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VO,Xf,- PICKENS, S. C. TJlJTI pT Y DECEMBER8,17.N1. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. BOTH 1BtANCIES ALIEADY DOWN TO VIRY HAIti) WOEIK. Several Measures of Importance Itocelve Final DipoeItion-A Nynopsia of the Pro ceedings In loth l ouses. COLUMBIA, December 3.-Perhaps at no session of the Legislature has there ever boen, after the close of the second week only, such a showing in the way of actual work, as the body now in session makes to the people. Both Senate and House evidently came here here with the determination to clear up the crowded calendars left from last session, and thus promptly clear the way for the work of the prosent. By iteady and judicious work, the measures standing over have been disposed of, and already several bills of importance, introduced this ses sion, have mot; their fato-have been passed or killed. REMovINO OBSTU(TIoNB TO NAVIGATION. About the first real discussion of the present session camo up on the bill to prohibit the obstruction of navigation by bridges over and across the rivers of this State. The fiist section of the bil is as as follows: "That no person or persons, or corpo rations, in this State shall keep or cause to be kept, put or caused to be placod, any bridge over and across any of the rivers within this State so as thereby to injure or obstruct the free navigation of said rivers, and every such porson or per sons or corporation so offending shall for feit for each and every such offence the sum of two hundred dollars for each day that such bridge may be so kept or re main as an obstruction to said free navi gation, for the use of ths State." The second section requires companies to remove bridges now obstructing navi gation or to place suitable draws to en ablo steamboats to pass through without lowering the smokestack. The penalty for violation is $200 for every day during which the obstruction continues. The third section makes the law go into effect six months after its passage. The debate on this Act took up the greater portion of two Legislative days. The opponents of the bill thought it too stringent, and thought the steamboat could easily have hinged smokestacks and lower them to pass under the bridges. There were several amend ments--ono to strike out the words "in the least"; another to confine the appli cation of the bill to navigable stre-ims. The bill was finally passed. It goes back to the Senate. THE TAX ON AoRIoULTURAr PRODUCTS. Senator Youmaus's bill "to amend an Act to change the timl of listing proper ty for taxation" caused some debate. It added to Section 1 of the Act named the following proviso: ''lat the follo wing agricultural products, to wit, corn, cot ton, wheat, oats, rice, peas and long forage, macc on the day specified by law, shall- be the amounts actually on hand on August 1, immediately preced ing the date of said return; proviled further, that this shall apply only to 6uch of said products as are actually in the hands of the producer thereof." The purpose of the bill was to relievC the farmer from the payment of taxes on all but the surplus of his agricultural product+, it being estimated that the amount remaining on hand on the 1st of August could justly be considered a sur plus. Senator Moise moved to recommit the bill as he considered it partial and class legislation. He made this motion with the knowledge that it would be defeated, but ho wvould insist upon it. Senators Youmans and Sinkler em - phatically favored the bill and maintain ed1 that it was not discriminative. The motion to recommit wvas rejeeted by a veo of 22 to 4. Thle bill was thou passed and sent tc the House without a dlivision. RAIEdIOAD) coNsOLID)ATION.. Senator M\urray's bill to regulate an( -restrict the rights of railroad corpora tions in this State in acquiring addition al lines of railroad" p)assedl its third read ing in the following shape: SECTIO'N 1. That froin and after th0 passage of this Act it shall not be lawfu for any corporation owning, leasing operating, controlling, or having any in terest in any line of railroad in tii State, to purchase, lease, operate, con trol or obtain any interest in any othe -Ihio of railroad now operating or here after to h)0 constructed in this State without first obtaining an Act of th General Assembly aut:iriing the samet Bnc. 2 forfeits the charter of any rail road company violating the provisions c this Act. SuE. 3. That if any individual or indi viduals who operate, control, or own th majority of stock of any railroad com poration in this State, shall pulrch1as stock in ay other line of railroad chai tered i.1 this State such stock shall nt be entitled to be voted in any electio for oflicers or as to the management ( the proper-ty, but ohall participate in a dividends and emoluments arising ther< from. * Section 41 repeals all Acts or parts< Acts which may conflict with the pr< visions of this Act. P'ROIB11rION MEA SUIREs, There wvas quite a discussion in t1: House upon the bill to submit to Il voters of Abbeville county the quiestito of license or no license in the inicorpo ated towns and villages of that count Mr. Pope, of Newberry, miovedl to ptril Sout the enacting clause. Messrs. Youmn Parker and Mars, of Abbeville, am Messrs. Archer, of Sipartanburg, Dave ort, of Oreenville, and Be.ard, conee, s,poke in opposition to the mn n tost.rike ouit, and Mr. liamilton, esr, Mr. Ansel, of Greenville, am era favored it. Tihe ayes and na, ngcalled, the IIouso by 38 ayes at Snays, refused to strike out. The b sally passed a second reading with ti lJ~~e co:m,ties of Oconee andi Greenville beii inicorporatedl so as to come under provisions. The other local option bil aiming at thme same end for Greenvi] and Oconco counties, were, thereup, tabled. 