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LfiLI $4 jrti VOL. Xii. ANNIN(14. S. C., WEDNESDAY, MLAE)CII 3 87 O 2 WORK OF THE SENATE. SEVERAL BiLLS TAKEN UP AND PASSED BY THE BODY. South Carolina Cowlege au d Citattel Appro pr!ation Ircreasted by Committee-A Re sume of the Work Dore. COLUDBIA, Feb. 27.-After the pre limenaries of the opening of the Sen ate had been disposed of Saturday the work of clearing the calendar was be gun and the following bIlls given their final reading: To require all State institutions to pay for iransporting, clothing, guard ing and for medical treatment of all convicts received by tbe-n under acts or joint resolutions of the general as sembly, and to give receipt for their work. To exempt ex Confederates from taking out license as hawker or ped dler. House bill to amend the general statutes, so as to provide for the elec tion of the State board of medical ex aminers by the State Medical associa tion. Bill to amend an act to require con tractors in the erE ction, alteration or repairing of buildings to pay laborers, subcontractors and material men for their services ax d material furnished. When the senate had cleared the calendar, Mr. Norris rose and said that he wished to make a statement. of which he hoped the newspapers would make a note. During the dis cassion of the Clemson college mat ter a few days ago, he had called at tention to the fact that the curriculum of Clemson college was not as broad and exhaustive as its friends would de sire to see, and that one of its mcst promising graduates had found him self unable to enter the Sheffield school. In order that this might not I ad to a false impression. he wanted to give out the idea that Clemson col Iege is giving an advance course in certain lines, and that the friends of the college are satisfied as far as those lines reach. But in the Sheffield school the course was very much broader and took in courses not in cluded in the Clemson curriculum. He did not want it urderstood that Clemson was offering an education that would unfit its prodLcts from en tering any Echool; but there were many branches required in northern schools that were not required in Clemson. The finance committee has amended the appropriation bill by making a general increase in the provisions. The most important items are those relating to the South Carolina college and the Citadel. The committee amendments increase these appropria tions, the former to $25,000 with $3,000 for sewerage; the latter to $21,500, the $1,500 being for the purpose of repairs. Gen Farley is given $500 additional for the purpose of completing the Con federate rolls. The clerks' salaries are generally restored to the amount pro vided in the original committee bill. The senate adjourned at 2 o'clock until 11 o'clock Tusday, Monday be ing Wasbington's b-thday. The senate Tuesdzf passed the Sink ler bill to limit the hours of labor of certain employees of street railway companies. The principal fight was made over the street car bill limiting the hours of labor to 12 hours each day. Mr. Sloan offered an amendment that any corporation in Richland county be exempted from the provi sions of the bill. He stated that the electric railway of Columbia had cost a great deal of money and was being run for the accommodation of the pub lic and for the upbuilding of the city. No complaint had been heard from any of the employees and the bill was wholly unnecessary so far as it applied to this city. The motormen and con ductors, be assured the senate, were well treated. They had to run 15 to 18 hours a day, but an hour off at din ner and an hour off at supper was al - lowed to each employee. B ~sides re liefs were provided during the day. The men were well paid, but if this bill became a law the wages would have to be cut, He urged that the Columbia street car company be al lowed to run its affairs and cars as it saw proper. Mr. Archer, in reply to Mr. S.oan, said it might be quite true that there was no demand from the employees for this bl3l, but this was due probably to the fact that they did not dare to open their mouths. From the stand point of humanity he did not think it right to make men werK 15 and 1-8 hours a day.- They never saw their families. They went home at night af ter the children were asleep and left in the morning before the children were awake. It was not right to keep men at this ceaseless toil day in and day out with never a moment off. Mr. Henderson, on the ground that there was nd demand for this bili, moved that the enaciting words be s~ricken out. Mr. Dean said that there was a de mand for the bill-humanity demand ed it. Already on the tioor of the senate threats were made that if the iill passed wages would be cut. What evidence had the senate that these threats nad not been made to the em ployees and their complaints thus stified? The discussion broadened, Messrs. Buist, Pettigrew and May field all making speecfles. Mr. Mayfield of fered an amendment to include all classes of workers, newspaper men, lawyers, doctors and farm laborers. On motion of Mr. Archer this was promptly voted down, he stating that this was no question for .jesting. By a vote of 18 to 13 Mr. Sloan's amendment to except Richland coun ty was killed. The bill then passed its third reading by a vote of 20 to 14. Mr. May field offered an amena ment to the house Jim Crow car bill which provides that the State officials and members of the general assembly should be carried free by all railroads of the State. It is only necessary that these officials furnish statisfactory evidence to the conductors of their identity.