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It Has PSsseif Both Branches of tho Legislature* THF CONCEALED WEAPON LAW, T lie House Judiciary Committee A\ade an Unfatorafole Rcporl oil (tie Bill fur l(& He peal To Reduce Salaries of Stale Officer. BEN A l l:. Nkconi> I>ay- Tbo Sonnte was in sea* sion loss thai: uu hour, Senator Grav don introduced sovorul bills, Tho most important was a constitutional amendmont which ho offered. It pro vides for tho repeal of section I?, ur ticlo.,7, of tho, constitution. Its aim in to do away with slioing count ion up by a portion of ono township deciding it wanted "tortJgTOTOT a part of anmtrcr county. Tho following resolution* were tutroduood; Providing for a joint committee to consist of ono Senator a.id one Keprcsentntivo from ouch jn dioial circuit to arrango for holding courts iii this State; umondinont to civil prpeoduro so an to prevent oruors staying judicial sales without nolioa ^Motho opposing party or his attorney. Third Da*. ? The Heoate lowered all previous roooids hy being in session only teu minutes. Mr. Aldricli's juint resolution to oxleud tbo timo for tho payment of taxeB to Fobruury 28 canio up for second reading and passed wit h out oommont or opposition. Hills in troduced: To authorize tbo supervisor of auy county of this Stale to exchange conviot labor with any other oouuty, and to mako contracts fpr biro with re gnrd to Bamo; providing thut the accused shall in capital folouies, have the like process to compel tho attend ance of uuy witnoss in his behalf, and in Buoh Ci&ea the witness shall i-eceivo , tlyj same fee aa thg Stat j witness; pro viding that there can ho no judicial order staying preceduro out of court without notice to the opposing party; providing tbat thoro shall ho uo limit ation iu conveyance of lands; to fix the time for the payment of taxes from X)otobor 1st to December 1st; to require county boards of commissioners to do duct from the salary of anv regular constable oomi>eiiButions paid persons acting as constables on a particular occasion, unless such sorvico wan ren dered in an emergoncy wliereiu tho regular constable could not perform tho servico. Fourth Dav. ? The first debato of tho present sesoion of the sonato occurred on the question of ndjournment. 'lbe outcome was an agreenieut to adjourn until 12 o'clock Mouday. On motion of Slieppard the care aud disposition ol the Confederate rolls was referred to the cqmmittoo on military. This motion was the result of a message from the governor submitting the report of the State historian, Col. John P. Thomas. Tho report c5* tho Charleston barbo* commission was presented by Souator Barnwell. The number of vessels enter ing that port last year wore 635 Amori can, 67 British and 34 of other nationali ties, having a lot*l tounage of 925,000. Tfafil M ft Blight falling off in number oi vessels and tonnage from previous y oar. When a resolution to extend the time for the payment of taxes ^to, '.February 20 came up, Senator Sheppard amend ed by fixing March 1 as the time. Senators Aldrich, Manning", S bop pur <1 and Mayfipld favored the resolution. Senator Archer arose aud simply stated his opposition to it a*an unbusinesslike proceeding. The amendmont was theu adopted fixing the time to aud exclu sive of Feb. 29. JBlakcney, of Ches torfield, offered an .amendment impos ing a 15 pereeofe- tensity on all tsx?? collected up to that timer ' The seuato killed the ameudme.nt. Appek amend ed by providing for the return of all penalties so far colloctod. Manning amended by extending tho .time lor collo^iou of road tax to Hist of March. The comoiitte on rutes ro ported au amendment to the rules providing for unanimbus consent before the adop tion of a committee on conference or * free conference report. The report was adopted by the senate. New Bi lib: Barnwell, relating to tbe reduction of the capital stock of cor porations; Barnwell, relating to sealocl . instruments; Graydon, to requiro affi davits upon which warrants are aworn out to be filed at' once and a copy to he furnished the acoused; Groydou, amendment to the law fixing the sal aries of the auditors of the State; Blak ~euey, making it unnecessary for con stables q r magistrates to have their war rants countersigned whon serving them in any part of the State. Firm Day. ?Tbo Senate met in joint session at 1 o'clock to declare the vote of the