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OAHiDENrC a, FRIDAY, JANtTARY 22, 1897
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*. OF THE WHOLE PEOPLE.
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Bamansnpi^pji^I^n^pj i .^r /'' ;V.': - "
;:?"?? Also -.man*
Pl^c* ,a^0 la^wa-v A44WW.
^Piif
p^onc<E? :o| astnany p*ov>te,
Jsepmex*, aua fln? ^ Woking
ifer;.ftMMftbl$4 ift^ -haiVvof ,
- WlBww?eotativa9 of (h*
v"V4i9tjwoUtt^" wmi?a?" JK
? was tTii*a<Uy in
Sotfih Caroling and in
ifc&t presence ha deliv.
eieedhi* inaugural aiU
foe**, proxniem# to be
the Gar^ho* pfAhe
Wti* &M*> ? W>"
yego^ea generally as
!<wia: patriots wmmufj
LtiU* U??tifttod applft uno
all Jritnin the teaofc
of his voice There was
'noiSirig-elabovate about
the* were
o being the
iiiffc atude^t*
$jl procession,
.new Lieutenant -Gover nt>r,
ieaB. MoSwGeney,of ITam>
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J.ns
Sop)*
iCd
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Btterb* kissed the small
4;fMUia obCAflBion* ,/xnd eald:
yjiwxditeons: ^ ?'. V:
Ml&vi* called me to the highest of
le duties of till# most
jrajj&ftmft Irs. me. This
_jbiioV> lelreftdyTeaiize, carrios
I jgfiSftt reBRpQsfbiUtlea. Without
port, upon which t confidently
Jtttftobe unable to meet and
overcame tab many dimoultiea, already
^^rlongljeen the ' cue torn for lh*
mt governor to outline,- inlna
Iclres^^EHo" po^ioy of hie
^n.- yn obedience to this
ibredoustom, 1 Bhafl^Mtempt
rfJ^fly;:td Bet before you the oouree
efca]l endeavor to pureuo dur
wsy term of office^ r ' "
faithfully;
oath, of
itist t&eK binds
saSKlcr go' political party or faction, but
Boe8 bind mo to preserve, to pro
1 and to defend both the Oonett
iri ot this State and ,JM. United
ilrt; :. M.'n ; ' .'r'riT? I - ~
5?Uer otyt form of government, faith.-:
tO' O^- ^JfdSmental law* and
^e.jpftpHo^elfare are; all that
landed ofcrttteonsassumiiig p>uli
To support the oonetitution,
tioa of oui^ free government,
of:efery freo citize^ZUpou
i the support of. all flood ? citizens,
? ^tfid^w^hat|
m%m to all andrapM
w; . . .
iaierv?uthfuUy the laws, to;
^Bihworthjcms^^r^a^.
>u,to develop the resources
??6prdteet tWiMUattfc*; -fiB
HSSKHftl;
" "Ite^i^cienoy of our
Jlii o l ^
'mVYe&mmSdl
cur to
patric1
?ziri+^cZm
; t -% mT^^9 * Y- 1 \ [ M
r,y*f V? Ws <??*&**%
the1 views of h good mfcftv intelligent!
and (food mee> JMhftt tlio few ia a groat '
imnrovettt over the old license system
m I .
,do. The pvpb! ia oyerwelm
Ohafcgtn
p- J?fwv?u. + ??v I'kVVD vt v* " V?*??
iug that there is less drunkonness now
flaan totitoerly, and that the consump
tion of Wufa:
this *?
_T? -beoft lai'&oly
oreasod. , This f$ ^bJkuowi^cl^cl by ev.
Qiy fair ?minded man, and that tho
masses ol the people avo aversed to re
turning; to the old Uncenee ayatem in
iMfoVffl i<L very. Evident to any man
who ho* mingled with them. Having
stated my; opinion as to the polioy tho,
fwato should puiiuio* I feel itmy duty
to enter at aomo length on tho workinga
and mm k t ft of the tow,-' aid point* ont
the severe te9t$ to :> whioh it has-been
wibjootod. Xt is not saying too ihuoh
to assort that it has never had a fair
federal oourts by 7 injunctions have
eiripplod r ite enforcement seriously, -
After the Darlington trouble had been
... ^*;-thQ7^prei5nQ;:
unconstitution*
v 3.,,. ^ ifye work that had
been done. While it denounced the
utter futility of prohibition it at the.
