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AM _pA3A8j} 1865 SEBI~ . ., F'FZ PI D)A . .Nt AR \Y (29. -190 1. S%ljQ W E , 15 A.Y A THE PEOPLE WILL VOTE ON BIENNIAL SESSIONS. SENATE RESOLUTION GIVEN THIRD READING IN HOUSE. A Great Deal Of Important Work Traiis actej By The Ge.eral Assembly This Week. C n111111), Janunary 28.--Much work of importance and of general interest has been traisacted by the general assembly this week. The joint reiolution passed lasL year by the senate pro viding for biennial sessions passed its third reading in the house on Vednesday by a bare two-thirds majority and this much discussed question will now be sub tnitted to the people. There was a bard fight to put the bill through its third reading, on account of the absence' of members. On the first ballot the vote stood 78 to 28, 83 being necessary to pass the bill. The vote was reconsidered and the reconsideration postponed until 12 o'clock. At that time a second ballot v.-as taken and there were 83 -votes in favor of the bill, exactly the number required to pass the bill. This question has been agitated in the general assembly since 1896. It now goes before the people. BUCNNIAr, SCSSIONS. The biennial sessions resolution camne up in the house on Tuesday. It was the same resolution which passed the senate last year, and af ter a long discussion a yea and nay vote was taken, and the resolution was ordered to its third reading by a vote of 87 to 30. The entire New berry delegation voted for the pas sage of the resolution. The resolution as it passed the house is as follows: , Section i. That tile following ancn(ilt lit to the cotnsttut ion of the State of South Carolina be sub mitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general elec tion for Representatives, anid if a majority of tile electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amendment, and a majority of each bralchi of tile General Assembly shall, after such election, and before another, r:.tify the same amendment by yeas and nays, Section 9, of Article III, of the Constitution, relating to the Legislative department, be amended by adding after the word "place" in line ten of said section the words ''until tihe end of tile session. occur ring in 1906, after which the said sessions be held at the same time and place Liennially,'' so that said section as amended shall read as foUlows: The annual session of the General Assembly heretofore elected, fixed by the Constitution of the year eigh teen hundred and sixt y-eight,to convene on the fourth Tuesday of Novemlber, in the y-ear of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, is hereby postponed, and tihe same shalli be convened and held in tile city of Columbia on tile second Tuesday of J ahnuarv ill the year eighteen 1hun1 dred and ninety-six. The first session of tIle General Asebly elected unIdIer this Coni stitultionl shall conivene inl Coluija on the second Tuesday in Janunary, in thle yealr eigh teenmI hund(red and ninmety-v* enl, and( thereafter an nuhally alt tIle same timhe and( place un itl th(le enld of the session occur rintg ini I906, after wIihi the saidI sessionis shall b)e heldh at the same time and place biennially. Should the casualties of war or contagious diseases render it un safe to meet at the seat of govern ment, then the Governor may, by proclamation, appoint a more secure and convenient place of meeting. Members of the General Assembly shall not receive any compensation for more than forty days of any one session; Provided, that this limita tion shall not affect the first four sessions of the General Assenbky under this Constitution. Section 2. That the (pestSi of adopting the amendment prefacedi in the foregoing section shall he sub-I Imitted to the electors as follows: Thcse in favor of the amendment shall deposit a ballot with the fol lowing words plainly printed or written thereon: "Constitutiona.l ameiinment to Section 9, of Article III, of the State Constitution, add ing after the word 'place' in line ten of said section the words 'until the end of the session occurring in i 906, after which the said sessions shall be held at the same time and place biennally'-Ves." Those opposed to said amendment shall cast a ballot with the follow ing words plainly printed or written thereon : 'Constitutional amend ment to Section 9 of Article III of the State Constitution, adding after the word 'place' inlii.e ten of said section the words 'until the end of the session occurring in 906, after which the said sessions shall be held at the same time and place bienni ally'-No." If no other resolution passes and the people vote ''yes'' on the amend ment there will be biennial sessions after 1906. 