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(MHl nm\ Our NntlVo iiiiiiiii \ ?>mf?nn mmi-1 ?" v t ... ' _ ..-Tho Work of Both H.g^e?. in Dsiail Day By Day. / ? SLASHING THE APPROPRIATIONS Itoaril o( Health ItlU'-.Tho S. V. Col lo#? Approbation Uo<l?cea--To '~AWiftt3 "P%$ <iftnVliilh? tiaw. ' V"v - ,r<" ? , "?? rvjRSj^AY. ? Thfc RenMfc Wtatlo good ipVpfta on tho calendar, with tho House ratified U J)\U?l)bV of ftots. On mbtioft of Aroher a House bill to ? . Jrcqvure all oounty oftloors of tho couu tiee of tho State to keep Qpon thoir of fices during oaoh woes day was in definitely postponed ^Njrwen ty-n inc r : n<^Wfttio? had asked to bo exempted from :? /^n* jjrtx>}isions of tho bill before it was ... .. ?. Tho House terrapin bill was amended i ^yr, B<?Vhorgii^h . so as to make, the heense fee $200 instead of ftiidQ, and the , fo?Mor each additional hand employed iU the business of Ashing for pr^iit was reduccd-hom $50 to $10. In litis form ' %*** ordored sent to the Ilottso. .?VJ A'he following were anions tho third readiug bills: 'To author izo the trustees for Lauretta ^ehooldistriet to submit to the qualified ./Voters tho quostion of issuing bonds for tho use of that dintriot; to change tho time for executors and administrators * to account tp. ^robato judges; to reqniro stamps stationery. fuel, eto. , to bo fur ni&tyA$ OOUnty auditors and treasurers; ~ -ta:Umen.d .thQ . act .relating to Qommis .......feions of county treasurers j House bill to apportion the road fund derived from uoouiity, Ifev.y. Amended by-osceptlng I Anderson and Orangeburg; House bill to enable tho county ooava of comrnia Siotxersof Anderson county to build a new court houso and jail; to fix tho nal ary of the superintendent of education of Newberry oounty; to amend tho law relating to special school districts. I: The following aots woro ratified : \i Aw act to authorizo munioipal covpor . yg issue cioupon doiida for the ] purpose of refunding glided indebted ness existing at tho time of theadoption -- ttjf the present constitution ; an act to / Jtmend section 22t of tho general stst i^utcs to far an it relates to tho treasurer pafe! Edgefield county.;, an act to reader * -uniform the mode of taxation in ttfwno and cities ih accordance with tho prcu* i . ; ent constitution; an act to authorizo the. 7~- holding of special election fl in ol tics and1 towns for the purpose of issuing bonds k| iflt corporate purposoflj-an act to amend fen act to regulato the election of may ? ors and wardens ; aii: act to regulate ; .fishing at certain times in Aiken, JBavn-' % well, Darlington, Orangebui^'and Col leton, counties; a joint resolution ' to extend the collection of tho com- r .^mutation road tax until March 1, le>l>7, ?;.v. Sinkier's street railroad bill limiting _4he tinAe. of working operatives was un J.tAYorably reRortod, -..as was Hogndalc'-s - -bill to provide agaiust unjust disci imi tion against citizens in tho operation of ^.'phseen^er trains. * -^-??Atihrnight Pfii?fii<5ff' the Lord boud matter was disoussed and indefinitely i.- postponed by a vote of 22 to 7. I Wit$ a few amendments the antitrust5' '""Bill was passed to third reading. / 1 " ~ "Art invitation to visit Clemson college ' ,on the 22nd inst., Washington's birth day r^was reoeivod and placed on tho mmdikt. ' Wednesday? Tho Senate accepted in - ? vttaticms to viftit OharlSftton otf the lptlr w and Clemson College on the 22d inet. Browu's compulsory education bill ~ ^Moaes^Vill to . provide ? that^ajl spits . arising botween citizens of this State and foreign corporations shall be Uied -Ift" State, courts and not transferred to ^ ? tbo-Untrad States courts, pasped to a Gainca' biYl to amend the di?pea*ary :;- layr:M itrelates to distilleries, par i?d a second reading. Under the present law djstillerica can be established *ny where in {lie Stato by a permit grautod : .by tit? Stato board of control'. Oaines' amendment provides that such permits shall not' be granted unless accotppa ii pipd by a petition signed by two-thirds of the freeholders of the locality in . which it is proposed to establish. the " bill relating io township aa ?es^orB passed a second reading. < ji An -Unfavorable