The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, June 13, 1894, Image 1

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VOL. IX. MANNING, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, THE CAMPAIGN DATES. AS ARRANGED BY THE DEMOCRAT IC STATE COMMITTEE. t Schedule for the Politieal Fight in South Caroina-Big Discusion over Weaver ites and Batkelttes-AII to be Allowed to vote. COLUMBIA, S. C., June 8.-The meet- 1 ing of the State Democratic Executive Committee last night was an inteest ing and important one. Besides the fixing of dates for campaign meetings, t tbe question of allowing the men who voted for Weaver in 1892 to vote in the coming c impaign was a live one. It excited the warmest talk of the eve ning. By instruction of the chairman, Sec retary Tompkins read the roll of mem bers. The majority of the regular mem bers who were absent had telegraphed s and had substitutes in their places. t The following was the roll as made up: 1 Abbeville-Y. J. Jones. t Aiken-John Gary Evans. Anderson-W. A. Neal. Barnwell-F. M. Mixon, (substitute.) C Beaufort-Henry D. E!liott. N Berkeley-T. W. Stanland- t Charleston-J. M. Kinloch. Chester-A. E. Cunningham. Chesterfield-D. T. Redfearn. Clarendon-S. A. Nettles. Colleton-M. R. Cooper, (substitute.) s Darlington-T. E. Early. t Edgedeld-H. H. Townes. '- t Fairfield--J. Ui. Kirkland, (substi tute.) Florence-R. M. McKeown. Georgetown Greenville-J. W. Gray. Hampton-T. J. Russell. Horry-J. P. Derham. Xershaw-T. J. Kirkland. Lancester-Ira B. Jones. Laurens-J. L. M. Irby. Lexingtoni-J. L. Shuler,(substitute.) MarionJ. D. Montgomery. Marlboro-W. D. Evans. Newberry-Dr. Sampson Pope. t Oconee-J. R. Earle, (substitute.) Orangeburg-J. H. Claffey, substi- I tite.) t Pickens-T. C. Robertson. Richland-C. A. Douglas Spartanburg-D. L. Bennett. Sumter-Frank Mellette. Union--A. C. Lyles. Williamsburg-Wm. Cooper. C York-D. E.Fmley. I The chairman announced that a quorum was present and that the com- C mittee was ready for business. Chairman Irby thought that the first business would be the fixing of dates for the campaign meetings. On mo tion it was resolved that the ensuing Democratic State campaign meetings r be held as follows: Yorkville, Tuesday, June 19- h Chester, Wedneaday, June 20th. Lancaster. Thursday, June 21st. Camden, Friday, June 22d. Sumter, Saturday, June 23d. Chesterfield, Tuesday, June 26th. Bennettaville, Wednesday, June 27th. Darlington, Thursday, June 28th. Florence, Friday, June 29th. Marion, Tuesday, July 3rd. Conway, Wednesday, July 4th. GeorgetownFriday, July 6th- C Xingstree, Saturday. July 7th. Manning, Tuesday, July 10th. Bonneau's, (Berkeley) Wednesday. a July 11th. Careston, Thursday, July 12th. t Walterboro, Friday, July 13th. t Beaufort, Saturday, July 14th. 0 Hampton, Monday, July 16th. r Barnwell. Tuesday, July 1'7rh. Aiken, Wednesday, July 18th-. Edgefield C. H., Thursday, July 19h-b. Lexington C. H., Friday, July 20th-. Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 24th-. Colmba, edesdJuly 2th. Oanur, aturday July 26th. Union, Tuesday, July 31st. SpatabtigWednesday,August 1st. Greenvile Thursday, August 2d. Pinkens C. HFriday, August 3d. Osonee, Monaay, August 6th- 1 -Andersonl,Tuesday, August 7th. *Abbeville, Wednesday, August 8th. . Mr. Kirkland,of Kershaw,introduced the following resolution i agazd to I voting at primary elections: "Besolved, That In the ensuing Dem ocratic primaries the following pledge shall be exacted by the managers ot I each yoter before he casts his vote: "'I solemnly swear that I am ebtitled r to vote in this primary election and 1I . will abide the result of the same.'" Secretary Tompkins, by request, read the oath enacted at the last primary. r It was practically the same as that pro- r posed by Mr. Kirkland, and the lattet I withdrew his resolution. Chairman Irby remarked that therea was some misunderstanding as to the 1 qualifications of a voter. He then spoke as follows: "Gentlemen and the Committee: "There is one question that is being 1 agitated in South Carolina and hass been agitated for several months to which I would call your attention. Soe far as 1 am concerned, as chairman ofc the Democratic party, I do not propose to dodge the question. In its consider- I ation I shall not undertake to infit ence or dictate to any member of the committee, and I repeat it most em-t phatically, that I will not dictate toa the committee, but to suggest to you,c gentlemen, that we marcn right up to front and take our position upon this1 question. So far as I am concerned, as t the member of this committee from Laurens and the chairman of the Exe-] ctive Committee of the party of this1 State, I shall not hesitate (even should I it be necessary by a tie vote to give my opinion by my vote) to express my own convictions on this question. "The question I refer to is this, and 1 am unwilling to evade it., for I see a disposition to dodge it, though Ido not use the word dodge in its offensive sense-whether men who participated I in the primaries of 1892, in the nomina-I tion of State officers and other candi dates, who voted in the club and sent delegates to the State convention which elected delegates to the national con vention at Chicago to nominate a Pres ident-whether these men who are l known as Third party ites, shall be per mitted to participate in the general primary to be held in August next. As your chairman I feel it to be my dutyj to say that we should take some posi tive, decided, outspoken action on this question. I say, I repeat, that we, as representatives of the Democratic party: of South Carolina-and I am glad to1 see that every county is represented< here-ought not to dodge that impor tant question. If we believe that thei men who participated in the primaries of '92 and who voted for Weaver should not be permitted to vote- at the ap proaching primaries we ought to say so. If we believe that they are Democrats within the meaning of the Constitu-I tion and rules- of the Democratic party, then we ought to say so and permit them to participate. What I wish to emphasize is that we should not evade or dodge this questIon. We ought to discuss it fully whether it be in public or In private, but we should declare whetner or not they can participate under our rules. If we do not take such action we lay ourselves open to the charge that we have dodged the quaestin and that this committee was inable to solve it one way or the other. t thought, gentlemen, that it was my z luty tosay this much to you on this ut'ject which is now open to you for liscussion." Chairman Irby's remarks brought on