The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 18, 1898, Image 1

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Volume ix. no. ?... fri'iMB) Senate Puts the S, C, College Ap propriation Back to $25,000, NO REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, A Second Klv^iion lor l*oe Doe Conn-. <3 ? lion. J. Si. Glenn, of Amleraon, Member of the House, Dead? House by u Vote of oS to 50 Kxonipts Oco nee, York ami I?lekeii9 Counties Prom the Operations of the DUpen? 8ary Law, ? l'elovr can bo found tbo work of both bouves of tbo Ooneval Assembly, in de tail , from clay to uay; THE SENATE. * Tuesday, 8th. ? The Ponate agroed to adjourn on the Rith. Twenty-four third reading and four second reading bills. wore passed. 'J lioso was Among the bills passed: To allow all landowners whose lands havo beon condemned for the opening of streets or roads to ftp* pear to tho circuit courts from assess ments mndo by asBcssws; to regulate tbe expanses' of oounty officers of Charleston; to amend tho not providing for tho formation of mutual protective associations; to prohibit unreasonable discrimination by telophono companies. V/?OKB$i>A?t 9ni. ? In the Senate the joint committee of the House and Sen* ate, Moses aud'Arclior ou the part of tho Honato, appointed to investigate aud report on tho necessary officers and attaches of the Gouoral Assembly re ported that the following plerjtsand at taches con bo dispense#! with': In the Senate, the clerk to roads, oto., gen eral comaiittco clc^r clerk to railroad and ol'erk to privileges and election; one doorkeeperjmd one porter, a daily sav n.; of Sair^Tn tho House, clerk on claims, carolled acts, oue doorkeeper, ou^Taborer and ono porter, a daily sav ing of $13; a total saving per day of &16; a total saving per day of $i0. Tho committoo introduced a bill to carry out their recommendations. " ' Tho House and Sennte mot together . and the following were among the acts ratitiod: To rogulato tho fees /or filiug, iudoxina: and certify in tf chattel mort gages, bills of sale and other instru ments in. tho nature of liens on personal property where the amount secured is not moro than >>100; to prohibit ?ml ? gration agents from plying their voca tion in this State without first obtain ing o license therefor aud forother pur t poses; to smend section 4 of an act en ??tied an wact to enable the school dis 0 in tho town of Greenwood to issue bonds for the purpose of pnrohasiusr nohool property and building public echool^houaes tho town of Green wood," approved December 10, 1891; to repeal an act entitled "an act pro viding for a muster, for tho county of Berkeley," approved Dec. SI, A. D. 1882, and to devolve . the duties of 'the/ master in Berkeley county upon the^ clerk of the <jpurt of common pleas; to code unto tho United States of America certain lands in the harbor of Charles ton for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a home and sanitarium thereon; to require public sohoolsoftho State to observe the third Friday in November of oach year as Arbor day; to -? amend an act entitled "fln act to pro vide a poor house aud farm in Berkeley a county, approved Deo. 22, 1804; to re theJeouafo treasurer ef Edgctteid K ; county to pay over to tho county trees urers of Saluda county and Greenw'ood , couuty certain athool funds and to au thorize the sohool officers of said couq tiea to apportion and check out the satuf'; validating the oontraot betwoen the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad Compnuy and the city of Aiken, con ^ , cerniug bridges aud orossings over the railifond cut at Aiken aud authorizing theefiforcoinent thereof; providing for a fieu on rAilroads for labor ana ma terial furnished in their construction] to empower the clerks of circuit courts to appoint guardians ad litem; to pro vide for the transfer and the investment of the Downer fund; to amend an act to amepd ','au act entitled an act to create a separate school district from portions of Aiken and Orangeburg counties in cluding the town of Salley in Aiken county/' TatrnspAv, 10th. ?The Senate put it self unanimously on reoord as favoring a Broad and liberal polioy in regard to State Institutions by putting back the appropriation Of the South Carolina College to $25,000 from tho $20,000 to whioh the House had reduced it. The tight was warm and thb speeches at times grewr?>ersoua>. Aroher, with Pot tigrfw as peoond.Jcd in theiicht, while Henderson, Sloan and Mayfield ably championed tho causer the col lege. The debato wort listened to by -number* of peo|4?