- In case of failure to carry out the provis ons of :be bill a fine of not less than il00 or more than $500) is to be in-posed for every case. Tne amendment was ordered printed and placed in the journal. The bill, witn the amendment, was made the special order of toda.. Another effort was made to take up the free pass repeal bill. Mr. Mc allaI moved to take from the table the bill to repeal the anti free pass law. Mr. Buist made the point of order that the bill had been reconsidered and laid on the table and by the rules that was the end of it. it was the only way to end the discussion of a bill. Mr. Henderson submitted that there was no such rule governing the sen ate. Mr. Ragsdale said that time unnees sary was being consumed. This mat t-r had 'een given due considera tion and there was no gocd reason for its beine- taken up again. Mr. Moses for the benetit of the s-a ate related the rulings in the house and the senate on the same motion Mr. McCalla had made. Mr. Buist said that to take from the table meant that the bill would have to go on calendar. it could not go on the calandar without a motion to reconsider. Therefore there was no way for the bill to be taken off the table. Mr. Archer made the telling point that the motion to reconsider had been laid on the table and not the bill. After hearing all the arguments the president decided that the motion of Mr. McCalla was out of order which decision seemed to meet t1.; approval of the senate. The object of Mr. McCalla's motion is, se it is understood, to get the anti free pass bill repealed so that Mr. May field's free transportation can pass. As long as the anti-free pass act re mains on the statutes the free trans portation bill cannot pass. The house pension bill caming up for a second reading. Mr. Hay offered an amendment that the bill be put into operation not before 1898. Rejected. Other amendments were offered but rejected. Mr. Brown got through an amendment to make the law go inte effect in May. Mr. Miller inserted an amendment to provide for Mexican and Florida veterans. The bill then passed. In the Senate on Wednesday the ap propriation bill was taken up after the third reading bils had all been dis posed of. The bill was first read and then as the amendments by the senate committee were read one by one they were debated. The first amendment by the senate committee was the res toration of the salary of the cheif clerk of the comptroller general to $1. 400 frm $1,250 as reduced by house. Mr. Ragsdale moved the indefinite postponement of theamendnents. Af ter some discussion the motion was lost by the following vote: Aye-Alexander. Archer, Connor, Dean, Douglass. Gaines. Hay, Mc Daniel, Miller, Norris, O'Dell. Petti grew, Ragsdale, Sanders, Sta':khouse, Suddath, Wallace-17. Nay-Brown, Buist, Dennis, Du Bose, Griffith, Henderson. Mayfield, McCalla, Moses, Mower, Ragin, Scar borough, Sloan Talbird, Turner, Wal ker, Williams-17. The president cast the decisive vote with: the nays against indednite post Donement. The amendment, restor ing the salary was then adopted. On motion of Mr. Henderson the amendment giving the comptroller general an additional clerk at the sal ary of $1,500 was indefinitely post noned. . On motion of Mr. Henderson the amendment giving $500 additional for handling the dispensary funds was killed. The amendment to restore the salary of the chief clerk of the State treasurer from $1,250 to $1,500 wes adopted by a vote of 17 to 16. The amendment restoring the salary of the armorer from $300 to $100 was adopted by a vote of 18 to 17, the presi deni casting the deciding vote. An amend ment to allow $500 for a clerk for the State board of health was rejected. The salaries of the superintendent of education's clerk and the salary of the clerk of the adjutant and inspector general were put back at $900 from $800. Mr. Archer, when the amend ment. placing the appropriation of the South Carolina college back to $25,000 with an additional $3,000 for sewerage was reached, moved an indefinite postpone ment. After considerable debate the motion was defeated by the following vote: Ayes-Alexander, Archer, Connor, Qaines, Mc1aniel, Miller, O'Dell, Pet tigrew, Suddath, Wallace, Williams 11. Nays-Brown, Buist, Dean Dennis, Douglass, DuBose, Griffith, Hay Hen. derson, Mauldin, Mayfield, McCalla, Moses, Mower, Norris, Ragin. Sand ers, Scarborough, Sloan, Stackhouse, Talbird, Turner, Walker-23. The $3,000 for a sewerage system was cui, ic $1,500 on motion of Mr. Drown. seceonded by Mr. May field. The $1,500 recommended for re pairs to the Citadel went through without opposition. In the Senate Thursday after the usual morning exercises had been dis posed of on motion of Mr. Sloan the unfavorable repori, of the committee on the house Jim Crow car bill was adopted without debate by the follow ing aye and nay vote: Aye-Brown, Buist, Dean, Dennis, Douglass, Dulose, Mauldin, May field, McDaniel, Miller, Moses, Ragin, San ders, Scarborough, Sloan, Stackhouse, Talbird, Turner, Walker, Williams 20. Nay-Alexander, Archer, Connor, Gaines, Griffith, Henderson, McCalla, Mower, Norris, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Suddoth, Wallace-13. Mr. Brown offered an amendment to the appropriation bill to strike out the appropriation of $2,400 for the State fair. After some discussion the aye and nay vote was taken on the motion with the follo ving result : Aye-Alenander, Archer, Brown, Buist, Oonnor, Dennis, DuBose, (Gaines, Griffith, McCalla, O'Drll, Stackhouse, Waliace, 'W illiams-14. Nay-Dean, Douglass, Hay, Hen derson, Mauldin, May field, McDaniel, Miller, Moses, Mower, Norris, Petti grew, Rag in, Sanders, Scarborough, Sloan, Saddath, Talbird, Turner-19. Mr. May field called up the dispen sary investigation resoiution and of fered some amendments to it. Mr. Scar borough moved to indefini tely postpone the resolution and amendments, saying that whatever might be his private opinion as to the matter referred to in the resolution, he believed that the investigation would amount to nothing, and he was opposed to a commission being ap pointed merely to whitewash certain individuals. Mr. May field said these charges had been in tate daily press and had been talked about on the stump from the mountains to the seaboard. These hngs should be investigated. It was nothing but jastice to the parties charged with corruption. Senator Gilmran and ex-overnor Evans had asked for this investigation, as well as others agamnst whom there were chage. \s to the charge that the investigation would be for the parpose of whitewashing certain persons, he wanted all guilty part:es to wear the felon's stripes. key men could not be made to testify; and furtber that if it was proven that rebates had been received no one could be hurt. The vote was then taken on his amendment to indefinitely post pone the whole matter and resulted: Aye-Alexander, Archer, Brown, Buist. Connor. Dean, Dennis, D-uz l9ss, DuBose, Gaines, Griffith, Hay, Henderson. McCalla, McDaniel, Mil ler. Norris O'Dell, Scarborough, Sloan, Stackhouse, Suddath, Talbird, Turner. Walker, W'.A ice, Williams-27. Nay-Ma.iin, Mayfield, Mower, Moses, Pettigrew, Ragin-6. INSURANCE LICENSE BILL. Full T-xt of the Bill as It Passed the House. CoLUIBIA, Feb. 25.