s he hottest discussion of the evening N Lfld made things lively for a good t vhile. Immediately afttr the Senator c iad concludrd Mr. Mellette, of Sumter, x ifered a verbal resolution that the men vho voted for Weaver in 1892 be ex- C luded from voting. The motion had no sooner been made han a half dozen memders were on heir feet ready to offer some kind of t resolution or to make a speech. Mr. )erham, of Horry, was recognizsd by I he chair and offered the following res- < lution as a substitute to Mr. Mellette's esolution: t "Rtsolved, That those white men I wio voted the Weaver ticket in 1892 hall be allowed to vote in the coming rimaries." Dr. Sampson Pope made a strong i peech in favor of the substitute. He akl that this committee had allowed he Haskelites to vote in 1892 and the aen who voted for Weaver had a right o be treated in the same manner. The )emocratic party needed white voters ond did not want to throw any of them >ut of the party. (Applause.) The men vho voted for Weaver were no worse ban who voted for Haskell. (Ap plause.) 2r. Kirkland, of Kershaw, offered as .n amendment to the substitute the vords: "Upon taking the oath pre cribed by the party." He said that he iad no speech to make but thought hat this provision was wise and pro oer. Mr. T. C. Robertson, of Pickens, J bought that the proposed amendment vas an insult to the men who had roted for Weaver. There were good t ad true white men in his county who roted for Weaver. Mr. Townes, of Edgefield, asked the uestion whether the men who violat d thir oaths and pledges by voting for Veaver in 1892 would keep their oaths t f allowed to vote this year. Colonel Neal, of Anderson, did not hink any more should be required of he men who violated their pledges in t 892 than of the men who did the same hiog in 1890. t Col. F. M. Mixson, acting as the rep 'esentative from Barnwell, moved to ay on the table the amendment of Mr. t Cirkland. National Committeeman Donaldson, if Greenville. thought that the amend nent should be adoptei so as to pre rent any misconstruction of the action if the committee. Just before Mr. Donaldson's remarks, Lowever, the motion of Colonel Mixson o lay on the table the amendment of Ir. Kirkland was put and carried by a 'ote of 21 to 8, thereby calling out the emarks from Mr. Donaldson that he t bought some amendment should be , nade to Mr Derham's substitute. t Senator W. D. Evans said he thought t very party desired to increase its i aembership and its stregth. He wished E hat every man in America was a Demo rat. He for one would like to ask very man to come into the party. Mr. Robertson said that there had een a good deal of talk about the viol a ion of pledges, etc. The men of his ounty who voted for Weaver did not onsider that-they had violated any t ledge, unless it was a moral one. The t reat majority of them had not taken ny pledge In the primary. Dr. Pope declared that the oath broughout the State had been adminis ered to few voters and that not many f those who voted for Weaver had a aken any oath in the primary. 1 Mr. Mellette said that the chairman .nd the committee had misunderstood i motion. He meant to exclude onlyt hose who had taken the oath, partici ted in the primary and then voted for Veaver. Hon. S. A. Nettles of Clarendon, to< top the discusion and to please the tifferent minded committeemen, intro nced the following resolution, which f ras accepted by Mr. Derham in place f his own resolution; "Resolved, That no-white man shall t excluded from participating in the ] )emocratiprimaries who shall take the math required by the Democratic >arty." Speaking to tnis resolutien C. A )ouglass, of Richiand, made the long st speech of the session, and one of the ost eloquent. He said he was glad hat Mr. Nettles had introduced the esolution. Itt was along the line of iberality and kindness and would tend o increase the membership of the party. le declared, however, that he could not emain silent after all tne unkind re narks which had been made about< )emocrats. He said that the Haskellite 1 nvement may have been inexpedient, 1 d he had condemned it at the time, it say that Judge Haskell was not aC )emocrat was to controvert nistory. Ie asserted that Haskell was a Demo-1 rat and ;had alwrays been one. In the Leat of political discussion men might] ay he was not a Democrat, but in the uiet of the home circle there came a hange in that feeling and all must re- 1 gnize nim as a Democrat. In 1890. &r. Douglass said, there had been no ledge in the primary. The men who loted for Haskell-had taken no pledgeI nd had violated no oath and it was heir right to vote in 1892 without the anction of the Democrai~ic exe-cutive ommittee. He said that he would be, mtrue to himself and to his convictions f he stood by and did not draw a dis- I inction between the men who voted1 or Weaver and those who voted for Easkell. He asserted that there was a rast difference, and all his words inti nated that the Weaverites were the orst of the two. Mr. Douglass was interrupted by nembers of the committee who asked rm what about the HaskelLites who nad voted for Ensor for Congress and if askell himself had not voted for En or. Mr. Duglass said that he did not mow what Haskell had done, but as or himself, he hoped that his right arm ould lose its cunning when he voted ?or a Republican over a Democrat. Mr. Douglass concluded with a pat -iotic appeal for peace and laudatory Ld pretty remarks about the farmers. de wanted to see the people happy and anted to see Mr. Nettles's resolution arried. Dr. Pope spoke of the panegyric of sir. Dougless and of his insinuations gainst the Weaverites. Then Dr. Pope declared that there was a take be ind the action of the committee two rears ago in allowing Haskellites to re urn to the party. It was to keep from lisrupting the party and to bring about aarmony. White men were at work ogistering riegroes. He declared that Lf any one would show him a Weaveite who had tried to vote ne-1 groes he would be in favor of turning um out of the party. The liaskellites uad voted negroes against white men, ut no Weaverite had done so. (Loud applause.) After this the question was quickly sett led. Mr. Mellett's resolution was et down on by almost'a unanimous vote and Mr. Nettles' substitute was carried. The Weaverites and the Haskelhites and nd all kinds of "ites" will be allowed to vote in the next primary provided they take the oath prescribed by the Dr. Pope said that he had been in-I tructed by the Demnocrna of his county o inquire whether cmbs having a nembership of less than twenty-ive bould be disbanded. Chairman Irby said that it was his mpression that no county convention hould allow a delegate from a cluj which had a membership of leS3 than wenty-flve. It was the business of ounty conventions, however, to pass ipon that question. On motion of Mr. Douglass the rules if 192 were adopted as the rules for his year, a few changes being maae in lates, etc. The first primary will take >lace on the last Tuesday in August, he28th. A resolution was. introduced author zing the treasurer to pay the mileage if the members of the committee. No election of officers was held, as hat is not done until the counties se ect new members of the committee. On motion of Colonel Neal, Secretary [ompkins furnished each county with 00 copies of the rules and Constitu ion of the party. CR:P CONDITIONS. he Tuteresting Weekly Balietin ct the State wt e har Service. COLUMBIA, June 7.