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' ,, A y ii, l ,t :f ;i nlyw "7 .;'l . 7r i ,Mn., . ' v r U:I, X V1, I'1 K E S 5.. ('. 'I11u 1 1 E TIlE (GENERAL ASSEMUILi. S111't'I iOUSiS 4('i'T u)WN 'rO .t AlI reea Me Wrso' l'lic itrs o ti(.i'r;(1a t1i'imeu,,' , .) 1'uil c I *li( ((ra; (',: sir.Ie i ---syn.p,ie j f u he 1'o-r".'. ing Tho third week of the session of the fLogislaturo was full of iiiiportanlt work. 13e1ow will be found a syntopsis of the proceedings. Sunate. The following now bills wero intro duced: Bill amending tho eharter of the town of Chester; relating to the p' mont of witnesses in criminal cast?esl in Lancaster colaity; allowing l'rolbate Judges to jper':orm the (luties of the supervisor of rcgistration. Bill to charter te Bank of (:r:et\ ood; amending the priority lieu 1a;. ; joint resolution to amend the COnslitiuion 1)y striking out Section 32 of Article 2, in reference to homestead; to regelit the sale of seed cotton and unpacheI lint cotton in Abbeville county; iil ft reqiuilie assignees to give 1 ands; to enile the superintendent and directors of the peni t_ntiary to make c intraft s for work in this State. On motion of Senator Murray a con current resolution was adopted and sent, to the house fixing the time for electing a Tudge to the Third Circuit at 010 o'clock on the 9th inst. . 'lh e',,lection whts duly h,eld, anud the llon. T. B. Fraser, ineniibent, was re-eect 'd with out opposition. The Senate agreed to the Hlouse con current resolution as to the printing of the reports of the State Boar; of health. E('ONI) 1ti\UING. Bill to repeal the Act regulting the admission of foreigf'n sa:et"'y coilpanies; bill providing f'or the repair of t 1e Beau fort Arsenal; Itouse concurrcnt resoli tion re(questing Senaitors and I ,presen tatives to aul)p)ort the bill )iovinii]g for agricultural experinient station-. \Wlien lithe house b)il came up author izing the foremen of gnid juria o ad uilstor oaths to witn'ssc , Senator huist moved to strike out the enactin clause. lie mudc a vigorous spech against the proposition as a Ui.ingerous imuovation. Senator Voodward said that the law was a necessity not a lixury. i t came high and there was complaint al 'out it. It ought to le simplified, liut he was afraid the legal gentlemen dlil'1 want it to be sinplified. lie knew thit if he wore a lawyer ie would obj+'et o making law miatters easy of Intnertmilg. He l)eliCed that simplifientiloll ('.ld go fartler. All this tomt'oolerv in the lon,g ildictments about diecrgl i g n rj; eiu leadcn bullet aforesaid, laughter, oig it to i-e done away with. Ile was e'l-ious to know how IIIIICh the reading of this rigniarole had copt the State in her his tory. Senator I'Iatttr:on thotghlt t hre was good r0ason fo' the i'ireseit ':-'tico ald that it shioulh not lie changel. On Senator Biust's motion ilie vote stood: Yeau-Bi n, ) B'u I ' Iaill, 110owelI, KedyitdV, Me'l.]ia r, .\1.uise, Moirue, -PtL'is )n. I eyioikt. WilVliihi.1 and .ouu:ans- -1. Nyu- At. samder, Austin, .1yiyi, Erw invu, Iu'lhi, zlar, Moody, lioor', Mui rray, Sh'ii, Smith, Smythe, 1 "iu;<< \\'uooiu ,tl iand Wollrd- -1.. The bill thn pased \'ithiut ta di yiaiO11. ''he lious'e liil resnein Lb.' -hd:uy of the Lieutenant (iove'nor hr ing! it SIIL tur McMaster to his feet. lie i.:oved to strike out the enacting words, but did not speak. Senator Woodward was inl doubt and Wanted information. Senator'Patter'soni couild see no reason made b)y th Lieuitenant G overnlor for' the extra salary of .9'h,000t, whlich it was prop>osed to cut ol'. If there was to be reform aniywher'e it ought to biegiin here. Senator' Field th ough t the salaries paid some of our State olieirs aimoiuted to practical idolatrv. Tfh State was; on the ve'rge of famiine and this uiseless ex peindituriie oughlt to lie cut off. Senator Sligh agreed with theso views. Senator M~cMaster said that lie had made his miotion onl the general pr'oposi tion that salaries ought niot I > be re diuced. Salaries in this Statte nere small enough already. T1hie liay fte otlice should1( be commeuICiurate with its digni ty. Poor pay rmeant poorii preach. .It' the1 satlarties werei 'uit down, it wm ohd bring iinto oflice a class o f impecun111it ius, one-horse men, or leave the olliees to thie rich. Senator Wood waid dhid not objecet to at reduction of salaries, but lie did not * ~ ~ vanit this clean sweep. H Ie wasnt willing to reduce the sailary3 to 8~500, lbut not to cut it oiY. Hie pr'tfoosed to sit down on those whio lad comie her'e proinSlg t" make thle State rich by i'att.ing offl a lit tle slice of siaiary lhere amt1 little slices there. iIe woul'd not) gi've id or comn fort to these prietenisions. Senattor~. Hotwell aivowetd huiumslf an Senator i' uist ral lied Senator Wo\~od ward Oin his p)ositioni in tis miatter as conitr'asted with his vot' aiginit piayinig Mr. Miles foi' his services in the bonld scrip cases. Senator' Woodwaid r'etor'tedl byi saying _ that ho lad taken his p osit ion I inderi tihe mistatken iimpression that t his sailai'y was o.ne of Senator' lutist's gloiuous in'stitu tionis of the past, whlich slitoutlibe pre served inviolhate. Unde'rstanidinig nowt~ that it was a post beOllumi liaw lhe wtithI drew his