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SMANNING S. C., WEDNESDAY, NO VO L. XVI1.WEEDAFERAY5192 PASSE) TL E HOUSE. The Bill Increasing the Pension to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars. BUT FIVE VOTED AGAINST IT. The House Stood Gainantly by the: Old Heroes of this state Who Risked Their All for Their Country. In the House on Tuesday. of last week Mr. Rtucker's bill to increase the pension fund for the Confederate so!-, diers was called up by the author. It had received an unfavorable re port. Mr. Rucker called up his bill increas ing the pension to old soldiers to $200, 000 and addressed the house upon the bill. He said in part: "At the last session of the house the bill of the gentleman from Greenwood was amended from S150,000 to $200. 000. but it was reduced in the senate to $150.00. the bill under discussion raises the amount back to the amount voted by this body last year. It can-* not be said that the old soldiers have worried the legislature with petitions for increase of pensions. On the con trary they have waited patiently for over 40 years for some adequate recog nition of the services rendered by them to their State. They are fast passing away. If we are to do any thing for them we must do it now. We cannot afford to wait. We are constantly erecting monuments to commemorate the valor of those 'who true to the instincts of their birth: faithful to the teachings of their fath ers; constant in their love for the State, died in performance of their duty.' But these become almost a sham and a mockery when we allow men who did much to demonstrate southern heroism and southern tidel Ity, to become inmates of county poor houses. orto suffer for the necessaries of life- They have never shown any disposition to make a raid upon the treasury of the State. Georgia ap propriates, I am credibly Informed, $800,000. Considering our population and wealth we would upon the same basis that exist there appropriate about .500. 000, and yet we are not asking for that amount nor for half of it. The bill simply. asks for the smallest amount, $200,000, which will furnish our old soldiers with the actu al necessities of life. "At Chancellorsville. it is said that the morning after Stonewall Jackson was shot. the cry ran along the Con federate line 'Remember Stonewall Jackson.' and with that cry upon their lips they marched on to victory. Today I say to you gentlemen, re member the poor privates who are no longer able to provide for themselves; who are already treading down the dusty road to death. Let us by our votes show that we intend to protect them in their old age: that when they come to cross over the river it shall be after having their needs ministered to. and their wants supplied; that there shall be no suffering for the necessities of life amongst the old soldiers of the State." 31r. Mayson on behalf of the commit tee on militery affairs explained the. unfavorable ;eport. He had heard of no universal demand for an increase in the pension fund. He intimated that the coiimittee was more iiiclined to ward the soldiers' home bill. Mr. Dean of Spartanburg, one who fought, favored the bill in an impas sioned speech. It is not enough for South Carolina to do. First into the Confederacy she should not be the last to recognize the valor of her sons. The proposed appropriation of $200,000 is not enough. He bitterly referred to the existing "soldiers' home'' which is the poor -house, where the needy veterans must go because the State does not give: them enough to keep up their declin ing days. While the bill does not pro vide enough he believes that it would' put a stop to old soldiers.being forced to go to the poor house. He referred to the fact that there are names on the pension rolls which should not be there, sometimes even deserters get on the rolls. There should be some stop to this way of depriving the valiant of their dues. He closed by reciting in an impressive way a quotation from the old hym "The Home Over There." the soldiers' home for which they are wait ing. Mr. Weston made a splendid appeal for the old soliders, referring beauti fully to thir unselfish devotion to their' State. It is true that the pension fund was but $50,000 at tirst, but it will be but right to make it 8:200,000 now. He argued that the State can afford it. and if something else has to go undone. let it go undone. These veterans will not be here long. let's help them while they are here and not be always sing ing praises to them. Mr. Ashley declared he had always -opposed anything which would put taxes on his people. "B~ut we take care: of our rich young men in college, why not take care of the crippled old sol diers." He opposed the soldiers' home proposition and favored Mr. Rucker's bill. Hie likened the soldier's home unto apoorhouse. Mr. McLeod referred in an eloquent -way to the four years of service given the State and asked what was the com parison of their service with a little appropriation ot $ 100,000. Mr. Mc Leod's speech was a ldne argument clothed in splendid sentences. Mr. Logan of Charleston opposed the bill as it would connect with the passing of the bill to create a soidier's home. The soldiers home will not be a poor house, but a place to which the State could point with pride. Mr. Cooper favored the bill. It should be passed unanimously. lHe would favor the soldiers' home propols1 tion also. but not if it is to take away from the regular pension fund. Mr. Fox of Colleton had seen some thing of the war, though not old enough to take part in it. and though but a poor man he would cheerfully allow