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VOL XVII. PICKENS, S. C., TIIURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1887. NO. 10.
101I1 HOUSES COMIC IIOWN To VOR K ]
ANI) BUSINESS.
A Nutmber of Iiportant Iltoasurey Iut ro
tittuod, and Vaialsly DIsposed Of. r
COLUMJIA, November 20.-The Lois- 1
islature of South Carolins is a large body, u
but it doesn't tako long for it to como 1
together when the law commands. On
Monday there were few signs of the up
preaching session, until the evening
trains brought nulbers of Senators and
Represent atives. Tho arrivals cord inod
r
till just before the hour for meeting, and
by that time there were few members of i
either branch who were not ready for the 1
roll-call. Everybody very naturally
wendod his way to
TII: STATE HOUSE d
which, by authority of the Legislature, f
has been improved and refitted in a s
manner at once handsomo and sub.s.tn.t- t
tial. Its present condition and arrninge
mont are in marked contrast with those
of former and recent years. Since J.7G f
the man who 'ntcrcd that hail amt re- (1
mained in it day and night throughout a
the session, dic so at the risc of his life.
Huge gaps in the ceilings, loose wiiudiow P
sashes and broken panes of glass gave S
entrance to death-dealing (Iranghts, 'J
which brought pneumonia and consiup- l
tion to those who were exposed to their t
influence. The four old 'toves which (
formed the basis of the Asher I'hnier t
claim, and which occupied much of clhe
valuable time of the Houso and Sere.te, n
were kept warm onl- by an army of a'
pages, attaches and hlf-frozeon t pre. t
sentatives, who bad to hug them iii ('rder St
to thaw out their frozen lhmbs. All hi:; b
has been changed, and the legi ltivt i
halls of South Carolina arc now wtat U
they should be. a
Major John ). Brown, the serg-uit- r
at-arms of the House, has been here for
a monch or more superinteuding ti. ar- v
rangements for the comfort of the mom- I
bers, and Colonel L. R. Marshall, te 'J
sergeant-at-armM of the Senate, h;ts also a
been at work. it is somewhat d .li.ult o
to give one an idea of the improventits e
that have been made. The hall of the
Ilouse of Rtepresentatives is a piet.tr i.
very bright colors, of that in the .. u i
al Capitol. It is surrounded with il-t
ries, which will afford ample accommo- i
dation for visitors and which will bni,
give the members more room than t:o.y
have over had. The notrble fleor is
covered with art sttares; the walls ;re
in a light shade of terra cotta with : it
panelling and a datlo of lig't cr m- t
colored polished tilee, berdtered with
bronze, cherry and Al. IT.e rl:e
rails are of brass, and the su port iUi
cherry and gold. The Speaker" :idrk
of cherry, with a reiirmiun room iu th
rear of cherry and gold.
The decorations of the ccilinsart
very rich blue and gold being the pre
vailing colora of the p{ucls. The tor
traits of Hampton and Gordon are hung t
just above the Speaker's desk.
In the Senito Chamber the impro-:e
ments are equally marked. The prevail- P
ing shades here are of Nile green and i
olive richly traced with gold. The c
Pre-"ident's desk is of walnut and b ove
it h- ngs a life-size portrait of Calihout,
The hiating arrangements, howe'er,
as the most important. The (nUire
buildie is heated by two battci s of
three boilers each, one located in eho
east and one in the west basement of the v
building. From thesa boilers run lue;, 8
pipes, &c., which send the hot air to the
radiators in the different portions of the
building. Each boiler furnishes its quota
of heat with but ive pounds of st m,
and caelg is so arranged that it automati
cally stops the pressure of steam at aniy
given amount. The result is p)ure com1
fort for everybody in the buildiv.
comfort that should carIry conivictiont to
the mind of every lawmraker in the btato
and secure an appropriation sullicient to i
completely finish the State House.
AT wORK.
The Senate wvas convened without any
'eremony-Licut.-Gocv. Mauldin simply
Mallinlg the body to order. The usual
committee waitedl on the Governor to in
form him that the Senate was organized.
Shortly after this, the annual message of
hir Excellency was presecnted1, and read
b)y the clerk.
At noon, the constitutional hour, Cierk
Sloan called the House to order and
proceeded to call the roll by conties.1
A quorum was announced to be present,
whereupon Speaker Simons assumed the
chlair and spoke as follows, after tl.e
opening prayer had been delivered by
the Rev. J. N. Young, of Abbeville
''Gentlemen of the House of ::pro
sentatives: On reassembling to execielse
tihe implortanlt functions entrumsted to,
you, to legislate for your fellow-citizens.
whatever different views you masy inidi
vidually entertain as to particular mea I,
ures, t am p)ersuladied that cach 0one of
you appr~oache(s the task animated by
the single purpose of striving to p)rom~ote
the honor and welfare of the Sti t., to
advance tihe happiness anid prosperity oif
her people.
"Permit nme to express the hope that
the success of your labors shall b)o coin
mensurate with the patriotism with
which I am sure they will be insp)ired.
''Since your last meeting Mr. IL. B.
O'Bryan, a member from Barnwvell, lhmt
departed this life. For several yvamu a
Representative of the people of his couni
ty, in his personal intercourse a gentle
man courteous and conisideratte, inl thet
dlischarge of his public dluty a membler
conscientious and faithful. I am con
vinced the announcement (If his dece:eA
will 1)e receivedi with sorrow.
'"Mr. P. HI. .N Isonl, at miemuber fromt
Kershaw, haiving acecepted a dtialqual if y -
inlg oflice, comn~iicated to moe ii
resignation.
'"Pursuant 1(o Sectiona .o, A Mie I
of the Constitution of the bitte, as (1 no
strued by the invariablat p1 attice of thkir
House, I issued writs of election to fil
the vacancies thtus occasioed.