general election. Mr. Henderson offered a resolution instructing the (Secretary of State to have 175 copiei pi+bted of the county government act and laid on the deskrof the members. This measure bad been held up by the Governor and only bocame law on the third day of this l session. Maytield amended by increasing the number to 800. The resolution was thou adopted. ? Appelt's bill to exemi>t Clar endon county from the operations of all sots providing for the licenses and lioense fees for trafficking iu seed cot ton was, on motion of Douglass, killed. Tk* following nsw bills were intro dnoed: Douglass, providing that county awpervis^rs shall fftraish magistrates with blAnks; Hay, resolution for per* niarijp to ntmuoe * bill to ataend. . the Master of the Wilson and Mummer ; umm foV Sin -early tCdjOurnmout. Ho of fered a resolution l< X i MM the day for dual 1 a.ljuurii^ut on tlio lot h />1 February. ,N<) art on xy <11 taken (mii tho mutter. 1 1 'i liO following bills passed tlioir third 'ruining: To require opunty boftriU of commissioners to deduct ivoiD salary of lobular oori&tubl?s ceuiponeaUon paid persons noting as Constables on ft par ticular occasion, unions- huoU sbf-vica Waa rottdorod in an omc-rgonoy wherein tho rcyuluv tiOi*Qtablpe could nut per l< i in tho aoivioo; to authorize tho an pervisor of any county of this HtaW> to oxchnuge convict labor with auy other county, nutl to make contracts for hiiM wifli regard tb tho same; House bill to extend the time for tho pay ment of taxes for tho iiscal year ISHf. Now hills; ( 'amp General James Con nor of Sunxmomlto wmomorlnlizod tho iSeuato to amend tiio ponhtou law so us to cover cases of worthy votorans not included in the ptosont act; lleuder boh, to aid and onoohrago manufacture era by remitting all Htut o and county tux on for live years except tho educa tional tax. Tho site of tho mill is lax nhtcr hnt ?rerythinjr ?l!?o in exempt; (Iraydon, a 'general bill to regulate fee? of clerks of the com U of thisStato; Wallace, to incorporate tho trustoea of tho Presbyterian college of South Car olina; Huddrtlh, to forbid tho levying or colloctiug of auy tax on bouds to build any railroad until tho Haid rail road has boeu oomploted. through the township in wlich it is "proposed to lovy tho tax; Mower, to amend tho law Kovorniax mutual protective associa tions; Ildorton, to require school trus tees to apportion tho funds botweoA the races; Marshall, to place Btieot oar employes and mill employes under the name protection of law as railway employes. TfjLtf HOUSE, The HotrteTof Representatives ansom Mod promptly at noon. M-mars. E. K." Vernor of Qcouoe, It. I!. Timmorman oi Aiken and M. W. I'yalt of Georgetown* preson t od 1 li o m e o 1 vca before tiio ba*^ul the houso anil were sworu in. JEftch oi these tbroe members wore representa tives at tho Inst Reunion. Tbo sponkot thou announced t ho appointment of the utiinclnnc^ommitteos aud houso officials. The governor's mo(?Bngo waB road at the conclusion of the loading of th< committee*. Tho portious of tho mes sage wero referrod to tho proper corn mittoes. Stovonsou introduced a bili to repeal the luw passed in 1888 putting the primary elections of political partiei ? under the control of the courts of th< Stato; Cosgrovo, a bill relating to ter mination of routalOoontract; Browning, a report of commission to divide the portion between Charleston and Berko ley count ica; Labun Maul din, a bill tc simplify the law rotating to lions. /"The followiug appointments wore an /nouncod: \ Assistant clerk, S. C. Cason; jour trt)l clerk, M. G. Donald; outside door keeper, Peter Sanders; inside door koopor, Will fata Muih|j-; gallery door keepor, W. D. Harmon; koei or o speaker's room, J. 1ST. 1'cerman ; pages, Belton Drafts Caughman, Archie Senn, Miles 15. MoSweeney, J. Lcroy W??*. Third Dat. ? The Houso settled dowr, to work and a number of new billf were presented for tho first leading. Ashley, Blease and Elird each intro duced bills relating to privilege tax. Bucot and Mar|<yi have joiut resolu tions to present' a sword to Viotor Blue, and Wharton offered a resolution tc present tho youu;? naval olllcors witW gold medal. Tho Leo county mat ter was brought up by the judiciary committee and will bo put in the hand* of the committoo on privileges a:ic elections. There will be nti eftort t< uneoat Mr, Keels. Whon Evans' bib to extond tho time for tho payment ol taxes was called Mr. Wycho tuovod tc refer it to the ways and moans com mittee. His motion to refer was votec down- miff thro origiiint bill, whon mad? to read "without^ penalty, " aud that the lime for tho payment of the coiumu tat ion -road tax bq extended until MarcL JHWr-jossed its seiVud-reafying. Thos? amend men adopted al ties Now bil over frfc commi in hot | ivaricK en\ by JKl* uen< 1>?