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VC L. X.MNIG. S. C.. WE DNES DAYq IECEMBR19184NO2. A HOT IEMBATE IN THE SENATE OVER THE CONSTI TUTIONAL CONVENTION. Barnwell as a Balm Auent and Sloan's Soothing Syrup-The Election to be Held in March and the Convention in July. CoLurIA, S. C.. Dec. 11.-The po litical bitterness of the past was thought to be dead in the senate but it was re vived today with a whoop and has been the sensation in Columbia since. The fact is that there were red hot times in the sul-nn precincts of this dignified body. The row arose over an amendment to the constitutional convention bill, which was a special order in the senate. The amendment was by Senator Finley and was to have the ballot boxes in full view of the public. Senator Wilson objected to the amendment, saying that he did not think there was a necessity for changing the election laws. Elections good enough for senators are good enouoh for delegates to the constitu tiona convention. Senator Barnwell followed. He dis claimed any intention of dividing the senate on political lines. He was conscious of the honor of the men of South Carolina, but he was deeply :oncerned for the purity of the ballot. He recognized a need for an advance on the line of election methods. "I hope" he said "that the election for delegates to the convention will be conducted on a high plane, above partizan considerations. The present constitution was tainted from its birth beeause it was not our own. The con stitutional convention is the most momentous question that has confront ed our people since the secession con vention assembled. I hope our peo ple are actuated by as sublime an enthusiasm as actuated the South Caro linians in 1860 when our men marched forth to a conflict in which twelve thousand of the flower of our youth were slain on the battle field." Mr. Barnwell said he would not charge fraud in the late election. He did not believe the petitioner (Pope) who made bold to charge it received a majority of the votes. Senator Finley remarked that he had no idea of exciting his friend from Spartanbu-g (Wilson) to the extent that was shown by that Senator's re marks. He could assert that the re cent election in his neichborhood was entirely fair, but he had heard of polls where persons were carried separately into a room,7and of complaints result ing that everythino- was not as it should be. He offerea the amendment in the interest of fairness, and to pre clude any ssibility of the white peo ple being c rged withholding unfair elections. There could be no vaild ob jection to thisamendment. The Sena tor from Spartanburg spoke of it as a fandamental change in the election Ia.w, but if this was any change it was not near so mtaerial as the provision in the bill concerning the.-registration law. The passage of this amenedment would stop all cavilling as to elections not being fair. Senator Mayfield agreed with Mr. Barnwell about having fair elections. He characterized the amendment as be ing harmless in appearance, but, he said, it would turn back the Govern ment into the hands of the few, and by the help of the negroes these few would overturn white supremacy. He implored the people to have fair elec tions, but this amendment would simp ly overwhelm the white people by the1 -votes of the ignuorant. There is some thing more thian mere feeling in this matter. We should see to it that no body comes into these halls to con trol'legislation that is brought here by negro votes. It is very well to cry peace. In 1890 the majority nominat ed a Governor, but a handful of peo ple, proclaiming themselves as the brain and intelligence of the State, de clared that they would never submit to that man being Governor. In a convention of tlhese people one day a speaker arose and said: "Now, gentle men, let us go home and tell these mis,uided people that B. R. Tillman shall never be Grovernor of South Car olina." How could he prevent Till man's nomination except by appealing to the negro? In 1S92 there was an other appeal. As a majority we said let us reason about this matter, but the minority said no, nothing will do us but that we shall control. It was the same way in 1894. Petitions have been filed challenging the election of the Governor, and by this means a gentleman who has been Senator and who would like to remain Senator hopes to bring about negro rule again. This is the peace offered us and is what would be the result of the adoption of this amendment. Mr. Finley asked Mr. Mayfield to explain how that would come about. The latter con tented himself by saying that his side did not intend to submit to being do minated by negro rule. Senator Barnwell arose and said that he would only reply in a few words to some of the expressions which had fallen from the Senator from Barn well. Before he was nominated he had declared he would not discuss po litics on the floor of the Senate and he would not do so now. In some future contest before the people he might be pleased to discuss the record of the Senator from Barnwell as compared with his own, and the people could de cide between them, but the whole mat ter was irrevelent here. With regard to the attack which, it was said, had been made upon the election laws by the Senator from York, whose recorcd, be presumed, as a Reformer was as good as the record of the Senator from Barnwell, would like to quote what was high authority, he presumed, with the Senator from Barnwell and the Senator fronm Spartanburg no less authrity than Governor Tillman, who in his very last message had used these words: "But remembering the possi bilities of the election machinery of the old contrivance and how they had cheated in the elections in the past."' Governor Tillman's worst enemy never said that he could not make a plain statement and it sounds strange to hear gentlemen eulogizing this same machinery in the present. On the subject of the Constitutionial Conven tiont he had '.oted for it, and in that particular was in agreement, lie supl posed, with the Senator from Spartan burg, whose constituency, however, had voted overwhelmingly the other wvay. Senator Efird congratulated Mr. Barnwell on his elevated discussion. However he (Efird) was not in favor of experimenting with the election laws. He asked, " has it occurred to the Senator from Charleston that the