The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, March 10, 1897, Image 9
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|