*, wlip fillM the gal leries and crowded the floor of the chember.: The vote on kuittiig the ap propriation back to $23 fOOO as fol lows! Yeas? Messrs, B?^wd,\ Buist, Dean, Douglass, DuBose\ GtiflWb, Henderson, Jefferies, Lesesge^-Love, Mauldin, Kay Held, McAlhtfny Mo Calla, MoDAntel, Moses, Mojker, Nor , Sloan, , Wallaoe rialler-f-38. Nsr*-*M??U Alex Dennis, atder, Areher, Connor, (UvuOT, ^unuur, 4 i/vuui*! Miller, O'Dell, fl.ttigrew, " An unfavorable' Yeiwt.otf ? bill Jto provide for tfe registration of birtha songors of olection, l ot- imy lor expenses of the State board of eon-iT Ufttjon for I8.)y, ? |, odo. 1 or l'vaf, , w , asylum 31i?,0UU in stead of jgitt,0uU. Fmdat. llm.? Tho aunnal attempt to ropeal the an ti free | iuw !uefc met with its usual defeat in tho >on f,?* X1'? growth of seuhmont agamst too use of frao passes by .State oilieia's and mombers of (ho General AsAmblv wftashott D to a marked degree tho vote- ^ X^ust your tho vepeul bill-UAii tcLeie,?Trd b^/,lKl ,mir6w margin of one, the \ oto oa {hut measure etaudiug ti i?i } ll? v<?,(> t0^*y to n. lho Senate put itself on record iu not favoring any llqfior legislation this year, by a vot<j of 23 to 9, The appropriation bill was taken up. Arohor wanted ?.">,000, if ao much bo pooessary, to oomplete Confederate ioiiBi eto., but altor considerable dis cussion Henderson offered an ainoud toant to make .it 8<>0() for Oomp'etiou, whioh was adopted. The contingent fuudof the railroad commission was re duced from $?60 to ,-luU. Aftor this tho bill was given its fiual reading. At the uight session the Henato took up the supply bill aud atnondod it in several particulars. Tho principal amendments made wero to change tho levy iiOffoveral counties as follows: Charleston ? hducational tax from 1} mills to one mill, Lancaster? Ordinary county purnpscs from (>$ to 5 milln. Laurons? An additional 8A mills for railroad bonds. Edgefield? A levy of } mill for rail foaq bonds in Piokons township, Sumter? Ordinary county oxpenaoa ! increased lrom 8 l-o tol^ mnls. I Union ? Ordinary couuty expenses ! fromi4to 8J mills. \\ iliiamsburg? -For ordiuary school purposes iuorea?ed f rm 4 to 4f mills. Mower offered an important amend* mont to tho supply bill, making it a misdemeanor punishable by iino for County officials to rnako appropriations in excess of funds derived from tho levy for ordinary county purposes. Xhero was some discussion, but tho ameudmet finally prevailed by tho fol lowing a3*o aud nay vote: leas? Alexander, Aroher, Brown, Buiut, Connor, Dbuglass, DnBose, i Games, GrifHth, Henderson, Jeft'enos, Maytield, MoAlhany, McDaniel, Miller, Moses, Mower, N orris, O'Uoll, Stack- J bouse, Snddath, Talbird, Turner, 1 ^ alker, Wallace, Williams. ? 25. <<1 Nays? Tpennis, Ziesesno, Love, Petti- i grow, Bagedale, Waller. ?6. Saturday* 12th. ?In tlioSenato there wa\ quite a tight on whether or not a concurrent resolution to require tlio holding of an election to dotermine tho question of establishing a new couuty out of por lions of the couuty of Marion should bo considered or made a special order. The lutior course was finally fjreed to by a vote of 18 to 10. Senator rcher called the attention to the fact i, that Clemson Col lege -was Jtoo Itbernliv supported in tho matter of money. Ho ' I thought tho privilige tnt should be di vided among tho (jolfCges, but tho bill ! providing for a divide was defeated bv a vote of J 8 to 13. The following M'ero . among the acts ratified in joint session of the House and Senate: An act to amend au act entitled; "An act to amend section JHJ2 of the revised statutos of 189 1, vol 1, being section 28 of an act entitled 'An act to provide a system of oonntv government for tho several counties of 1 tho State/ Approved Juuuarv 4th, A, j D., 1894;" to amend an act entitled "Au i act to establish Greenwood county," approved March id, 1897, fixing tho amOTint of commutation tax cud salaries of couuty supervisor and his olerk; to amend Aeotionsl and 2 of an act en titled "An act to require aud insurance . company . ox_asaocLuiou to La of 00, 000 surplus or capital on deposit ,-with some State for the benefit of nil policy holders, or iu lieu thereof to de posit with the treasurer of this State S*?4? flecnriti?8 aggregating $1 o, - 000. Said securities to be subject to apy judgment against, said companies, and said judgments shall oporate as a lien on fctHfli securities, and providing a penalty for the violation of the provis ions of this aot; to enable tho county board of commisrfjonerB of Darlington county to enlarge, repair and imnrove the court house for said county, and to levy a tax