people have not demanded a change of election laws, especially such a change as the Senator from York proposes?"' "We Senators are the guardians of the law. Shall we throw down the bar riers and allow the vicious element of our voting population to rush in and overthrow our rights? The people have sent us here. We are here to provide for the constitutional conven tion not to change the election laws." Senator Wilson rose to speak on the amiendinent thewocond t:ime. le said this was no time for changing election laws. If a change is desired bring in your bills. We should not change the laws we were elected under. Let the people do their own changing. Mr. Wilson made a mild and humorous assault on the speech of Mr. Barnwell. Referring to that gentleman's plea for peace he said: ;Peace is a beautiful thing. I like it. I love the balmy days of June when the soft roses are in bloom and the beautiful birds sing stirring songs of gladness. Then is peace, glorious peaces. But such elv sian circumstances do not exist In politics. The only peace possible in politics is majority rule. The minority must submit. Then is peace. Condi tions anything but peaceful have been brought about by the' impression a few men have that it is their right and privilege to rule at all times. The peace of politics consists in majority rvle and white supremacy. This ap parently innocent amendment of Mr. Finley's is suggestive of the little worm in Holland which bores through the dykes with only a view to suste nance. while its work means the des truction of hundreds of people and large territories. Thisamendment may open the way for a destructive flood of negro votes. The speech which raised the row and produced the sensation was Buist's. Senator Buist rose camnly and gave expression to sentiments of sorrow at the alleged transactions in progress., These were all the sorrowful reflee tions in his speech, for he made a fu rious talk, and reached the climax of excitement. Mr. Buist said he had been niuch in favor of a constitutional convention since the white people gained control of the governiezint. "rut I have voted against it at every session when it has been discussed. 1 The reason of this was that I could not believe a fair election was possible I under the control of the faction in power up to 1890 and I have no reason 1 to form a better opinion of the men now in control. During my service of twelve years on this floor I have not seen ien more devoted to duty than the members of the present Sen ate, but I have grievances and I am vet -rateful for the few small favors oulave granted us (the conserva ives.) This convention is to be a mo- i mentous affair. We want the election of delegates to it fairly conducted and I we propose to make a fight. I tell you now that there is going to be the hot test fight you have ever known and you can not for a certainty foretell the composition of that convention or its actions. The present machinery is capable of the most stupendous frauds. They tell us a convention has been called by the people and a law maker and a lawyer, accept the showing made. Stil. however, I have a privi le-e, that of entertaining an opinion." Yfr. Buist talked excitedly and point edly. When he finished several Sen ators scrambled for the floor. Jordan, of Aiken, got it and held it long enough to make a spirited reply to the charges of Senator Buist and attack Mr. Finlev's amendment which would I seem to intimate that fraud had been practised in the late election. He re sented the insulting remarks of the honored and hoary headed Senator from Charleston and commended Mr. Barnwell, the scion of a noble family.1 Senator Sloan said he could not see the necessity for so much discussion.< "I have todlay heard sentiments ex pressed that I hoped had passed away.] I am sorry to see this warfare among1 South Carolinians. I believe the con vention will be composed of all fac tions who will work in glorious har-1 mony for Soutni Carolina. I think that the! managers appointed by the popular, progressive young governor: wil'uphold the laws and give us an< honest election. I think the managers1 will not object to the sunlight of day1 shining on their acts. I go further< than the others and say this is the1 most momentous questi'on that has confronted us since the revolution.1 There is necessity for harmony and I believe there will be harmony. Con servatives of conservatives and re formers of reformers will work to gether for the common good. I hope] so and hope that this littleness will' stop. I repudiate the sentiments ex pressed by the Senator from Charles ton. Senator Norrischarged SenatorBuist with getting angry. He charged the1 lawyers who had spoken so much with having kitled Finley's amend ment by confusing it. He bitterly re sented Mr. Buist's aspersions on him self, whereupon the Charleston Sena tor denied having attacked the Ander son Senator. Colonel Norris said: "You have insulted my people." Messrs. Kirkland and Finley closed the hurricane and the question was p ut on the amendment to have the ballot box in view of the voters. The aes and nays were called resulting in the defeat of the amendment by a vote of 21 to 16. Tonight the bill passed a second reading after many amendments. The most important changes was in the date for the election from July to March 26th. The convention is to be held July :30th, giving four months for delegates to study up in the law. The books of registration will be open in March. Nine Persons Drow~ned. DEsMOINES, Ia., Dec. 14--News reached here tonight of the drowning of 7 persons Saturday at the town of Littleton, in Independence couiitv. George and Hannah Cook went skat ing on the nill pond ntear the village and on their failure to return home. search was instituted. A crowdl gath ered round an air hole through the ice through:. which it was supposed the children had fallen, when suddenly the ice gave way and twelve personis were precipitateAd into the wvater. Sev en were drowned. but the other five were taken out alive. Thme remains of the Cook children were also found. The dead are Fred Hlanks, ,John Mor ton. George Roberts, S. H. H~anks, George Flish, George Cook. Hannah Cook. ______ Bliown from is Engine'. Pr-rrssnaw, Dke. 13.