* *01*30 a provides that was tho alsc pen tady collected bo refundod. ft: A concurrent resolution oam? >m tho senate asking that "X}i? teoH on privileges and oleotionr houses llnd out what offices aVe to be lllled and to agree uuou a dato foi the election of all snob officers. Adopt od;, Rogers introduced a concurrent rescUutiou that tho introduction o? u bilPto chartor tho Bchnottsville anc Alston railroad bo allowed; Thomat introduced a similar resolution in ro gard to changing tho charter of the Charleston street railway; a bill to regular the privilege tax on for Lib izers; Elird, to makp legislative term four yearn with ^nonninl aossions; Bacot, to allow the South Carolina Society^for the prevoution of oruolty tc animals to bo permitted Lto destroy <tir otfscd and intlrm animals; Jlacot, u bill to fix the color of theState flag; Blease, a bill to repeal tho coucealed weapon law;Gantt, a bill to regulate the sale of fertilizers; Winkler, a lull relating to tho limitation of timo for delivery of printed statutes to Stato librarian; Bleaae, an amendment to the act reg ulatiug tho working of roads; Blouse, a bill to . compel cotton mills to pay^ employs withft 24 hours after their discharge; Blease, to regulato horse shoeing and to- license black smiths; Blease, a joint resolution to make the torfaas of tho members of the genaral ] aBHomrbly four years and to hare bien nial sessions; Blease, a bill to prevent the destruction ol cratc* and irrr.ve- 1 yards; a bill to pnnUfc the intimidation of laborers at primaries; a bi 1 1 to change the amount of punishment for violation of contract; Verner, a bill to repeal the lion law; Co^jrrevc. a bill r#l^tiB**o boeda aed aeearitieo; Aabley. radaae the tak ot) fwtilitel from 25 to j 10 oaatat JjAaaoa, a buTVdhridp tba ?>?wwp .tool | HBiM, a Mlltu milirtti j ?? ** ft?1 J" y:,i|iw ? uto the of mortgages and :ioua ou' ?rowiujt crops; Sulkier, to r.rotr?bjt nnd mipprenH the OHrivia? v.f ivi.itm wunj /us q? iKo iMi'bon; 1'iiiiry, ? bill to require 1 1| ? burying of dead ?>vit:o and t(u impose a penalty for fail : ll!^; to do v,n; Mitok<jdi, U joint resolu tion to authorize and require tho State' I tu-asurer to transfor tliosum of $8#0<tt. ? ; ?l Maiidiug to tho credit of the district ! ,;'x "??d to the State school fund; Mo i t raw, prohibiting bicyolo ridota from ; pt?j???K riders uu iiortobuck or vehicles . without leave; Saudors, a lull to re I peal tho metropolitan polico bill; I Cosgrovo, to deolaro the law aa to xvhat property is liable uudor a dis , tio^a wart not; Illnck, a bill (o amend j Jba law locating voting precincts; Win ! Kter, a bill to amend the public hi- It , ?ay aot; Stovenstfu, a bill to muliO a nHHtlOLivtti^ur to sn-opr falsely at * pi i mary, as rotates to managers ami vot ers ; Smith, to require each county to purchase bloodhounds; Means, a hill in . relation to re-insilranoe; l>ukos, to rog , ulato tho sale of domostic \viuo3; \Vha7 i ton, to require cotlon buyers to accept ( bale* a cutlon weighing not lo?s.thnn i oOO pounds ; Smith to appropriate ADO or ho much as may bo ueoossarv uj I au emergency fund to ho uood bv tho ? otate board of-Jioalth in dealing with certain diatMUjes; Joukiiis, to limit t lv?* I Hon of the State for unpnid taxes; Mo Jiauchliu, to roquivo the payment of cosing all criminal oases which are discontinued or uol proasqd; DoBruhl, concurrent. resolution to appoint a joint eom nmtoo from both houaes of the general assembly to tlx the time for tli.o holdiug of courts. I lie ways and means cornmittee ro l or tod on Mr. Slovonison'a bill to pro scribe tho praclfico in suits brought by tho State for baok taxos on lailroad proporty, where the property lias not been returned or tho value tlioioo& as corlaineit for taxation boforo tho ui.iti-i tution of suits, aud to declare wheij finch taxos nro due; Mr. Dukes eont up .P concurrent resolution to tho ellecl i Plosion and dispensary matters should he .referred to a committee con