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I I A% ESTABLISHED 1865 NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JAN UARY 15 1904- TWICE A. WEEA -11D Y I_T 'WI AWEK, S15iAYA GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSIOI BOTH HOUSES CONVENED AT HIGH NOON ON TUESDAY. New Bills Introduced On First Day-TI Elections-In Memory Of The Lament ed Gordon-Other Matters. Colunibia, January 14.-The gel eral assembly convened at high noo on Tuesday. This being a middle term and a the members having served durin one session, both houses were ol ganized and got down to businei with very little ceremony. The matter of the election to : held during the session wa- take up early in the day and Mr. Aull' resolution in the house callug fc an election of an associate justice two members of the penitentiar board, a chairman of the dispensar board, two dispensary directors, liquor commissioner and a stat librarian, to be held on Friday. Th matter was referred to the commit tee on privileges and elections. The most important event of th first day, and that which consume the most time, as is usual, was th reading of the governor's annua message. The message was given to th readers of the Herald and News i: an extra edition shortly after it wa delivered. FIRST DAY IN TH1E SENATE. When the roll of the Senate wa called there were only six absentees Mr. G. I. Holliday, of Horry, wa sworn in, succeeding Senator Mc Dermotte, who has resigned sine the last session. The proceeding were opened with prayer by th Rev. V. I. Herbert, in the absenc of the clial)lain. Lieutenant Governor Sloan de livered an appropriate address referring to the fact that 'he rank of the senators had not been entere by death, and expressinig the heart felt wisl that t hey would live on t see South Carolina, now great an grand, become greater and gra nder Ile expressed the wish that thei C, proceedings would be characterize by hiaiinoiy, courtesy, intelligene and dignity. A concurrent resolution was il troduced by Senator Mayfield, irl viting all -ouinty supervisors t attend the good roads convention t be held in Columbia on the 19th c ( this month and providing for th payment of their railroad expense by the legislature. A special message was receive from the governor on the death c General Gordon, and the followin concurrent resolution was offere by Senator Aldrich: Whereas, it has pleased the Al mighty to end the brilliant earthi career of that splendid soldier ani statesman, Geni. John B3. GordoAn, c Georgia: andl, Whereas, at a tryinig period an cr it icY period ini thle hiistot v of t h State lhe camema to onur aid anmd red e:redl voluontariy service of such valum and devoin as entitles him foreve to bec kniowni a the frienid of thm peopleC of Souith Caro)inw Non~ +herefore, be it Resolved by the senate and H ous bi of representatives of Southi,Carolinor h"lat a committee of honor be raise Fh&o attend the funeral of Geni. Gon F don and to pay the State's tribut of respect to his memory, sai co mittee to be composed of his Excel. lency, the Governor, or such mem . bers of the executive department as lie may designate, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or such Smember of the judicial department as he may designate, three Senators, to be appointed by the President of the Senate and four of the I louse of Representatives, and that the ser n geant-at-arms of the houses be in structed to carry out the provisions il of this resolution. g The resolution was sent to the house and was concurred in by that s body. The large portrait of General e Gordon in the senate chamber had u already been draped in crape by the s sergeant at-arms, at the suggestion r of Senator Sheppard. THIE FIRST DAY IN THE HOUSE. The proceedings of the house y a were opened with prayer. Speaker e M. L. Smith was very eloquent in e his opening address, saying the members of the house had assembled to look after the welfare of their e people. That was the highest law aid he would caution them that it was more important to find what was necessary than to apply the remedy. The special message of governor Heyward and the concurrent resolu tion of the senate relative to the s death of General Gordon were re ceived, and speaker Smith appointed the following committee to attend the funeral, saying that he thought those who had fought with Gordon were the proper ones to represent . the State at his funeral: Messrs. Trible; James, Brooks, Jeremiah Smith and King. e Mr. McGill introduced a bill of 2 local nature, which the house re fused to refer to a special commit tee consisting of the