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nil: LEDGER. T Thurlow S. farter, EDITOR ANI) MANAGER. n cr: H SATl'KOAY, KKH. 11, 1 SOD. THE LEGISLATURE. ^ Social to The Greenville Newt,. Columbia, Feb. 7.?There was a very slim attendance on the sea- ' sion of the house today and business was dt layed hr reason of no quorum being present on one or two occasion*. h Mr. \Y oodward'a bill to license ^ the carrying of concealed weapons n was killed. j Altamont Moses, elected to tho r house from Sumter to replace the | Leo county delegate, whose coon- | ty dropped from under him, was n swcrn in. ^ Mr. Sturkie'e resolution pro- 5 Tiding for a change in the consti- ; { tution making a biennial session j come up and the house refused to strike out the enacting words by a a vote of 61 to 28. On motion of | j Mr. 1'attou, further consideration ' ( was postponed. i two-thirds 1 ( vote is necessary to enact it. ( Mr. (iantt's fertilizer bill came tip and, like all other bills of that | character, it created much debate. ( The bill provides that when fer- , tilizors do not come up to the ( standard they shall not lie naid 1 for. Tho house favored its pass- J age and after amending it ad journed the debate. 1 Columbia, Feb. 8.?The 2nd j Tennessee regiment was mustered i out today. Everything is quiet; t lilt* UIN|HTIIBNI V n JIM t'lUHCU lUiUly. I The appropriation bill was t taken up in the legislature. It is t the evident intention of that body r to pass the appropriation and sup \ plv I)ill8 and quit, leaving the j liquor bills on the calendar. Mr. Mauldin moved to do away < with military appropriation al- i together on the ground that the < ay stain should be reorganized, j made smpllor and more thorough j and not so formed as to fritter ] away money, rte praised those i who volunteered. v The house left the appropria- 1 tion at $8,000 as reported. There was considerable skirmishing on i minor salaries. Everything was left as reported thus far. i Tne fight now is on *he collage i appropriation. The committee < recommend* $27,500 for the .South ] Carolina College. Slmrpe wants 1 this reduced to $'20,000. The < matter is now being argued. < Ti e board of health gets $7,500 and $'2,500 is already appro- ! printed for small pox. There is 1 much lighting on giving $10,000 ' altogether on the emergency fund i for small pox. ] The senate this morning acted J upon just six hills. Senator ] (iiuv don's oil I to regulate the fees 11 of clerks of the courts of com* ! 1 mon pleas and general sessions in ' this State was taken up as a ! i apscial order and passed. j Senator Henderson's bill to j provide a mode for amending 1 charters of corporations hereto- ' fore and hereafter granted was I al so passed. A concurrent resolution fixing 1 the 17th as the day for adjourn i in" was agreed to. t r> o The other three hills actad up- i on were second reading hills. , 1 The judiciary committee reported a hill to allow the com- ? misMonora of Sp&rtaiburg county to issue ?75,000 of bonds to place the county on a cash basis. Ilrnnly In lllood Depp, Clean blood means a clean akin. No wnuly without it. t 'aacareta, Candy Cathar- j fc clean your blood and keep it clean, by Sirring up the lar.y liver and driving all im purities from the body, begin to-day to Minisli pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascareta,?beauty for ten cents. AH druggists. satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 50c, Dr Miles' #^4s* ?S#?re7u#r*Dtee<] tofi+p Jssdssfcs hi SO mlmntm. %>ne owl a dSM?' ILLMAN TAKES J THEM TO TASK. ! i ie Speaks Plainly to the Poll-!, cy Resolution Text. i< 11 i RESENT AND THE FUTURE low the World Will Look at This Country's Attitiide Towards the Filipinos? Lodge in Reply. Washington, Feb 7?For two ' ours or more the senate today 1 ad the resolution declaratory of policy 01 mi* government in tne 'hilippines under discussion, but 10 vote was reached and the resoutioe finally went to the calendar. in accordance with the notice ;iven Inst evening, Mr. Tillman J Detu.) of South Carolina, ad- j Iressed the Senate on the resoluion making a characteristic and picturesque argument. Mr. Lodge (Hep) of Massaehulotts followed with a strong re- J >ly to Mr. Tillman in which lie! itated clearly and directly the conlitions a* they confronted the Jnitod State* in the Philippines. Mr Tillman said in opening that le had listened to the debate up1 i m the treaty with interest, but rvithout taking part in it. Hn had contented himself with occasional ittle forays and with indulging n a little guerri'la warfare. 'The first thing that strikes me,' ;&id lie, 'in the reading of this ?solution is its absolute useless i?*s and itscoldblooded purpo.-e ? is simple declaration of purpose o buy ami sell those people of he Philippines for our interests ind steadfastly to ignore their in.eruats. If 1 mistake not the trend pf events the ratification of the reaty promises disaster to the party responsible for it. 