44. ~THE UInIMINAn LAw. The bill to regulate the practice in t Court of General Sessions in regard M.- neremptory challenges and standib aside of jurors was much discussed in the Senate. The bill limitod tho number of jurors to be challcncged by the defondant to ten and that of tlh State to ten. This change brought up the discussion. Senator Talbert moved to recommit and made a strong and exhQustiyo argument against the bill. The bill was finally killed by a vote of 19 to 16. TnE: UN1V1:1sI'TY 19L,. Senator Moise, of Sumter, has intro duced the bill, already mentioned in this correspondence, to reorganize the State University. The following is a synopsis of its provisions: The University of South Carolina to be re-established at Columbia exclusively for white stulents and to le composed of the following colleges and schools: College of Agriculture and M clnumic Arts and Sciences; College of P1harmtacy; Normal School; L,aw School, and such other de put tncints as the trustees may hereafter es I ililish wi'ii a branch at Orangeburg, the Clahin College exciusively for colored students, and a branch at Charlest ton, the Citadel Academy, exclusively for whites. The University at Coluihia to be under the general direct ion of a President. who shaiiII by vittle of his ollice, be Iresidcnt of the faculties of its s'veral colleges and schools. The other otlicers of the University to be a librnu-inn aid tremasurcr, a secretaty, a chaplain and a in urs:iid; iso two students as bell-ringer and nnil -carier. The priessors, adjicet professors, a'cd assistant proifesors in the diiTerent colleges and schools to constitute the General 'ac- I ulty or University Secnate. Each college or school to be under the general supervision of a special coimittee of the Board of trustees. Each college or sc:hool to have its own I faculy, with a chirmana or dean, who shall he one of t lie priofes ors. When a professor uppecars in more than one faculty, hi is s:alary to lie divided among the colleges antid schools in which he teaches in proportion to the ecrvices rendered to each. Tl EiiJ.rpenCs.R Cllegc of Agricu!ture and .lcch:anic Arts: 'Total extctnses .......... $i 8,1t,;3i Less half interes: on U nited Suites land scrip ........ 5.5.754 -- ---$12,982 College of Liberal Arts uncid Sd enees ......... ............... 1r.3 ,3 College of l'harimacy............. 3,5i( Nornuil School................. 7,. l.av Schouol...................... 3 15 -tl ?1c. I] it '<l Iii+oin C. Annual fees.... .... ... $ ,i00 Tuition fees................ 5 ,2)0 --- $7.c000 Annual :1pprn,priation re<inh-:.... .17,1;1 Appropriatio.n granted last year. . . 2:,,00O increcase reqtuied...........$11,021 'I'he increuseI ni:rpriationis asLed for ac' mainly for the b caneit of Agricultual; an I Mech uictl ('ol leg. 'rm-: PLIOSPIIA'E IN'rEuEsrs. The joint comm ittee appointed at the last session to investigate the manage ment of the phosphate interests, have submitted a bill, of which the following is a synopsis: Section 1 provides that for the con sideration, and upon the eoilditionis hereinaf ter expressed, the State of South Carolina does give and grant to the fol lowing companies, to wit: the Sea Island Chemical Company, the Phosphate Min ing Company, (limited,) the Coosaw Mining Company, the Oak Point Mines and the Farmers' Phosphate Company, and such other persons or corporations as they may from time to time associate with them, and their assigns, the exclu sive right to dig, mine and remove phosphate rock and phosphiatic deposits from the phosphate territory belonging to an1 within the jurisicetioni of the State, for and during the term of twenty years next succeeding the passage of this Act. Section 2 provides that this grant is wholly conditioried up)on the accepitance of the same by the companies above sot forth within the period of ninety (days after the passage of this Act, by filing their written aceeptance of the terms hereof with the secretary of State, and the p)erformnance of the following duties, conditions at.d obligations: . 1. The parties accepting the grant agree to pay the State the guaranteed 3annual royalty of $175,000), and a dollar i per ton additional for all rock dug over 175,000 tons. If rock goes higher than six dlollars per~ ton, the companies agree to pay the State one-third of the price in excess of that sum. e2. 