Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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9 A ' y) | I Maxwell Smith ha: I I to the fact that we [ I of BUGGIES and I If you will pay us a visi I Give us a call and what g We have a stock of II FURNITURE, | TRUNKS ? I SUIT CASES Wa ownr an kan/ls at 5 ^ and we furnish you Music i CAPITAL NEWS AND GOSSIP law could bi An inher (By John K. Aull in the Newberry jwith the ge ft'i - Herald and News.) * .people of th "Columbia, Jan. 12.?The legisla- son it nas i gK.'. ' ture will convene tomorrow. cent years. The prime matter which it will During th face will be the good roads question, commission There have been so many propo- many parti< sitions submited in this regard that ?us grades it will take the combined wisdom of creased the the assembly to agree upon some- state. Ever thing, but the prevailing opinion was establii seems to be that some start will be session of made. The co-ordination of a State there has bi highway system with the county has weathei ^ units seems now to be the prevailing ^een no thr ;J- Ti- ?-1?ui? ? Kin it at this se lUCtt. it IX nut piuuauic uiaii a uin carrying any great amount of money T at this time will be passed,* but it is The farm H * highly likely that some coordinate some legisla vheme- will be adopted, and a in? towards jgj method provided for the use of the The state a large amount now expended, includ- adoPted sev ing the automobile license tax, for carried into the real improvement of the roads. leSislative a Taxation. mem . That taxes will be raised seems to sem^ly will go without saying. The state has|morrow grown, aid it is going to take mora | ^a**t matter to carry on the sate's various de- ?ested in partments. Under a wise system of familiar to jjfv A taxatioi, .however, this ought not to that uP?n 111 |ip require a heavier burden on the peo- ready made pjle. As in any other business enter- Taxation; prise, the increased revenues ought more urgeni to take care of the expenditures? before, and and in any other business of the size liar'y at th: of the State of South Carolina there leSislation, 1 ought to be a net gain. In the state's business however, this has not been Susaj the rule. Every year for a number of to ^e ^ede years past we have even been bor- jcourse> be c rowing in expectation of the col-'posa,s* Wha ^ . lection of taxes, and thereby wast-!w,t^ it; is y in? thousands of dollars in interest, j The wom All of this would be saved, with the;inK" in the n state on a cash basis, but no legisla- v,'oul(l be si ture has yet seen fit to do so. The ment Were ] comptroller general has been point-; rati^lcatlon ed out in this correspondence, is ur-' vv'1]ch is a s ging the legislature to pass inheri- i However, in tance and income tax laws which; c* rat-ifical would relieve the property taxes. ! amendment, The state has tried out the income apa'ns^ the tax law, which was a wise measure, t'iat vor.V g 5- / but which was not enforced, for the 11,110 consid< r-'-, rear-on that public sentiment was not t'K''r stand behind it. However, . at this-time, ir 'invc a bett view of the wise provision of th< f)l th(* n)en federal government, sentiment will!a danprerous probably be behind it. ;??* ! such ! ' 1? sti f 35. $r . E#A t. > i ?5s< \ V . , k i ill T J s an interest in the Hal not only handle most WAGONS. it it will surprise you what we do 1 l J >a. c you warn mat you uon i see n?w RUGS MATTING / CONGOLEUA ill times the best grade Automobil f you so desire whi le you are in 01 e enforced. 'the state in this partici itance tax law will meet suffrage is not as strong nerai approval of the 'as in a great many oth e state, but for some rea-: legislature may leave it t 'ailed of passage in re-'in the election this fall. {probably be the wise cou le past year the state tax has revised ih a great Constitutional Com :ulars the taxes on vari- That the state needs a of property, and has in- tuti?n> most of those wh taxable valuations of the |'n contact with the que since the commission! ?reak majority of all the shed, at each succeeding')agree- The present cons the general assembly,'?dopted in 1895, a'hd si Jen a fight on it, but it 'constitution of 1868, w: ed the storm. There has Radical "de- The 1895 eat, so far, of a fight on!was wntten >n the heighl :ssion. [factional politics, an( he Boll Weevil. amendment in a great m ers will probably ask for ^ars" ^ate Mr. Lesesn tion at this session, look- of the house from Clare meeting the boll weevil. s^ronff advocate of a re? . _ , . , iviaing ior a constitutioi ssociation of farmers has . " ^ . ... , . , * tion, and had he lived, eral resolutions, which, if ' , ,, , ., . would probably have ? effect would require * ' , speedily attended to 1 , ' , Lesesne died not so long bers of the general as- , , . , he was a member of th< begin to arrive here toht. Most of the impor- The Educational Pi s which have been sug- Eniargement of the advance are already pr0gram?or> rather, th< them, and it is probable for such_will be a fes lost of them they have al-1 session Common schoc up their minds. have got to be looked roads, and other matters particularly, some mean; t at this time than ever tQ be provided for the i the necessity more pecu- the salaries of the com, is time for constructive | teachers. or we are not e they have in mind. many efficient common ! >man's Suffrage. has come to be a matter i B. Anthony amendment Lral knowledge and cor ral constitution will ??f|the legislature will no me of the important pro- pooj care 0f it. Nobody t the legislature will doLnythjng to injure in one et problematical. stitutions of higher learn en have a strong follow- matter of retaining comj latter in this state, which crs jn ^he