his taxes to be raised to care for the old soldiers. Hlowever he would op pose the soldier's home. Mr. ener called for the quest ion to he put. '.r. Ashley ennii d a [is iul- vot. fi.ert, \Vt.'1'( bn! ivo who( 'e six \v o ressrs. most. vLeg 'The 1ili sublsewqiently pa 5essed se cond reading after an amneuhnent by Mr. inard, which is seeTion 2 of the bill. rebit ing to blind vet erans wlh) shall hereafter he in class A. 01E" PASSED AND ONE KTTLD Qenate Fixes Time to Adj-mrn and izejects 'ontmuto ry ,,aeznrion. In the Senate on Friday SCnLtOr G raydon's concurrent resolution that the general assembly ad journ sine die February 15 was the iirst matter taken up after the morn ing hour. Senator Graydon urged that the resolution should pass. The work of the session is very well advanced, he said, and there is no reason why all the work of the session cannot be ac complished in 15mTore days. Before the constitution of 1895 was adopted the legislature was ne'-er in session more than 30 days. If this resnlution is passed now it wil spur us all up and make us push work more rapidly. Times are hard now. and. if th legi lature will adjourn on the i.Mti inst ant it. will save about ;S.X00 in the cst of a legislature session. Anyway. let the senate pass the resolution and send it to the house and throw the responsi bility on that body. There was no further debate and an aye and no vote was taken on the ques tion of adopting the resolution. The vote was 1S to 14 in favor of tihe resclu tion. as follows: Yeas-Aldrich. Appelt. Brice. Dean. Douglass. Goodwin. Graydon. Hien derson, Ilderton. Livingstuu Mc Dermott. Mower. Ragsdale. RZaysor. Sharpe. Sheppard. Stackhouse. Wil liams.-18. Noes-Barnwell, Blakeney. Brown. Caughman. Dennis. Glenn. Hough. Hydrick. Manning, Marshall. Sarratt, Sullivan, Talbird. Walker-14. This puts the issue up to the house for the present at least. Senator Aldrich offered a resolution that no bill should receive its third reading on the last day of the session. The resolution went over for further consideration. COMPULSORY EDUCATION. When Senator Raysor's bill to re quire all children under 14 years of age to attend school for at least eight weeks in each year. Senator Bricc moved to strike out the enacting words. lie didn't like the idea of compulsion. This is a free country. The idea of compulsory education orginated in Germany under a monarchial government. He thought this bill would cause more friction than the dispensary law caused when first enacted. No jury in this section of the State would ever convict a per son for violating such a law. Senator Raysor said there was noth ing harsh in the bill, and safeguards had been thrown around its provisions to prevent the working of hardships. The proposition has the endorsement of all the educational authorities, and no one can have the interest of the State more at heart. Hie believed such a law necessary, especially in South Carolina. He thought it un necessary to argue that the infusion of education among the masses of the people would tend to advance the prosperity of nil the people-the en tire State-and he thought the best and quickest way to bring this about would be by the enactment of such a measure as the one under considera tion. He quoted from the report of the State superintendent of education. showing that only 43 per cent. of the children of the State are in regular at tendance upon th-e public schools. and that the enrollment is only 58 per cent. As to the argument against the compulsory faction of the bill, we legislate every day for the physical well-being of children and why can we not legislate for their mental well-be ing. The negroes are, as a rule. t-ak ing more interest in getting an educa tion than the whites, so nobody need fear that the proposed law would bene fit the negro more than the wht children. The negro children are at tending the schools now, while in many cases the white children are not. Again, educated labor is always pre ferable than uneducated labor. When ever the parent withdraws the privi lege of education from a child then it is the duty of the State to interfere and see that that privilege isextended to the childern. The indifference or wickedness of parents or guardians should not be allowed to stand in the wa of any child obtaining at ler.st a rudimentary education. This. of lvr sonal liberty, no parent has any right to allow his child to stay away from the schools. He should ibe made to send them. Hie did not believe that the law if passed wouild increase taxes to any extent. As to tihe talk about edu catig the negro. the negro clil dren are already in the schools and will stay there. It is the white chil dren that we arc after-we want to get them in the schools and keep them there. We know how parents are: if the teacher offends them they stop their children and this should rmot be allowed. The bill should provide for a larger term than eight weeks, it is too mild. The vote was then taken on Senator B~rice's motion to strike out the en acting words of the bill. The motion was carried by a vote of 18 to 16. and the compulsory education bill was killed. The vote on the motion to strike out the enacting words was as follows: Aes- Aldrich. I lai.eney. llrice. Bron. Caughmnan, D)eau. D~ennis. D~ouglass, (Glenn. Goodwin G raydon. Hlough. Mower. Bacsdale. Sarratt. Nos-Appelt. LarnwevllH Bown, Htenerson, Hydrick, Ildert. Li ingston, 'anrnng. Marshall McI er Slackouse. Sulliv n. Williams -l1. At tempt at IaeTmiH. J. (.. .lhnen, ai well-knw druggi of Roan' ke. V\. lhas ro evd a. 