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ESTABLISHED IN 18 % A VILE PLOT. (Brazilian Police Discover Scheme to Destroy American Fleet AT RIO DE JANERIO Foreign Anarchists Are Deeply In volved.?All the Conspirators Fled to the Interior.?Every Precaution Will Be Taken to Prevent Injury to the Ships of the Fleet, and the Police Say All Danger Is Over. I A dispatch from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, says tnat the police have dis-' covered an anarchist plot having as! its object the destruction'of part of! the American fleet now lying in the! narbor. The conspiracy, while cen tering in Rio de Janerio and Petropi lis,. has ramifications in San Paulo and Minas Geraes. An individual named Jean Fedher, who resides In Petropolis, was the chief conspirator at Rio de Janerio, ??-although it is understood that for eign anarcnists are deeply involved in the plot. Fedher has fled to Sao Paulo, and the police who know him have been sent to that place for the purpose of apprehending him. One of the detectives, who was well acquainted with Fedher, hav-l ing served on the police force at Pe tropolis for some time, returned from that place Sunday, after hav ing made investigations there a-nd had a long conference with the chief of police at Rio de Janerio. The latter let it be understood later that the Sao Paulo police are on the track of the arch conspirator and expected to arrest him soon. In an. official note which the chief of police sent to the correspondent of the Associated Press he says: ^'Some time before the arrival of the American fleet at Rio de Janerio, the Brazilian government received from Washington and Paris advices that anarchists of different nation alities intended to damage one or several of the ships of the American fleet. The names and addresses of the conspirators were indicated by information which the police had re ceived previously from France and <3ermany. The police of this district are working with, the police of Sao Paulo and Minas Geraes and I am sure every precaution .will be' exer ?^sisejjLand the mos_t rigorous.vigilance, observed both on "land and at sea to prevent any injury being done." The chief of police, after having made this official statement said that he did not feel he should go into any farther details with regard to the conspiracy, but he authorized the statement that the plot was organ ized by Fedher and he added that the people of the United States could rest easy, as all of the conspirators had taken refuge in the interior. The people of the interior are ig norant of the details of the plot to do injury to the visiting vessels, al though there has been some slight inkling of the matter. The impres sion which the exposure of this plot will make will be profound, because it is the first anarchist conspiracy that has ever been known in Brazil. The police of Sao Paulo have sent word that they are on the tiack of the malefactors, who, they declare, will not be able to come to Rio de Janerio. SOME SENSATIONAL ARRESTS Of Several Old State Dispensary Offi cials by the Commission. The issuing of warrants for cer tain gentlemen formerly connected with the State Dispensary in various official capacities created somewhat of a sensation in this city,- where several of the accused are well known. The following are the par ties named in the warrants as far as they have been made public: The Indictment against Messrs. W. O. Tatum, J. N. Rawilnson and J. B. Towill Is brought by Mr. Avery Pat ton and charges that "the parties named herein between the dates March 15, 1906, and Jan. 30, 1907, sold beer to the State , board of dir ectors of the South Carolina dispen sary at a price largely above the true value thereof, with intent to divide the excess among themselves. In this way these parties unlawfully * and fraudulently conrpired and agreed together to cheat and de fraud the Slate." Each of the accused was put un der $10,000 bond, but Magistrate Fowles declined to give the names of the sureties. A telegram was re ceived from Chester stating that Joe B. Wylie had been arrested there. A telegram from Kershaw county stated that L. W. Boykin was out on a hunt, but that as soon as he gut got back he would come to Columbia to surrender. The parties under indictment held executive positions at the State dis pensary. W. O. Tatum was commis sioner; Joe. B. Wylie, Jodie M. Raw llnson and John