common scho tronger if a state enact- come serious, and has bei proposed, rather than the tention to several time of a fedei-al enactment s^ate superintendent iurrender of state's rights ?jon i view of the fact that on | _ . _ _ - - - tion of the prohibition j ^ol* *' ^rCl1 Schumpei some of those now'berry' scr?eant-at-arms o suffrage amendment on|'ias bccn 'u'rc getting th round, did not take that jfor t,le session, as has bei 2ration, and have forgot !at"arms of th? House, ,J: at that time, the women son* Lancaster. Ever; er chance. Irrespective! rt'J1dines5 for the start T t of equal suffrage, it is j when the house will be i i thing for the legislature <!er bY Speaker Cothirn . rreriiU r a vital rijrht of n^? by Lieutenant Cloven I? 1 Investment Compan anything in the Furnit handle, for we try to carry a litf d below ask for it?If we haver 1 . . . i r - \ /[ le Casings and Tubes?Guaran ur place of business. nent ( BliSiXEi^^TCBERSBHH ular. Equal Other Matter. in this state The Columbia State calls attentic lers but the , i to the other measures herewith whic o the people ... That would ma^ 0CCUPy attention of the a sembly: rse. Another important measure on se ond reading in the lower house new consti-1 by Messrs. Davis and Kinard 1 o have come j prohibit free tuition at state institi stion, and a tions of higher learning. The bill pr lawyers will p0ses the abolishing of state schola titution was ships and the creation of a loa icceeded the | fund for worthy students. Benefic ritten under jaries of the fund would be allowc constitution! to attend any school of their choic t of partisan j whether state or denominational co i it needs iege. The plan has had the indorse iany particu- ment of Governor Cooper, and e, a member strong fight will likely be made f< ndon, was a its passage this year. solution pro- Thg bijj by the house commits lal conven- on fish> game and forestry, pr the master posing to abolish the office of stal been more game warden and to devolve tl jefore. Mr. duties on county game wardens, ago, while a]so on seCond reading. i nAlicp . Measures pending in the upp< rogram. house are also of equal import, educational resolution on second reading, the ai e necessity ^or being Senator Ridgell of Le: iture of the ington, would provide for the erec >1 facilities i?n an administration building f( after, and, department ofthe state goveri s have got ment now occupying rented qua ncreasing of ^ers* tnon school Another bill by Senator Laney an oing to have Banks would create a state board < schools. This exports any marketing. This bill wi of such gen- introduced upon suggestion of V nplaint that P. G. Harding, governor of the fe< doubt take eral reserve board, who was invite wants to do to Columbia last year by W. B. Ha iota the in- ris, commisisoner of agriculture, an ling, but the while in Columbia addressed the t\v ictent teach- houses of the general assembly, 'ols has be- j Senator Christensen has a bill o en called at- second reading in the senate whic s lately by would provide for a complete surve of educa- by the state tax commission of a lands of the state. The need of th t, of New-'measure has been strongly urged, a f the senate jit is pointed out that many thousand e hall ready ! ?f acres of valuable lands, partici cn Sergeant-1hirly in the swamp areas and coast; imos S. "\Vil- J sections of the state are escapin ything is in taxation. ue.;i!ay noon! Several bills regulating textile ii called to or-|('ustl''t'S are also ponding:. Ono b and the son-! Senators Pt-arcc and Rodprors woul lor f.ilcs. | prevent the working: of employee iiB?B?MBHaSM* im im y and wishes tc ure line but an e :le of everything for you 1't got it we can get it or teed. We also sell Phoi r 1 riiniiuiifciii Jiwmniiiii11 i I'll in longer than 54 hours a week and : more than ten hours any one d h Another would allow children s_ itween the ages of 12 and 14 years I work in cotton mills when schc | are not in session. The law preve " the employment of children under ls years of age. This bill is by Rep to sentative Horton of Lancaster' i a~ has passed the lower house. Both " on second reading in the senate. r" Another measure of statewide Ln terest on second reading in the s ate is that by Senator McCutchen ;(* Williamsburg. Provisions of the e> are to place all male convicts over '1" years old under the control of e" board of directors of the state p< a tentiary, thereby creating a st )r road building force to be used building a state system of roads. ;e 0_ Engraved Cards and Invitaioc [ e The Press and Banner Co. le - ?. ? ^ ? n MR *1 I paal " I FOR r- || id 1! is1!! We now have a 1 i = = 7. || 1_ |j Real Estate on hi d f| 1'- || d 11 out for some time a 1 ii 0 11 1 _ 11 J 1 _ ?_ piy an aemanus iu ni|| h f 11 I y If well as Mortgage o; 11 II i! : |g!!| other legal forms. i- ?! ll "it PT1 Ffc "II lie fress i- ii Ij PRINTERS If! I 1 ) call attention I ;xtra good line I r service. 1 it isn't made! . A STOVES ^ OIL STOVES | OIL HEATERS ' / "K'jV '' ,'Vi' i i n 1 _ $ lOgTapns ana ivecoras Hj zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz^zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz v IS3 amr i &AJ,3lJI | * W ' Ml not | NOTICE ay. ' " i -J- 1.- i.T J. T ..... D6- j 1 Wisn 10 sluiiitj uidu j. diau ic^ici to sent Owen Brothers Marble & Grants ite Co., of Greenwood, the largest and nts best equipped plant in the Carolinas. /14 Anyone wanting anything in the ire- shape of memorial work, please call ind or write me. are l-7-4t." Joe F. Edmonds. i 7; TINS ONLY I ate AT YOUR GROCERS 8 ruivuci 1 umicp I IriMAvru.1. nvvMi J tnmmiiuminnnmiHi?inun;mimnmimwnmmj?mnMmiwinHin?Hiwii?fMHfWwimwwiiwimiw?wz 5 Forms II H . 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