oilposition. Selnator Moore showedh that the Ctoni etittion required the Lieuitenaint G'ov ernor to act as (Governaor in case otfitb latter's disability. The salary was evi1 * dent,ly designe(d to lit 51uch an ('mergen''l cshould it arise. Ho thttughit beside iuit theO dignity of the i tiice reqjuiirel some salar'y beIyondit the per (ieml After further dliscussxion1 Senaitor Me Ntastor" s motion wats bitt bmy a vote of to 19), and the bill pat~Sed. Tihie aflirInw five votes were east by Sentr 1za M.cMa.ster, Moise, Moorena rJ.tazla Smaythe, Williams and Youmns T'rnox iN Tint.: (OJ,,im:. T1he special oi'der for the 8th inst. being thle bill requniring a tuit.ion chiarg of flifty dollars pe'r colle'gitoi y''ar in th South Car'ohina College, aL' discutsse at some lenigthl. Seniators Sligh, of Novi berry, Patterson, of Chiestor, amd Mnu ray, of Auderson, favored( the bil whiil Senators Rlhameo, of Clarenduon, 'ot wvard, of Fairfield, McMasteri, of ioli - 111(1,illd ele2 f umter, opposed ii 10o il M urther di)susedontin S10th --Sonators Edwards and Sligli favo I ing it, and Sonator Smytho opposing Senator IIowell moved to tible ti motion of Senator Edwarda to indef uitely postpone the uufavorablo rcpo: or the committee. Yeas-Sonators luist, Bryd, IHowel Lzlar, Mic1faster, Moise, Ioore, Mliu-r Reynolds, Rhamo, Sinklor, Snyt he, Wi hams, Wingard, Woodward and Yoi mans-1lG. Nays---Senators Alexander, Austii Be!l, Bieraann, Black, Crews, I :w.rth Erwin, Field, Hemphill, Kenne'y, Mc ;all, Moody, Murray, 'atterson, Sligh T'alibert andi Woflord--I8. 'Ie recommniidetion of the colltjt lt' WOS tihen t re;jectedl witbout a division and the hill cato up on itl m<rits. 1 v:as uapparenlt, f'rom thie known tendenl cies of some of the Senators w ho sup pocrtel II 1 bill that it could be kiuencldet very reactily. The bill itself is a bare re tauremelt that a tuition fee of not les: thu :;tt shall be cerged all students '1he minaority of the committee report ng it recolnntended a miniluua fee o Sleakii in advocacy of a rtductio Sienator IMcMaster stated that the muxi mum fee before the war was $10. H< understood it to be the desire of the Sen att,r:; on the other side to resiore thi: rute. '11h reconlmendationt of the ccnimitte< Was adopted. Senator Moody, wlho had voted witl the muajority, thun moved to anumend hua reducing the fee to $U). The -10 fee was then voted, it beinl understood that tho matriculation fe< vorkl be retained at its present figure. ThZs being done, Senator Murray sai that. he was not afraid to comn pare hi: votes on. the College qluestion with tlhost of any other Senator, lie imud avay. been in favor of the most liberal support of the institution. To prove his incerity he ol'et an amendment to the follow, ing i''et: "'lie faculty miay granut 1bieficiary stholaashlip s withoitt fees to competent and deserving yotuths who give satisfae torv proof of their own inal,ility or that of their larents or guardians to pay the tuiti, fee. Every student accce)ting as enieiamry schtolatrship shall be 1bound to teach two years in the pu lic schools of his county if the county s:hool comnmis sioncrsi aiall a:;sign him to a schoeol. Sec tion 1,010 of the (leneral Statues, limit ing the beneficiary seholarhip to ouc frot. each county, is repealed.' Aiter some discusson Senator .1 llaek maovl to amend tie Murray unend ncut bay providing (lit aflthidavts from n the alpllicant, his prareits or gitardiaan in ut fihe auditor, clerk and sheri' of his em iity lie required to prove inability to pay t nition fees. Stunator Murray accepted the ameiind mnit, as the rule was ilie satme us that in fore for beneficiauics at tie Cit:ttlel. After further debate Senator \lurray't pro' position, as thin; amned., wau adoptid liy the following vote: Yeas Senators Bell, 13iemuann, Black, 1uist I3vrd, Crews, Edwards, IHoweil, 1zlar I eunedy, McCall, MeMaster, Moise Ioore. lnrray, lunroe, 1..itltrson I leynolds, .t.tu e, ;3inkler, .liilh ,ithl. Smiylihe, Tal'ubtt, WVillima, W int ;:i'd, W1oodward, \ofiord mud You :\ .-r5, initors Al it ner, Auastin iwin, 'ield, lliphill and M:od --t S enatir Re nolds elleored an amend mnent ti:tt one boy frou c;!ch counts nu:ble to pay a tiition fee shall reecivt a scholarhip of llftecn doll-irs a mionth Kenator Murray moved to talie. Senator Buist. ofleredi an amnenidmoeni providin; that all tuition fees of the 1ai depart ment he placed at the disp)ositioi of the faculty for the remuneration o: the professor of law. Senator Hemnpill opposed this; b)ut it was explained that the law pr1ofessor was p)aid entirely by fee s, anld thei. amoneid Thej1 bill t-heni palssed its second( read ing without a divissin. Gleneral nioticc of' ameundmnut on the third reading was OTInERI MEA.si'Ri:s.