Black were direc tors in the last regime. Rawlinson being chairman. John Bell Towill and L. W. Boykin were directors sever al years ago, Boykin before that time having been an inspector. A Family Row. At Charlotte because Zacharia Gregory, an octogenarian returned the blow, which his wife planted on his face during a quarrel, his son, David E. Gregory, resented the at tack on his mother and struck his father down with an axe. jjA S S.ille> Jr 16 j[ State House i69. ANNUAL REPORT. Interesting Statement on Condi tion of County Dispensaries. Books in Good Condition?Cost of Office Not Heavy?Aggregate Sales Very Large?Tabulated Statement. Mr. W. B. West, the State dispen sary auditor, Thursday submitted his first report to the general assem bly, showing the ope-ation of the (county dispensaries since their es kablishment in March. The report goes into the work of systematizing the books in each county and ex plains how each' book is kept. All of these books have been examined and Mr. West has met from time to j time with the county boards and ad ' vised them as to the management of the business. The only shortage dis covered during the year was in Col umbia when one of the dispensers was $1,500 short in his accounts. This amount was paid up. Outside ! of this case the books and accounts have been well kept. Mr. West says that "the cost of this office from the time it was open ed in March to the 31st day of Dec ember was $4,100.47. The aggre gate gross sales made by all the dis pensaries in the State was $2,691, 663.43. The total net profit was $695,056.61. By a comparison of these figures it is seen that the cost of maintaining this office was 3-20 of 1 per cent, of the gross sales, or 3-5 per cent, of the net profit earned. "After having had 10 months ex perience in the work it is my opinion that it can be dpne in accordance jwith the law if I am given the as sistance of two competent clerks and a stenographer, but as it stands now it is a physical impossibility for me to cover the territory In the limited time required by law." "The gross sales of county dis pensaries for the month of December were as follows: Abbeville county.$16,612.70 Aiken county.15,312.27 Bamberg county. 9.857.38 Barnwell county.. .. .. 21,060.55 Beaufort coonty.. .. .. 14,780.75 Berkeley cohnty. 9,856.65 Charleston connty. 61.974.20 Chester county.. '.14,771.07, Chesterfield county .. .. 13,947.45 Clarendon county .. .. 8,296.85 Colleton county. 10,353.31 Dorchester county .. .. 8,759.45 Fairfield county. 9,782.75 Florence county.16,713.35 Georgetowntcouoty ?. 16,767.7.5 Hampton county. 7,978.61 Kershaw county. 1-5,535.07 Laurens county. 22,582.54 Lee county. 8,969.75 Lexington county. 9.260.32 Orangeburg county.. .. 32,099.03 Sumter county.22,014.53 Richland county.51,101.25 Williamsburg county.. .. 12,664.90 Total.$431,052.48 The total sales of county dispen saries for quarter, beginning Oct. 1, and ending December 31st, 1907, are as follows: County. Profit. Sales. Abbeville ..$14,600.00 $44,047.63 Aiken. 8,533.87 37,852.59 Bamberg.. .. 5,971.41 26,460,37 Beaufort.. .. 9,305.54 32,222.20 Berkeley.. ..6.327.44 27,944.02 Barnwell ...16,386.20 56,ISO.85 Charleston ..30,267.00 169,831.05 Chester .. ..16,185.76 37,083.13 Chesterfield.. 7,575.02 37.107.S2 Clarendon .. 7,359.47 23,375.24 Colleton.. .. 6,280.14 22.3S0.21 Dorchester . . 6.037.94 22.421.7J Fairfield.. .. 8,316.00 25,730.9!) Florence.. ..16,120.53 48,207.47 Georgetown. .14,719.39 43,226.85 Hampton.. .. 5.239.06 21,632.79 Kershaw.. ..12,306.98 40,602".42 Laurens.. ..13,138.24 54,106.64 Lee. 7,972.67 26,117.27. Lexington ... 5,231.31 23.286.20 Orangeburg. .24,555.65 83,121.50 Richland.. ..35,696.13 149,304.40 Sumter .. ..24,334.03 61,843.64 Williamsburg. 1 1,700.27 36.633.4S Totals. ..314,160.05 1.150,719.86 A MURDERER HUNG. Goo. Kenney Executed for His Part in an Awful Crime. George Kenney was hanged Fri day morning in the jail yard of Charleston. He went to his death without breaking down. The weight dropped at 11:27 o'clock, and he was pronounced dead by a physician at 12 o'clock. His neck was broken. A drizzling rain fell during the hanging, but it did not interfere with the successful carrying out of the legal execution of the negro convict who struck Herman G. Stello down in cold blood at the county stock ade on August 16, 1906. Kenney's last act was to kiss the crucifix taken from his manacled hands