'postal card warning htim that lif he do's ntt deposit one thuisand ollr in Creen backs at a 'crti place byastae time he will be kille [ Tere is n e to the writer of the ci;rdl. A lA~)IIROBLE-1 Exing th: aaries of the Different Ccanty iOfacers. THE SEiAT02S DEBATE IUCH. Finally it W.s Decided t) Pitt All County o:ncers on Salaries and Do .vwvy Witsh the FeXe System.. The bill to rezulate th ompeneiC tion of count. oflicers was taken up on Wednesday by the Senate after the disposition of other business. Senator Livi gston withdrew his motion to strike out the enacting words of the entire bil and moved to strike out certain sections which were objectionable. The question he want ed considered was, shall we pay the sheriffs, clerks of court and coroners by fees or alaries. ie thought they should be given fees so that they could be paid accordiog to the services ren dered. Senator Aldrich was opposed to placing county officers on fees. That had been tried in his county and had not been satisfact(;ry. le thought all oficers should r.eeive a. stipulated salary. apd aporehnded no di!ficulty in forming a lay that would stand the test of the. courts and would proba bly grade the salaries in the various counties. Seator Henderson also opposed the fee plan. He thought the legislature could fix the salaries in a manner to stand the test of the courts. lHe would favor a plan to have the State pay two-thirds of the salaries of the auditors and treasurers. the counties paying one-third. and the counties paying all of the salaries of the other officers. NO FEES. A vote was then taken on Senator Livingstone's motion to place the sheriff's, clerks and coroners on fees. The vote was 32 to 1. Senator Living stone being the only one in favor of fees. After some further discussion Sena oor Mower then offered a resolution that the bill be considered section by section. and amendments for each county to be sent up by the senator from that county. This was agreed to. AUDITORS. The roll of the counties was called and the senator from that county fixed the salary to be given the auditor in that county. A few of the senators were absent and those counties were skipped or the salaries left as fixed in the committee's bill, with leave to amend on the third reading. As a rule, two-thirds of the salary of the auditor in each county is to be paid by the State. and one-third by the county. The following is the schedule for the auditors, as the hill passed the senate Wednesday: Abbeville. 490u: Aiken. $1,100: An derson, S1,500: Bamberg, 8800: Barn well, S1.000: Beaufort, $1,200; Berke ey. $823: Charleston. $2.000: Chero kee. 8675: Chester. 8900: Chesterfield. $75; Clarendon, $800: Colleton. $1, 100: 2Darlington, $900: Dorchester, 700: Edgetield, 61.000: Fairfield. 900:. Florence. 8900: Georgetown. 975: Greenville, S1.125: Green wood. $900: Hampton. $900: Hlorry. 70: K'ersimw. $90)0: Lancaster. 900: Laurens,. $975: Lexingt. 950: MIarion. $937: M1arlboro, $800: Newerry, 61.000: Oconee. $900: Or angeburg. 81,500: Pickens. 675: Rich land. $1 .uo0: Saluda. $800: Spartan burg, --: Snumter. $81.200: Union. 8800: Williamsburg. S900: York. $1. 300. That ii addition to the salaries herein provided, the auditors shall re ceive a fee of 25 eents for each con veyance of real est ate recorded. T.'EAst-RIERs. The salaries of county treasurers was then flxed the same as the coun ty auditors, the salary to be paid in the same proportion by the State and county as that of the auditor. There was some discussion over the proviso to give the treasurer a fee of $1.00 for each delinquent taxpayer, and the fee was tinally tired at 50 cents for each delinquent. Senator Dennis at first wanted to make it 25 cents. but consented to the amend ment making itS]0 cents. DrETING FEES. When the senate took up the task of tixing the salaries of the she ls some proress was made. possibly ne fourth of the ce;mtics having been called. vwhen the~ q:estion came up) of the fees ro ha all yed for dietmng nri.s oners. yhe law at present allows the sheriff 20 cents per d-.y. Sezntor B~arnwell saird tat if this continued it would giv'e the Charleston sheriff an income of severai th'asand dollars from this source alone. A fter some dicussionr the Co nsideration of the sheri fi's salaries went over unti! the night session. At 2:15 the senate receded 'rom business until 9 o'clock. NIG HT sEssION. At the night session the bill was again taken up. When the item in reard to the salaries of shreriffs was reaced Sentor :7wer effered an amendmnft tc the hill that h:e sheriffs should diet prisoners a tac tual cost. under the supervision of the couniity conmlisio~ ners. Senator Graydon opposed this. The sheriis nOW required to diet prisoners at 20 cents per day. There is some profit in this, but as the sherlii is re cuired to keep a jailer he can only a thie jailer out of t he profit from th (ieting fee:. The payv of the jier wiJl then always he regulated by th numberl~ ofrisone]rs in th~e jail. He ha d n~o demand, for a chne The iting' of prisorners can ::ever be ahns'"ed, as the grando jury always ex amnsthe jail and thes pr1ironers. Hie thught th p ~ren arrangement~OI sould~ c1ti';n. by. whi~ch I he :;heri1T reeives .20 en's a day each from the -S lowe'r's amnent sho ild1 h dpt ed. 3any shierKis fued t heir pris in ersi at a co st Of not over . : . cts per da' nd make 15 ceni s prolt.i This ator Mower defended his posi ti(onI. lie thougt it would better far1 the sheriff to get a definite salary. as lie would then always know what to expect. The compensation should be made liberal enough. and based uponi the duties the sheriff in each County, has to perform. Senator Sullivan objected to the amnldment on the ground that the words at cost' is a very uncertain Proposition. Who would be the judge of the "cost of feedirg the prisoners? 