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H titl ami Our Native hniul Kill DAY, FEBItltUARY 12, 1897 CAMDEN, S. ( Work of Both Branches of tho General 'Assembly in Details MAYFIELO'S TWO LIQUOR BILLS. ^aas Aoi tho Final AdJournmout?In Intomt iiadt.l'rJJti I idir ? -J-'iV.V .. 1 THE SENATE Tuesday, ?The" Senate mot nt 8 o'clock p. hi. The usual routine busi ness at the opening was disposed of'and the third reading bills on the oalondar . it war discovered twrt one of the assistant olorka ab ?' gent with the key to the desk in which were locked all the papers of the Sen . ate, including the bills , Under these circumstances the' Bonate adjourned , until i \ o'olopk Wednesday. Wednesday. --"When the Senate met tne question of the introduction of bills brought up. Senator Moses- of "vJWted A Vesolution to extend the time to tne 18th inst. His resolution passed S^ith/ut comment, but sodn thereafter IdJ^Henderson movod a reconsidera tion, saying that it was timo for this body* to be looking toward an adjourn ment. Bills if necessary, could be in* troducod through the committees: Mr, Mosoar explained that he saw no necessity or reason for shutting out the introduction of bills from the floor ^When they could be gotten bofore th$ it Senato. through the committees. It was as wellNto lot tho author fathor tho bill is a committee. And further, this talk of adjourning by the middle of Febru ary, waB out of tho huestion. If every : bill was in, declared Senator Moses, an adjournment could not be reaobed by that time. Heathen minted out that thf> supply bill and the appropria tion bill had not been toiiohed in tho House and predicted that tho work of - the body would not be finished before tho 1st of March. . / Mr. Henderson said lhat an example ?ehoirld be set in this matter. It should f be.sUown that the Senate was up with [ its W<yrk and was waiting on the House: ; ;IIi? motion toreoonsider then prevailed by a vote of 25 to 8, Saturday, the (Jth inst., was theft fixod as tho last day for the introduction of new bills. _ f"-:TheSon^bill. 4o repeal th<Chopoti&m : act was defeated/ \ J Tho>W0|'' providing . for itemized statement of all,c]?>rtnty officials on fees V-passetL but several c<>untios were cx . cmptod. - . ... .. y ? The bill relating to the disturbance of reiigipufl meetings passed its third ? reading. . ' . ? !- ... Aniong tho new bills wefro: , Sloan? To incorporate . tho Atlautie OoaetXiue 1* ail road. - B HPreT at HVg to tne catching Of ter tAnin. . 5 ^UPBSday. y^So\f ntent wero tho Hen atorq on introducing new bills that vory alight impression Was made on the eal ehaav. Among the bills of most- im portance were. MayfieW's . two liquor bills. These are of interoBt as they 'wopopfi' tO TBgnlate^tbtr liqnor traffic - in two diftcrent ways, MayueUVs object evidently being to let the Senate de cide which is the better plan. One pro vides a privilege (ax of $1 per gallon on Sill lixiiOrjmported, and the second is a prohibition and local option measure r -Ardrep . introduced a concurrent. reso ?Jatitih providing for thoappoiniinontof, a special committee to see if tho State Officials; had Complied with the law in '. regard to publio printing. After a few brief remarks by Archer the resolution waa tthanimously adopted. - The magistrate bill was up again and lecdtyd ft dose -of -amendments in fixing the fuuaries of the magistrates in differ /?A to regulate -the dieting of all ? ^leoner# before and jU^Uir- conviction, -whetriu custody of tfye Supervisors and sheriffs of this State; passed Becond (House) to requiro certam ofU "eMilTfcyziKeep an itemized account of their income by virtue/ of their office, and- to require them tevAnake an annual report of the eame W tho county super visor^ passed a third reading, - Sum ter, Lexington and Newberry being ox empted. Among the new bills introduced v Mpses ~ Bill making it a misdemeanor for qny county officer td receive rebates on a^ool books or other snppliea pur the law rela so as to artend second, sections <1* dlbod* such as Hah anco au The months of J anuarv, March are proposed to be tequiro t&6 Counties apd.treasuters wall. Stationery, atamps and fuel. Wallace -To proyidefor