The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 27, 1899, Image 1

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i 1m Mil. -r ~ *V A Bill Introduced Providing Thai Saleswomen May Sit Down WHILE WAITING ON CUSTOMERS The Hall of the House of Representatives Hang With Oloquciice When ftacot'& Bill Changing State Hag Was Called for Sec ond heading. SENATE. Bsvexth Da?,? -For the first time this ROBBiou the Soriators found tlioir voicen and bogan a general diuoussion of tho bills as tliey came up for consideration, The Kena?? met at I i o'olook t*ud t?o >vaf? al>lt> to dispose of a . oousideublo amount of work whioh grows hoavior each day as tho session advances. A closo fight 'was made ou tho firat of tbo second r fading hills. The measure provides that notice must bo giveu to the opposing party boforo a judicial nalo shall bo ordered stayed. The judioiftw committeo had mado an itufavorablo report and Mr. May Hold, ;as chairman of that com mittee,! moved its adoption. I ho motion to adopt tho unfavorable roport Vas lost by ^voto of 10 to 14, and it:' was then ordered to a third load ing./ The, hour at which tho sonato and house wo/o to meet in joint notion for thu inaugural coreinonies having ar rived, tlto senate wont ovor in a body to tho lml I of tho latter. Upon the reassembling of the-eonato, Groydon Hpoke in favor of his resolution looking to a atriking out of tbo provision of the constitution for tho legisla ture changing county linos. The y vote boiug taken, tho unfavorable report of tha committee was adopted. Jilakeney^a bill vto- allow magistrates' constables to exeouto tho ^.warrants without endorsements in centers otlior than that from* which it was issued being undor consideration, Mayfleld inovod tho adoption of the unfavorable report on tho bill nnd its rejeotion; Blakney moved to lay tho motion\pf Mayfield on tho table. This was lost." Mayflold's motion carried and tho bill was rejected. Tho following now bdls woro introduced: Shoppard, to estab lish congressional districts in the Stato and to namo tho same; Tlderton, to provide for workiug public roads by taxation aud fixing the tax at gi'. Appelt, to amend tho law relating to hawkers and poddlers; Marshall, to doolaro tho law as to tho liability of tho property of Y. M. C. A'b. to taxation; Aldijicli, for tho bettor protection of laborers, providiuc that the lien for their protection on the crops made by them shall bo valid whether written or not; Mauldin, to chartor the Hampton and Branohville Kailroad Company; Scarborough, to require the members of tho Stato board of control to give build an albor. ufiiCCFS uiiu uiiug iho bond at $25,000. According to previ ous motion the Senate then adjourned to meot at 11 o'clock Friday. Eighth Day.? Tbe first matter be fore tbe Senate was Sullivan's amend ment to tbe constitution abolishing tbe homestoad. Tbe ave and nay voto re* suited in tbe rojeotion of tbe resolu tion. Manning called up hie bill to tlx tbo time of payment of taxes from the first of September to the first of Decern, ber. It was bis intention if tbe bill passed to amend by providing for a 2 per cent, discount on all taxes paid durihg the first 20 days and a discount of 1 per cent, on the^axes paid iu tbe eeoond 20 days. jfi^rnwell thought there was some mem. in the proposi tion on plaoing a promium on tbo prompt payment of taxes, bdj was opposed tdr ohanging tbe fiscal year. He, therefore, suggested that the bill be recommitted. The bill was ordered recommitted. Tbe following were among tbo now bills introduced: Mr. Scarborough, relating to tbo powers of circuit judges at chambers; JBarnWell, regarding the vuoauc.y iu oounty offices by providing that if un elective offloe become vacaut by reason of death or otherwise, tho appoiutoo of tbe-gorarnor shall hold the said office onlj^raw the next geueral election, when it null be filled by a vote of the eleotors; Hpy, a concurrent resolution instrnoting the attorney general to in vestigate the control of the Charleston and Western Carolina railroad to see i I it is operated in violation of tbe Sjato Constitution; Archer, to amend the dispensary law providing a means by ? which a eouuty can get rid of a dispen sary if it' desires. On presentation of m petition signed by one-fourth of the qualified electors of a