slating of one member from each county deletion; Mr. DoBruhl olYored a res olution that ? joint committee be an pointed to fix the time for tho holding of courts, i ho public schools com nnttoo submitted a repot ou Mr. *\ | I* o it h s bill to tho eflocl that all the net proceeds from the privi.ego tax bo devotod to the publio schools. The oommittoo rionorted un favorably on tho original bill aud sub Btttuted another. Mr. Smith requested that both the original and the subsli. tuto bo pnutod and laid on tho debks of the mom bors. The judioiary com mittee reported unfavorably on the bill to ropcnl tho concealed weapon lajfr. lho report of the committee was adopt ed and the bill rejected. A , i' 1PTU Day lho session of thehoif^t was short, aud nothing was accom plished. A number of new bills wore introduced, moving tho number before [bo house to 110. There are some in tercfilintf measures among tho now bills intiodueod. Mr. Wharton wants tc make violation of tho dispensary law u misdemeanor. M.\ Moss introduced i?orense tho number of iu dioial vij^cuits. Now. -bills: (iause t bill to exe??rt-fcehobl trustees from load duty; Stevensou, a bill to aniond tho new county law of a concur ront resolution from iho seuuio in io Jation to to tho joiut ?.ruloa.of joint as ftombly; Woodard, a bill to cham;o the boundary lines of townships; Krobard* o bill to apportion scholarships in the State institutions of learing; Tloyd, r bill to> provide for the redemption ol lands sold for taxes, by requiring the otlicer selling tho laud to withhold I accd of conveyance for 12 months* sc aa i to onablo the owner to settle, tip; barton , a bill to rouulate the punish ment of violations of tho d-?*pen?arv i law; prescribing thaL whoever violates j any of tho proviHmj^jf the clispeusary* , law shall, uponlgivictton, b? rtoemod j guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be i imprisoned at hard labor on the county chaingaiitf for not less than threo ! months nor moro than twelve months; j Moss, a bill to amend section 17, title j J11 the codo of civil procedure, so a* to increase the number of c-irouito to 10. | 1 lovd, a biil to regulato the charges by I tobacco warehouses; Winklor, a bill tc j require railroad companies in thift State : to sell rouud trip tickets for tho trail? I portatiou of passou^ors at rduccd i nte'i. Boll, a bill to provide for compensation to jurors serving on coroner's inquosts ; Sanders, a bill to provide for tho in spection of oilft or other fluids used ?g illuminating fluids in tho Statu; Thomas, a bill to increaao tho ponnlty for traftioing seed cotton after dark to iioporw, a lull to furthor do ciaro the law as to distress for rent; liydrick, a bill tu amend Tho county government law. Reports of com mittees: Tho agricultural committoo made a favorable report ou Wharton's bill to require cotton dealers to buy bales of loss than 300 pounds in woight. 'i ho committee on medical all'uirs made a favorable report on Smith's bill tonp? piopriato $2, ,*500 for the use of tho Stats board of health in suppressing smallpox. Ashley, for the ooxffmiMeo on ronds, bridges and ferries^' fyado a favorable report on Mr. . bill tp oompol bicyclo riders to ask permission before passiug vehicles. committee oU' roads, bridges and lorries mado an un favorable report on tho bill to amend the barbed wire fonce j^w. There was an unfavorable report on the bill to t>rovido for a medal for Victor Blue; a favorable report on Mr. Mariou's res olutions expressing the State's up prseiation of Blue's courage ;and a favor-, able report on Mr. Bacot'a original bill. Am unfavorable report on Mr. Winkler's bill to amend the; county government law. . Unfavorable on the bill to give a or mortgage upon growing crops, i report Bleep's j iety gover omant j a jSlaae's bill to i niu i tM boars alter discharge. I debate in the hoit^o 0 vor tit o rn.. I introduced by sta*on<-ou to r<? p??r t lUo j j law m relation to i rotftciiou o' |?