'The compiaLies must stipulate not - to interfeore with navigation. , 3. Thec woirk must be done systemati acally, and replorts must regularly ho .made, to the Special Agent of the State, - of the (iperations under the Act. 1 41. Thce companies must give good biondi, in the sum of $200,00)0 to insure - their faithful pecrf(amanco of the con a tract. -Section 3 protects the companies from e any interference in their work, so long as -they perform their part of the contract. t Section 4 provides that if the comnpa co nies named ini the Act do not accept its i terms, oither companies or individuals II may come in uinder its terms. Section 5 provides that the Act shall go into cifect immediately upon its apc d p)rovaIl by the Governor, but if it is not -accepted within once hundred acnd eighty days thereafter, as above provided, it shall he null and void, and of no effect whatsoever. ~'Senator Talbert, of Edgefield, has Usubmitted a minority repcort based on a raise on the royalty to $1.50, and on about the same scheme as indicated in the above bilj. FnoimsCE couisr. Thoc people of the easternc section of theStao hvelong been considoring thce Florencee for its county-seat. Thie propo cdsition to make this change has beenc omi. bodiedl in a bill introduced in thce I Ious several day ag.I'ncding nion h lmeasure, much pains was taken by itt advocates to preOsent it ftlly to the mom11 bers; so that most of thcem wore fully ii i'possession of *1he facts of the ciise bofor< ''the bill camne up icc theO House. TIhie dict Li,cussion on the Iloor wvas left, scomnuncgla i by commnoni (cnsent, to the delegcation from tihe three counties actually inter ested. TIhecse were dividled as follows The Marion delegation was solidly ii be( favor of it, and the( WVilliamsburccg dlh to gation solidly against it. Of the ] ar a g ing on delegation Messrs. ierslhaw un, Dubose favored, and Messrs. King ai: Bird opposed it. Arguments wore made for the bill 1 Messrs. Bigham and Norton, of Mariol Wilson, of Sumter, and Dubose an Kershaw, of Darlington, and against by Messrs. Bird and King, of Darlint ton, and Chandler, of Williamsburf This exhausted the local discussion. TL only two outsiders who took part wei I)r. Pope, of Newborry, who favored th bill, and Col. Thomas, of Richland, wh pposed it. About two hours worc cor mumed in the debate. A vote was then taken on the motio to strike out the enacting words of th bill, and resulted-yeas 52, nays 62. Mr. Chandler, of Williamsburg, mad an attempt to get Williamsburg "take Dut" of the bill, but it failed on a d vision-53 to 40-and the work < imending commenced. A good deal c 3ntangling parliamentary practico wt involved in amending the bill, in cos< auence of the radical character of th proposed amendments to the bill unde consideration and tho fact that thee were. not printed. A motion was mado to adjourn th debate and print the amendments, br the House refused to do so. A provisio was inserted naming Florence as th county seat, provided the town wi furnish all the county buildings, with a ldditional proviso that if one hundre frecholdors of the new county shall ol ject then an election shall be held to d( lormine the county seat. The new cour by is to be attach(d to tle 6th Congre conal district and the 4th judicial cil 3uit. The apportionment of represents lion in the Legislature is made as fo: Lows: Florence 2, and Marion, Willianu burg and Darlington 3 each. After finishing the amendments a mc Lion to table a motion to reconsider th the vote was adopted. The bill has sine tlad its third reading and gone to th senate. TulS SALE OF SEil) COrORN. The bill to regulate the traffic in see z(ttoni in the county of Abbeville al racted some attention. The bill pr< libits traflie in seed cotton without th payment of a license fee of $301). As soo is the bill was read a dozen membel were on their feet desiring to "get inte the bill. Tihe following counties wei idded: Sumter, Union, York, Charle ton, Berkeley, Riehland, Edgefield, he] thaw, Orangeburg and Chester. ''L L)rice of license in Charleston and Berk< Iey was fixed at $50. The penilty for violation of the Act is $100 fine and on year's ilmprisonment. The liceIes at to be issued betwecen the 15th of Augun ind 15th of l)cenlber. AMENDING TiuE CIIIMINAI LAw. The House sp0ent the greater part < three days in discussing the bill to amen the criminal law. Its object is to sin plify the forms of indictment, etc., E that the loopholes for criminals to e cape, by reason of faulty indietmen and through other mere technicalitie should be, as nearly as practicable, r moved. The bill was liually passed-bi not without numerous amendments. PENSIONS FOIl SOI)IELiS. The Senate bill to give a pension 5 a month to disabled soldiers of t1 Confederato army, now resident in th State, pacsecd the Senate wit hout ar trouble. The only amendments adoptt were to )erfect details. 