-The folloming is the fult text of the bill to change the system of insurance licenses in this State which passed -the House yesterday: Section 1. In addition to the license fee of $100, now provided by law, every foreign insurance company of any class, fire, life, marine, security, surety, guarantee, hail, storm, live stock, accident, plate glass and other like insurance companies, and all other like classes of like business not incorporated under the laws of the State of South Carolina, except be nevolent institutions operating under the Grand Lodge system, shall be required to pay quarterly to the State Treasurer, as an additional and graduated license fee for a license to be delivered by him to such com pany or corporation, an amount equal to one-half of 1 percentum on the gross premiums,gross income or grcss receipts, as the case may be,with such company as collected during the three months immediately precteding the payment of such license fee. Stc. 2. That each of such companies as are mentioned in Sec. 1 doing busi ness in this State, shall make a quar terly return to the Comptroller Uen eral in such form as the Comptroller General may prescribe, o" its gross premiums, gross income or gross re ceipts, as the case may be, for the pre ceding quarter, which same return shall state in detail the amount of the gross premiums, gross receipts or gross income collected by such com pany in each of the various companies in this State. The Comptroller Gen eral shall prepare an abstract of such quarterly returns, which shall be by him transmitted to the State Treasur er, who shall collect the said addition al license fee of one-half of 1 percent um on the amount therein stated. The returns herein required shall be made on March 31, June 30, September 31 and December 31 in each year. The Comptroller General shall immediate ly after the close of the year transmit to the county auditor in each of the various counties, from which such company has derived its gross Dremi ums or gross receipts a statement of the amount of such premium or re ceipts collected in such company dur ing the preceding year, which said statement of the gross receipts hereto fore required of such company in such county shall be placed in the <plicate in such county, together with the items now included in the taxable property of such company. Sec. 3. Any company which shall willfully fail or refuse to make the quarterly returns herein provided for, or which refuse or fail to pay the quarterly license fee herein provided for, shall, in addition to the penalty now provided by law for such offence, forfeit its right to do business in this State and pay an additional penalty of 50 per cent, of their actual gross receipts, premium or income as ascer tained and the State Treasurer is au thorized to proceed to collect such fine or forfeiture in the manner pro vided by law. A flighty Flood. CiscisNATI, Feb. 24.-The Ohio River is still rising at the rate of two inches an hour, which has been the rate for the past twelve hours. At 8 o'clock to-night 58 feet 4 inches was the stag-e. Although the river is fall ing at Pittsburg it will take until Fri day or Saturday for the crest of the rise to pass here under the most favor able circumstances. The sixty-foot stage will be reached early to-morrow morning. The gymnasium grounds, the base ball park, the Ludlow lagoon and Cooney Island are all more or less under water. The expensively constructed Gest street tunnel and ~bridge is being rapidly undermined and is in g'reat danger. Forty fami lies applie d at one charitable institu tion today for relief on account of high water driving them from home. The suburbs of Dayton and Belleville have been cut off from street car con nection at Newport and travel is now by ilat boats. The western part of Newport is suffering greatly. The police renorted at 8 o'clock to-night that over 100 families had been driven from their homes by the water, and that the sixty-fcot stage expected by morning would reach as many more. The police force of Newport is occu pied in patrolling the submerged dis tricts in skiffs, and seeing that all des titutes are provided with shelter and food. _________ Going for Spain. WASHLNGToN, Feb. 25.-Represen tative Suizer of New York today in troduced a bill declarieg war boetwen Spain and her Coloiis and the Uni ted States. lHts bill provides that war be declared to exist bet ween the King dom of Spain and her Colonies and the United States of America and their territories, and that the Presi dent is anthoriz ed to use the whole land and naval force of the United Sta es to carry the same into effect and to issue to private armed vessels of the United States commission or letters of marque and general reprisal in such form as he shall think proper and under the seal of the United States against the vessels, goods and effects of the government of the said Kingdlom of Spain and the subjects thereof." Hazed Lato Insanity. RocII~sTER, N. Y., Feb. 25.-Clar ence A. Austin, of Marion, N. Y., was made a raving maniac as the re sult of the~ ha~nng he received at the hands of the sophomore class of the University of Rochester last Friday night. Austin is a freshman 19 years old. Several sophomores gave him a severe pummeling. Tuesday he went into the wildest stage of delirium as the result of nis treatment. He is re covering, but is still in a very nervousI e ndiion.