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r The Pn rss nnd Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. Aiftiii:vii.i.F., n. v. THR SENATE WTNHS UP X XX Li AM .. ^ . ITS BUSINESS AND ADJOURNED WEDNESDAY. The Secret Society Bill, the Innnrance Tax and the |Income Tax Kills Paused?How the Membem Voted. Columbia, March 5.- It was well on toward 12 o'clock Saturday before the senate took up the auti Greek fraternity bill, but /or an hour before the eallerv began to fill with college students who quietly and patiently awaited the result. When the bill finally was taken up, Mr. McCalla moved to table the motion of Mr. Henderson to continue the bill until ihe next session. The vote is as follows: Yeas?Alexander, Archer, Connor, Dennis, DuBose, Gaines, Love, Maul-1 din, McCalla, McDaniel, Miller, Nor-1 ris, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Sanders, Stackhouse, Suddath, Taloird, Turner, Wallace, Williams?22. Nays?Buist, Dean, Douglass, Hay, Henderson, May field, Moses, Mower, Ragin, Kagsdale, Walker ?11. Mr. Sloan had paired with Mr. Griffith, but he would have voted no he stated. Mr. Browc asked to be excused from * i?*? ~t * i.? ?i voting as ne "was a irusico ui mc waiege and did not -wish to be committed to either side. His request was granted. The vote was taken on the question of the passage of the bill and by the same aye and nay vote as above tiie bill passed. Debate on the house bill to provide for the office of banking and insurance commissioner and to define the duties of'the same was begun by Mr. Miller. The debate was quite lengthy and at its close the bill was postponed to the next session by the following vote: Yeas?Alexander, Archer, Brown, | Dean, Dennis, DuBose, Gaines, Love, Mauldin, Miller, Mcses, O'Dell, Ragsdale, Scarborough, Stackhouse, Sud- J dath, Talbird, Turner?18. Nays?Buist, Douglass, Hay, Henderson, Mayfield, McCalla, Mower, Norris, Pettigrew, Ragin. Sanders, Sloan, Walker, Wallace, Williams? 15. In the Senate on Mondav the house concurrent resolution relating to the better ventilation of the State house and providing for ascertaining the cost of completing the north and south porticos and the central tower was agreed to,after being amended by striking out the section that provides for $100 being expended in securing estimates. House joint resolution directing the comntrolier eeneral to lew and col-1 lect a supplementary tax for the pub lie schools was continued, as was the house bill to provide for two more members of the executive committee of the State board of health, and for the appointment, powers and duties of township and local boards of health in this State. The bill putting an additional graduated license on insurance companies was the special order of the night session, and when it was called up Mr. Douglass moved that it be continued until the next session. The direct vote on continuance was taken without debate and resulted in refusal to continue by the following vote: Yeas?Brown, Buist, Dennis, Douglas. Griffith. Henderson.Miller.Moses, Mower, Ragsdale, Talbird, Turner, Walker?13. Nays?Alexander, Archer, Connor, DuBose, Hay, Love, May field, McCalla, McDaniel. Norris, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Ragin, Sanders, Stackhouse, Suddath, Williams?17. Mr. Buist, when the vote was announced, moved to strike out the enacting words. He said from the vote he did not expect it to prevail. He V?atttottq> if ronitl/J Tf if ttqc desired to keep outside capital from coming into and developing ihe State this bill would secure that object. The bill would have either of two effects, said Mr. Buist. It would either drive companies out of the State or they will find some way to make the people pay this additional tax. Sir. McCalla said for the past six j ears it had been charged that the government was standing on the border of the State with a drawn sword to keep capital out, but if any had been kept away he did not know of it. He wanted the day to come when the corporations would bear their just proportion of the taxes. This was not \he case now, and never would be so 'ong as certain persons cry down every such measure as this. Mr. Rapsdale said -whpn ho was sppti taking up the cudgels for a cerpora tion it might be known that he thought it was bearing its just burdens. These companies were paying their proportion of the taxes, and for that reason he thought the bill should not pass. Mr. May Geld said he would support the bill because he thought it an equitable measure. These insurance companies never brought any money to the State and tcok out a great deal, lie wished to see them pay for the protection they received. The aye and nay vote on Mr. Buist's motion to strike out the enacting words resulted: Yeas?Buist, Douglass, Griffith, Henderson, Moses, Ragsdale, Talbird,Turner, Walker -9. Nays?Alexander, Archer, Connor, DuBose, Hay, Love, May field, McDaniel, Miller, Mower,Norris, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Ragjn, Sanders, Sloan, Stackhouse, Suddath, Williams 19. The bill then passed. Mr. Henderson moved to continue until next session the income tax bill, and submitted his reason for so doing. This bill was unnecessary to meet the exigences of the State government for this year. If it were necessary, it should go into effect before January, 1898. If there was a deficiency at the end of this year when the general assembly met next year, the time for collecting taxes could be extended and the bill put in force then. This, he submitted, disposed of the argumenis that the bill was a