oounty an ?leotion shall ' be ordered ana if a majority vote against having ,a dis pensary it shall be removed. Ninth Dat. ?There were two lively debates in the senate over two bills introduced by Itdertou, and in both oases the author took a leading part The first measure to sti^rt tbe discus sion was Ilderton's^bill providing that tho sohool trustees shall apportion all Behool funds botween tbo races in pro* portion to the amount of taxes paid by ??ch race. At the suggestion^ of Mr. Iderton, the ave ana nay vote was taken, . only five senators voting for tbe bill,*' viz: Alexander, Ap pelt, Graydon, Ilderton and Suddatb. Work on the calendar was again re sumed, and bills were quickly passed until Iiderton'e bilt to rtoealnu ret en titled "An act to amond an act entitled 'An act to regulate the traffic in seed eotten la tbe oounty of "Florence/ ap proved 22d December, A. D. 1801; by adding two sections, to be known as Hdtiwi 0 and 7, raapaelHraly/' ap% proved I&^swbar 30th, A. JK IBM, waa tfeentf to be - iIMiom tob# pcopWlySihriL - - , J txempt from road duty ij&d from th? payment of eomrautAttift rond tm. 'Iheso paasod their iiuul roadiug; Oray dou, iu amend eotltj pro cedure; homo joint resolution to em power tho school trtisUioa of sohool dis trict No. 10, iu Fairllold county, to bo J I certain sohool property ami rein vest iu other school property; houso bill to ameud Soo. 12 of nn not to establish Oherokee County, ohaugiug township lines. Tenth Day. ?in Jtho half-hour which it had before tbo two house* should moot iii joint session, tho Senate ws^ uot able to accomplish very much work. By do in in on consunt overy bill on tho oaleudar likely to produce do* bato was passed ovor and only thoso measures tukou up which would not bt> discussed. Utidor thin head Soai^. borough's bill to l equir o tho inambens of tho Stat^ board of control to give$$5,> 000 bonds was given a third reading. The following' new billd were subruit tod: (iinydou,, to provido fur tho oliar teriuy of railways, tramways and other oorpoiato oonowrnw; Biatoeney, to give landlords and tenants liens against t tie BharcB of laborers and oropi ore after division of crops for advances; Ilder ton, to requiro tlio payruont of tha taxos of tho lienor out of tho prooeedt of any crops under hau. At 11 o'olooi? tho oonato mot in joint sessiou with tho hoUHo for the purposes of electing a superintendent of tho penitentiary and other officers. Tho joint assembly boiug dissolved ai W:80 p. in., thosonato reconvened in its own chamber. Thgc^galeudar having boon finished at tho morning session and tliore being no furling. businosB, on motion of Baruwoll tlnPoreuate ad jonrned. TIIE HOUSE. Eiouth Dat. ?Tho sossion of tho House was interrupted by tho inaugu* i ration ceremonies, but considerable work was accomplished. The House refused to adopt Ben ate amendments to joint ruio3 relating to roporta of con*, feronce committees Timmerman'a bill to adjourn on tho 4th of l-'obruary wa? killed; li.intAJ* resolution on territorial expansion wwf killed; Ashley moved to strike out the enacting words of lileaso's bill to increase tho punishmont for re fusal to pay road iax. Sturkoy thought , the present limit of punishment enough nnd moved to indefinitely postpone "the bill. This motion was lujj^r Tho bill passed second reading. Jenkins* bill to limit tho time in which the Stale can onforoo tho paymout of taxes occasioned a long dobato. Tlie way a and means committee submitted the following substitute biiii That from aud after tho passage of thia aet all taxes horeaftor levied, or beooming due under tho laws of this State, nlia\l be conclusively presumed paid aftoV aix years from the last data esid taxos couid have boon paid without penalty: Provided, That this act shall uot apply to taxes for tho collection of whiob the Siato shall institute judicial pro ceedings within tho timo limited ubove. Tho following passed third reading without discussion, and were sent to thosenato: Jenkins, a bill to amend" section 053, volume 1, of the revitfed statutes of South C'aroliua, of 1803; Marion, a joint resolution to request tho governor of South Carolina to com municato to Victor E. Bluo of tho United States navy the gratetui no kuowledgemcnis of tbe Btuto of South Carolina in recognition of the gallant