________ Five Mren EmIe, MURRAY, Ky., Feb. 2.-A premna ture explosion of dynamite at the gra vel pit here at noon today killed lv negro laborers and wounded as man more. T wo of the injured will de PUBLIC [RINTING BILL TAKEN UP AND POSTPONED 10 THE NEXT SESSION. No Mora Fraternity Societies in the Stat< Coneges-T he House Takes Another Itol iday-The Cro-s Tie Bill Passed-Othei Matters. Feb. 27.-In the House on last Saturday when the Mackey claim joint resolution came up for its nnal reading by consent it was amend ed so as t> require the commission tc report back during the first week of the next session. The bill was then given a final reading. Mr. Reynolds called for the printing bill, and announced that he accepted the amendment of Mr. Gage. Mr. Efird moved to continue the bill to the next session. Dr. Wyche wanted to indefinitely postpone the bill. The roll call was demanded on the motion to continue the bill to the next ses session. The house agreed to do so by the following vote. Yeas-AM1, Armstrong. Austell, Bai ley, Bedon, Bethune, Blvthe, Bree land, Carson. Cauzhman, Davis, Geo. W., Davis, W. C., Dukes, EfIrd, Epps, Fairy, Goodwin, H. P., Graham, J. S., Humphrey, Ilderton. Johnson, Kennedy, Kinard. Henry J.; Kinard, J. D.: Lancaster. Lester, Magil, Maul din. Miller, Jcel H , Mishoe, Moore, McDaniel, Perritt, Phillips, Plyler, Price, Prince, Russell, Speer, Sturkie, Timmerman, Toole. Wolling. West moreland, Whisonant, Wingo, Wink ler, Wyche-48. Navs-Asbill, Banks, Carraway, Colcck. Cushman, DeLoach, Ed wards, Gage, Gasque. Haselden, Hiott, Hollis, Kibler, Lemmon. Livingston, Meares, McKeown. Mettles, Pollock, Patt, Reynolds, Robinson, Sanders, Srikler, Skinner, Simkins, Smith. E. D., Stvenson. Sullivan, Taomas, XV. H.: Verner. Vincent, Williams, Mc Cullough-31. It will be noticed that over forty members did not vote on the printing bill. It is said by some that these members intentionally dodged the vote. Mr. Garris called up the anti Greek letter fraternity bill. After some dis cussion it was passed. It provides that on and after the 1st day of July. next, 1897, the governing boards of all institutions of higher learning in South Carolina, supported in whole or in part by public funds, be, and are hereby, required to forbid and disal low in their respective institutions such 'rreek letter fraternities, or all organizations of a similar nature: Provided, nothing herein contained shall interfere with the literary socie ties in such institutions. Mr. Verner's bill to require railroad companies making contracts for the delivery of cross ties, bridge timbers and other materials for the construe tior and operation of railroads to re ceive and pay for the same within 60 days after their delivery upon the line of such railroad under certain r : ties was taken up out of its order. Dr. Wyche moved to strike out the enact ing words of the bill. Mr. Verner said that the railroad attorneys had not objected to his bill. It was a bill to help the poor people. Sometimes timber lay along the road for six months before the road came along and received it. It was a great hard ship on the people. The bill would force the roads to receive the timber when it was delivered. Dr. Wyche finally withdrew his motion to strike out the enacting words. The bill was then ordered to a third reading in this shape: Section 1. That on and after the pas sage of this act whenever any person or persons or corporation under a con tract with any railroad company own ing or operating a railroad within this State shall deliver crossties, bridge timbers or other constructing and op erating materials upon the line of any railroad company, it shall be the duty of said railroad to receive and pay for such material within 60 days after the s ime shall have been delivered, either to the party owning or delivering the same, or his or her assignee: Provided, l'hat nothing berein contained shall apply to any such timber, crossties or material which fails to come up to the specifications set forth in the contract for the same. Sec. 2. Should any railroad compa ny fail to comply with the terms of its ontract for such delivery of material within the said 60 days, it shall forfeit and pay to the party with whom such ontract is made the sum of $1.00, in addition to the contract price of said materials, to be recovered in any court f competent jurisdiction in this State. The senate bill to amend the act to regulate the service of process in trial jstce courts -in criminal cases in R~ichland, Sumter and Barn well coun ies, changing "trial justice" to "may strate'' and iuciudmng Orangeburg >unty under the provisions of said ct was taken up and passed. This bill makes the present act read as fol lows: That from and after the passage of tis act, the magistrates in Richland, Sum ter, Barnwell, Orangeburg and Fairtield counties for whoL' there are cnstables appointed with fixed sala ries shall not be authorized to place their warrants or other criminal pro ess in the hands of the sheriffs of said counties for service, unless at the same time they make and fille with the sid sheriff their certiticate, setting for'ah that at tte time there is a riot or ther disturbanoe, or sulliiient cause, stating cause, in the iocality which enders it imnpossible or inex gedient to have the same served by the regular onstable: and the ae::ount of the sheriff for any such service shall not be allowed or paid unless vouched by and based on such certificate; provid ed, that when such process is served by the sherits or Fairfield county he shall not receive therefor any com pensation in addition to the salary al 1 wed to him by law. A little after ten o'clock Mr. Thom as moved that the House hold no ses sins on Monday, that being Wash ingtons birthday. Agreed to. After a number of bills of no gener al interest were disposed of by the House on Tuesday Mr. McCullough's bill to amend the free school 1-w re lating to the location of sanool