therefor; rolating to the ad justment of -the bonded indebted ness of Mendenhall, or No. 8 township, of Newberry couutv; to amend section 2489 general statutes, being seotion 2301, revised statutos, by adding at the end of said seotion of pro viso, allowing only 25 cents per day for dieting prisoners in the jail in Charles ton and Aiken counties; rolating to the adjustment of certain bonded indebted ness herein mentioned, of Newberry County; to regulate the election of tho trustees of the Clemson Agricultural college of South Carolina; to make the, embezzlement of public funds a felony and to fix the punishment therefor. J85&* 14Tn~Was a county day In the Senate, and as a result Lee will loin the sisterhood of connties and Pco Dee will _have another opportunity to do so. Tho principal fight was made on tne concurrent resolution authorizing the Governor to order a new election to determine tho question of establishing Pee Dee county. The result was a big victoryfor the new county. By a voto of 28 to 18 tho Senate declared that tho people should have, in view of the al 1 >ged frauds in the first election, a see und chance to vote on thia new couutr question. ' WrjL HotLfl# ooncurrent reiotutkm ptu?d by that body Mid, pro riding for the eppomtment of b popmitUo 9I oat Sooaioc mnd two Nf rwenUtirs* tdlnrwtigsts wbaldispfai tkm ta m*de of liquor mubdIo* rtorirod tfftkottUt* board oi toaM, tun* oiiwd m4 m ?&eaof M*yfWdin Tbort ww B?r tboptiMat am tifiS I Bqso, Hay, Jefferiea, I oseflne, .Vanillin, viayJiold, Miller, Norris. Scarborough, ! Sloan, btackbouno, Taluird, Tumor, Waller, \\ illiamB? IS. Those were killed: To amend fo<v tion 8 of alt act to j provide for the up* pointmeut of inafpatrato*; to fix timfr o'f lio.'diug ogurU of tbo >oventb iudioml circuit ; to change the time of holding tho court > of tlio tiixlh circuit; tcri>K>? vide for tho tilling of county oflloos made vacant l>y death or removal. THE HOUSE. Ti kbdav, 8in,?~ Tho House passed a resolution to adjourn next Weduosday, tho loth. Chillis' prohibition moaanre was taken up, BOm'o of tlio speeches bc? ing obis on os. J hat of MeCullbugh, on behalf of prohibition, was a strong ar^unu'ut, well delivered. Many of the spcakera dealt with the liquor bitua tinn in an exhaustive aud painstaking manner anil tnuoh wan said for aiul n?ainBtthe present system of handling tho liquor traffic in South Carolina. Livingston ofierodns an amendment nil absolute prohibition measure. This was finally voted down, lief ore any de ciait'o vote on tho merits of tho bill proper could be reached, however, iho honr for rocosa cauio and tli6 fuithoi' discussion of tho measure went over until Wednesday. Wyche called up bis bill relating to adulterated food, uaedioine and liquors and it was ordeiod to a tliiid roadiug without debate. E. I), Smith's bill to require nil pcr sous attouding Stato colleges to pa.v at least S40 a year tuition, which was do bated Inst year and brought over to this session, was ejtjled up by the author, and after somSs discussion was killed. Westmoreland's dog taxatiou bill wan aieokillod, ? , _ w jiUAESDAV, 9rn. ?Tn ine House iho prohibition bill met its death, tho yea and nay vote resulting aa follows: Yea? Speaker Gary, All, Asbill, Aus tell, Bailey, Banks, Retbuuo, Blythe, Cft'lghmati) ( rum, Davis, Ueo. W. , JDebrUhl, D'ttkes, Efiril, Epps, Gage, Gftrris, Goodwin. O. P.? Graham, Humilton, Hazelden. Henderson Hum phrey, Hvdrick, Ilderton, Johuson, Horace E.^ Kibler, Kiuard, Henry J., Kiunrd, J.?D. , Lester, Mishoo, Mitoh ell, MoDaniel, McKeown, AIoLanrin, ]Slc\Vhite, Nettles, Phillips. Pollock, Prince, Pyatt, Bqgers, Siukler, Skin ner, Simpkins. Speer, Sturkie, ihomas, ?V. H., Timmermau, W'olling, ^elch, West, "Westmoreland, Winkler, Wil liams, Withernpoon, Wyche, Yoldell ? 58. Nny? Ashley, Carraw ay, Childs.Col cook, ?>av is, W. C./DeLouch, Fairey, Fox, Gasque, Goodwin, H. P., Hollis, Johuson, T. E., Limehouse, Living ston, Lofton, Mtiuldln, Meares, Mehr teus, McCullongh, Owou, Pattou, Pricc, Hainsford. Hobiuaon, Sanders, hen brook, Smith, J# lt-i Smith, S. >Y. Smith, E. 1>., Stevenson, bullivan, Toole, Verner, Whiaonant. Wilson, Wiugo? 80. Tho vote was clinched. Pollock's ameucknent to Child h bill, Which was to regelate tho o. p. stores, was taken up and debated at some length. Pollock spoke in its behalf, but it was rejected. t Tho legislative appropriation bill wa9 presentod by the comm. ttee on ways and means. jf . At the night efftsion a favorable ma jority roport on tho Lee county bill was presented. The Senate notified the House that it had agreed to the resolu lion fixing Wodnosday as tho day of ad ^Th^Sonate macte some amendments to the school book bill of T. E. John son, so aa not to make it mandatory to have school book de?K>sit?