-The following s the weekly bulletin of the condition f the weather and the crops thi-ough ut the State, issued yesterday by State )bserver Bauer: The temporary condition varied reatly during the week, being favora le and nearly normal for the last days if May, but on June 1st there came a old wave that carried the mercury ow enough for very light frosts in ex osed places in the Piedmont country. )amage done by the frost to the har lier plants was inconsiderable, scarcely vort noticing, but the low tempera ure damaged cotton very much and ecked the fine recovery it was mak og from the previous cold weather. aturday and Sunday were warm and easonable. There was a plenty of unshine, with a percentage of from 80 o 90 for the whole State. The rainfall vas generally light or wanting, except n the range of the counties bordering )n North Carolina, two tiers deep, ex ending also along the upper coast. Chere were showers in Beaufort coun y. Florence county reports too much ain, and Williamsburg a plenty. The eed for rain is widespread throughout he State a1d the drought Is becoming erious in localities with sandy soil. Ll crops would be much benefitted by general, soaking rain, gardens stand ng in especial need of it. Of cotton it can be said that its con ition is not as good as it was two reek's ago,taking the State as a whole, nd during the past week the best that an be said of It is that it remained at standstill as the direct effect of the ew cold nights, but at the present ime it is next to impossible, and the ttempt will not be made in this bulle in to make an estimate predictive of he crop a month-or two ahead. While is reported that the stand is dying, xcept In favored localities; and infest ,d with lice; and developing "sore hank;" and the ground ickinir mols ure for growth or germination of late >anting; and the large leaves shrivel ng and dropping off and the stalk turn g red; and fields being replowed and eplanted; and the crop generally from wo to three weeks late, yet with plen y of rain and a continuation of the varm nights of the past two days, or general terms,with favorable weath r the condition of this staple would mprove rapidly for it is not yet in uch a hopeless state but that a full |rop may be made. Much depends ipon the weather of the next two reeks. Corn continues to keep a good heal by color, but does not gro w much. Varmer weather will, however, make Svast improvement in a short time. A L. little damage by worms noted. Rice Ioing very well, 'although these cold ights were not favorable for Its growth. Oats harvest continues or is inishig in different parts ot the State', ad wheat harvest well begun with nn yen yields of both crops. No change be noted from. previous reports. rish potatoes being dug In eastern ortions of the State. The yield ia >oor and the potatoes small, but they ring satisfactory prices. A large yield o uld have made this a very paying rop for truck farmers and planters rear shipping points. Too cool for weet potatoes. Tobacco doing fairly tell. Meloms not growing much, and n localities show a touch of frost. Lhey are in blossom in some places. 31ackberies ripening with promise of arge yield, and will be about the only ruit of any abundance. Second crop if figs promises an immense yield along he coast. The few apples left in the restern counties are .dropping badly. UIl field crops are well worked and lean and could stand a great deal of an. The following places report an cch or more of rain during the past reek: Georgetown, 1.00; Beaufort 1.70; affingham 1 28. *Chariestoni to Augusta. The Times and Democrat has within he last few weeks published several ~rticles, giving at some length the ru nor that the Atlantic Coast line and .ousville and Nashville systems pro >osed to build a new road between ishley Junction and Augusta. It w as ctualy known tuat Mr. H. Walter, of he former system, had ordered a pre iminary survey of such a line to be nude with all possible dispatch and ,hat the work had been begun and was yeing pushed rapidly forward. A con irmation of all that has been said in LEhe Times and Democrat on the sub ect comes from an unexpected quar en. The Baltimore Sun or June the kh publishes locally an account of the ame enterprise and on the night ore edng a press dispatch was sent out of hat city covering the same ground. Ithe Baltimore paper treats the matter t an actual enterprise and not merely . a rumor of one. Where it obtained .s information is not known, but the ecount which it gives will be read with interest. The San says: 'The tlantic Coast Line system and the [ouisville and Nashville Railroad 0mpay are jointly making a survey for a ne w road from Ashley Junction. S. C., to a connection with the Georgia [ailroad at or near Augusta. The At antic Coast Line now has a route from &shley Junction into Charleston, con ecting with the terminals in Charles :on which were recently purchased in :he interest of the Louisville and bashville Road and which formerly :elonged to the South Carolina Rail way. The Louisville and Nashville is malf owner of the lease of the Georgia Lairoad from Augusta to Atlanta, with which the new road will connect. Lhe other half of the lease is owned by :he Central Rilroad of Georgia. The &tlantic Coast Line will make its con ecton with the proje'ctedl road at or aar Barn well Court House. The con truction of this road will give the [ouisville and Nashville Ratilroad a erminus on the Atlantic Ocan at harleston. The Jetties have already secured twenty-two feet oi water at low tide, and it is said that this will be ncreased to t wenty-tive feet within a year, giving Charleston excellent ship ping facilities. The new connection will also make the Atlantic Coast Line the shortest route f com all points in the East to Augusta and to nearly all inte 1CREANT DEROCRATS. SEVENTY-FIVE OF THEM REFUSE TO RESPECT THEIR PLATFORM. The State Bank Tax Bill Kiled-The An nour cement in the House Received With Cmnfuslon and Applause. W ASHINGTON, June 6.