> i ' fonry olept-ioua. AC 1 o'clock tho Sfcu- ! | *to nod Honso- in joint .posatou ran- i vasaod tl'O vote (Or UoVoruoi and LifrVvt. : (ioveuiur, aud declared the result. j Garrett introduced a resolution to do ! clare thin State opt>osed to territorial e^pnufciou. lHiO resolution was t>rvh. in it ted to tho committee on foreign io latious. Mr. MoCttllough intro duced n bill to mako if a fn meaner to apouk or \Vrito faluoly , of tho ctias'ity of t'emalos, Now bi!U; Mautdin, a lull to reduce ttio salaries j ot Sttiio o Ulcers; Woodward, a l>dl : making business by tiio insurance com i panics uulntvful except through legally ! <luuhtio>l agents; Smith, n lull to re charter tho Hemming way forry tti Hor ry county. Also a hill rotating to tiie chartering of torrfoi i:i gouoral: * Campbell, a I > i 1 1 to amend the free school law; lloltuioyer, a joint resolution to change the ago ft chvldien oligiblo j to tho froo schools from l? to 1G. years. \io<", a bill to regulate tho charges for publishing legai notices; Mauldiu, a I.nnrv amotiTt tnw Tolntiuj? to stealim* fr?un tho field; Kloyd, a hill to amend South Caiolina pension law; Honors, n bill to regulate tho registration of ybirthp, marriages and deaths; Maun, a lull to anient law tor registration of legal instruments. There \yu- an un- i favorable i e port on .1 on kins l/ill re I it I ing to t ho i'oea ami salaries of eoyfltv oHlcei P. j ' Tho calling for a thiid reading or Smith's bijl "to appropriate ?:?,'>!*;>, or bo mu?*h an may ho uec?a:<ary, in an emergency fund, to tie used by the Stuto boaid of Health in dealing with certain discuses, " oocasiouod setae do bate, but it passed by a good majority. Seventh Pay. ? Immediately aftoi the npouiug oxorcisoH, Mugill, on bo half of tho committee on privilege^ ami f-bolibus oU'orod a concurrent ro'fcolip tioa tixuitf next Tuesday, Jan. 24, al iiooii us the time for tho election ol u mi per in te n <1 ou t of tho pouitontJary. uStuto librarian, tlnoo direotors ol tho penitentiary, two members of tlu State board of Control and two trus toos of South Carolina oollogo. Tlu resolution was prepared by the joint committee of privilege and oleotiofts ol the Senate aud House in joint session. The resolution to present Lieut. Vietoi JJluo with a sword was withdrawn from tho Hies of tho House, because there wu? an evident desire t ok ill the bill, although a uiojarity of the members voted for it. Strath's bill to appropriate $2.bOU, orac m'.Jh iih may bo nocosaarv, as an emorgoney fund, to be used by th? State board of health in doaling wQ. huial 1 pox. aud other contagious, passed its thud reading nnd was eont to tht Senate. Stovon?on> bill to repeal au act passed iu 1888^utitled "an act it protect primary* elections and oouven tions of political parties aud to pnuisl fraud commuted thereat," alst jmssod third reading without debate Now bills:" Maun, to provide for hi equitublo assosaiuont of tax upon u:o t gag6d property; livans, a bill to om power and authorize utilization o county chainguiiga iu promotion o county or communityj-Tlmmerujan, t concurrent resolution that the genein assoiiibly adjourn ?u Feb. 4, 'at noon Pour if oy, a concwront resolution fixing tno ?lay of adjouroiueut upon Feb. ti at uoou; McCoy, a bill to amend die . peneary law; Fvhuh. a bill to appoint i cummitlee to iim.-difiato tho claim c tho State agaiust tho natioual apivern incut for moneys duo for services sa tlu American ltovolution; liogors, to fur nisb transportation instead of mileage to members of tho goneral ansembly Koxors, a bill to provide for marriagi licenses: Hydrick, a biJI regulating thi iesuaueoof insurauco poticieiJ; ibivgau, to lDcorperato in tho legal Math i paragraph against lynching. The judiciary committee reported un favorably on Woodward's bill ro iating to changing of township lines, and the bill wa? rejected. There was an unfavorable report on Duke's bill regardiug tho sale of domes lio wines. The ways and means committee report ed favorably with amendments on Mitchell's bill to turn certain fundi into the school fund. Sanders' bill It repeal metropolitan police bill wu; reported favorably. There was an un favorable report on the bill to require tho purchase of bloodhounds for eacL county. California and Spain. If wo should take tho entire popula tion of Maine, Now Hampshire, Ver mont,. MaRvnchUsel ts, Ithodc Island, Now York, and Now Jersey. and inova all of these people Into California. w?