>rie? ?? cer tain counties. Tho Senate also put on a rider to tho bill "That in all schools niirl c0H^^a. -uJ-Lkin U?i? SUta which aro supported iu whole or in part from the freo school fund it shall be milaw ? ?nl to use any text book wlneh hatrHccn condemned or disapproved by tho Btaffe board of education." Houso adopted the rider without debate. TnunsoAT, 10TH.? Tho work of the House was very brief. Tho news of the death of one of its members, tbe Hon. J. M. Glenn, of Anderson oounty, was received, and as a result held an aftornoon session, adjourning over at night out of respect to his memory. Iho bit? fight of tho day was over tho ques tion of tbe establishment of Pee Uee county. The minority of the com mittee had proposed a concurrent reso lution providing for another election ou tlfc qnostion. Finally a vote, was reached, and the House refused toT\ll the resolution. The vote was 83 to ?r Then the resolution was passed aud the rote was clinched. The advocates of the new county are consequently jubi ^Skinner's bill to authorize an election on the questic-a of county court* was killed. / Verner's biD, exempting Oopneo, York aud Pickens counties fr^m the oi>eratiou of tho dispensary law, was given its final reading and sent to the r-. on ate bv a vote of 68 to 50, as follows: Yeas? Ashley, Austell, Bacot, Boden, Bums, Carraway, Colcock, Davis, W. C. , deLoach, Edwards, Epps, I'ox, (indsden, Gago, Gasque, Graham, Hamilton, Hollis, Johuson, H. "m Johnson, T. E., Kibler, Limehouse, Livingston, Lofton, Mnuldin, Mmres, Mchrtens, Miller, J. H., Mitchell, MoCul lough, McDaniel, Nettles, Owens, lat* ton, Perritt, Pollock, Pyatt, Kaintford, Bovnolds, Robinson, Bandera, Sea brook, Sinkler, Simkina, Smith, J. It., Smith, E. I>., Stevenaoa. Thomas. Jno. P., Jr., Thomas, W. H.t Y ernex^ V incenl,' Wolling, WhUonan^ Wilao6|fWingotWitber?po<?jreIdeU^ Nays ? Speaker Gary, AH, Banks, Be tbi??e, B*eefa?>4i Crmn, Davis, O. M.,D?W? Brnlil, Dukes, Eflrd, Ft " Goodwin, H.?. .Oeodwtoj Basal den, Hendersoa, F r, IDBXd, J.. McKaown, MeL*orim. MoWfci Hii, yPrto, Prtee^ JBogya. Phil a vote or .'48 to .11 reluaort to con- I cur in th a Senate amendment to tho South Catohna Cttfh*?o appreciation ! 'J ho . llottso l <?>' ?>? the jtWOO amondmont f??r militia inspections. 'i ho betod ??f health* c?I,*jOo was down in tho hill ut Sy>3. Tho Somite evi? dent'y intend^,! ?0, '(M. i he lIun*o refused to concur amid laughter. Tho change in repaid to BupoiTisora' ealni iea was agreed to. The House was about <oyef'jfo to pay for tho piano in thy Governor's man r.ir.n whou lilytho Ptaled that il It ml been put there hy tho present Gov* o. nor's predecessor ami suid they conhl iiot refuse to pay for it. J!y a vote of ?it) to 8i the Hottso ftccei toil tho amend* went. Th Hottso refused to agree to tho $J ,600 for tho ?a y of tho phosphate j euiuiiilssionur. A?bo tho amendments appropriating^* loan to tho State I'nif Association. 1 heso matters will doubt less ho referred to a conference com* nuttoo and may b? sottlod with ditli cult jr. S.ut Tfr>AT, 13th, ? The Hottso pas.?.e 1 tho Government county hill. II o resignation of Judge Ga^o was accept ed. J ho differ oac?.* between tho two Houses on the tolegraph ami express ] company hill were satisfactorily ad- i justed and tho hill vaoordeied onrolle^l j lor ratification. , ,Tno. I\ Thomas Jr., offered t!io fob lowing concurrent resolution: l!o* J solved hy tho Houso of Represent a- i ttvos, the Senato concurring, 1 hat tho ; State hoard of control and tho sinking fund commissioner* ho, and they aro hereby, authorized to adjust any pay iu any manuor thov may deem ad visable all ceets and (laiuagos in the ao tion pending in th* Unitod Statos Cir cuit Cotirt, involtml tho titlo and poa p 08? ion of the bilildh'g in the city of | Columbia known as tho "Agricultural Dull." It went over for considerajUiin. Clears offered Jan amendment looking to local option on the liquor question in tho pov^nl counties, but it was killed after Bon.o discussion. Tho Senato Seut back a substitute for Ashley'a fertiliser labtfl bill, to which tho llouso refused to agreo. At 0 p.m. tho supply bill catno back from tho Senato. Tho Senato amendments to tho Anderson, Bamberg and Aiken county lovioa were concurred in. Then tho llouso dccliuod to concur in the amendments as to Charleston, and re fusing to agree to other amendments, tho .Senate was ordered notified of tho action taken. Tho