the issue of toknehip bonds by the town of X and deano' T^. Darlington in' > lawiu pimide "Jowwp- of lesa in conform with tho provisions of tho new Constitution. Itaimfi toreoouoilo Ihe two cootioiiB, ono of which gives tho married -woman tho light to cohtvact and bo' CflhtraotOd with as if she woio u.nmarriod and tho nth or which forbids hor becoming liable for tho dobta.of ?ftiiothovi ? Mower? To amend t)ie free Rohool law relative to thofftlar.v of the scooOl commissioner of Nowborry co nty and ; Also a bill to amend tho county govern ment law.. < At tho night session the Somite jiassod the following imdobatablo bills; A bill io establish 3} am b org county nniond ment on tlio third reading. A bill to amend an act to regulate flijhing n.t certain trmos in Aiken. Barn weii, Pathnglon, Colleton am} Orange burg oountioB, mot tho approval of the Senators who thought a time limit should bo apt to Alio diet of worms a la hook for law flohos, Archer's bill to provide spittoons for court houses and to mako it a niiado meanor to spit on the floors, Avas ve-. ported unfavorably and on motion tho report was adopted. Brown, aftor mov ing to adopt tho unfavorable v report, said if the gontloman liked he would withdraw hi# motion and allow tho bill to go on the calendar. Archer replied that ho did not care to have U?o bill placed on tho calendar. He diu hot suppose it would bo passed, as pooplo were very joalous of thoir rights to sr>it whore they pleasod. A bill (Houso) to amend an Aot to rcgulato the dioting of all prisoners be fore and after conviction when in the Custody of tho supervisors and sheriffs of this Stato, wan led to the altar on the second roading nnujdllod without ado. B^tukday. - Tho Housa bill requiring tlio sinking fund oominission to lend funds to tho sovoral county treasurers of the State for tho use of thoir counties in preference to lending the same to othef aprflicants came up and w^s fully debatod, ahd finally passed its second reading without vory dccided opposi A House bill to prevent tho omploy mont of othor than convict labor on any Stato farm ivas passed. Lovo's bill to place tho telegraph and ojc press under tho railroad commission was killed. ? Among tlio bills that passod third reading wero: House bill to amend an aot to atitlior i^epocinl olootions* in any incorpor ate city or town of this State for tho purpose of issuing bonds for corporate purposos, bo as fey specify certain cor-" porate purposes and so as to. validate cortain bonds issued undor tho said aot. . Hill to amend an aot to regulato fisli iusc at certain times in Aiken, Barmvoll, Pavlington, Colleton and Orangeburg counties. , ? House bill to amend an aot rotating to grautl juries, so as to provide foi' six holding over every year. f Tlie folloAving ,new bil Is. wore . ih$ro*_ duoed: - Pou^laa?To" empower the town ctfun f?i I nf Knlfon jn'Tl?ii/jj? cOUUty, tc pUS ish offenders agamst the town 6rdi nances. > ? .y ^ O'Dell -Providing for tl??"l? vy of ju rors in magistrates' courts. Gaines?Providing for tl o change of tho county boards of commissioners in ?Edgefield - wttntv- . -and - prescribing" the number of days thoy shall meot. Brown ? To require all parents or guardians to compel their children or wards 49 attend school fof eight weoks in each year. : . A petition was received from tho citi zens of Fort Mill asking for an appro pr iaiicm "Of $15Q to aid i n the erection df a monument to the Catawb?-T2dians. " A concurrent Resolution was ffassod requesting that tlio Peabody fund be givon to the State cdlored college in stead of to Olaflin College. - ? T^esdjCy. -?Tho House mot at ? noon 6ira remained in session tw6 hours. Tho attend Alice wM ? Vfty eliim ? Most of. the time, bills in troduced was devoted to the eo*?ft?dera i ion of new county matters, and the Honse indicated its purpose to pass bills establishing new countiesinac coidanco with the terms of tho election* held, and not hampering the now ooun* ties with unexpected provisions.. . .