" 'Trusting that the harimonmy mi
courtesy -wi ch have always cont.picu
ously disti nguiishied thte p)roeedings; e!
this Hlouse nity conitinuei to attend your
deliberations, I now connaentd y-ou I,
tho transactiont of tihe busine-sa befot
youl."
Next followed the usualt p)rimar*y nu>
tion-the ap pointmtent of a committee,
Mes. Ansef, P'ope and A. F'. O'B3riont,
to wItI upon the Giovernor-the usual
xclange of mes ages with the kenate
,nd the reading of the elec ion returne
roml eounties where speoial elecotion
iad been lield to fill vacanies. teso
utions were received from the (Jenten
iial Expesition Association, of the Ohio
Talley, and from the National Grange,
a r< ferenca to expoSitionS, \c ,Uand were
eferred to the commilitteu on Federal re
alioiw. '1'ho Speaker announced the
ppointinent of Wardlaw ioorman as a
>ago, vico John Lake, resigned.
1Ie1lrs. Jenny, of i!iriuwell, and
Ihgill, of (er.:hawi, elected to fill vacan
ieU, and )r. Belithes, of 1irion, who
tid Iot <llialify at the liat foesion, were
worn in.
A1 mtoti.n waIS aldpted(, retquiring the
Iiiortemnut Of thle 77ithi rul,', Wiihl
Irovi.i's Iit m. dly eerl iin persons therein
ied aduitted to the il-or of the
Ii)iwte.
N .-xt arose the (lneetion of seats. The
iHit s(;sioli hal(l been held in the Agri
ulturall 1-all and the meubers luid therm
raw n for seats. The question that con
routed the hIouse wa; whether there
hould bo a now drawing, or whether
lie members should retain their original
umbors.
The Speaker called attention to the
lct that the rule authorized only one
rawingt, and that it had been exhausted
t the last session.
'T'horo wal; som01( (li;ctssiol, t)11 tici
ated in by Messrs. 'ihonas and i\le is
ek, of Union, . rdan, of Sumter,
'homas, of Coluulbiai, I)eau, of Spartan
urg, and others, and it was finally do
>rmmied that there should be a new
rawing; on the basis, however, and in
;io order of the drawing last year.
It took about oe hour to get the
iembers seated, and this having been
tcomplis:hed, the IHouse addressed itself
) the hiaring of 11w (overnor's mes
lge, whichl la d Iu tbeei received some ii m11
eior e m['h iessag!;' wasy read by M(lr.
.M. And r:on. Its r ailiug wa's 'am
ttced at I.11 I. 1?., all wast-; onclud'.ed(1
t 2.1i1ono h1oulr acal twiity-n_ino
unutes.
'the 1ous3 seemed i'i a humor ior
-ork, and the motion t > reassemnbl at
, p. l., was9 p)romuptly adopted.
h'se i1'1 t :51ons have been kept up
I1 tihto wrek, Ii he only init trmi-sion bintg
ii Ihiuri ay be(ctuse tied ay i 1a gan
ra!holidity.
thc Iioil:" cal -nd(:'i c ntan:tined 1i7 iil
rouight ovr:r fem la tsesSioi. \aty
i tIu" a a uretsi hl.V lrve bi)(en ahi-eidy (i.
usl tf .ho. ho.-2 of must iiter ;st to the
enriatl publif wvill now, be outlineld.
h I . i'i t 1. 7 a1 h'- I iin L w (it ed
m d ci item i hii a1 ulil.imtl:ely
ill. . a i v ' 01 (h to : . It :.; tRoiught
(.l :I t II ii , i__: V(r(-: aipeni the m !Uin
ll' ')! ?:i : t di Inill w:s by manny m.m.
i't I ., i rl . t a 'e(p i ;. Oni''
hd' ,.i. ' . ,il hi,e bee; to
e t t - h l , I ti : .liw.'d to land
'1'l:i 1 -iiren . t le F; t hr iity Ct,11e
1 it t iutLtr i A hie of the present se5
Tho bill to atutend the glali law caused
uIte a djisculasionl.
IIe olbject of the bill, it wasi salld, wats
> inse;r llt word "tuait" in flit: 1i,t of
rotecte l bi di, t1 idea ieing 1tat th
re.-ent law 'was evaded 1y peoplo uho
:tl lirtrad ,i -;runail;. Mr. l .itdaL, of
airticld, moved to kill the bill. The
lOtitol w1a lost, ri1n-l tht 11 t!'l re \:1:a
l:otht:r !It'! I -iis r o i ait-ndi u +( ate and
3ir. A).;ven,po11, of (irteanvillt war-l,<d
a 1)ut ol)o,Sums mn the bill. ie -aid he
itS fonl of 1 n i)O511111 Whenll it wast
cod and fat, and thy ought. to le,l 1
ited until they 'er( fat amd lit to cat.
'he opossum anendment wais lost oni a
ivision by a vote of 1o to 1.
The bill as i'esd closes -he sermon
or all gam b)i from11 April 1 to No
embter I ; thae close of thec seasonI1 for
lovas is fromi MIarch 1 to August ..
Thie' Houlis: h2.22 m a atiail whieb
IladeA iit a im.tIin:dI ('l ace for"trial jus
ices to receive tu. feui ~ ~ or 10to ids dlhe
-ontad.o's fees in rany crimii clae,
vhether- the case is atuailly tried or
oempromised or transferred, undeir ai
>oenalty of a inae of $30 to $100, or im
>risonmient of thirty (lays to nix months.
A a2oNF-I~EEATE- HJoMI.
D)r. l'ope, of Newberry, hasa iuntroduced
n thle H ouse a baill to provide a hiomei
or d is4a ld C~onfedehrate so'ldirs. Ti [
>ill eml.bodies thte followinag pro-avisions:
F"ir:t, ai eall faor the doaionil0 olno
esM ttiaui I 00 a1.c of land am .325a,t)0
01 tihe bi ingst to im1 eected froma ,ian
otaliat i thae Mtde; tili board of Itia
Iipo amtai1 dcii the I (l1il lca ion.o
iaongi those prVolerd.