Hcnato amendment making tho non-payment of poll tax a misdemeanor, the Hou*cdecliucd quiet emphatically to agree to. Mondav, J lrii. ? Vcrnor called to tho attention of the IIouBe tho reports that he had freely heard that dispensary campio liquor was boiuf? given away and that. Senators and Koprosontatives had been d? joking such stuff. II o followed it up with a coueurront resolution that croated aome lively and peculiarly in teresting debato aud was then passed, providing for an immediate investiga tion of tho repot ts. Then it wont ovor to tho fronato and thai body put an end to it with all its possibilities. During the day session the Houso give tho county government bill a tlnal I'eadiug, 'J ho conference committee on tho ap priation bill submitted its report. The committee agreed oa the $20, U00 tor the HoutU Carolina collegeand the adjutant and inspector general's inspection fuud. Tho house agreod to the conference committee's report on Ashley's fer tilizer labol bill, which reeominendod that tho Souat? recede from its amend ments. Tho judiciary committee reported fa vorably upon the concurrent resolu tion relating to the costs and damages in the agricultural ball matter. The resolution was adopted. The House agreod to the amendment of the Senate to tho Pee Deo couuty resolution. lldofWm urged the TTouse to take up out ofyi^ regular order the bill t< give tho town of Florenco the power to punitfi criminals. A defect in tho charter left tho town without that power.-<? ?-v Sanders offered a concurront resolu tion providing for tho appointment of iho uiiual dispensary examining com mittee. This was adopted. llmv flhe Byii'tmn Noted. As every qncf knowis "Lady Audley'a Secret" wa* the novel which lifted Miss Jlrnddon Into fame. It mny not bo so generally known that the author lmd ro little confldonce In her work as to bring It out In an obscure serial, Robin Goodfellow. Tho etory of tho story Is a romnnco In Itself. Mr. Maxwell had started, In more or less rivalry to DlekenH' first periodical, tho magazine called Robin Hood fellow. Dr. Mackey was lis ed Itor and Lascelles Wraxall was his pgr.' ond Ip command. There had been somo difficulty In regard to the oponlng nov el, In consequenco of which the new periodical was on the evo of postpone ment, n kerlous contretemps In the face of Its extensively advertised date of publication. The day before a decision was necensnry Miss Braddon heard of tho difficulty and offeftwl to write I he story. "Ilut even if you wore strong enough to fill the position," was the publisher's reply, "tbero is no time." "How long could you give me?" ask ed the aspiring author**#. "UntU to-morrow mornijpg." *At what time tomorrow morning?" "If tha ilrmt installment were on my breakfast table to-morrow morning," Ur replied. Indicating try hit tone and manner tho nttar impo?*ibIllty of the thing. "it wool* ho in tins*." he pobHaher fonnd flHi tfc i epenlnff boHU M" ha4 to prevail I' lit M Radical Wing, in Secret Mooting, Propose Terms to tlie Insurgents. THE PROPOSITIONS DRAWN UP. All l Ho Autonomist* Kvocpt OnlVf*i Moutrro, Euyas uml Dclonto Agree to t ho Tcvim. V ITavonn.H, Yin. Key West, Fla. , v^po* I'ia); ? '1 lio initil-Hl wing of tho Auiouo* mist patty, for mod of Souora Eli.io i . i burgti, Aitiuo Aiublanl, LoopoMo Sola, Caros i'out, Miguel (I nor, Kiluurtiu l)ol? ftinl othom, usbombltM.1 iu awcrot meeting oil tho 12th, to (lisouas tlio situation which is oouaiderod very aonoua, ow intf to tlio oontinuauoe of the in. un coi'.oM despite tho fact uutou omy linn been grniitod to Cuba, f^ouor Antonio Covin, Colonial Secretary of tho Interior, 4.1 lit not take part m tho deliberations, but ?ont his assent to t ??o rosoiutian* adopted. it wan resolved to open liegoliut ions with tho iiiMir fjo'itR, in tho but it?f that tint revolution could Hut I >o KUpproasod by Joreo (>t arms. Anticipating that tho insurgents would not accept tho now terms, 11 wm roBoivokt Ibut the colonial govern nient would gopon negotiations thus tutviny tho Mauvul government from thu re sponsibility. J ho following proposi tions will bo formally toudeiod to tho insurgents: '?First*? Tlio volunteers will bo dissolved and a Cuban militia formed. Seeond?'i ho ir.Mngont oelonel9 and gen eral will bo rucogmmt. Third- -Cuba will bo called upon to pay only eiOO.OUO.OUO out of tlio f 000, 000, 000 tu duoiuitiM'aM -one f.>r both wars. Fourth? u' a will pay ?2,000.000 a yenr for tho crown 1 >8*. l ii tii? Cuba will make hor own treaties without Intcrforeuco by tho Madrid govern ment. Hixth? Spanish products will have only a 10 f t r cent margin of protection over Hitul iar products from other eountrlo*. 