- About 50o'clock i this morning tiremian B3. F. Fogie, of1 the second section Atlantic Express,< n the Pennsylvania railroad, was blown by a sudden gust of wind from] the engine cab, as the train was near- < ing New Florence. sixty miles east of 1 Pittsurg. Fogle's dead body wasi picked up a few moments later lby the train crew. The wind was blowing a: gale and the train was running at thei ite of thirt y-five miles an hour at the1 IPORTANT BILLS f s CONCERNING METROPOLITAN PO- n LICE AND THE MILITIA. S s The Governor to Provide the Systel for a Towns and Citle% Having Over 2.500 In 1. habltants IWien lie Sees Fit--Provision of this Insportant 1111. 11 COLUMBIA. S..C., Dec. 11.-The Sen ate vesterday met at 12o'clock and af- f4 ter a session of but two hours. the 1 pangs of hunger drove the majority to agree to a recess until Sp. im. Fifteen or eighteen third reading bills were passed, but little headway had been t] made on the long list of those that had 0 reached the second reading stage. r when the body receded from busi ness. Among the third readin" bills pass- e ed was one introduc d by %ir. Jordan n to apply to Aiken county. but amend d to take in the whole State. -which li will have the effect of weeding out b some of the many picayunish private si bills introduced annually. It is to e require all persons holding school s: :lains against any county, to prove T he same before a board composed of t( the county treasurer. auditor and f cbool commissioner, and to require he treasurer to pay those declared b valid out of funds belonging to ti d chool ditrict against which the tI laim is declared. Greenville nd Fairfield were withdrawn from the u provisions of the bill. The day was marked by the intro luetion of two important bills. -1r. ' Atanvarne Wilson's ietropol itan I( [ice fbill put in its appearance. toothr 4vith the new militia bill introduc-d 1u, ) Mr. Dennis. the galant Colonel, ho subsequent to the "Darlington! it 6ar gained notoriety because of a I alure to put in an appearance on taep court of inquiry," thle lack of a pro- p )er uniform being the excuse. Ln- li ler the Colonel's bill he will next time ti lave to call in some Berkeley M. D. of s rood standing and get a certificate hat his garments cannot stand the hvsical wear and tear of a prolonged i itting in a military court. The bill. Ls will be seen below, proposes to pat he militia upon the same basis as the Sational Guard of New York. Penn vania and other Norther a ind it giveg the Governor suprein )ower as to the making of rules and T -eulationns. he biil of Mr. Wilson provides" hat whenever the Governor shall I leem it advisable or necessary for th I )etter and more perfect government o '7 my city in this State of more than' .50 inhabitants he shall appoint a f )oard of police coinnissioners consist. ng of three members for such city. p such commissioners shall be qualliied 1 lectors and freeholdars. The term of ;uch commissioners shall be cotermi al with that of the Gove-rnor appoint- I ng them. The Governor shalil re nove a commissioner whenever he I hall deem it necessary or expedient. , ach incoming Governor shall make t new appointment. The coinmis- 01 ioners shall take oath for the faith- n ul discharge of their duties. If the Y tppointee shall, for ten days after no ification of appointment, fail to take " uch oath his appointment shall be ie-d roked. The Governor shall have 1 ower to fill nr vacancy at any time. !'he Governor shall designate a piresi- 01 lent and a secretary fromt the miem ers. The annual salary of the comn- 01 nissioners shall be not less than $50) u >r more than $300, to be fixed by the 9 Tvernor within these limits in pro- ir >ortion to the population of the p~ar' icuar city-. The secretary may be d llowed a 'salary of $50 in addition. ) said salaries shall be p~aid out of the.. :o.n or city treasury in like manner I s the salaryv of town or city oflicers. at The boardl of commissioners shall " Ipoint a marshal, who shall be chief A > police, subject to the orders of the 1) oard, and as many policemen as may e deemed necessary by the board, not exceeding one for ~every 500 inhabi- a :ants. The marshal and policemen 9 hall hold office coterminally with thed oard appointing them, subject to re- JI noval at any time by a majority vote 01 f the commissioners. The marshal b md police shall have exclusive power b md it shall betheir duty, to serve all >rocess issued by the iiavor, inten lent or city recorder and'all notices td papers issued by the commission- n rs. The marshal and police shall o0 ave all the common law and statuto- c< y powers now had and exercised by I :he policemen under the laws of the state and ordinances of such city. i The board shall maintain an office fl tt the council chamber, police court " room or station house or other con renient place, and shall meet in regu- u lar session every month and in spe ial session at any other time upoii s tritten request of any member to t sach other member who is in the city-. t( iny regular session may be adjoturned " For a period not exceeding four days. ri 'o members shall constitute a quo- r< eum and their concuirrence shall be t] sufficient to decide any question p~rop- C rly coming before tihe board. The board shall have entire control of the police force, and all station houses. :ity prisons, patrol wagons, records. A equipmeuts and all other property be- p ongig to the police department and il hall aumdit all claims against samecand in ~ertify them to the mayor and council T For payment. The mayor and coun- o 'il shall pay all suefi claimis. and il hey shall levy and collect annually a e C :ax'sufficient to pay- the salaries andw xpenses of the boaird and the >olice d1 epartmient, and a writ of miam amrus !l >r proper process shall lie at the sut . >f the board as against the municipal tuthorities to compel the levy and col- .h ection of such annual tax and thei ayent of such expenses by thiem. j lhe board shall make rules for its own oj ~overnment and tile regulation of theie 3olice departnment, and shall proml- 11 rate proper orders to the pl)ice foree :hrough the marshal. The board may on the applicationI >f any person showing sullicienrt causiS herefore appoint any numnber or spe- c 'ial policemen at any onie time t'> do) ti lut at designtated places alt thre ex-: ense of the person by wvhomr sudh au licationi shall be nade. and the cify hall notpav any such special