necei3ity. He further objected to the bill because it had never been discussed before the people. There was no demand for it; no expectation of it. This bill should not be thrown upon the people at the last of the session. He was opposed to double taxation. Mr. Pettigrew averred that this bill was right and just and it would be better to meet the expected deficit \ than to wait for the deficit to come. Mr. May field said the question was upon the expediency of passing the bill at this session. Mr. Henderson had not spoken on the bill only as a necessity. Mr. Henderson and he then had an exchange of remarks in which Mr. Henderson said if next year there was a deficit he would vote for the bill. Mr. Mayfield continued that there was nothing in the constitution to prohibit this tax. It was a necessity. The income from the phosphate industry had decreased to such an extent IIIHI II 11 u luugcr i uruioiicu auj xurv nue for the government. Something had to be done. He submitted that the poor man who paid taxes on $500 worth of property paid more in proportion than the rich. There were many wealthy men in the State who paid no tax. It was but just, fair and right that they should pay for the protection they received. Mr. Ragsdale quoted the saying of Benjamin Franklin that we should not put off until tomorrow that which we can do today, and also the saying of Aaron Burr that we should not do today that which we can put off until tomorrow. He said that both sayings, paradoxical as it might seem, when rightly interpreted, embodied much of wisdom. Franklin's idea was that industry should be placed above all things. Burr's idea was that in matters of grave consequence delay will disclose reasons why action should not be taken. He thought this a I proper couse for the application of feurr's maxim. The bill was one of great importance and it had not been considered by the people. Nothing could be lost by continuing the bill, to the end that it might t3 discussed by the press and the people. He said that he would favor an income tax under proper innitiations, if it could be shown to be necessary, but that incomes below the rost of living should not in any case be taxed. That the people of this State were not wealthy, and if the tax should be fixed at a iigure wnere an income mx. imgm uo justified that it would in that case .yield no revenue. He said that a tax levied on incomes was double taxation. The vote to continue stood 14 to 14 and the lieutenant governor cast the deciding vote aeainst continuance. The vote was as follows: Yeas?Brown, Buist, Douglass, Griffith, Henderson, McDaniel, Miller, Moses. Mower, Ragsdale, Sloan, Talbird, Turner, Walker?14. Nays?Alexander. Archer, Connor, DuBose, Hay, May field, Norris, n'TVii Ppttiorfiw. Rapin. Sanders. Stackhouse, Suddath, Williams?14 Senators Love, McCalla and Dennis were paired with absent senators on this bill and hence did not vole. The two first announced that they would have voted for the bill and the matter against it if they had been so paired. When the refusal to continue the bill was announced, Mr. Buist moved to strike out the enacting word of the bill. After a long and windy debate the vote on Mr. Buist's motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill n*"' MenHod in ifo failllCA wao ba&cu auu ivounvu *** nw bj the following vote : Yeas?Brown, Buist, Henderson, Miller, Moses, Mower, Ragsdale, Turner, Walker?9. Nays?Alexander, Archer, Connor, Douglass, Dubcsa, Griffith, Hav, Mayfield, McDaniel, Norris, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Ragin, Sanders, Sloan, Stackhouse, Suddath, Talbird, Will-1 iams?19. Mr. Henderson offered an amendment that $2,500 instead of $1,200 be [ made the minimum income on which the income tax should be levied. Me thought that if there was to be an income tax it should ba laid on those able to bear it and not on Jhose who were the bulwark of the country. A man who by industry and frugality had managed to raise his income to $1,200 should not be made to pay. This income would only suffice to support his family and by the use of ecmony educate his children. Mr. May field arose to demonstrate Vu?f hnrntr-hanHpd farmfirs would not be affected so much by the bill. He pointed out that it was on the farmer's net income and not his gross. Mr. Mower said, as he understood, the cardinal principle of taxation was that it should be just and equitable. He believed that the only way to do this was to make every man pay the same per cert, on his income. Because a man had a large income it was not right that he should be made to pay a larger per cent. He offered an amendment to proviue an income tax of 1 per cent, to be imposed on all incomes. By a vote of 20 to 2 this was killed, only Mr. Buist and Mr. Mower voting for it. Mr. Henderson's amendment to substitute $2,500 for $1,200 as the initial income received the following vote: Yeas?Archer, Connor, Douglass, Hay, Love, May Geld, McDaniel, Mower, Pettigrew, Sanders, Suddath. Williams?12. Nays?Alexander, Brown, Buist, DuBose, Griffith, Henderson, Moses, Norris, O'Dell, Raging, Ragsdale, Sloan, Stackhouse, Talbird Walker? 