' lh enttire manaIsgieent of the institu
,ien v:i'll be vested in thIiis b oard ofi trus
ees-, the0 maembears of wich are niamedc
n1 the~ bill anid inlude l(theIla mne-t paroi
ient of the State's Confederate leaders.
The unmbethr of 1en(lciaies to be ad
nitted to Ithe haoaae is to be e<p al Ito th<
mspreia tin in 1 o'ha housIsI (If thi
b eg i-shait at (1al ayportionied am iong tht
vaious1' counllt ws il prioot.in to thi
representtation01 inl th le' gii-,iature0.
iptiropriationa by the' beistadure t:
25,00 for I-ha i-uppoIart oi the institu
uion.
Whiatever nmy lbe the fate of this par
Lieilasr me15aure, it. isl sa:fo to tay that th<i
atter of pr1or'iing for ineedy and de
ervolg ex-Conlfederato soliers wil
h ike Ioe : hl rpi during the present ses;
onil. Seator Mulrray, of Anderison, ha
iat roded a re1solu tioni asking Vls
Comp24trollhr .ieneal to fuarnih a state
menUt of the numbeI ar of ConIIfederato sol
duirs rcidin hin I Pt d4ae whlo are un 11
able ,- 11arn a i oppsrt zad thea lIimbe
T1hie membes a re iving I son?' o- thtouagh
5o 1t1e nIt r an womt11-l inforjmationa
d'.la.aa >, Af)arlingtoun, la
'ntrodaa' a hilul to pensji needty 1101
d i-a; ma1 hor Ut the Confa'deracye
ihe whaoh: IInattr ilhl be fat ly conl
Some2& oif thet 1tpitper ill thes iasteura :
tion of the Sade hava eecenthIy dIh ena. a
I he proapositiont $o erente ft new1 ('cunt
of Ilorreincea- to be' foira-d outa of po
tionsa oaf Marion, 1)arlinagtona and~ \ui:
laiambair. TJ'e ara ofi thet prIipe;
coun111 is 15.1 sihiare ile-, iadeI uap a
romil 1)2.irb''t msC- '.1 Ipmr m'le1 u, cu
Up 1n)111;ttel ta ( 11( las neV Col t.
-st 21 hnate at 2,.000. The11 Iromo)ters I
the now county ofl'r the following finan
cial arguments in favor of its establish
ment:
"The town of Florence, by v )tC
(unanimous) of a taxpayern' meeting,
and of its town council, has pledged
itself to provide the jail and courthouse
free of expense to the new county, and
at the cost of the town, provided they
be l 'cated in Florence; and by re<iuest
of the town council, a bill is pending in
the Legislature to authorize the town to
issue bonds and levy taxes for the pur
pose. This will start the now county
free of debt. Tim town of Florence is
free of debt, and in a healthy financial
nituation--and the same rem trk is et1ual
ly applicable to the counties of Marion,
)arington and Willitutsbuirt. The
taxes of the territory propo.sed t) be in
cludcd in the now county will amply
lsuplport its county governlmc.ut without
the neceseity of iinereiso over the best
rate in any of the oil ones, nor will the
old counties ator separation bo com
pelled to raise their rates in order to get
along. 'The saving in their immense
mileage bills will abundantly compensate
for all difference in receipts. Florence
(as an inducement to locate) has ex
ompted from municipal taxation the oex
tensivo and costly machine shops of the
Atlantic Coast Line, which, nevertheless,
pay the Stato and couty taxes."
They also urge that ''large tracts of
untap)ped foresi, lands exist in the ox
treme parts of \Vcst Milon tand Xorth
Williamsburg, which will bo developed
by the impetus derived from a now
county seat, advantageou:,ly located,
and the rise in values will be follo1?ed
by heavier tax receipts; while the rise in
valucia in Florence, from natural growth
of the town, accelerated as it will be, if
made a county capital, will also add
heavy and ever increasing sumci to the
treasury of the county."
-ruan'raxA'r10s or I oo s.
Cousiderable debate arose in1 the
liou';v, when Mr. Boozer, of Lexin gton,
called up his bill to lox dogs. '1'his bill
provided a license ta. of .l per yea' to
be paid by the owner of every dog in the
State. The tax to be applied to the use
of the free schools. Mr. Boozer made a
strong speech in support of his 1bill,
i howng that the dogs in this State cost
the people over $1,(10,O0() per autniin.
to bill, said he, dhi hot contemldate
the aInihilation of tho canine rach; it
simpl y proposed to make the ovs ners
il.y for the p,riviltge of ownin titin.
Alr. lioozr10 ' urged particularly that thoso
wh lumhsd partridges, and deer, ndu
dov, ,aentd (possmalls c01 ui very well
oh, ld t Va lor' ils-ir pa's.
i'. , r, Of Jit h ueliail, also ao..lco
cat'!e the hil l. It the people of' th eState
woldt raise mn)re In< imd sheep and
tewi .. dogs, theirs wOuld soon bo an in
er" in ") pro'! r ity.
M. Iave an oit, i G reenvillk, aid
had a man IO coltlnhin't 1is' d o,s and
lt), too, milusot be it liglhty p oo' man't1.
I[e Jld i noel i:s'st more ci:ildren
thau any men in this llousJ and he had
seven hound dogs, a half a dog to a
child. li also Itd plenty of hogs.
An hone was consumed in the discus
sion, after a hic the bill was indefinitely
po5t poOed, (3 to 3(i.
TIaN):Iti AT Til: ( T11I'o. _A.l.