* Among the1 b ills unfavorably reported was the bill providing for tihe taxatiou of dogs anud hitches. (Minority report "'While not concurring exactly with thei abi ove hill1 in the mannmer of levying tax uiponi dogs, we are yet of op)inioh. that a b)ill should pass5 prioviding it proper nmuner for taxing dogs, cithie b y way of al license fie or b y am ssmien uuler- the law."' Auigustin< T. -Smy thle ThF1e joint resioltio n p ropoi ing mi . imuendmeneit to thle Con estituntion0, b.e strIik(ing out thi pirovision for1( coteii comnmissioners, was lossed under a cal of the roll. Thirty-four Senators vote) for it. Senator Kennedy, of Chester hield, cast t.he only adverse vote. Thle bill to make Judges hold ollic fo life was post.poned till next session. A simi tar dispiisal was made of thme bill to maak< tihe termi of tihe Prolbate Judge four year instead of two. TheC bill to ratify the census amend mnent was p)assecd-- Sentator llowell, o CJolleton, casting the tonly negative vote I 'hle Anderson ciounty prohibition bil wa passedi and sent to thle I louse. Thle Liouise aItttenided inl Ihe SHenate, arhi a number of Aets were ratified. A resolution wvas introdueed by Uri P.ope looking to an investigation of thm puiblic pintiing, with ai view of ascertain mng if stone of thie reports co)uldl not bh shIorteneds or' omit,ted. T1hme ob jectivi pioinuts of thle resolution are thme State bsMrdl of hea:dlh reports and the docu Thet fir1st ohn the genieral orders of t.h day ' was a h ill to~ amend o the charter o the1 town~i of Sunnnirerville. It may bi mientlioed, by the wayi, t hat thle towni a chi1rter-inig thanii a daini odmary oilie: - Ui-i io . ha -neer leena a time in the hial ii (enio twe'lve ye'ars thait lhe I tous Cal - enar hias been1 firee I h<>m thle presenc ,oin it of 5,ome lill lkngt th charti ,inig or amieninilg, ori extendiing, or dloini somaethinug for that del ighitfiul, but muc legislated subunrb. A bJill to amhiend the fish laws so) is t ,ihncrease the numblller of dlays ini the wee L; on which persi'ohnu ighit operaVute ini th ti rivers and 1bay3s evoked qu1iiti a sp ir iti I' discussion handi broiughit forthI speect(l - from several new miembercs. Thle bi was ehamnpioned by Mr. 1 2. P.. 1'l iller,< C Georgetown, and1( was hotly opiposued I Messrs. Uighiam, of Marion, ()'Brien, - Clolleton, Pope, of Nowherry, hm .Evans, of Marlboro, who succeeded a killina it. r- A bill allowing tle conity conilli t. 8io1ers of (lreenville alul (oleton t< c borrow raoney with which to pay jurors i- witnesses and school tc tehers, Wis pas:,et rt alter a disclsi oill the questioli of th( rato of interest. DUuring this debate ii I, was ainCounliced thllat mnoniy cold not bc , borrowe<t in Urceenville for ess than J 1- per cent. -NLm uu,rs. Bills were introdthced looking to elec tions im Abbevyille antd (reenville couu ties oi the qluestion of Prohibition. A pet.ition was received from citizens of !)arlington and Marion counties, pray ng for the formation of the new county of floren'e. The ways and neaun coin nittee re)otcd at 1)111 to faPnrOpriate $5,000 to aid in rebuiling the State Medical College of Charlestoam. I ill toam nld tlt' ltw ii xi tlie comu penaton of tIe counlty com)missio(ners of Be:aufort.; to fix the per diem of memi hers of the General Assembly; bill to auenl the Act to provide for the settle ment ot'the consolidiated State debt ; 111 to provide for payment out of the sink ing fund of the Valid interest, on certain bondstl ad r.ocks ; bill to anlled the criminal law; 1bill to amet(nd Section 919 of the (enteral Statutes, relating to Phtysicians,ap othecari('sand dentist ;" Mr. Nortoi, htill to devolve 111)011 certain State oil ic is the dutt.ies of lirectoi' if the )clitentiary anl lunatic :syhurn. Bill to amend Seet ion I,t94 of the General Statutes, relatiug to game birds; to amend the st'tck law; to prohibit shcrifl's and constalbl's from chargin; or receiving Pay nileage excel)t for (lie number of miles actually traveled. t Mr. 1rby, of Lanrens, Int roduced a bill to stay all executions in this State till November, 187. s!S'ONI) I1:AuiNmo. Dr. Pope's bill to reduce the costs of attorneys, &c., received a second read mng. A bill iutroduced by Mr. Cary, of Edgeficld, requirintg the clerk of the Supreme Court to transmit copies of de cisions to the Circuit Courts in all the couintics was defeated. 'Thje bill to lix i.he salaries of county school commiissioners evoled gcinCrai dliseussion. As it camte froml the toil mlittee the hill Pr"ovided a salary of :'h)) :nd mileage (live eeiits) foi cacti cotunty school Cunlissioncr, except in Charles ton where the salary was tixed at :?00t. Mr. Graham, of Williamsburg, moved to strike frol the bill the passage re lating to mileage. Tabled--ytas 5, nays 37. Mr. Lt'sesne, of Chatrlsti, ,ovd to strike out the :)ar;c iixingb the ehu-v of the Commai:ssionl" er ( lheecsto!1 counllty at at;i, and to nutke the saliry the s:tlne as the " inl otler C''luntii's. lIe explained that ti e oleia;l in (ile lt'on had no niore to do tlnutithoe in otlher counties, and there was, thIere'tore, nlo r(ason why he shoul receive anty great er salary. Adopted. Mr. O'Brien, of Colleton, moved that the mileage be retricted to ,ltl) at the outsiil. Adopted aft,". a short discus sion. .NMr. Iirutland, of Fairfiel, movid it increase the salaries to t ott lie r'. gardedi the bill as at dCathlow1v to the comlmon s'uol svstei of I1 1 ;;iat. Hlow could Colpett'nt antid ellicieit com nissioner h1e 1icredc't at a salary of I:') per annuiuta?. lIe Was prftc'tly wiilin ; t > eeoomizt' the pubtllic finaIs,' but thtis lie feartd, wa; pruning too elu;;riv. The ameneldnct was voted downi. Mr. Boyle voiced the seltiielt of the ;erkeley delegatiinl when he asked f~r anl amiedCndmnt makin n el txC'p - tion in favor of ] Blrkeley "Coult,v, whose commissioner he wanted to hay $101) satlary without mileage, hut the House wou'ld have none of it, and the amendment was votedi1 dwnl. Mr. Jordan, of Aiken, moved to strik1e out the enacting words of the bill. Mr. Lesesiie, of Charleston, .5aid that in reporting the bill then colnmittee had no0 alim or inItenition to strike at or erippjle the system. Thle othie of schoolIl comn nissioner wats miore aln uliee (f hoinor than of r>rolit. Thle conmnittee was of the opimioni that a salary of .i2(00 per anui nium and mileage would be abunidanit pay. 11r. Evans, of Chiesterfield, said that huis school commiissioner had been1 conl tenit to work for 800)( a year, :ntd waZs doing faithful and ellicient work at that price. Mr. Iloozer, of Edgeti(hl, wa.s w.ii ln to incirease thae Ipay to - 00II andimili1!ea >, but, this b)einhg unprati-:al e, he wouldi supplIort the bill. Dr. Pope said that if the b ill passe(d it would save ienouigh money; toi the school fuint in eaC-h counlty to run one addi. Itional scIhool II0 monthIls iln the yearli, andC Ith at the schoolCJ CionuisionerCii I would bei the Iest pmaid ollicer ini the( counti y. Mr. Ansel, of Gireenville, ealled thet .previous (Iuestion, iunder the loperations -(f which the miot ion to strike out the enacting words of thle bill was- votedl 1 dowin, and11 thle bill was orderedi to be eni grossedc(. T 1hie bill to regulate the sali ofi spirit nous liquors by phIysiCihull' prescripltions -was indellniitely p)ostponied. ThfIe judicial tenuire of Cllthee conlstitii t.ionall ameni ldmienit Ihas l.beln conitinue I until the sessioni of 1887. Tiii: ii : n.. TIhie lill to repeial the lien law w.ais ti aken up (the conunittee hiaviing reported i unfavorably.) It waVCs sltatedl by one 0. - the friends of the bill thait, ini the eventC of the pend(ing~ molCt'on to strike out thel enacting word1s lbeing last, they initenidez to amend it so as9 to) provide thaut it shouild -not go into effect unt it October, 1887. '1'The discunsion was open-led by M', r. .L 1"Frost Waliker, ai thrivin g farmuer- (ofI Hieh f huut, lie thought that when thie prior-it Li le law w as plaed at the last siessio Cli f would cmnd this init'lrmiilnble dieun.sioni aI It apph)ierI to himu that thie farmerlls I. . Southi C~arolinua wvere hard to) sat inoy. Tii t prioriity lien law~ had( given theii fm meira - bonduii on hiis tenanmlt whuich was er-Ia L1 stoniger thanr Sh yiock's bond. III lhe l ieved that the p)rinipalll moitive Cof thout who sought aidditionial legislat ion was (< 1 force labo)Crers to work for Ilium for stipli hated wages. a Mr. Brice, of Fairhield, explained w'h3 k the comlmittee haid rep)orted tIhl b iltliun e favorabiIly. Thei coniditionu of tIe farmer.i I ini the, State was sueli thaut, the coniimnitte< 's thoiuighit it beist t I lit it tieverel(y alioni. IIl )r-. 'Thiomaus, of Uniioin, :onlfeIssedl thu if lie was satisfied withi thin lprioriy li a y latw passed by tihe last bAegishatur. , which >f gatve-Ii thl lan-ownier thle first liein ail I Ii il Ilaborer t lie sucouil. Eve'rybod,y ouigh ii to lbe satisfied with the' law ias it bs. Mr-. Wharton, of Liaurens. elauiJI at - tetit iot to tho fact that the agrieulturi > omlittee of the llouse, composed o 13 farnors representing all the agrical I tural interest.s in the State, had unani moiusly agreed that this was not the tim to repeal ti us law. Thu Irevious lluestion "as called an< the bill was killed by a vote of 8 to 27 Tlt TItU'.\SURv i-:aI:lj. FUN!). When Mr. llaskell's bill to create 1 treasury reserve fund, the provisions o which have already been published, waa taken up, D_)r. Pope moved to strike on the cnacting words. Mr. llaskell explained the object o: the bill, and earnestly urged the Ious( to consider well what. it was about to do lie wiunol them agiiust doing anythinl that would tend to injure the credit o flhe State. .1 )r. l'ope said that the bill Iud hecr iut'odueeI at the instance of the conp troller genieral to pitt the money beyoi the coltr'1 of the house. ie didn't prollosc t I:;e i h whole of this money lie didn'c tilink that more than $75,00( of it wohtlt inive to ho uwd on the hasi. of at four mill taxr 'lhcre was a goo< nmany tlhings t lt the Legislature intend ed to cuit dewn, aunt a good many thing tlut they wouhl,u't he called 11)t1 to pro vide lo,. It was a very singuliar thing that t 1.e ginlemen 1ad been m,ing tI lnd h it' yir., and now, wI(i tlhey fomnd i the Hlouse was turiiing its at tention, t." it, they sought to bleck thc gine. \lr. A i I opposed the bill on very ditlerenlt griounds. lie thought it would impair i he crlit of the State to divert the vatinous funds named in the bill. Mr. V. I. Wilson, Jr., of Yoik, was in favor c" t: 1ill. lie cal lcd attention to the feet Ihat the two opponents of the bill who had slouken haU o1posed it on (e:tirely onposite grounds, Oue because the lill allowed the treasury to use the funds, and the other 1 ectuse it did not do so. lbe exnlained that under the pro posed bill it w as only initen(ed to use 51(11 of the fimids as were aliltcajble to general p1U1r) s'. The deh,te wa( continuel at length by M'a,r. Hutson, Ficken, 1'ope an,d Iis !il, attl a vote oi itie i motion to strii. out the tlin iug clause was Imiually reached, w ith 1lthe following result on the bill: Yea(s "i, nays 7:. ihe rading of the bill was then re stimed. Another disenssitn arose, how Ever(', 01111 alli ientt oi'ered by Mr. Parker, of Albbheville, )roposing to strike out the protvision1 allo,Vi ng the USC of the t fund for the payme'nt of general aIP r pniatiits anad of slaris, iui amieiiUniment ',hi w \o'thil hive p)rcvy ut:d (he it:,e o[ thce hi to 'idl over a.e:ircityf Iuutt y i lt 7ttt tre:ay. Tlhe l inmit u's tled, to vir ', aid theI bill tdered to ib' tgros:'d fr a I thirdl readli. . T'Iit: tit zl/ ):'r.