by Father Duffy and pressed to his lips. He was repeating the Lord's Prayer when the signal was given for his death. t SERVED HIM RIGHT. An Ungallant Preacher Made to Re sign His Charge. Rev. William McPherters, form erly pastor of a Washington, D. C. church, has been dismissed by the Presbyterian church of Tekansha, Mich., because he called the women of the church "A flock of cackling parrots." That remark was only the direct cause of his departure. His congregation has been offender In many other criticisms, contained in his sermons. t MM OKANGrBBU BIG SENSATION Created in Columbia by the [Old Dispensary Commission. WHAT CAUSED IT ALL The Letter and Proposed Agreement That Raised the Hornet's Nest.? Names of Prominent Charleston and Columbia Gentlemen Figure in the Case.?They AH Deny They They Are Guilty. The commission appointed to wind up the old State Dispensary, sitting as a court of inquiry, held a special meeting on last Wednesday for the purpose of making an investigation of a certain letter purporting to be signed by W. D. Roy, a prominent liquor manufacturer of Louisville, Ky., and addressed to various cred itors of the State dispensary. The letter, which is published in full herewith, fell into the hands of Hon. W. P. Stevenson, attorney for the commission,, and he advised the com mission that it was a matter which demanded immediate consideration at their hands. The matter created a sensation as the names of several prominent gentlemen were connect ed with it. The letter is as follows: Letter Boy Wrote. 'Columbia, S. C, Dec. 21, 1907. ' Gentlemen: At a meeting of the creditors of the South Carolina State dispensary, held at Ciucinnatti Dec ember 9, a committee was appointed for the purpose of securing a set tlement, or at least to arrive at a tentative basis of settlement with 'the commission in charge. For several weeks prior to this meeting I had been here and about effected ar rangements which, if a co-operatiou of creditors could be obtained, seem ed to me reasonably promising of favorable results. I so notified sev eral of the creditors, who presented my proposition at the meeting, and from the telegrams sent me I sup posed it had been adopted and that the committee had been appointed to carry it out. I believe that quite a number at the meeting were of the same impression and to these I wish to say that not a shadow of authority was given to me to act in any capacity whatever. The com mittee was represented here by Mr. Geo, B. Lester, a member of it, and general counsel for Messrs Fleisch man & Co., who made Charleston his headquarters when he first reach the State. I met him there, and whilst somewhat disappointed at finding no power to act delegated to me or my associates, determined not to let this abridge my efforts to get our money. I went over my plans with him and gave him the names of gentlemen associated with me, also a letter endorsing these gentlemen from Gov. D. C. Hey ward and E. W. Robertson, in whose bank about/half of the dispensary money is deposit ed. Mr. Lester seemed much im pressed, both with the plans and the eminent respectability, financially and otherwise, of the members of my organization, several of the latter be ing officials or co-directors in banks with some member of the dispen sary committee. "Mr. W. D. Melton, who, with some difficulty, was induced to join us, is the lawyer who was tendered and declined the position on the com mission now held by Mr. Stevenson. With these and other connections or relationships, not prudent to men tion here, Mr. Lestef appeared much pleased, and gave me a letter autho rizing me to go ahead with my plans. "Two days later he came to Col umbia, and at a meeting for the pur pose I introduced him to three of my associates; in the discussion which ensued a difference of techni cal nature between him and Mr. Mel ton, which culminated as Mr. Les ter will admit, in quite a display of temper on his part. Mr. Melton therefore declined to have anything further to do with the case, and with him I lost forces without which I could accomplish noting. "Before T could patch up the un fortunate disagreement Mr. Lester was persuaded by rosy assurance from another element to adopt plans- altogether independent from mine. I stuck to him, however, hop ing his strong personality might car ry him through, but kuowiug that he was pursuing a course into which others had