Same time initiated the sale of liquor
.without lioonao ift every neighborhood
and manyAvho-thon be#ftfl- llIo unfari
bua traffic have nover ceased} to follow -
it, and are still selling liqufir as muoli
aa they dare. Of whnt use ik it to argue
that the +itate?honld not sell liquor to ;
its oitisena or reap a promt from the
1 'blood monoy" aa some torm it, when
they advocate licensing its sale anA
thus sharjng in the protits made by the
private' deal or? One eyotom is ... Just aa
immoi'al aa the other, if there fa im
morality ffi either. . J3ut the monopoly
of the sale by the state enables it to oou*
1 ' ? - "* . .3 ?M.im'?Mirrn * Ka At>il ?
*?**??>*- "? ??} W-. w.wt ?? v- - ?. ?
ary consideration to tbd 8 tat e are shared
by pU the people. On the other hand
the licensing of its sale to private paries
would create o-monopoly as eer
taiulyas the oxistiug one^a private
monopoly 'whioh has never boon and will
never be 'controlled by law; and the
profits whiolv then becomes the rtera
jU<jUnt objeot oro shared by the #tat*
and the barkeeper. Thero is a rooftop-'
oly in either case and the ? State ?*in
one instance. reaps all the - profit* an,d
seeks only to promote the cause of
temperance and reduce the evil to atfiin
imum. In tho other the profiVgooa
largely to private individuals and there
is no thought of reducing tho oonBUmp
tion of liquor and promoting sobriety l
_whjjekcperien.ee _iias_ ihowiv- beyond
diaputo tlmt private gain stimulates the
Sato in ?very way possible and eneour
ages the evil, liiere ai-e no "book
stairs" or "side doori
,rii
wj
or "side doors'' to the dispensa
. but there - never was - a i barroom
)b did not be41 liquo.r on tKo >ly. on
public occasion6 when the. law required
it to be closed. The dispensary is opon
only iirthe ^aytimtr nndivh en ordered ?
to be closed aa on ch oue days and dur
ing Fjtir Week in Columbia they were
Jttitfe^
few drunken men Ctyai
' tho crow(
was immense. The State can afford to
lose the prbflt on such occasions; but
under noBystem of license has it ever
'beTOpcr^ble-toshTrtttiff borsrrJPriviilo'
wu j/yooiviu w vw? -?*'
freed ie not to be thus controlled and
erein-Uga the great merit of thfe eys
:the closing offoejiisjtensa-:
it and " the deatruction of
?'tem
riPs :at I uv WUU - W4V \*v? V* MVMVM y:
Creating by forbidding the sealed pack
ages being opened -HbtiV ^the" j^emises.
These three^eaturesl^e the ones which
mute the- xospensary: law'T&oimlar in*
spite of '"shortages" ,in dispensers
a^nfitsahd^^obates^'whethefreal
system and .puriieh -,dia*
asera rathor than try the
itch wc. know fa less, con
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,anct?Tgood morals.
emlmioiMf^tion of
thelaw an(t-th6-p5rev'enil<>ir^T fraud and
etealage, I feel sure that an inveatiga
tion will show that a.great dealhoe been
l?t4rabottt-: 4<rcbatee. . received by tho
olficera charged witV the execution Of
the dispeifSary law that has little fo^
datibn. but Should tlie contrary J>e
ahowni\|3cel that.'. 4 system can tea dei?
vised or is already in force which will
-fceethe^U)T:from critici?mon that score.
. Aly^etpenenee in the Comptroller^en^
eral'a office satisfies me^that ' the btthii
ness oan be conductedTn such a way as
to prevent stealing, or detect and pun*
isfc it if th*4iap*fM6r or other officers
connected with the dispensary attempt
it. - la no reason why such
? aamma^ l?A i^Avia -
b* dOTi."
0 collection and dia
" " r public
ecomea
of tho "state and
Constitution ft'
,^o>y-of.'the. Oor
ejaws governing it
\ tto^tntybf all law*
^Orfor the aame
>>ftoei and treaohevousou lay payt, and
unwjsoatul unpatriotio on your? part,
longer tofau the fires of partisan hatred.