\ m :: :"tIo :' :; ,..\ .. Iai, . \.. lin fithe bill ul'ered by I)r.l Tolas, of ( uio, to p ro\vide for it hlorizoald re diIuction of the salaiie of the Statt oliicers was retela-d, )r. Thomas read i te pri c'et epared for1' the occasion, A ithe de' ofI his remarks the Ilouse wit Ii ut a' div i'ion mlid wit houat an urti he d!i: Cii on51t1, kil.ilt tht bill. '.1a:'1 I iu rt lhat ion to Ilie rti iu j .t o htr: Ul:r, mov:01ed: toi str.. i , lr the' inaa(c'tng _httc;, :a,l supplornd~ ti md obR i in a short leeceh. lte e0hl n, l aundt'':tbulln11y railrutads shouit lt ah lowed to Iltor seven d:tys in tin week when citi/elas Were nl It. i is p:iuicipa objiE't ion was tlit the lissage oi the bill wouhll tenid tto proteOt theu growthi of isinus ii the State -suct as Commniuni1ismn and Aniarclisin, mat wouhl break down tI e act and saictity of the Sal bath. t1r. Norton, of Marion, said if tIs b il w i pa-edei thle L egislaturie I iold also pa ss alaw al lowin th e farii ers to drv hi luh oni the Sabbaith. Mr. Gairy, of \ ibevillIe, spo ke at m10>ral c ultture geiierally. lwArshawi\, of IDairl ingtonu, Spokile in f avor 0f the b1 ltlintinig (lit that b'y p ermiit - ingI tie runniniig of Sunday tias dur-. ing ciertuani mlonthis in [lhe yIiar th e Leg islaturce was realhly lIegislat-ing for the fnuti, melonI and ii1 trucik pro(dulct. Iir tanhLil sio>ke of thle mioratl aspec of the <iui>tion1. lie said if somei 5(o11- Siiiilaiy, where it dozenC trLinis at., lck( ip, til see0 howbiiV the emlo1Eyees dil moraill y if they wa ere Jiui-d a. work, IMri. tkerislutw aroslle? to 1)ay tha nt lie lul lois knocwledge the empithlyees o.f thle ratil r<11111it atl Florence were all mien1ber ofl tie claireich. 110 supporilted [lie bill lIe. eauise it was ini the interiest of [lie tiuel fitrmer1 s. Mri. BrotwnIinig, IIfL Bekelevy, puti in 'lea for thle [ruck farm iers of'lowerc Souitl Carohinai, shini g fthat thle prehtint hay I-tiled I gieat. losses uj ln thieii Tl.11u bilt, hie reindedIiI ill wtse, :pili, la'evO,is einist iont, wh iehliIinited th<o i\lr. Arehier, of Sparitanburg i;', dei iverel un ilmtihir on~ ft hapipinIess ofi the II oymiienit IIofit Salbbaith. Hie 1i0midet thie ilole of I thei prophellicy of tIn I I Ihiet Jriah, i whoil prlieitedl thu T he lill was fina lly passed5tl in the [fol 1omg n shape:i d on 111, Jolt and Aulgust, trinis ladleni ex bIs y with frus aomh tt.getablhis .11 Ii i ii d . m n iy aiid I very 1un,ii h ti.i - ti ii sa in II, amiil(iuch ionst ue tiotai syuyb rmn w m byI e hil tnar Ii mergdefncis oeriS1 ihl of property 'in (Charlestoni, Colleton oii IerLley counl't illtiES, tilled foith a long dte terwardi'S it 1irie w(i tiis II motn 'aie ti 1 ihe .bill wVa- finalliy pai I to its thini re:mng. T.hil voIte in the oin 10t A sseml y, bhi~I 'In the l9thI inst., for supler itiin tent Ii 1 J. P. Blackwoil, of Edgetield, 41; .J. 11. f Kinleor, of liichland, J 5; N. C. l:olbert - son, of Fairlield, -1. (JCl. lipsconl watis - acCordingly dclarel electedl. 'l'he vote > for directors of the penitentiary was t; follows: N. W .lrooker, of .';dlgeiehl, 1 113; C. W. MeF'a(ddon, of (;wster, lil; .lohn U. Guignard, of Aiken, 79; 11. A. iMEeetze, of Lexington, 73; (eorge '. Shields, of Columbia, 11. The lirst three wcro declared elected. 1t1";M0 )t.1I. 01 11()F. WOO)ii) .'. Th(' Hoa(r(1 of Ili,rlctr>of thie Theaologient stiuliiiry of ('(Cltuubita carry('r Out lthe Ordelr o,f thle tiyno(. (F'roim thec' News I'i t(cou it.) n1'Mi , Duccnmber 8.- -1 '1irc4tut to the instructions of the four Svnodls, the board of dir(ctors of the 'l'h(ological $minary met at 10 o'clucI thli tr)i ing in the Scuiry chmpel. ''there wcre four albsentces. T1he iollowing mteCmlIls were preient: )r. Wn. Ad1:!mus, the 1ev. .1ames >idey, l: e Rter. ,J. W. ltOgtan, the iev..J. C. M\le !lien, the 1 ev. .1. (l. Law, Dr. 11. E. hep)hcrtl, Mr. W. C. Sible), (ol. (lcorge \W. Scott and1( 1)r. \\. T1. Th'1omp.1j-t."t). )r. Staccy VCelectcd p)resident and \l r. ia\w secrctarv. 'T'e folloving resolili' it wa'; alt itt'I: "Wlerea, tlce i,)ur Syniods cos)ntrullin(, this Sem incary hai1Ve insi tctcd this asi I tO re(tIL the .Iev. .hatms Woodrow, 1). 