At the last. ssiin, Miller, the likely
mulatto who in part rIprescuts the
tgro-ruiden county of lh'aulfort. intro
tlIk iti a bill to amlen)d the election law- .
his ojectivt, Point b'-'in'g Ihe 1abl)01tionl
aof the " eiglht.-b ox-law." l ' callcdl up
his bill on Wednes:iay mtoninig. J mue
diat:ly his colleague Washington moved
to strike out the enteting worls---a mo
tion which enabled Miller to make a
strong speeeh, explaining the purport of
his bill, the ell'eet of whielc would be to
turn the Stato over agin body atnd soul
to the li publican party, which il ed it
so sutat .fulhly froma 18118 to 18s7a;. Mit
1e mtionedt)itS incidenotally itn the courseo
ofa hais remaorks thtat the "'grantd old par-i
IV'" wasi deadt, tattd would nesier agin
rail it std inl1 ti State; a it atemenat
w ich wa received by the hlouse "with
a g ood itany giain; of ttait." '' iill
itnisheda htis taratio han d a i,i oti w.ats
speedily rmade and ado.pted. to iudelinite -
ly p)ostponoe the bill. Yes 95, nays 5.
All the colored D)emocrats votelt with
the majority.
Mr. Aldrich's bill to amend Section 89
of the GIeneral Statutes was next reached
tand passed. It disqutalities from voting
" 'personsJ kopt in tiny talnmshouse or'
tasylumtt, or of unsountid itind, or cofitned.
Iilay pubtlie prisoni, or' who shall have
1beaen conavieted of tre'ason, murader, buar
glarty, hteeny, perjury, foagery or other
maiamuas crimie, ort daelling.
Aniothaer of Miller's atmnetmdmenttswa
naext itndetittitely potptlonted, viz: A Ibill
t3 omete Gene~(iairal iitatuatesi relating
to the qualification and registration of
voters. Miller consumaed abiout an hour
and a lalfI of theo titti oif the House in
tt exercise o.f hais conistitutional right to
speak, ant'. to detmaud the yeas anad nays.
11e was soon satistledl- -wvith the yeas and
nays, if not with their relattive a umber.
-rnt. s'r'rrf UN IVEustry'.
STo iTustees of the Uiv'iersity ltv(
fotrmutl at ed in a bill their plana to rtaise
thle tambt(Irad of the Snaluth Careolinaa Cot.
lege, to reora'n:tuizeil ''. itsl d teart
men.'its, tad to increlI;Le its ii(tiey.
'Te bill h a already beena iintriothacedl.
T1he 'Trusteea are also seekinag to
matuire a semae to p)rocutro a fairma of
onit hutndredl acres ini ort inear Columabiia,
. to 3) u)tnder the tuaagment of' the
I Agricutltural D)epartineint of the instiltat.
tion.
-rnia A(antat;rr1r. a.r,s.
lL'un. 1I. B. Murray has. inatroduced in tho
. Setate a ildl to or'ganize the( Sitat e Agri
. ul tural Coallege, anad tat devolvo I the
.I aue of1. to presettD)ep:atent oaf
Aga icul'ano apotn the trushtees of such
Go llege.
iFOUaa-aatao, swAMa',
- .Four-Holt)o S ampe~ wasa d isaeaaed a
lentaitha the sItapje of a bill to daelaare
130 rtai lakeso int Cotlaeton antd Ilorkeley
-ettaties privi'ate proalorty, tan ]:lkes in
a uesitti aro I riadge I ake, Waood's Lak'e,
Mlims' ILake, sand Warad bla. 'Tha
haiso'ht 11' Ito,a. vest thea rigtlt ti fish, Aoe
til 'th watrs in~ia the atllEgaed otwners of
thet lake. Mr?J. A. 1. )'laiena, hihe father
tof that bill, madae a stronag aijppeal for it,
bu'tt it wa''ts aurgaued ont thec other' sitdo that
af theo lakhes ittn questiton w(lre, as alleged,
mt the bill, tie prop~1erty of the puattiei
anae, thete coaul. bo ito neerassity fam
ptassinatg theat hi I. At t-r a o tt~ har sirm ia h
he ba il, on mloti-mt oh Ml r. I I'ysor, a
ranuigeburg Ps, watII indflutitaly po(st poned. a
'run: Asr Aw i a:.'
I The waVs andtileansH (i.)tmmittot laVt
not yet commenced the work of prep r
ing the appropriation and supply bills.
The following estimates of the Comp
troller General of the supplies required
for the current year will be of interest
to tho publie:
Salaries and contingent fund of
Executive department ......$ 44,420
Judicial depart mont........... 56,750
health department............ 9,100
Tax department............... 23,900
U niversity.................... 21,500
Citadel ....................... 20,400
Penitentiary ......... .. ....... 6,300
Lunatic Asylum ............... 103,000
Deaf, 1)umb and Blind Asylum. 12,850
Legi.lat.ive (lepartment ........ 52.250
Mi scellaneous,including election
ex)cnses, &e................ 48,500
Total ..................... ."3.8,970
Interest 011 public debt . .. .... . :3Z;3,965
Total ....... ...........782,t05
This of courro does iot include extra
ordinary expenien which ate covered by
specoil appropriatione. Thu receipts at
the treasury last year art appears from
the treasurcr's report were $995,551.18,
which, added to the cash balance in the
treasury October 31, 1886, 696,808. 70,
mado a total of $1,092,359.88; and the
gross expentditures wero $987,974..83.
The cash halanee in the treasury at this
time be(9ing l04,t35.05, an inclealse dur
mng the year of 87,576.35.
oTrilEi MArrElIts.
Among the hills introbuced is ono by
Senator Talb ert, of J:dgetield, making a
reductior, of ab'.mU t..eity per eclnt. in
the salaries of Slate oflicers, their clerks,
and Circnit Solicitors. The same Sena
tor has introduced a bill to abolieh the
oflice of Master.
The bill to al)Olish the board of direc
tors of t he State Penitentiauy and the
regents of the Lunatic Asylum, and to
aubstitut . theiefor the Governor, Comp
troller (hneral, State Treasurer and
Secretary o State, was kilkd by a vote
of 2 to 21.
The Colloton county stock law bill was
)o3tpolcd till Wednesday next, and the
Oconee prohibition bill to Monday next.