-Immediate ly after the routine morning business of the House Sesterday Mr. Catchinga re ported from the committee on rules an order respecting the further considera tion of the bill to repeal the State bank tax. It provided for discussion through out today's eassion under the five-min ute rule, the vote on pending amend ments and passage to be taken immedi ately after assembling of the House to morrow. Lave toptint remarks on the bill was granted to all members, the rivilege to extend over a period of the ten following days. After a short de bate between Meosrs. Reed and Catch ings the resolution was agreed to-93 to 71. Mr. Springer presented the Eubstitute of the committee on banking and cur rency for the original Brawley bill as follows: "That the operation of Sections 3,412 and 3 413, Revised Statutes, and Sec tion 19, 20 and 21 of the Act to amend existing customs and internal revenue laws, and for other purposes, approved February 8, 1875, and all other sections of said Revised Statutes, and all Acts and parts of Acts imposing a tax of 10 per cent. on the amount of certain notes when used for circulatioa and paid out, be and are hereby suspended as to any such notes which were originally issued between Angust 1, 1893, and October 15. 1893, and no such tax shall tue col lected on the amount of any such notes. Provided, that nothing herein shall sus pend the operation of such Acts as to the tax on amount cf any such notes paid out and used for circulaton after January 1, 1894." Mr. Cox offered his amendment re pealing all the laws and parts of laws which impose a tax cn State bank circula tion. Mr. Bowers, Republican, of California, said the bill was intended as a premium upon the violation of the law; it was a notification to the banks having made their pile that the penalty of the law would not be enforced against them for subsequent violations, and a notice to the country that the New York banks, like the New York newspapers, were to run the Government. Mr. Grow, Republican, ot Penns1l vaia, said a nationil bank was just as much a local bank as though it had been chartered by a State. Mr. Livingston, Democrat, of Georgia, said the 10 per cent. tax law should be repealed, because it was intended as a measure of protection to the naticnal bank system, and that system no longer needed protection. Mr. Talber t, Democrat, of South Caro lina, said that he would vote for the Braw ley bill and for the repaal of the 10 per cent. tax for the reason that the. latter was in the Democratic platform. For him, he said, party platforms were made not only to get in on, but to stand on af ter he got in. Gentlemen who came into the House after having been elected on a Democratic platform and repudi ated the platform, "spreading them selves over the face of the earth and not knee-deep' any where," need not be sur prised if the people cepudiated them and the D.emocratic party. Mr. Q aigg. Republican, of Ne w York, spoke agaiast t~he proposition to repeal te existung tax on State bank issues Mr. Harter, Democrat, of Ohio, de sird an hcur in which to present his reasons why the State bank tax should be repealed, and Mr. Cox, Democrat, of Tennessee, asked that it be given him some gentleman on the other side to be accorded the same privilege. Objection was made, nowever, and Mr. Harter de cined to prcceed, saying he had no ambi tion to rise simply to have his remarks extended in the Record. Mr. Kane, Democrat, of Illinois, said be was a hard money man, believing all except gold and silver was make believe money only. He desired to bear witness to the fact that the paper money, how ever, cf the United Siates was ,he best in the world. It was a fallacy to assert that the money was issued by banks; it was issued by the Gavernment tbrough the banks. A alan who Lappened to have a State or county bond had no more right to issue notes upon that security than he had to issue them upon the security of 400 acres of good firm sand. Mr. Broderick, Republican, of Kansas, said the bill was obnoxious, it was class lenislation of the worst sort. If the tax ws a good thing when passed, it should be enforced u-itil the law bad been re peled. The arrangement songht to be made earlier by Mr. Cox was then agreed to. The late hours, from 3 to 5 o'clock, were divided between the two sides, Mr. Harter, Democrat, of Ohio, to occupy an hour in I avor of the repeal of -the State bink tax and Mr. Dingly, Rtepubli can, of Maine, to control an hour in op position to the report. Mr. Campbell, Democrat, of New York, had read a letter from Conrad N. Jordan, ex-United State treasurer and president of the Western National Bank of New York, tavoriug the repeal ot the tax law. Mr. Gear, Rsvublican, of Iowa, gave a leaf or two from his personal experi ence with the issues ot State banks in ante-war time as reasons wgy in his ~pinion the people of that country would not return willingly to that system of currency. Mr. Harter said that the trouble with the country was not that it suffered an insufficient volume of currency. but from tbe quality of the currency, its infiexibi lity and mnability to perform promptly the purposes of money at the places where it was needed. A new eystem .as essential to the rene wed and con tinued prosperity of the country, and his belief was that if proper system of State banks was established, by the end of he century the country would do its busess uponl a volume of currency of css per capita than the volume of cur rency today. Soeakingr of the work accomplished by the State banks in the past, Mr. Harter said the Government never had such a iriend nor such an efficient ally as the Sate banks ot 1860. They were stron er than the Government, maintaining gold payments long after the latter had sus)ended. The national banking sys tem, he said, was based upon the State banks, but unfortunately for the country since the best features of the State banks had not been taken in establishing na onal bangs. In conclusion Mr. Harter pleaded with Republicans, upon patriotic tax law, asserting that with the accom plishment of that purpose would disap pear the greenback craze and the free silvercraz5. Mr. Bland, of Missouri: "Not a bit of it." Mr. Harter: "I want to say that no man on the floor of the House gives up so much in voUng for this bill as does the gentleman