'i'ho pension to be given to needy persons only those only whose annual income, fro: all sources, is less ".han 25) a ear. a safeguird against imposition, each a] plicant must furnish the aflidavit of pract,icing physician, to show that he actually needy. The bill has nlreac received its third reading in the Sena and been sent over to the house. '1'he oldiers' Home bill, introdut by Dr. Pope, has paussed itst three rea ings in the H ouse and gone to the Senalut The bill (by Mr. Hludgent:, of Anat~ son) to limit the rate of interest to seva p)er cent. was killed ini the Ho(use Iby vot e of (S t o fi7. The b)ill to require the Governor ainlt one anid the same11 person~ coun auditor and treasurer was killed in tl Senaite. A bill to abolish the office of Mast was killed 'without discussioni, and ab to reuce tihe salaries of all State o'lliet and clerks wias killed by a vote oif 11 22, after a speech in its favor by Senat SIenator MtcMater's bill to make termit (f ohlice of the Superintendent Educa:tiona four vear's wats killed afte1 strong speech by the originator. iThe (egraving of Washington reconi resto)redl to the State by Gen. lhelku will be hung in thei hall of the I louse Reproesentat ives. It is also probauble tI the Iiamiptoni potrtrait, iby (uerry, p senited to the State Iby the 1United Stai Senators, will b)e hung in the hall a companion plicture to the Gordon p' trait. Among the b)ills introduced were i following: Ry Senator Byrd, to estal iht a ni county from porrtionsx of Mlarion, VM liamnsburg, Clarendon, Sumter and1( I) lington coutiesoi, to bIe knowii as 1 County. Representative Seegers of Richla bias offereCd a b)ill which looks toi State's working of the phosphate miil with convicts. Hie thinks it woi By Senator Youmans, striking S ctiobns 5'.57 and 5'.4 of the Genieral Si ut's relattiing to the p)rivilego tax en I bilizers, and substituting others in 1 thereof. Messagest were rece'ived fronm the (1 emnor co)nveyinig the corresponde lLelknap, thtrough Senator l lamtpton, the enbravlYI ing of Wash ingtoni, sa f.omn thet hall of I ep)resentatives oft old Staite H1ouse, and1( con'cerninfg thec oIf the GuerO ry pot t ri'uit of it huuton~ the Sttte. As to I the forntier, a (comt icent resoluition wits otffred by Sem 1ziar and] adop)ted, thant thin thantuks of ((iOeral Assenmbly bet tend'eredt to ( Bielk nap, and that the enlgravinug be l in the new JHall of Repr'esontatives. The bill to aol uish t he olieo of coui auditor and dovolve it.s dutiteOs upone county treasurer was killod without bate and without division. The lbill to) authorize the reinde>~ -of the old equity recobrds (If E~dgeI county, and the bill to charuter' the b erry and ChaetWr Unilroadl Comj. d have received their final reading in th House. Y Senator Murray's bill to provide tha a no pardon should operate to restor polittcal rights, unless such purpoe it should be distinctly stated in the pardor - was killed. Among bills passed their third readin 0 in the Senate are: e A bill to empower the Charleston, Cin u chlnati and Chicago lailroad Company It 0 mortgage its property and franchise and1 t - cutirm existing mortgagcs. To provide for the relief of certain Con u federate soldiers, sailors and widows o e Salfe. To am1end( Section 1495 of the Genera o Statutes (f this State, relating to postinl u the schedule of passentger trains behin . time. f To aniend 'art I, Title XII, Chapter XI of tlie General Stattutes, relating to m anner l,f n(Iiiring the right of way e e('rporatins, so as to add thereto an add((i iorin ec(ti i to b0 known 8' Section 15)1 S To pr0ohib iit Trial .Jus!icces who iel\" r salaries in (11minat tusin!ess to charge o 'RCei'e any fees. ''he bill to provile for scholarsh ips it e the South (Cirolina Collego was kiiled. ,t ''he hill to rquiie rail, oad com)atnies t( i keep open I: otllce with some ollicer an o lh orize(d to aet Ior such conipanks in thi 1 State wls I'assedo a t ahir d read :g. 1 Senator Ilenlil inttrolur(cel a j'itl 1 resolliiIn proviliig a commniltee to in<Iuir( into the charges of p(ior foo t l ing fur tished to the patients o,f the i,unatic Asy lum. In the Senate the following are some o the bills w hi ch1 have 1 en passced to third reaCuing Bill to Iamnend1 the charter of the Sinn merville Strcet 1ilway and llotcl (omps ny; lill to tlnl S(el ion 2 of an Act en titled ''Ai Act to reLulate the nuimbiihr axt( Pay of Trial .1lstIees of oei ice c(otity' 3 Bill to lilow (itie, towns, viliiges ai e tow iiship s initerested in the (oust rtuction of t he (aroina, 'umbe.rland o (lap adohic u icxg l:1ilroad, w0ihiil ichve n t lwretofor,: vil t( subscrip)tions to thel (()pil 5!. 1k (f s(i, r ailra c1)1 mpa'C nyl), to vo the Stlme; liill t( elinpowver Ili: ClIuleltSton, Cinl(i:tna!ti 11:1 -(Chicago Iiilr(ead C'oml:mty to mlortga1g(i i property' :1i1 frianxi-x s and to eoitirmt ex o isting imortgii[ 1 .11 to re pi'il anx Act c'en titled ''An Act to r glhite th, fee's of phy 's sicinlts it snr:''ons lr t('Stifying in crint ' nlat cae, cetI.; 11111 I') pr(olhit the C.ounty O Colnissionexrs of 1i1nter Iromx grantix! -_ id toI OuitSlide poor1t, un!le'ss theyt) heliSale< ('Confedc rate vtterant)s; l"il to prohibit ''rilt o .lnstices w ho re eIe tsalaries in ('t lilia I bsixess to (hmr(! or r:1(1 VC :n1 fee's; Ilil ato tl (en<l tlie sta tu)1' Iilating to dleitists Bill to :mn:lt seCiutl 1tin 1!I of the Geter Sta!tes of this Salte, reltting tO I)stin} t the Schi('(ulce of p)etnter