11. AND L. TAXATIGN. Another very important measure passed by the house on Tuesday, after considerable argument, was Mr. Whaley's bill which exempts the stock of legitimate building and loan associations from the taxation which it was recently held they were liable for. The bill was passed by an almost unanimous vote. Unfortinately, on Wednesday the hill w,%as recommitted. It may be passed yet, however, when it comes uIp again for third reading. AS To SPECIAL COURTs. It was annouiced in tile last issue of The Herald and News that the house oil Momday killed Mr. Haskell's bill to repeal the statute allowing the appointment of special judges 111)011 tile petition of any given har or the solicitor. The bill was killed by a vote of 50 to 49. It was argued by many of those who opposed the bill that special courts and special judges should not be abolished until the creation of new circuits, several of those who took part in the debate against the bill saying they would favor its passage after sonme action which would give the proper re lief from over-crowded dockets. THICLT CLE(MSON SCHOLARSHIPS. At the night session of the house on Wednesday Mr. D. 0. Herbert's bill to provide beneficiary scholar ships in Clemson college was passed to its third reading after a long die bate. The only change made in the h)ill was thlat it was mlade to provide for either agricultural or mlechlanical scholarships. T1hle hill provides for as manliy $i oo schola ships ini each county as there are miemibers of thle house. TI'lAT FFiR'1TII.iZi(l F ACT'ty,V TholdughI the seniae hCias al readly killed two hiills lookinag to the estah) lishmen t of a State fert ilizer factory, Senator Warren has initrodluced an. other resolution with the same idea in view. The senate on tile previous (lay had killed the house resolution pro.. GOOD COTTON SALES. Fifteen Cetits a Pound Paid for Large Quantities--Seed Cotton Worth Having These Days. I,aurens, Jan. 27.-Yester(lay Smith Bros., of Kinards, inl Newber ry coulity, Close to tile Couitty line, sold to William I, Gray of this city 625 bales of cotton at 15 cents lhe pound. This price was for the run of the cotton, regarcless of grades. The total Price rea:ized was about $j7,ooo. The Messrs. Smith are merchants anId farmers They pro- t duced a considerabIe portion of the i cotton and bought the remainder when the price was far below what it is now. About 100 other balesr were sold yesterday, the highestla price beitg 15 1-8. WELL DONE. leport of the Special Committee to Ex- 5 amine Into the Condition of the ij State Colleges. t At the last Sess ion of the eral assembly Senator 1-Lardin ianm Rep resentatives Rninsford an(d Kihler were apj)oiinte(l as members of the commitee, inl accordance with the provisions of ain act, "to examine into the expenditures of the apipro priations for State educational insti tutions and the conditions of the same." Mr. Kibler is secretary of the committee. 'Tle conulnittee visited all the State colleges and submitted their report under date of January 20. The report appears im the journal of the senate of the 22nd instam -nd fills about thirty one pages of ?iat publication. It sit a lengthy and comprehensive report and show- evidences of careful and thorough work on the part of the committee. It is too voluin1olus to be re)rodluee(d in these colilninS, and is too concise to be con(lenlsel It will repay perusal by those who are sulficiently interested to secure a copy. 'le contuittee had an ar(loous undertaking, )ut they did their work well and have contribut ed a valuable document to the genl eral assemlbly. 'Thie report makes interesting reading, full of important information, and is a complete sur vey of the field laid down 1 by the legislature. Death of Mr. H. M. Domi Ick. Mr. Henry M. Dominick dlied at his home in Stony Battery township t on1 the 20th inst., in the 76th year of his age, and was buried at P3ros perity. HeI was a membler of Beth el Baptist church. The old vali ant veterans are passing away. The deceased leaves three sons, Messrs. Simpson, Brad y and Snowden Dominick. viding for an investigation into the advisability of the matter by the State penitentiary authorities, the senate resolution to this effect hav ing already been killed. The sen ate resolution had been indefi - nitely p)ostponed in the house. The senate sIilihtly amended thle shad b)ill, passedl it through its thir-d re'ading and1( it beconie a law. ianIy dcaRIuAta.:s AS IIAsC,(A(. ' Th le seniate has passedc a bill r <purintg coin noin carrier s to carry b)icycles and baby carriages undaer lie same rules and1 suieet to thle same liabilities as gov'ern trunks and other separate b)aggage of passage. ]ETTING TOGETHER FOR NEW SCH00L BUILDING 'llE SECOND CITIZENS' MIF-TING HELD AT PROSPERTY. Ln Election To Be Held On Tle Question Of Issuing Bonds To The Amount Of $3,510. Priosperit(y, JailliaryN :,. The itizens' tieetiug si for ullesday -ist, at ; o'clock 1). mu., to hear ree 'iin1cidationls if the coinittee of wvlve previously appointed. wIs alled to order by Chairimi C T. Vvche. The report of the commnittee was ead by Mr. T. A. Dominick in.the bsence of Mr. J. 1-1. Hunter, the oimittee's chairman. This report recommended a franie muilding not to exceed in cost $3, 00 to lie raised by an issue of onds and that in this act creating lie bond issue he incorporated the overnmental machinery of the lewberry graded schools. T1he Chife iIItelest Cedtl-01 arouin11d lie cost of the building and there ,Is a strolIg feIlilg that it sh1ou11d he icreased, and with the understand Ig tla[Lt the CoIlmiittee would give urther consideration to it.