from Missouri. A candidate for the e'resideaev, [cheers and applause] the moment he votes for this bill his platform disappears from beneath his feet, never more to appear." [Laugh ter and applause.j Mr. Newlands, Populist, of Nevada, said the disease which was sought to be remed-ed by the proposed legislation was a world-wide disease, due to fallinz prices, due to the appreciation of gold. He criticised the bill because it was in competent to do that which was ex pected of it. Mr. Williams, Democrat, of Missis sippi, and Mr. Wheeler, Democrat, of Alabama, spoke briefly, and at 5 35 o'clock the House adjourned until to day at noon. After some farther discussion today a vote was taken on the Cox amendment to repeal the 10 per cent. tax outri2ht. The vote was announce& as yeas 102; nays 170. The following is the vote in detail on Cox's amendment to repeal the 10 per cent. bank tax law: Yeas-Abbott, Alexander, Arnold, Bailey, Bankbead, Bell (Tex), Black (Ga.), Bland, Boatner, Bower, Brancb, Breckenbridge (Ky.), Bann, Cabaniss, Campbell, Catchings, Clark (Mo.), Cobb (Ala.), Cockrell, Cooper (Fla.), Cooper (Ind.), Cooper (Tex.), Cox, Crain, Craw ford, Culberson, Cummings, Davey, Dearmond, Denson. Dinsmore, Ed munds, Ellis (Ky.), English. Claif, En loe, Esper, Fithian, Fyan, Geary, Gor man, Grady, Hall (Mo ), Harter, Heard, Henderson (N. C), Hutchesor, Izlar, Jones, Kyle, Latimer, Lawson, Lester, Livingston, Maddox, Mcguire, Mallory, Marshall, McCulloch, McDearmon, Mc Laurin, McMillin, McRae, Meredith, Money, Montgomery, Morgan, Moses, Neill, Oates, Ogden,O'Neill, (Mo.), Pas chal,Pattiso,Paynter,Pendieton, (Tex.) Robbins, Russell (Ga.), Sayers, Shell, Snodgfass, Stallings, Stockdale, Stone (Ky.), Strait, Swanson, Talbert, Tate, Terry, Tracev, , Tucker, Turner (Ga.), Tairner (Va.), Turpin, Washing toB, Wheeler (Ala.), Williams (Miss.), Wilson (W. Va), Wise, Woodsrd and the Speaker-102-all Democrats. Nays-Republicans: Adams (Pa.) Al drich, Apsley, Babcock, Baker (N. H.), Bartholdt, Belden, 11ngham, Blair, Bowers, Broderick, drosius, Cannon (111.), Chickering, Cooper (Ws.), Cousins, Curtis (Kan.), Dalzell, Daniels, Ding ley, Dolliver, Doolittle, Draper, Ellis (Ore.), Fanston, Gillet (N. Y.), Grout, Grow, Hager, Hainer, Harmer, Hart man, Haugben. Hepburn, Hermann, Hicks, Hitt, Hooker (N. Y.), Hopkins (Pa.), Honk, Hulic, Hall, Johnson (Ind.), Johnson (N. D.), Kiefer, Lacey, Linton, Loudenstager, Lucas, Mahon, Marsh, Marvin, McCall, McCleary, Meiklejohn, Mercer, Murray, North way, Payne, Perkins, Pnilips, Pickler. Post, Powers, Quigg, Ray, Reed, Rey barn, Rbinson, Settle, Shaw, Smith, Stephenson, Stone (C. W. of Pa.), Stone (W. A. of Pa.). Sweet, Tawnev, Taylor (enn.), Thomas, Updegraff, Vanvoor his ((Yaio)" -Walker, WMs ger, Waugh, Wheeler (Ill.), Wilson (Ohio,) Wilson (Wash.), Woomer, Wright, (Mass.),-89. Democrats-Baldwin, Barwig, Bretz, Brickner, Brookshire, Brown, -Bryan, Bynum, Cadmus, Capeheart, Causey, Cannon (Cal) Clancy,, obb, (Mo.) Cockran,.Coffen, Conn, Coombs, Cor nish, Covert, Dunn, Dunphy, Durbor row, E rdman, Everett, Fielder, Forman Greissenhainer, Gold zier, Griffi. Haine, Hall (Minn.), Hare, Hay es, Hendrix, Holman, Hunter, Irkirt, Lane. Lap ham, Layton, Lynch, Magner, Martin, McDannold, McEttrick, McGanh, Mc Nabny, O'Neil (Mass ), Pearson, P'n deton (W. Va.), Ifigott, Rayner, Reilly, Richards, Ricnardson, (Mich ), Richie, Rusk, Ryan, Sibley, Sickles, Sipe, Sorg, Sperry, Springer, Stevens, Talbert, Tarney, Taylor ([nd ), Warner, W ea dock, Williams (Ill.), and Wolvertoni Populists-Baker (Kan.), Bell (Coin.) Davis, Harris, Hudson, Kern, Mc1Eei ghan, Pence-8. The substitute of the Committee on Banking and Currency for the original Brawley bill, suspending the operation of the 10 per cent, tax as to the isues of the certilicates, etc., by cleariug houses and other organizations last year merely changing the verbiase so as to make it more explicit, was ~defeated on a viva voce vote. Then the oriainal bill was loat. This was the end of ten days debate and a result that occasioned some surprise, and the. announcement was received amid much confusion and applause. The defeat of the bill would seem to lay the banks once more open to the assessrent of the penalties provtded in the law. Cox's amendment to this bill which was defeated by so decisive a vote, provided for the total repeal of the law, instead of a mere suspension of its provisons. It Was Uncie Sam's Money. SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.--The claim of $1,000,000 filed against the Stanford estate by Attorney General Olney as a preliminary step to enforce the Gov ernment's claim against the original holders of tbe Central Pacific grant has awakened much interest here. It is now learned that the Governmenlt's claim was presented on May 26, but that an attempt was made to keep the proceeding quiet in order that the fi nancial operations of the estate need not be embarrassed. The late Senator Stanford's estate was recently apprais ed at $17,600,000. Since the appraise ment heavy obligatians have been met and it is stated now that the enforce ment of the Government claim would practically wipe out the est-ate,not only leavinr the widow penniless, out cut ting off all the beneiciatica under the late Senators will, including the en dowment of $?,500,000 to the Stanford University. It is even said that the estate, after the liquidation of its ac knowledged debts, may not equal the amount of the claim of the Govern ment. In this event Senator Stanford's deed of trust, under which Stanford University was fo-.mded, would not stand in case the decision of the Courts should be its favor of the Government and the University would necessarily be sacrificed to satisfy the judgment, Mrs. Stanford in an interview has sta ted that the Government's claim will be resisted to tbe fullkst extent of her ability. Today is the last under the law which Mrs. Stanford has to accept or reject the Government's claim. It ik believed she will simply ignore the claim, which in law amounts to rejec to. It will then be in order for the Government to institute suit, either In te United States Courts or the Su preme Court in San Francisco. At torney General Olney's claim was fled in te Probate Court in San Francisco, before Judge Coffee, Nvhere the Stan ford estate is now undergoing settle ment. Kiled by aicar. ATLANTA, GA., June 4.-Garnet Ar nold, a ive year-old child, was run ov-r and tilled by an electric car on the onsodated Line today. BRAYTON'S REASONS F.r Trylriz to Overthrow ihe Iteo14tra10o Laws. COLUMBIA, S. 0., June 7.