'Tie docdrsl' in the house had an in
teresting dci,ssin on a bill to amend
:xc3iion tlt), of tie (iCti;d Statutes, re
I:ttintg to phy,iciais, which was at first
killed au(n then resuscitated, and finally
pssed. The bill refers to the register
ing of physicials from other States de
sirimg to practice in this State.
A i Il 'roviding that to one shall be
allowe I to ipractice dentistry without
o>t iniug a ieense Irom the board of
dtiiteI cX u)in..rs caused sonl debate.
'ti 'rice of license is $15. The bill was
advo cated by 3lr. Abnuy, of l.ichland,
and )r. \'ser, of York. Mr. A. F.
'in 1, i o tollih'i, opposcd it. The
hdl wS liualily 1)tsc(.
The irst p)rolilition victory of the,
sessti,n was won without a struggle. It
was in the shape of a bill to repeal the
charter of the town of Fort Motto,
Orangeburg county, which of course
stops the sale of liquor in that village.
The bill was !),5et without opposition.
lr. .:"', of Charleston, has intro
duced a h ill to make the carrying of con
cualel we:ap)onl a felony. Reoferred to
the judiciatry cotmllittce.
'Jie Jul lowi g r.' other bills vhiih
laVo ben le +)t.5d: 'o incorporate the
town of oll y hill, ferkeley county; to
anmend the I iw in relation t- taking do
)Ositions Ie It SO n 1 civil uctioi:,
&c. ; to ancnd Section 1,825 of the ( iea
eral Statutes reliting to distress for rent.
hi t"rhl:iy the two htouse mtat in
juint 'iinenib in the laall of the llouse of
It(I)reeiativ('s 1) til the vacan(y in the
.'ulp, nme lii 'uti'occaisied by the expira
tion ofl tli- termi oft Jdile AleGowain. The'
J1iad"e was eleted to sueed himtscl f.
In the . 'nate a bill for the relief oif
King\ Mountaini Al ilit;-y Sehool was killed
w tt debate
AI l'ose hill to atmetnd ain Act entitled
"Ani Act to eente ai D)epartmnttt oif A gri
cul ture, delincin g its purp josis and ditties,
andt chiargin g it w~ith inspection of phoiis
phailtes andit regulation oif sales of (ommlter
ciail fertilizers."' wats nle the i pecial order
Wednlay~ at 12 o'clock.
metioet o I, artit icle 0 o (f the i'onsl t it
tatio of im i Statii wa':s m:;de the special
irde lft' liiitiday, I )u'caiber 11.
A joiint remh,titin giv;ng life llnure to
jttla was ki Ih-d on its tina,l re:'ding hiv a
vi,te lif 2 ti
hills int rtuceNd:
Iv ly zi. Aluitrraiy: A liillI to ri tirte rilroadi
ct"inp't,tiis t lai-e Olen at olilee withI an
niii i this Stati'.
l!y Mrt. Muaftty: A lBill proivaiing that
tno patnltn heI t gneated b y the Governtot to
tmy tmt iwrsotn (ctnvitted (f trealson, mur-i
s tiorle t -ih leso It eo it ofitt sutffrageic
tot rt'rei the poilitiial rights af the tar'tie.s
sio prditd.:t
By Alr. LTltterl: A 'tinit resolution,u to
pro,v ide ftor thle callingii of a iotnstituitional
tilitie tof Cou'iitiy Auithotr ad devolve the
TheIi Ft.t of' ex-Senatt or .1 onies.
A Chicuago D aily News specia,l from
IDetroit, M ich., says: ''It becanie known
fo hefrt timio yesterdaiy, to a few
(tltales 1' E dontis, of Fhlorida, wh Io hais
for a-oat, untexlpMned teasoni sojournedl
mi I eiltiit forii two yeami past, is practi
cally a I .~ auot Ito street, and, lbut
for the chly~t , of frientds, woulid be with
(outtood t'r I ielb.r. When Mr. .Jones
eunr toi IDetroiut, he was very free with
tis monttey, antd gatve lavishly to benevo
teel. purposeit. ito bou~arded at thet best
ho(tetl until a few mothIs ago, when hie
aa unable to pay hiut billfi. IHe then
wet, to a cheaper htente, andl last night
his rtoom wits locked on him and he slept
on the tltor in the hll. Hie was ob
servedh b y a man whoma lie had befriend
ed itn bist better datys, andt was taken to
the mnan's home. AMr. Jones is almo,st a
mettil wvree,k. Hie itt pursued with thme
iudea I hat i;ome etneis, whom he nmevetr
namtit, tatm followinig him, tand that heo
will yet "dtown them."
TIlE GOVEltNOR'S MESSAGaI.
THE ANNUAL STATEMI;N'' 0 'l'
AFFA1Lt OF S '1ATI:.
SuggestlonK (oacorning I)Il'rent : lt cr
of Inturest and I mplorlttao io tli Com
mn Wealth.
The usual annual mcsago of the
Governor was road to the Legilatur
Tuesday. The topics discussed in the
document are as follows;
TILL STATE I1Elr.
The outstanding debt of the State is
$6,400,000. Of this amount $277,000(
consists of the estimated validity in those
b)onds issued betwcen 1868 and 1872 and
of the anto bellum bonds which have not
yet boon consolidated under the Act of
1873. There is every reason to believe
that a large proportion of these old
bonds have been lost or destroycd, and
that the State will never be call1ed uiOn
to redeem them. The Couptroller (acn
eral reports that but few U: these bOn1d+'
are being funded and recommends that
a limit ho put to the time when they may
be exchanged, except by special legisla
tion. As our whole State (el)t must he
readjusted in 1893, the date of its nm
turity, the Governor regards this recon
me lation as sound policy and com
mS l it to the consider.tion of the
Leg lature
During th. past year the Sinking Fund
Conmihion has canceled $32,517.50 of
Deicieney bonds, and will soon t?ke up
about $20,000 mort-le:iving about
$400,000 of these bonds to be met at
maturity. The iovernor recommends
that the Shite borrow that stun, at 4 to
1; per cent., to take up these bond:. lie
also recommends the ultimate inmiig
of the whole debt at 4 per cent.