1)., for his rc.igoati11a11 prcolessor of nituratl sCience in COeCiuction with 1:eve httion: "BOsolved, 'Tiiat a conimcit t c 1eecnsist ing of the 11ev. Messrs. .tIcga an cudl 'To1mpn)son) be acltointed to watit (cln 1)r. Woodrow aiicci m;ake thc said re<iuest, ald said Connciccittee shitcl preSCnt Dr. \oodrow writh I Col) of thi:; resct1 At 12 o'clock the bcoard t1cock i recee; uutil 2 p. i. At that htur the ccommci-it tee jresented the follwing ncote fr om )r. Woodrow: ''lI rep)ly to tit' rietc'st lichl1 you lucve jttst hadt me f r mty resigicaticin as pr cessor of lintturaI selc ie' in ccc uectiont with1 .lCevelition, 1 i)1 -g I:IaVe tc) saty thact 1 rspCeCtfullV dlccdii g' I'tlittg to it." TIhis 1ot ' llits sigi.cc wit it I . \'tt l r5ow's full title as 'elkinls profl('.sr. '.l:ie bocrd thctl cicicliticIn,i1l iuloclted ;t precaml ble, rceiticig ilie cilaove [u-ls, ani the fcllowing reislutin 'li(SOIVCI, .ii aecorucI i'e with Iithe instiuctos 0115 vei f50V ruln t he [lt (otl_ trolling Svnods ol' the Th1114c)14ical Seini naryv, tlit the lev. J tin s \\-olr) I, 1). 1)., l)0, allci lit' is h e i c, rt-tcv((I froi l'e hlair of jttttul se(c(4c1'i' ic ((tt n("ctio: wvith lit'tehltion, thc-ct Ilic secretary b'e dirc1 ti 1 t t,tcccc ticcit this actio 14 to 1)r. \Wto.ir,t. The 1 oatrdl thec wcnt ictc ci c1 t iit tt ftrr 1)1cl ' C (ii(lacti, nli l l''.h mt;ie theology. 'Tlhe llc.tv. I .). 1 (: -- deat wis c elctd. ink a r ce:s at , lt. m1. tic' board wtuai ,t In Dr. ( (1 ci;t-Ia 1)) a Itbody, aeucntinitic hic w it hi ic tlectioni and utrginig his nc(' c phtici ul the p rofessorship. 1)r. (iranclrmut re p1icd, cxpressintg his adlpr(ecit icon1 (If tihe conilclec reos)0(I int ic h,v Ih is bretih r('n, alnd stattintg thatl he wotthl cOntsi(c(-r lthe imtatte(r itnt give his recly at the ctacbiit'sl pnwcctticabcle l '.,It. At 8 p. icm. ti' h,uanci rta:sccmll i t Wrigt's Ilett'l anid spaenct cacOt I W huci1 t(he:itltrin; tltt' incter ,l ui tic' cciiO u -y' . It w;as lt'cil(I b(, ;:11 ;( Itirtlhe c ('lsctinccs Il pri'cc <'cis ccctil{ i ,. flust \\eCl's-tl.y ic bl Ic),.;i,, when(11 lc Icccct)ni wuill Iet icc .\ttgm.ta.i' llT clcics ri'uutiliig to Ibe ill t ar i a fccllt)Vs: (I) 1ill iitcU ntcite 1cncci ('X)')(sis ~f Scrijcttuc; ( i)cst:nd the.lug ; b;;) t.lcc .1'rkiis pr)fe'ssOIship of ii:t u'it s'eiecce iiu conntcectjion wit Ih .lI'cvchit ioc. ''te membert's uf the board1, ('xpre5ss thicnst-l ' a5 hop c f ct'ccl o l I b t, rc . ie thct Seinarciy, which t hecy tx icet ct or openi next Septembercc. ici( eccily andc trulciy we ar' cc,t :c drunccccen naccicc. Thire is sicily toco muich rik cclg, cand thcere is anc infiniit ccclf (crime andcc pover't y rcesutin cg fromi it, 'huct it is ecr tin that we ciirick less cper cccita : tincco our fathcecs d id, andcc it cdiscac,ccaitccicc thact thce ccnodo candc ccattccr ofi di ciucc hats undccergonco ai greact chcicccg inc thc la.c twencty-live years, ccndc i still iciler'giccc chaniuge. .1cciicc mccae cutcmc, dcci ca isc noc longer'11c te ccstomc tco drincck ccm, as: ourii Nwc~ Enghunctcc cestcr cc did, orl wlinskiy, asx oicc Sccutlic-rn cc.cccstcc did. W\iue candc berc ar'c cc,w c th cit dirinks{ (of thccose c( whocsumecc inctc,x enacts. We alisoc dcrick siccwly, cccc, thetrefcore, more cc orousyi'j tha ii.i uc c-dc to dot. Andc i>ene'. ' dink mon-iccc' I lowl'dy weV also5( cinkii les'~. We c:n- e cc,ci ai leisurely pceccple. We e:cccccct sit acc hour over twcdo ccr ticr'cee glasscs oflic beer', acs an Eniglishmanco cor (c iciccan dccs~ orc overc ca hial pcinct of v.ery~ tini ' cie, cas c l'rochmanicc ori piancccct dot . Aii therefore wc cite nct l ikelIy t cc bc com aic*c naction of slow guizzlrcs. it ccanncoc ccc,w, beC saidt, 1nor is it procbalec ticmt it emi ever ibe truithfutclly idc, cf lice Amercican c asc it is of thce Encglshc ('cnstittt;coc, tichat "'it fliccts ini iher'i." We dcc m>t piily ca drunken ci manc as thce Emccopcccm peopljcc cdo, or, if icc such ac Ccse homice ity livsc-, T'Iis mrixedc wvithc shancnc' i-, tis o frconc gieicf ecxempcjt, Andic 'cavrcs v'ery) hcirgjey cof conticmpi. We lok upo druni t 'ickenneccss :c- a mis. Iccrtunci. . We recgcani it asc a icccjccc or ca icicncir i-rime, aecccciicng tco thce ccagccitcmic ccr nuccmtude ofl its c;vil eccnilcc-cccc Thce vce ouf dr'uckcennecss icc Amicccc c is ini ai surc ancd no(t vcery sccow prcco'c ofl cimcinucctcccn. Wcc acrc tinc-kinnc fcorI ccipint of c' c riinl ccc incccl ran .c t cc cct is 1hat c f cc i jcien!c amc',c i coc)n towardi c druncckancc. Tw cc f cc hc :,t c Iist dcingccj. the rcentc ca mbly cc fcc I wc fircct waccs when:c Grandcc A.i cter i''cwdic ii 1 el rgidchetdelgicee)'at the shui t icis ccr contempccltible cc in he cy c fc 1th wcc orccld, bytesipene fai'an cicg frccni v,isitccg iial(cccn. Thie sco (ctc wcirs whccn thcc whcle bdccy cof ncighcta ci- i cci deane cc pled'cge ccf tccnstcantc ccbiect y fromic its cncwly) cleced cil ic'cc'. Pilmic thrpci ccts cmcal ccfcormccer'; ennc takic fresh couragei~ fromcc thetse- ce'ringc cmicccis a icnc>.