tr:ains Iehl in t Ime; .Iill to amntni I':rt 1, Tlitle X lI, anl ih:pter I, of the Generxil Statutes ul 'u CIarolin:, relalting to tlie manlunexr o f !acquxuirintg the right of wa 1 y y corporattiols sd aIs to a't1( thcret(o an ath Ii tioxnal Sect iei to 1b0 known as Section 1I5 1. T Io ame18c1( Stion 14415 of the Geneni t5attes, r'lating to Scttlemuents for freight bet W.:e tail roads and coisigntees: t rI e 1(11Lire rail 0(I1,1 ; ,.luils to el F, ! opet ii e wit ih some oilVer aulthiorize tto ne't for such comnt,xics ini t. State; tTo allow uniioproved lands, which ha' not. Icen on the tax hooks since 1S75, to I listed w it hout pmIIlty; ProI' iviling a laode of ascertatining tlh nlt:lies lI leg istertl V iters ('onlvicted( of (i: (iualifying crincs and1 It (tlitirng their n:u:.c illto he cra. ed by the Supervisor of 1(egistn ti<m'; i To a IIend1 Sections 105 tand 2001 of tll I Ceneral Statuts, in relation the cuSto(diai ; of nlinlr.. 1 I'o ptovide for Ilie plyiexit of the ('tail c. of the it! .udge A. .1. Shtw; 1- To mIIln('n(ilo Ocion 5 (If the' Geiner:t a I StatIis ofi Sth Ci ('rolin:t. rel:ititg to 11 ii Iu:alitic'ti((nI s it el(ctCt rs; v '1'o amltel( an Act ei ntitled "An Act t r f:: iliatc the giV'iIgt of bonds ri((liredt h Iawv," 11111r >(ed D)ecetiber 21$, 1551, si l: (1 a5 the same11c ;i't' ect s I Ihrks u cli( 'rs( To ''i iiiend Sec'!to 15;2, of thle (t-ner S" tu"tes rla.tinig to electioin ex penses ITit bill toregiihte tIe rate oif iiiterie ioni lits' ill Ihis S'talC wasci killedI. Thei hiilli t egubite' l'criniiil praci(tiece lhet ('ourits ot Gaienrate iesstions wais I'S thle thlirdi t ilin ill thle lliiusie anid recturnedc: or this Stait at this tintie andl fox' the gog'er il wnlti o f tile same,l wasxi passedl to a thlil to The fiolliiwingi resoltion was c(emeuirrt r i ytelos ando ordleired to tbe returnIl Whli ees grave(1 r'll'ctiii:S haIve' hcu nxxuidi in t I'helibliicII uIntM aigniist il ai eet toi lili the foil furnuished fo tihIle usei its ihunati's; c an iIhereas it is d111w t1 1: yotli Ier.,xand inaiixttes ofI said institution th~ p tliechati s il' inlvestigaited; thiereforle, lwi / ccr1, l-y the Sienate andii liio's Iepeenlv e etr Iing thri,' ti'd ate axil tluxce fromll thc I llose' oif Hlieprsei ia Sctimtec i : 'al'eiki'r oif Itic'e louse respe5 r-1 ivey to iivce;tint aid'i cha !icrges and t1 li pirt thxereinI ti ithle pre'senit (Geiierial Asse'l he lbly. ieiing strulghi tioik phie' tionighit betweelcii irivintg m:iaini inilnacl "-'ed'erick I)ru Io (xliy, oft Caplt. lili'by's prtecineit. 'I 11 negr his fir ai liong tii' been2t a waiter enth thin O i',cgue Chlib buit lie hati re'(ceiI iut house'i, imx:iinig that. hie loot a rId I it- stoive inl"idei it hium, A hautihet wcas hiiin hieardi hs eri<i ainld ruishedi itoi the nelgr room'll. Ille ni' so.n entixieredt thani tie xc .dmn.'lii h c ih r dcct Iaciinanl ro! of ovr an ov : iin t i.cr cid 'strage he c bee ihpp d li c. .1luSi .. ,ihe icer wl'(V to dint ofl pryjn c;ci the ne;ri's t11th ngx J1. E. l'n csloe'sc Morchant TaIilolr I tabdlishmenl'lt, Coluimbia,. N. (1., is in I t'blast. Only a look will convince ax (one. All that wcant a~ lirst-class fit,ti suit try imt. A full lino of thxe b goodsM on hiiad. itg A bib! is a scotm if ilioxcy iioffered I (djpirso hi .bil is i:cnsideredci too snuidil ti Mc-xai i'actoriy; whlen it rises tii the plantc my isxtsfahctionx it becolies ai retcainer. ( 1 TIlE FARMERS' ASSOCIATION. t I1 SiOKT SESSION I)EVOT1) EXCLU SIVELY TO ACTUAIL lIUSINES . The Body I'aRso the lCeoolutious Expron Slveof Its Deires of the Genoral A4etua bily and Adjourns lino lie.ti (Condensed from the Coluutbia ltoglster) The second annual Convention of the I Farmers' Association of South Carolina was oponed in Agricultural Hall last Thursday shortly after noon, being the 1 1 third meeting of the Association since its t organization. The hail was fairly well filled, there being a considerable numbor besides dologates present.. At just quarter-past 12 o'cioek, the President of the Association, Mr. .1). K. Norris, of Anderson, called the Conven tion to order and deuivered his opening aidress. The roll of delegates was tho made up, the chairmen of the dif'erent county delegations giving to the Secretary, ,J. T. Duncan, of Newberry, the lists of their delegations. Tho roll was then road a:; follows, ninety-seven delegates rosponding to i their names: 4 Abbeville: W. P. Addison, .1. N. Young, W. D). M1ars, (1. N. Nickle, (7..1. 1it. Anderson: I). K. Norris, .1. h'lton W at son. Unarnwell: S. ii. Kirkhlnud, WV. Ht. 13yn ton, .1. A. Jenkins. Berekeley: J. 1. Morrison, J. E. Mnrrav, V. Anterson, Jlhn W\. Uardliner, A. . 1. SkipIper. (1. Jackson, '1'. .1. lirvev, .1. W. l .. ICement. (hr leston: A. V. Leland. t'lt ster: (. V. hlI"atiden, 1)r. W . . 1. ,Ic(' iIlunti, V. It. 1{ bisnson. C'olle-on: (L.\W.\Aluy, I{ bert l31bu"k, A1. .J. Lindtr, F"r:tk F ishu11 Wrne, Siol:nmon I IHiers, ..1. F'ishbl;urne. .'Chestertielhl: WV. I). Craig, (;. iitelforn. i (.lareundon: L. 11. 1)Cllimps, I. F'. Coaper, .1 E. I>htvis. I)arlin,ton: A. WIV. Perrot, ''. E1 lowle, (2. R King, .. E Miller, .1 WV. le-Icy. I dgcticI: .. 