- report lie citizens adjourned to meet at o'clock. The attendance at the evening iceing showed a growing in Crest in the school house question. The committee reconmnended that lie amended act of the last legisla nre be re-enacted with a few hanges: That $3,500 be substi Lited for $5,000 and the trustees be ained in the act. F'or the trustees lie Coililittee iiaied five citizelis f the ditr ict. Except the nIaiiiing of the trils es. this report was adopted. Tne adoption of this report of the onnittee will do niuch toward -trionizing t he selool' interest iI hle distriict aiid it iS believed that he hond issue will Iow meet with iit little opposition 0f course, verybhody is not perfectly satisfied here a1re somjie who believe that lie school interest is sacrificed inl a 01nd issue for less than $5, 00. lhere are othi rs who feel a little rieved because tile trtstees are not 1) he i1,ined in tle act. But these re some of the gives and takes and lie compromises where there is any orward movement. NEWS FROM PROSPERITY. chool Question Now Uppermost in the Minds or tihe People-Comitng At traction -Pc! sonial. Prosperity, January 28.--The choolhouse questioii is uppermost ii the minds of most of our p)eop)le hIs week, and if we are discreet a chool builing for this dlistrict will >e ready for the niext session. Only ealsoniale conicessionis are nee(ldd o bring our eleCll together and to :edp thieii together. D r. C. T. Wych'le hias beenl off a ew (day s to SaIsh ury, N. C., on >rolessional8 businetss. Tlha, Ar ioni tnal( <ptarte'tte w ill be icre oni t he eveing of I'ebruiarv 6. \lII loer od(IS f miic shioul ( heai >~een ini the C., N. & L,. office here vith Mr. D) WV. Holand, is now in harge of the oflice at Goldville, RiareiS Contv. WA hope for Mr. Boozer a big measure of success. Mrs. Janie S. Reagin is now oc eupying her new house on Elhn street. Miss Marie Lorick has returned to her home at Irmo. Mr. and Mrs. C. Kennedy have ret (ried to their home at Due West. Miss Ethel Paysintger is here with friends and relatives. Mr. 'oim Johinison, of Newberry, has ete here Oil a1 Visit. Mrs. Addie Hodges, of Spartani brg, is spending some time with tlie family of M I. A. I1. I lawkins. Mrs. L. C. Merchant an1d clil dren are in Newherry with relatives. Mr. A. N. Crosson is inl the Po maria section on business. Mrs. K. Baker is here with her mother, Mrs. S. C. Barre, who has been sick for quite a while. Miss Janie Kinard, of L,eesville, is visiting friends and relatives around the old home. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Ite ms of More or L.css Interest Condensed Outside the State. hlie national house of represen tIti\'es has Ia SSCd the am appro priationg hill, carrying approxi miately $75,000,000. The U1. S. senate has passed a bill providing for the appropriate marking (I the graves of Confeder ate soldiers who died inl northern prisons dturing the civil war and appropriating $200,000 for this purpcse. Former President Cleveland, when asked by the Associated Press ecrrespondent for his opinion of WI. J. Bryan's statemuent that no Iman who voted for the Palmer Iinckner ticket can he nominated by the DIem'ocrats, smiled and said: "I have not. a word to say inl the matter, except that Bryan has got the stage; let himl) go it. [ guess that's defilite e ngh. Wkhitaker Wright, who was once one of the k1ings oI finance and courted by royalty, was found guil. tv inl London 'Iuesday afternooii of fraudulent practice ini promoting gigaitic finaicial schienes anid was I sentenced to seven years' penal ser vitude. Almost innediately after receiving his senteiice Wright dropped dead in the ante-room of the court. Whether lie took his life by poisonling or whether (leatih in, the 'nattural course robbed the law of its fulfillment will not be known until the post mortem. SOUTH CAROLINA NBWS. Items Of More or Less Interest Condensed In the State. J im Dorn, a negro, was shot and k ilIled in his home at T reniton last week h)y another negro, Charles lBland. I orn hia' retine.nted Bland to leave Onm accomunmt of remarks miadle byv lii:himbont D ormi's family. Thle A inter:si aihmer of 'oin imerce hias out1liuuen a plani to estabh lishid a CII in~ it ii!a in at A iIdersoni p)at ternied along' t he hlne of a cotunt y high schiool, 1hat moire advancmued and( horoughI, withI two dlist iinct couirse.I -one literary, aindI thle oither sdlac ical and busineissi. It is piroposed to raise $b oo,ooo, $25,000 for ecluipment and the remnainider for enadowmient.