report was adopted 0 on the bill to change the time of" irieet .ing :. o^. the ; oounty board Of Edgeiiold county jpn the grouud that it was special te*W??pn. ?TT"- WJien tho an^-trn^-bill - wairrrc^ ceived from the House it was roforretT to Hie committ^olornaedi^at affWi'a. Archer and Pettigrew were appointed on. the Committee to investigate tho Tf^inkingfund commission. / Second reading billei House bill - rroviding puniuhment for laborers who violate either written or verbal con /traetf ?f ter' having- received efipplio* v^rom his landlord. Amended by ht v ?ing verbal stricken ojtt so that it wni aww^OnTy towritten contracts; House bill jo prqvido for the rdhaovai of any connty. officer for jhcapacity, rniscon duetJOr neglect Of duty, pursuant toar- > ticie m, section Qgy pi thc Cohstltu- 1 Istore killfed;. To provider for ^-A reeeit?t for the road tax being filed arith county auditors; I running of jpiassenger ; for j*yr fc.AT, I of ftpy county tlrbftBurer anil supervisor ^ vvivor I'ltt ftk <j jKli^vl iCftilo n' foi1 a loan , tiol in oxcess Wi 0110 third of tho t?x I levy or tne>iv county; said note to bo | raid out of tho taxon collcetcd for the 1 upcalyoor in which tho mom Ay (a loM* | ea, with (ho provision Ih&t tho com mission can renew tho noto for onoyoar. Applications tor theso loans shall bo re ceive Until Mavoh I fit, withj.ho provis ion thai for this year tho time shall cx 1 t<jnd to May tfet. Tho amondmentpro ( vuloa a penalty for county treasurers ! violating tho provisions of tho act. .Bill* on third vcadinH: Tty provido ; for the licensing of distilleries; relating to towns of loss than 1;000 inhabitants; Kbtinb bill to provide for the romoval of any oohnty officer for incapacity. ? At the night session tho following t werq among tho acta ratified: } An act to place street railways on a I footing with railroads in tho matter of : damages to arsons injured; an act to autnoiizo the purchase of a now aot of index books for Union county. Matters unfavorably ropor ted : Tho bill to amend section 1 of the bill oro j tiling tho Stato board of health; tho HuU-oigarotto bill as reported favorably Wednesday night bj' tho Senate com vuiltco. It was amonded by providing (hat each paokago should contain 10 cigarettes instead of flvo, and the privi lege tax reduced from 25 to 5 cents per package; tho bill to repoal tho froo pass law. h'i^oAY.? Tho Konato Jdooidod that *h'8;riew county of Dorchoster could be t^fublished. Tho question of eatablish in$iho county seat will havo to bo do oi<MW *n the county. h\ Jthtfnight sossipn Mayflold'a bill for tno llonsobill providing for lending the linking fund to tho counties was tak^n up and amendod somewhat and nasjied to a third leading aud sent to tho Houso. . . '? " A bill making it a misdemeanor for any State or county officer to recoiyo any rebate frdm any porson or persons 6v corporation on purchases of books or any othor property or supplies from .printing passed second reading. House bill to provido tho pupils at tending the free public schools with school text books at actual cos ^.passed eeoond reading. S\TunnA\\s? Tho Sonato's work con sisted chiefly of passing socond and thi^d leading -Jjills, an" u*uong them .were: Third reading. ?To establish Dor ches tor county ; House bill to amend county goverpment law so far as it re lates to working the roads; Houso bill to establish Bamborg county; making it a misdemeanor for any State or t'onnty offieer to rceeivo nny rebate on purchases of books or /my other prop erty or B.uppliea from printing^ House bill to require county supervisors to publish quarterly reports in tho papers of their respective counties at a. cost not ! nxceoding $00 for eachgounty. Amend ed by excepting Anderson! Beaufort, Barnwell^Bamberg, Berkley, Chester, Colleton, ^Georgetown, > 'Horry/ Ker shaw. Laurens, Lexington, Lancaster, MarlDoro, Marion. Oooneo and York. 'Second reading: House bitt to au thorize the deposit of inonov in pro- . I cccdings in the courts of- this State as I security in lieu of bonds and nndertak j irigs; House bill prohibiting the carry ing of concealed weapons; Houso bill to am end frn aqt toprortde for the elootion of public cotton weighers and to provido for their compensation;' House bill to provide for the transportation, by com moh camers, of bicycles. ' ' Soon after I o'clock tho Senate passed isolations of respect to the memory of the late Judgo A. P. Aldricb, and ad journed over Until Monday. Monday.