'if it was r said he, in dismissing the changes of votes on ratification, "to defeat the treaty an Saturday,it was right to defeat it yesterday.' He said that never in his legislative experience had be heard no many speeches against a proposition followed by so many rotes in favor of the proposition. To his mind it indicated that certain senators had yielded to pres sure.' Concerning tho constitution, he declared that the only scintilla on left of it was that which required that a treaty could only he ratified by a two-thirds vote of the senate. The ratification of the treaty, he said, had determined that fact that in law the Filipos were rebels against tho United States. If they fired on our tlag they would he regarded as rebels. That was the way the world saw it. However the trouble in the Philippines might terminate, tho Filipinos would he regarded as patriots who were fighting for their liberty just aa much as were the American revolutionists. 'If any resolution is passed here j we ought to pass one bringing peace to the Philippines, not disaster. ''The question now is : 'Are we to take tho place of Spa:n as ask masters and tyrants?'" ? I'urningto Mr Lodge who was iatening to the speech, \lr TilL nan inquired if the situation in ha Philippines was not unique, wan not unduplicated anywhere in listory ? 4J think,' replied Mr. Lodge, For colds and coughs and all lung troubles ? m* Cherry Pectoral is the standar3 remedy. It is now put-up iii half-size bottles. Half size?half price. hat 'lie situation is unique in i his that tho people ti> whom wc tuive taken liberty and freedom liave turned upon us.' Mr Tillman declared that tha | situation in the Philippines was I similar to that which confronted (treat Britain in the Transvaal and. after reviewing England'* trouble in South Africa, said that : we wanted nothing in those islands except Ihe power to control their i foreign policy. 'Of course,' he continued, 'we can send tens of thousands of troops to the Philippines, and as the senator from Montana, (Carter) said the other day, we can shoot those peoplo to death ; but oaght we to do it f Is it honors* hie for us to do it ?' Mr Tillman then read some verses from Kipling's latest poem 'The White Man's Burden', which ho regarded as exactly fitted to our case. 'Every man in thin chamber but tivo,' said he, 'who has had to deal with the colored race voted against the treaty. We of the south hare borne 'The White Man's Burden.' It was handed down to us by your father and mine and it clings to us like the shirt of Neseus.' Ho maintained that we did not want to incorporate into our citizenship the mongrel population of the Philippines and inaugurate another race struggle in the United States. 'There are two eitios in the Pacific,' said Mi- Tillman, 'over which our flag breaks to tic breeze Over the one it is a harbinger of peace, good will prosperity and liberty. 'Over the other ? Manila?it is coldblooded and determined ? to do what ? To foioe upon those people a government whether it be satisfactory to them or not." The debate for the day on the McEnery resolution was concluded by Mr. Lodge in a brief speech in the course of which ho stated some of the facta relating to the insurrection in the Philippines against Spain and the part Agui nnldo took in it. Further along Mr. Lodgt, speaking of the restraints placed upon the American force* in the Philippines, said; "Stringent orders have gone from the president to (ion. Otis and Admiral Dewey to exercise the greatest care in their treatment of the Filipinos, and not by word or deed to provoke them. A fort right ago Gen. Otis, in accordance with orders received from the administration, officially informed Aguinaldo that he had no intention of making an attack upon the Filipino troops. Senator Lodge concluded by reiterating his state n ent that it vm his belief thir the Filipinos hid mado a preconom'tiiei triil tirnu rimn <v/*i \ n t n n U W? vv?? | / I VW ? i i an t?v rv upon our troops at Manila for tko purpose of influencing; action upon the treaty. Mr Tillman secured the floor again to road a paragraph from Maj. Hell's report on the condition of the Filipino insurgenta and concluded with tho declaration that the peace commissioner! had gone to Paris with the pur1 pose of buying the Philippines and that it was now the purpose of tne administration authorities to kill the Filipinos like sheep. The Indian appropriation bill was taken up but not completed. At 5:15 the senate " ent. irtto executive session and soon afterward adjourned. i Charlotte Man Wounded-at* M anil*. Private Dixon A. Everetto, who was wounded in tho battle at Manila, in a Hon of Capt.David Everette, of North Church street, thin city, and a well known conductor on the Seaboard.? Charlotte ObBerver. *1,000 LOST BY BOGUS POL ? 