproved by the county board of comiissioners, conditioned for the faithul and impartial discharge of the duies of his office, and shall takeaDd ubscribe the oath of office prescribed a section 26, article 3, of the Constituion of this State, which be shall file a the office of the secretary of state. V"hen commissioned, he shall immeditely enter upon the discharge of his uties. His failure to qualify within 0 days after notice of his election hall create a vacancy. Sec. 14. The State board of educaioa shall fill all vacancies in the cfce of the county superintendent of ducation for the unexpired term. Sec 15. The salary of the county suerintendent of education of each ounty shall be the same a that now xed or hereafter to be fixed by law ?r the school commissioner thereof, ayable monthly by the county board f commissioners out of the ordinary ounty funds; and he shall be allowed 100 per annum for traveling expenss, if so much be necessary,. payable a the same manner, upon an itemized tatement of such expenses being filed with said board. J Sec. 16. It shall be the duty of each ' county superintendent of education to r?l(M visit the schools in his county at least M once in each year, and oftener if prac- '*B ticable, and to note the course and t ' 9 method of instruction and the branches C taught, and to give such recommendation in the art of teaching and the method thereof in each school as shall f| 1 be necessary, so that uniformity in the course of studies and method of in- fl struction employed shall be secured, . as far as practicable in the schools of the several grades, respectively. He ^ shall acquaint himself as far as practi- " >j| cable with the character and condition of each school, noting any deficiencies f that may exist, either in the govOTKr^ggDn ment of the school or the clasificatio&otif its pupils or the method of instructioa^Sa M employed in the several branches, and shall make such suggestions in pnvatfclflfi to the teachers as to him appear necessary to the good order of the school and the progress of the pupikl^jlj ifM He shall note tne character and condfesl Im tion of the school houses, the 8uffi?n?KiN ciency or insufficiency of thefarnitowB ^98 and shall make such suggestions to thgyg V|gM several boards of trustees, as in opinion shall seem conducive to tqM[ H comfort and progress cf the several^gMM schools. It shall be the duty of each county superintendent of education to aid the teachers in all proper efforts to ;j$|| improve themselves in their profession. ' vpjH For this purpose he shall encourage /.'; *31 the formation of associations of teacl a: ers for common improvement and ^ 4 conduct teachers' ' institutes. He ,>^ej shall attend the meetings of suchasso- ' /% J ciations and give such advice and in- v^flj struction in regard to their conduct J and management as in hi? judgment *| willl contiibute to their greater etfllSec^ 25. There shall be a county ' ] hnarri of ftdunjit.inn in oo/*Vi Aonnhi -'VTB 1 composed of the county superintend l ent of education and two other person* j to be appointed by the State bot'rd of education, who shall hold their j for the term of two years from time of their appointment and untHHH I their successors snail be qualified uflHU less sooner removed by the State boar^raSKj of education. No person shall be ajHUHJ pointed a member of the county boazHSgfl^H of education unless he is qualified tB9RB| hold a first grade certificate. The rest of the committee amenAjHKj ments?some 30 or more?were agre^Hn^M to without trouble." They were 8impjHS[^BR amendments to make the bill confonMH^BI to the provision fljpthe county supe^RRjHI intendents. THE ENROLLMENT QUESTION. Mr. Whitmire offered an mendme^HfiMl to define enrollment as meaning attendance of at least 10 school dayt during the preceding scholastic year," 1 instead of 20 days as reccommended \dS9l by the committee. The pupils in the ^?Ba country could not attena the schools : { as well as those in the cities. Mr. Ellerbe said that it would be J manifestly un fair to base enrollment on . ^ J the average attendance. They thought : it but fair that a pupil should come to ,'i j school at least twenty days out of 100 A school days. That was what the com- f^H|| mittee wanted. It would encourage fsj J the people to send their children to ^ Mr. Bacot made quite a strong speeoh ^?*3 4 in favor of the 20 day requirement, j He said the interests of the rural diK tricts should be looked after. They should not put a premium on children l staying at home. 1 Mr .Burn said that the 20 days pro- VsaSJ vision would give the town ana cities vl an advantage. The schools in the - j cities would always have a great adMr. Thomas regretted very much that the line between city and coun&y:^ I should have been drawn. l Mr. Fred Williams wanted the 10 ;V^| o ay provision or a lower one. j The ayes and noes were then called -I on Mr. Whitmire's amendment. The ^1 house agreed to the amendment by a ' vote of 55 to 36. 1 When the committee amendments had been adopted Mr. Sturkie offered a one to require a man to be a patron of - I the school in his district before he - ^ could be eligible to election as a tru* g Mr. Ellerbe said there were some men who had no children to educate, The amendment was then tabled. 1 Bead This, Boys. 1 The following extract from tract ad- jJ addressed to young men and all is worthy the attention of all young llicli, paruuujtu'ijr iu tuc vw v vuuu^ who are so anxious to appear like men. "The boy who spends his money for :J beer, wine, whiskey, or tobacco, sad- ^^1 dies upon himself an appetite which can never be fully gratified without Jal most seriously endangering his life, .4?| and is quite sure, if he lives until he is. v jJ fifty or sixty years of age, to spend M the sum of which would give him a 4 comfortable home. Many a house- J holder and farmer has slo wly but sure- ' ly spent his money on the above poi- . 1 sons until his property has had to be . 1 sold to pay his debts?a sad dav for him ' /SI and his family. Boys ana young I men, do you want to follow in the footsteps of such? If you do not, keep -1 away from saloons and let intoxicat- 1 ing drinks and tobacco alone. a "Touch not, taste not, handle not." |s 1 The boy or young man who commences spending his money for tobacco or I intoxicating drinks as a rule, handi- J caps himself for life, and poverty and . I sorrow very frequently result. It is very easy to get into the habit of us- IgB ing such poisons, but it is very diffi- .--gjS cult to get out, for they enslave mind \ and body, and not a few have been % driven to despair by the last of suffer- 1 ing which follows an attempt to re 8 gain freedom. Boys and young men, -M strive towards a noble manhood; do 8 not become slaves; let intoxicating i drinks and tobacco alone. Such poi- g sons are not necessary, they will do a you no good. You will enjoy much 9 better health, and. as a rule, will live I much longer without than with them, as has been abundantly demonstrated by statistics." ; ;y3 Fatal Practical Joke. Marion, 0., Feb. 24.?As Orlan de Weese was escorting a young woman U A.V.A AUHMAU 1 A/>f Vtl/wkf \Ti M/*ll A llULLie IlUIIi V/UU1UU 1CMU lilgut, T AigAJL Eberly and two friends stepped from behind a tree. Drawing a revolver, Eberly cried: "Hold jp your hands." De Weese then shot Eberly through the lungs, and he will die. Eberly and his friends we?*e simply trying to frighten De Weese. A Life for a Collar Button. Lexington, Ky., Feb. 24.?At Chilesburg, this county, Sunday, Henry Benton was shot and killed by Robert Toomey, both colored. The row grew out of the loss of a collar button two years ago. Toomey surrendered himself to the authorities here today. :jjj