1t. 'T'illn',n, V. S. Al l n, WV. 11. (eltIcll, V. ''. WValton, WV. i). .l,n nin.s, .Jr. i FitiriI: J. I. ''urner, 'T. W. 'Tri yo I)r. Jliinstry, l. 1i. hilluwav, T. p Ilitc l11. GI(reenvillc: MI. L. I)onilso n? - I I.txing;ton: .N.. ti S iblsl. fKICr.lItw: V. A. An-run, (. (. Al f aunder, U. WV. Mo0sehey, T1.J. Josey. l,ancaster: lt. L. llitcllin, 1). A. Wi! Sliams. L'urcns: (l. WT. Shell, .1. S. lfhilo k, .I. 1 11. Shell, J. A. Jones. 3Marion: L. B. Rodgers, I". M. All, lI). V. M:caurin. Marlbore: Alex Menlts, Chs. (roicland, l Levy Ivey, .1. 1". MCI.aurin. .Newbrry: 1. .". C. Ilunter, J. R. 1)avil e FOn, J. T1. 1)uncan,.J. YV. C'ulbr e:Ith, .1. WV. Scott. Alternates: Tluoipr ii I uii, ll. F. Long, N. R. L.ester, .1. '1'. 1. ('r' 1son, J. C. Nec). ( )ranigeburg: IE. I. Vaiter, L4. S. (in s ner, J. J',. Watnnanaker. - Stiartau,urg: .1. V. Strilbline, .1. 11. 1)avis, 11. F. lRates. c Numnter: II. It. lmmat:s, TI. I'. lii! .ort, t A I(. ti:ultetrs, U1. P. elly. l'nine : V. '1'. Jetcr, (. 11. .Jter, W . ''. , Ilet-iill. WVilliuamsburg: WVnt. C'ooper, I). N. I .lolnsonl, I". I. Iritton, S. I. York, W. ,. J. W aIels, TI. (l. Culp , ired'ei .lo:es. A motion was nalde to insert as: Article r [I . of the by-laws a provision for the Y election of oflicers, and renumber tle r articles following. A fter some discuission, wh ich tevidenice-d ~that the Convention dlid iitt wish to pro Iceed to) the election of otlicers, the malt ter was referred to a commit;teo conitA t ing of one from eaich colunty.-ti~itj~ On muotion, the reading oifthmius n of the previous meeting u s dispensed1x I with. o e'APTVA1N TifJ,LMAN nit.\Us. A .lTTri-n.: A.s Chairman of the Execut iv Com-('e ni mittee, Captains Tilhinani rent ai let ter8 sent if by him in his oflicial ecapacity in rpiy ni tto a circlar sent ont by Ite Colii s- 1 * sioner of Agriculture, asking in forntior11i t dt in relation to the locatitn, cost and tIr riculumn of ain agriculltuiral college. The I letter was received as infornmationI. di cAPTA IN TIinnMAN nBCAl> A ~. t~ nE l;. U ndler the head of replorts of Ipecial e commiiiittees but one( wats forntheoining.1 jh Captinl Tilllllall reported that a coiniin it >ftee of three hadl been aEppo int< d at the te last Con0Iven1tioni to dlraft certain b lIil to it cairry out the wishes of that Conivet 1n1, it present the sanmt to the L egislatuire 11un afsecure their paissnige if po-sile. The1 ai coEuiinittee had dischtarged its dutty -o far I- as5 possible, and had drawn up a 1in11 to a- reor1gainize the Agricultural D )part 1--ll. I'Tis hadi been withdrawn and14 a niew' onie -substituted which had passed the- lbloise and no0w hangs in the Seat e. A L iII for ai separate Agricultural College us1 tnot, introduced by re-asoni of the genteral scarcity of rueans9 and othetr slliint reasons. FTe report wais r(eceivedl as ill Iformat.ion. S Captain T ill mani at this piIohint sug -gested that the S-cre tary read a i smt mmary of thme proceedings of hmst year's 1e Convention. ThIe Seceia :ry re :d .ntime ait of thme mnnutes of thle last lprE elms mtoo ly ing and the platform then adtleda. A IHNIaxSs co(iuT ri i':. t( Thei( follo wing conunsritteo was Il' appin t ly ed to airranigo buiiriiess for the cosaiudtr Ie- altion (If thet Convention: 0y Abbevilbt-, G1. N. Nickles; Anderson;, 11 ton; lirktley, ,1. WX. I 2. Cin,-st, iig Ch1arlestona, A. WX. I e:land;l C'tshi-r, C. "XW. MlcF"adden; Colb. ton, I'. C. ih burnec; (hetiertield, WV. I), Craiit; Clar-s IIEntdon, I". P. Coopeir; I aulinigttoi, lI. W. Perrot;J.~ Edg eid, .R.ha; (nroiii irf by fil,T' .Mthl;Genil,3.f D, onaldson; Lex ingtoni, H . L. SibeI W. Shell; Marion, F". M. A lIen; Aarn boro, J. F. McLaus .2n; Newvberry, . T. C. IIunteir; Orangeburg, J'. E. Wi nni makoer; Spart-aunurg, J. E'. av i ,; Swa-i Stor, 11. R. Thlonmasi; Union, WV. T.I Jtr I'Williamsburg, (i. M\. *Johnson;41 Yok at On motion, ailtetrnate-s were given tin: p)rivileg'o of the floor and1( to participatle iln discussion. ft wasEI also resolvt <l thti thle Comnmittee on lisiness it duriaig "the rees. 44f INFOhnMATION INvlTEi'D. The followin.-- renolinan mwe-n nm.i-i by Mr. (1. W. Shell, of Laurens, and e idopted: Resolved, That this Farinors' Conver ion respectfully invite tho Board of r l'rustees of the South Catolina College ,o send one or more of their nuni >er or of the faculty of the South Caro. I ma College to meet this Convention o-night at 7.31) o'clock to explaiu and liscuss the <ueMtion of agricultural edu atin) ant t.e beat means of promoting he same in South Carolina, and tiat a ommittee of three bo appointed at once u extenl this invitation. Resolved, 'hat the diucussion to be i nad on the anject is for the purpose of c irriving at just conclusions, and any I ;entlenian, whether a member of this :onvention or of the General Assenily, I 4ho feels that he can add any light, shall I iave the privilege of being heard. lessis. Shell, Ancrtun and Fishl)urn, vere appointed on the committeo. t Tilt: 'Ti.EAt'ivit'. 'Tlie treasurer reported that of the c )rigiial fund of $71, the sun of > t.).75 I ind b eeIn (IIsIhursel, leaving a l>alance in I ,ain of $1.25. The report was rcLrred 0 ant autitiig coiniittee. 