1CIES. 1 q Report of tho Committee of the c, State Board ot Control on the b ^Dispensary Insurance V Matter. p a At the meeting of tho State tt Board of Control last Wednesday & the committee appointed sever p months ago to investigate the in- e suranee policies on the State and v county dispensaries and the bonds | of the dispensers, made its report * It will he seen from tho report j that on account of tho bogus insu- 1 ranee the loss Uy tire was f and tho amount of nromiums naid l I j was $485.05 on all bogUo policies, ' j making a total loss of $1,085 01. I j j All of these policies expired some J months ago. It was not stated at ^ the aieeting if any action would f I he taken to recover from the t | agent who wrote the policies the i amount lost hut there is some :talk of this heing done. The resignation of T E Dick son as superintendent of the State dispensary, to take elTect Feb 2S, was presented and accepted. Mr. Dickson resigns to take another j position. I The following is tho report of 'the insurance committee : . To State Board of Control : I i Your committee appointed last ) November to examine and report | I on the insurance on State and j I county dispensaries,and also bonds , of dispensers, beg leave to submit \ our report. In explanation of the , | delay in making our written re- | port, would say it was caused by , lour having to wait until Jan. IV ] for testimony. j At the December meeting you < will rememhei we made a verbal | report in which ne advised two ( policies on county dispensaries insured in the mutual tire and Protective Association of South Car- , olina and one in the American Insurance and Trust Company of Chicago, III., be canceled and , policies placed in other companion. This has been done, and so far an we are able to judge all policies on States ami county dispensaries (except ono small dispensary uninsured) are in goed companies who have fully complied with the laws of the State. We find the losses by tire in the dispensaries st Manning, May 7th, 1897, of $400, and st Eutawville, January 12th, 1898, of $2**0, have not been paid; these two dispensaries were insured in the British ami American ExI change association, with T. .1. Browne, Chicago, III., manager, anil B B. Evans agent for South Caiolina These two policies BabVs-#]!) Comin^|42)i Deans pain, danger and ( (. ^ EL : possible death for some \ 1 | wives. For others it / ooans practically no /M\0 ( liacornfortat all. "There tijti 'w v B no reason why child* /' 'jf j jirth should be a period * ; if pain and dread. Sev- It ia a , trail months before a liniment ! woman In comes a to be apiiother she should plied exp re pa re herself for tornally. 1 ibe critical ordeal. It relaxes , There is a prepare- the m usdon made which ia rlea and rei Intended for tliia lieves the purpose alone. distension, 1 The name of gives elastic!- ' , thia wonderful ty to every preparation ia organoon-i I . . cerned in Mnfhpr 0 childbirth, and I luUlllSl o takes away all Trinnri danger and U\m. nearly all suffer AnWKHUIlO follow if the agr% remedy is need during the whole period of preg. , nancy. It is the fa it i on'y remedy of the y fLm jy kind in the world Ll /jf that is endorsed by h \ /"I phyelcinns. $1 per bottle at all 1 C V drug stores, or sent V rn?^^ on receipt $?** Books oon7) // taining invaluable in1 formation for all women, dRnjlvi will be sent to *nv ad V/f I 5*\\ dress upon application to ffft 1 A\ Tfcs BradflsU Rs?ataUr Co, <7 " AtUats,?4. ore issued March 20th and April 5th, 1897. After careful in~ uiry we find this to ho a bogus ompany, therefore nothing can o recovered ou these policies, j Ve find there were 40 of these ol'cies on dispensaries in the ' tate, with premiums amounting [) $485.05 and losses by fire | mounting to $G00. The la?t ( olicy in this company expired ight months ago. in the future re recommend that no insurance, ither on State or county diapenuries, t>e placed without knowng they are reliable companies icensed to do business and have ully complied with the insurance awe of the State, also that the mrty claiming to represent them s their regular appointed agent. We find all dispensers havo food and satisfactory bonds so ar as we can judge with the ihowing before us. Respectfully sumitted, .1. B. Douthit, I). M. Miles, Committee. The much-dclayed and muchliscussed report on the dispensary insurance has been made at ast. It states that the dispensary has been ueable to collect I wo tire losses because the c< mpany, of which IS. IS. Evan* wns ihe South Carolina agent, was a boons one; also that 40 policies in this boons company were placed >n dispensaries, presumably by Lho same agent. The report does not cover wha* members of the board of control declared in conversation last November was a Tact that the <xmu agent hud iasued one or more policies in a L'hai leston company which subsequently submitted to them copies of letters showing that it had last winter or spring prohibited the issue by this agent of its policies on dispensary property. What became of that case# Were the premiums paid by the State recovered? Why is nothing said about it in the report? The matter generally is handled in a very ginerly manner. It will be interesting to know if anything has been done to promote the ends of justice. The report doesn't show thai either.?The State. PREPARATIONS FOR THE REUNION. * What the People of Charleston are Doing for the Coming Gathering of the Veterans. Special to Tho State. Charleston, Feb. ".