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' / S ^ /j* ' O rini r * T inej'ress ana Banner. BYHUGH WILSON. 4HBUV1LLE, THE SENATE AT WORK. SEVERAL BILLS PASSED AND MANY others induced. A N?w Dispensary 11111 Introduced by Senator May Held?A Number of Othar Bills Passed and Head?The Senate Well Up With Its Work. Columbia, S- C\ Feb. 5.?The Senate met Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. The usual routine business at the opening was disposed of and the third reading bills on the calendar were reached when it was discovered that one of the assistant clerks was absent with the key to the desk in which * " " 1 were locltea an toe paj srs 01 mo uuate, including the bills. Under thece circumstances there was nothing to do but to adjourn. This the senate did until 11 o'clock Wednesday. When the senate met Wednesday morning the question of the introduction of bills was reopened by Senator Moses offering a resolution to extend the time to the 13th inst. His resolution passed without comment, but soon thereafter Mr. Henderson moved a reconsideration, saying that it was time for this tody to be looking toward an adjournment. Bills if necessary could be introduced through the committees. Mr.- Moses explained that he ssw no necessity or reason for shutting out the introduction of bills from the floor when they could be gotten befoi 3 the senate througn the committees. It was as well to let the author father the bill as a committe. And further, this talk of adjourning by the middle of February was out of the question. If every bill was in, declared Senator * i -j 1 _ Moses, an adjournment couia noi oe reached by that time. He then point ed out that tl:e supply bill and the appropriation bill haa not been touched in the house and predicted that the work of the body would not be finished before the 1st of March. Mr. Henderson 'said that an example should be set in this matter. It should be shown that the senate was up with its work and was waiting on ' the house. His motion to reconsider tfeen prevailed by a vote of 23 to 8. Saturday, the sixth inst., was then ? fixed as tiie last day for the introduction of new bills. When Mr. Suddath's bill to repeal the act against nepotism in the appointment of clerks and inferior offi cers by the heads of departments came up for a second reauing, Mr. Archer moved that the unfavorable report of the committee be adopted. Mr. Suddath gave as his reasons for introducing the bill that under the amt law he thought unnecessary ships were imposed upon the he^ds of , departments. These men were elected to offices of trust and they wanted clerks of whose honesty there was no doubt and in whom reliance could be placed. If relatives of the officers were capable of filling these positions, tben he could see no objection to having them appointed. The bill, he explained, appliea only to State officersThe unfavorable report was adopted by a vote of 23 to 8 and the bill killed. A house bill to require coun*y officers to keep an itemized account of their income by virtue of th?it office and to require them to make an annual report of the same to the county supervisor and further to keep an open record of such account subject to inspection by citizens of said county was reached in due time among the second reading bills. Mr Mower moved tne enacting words be stricken out. Mr. Dean said there was a demand from the people for such a measure. They wanted to know what their county officers were getting and in the case of those who received fees ihis was lmpossioie. Mr. Mower explained that he made his motion to strike out the enacting words because the salaries of the ofli cers were fixed by law, as were the fees. In the case of officers with fixed salaries every 'one knew what thoca salaries were. In the case of the officers who got fees, such fees were fixed by law and the presumption was that they were fixed upon the value of the ser vices rendered. Mr. Moses failed to see the necessity of changing the present system which had given satisfaction for the last century. Messrs. Buist, Archer and Gaines spoke in favor of the bill and Mr. MayfieltLagainst it. Mr. Dean moved to table the motion to strike out the enacting words. His motion prevailed by a vote of 27 to 6. A message fiom the governor was received whifh recommended that the claims of T. J. Mackey be considered favorably. This was referred to the Judiciary committee. The Senate after passing several bills of no general intereft to a third reading, adjourned over to Thursday. II ^n the Senate on Thursday a number of new bills were presented, the majority being similar to the House bills. Those of general interest are noted below- The special order after the reading of new bills was the creation of Dorchester County. There were both a majority and minority report. Both were laid over. Mr. Mower then called up his magis tiates' bill, in order to have incorporated the various amendments, and he gave noticeof calling it up for final disposition today. There ]was some sharp discussion on the motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill witn amendments was ordered printed. Economy was urged, but the Senate thought best to print it and refused to reconsider the vote. Mr. Archer introduced a joint reso. lution to have a committee of both Houses appointed to see if the provisions of the Act regulating the public pointing had been carried out. It was taken up by the house, and Mr, Archer explained that the provisions limited the amount of