FOIIFEITIW LANDS.
By referenca to the report of the (km
missioners of the Sinking Fund it will
bo found that there were on the forfeited
land list at the end of the lisc:il year
ending October 31, 1886, 95,237 acres,
That during the present lise,i yr, .nd
ing October 31, 1887, new forfeituis
have been incurred which amount to
100,045 icres, the whole amountieg in
the aggregate to 1,054,'282 acres.
During the present lisc:l year 15,2:f
acres of land have been sold or rede:'lmed,
and 94,131 acres have been stricken from
the forfeited list as erroneous eit:r:,
and still thero remains on this list a net
acreage of 914,853 acres. Whil: hie
foregoing exlibit shov's that the ateue
of land on the forfeited list at the pi esent
time is 39,383 acres less thant at the sme
time last. year, it will be seen on exami
nation that this decrease is not due I
the fact that taxes have been nore
promptly paid, but to the activity and
elhcieney of the Land )enartnn-nt in
elh cting sales and redemptions of for
feited lands and in di covering and
eliminr.ting erroneous forfeitu1reS that
had crept into the forfeited list frou.
1868 to 1886. The fact that 1t00,015i
acres of new forfeitures have been in
curred during the presednt 1iscal er is a
matter of serious moment to the St at
and a great injustice to those citizes
whose p,atriotismu and ssnse of dut cni
strain them to pay their ;xes.
To enact a law that will obate thH
great and growing cvil is a matter, th;r
fore, for the most earnest ceom>ideration
of the Legislature.
The Governor then reviv w the courFe
of legislation upon this 1uatter-showiLg
that the effect of legislation and of the
decisions of the Courts has beeIn to ii
crease forfeitures. The Hove rnlor r: cote.
mends legislation to give a purcllaser of
forfeited lands a good title, aLt to enable
the Sinking Fund Comniiton to collect,
through the Courts, back taxes now un
paid. The ne0w law is suggested ias au
addition to, and not a subst itute for, thet
means now all'orded to the Comission
to effect sales or redemptions.
EDU(AT ION.
T1ouching the public schools thie (ov
crnour refers to the report oif the Supin 1
teindeint of Education, and sugge: ts a
general law to authorize distrit- to levy
local taxes, together with such1 othier
measures as will lengthen the schlool-tenn~
and increase the general efficiency of tihe
schools.
Tihe South Carolina Colle-ge is sho wn
to be in a prosperous condition, both to
regards the number of students andii. thei
general efliciency of the inst-ituntion. The.
Governor calls attention to the statement
of the 'Trustees that "'itstruie developmnent
should be in the direction of University
metheds and work," and commends tc
tihe (: teral Assembly their scheme to bei
subim1it ed, ' -r tihe reorgan~ization of the
institutiou on a Unlivelsty basie."
T[he Cuadel Academy is repor(uted to b(
in excellent condition, and both gtradu
ales and cadets making a line record foi
themselves anId for tihe State. Ant icipat
ing the need of large accommnodlate~s,
the Governor calls at tention to the State'
claim against tile United States Goo in
ment, for use0 of tile AcadLnmy building:.
andl for the value of tihe port ion desttroyer
by fire while in such use. lie "'sinceirel
trusts that the presenlt Congress will nec
knowledge the justice of the claim amt
order its payment."
Claflin University, for colIored puipi:s
is reported inl a stiifactory condarion
Th'le same report in madte 01 the inaitu
tion for the dheaf, dunmb and1( blind a
Cedar Springs.
'ruE DEPAlT.\MaNTi of AuniierlIrtnEu..
'The Governor reviews tle operan oin
of the Stateo Departmient of Agrieuttir,
and1( ionlcluldes:
'"The statistical report ot then Depart
mont shows an increase over last year i.
the amount andi. value of the crops of th
State. The seasons were genera1ly favor
able, and the farmeis hiave reah!i mior
atbundanlit harvests. Then( ct toni erop wi
exceed the crop of 18H6 by 75, I ii taP
while the yld of corn wi 1 exceed 6 L
produlct of any year of whliebi we hav
record .
"Th1e D)e'partmlenlt is now ini Ihorouagl
workmig eider, and1( is neeoumplishiini
great goodt for the State. in t a<lition ti,
the dutties wh'iebi have been bcrietly alht ii
to above, the Commiissioiner is contaniti
ocetcuied in answering impitiries froi
other States and foreign cou ntrient re:at
ing to thle resources an.~d adt vanitige o.
South Carolina. Theso irijpiiries comi
from all clafses-the capIitalists antd Ih
labhorers. 'I lhe pultcation1s of the I
p)artmnent contains most of the iniformt
tion sought, and these10 hav'o gonei to al
mIost every part o,f this courtruy andI En
rope. The South's resources tare aittirtec
ing greatt attenltion, td this~ work of ii.
Commissionne in kenping Sono (ire i.i
st well k owi) t any of the Southern
St+ttrs. 'lte 'oo work the eI)parttueut ft
is n1ow doimn; i,ud its wvoMk ii tho'\ plttt ti
Wil I, Stio .uct', comi nit1 it -to your col- cl
t-iiltli su))}ortt :'ot OiieoUtlilg('lellt." ft
T,1i . I'xt'lIJ)i.:'rAb STATION.