(IfcenwoiKl county waa favorably re ported. , A partial tot* was traadC of.tho ques tion of fixing an early day for a final adjournment, the House indicating its desire to ggjpurn at the earliest ix>?siblo . Ifaseldeh introduced ? bill to 'force tho railroads to oboy the interstate cotomeroe law and decrees of the United States Interstate Commerce Commission.. Thomas JntroducMa, My. providing G Mristniroluoed a bill to; prohibit Greek letter fraternities or any organi sations ot tike nature iu Stato institu tion*. " Johnson introduced * bill to amend tttft 3>Wr ofthorevined statutes of 18&). regulating tho iocs and coats of olerM of courts; ? There were only a vory few cxyja^ mittCe reports. A substitute bill was preoeutod 4>y the,- committee -for the bill to supply school books to the chil dren at oost.-TheoriginalbUl was-ac- .. cordmgly tabled^ nCTanghman^To ?anthori?e the board of education of Saluda county to reare r range and alter the eehool- <fi?trfote off 8alud? ooun ty. , Sanders' bill to prevent the ein bora of tho county hoards of eomnus* sionors was their taken up and ordered to a third reading. \VkUNK80AY ? 'l ho TToilhtt <ijd rtOif id orable work. Among the ntnv bills wero: , Llvington-To amend section 1008, revised statutes, as to the e fleet of reg istration of legal instruments, Oad6(l9U'~T<? provide for the consoli dation of corporations. The following wore among kthe bills .'that passed a final rea<Uug ; Winkler's bill to nijfoud the act re garding pcddlera' licence; Perritt's joint "resolution to pay salary to II. W, lJav voy and W. (3. dandy, suporyitiorH of registration for "HerkoToy "and "Darling ton counties; Loftin's bill rotating to the oounty government law so far us tho road tax is concerned; Goodman's bill to apportion tho road fund derived from the conntV levy. Mel-iil lum's bill to require all tho county oOlcors of tho State tokoep open during cortain hours, pasted ita lfnal reading, after several comities wero added to tho list of exempt umis. Itainsford's bill relating to tho pay for members of township boarda w as taken up, discussed and amended, but wont over until Thuraday. iiainsford'a iusuranoo doposit bill was taken up, butThomas introduced a sub stitute insnranco bill requiring all in surance qoni panics to have 8100, 000 on deposit in somo State and that fact to bo cortiflod to the Stnto 'IVeasuror of South Carolina or to place $10,000 with South Carolina to be hold against all judgments. Sullivan's bill providing -fur pun* ishmont of laborers who rocoivo supplies and reave the farms was passed, but tho , law was changed so that tho lmnishuiont may bo had for tho violation of oithor u ver bal or written oontract. The chief dis cussion was over tho severity of tho punishment provided and was finally llxod to oomo iju magistrate's jurisdic tion with $25 as a minimum fine. Baoot's bill fixing tho law for rocciv ifership. 1 ' Ashloy's bill reducing tho privilege tax on fertilizers frym 2> to 1 cent per ton was called up, and thero was con siderable discussion, but no notion in j the matter. - At the, night sossion thoro was a slim attondaneo. A number of bills from the Senate wero road. It was deoidod ?that tho college of Charleston could prosont a bill for a new charter. Among tho new bills prosont.cd woro: ^trflon's redisricting bill was made a facial order for Thursday ovoning's session. " Tho bill authorizing a tax for tho building of a new court houso and jail for Anderson county was passed. ThomaB' bill to provide for tho return ? attd. assesjBment of property for taxation was passed. ? Ildorton? To amond section. 037 of tho general fctMutua iilating to apothu caries. v Goodwin? To amond tho freo school law. Thomas --.To amend the law ro: latmg to uliOi tutid ownership, so us to inako tho limit 5,000 instead of 600 acres. Reynolds? To amond tho general statutes so as to allow municipalities "tirtliXTftllfoad side tracks. .Kodgors? To form l'eo Deo county. Btcvcnson^jftx provido for tho collec tion of back taxes due tho State by the Chcrawand Darlington Railroad. Goodwin? To prohibit individuals, factories and oorporations to oblige la borers to work on Sunday, except on -railroads in certain cases, telegraph and telephone companies, those han^ dling the United States mail and dfug stores. * ? ' y " Thursday.? Tho liouso convened al tho veghlar hour. Quite' a number of now