15.In the Senate on Tuesday Mr.Griffith called up the dispensary bill and offered an amendment to enable any person to make brandy or wine from his own fruit and sell same. On motion of Mr. Archer this was tabled.Mr.Sloan offered an amendment to authorize the State board of control to appoint special beer dispensers at their discretion. Mr. Sloan said that ice cold beer was a pleasant beverage in the summer and it was a convenience to obtain it from these special beer dispensers. It could not be ob tained from the dispensary in an ice cold condition. Mr. Archer moved ?o table and by a vote of 29 to 9, his motion prevailed .Mr. Henderson offered to amend "that nothing herein contained shall prevent the importation or transportation into the-State for personal use of such liquors in quantities not exceeding one,'gallon." Mr. Mayfield offered to amend this amendment by "adding when brought in as personal baggage." Mr. Henderson refused to accept the amendment to his amendment, lie said that this was a very severe measure. His amendment would make the bill popular with the people and be submitted that only a gallon importation at one time would not furni?h enough for blind tigers to do business with. Mr. Mayfield thought the jug trade would make the law ineffective and besides it was desired to give the law a fair trial. On motion of Mr. Archer the amendment was tabled by the following vote: Yeas.?Archer, Brown, DuBose, Hay, Love, Mayfield, McCalla Mc Daniel, Miller, Norris, Ragin, Sanders, Stackhouse, Williams?1-4. Nays?Buist, Connor, Dennis,Doug locc HptiH Arson Mnsps Mower. O'Dell, Ragsdal, Sloan, Suddath, Ta.lbird, Walker?13. The bill then passed to its final reading. Mr. Mower offered an amendment to the income tax bill to provide that the books of the collectors should not be open for inspection and to provide a penalty for any ollicial divulging the income returns. Mr. McCalla objected to the amendment saying that unless the books were open the officials could not detect frauds. Mr. Buist pointed out the impropriety of everyone's private business being open to public inspection. The vote resulted in the adoption of the amendment by the following vote: Yeas?Brown. Buist, Dennis, Douglass, Griffith, Hay, Henderson. Moses, Mower, O'Dell, Suddath, Talbird, Walker?13. rsays?Arcner, uutfose, jjovb, mayfield, McCalla, McDaniel, Miller, Norris, Ilagin, Sloan, Stackhouse, Williams?12. The bill then passed to its final reading by a vote of 18 to 5. The Senate, like the House, had little to do all day, more than the ratification of Acts. Many routine matters were disposed of and several acts were ratified. The Senate having nothing before it took a recess until3.30. When the Senate reconvened, on motion of Senator Mower, it went into a committee of the whole, with Senator Moses in the chair. Senator Mower then introduced the following resolutions, which after a speech by Senator Buisi, complimentary to the President and other officers, were adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of the ' ? J i 1 x 1 senate are aue ana are nereuy leuuwed the Hon. M. B. McSweeney for his courteous, impartial and efficient discharge of the duties devolving upon him as the presidiag officer of this body. 2. That the same are due and are hereby tendered to the President pro tem. of the Senate. 3. That the Senate commends the Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Sergeant atArms and other officers and employees for their faithful discharge of the du ties of their respective positions. The Senate having dissolved as a committee of the whole, Lieutenant Governor McSweeney resumed the chair, Senator Moses presented the resolution in an address to the President of the Senate, speaking in a flattering manner of the dignity, grace and impartiality of his course as presiding officer of the Senate. T,i#Mit.pnant Governor McSweenev. in response, expressed his appreciation of the sentiments of the Senate. He had been gratified to be able to carry out the promises he made on taking the chair. He trusted that when members reached their homes they would find their families in good health and happy. With the harmony and unity now exiaisting throughout the State, he felt confident that within two years ail factional differences will dissipate, and all, with one accord, will strive for the glory and prosperity of our beloved State. The remarks of the Lieutenant Governor wtere delivered feelingly and with evident warmth of sentiment and consequently met with the hearty approbation of Senators, as well as all who heard him. Senator Moses then offered the follnnrinor wsnllltinn which Wfl9 Unaili mously agreed to: That the thanks of this body are due and are hereby tendered to the reporters of the newspapers who have faith fully attend our sessions and who have been impartial in their reports. After the general routine business incident to the closing day, of a session the Senate agreed with the House and an adjournment sine die was had. March Weather. The following data, covering a period of twenty-six years, have been compiled from the weather bureau re cords at Charleston, S. C., and may prove of value and interest in showing the more important meteorologi cai elements ana tne rango wnniu which such variations may be expected to keep during any corresponding month. Month of March for twenty-six years: Temperature?Mean or normal temperature, 57 degrees. The warmest month was that of 1871, with an average of CI degrees. The coldest month was that of 1872, with ;vn average of 52 degrees. The highest temperature was 85 degrees on March 19, 1882 Til A lnwflo^ iftmnomfurfl Wf)Q 95 dftprrePS Oil March 1G, 1800. Average date on which first "killing" frost occurred in autumn, November 27th. Average date on which lost "killing" frost occurred in spring, March 1st. Precipitation (rain and melted snow)? Average for the month, :i.93 inches. Average number of days with .01 of an inch or more, 10. The greatest monthly precipitation was 