Greenwood delegation. N r. W. J. Johnson, of Fairlield, introdulc( a bill proposing a fran !chlise tax of one tenth of1 one per C(lt. upon the CapitAl of evel y corporation in the State, excehit cottoll mills, doing1 1 bi n.s*ILes.. for profit unlder- a StIechrtr,an Ieoquir'nl' g that the corporations., 11):Ike ma e rport- to thic secreta t o f State. SEcOND .N IN TIE SENArE. - The Senate yesterday took up t the Colsiderat ion of the 34 bills left over from last session, mostly f which were either recovnitted or e cassed over without discussion. A s resolution wvas' passed inviting Senator Latimer to address the legislature on the 20th. The good f roads convention which will be in session here at the time, wvill be 1invited to b)e present. STdCONo I)DAY IN THI)E IIOUJS . TPhe house yesterday morning ad ((opted it - con)currentI resolution Sfixing, FiL as tihe (day for the election ete waV:s Conideable;X iy(l disu sionI onl the matt ler of refiirring me Csre ntil a! I(Con nt.c h i Acurhn wers provok1edl rby were SI ttrlech-m to n tem e ll dt|o gtincras The mppopation for erecty - troduced,-mn te Hal)t to $30,000. It will be remembered that at tle last session an appro. priatioi, was made for this purpose to be available only when the citi z-ens of the Sta.tc had v,oluntarily contributed $ro,ooo to supplement the appropriation. Not more than half this amount has been raised so far The bills to prevent delays in freight shipmeis and to outilaw slot machinles, were passed to a third reading. Mr. Kirby's bill to appropriate $i oo,ooo for public schools and Mr. Taylor's bill to abolish sheriffs' and treasurers' fees were killed. LATEST FROM LEGISLAIURE. Interesting News About the Forthcom ing Eiection-The Candidates and the Offices. Special to The Herld and News. Columbia, S. C. January 14. The general assembly will probably not go into an election until Wed nesday. ion. 11. 1-I. Evans has no an nounced opponent of the dispen sary board, though former senator McDermotte, of Ilorry. S. C., is being talked and a possibility, Towell of Lexington, Wylie of Chester, Walker of Barnwell, and Boyken of Kershaw are in the race for the t wo other positions on the board. W. 0. Tatum, and W. ). Black tre in the race for liquor com missioners. Mr. Tatum will proba bly be elected associate judge. Woods will succeed himself with out opposi ion. Miss Lalorde is opposed for siate librarian by se%v eral ladies but Will in ill proba bility be electedI for another termn. T'I'here are a nimber of cantdid:a for t0h penitent i:ry hoard. RIYAN WANTS NEW PAltR fY. Advocates Callpailgl ott National Issues. Newx lfaven.l Conn., jIn-. Wm:. .J. BryIn a(rri-ed here toda otn businless con(Cted with the ie n ntett will. This evening lie Was iven a reception at the Iypereen Theatre. He tmade atn address ad vocating national instead of party issues for the coining campaign, placing himself on record for broad ening the p)olicy of the Democratic party, and foreshadowing the for mation of a party alotng new lines as laid down by himself this even ing. A large crowd listened atten tively, ap)plaud(inlg liberally. Death of Mr. Thomas V. Wicker. Mr. Thotmas V. Wicker died at his home ittn the city at 3 o'clock yerter-day', afItoon, itt the No th yecar of his agre. I Ie was a cont cclh-l and1 leaves a wvif andto ex e-rail chliirlei and grand(chldrentQL. 'LLnerCal -en t h I is aftermi' .1 thIe honu- 2t 2l payi tre. l. W&orthily hone. Tlhe John MI Kiiard Camp,ttI' Sotm of C2onfederate- \'eteratts, stiot Mr R. H ertmatt W\right aIs its rep)resetn tative at the futneral of Genteral Gordon. T1he D)raytoun 1). Rutherford Chap ter of the Confederacy, sent ai beait tiful wreath of flowers for General Gordon's grave. CITIZENS WILL SEEK SOME OTHER METHOD. A COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONFER WITH COUNCIL. A Comiunication Received From The City Council Giving A Full Statement of the Town's Financial Condition. Ihlic adjourned cit izens' meetilig hield inl the Court hiouse onl Wednies.i day afterinooln heard Ile report or' its Committee, appointed at the previous meeting, submitting a1 frul statement of tle town's linan Cial Condition, and after a fuill and free discussion of tle necessity for the license tax recently imposed by the council, continued the com mittee, with the addition of the clairman of the meeting, to confer with council and to report to a Ifourth meeting, some measure for funding the floating indebtedness of the town and by which the cur rent expenses may be met out of the revenues. The meeting was -it tended by about sixty citizens. The meeting was called