8t:vcnlh-~No exf.b'8 or deportations will bo made, even in war lime, to Spain, Africa or to penal settlements elsewhere. Elglilli?Dtr.'uh sentences for rebellion ehnll be abolished. jSiuih ? Martial law cannot bo ordered by tho captain gouerul without the absent ") both tho Hou-e and Seuate, if those bodies a>o In ocfBion, or without the assent of a majority of the Cabinet if they aro not In IWSIOD, /I'oiilh?Tho archbishop of Santiago do Cuba shall always bo a native Cuban. r.lovwntti? Tho actual Insurgent party shall hnro throe senTfe tu tlio Ural eaniuent. Tivulith*. Ail armi-ltow of ilfteen dnya shall bo granted for tho dlectiFfrlon of tho tei'ius of peaoo, ? These terms aro accepted by tlio Autono mist party Ju full with tho oxcoptioua of, benorit Oulvez, M uU-to, Z-iyos and Deiont^. hieCt ofalarra by our fro fern - tfiis point the administration r the fnJAj-eport prom^'ed by. m?K; ou i |<?w?itini Minis Ur ' Two t ciitniiurinns Demi, A special to the Charlotto (N. 0.) Observer from Elkin, dam: Lewis Harris, tho centenarian, ?'?Wed at his homo near ltoaring Gap Hotel on the 11th. He was perhaps tho oldest mijn in tho State, bo being 104 yoars of ago at the time of bis death. When ho sottlod in this country this vast domain was all a wilderness. For tho past three years ho has beon in a state bordering on imbecility. He bad a mama for burning everything in sight, and his people had to keep a continual watch over him to keep him from buro- J "Ing up tho house and furniture. Judith Martin, the oldest negro woman in the Statu, and perhaps ih tho South, died at bed home near Jlonda, Wilkes county, on .the *aino day, agod lift years. This is authetio. About two yoars ago thia old necrro cut her second net of te^th, and . her eyesight, which had failed, retnfsod to her. qT The Prayer Shut Out. Attorn>y?rt*e,nernl Crow, of Missouri, lm* rendered bis opinion in which he holds that it is a violation of tho Stato law to bavo pumla recite the Lord's Prayer or lor tho toaohor to read tho Biblo as a part of the opening exercises in tho public schools of the Mate. Ho holds that thoko exorcises ao forms Of religious worship, and henco aro for bidden in a i ublio school house during school hours. Arms tor Cuban Patriots. A largo Cuban expedition, under command of Hon. Sanguilly, slipped away from Tampa, Fla. , on tho 13th. It is understood that 0,000 rifles, 0,000 pounds of dynamito, 200,000 rounds of cartridges, and a large lot of supplies, including seventy mon, made up the cargo. " ' ,* \ Nomination Again Postponed. Washington *pocial,/14th: At the request of both Senators Pritcliard and Butler, the Senate committeo on judi ciary today again postponed considera tiou of tho nomination of Mr. I'Zwprt to be judge of -4he Westom disttict of North Carolina. ^ Awaiting Woodford's Itoport. While the personal incident of "irit' eism of President McKinloy in tl.e 0? Lome letter is considered closed, but the statements as to Spain's duplicity regarding the proposed oommerciai treaty and Cuban autonomy yia> still be * met I'ALMETTO STATE DOINGS, Nom tintcs \Yhl*lt<*y, The C?reonviljo_ correspondent of thf Strup, reports ivev. hum Jones a*i fol U)>v\jia tuo in) km- <iui\\tio.? in hi t Ifp lnro<*n "Suncity" in that city n low 8VCU111;,' < !? ;??: "llo roa<f?\v oon vini'iiii* irguiumit* tor tofn 1'%*) oa oo (ktivl pi olnln* luin, uivm,*; nluMridivo IrManqes which ttero puihedieaUy demonstrative! of his points. Ham .1 iuio1' liat os uhtakcy and 11)0 whukoy I'lp.invss nil tho way through. Jlis ai raismnctit of the d>*-, pv?>sniy system was probably th/rf stum^i-Kt nti?ek on south (. urolinuls liquor law that had evw?' i o?mi heaid in t no State. 1 2 i* ridiculed and mmdomnod aiino<t without mercy church mofnbors tvho hold positions in tho State's syhtem oi whiskey felling. llo in ovidontly well posted on tho fiubjeot, and if Sam Jones could deliver his dispensary speech in every county in tho fchato tho iifo of that institution would Boon ond. IIih argument against it was simply that olio which has so often l>con Uftod 4nd never yet ansuored; 'if tho Stuto forbidH her citizens from engaging m tho damnable business, rho oui^ht not to do it herrolf. ' Ilia oloqueneo and *iu ni'stnosi lent adilod force to tho i ;i - moot htr^nghtb ( I hi* position and h i G rcmailvH wort* well rccoivod by an au? lience, tho luajovity of whom are prob ably not prohibit'ouists as he if?. " -- - ? - > ? ? " Tho Kccmil ni'olicti. At tho regular monthly mooting of :he hospital lor lha insane the report of tlio superintendent showed tliat during iIiq mouth of .1 anuary forty -fcix pationu lud boon admitted (<? the hoepitul lor treatment. i'his makes tho total nnm* >er whoip'e now undergoing treatment K h>, and in the largcttt number Which ia? over been reached since tho ?stab iidnnent of tho institution. 