On ciUeationu'oi puhlio polftiy can
not all agi'eo; but when tomes arc set
tled at the ballot box, w/o'au and ought
to submit to tha will oj/tho i>o6ple hon
estly expressed. A..
I ueseeeb you t<* resolve. on this oc
casion to bury all famioual feelings and
td join bauds aujcThcavts in your effort*
to devolop the r/bsources of our helovod
Stato, .to build up our institutions, to
promote her every interest In assum
ing my oflloial duties. I pledge you mv
best services, with all my strength of
head and heart, I shall labor / for the
oommonweal and, in my official oapaoi
ty, shall treat- both friend and- foe with
equal consideration. I rid myself of all
sectional and partisan feelings and bail
Sou all as Cavoliniaus. . | love.. my war
ve State, 1 lovo her poople.
I am proud of her grand and inspir
ing history, of tho names of her illus
trious sons; of the thousands of hor
honored dead who sleep upon evory
great battlefield of their eountvy. T rt>
mice in the hopes our future jnspiros,
In the patriotism, at. our young mau
hood, wad in tho self^eaonfioing devo
tion of our young womauhood.
an, MWKRtfar tub oath.
The lieutenant- Q ovoroar-oleot, Mr.
MoSweenty. then took the position va
vacated b.v. the new Governor, and the
Chief J usti'oo jatlministered tho oath to
liim, Mr. Mqiiwean'ey, immediately
after taking the oath, turned to the
-audience ond-Said: ? r
Follow Citu909',~-Ti is not my inten
tion to detain ydu on this occasion by
an address, but I take this opportunity
to siuoerely thank the good people of
tfyp State for their conlldenoe expressed
in me. I only want to say that it will be
my pleasure and djty to. work with tho
Governor in the promises bo hs$ made
you. jvhioh I know he will carry out,
so that when his administration is
closed he will receive the doserved
plaudit: "Well dono, good and faithful
servant. '? . ;
As ne concluded ho was greeted with
great applause.
' 8K UXOU OF GOV. E&M5RBIS. ?>
The following is a sketch of Governor.
EHerbe?a life:
William Haseldon Ellerbo was born
in Marion County, B. C., April 7, 1803.
His father was William S. Ellerbo, a
native of South Carolina. Tbe first of
the EllXrbe family to ooino to America
were two brothers, natives of England,
who came to tho united States in about
1884, and located on tho Great Pee Dee
river, near Choraw. William S. El*
lorbe wa? 6ne of the largest and most
successful planters of Marion county.
Ho was marriod to Sarah E. , daughter
of Maj. James Haseldon. of Marion
County, and to this union thirteen chil
- 4ren were bornr nine "daughter s" dnd^j
fdwftons, all of whom ai-e living. ;Wil- j
liam S. Ellerbo devoted himeelt exolu- J
Bively to agrloultural pursuits, deolining
all invitations to enter public life,. He
was a ma& universally respected anid es
teemed for hi* sterling worth and ex-,
oellent traits'Of onarhctert William H.
Ellerbe was reared .on bis father's: plan
tation,,and was prop/wed for college by
Mr.. L. 11. Prince, a well-known educa
tor, who had charge of Fine Hill Acad
emy. Ia 1880 he entered Woffoi^. Col
lege, where he attended two sessions.
He then entered Vanderbilt University,
aty ash vi 1 lesjjj)^^
return to his father's
plantj^nhw He at qnoe went to farm*
Ittfi aba is l6??ft^ticcessf ul planter.
He helmd tworganize thetteform party,
in bis r jintveouLSLate in 1880; he at
tended UU? WffiRiTir oonvention held in
Columbia. Iii 1800, without solioita
tion on his Dart. he. was nominated and
elected Comptroller General, >yhich
-^ilaee he keldfor four- years;- Was -the
youngest man ever elected to a State
ofllbe in South Carolina. He was can
didate for Governor in 1894, but was
defeated. .But the open, manly fight
he made, and the way he took his defeat ,
' won for him the respect and admiration
of those who opposed him, and today
lie^sofeeof the strongest- men ; in the !