- The Senate mot at 1? o'olonok and tho major part of tho morn ing session was spent in discussion of the Greenwood county bill, whethor it construction was urged by all interested in coiintios to be out. No deoisivo vote was taken on that question at the morn ing Session, but the sentiment was favorable to immediate formation as p&thiblted oy A vote of 20 to 4. , Third reading bills: Boquiring rail roads to take bicyoles as baggage; mak ing carrying concealed weapons part of a 66unt in assault iudictmentS and dividing the flno between schools and pensions; to provide pupils of public Schools With books free of cost". . > . Passed second reading; Archer's bill making it penaPfpr railroad ? com-" ' panics to violate inter -State commerce acts; a bill to flx the terms ofcommis sioaera of d6ods for tho St^te at five years. -n. At the nignt session there was a gen eral diRcniuuon on; new county matters. Gaines offered an amendment requiring the county supervisor# of the old coun ties to keep separate accounts from Jan uary, 1807, of ?aork.done in the sections chide the now counties. -On motion of Mower, the whole mattflr was postponed until Wednesday, f V. ? Thte Magistrate bill camo oyov fxoin the. House amended in regard to tho pay of Magistrateship the various coun ties. -Most of t}(b amendments were agreed to. The House also amended by striking out the words, "prohibiting the re-appointmehtof Magistrates." The board of health bill was passed to a third reading. Thfibill provides, for the appoinftoiont by city or tow councils dr'a 'bbdxdol nealth of fuxn 5 to 20 members, insteJtoLftf being^ected ^4he(>cftpl#. ' THE HOUSE. , IvBfSDkV ? Xbe eoa#K? of tho House *as one of ih? dnlje?t. The. follow lag -frill*' reeralt: f. " ? " ' resolution fixing the day for j wuKfcto 1 '.r rry q ' T i.t' . ' *? * -~ts? * \Hi ?T"77 "J ? r . - , ? _ ^ .liispsrSMric P^^-sv/- *- * *j? J r^1*^ * (V^T",*5?"' "lJ I*?- . ? v * - . - s*~ ? -? ?? . ^ rti T yj_ flaMSMyM jOct. .by'KPM was pawed tu.a .third ro xdiug. Sovoral Senate billaveve received and ltfcrvctl to appropriate committees. ' An invitation to visit Olemson coll ego oh (ho OCud of February, signed by tlia< board of tw?*Uoa, vis received and laid over for consideration." Miller's bill to amend the act relating to magistrates and constables in Dar lington county, increasing ibo number to six audrcQuhing tho ohorilt'to act as constable in serving processor issued, was taken up and ordered to a third reading without debato, slight amend ments being, made. Mitchpll'a bill to authorize the de posit of money in proceedings in the courts of this Stato as eeouaity in lieu of bonda and 'Undertakings was then taken up and ordered to a thii^ reading without debato, > I)avis' bill to amend the net to pre vent- the obstruction of tho navigation of rivers an'd harbors in South Carolina byouttiugin of timber, drifting of looao logs, etc., was passed, without debute. Caughman's bill t* give the board of education of Saluda county and their successors in olTlce power and authority to establish and locate school districts within tho said county and to alter or re arrange tho lines of school districts, within tue f,amo wa? ordered to a third loading without dobato. There were several other bills of a local nature taken up and Aaiho^ded through. " ' " * Wednesday. ? Jn tho IIouoo Caugh man's <lih\ Crow car bill passed after a pretty interesting dobato. Exceptions wcro however made in 'favor of through I veatibuled trains and nurses. Tho' j bill provides for soparato socondaa well aa first- olass coacho?.' Tho House accepted the invitation to vipit Charleston on tho 18th, and also the invitation to visit Clemsou Cgi#go ou'tho?2d. - Among the bills that passod a final reading wero: Jldcrtoh's graduated liconso bill; Forritt'B bill to abolish tho ollice of Master of Darlington county; Caughman's bill to give tho board of education of Saluda county and