matter in State officers' reports. As an instance of irrelevant and extravagant matter, he referred to the report of the Superin ten dent of Education, which, he said, gave free advertising to a lot of private schools. The resolution was passed. The House bill, to require clerks, sheriffs, &c., to keep an itemized statement of heir income from fees, was amended so as to except Barnwell, Berkeley, Sumter, Lexington and Newtarry, and was passed to a third reading. The following bills passed: To change the time for the appointment of school trustees in the several Counties of the State. To amend Section 2 of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the dieting of all pri.Dners before and after conviction when in the custody of tbe Supervisors and Sheriffs of this State," approvid the 9chday of March, A. D. 1896. A hill to reouire certain officers to keep an itemized account of their income by virtue of their office, aad to require them to make ao annual report of the same to the County Supervisor. A joint resolution to authorize and requite the Directors of the State Penitentiary to furn'sh to the trustees of Winthrop Normal and Industrial College fifteen convicts. Mr. May^eld introduced a bill disposing of the Dispensary and substituting prohibition and local option. In substance it is as fellows: It forbids the importation, manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors except for sacramental, scientific and medicinal purpeses. It allows importation by licensed druggists, to be sold only on order of reputable physicians, selected by the medical fraternity, and located at. thfl Cnuntv seats, whose names shall be certified to by the Clerk of the Court and published for sixty days in County newspaper, liquors to be sold in no less quan^i ies than halfpint packages and under the same restrictions as now in force under the Dispensary law. Any other person importing liquors or selling in any other manner than the one provided shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than $99 or imprisoned in the County jail for not less than twenty-nine days for each offense. Local option is provided uoon written application of one-fourth * * i - -i. _ e ? ot ine quailneu eieciora in ?u,y vuuuty asking for 4n election, which shall be held in tne same manner as other elections. If the sale is allowed by a majority vote it shall be sold by officers appointed by the County Board of Commissioners and municipal authorities, or be sold under licenses granted by the Secretary of State on approved aDplications secured by bond for the faithful observance of the law, and on this question the vote shall be "By officers" or "Under license." The parties selling liquor under license sha^l be approved of by the County Board of Commissioners and municip al authorities of' the place where the sales are to be made. The County Board shall fix a fee which shall be paid in advance and divided between the County and Municipality. Applicants shall make full declaration of capital proposed to be invested, etc., and the County Board shall approve or disapprove the application. Bond to the amount of double the capital 1 1 *- t-~l 1 stiaii D6 given, juiquurs smtu ud purchased at actual cost from the County Dispensaries until their stock is exhausted, then from the State Dispensary until its stock is exhausted. These institutions shall be closed as rapidly as practicable. Purchases may then be made as provided by the Privilege Tax Act from other parties. Original packages are to be divided into smaller packages containing not lees than one half pint. Adulteration is forbidden. Only cash transactions are allowed. The names of all purchasers shall be taken as in the Dispensary at present. In case the election shall be in favor of the sale by officers the Board of Oounty Commissioners and the Municipalities shall select the men and fix their salaries, fix their bond and prescribe the rules under which it is to be sold. They shall also decide the amount of capital to be invested and share the profits as they may agree. The Privilege Tax shall be at the rate of 40 p9r cent, of the purchase pries, and shall be paid into the State Treasury. ?his Privilege Tax shall be added to the cost of all 'liquors bought from County and State Dispensaries. It shall be kept by the 8tate Treasurer for the benefit of the public schools. Secretary of State shall provide the tax lables and they shall Vu> affiwH tn oil r?anlrair<*?. Liauor manufactured in the State is subject to the same Privilege Tax, which must be affixed before it is removed or stored. Any liquor found without such lable shall be liable to confiscation, and half the proceeds of the sale shall be turned into the State Treasury for the public schools, the other to the County Trasury for ordinary County purposes. Authority to enforce this Act is given to the Sheriffs and Municipal officers. Sheriffs may be suspended for failure to enforce it. The Governor may suspend all authorities ntrusted with the enforcement of ithe Act, and appoint such others as he may deem proper. All manufacturers of alcholic liquors and beverages in this State at the time this Act goes into effect shall be registered with the Secretary of State and a full exhibit of the business made. For this reeistartion an annual fee of $25 is charged and no others shall be allowed to be established except as they -nrr^U 4-Ul'o lom QUO li/>OI1fiArl \J\JU1UIJ VY IbU LULIO XCk ty uuu maw 4?ywuwv%? by the Secretary of State. For such license an