measures woro introduced along with the regular routino of work, and below is the most important doings of -this branch of the Q WHsnrtTtrapotoiyr Among the eommittco reports favora bly reported wero: iJnjCot'fi bill relating to partisan his tories. - Thomas' bill to permit tho salo ofna-; tfvo wines in oounty dispensarias. ? Tho bill relating to ovorflow of lands by railroad embankment* was sent baclrvto tho House by tho commit* toe on railroads and referred to tho committee oh corporations. Devia,' >*U4cu)liimnatc from tho dis law th?S\ section relating otel privileges w*s sent back wit recommendation aud., turned over to the oommittee on dispensary matters. BHls unfavorably reported: The Honse rejected the bill relating to venders of medicine, which had been unfavorably reported. , , Witherspoon's till relating u> pen t/ions. . Cushmato's bill relating to tho speod . of railroad trains. V XL* -.Bills that passed a Anal reading: Sullivan's bill relating to punishmont' for vidlations of contracts.^ Bait's bill rotating to receivers.. Sullivan's bill relating to a now court ; hoti so and jail for Anderson county.. . Thomas' bill to further provide for the return andassessmont of 'property fift* laTatiftni/ j Bunsford's bill relating to compen. ' ration for the members pf the boards of township oommififitoncr* and chairmen of said boards while "serving as mem bers of the county boards of Cotamis-' Laioners was taken uj>. Tho Jbill had, been twice fully /discussed. The bill l^adbeen left ovw^Iq permit it to be properly JuaendciL A good many amendments were suggested by the au thor, all being agreed to. Mr. Mollis | through, .changing 4>n wkich pay i? al twelre in- Chester l bUl alionra eight - jg. to ithout -tfdr^uicsa ?iakisnyc tsa > f r-* PovriH-tltfo ftboiish tho ofllco of iuaa twin ihivlint'toft; At tho uigut eo&aiou tho following bilh avovo jptroducvd; Wyoho To nuthori/o oud require county treasurer*/ to publish <|Ui\rlorl,y repori of disbursements ol public fumlH. Winkler To amend tho revised >Ud utea relating to tho report of tho t.ehuol colnmiHsionor to tho f?ouvt>. of session^: Tho bill proposes to mnko tho ropol t It bo nuulo ut tho closo of tho scholastic year, m MOgci'A- To amend tho Revised Sta tutes 40 ns to provide for lions, \v hot hoi ijV\\rUiUi>. or not. Tho bjll vpfera l( honsTm orojw and thoy mo ?i?-xt ii) priority to tho iandloVd'a lion foi rout. - ? 1 . Hums? To abolish tho ofUoo of State constable croatod by tho dispensary not, and to repeal Hoction 40 of said act ro-, lating to the appointment of B 1ft to con stable* "ami oil j of constable, DeLoaoh^- Authorizing t ho board ol county commissioners of York county to borrow money to pay iudebtoducttf of raid county, ? >< Giis-quo-- 'I'o prevent traveling modi ciuo vondertt from plying thoir voca tion, Tha returns from tho Dillon count\ election wore rocoivod, showing t r?< vote to bo agninst Dillon with one bo\ in question. Tho rot urns from th( oloction to ilociilo whotlioi* "WoodberrJ township should go to Horry county, showing tho voto against the change. * Tho Sonato concurrent resolutioiVpro viding for a committee to make a full investigation as to tlio mauuer in whicl: t he public printing not had boon carried out waa received, considered iiumodi: atoly and adopted. The -Greenwood county bill was givou a filial reading. Tho Chorokoo eonnty bill was passed also. ? The House rcccivod a special mossag( from tho Governor on tho State's finances. . . Pat ton's redisricting bill passed after an earnest and oftoctivo speech by the ti author. . . . ??>. . Fhioay.? It will bo seou by Thurs day's proceedings that Patton's re ?dis tricting bill passed, 1/ut on the reas sembling of tho House to-day tho bill Tvas taken. up and further considered. After squabbling oyw tho same at some length, it was put to a voto and Was con tinued to tho next session, thereby giv ing the j>eople a ehnnce to talk the mut ton ovor moro fully. To-day boiiig tho last day formombors to introduco bills, wovoral came up, and amon?r them wore: Banks'?To abolish tho omco of coun ty boards of control and chiof con stables and State constables ami devolvo their - dutios upon othor offlcors, a.n^l provido for tho oloction of a?