pollee- I nan. VE ith thre coinsent oft the Gover- I tor the board may appoint such inur- I >er of special policemieni for general a luty as may be deemred ad~vi~nable. but uch special policemen shall niot serve onger thlan two sutccessive (lays with t new appointmen'its beinmrrade, an d1 t i hey shall not be p~aidl at a rate exceedi- in ig thme pay of regular policenmn. . Thle mav-or and councilshall proidi(e s! tt their expense all necessary' accoim- dU nodations for the sessions of the di oard, shall providle a police court 11 irnish. warmn and light the sal iall furnish food for >risoners, ai rovide for the Illonthi y payment uni'shIa and policemen: also for oili .pensesand repairs. All the nec Iry expenses of the police departie ill be borne by tie city out of eneral revenue finid. notwithstai 1I the governmient of the (epartnc invested in the board of commissio Neither the miavor nor the coum or any Officer appointed by the lalr have anly control of thlepl >rce. and the city treasurer shall n av any of the police force, exce pon tie certificate of such boar .nv person who shall in any mai terfere with said board or 'the poli dge, marshal or policemen while ie legal performance of their du iall. upon conviction before the Cou f General Sessions. be odjudged -u of a isiidenieanor. and shall be fin I any sun not less than .100 n iore than s.1,000. or may be impriso 1 in the county jail from two ays inety days. Every piolice judge, niarshal and p ceman appointed under this act sh e a qualified elector of such city ai iil1 take oa-th for the faithful d .arge of their duties. Tile annu Llaries shall be fixed by the board he marshal s-il-l receive from 2 > .2,000 annually, and the police'ni oni $1 to '60 per month. All fines and forfeitures collect< v the imayor. intendant or citv rec -r upon charges for the violaittion I laws of the State shill be. by hit lid into tile coutytv treatsu!ry for 1. se of the comnmon school fund of sa )iltv. Fiiics coll-cted forviii city o!dinnces sh: I go to the ge All ei i act.. :ity Or( mees '~I i co lc wih this act she Vhene 'ver the G-': Ihlll dee noI-) e eesayt continue" t" Werm'1"'.lnt 1f a c the manu -escrbe)d in this uct lie shall issue oci:naion t t* e:feet to be pai s1Ied in -a loca dal ( e1w11 s ptSaper at er('iupon tie nm.or anul city counc aull ressume control of the gover ent and poll'e. The Governor m:L -ainl ap.'oilit a bodoii'lt for such Ci u0111d Ie deem it advisable. The act shall take effect immenil2diat upon its approval. T: MILITI BILL. Mr. Tenn.-To revise and amr C milihia la s of South Carolin: le or';-mized militia sall be recrui by volunter nh"l lism n. The cor anderi-chiif i'ive i V ~po ver totran i, muster.% disbuand. and make sa: :auges as th best Intrests of the se ce May Iequ're. ili-stnents shi for two years se"Vice. re-enlistmei r onre or rno)l years,. and will I ade by signingr enlistment pape 'es"nIted by the Adjutant and Inspe r(eceral, and by taking the follo) Soa. I to be administered by ar mmiisisioned oflicer: You do solem swear (or-alirmi that von will be: 1' :tllegilce to tile tited Stat id the State of South Carolina, at at you wil support the contstitutic ereof: that vou will serve the Sta Soutli. Carolina faithfully in i ilitary service. for tile term of tv ars. unless sooner discharged or yc ase to be a Citizen thereof: that vc ill obey the orders of the commai r-in-clief, and such ollicers as ma placed over you. and the laws go iing the militarv .f6ees of the Sta South Carolina. so help you God Evr membher of tile militia ordert it bvy his~ su pior oflficer, who do: >V obeyv orl produtce a sworn certifica p~hysical dlisatbility from a physicit good stan.dling, or excuse for u 'ordatble absence. shall beltaken to be serter, and dealt with as prescripi the militia laws.of the State. The commander-jni-chief is autho adl to make such rtules mnd regulatioi he may deem expedient. whic1 hien pr'oniulgated, shall have fu rce as the militia laws of the Stat it until such new rules are adopte e present hnvs shall remain in forc To assist companies composing ti tive militia to maintain their organ .tion $t10.000O is appropriated, to I: stributed by the Governor, the A< ttant anld Inspector General and thr< her mlilitary officers to be appointe rthe Govcrnor, as they may thin ~st for the interest of tile militia. Lct Appomattox Stand. WASHINGTOX, Dec. 11.-Encam: enit No. 69. Union Veterans' Legio: which Corporal James Tanner mmanider, held their regular me( - last nlight. 'William Howar ils introduced resolutions conden g tihe c'1anige of the name of App attox Court House to "Surrender, hich were adopted unanimous1 ithout debate. The resolutions dwe poni the historical name of Appoma x and say that the change is an i ilt to memories of Grant and Lee at e departed heroes of those armies. ithe survivors. A committee of Ui as appointed to presenlt a copy of tl ~solutions to the President with ti ~quest that he make a reconmmend: oni antd transmiut it to the Postmast< etal.. Death of' Dr. n. N. Wecis. GREENVILLE. Dec. 11.--The llev. . Wells. D. D).. died to-niighit at. ha. ist 7 o'cloaX. HLe wa.s traaLsiferried 1 is city by the conferene which mi L 1aue'rs, and0 reacheld LireeniVille c hursdov, thie 6th of~ this mlointh. C . Ibut his conditint was not consi. seriouis. ILast night he wa~s som hat btter. is death was ahnofl0t su1 ai and unex peeted. IHe passed awa acxuil I~ quietly. wvithiot ar paren~it paii and in the full posses na of his falcultlie until the en i. 1I ave% a widow and1( six chiildrie. beC immikediate cause.. of his dthi we -his dt h causet''d great srr'ow in U ("Comma. S.' '. Dec. l.-A sp~ci: *risr Th body of' Lioyd W. (Ti >n. tiloor ltle dwartf, was fonil om tln-lintoti. and not far fr'oml h >e His skullh was litrall crushcI Iece a'"t' lldi 1iti it wats dolle relaC~il iny \terx, e'ven afte'r t' coro(lleri 5 1l e.i. dr (ibsOli was 4I( V('n rs oli I- oly~ :\ inchel.s highl atnd weigi Lle'Xw'irli andii wais esitimed by Ib -awnt by a goat. His watchi and tihr< >lkn-rs w\ere onl his bod1 y when'i fouin hel was muriidere'd it is ino possiblie1 : THE JIM CROW CAR, id' of cc THE HOUSE PASSES A BILL FOR SEP ?S~ ARATE COACHES ON RAILROADS. nit its Its Conideration Provoked a Long and nt Hot Fight, but it Finally Passes by a 11- Safe Majority and Goes to the Senae. Al Coixmn, S. C., Dec. 12.