annual fee of $25 is charged. Mr Mayfield introduced another bill in regard to the control of the whisky traffic. It provides for the payment by all persons or firms or corporations transporting liquors in this State of a privilege tax. The Senate then adjourned over to Friday. Mr. Slbbley of Pennsylnanla. Hon. Joseph C. Sibley, of Pennsylbania, advises his Democratic friends in congress to make no captious opposition to the passage of a tariff bill such as the Republicans desire. He says if the Republicans can bring about prosperity, nobody need object, and they should have a fair iriai. He is a free coinage man, but would welcome prosperity in any shape and by any political party. He says, however, that "if- the present conditions continue Mr. Bryan will be nominated for president by acclamation by the Democratic party in 1900 and triumphantly elected. On the other hand, if times are good, the Democratic nomination and all other nominations except that of the Republican party will be but empty honor." A Florida Vendetta. Tampa, Fla , Feb- 4?Bud Stevenson was shot five times and instantly killed Wednesday morning, while at work in his field near Hudson, in Pasco County. Three years ago last July W. E. Whitehurst was killed at Tarpon Springs, five miles from there, and it was believed Stevenson did the killing. Although he came clear on trial in this county the killing of Stevenson is thought to be the result of this feud. \ "" WORK OF THE HOUSE. THE MEMBERS KNUCKLES DOWN TO BUSINESS. luu uuuuiy ui uioouvruuu * wtiu?w? New Bills Introduced and Some Few Paused.?The Redisricting Bill Postponed for a Year. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 6.?There was no session of the Senate Tuesday morning: and the House was only in sess:on two hours. The attendance was very slim, and it was almost impossible to keep a quorum, there being so many members absent on leave of absence. The two hour session was devoted to the consideration of new county matters almost entirely, and the House indicated its purpose to pass bills establishing new counties in accordance with the term3 of the elections held, and not hampering the new counties with unexpected provisions: Among the new bills introduced was one by Mr. Haselden to force the railroads to obev the interstate comInn* amsI ? V? r* JaAMAO rtf fVl P uicrvu low auu i>uc uuwiwvu v& w?v United States Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Thomas introduced a bill providing for a department of banking. Several bills of this kind have been introduced during this section. Mr. Garvis has introduced a bill to prohibit Greek letter fraternities or any organization of like nature in State institutions of learning. It is claimed that these societies make students clanish and interfere materially with the discipline of the said institutions. Mr. Johnson introduced a bill to amend section 2537 of the revised statutes of 1893 regulating the fees and costs of clerks of court. The bill proposes to limit the amount of fees and coats of clerks of court. The bill proposes to limit the amount of fees received by any one acting both as clerk and register of mesne conveyance to $3,000, directing that all amounts in excess of those figures be covered into the treasury. Mr. Graham introduced a concurrent resolution to allow a bill to be introduced to renew the charter of the Cokesbury conference school. Mr. Graham explained that the secretary of state could not grant the charter. The house unanimously adopted the resolution. A substitute bill was presented by the committee for the bill to supplv school bcoks to children at cost. The original bill was accordingly tabled. The substitute bill reads as follows: The substitute proposes to establish a perpetual fund of $500 in every county for the purpose of providing pupils with text books at actual cost. For the just accounting for said fund the superintendent of education shall be responsible on his official bond. TKtt hAnoa 4Vtan in^ioatni) a dpfllFA for antarly adjournment. Mr. Rainsford's concurrent resolution fixing Feb. 13 as the day of final adjournment was called up in his absence. Sir. Burns, saying that as there was yet important legislation to be attend? ed to, moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. On the vote it appeared to the speaker that the "noes had it." A division was called for and the first half "of the vote indicated that the "noes" again had it. In the midst of th? Toffl. nowBvftr. Mr. Bacot called attention to the fact that Mr. Rainsford was absent and the resolution went over for consideration. The House had granted several leaves of absence when Mr. Caughman of Saluda suggested that if the leaves were granted without consideration to numbers a quorum may be broken. He suggested that further leave of absence be only granted for sickness of members or in their families. There were no further requests and the motion was not pressed. The House consumed much time in the consideration of the bill toestab i- rt H8Q me new county 01 ureeuwuuu. The new county had a clear track; it had been carried by an overwheiming vote, the committee reports were all favorable and so the bill had easy sailing. It provided for the creation of the county, the area of the county, the appointment of commissioners, * - * " - 1 iL. ine location 01 lis pomng pi&uea, we bond of its officers, the 1;ime for holding court, the approval of bonds, the making of juries and such machinery as is required for the starting of a new county. The