'I bo affairs tfero found to be in a prouporous eon 1 1 lion, and tho miu.agomonl is to bo Kmgratulatod on tho eood whowing nfldo. < )no of tho most iiupurtHnt sub ects before tho board was in regard to the number of nogro patients, which s unusually lar^o. Stops aro to bo iaken whorobv special attention will bo >a'd to tho colored dopartmont in tho 'uturo, and tho I'arkor building V+U >o utilized at onco for the colored \neij/ ' Cot lun Aci'curc, Kto. Tho following items aro taken from tlin KurospoudouU of tho Newu and Cour ?r: Hampton: In consoqueuco of ox ?n?ive fertilizer shipments, th? Charles on and WoMiorn Carolina tfoad has )oon running anuniborol extra freight rains during the past week. Andorao.i: J bo limners say tlioy aio ?oitijr to plant more cotton, if tho price s low, than i ast year. Judging bv tlio ar^o auionnt ol oruliz. r > sold it cor am. y soeinsVtnni tlioy uie oo deter niued. JJonnottsville: \ J'ortilizorn are boftiu ling to niovo, buV cotton Bcfd meal is lot bedintr fast, while the price liaa an ipward tendei^cv. J , Now berry : \llip prain crop has bui^ dvod tho recouVcold spell and is look ng splendidly. Import nut to Farmer*, ?, On tho flrat Monday tho cotton groxr* irB of hichmoud passed tbcBO imports I mt roKolutioiiH looking to the improvo-V nentof tho cotton industry in thecouny y a\il btato: lioHolvod", First; Ttiat to adv^o tiio farmers of tbo county to. ?ut tho i*<?eago ut least one -third or nore, if posSTblo, nnd he certain to use ivory effort on tho farm. Second, ?t hat wo use very little .commercial for ilizera, if any, knowing an we do that ;uan<> manufacturers bairn combined to told tho pricea out of our reach, that is, ,t tho present prico of cotton. Wo arc tot making war-, agaiuat guauo com (anion nor do wo wihh to havo tiio irolit kuockcd out of thoir business. Jut wo arefiuro wo can't pay pastpricos rith 0-cont cotton. Tho Confederates Are Coipfn#. Tho Confederate veterans of South Carolina are coming to ('harlcfiton in iprtl. 'I hoir next annual reunion will ?o held here, President Wolch, of tho foung ^lcn'a Bumiuohh League, upon trhoso invitation tiio reunion will bo lold in this city, has ftps omted a special iomtnittee to provide lor tho reception, intortainmont au?l comfort of tho vis torfl, aiid we havo no doubt that all tho ?eoplo of (.'harloston will aid in tho pa riotic work. The time firbd for tho reunion will oou be here, athi-JJforo iB a great deal J o bo dono to mako the event whatsit" hould be. It is hoped that every old <oldier in the State will attend, 'ihero rill be room at?J welcomo for all.? <*owb and Courier. May Not Have to Move.' itislikoly, says tho Register, that lie State board of control will hold an ixtra meeting soon to consider cpndi ionn arising from the fact that Wesley trill have control of the agricultural tall. The State and Westfey will come o sotno acreoment about tiio rent, but t will bo nece?*ary for/the board to ncet and mako the necessary "arrangc nents. Thero if? no proAi?ect now that lie dispensary will havo to leave tho ?Riding. Penitentiary for 87 Months* At Camdeo, the caso of the State vs. f*9. McLeod for murder, was tried last seek, and r#auMe<l in a verdict of tuilty of man?lanxhler. Thesentenco ft the court was three ' years and one oontb'fl imprisonment in thepehiten* iary at hard tabor. Both the defend at and th? party killed wero negroes. -- Hslw Bln Biipliee, & every ferae* weoW eater ?or? wemij uputt. llf i*uduuUuuofre>~ ISEreeaSTeoBld wwi tt boas *4 earOij tfc*?ot*pa proport umuf~ jfoepeHty wool* eeoft ?mm to him f M evkleaoe of il we ka?e ooly tor* < I ? - on anma>mfVVkJS*m,t- ' ' IrlFT V-FIFTH CONGRESS, f'roeocillnus of II. .th tho Scuftto And I ton ?t? Day lly l>ay*. THE SENATE. }W rrt Pay. ? In tlio Senate strong Cuban resolutions wero introduced. I annon 'wanted I Uo United States to roiyo not too on Spain to withdraw hor f?>rcoa from Citl.it mid give that iiepub Jio iihoi ty. M ***<.>?