-In the m House today the first legislative work cc was the consideration of Mr. Ott's spe ot cial order bill to require railroads in pt this State to provide separate first d. class coaches for the accommodation cr of white and colored passengers. And c the longest and spiciest debate of the in session ensued contrary to all expecta ty tions. Mr. Otts defended his bill rt which had already been unfavorably il- reported. He argued that most of the ed other Southern States had such a law. or It was a bill the people demanded. To n- vote against it was to vote for social to equality. The railroads were common carriers and should give the best pos o- sible accommodations. di Miller, the colored ex-Congressman, id said that there was an unfavorable re is- port which ought to be adopted. The al provisions for first and second class s. coaches in this State had settled forev Xlr the vexed question of social equality on railroad trains. No one had ever heard of negroes who rode in first class ,d coaches here doing anything to offend r- ladies or any one else. The colored r)f ian had been brought into this State nI and he had done much to bring the 1 State up to its present state of civiliza id tion. it was not well to Inako any n new division of the white and colored e- p"ople. Hor were now easy as to rt negro vote. He was glad to say -that in Be::fort the negiroes had vot .11 id for Joh Garv Evans. He was here as -1 Republican and a Reformer. In He stood with the Reform element of CI lie white people and warated real re , form. This police regulation against " the colored race was not a reform >- which was demanded. Laws should I be founded on necessity not on senti ilI ment-a sentiment responsive to cam a- paign voting. The bill did not apply Ly to piarl orand sleeping cars. :y Mr. Watson replied. He said he fa vored such bills as this, not from po e- litical motives, but because he had never vet andmitted the negro as his equal. Leading negro Republicans I had aksed him to support this bill and setl this question for all time. In deed it was necessary to have some protection for the olfactory organs. L Such amalgamators of the races as s Miller were going around tryinm to keep up this race feeling to get ofices r- for themselves. Judge Townsend. as chairman of the it committee on railroads, said the > speakers had appealed to prejudice rs simply. The measure -would entail great expense on the roads and do no firoportionate good to any one. The present system had shown no bad ef eedts. There was really no disorder on the part of colored first class pas enge-s. He supposed Mr. Watson's on olfactory nerves never were very much n reeted~ when his cook or nurse or te driver was around. The next Consti ts tution would do away with the decla 7 ration in the fundamental law recog nizing social rights in schools. u r. Sturkie had something to say in favor of the bill. Mr. Magill moved to indefinitely postpone the bill, but upon his motion te there was a tie, as follows: -Ayes-Adams, Anderson, Bacot, d Bark-Icy, Barry, Blackwell, Breeland, s -Bramlett. Bunch, Burns, Caouthers, te Conner, C. M. and W. C. Davis Dev ereaux, Dothage, Duncan, Earle, Franklin. Fowler, Gadsden. Godwin, a Gregory, Harper, Hiott, Holis, Hough, dKennedy, Lesesne, Lofton, Magill, Manning, Mehrtens, Mellard, Miller, r- Mishoe, McKeown. J. F. McLaurin, is MIcSweeney, Nunuery, Polock, Prince, " Pyatt, Robertson, Rowland Sanders, 11 Saunders. Skinner, Thomas, Todd, e- Townsend, Warr, Weston, Whitmire, 'Wvchie, Wyman- 56. - Kavs-Ashelv, Bowman, Brown, e Carr511. Caugliman, Connor, Crum, -~ Edwards, Elder, Ellerbe, Estridge, >e Floyd, Gaston, Hammett, Hardy, 1- Harvey, Haselden, Holloway, Hunter, ~e Humphrey, Ilderton, Johnston, Kin d ard, Kirk,'Lancaster, Lemmon, Leve k ett, Love, Mellett, Miles, Mitchell, Moore, Murray-, McIntosh, Otts, Patt on, Phillips, Pickens, Price, Rainsford, Rast, Sinoletary, Sturkie, Tatum, P- Thompson. ?hurmond, Tyler, Wallace, L Watson, Welch, T. S. Williams, John is G. Williams, L. J. Williams, Fred t- Williams, Wilson, Winkler, Wolf-56. -d A motion ~was then made to strike & out the enacting words. This was lost > by a vote of 46 to 57. The appointed hour having arrived Y the senate came in and without much 11 ado B. R. Tillman was declared elect t- ed U. S. Senator to succeed Gen. But i- ler, for the next six yeaas, commenc id ing March 4. next. ?s The discussion of the "jim crow" re car bill was resumed. "Canary" Miller le took the tloor and he made a redl hot Ie speech on the race question. He said ~when he lirst spoke on the subject he r (lid not caire to hiave much to say. He was sorry to see the gentleman fre-ra Anderson refer to the mixture of his blood. He was no more responsible . for'tiiat mixture than the first child f- born on this earth. Could he have .0 had at choice he would have elected to e't azve beeni borni a black man or a wChite n mua. The fact that his blood was n m'ixed had cost hii:n more in stillin~ *Y his anmbitions than any one could iknow. H e could say however, that ix e had never allowed the advantage l-I it gaye him. with his metal qualifica ytio'ns to injure either the white or the y~ black race. Negroes had appealed to +- hixzi. when he had it in his power, to e work haxrdsip on white men but he i. had not done it. Hie had voted for 2s approp~ria.tion1s to help educate white it rout hs. when lie was told he was ed ILe uentling soldiers at the Citadel to shoot anegroes down. B3utmanjorities changed in the course of time. Parties in power one day might not bie mn power the next. is .al public record was clean. Whenever 4. ue had been called up~onl to vote he >r had voted for the best miterests of all v the people. God forbid that we should - pass a law which appeals to sentiment. d Put no0 statute on the books which is a 's lie when the peole read it. Let us~ is vote so that no firebrand will be -d thrown out to the enemy in the com is ig fight for the constitutional con a- venltionl. We want to control the ne 1. groes by fair means. lie touched on -d the case~s cited by Mr. Watson. If it n was trne, as insinuated that the strench is of the negro is strong, let them not xe evadeC, let them remember that all men d who are not cleanly muust be foul. rt Why, sir, we have some white men e down yonder on