substitute bill for Mr. Lofton's bill to amend the county government law was taken up. It related to roads, bridges, etc. Several amendments were sent up, before they could be acted upon the hour for recess arrived and the house receded from busmess until 7:33 p. m. At we mgnt session mo uisuouaai v committee asked for a clerk. Mr. Kinard wanted to refuse the request, if the clerk was to be paid, as suggested by Mr. Magill. Mr. Yeldell did not think the duties of the committee were so onerous as to require the services of a clerk. Mr. Ashley moved to table the amendment. Carried. Mr. Lofton's bill relating to road tax and the number of days' work on the roads was then taken up again and a large number of amendments were made. The commutation tax was decreased to $1 in many counties. This bill as it passed will be published later on. Mr. Lofton said tnat he scarcely recognized his own bill. Mr. Goodwin explained that the changes made did not affect Charleston. The bill was then ordered to a third reading. Mr. Goodwin's bill to apportion the read fund derived from the county levy was then taken up and passed to a third reading. The bill provides that the county board ot commissioners of the several counties of the State where there is a levy on real and personal property for road purposes, not later than the first of March each year, shall apportion the road fund to each township upon an equitable basis, having due consideration for the miles of road to be worked and the number of bridges to be kept in repair. The road fund so apportioned shall be expended in doing all necessary work upon the public high way sand in open ing new roads when directed, and in building and in keeping in repair all bridges that do not exceed 12 feet in length, by the road overseers, under the direction of the cou.nty board of commirsioners, subject to the general supervision and approval of the county board of commissioners: Mr. Winkler spoke against Mr. Bacot's concurrent resolution to appoint a joint committee to report to the next secsion of the general assembly what legislation, if any, is necessary under the Constitution of 1895{ saying he could not see the necessity for the measure. The judiciary committee was sufficient to handle all matters. Mr. Patton said this was not a committee to pass upon the constitutionality of measures presented, but it was to ? * " ? ^ 1~ Immbm i U ft Of n ri v?nofia/J review LUC Jitwa \Jl tuc uuaiu c?3 in the light of the new Constitution, making them effective and complete. 1 The Constitution had limited the 1 power of the legislature in many re- 1 SDects. Mr. Caughma:i was opposed to the resolution. There was much moire discussion. Mr. Magill said b e couldn't see why there was so much talk over such a harmless question; i the resolution merely proposed to do : something that should have been done Ion,j ago. The resolution was finally adopted. \ ! Mir. Rainsford's concurrent resolution requiring the directors of the Btalie penitentiary to ascertain the pro- 1 priety of erecting in connection with < fha nanifantiaixr a rklorvh fni" <>rtnvAff. WUV ^VUIWUVIM&J M |/AMUW JiV* W>#** T V* ing phosphate rock into acid pho3- 1 phate and report to the next session of the general assembly, was ordered to a third reading without debate. 1 Mr. Rainsford's bill to provide com- i pensation for the members of the boards of,township commissioners and chairman of said boards while serving as members of the county boards of 1 commissioners was then taken up, ' and after some discussion, was ordered to a third reading. The bill provides 1 that the members of the board of town- 1 ship commissioners shall each receive 1 as compensation for his services the 1 sum of $1 per day, iiot exceeding five ; days, and mileage at 5 cents a mile, not to exceed 100 miles in any one < year, and the chairman of said board i tne sum of $1.50 par day and same mileage as other members of township : boards, and $1.50 per day and mileage at 5 cents per mile in the most direct route one way from his home to the 1 court house when attending upon the meetings of the county board of commissioners, when the said county 1 board'is not sitting as a board of equa- 1 lization: Members o f the county board 1 of commissioners shall receive mile- : age at six differnt meetings in each 1 year, and no more: Mr. Winaler's bill to exempt soldiers and sailors in the service of the 1 State of South Carolina, or of the Confederate States i;a the war between the States, from taki ng out the license as hawker and txddler required by chapter XLIII., VoJ. 1, Revised Stat- , uteii 1893 of Souih Carolina was called up and passed to a tliird reading. The bill provides that any person who was > a bona fide soldier or sailor in the service of the State of South Carolina 1 or of the Confederate States in the j war between the States may expose ' for sale or sell, ?s hawker or peddler, ] any goods, wires o r merchandise in j any county in this State, without i taking out the license required by nhantAP XLTIL. volume 1. revised 1 statistics, 1893, of Souih Carolina; provided, he makes to the cleik of the ' court of common picas of the county in which such goods are to be sold i satisfactory proof that the was such * soldier or sailor. The House then adjourned over to "W ednesday. , i In the House on Wednesday only ' three bills was introduced and none J of them were of any special interest. The following bills passed their third 1 reading anil were sent to the Senate: 1 Bill to amend