their successors in office powor and author ity to establish and locato school dis tricts within the said county and to alter or r^-arrango tho lines of school districts within the tame; Epps' cigar ette bill. . Ycrnor, Blytho and Stevenson were appointed ay 'membors of tho commis sion to investigate tho Stato siuking fund commission. Robinson's bill relating to tbo resto .ration of stolon goods or tho payment of tho valuo thoreoi by tho party convictod of larceny was shown to be a radical and dangorous bill, and was killed The bill to rogulato tho dieting of convicts was unfavorably roportod, as wereitt nuinbor of other yills. At the night session the Ho^iso con curred in ; the Senate amendments on the anti-trust bill. ^ The appropriation bill vrw submitted and made a special order for Thursday. The followipg are tho moBt importaxft .itouis: Militia, SI 0,000; Attorney General; litigritj6n fund, #2,600: 8. 0. College, #25,000; Winthrojv' Citauol, ?20,000; Colored State Colleg^^HMM); Current expenses hospital for insane, $100T000; deaf, dumb. and blind, $18,* 450: Catawba Indians, 0800; olaime, $4,000; supervisors' registration, $1 (*. oOO; pubho printing, , ?20,000; , publio lignfcj, #2,000; pensions, $100,000; phos hate commission, 85,000; State Agricul tural and Mechanical Society. $2,500. It will be noted that no provision has been mode for Winthvop's dormitory. - The bill to permit bank directors to borrow moneywAa. givea a third read- . ing. ? An unfavorable report was rocoived on Bank's bill against tourist hotel prtvil egew. Th o * .committee ' * reported a lmo ft unanimously in favor of hotel privileges. . . * Thuiwday ? Houso mot at the usual hour and immediately got down to business. Below is a brief outline of the work done:/ The Jim Crpw car bill was given a final reading?" Frico'o disponsary inves tigation resolution was agreed to, giv ing authority to report at the next ses sion; Benato bill relating to the time fci* the holding of courts in the Second ciroujt was passed after being patched up considerabjy : Garris' "aamjriistra tton'Mi<mor bill was roado the sneoia) order for next Saturday; tho bill re lating to the catching of sturgeon and^ shad was taken up, amended and pass4| ed to a third reading; Sinkler's bill to amend the act to fix the time and provide for the holding of the Circuit courts of the Fifth judicial circuit wasorderod te a third reading; Caughman's bill to amend socHon 648 of tho General Sta tutes relating to bonds of county offl . cerA.fid. AS to fix the bonds. o? the county treasurers of Saluda and Edgofiold at 8MXXT eaoh was ordered to a third read ing, after an amendment had been made reducing the bond of the sheriff in Borkeloy county from fifteen to ten thousand dollars; Child's prohi bition bill which was tho special order on th? day was postponed for twenty four hours; CusWan's bill to rcg ula^rthe speed, of railroad trains was ?postponed until tho next session; Owen's bill to provide a licence fee for the owning or, carrying of a pistol or 'revolver, was continued uptii next ses sion; all claims for new county ex penses warp . rejected; it was decided not to visit Clemson College on tho 18th inst. : MillCM'^bni lp) &Ilow~COunty boards of coitrpl'-tu 'purchaso certain lienors for the oonnty dispensers under ' n restrictions was eontinusd until ids' bill ? on the d form a eon the bill to vcqniro county oftleefr? to make qnavtevly reports, oto. A fuvovablo report was received on tho Atlantic Const Lino, hill. Tho ways nud mtjans eowmittee Rent an uiupndYnenl to tho Appropriation hill to proviso for $<1,410 </or tho scholar ships in tho Wintjxvop ccllogo. Thia item had boon accidentally onuted. ,, At 1:16 tho Senate assembled in the House in joint session and oleot-etl I). M. Miloa, of Spartanburg, for the uu expired term anil fall term of live yeort hint M. B. Cooper, of Colleton, for the unexpired term of Allan, as members o? the board of control. J, O. A. Moore, Who was appointed by Kvans, was defeated by a fow votes. . Tho following tnifitoea of the South Carolina College were elected : Julian Mitchell, of Charleston, IV. M, Shu- j man', of Greenville, Bobcrt MoFarland, j of