-The fol lowing lbtter was published this morn ing: As I am the one mainly responsible for the institution of the proceedings in the Supreme Court to have the con stitutionality of the registration law of the State teeted, it may not be amiss to state the reasons which have gov erned my action. This law enforced according to its provisions is more harsh, restrictive and obnoxious to funaamental princi ples than is generally known. It dis franchises every voter who passes one registration period without getting bis certificate, regardless of the causes. If absent, sick, crowded out or indifferent he is subjected to the same penalty. It aisfranchises every voter not previous ly registered, who moves into a county after the first Monday in July preceed ing a general election. Thus, though he may actually have been a resident in the county four months before the election and the constitution declares that but sixty days residence in the county preceding an election is re quired, his right to vote abrogated and he is remediless. The law bases the rigat of electors to vote, not upon the registration, but equally upon the presentation at the polls of the certificates of registration. It is anomalous and un-American to say that the inalienable and sovereign right of suffrage must be confined to a filmsy piece of paper liable to be lost, destroyed, mislaid or stolen. The put ting of the closing day of registration on the first Monday of July is contrary to the spirit and understood meaning of registration and is sabversive of the franchise, making registration close before it should, and in other States does, begin, and before the excitement of the campaign and the nearness of the election have directed the atten tion and aroused the interest of the voters, cannot have for its object the purpose inherent in registration as de clared essential by the courts and au thorities, or abridging suffrage, but its effect is clearly to deprive voters of the possession and exercise of their constitutional rights. The making secret the registration records is only destructive of the fun damental rights of voters and subver sive of the princinles inherent in regis tration. A registration to be constitu tional must Le easy, free, impartial and public, and its purpose 'should be to provide for the regulation of suffrage and to prevent repeating. Some States and courts consider even this kind of regulation an illegal restraint and in fringement of the right of suffrage. Besides tbe registration books having been in use twelve years are dilapida ted, confused and unreliable. To these constitutional provisions of the law there are added the irritating, expensive and unnecessary exactions of forcing voters to go to the Supervi sor's office and the getting of new cer tificates in case of their loss or bhe moving from the county precinct or change of residence. Under the oper ation of this law it is estimated there are one hundred thoasand negroes and thirty thousand .whites either disfran chised or disqualified from voting. In addition to tne constitutional defects in tue laws are to be considered the capabilities it affords for evasions and oartisan manipulation. Heretofore the Republicans have had to encounter and endure these. Those who have not studied the law or practiced its inii ties can not comprehend the advanta ges afforded to those in control of the machinery or the helplessness of those victims to Its unfair rexecution. The division among the Democrats pre sents a ne w situation. It foreshadows the time when one faction will be treat ed as the Republicans have been. This white men will not submit to aud when the crisis comes there will be bloodshed and anarchy. Is It not but ter to forestall and avert this calamity by uprooting a law wnich has outlived the purposes of its creation? It is not necessary, for elections were carried be L een 1876 and 1882 witnout it and and now there is the eight box law to supplement old agencies. It is h-azard ous to depend upon the law -being used for the benefit of the Democrats, be cause when they divide at the polls it will afford a weapon for the dominant side to scourge their hostile brethren. Besides it is demoralizing to be de pendent upon these sworn hupervisors being subjected to the need of commit ting perjury to favor their partisans and mane those citizens thus accom modated and illegally favored parti ceps criminis. Such a law, beaides being a badge of shame to a state, is a serious impedi ment to its growth and prosperity. To a self-respecting and independent man there would be well grounded objec tions to moving into a State dominated by such a law and where constitutional rights are so easily lost or abrogated. The court can safely set aside the law, for, if the eight-box election law is not considered sufficient, there is time for the Legislature to D.e conven ed and other laws passed, while if this law stands and a new' Constitution is adopted upon the vote at the next election, wherein not over one-quarter of the citizens of the State can vote,the question will some day be raised, and the new Constitution will itself be held illegal and void. ELLERtY M. BRAYTON. Columbia, June 6, 1894. Te xas' Cot Con Orop. HousTON, Tex., June 6.-Tomorrow the Post., whose crop report last season proved to be accurate as to. the acreage and yield will Dublish the first report of the crop of~1894. The reports are from every cotton growing county in Texas and are full and complete. With scarcely an exception there is a general increase in acreage, aggregat ing, on a conservative estimate, at least 10 per cent, some of the largest cotton producing counties in the State showing an increase of 25 per cent. In one county where no cotton was raised last year 10,000 acres are under c ultivation this year. Fabulously high prices for cotton seed last season-Sl4 to $18 a ton-stimulated prices so that 7 cent cotton meant 10 cents a pound on old methods where the seed was wasted. Besides this the immigra tion has been very large, the new com ers cultivating cotton througir-necessi ty and adding to the acreage. At no time in the State's history has there been promise of sucn an enormous yield. In the past few days seasonable ris have fallen over large area of country. All reports give conditions as being from fair to the best ever known, the latter being in the majority. Te plant is healthy and vigorous and the fields are clean and in a good state of cultivation. No destroying insects or worms have made their appearance and the outlook is generally for an early crop. From present indications the yield should exceed 