1tesides. he thought there was very littl if any, protit in the rate of 20 cents Pei day. In most of the cities ind towns the rate for caring for and feedinig the prisoners is more than 20 cents-generally 50 cents per day. Senator Barnwell said he did not liink that any county that had ever adopted Ihe plan of dieting prisoners had ever given it up. It has worked well wherever tried. and he thought it would work well all over the State. It has been proven that tMe act ual cost in Charleston county is from live to seven cents per day. When the sheriff diets the prisoners ona stiptat ed fees; whenever the price of provis ions is high. to give the prisoners food that might not be up to the standard. Ie thought the sheriff should receive a suitable salary at the outset, suffi cient for him to pay his deputy and jailor and then make him diet the prisoners at actual cost. Senator Adrich jined in tha discus sion. le said that in Barnwell county the prisoners are dieted by the county co!mmissione.rs and he did not want to see a change. ie thought Senator Mower's amendment would be adapt ed. The system of allowing a sheriff to make money out of dieting his prisoners is a pernicious one an: should be abolished. There will always be abuses. Let the county diet the pris oners and they will be more hlimanely treated and the cost will be Ess. Senator Henderson movec. to lay Senator Mower's motion on the table. On this vote stood 19 to 12, and the amendment was laid on the table. SHERIFF'S SALARIES. When the senate went to work to fix the salaries of the sheriffs of the various counties, after deciding to al low them 20 cents per day for each prisoner. The following were the figures decided on by the senate last night: Abbeville, $1,100; Aiken, $2,000; Anderson, $1,800; Bamberg, $850; Barnwell, $1,500; Beaufort, $1.500; Berkeley, $1.500; Charleston, $500; Cherokee, $800; Chester, $900; Chester field, $90~0; Clarendon, $800; Colleton, $1.300; Dorchester, 9700; Edgefield, $900. Florence, 81.500; Georgetown, $1,500; Greenville. 1.800; Greenwood, $1,000: Hampton, 81.000; Horry, $300; Kershaw, $900; Lancaster, $1,000; Laurens. 81.500: Lexington, $700: Marion, 81.800; Marlboro, 81.350; Newberry. $1,100: Oconee. $500: rangeburg, $2,000; Pickens, $700; Richland, 82.000: Saluda, $1,000: Spartanburg, $2,000; Sumter, $1,800; Union $1,500: Williamsburg, $1,300: York. 81.400. . CLERKS OF COURT. The salaries of the clerks of court was then tixed as follows: Abbeville, K:00; Aiken, $500; Ander son $500; Bamberg, $150: Barnwell, $400: Beaufort, $400; Berkley, $300: Charleston, 8:1.800: Cherdkee, $200; Chester, $350; Chesterfield. $200: Clar endon, $150; Colleton. $300: Darling ton. $400; Dorchester, $200: Edgefield, 200: Fairfield. $300: rlorence, $250: Georgetown. 8i500. Greenville. 8900: Greenwood. $230: Hlampton, $250: Horry. $300: Kershaw. 83350: Lancas ter, $230: Laurens, $350; Lexington. $300l: Marion. $500; Marlboro. $650; Newberry, 3275: Oconee, $~150: Orangeburg, $350: Pickens. $300. Richad 2;Saua $200: Spartan burg 850: umtr,$400: Unmon, $400: W illiamsburg. $275: York, $400. COUNTY SUI'ERVISORS. ThIe salaries of the county super uss was tixed as follows AJ bhile, *7.50: Aiken, $800: Ander son)$00: Bamberg. $250: Barnwell, 800: Beaufort, $800: Berkeley. $300: Carleston, $1,200: Cherokee, $500: Chester, $800: Chesteriield,!$600: Clar endon, $600; Colleton, 8550; Darling ton. $750; Dorchestes, 8400; Edgetield, 500:. Fairfield. 8650: Florence, *600; Georgetown, $800; Greenville. $850: Greenwood. $700; Uampton, $600: Horry, $500; Kershaw, $600: Lancas ter. $600: Laurens, #800; Lexington. I$250: Marion 8800: Marlboro, 8600; Newberry, 8750: Oconee, $300: Orange. burg. $400: Pickens, $250; Richland. $550: Saluda. $400: Spartanburg, 850: Sumter. 750: Union, 600; Williams burg. 650; York, 800. CH ARLESTON'S SHERIFF, When Senator Barnwell moved to fix the salary of the Sheriff of Charles tn county a: ?500 per year there were many requests for an explanation. Mr. Barnwell said that i f the legislature was going to leave the dieting fees for prisoners at 20 cents per day it would giv Charleston's sheriff an income of about $6.000 per year. On the other hand if the sheriff is required to diet the prisoners at cost he would move to give the sheriff of Charleston county a salary commensurate with the import ane of the o~er Later on the senate dcded in favor of the fee system. and Senator Barnwell left the salary of the sheriff of his county at the surprising sum of 500. Mr. Barnwell explained, however, that the fees from dIeting the prisoners would give the sheriff a comfofcrtable living and that there was no danger of that official starving. The Senate resumed the considera tion of the salary bill on Thursday, and after a great deal of discussion voted to allow the sheriff to diet pris oners at 20 cents per day for each prisoner. COUNTY co3ISSIONERS. Then the Senate undertook to regu late the colmpensation of county comn missoiers in the various counties. Some of the senators were absent and hir c'ounties were passed over, with leave to insert the amendments on th third reading. The following is t~he schedule that got through last night: ,hheville 875 each: Alken $150 each: Anderson $1 per day without mileage for days actually engaged, not to ex ed days: Chesterhield $3 per day fer not more than 30 days and mileage ~t 5 cents: Danrlinlgtoni $3 a day, not to exceed 25 