}tato com missioner and county dispqusortH The duties of county boards of, control are dovolvod upon tho b o a r d ?v --of' cort u ty commissioners, who shall bo cloctod by tho people. The S'tato commissioner ,is to bo olocted by tho peoplo as any other State oflioor. ' 1 ll'llderton? To rogulato tho dieting of couvicls uoutoiieou to work on tho chain gang Of the soveral counties in tho State. i Wisonant ? To provide for tho ap wiotnient^of a treaaurei^of tho town of mou 5>an castor ?To establish rthe ofiico of State geologist and - provide for minor alegical and geological surveys. (Thorn a?' dopartment of banking in spection bill was unfavorably roported. The cbmmittoo on incorporations ro-. ported all labor measures unfavorably and recommonded in a' special report that the HdUse consider immediately all "the "reports a3 presented and rejootTtllo" .bills . ? : ' The bill to abolish the office of imp'-* ter ih Darlington ootjuty wjis reported , baok to tho House without recommen dation, aijd referred to the Darlington delegation. _ H SmTqFdT a~To wn ah i p "doinmisilon er s' ompens&tion bill was passed to a final reading. ' , Kam&COrd's ihsiiratice 'deposit bill p&seedr its' third reading, after - being - omendod considerately. ? *. : Fancy's bill to require owners of bitchcs to pay lieopso.- taken up and de bated, and wheu put to a vote waa killed by a vote of {>7 to 48. TWtrinson'a bill fixing tho fees of wit nesses for attendance upon the courts of general sessions whichi was to roue tho por diom from 00 centa to $1 per day. was killed by a vote of 55 to 84. Mtahoe'a bill to amend section 145 of Revised Statutes so as to give magis? trates 'jurisdiction when the amount in ^question or damages are under $20 was passed. i At the night cession tho members took advantage of the last hour in which any new bills could bo intrPduced by members, and there was a rrah of new jneasnre.s. One of them, a joint rewmitiori, oflered by Cage, was ono of the ipo6tiuj^j?achfng and important yet presented, directed at the en forcement of a mandatory provision of tho new Constitution', which will cost ? the State $90,000 - and ---wo**, ---This resolution directs the comptroller gen eral to l^vy a tax on tho property of tho State sufficient to.vrealir? "the sum of $1)2,070. 12, to Ho field and used lor. tho /.'ajippl omen tary' achooL tax'.' pro vided for in tho now Constiti^lion, oto. - -Wottanrin introduced r\^aiM torcqniro allthJ institutions of this State, educa tional charitable and penal and the State diepensarv, to furnish an itemized statement of nit T*cgipts imd disburse* ments, inclusive of satttrieB. - - Iteynolda? To amend the act rolating to notarfea imblio,- reducing the fee on :i?w#>te to 60 cents, and piaking de -j>Of it^f notlce in postofllco sufntrienfc- ~ Henderson? To amend tho law re tatlcg fcrthe bondi of county cormnis ?jr?# -f. di?pen*ary committee reportod prohibition meoenre baok to the whore tho value oxcecd? those Hums, and this piuVi^iou ?h$dl apply to all co*t in the cause. Winga'a lull lo require the commuta t Ion tax to l>o o^pou.^p7l in tho town ships In whw-h tho taxpayer resides whs Ordered to ft third reading without o. Misliop's bill to require marriage li censes ftiuVeftrtiflcntes in thiaStato was continued to tho next session at tho re quest of the author. ' t, H S.vrruuAY.- -The time for introduo.ing now bills, ?avo from committees, bav in# expired, all' could turn their thoughts to matters ,in hand and no . time wan .lasted, The bill to repeal tho anti-free pass aet was panned, but it is doubted if it j'etn through too Senate. It whs endeavored through a commit tee resolution, to t|x the liJth inat.'at. the day for ilnal adjournment* but i ,? was 'decided to let tho matter at and for a day or no. Tho 11 ouho declared as itn souse that the chairmen of certain committees could lie rv'e as exollieio mombora of boards. Among tho many mcasuros favorably reported was MeCullough'a general bill relating to building and loan associa tions. Amoiji' tho measures unfavorably re ported A?oro: J)oIiOi\eU'H bill to allow llio county* poimhiBsiouoi B of York comiiy to borrow money vrH^ vkicli'Kp}' past debts. ICpps' otgarctto bill. A mossago was received convoying tho intelligence that the Hennto insitdod oji its amendments to tho bill to require fonnty oftlcors to keep itemized stato monts.