9.78 inches in 1872.. The least monthly precipitation was 0.50 inch in 1887. The greatest amount of precipitation recorded in any 21 consecutive hours was 3.14 inches on March 1:5 and 14, 1S8'J. The greatest amount of snowfall recorded in any 24 consecutive hours (record extending to winter of 1881-5 only) was Trace, on March 20, 1890. Clouds and Weather?Average number of clear days, 12; partly cloudy days, 11; cloudy days, 8. Wind?The prevailing winds have been from the Southwest, 72 per cent. The highest velocity of the wind was 41 miles from the West, on March 4, 189o. Ten Thousand Short. Salt Lake, March 3.?Richard II. Caball, United States internal revenue collector, has been discovered short in his accounts with the government to Ihe extent of over $10,000. He has been removed from oilice, and as soon ?s the exact amount of the defalcation is known, his bondsmen will be required to make it good. Cabell held the oflice for nearly four years, two of which it is said he has been tampering with the government's money which he lost speculating in mining stocks. He came to Salt Lake from Virginia and belongs to one of the oldest and most respected families of that State. No steps nave yet been taken to prosecute him. Shaking up Chicago. Chicago, March 3.?Three mysterious explosions occurred last night apparently in the vicinity of Chicago avenue and the lake. The lirst explosion was so severe that it wrecked buildings and sent residents of the fashionable Lake Shore drive quarter flying from their beds. The other explosions following soon after were not severe. Judging from their character the explosions are supposed to have been caused by excavating dynamite in the northwest tunnel. FINISHED ITS LABORS. i r?fc nuust Aujuunixcu anxc uic last wednesday. the last days of the seselon?whal wai done in the houhe.-a veto from thi governor. Columbia, March 5.?The Lagisla: inva flrn'rlinrl ito loVtAWC O/ll/MlVMOr I LU1 U IA UlQliLU X to in UKJi O nuu HUJVUXIW sine die on last Wednesday after i session of about seven week. After i number of bills had been passed bj the House on Saturday a message wai received from the Governor vetoing the bill regarding the employment ol convict labor on the State farm. Th< Governor in his message says the bil is objected and not approved becaus< if enacted will injuriously affect the State penitentiary. To prohibit the snriAriritnTiHAnt nf t.hn tienitfintiflri from employing free labor in ca'jes oi emergency might entail considerable loss to the State. While an expendi tu re of a few hundred dollars forlaboi to chop cotton, to hoe cotton after 2 long wet spell, or to help harvest th< crop, might save the State severa thousand. It would be unbusinesslike and too expensive'to retain a sufficient number of convicts on the State ffirmi to meet such cases of emergency. Th< policy of the bo&rd of directors of the penitentiary has been to hire as little free labor as possible, and to pay foi it the prices fixed by the farmers ii the neighborhood. The house ref usee to pass the bill over the veto by a vot< of 33 to 49. The senate bill to make railroac corporations liable for damages result ing to land owners from the wrong ful obstruction of water courses, whict had been unfavorably reported, Wfu taken up and passed. It provides thai railroad corporations shal . be liable tc land owners for all damages resulting from the wrongful obstruction of wa ter courses by such corporations, and it shall not be necessary to allege and prove that such damages resulted from the negligent construction oi the road or other works ol such corpo rations, but any person who is dam aged shall be entitlrd to recovei as in actions against individuals upon showing the .wrongful obstruction ol such water course. At this juncture a message cam< from the senate which crusned the hopes of many candidates, that the up per house had continued the banking and insurance commissioner bill tc the next session. In the House on Monday when th< senate bill to provide lor laborers' list was reached, Mr. Toota moved tc strike out the enacting words. This the house refused to do and the bil was ordered to a third reading in this shape: Section 1. That from and after tb( passage and approval of this act al employes in factories, mines, milli distilleries and all and every kind o! manufacturing establishment in this State, shall have a lien upon all the output of the factory, mine, mill, di? tillery or other manufacturing estab lishment in which they may be em ployed, either by the day or month, or whether the contract be in writing or not, t:o the extent of such salary o] wages (is may be due and owing tc then under the terms of their con tract with their employer, such lientc take precedence over any and all oth er liens, except for municipal, State onil onnntr t?vp? Sec. 2. That any one entitled to t;h< provisions of this act may begin suit upon his or her demands in any courl of competent jurisdiction, and at the time of commencing such action may file with the officer out of whose courl he desires process to issue an affidavit setting forth the facts out of which 1 -11 3 1 i-U _ nis or ner anegea nen arose, i.ut amount of same, and ^sh&ll designate the property alleged to be affected bj lien; thereupon it shall be the duty of said officer to issue his process in the nature of a warrant of attachment, dl recting the sheriff of the county or any lawful constable to seize so much of the property described in said affi davit as may be necessary to satisfy said allegtd lien. The officer executing aforesaid