been allured only to meet with failure. He proved no excep tion. "Now, I do not wish this to he construed as a reflection upon Mr. Lester or the vigor of his efforts. During the week I have been thrown with him my regard for him has grown daily. He is a manly fellow of high attainment, and I think a lawyer of exceptional ability. Indeed, a man who under conditions approx imately normal would succeed in al most any undertaking, but he is wholly out of touch with these peo ple down here, nor has he the tact to handle this situation. I am send ing him a copy of this letter and be lieve he will confirm all I have writ ten. "Now from a standpoint of re source I am perhaps more vitally in terested than any other creditor; mv claim is over $4 0,000 and I want the money. A concentration of the claims or a major part of them is absolutely necessary to get it and I ask you to join in my plans to se cure a settlement. I am unable to give you any flattering assurance of success, but I am free to say that RG, S. C TUESDAY, JANT7ABY 21, 1908. ONLY A PACIFIC DIP. "Don't be alarmed," says Uncle Sam, .Vith really friendly fervor, jj.'ij i ! "I'm only taking a quiet dip In my nice new life preserver." ?Thorndike in Baltimore American. your claims will be in the hands of men of unquestionable financial re sponsibility; men who are also in close business relationship with members of the commission, and if they cannot get our money for us no one else can. "If you care to join me please sign and date the enclosed agreement and return it to me, with statement of your account, by next mail, care of the Columbia Hotel, Columbia, S. C. Let me beg of you also not to insert any time limit in this agreement, for if you do my parties here will not handle your claims. You are at lib erty to withdraw when satisfied that no substantial progress is being made, and remember I shall stay right here on the ground until some er more, if the worst comes to the more, if the worst comes to the worst, and we have to appeal to the Legislature, or any local tribunal which that body may establish to pass upon the claim, we would have in my organization the strongest rep resentation to be gotten together in' the State. Very truly, W. D. Roy, President, Belroy Distilling Com pany, Louisville, Ky." Accompanying this letter was the .following proposed but -unsigned agreement. Agreement Proposed. 'We, the undersigned creditors of the State dispensary of South Caro lina, hereby appoint the National Loan and Exchange Bank, of the city of Columbia, S. C, and W. D. Roy, of Louisville, Ky., attorneys in fact for us and in our name to represent us in the adjustment and collection or claim and demands against the South Carolina State dispensary, and to that end employ such attor neys and others and to do all such other thing as they may deem neces sary or advisable with power of sub stitution. Provided, however, that no authority is hereby given to in stitute any proceedings at law with out first referring it to us and ob taining our consent thereto. "And we do hereby agree to al low the said National Loan and Ex change Bank and W. D. Roy six per cent, of all sums as may be hereaf ter collected, or paid, or satisfactor ily secured to be paid on our claim for such services as may be ren dered by them or other persons em ployed by them. "And we do hereby authorize and empower the said National Loan and Exchange Bank and W. D. Rcy for us and In our name to collect, re ceive and acknowledge receipt for all such sums as may be paid on our claim, remitting to us the balance after deducting the said six per cent, for the services and expenses. "In the event disputes or differ ences shall arise as to the amount due on said claims or the prices charged in said claims and demands, for as to any other matter effecting the amount thereof; it is understood that the same shall be referred to us for advice and instruction. "We also agree to waive interest on said claim and demands if such will be found necessary to facilitate a settlement. "And we do hereby agree to fur nish to our said attorneys in fact a full itemized statement verified of our said claims and demands, forth with upon the execution of this agreement by us." Lyon Questions Roy. After the letter had been read Mr. Roy was questioned as to its contents Mr. Lyon asking the questions. Mr. Roy said that the agreement with the letter had been