Davlin&ton, W, T. O, Bates, of Grangoburg. Messrs. Augustine T. S my tho, Charleston, and W. A. (Turk, inouinbonts?' wo.ro defeated. Prof. Sligh. of No wherry, was olccted a trustee ok the colored college. Sa'Cuiiday, The Bouse worked up to within a fow minutes of it? hour for re* cess and then adjourned over untij Monday out of re?peot to tho memory of tho Into Judge /V, P. Aldrioh, who wan formerly apeaker of tho House. Tho dave's soff-ion was uneventful. Tho bill defining tho powora and duties of magistrates and fixing their solarlon wfts parsed as was also tho pousion commit bill amending tho pension law and theVayR and means committee's bill to provillo for tho redemption of land sold for tlty payment of taxea. Lofton's slur gcon bill was disposed of. Tho rest of tho day wAlrrtpent in disposing of mis cellaneous matters, nono of , which were of very great publio interest. Several filial! bills wOre killed. Tho Sennto con etxrrent resolution in regard to the l'ea body fund and tho colorod State oollogo was' passed* ... Monjmy ? The IIouso spont tho entire day on exccutivp dopartmont appropri ations, cutting all clerks' salariea. Thosonow getting ?1,850 or 01,600 woro i out to SI, ^50 n^d $000 elorks to $800. Among thovlulls to pass a third read ing woro:. Tho ponsiou committee's amomhJK>ry ponsion bill; Lofton's bill to regulate aha pro toot the fishing in terest of t)m State;; Sonat'o bill to pro vide for the appointment of magistrates and to defl no their jurisdiction, power and duties. , i: At tho ; night - session sovqral claims wcro diposed of, and among them woro: E. T. Elliott, chairman of olootion for Dillon county, for $119. 10, rojcctod. Attbill's joint resolution to pvoyme for tho payment of certain bnlnnq&s duo nowspapors for publishing election no tices undcr mi'eapprehonsTon as to tho form, passed to a third reading; tho committee on rules introduced a new bill to amend' tho law rolating to gamb ling; tho appropriation bill was taken up and an eft'ort. was made to reduce the salaries of the State reporters and tho librarian of the Supreme Court, Tho appropriation of tlio State Board of Health was increased, ixaxa SI, 500 to $2,(500. The appropriation for carrying out tho quarantine against contagions and infootious diseases was increased to ? ?8, 000. By a vote of 66 to 37 tho South Carolina College appropriation was cut to &31t000, after a bijy fight. t ...f, ""Several otTibr mattora of little impor tance were disjfiosed of. During the morning session a mes sage, was received from the Govornor and referred to tho committee of offices and officers, which is as follows : ; Qontlcraen of the Oeuoral Assembly : 0 I have the honor to call your attoution to auctions SOfi and 1880 of the revised statutes of youth Carolina, vol. J, 1803, requiring tho olerks of: courtto bcop in their offices tho weights and meafiur.OH established by law, wbloh weights and measures aro to bo fur ntohod by the governor, to be paid for by tho -eeaDtlca- jHd*o? the flnea ant* -forfeitures- fn* .^urrejjmiM^io, upon order el thooounty su qpervlsor, I would rocommend that you make Homo ftdo.quato provision for carrying out aald 1 Eoctiona 8M> and 1880, or clso repeal * the ' sanT. I ani fiiformod that only ono or two ceuntic3 iu tho Btato have these weights and puonfturca aa required by law. . WM. If. T.I.UMUR, Governor. Following horrifying picture is from a letter in tbo London Times: Dongolu is in ruins; not a hour,:* in it remain* whole; every building has been gutted; where once .were busy streets tbo palms now rlso above tlio wrecked hal* ?tations, And ov/ry ?horoughfAro Id choked with n donee uudergrowth of thorny bushes and tail, rank grass. The groat, ba so r, with Its covered arcades, one of the chief marto of Africa, now a heap of rubble. Of the pulftlc build ings and tho handsome, wull-furnishcd mansions of tbo principal nierchants "tlio red brick" w iills", wllli~ gracefully -nrchcd-rtooTn -and? wlndo vva, uluno Tt^~ ma'n standing, whilo within them one c'an still tracer of columned corri* dors and deHcato Eastern ornamenta* tlon.. Where onco extended riverside tjuays.svvampy, ground now slopes to tbo Nile. Tlio broad avenue where tho market used-to-be held has disappear ed; tho pleacant gardens of fruit trees and flowers have been destroyed. For twelvo years Dongola has been urtin* habited; for tho* Baggara declared it to be? as the city of tho unbelieving Turks? an accursed place, in wbich no "man ahotild l>e permitted to dwelL : Tboso who knew the Dongola. of old find it difficult* now to^ilnd their way through the wrccked Streets, and can, *carCcly-fecognlze tbo house In whl-rh iMy.