> would thru have in t lift t. State an ap jirrogalo population equivalent in iium her to tho total population of Suaiu (17,000.000). Tho pdlut of comparison, liowpver, is t lie el filiate and tho nat oral resources of ifio two areas. These have striking similarity, nnd If the old country mu support such a great pop ulation it Is to lv? Inferred that, with as fertile a soil, as favorable a climate, nnd as proa I .mineral resources, the Stato of California may ultimately have not only a population nmnorin|Ily as grent.vlnit, due to boiler Institutions, far higher intellectually. In both rounfrle# the rainfall of t lie p-roater part of the urea ranges from ten to fifteen inches |H*r year, in some portions amounting ?? twenty luc-hen or even more. The more southern vat>4 Joys hare a semi-tropic climate favor aide for t lie production of citrus fruit*. Tiic water supply is relatively small nnd sparsely distributed, and the rlr. ei* have less virtue for navigation than tor uwc In Ailing the Irrigation canals ditcher *>f tbo farm eta.. _ Bo Hi cotmtriea. though depending Tarjfelrl for their agriculture upon a continuous water supply, have suffered aererely from tbe Jack of wit?I>l* Uf? npwn>; fnjr the distribution and nseW neater: and future are being crlflplefl by tlifi nuwitaimy wjtm'dlim ThtwtWw M profM-rtr -^HulIetlo of the J [ Anulcar '^wroidih^ Pvf l^r. 1 *oo?>JItiir . iTd 'tTie ?rf I ^bemleal gOeW AT "BW \ rtmathrldlaatitylar. ALL OVER Till STATE. Gfkkn v i i.i.fc, ? Wadd > ^TOgg nnd Calvin I'utlor, Colored men froiO ha totfusdup, Mte been arrested on tho charge* of forgery aud PoQspiiftoy todeliftud 'Thoy did not aaccetfd in the ui tempt tO' (Vfrnnd, but Grogg was allowed to complete tlii or i mo of forgery ui tor hta detection and before tho ar ioit. It was a daring sohomo these n o groe* employed to got ifoOO, and thoy >-et about it v>ilh unusual discrotlou. 1 ho attempt \\%u>i frustrated only by t|io caution of a lawvor. tlrogtf nutl hutiMi* came to town from nuar Alba, rt;id Hotter wont to t Lie otlioo of IfuynH worth .V i'nrkur, utto/uo.vs, to negotiate u loan of ?.">^0 to Robert Gregg on a 103 aero tract ot laud good land and tin em u inhered I to got a favorable au swer and wont out for theothor man, carried bun to tho office and presented U i m as Robin t Gregg. (>n lining nnkod an to security, llrogg fsroduced u deed lor 10') acres of land in Dunklin town ship in consideration of $1 paid to IV M. McGeo; Mr. K, J. Hnynsworth, iu the exorcise of tho abundaut caution generally ascribed to gcntloniou of the har, carried Gregg with him to?oo Mr. McGoo, w ho stated that tho deed was genuine, that ho had boou paid 111 full for it. ami that it wan a good farm. Mr. ifuynsworth had placed Gregg ho that Mr. MoGoo c? uld boo hiiu, and later ho uaked Mr. MoGoo if that wan tho negro to whom be had Hold tho bind, ami whh informed that ho wna negotiating with tho wrong man. that Hubert Grogg wan uu old man, while this was compara tively a young rutin. IVU. lluynaworth did nutgivo away bio Vul liable infor mation, but continued dealing with Gregg for a very definite purpoao. Ho drew up the mortuugo of tho lO.'i acres of land m plodgo lor paymont of a 8>00 loan. Gtogguaid ho wan a widowWt and ttiero being no necessity for a dower provision tho paper wan (tooinrod comploto exoopt it noodod his signa turo. Ito signed the mortgage, and tliou Pop.uly Sherift' Gilroath appeared and escorted Gregg down to tbooouuty jail. Mr. lluynaworth detaining Butler for awhile until tho officer had timo to eeourt him to tho jail altto. Governor Kllorbo aont the following recommendation of tho Board of Health to the Legislature, During the pnat year an epidemic of aniuli|?ox swept through tho State, groatl/"4alarming and lucoLiveuionoing tho people iu sonio sectious. At my roquest tho 1 State Board of Health took tho matter in hand and endeavored to stamp out tho disease where it hud appeared and to prevent its spreading to other lo cal itiex. Tu their work, howovor, thoy wero bam pored for want of nooessary authority to deal with tho situation. Tho powers of the board should be en larged. Tho following opinions from the report of the board I recommend as niost timely aud wise: "Prompt notion aud the most cnergetic and ag tfTOfegive measures aro required to con trol epidemics of nuy disoaao, but more especially those which aro attended by a high dentil rate. Yaoil'atiou and in decision on tho part of tho health uu thoritina is n fatal und criminal mis take in their management? us it in volves loas o4hfo and a largo expendi ture of monoy. The powers of tho State Board of Health ahouid bo en larged aud not be merely advisory, us thoy are nt present, ami thoy ahohld bo given control of ophlemios when ever