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r rmay, january i._ 1yu, - BIENNIAL SESSIONS. Fatal Blunder Was Committed in not En tering the Amendment on the Journal of the House. The following is the report of the special legislative committee charg ed with inquiring into the entire biennial session situation. The re port is complete and reads as fol lows: To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives: The undersigened committees of the Senate and House of Repre sentatives respectively, to whom tive respectiveLv, to whom were re fered the matter of the ratification were referred them atter of ratifi eation of the amendment to the Constitution providing for biennial sessions of the General Assembly, would respectfully report. That pursuant to the resolutions under which said committees were appointed, the two committees met in joint session- in the city of Colum bia on the 18th day of December, 1905, and again on the 9th and ioth of January, 1906, and thoroughly considered the matter. The Constitution of South Car olina (1895,) in Article XVI, Sec tionl i, provides that "any amend ment or amendments- to this Consti tution may be proposed in the Sen ate or House of Representatives. If the same be agreed to by two thirds of the members elected to each house, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon. Article i, Section .29 provides that: "The provisions of the Constitu tion shall be taken, deemed and con strued to be mandatory and prohibi tory, and not merely directory, ex cept where expressly made direc tory or permissory by its own terms." We find that the amendment pro viding for biennial sessions- of the General Assembly, proposed by the General Assembly, under the bill (S. 29, Mr..Warren, H. 278,) was not entpred on the Journal of the House of 'Representatives, though the yeas and nays were taken there -en, and that under the provisions of the Constitution above cited the amendment has never been properly proposed by the General Assembly and submitted to the people. By reference to the Journal, of the House of Representatives it ap pears that the bill was read the. first time and referred to the committee en judiciary, its title only appearing in the Journal. (House Journal, I-9O3, p. 299.) The bill wvas' reported by the committe, by its title only, and ord ered for consideration. (House Journal 1903, p. 438.) The bill was continued, its title only appearing (House Journal, 1903, p. 61o.) The bill was made a special order, its' title only appearing. (House Journal 1904, p. 55.) Debate wvasadjourned on the bill, its title only appearing. (House Journal, 1904, p. 222.) The bill received its second read ing its title, only appearing, and -was ordered to a third reading, yeas 87 nays3o. (House Journal, 1904. p. 231-232.) 'The bill received its third read ing, and was orderd enrolled for ratification, yeas 83, nays 26, (House Jourifal, 1904, p. 243-244,) its title only appearing. The bill was ratified, its title on ly appearing. (House Journal, 19o4, P. 405.) Thus it appears that nowhere is the amendment entered on the Jour nal of the House of Representa tives-the Constitution provides that it shall be so entered, and this provision is mandatory. We, therefore, advise that the same should not, and cannot constitu ionally, be ratfied by the General 'Assembly. We wvould furthermore report and advise that under the proposed amendment which was voted on by the people so much of Article I: Section 9, of the Constitution, as is altered by such proposed amend ment wol read as follows: "The first session of the General ssblelceunethsCnt tutssembll electener i Constbi man shall convene in Columbis on the second Tuesday in January. in the year eighteen hundred and ninetvheven, and thereafter annual- B y at the same time and place until the end of the session occuring in 1906, after which the said sessions shall be held at the same time and place biennially. Under this provision the first ses sion of the General Assembly after the session of 196 would be held in the year 1908, and this being the case under Article IV. Section 2. of the Constitution, the Governor and b other State officers to be elected b the year 1906 could not be installed; and could not enter upon the per formances of their duties until the s 51 year 1908. This, we think, is ex tremely inexpedient and harmful,t and if biennial sessions of the Gen- t eral Assembly are to be held, wes would advise that the first session thereunder be held in the year 1907, and to that end we submit herewith draft of bill to so provide. We would further suggest that if the proposed amendment to