-feriaierJy lived. . .It ia a' ?ccna ot Vanton ?Tc5t prdrwb ?rya that Awhere the foot of tbo Ti:rk h*# fort; to? gfM# doe* iw>t *r?w.* fldjt is wltJb the Baggara. He diadains to do ?tspttm&Kr promm* b*u * rot* A. Ull J | docy plk^ of what 6e < ? nothing. Cirilfatattpn -M *t% tfc* fcodfrr <>* end and ffft it i ii ? MlBii.W,||kliffi|f - ? ilflltt' f HI 'V f a ill mass.! .. '. ? ? ? j Tcnnesse^|Contennla! Has Becomo International in Its Scope, AND WILL BE IN THE FRONT *<?nh of the Great Illstorto lOxhibl Hun-i -It Means Much More Than Appears oh the Surface. The Manufacturera' It coord say?: "As tho time for the opouiug of the International Exposition at N^shvillo approaolioa tho success of tho enlmina* t ion of Tonnoshoo'a centennial becomes more and mo*oof a certainty. Repre senting in ohscuco tl\o cntcvpviso ami activity of the city ami Btato in which it will be hold, it will in a wider sense exemplify tho progrosn and pfWiifio of tho South in Jino With that of thin country nnd foreign lands. Ijoeal in ita origin it hns becoino inter national in its scope. and will undoubt edly bo in tho front rank of the great liistorio exhibitions. It will havo cer tain unique features in addition to tlioso without which biich an under taking caunot asBumo proper propor tions. ,11 h department of line arts, for instance, will be supplemented by re productions in many ot it3 buildings of tho iuasterpiocen of classic architecture, and thoy will be set in an adaptation of aid. to nature to \vliich its location pe culiarly. lends itself. Tho Woman's Building will havo as a novol adjunct ono devoted to children, with a world I wide collection of young folks' special ties in the way of boys and games; tho railroads oontering at Nashville will havo displays characteristic of tho sec tions through whioh thoy pass, and in tho Nogro Building will be illustrations Of tho advanco mado by a race which is tho moro interesting as it is studied more olosoly. Soveral Northorn and Wostern States will be represented, and Franco will probably load tho fofolgn nations in tho Hi/.c and oomplotonoss of exhibits. "For tho South tho exposition will mean much more than appears on the ourface. From May l until Novombor 1 tlie oy^s of this country will bo cen tred upon Tennessee; hundreds of thou sands of visitors will bo attracted each i month to that Stato and its lioighbore. } and the ofToot can only bo tliat iu oroaeod impetus Avill be givon to tho career of unexampled dovulopmont and prosperity upon which the South has entered. __ GOING AIIKAD RAPIDLY With tlio Inaugural Preparations at Preparations for MoKinley's iuaugU- ' ratiohl^uro going ahead rapidly. Great loads of lumber have beon dumpod in front of tho different government lota below tho Whit* House preparatory .to tho erection of stands to bo used in re viewing the inauguration parade. Ev ery in en of available government space between the capitol - and fate White ?ftonse will be used in building plat forms. Heats on these platform* Trill bo rented on Maroh 4th to the public, but the person de&iring a place of vant age and a seat- alsp ^will have to pay deaTiy for it; The money taken in at these stands will bo turned into the treasury of the looal committeo on ar J&.V. r ftOg C ?iehts, Thccili?ene of ?Wajsh-? ing tow subscribed $50,000 for making arrangements for MoKinley's inaugu ration, and thoy will be relmbursedt after inauguration day, but all monoy ovor and abovo thp amount subscribed will bo given to the different Aaritable institutions of tho Districts ? w! Y. Sun. /|?h0 industrial South. \ Tho J nduatrial South, of Norfolk, Va,_.