conduct o! the said Victor Bluo in the recent war with Spaiu; Cosgrove, a bill to declare the law in relation to ter minal of rental contract^; MoCullougb, a bill to repeal section an act en titled "An act to regulate tho praotice in the trial of issues of fact in oquity causes in tho courts of oomrnou pleas of this State," so far as the samo makos findings of fact by the jury conclusive. Tho following Senate bills wore read iu the House for tbe firi>t time: To re quire county boards of commissioners to deduct from salary of regular con stables compensation paid pei'sous act ing as constablos on a particular occa sion, unless such service was renderod in an emergency wherein tho regular constable could not porform the ser vice; to authorize tho supervisor of any county of this Stuto to exohnnge con vict labor with any other county, and to make contracts for hiro with regard to tho same. New Bills: Winkler, to fix tho terms of tbe public schools to ?provide for eupport of Bumo and to regulate disbursement of moneys aris ing from sale of liquors; Woffe, to regulate conduct of surveyors; Ifydrick, to provide for poll tax and penalty for non-paymeut; Sawyer, to amend au act entitled an act to protect boarding house and inukoepers; Wilson, to fa cilitate transportation of prisoners; Wtdfe, to protect manufacturers from the use of counterfeit labels aud stamps; Storm, amendment to dispensary law, section 8, 5, 0 aud 8; Wosl, to amend tho county government law, sections 4 and 27; W. JL. Mauldiu, to provetit combinations among lire insurance companies doing business in this State and providing punishmont for viola tion of this lyjtl Mobloy, to provont shooting upon il?a highways; Bolts, to exempt students u'hdur 20 years of ago and all teacher* from working aud maintaining the highways; Caughman, a bill to amend jifo separate coach law; Rogers, a bill to reorganize tho boards of health. Both houses having agreod to the resolutions ask ingthvt prmiego, bills woroiutrodaced to Amend charters of tho Wileon.and SiuuorUm, Bennetts ville and Osborne, and Savannah Ter minal and t he Charleston Street rail way Reports of Committees: - Unfavorable on McCoy's bill to amend dispensary law.' The bill was rejected; unfavor able on Mann's bill tp provide for eqnitable assessments of tax?s on mort gaged property; favorably on WesV? oil! .to extend the payment of comma tatio&jread tax in any year until March Slat of tbe following y*ar ; *faf or able on . Mom' bill to regulate charges for pub 11,4 printing; unfavorable ..oJL 'Wiood ^raardVbtlt rotating to coacealod wMp WI the foJUWuMiog Irill-miliwl majority and minority reporta;~~aiii*> vorablo on Smith'* oonoealed waapoa Hwi favorable with amendment* oa MU to am and panstnu tawx. faTWifrto 0ft mz* ?wlia X; ?tot otewaa L. 5F* i* trir- Jti' Wr7riW< 180A; ami, whoroa*, tho "roil" and the ' ,4blwo" of "tho r^d, whito and blue," I Anno Domini b>0\ laded into a purple ! pall, munllmu the tiuLan' sua of tho "Lost CaUbe" in tho western )i orizou of tlu> Southern Confederacy, aud fudeUMs ftB'ita memory; anil, whereas, otherwise tho color "piuple" in symbolic of powor ami distinction of sovereignty, while "white" in emblematic of spot less purity. Now at the sotting of iho nineteenth and tho rifting of the twentieth oontury, an ft memorial of the sacred past, and us a typo of the great futnro of this commonwealth, ho it enacted by the general assembly of | tho State of South Carolina: Noetio.i ; 1. That ou and aftor tho 1st dnv j of January, A. D. 1SJ0. the regu- j latiou color of the uauuov, Or llag, or standard of tho State i shall be royal purple, instead of blue, ] and that tho palmetto tree and oroacont thoroon aha! I t>o puro white. MoOraw's bill to rooUiro bicyclists to obtain permission l>oioro passing vehi cles rooeivod a favorable report from tho oommitloo ou rouJu, bridges and ferries, but iu open debate it was re ferred back to tho commit too for amend motit. 'i ho matter of fraud and intimi dation at the polls called forth much spioy ropartee between iiloaae, tho au thor of tho t>i!l, and MoC'ullough and Priuce. 