'1'he G1ovtrn=or rt'e oittu to the I'gi;;lt
tln'e (the t'e'. "hiitneut of the two Experi- vi
tuwntal ;7taltiOi ,10e of ;300 aWces in S'I
St'il!i i;' i one in Darlington of
it wi , t . : ill
"'i, a C tI ''11IImu tt'CureOS unity tind1 al
ecII' ''0 t it'tll ;ritnlt'lnt, with suilch di- st
ver:ify iu the li1 I tist of crops, ferti- tl
',i , t'', . iehe m'ried dill'crenc ts in .
thte t;li' . tloit ions of the two i
great s o'ii : f:.. i Ith Sttceo demand. l
1t the' -'aribi'urg irml the 5up1
intteltktl'; l 0L .' IIId th' b,'rnlL1 ar early t'<
liuishcdt1, ftarin iml pltmn1u11ts 1id niiahel trry of
have >ee ii l,nelluisd, at'' ground h;o n
beon irep'tit dt for :nii Ox1eriLitentl
orchard, fruit glden and vineyard. lie
tween fort.y andll fifty experiments, teyt
ing nttlumerout vari'ties of - mtaI gan 118 s
and ;ertilizers, are already iii progi. i
''At to 1):rligt >n farm the Sut erin- i U
ltndent':t h))O+t wi 1 h)I Iinis!hedl next 111
inonth, the lan ha1s been contracted tor,
tnt a collection of grailsi and fertilizers {;(
puttrchtsed fo .xiu,intental piul,os'rpo.s" th
The (jov. r;lor further entis atte;1tionl Ti"
to the ''tltch bill," and suggestu the ri;
employment of som1e of the 'und from ar
this source in i'orfecting a Echon a of
agrie:iltural ex teriuents and investiga- W
tioiis in thO lgrieultural departmcnt of Iat
the 3outh Carolina College. Ih
'TilI-: P'NITEN'rIAIRY. b(
T'he'e are in the State Peuitonti.try--- tll
78 white mles, 2 white females, 87t; col- wi
orcl males and 50 colored females. 'ihey
tre distributed as follows: 70 are at work 8l
at. Pringlet'i photplhate works; 105 with 1o
Messrs. 1;!ct) .V Coltmatn Oil railroad ut
work .in Chest 'r county; (il at the hni- St
mervii1' brick yard; 108 ou shoe col- rC
itract, 98 on hosiery contract iusite tho RI]
pri1son; 302 are on various larms; aid t he ru
balance, wit Ii the exCe'ptiou of a maljorit.y
of the fini:tles tnid the sick and iliirn, hi
are at work in the prison or on local de- b<
'I he.<op" of the institution have l>een I
injuret bty i lt , but the yielH1 is alittt g<
o(1t bl:t' of e'ettu>n and 8,000 bush. is of CC
corn, b silte; pens, potatoes, forage, etc. b<
T het ia r of I )ro'etors recommend tli't si
the I 1-'- i::>ttla))i>rlolriatc; $1l0,U:, di- to
It it I Ic '1upp1)oit of the insaiitiiiol, i
. ih..t C. ot viehs Ie utilicd : la- it
:ii tte farni to be pt'o:otm dt
f (or t im ; purs
't . te.twd iat the last ; ;.:C n e c
m10.1) in:; ;I the :tt (oi the Superiut.mu'- i
eOt' 1 1w: '1-1 ni1 r to transp)o'tidll h
conie to tii i pis;'1n from the dih di rt
(1,11t h0 l . r: ilte1 III a great s vt\'i o i l C
It n j1' l' :i t:tt , us of the aippt'. lii.4- j t
toutn t' l Viat tho 1 l5 .t dolti d or' this i
proe ovl aluu;t tw- :ey-twvo hu,:.kred ms
diolh;is haIVe b)eni eXxciuled dutrinlg, the 1!
I te in t! A a whitwhi the law has hi' en in U
force. 1)
the pity .;i I ? ')tsi.'ra0 t h e ?c itet ' oiry. ! tc
i t: a ..tt A i.\.a'. I)
'the ein :.+r vi'eIWs t.ho h1isto t ( o t
te ) O1>'.tl01 ion iru)>; the C.)Ulumbi. C t!al,
and 1 'i:' . toIl 1 res'e( C_utilV s 'i1; t
d' -" 1 1 .i I0 l s e tu In:. alice 1
! i. ;y , ! I i r " . ;. ': " o ; ;. n
l .>1
u p il ti- it
1~~ ~ 10 .i'1 ,tti t . l, Ii t t Ii)
-i ' ' t
'i. i s !''0 'I i : 1!!iiZ, .. !: 0,u l
it lilli . 1
ti:ll'Ui 0 , 1'' tl;' t i
ntt i-nbrrlesa m(
t ria. I ....t 'l usua ol p:efit
l tr 1 .. s,t \ tatUp'. iti t
ih I l o' - : . " ar ' h tr were r' nt li t
ant iti Iord :i i'u w wl iit lln!ii n iii
o1: l ilt, -rye
i m l . t i n n ,i Slu i n t e : ,- I a
li rii ii : i a lit ii i' s . int, eutf it i ri li
itit/th i-i itt l.l ietti i' li , :lt:il iver '. ', i 3.
h'v b--' Iin it' i t'ililithett.i apr p i o i fo
tit i CAll tt'' ).\ I')' it i.\tuuti TlN.
on ie su jatof 'he tRio: ll' '1 onod
iihe I th . . r ''the Id\ 'istilit ofi'i : iI t
eini then ' to o uit' r llatiiad' v,:thinl u
foith Careli n:t to 'Iepub it te''i t,tt liif
freiht alh w ith ite I: ite o h-.h
public iIi thd deive the geite iSt bee t'es
sibile v lnitet wtii th the itersts li i the, 'I
road hav pa . ito th lt'~te ais ofi prt ies il
livin ou of ;hi. it ho t he (no iter z
nu fortlir capntosadtee i
Iamino hii d ' i r iet f0it' to t he pr'' oit
raar 9:i b.l Itb" 'Vi woin flthne - il'
anI \ t '. I hI '' s t'inott intt vie f pu l
'it'l flit to Ihlit ill ing ot wha)iuiti t nI ha ii
woni - -:i lit h ti alie.e ti powertti ni:~
he ''h ' 'tt('in'tn in .toi' r it l t het'
the .iih ~i. oil teu iii tsh'i'tutipnu rf
the result of the deliberations of this con
rence will tend to harmonize the prac
ce, now Clearly (lefective, under the pres
it regulations, in cases of extradition of
igitives from justice."