52,250.000 Dales The crop of '98 94 is bet ween 1,900,000 on 2,000,000 Dales and was gro wn un der the most unfavorable weather con ditions. This season's crop will be difficult to handle by Janutary with an open fall. Ten days ago nolls from Fort Bend and Bose.eria county planta tionns wre exhibited here. SENATOR BUTLER REPLIES To Ailmanceman's Critcim c Ma Leter to Chairman Mitchell. Editor Registor: In your issue of May 31 a correspondent signing him self "Allianceman," referring to my letter in reply to Mr. Mitchel, says: "Sen ator Butler thinks the subtreasury plan is unconstitutional, and, of course, it never occured to the learned Senator that the Constitution might be amended. He says the subtreasury has been abandoned, but fails to give the time when it was abandoned." It seems to me "Allianceman" gives his case away when he impliedly ad mits that the Constitution must be amended to make the subtreasury plan constitutional, and confirms my view. It is gratifying to be reinforced in my opinion by "Allianceman," who is evid ently a man of intelligence, and, I as sumed, speaks by authority. In regard to the abandonment of the sub treasury, it is only necessary to state what will not be disputed, that two subtreasury bills were introduced in the House in the Fifty-first Congress, which were never reported from the commit tee, and therefore never acted on. in the last Congress there were a number of members belonging to the Alliance, and in the present Congress there are quite a number, four or five from south Carolina. If any one of them has introduced a subtreasury bill I have failed to hear of it. I think, therefore, I was justified in saying it had been abandoned. Further along "Allianceman" says: "He can see no way of the govern ment owning and operating railroads except by the government buying those aiready in existence. Of course it has never occurred to the versatile Senator that the government has the right to build and equip such roads as are needed. Millions of laborers would be glad of the job at very reasonable wages to be paid in legal tender green backs-building two, three or five thousand miles a year. Oh, no; the Senator is too good a railroad attorney to see any other way of having govern ment railroads except by purchase of his client's properity at enormously inflated valuation of watered stock. But the people have been thinking along this line a little in the interest of the people rather than of the rail road wreckers and manipulators." Of course if the government is going into the business 6f buildsng railroads, to give empolyment to "millions of laborers," a very different proposition is presented. My observations were based upon the assumption that one of the Alliance demands was that the nat ional governmeat should own and op erate all the railroads and telegraph and telephone lines, now inexistence, or hereafter to be built. Such, at least, was my understanding of it. It seems, however, "Allianceman" proposes to change tne issue and have the govern ment "build and equip such roads as are needed." Has it occurred to "Al lianceman" that the Constitution might have to be amended to enable the Federal government to "build and equipt" railroads through the States, without the consent of the States, in time of peace? In time of war the gov ernment might build railroads, as a military necessity, but I should doubt whether it had this constitutional power in time of peace. At least it is an open question, with the weight of the argument against it. "Allianceman" says, "Oh, no: the Senator is too good a railroad attorney to see any other way of having govern mentrailroads except by purchase of his client's property at enormously in flated valuation of watered- stock-": Perhaps it will suprise "Allianceman" to be told what is a fact, that I never had a railroad for a client in my life, except on two occassions, many years ago, and then for a very shesrt time. It has usually been my fortune to be on the other side in railroad cases, so that my clientage of railroad could not have been very heavy, and 1 could not hiave a very large interest in the purchasd of railroads by the government. Let "Al lianceman" "pick his flint and try it again." Very truly yours. M. C. BUTLER. Washington, June 2. Civil War in Ilinots. PEORIA, Ills., June 6.-One dead body, several men on the verge of the gr'ive, a numbsr of others seriously in jred, $30,000 worth of property abso ltely destroyed any many homes made desolate, was the result of an attempt made to-day by the miners of the Peoria distfict to close the mine operated by Little Brothers In Taze well County, a mile or more back of Wesley City. The dead man was Edward Blower, of Bar tonvile, married, shot in the side of rck and kill instantly. The injured are James Little, sho'. twice in the body, thought to be fatally injured: Peter Little, secretary, shot in the left eye and in right arm, not seriously in jured; Peter Little, Jr, shot in the lef t side; Wm Diedon, colored, shot in right arm and through left shoulder, may die. Several miners were shot, out they were taken away and no one could se cure any information from them about anything. The tragedy was tbe sequal of 6he meeting held at Bratonville the other day about which there was so much secrecy. No one could get the faintest inkling of what was done at the meeting. Now everybody knows. It was decided at that time that the Little Brothers mmnelmust close. There culd be no equivocation, no half-way measure. It must close and remain closed. Inconsequence of the concl us ion arrived at the meeting abont four hundred miners started out of Barton yille at 1 o'clock this af ternooh. They came from nearly all the mines in the district. Without anything being pre viously said on the subject, except in the utmost secrecy, every man appar ently came armed. They were desper ate and were ready to use desperate means to accomplish desperate ends. Sheriff Frederick, of Pekin, Tas well County, having teen advised of the trouble went to the mines with a posse. The strikers crossed the Illinois on boats and were me t on the side by the sheriff who commanded peace end rea oned with them In vain. Led by a stalwart miner with a revolver in esei n hand, crying, "Follow me." they charged on the mine. The two Littles and tneir sons and a colored man re treated into the tower over the shaft and opened fire on the besei gers, some of whom fell. The fire was returned and the men in the tower hoisted a white ig for surrender. rhe firing was hotly continued and the tower rid died. The shaft was set on fire and the aid shaft closed. The crowds ied mf dismay, as it was feared the powder house would be ignited. Later accountS show that of the party besiege - JanlL Jackson, a negro, was killed. E i Lit tie was shot in the breast and may die There were eight or ten miners im the shaft and it is teared all were suffocat ed. Among~ these are Gas and Fred Morit z and John Rockey. Ed Blour, one of the afttacking party, was killed and half dozen othe~r strikers were wounded, It is believed two more of the strikers will die. Tne Sheriff and posse have returned to Pekin. They were una ble to handle the mob. The milds exitement exists. TILE PROilIBITIONIS US WILL NOT PUT OUT A STATE TICKET THIS TIME. All Catddidates to be asked How They S.ard Upon the Prohibition Question Much Fo1!tlcs IDj.ctfd Into the Dis cuseloas. COLUMBIA. June 8.