'L'ho Kill was amend ed aud passed second roadmsr. New bills introduced: Mauldin, to pro vide for a suooessional tax; MoOul lout'h, to further regulate tho return of proporty for taxation; Sandors, to permit oelloction of losses on Are in* surance without preliminary arbitra tion Thomas, a bill to provide that saleswomen may Hit down whilo wait* inn on customers; Thomas, a hill for improvements of highways as Mig gosted by Loaguo of Ainuricau Wheel* men. Tenth Day. ? Thero wero juot more than uiuoty members of tho House present and action on tho moro import ant bills was postponed. Tho concealed weapon bill introduced by Smklor ere- I ated quite a stir and was discussed at j | groat length. Blouse's bill to make i t a misdemeanour to violate labor con traotB was VKilJ^d. The bill to oloct magistrates" antl other county oflioiaSs by primari'os was killed. Ouuko'h bill i to exempt school trustees ilom road duty was killed on its second reading. New .bills: Patioii, a joint resolution to appoint two Bouators and ttiroe rep resentatives ,to confer with tlio State architect or others in regard to thp ooat accessary to couiploto tho Statd houao, committeo to report next session; Prince, a concurrent .resolution to ap point one senator and threo representa tives to look" into the work of tho code j commissioner ; Dolirulil, a bill to pro mote prompt paymont of discharged la borers; Bagsdalo, a bill to furtbftr prc veut working on Sunday; .Mobley, a bill to provent nalo or exportation of partridges. Eleventh Day. ? There were not m.?nv matter* of importance reached, nearly 2 hours being spent on Vomer's bill to repeal lieu law. The committee re ported tho bill favorably, aud submit "ted an amendment that tho law go into effect one year from date of euaotmeut. Robinson introduced a bill to do away wmi tho Stato board of control and tho State dispensary, aud to placo tho liquor traflle in tho hands of tlio J counties, alter e:ich county has ' had an oleouou upon xuo quc? ion of prohibition or dispensary. Blenso's bill against intimidation at elections; Iiucot's bill iu regard to cruel ty to animals; Winkler's biltito limit the time of printing tho nets ot tno general assembly; Stevenson's bill to cbauge code iu certain enso*, passed the third reading without discussion. Among tho bills introduced were: Robinson, a bill to ?meud tue dispen sary law; Asheley, a joiot resolution to extenil tho jurisdiction of magis trates, so that they may impose a eon teuce not to exceed $1U'J or 12 months bervitude; Wilaou, to abolish ih?> oilioe of phosphato luspeotor, aud to devolve theso duties upon tho comptroller general, who shall not rccoivo ad ditional compensation; -McL'ullough, a bill to provide for oouuty courts; Jackson, a bill to prohibit uuy ollico holder from reoeiving rebates of uuy kind; jyicCullouKh, a bill to amond tho act artthoTiziua the appointment of peace officers having juiisdiction with ?in industrial communities of not loss than 100 inhabitants; a bill to ro^ulato the trafflo of pawn brokers; Gautt, a bill providing for changing tho names of townships; Cosgrove, to oreuto.-a drainage commission for Charleston. ? Tw?lftii Day.? There were no third reading bills ou the ilouso calondar, and the hour boforo tho mooting of the joint assembly was spout principal ly in taking up eecond reading bdia nod making thorn special orders. San jifera' bill to ropoal an act entitled "An act for the appointment of police com mi'sionors, aud for the reorganization of the polico, and to provide salaries for tne same, in oitie?and incorporated towns, when deemed necessary or ad visable for better enforcement of law in cities aud towns, " passed second reading There wero unfavorable reports on Means' bill regulating traffic of pawn l)rokors;on Bloaso's bill to make tonus of members of general assembly four years; on McLeuchlin's^bill to rcquiro payments of costu iu eases uol proas ed. Magill moved to indefinitely post pone Smith's bill to rcduco the salaries of State officers and employes. Thia was oarried by a vote of ' f>o to 43. Cau&bmun introduced n bill to provide for the irvjorppration of telephfhe and telegraph companies; Stevenson, * bill to amend tho law governing the dispoair.ou of the sink ing fund; Senate oouoorreub resolu tiott to amend the oharter of Presbyte rian college at Clinton. House agreed to Senate amendments to Smith's bill foe taliaf of emallpol situation. Wio kler introduced a bill to amend the charter of the HiraamerviHe and Charle* Pickens, were