1 1tI:son' rlONS It!Wi'ItI:tED. Among the resoliitions oflered and 'e 'err(l to the cominithtthe Were those1 y I \lr. Iretell .ones, of York, in ol,position I O the ireseiit (etal)ishlmut"t of the Agri :nIitural Coge. AtIr. Watson rep irted i he resoll it ioli oft ie Auidrsoll A suo1it ion, gin''g the sentrtate Agricultura l ;llege aint the reorgn:tizition1 of the )t epartmnit't of A ricIlt ure. '1'h' Cn';vention, at 2.2U1 p. n., took a eeess till 7 p. iii. 'ih. N iglt S(e"s,lo .. The (oiventiot reasseuillcd tt 7 I e'loek, at1l by the adt .tioun of r rar 1 lewly arl ivei delegates the ninber r >reseit waa swellel to something over te liutndred. h.1e hudI wias packet 1, there hi a arge nuililir of utsiders pres. iit iii hIielinii a gtood represcmatttin of the ient ral As.;embI!v. iv rlu;i' o>f I 're:"id lt, Not nis lieiiig roub:l wvithi lm.trsein-s+, MIr. (r \\. I ilhell, ulf Laiintn", wasrinvitced to 1irestidel il did to muo:=t etliieintly. \lr. (i ro.- !itl ;oved that the Coo eutiont )e(ul at o1 C to 11m : u. I. i lo,: t'I' t,1. wIt :nt . It () li l i l i tii of 1 . i 'o slnitl, it wuii ;r:,t oneu halliot h:rl hi.'I). I. Norris, o , 1itnlls t IN t i ,: t ii i ' f I t l ' : . i \lr. Norr,i.-t ' ...re e lii hi clknow'":1 i1(nta fo)r t:i t,,,owr t'onifeirr(d, but. boiug.ht i' bui just tha:t. the ollit't'r ii!uh . lev'lv Nilt tmt tn else, ant( tl . fotre islu l w t (l > t<'line: wVi b tlim:ukts. ''ie ('onlitiont, hotWVe'', ini:,hNti -1 on ] is se4rvm1ig. A et)liii tCU co nsistilng of ;\e.1.s. W atson,, . ltlhbrne' an<t( tr.,s:lan 1 was typointt u by the Lesietti ru ttu, toI tsonduet t.1hU .'rt,itlot-.I.t ,t to the e.b:ir. 'T cl.ctioi for Vice-P'residcnts, one from eabc Congn.-tios.inul 1)itrict, r r:ultedl s i l lnw, oe(' o ilbit b ,ing etl f>r ill by th N.t,- fv, erty ruotiein: Firit I )i:tri! .t. ?-t. 11 W t:tuan e r. Tinl J. hn .l;. lirath-v, of .\hh vilh -. l 'F urth i'. I. 1litc te!. F ifth In( II ie l t tn:, of Y"ork. is t - i TI . tS:eihti ' , it 11 1 : trin. vt h t. IN. Tl.'in: ; . M\r. Jtoit T. I une ti,, of N. w' rry. was1: r'.-(h l( ted i .- critary, itn(l I)r. \s. i'. Adtlcli-.on, mt :tbevt'ilb-', Tr('atsuirer. o r tit,nb)r: if th . iiee ti\e C'om.. IIitt(l e j it. '. it uit iiie (l .hnt but ib: tw'iii to h1, , eitn. , iii h ft. o the :dlio: i:,;;g.4 ter. On iotioni the o(unluitt,'.;' In t'lleli ti . w1r ei i,t'el d ii to ' it!. itw Atitle 11brief n treme X:lt 0n'.te elltuned 114 4 and mu mnemty Atis nod-ele:i hintil (')isaC, ilct -V d.H.Mrah fAb bey lh- Em t h ... \\ Stiliue2 of1 Mri\tr for . theI .\mlin '-inmit lee r c Ie(ih . t h-it I th e easeC uer' na-1 uni .,, an CL iie tuInte it be necepted, 4', Tul.4 i l' CvlI Li , re,t' le . ihivi in pr11le iosu lx ubjCt of in Unim ity JIo spoke in~ < 9rt : -I C e' r re-jy i ii the5 Y C I IL i |.i,C le tI - I CI . 4 I I 44' iilj ' -C lir;.yI .114 Ii et C I tiiCe ilC II tIi , l y CC t t 1C C 'i e lI illilll C1 -I.t1 '.1 CIe .4 .r. I C .\ Il el bly,i : o i s CC e4e\4. o. Cf IiXbo rbb 1 11 (- |C *( I t ' C C i i i Lu l : C, i i n ,,ie n- l ieia 11 m h.I ii i Ch t C- .111 6 I i lI llt l:i t 1 4*i4rn eC Il Io Ill i,,: liil 11CC .4nC. I. , ) he su jIl, bIn t 3hC ii b th i pube s4er-i mI 11111 Iii si n'e nCCn. im replllI(r t . n :u -. i i hasil hS4 aL iim~C1 ir t ia X i54wl linI:< I ua'n-. h her the( )(Oili tion&Ii.'iiThe cumpe :41.1 t h o e Il sp i t nee r of ii are Cnhl4A) n1 ipu - e.e 1.10 the pHo Ohiu'b u l,ssembly a plan which will make the Unf 'ersity of South Carolina cover, so far as n institution of learning can, all the wanta nd all the diversified interests of this State. here has been no tardiness, no indiffer nece. The progress has been .ietarded aim ly by the poverty and inability of the ttate. As we l.ave Improved and inoreasdr ia wealth and strength our institutions of :arning have progressed. Our report submits now to the General 'sembly a wide university scheme, which vili have in one college all and more than 11 which was ever contained in the South arolinta College. It will be a college of griculture and mechanical art which will quatl any college of agriculture or mechan al arts now in operation in the Southern tates, and we think ;n any State in the nion. [Applause ] That college is fol iwed by a college pharmacy which covers class of wants, comprehends the neces ity w hich has forced our young men up to his tine to leave South Carolina and go :sewhere to acquire that profession. It -onprehendts a college for tic instruction >f teachers, a normal school which will raint lie young men of South Carolina in he art and science of teaching, it has a law ch1ool w here y iung men who are devoted o that profession can ate(itire their diplo ni. '['he graduates of the college of agri ulture atntt mechanic arts will be as well >r'pared 's they are in any instit tion of eurning of that name anywhere in the nit el States to cnter upon the pursuits of gritiilt le an1 1t elhinie arts. It prom se- to (penr t(r our young men a fiei for iplrymtent ani pronotion in the practical (ience of umanufacturinL, ining