- (Chicagoc .1 cut)et c. i inc ccilcen limcc' thei coctchi r'ecncd ticc f valucc ccf, ai nonc inc -cows. Nccw,cc;y '4, - rice mcccc icog Id andthicihogacl.i \n lIt m ,o r ,( I iw':;(' ini 'onuty (:i)ern ;r ( -i a u tnlig ('ott'iI 1'.i,r. (I l ''n" it 'ii. .' the News itl.t Couii"r.) Iii the ptrogress; of the debat1ek in tht I louse whieh, 1y the way, vas its firt ind(ult;tp-n'e in Ihat o. in(st ;eductive bu)t sotewhat xpensivo legislative luxury a gtootl deal was 1i(1 ab)out county Cx l e's('s. It will be0 remnletilbred that th ::ul)juet of discusiionl was the Aldrich bi] to chiige the teitre of oillie of gran juties. .1t was itdvancedl inl siipport O the bill tihat Ite grand juries by beinl ntde p'rpet tud would Ie able to eXe' eise a (loser sertl imy over the expendi tures of county lunds. The opnicut: of the bill loiittd out, with nu' force that II th contitnianlce off imen in ollie0 s( lo Irtiight render thml more easily sub ject to the influen(ycs of a powerfuil Col I11nt i oi of Ctorrupt ollicials or criuinattls lThis b>roitgit out eulogies from <iite ( itttmber of litnmb('rs upon the ollicials o their resplective count ies, each assertin that t nobler, purer, iore intelligent upright, patriotic, self-denying lot o citizens, in the words of the ''Milkudo,' 'never did rsist."' All of which it doulbtloss verIy tru'. Nevertheless it it itlmitted on all sides that one of th( inost pre ssing 1utstitonis whieh con frout: tIi: letg islatiure is th te tiestion of te fomill in eounity al;tirs. It wais tointecd ouI in thiis correspodece on ;londa hu't iltt ini the ctitity of Abbeville, i sho 'win 1 ty the Press and tiunner, tho (x l)nses for six yairs of D)emuocratic rut were 815 ,(It) in excess of those of siN yatrs of tt the I adical rule of pitttlde:. l'hu stat"tltenit wits the subjecet of it )ritakfast i tile ctnVersition at th (irianl CUe,it lit tel yesterday, at which a disti io iislRdi01nem1 her fron Ab bevillt assistedl. I. askct d 11 h if the ligutes of t le I.' s , id Ilttt 1' wire t rue, itl lie repl)i5d 1that h' hadl no dtoub t they were. The only c.s)' he Via, alde to assign for it W' iiht the cople wre too anxious to imt1:ke t lving ttut of minor otlices wich(1 the(y sought. '"Any- ian or dishonesty'' 1 in ruiid. :, ie didii't think so. \Wliilc it, wal tl'ue . :. arlie's (if somte of tht. olis: wei :, ll, thtt positiont athorded tpprtunitii < itetking mont'y wich V,r IV lw t,en counld r(sist. T1h is n.inatrk VI: s e nitt ii i ref'ereiie to Albbvill etitun tt alone b ut to all the counties in the Sitt. A';e in 1 oin ocuetitd hle di irii the :a til joit of this week. Lookiit oe the it gist r of thIe hit otel oi '.ties. day itltruing I fttound the uniates tf siN lr =t oll p,ioiliin n't ('c ioitiu of (i, 0)rge' town. .Ilthitnkinig thatt they might havt (": t:o t h t i l 5n ui legilativt ''iitn lt, 1i.ndin t i i t "i h lo lte ind an of tet u ask tl: itresnt olive 1iller ~ii ihti lt; U 1.\ i t if t , ' ltitiiit lit? altii eittwn t ottt "htips-I wat iu ' Iit li i,i i bailt tur.t o rt lii'Ir Cont vit ilitt tim itttinot. T hrii;ts ill, ltaps t p1lain whly it ('t: is I. ui .:t1 to,l -: tahi to titout oi coit tot tohe peit 1'lttiat, . I wa t frtler told by1 Mt i illb th ttit t nme of the distinitutuishc, Oil!iti.'s tiUil tt to i it rablitd re tt'Ir autl during the recen1 titilinymis I1ilt a t'it dated It o ition of ith .itad 'l alf ('nb1 te h t t itt l ctio ii of hie salnriis u ' 1:te o1licials .d it helir mecasture-s of re furta. 1t i r iti l.;o of 'xit ' litIii hlit t'oin l i to bi t t i tt. i 'lutth'ston. t 'roni I l) \ n ,'. xt, u( ht ui:; h(erc 11 \\'olhw'sdat 1oi, ,:i,t a It ing o t tlie ('itiha leslt o hIt it s iti t n nit tl:(' the subje t of l the pro tut ttl tt t" ibi: lt rl " 14't 'le t t'i lilai.' l-itl it'ton of :n utit.. l'he (Ori('-i jro t': hi; w li it,;tles, to .. itil to a rnit ,,oiille r( elition, bit st:it 'ti lat ht (i l 11t1 td a; livi n ilit wt \ill e Iotri in i tid ta i iis i in ollie the dttiei ri i i t r ire, i it t w . itr t ine id:i t aIeto of i the i inxu ibint ii inii a.. ranmuetits wte til Ito i i "I"ry.i in t ote' iwtols,it. inoiredI ieib'dito Ihi netti oft Iilountig er i iet, lit ua;I'ii ha'-; ti t al agoti hlft l i Iit i I unts, I a li ti ;t sI tei lir fri. Char id if ithill wat achttily tuii,jand i. i tepltitt tinit it~ was andi 01.iItitit had ittn ing n Ii forIh years,te somx i e oftle iwrb:i. ' wfor. ii toel hveiing mad n1iighi t ll toil >r reft rniin th i s dttirec( imii hui-i to llt ly ihiiire whic l.rlnt pitnwi he:di Jb>i in he ire tio e i:uty xim 11)ijtieitii tifl y t'ppear AN ARTIST VARNED. - An initation of United States Currency That Must Not be Repeated. The secret servico ofhers made a 0 seizure in Theodore Stewart's saloon in t New York recently of a small ping t by William H. Harnett, the we own artist, representing the face of a United States $5 note. The work was done so 3 well that it took close examination with a glass to show that a note had not bOMt pasted down on a piece of wood, as even the mucilage which apparently had been used was imitated. The law pro hibiting the counterfeiting and imit. tion of money was felt to have been violated by this neat piece of artistic <"' ptaitinn. but the law officers of the Treasury Uepartment could not say that talent such as that exhibited in this case should be promoted, because of the sub ject selccted to portray. Neither could they allow the matter to pass without calling attention to the dangers of imita tions so skillfully made that they re quired but a groundwork of paper in stead of a smooth surfaced wood to en able them to pass for money. It was not supposed that any jury would convict the artist of a violation of law should the case be put to trial, so the Solicitor of the Treasury advised the kecretary that while under