elected directors of the j rcntoutiary. i Uo c! oso.s t contest of all was tho ; vole lot* member of the State l>??n??i of control to *>ooovcd Air. <T. i>. Douthit, whose term lins expired. Mr. Douthit was uominated fur reelection and hid op p.niout was Mr, T. Chris Robinson of I'iokona. The voto wan ho oloso that thoro was much dispute ovor i ho result announced, aud it wm only after a suc cession of reoounts thut Mr. ilobmson was declared elected by n majority of t\VO VOtOS The liquor problem in nil 1 1 a vexing phases will bo discussed before the gen eral assembly. Mr. Robinson, of An derson, litis lutroduoed a bill which proposes to abolish the Stnto di?pen. sary and to plaeo the dispensary l> n k i - iu'sm in tho hands of the counties. It al?o provides that an election is to bo helii in eaoh comity upon tho question of i >rob i hi tioi^or dispensary. Sir. \V. L. Mui|ldiuy of Gioonvillo, has Intro diuS^d it b)H whieh coos still farther, | nud provides that such elections shall I include tho question of hich liceiiHo. I These two bills will bavo n number of j supporters, and both have tho name end | in viow. I mCARAGUA C\NAl IMLl PASSFD. | The Name of the .Maritime Cannl Compan) Is Continued. ?Saturday tho bonute pasaud tlio Nio* ; nraguii Canal bill. Thoiu wcro only 1 ? x votoH cast agaiust tho biil. i 06 Nicaragua Oaiifti t*ill as n ousted oou tmucs tho n?mu of tti? 31irlil!n? Canal C-'tn ??any. It provides fur llit< issuance of 1,01V.* 000 aliaro.-i of stock. at 4100 each. Tho e.auu. eompauy Is required to call In all tho stuck I i.-i.uod i xcopt itiat lo'ld l?y the Nicaragua uud (J>stn liican governments. Tho company i< ala>) required to redeem and onnool ail bondi | a hi' bcrl|? heretofore Issued by tho coin pun} j nud to satisfy all cosh KabUI J"e. To onublt tho company to oompl^ wiih tbls require ment. Treasury warrants to tho umouiit ol ijd, 000,000 me authorized, with a provision t< tho vfl?el that only so ir.uoh of tuo amount ?li tH be paid as shall bo rinjuircd to pay tht actual cash value of tho rights, privileges iranoblso and property at tlio tiino of ibt payment, and tho valnoto ba determined by i>ommi?-uouors to bo appointed by the Presi dent. This being done, the rieeretnry of tht* Treasury Is authorised to subscribe for Oil},, (loo shares of ttio company's stock for tho government of tho United Htav? Tbo preaent members ql the board of dl roctors aro then to resigu wnjl a hoard ol seven to bo appointed in tlMtffVtoad, consist ina of Ave on behalf of the Coiled tstato, ami ouo each ou behalf of Nicaragua ant Costa Ulea. The directors on behalf of tin Uuttod Ututes nro to bo appointed by tin President and confirmed by the Senate. >>? two of th'?m aro to bo residents of any on? ^eie and nu person who has horotolori ooeu interested Ju tho Canal Company i- ti bo appointed to this oillco. They aro aim prohibited froiu help# Interested In contruCti on tbe canal. JCaeh of the directors excep the President is to receivo a ealary of *5,001 peryrar, aud tho Prwsident is to have $>6,000 A'l travelling expenses are to bo paid. An nual reports aro required, Thero Is a provision against declaring i Uividond except upon tho net earnings. ih<r company Is authorlssod to contrtfct for the couipletlou of tho canal within six years. The payments aro restricted to #20,000,00( aunualiy. Tim canal is to be lar?e onouKh "for tbo u**e of the hi ri/??t ?ea -going ves&eb at a cost not to exceed tho estimate of tht engineers, and not to exceed $1 15,000,000.' Tlilt amount is made a permanent epproprl utltVe tor tbo work, to be used its eccasloc may require. The bill (rives tbo Rqjfern. meut a lien upon tho property to secure tht payment of the moneys advanced, and the President is empowered to declare forfeiture of (he properly to the United Htates without the necessity of judicial or other ascert ilu> merit. Thereafter full title Is to rest In the government of tho United Htatos. The President 1b authorleed to suspend paymenta at any time. Tho President is ubo authorized to secure any ehauge or any modification of tho terms of tho concession,, either from the concessionaires or from Nic aragua and Oo.