tlioj' occur in tho State." ^ - '? (ion. S. \V. Ferguson, of Charles ton, lias received an oft'or aad acceptod a very responsible position, one that is a testimonial to his ability and judg ment us au ougiuuer. Tho appoint ment ia as an eugiuour iu tho construc tion ef a groat railrottd iu the Bopub lio of Ecuador, for the completion of which American capital baa come to tho affdatauce of the South American Government, Tho road is to ruu be tween Guayaquil and Quito, adiatAnco of over thrco hundred uiilea, and througlrn country ao mountainous that tho ingenuity of tho engineering oorns will bo fully taxed. While rumtnngiug in the piles of old hookn iu tho.Sccretary of State's ofllce, Mr. I). D. .Wallace found two volumes of grout v?nie. One contained the rec ords of the council of the State during t ho year !?J74. Thm council corresponds to tho State Seuulo, and tho inombors were appointed by the lords propri* otors. The othor was "The Journal of tho (.'otniuons House," which body was elected by tho people. Thin book dates back to April, JfiiKi. The luattdV of jury drawing was oven then u matter of mo ment.. for one of tho most important 8tatu?o:? recorded in one to regulate tho profiling of "iudifteraut jury* men," 04- jurymen who wore unbiased. Tb'oro i? already a surplus of negroes iu Barnwell, and ^?t they are comfng in rapidly from Groonwood county. Many who were tenantn last year are at 11 lose to know what they will be nblo to do this year. In the Allendale section of the county tho moat supply is not e?)iial to tUo domand. Eleven hogs, ono cow and Home turkeys have recently been stolon and eateu. Seven of the participauts have been arrested, and some -were sent to tho "ohain* ?gang. " This surely in not an encour aging token to tho immigrants. Mr. A. Of. Dean, coronor of Green wood conuty, died nt bis homo itt Greenwood Tuesday morning. lie waa in health and retired 7g nnu?uaH>sJvelL A member of the family wan aw^M by hia groans and on (?oing to hia befeqide fonnd him unconscious.' He died ?r*e few mlfr*. ntes. Heart disease ie supposed, to hare been the.oau&e of hia deeth. ' At ? meeting of the eity eonneii ot Columbia, Aldermab Narey offered a; resolution that thar mayor appoint a j cojrttHtee to ro to Washington to nrge j upon th? war department tbeeetabliefe meat of a pacmensntoaxnp at that place. ^TKarSgl^lba wai adopted t*e appoint the committee at I ? nawtweiw. Fi I he Legislative Committee's Keport 1 for the Year ?89& ? ? ? ? ? ? SYNOPSIS OF WHAT HAS BEEN ! Hone- Condition and Work of All the Stale ! Institutions Re*Wwert Interesting figure!. ! a ik) I dv is. Following I? Iho report of (ho legis-.l lata o . coniuutteo on oharitahlo avttl I'cuhI institutions for tho rtaoil yofti' IS))S: To tho (lonoi al Assembly: Oentloiuon l bo ooroiuittve appoint O' 1 ii 1 (ho last session of Iho general nsscin lily to oxaiuino tho hooka, nr *h>u nis Mini vouchors of tho penul and eharilnlilo innlitutioua of iho btuto, l?cg lento t *? make tho following report I.VrtTIM rt?">N roil THE. L'EAf A."L> I'M VU \ ? ?u r iNiinmittoo wm highly i>lons?d with tin1 ma,:uilleeiit management of thta iu.ititu \\'t> weio kindly chown through the wuloup . ilxj ii i tmetit * liy Superintendent Walker. Wo reallKo tho ueod, niul i oooin - mend an appropriutiou b.v your Jionprnblo in ily ot rit.t'O,) for iho purpotio ol oreothig imtl e?pnpplnn brick building f?>r iho me ? ti ml.-al department. A now building for the colored dcpni tiuent l:i also badly needed, hut on account of tho depressed condition of ii huge maj oily of our taxpayer?, wo leave this mntn-r tor your duo consideration, with out auy special recommendation on our port. Tho a. nt vouehej-A are neatly ?ad cor reetl> kept, ami wo feot that too much cannot In* t>;iid in prnlso of Superintendent Walker ami Ii h nbje corps *?f assistants lu inolr work to promote tho happlne 9 ol this unfortunate ??limn of our population. With an avertigo m tendance of about ion, if wo wo romcuaOor correctly, tho appropriation for this Institu tion I- judiciously ami ocnomloally spent, as tho follow lug statement *of rooetpta and di.si'iir.??Mn^iit? will allow: iitiLiiia.. -i natron hand Jan. l, l #oh, <?up port fund & 860 19 < '.t -Ii on hand .Ian. 1, 189S, repair fund . . . ; 287 77 Appropriation for 1808 lor main tenance 10.000 (I) Received from other sources 2/U* 31 *2<ytf7 27 ^ JH9t?un?KMKNTf>. & For maintenance, Jan .807 117 For maintenance, lrol? 1,809 09 For luttlnti'iinaco, March 1,772 85 For maintenance, April 1,027 07 For in a I 'j ten a lice. May 1,751 35 For main ton anch, Juno 1.672 71 F r nuiiiitonaHoo, July 632 21 F >r muliitennn.ic, Aug f>92 37 1 or maintenance, Hept 1.0M 60 For maintenance, Oct "T. 2,<<0l 2<? For maintenance, Nov 2, '<00 80 For mnlutonitiiCo, Deo 1,900114 (ionornl repa r.i 2$7 77 To! at amount of disbursement ? 