^ is now int work oria specialcdltioiMhat will very thoroughly desoribo Njio countrv all along the Seaboard Air Xjine from Norfolk to Atlanta, .and Wilming ton to Huthorfordton. It will bo about sixty pages in Kizo, and be filled with beautiful half-tone illustrations of scenes along the line; publio buildings, , fw)tories, eto. The edition will be very largo /and will advertise to the world i tho great matorial wealth of our bouuti fill Mouth and tho countless openings hero far the investment of capital in produMSvo industrial enterprises of all kinds, ^ Wilson Unanimously Ei?o<?(i( ? At Lexington, Va,, Thuradayr- tho board of trustees of the Washington and Ijco Univornity at a called meeting held unanimously elected Postmaster General William h. Wilson president of that institution. ... Ho i will . formally a.'jsuinp the duties of the i?0eition at tho opening tho noxt session in September. Ho had been uolectod at a previous meeting and the presont mooting was to ratify his aocoptnnco. Jiis oolection is hoilod with dolight, - ,000,, .. T{> MoifioriaII/,o Congresfi. The planters of serf island cotton in Piprcxkconnty, Oft., held a oonvcntibnL and resolved to memorializo congress to put a duty on soa island cotton irn im ported from Egypt, Mtep? are to bo takeir to organize tho planters in Georgia, Florida and South CardUna to ?tullte in^the mrimririal Jo. rodtac tha I acreage planted this year. nig Failure of a Pho.phaU Company. | BlneBIrer Pho?pkaU NS^KSSF1 Mb PIMM to I V mvoii^S is Flf TY Y <) I HX U i UNGUES ? . . llicProoccaiiitfA Itrlefly Tola From Dny to I)?y. BENATKr WftovrtrtfAV. IHifov o tho Semite loft ita chamber io ' parlfolpate with the llpuso in tho oloction of l'ronide^t and Vice-President, Tillman's bill "rtmjdi fying and classifying" the existing law as to right of tho authorities to seize intoxication liquora brought intvthe Stato. Till m An explained his hill, hut there was great opposition to it from Mil sides. After the Sonato returned to its chamber the Nlft?Va'gu'nn canal hill camo up as tho unftmsned business and Morgan (l)em.), of Alabama, withdrew it, uiving notice, however, that hO would introduce it at tho extra session, and would pass it to u vote, The bank rupt ov bill camo up, but wont over until Tliurhdav. The agricultural ap propriation bill wan taken up and pass ed after a lively discussion, in which Vest (Pom.), of Missouri, held up to ridieulo tho Secretary of Agriculture. Ttiuiwday ? Tho rfewato passed the diplomatic and consular appropriation 'irtll, carrying an aggregate of ?1, <???>, HOS, after some caustic remark* by Morgan on an item of $10,000 for a miuistor plenopotontinry to the .States of Nioa rugiia, Costa liica and Salvador. An agreement was readied lo have tho vote on tho conference report on tho immi gration bill taken Wednesday. At \ o'clock tho Senate went into executive session on the arbitration treaty and continued to oit with closed doors until 4:46 p. "m. ? Friday. ?Tho opon session of the Senate only lasted an hour, ' and in that time a joint resolution to have tho West Point eadote in tho inaugural parade was provided for by tho^Wteago of tho joint resolution aoproprirtt^R&"?, 000 for that purpose. Tho Nionr^Hpian canal project was brought up agahYby a joint resolution, Movgam %(Donv) of len nesseo, announcing nip purposo of ad? dressing tho Sonate upon it. II ill offored a rosolntion in bohalf of Sylvoa ter Heovol, tho AniorieanCiuowtfpaper correspondent reoontly arreotod "in Cuba. Aftev the opon session tho cjoori^ woro elosott and the consideration of tho arbitration troaty wan rosnmed in oxoo-, ntivo session, ^ Satuiu>ay. ? Tb^ Senate without question or i^fnomonts consideration passed^Trwa resolut ion to have a naval vessel placed at tho disposal of tho San Francisco chamber ol" commcrco to transport wheat aud corn contributed by Ojdlforn..ift? Oregon and bjher.Statoa for the relief of tho pnnio-atriekon poor of 'India. Jnstead of a naval vessel, tho Secretary of tho Navy may charter a suitable American steamship, Iho necessary appropriation is provided. Morgan endeavored to address tho Senate for tho abrogation of the Clay ton-Biilwor treaty, but. tho chairman of tho covumittco on foreign relations, i Sherman, however, itioistod on a wo I tion to proceed to oxocutivo(,businofis, and a majority of tho Senate sided ay it li biniT And eft, at J3.S0, tho Senate rc sufiirfnd fousinoas behind closed doors in i tho consideration of tho arbitration. Mwjda'S'.