the Act regarding peddlers licenses, the Greenwood County ? bill, bill relating to the county gov- ] ernment law so far as the road tax is concerned, bill to apportion the road 1 fund derived from the county levy, < bill to require all the county officers < of the State to keep their offices open 1 fiiirinc certain hours each week dav. ' the oyster and terrapin bill. 1 The House then got down to second reading bills and the real business of the day. Mr. Rainsiord's insurance deposit bill was taken up, being a special order and Mr. John P. Thomas, Jr., offered a substitute which requires anv insurance comiianv or association ' to t)8 possesse i of $100,000 cash capital, or in lieu thereof, to have $100,000 on dedosi; with some State for the benefit of all policy holders, or in lieu thereof to deposit with the treasurer of this State valid securities aggregating $10,000, said securities to be subject to any judgment aguinst said company, and such judgments shall operate as a lien on such securities, and providing a penalty for the violation of the provisions of thi9 State. Mr. Ilderton's bill to exempt certain sections in Florence County from the operations of the general stock law ; was taken up and passed to third < reading. Mr. Sullivan's bill providing punishment for laborers who violated < either written or verbal contracts af- 1 ter having received supplies from his 1 landlord was taken up and pansod to | a third reading. The bill provides j that any laborer working on shares of crop or for wages in money or other 1 valuable consideration under a verbal ] or written contract to labor on farm ' tttV?a aVloll VO/)aitrO Q/^tTQ HPPQ XOUUflf TTUV tSUHXA AVVWtf V MV? ( M.MWWW either in money or supplies and thereafter willfully and without just cnusa fail to perform the reasonable service required of him by the terms of the said contract, shall be liable to prose cution for a misdemeanor, and on. conviction shall be punished for not. less than 20 days nor more than 30 days, or to be fined in the sum of not less inan $25 nor more than $50 in the disci-etion of the court. The Senate bill to amend and re-enact the act to incorporate the South Carolina and Augusta railroad was; ordered to a third reading without de bate; so was the ijgnate claim of commissioners and managers of e'ection of Darlington count]'. Mr. Bacot's bill to regulate the ap pointment to receivers by the courts; of this State in causes therein was; taken up. The main features of this bill have already been published'. Without material changes the bill wan ordered to a third reading. Mr. Ashley's bill reducing the privilege tax on fertilizers from 25 to 1 cent per ton was then called up, hning a special order. Mr. McWhite moved to strike out the enacting words of the bill. Mr. Blythe was against the bill. He detailed the many reasons why this tax should be retained. Clemson only asked to be allowed to continue to receive this tax and wanted no other appropriation. The question as to the amount and disposition of this tax had been settled in 1890. Before Clemson todk charge of this tax it really amounted to nothing. It went to support the farmers' college. He quoted the figures showing a large increase. He made quite an earnest argument. To take away this tax from Clemson would throw the college back into politics. He doubted if the farmers paid the tax. When it was; put on, it did not incpoase the cost per ton of fertilizers. At least farmers had so informed him. They were threatened with an increase of tax ation now and it would be most unwise to pass this bill. Mr. Ashley supported this measure. Th 13 was a tax, he said, on the agricultural classes only. Georgia farmers could purchase fertilizers cheaper. At Clemson it was not alone the farmer's son who was educated. The farmer was the worst imposed upon and hardest worked man on the face of the globe today. Clemson was not a college for the farming class only. He did not wish the farmers of Geor gia to have any advantage over the South Carolina farmers. Mr. Crum said the object of the tax was to protect the people from fraud. This bill would not raise enough to Bven pay for the chemicals necessary for the analyses. He wanted the tax continued. ?Mr. llderton was in favor of the bill and against the privilege tax for Clemson. He said that the college should be maintained out of the general tax fund. Mr. Mauldin was in favor of the Kill TT a /1i/1 nAf T*ra n f ninmoAn ttun. UUAt JUkU UiU ilUk TV All u VIOUUUU OUU" ported by one class. He did not wish the poor woman who ran a farm and who was unable to send her children to school to pay a tax to educate the sons of men who were able to send them there. He Had respect for all the State's college, but wanted "spec ial privileges to none." Mr. Verner wanted to clear up all ioubt as to who paid this tax. The farmers paid the tax. Mr. Blythe called attention to the fact that a large part of the fertilizers was shipped out of the State. Mr. omun or nampton maae nis maiden effort spaaking at lengtn and in an e&rnest manner. He did not wish them to forget their promises to the "poor old farmer." He wanted all taxed alike. He could not bear the idea of having promises made to farmers only to be broken. He wanted them to go ahead/ and get through. " Give the poor old farmer a chance. If you keep him in the harness between the shafts all the time, applying the lash he will finally have to kick and he will kick you all out of fVin ^ ^ 1 .1 * bUU OLiaiM. Mr. Goodwin of Laurens felt