State. While a true reformer .ho ia
4hfe|tt?peot and confidence of both fac
tions of the Democratic party. Wil
v liam H. Kllebe was married in 1887, at
[-the age of 8<>, to Miss Henrietta Rogers,
>: daughter i of Mr. Henry \T. Rogers,- of
Marlborq, county, and to their union
four sone and one daughter have been
born.
8KRTCS Or OOI>. II'SWHENBT. .
Hon. M. B. McSwoeneyJs truly a
selfm'ado man. Left JUfherless in
^arleeten at the age of <yeare, he be
7 gan his struggles for a livelihood before
he roaohed his tenth year selling newfK
i r?ftrn?rw ikttri dtflonjun m honhfltmrA-i-aT^
?t the same tim^he attended night
^l5i?'MeSweefl*yr was afterward em
ployed by Bnfko St Ford, job printers,
l ana completed- liia apprenticeship as a
job printer at Edward Perry's printing
office in Charleston. At this time
Washington and Lee University, Lex
ington;;. K offered a scholarship to
Charleston Typographical Unlon to
beci von to the most deserving young
<HKr!eston printer, nnd by an election
ofThe Charleston- Unisn young Mc
. Sweeney was given tbe seholdrship.
. Bnt after remaUUn? only part o( a ses
[-^on he was compelled for f*ck of fond*
Ito abandon the prosecution of a collet
-W'V:r"f'
ffiimi ??? m
Both (louses Called to Order at
NoorMifast Tuesday,
GARY RE-ELECTED SPEAKER,
Gon. Hemphill Clerk of tho Soimto
and Gen. Gray Of the House?De
tails of tho Proceedings.
, Both houses oi tho State Legislature
assembled in Columbia At noon last
Tuesday... Little else was dono than ta
organize. I he Governor's message
was rocoivod, but wont ovor until Woa?
liesduy to bo read.
Spartanburg got tho boat seats in tho
drawing for peats.
Means, of Fairfield, wan tied the dele*
gation idea of seating stopped, but it
failed.
? Thirteen members of the Hogse were
absent. Below is the work of the Son*
ate and; House in detail; <
IPIMi
Tuesday. --Lieutonant-CJoveruorTJm*
merman called the Senate to order by
tho rop of his gavel. and the Senate
withoxit hesitation or dolay then settled
down to routine business.
" The roll was orderod and Very few
absentees wore noted. The oath of of'
tico was administered to tho new mem
bers in a solemn and impressive man*
I nor.
. Lieutenant Governor Timmermah
despatched business as fast as common
courtesy would allow him to do. Ho
extondod a cordial greeting to all the
new membej-s of the Senate, poll D. :
K. Norris, of Anderson, was elected
president protein; Ooa. JR. R. Homp*
hill was eleptecl olerki J. W. Floyd;
' sei geauV-at-arms, and W. S. Stewart
reading olerk. lie v. J. W. Willoughby
was oleoted chaplain.' %
Senator Buist then introduced a oon*
ourront resolution to allow the iutro.
,d notion of a bill for the purposo of
amending thf. oliarter of theSouth."
Carolina and Augusta ' Railroad,
to relievo the said railroad of tho five
year limitation, contained in. the lflth
sootioit; Sonator R agsdale called a halt
on the resolution, Baying this was
special legislation and that ho was un
alterably opposed to epeoial privileges
to any individual Of corporation. The
yote >vas 82 to 1 in favor of the resolu
tion.
A committee of three was appointed^
to wait on tho Governor Und Unform |
him.ihat the Sonato . wee rea^dyior hufl-^
inoss. The 'House i?as also informed
that they had organised and was roady
for business. .
Several bills of minor importance
wero' introduced as well as different
committees being appointed.
WxbtfkdbAY. ?The Senate was called
to prefer by Lieutenant-Governor Timr
merman. Prayer was otfered by the
chaplain, Rev. Mr. Willoughby. The
Senator from Spartanburg was then
sworn in, arid the journal was read and
adopted with only a few amendments.