* '.I ho following matters wcro given ft Until reading: lininsford's bill relating to componsft lion for township commissioners while nerving an members of tho county board e of commissioners. f o l> 'J'lio h'enato bill to authorize the reg ister of mesne conveyance of Union county to provido certain now booko. Itainftford's insurance disposit bill. YVingd's bil^l torcquirothe commuta tion Inx tobooxpondodinthotownsjvips in which tho taxpayer resides. The Senate tjpn current resolutions relating b> the ratification of Iho arbi tration treaty between tho United .Slates' and Great Uritain wont to a third rbad illg without debate, There woro a good many claifiis ftp- , pvovod for election notices, taxes, oto. Livingston's bill rotating to a voting precinct in Marlboro county was con tinued to the next session. Speor's billto authorize and ompowor the county supervisors of tho several counties of this State to uso tho county convicts in tho cleaning out iho rivors in rnut counties, was klllod without 'debate. lldorlon's bill to provido for tho ro moval of any county officers for inca pacity, misconduct or neglect of duty, pursuant to nrticlo III, soction 27 of tho Constitution, warf ordfirod to a third reading without debate. v. ; Kinavd's bill to require ?||jt common carrioiH to pav all darpages for loss, damugo and breakage of any articlos shipped over thoir lines, was taken up and passod to a third loading. Tho Souato bill to provide for the transportation^ bicycles by common carriers w?!T taken . up ajjd discussed*., out notyRctcd upon. THE NISW JUDClfQ. A Ilrlef Sketch of the Career of th? . lion. J. C. Klughg Of Abbeville. Mr. J". 0. ftjUigh wftfl l>oriv\iu Abbe ville oouiitjV ^wa is 89 yos?% ?ld. Ho -wa^ reared oii hi* father's form, art^ At* ' teiu\'e<l theiw6be#l6 of tho neighborhood. Aflor'^i??:4? ho was sont to tho Cokes' bury Conference Hohool, and thonco to Wolford College, where he graduated .in . 18.7 Z*__ JEngftging in taabhing for-tfoy-. J eral year a, he then studied law, spent a year in the University of Virginia, re ceiving therefrom the degree of bache lor of law. He caihe to the bar in 1883 nnd_was the Bame year elected attorney ? "fiifd oTerk of theboard of ooiiuty com missioners. To this position he was re-el ccted two years later. In 1883 Governor Thompson appointed him Master for Abbeville county, And upon , the unanimous recommendation of the 'ftbboYille bar, and he^hftfi held that of ficevup to tho present tune.-Hewas eleoted a member ot tho Constitutional Convention of 1885, . in whioh he did good work. Mr. Klugh is devoted to the study of his profession, and is especially fond of equity doctrines and questions of con stitutional and statutory con ?tr notion. In addition to his prbfessional and of ficial duties he has taken an active part in the eduoational and material intes e*tso{Jus community. He is a member of theroam of examiners of his oonnty, which position he has hela for nine years, and has l>een a trustee of the Abbeville Graded School from it* foun dation. Ho i* also a trustee of the es tate of Dr. John do la Howe, a chari table foundation loft by its donor ICQ years ago, for the establishment of an agricultural and industrial school for the poor children of Abbevillo county. I Among other duties of a busy life Mr. Klugh numbered those of atv alderman of thS city fcf Abbevifto rmd n riirector of the Young Men's ltusinosfl i>cague of Abbeville, and in those positions de voted enorgy and time freely to tho op--, building or the city. He hfui been for' years & director of tho National Bank of Abbevillo, and is president.. of. the Abbevillo Cotton Mill, He has. also made a success of .bis farw. to which be co^it>iyr llie three electric' locomotl*ci of the JWtfmW iw'4 Ohio Ratlroa <5 ttmnel I'-'Wto# :exi*?6d ? ?f a * ? ?mi?i ??.? X*- -A ?aa.VfV * ? * * ? 