process shall seize and take in'.o his possession and custody, according to the mandate of said pro i.i J?u?ii UftSS. llio prupcrwjr uc^unucu, uuu. auau hold the same until the final determi nation of the suit bstween the parties, following the usual practice in attach ment cases as to sale after judgment, or even before judgment if the pre per ty seized be perishable and ordered sold by the court; provided, thai should the party claiming: to ba the legal owner of the property seized desire to do so, pending suit, he maj fiirnish good and sufficient security for the payment of such judgments as may be recovered by plaintiff against him in suit pending, to be approved by the officer issuing the process, and '-V. 1 IliAwaiiMAm V?a aniWlo/1 f A fVkO Alio. Q Li till biicicupuu UC CUblblCU bU biiv vua tody of the property seized, just as though the process had been issued against it. Sec. 3. That the cost and fees of officers in this proceeding shall be the same as incases of attachment under the code. Whtm the senate bill to amend sec tion 15 of the disp3nsary law as to li cense of distillers was taken up, Mr. W. II. Thomas offered an amendment for his colleague, Mr. Mitchell, whc was absent, that the bill do not applj to breweries. The bill after some discussion was ordered to a third reading in such shape as to make section 15 of.the dis pensary law read as follows: Section 15. No person, firm, associa tion or corporation shall manufacture for sale, or keep for sale, exchange, barter, or dispense, any liquors con taining alcohol, for any purpose what soever, otherwise than is provided in this act- Any person, firm, association or corporation desiring or intend ing to manufacture or distill any liquors containing alcohol within this State shall first obtain from the State board of control a permit or license sc to do: but in the case of distillers such permit or license shall not be granted or renewed except on petition signed in person by a majority of the residenl freeholders in the city, town or town ship in which it is proposed to locate the distillery, and it shall be unlawful for aoy person, firm, association oi corporation to manufacture or distili any liquors containing alcohol withir this State without having such parmii or license. Any violations of the terms of the permit or license shall authorize and warrant the seizure of the produci on hand at any distillery or placi where liquors containing alcohol an manufactured: Provided, The Unitec States has no lien or claim upon tht same. And in the application for ? permit or license to manufacture liqu ors containing alcohol the applicani shall give the Stale full power up any violation of tliis act lo seize a take possession of any product L hand at the distillery or place wh< ???? **1* n*M%l oU oil *v* n mq on auuil ?1 ppil^axib ouaix ajauuiavmno au liquors, and shall authorize, the St to pay the United States govemmt " the tax upon the same if unpaid a ? to dispose thereof as provided her< for contraband goods. Every pa< acre, barrel or bottle of such liqi; , shipped beyond the limits of this 8ti 1 shall have thereon the certificate ! the State board of control allowi t same, otherwise it shall be liable r confiscation, and the railroad can 3 ing it shall be punished as in secti f 3: .And provided, That any pers f shall have the right to make wine I 5 his or her own use from grapes I other fruits. The inspector appoinl } by the State board of control, as he > in provided, shall have the right to < > ter and examine at any and all tim r not forbidden by the United Sta [ laws, any distillery, brewery or pli i where liquors containing alcohol . manufactured within this State. A . manufacturer, disliller, or brewer w t may refuse to allow the inspector ) constable to enter and examine . [ place of business and its appurtenani 3 at such times as the inspector or c< t stable may deem proper shall forf j his permit or license. j The House on Tuesday the legis i tive appropriation bill come over w 5 a number of amendments for emp t yees of the senate who had been 1 ! out of the bill as it went over to I [ senate. The sum of $27,500 was J ? propriated for the per diem and mi age of members of the house aloi I The house declined to agree to this . the stationery account did not seem . be included. The house agreed to ra t the pay of the senate and house as; font Ztlarlra f*r\m 19KD All QQ 3 VMUII vxu&atj XIVLU (|>wvv Ifwvi **** [ ries were fixed so as to provide for , days pay. The salary of the two rei r ing clerks was raised to $350. I The committee on free conferer [ agree to a unanimous settlement of 1 [ differences. The basis of agreemi I being: Cut State Colored Normal c [ lege $7,000; electrict station for De . Dumb and Blind institute $2,0' . se verage at South Carolina colli r $1,500; leave out Patton amendm< t as to South Carolina college; ra f South Carolina college appropriati to $25,000 as fixed by senate and ? clerks salaries as now paid. ) At the night session the most imp . tant action was the agreement to I , senate amendments to the income t J bill. When the amendment to ra the amount liable to the tax to $2,1 . was read Mr. Winkler nromn moved concurrence. Mr. * Skim honed the house would not concur 1 batora there was further argumi the house agreed to fix the starti point for the income tax at $2,500. Mr. Mower's amendment to prot from publicity the returns was th adopted without debate and the inco tax bill was ready to be enrolled, pr tically as it started. , The report of the committee on f ? i conference on the general appropi tion bill submitted its report. As sc . as the report was read Mr. Kib . seemed to be struck by a cannon bj He wanted to know why the coloi \ college had been cut $7,000. ! 