The Governor's message was received
and read, the members paying very
?little^ttention toifcr
^ Among tho naoatv i
troduoea were the fc
By Mr, Mavfleld? ^ om lo lOSUHtM
an act a a to elections of Mayors and In--,
?tendantfl'Of towue and cities in South
Carolina, ^ ' ' - " '
. By Senator RagwWe? A: bill to resp
ulate the running of train* in South
Carolina.
A bill' to make railroads liable on cor
tgnrohargeg; '
A bill introduced by Senator Hender
Bon, of Aiken, to make Ellenton a vot
ing preoinot.
A bill as to a rest and charitubl o in ?
stitutions.
.. A bil 1 to organ izo tho Supreme Court.
A bill to authorise the City Council
of Charleston to issue thirty -year cqil*
pon bonds. .
? The Senator from Greenville, A. Ju -
Ddttn, introduced a concurrent resolu
tion as to the time of holding an elec
tion for Unitcd States Senator and the
manner thereof. This resolution was
unanimously adopted. It provides that
the Joint assembly shall meet at 1:15 FL<
m, T^urfc<jjsy to teleot a successor. 'WN
Tho different parts of the Governor's
mossage wero referred to appropriate
.committees. '
Several other bills and resolutions
came up durin^the day, but were either
,_jed without diecUSsionor referred
& the various committees. . ... %
Thumda*.-? The Committee on Rail-*
roads reported , favorably Mr. Rags
|dalo'*l)1n making raitrotwt compauies'
' fable to landowner* for dapiagoe done
t Wll to regulate the
holding?* teurte the fiecoad Judie
iafy Circuit was favorably reported by
)I VliU uuiuo VI vv? w
ioa so aato make it include Saluda
ator Buist'a bill-in relation to the
an of mayor . ahd . aldofrmen of
oottdng up Senator Archer asked
If }he Till ;wbfij;
f Senator Buist proceeded tag?ve*Tho
Senator Buist proceeded tagivo. lho
bill refers to Charleston especially, and
in explaining it the Sonator said that
jpCH^J>w^0Tided that_twely
then proceeded to oauvass the vol? for
Governor and Lieutenant-Governor.
FiupAY.?Tbe session of tho Senate
today wan short, -?M the following i?
tho work accomplished s '
v By Sufldath ?A resolution permitting
the introduction o f a bill to incorporate
the town of SftludA. .. . v,
By Pennis? A resolution that all
questions pertaining to tho formation of
now counties be submitted to the J udt
cfatfv Committee.
MoDantei, from tho Committee on
Agriculture. submitted a favdvable re
povt on a bill to repeal an Aot to amend
an Act entitled 14 An Aot to regulate fish
ing at certain tjmeain Aiken. Barnwell,
Darlington, poJleHm and Orangeburg
oountte*," Api>voved -~"~- 24, 1894,
Henderson, from tho Committee on
Education, submitted a report, without
recommendation, eiC a bill., to awqnd
Kootioniio or ????An Aot todeolaro the fro?
school law of Upstate." approved the
Dth of Mwch, A. P.. #0, so as to re
quire school truateos of oaoh school
district to bo eloctod by the qualified
electors. ? ' ...
Mavfleld, from Uie Committee ou
Judiciary, submitted a favorable report,
with amendments, on a joint resolu
tion to extend the timo for the collec
tion of the commutation road tax in the
several counties of tho State to tbe,Mv.
of March, 189T, ? ,
. Sanders, from the Committee on Of
ficers and Offices, submitted a favora
ble report on tho bill to. amend Section
8? of an Aot entitled "An Act to toiend
an Act to provide a .sy^tem qfl.comity .
government For tho several ooutities of
this Btate 69 fur as it relates to the
working and maintaining the roads and
i highways iu thia State," approved iWd
March 1896. ..
By Noiris, a bill to amend Beotion
1120 of the Revised Statutes Of l?w,
Vol. J, being Seotion 8 of an Act enti
tled "An Aot to accept the devise and
bequest of-ThomaBrQ. Clemson, - and to
establish an agricultural college in con
nection .therewith, " approved Novoin*
ber Suth, 1880. , . ,
: BylBuistj'a bill to regulate the check
ing and transportation of bjoycles and
? Thebfo?S\?ing bills passod thoir#iird
readings: . '
. A bill to amend an Act entitled, "An
Act tb regulate tho election of the May
ors and lntendauts and Wardens in tho
towns' and cities of this State. ..