signed by only four or five creditors whose names he gave, and that these claims repre sented less than $10,000 altogether. His information as to the deposits of the commission had been obtained from Mr. Melton and Mr. Kohn. The gentlemen referred to as asso clatted with him were Metton. Kohn and Nelson. Others were Indirectly interested, as referred to further on in the letter. Pressed by Mr. Lyon to say what others were interested, either dirctly or indirectly, Mr. Roy said that only the Loan and Ex change Bank was interested and no others. "Who occupied the relationship of codirectors with members of the commission?" asked Mr. Lyon. Kohn and Melton," replied Mr. Roy. Mr. Lyon called Mr. Roy's atten tion to the fact that in the letter he used the word "banks" in the plural, and wanted to know what other banks were meant. Mr. Roy said this was an error of the typewriter, as no other bank, was interested. When asked to tell the plans re ferred to in the letter Mr. Roy said he was glad to do so. He said that the creditors had received a letter from Dr. Murray in September stat ing no condition as to bringing the books before the commission, and later had received circulars saying the books would be required, but setting no date. Then the panic came on. He concluded that the commission wanted to aid their banks and he knew it would be a hardship to call on the banks to pay out the money at that time. Therefore he conceiv ed the idea of forming an agreement with the banks so as to solve the situation and let. the money remain on deposit. To do this he surround ed himself with men above suspicion. He would not be fool enough to cast any reflection on the commission, in whom he had confidence. He said he had no intention of using undue influences on the commission. Other Names Mentioned. Mr. Lyon asked if Mrj. Melton was one of the interested parties referred to, and Mr. Roy replied that he hop ed to get Mr. Melton interested, but failed. "Why did he withdraw?" asked Mr. Lyon. Mr..Roy: "I don't know. He is here and can answer." Mr. Lyon: "Is it not a fact that Mr. Melton \ withdrew because the proposition included the use of mon ey improperly?" Mr. Roy: "No, emphatically." Mr. Lyon: "What was the $35,000 to be used for?" Mr. Roy. "It was not" that much, not half that much." Mr. Lyon: "What was the occasion for raising this fund?" Mr. Roy: "It is a reasonable per centage for attorney's fees." Mr. Lyon: "Is Mr. August Kohn an attorney? Is Mr. T. B. Stackhouse an attorney? Is Mr. J. L. Mimaugh an attorney?" Mr. Roy could not say positively, but he did not think the gentlemen named were attorneys. Mr. Lyon: "How was the 6 per cent to be divided?" Mr. Roy: "I do not know; Mr. Nelson is to get it now, I get about $2,400." Mr. Lyon: "How much was Melton to get?" Roy: "I don't know." Lyon: "What was the occasion for the disagreement between Melton and Lester?" Roy: "It was In regard to Lester's authority." Lyon. "You Introduced three as sociates?who were they?" Roy: "Melton, Kohn and Nelson." Lyon: "When Melton and Lester disagreed who else drew out?" Roy: "All of them?Melton, Nel son, Kohn and all the rest." Lyon: "What force can Kohn and the others exert on the commission?" Roy: "All that he showed to me was a good deal of activity in get ting matters in shape to present to the banks." Mr. Mordccai's Plan. Questioned as to what he meant by others being urged, he said he referred to the plan proposed by Mr. Mordecai. He was asked to tell what Mor decai's plan was. and replied that he would have to give hearsay, as he was not present at the meeting when Mr Mordecai stated his plan. Mr. Roy said there were two plans presented. In the summer a paper was sent him to sign, which he did not even read, 'ibis paper appoint ed Mordecai attorney. Mr. Mordecai proposed to secure a settlement through Mr. Stevenson provided a commission of twenty per cent were paid. The committee of creditors having a communication from him (Roy) did not take Mr. Mordecai up. He did not remember details of the proposition. Mr. Lyon: "Does the letter refer red to set forth the plan?" Mr Roy could not say. Mr. Lyon: "You stated Mr. Morde cai was to get a settlement through Mr. Stevenson?" Mr. Roy. "Mr. Mordecai so stat ed." Mr. Lyon: "Did he explain how (Continued on page three.) SEVERAL ARRESTED. Dispensary Investigation Results in Sensational Arrest Goodman, Black, Towill