houses and in regard to allto ving parents to seect senools in any disttdet adjoin in the one in whicn they live, was eclled up and passed. The joint resolution of the commit tee on ways and means to autnorize and direct the sinking fund co-m:nis sioners to provide for the payment of' any costs and damages consequent upon the litigation now pending in te United States court between J. E. ndaal and J. R Borwes anti V iwrd~ B. Wesley, involving the question tc the title of tne Agricultural hall in Columbia was taken up and passed. The legislative appropriation bil] was called up by Mr. Kinard. A great many verbal changes were made. The committee had made provision in the cases of Mr. Gantt, journal clerk of the senate, and Mr. Evans, journal clerk of the house, that they should be paid only for the number of days actually in service. Mr. Pollock moved to strike out such provision. Mr. Yeidell of the committee stated that these two oflicers had been away he understood on their own personal business. He thought that they should only be paid in case of sickness. Mr. Poliock made an earnest protest against this docking of salary. He wan1ted fair play. He did not wish two men singled cut and all others lelt alone. The speaker stated that he had given the house journal clerk leave of ab sence during his sickness. This set tled it. The committee withdrew ob jections and Mr. Pollcek's amendments were agreed to. An attempt was made to increase the piy of thechaplains from $50 each to .75 each. This was voted do wn as the salary of these offiiers is fixed by a special tax. Mr. Reynolds wished to strikp out the provisions for 10 days extra pay for the clerk of the committee on ways and means. There was some discus sion on the matter and then the house agreed to strike out the provision. Mr. McWhite moved to raise the pay of the assistant clerk of senate from - 250 to -275. Mr. Toole moved to lay the motion upon the table. Mr. Yeldell urged that both assistant clerks were hard worked men. He thereupon moved to raise bth assis tant clerks' pay to $350. He was a salary reduction man, but this was a matter of simple jistice. Mr. Ilderton tnought the, assistant clerks should be paid at least $30 each for this long session. Mr. Thomas said that the statute fixed the pay and it was the commit tee's duty to fix the amount as the act provided. Mr. Yeldells amendment was then voted down; so was Mr. Mc White's. Mr. Efird endeavored to have the pay of the clerk of the senate cut from 5S00 to .f0O. Mr. Reynolds called attention to the fac; that this salary was fixed by the statute. Mr. Thomas said they had been working on the basis of the act of '93 in regard to other amendments. It was a poor rule that did not work both ways. The house refused to make any change in the appropriation. Mr. Rogers wanted the house to fix the pay of the solicitors for the same period as members of the house and senate. The committee wishel the solicitors docked for what time they were absent. Mr. R ogers' suggestion was voted down. The administration dispensary bill was then called up by Mr. Garris, who waS ynPineering it. Mr. Crum otfered an amendment t6MYit dispensers to give personal as well as surety bonds. After some discussion the roll call was demanded on the amendment. By a vote of 63 to 21 the house agreed to the amendment. Mr. McCullough offered the follow ing amendment: Amend section 2, line14, by adding just after the word "provided," the following: "That said board of control are hereby re quired in the purchase of liors as nerein provided to purchase from manufactories distilling or manufac turing liquors in this State, provided Isaid liquors stand the test herein pro vided Ior and the cost thereof to the IState does not exceed the cost of other 'liquors of equal quality or grade." Mr. McCuillouga said that in the up coun try there were many distillers of corn liquor. This encouragement to them would decrease the blind tigers. Mr. Toole said the State should pur chase her liquors as far as possible from home dealers. Mr. Price wanted distilling stamped out of Soath Carolina. He believed thar. to pass this provision would be t he severest blow ever struck the dispen sary system. is people believed that the dispensary was the nearest road to prohibition. Mr, Garris believed that this looked fair on its face. He said that this act was drawn to surround and bridge over the decision of the United States court, It was drawn by the attorney general assisted by the governor and others. This provision would result in establishing distilleries all over the State. Mr. McQ-ulough said that if this provision was put in, the board would purchase the liquor from home dealers without any further provision to make them do so. Mr. Garris moved to table the amendment. It was done by a vote of 59 to 3U. Mr. J. P. Thomas, Jr., offered an amendment to provide for the grant ing of beer privileges. which read as follo es: "The State board of control shall have the right in their discretion to appoint special beer dispensers un der such rules and regulations as said board may establish, said special beer dispensers to give bond in such sum as the Sate board of control may pre scribe, and the said board of control may in thleir discetion at any time revoke such appointments." Mr. Thomas sai4 that this amendment did not give the boar i the right to do more than they are doing nov. Tne araendment would not atfect the va-I lidity of the law. Tne Sta~te board wante:1 to rem-ove all p-ossiole douut1 as to the right of the board to appoint such disoeasers. The State ooard de sired this provision to pass. It would result in a revenue Lo the State, at the same time doing no0 harm. The board wanted it as a measure in the line cf discouraging strong drink.I Mr. Patton then moved to strike out the enac!.ing words of the b~ll. This, he said, was not a dispens::rya bil, and opposition to it was not op position to the dispensary law, for that law no~v was on the statute books. They had been told that the governor and attorney