A bill to amend an Aot to provido for
the organization of the Supreme Court
and to define its powors and jurisdic
tion, and to provide fOr tho appoint
ment ;of. its ofnoere and define their du
ties, aPPVqvod Jan. 19', 1890.
Senate trnrn adjourned until Monday.
Monday. ~-\^aay4s session of the Son
-atowite markedly the induction into
office of the new Lieutenant-Governor
and presiding officer, tho Hon. M. B.
MoSwoeney, ... Apart from this, tho day
was featureloss. No new bills were
introduced and the session was a short
one. , i
j The reading of the journal having
been dispensed with, a special message
from the governor was roceived recom
1 mending that tho - work of Gen. Hugh
L. Farley in prapaTingthe Confederate
rolls,' be allow#! a auffloient appropria
tion for its completion. Thia was re
ferred to the finance committee.
Among the committee reports of most
importance received were tho following J
1* avorably on a bill 'to ompower the
railroad commission to requirerailroads
tit- ?reel- - union - depot? - a^ function
! A ^ill relating to the oheoking of bag
gage, introduced, by Buist, was favor
ably reported.
The bills of moat importance report
ed' favorable are: * . -
A bill to empower cities and towns
and townships to issue municipal bond?
for tho purpose of- refunding bonds
ontstandipg and-nnpaid at the time of
the adoption of the Constitution of 18&5,
was favorably reported. t
A bill to change tho timefor holding
court in the fourth circuit was favor*
bI^b?liTto^ enable cities *nd towns to
oell for exact property returns for tH?
purpose of taxation was unfavorably re
ported, but allowed to go on the calen
Bagsdale's bill to make railroad Cor
porations liable for damages resulting
to landowners from the wrongful con
struction of water courses we? passed
over for further consideration.
The other bills on the calendar were
p passed over,
THE HOUSE.
Tuesday. ?Mr. Gawis, -of- Colleton,
was called to the chair as chairman. H?
made no sat spoecn, leaving that to tb?
permaneuPofficers of .the Honse. Frank
GatV was unanimously elected speaker,
mm n h! waP
^ell, e?rgeaut-at-arm? andJ.S. With
^itev/ M. 5r. " Kinard was elected chap
lain,
- The race for clerk qf "tb? House ?lie
ited more interest than the others. Tho
Vote stood: Gray 80, Gantt 48, Austin 1.
" Wkdnbsdat. ?There was little don?
in the Hons? today. The Governor's
message was read, it being * lengthy
document, much time was oonsnxnea.
Quite a number of n?w bull were in
troduced, among them the follow'
By Mr. St?v?n?0?r\T?o
regulate tb? jurisdiction of M
olnwtbolaw *?7^?p?etel ?ohool dis
trict*.'
i# Mr. Bacott. A bill relating to tho
.appointment of oouaty aad oww- offi
cers. Thia bill inteiwl? to ?al?ilier~
; the>?oommf ndation at the <
:?S
oral average which will result In ovory .
Btudont paying oxactly thosamo amount
of road transportation. "" N
Mr, Whito pvoaontod tho memorial 01
tho South Carolina Medical association
asking for the passage of a law requir
ing a reoord of manyiagee, births aud
deaths,
By Winkler: To ex-Confederate ool
diers or sailors from taking out hawk
era' or peddlers' liconeoo.
^KtutftoAY.? Speaker Gary appointed
hia committees and tho liouso agreed
an Jan, ?lith a? the ditfo for tho oleotion
of a Senator to aupcoOd Senator Irby,
A message* was roceivod from tho Gov-*
ornor vetoing tho bill parsed at tha;last
Legislature, prohibiting tho publica
tion of county treasurers' renorls,
January 80th wj\s decidou for an tho
dato for election of a superintendent of i
odueationi thveodireotovHof thopomten- J
Uary, a judge . of tho fifth .uidioial
Circuit (Judge Gary) aud a judge of
tho Sovonth OiroUit (Judgo Wither
spoon),
By Mr, MoOullpugh, a bill relative
to negotiable instruments, making the
law uuiJfpm with that of other States,
By Mr, MoOullough, a bill to require
county officers to keep open their otllcos
from 0 to 1 and from a to 5 o'olook.