1 VJ V* * ' fi . V Governor Ellerbo^&fflinds a Noto of Warning in a Special Mossago, r # * SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS MADE, No l{(>||?f In si^ht Until Novcmiici' 1 h1 -^Caution Advised In Mnldnii A|v> ^pvlftUonii . ?.?. Governor TCllerbo hi\n found, upon careful investigation that tho ilnanoofl> of tho State aro not in t ho most flour inhing condition, ntul tliut. there in a do* ileioney in the general fund of #81, ? Oll.tiO unprovided for. Thia'atato of. af faire callod fo*th Uio following moftftago from tho GoVemor'whieh was road at tho aofiftion Thursday night. (Jcniletncn of thn Urn e.ral Assembly: After thorough investigation I Und that tho linanoea of the 8 tale are not in n vow favorable condition, and I doom it my duly to wul >ouv attention \o tho fgUfllfe ing facta: There wn? in tho tttato Treasury on January 1^0 1 , S-llft,D''>8.y4; balnncoduo Stato from DiBponaary on general account, $1)9,000; insurance li Jeonae foou (estimated) $10, WJOfWflH Sooretftry of Teste's oHT<V'^.000; uncollected taxes (estimated) ?85, 000( making #C0?V 058. 81. The abovo inoludes nil the roYonuos of the Stulo nvrtilablo for current ox pon'sen for. tho 'fisout year 18fl?. Katl mating, (ho current expenses of the State government at #80,000 per month for ten monthe, beginning January let, 1807. and outfit)# November Int., I81f?, we have current oxponsos, $100,000; legislative expenses (estimated) t4Mp? OOU; spccial appropriation far militia, #10,000; pensions,, 8100,000; fHHUKC printing. $2b,000; miscellaneous, #20, 000; total, $040, 000. Making a deficiency in the genefrl fluid of $81,041.00 unpro tected >ioi\ I have counted the expensoij to Novomber *flt, booauso tho books are not opcuod for tho collection of taxes until October 10th, and tho State Treas ury will not rccoive remittances from tho County Trcasurora until November 1. Wo estimate tho expenses at #30. 000, per month on the basis oflastyoar a appropriations. Of course if ???>- of tho appropriation# be increased or addi tional onoB aro made for apodal pur I pesos, tho deficiency will bo increase^ in nroprotion. Tho trustees of the Winthrop Normal and InduBtrial Col logo havo asked for an additional . appropriation of #80,000 io build uuoluor vloVii'ilt-ory. They now havo room for a 40 studontfl, while the attendance at the col 1 ego is 408# one hundred atxg sixty-throo board in tho towi$. Itwoftld 1 bo ,iu finitoly bottor for all tho students to board in the c</llege, and if wo know that the attemlahee? would r?m?ffc? as-| lartfo as it is now, you would take no risk in making the uppropriation. But as wo can havo no guarantee of thfB after tho ephemeral favor which gener ally bubbled up .around a now. college subsides,' we may havo here, as we had. at Otemson; tt docrcaffo in the number ) of students ' ?Wheii Clomfion College wns; Arid, opened many boys out of curiosity and without serious purposes rushed in, and there was not suftlcient room . to ifc I oonunodato thorn, but after running a [ yeax.or.two*.. the.. ttUfija.djiucfi_na . might.] f iTavo been expected, dwindled down to normal numbers and the dormitory i# ' large enough for present usos. * Should you decide to build another dormitory for Winthrop . I would le- . gpcctfuliy suggest, -owing to the -rtnfo i vorablo condition of tho State's finances fand the financial condition of our poo* ploj that you have all the brick neces* sary for in* construction of the dormi tory made bv the convicts of the peni tentiary. 'litis could l)o done In the summer after the crops on tho State farm are "laid by," and before harvest, time begins. You oould then at the next session of the Gcnoral Assembly make a tfrnall appropriation to have the' work completed The deficiency that I have called your attention to 'should be provided for, and the question for you to deeido is whether it should be doti^ by in creasing the levy or by increasing by ? some other mqann the revenue of tho State. This > can be dono by ft graduated _ iucomo tax and a graduated license tax. Every leg islator should. bo commended for/Trw efforts to give the people a low raw of taxation, but.it is unwise and ufreusi^ nees-Jike to. levy a tax insufficient to meet the current expenses ot the gov ernment. and thereby incur a debt. I bolievo in tb? principle of paying as yon go. fn