CONCLUSION.
The Governor concludea with a brief re
ew of the State's present condition and
ys :
It is at such a time you meet, and with
terests such as these you hove to deal,
al the vital iimportancc of fostering and
imulatinig the throbbing impulse now per
eating every avenue of business must im
e(s your minds with the grave responsi
lity re,ting upon you. That you will
nOe ctual to so sacrci a trust and faith
1 guardians of the public welfare, I con
lently Ilcli('Ve, and upon your delibera
01$ It ustfully invoke the blessed guidance
Iimii in whose hands are the destinies of
tions."
The )ress of the liar.
To the Editor of the Charleston Sun:
>ur editorial of Saturday recalls the
story of the dress of the South Caroli
Bar, which I submit herewith:
In 1758 Rule 21st required: "That
>wns, bands and wigs be the habit of
o gentlemen of the Bar as usual."
lis was in colonial times, and the bar
;ters were dressed as the English Bar
o to-day.
After the Revolution bands and wigs
;ro discarded, but gowns were retained,
d in 1800 Rule 14th required: "The
bit of the gentlemen of the Bar shall
black gowns and coats, and no gen
aman of the Bar shall be heard if other
so habited."
In 1802 Rule 95th required: "Nor
all any genloman of the Bar be al
wed to take his seat (at the Bar table)
iless he be first robed, nor to continue
ated unless ho also continues in his
be. And it shall be the duty of the
oriff to attend to the execution of this
1o."
in 1814 Rule 13th required: "The
bit of the gentlemen of the Bar shall
black gowns and coats, &c."
Gowns were discarded in 1837 and
ale 13 required: "The habit of the
ntlenien of the Bar shall be black
ate, and no gentleman of the Bar shall
heard if otherwise habited, and it
all be the duty of the sheriff to attend
the execution of this rule." And
ale 14: "The clerk and sheriff shall
so wear black coats," &c.
In 1824 the rule of the City Court was:
rhe dress of the gentlemen of the Bar,
erk and city sheriff shall be black coats,
ud no gentleman of the Bar shall be
ard if otherwise habited."
These rules of the Circuit and City
ourt could be interpreted that a barris
r should wcar a black coat only, and
tat he would not be heard if he had on
Iy other garment, so in 1872, in Rule
i, the critical change was made, as it
w stands: "No member of the Bar will
e heard, unless wearing a black coat."
hat iixed the dress. The Bar could
oar other clothing, but the coat must
black. VETERAN LAwyEn.
Thie Th.libodeaux TCrouble.
Ni;w OLIANs, November 23.-The
bibodeaux white picket guard was ilred
ou this morning, and two men were
mnded. An attack was immediately
ade on the negroes, and ten or twelve
them were killed. The rest of the
'groes fled to the woods. All is quiet -
>w, and the laborers are at work on all
e plantations.
There is no excitement outside of the
wn.
AN OF!C1Ar. STATEMENT.
Ti nomIA1x, LA., November 23.-Our
bor troubles had about ceased when on
ic:day afternoon the people of this
wn wero reliably informed that an at
ek ..ld ho madle upon the town dur
g the unight. To p)revent any trouble
strong guard of deputy sheriffs was4
>sted at all the approaches. At seven
clock in the morning two of the guards,
>hn. T. Gorman and IIenry Malaison,
to of the most resp)ee table, andl esteemed
>unng men of our town, were shot from
abush and seriously wounded. Two of
*eir friends rushed to their assistance,
in while they were attempting to re
ave their wounded comrades, they were
so ired uponl from amubushu. Luckily
ey were not harmed. A fearful state
excitement arose, and the armed
iard of the towun rushed to the scene of
tioni. Thecy were again fired upon
om ambush and then returned the lire
v a general fusilade, which was kept up
itil the rioters were dispersed. Some
x rioters are known to have been killed
idi as many more wounded(. None of
te other guards of the town were in
red exep1t those ao-o mentionced.
ur people are determined to preserve
to peace. The piolice and all good citi
ans are in perfect accord. T1he above
bets are gained from reliable sources.
(Signed) CLAv KNon,A K,
Licutenant Governor.
TI.lAion JhEA-'rm:, Judge,
T. TIumioIi.A(x, Sherill,
S. M~oome, Mlayor.
)nly 83, a grandmother ad twice a
~idow, is not foiud every day in the
coek, but there was a piretty little woman
n Chestnut street Saturday afternoon
hli enjoys that rather remarkable (is
inetionu. Her nmo is Mrs. (Gertrudoe
ladden, the widow of dohni P. (Gadden,
i San Francisco. At the ago of 15 she
iarried a gen! leman ntamed HIerbert,
ad a year later became the miother of a
irl baby. At the age of 20 Mrs. 11or
ert lost her husband and( donned
~idow's weeds', which she( wore for 12
'ears. Hien daughter, rather pr(eociouIs,
aent ally and physically3, followed her
umother's example oni the (lay Mrs. Uien
ert btecami Mrs. Giadden. A year later
chuild wtas born to the (laughter. Six
ionthe, before this Mr. ( faddon was
illed by being thrown from a horse in
a"s Angelos. Mrs. (Gaddeun is a rosy.
hoe.'ked, pretty little woman, and looks
'ry little olden thani her (daughter.
'hidclphia P reLs.
J1. E. Pnvysc'.iMerchuant 'Tailor Es
dblishiment, Columb ia, S. C., is in full
List. Only a look wvill convinco anty
ne. All that want a first-class fitting
uit try him. A lull line of the best
oods otn hand,
A landed arIstoeraey is well foundi(edi.
damu, thIe filrst gen tle.nun of his tinme, was
indle of hiit, lie wu' a finiished genit lemnan,
ndl the inest thing in the~ wvorbi until a
eiontterial for~ that creation.