By Mr. Andorson, a bill to repeal tho
aot prohibiting omigrant agents from
doing bU6&tto$&' in the State without a
lioense. 4 .
Br, Mr, Simkins, a bill to amend
soction 28 of the Criminal Coderolating
to grand jurors.
I Br Mr. Baoot, a bill to declare and
establish tli o jurisdiction of tho Bo
oorder and Magistrates of Charleston,
Mr. Baoot. from tho special oom
mittee on rules, reported, making some
minor ohangoa, and tho report was
adopted. .
? Mr. Patton introduced a resolution
that. the Speaker appoint a committOO
of eovon to prepare and roport a bill to
divide the Stato into convoniunt Con
gretf&ional districts, Nand asked for tho
fmmodiftto consideration of tho reaqlu*
tion. Air. MagiU. -objected, and beiqg
badked up by ten mombors, tho roaolu
tioh went over for consideration; '
Fbiday,? Tho Houso mot at 11
o'olook. Kinavd, of Abbeville, intro
duced a resolution to appoint a com
mittee of seven, ono from eaoh Con-,
gressional District, to whom shall . bo
referred all matters rolatiug to new
counties, suoh as oontosts, eto., but
several o^geo^ons were made to the
immediate consideration of the bill and,
|t went over to soVae future day for
consideration,. .
Tbej concurrent resolution to extend
tho charter of the fcouth Carolina and
Augusta Railroad was adopted^ unani
mously, . ? ?
A report of the grand jury of Spar
tanburg county was read, calling atten
tion to! ho manner in -which the oon--j
vict camp of Messrs. Bussel AFretwell
is boing conducted itt an unlawful man,
nor, eto. The roport was received as
^Mr^^tton'a resolution providing
for tho ap&ointriiout of a Bpecial com
mission of\6ov<$n io proper o and present
to tho bill dividing the State1
into statable and convenient Congres
sional Districts came up, but after oon
siderabe discussion, pro and oon, it
was moved by Magill to -indefinitely
postpone the resolution, and en the
roll calfthe motion was adopted by a
vote of 64 to 40,
Among
ranoralrii
By Bamsford, to provide for compen
sation for township commissioner* and
chairmen while serving as county
boards of wmmilsioners. . . J,
By Timmorrnan, a bill making It- a
misdemeanor for supervisors or county 1
boards of oontrol from' expending raoro
money than provided by legislative ap*
poprlation, andproviding for a-pun
8 ByXivingston, a bill relating io the
time of holding court in the Fourtfc Ju
dicial Circuit. .
Bfr MbOttllonghr ? bill to amend
public schdol law. -
By Toole, a bill to provide lor
'oleotion of masters. - ?
By Harvey, a bill toJnoorporate the
Farmers' Mutual In stiranoe" Company
of Berkeley. Several other biUjt?'; hav
ing a local internet only, ware alto pre
sented, __ i' '
Bills reported unfavorable; .
Committees reported unfa viable on
Mr. If aselden's-W
road fare bill and on Mr. Wingo's bill
to increase the punishment for eWrying
concealed weapons, ... ? ? ' ?,
After having completed the consider a*
tion of the calendar thoHouse adjomrn
'^ifU^aDty^T&aesaionof the House'
was brief. Amon* the moat important
Trork dene isaafoiloTTG: _ >
Caughmau brought up the annual'
f.tfim Ofcow" W\ along:, with the
proviefona of the aame. , . '.
^oode prewnted a. bill . pro v iding for
the c tectiOT of sch oo 1 trustees,
ote oi 64 to 40.
Among tho bills and resolutions of
<moral.-intccrcirtf^^ ^1nfefodtiB0d"'irar0"-thei
5. - P VirVF ?
eem it advisable, but immediate eon
nidoration was objected to by ten mem*
bers.