good just now because he was one of "the poor old farmers" so much pitied. This thing was agitated all over the State and the tax was voted by large majorities. The farmers paid it every cent it was true. Mr. Goodwin spoke at some length against the bill. The hour for adjournment bavins: arrived the bill went over to be taken up I A i. A.1 ! xl it later, me evening session me sauine was smooth until Mr. Thomas1 bill to provide for the return and assessment of property was reached. A.fter much discussion the bill passed to a third reading. A number of new bills of general interest was introduced and referred, rhe most important was the following: J. P. Thomas?To amend the law relating to alien land ownership, so els to make the limit 5,000 instead of 500 acres. Mr. Reynolds?To amend the gen aral statutes so as to allow muuioipaities to tax railroad side tracks. Mr. Limehouse?To declare the law as to mileage which is claimed by all persons entitled'to mileage. Mr. Goodwin?To prohibit individuals, factories and corporations to oblige laborers to work on Sunday, sxcept on railroads in certain cases, telegraph and telephone companies, those handling United States mail and and drug stores. The bill to authorize and empower the sheriff of Williamsburg county to purchase and keep at the court house ei pair of bloodhounds for .the purpose sf tracking convicts and fugitive law breakers. The House then adjourned over to rhursdav. 1 .When the House met Thursday Mr. Winkler moved that hereafter the Souse meet in the evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Einard said as the House had been there so long and done so little be thought it ought to meet at halfpast 7 and work until 10. After some discussion it was decided that the House meet at 8 o'clock. Mr. Rainford's bill to provide compensation for members of the County Board of Township Commissioners passed. The act provides that they may sit eight days. All members to receive $1 per day and Ave cents mileage. The Chairman to get $1.50 per day when acting as member of County Board. Mr. Ashley's privilege tax bill same up next. As was to be sxpected the bill opened the lloodgates of pent up eloquence and it was literally talked to death. After many long winded arguments the bill was killed by a vote of 71 to 35. So the farmers will still pay 25 cents per ton royalty on phosphates and the same Drill on in tUomson College. The emigrant's agent repealing act next came up and was disposed of in short order. It was killed by a de:isive vote. Gov. Evans veto message of the sill to prevent the publication of Jounty Treasurer's reports came up is a sp2cial order. On a vote the reto was sustained by a vDteof 92 0 3. So in future the reports >f the County Treasurer will have to 3e published. The vote as to the disposition of cerain books in the State Library was ilso sustained by a vote of 86 to 5. The House then adjourned to 8 o'clck. When the House reassembled at 8 j'clcck Mr. Patton's redisstricting bill vas taken up. Mr. Patton addressed he House on his bill. He had a large I nap arranged under the Speaker's lesk which in blue lines gave practi- j :al demonstration of the present dis;ricts and in red the districts as he proved them. Mr. Patton spoke for )ver an hour in advocacy of his bill md held the attention of members .hroughout, for his subject is one of jreat interest to the oeoplenow and) lereafter. Mr. Patton is a clear thinker ind always expresses himself in such 1 way as to make his meaning understood, and with the aid of the map he nras enabled to give practical demons;rations of his arguments, which evi lently caught the attention and good jpinion of members. Mr. Patton, in ipeaking in favor of his bill, eaid that ie thought this the most important measure before or to come before the Souse. He said he would like to have ;he unanimous vote of the House, believing his bill one of so much importance to the State. Mr. Graham of Abbeville felt that ihe bill was unnecessary. The bill is x> take effect in 1898. There is no Congressional election between now md that and he saw no necessity for the bill. As far as riv^^^^ung districts are concerned, heaver saw a candidate who was bothered by that. He would swim it if necessary, no matter how nigh it might be. However, the people have not considered the subject, and the whole thing should be ventilated. But there is no necessity for the bill at this session, and he moved to continue it. This was lost by a large vote, only thirty-five vote 1-u.K ah lavur ui iu Mr. Winkler moved to adjourn the debate until to-morrow. Mr. Harveymoved to adjourn, but this too was lost. Mr. Patton called for the previous question on the whole matter and Mr. Ilderton said that ne did not think "snap judgement" should be taken. The Speaker said that there was no "snap judgment" in the matter, but the question was one that must be decided in the regular order,' and the chair had no discretion. Mr. Ilderi i.u _:aj tv-. ??