general hadi proposed this bill, lHe sumitted that no executive oili::er hadi the rigut to a voice in the matters before the gener - al assembly. It was well to remind otlicials that they had no right to deal with matters outside of their depart ment- Mr. Pat.on said that he un derstood Mr. Giarris, the ad.opted f a ther of the bill, had said that uae par pose of this amnendatory biii was 0o evade the decision of the United States court. Hie said that it was hard iy the thing for them to adopt a meas ure to dodge the United States Co n-I stitution which they had all sworn to support. He would support no suce masureavoywed to be a dodging issut To pass this woui simply ivolre another case which would be decid against the case. The bill would noi stand. It would be a destructive blor to the dispensary law. Hundreds c: samnles would be sent in and it wouli end in the profits of the State all be ing paid out to express companies in charges on samples; the State had t pay all those charges. Mr. Simkins egreed in the main with what Mr. Patton had said. HE was not there to attack the dispensary law. Ie was there to testify that thE people in his county were) satisiled with the present 2aw. But pass tl 2 and there would be ano:her case for the courts to decide. Past strife would be renewed. Personal liberty was dear to them all. If a man desired to violate the law, he could buy liquor from the dispensry and sell it. Mr. Kinard wanted to sound a note of warning to the friends of the dis pensary law. This bill was to perfect the law; it represented the views of those who were most intimately con nected with the law. He wanted them to see that no amendments were tack ed to the bill. Josh Ashley-I favor the dispensary law. Do vo believe that this iirst section will stand the test of the courts; don't you believe it is in con flict with the United States Constitu tion; haven't you s worn to support it? Mr. Stevenson wanted to state wh y Le favored Mr. Patton's motion. He -ished to know if the prcposed bill would remedy anything. If it did nct, it should be laid in its grave at once. This bill was merely to make the disperas3ry law an inspecxion la. An inspection law was not necessa-ily I unconstitutional, but this bill wou riot pass musser as such a law. Tae United States court had alreadv sasid so in almost so maay words. It would not do to say that ait liquor was detri mental to the public health, when the State went into the business herself and established a concern you could smell 50 yards of'. Te S.ate could not say that liquor was poison ous while the State sold it. This bill would never stand. He had endeav ored to enforce the dispensary law in his town. it was not good policy to keep putting the court to the necessity of knocking down unconstitutional acts. We here avow thiat this bill is for a purpose. Tne court will not be slapped in the face conLinually. It would prejudice the court against the State. Mr. Garris was surprised to see the wide range of this discussion. He was sorry that some members had found it necessary to criticise the governor and attorney general, who had a per fect right to give their opinions and they should respect those opinions. He denied that he was attempting to pass an unconstitutional act. They were not attempting to fight the Uni ted States court. They were attempt ingto lead another course. He did not deny that it was an icspection law and that was wherein that it was constitutional. The present governor was the one to whom he had refer ncLC. -- Mr. Cushman said that all friends of the dispensary should stand by this bill. If it was killed, it would be goodby to the dis Deasary. Mr. Price could not agree with Mr. Patton's position as to the samples. Mr. Bacot would vote to strike out the enacting words. He held an opin ion of his own, which he could not surrender to that of the attorney gen eral as presented in this bill. His State pride had been somewhat hurt by the State being turned down in the courts. This bill would do nothing more than be fruitful of litigation. It would not accomplish what it was desired to ac::omplish, Instead of stopping litigation, it would bring that very thing about. Mr. Pollock was sorry that Mr. Pat. ton had cast severe strictures upon the governor and attorney general. Tne gentleman from Richland had no more right to give his legal opinion and invade the judictu department than the governor had to prepare this bill. Under other sections of the Con. stitution the governor had the right to bring this matter to the attention of the general assembly as he would in a message. Many of them believed honestly and truly that the bill was unconstitutional. He said they were not trying to evade the decision of the court. All liquors sold in the dispensary were tested by the chemist, as was required of other liquors under this bill. Mr. Stevenson remarked that that was in the law when the supreme court rendered its decision. Mr. Pollock was satisfied that the court would hold this to be an inspec tion law. No one had proved to him that it was not an inspection la w. Mr. Ilderton said as lonz as they had to fight blind tigers or tigers with their eyes open tuey would h:ae iati gation. Liw'yers were often mistak en in passing upon the constitution ality cf a measure. The attorney gerneral, who was elected to gi'.e them legal adlvice, had sent the bl? to them. Every man shouhi be careful how he voted ton~ght. or the gates would be opened to evr.y law oreaker in South Carolina. They should stand by their homes and the leaig men of the Sate were in sympathyn wit" the bill. lie feared era ong, 'f the bill was killed, they would uare t ie barromn system back again, r-Ir. Li-rino.ston said the dlispensary was admit-e'l t be accepted poiey of the State. The Unte States court had said that a carain pn--'of is l5 aw is unconstituin (.InC attornely general of the St:te, cuo was te - gal adv'iser of .ne :ste preet a measure whic'h e si reet the defects and maete -' ~uomt tne decisi~n of the eur- Th- gover or had the right-a perfec