to order by Chairman George B. Cromer. Tr COMMITTI.ER RMPORT. The committee, consisting of Messrs. George Johnstone, chair man, W. E. Pelham, 0. B. Mayer, T. C. Pool, B. F. Griffiin, F. H1. Dominick, and E. C. Jones, ap pointed at tli last meeting to secure adequate information as to the financial condition of the town, re ported through its chairman, Col. Johnstone, as follows: QUEST,IONS ASKD BV COMMlTTE. The following communication was handed Mayor 'arhardt by the committee: Joln W. "arhardt, ]sq., Mayor of the Tow f Newberry, Newber ry, S C -Dear Sir : The under si)gneo have b)een appoiited a com llittee oin behialf of a meeting of tie citizens of t he town who have unld" r consideraticin certain matte i-elat ingP to the finiancevs of th( towni inl Whi l th are v', i ta iVitrest . Th V ..tin te.(d of lis to )bt; in ccr tain i informationi fromll you which i. n etSiarv, as tev Coiccik-e it, t< ,Il intellig4ent miderstnllidilng ofl the( lma'1tters m :i which they alr conkcrled. 'iey rceqtuest us, thcrefore, to ask of you the following information: j. \Vhiat are the entire revenues of the town, and from what sources are they derived, and what amount is derived fromi each source ? In this connection, we would be glad to have a statement, (a), As to what is the amount derivable from the ordinary six mill levy; (b), what amount is derived under each of the sp)ecial levies and what are the amount for the special levies. 2. WVhat is the indebtedness of the towni? Unider this head, we would like to be informed, (a), what is the lpresent amiounit of the dtifferent buondi Ii tleitstantdinig a L:ojulst the town; (bi, wvhat is the onotoll mt of the l<>ating dhebt incl tid l.lo. a o L'll ii a elo((red bvI- th b 4deli A t,:n rm th -sd illt kntuig Ito) hem ti'indbtedeyhi o . lo what prpes interit ito pthatol the amouinte oreiane undI(er the p)resent recently passed license ordinanice. We would be pleased to have this information at the earliest practicable moment as we under stand that it is desired that we sub mit it to an adjourned meeting of the citizens on Wednesday next. Very truly yours, George Johnstone, Ch'n X. 1. Pelham, F4 red. H-. Domninick, B. F. Griffin, T. C. Pool, E. C. Jones, 0. B. Mayor, Connittee. T11F.' ANSWRR OF COUNCIL. To this coitnunication council replied as follows: Newberry, January 12. Messrs. Geo. Johnstone, Pelham, Mayer, Pool, Griffin, F. H. Dotni nick and E. C. Jones, Committee: Gentlemen: In reply to your re quest for information concerning certain matters relating to the finances of the town in which the citizens are virtually interested, it gives me great pleasure to hand you the within statement. If we have failed to fully cover all ques tions, or if any further information is desired, please call on the City Clerk who will gladly fitrish you with whatever additional informa tion you may desire. Very truly yours, Jno. W. Rarhardt, Mayor of Newberry. (i ) What are the revenues of the towi and froin what sources are they derived, and what autount is derived fron each Source? 6 Mill Regular 'ax.$ 9120 28 ;.( Mlill Opera House Tax1...... ............. 11,40 03 2% Alill Wiat. Wks. & I.l. IA. W'ds....300 2 I Aill Sewer 1onds. 1520 o- -$i55i 49 Street 1)1ty-- -......... I g5 R ents....... ...... . 50 L tl.-i1se. ................ 51 62 llines Alayvors t .ot So I )ispcnsary N Itc-eer ,1 ..i ... .......I ltty e sh. ............ .. . ;.1 1h 5 35i .... ........ ...... ...... .. .... .)?2 St. h m,\ c n w r <11AinOt ii 1111numbAr 4ne. (., ilma i, tht. ind,1bt(dlics" ()f the town" Ild r-I ti1 hal I we \%old(tI like to be ;f, IIrIII- I: )per I i lfl Bt i .................$ 22A, 00 Water \\-ks & l. 1,t. lionds.... 2o) (o Sewer Bonds .............. ........... 250 00 $89000 o (b) W hat is the amliolut of tihe floating debt, inIcluiniig alIl itemis not covered by the hooded debt, and we would like to know to whiom tis indeb~tedniess isowd andI what rate of interest it is dirawinig? Coinmercial Banik (Note) Duew 12-- 1-03 (8 pe'r cent.)-'------.$ 3028 91 toinereii ta Bak (Note) IDue 3-9-o4 (8 per cent.)....... ..... 2804 8o Naitiona.l Btanmk ( Not.e) I ue :-2 04 (5 per cnt.).. ...... ..3696 35 lr G ravel Co ( Note) I ue 3--27 -0.1 ( 6 per cen t. )...... . . rooo. o0 1uar (ravel C2o. (Note) I )ne 6-1 i 1 (6 pe iet . )........ t4i i, Sarah \\'. I b, t< Iu iaryiA. l.brman ( Not--.\tt)t I) 31 ot5 (S per c tl. ot...... ], oo N.at 'I BanIk Newhe-rry- (N'ute) Dune 12 22(13 (8 per1 cen't. ----. 569 33 Savings Banik Newherry ( Note) uew i2-3o- 03 (8 per cent. ).... 2000 00 Savings Banik Newberry (Note) Due 12-.-r-o3 (81t>er cent.)t... un0 00