*taRioa. In ease o! failure in such negotiations, the President is empow ered to negotiato for another routo acros* tho Isthmus. He is lurther requited to open negotiations for the abrogation of tho Clny ton-Bulwer treaty, or any other treaty found to t>e in existenoo and standing in tbo way oi' tho construction of the canal. The neutn.Uty of the canal ta guaranteed, but tho right to prnteot It against tho interruptiona of busi ness between the Atlantic and Paolflo coasts of the Uultod^tatea is reserved. ..... Our Cubjn Budget. The new market bou?e at Qnemndos waa burned Friday night. Major Rua boII ilarrion, propoat marshal of tiio ttevouth Army CorpH, acted as chief of tho 'lire corapatiy. A bucket brigado was formed by a company of the First North Carolina Regiment, but despite all efforts it was found to be impofiHible to extinguish the flames. The Ameri cann, however, hticceeded* in naving $1,OU0 in cash that was in the building and a physical conflict, between llu-m and a number of Cubans was narrowly averted, the latter demanding the money and the Americans refusing to give it up to them. CaVtaid Pickey, General Brooke's first aide, has concluded a detailed in quiry ic#o the conditions prevailing at Matansas and Cardenan, and made his report. He says that the Twelfth New lork and Eighth AfaHsachueett s Regi ment*, a signal company and a battalion of the Tfcml Engineers, have an ex cellont cainp at Matanzan; that tho commanders are satisfied with tho con ditions and tho mou aro in splendid hoalth. General Monocal, Havana's chief of polico, has issued an order for the ar rest of any ono soou cruelly treatiug any animal, and the order will be siriotly eta forced, despite tho protests likoly to come from ooachtmm and teamsters. Mr*. Leonard Wood, wife of the military governor of Santiago, is organizing there a branoh of the Soci ety for the Prevention of Graelt^-touj Animals. A meeting of the Cabas/executive committee was held at KlA/armoa, at whiob many representative persons and generals were present General Ceee dee itetftinM General Gomez in bia ecitivitX iiyffcsnin* hie project of uniting fW6 and Hpaaieb efet n A. fad ar action regarding the qoaftioa of the Cubip amy and tbe island's f otuea, Qeast al Lee, military ggTar fcs pmiaw w Ifivwa I? Smmt nf - I IflRH (tf CONTROL'S REPORT Answers Governor Ellerbe's Recent \ 'Criticisms, t BOARD PRAISES ITS OWN WORK, Consumption of liccr is Saul to Oecrcase Drunkenness? Want the County Boards Abolished? Oilier Matters of Intercut. ? ? ? - ? The following is the anuual report o? the State board of control: To His Kxocllcuoy, Win. Li. Ellerbe. Govormq\ Bir: Wo \erewith submit our annual roport to bo transmitted by you to tho general assombly of South" Carolina \\ o heroin submit h review of the busi ness trausaotiona of Iho dispensary and sr.ggeat suoh changes in the law as wo think will improve it. SectiCu 1 of the dispensary act re quires persons intending to import liquors for personal Use to first havo | sample of same analyzed by tho choiu ist of tho South Carolina college, and as that feature of the law has boon an nulled by tho court, ami the right of tho State to forbid iis aalo^ftor im- j portution sustained, wo rooomivond that section 1 and Hoolion U be amend ed, leaving out the requirement na to anuiysib ol sample, so a* to clearly de fluo the right* of tho citizen under tho court's dooisiun und to guide tho con stabulary force in lunkinur seizures; that tho law should clearly comport with tho decision of tho court chat the citizen and tho officer may kuow their roapootivo rights or duties. Section 4 gives by implication the right of the State board of control to appoiut dispensers, limiting their sains to "malt liquors" or boor, u\d being assured by tlio attorney gonoraVa office that suoh right exiatod, we liaveavailod ourselves of it, and have thereby booh enabled t<* furnish to tho ooutmmer fresh or VUp" beer. This Has had a most admirable effoot as a teinperauoo measure. The boor drinker rarely gets drun k unions ho is driven to the use of ardent liquors, which cover happens so long an he can got fresh beer. s ? At tho last sossion of the prooodiug general assombly, a ooncurrout resolu tion was passed expressing disfavor of beer diabcuaaries. In deferonoo to that resolution tho Stato board care fully ami thoroughly considered tho whole questiou of boor dispensaries in ull its aspects. Thoao dispensaries had beeil legally