and Boy kin Arrested and Warrants Are Out for Others. As a result of the investigation which was conducted by it on Wed nesday, Thursday and Friway of last week the state dispensary commis sion has caused a blanket warrant, alleging conspiracy to defraud the state, to be sworn out ags.inst about fifteen persons, two of whom have al ready been arrested. The first arrest under this war rant wa* that of hi. A. Goodman, a representative of Ullman & Co., who was taken in charge Thursday eve ning and later released by Magistrate J'as. A. Fowles, Jr., under a surety company's bond of $25,000 Friday morning former Dispensary Director John Black, of Columbia, learned that he was one of the per sons named in the warrant, and came at once to Magistrate Fowles' office and surrendered himself. Ten minutes afterward he was released on bail in the sum of $10,000, the bond being justified by a number of his family and by Mr. Wm. L. Ca Hffe, who is understood to be worth more than $50,000. Warrants for former Director John Bell Towill and L. W. Boykin have been sent to Lexington for service. It: is supposed that Sheriff Corley, of Lexington county, will serve these upon the defendants at their homes in Batesburg. Warrants are out for other whis key men and for other former dis pensary officials, but these cannot be mentioned because to do so might interefre with the officers in their attempt to apprehend the persons named. The blanket warrant under which these arrests are to be made was sworn out before Magistrate Fowles by Mr. Avery Patton, of Greenville, a member of the dispensary com mission. In the work of developing these cases the attorney general has the assistance of Col. T. B. Felder, Gen. Clifford L. Anderson and Mr. Hill, all of the Atlantic bar. , t THE LABOR CONTRACT LAW. Declared Unconstitutional by the Court En Banc Thursday. The judiciary of the state, sitting en banc at Columbia has declared unconstitutional the labor contract law. This is In effect the same decis ion rendered in the opinion by Judge BrawJey of the federal court, several months ago, and puts an end to any speculation as to the validity of the statute. The court was divided on the ques tion before it. The majority opinion was written by Associate Justice Woods and was concurred in by Chief Justice Pope, Circuit Judge Watts, Gage, Wilson, Gary and Mem minger, as to the general contents of the opinion, and by Judge Dantz ler as to the result. The minority opinion was written by Associate Justice Jones and was concurred in by Circuit Judges Klough, Prince and Hydrick. Associate Justice Gary filed a sep arate dissent, as follows: "I dissent on the ground that the constitution ality of the Statut-; is not before the court on a habeas corpus proceed ings." t VESSEL A WRECK And the Crew of Thirty Souls Are Probably Lost. The British1 ship Hartfield, Cap tain Sindson, from Liverpool for Val psriso and Seattle, is doubtless a wreck on Vancouver Island, with, in all probabilities, the loss of 30 odd lives. Wreckage from the vessel 'p oyjJUH.. poJiJnui siuoqojt[ -puu Liverpool," have washed ashore on the west coast of the island, accord ing to a wireless message received in Seattle. Only a meagre account isi given of the find, but the news of the ship is such to warrent that she was pounded to pieces on the treach erous reefs of the island. If any of the crew of 30 escaped alive, news of such survivors should have b^en re ceived ere this. t MARCH OF TBK UNEMPLOYED. Ten Thuosand Union Members to j Make Great Demonstration. At a canvention of delegates from labor unions at Seattle it was decid ed that a monster demonstration be made on Monday to enforce the de mands of the unemployed for work or food and shelter. Ten thousand meu will assemble and march to the city hall, where they propose to camp until the city council takes favorable action. t SULLY IN COTTON DEAL. Such Is Report. That Comes From New York. Reports from New York say cot ton traders are taking an interest in a story which is ciruclated among them to the effect that Daniel J. Sul ly, who engineered the most gigan tic cotton corner ever attempted some years ago, and who led the big gest hall market the Cotton Ex change ever saw until he failed for something like $2,000,000 had again entered the market. t 81.50 pee Asmrou. NO MORE BALLS To Be Held In the State House at Columbia. HOW MEMBERS VOTED On the Question, Which