_i, u,,< tuxi lucu wuuurow mo iciuain., uut insisted that further time should be taken for consideration. Mr. Patton said that he had no objection to further consideration of the bill, but he did object to filibustering j tactics. . ' Several parliamentary motions were offered but finally a vote was taken on the motion to indefinitely strike out the enacting words, which was defeated by 36 to 61 by the followng vote: Yeas?Hon. F. B. Gary, Speaker, Ashley, Bethune, Carson, Cunningham, Geo. W. Davis, Dukes, Edwards, Eftrd, Epps, Fairey, Glenn, 0. P. Goodwin, J. S. Graham, Thos. A. Graham, Hamilton, Harvey, Henderson, llderton, Kennedy. Henry J. Kinard, Lester, Magell, Miles, Joel TT "VT511ai? Mr*.W hitia. Dot en, Russell, Skinner, Simpkins, Speer, Sturkie, Timmemian, Wolling Westmoreland, Withers poon-^36. Nays?All, Armstrong, Austell, Bacot, Bailey, Banks, Bedon. Blythe, Burns, Childs, Colcock. Crum, Cushmau. Fox, Gadsden, Gage, Gssque, H. P. Goodwin, Hiott, Sollis, Humphrey, Johnson, Kibler, Lancaster, Layton, Limehouse, L'rftoa, Mauldin, Meares, Mehrten, J. E. Miller, Mishoe, Mitchell, Moorer, McCullough, McDaniel, Nettles,' Patton, Perritt, Phillips, Pyler, Pollock, Prince, Pyatt Reynolds, 8anders, Smkler, J. R. Smith, E. D, Smith, Stevenson; John P. Themas. jr , Verner, Vincent, Whisonant, Wilson, Wingo, Yeldell?61. Mr. Cushman introduced a bill to prohibit railroad corporations or companies from employing any person under the age of 18 years as night telegraph operator. The penalty is $100 to be collected >y the Railroad commissioners. The House then adjourned, to Friday. ' % In the house of representatives yesterday Mr. Patton's redisricting bill came up again fftr further consideration and was finally continued to the nest session. ^ Misplaced Confidence. The New York Evening Post is evidently a viction of. misplaced confidence. During the late Presidential campaign it shouted itself to death nearly for McKinley, and now it mAAMft* Kimafolli/i anoo/?koa in luuauo XUU VlIUQWUiiV O^wwwuvm u* the senate of Messrs. Hoar, Chandler and Allison are a scandalous, almost a criminal, violation of political good faith. If.they had dared to make such speeches in the course|of the campaign Bryan would have been elected. If what they say and Aim at is true and desirable, I ; in should hav6 been , elected. That Senator Hoar is a Bryanite on the money issue he himself confessed in hi? garrulous, senile way when he said that all ^ho voted for Bryan thought, of pourse, just as he did ahnnt himfltalliam. To noint to the international conference clause of the Republican platform is beside the mark. That clause was swept* overboard in the very first rush of the free silver storm. It played no part in the canvass except to serve as the butt of Bryan's ridicule. Bimetallism of all sorts dropped completely out of sight in the Republican arguments, and if there was ever anything to which any party stood soiemxuy pledged and bound, it is the maintenance of the gold standard, without alteration or addition, by the Republican party. On* that issue the entire battle was fought, contributions asked, sound money co-operation from all sides invited, the business world appealed to. The gold standard, unchanged and undiluted, was what the Rebpublican party said it was for, what the majority voted it into power to defend and pernetuate. xne spectacle, therefore, of Rspublicanjsenators leaping again into the free silver slough, as if nothing had happened since they were last in that quagmire, is one nDtonlyof unprecedented folly, but of unparalleled baseness. It is a shameless betrayal of political trust. What are the sound money Republicans of the house goine to do about it? What has Speaker/Reed to say? Will they join Senator Hoar in confessing that they were cheats and hypocrites all through the canvass, and that they really believed in Bryan's principles, though voting and speaking for McKinley?" Lynched for His Impudence. Bowling Geen, Ky., Feb. 4.?Robert Morton, colored, was hanged by a mob near Rockfield shortly after midnight last night. It is said that yesterday the negro, a son of a section hand at Rockfield, wrote an insulting and insinuating note to Miss Tommie Johnson, a well-known young white woman of Rockfield. Morton was captured and taken to a house on the Russellville pike and-put under guard. About 12 o'clcck a party of men appeared at the house, overpowered the guards, took the prisoner awpy and hanged him. i Certainly Converted. Richburg, S. C., Feb. 3.?At Mount Prospect church, near this place, Rev. Thos. H. Laitch, the well-known evangelist, is conducting a mid-winter meeting. Although there is much sickness among the people and the weather most unfavorable immense crowds gather at the hour for preaching. One who had ordered five gallons of whiskey for personal use was converted and poured out the stuff. Drowned Hor Bubo. Wellsville, N. Y., Feb. 2.?Mark Ellsworth, 25 years of age, and his wife, of Genesee, Pa., a village ten miles south of this place, were jailed at Coudersport today, charged with drowning their two months-old baby. When charged with tile crime, Mrs. Ellsworth confessed and implicated the father. The mother says tnat cold and hunger drove her to the awful deed. \ r /:#M CAPTURE OF A FIEND. | HIS TRAIL OF BLOOD EXTENDS ACROSS AUSTRALIA. aucotouuu ainvxug iu oausiwivi?w?? jv Remarkably Cool Villain?The Evidence Against Him la Regarded as Concluslve. San Francisco, Feb. 4.?George < Edward Butler, alias Ashe, the xnnr- , 'iderer, whose arrival on the ship Swan* s hilda was so long expected, is now in J San FranciAco jail. The Swanhilda was sighted at 5:15 this morning coming through the heads in tow of the . tug Alice. The tug was to blow six ^ whistles as the signal asrreed upon if m Butler was aboard, but detect!ver waiting down the bay from Egg wharf did not hear them and although they knew the Swanhilda was coming in-they did not know whether Butler f wee am Vino nr? a -'VA/I lirrht 1; ** cmj uu uualut muuuvuaj w j-v?t ^sje flashed oat through the darknon.