-Td th? Senate,. the joint resolution introduced last ,.week by Morgan to declaro?the Clayton-Bulwer ittioX abrogated ptsMfV nnd tho^onate went into a sccret legislative session, * which lastod until nearly 4 o'clock. Af? ter the secret section was ovor tpo Sen ate bankruptcy bill was taken tip, J . but too progreSiJ wa'S^tfiiide with it beyond having tho Senate Substitute read in; full. Twenty-four private pension bills, with a lot ol other miscellaneous bills, were passed. Among tho bills passed was tho Sonftto bill appropriating $10, 000 for the investigation of the obstroe tion of tho navigable waters of I? lorida, I/6uisiana and tho South Atlantic and daif Slater by tli* aquatic plant known afr'tho wafcijr hyaWnth. ' ? * Tuesday. ? Chandler, (Hep<) or-fliow Hampshire, ?ix>ko for three hours in support of tho resolution declaring it 'the sense of tli? Senate that the United States should liot permanently acquit esco in the ainglo gold standard, lto attributed the /all of values to the pro groftsiyo steps in tho demonetization of mlvcry " and quotod Sborman in 1870. He alsq predicted tho Hcpubliciin bvcr throw unless the administration is con ducted along the lines of bimetallism. The bankruptcy bill was taken up, but no action was t^kon upon it. HOUSE. Wkdnkroay.? Tbo Houbo joined wito tho Senate in witnogHing the count of tho eleotoral vote for President and Vice-Pre?ideulof the United States for tho torm beginning March 4, 1897, "thereby declaring McKinley and Ho bart elected. Prior to tho as&ombling of tho joiiit convention tho fortification] and pofitoflfto- appropriation bills wtsro ? reported and placed on the calendar, TErefs- Iti~eis; inwusitf la ttro&HowKirec for freo delivery service and nlno for letter carrier* in new free delivery offices ? y Tnniwi)AV*v-Tho-IIou?o had a three* hours' spat over a bill allowing ^rijsona t o.Bel I some gold bonds. The placing of a ieim-colon in tho nln.ee of a comma was tho cause; hut finally tho semi colon wag stricken 0?t ana ft comma I Putin, und tho bill passed! Baitlqtt (Dora,), of Georgia/ ^ presented tho^ unanimous report of olinlioiv <M>ramit?j teo No J, upon tho contM or^hos. E. Wataon Vfl.'.J, jU. Black, frt><n trio Tenth the first opportunity. Tho bill making appropriations (a total of $0,2*3,823) fol fortifications for the yeaf enling Juno entp fnoommttte?'()f of tio&itiou in tor ? $SXl$Z?, CTho II0U3.V conmin'ort iH : vote ub u \ AMR onouab opponents wero not J h ni moro> n j to oven hooUVo a vote of yeja ana " ^ EStefa gflSR* <???><)" of ?>0 >'!?? 0' ? votou??bii An " f ?h?Lhv^tar?rrf II.. Stoxi^n wg. ; 4 1 l.ii fniljiil to UU'.iiJ 0Y01 tllO-vP*?2? ? -?:: K'wSa pi" bill. WW tho, THE WORfil> OF THADK. ^ SIOMCO. K. (i. I'nn & <*>''8 ,lwlw' the Week's1' Tvttiu?aetlon< ; O. Co. nays: . ? ? "The pnrohafjo of 750,000 jfrfijgft of i.tiut olote by . Mr. O. ? BotdW^. ii.r.0 ctmWwbioli h??. nbonily pMMffife nav?nco?^^St?, ?Uli < ?l'0us? tnno for Sfeothov^ootton goods. The moral influence of ?jj?k *? ?\YurQ || manifesting conftdenoe in the WtUM < \y opt to bo i dovjapavt ??lives will bo for a tlmo reduced, buvii n doiiiand of traders .to repieniEui-Btoc^^ is started the effeot may* be altogothe* bonefffi The improvement in -wwj^ en industry also means an inorefteod d^ .nil for new and uiodlurri poods, Hpeculation in products baa harjMX^ r?fcos^onevH?iVtend downward. ' ion market has baen dopresaed In lik* lfettUshrssp^-. ia hot ft g: uw c t .. -a ii--w inate if n fifth third c. y^ but commercial o2ar^?* l^u>47in 8^1 last year, and win Cfco*3* ???mB 67 lastyoar.." Chicago ttraiii Cmo2ao.g S.tSaSr.-Xt? !??*?*. fntivroH were ae foUow>>n .^, -vWlreafi _ J aiy. ? ?'**' #*>.r ... ___ September ? i,. Com:. ....... .... (Ug,- ? f^Tauuary, l',! gH July.. ? ?-? i ? ????-?"? US J,fc- mw$. Lard : ? - ? - ?-?"?" :? '" May 8 95 juiy.. . . ... y 4<W Wverppol Cotton M?r' Liverpool, Satnrdiy. middling 8.35 8Sd. . ,,4. "Om February and March. . . M arch and April- o *? Aprilaiid .May* ? f jj May and June. ;.y..v,r~84g Tun6 and' ?rttiy.!(.' mt.i TZV3&