was Adopt ed by a Large Majority.?The Members Decide That Use of 7IaH of Representatives Should be Giv en Only When There Will be No Removal of the Carpet. The house of representatives de cided Thursday that the new furni ture should not be removed, espec ially the new carpet, which means that the South Carolina club must hereafter seek new quarters for their annual ball held during the State fair. The action of the house was not taken until there had been considerable debate, but from the vote of the members it could be seen from the start that all parliamentary moves to defeat the exclusion of the club would be of no avail. Mr. Lane's resolution refusing the use of the hall of the house for any purpose that would necessitate the removal of the carpet was taken up. Mr. Banks by the ways and means committee thought that the resolu tion should be killed. It would af fect the South Carolina club and their annual ball held in the State house for years and while he did not dance himself he thought that it would be very small and narrow on the part of the members of tue house to object to the use of the hall by others. Mr. Rucker spoke along the same lines. On motion to strike out the enacting words by Mr. Banks, the house refused by a vote of 60 to 61. Mr. Howell Morrell then spoke In favor of the resolution, following the explanation by Mr. Lane. The latter did not think the house should turn over the use of the hall to any body for any purpose. Mr. Morrell thought that ir?was wrong to use the hall for balls, even though they were attended by some of the leading cit izens oi the State, including the gov ernor. Mr. Porter McMaster spoke in fav or of Mr. Banks' motion to kill the resolution as did sevearl others. Af ter it was seen that the bill would pass an effort was made to exempt the South Carolina club from the provisions of the var ious paragraphs. The house, how ever, killed this by a vote of 64 to 45. It was decided, however, to al low the desks to be removed in case of a convention. Motions to leave the entire matter with the secretary of state were killed with little dis cussion and Anally the clincher on the resolution was put on by Mr. Sharpe. The vote on the motion to strike out the enacting words of the Lane resolution was as follows: Ayes?Speaker Whaley, and Mes sers Ayer, Banks, Beattie, Brantley, F. M. Bryan, Cannon, Carrigan, Car son, Cothran, Courtney, Cox, De Vore, Dick, Dingle, Doar, Dowling, Fr?ser, Frost, Garris, Hall, Harley, Harmon, Hughes, Hydrick, John stone, Kershaw, Lawson, Legare, Little, McColl, McMaster, Nash, Nichols, Nicholson, Patterson, Rich ardson, Rucker, Saye, Scarborough, Shipp, Kurtz P. Smith, Spivey, Still well, Tompkins, Verner, Walker, Wingard, Woods, Youmans?50. Nays?Messrs. Arnold, Bailey, Bal entine, Bethune, Boyd, T. S. Brice, W. D. Bryan, Carwile, Clary, Clink scales, Derham, Dixon, J. B. Dodd, Douglass, Epps, Gause, J. P. Gibson, Goodwin, Greer, Gyles, Hardin, Har ris, Harrison, Hinton, Jones, Kelle han, Kirven, Lane, Lester, Leitner, Major, Miller, Morrell, Nesbltt, NIv er, Norton, Parker, Reaves, Rich ards, Robinson, Scruggs, Sellers. Sharpe, Salughter, D. L. Smith, J. E. Smith, Stubbs, Tatum, Wade, Wannamaker, Wiggins, Wimberly, Wyche, Yeldell?60. Those who voted on the amend ment introduced by Mr. McMaster, which exempted the South Carolina club from the provisions of the reso lution, were: Ayes?Speaker Whaley, and Mes srs. Aull Beattie, Brantley, Cannon, Carey, Carrigan, Clinkscales, Cox, DeVore, Dick, Dingle, Doar, Dowling, Fraser, Frost, Garris, Hall, Harley, Harman, Hughes, Hydrick. John stone, Kershaw, Lawson, Legare, Mc Coll, McMaster, Nichols, Nicholson. Patterson, Richardson, Rucker, Saye, Scarborough, Shipp, Slaughter, Kurtz P. Smith. Spivey, Still well, Thomas. Tompkins, Verner, Wingard, Woods ?45. Nays?Messrs. Arnold, Ayer, Bail ey, Ballentine, Banks, Bethune. Boyd, T. S. Brice, W. D. Bryan. Carson, Carwile, Clary, Courtney, Derham, Dixon, J. B. Dodd. J. H. Dodd, Douglass, Epps, Gause, J. P. Gibson, W. J. Gibson, Goodwin, Greer, Gyles, Hardin, Harris, Hin ton, Jones. Kellehan, Kiryen, Lane, Lester, Leitner, Littlo, Major, Mc Keown. Mann, Miley, Miller, Morrell, Nash, Nesbitt, Niver, Norton, Par ker, Reaves, Richards, Robinson, Scrugggs, Sellers, Sharpe, D. L. Smith. J. K. Smith, Stubbs. Tatum. Wade, Walker, Wannamaker, Wig pins, Wimberly, Wyche, Yeldell, Youmans?64. t