the coast who eat .1. buzzards, (Italiansi, conditions make o ..uperiority and inferiority; it's not the color of t h el skin Ihvben here for nineteen years and I've never asked social equality. I can call the roll of the men I've 'been associated with and none will say I've ever asked it. I don't want social equality. As Gover ner Tillman has said the first and sec ond class coach law has settled the question. The negro understands the line of demarkation, and he never at tempts to break through it. We don't want to pay a first class fare and do away with the second class privilege. This law will make a road run all first class coaches and charge only first class fares. You'll place us adjacent to a smoker. We are not asking for social equality, but justtice. The de bate on this question was then ad journed until 8 o'clock at night when it was again taken up. The largest crowd of spectators of the season were in the galleries and on the floor of the House. Governor Evans made his first appearance on the floor. In the galleries were many ne groes. The flight on the bill was one of the most interesting and persistent that has been made perhaps in several years on any bill. When the bill was first taken up Mr. Otts took the floor and began to de fend it for all he was worth. For the benefit of the many fair ones in the galleries he had a good deal to say about protecting the white women from indignities. He was followed by Mr. Gadsden in a very neat and f6rcible speech against the bill. Josh Ashley then grew flowery-at least the color of his face was like a red, red rose. It may have been blush es. for he rose to refer to the many ladies in the "allery." It was an un pardona)le thing for Josh to do. but lie did it. He spoke with a zeal unu sual with him. and his words rattled from his lips like an omnibus hustling to a depot over Charleston's cobble stones. Josh said he 'wu,z cn favur of efrvthing fur de benfit of all class es Did air one uryer ever beir of put tin' er nigger in er house wid er white man? I no dis'll better fur der nigger. de white man, an' I no it's better for hour white wimmin of our Stet." And Josh continued thus. The rest of his speech. being translated, was to the effect that nearly all the other South ern States had-this law: that their manhood should iiake them do this for the protection of the women of the State who sometimes had to travel alone. "It was good to put er fust clez coach on, but er secin clez coach rides as good ter me es enything elz. I d unno if Iever rid in eny but er seem clez coach, when I cum ter thenk uv it." Mr. Harper called the previous ques tion. He withdrew to let Mr. Town send of the committee present a pretty strong argument against the bill. A vote was then taken on a motion to strike out the enacting words. The aves and navs were called. The House rejected this motion on a vote of 58 to 53. Then the war commenced. Miller moved an amendment that the coaches for both races be kept in the same condition and be fitted up just the same. Mr: Pollock moved to continue the bill to the next -.ession of the Legisla ture,and the ayes and noes were called for. The House once more supported the bill by a vote of 61 to 56. Then there was a scramble and scampering of members all over the House. Mr. Otts lost his sleepy look and rushed here and there. Judge Townsend tried to load the bill down with an amendment to make the bill apply to parlor, sleeping and street cars. Mr. McSweenv shot in an amend ment to Section~1 that every passnger train should carry a second class coach to which the ~'separ'ation" section should not apply. Miller got in an amendment here, ivhich was accepted, that it would be unlawful to use either end of a parti tioned first class coach as a smoking car. The Conservatives had been handed so wrongly earlier in the night, that Mr. Patton felt some misgivings in offering an amendment to line two of Section 2, but he hoped that his friends of the opposition would let it go through their impregnable parti tion. He suggested that the word "petition" as written in the bill where it read "a good and substantial wood en petition, movable or fixed, etc., be spelled "partition," as that was evi dently what the author intended. The amendment was agreed to amid a roar of laughter. Miller offered an amendment to di vide the fine imposed one-half to tite person complaining and the other half to the school fund of the State. Mr. Thomas then moved to recom mit the bill and the poll was demand ed. The House declined to recommit by a vote of 66 to 44. 'Mr. Magil moved to adjourn the de bate for one day. This was lost on a viva voce vote. Miller's amendment as to the fines was then laid on the table on motion of Josh Ashley. This was done by a vote of 49 to 38. There were some further slight amendments. The main question was then called for. The vote was taken viva voce and there being a chorus of ayes, the Speaker quickly declared that theares had it and declared that the bill had pased to a third reading. The an-' nouncement was greeted with cheers. -ruE mLL AS PASSED). The bill asypassed reads this way: Section 1. Thiat every railroad comn pany, lessee, manager or receiver thereof, doing business in this State as common carriers of passengers for hire, shall provi'ae separate coaches for the accommodation of white and colored passengers, which separate coaches shall be equal in all parts of comfort and convenience, an d every passenger train shall have a second class coach to which this does not ap ply. Sec. 2. Each co'mpartment of a coach divided by a good and substantial wooden partition. movanble or Jixed, with a dloor therein, shall he deemed a separate coach, and it shall not be lawful to use one end of such coach as a smoking car and the other as a first class car: provided, that no coach shall thus be divided except by and with the consent of the railroad com missioners of the State.I Sec. 3. Any railroad company, les se. cangr or receiver thereof, wihshall fail to provide its trains carrying passengers with separate coaches as above provided, shall be liable for each and evei'y such failure to a penalty not less thani one hundred nor more t'han one thousand dolla rs, to be recovered by suit in the name of the State in any 'court of comipetent jurisdiction; and each trip run~ with out