--Preparations for the Confederate veterans' reunion in May are moving along rapidly and smoothly no.v and the fear that existed at one time that the city would not bo entirely equal to tbo expected occasion has apparently been dispellf '/inffnotnr VI of ' i-eol so w%**W v^?. V^WIIVI UVl?'l iTIV/V Ml I Ol I *9 n * II ing night and dav on the big auditorium and the finance and other committee* are making splendid progress. At the meeting of tha executive committee hald Inct night, ('apt JasF Redding, chairman of the committee on transportation, made the gratifying announcement that the railroads had granted a one cent fare from all pointa. Uapt F W Wagener, of the Finance committee, reported the eanvaaa for subscriptions as satisfactory, and expro scd the belief that there would be sufficient funds realized when all sources are heard from. Mr I) L Sink lor. chairman of the committee on steamboats and excursions, read a letter from Secretary Long of the Nary department to Congressman Wm Elliott, ?aying that the depart ment would try and hare some of the warships here on tha occasion of Ike reunion. Bdneat* Tour llowcli With CmmnH. C?n<ty Cathartic, aura eon ml patina fnrnvar 10c. Ma. If O. C C. fall, *?<??Klata raf uaO ?aoney. The senate, we think, did right in ratifying the treaty. We are glad to see that Senator McLnuriB> voted for it. The completion of the treaty does not mean the arenexation of anything. It moflasonly getting Spain out of our way and establishing peace with her.. Wo predict that within six months the\ote for ratification will be endorsed by a unanimous public sentiment. ? Greenville News. Now Comes the Real Fight, W~ J. Br van Tells The World. I Special to The New York World! I i Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 6. ? Answering the request of The WoritL for an expression on the ratification of the peace treaty, W. J. Bryan said: ''There was never any chaace* of defeating ratification. It looked for a time as though ratification might bo prevented in this Senate,, j hut the next Senate was certain*. 4.:n , u> rainy. ' Does ratification end the: fight against annexation?"' Not hy any means. ?Ttilltmany have thought the fight should he made against the treaty, 1 have felt that the real tight is to ha made for a resolution declaring our national policy. I have not lost faith in the doetrino of selfgovernment, and holieve that the people will repudiate the imperialistic policy." The McKncry Resolution. The resolution offered fty Mr. MoKnery, of Louisiana, one of the senators who voted for the treaty,, and now under debate with the assurance that it will he adopted,, provides that hy the ratification of the treaty "it it not intended to incorporate the inhabitants of the Philippines into citizenship of the United States, nor to perrnanently annex the islands as an integral part of the territory of the United States". On the other haud, it is declared to he the intention of the United States "to establish on the islands a government suited to the present wants and conditions of the people of the islands, to prepare them for self government, and in due timeto make such dispos.tioD of the islands as will heat promote the interests of the United States and the inhabitants of the islan la. General Wade Hampton visited Darlington last week and received an old time welcome. Hampton will he honored and reanpft??it k.? , -7 pood people when the Damns, of those who traduced him will l?e forgotten. A "What dov8 A stand for ? Whensome friend suggests that your blood needs A sarsaparilla treat* , ment, remember that A stands for AVER'S. The first letter in the alphabet stands for the first of arsaparillas ; first in origin, first in record, first in the favor of the family. For nearly half a century Ayer's ; oui doporina has been curing alt forma of btood diseases acrofula, eczema, tetter, l rheumatiam, erysipelas, blood poi, aoning, etc. There's a book about I these cures ?44 Ayer'a Ourebook, at atory of corea told by the cured,'*' ?which is sent free on request, by j Dr. J. C. Ayer, Lowell, Mass. The book will interest you if yon are sick or weak, because it tells sot what it is claimed the remedy will do, hot what your neighbors and . fallows teattfy that St has deoA Will it cure you ? It haa cured thdtiaJmdft flfcwyta* Why hot yoht"