established aud the man running them had gone to ootisidei nlHfc> expense ill preparatioa for properly eondnoting thorn. At tho very outset of consideration of tho quostiou, the board felt that it would bo uufu.ir to tho beer dispensers to revoko tkoir por mitu and rnako thom loso ull of the money so spent to onrry on a business, permits for which had been granted iu good faith and accepted with tho bo liof that they would not be merely temporary. We bad used them to Assist iu sup pressing the illegitimate compotitiou thrust upon us by the fiidoral court, and we then ouicluded that it was only common fairness to permit them to iuii n n til tho meeting of the general assembly. Wo considered the oonourrent reso lution only advisory and not man datory, leaving tho board of control to act ns oircumstaaces demanded. We now respectfully ask that you legislate specifically upon this point. Our ex perience leads us to heartily favor their continuance on the l^roand of both tomperaoco and profit During the pa-?t year the profits from this source amounted to $?0. 867. 40. Provision is made in sectittu 5 for ap pointments of oounty boards of oon trol, and we regret to ? say that that plan has proven unsatisfactory. We believe mm tnose duties oan be more efficiently and economically performed by oreatiug a board designed to pro tect the interests of the State, oounty and town, in making tho quarterly Hettlements. composed of tho oounty auditor ou the part of the oounty, tho mayor or intendent on the prrt of tho totvn, and the dispenser on behalf of the State and his own beuKlf. 'iheir work, and all the operations of local dispensaries, to be subject to the ?orntiny or supervision of inspectors. Section 0 requires the oonuty auditor to assist in the quarterly settlements and to make an itemized renprt of same fo the Mtat4 board of control',' which has nevor been done; and we advise that in order to onable as to better protect the interests of the county and town that a penalty be prescribed for non-attendance to his duty. ' County dispensora oould be elected by the delegations to the general assembly, subject to the approval of the State board. Seotion 0 requires the oounty dispon ser to oxeoute a bond to tho county treasurer, to be delivered into his keeping; the dispensary act also stip ulaten that his bond must bo'jrtven be fore tho dispenBer-'entera upon "Lis duties; the attornoy general or ^ solic itor directed to pass upon the fora and^xftoution. and the board of county oomminxionera upon the sufficiency o. these bouds, none of which has been done exoepi where the State board of control has tekon tho matter in oharge, , which we have no legal right to do. Mint it has been the only course of taMj^MWS conld never knoW When to begitf^hipments to. dispensers uhtil we examitWbonds. Hence we advise tbat dlspen<wWLf baftda be made to the gtsts board e2n delivered i?rte their keeping. White the suggested changes in the law would be beneficial, yet we can, under our present "rales a id rejr nlations. " ffteoeeaf afar operate it. ^We^rutTW-fiCTT yo&rattentt** to our action in November of last year, ebeair log the distribution of pro tits between the lewea, and. 4 the profits, and a^ tli?3 oonPtiil11'011 scorns to tlx S'l per capita far Scholar as h reasonable amount for the sohoola, wo have made the change, giving ?** l' 1 1 at or share to tuo counties ami towns, ami herewith attach the report of our committeo making such ohauge, which will more olearly show our reasons ami the hauls of rediatrihutiou. COMMITTEE'S TIETOBT, To the Stato Hoard of Control. Gentlemou: Wo. your committee ap pointed ut the October meeting of the hoard, for the purpose of revising the price list to comutv dispensers so ns to roduco the prolits to the State and in crou ho the pro tits to the town* and couutios, rospeotiully report an follows: Accepting 9?A,t>tu iu round numbers as the amount necessary per annum for ac count of school fund, as showu by the demands upon us ot the comptroller general the past year as the amount necessary for t he name, and accepting tbO fourth quarter of ISl'd, when wo had no original puokago competition, and the lirat three ijiiHiiwra of lbpn as a tair and conservative basia upon which to make our estimates, wo looommcnd tho adop tion of price list, wluch