separate coaches, as hereinbefOreC provided for, shall be deemed a seps rate offense, Sec. 4. If any passenger on a train nrovided with ~separate coaches shall ride in any coach not designated for his race. after having been forbidden not to do soby the conductor in charge of such train, he shall be deemed guil- I tv of a misdemenor. and upon convic tion shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars. Sec. 5. Conductors of passenger trains provided w'th separate coaches shall have the authority to refuse any person admittance to any coach in which he or she is not entitled to ride under the provisions of this act: and any conductor in charge of such train, as provided for in this act, shall have 1 authority, and it shall be his duty. to remove from such coach any passen ger not entitled to ride therein under the provisions of this act: and upon. I his (the conductor's) refusal or failure knowingly to do so. such conductor shall be deemed guilty of a misdemea- t nor, and upon conviction thereof r shall be fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars. r Sec. 6. The provisions of this act shall not be construed so as to prohib- I it nurses from traveling in the same coach with their employers upon the 3 train in the discharge of their duties: nor shall it be construed to apply to C officers of the law while in discharge of their duties: neither shall it apply C to any excursion train rni strictly as C such for the benefit of either of ~the c races. or sleeping cars, or chair cars, or street railway cars. or in case of e ccidents where it is necessary for the i further transportation of passengers to occupy the same coach. Sec.'7. Every railroad company in this State shall keep. or cause to b) kept, a cop~v of this law posted in a some con picuous part of their re.s pective passenger depots and in each separate coach, as provided for in this act. The Senate bill to provide for a cot- c ton weigher in the city of Orangeburg was passed to a third reading with b notice of amendment on the third c reading. c Wife and Daughter Slain. a FLORENCE, S. C., Dec. 11.-A shock- C ing tragedy occurred about four miles a from here this morning. Mr. Etspll b L. Adams, a prominent planter. who C has lived in this county for years. be- b came suddenly insane 'and k-illed his e wife, his fou'rteen-year-old daughter t and himself. Mr. Adams' insanity was inherited-his father having also V committed suicide by drowning himself U in a well, and a brother having shown evidences of an unsound mind. There f were no witnesses of the terrible scene. t: Mr. R. Y. Henagan and Mr.Ezell C Hoole who were in the neighborhood, c heard gunshots and hastened to the e Adams house. The body of the girl 1 lying dead on the ground several ards from the house, was the first t thing that they saw. Her head had C been horribly crushed with a gun used v as a club-the broken stock fring by t her-side. It is supposed that she was r trying to escape to a barn where some b hands were at work. But the madman 0 evertook her and his mad work was S soon done. 'Mr. Hoole rescued Mrs. 1 Curran and her child who h:d been in C a room in the house but had not wit- t nessed the killing. Mr. Henagan t drove off in his buggy to summon s help. Mr. Hoole tool Mrs. Curran t away. When the neighbors arrived t they found that Adams had killed t hinself by shooting pistol bullets 1 through his breast and head. He had b also cut his own throat and had even a swallowed strychnine-this last Ie- e fore the killing occurred. Mrs. t Adams was found lying on the floor b2 in the dining room. It is thought that she was the first victim. Her head r was mangled in a shocking manner. r Two of Mr'. Adams' children escaped C and were taken care of by neighbors. a One of these was at school in Florence c and the other at the Confederate Home a in Charleston. Mr. Adams was a broth- f er-in-law of the Rev. W. T. Thompson. 1 of Charleston, and was closely related to the family of the late Judge Pressley. 5 He has long been known to be unbal- d~ anced in mind, but such a terrible act a as those thus described was of course C considered impossibble.-State. c The Murderer Lynched. If WILLIMSTON, S. C., Dec. 12.-A 1 most foul murder was comniitted in C the corporate limits of this place on C Monday last, about night, upon the person of a 12 year old white boy, 1 stepson of Mr. J. A. Williams. The inquest has just been held and all the 0 circumstances point conclusively to Ed Sullivan, a colored boy of 15 years f of age as the murderer. The deea was done with a new axe-the face and t head of the victim being literally cut to pieces. The negro boy is under ar- C rest. Lynching is openly spoken of. and wilf be done if not prevented. t THlE LYNCHING PuEvENTED. I Later.-About five hundred deter- 1: mined men gathered around the guard house and would have broken down the door but it was op~ened that the infuriated crowd might see that the c prisoner was not in there. The acting coroner having gotten r an inkling of the purpose to lynch the boy, hurried him off to Anderson uinder t a small escort. They had one hour's start of the crowd who pui'sued on horseback, in buggies, and on foot. de ternined to overtake the p~risoner and 1 lynch him. Tile result will beC known in two or three hours. Most of the s men are armed withl ritles and shot guns. THlE Mt-URD)ERER LYNCIIED. C Later'. 11:45 p. m.-Mayor G. W. Sullivan andu the other citizensof Wil lianstonl have been at work faithfully trying to protect the life of Ed SuillI- ' van. the murderer. and allow the law~ to take its course. So to this endlthley 3 started the priisonler with two oflicers, i in a buggy towards Anderson. After driving about live miles in that direc tion. the otieers were overtaken by a large crowd of armed men. Sullivan I was taken fromn thlem by violence an~d brought back to Will iamstonm. .Jutst outside the corparate limits his bgdy I was swung to the limb of a hickory tree and then riddled with bullets. This act will be greatly deplored by most of our citizens. The party c'on sisted of about live hiundred unknown~~ menl. Tltoouis Too) LATE. G'overnior Evans. lheaiigo of Ie 0 troblle, telegraphed A. M. (ntie'n'S military 'omipany.,' to comei ait onlce ot the telegram wasno t received until 1: 'clock, one houor a ft'r thei lynching.? D)rifted rive Days% at Sea. 10 .'