Article III. Section 9. of the Constitution, be adopted that Article IV, Section k 16 be amended by striking out thet word "annual" therein; also amend 1 Article V, Section i i, so as to pre mit the Governor to fill any vacancy k in the judiciary by appointment un-a til the next session of the General d Assembly; also amend Article X, s I Section 2, in reference to deficiency a in the fund of the State for any year and providing for levying tax suf F ficient to meet same at the next ses- it sion of the General Assembly. We submit herewith, as a 1prt of si this report* such.bills as we think e< proper and necessary, to effect all i n charges in ithe Constitution which Ib would be rendered necessary by a si change from annual to biennial ses- 'V sions of the general assembly, and recommend that the general assem bly do not ratify the amendment heretofore voted on, but that. the bill for the same be laid on tI te table and that the bills here- si with submitted be considered in b lieu thereof. e All of which is respectfully sub-t mitted,If Edward McMaster, T. M. Taylor, J. K. Hood,b Special Committee from the*t Senate.d B. A. Morgan,t T. B. Fraser, W. P. Pollock,t Special Committee from the House ofRepresentatives. h /h s ROOSEVELT AS A RED) MAN. b The President Becomes an Honorary t Member or the Secret Order of that s Name.e - - a President Roosevelt was made an e honorary member of the Improved a Order of Red Men. The ceremony 11i took place in the president's private b1 office at the White House, and was b participated in and witnessed by many prominent members of the t1 The national officers of the or- d ganization called at the White C House to present to the president l aenrossed set of resolutions C doed at the national convention Iof the order at Nashville, Tennes see, last September, commendatory of the president's efforts towvard IF bringing about peace between Ja pa and Russia. The testimonial was presented by Judge Robert T. Daniel, of Griffin, Georgia, past great incohonee, in a laudatory ad- S ress. Among those present at ther eremony were Representatives: ivingston, Bartlett and Bell, of:r Georgia. President Roosevelt made a fe icitous reply to the address of Judge Daniel, expressing his high . appreciation of the objects of the1 Improved Order of Red Men, and is thanks for the cordial regards tated in the testimonial.r A desire was then expressed that t te president be made an honorary i member of the order. The presi- I dent assented to the suggestion and < John WV. Cherry, of Norfolk, Vir ginia, great incohonee, immediate ly granted a special dispensation I enabling the president to be induct ed into the mysteries of the order. he obligation of the order was then administered to the president. lj A DOUBLE LEGAL TRAGE.. arrows and Williams Hanged al Kingstree-Convicted of Murdering Mr. Julian Wilson. Jenkins Burrows and Arthur Villiams were legally hanged at :ingstree on Friday for the murder f Mr. Julian Wilson, on October 3, last. The sheriff cut the rope rhich held 'the trap at fourteen uinutes past 12 o'clock, and the odies shot downard, nine feet, ringing up with a sickening thud. villiam's neck was broken by the ill, and he ceased struggling in a tw rnoments. Burrows died from :rangulation. On the gallows and i the presence of a great crowd, iey told the same story that they )ld on their trial. In an even :eady voice Jenkins Burrows said: Bear this in mind. I stand for the st time on earth. When you get ) Heaven look at the right hand F Jesus and you will find me. ive my body to be buried among y own people. I am perfectly illing to meet my -God. I don't ow whether Robert Scott is guil or not, as I was not there. Meet ie in Heaven." Arthur Williams said: "God riows I am not guilty. Robt. Scott ,d Jenkins are guilty. They told ifferent tales on me. I went to the ore that night to get some cheese id when I came out I met Scott oing in with the stick." Both of them were interrogated i an effort to get a confession om them as to Scott. After their atements a negro minister ascend I the gallows, and offered an ear est and a0propriate prayer. The ack caps were then adjusted, the ieriff sprung the trap and Julian ilson was avenged by the law. How a Fish Breathes. The gills of a fish are situated at le back part of the sides and con st of a number of vascular mem ranes, which are generally arrang I in double, fringe like rows, at ched to the parts by the base only. 1 some cases these membranes are ather shaped, in ~ others mere >lds attached to the sides of the ill cavities. .The fish is a cold [ooded animal-that is to say, its :mperature is seldom more