>'* resolution oatta upon tlio t'roaident to notify Spaiu~i~" tkit tlio war must nt onou consOy/fSnd t hiVt the Uuitod Mates declaim and jAiviutftin peace on tho Island. y\Hen / w'imteit tl?o holltooroncy of the itauiV ^e:its recognized. Tii 1"?ay. ?For more titan throe hours Iho Seu ate chamber rang with oloijiieut appeals in bolinlf of thoCuban iiihui^ontfl. Cannon, of Utah, and Mason, of Illino ?, boiug the principal speaker*. Mason in hisroniark*, ttrged tho ('resident to take immediate action, and Cannon upoke in support of his roKolntion introduced the day before to give Spain until Xinr^h 4th to stop tbo war. Ualo made a cool-bunded speech and had tho resolution referred. I utler, of North Carolina, presented an amendment to tlio constitution, en* Hiding Con/'resft to levy and collect au income tax. ; Hi II Day.? During the entire ses sion of tlio Senate, the Indian appro* pr.ation l>ill was under diHcussiou. 1 ho reading of tlio bid was completed, and all of tlio oommittoo's ciooudmenta el' a minor character were atiffoV.-"^ to tin* ii'ionHiiro. Allen, of Nebraska, eu livonud the proceed ings a fow -minutes before adjonrnmunt by making au at tack upon . ^poakor Jtred. lien. Wil liam ilooth, of T.ondon, England, founder of ihe Salvation Army olHci atcd an chaplain at iho opening session today. AiV. and Mrs. Hootli Tuoker, tliu Hon in law and daughter of General liobtb, were in the nailery during the prayer. Previous to the meeting of tlio Senate the entire party held a brio! reception in the Vica- President's room. yum Day -Tho henate pOMfd tba Indian appropriation bill, after being amondod xoinewhat by Petti^rew, of South Dakota. Tho bill oarriea newly Allen, of Nebraska. intgott diioad a resolution direoiiuV tho-Oom mitten on foreign relations tfirinqnira whetner tho yacht Buccaneer, owned by Wm. R. Hearst, baa beei^ seized and i? being hold py the St>attteb gov* ornmout, The resolutijdl was agreed to 4 Or ir Day. ? Tlio Senate ?Foreignrff ^iions committee reported aga(ust placing Allon'o Cuban boligerency nmuiulmont on the consular bill and ~ rocoulmbndod thnt it be laid Upon tho tablo .Houator Allen spoke on bia res olution providing for tho free coinage of silver without waiting for notion by any other country. Morcat^ealled up hr- resolution fiskiiitfthal fJ^BP*e?ic(eat be called upon for certain inwrmation 14 bo called upon for in regard to Cuba. It was passed.' THE HOUSE. / 4 1 st Day. ? The IIouso entered upptt tbo consideration of tho Aldrtch- Plow~ man contestoa election 8k*o, from the fourth Alabama distriot, ihe majority of tho comtnittoe reported in favor of seating the ltepublioau contestant, on tho ground of conspiracy, an allegation vigorouHly denied by the minority; Mr. Plowman's pi or all ty, on the faoa of theroturns, was 2,1)67, Tba majority revised tho figures so as to a plurality of 843. During tha el I v part of the session the Senate amend ments to the agrioulturat bill were dfc* asrrocd to, and tho bill was sent to dob* ferenco. 4 2d Day.? The House by * vote of 14# to Hfc unvested Plowtnatr (Bom.} Of ? Alabama, and gave the seat to Aldneb (Hop.) A special dottcionoy approbria tion bill was panned carryipt #200,000 for the payment of jiirors't jes in tha Unt'tod states Courts, and 9 170,000 for witness fees. During the debate on the contested election case of Plowman vs. Aldriob, - Linney said the negrtfon iu tha Sontn wero KtofV4i4n?t in their loyalty to tha Itepublican ticket. "As wollexpeotto bo ablo to nhoot off the horns of iba moon with a pop-gun," said he, "as to rnnko n Southern negro voluntarily -vote the Domocratio ticket," 4ttn Day.? Tho Hons? was in a Tery bad temper, and tho whole s?H*ioa waa connuuiod in illibneteriug againat two bills of minor importance,and the other to make Kookport, We., a snbport of* entry. Neither got further than an prosfment acd thiriTreading. Holl call followed roll call all day^ long, ana -par tinan feeling reached a Ingh pitch. Fin> ally, when it bebame~ evident that no progress conld be made with tho biila prenented, an adjournment waa tarifal " until Monday. 44tb Day. ?The house committee oa foreign affairs reported and called np tifr considera.don the house rasolotion ^ calling upon the tieoretary of State for in for mation as to Spain's dealings with the starving Cubans, and also as to the ~ progre*e of efforts^ forthe estaWishaaaai ? of autonomy in Cuba. After a abort debate the resolution was adopted, ^pother resolution was adopted calling tor the corros|K>ndence relating, to tho exclusion of our frtiite, beef and horaaa from Germany. Th?rem*inder of tho day was dovoted to iKstriot of Colum bia business. V **+?TZ r. F. & Y. V. ft H. Ca*e J mlj?e Purnell Law written hf*qpixt<-^ ion in the Cape Fear atid Yadfcin y*b, - ley Railroad caae and mailed it ic " Uotled >5t?WC CI???trC?HH r It orders a dnal aal* of the ? ia, a tale a* a wbula or fa|? not a revei'aat of Jnttge CiBIOD, b?itviir oompiianoeiill