rigt- to present sucha ol, not ror " e ar pse of violuimr~ th GaU a ' -' - Constitution, but or tie purpis o: conforming the State thereto Mr. Patton asked hiai i- i wre right in his judgment for the govern or 'andI attorney genera1 to prepare bills on any subject a ~d hand to a member to introduce. using tueir in iuence to have them uassd In his an~swer, Mer. Ljtivto -al amed why.t he had p':'elously szad Mr. $irith of Ha.mp on ni'd th tighter they restri'. t he peopl'e of the State tne more tgrs they would uha'e. The tigr wa tuer e to stay He thoughti the ha s:iun sr*'e tuiugs th~v th-y ita do'e If thle people exercd thi igtt get their lito e e -rurina sary law wouad os oute e"for-ed. He did not wish to haaetm peoa lberty of his pCOple tied up it ta1is way. He thought that t a tithis bill would be for tue best interests ot the dispensary systemn. INtTPrFI) Av PA ;E PI'RTi., WERE THei M1ONEY G ES. ::.:em"nt of the State Trurer and CompY)troiler. Geu eral. m ,2 . 25.-In aTliance vnt a resolution adopted by tne State Seate the follong _ statement has been submitted by the State Treasurer and Comptroller G. ra To the honrh ble the Pesident and other Members of t-ie Senate of Siuth Caroliua: We have the hon.r to submit the sub joined repovrt in accrdance with a resolution of heU enat requestiig the State t-easur-r and co-nptroller gen-ral to furaish a -tatment of an alleged daci-'cy in the treasury, in what fand exis;tsan why: W'l inere ii et this dite a large olanct uaappropriated and thierefore no act'ia d ciency really exists at preseat, adI-ional funds must be pro thLe presentsession, and balances of form r appropriations renainin~ un paid. This difference- b:tsveen the amount :f funts i2 the treasury and the ap propriationsa alrea!y maaie, and t.o be made at this session, may be properly regarded .s a prosp ctive d. ficiency, the amount of wnich we have no meaus of aSeertainig with absolute ac .uracv. Es TDIATE. Azsaming the appropriations b act March. 1896 as a oasis .or an estimate we tind the aggrezate appropriated for the fourteen mcatus ending 31st Dc cem'>r. S 18, (not including interest or the legisla.ii-e exoenses) to hr $6 R2.3. D educ!i n the foll -in extraordi nary appropriations made by act re ferred to, viz: Win:nrop Nrmal and Indus trial college, back indebted ness.. ..................$ 23,202 RlIgistration.............. 4,000 Atlanta exp)si:ti)n........... 6,000 Conistitutional convention... 23 000 Manaiers elections di-to... 7,500 Supervisors registration.. 27,000 $ 90,702 Also dedUcting 1-7 for t-ro months io xcess ove-r one year..................S4,05 $504.341 And ading what will be re quired for interest on Brown and Blue 4 1 2 per cents and other Siata bonds and stocks payable July, 1897, and 1st Januar7, 1898..........$9s4,000 Also legislative expenses pres ent session, say............ 60,000 Interest past due on Brown and Blue 4 12 per cents.... 5,000 Directtax claims Oct. 1SS4.... 3,796 New coun-ties-expenses..... 5,900 Supervisors of registration, say....................... 13,500 Sundry balances unpaid appro priations......... 5,000 Making an estimated tctal re goired fr-the- year 1897... .SSS1,537 against these assumed appropria tions and unpaid balances there is now in the general fund of the treasury, $139,847.11; taxes 1896 unpaid, proba bly available to this amount, after de ducting abatements, refund, &., $5,000; balance due treasury fund by dispensary, $92,000; amount expected to be derived from insurance, license fees, and fees roffice secretary of State, Sbowing a probable or prospective deficiency for 1897, on the assumed basis as above, to be provided for. $2S4, 690. We have not included in the forego ing statement the amount of interest which would be due from 1st July, 1893, to 1st July, 1897, on the 4e per cent Brown bonds, liable to be issued for the valid part of the fundabie bonds and stocks now outstanding, which if called for would amouni. to about $40,000, only a small amount of this account, however, has of late years been called for. Nor have we inclu~led the interest due to July 1, 1893. which under the law, is fundable wita the principal. Tnis $2S4,600 prospective deniciency does include $142,000 interest due Jan uary I, 1S9S, leaving still a prospect ive estimated deficiency of $142,690 for fiscal year 1897. W. H. Timmerman, State Treasurer. James Norton, Comptroller General. February 25, 1897. Wants an Oztice. WASUEN-GTON, F'eb. 24.-Dr. Samp son Pope. who thought he was run ning for Governor on the R~epublican ticket last fall against Governor Eller bis here to look after his claim to the South Caroinua marshaiship. Dr. P~opa andered aimlessly round the Capitol today, occasionally talking witQ E. M. Brayton, and such other Soutn Carolina Riepublicans as crossed his trail. Hfe tries to look innocent wi' he seriously asserts he has not made appiaion for the marshalship or any oither Federal otlice under the McKinley Administratios. When cIosrly pressed he does not deny that be would accent this or something equally as good. Beavion sa s Pope has no -how~ atth McKinley pie coun ter. N 'witstaLnding the is'ourag ingr outlo~k Dr. Popesas he proposes to Vinger h-e-- uil ofte: theiaagu ratin. Hev ~ Was Murdere-. lani~ahere fo~n th stamer Olivette infor'u'd the. carrespond-nt here ofI Rtaz. the~ Amic~an citizen wro w as fondi de.1 apUntly beaten to deuh a a cell o the pisonao Gu,-. t'e-' Synih Goverao of I.anabacoa. T' asner exo aai tha.~t Gver-2 hi plac of c~rnuIinement atnd violent-I ly qu2ationed nini. iR :iz resented the G~vernor's brutal m'anand thi0s angered Fans~iie7ela tat -e seze a cssuuck the unfortunat 'ma- on1 tae htead and so caused hiea er~a am~a 'Y placewhile uga ream some ocauet as o: a uuctandu i efetde ut onc a bu u.'bril t thOsd li 'as cx eset and w~as ondt that one thh was br-okrn, bidso'her iojuries about the faue. Mr. Andrews was one of Dringzton TO TAX INCOMES. FUL'.. TEXT OF THE B!LL AS IT PASSED. A Gaduated Tax to b3 Levied on all Ia comreps of Twelve Hundred Dollars and Ovarfor the nmefi . ofthe State. CoLu: ia, Feb. 2.