days: Edgetield $3 per day. nu exceeding 25 days, mileage at 5 cent s. not exceeding $25 per year; }air lied $2 each per day, not exceeding 50 ay. and no mileage: Gorgetown $2 per day for not more than 25 days Greenwood $3 per day each for noi more than 30 days: Horry z3 per day not exceeding 30 days: Lexington $25t per annum each: Marion $3 per day not exceeding 40 days, mileage at cents per mile: Newberry $75 each Oconee $30J0 each: Orangeburg $35( Pickens 12-50 per annum each: Yorb 150 per annum each: Spartanburg '54M0 per annun each: Union $250 pei lannum each: Williamsburg $30 per dai ;or no" exceeding 30 days: Sumter : per day each for not more than 23 days with nileage at 5 cents per mile eac: way; Saluda *3 per day for not more than 30 days. no inaleage: Lancaster S$ per day for not more than 30 lays. Senator Barnwell then offered an amendment so as to reenact the pres ent law as regards the county com missioners of Charleston, York, and those counties where these oflicers are co-equal with the supervisors and have equal duties to perform. CLERKS OF COUNTY COMMISSION EPS. The salaries of the clerks of the board of county '3ommissioners were then determined In some of the coun ties as foilows: Abbeville, no clerk; Aiken $000; An dersort $300: Berkeley $150; Chester field $100: Edgefield $75; Darlington 8250; Floience 75; Georgetown $150; Greenville $250: Greenwood $150; Lan caster $10: Lexington $100; Horry $150: Marion $200; Newberry $150; Oconee $100: Orangeburg $200: Pickens $100: Saluda $75; Sumter $300; Union $150: Williarnsburg $150; Spartanburg $500, CoUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCA TION. The senators then fixed the salaries of the county superintendents of educa tion as follows: Abbeville $600; Aiken $600; Ander Ison $750; B2.mberg $75 (in Bamberg county the duties of the auditor and superintendant of education are devoly ed upon one person); .Barnwell $450; Beaufort $400; Berkley $350; Charleston $600; Cherokee $300; Chester $350; Chesterfield $400; Clarendon $400; Col leton $500; Darlington $600; Edgefield $450; Fairfield $450; Florence $600; Georgetown $500; Greenwood $500; Horry $300; Kershaw $500; Lancaster $500; Laurens $525; Lexington $500; Ma rion $800; Marlboro S400; Newberry $600; Oconee $500; Orangeburg $750: Pickens $500; Richland $600; Spartan burg $100: Sumter $700: Union $500; Williamsburg $500; York $900. COUNITY BOARDS OF EDUCATION, The members of the county board of education were taken care of as fol lows: "That the members of the county boards of education of the various counties of this State, appointed by the State board of edccation shall receive as compensation for their services the sum of $3 for each day necessary em ployed and 5 cents per mile for each mile necessarily traveled in the public service, the number of days charged for in any one year not to exceed seven." TOWNSMP ASSESSORS. There was a long discussion over Senator Sullivan's proposition to give township assesors $2 per day, but it was defeated. This is the provision for the township assessors "That the township assessors of the various counties of the State shall each receive, as a compensation for their srvices, the sum of $1 per day for the time acttually employed, not to exceed three days in any one year, except in those years when real estate is to be assessed. when the number of days charged for shall not exceed five." COUNTY BOARDS OF EQUALIZATION This is the provision for the county boards of equalization: ''That the members of the county boards of equalization of the various counties of this State shall each receive as a compensation for their services the sum of $2 per day for the time actually engaged and 3 cents per mile for necessary travel, the number of days charged for in any one year not exceeding five, except in those years when real estate is to be assessed. when the number of days charged for shall not exceed ten." CORONERs. The coroners are to no longer receive fees but regular salaries, as follows: Abbeville $150; Aiken $250; Ander son 8200; Bamberg $100; Barnwell $250; Beaufort $300: Berkeley $100; Charles Iton $1,800: Cherokee $100; Chester 8125; Chesterfield $100; Clarendon 8125; Col leton $150; Darlington $225; Dorchester 100; Edgefid $125; Fairfield $160; Florence $150; Georgetown 2300; Green ville $250:h Greenwood $125; Ham pton $125; Horry $100: Kershaw $125; Lan caster $125: Laurens $225; Lexington $150: Marion $150; Marlboro $125 3 ew berry $250: Oconee $100: Orangeburg $250: Pickens $100: Richlandi 8250 Saluda $150: Spartanburg 3300; Sumter 250: Union $125; Williamsburg $125; York $250. It will be noticed that no provision has been made in the bill for probate judges and masters. The committee stated that they had been omitted In tentonally, and the presumption is that they will continue to receive fees. A Gruesome Find. The crew of a freightt train on the Plant Sytem Thursday afternoon found the dead and charred body of an unknown white man 50 feet from the track near Ways station, 13 miles south of Savanah. 