00 cash on hand .Vi4 28 ? 20,377.27 rEJ?jrt5TunT. \\*e found tho priBouers well oared for. Iho Hiiuitary arrangements of thl9 Inytltu tion ar? most excellent for an Institution of I hl!? kind. TJiu young convicts uro kept snpifrnto from tho older oues at nlKht, which your committee wai pleased to note. Wo Vislt''d Ih*' yta'e larms aud' fotud thorn in ywllrnt "'ondition . Tho following Improvements hnvo l^n muilo oo t h? Hold farm duriu9 tho year 1808: l'opot wiirchoUHO, wagon and grain house. Commissary building, houso for trusiy convicts, finoko house, blacksmith whop and !u maces, cuttle barn, shed for milk cows, Ktn houao and I'nfrfne rooms, snwmill nhedH, tivo PiiK nei and boilers supplied, two gins, ono proas, on? throsher of 8,000 bu?hot? ?enpneity per day, one reaper and binder, and other minor Improvements. \ largo amouut of corn and peaviuo hay was mndoon all the farms) and wo Hre pleas ed to learn that tho superintendent and directors hnvo decided to plnnt a still larger Acreage In food crop*. We found tho mulos In flno condition. Tbo Hold farm majiagor has a conBlderablo number of flno hctfts and a Iurg? number of do^M. Wo suggest that a greater number of hogs-bo ruisod on all the Htate farms. We found the stockado on tho Lexington farm in a dilapidated condttiop, anrt tvrnw mend that a now ono fco built. We find somo accouhtA due this instiiutiou Tor con vict hiro unpaid, and suggest that they b .* collected ai soon as possible. The roeelpt* and dlsburftomonts for thu< year 1898 are as follows: , beckiith: ? \ January .t> (I.7U 14 February?' 7.919 12 Mnroh ? 4.199 J 5 'April 3.0 13 3* May 9,ft01ti4 June . ; U 691 30 July 1074 93 August . Jv 3.13411 September . . 4,t>70 93 flfltfttwir. 7.942 *3 November 3,397*81 Dpoooiber 11.89K91. Balance from 1897 * 1,097 43 Total *. t7-*).009 91 flio following statement tvill fcbow from what source l ho above amount# were de rived: Convict hire (43 570 46 8ah' <?f f?rm produce. . ......... . . . Ujl *>l 20 Hale of sundries ? ? ? 64 Hundriee, r?ut of water powcfTdh't prisoner?, eta ' Balance from 1897 097)4 3 Total J 70.009 01 JJIhJ.lfBHEaKXTF. _ January ? 7.3110 03 February A. 340 77 31 ii r^h 4.3*HB 'April S.6UJ 13 May . .t.'v.vt'. .T.-ir, .7.C9 i 5*j June . ... ,WU1. .. 3,9rtft'7ti July ? ' r,.ti*2 :m A*iu'Ukt 3 0W JtepftemUer _ 4,ip; 0?4o?kt .w> . ? , , , - 7.F6 November.' . i Dnjattf?r . .. - ~ ^ ? ms. si ? fctuU?Jrt Jot *4<rd io JmLT" v ism ? .... - - lu oheoktOK the vou?*B*r?, foU.nr*>* ?irw:Ko. t*. I?r W.N l farm. <10 31W.847 o- tkUM A Rain* *!J| Tt la not until n;c 1j !u the )>nik Hint wo fi .i Ktupondoiift (junntttjv jL era down In OrPrtl Brjinfllj In one yon r. anil ovoiv-^ the figures before. "um realize tlnjlr liiHtnne**, tlnU feet of roln on-au&mt. ly ou 1bo United Kin. tic or nothing, thoii0t~l>? thing inolut, nnd w" learn that tlic funonntjf Jo ropt for ? fee! It rllfl not fall on <0 woureoulyfcQtiM vor.v pi'Otty ro !uu(lrtl)b> Int^tt tor figure#- *! ib*l 4h?M *. l>nt falls lu oft# Is (oh 1h onlyequalto weight of OtT I m ?Jprti t he oartrrw HtH fttW, f n otT ^ i* . confide! vmip is r Kingdom alono what an liifiujtofciu t ot r'.l weight of Ihe flrWriJL annual ralnfnll would fltodttni ,:{oo, com votth wiflL# w<w,W ^ equal It:? Immigrate. -*? It??f i There arc, accord turns, at pre?a?t' pie living five in .o?ft pie ilving six In' one living sever in one r< living clghVIn one room pie llvlng^Telit VrV i^^ 000 people living nine lit ' ijooai. "Do ' you quired the InterVteykA,. ./:> Senator Scrr?hui?j-< actly tike the; phM meet an lrtveatlgatlooH ? mako It necessary. - Btrt^ love to it/'-Wiuhir.gUn i>u eg .., g^wriaasgg South Caro gia Hallway 'The Schedule fa Effect Ji?. j ^ T ' ? 1 I II in I.'i SAflT DAU.T. ?r, Iv August* 'Oa0a;' 4*. ar Aiken . 7 TOV Iv ar KijogviUo 10 IB j?:Jy ar Colambla ITCH '?Z~m a r Charleston 11 00 1 t ? ? i 4 ( ' rjuix maiuu^ * ? ar Atkeo Iv^Khiaville . ?r>folumtfa 5d96^f2? &?1 ??i JT ?r "?41