-The following is the fall text of the Income Tax Bill asit passed the House yesterday: Section 1. That from and after the first day of January, 1898, there shall be annually assessed, levied and col leoted upon the gains, gross profits and income received during the pre cedinz calendar year by every citi zen cf this State, whether such gains, pronts or income be derived from any kind of property, rents, interest, divi dends or salaries, or from any Drofes sion, trade, employment or vocation carried on in this State,or from anyoth er source whatever, a tax of one percen tum so derived over and above $1,200 and up to $5,000, and one-half per centum on $5,U0 and over up to $7, 500, 2 percentum, on $7,500 and over up to $10,001, 2! percentum on $10, 00 and over up to :15,000 3 per cen um on $15,000 and over, and a like ax shall be assessed, levied and col lected annually upon the gains, profits and iacome from all property owned and e-ery business trale or profession carried oa in this S:ite by persons re siding without this State, excepting su.h& corporations as are hereinafter excepted: Provided, that in estimat ing the gains, profits and income thera shalt not be included interest upon such bonds and securities of this State or of the United State the Principal and interest of which are by tae law of this issue exempt from tax Section 2. That in compating in come the necessary expenses actually incurred ia carrying on any business or profession, not including remuner ation to the tax-payer for personal supervision or the support or main tenance of his or her family, shall be deduc.ed from the gross income or revenue, and the word "income," as used in this Act shall be deemed and taken to mean "gross profits:" Pro vided, that no deduction shall be made or allowed for any amount paid out or contracted for permanent im provements or betterments, made to increase the value of any property or estate, or for the increase of capital stock or assets. Section 3. That the words "citizen" and "person," as used in this Act, shall be deemed to include all natural persons,all copartners and all members nf any in corporated association, and to exclude, except as hereinafter in cluded, all corporations duly charter ed by thelaws of the United States and of this or any other State. Section 4. That the tax herein pro vided for shall be assesse'dgevi collectedin the same manner.At the same time, as other taxes, and by the same county officials as are now charged witj the asses!ment, levy and collection of State and county taxes. Section 5. That all persons liable for the payment of any of the tax herein provided for shall at the times now or hereinafter provided by law for the making of riturns of personal property, make under oath a full and complete list or return in such form and manner as may be directed by the Comptroller General, to the auditor of the county in which they reside, or in case non-residents, of the county or counties wherein said gains, profits or income arises, of the amount of their inecune, gains and profits as aforesaid, and the property or investment, if any, upon which the same are comput ed, and such other particulars as may be required by the Comptroller Gener al. All persons, whether natural or corporations created by charter, acting as guardians, trustees, executors, ad ministrators, agents, receivers, or in any other fiduciary capacity, shall make and render a list or return as afore said to the auditor of the county in which such persons or corporations acting in a fiduciary capacity resides or do business, of the income, gains and profits of any minor or person -for whom they act. Section 6. That any person or cor poration failing or refusing to make the list or return required by this Act, or rendering a wilfually false or frau dulent list or return, shall be assessed by the auditor, on account of said in come tax, in such manner as appears to him, from the best information ob tainable by him, eithei by execution of the defaulting taxpayer or any other evidence, that such taxpayer is liable for, and in case of failure or to negiect to make lists or return the said auditor shall assess 50 per can tum as a penalty to the amount of the tax due, and in case of a wilfully false or fraudulent return or list having been rendered the auditor shall add 100 per centum as a penalty to said tax; the tax and the addition thereto as a penalty to be assessed and collect ed in the same r.:anner provided for in the case of faih. -e to make returns or lists of personal '.roperty. Section 7. In every respect nothere in speciled, the return for, and the levy and collection of the tax provid ed ini the Act shall be subject to allthe urovisions of law relative to the assess ~ment and collection of taxes and per sonal property. Will Stump Ohio. CoLmDcs, Ohio, Feb. 24.-Ar rangements are being made fora thor oug h stamping tour in Ohio by Wil ilam J. Bryan in the commng campaign for the election of the Legislature thnat will choose the successor to Mar cas A. flanna, in the United States Senate. 'dr. Bryan, if he decides to come. will work in the interest of Janu R 'dcL aan, who will be the can didate o: thC .Demaocrats for Senator. ic e:ocratic leaders in Ohio be liv ta y hard work and good niiaemelnt a free silver Senator can de secahei here. They will rely large uyupon the dissatisfaction which they expec: to follow the appointment of Mr. Hanna to the Senate and appear in the Republican vote next fall. Cyclone in Athens. AmtiES, Gat., Feb. 2o.-A destruct iv-e ecicone swept over Athens last night." 1Te damage to buildings will amount to saveral thousand dollars. thedesoa's warehouse is a wreck and :he Lucy Cobo Female Enstitute is anroo ed. The young ladies were bad ly .rimntened and a panic almost en Un ne. ate college grounds the i erary br-ildi:o, Phi Kappa Hall and the ano amitory batiding were arco:~ed oy the wind. In East Athens a num: er of houses were blown down. 'n old armers alliance warehouse is a comulee wreck. No loss of life or