1 thought a serious mistake had b< , made. Mr. Bacot stated that the trust > asked for $20,000 and as the collt got $13,000 lrom outside sourccs > was thought $8,000 would suffice, was purely on the request of the tr i tees that the action was taken, t Mr. Dukes of Orangeburg and 1 t Kibler wanted to know if somethi ) could not be done as it was very ne: sary, if possible, to keep the appropi ; tion up to $15,000 as agreed upon ; the house in the first instance, i Mr. Wilson, of the ways and mej i committee, said that $15,000 v ? thought to be necessary after a fi ' hearing of the case. f A message was received from 1 s senate that it had adopted the free c< ference committee report on the b: "n* Pwi/>o ooi/1 4Vi qf fVio /?nlnv*a/1 r J-'i x x ivv tsaiu buau uiv wavawm v l lege is doing fine work and shcn be encouraged in every way and tha ' was a great pity that the $15,000 v not given the college. [ The only question was whether 1 , bill was to be killed or not, said 1 Livingston. He had no doubt t committee did the best it could. Mr. Garris assured the house tl the conference committee had no ic of doing a wrong and that no ppejud , towards the colored college influenc the action taken. The board simf 1 wished to give what was needed a t came to its conclusion upon the repi i of the trustees. Mr. Kibler said it was a pity I - matter had gone as far as it did t that there was now no way out of t trouble. The cut was a complete si , prise to everyone. The appropriate i bill was then finally agreed upon the adoption of the free conferer committee report. ; There was not much business tra: acted by the House on Wednesday, it had pretty well finished up its bu ness the night bafore. After the trai ) action ot wnat business was leu o\ Mr. Livingston moved that the Hoi go into a committee of the whole a introduced the following resolutic Dr. Wyche being in the chair: Resolved, That the thanks of tl i House are aue and are hereby tender > to Hon. Frank B. Gary for the ab ' impartial and eflicient manner which he has discharged the onerc i and exacting duties of presiding ofli( i of this body. Resclveu, Th*?t a copy ef these re lutions be properly engrossed by t Clerk of this House and presented > the Honorable Speaker and the sai , be spread on the Journal. Mr. Thomas olt'ered the fo) lowing That the thanks of this Tlouse 1 i and are hereby, extended to the o cers, pages and attaches of this IIoi for the faithful and elllcient sei?i< rendered by them during 1 he past s : sion. : 2. Tnat the House recognizn 1 valuable services rendered by the l porters representing the daily nev papers and express hereby its apprc: 1 tion of their courteous and impart I reports of the daily proceedings of t House. i Both of these were unanimous I adopted. The House having rose as commit I of the whole, Dr. Wye l:e in cDmf t mentary and deserved terms not'ti : the Speaker of the action of the Hou > The Speaker, in reply, said in si ) stance that the resolutions were hijs t ly appreciated. In the discharge 5 his duties it had been his eiTort to } fair and impartial and by the 8S: I tance of the House much of the on i ous duties of the position had ba i made easy. These duties have ba made light by the cheerful co ope: t'tion of members. The Speaker th oil complimented the officers oi the Iloufl nd by saying that during his connccticff on with the Legislature for over fifteen 5re years he nad never known officers .cn more laiimui, cuuneuu* kuu aueuuve ate to duty. Again thanking the House int for their expressions, he wished them nd the best of health and a happy return iin to their homes. ik- Before these resolutions were adoptlor ed, and while the Speakers was out a ate number of members heartily endorsed of them and spoke of the fact that the ng Speaker was always fair and prompt to in his rulings. mu: i. iJ ? ry- -Liiis was uui s>am in a periuaciury on way, usual in such cases, but the facts on justified the remarks of members, and for they actually meant what they said, or During one of the many interims ted which occurred during the day, Mr. re- Robinson made an eloquent spcsch, 3n- in which he said, in parting from feles, low legislators, that he was glad tes brotherly love had returned to South ice Carolina, and that partisan foling is was forgotten. He illustrated his beny lief and endorsement of the idea by a ho joke, which, happily told, elicited or much laughter. his The remainder of the session was ces taken up with recesses and the rccep>n tion of conference reports. The com eit mittee on free conference on the legislative supply bill reported that they ila- had agreed, it met with the approval ith of the House, in that it gave proper 1 - 1 ^ j . l r i 'io- salaries ior certain employees ior extra eft work. ,he When the House returned to its ses*P" sion, Mr. Patton offered a resolution lle" that the regular legislative icivestigaie* tion committee of the office of Treasas uror be apj ointed. After the Senate to had agreed the Speaker appoint 2d jse Messrs H C. Patton and C. W. Gar'IS ris as the committee. The chair ante" pointed also Mr. John P. Thomas and Mr. Burns on the Dispensary. aa" Mr. Thomas offered a resolution, which was adopted, that the broken l?e historical mace be repaired. This was the agreed to. Jnt Thomas offered a concurrent ?j" resolution to allow the South Carolina a'? Club to use the hall of the House of Representatives for one evening in November next. This was agreed to. ^ At 4:15 the House went to the Sen on a*e ratify bills. They returned but a few minutes after and sat around xur fcevertti nuura awaiuii^ ctjuaie concurrence. Finally a bill in refere ence to tbe election of trustees of schools in Newberry was agreed to, as '?