and civil aIi nee1tring, which are a part and parcel of he manuutacturing husintess and enterprises hich protmote tihe wealth of every State ia the Unm ited States. Ilitherto our young men have been un ble to complete, and those who eccupied iese poit ins of elevation and rtrengtlh are >rouglt, front abroad. The graduates in ,grictlturc arc to be trained in the highest ('il Is of science in that deptrrtment. T1I - l erinentl farm is now in operation. )ur uechanic'al workshop. with the little neans aut itnl, is ii operation. I hope you :elniten will go there nli see the work >t thre hands of the youthls of South Caro intn. lT'he workshop luis been built by their t:rntls, the inte rior work is all (lone by hem . The tools and machinery in that mtib(ling are of their constrUetion. You can go in the latboratory of the hemuicrl s1hool ant wit nress there what liy are hlirning. 'ihis ilace dloubles, rel(lts, miagnities everythr ing which was xhitbit el there in the beginning of that chtttl. Ii matkes it seinrate atd distinct; in kes the grad unates of the agricultural nci muteruiical dep:artme"nt the peer's of ny Li:tes of ay olher college, and I riu 't lit h the Il tor of tlt loa-rd of trustees till nott hie in vain, th:at this will meet not inly witl your arpprov:l, butt the hearty tl lroval of our' relpresentatives in the (len nr':l Assnembilly. "T'h:ntking you for tihe honor conferred, ttake tie libterty of hanling this report to orl (itnuma ,. .1 ldge 1Ili- kell's reaurks were received is informationt. rta5ot. ritmN nuOr rvn. Catptain Tillman made the report of the Committee on lItesolutions, prefacing the samo by some remarks to the effect Lhatt of the sundry resolutiots referred to them, they had rejoted one and changed ; r emblodied the otlhers; in those whi'., Lhey Iad to report. Thie report was as Iollows: "The Committee on Rctsolutions bog eave to stibiit tho following report: ''esoved, That the Cotnvention does trnestly urge the Legislature to estab isi ia seperato Agricultural College, and to rtorganize the I ureau. 'iesolved, That it is not the purposo >f the farmers of the State tot make thoir r'gilnization i political botdy, hostile to Atbher classes, ior is it their intention to ittack the integrity of our State officers, norr their policy to arraign or dietato to the I n'gislattire. "'liesolv(<l, T1hait we believoe in the thnorotugh o)rgatnization of the farmers of the( State, wvithI the oblject and0 firmi pur ioso of developing the agricultural souarces. "'I esol ved, T.lhat we regret the action of s -mne of thne cotnoties wich decline3d to senid dtlegaites to this Convent ioiu, and r-sleet fully11 in vite the hitz ereafter to "l h-solved, Thlat we behieve- in1 the ne eeoity aind prophhriety of reorganliing the ,Agrictu nral 1)ep4ar-tn-t, to malke it moro1- (llicienlt and usieftl, anld respect, fulily ask thel Legislatuire to give careful contsideraitiodl to the fteverl bills already int-trued in their body looking to that ond." Att m1-ot ion that thne repor41t 110 adopIted wias carriedl --1 0110n vo)ting in the nega tiven. Captain 'Tillman thni oI1-red i re-olu ti on which is exactly then s-une as the fifth arttieloI of tihe plaitfr adolu i(4pted iat last year's Coinveintion. It wias aidoptedh, antd "We urgel iho Legislature no 14t to S<jInan tIer thme Staito'- propo1:ty bly allowing the wlnhlsale e:xportationn of phlosphautest at merely Inomi1intal pr1ic. s, aindl that wvithl a view of le.sse' ng thne burdens of taxation they talke ito colniditeraitioni thle ad1visa b ility of itncreasiung the pho4sphate roy aty.'" Theli Association1 th1en nd'journeod sine dlie. I riven1t5 sonl- do4ct1(r1 fron ntIvertising (''niventi4iind ruh-15 and1 thnink tht, if we I ilah a iscovilIIery tha t is oft henfijt, to our felh>ws, we gt to0114 spr1eadhe fact.1(1 to the whoh land 1114. There-for w1:~ e cautse to be liblisnhd trI)ilughout tihe boul tIne fael that lIr. I. V. i er-e's "G(len 1c l edical D is l4ov4- '' is thne best8 knolwnt reedy for cton sin ion141 (sItrofluh 4f thne lulng~s) and1 kln dredl dh5iia4e. Selnd 10t cents ini stonps11 for Dr. iereel's 11omplete tretisetl 1on c'onsuimp 1ion, withn unisuri'1:1-sed meat(nsl of self-treat menl't -.\Atlret, Worblh 's D ilpensairy Mdco i4:al As-s Iint in, 003I tnlain st reet, Buffalo, N. Vi. MuIlster 'iTommlny's father and mnother were go inii. to thet thneatre, and1( he wits in great grier4( 0 becus lit ((uin' lt go thong. "Shut illp. I 111u incosirte brat!' gro4wled his fll 1ir; "didno't yout hnear me say 1 only hadi I wo waits?" "'And) to thin k,'" whinpered AlaI-r Tommty, "tha:t if youi hiadn't miar !llumnnaii I mtighlt, hnave gonte ailong."' Kelntu110ky )vife-1 see by the lpapers, -lohn,1 thn ietii'ts aigree t hat the( humlian bod4thy Is 4 omnpo-'ed largely of water. IIts haItnd---es; anod yet there are persons fool ish enotugh to think they can compel nme to pult more- oft it, inito my system. .. "1i," said little Johnny, "teacher Is tiniking about promoting me." "How do youI know ?" "Frotm whatt she said todlay.' "'And whalt was that't" "She said if I kept , n I'd belong to the criminal class."