my opinion there is cxtrav agarice in' tho maooflromenf, of county ftilkira whieh should be thoroughly.. in vestigated. Tho oonnty government Acfrja objected to by many on the ground that it is too cumMriome, and mMfd work of the chain gang eosta iiwra^ than 4t,i? woFtii. , -1 would raoom* mend that -yon examine CHeaS" thoroughly before maktngauyradioal changes in- tho law, ^ "&? ? ; * - KHKIOHT OPf TOBAOOO. f r We Haffro** CoTnmlMton A?X| t?r Therailroadi WOUK FOH Tlll: MCNV COXOUKS^' ' To Pass n Tariff Bill nm1! Authorise ? Mouelupy CommltJbluii. Concerning tho polioy .CJivliioh wilt ba pursued by President MoKinloy andBoQ rotary Ga#o after tho inauguration tho.uow Administration, it in" gathoro^l from thoir friends thnt at tho extra sou*' ttion of Coftgrosa to moot March 10 no aotual currency legislation - will bd passed, nil effort* being dovotod to tho passage of tho tariff bill now preparing ?; in Washington. Tho currency' quoa* tiph ? \vilh tameiY CQim?MQie 3&0LV tfVoaa in tho shape of a bill authorizing tnejjappointmont of a monetary com mission to investigate tho'trholo aubjoofr of currency r of or in. It ia Mfr, Gage's idea that thiu ponii * minion bo aa< noarly ? as possible non* partisan in oharaoter, and that it shall oon^iat of practtttal men veprOsenting ftU 'Hhadoa of yinion. Tho plan for tho commission Avill ...be practically ...that adopted by tho national, mohotarv 0011- ( volition at Judiannpolin, nndVrf'l pro* vido for a commission of e'evohporaonff to be appointod bv t ho l'rcuidotYl of the lluitod Htatoa within thirty daykaftoi? tho resolution bqtoomoa a law. AH "ORDINARY IjIFW." . 'jToiiuossea Duolaloit Tliatr-AflTeottt t-Va-* (crnlUoH. t ?i 1 - A apooial dated from Chattanooga, > Tonn., eaynr "A de'eibioU hundocl down by Judge 0. I). Clark, of tho United' Btatcn District Court, in tho cape of Cjertrude JlV Whiteside Vs. Improvedf Order Ileptusophs, materially .flTflCectsf all fraiornal insurance orders in Amnion, ??? - - ' . . "in overruling dofouduHtfi' motion for a new trial in a suit for recovery, on v a bonollt certificate, paymont on-wkiohi - waa deniod for tJ^o reason that the aR HeRsmerit rieceedary to tho good stand ing of the , deoefleed member had liot boon made ah required by the supr&uMr JawH of tho order, tho court- helct\th$^ . fraternal orders wore on the same legal footing as ordinary life insurance, com panies, and that a local flhanoieivrof a lodge coHd waive requirements of * supremo bonolave. ? : "The opinion iH ' sweeping and will '? cauaeiepeoial attention all sui?W>tti$ 2 meetings. " yroai w arson's Tji'e IIohho Committee Deoldea IJnan* , itnouitly to Seat Iliaek. [ - It in said that Uio House committed ' on elections, wliloh ,haa bhftrgb o^/ihi - eloction contest brought by Mr.' WatT hod, of Georgia,, recontly ? the ?j candidate for It o pre bo ntati y eft lack , ha8dooid?0^to : confirm Blabk'fe title to his seat. ^Thot > verdict, it ifilindeystdpdj Representative Bartletfc.' of Georgia, a Democratic member of the ^ will raako the report iii favor of I lVVA-iV9i\lf7UV tho NatWW Cotton Glowers';; tion, was in Atlanta, GaV* " conference with President Bro1 of Ilia Georgia A^ciation^ Tli plauning for* more thoro 11 iloir^ Tfcr.rt.ine , Of cOltt^Tf^oWetflAVl on,c inWaco, Texat^ tlxeiic phis,; and the thircl in > purpose of the corivelutio' l odtioe cotton .acreage an 1 loduce cotton .acreage and i>or torn of ootres^udc^ioo whwx up. wftkihe-qoraage- and c of Uj e crop . throughout the ?e?^ou ; ,?*t L^ inuF^iiirtjE.i. Knnnu Wants No utiblii? Nrtnionol Repubiicw plapoin Mr. cAbi^pt, Judge Goff has notified the Pwi * elect that - he * %. t bis cannot: urember"ot~ Hnuua proposes reman fortho seaHfi' the Unit which Mr, Bhermmn , wU I and will fight for iM? necessary;;^-. ... The Massachusetts is making up \\ to spend $^,XW0 a yeiNTj ; in the effort to, exterminate moth, and then to continue to 000 ft. Wrforfive ? ' - - Then the ooinmittee ress to the legislature. 'fJZZ- 'J- 1..--. ,.? tut iaj a jsWwll 1 1 liMiwpiiili i " I1 1 1 , iL 1 Vc 7jg.-'' mi ^ The issue of the standard*: lara from the mints anflT~" " for tho Week ended JFcl and ifor ; Cowt. ln for . otWhrnn Pr. w iisfMa _ r;nr >??