1t was almost in sight of the place where the rapist Wash ington was burned at the stake a year ago. The skull of the body had been crushed and a railroad coupling pin with blood on it: lay near. Llghtwood sticks had been piled on the body and fired, but neither the wood nor the body was consumed. The dead man's hand and arm protruding from the pyre revealed his color. Near the scene was a small ashplle, as of a tramps camp. There were signs of a struggle and the dragging of a body. Persons at Ways recalled having seen a strange white man and three negroes pass late the evening before. A Fatal Mistake. Mrs. Michael B. Kinzer died Thurs clay at Knoxville, Tenn., from the Ieffects of a ca p:4ule of morphine tak en Wdnedaynight by mistake for Punne r. Kinser took a similar dose and may not recover, lie pre pared two doses Wednesday night, his wife having handed him the morphine bottle by mistake for quinine. They ere married Jnnnary 6th. A LIVELY DEBATE In the United States Senate Over the Philippine Tariff. SENATOR TILLKAN JOINS IN The Debate and Him and Spooner Has a Squabble. The Negro Was Injected and Much Feeling Manifested. A Phillippine storm was central in the senate chamber for nearly three hours, on Tuesday of last week but was void of definite results. At times it looked very serious and the specta tors who thronged thegalleries watch ed with breathless interest. Acrimony in senate debates is not infrequent, but old senators says it has been years since there has been such a hurricane of bitter vituperation, of personal taunt, of ugly charges, and of urimodi fled criticism as was witnessed in this debate. When the Philippine tariff was taken up, Mr. Bacon presented a joint resolution providing that the law restricting to vessels of the United States the transportation of passen gers, directly or Indirectly from one port of the United States to another port of the United States shall not be applicable to foreign vessels engaging in trade between the Philippine archi pelago and the United States or be tween ports In the Philippine archi pelago. Mr. Bacon explained that this resolution was an extract from the pending Philippine tariff bill and was introduced for the purpose of re lieving commerce of the difficulties presented under present conditions. Mr. Lodge objected to the immediate consideration of the joint resolution of fered by Mr. Bacon and it went over. Referring to a recent criticism of Gen. Wesley Merritt, formerly com manding the department of the east, for some statements he was reported 'to have made in a public speech, Mr. Foraker presented a letter from Gen. Merritt, denying emphatically that he ever had said the constitution was an antiquated document and ought to be abolished. After a rather breezy colloquy be tween Mr. Spooner and Mr. Tillman, the latter asked Mr. Spooner to say explicitly whether the Philippine islands were a part of the United States. "Irecommend," replied Mr. Spooner, "that the senator read the decisions of the supreme court. "I have read some of these decis ions," Mr. Tillman said, "but with four judges on one side and four on the other, and the fifth wabling, I could not make much out of them." "Whatever may be said about their decisions," replied Mr. Spooner, "I don't think that the justices of the su preme court will be very sensitive as to the senator's criticism." Mr. Tillman-Oh! not at all. Mr. Spooner-The supreme court settled one thing and that is that there is a distinction between the United States and territory belonging to the United States. While Mr. Spooner was proceeding with his speech he was interrupted by Mr. Tillman and in-an instant a sensa tional colloquy was in progress. Mr. Tillman inquired: "Will the senaton allow me to ask him if the Platt amendment had been defeated by debate until the end of the session, would that side have had the courage to have gone forward in its philanth ropy. humanity, Christianity and liberty and all that kind of thing and to have called an extra session." Mr. Spooner--We have courage enough on this side to do anything on earth. Mr. Tillman-Except to defend the negro. Mr. Spooner-We have not courage enough to lynch colored men or deprive them of their rights. Mr. Tillman-Does the senator de sire to discuss the race question here? He seems to have left the proposition which he started on to throw a per sonal fling at me. I am ready to meet him here, in Wisconsin, or anywhere else on the race question. Mr. Spooner-Wherever the senator Is willing to meet me on that question or any other, he will find me there, so far as that is concerned. The senator addressed to me an observation rather offensive in character. Mr. Tillman-It certainly had no allusion to lynching. Mr. Spooner-No. Mr. Tillman-And the senator un derstands very well that I come from a section of the country where lynch ings for a given crime and for a good many other criines are very prevalent. Now, does the senator wish to leave the Phillippine proposition In which he Is dealing with a colored people i a most infamous and damnable and hypocrit ical way and go south and hold them up as examples that we are dealing with in a similar way. I mean the colored people here at home. Are we to to have two rules of conduct In re gard to the colored people, one in the Philippines by which we butcher them ahd shoot Christianity Into them, and another In the south where we are not allowed to protect our wives and children? Mr. Spooner-If we had the same rule for the colored people in the Phil ippines as the senator refers to In the south, God help the colored man In the Philippines. Mr. Tillman-God help him. In the Philippines now, you have already buthered in three years three times as many as the Spaniards did In three centuries. Mr. Spooner-It Is one thing to kill men with arms in their hands against a government and against the flag. It is another thing to burn them. Mr. Tillman-You burned them in Kansas, sir. Mr. Spooner-Wherever it is done it is an outrageous crime. Mr. Tillmran-Oh, it Is a very easy thing for a man who has not come In contact with them In close quarters to theorize and sentimentalize as to what