the circum stances of the case he should not advise prosecution, yet he would suggest "that the development and exercise of a talent so capable of mischief should not be en couraged in a direction which might lead to embarrassment and discomfiture." This means that the artist will be warned to let imitation of United vyates money alone hereafter and to exercise his genius in some other direction un less he wants to get into trouble. The picture will be returned to its owner. A GUrowliag People. In round numbers the population of the United States increases at the rate 1,000,00u a year. The census of 1880 showed a population of over 50,000,000 and close estimates based on local cen suses give in 1886 56,000,000. Of this increase about one-third is from abroad. Two natives reach the stage of action for one foreign resident. The ratio of native increase must in the future be greater, as the native element is constantly growing larger while the foreign is about station ary. The immigration for last year was a little larger than that of 1884 and this. year p>romises to exceed the last; but both years show a decreaso on several lrcedmiig years. Many thoughtful per sonas are appreliensive of future trouble thruglh tiUs rapid increase of population, i largely drawn from foreign sources. lhe spectacle of from :300,000 to 400,000 ioreigners leiug absorbed annually into our industrial force is one, they think which cannot be continued without in time producing a serious disturbance. It should be borne in mind that when a foreigner comes to this country and be comes a part of its laboring force, he be comes also a part of its consuming force. In many cases he does work in this coun try which in his absence would be (lone m ttroue." Until, the population ap proaches the limit of our producing capactiity, tie foreigner may as well work here as im .lurope. We now export grains anid meats wich areconsuimed in Europe, aud time product of the consumer's labor is sent to us. When the laborer comes over and works in this country, he con mimctues imorc of our agricultural products tham when he is in Europe and he only adds to tlie coisuming force. In time the foreign itumigration will decrease in actual iumbers, as it is already decreas ing relatively. The number of born Americans is every year larger, and will increase for years; but (lie inducements ior foreignuers to come here will grow less and less. Thme immnigrationi question is therefore largely one of the imagination, so long as it is confined to the Caucasian race. The politicianis who are disturbed over it live a quarter of a century too late. This country has passed success fully through the danger they now think they see mi the future. Whatever peril there may may have been in that quos tion when (ho nation was young and the native populat,ion small has now p)assed away.--Sani Francisco Call. When a legislature says that on cer taini conditions a man shiall be authiorized to sell intoxicating liquors, and1( that un less lhe meets those conditions he shall Inot haive the right to (do it, the legisla tuire by that act assunes the right to p)rohiibit the sale of liquors; for if its prescribed conditions are such that no one will acepejt them, prohibition be comes a fact, if the law is enforced; and whether it is enforced or not, the legis lature has recognized the principle and has assumxed pirohuibitory 1)ower. It (lees the same when it enacts that no person shall sell intoxicating dIrinks as a bever age from 12 o'clock midnight until six o'clock in the morning. 1f for the pub lic good, and b)ecatuse the public interest is promoted by it, a law cani be made to close the saloons a p)art of the time, for the sane reason a law could be0 made to close thiem all the time. If to p)romoto this piubbei good it is right to) restrict the business, it is right, for thme public good, t o annmhilate business. This is what law is for, and it is not only its legitimate function, it is its solemon duty as well to abato nuisances, to put an end to crime, l and at all possible points to p)rotect so cicty. There is mno more reason to qluestion the right of thme government to forbid the sale of intoxicating liquors as beverages than to question its right to I foibid arson and nmurdler. It hiasias i,uch right to close saloons ais it has to close gambling dlons and'( houses of pros Li tituitioni. Hlaving (lhe right to p)i01hibit s for an hour, it has the right to prohibit aforever. Lecgislation which already ex ists aLssuies all1 the constitutional power e niecssary to imake prohibition a fact, anid whait we need now is not more logis-. -laitivo function, hut a public opinion, which wii. denJUmd( (lie necessary legislas -tion and the enforcement of tho law. The v'a:r is thle power behind thmethrono jin this con"try. The lawmaker listens for the voice of his constituents, and the executive "'!er doies the samno thing, ~ andi if the voice is sufliciently imnperative, it is regarded. A mere whispor is niot enough, but wvhen it thunders it 1s usual ly obeyed.- Western Christian Advocate Ir liie tried to) enjoy himself at Mr Arthur's funeral, but it was not thought he~ lhad as much fun as Mr. Arthur's friend ' haad at Mr. Bllainec's funeral.