* well as the supply bill, which had -5 taken up so much time. After several hours Mr. John P. ^ Thomas moved that a committee of three be appointed to visit the Governor and inform him that all the busijy of the House had been completed and g it was ready for any other messages f from the Governor. Messrs. Bacot, W. H. Thomas and E. D. Smith were ^ appointed the committee on the part of the House. Mr. Townsend suggested that the Governor wss "in" the Pflnitflnfirv rpfftrrinor AvirJpnt.lv t.n ia- MurPh? case> which the Governor J~! was investigating. The House then iler went to the Senate for PurPose ' of ratifying acts. On returning, and after the usual rr regular formal and legal preliminaries ? the House adjourned sine die a few minutes before 6 o'clock. ees Murdered for his Money. ;ge Atlanta, Ga.,Feb. 27.?A special to it the Evening Constitution from GainsIt villesays: "The Evening Constituus tion correspondent this morning visited Grady Reynolds, who is in jail at lr. this place charged with the murder of og M. C. Hunt His crime is one of the ss- most horrible, in all details, ever com ia mitted in his section. The alleged by murderer is a heavy-set, stalwart man some thirty-five years of age. He is ins cool and collected and has exhibited rss marvelous nerve from the very be*1 ? i\ #_ 1 _1_1 Li.l. T nil ginning 01 me awiui piot wnicu ue conceived. To your correspondent the he gave the following statement in )n- direct confession of his guilt: "Bud ill. Brooks and myself planned the whole :ol- murder and robbery a month ago. ild Brooks was raised in South Carolina t it near the former home of Hunt he is a ms relative of my mother. Hunt; ran a store at Belton and carried about $1,the 200 worth of goods. He had $600 in dr. gold and $1,500 in bills, which he carhp ripd fnrwppks his nprson. He was free in the matter of showing his lat money, and went around with it all lea the time. I went to him and agreed ice to buy his stock and on Monday the :ed 15th, 1 persuaded him to take his team >ly and go with me to Harmony Grove, nd where I said I would pay him the ort money in the trade. He understood I had money there In bank. We drove he to Harmony Grove, both of us in good >ut humor, and went out to Mrs. Butler's he plantation, near the Oconee river, to *r- spend the night. Tuesday morning on we went bird hunting. Hunt carried by the only gun in the crowd, and Bud ice Brooks went with us. Hunt shot two birds and Bud pointed out a third and as- asked for the gun to get a shot. Hunt as handed him the gun, and as he looked isi- off to see the bird, Brooks hit him in is- the back of the head with the butt of rer the gun. lie fell like a log. We ise then took off what things were of nd value on his body, and Brooks got an >n. ax he bad been using to get out railtipcj nml hnoked the fcndv in the lis side and over the heart. We then 'ed carried it to the river, weighed it and le, sunk it. Both of us then went back in to Mrs. Butler's, and when she asked >us after the other man. Bud told her he :er had gone across the iron bridge and we were to meet him. I hooked up so- the team, took Hunt's ring pistol and he overcoat and went back to Belton. I to leftBrcoks working within 300 yards Tie of where Hum's body was buried in the water. At Belton I told the story : we had fixed up?that Hunt sold out be, tome, gone west to see the prize light IR- and had directed me to dispose of his ise effects and send him the money. I :e> sold the team for $100 to (Juillian <& ~i- Brci., and tcok charge of the store. I didn't know that Hunt had another ,he horse in the livery stab!?, aud when ra- they asked about it, 1 guess I gave myvs self away. They suspicioned soineia thing and sent for Hunt's brothers, ial I then got away from Belton and was he near Harmony Grove trying to get to see Brooks when I was arrested. I >ly didn't do the killing myself. I was to get Hunt off and Brooks was to te 3 have the $2,100 for killing him. He )li- got the money. I was afraid the peoed pie of Belton would lynch me, but I se. feel safer in this place. But I don't .ib- sea any way out of this thing now." ;h- The above is the sub if luce oi his oonof fession, made as coolly and with as be much nerve as could well be exhibited i?s- under the most comfortable circum er- stances. It is tal'<eJ about in Belton en that Reynolds claimed that certain reen lations between Hunt and Reynold's ra- sister had something to do with the en tragedy. W*IURPHY IS RESPITED. HIS EXECUTION POSTPONED FOR GOOD REASONS. A Lawyer Says He Can Produce Evidence In Murpby*s Favor?Murphy Tells the Governor He Has a Confession to Make, but Falls To Do do. . --v.; Columbia, March 4.?Tuesday afternoon, when Governor Ellerbee told the Register reporter that he would, not interfere in behalf of Murphy, the condemned murH?n>r nf Trwaaiiiw Uopes of Orangeburg county, he added: "Unless something of which I have now no knowledge comes up." Something has come up,and though it promises little hope for Murphy,yet the Governor, in order to give the prisoner every possible chance for his 4 life, has granted him a respite for twenty days, and so wired the Sheriff of Orangeburg county last night. * It saems that the