other people ought to do. Mr. Tillman was admonished by the president pro tem that he must not interrmnt a senator without first ob taining leave, to which he replied tha he was "taunted in a way that ni white man from Sopjth Carolina caj submit to it." After a little colloquy, Mr. Tillmar said: 'Now. I know that for a farmei like me to discuss the legal points witi a giant in the law like the senatol from Wisc.nsin is a temerity that would lay me over to the accusatior of that old doggerel that "fools rus1i in where angels fear to tread," and I am fool enough to ask him when he quoted the constitution a moment agc in regard to the power of congress in dealing with territory, and other pro perty, did he include men as other property whose liberty and lives and all rights are to be jeopardized or to be destroyed in this country, and whether they are any property; whe ther people are property? You bought them at.$2 a head, it is true, but did you intend to give them their liberty as we propose, or do you propose to hold them uuder the bayonet, under carpetbag government more damnable than you put on us in 1868?" "That is the old question," replied Mr. Spooner, "the power to occupy in habited territory involves the power I suppose to change the allegiance. We acquired Louisiana. No one ever pretended that men and women were bought and sold in that transac tion." Mr. Teller of Colorado. offered the following amendment to the pending bill as a separate section: " Be It further enacted that the con stitution and all laws of the United States which are not locally inapplica ble shall have the same force and ef fect within the said Philippine archi pelago as elsewhere within the United States," Mr. Teller declared that the out rages and tortures committed in the Philippines by the Spaniards had been Increased since the advent of the Americans. There was not a square mile of territory in the islands, he said, outside of Manila, where an American could walk without the pro tection of bayonets. Mr. Teller said that a private letter had been received in Washington In which an army office was quoted as saying with respect to the establish ment of concentration camps, "if this thing is to continue I will have to apologize to Weyler." Another officer was quoted as ad ding: "The time has come when I am ready to apologize to him now." Mr. Teller, in response to a volley of questions replied that he did not know the name of the writer of the letter and would not mention it if he did. As he was proceeding to discuss the censorship of press dispatches.sent from Manila he was interrupted by Mr. Foraker who quoted from an In erview with President Taft of which he stated that there was no censorship of press dispatches now. Mr. Teller was insisting that he had good authority for the statement that press dispatches were censored in Manila when he was interrupted by Mr. Beveridge of Indiana, who said that he knew from personal observa tion that the censorship had been suspended. Why, therefore. he said, Mr. Teller persisted in making his as sertion concerning censorship was not clear. Manifesting considerable irritation Mr. Teller said he would let the sen ate consider the "impertinence" of Mr. Beveridge In interrupting him for a question and then proceeding to lecture him. He said there had been some rules of decency and courtesy which had been recognized in the sen ate for 25 years. This is the first time in my experi ence." said he, "that a senator has gained the floor to ask a question and then charge the senator who yielded to him with being a liar." Mr. Beveridge promptly disclaimed any intention of discourtesy. "Well, I consider that the senator was very discourteous," retorted Mr. Teller. Old Soldiers' Pensions. Following is the pension bill of Mr. Rucker which was sent to the senate Wednesday. Section 1. The sum of at least $200, 000 shall be annually appropriated to pay the pensions provided for by this act, and in case the same, or such amount as shall be appropriated, shall be insuffcient, then the amount so appropriated shall be distributed pro portionately among those legally en titled to receive the same: Provided, that those pensioners described In sub division (a), section 4, herein, shall have been first paid in full: Provided further, In case the same, or such amount as shall be appropriated, shall be more than suffcient, then the amount so appropriated shall be dis tributed proportionately amoung all those legally entitled to receive the same. Sec. 2. That all blind and partially blInd and all veterans In the poor houses In this State shall be put In class A. Suicided to Escape Police. J. M. Walsh, charged with burglary, barricaded a door In a room in the Re vere house, Chicago, Thursday when arrest seemed imminent and commit ted suicide by blowing out his brains. A burglary had been committed several days ago In the home of A. C. Kaltenbrun by the connivance of a woman servant. The police began a hot pursuit, which closed about this man. Walsh registered at the hotel and several hours later, when the po lice demanded admittance, blocked their way. As the offcers forced open the door Walsh tired a bullet into the right side of his head and fell uncon scious. He was removed to the Pas savant hospital, where he died soon after. Letters were written to friends which he left. confessed to the crime. Trying to Annoy Bryan. All the democratic members of con gress have been receiving the Com moner, published by W. J. Bryan, with compliments of the publisher. Mr. Aryan has been sending these papers through the mails at the regu lar