^ : This was another signal and the officers knew their man was there. The custom boat Hartley, which. had been placed at the disposal of the police, was boarded in haste by six do- '<:<% tectives, four newspaper men and four . revenue officers and the little yswal ' ij steamed rapidly away to the Swanhilda, which was met off Fort Point. $ The detectives remained concealed in , i the cabin while the revenue officers ; <1 went on board the Swanhilda to see if . -':i Butler had been put in irons. They reported he was not and the detectives went on board and Butler was pointed ' ? out and in a second was handcuffed. < He denied that he was Butler, bat WM_ positively identified by Detectives ' ^ McHattie and Conroy, who came hers " ^ from Australia for that puroose. The captured murderer was taken a*i viaom) 4ha TTovtlau WMn !Si vu i#vcuu ?uv untMvj) nu*w ,v j landed him at the wharf. The patrol \$ wagon was in waiting and he wa? r'( whirled off to prison. Although the arrest was a complete +% surprise to the suspected man, he $ maintained remarkable coolness and calmly puffed a oigarette as he went, v '; ashore. It was agreed that when the crew lined up for inspection Captain BW W zier was to slip in front of Butter. ^ When the police came on bcardand/^ the men lined up Butler was the second man in line. Cant Fraziar. 1 stopped an instant in front of him and : at the same time Sergeant Bonner of - j a pistol. ^Butler's handVf^entup lie .] a flash. Irons were slipped over his wrists and one of the mostnoUfcto^' ;| criminals of modern times'was a prisoner. Desectives McHattie and Oonroy, who knew Butler in Australia, J Conroy having narrowly eecapedbe- ' I in; one of his victims, wer? disguised ; when they boarded tne Dwannutuu . na When they charged Butler with the V crimes attributed to him he profeoed\|3 entire ignorance and denied that hit name Was Butler. On the Hartiqy^' on the way to shore, the disguises / were removed and still Butler pretend* . ed not to know his captors. The Australian officers are over- , j joyed at the success of the outcome of. the long and weary wait Extradition' fjj papers have already^ been served and unless something unforeseen happens, /;;.j Butler and his custodians will nil for Australia Saturday on the Monowai. \ When Jiis baggage was brought - \ ' ashore any amount of incriminating evidence was found carefully packed T-?- v-1 : ?1? in inp uoiuugaigs?a puunuK^ayu w Mrs. Weller, a pair of bluchers on which were stamped the Weller name) r two watches, a spectacle case ana watch chains with a locket bearing Lee Weller's name and a number <3 books on the fly leaves of which Tmn \J3 the names of Weller and his Wife and many other articles recorded by the } detectives as ' positively connecting < him with the murdered sea captain ana prospector. The detectivei are very positive as to thejidentity of their prisoner and scout any possibility of a ^ mistake. The known victims of Frank Butler the Australian murderer, it is said, M 11 -1 v A num bar fourteen, Jtiis trau 01 Diooa, it is alleged, reaches from New South . T Wales to the reefs of Western Australia, where he is suspected of similar 1 ?. deliberate murders. His method waa to advertise in English and American . papers for a partner to prospect rich mineral districts. He stipulated that . !\ the in Ending victim should have a i capital of $50. He received many responses and whenever he took a comrade into the wilderness to search for gold he returned alone. As no one knew of the ('partnership existing between he and nis victims, Captain Lee Weller and Ed Sorenson, their absence 77 excited much alarm. Butler had sailed on the Swanhilda. The first clue was discovered when the bodies of Weller and Sorenson were found by a shepherder. It appeared as { though Butler had induced the men to dig their own graves in a pretended - ' ' ? iL. .!i searcft lor goia, ior m me pn. uxojf themselves had dug they were found buried. Evidence was found pointing to Butler as the murderer and he haa assumed one of his victim's names, as on the Swanhilda's papers was found the name Uaptain i^ee w en?r. xuo authorities in England were notified and detectives started both from Australia and England to meet him on' his arrival at San Francisco. According to these officers the list of Butler's victim's is constantly increasing. He is an Englishman aged 40 years. - - . Boss 11 anna Gets Left* Columbus, 0., Feb. 3.?The friends of Chairman Merk A. Hanna here today admit that he will not be appointed by Governor Bushnell to the senate to succeed Senator Sherman. It is reliably reported here that the v governor has decided to appoit Lieu tenant Governor A. W. Jones Youngstown to the vancacy and that this action is in accordance with the wishes of the Foraker leaders. The agreement is said to be that Gen. Jones will not be a candidate for election to the full term. This will give opportunity for a battle royal between Governor Bushnell and Chairman Hanna this winter for election to the full term. Steamer Still Missing. Halifax, N. S., Feb. 3.?The sealing steamer Nimrod is still in the ice off the Newfoundland coast, searching for traces of the missing State of Georgia, but the last message did not indicate that any traces of the missing liner have bsen found. The State of Georgia is now more than a month overdue from New Fairwater in the Baltic, to Halifax, freight laden and insured for ?8.000. She carried a crew of theirty-one men, nearly all of whom belonged in Aberdeen. % J