.N~N.\1. Gai.. Dec. I 1.-Thie Span- e' ish st eamship .11uli). Lezania. from e Charleston for Barcelona~ withl cotton. I which left Chiarlestoni November 20th, n as towed into Savannah y-esterduy byV ti the ritish steamiship) Hindostan wvith s her shaft broken. Thie.Julio had been si drifting around at sea for five days. a having lost her propeller throughl the t] accident. She is now at the dlock here - an wil-m arried1 north for renairs. COLLECTING THE MONEY. IEGULATIONS PRESCRIBED FOR EN FORCING THE INCOME TAX. 'arefuny Prepared Requirements Intend ed to Carry Out the Law-The Several Re turns and Other DVeans of Ascertaining Liability. WASHINGToN, Dec. 13.-The Secre arv of the Treasury today approved he income tax regulations. Every itizen of the United States, whether esiding at home or abroad, and every erson residing or business in n the United States who has n1 annual income of more han $3,500, is required to make eturn under oath before the first Mon ay in March of each year. The first eturn is to include all income tax in lie year 1894. from January 1st to )ecember 31st. Guardians, trustees nd all corporations acting in any udiciary capacity, are required to iake similar returns for minors, wards r beneficiaries. Persons having less han $.3.500 annual income are not re uired to make returns. All incomes f .,4000 and over are taxable 2 per ent. Theperson making return is requir d to make affidavit that he has includ d in said return all gains, profits and icome from every source whatever aceived by him. orto which he is just entitled for that year, and that he hoiestly and truly entitled to make 11 the deductions entered on his re .irn, and that lie has truly answered le interroqatories set forth on said lank form. The gross profits and income return I by persons are to include: Gross profits of any trade cr any usiness wherever carried on; rents re Aived or accrued during the year; rofits from sales of real estate pur biased within two years: farming oper- - tions and proceeds money and value f all personal property acquired by ift or inheritance; premiums on onds, stocks, notes and coupons, in omes from trade and profession not y stated salary and not heretofore numerated; from salary or compensa on. other than that received from the nited States; from salary or com ensation paid by the United States; ndivided gains and profits of any part .erships; interest received or accrued rom all notes, bonds or other securi es; interest on bonds or couponspaid f any corporatioa; dividends from orporations: income of wife or minor hild or children; all other sources of acome not above enumerated. The deductions allowed on the re arn are: Four thousand dollars ex mpt by law; interest due and paid ithin the year; National, State, coun r- school and municipal taxes paid. ot including assessments for local enefits; amount expended in purchase r production of live stock or produce >ld within the year; necessar- ex enses specified by items actualny in urred in carrying on any business or rade; losses actually sustained duijng lie year: specified actual losses on ales of real estate purchased within wvo years: debts contracted and ascer iined in the year; salary or compensa ton of $4,000 from which the tax of 2 ercentum has been withheld by dis ursing officers of the United States overnment; dividends included in the stimates of gross profits from corpora ons, on wich the 2 per cent. tax has een paid by such corporation. If any person fails to make reti .rn or iakes false returns. thA actor is to iake return for him from evidence btained by summoning the person nd examining his bojks and from all ther evidence obtainable, and shall dd 50 per cent, to the amount of tax und due as a penalty for neglect and 00 per cent. for a fraudulent return. All corporation -., comparies and as aciations, both > esident and foreign, oing business in the United States, re required to make an annual return f net profits on a separate blank to over the calendar year 1894. The ex mption of $4000 allowed to persons not extened to corporations, but the eturn must cover all net profits with ut exemption. The annual return of orporations must include: The gross profits from all kinds of usmness. The expenses, exclusive of interest, nnuities or dividends. The net profits without allowance >r interest, annuities or dividends. The amount paid on account of in ~rest, annuities and dividends. The amount paid in salaries of $4,000 r less to each employe. The amount paid in salaries of more aan $4000 to each employe, and the .ame and address of each of such em loves. The gross profits must include: All profits of any trade or business. The interest, or coupons, from bonds r other securities of any corporation. Dividends received from any corpo ation. Undivided profits of any corpora ton. Premium on bonds, notes or stocks. Commission or percentage. Interest on g-overnment securities, Lot exempt by aw. Interest on other notes, bonds and ecurities. Profits from sales of real estate. From rents. and profits from all oth r sources, to be enumerated. The eneratin g expenses must include: Interest paid or accrued within the or av bonded, or other indebtedness f sob'~ corporation. Losses, actually sustained during the ear, which 1pust be separately stated nid fully described as to cause, date nd amiount All taxes actually paid. Salaries and pay of olicers and em !oyes actulally paid during the y-ear. IRents andc necessary repairs. A Il other necessary expenHses which must be itemized amil fully explained the reun The net profits aire to include: All amounts paid to stockholders or Thfie amnltit of undivided profits car ed to suplus11 or any other fund. .mLount of net profits used for con r-uetion, enlargenment or improve [(ent Of plant. All other expenditures or invest ents fromi the net profits. Certain specified'corporations for maritable and like porposes. and cer .in savings b~anks. mutual insurance unpalies anidbuilding and loan asso ationls a re exempt from income tax. 1such cases it is held by the depart cent that the intention of the exemap onl is to extend~ its benefits to the nall depositors and beneficiaries of xihi mtut'al andl savings institutions, id that the corpori; ions as such and rose who speculate ini the shares, ('ONTI2UED ON PAGE FOUR.]I