publishers' rate of one cent a ponnd, A letter has been sent to Mr. Bryan by the post-offce offcials in forming him that if he desires to con tinue his complimentary congressional free lisi he will have to pay the regu lar rate for printed matter. This ruling will be applied oo all free cop ies of religious and political publica Itins. A DARING ESCAPE. Two Convicts Work Ruse, Overpower Guards and Make Away. WARDEN'S WIFE AIDED THEM Who Was Infatuated With One of the Convicts and Gave them. Saws and Pistols. They Were to be Hanged. Edward and John Biddle, awaiting execution in the county jail for the murder of Grocer Thomas D. Kahney, of Mount Washington, Penn., over powered the .guards at 4 o'clock Thursday morning and escaped. Both prisoners had been provided with saws with which they cut the bars in their cells. The prisoners occupied adjoin ing cells in the second range. , They had evidently been preparing to escape for some time and had assistance from outside as both were armed with. re volvers. Shortly before 4 o'clock one of the Biddles cilled James McGeary, who had charge of the outside gates and asked for some cramp medicine in a hurry saying his brother was danger ously sick. McGeary hastened to the cell with the medicine when John Bid dle sprang through the opening in the.. cell and seizing the guard around his waist hurled him over the railng to the stone floor beneath, a distance of 16 feet. Edward Biddle joined his brother Immediately and both, with drawn revolvers, hurried to the first floor, where they met guard Reynolds and shot him. There were but three men on duty and the third was on one of the upper ranges. He was ordered. down at the point of revolvers and the' three guards were put In a dungeon. The keys were taken from Keeper McGeary and the two desperate prison ers had a clear field. The only per sons who witnessed their escape, were prisoners, who could not Interferred or give the alarm. The Biddles went to the wardrobe. where the guards keep clothing and each put on a new sult. They then-unlocked -the outside gates and passed out into Boss street. The escape of the Bilddles bas been explained. Warden Peter K. Soffel has authoritized publication. It isthe allegation that his wife Is responsible for the furnishing of the revolvers and saws tothe Biddleswhichenabledthem to escape. In her infatuation for the handsome' desperado, Edward Biddle, it is alleged she left her husband and four-children and it is supposed, is to nieet the escaped convicts at a place agreed upon. The story of the matter Is brief. Mrs. Soffel was -the only person admitted to the jail since last Sunday. Yesterday afternoon she visited them during the warden's absence. Last evening she retired at 9 o'clock. She told her husband she was goingto visit a sister at McDonald and would retire early so she could get an early start. When the warden awoke this morning he asked for Mrs. Soffel and was informed she was absent. Later, when t'hedetails of the escape became known he telephoned to Mc Donald ind was informed that Mrs. Soffel was not there. Warden Soffel immediately made a frank confession of his suspicions. Admiral Schley's Appeal. The navy department has made public Admiral Schley's appeal, deliv ered to the president about a week. ago. The department's "comment" will~ be published In a day or two. Admiral Schley appeals to the presi dent as the chief executiv~e and com mander-in-chief of the army and navy, "vested with power to regulate and direct the acts of the several execu tive offcers thereof" and he asks the. president to review the finding of the court. He asks this on three grounds, in each case basing his appeal on the findings of Admiral Dewey, as op posed to the majority report. These three grounds are set out compendi ously in the "petition," which fills about eight printed pages af a pam phlet and is signed by Admiral Schley, and by Messrs. Baynor, Parker and Teague, of his counsel. Attached to the petition are three exhibits "A," "B" and "C," each made up of copious extracts from the testimony taken by the court of inquiry, and Intended to conflrmi the statements of fact made in the petition Itself. A Sad Case. M. Cooper, a white man 60 years of age, attempted suicide at Greenville Thursday. At noon he was found by Superintendent Riser In the cemetery, lying prostrate on the wet ground, his clothing covered with thin Ice and utterly unconscious. An empty two ounce phial which had contained laud 'anum was found near him. He had been on the ground for several hours and when found little life was left. Physicians were summoned and upon the administration of restoratives he regained consciousness. Little hope is expressed for his recovery. He was at one time wealthy, but lost all his money by speenlation, and has no rela tives or friends. Can Hardly Be True. The following paragraph we clip from an Augusta paper: "Two popu lar society women engaged in a scrap over a piece of lace at a bargain sale. in Greenville, S. C., the other day. One slapped the other's face, and then. the trouble began. They were finally separated, but not until considerable damage was done on both sides. The affair has caused a great sensation in Greenville on account of the high so cial position of the two ladies." There can hardly be any truth in this re port. __________ -Could Not Stand It. . "If John D. Rockefeller, who is gen erally taken and accepted, as the rich est man in America," says Champ Clark. "were to conduct his business as reckless as the government's busi ness is run, he would go into bank ruptcy in les than ten years."