Governor some J time ago asked for the court records of the Murphy trial. Murphy's friends '$ could not raise the money to have ^ them copied ,and sent to the Governor and this record, therefore, has never ~ been laid before him. . . J Murphy has a brother in Augusta, on the police force of that city. He is > " said to be a gocd fellow, and has sue-" ' ceeded in interesting Attorney Carroll of Augusta in the prisoners behalf. Yesterday Governor Ellerbe received j word from Mr. Carroll that if the ;i?ij Governor would grant a respite he .; i would have the court records copied \ at hi3 own expense, and would also % send an additional matter that might ,~1 give a new complexion to the case. ' | Though the probability is exceeding- ;| ly small that anything can be brought j forward in Murphy's favor at this late ;] day, yet the G-overnor, actuated by \ humane motives, acceded to Mr. Car- J roll's request and the condemned man is thus given a single straw to clntch f at in what was supposed to be the last hours of his mortal existence. But though there is a bare possibili- % ty that Murphy's friends may succeed . in saving him, the man himself has J seemingly done everything in his j power to alienate sympathy. Yesterday he sent word to Governor ; Ellerbe that he had a confession to make. This was about 5 o'clock. The. Jl Governor was waiting for the supply bill to be sent down for his signature, * but he put everything aside when Murphy's request reached him, and , | accompanied by Senator Connor of Orangeburg, an intimate friend of the | latft Trftasnppv f!nn#>s. and hv the Rac ister reporter, he entered his carriage, t which was standing at the State Houie i door, and drove rapidly over to the % Penitentiary. It was the second time j in fouraays that the Governor had gone to visit this convicted felon. Arrived at the Penitentiary,Murphy was led into Captain Westfield's pnvate office. The Governor entered the | room,the door was closed behind him, & and Murphy and the man in whose hands his life lay were alone together. \ Fifteen minutes later a telephone vl message was received that the General % Assembly was only awaiting the Gov-* ;S ernor's presence at the state Mouse to adjourn. Five minutes after thi? ; Governor Ellerbo came out from } Captain Westfield's office. His noncommittal countenance betrayed noth- . inar of his interview with the prisoner. He entered his carriage and was driven rapidly back to the CapitoL i On the way the Register reporter asked if Murphy had made a confession* < "No," said the Governor. "He not only did not make a confession, bat denied that he had sent for me. The man is evidently under the impreadqn v that he is going.to be pardoned." "Did you tell Murphy, Governor, that youwera going to grant him a respite?" "No," was the reply. Then he added, "I said I was not going to inter* \ ?r*/1 iliof T nronf. if fft AVI4V nuu VUMV *. UVU W Tf MU? ?? ww WW thought that I am vacillating in this | matter. I think it only right that I should grant a respite under the circumstances, as Mr. Carroll has laid them before me. It is only fair. If | Murphy is innocent he will be par* doned; if he is guilty he ought to hang." If Murphy had deliberately planned to ininrfi his rausa he could not have adopted more successful means than those he employed yesterday?first to send for the Governor saying he had a confession to make, then to deny both propositions, and cause the chief executive of the State to undertake a ; bootless errand when other demands upon his time were urgent It was the most preposterous piece of folly of which the condemned man has yet been guilty. Unless Mr. Oar- . roil, 01 -a ugusia, can pruuuuo uu*?pec ted evidence in the prisoner's behalf, Murphy will undoubtedly swing on the 26tn of March .?Register. Makes a Grab and Leave*. Washington, March 2.?Paymaster John Corwine, U. S. N., stationed at Newport, R. I., has absconded, taking ins checu doojc wnn mm. nus suito- h ment is made on the authority of the I navy department. Yesterday after neon Paymaster Corwine cashed a B check for $5,000 and then left New- H port. An investigation of his ac- I counts shows that he is between $5,000 H and $10,000 short, exclusive of the B amount of yesterday's check. The ac- I counts of the paymaster came under B suspicion recently and Pay Director I Casper Schenck, general inspector of the pay corps, was sent to Newport to E investigate. His inquiry shows a I shortage between the amounts given. M Captain Wallace, the commandant of the Newport Naval Station telegraph- B ed the navy department today of Cor- 9 wine's disappearance and the facts discovered concerning his accounts. H Immediate action was taken by Secre tary Herbert. He sent telegraphic in- I structions to the sub-treasury at Bos- I ton and to the treasury at Washing- I ton to stop payment on checks signed B by Corwine, and also wired to police I authorities to endeavor to intercept 9 him. B An Ovation to Bryan. fl Dover, Del., March 4.?Wm. J. 1 Bryan came to Dover Tuesday morn- H ing to address the General Assembly. He was met at the station by the leg- fl islative reception committee and es- ' corted to the residence of JohnF. Saulsbury, the man who gave him his H first vote for President in the Chicago convention. Nearly 5,000 people had H assembled at Dover, but only a thous- I and could get into the court house H hall where Mr. Bryan spoke at 2 H o'clock. His address was mainly up- fl on national finances and taxation. M The audience gave him an ovation. I He left Denver at 3:45 p. m. for Washington. S|