?A number of messages were received <
from the Senate concurring in actions
token by the House, among .which was
t&At the election of Senator should take
place on January '2S. '
"" " * gimended the"
? win ? iig -ttt?the clef.
federate rQlls, which is being priutod
by Mr. Hugh Wilson, of Abbovilio, Ho
recommends that at loa^t $5U^We-ajipro- '
priatod to qospplete those Nya^abl*
reooyda. ?**
Among the now bills of interest f.r^
the following:
ttogera ?To amend tho eonnty gov
ernment law bo fair as it relates to thd
working of the romle and highways 6b
aa to make the oommutnttou tax $t In^
stead of $8 as at prosont.
Pollock? To amend tho eonnty gov*
ornmont law insofar ife it rotates ia ,
membership of boavda of county oom
miaaionora. Tho object of tho bill is to
I'educo the numbor of those acting aa
mombors to thrco.
Olettti -To amend tho aot
tho looation and names of voting pre*
cincta in the Btato. s ,
T<ofton? ' To amend tho county gov*
eviiment laSf iu so far M It. relates to "
roads and highways. -:r ?
Harvoy? To rcquiro the killing at
dona that havo been bitten by others
auiToring from hydrophobia, .
Groabam (by request) -To inolua#
geoso in the stool* law's provisions.
Hedon?To amend tho Iaw relating'
to disturbing roligious mootinga.
Johnson?To require ginuora of cot?
ton to koep a rcoorn of the number of
baloa ginned by them, number of all
bales ginned in the proper ordoiv and
mark them with the naoie of th<J party
owning tho cotton.
liainaford -^Relating to insurant
companies doing business in this
State.
Mr. Catighman, for the committee,
pvoaontcd an unfavorable report upon
the bill to reqiuro officors to give bond#
in jmvety companies incorpi rJitod ^p
this State. The report wont over fop,
eenajdoration.
CON CIO Ah!GI> W K AI*OJf9.;
4 Novo! Method to i'rovohi ThtiA
V Being Carried'. .
,IT Ti'.W ,r m> p i < TiVtr f i'/Sm" Ancl ovmSL '
WAWl OUMV?i?wiy
in. session it is tb bo hoped that they
will pass some mors stringent andfar
reaching aot than ha? .ygt_ bc.Qtvpamd
against' (torrying conoealed weapons ' in
thisBtato. Hoe what' has grown out of -
.the illegal Imring^f theui ju&t' u0ob~
?ho very convening of the Legislature.
The Orflngebiu^ and \ JiUmter lynch*
ings have thch>*rlgin in nogrOofc
ing out to their celebration of omanoi*
pation day. Now, I* presumo that.thi*
i ti the case all over the fctato: i know
that hare in my oouuty it is, particular?.,
ly in itay immediate sdotion. ISvory no*
gro, almost, is suppliod with a pietol,
eoine to bo seen* and others hot- iof
ono do not carry one at any tiifip, an3 ,.
thMo-ftfOaores of good men all
the State whoido not, and whentl^
are shot down and killed "
their power and dignity .and "piss soai#
such law as this; Thatali powow w*
deadly weapons, eubh as pistols, dirk^_
bowie knives, knudkW snShj^^te:
ee&led about the pwe?>n; : :
life ma?bo UHea^othar than the ordt^ i
nary pooket knife) shall be required J
pay over to the Clerk pf Court Invfitti
rm
throe Ihkuos of- the several . epuu
pars the nsme or oamto of .the
or persons having obti&ftd
oeuso, and any or all persons 001
of carrying such pistols or other
. Qcp& ^
MJBDICAIj memorial.
Medical AMOelatton Want#
XXtathft an* Marriages
Below ii thV ^Medical Memori?U'?~,
sent to tho General Aeeoflably
and wlilckMfeierrcd to tho ?omimtr: ?
ted on J u<Uouu$Y ? ' < j ??? '?
To the jioHorabfo General Aesei^U^.^
Th* South Carolina Mcdical4 wwSSili
~"*Tt - meeting s?
?W?Wf
mitioo ? _
bodv, and
medioal science ana
that you W4ld caast st yo-cr
Boston a law for aa accurate *
lioa. Assembled here
measures to promote the
happiness of the people,
lUbleaystem fcrr
births and deaths ,
many respect* mere grit
of ?: the'i.' tailQtia:
weighing it pott 1
Tr iv* to your hone
give to your honorabls
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