-Te State Pro hibition Convention was called to or der yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock by State Chairman Childs, who made a speech to the members. Col. J. A. Hoyt, of Greenville, was elected Chair man and Rev. W. J. Herbert and T. J. Lamotte were elected 3ecretaries. Nearly all the counties in the State were reDresented. After the transac tion of considerable routine business the committee on platform reported the following platform of principles, which was unanimously adopted: We, the reiresentatives of the prohi bition sentiment of South Carolina, in convention assembled, thanking God for his mercies and praying his blessing upon our efforts in his cause, issue the following declaration of principles: 1. We believe the use of alcoholic liquors to result in an enormous in crease of the death rate of our country, adding aboat 100,000 annually to the death roll. '2 We believe alcoholic liquors used as a beverage to be one ot the most potent ageacies in the ruin of moral character. 3. We believe at least three-fourths of the crime committed in our land to be traceable to alcoholic liquors, 4. We believe the liquor traffic to be one great cause of the fearful financial depression now generally felt in our country, since it annually drains about 8900,000,000 from the pockets of the masses and instead of giving value in return paralyzed productive energy of an equal amount, ($900,000,000) thus making an annnal loss of nearly $2,000, 000,000 to the legitimate trade. 5. We believe traffic in that which is against the peace, good health, safety, commercial prosperity, and moral char acter of a community, State or nation to be in violation of the real rights of men and thecefore inherently wrong. 6. We believe all forms of license of the sale of liquor as a beverage to be morally wrong, and in vilolation of the highest purpose for which government exists. 7. We believe the State should pro hibit absolutely the sale of liquor as a beverage and should provide for its sale only for medicinal, mechanical and sacramental purposes, with such regulations and provisions for enforce ment and penalties for violation, as may be expected to prove efficient. S. We believe that to make any pro hibitory law effective, the executive and other officers of the law should be in full sympathy therewith. Joel E. Brunson, Chairman. J. R. Gibson, Chas. P. Wroy, R E. Mason, E. L. McGowan, Arthur Kibler. A motion was made to put out a state ticket, which provoked a long dises sion, but it was finally voted down. A resolution was adopted that the State porhibition executive committee be authorized and lastructed to forma late ques'.ioas to be put to candidates tor State offices and for the Legislature and Senate in accordance with the plat form adopti d by this convention, as to tneir position upon the same, in order tb.at the friends of prohibision through out the State may vote intelligently in the primary. The following resolutions were also favorably reported by the commtittee and adopted: Whereas. We believe that the cause of prohibition will be best advanced at this time by the election of members of the Legislature, who are pledged to tue enactment of a prohibitory lawL rather than by the nomination of a: State ticket. Resolved, That it be the policy of the Prohi bitionists of South Carolina in the coming campaian to use every effort to secure the election of members of the Legislature who will make prohibition paramount to every other issue before the people. RvsoIved, That each candidate be re quired to pledge himself for prohibi tion before he receives our vote. The election of the State prohibition executive committee was entered into and one member chosen from each county present as follows, the vacan cies to be filled by the local organiza tions in the counties not-represented: Abbeville-B. L. Stuckey. Aiken-Rev. 3. C. Brown. Anderson Barnwell-D. L. Wooten. Beraeley-Peter Klintworth. Beaufort- - Clarendon-Joseph Sprott, Jr. Charlestonx-O. S. Thomas. Darlington-G. T. Grisham. Cnester-- . Edgeiield-John Lake. Fairtield-R. H. Jenning. Florence-.. Greenvill:-J.A. Hoyt. Hampton Harry- --. Lancaster-W. C. Thcmson. Laurens-J. W. Shell. Lexington-J. J. Fox. Marion-W. J. Montgomery. Marlboro-J. P. Gibson. Newberry-A. H. Kahn. Oconee-R. E. Mason. Oraogeburg-R av. R. P. Golphin. Richiand-L. D. Childs. Pickens-. Sumter-E. 13. Smith. Spartanburg-J. L. Sifley. L nion- -. Williamsburg- -. The committee held a meeting and organized, electing Mr. Childs, chair man. The convention adjourned sine die at 2 o'clock this morning The'Or~her side. COLUM3An, S. C., Junie 7.- The press dispatenies a few cdays ago gave the impression th-at the Governer had talk ed to au unsvmpa'uetic and. unappre cative audience. Information has reached here from private sources that the' Governor macde a fine impression and that when he had tinished ne took a himd primary of the convention. TLhis resulted in anr ove-rwhelmiflg majority in favor of the Dispensary iaw. The majority was on tue strength of the Gjve-rnor's sp"'ch. The New York Times says: "Governor Tiliman's de caru~irns were constantly greeted with a storm of dissenting voices and applause. Wuen he closed his speech he aisked all who wanted prohibition or uoing to raise their hands, and then be asked those to vote who would favor a State Dispensary law if they could not have prohibition. It was 3 to 1 for a Dispensary law, and with a parting 'OYi, I got y ou!' the Governor left the plattorm." "Governor Tillman had several times when stopped by dis seniog cria, delare I thet he would win the audience for the Dispensary law, anrd whvn, at the close of his sp-ech, he polled the audienee, as al ready describwd, it was with him by an evenvriemmin majority."