than a egree or two higher than the wa tr in which it lives. This being -ue, the creature needs but a very nall amount of oxygen to keep the lood at a temperature sufficiently igh to sustain life. This oxyger pplied to the blood of the fisl respiring large quantities of wa r, or, rather, drinking large quan ties of water, and respiring the ai parated from it by the gills. This plains why a fish can not live ir tank of water which has been sift. through the gills time and tirm gain any better than a human be 1g dr other animal can in air thai as been deprived of all its oxyger y being taken into lungs and expel d without being aerated. Fisi aat die in the stale water of aqua iums may be properly said t< rown, because they perish for wan f air, the same thing wvhich occas >ns death by drowning in man and ther lung breathing animals. Rain Coat for a Bear. There is one big brown bear ir Jew York that gets coddled beyonc elief. He belongs to a Six avenuE urrier. He is not a live bear. Even the memory of the oldest pas enger on the elevated road goetl ot back to the time of that bear' emise: yet, inspite of his long pe iod as a "dead one." he is the sleek st, best groomed bear in New Yori 7hat is because the tuf$rier take: uch good care of him. Storms are never allowed to bea tpon his glossy coat. Hie can not b imored to the extent of being >rought indoors during a dowi our because it is his busi ess to stand on a pedestal out ie and drum up the trade >ut the nexct best thing is done fo rm. He is provided with a raii :oat. It covers him from snout t< ail: so, no matter how hard th -ain may beat or the wind may blov ie is insured from damage thereby -New York Press. It is gratifying to note that thi )en1 of the United Stat. r STATE Of the condition of The Commercial Ba business, Decomber 30th, 1905. RESOURCES. Notes discounted........ $358,741 95 Furniture and fixtures......... 3,051 93 Due from Banks................. 49,405 10 Overdrafts.......................... 2,741 80 Canh in Bank...................... 16,730 97 $430,671 75 STATS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1 CoUNTY OF NEWBERRY. 3 I, J. Y. McFall, Cashier of the abos statement is true to the best of my Sworn to before me this 1st day Attest: Z. F. Wright, 0. B. Mayer, COTTON To Increase 'i Anderson More L A Labor Saver, A Money M with Fish, Blood, and oth FOR INFORMATION, call on road st: ANDRSON PIOSPII Anders taing graft by the left',leg, swing ing it vigorously around their heads three times and throwing it clear out into the middle of the river, or at least that they are making a no ble and heroic effort in that direc tion. To show that they are in earnest many of our more enterprising cities have some of their aldermen hid away in jail, where the tempt er in the form of a contractor can not get at them anid also as a polite warning to other aldermen to wash all sticky stuff off their fingers be fore coming down* to work in the mornmng While the outlook is hopeful, it New ber Capital stock paid in Surplus . - Deosts . . . We do business on b We extend every ci with safe and sound b Four per cent. paid Department. I Burglar F * President. A Wedding He loved the girl very much, That was his business. She loved him just as w,el That w as her businas They decided to That was th They We have Boys' Suits for 75 cents 1 Men's Suits for .$4.oo up. Jeans for Pants from 15C. yd. to 5C Shoes for the Baby, and Shoes fo Ma Hats for the Men and Caps for the Groceries without which no ni can do without, an turnish yot Yours f< S. S. BI Pro SDO: MENT nk of Newberry, S. C., at the close of LIABILITIES. Capital stock...................... $ 50,000 00 Due Banks.......................... 615 77 Profits (less all expenses paid) 32,777 78 Dividends unpaid............... 558 00! Dividend No. 17.................. 2,000 00 Individual deposits.............. 344,720 20 $430,671 75 ,e named Bank, swear that the above knowledge and beiief. J. Y. McFALL, Cashier. (1 January, 1906. JNO. C. GOGGANS, c. c. c. i. Geo. S. Mower. IS KING! our Yield Use Fertilizers iberally. aker, Beats All. Ammoniated ar High-Grade Ingredients. our agent at your nearest rail ation, or TE & OIL C1PAl an S. C. is admitted by students that it is a 'hard job to break the confirmed grafter of the habit of graffing. A jail sentence may do some good,but the only dead sure way is to break his neck. "When he was in school he idled all of his time away." "I suppose he is sorry for it now.", "I guess not. He doesn't have to know anything to hold his job." "No?" "Didn't you know that he was a critic ?" 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