wo have/re vised aud submit herowith, and ask your careful scrutiny iu detail of sumo. You will perceive that we have left, un disturbed a largo proportion of tho itoms of tho price list, aud have oou iln oil nearly all of tho oiittiuj.' to me dium and cheaper grados, which aro largely consumed everywhere, thus aa nearly as possible distributing the ben efits over the whole State. liocurriug to the basis for these proposed ohuuttos <'1 tho prico to dispensers, wo iuvito your atteutiou to the following data: Htute's bliate of net profits for last quarter of 18*J0 f 80.5.12 83 fctiile'ti stiare of net profits for tho first tli roe quarters of 1803..., 72,878 07 Total for the four Quarter# avhwtfd. *153,41179 To Un> not profits lor three quurtora of 18ns Is to tie added the unusual expense of Bottling the agricultural hatl claims, which have been deducted from tho net earnings of Mtid three quarters, $11,060 00. Total lift earnings lor the abovo namod porlod, 4:170, HU.7i, If our proposed cutsttre adopted, they will, based on business of srild period, amount to #uii.00.">. Estimated amount lor bohool fund, 81^0.401 70. It will bo noticed that vvtillo we started out with tho intention of cutting from the school fund all I ml ?7o.00rt00, a# just shown above, we have i? 1 20, I 70, and there are ilnej reasons, which are these: j!?ho first is to ho So conservative as to be aurtl >to loavo the balance on our side of tlm sheet. Tho aecond Is, that we are compelled to re.ekon our prof it:? from the sales of the fourth qua?fcer of IbW (which were large) and to bnso our cut i in ibo prices on our purchases (which wore \ small), because In August and (September, lbtttt, wo bought largely for the wintor trade, hence our actual b>ss on account of tho pro poaod out will be greater than indicated. And third, the J75.U00 requirement for thtischuol fond was baseii on the eohool enrollment of 1805, which will bo dropped with this your, it it > i the enrollment hereafter will bo greater, bunco a greater -amount will he necessary for the benefit ol the school fund. However, wo behove It to be entirely oafo to adopt the proposed changes, booa^tfo wo have selected three quartors of this year rts a boj-ls, end have had about half of the time original package competition, wliich we will hereafter i^cape. Itospcctfully submitted, (Signed] L. J. Williams, J. D. Don t hit, | ? ? Committ.ee. In February, 1808, when you weroAlrist In session, tho federal oourt or appeals decided tho agricultural hall case against the Htato, which hud the effect of depriving the dis pensary of a plant in which to operate. Tho sinking fund commission and the state board of control were constituted by con current resolution a commission to settle up all claims of EdWard J3. Weeley on ao^otlnt ot this litigation for rents, ousts and data* ages. We puid out of the dispensary fund $10,000 in settlement of tbl* olaltu. We were thus left out of doors and were compelled to provide a home in which to operato. Wo enterod Into a contract with Wesley through bis attorney by wtilob we wero to continue for the time to ocoupy agricul tural hall at a rental of $176 per month. To oporate the business In agricultural ball involved heavy expense on account of draylng as well as heavy breakage, aud in surance rates were very high on Main Street. There was no building in Columbia near . tho railroad tracks eltber lor enle or r?/*r sufficiently well equipped In whleb to h-tn die the huiiltnifw of tho dispensary, and a* we were oom polled to make considerable out? lay la equipping a building, wo concluded it was beet to buy, heuoe we bouKbt tbo build* ing wo now occupy at a co*t of $18,000. We have win eft expended $15,610.09 lu repairs, making the total coat $33,610.W'J. Our saving per annum ia handling the f Imsiness where wo are now located 1b as "tnilowsi Kent per annum. . $2,100 Drnyaxe 6,000 Insurance saved 850 Ilreakage and shortage 1.000 Total $8,950 It will bo seen tliat the saving will pay for tbe property In less than four yeari. Tbo building is situated immediately on tho railroad tracks, enabling us to handle tho business with digpoteb and economy, the property Includlnyr nearly a whole square of valuable real estalu, anil In cum the State should dolro to feel I, 11 Is admirably adapted to n}Mftifaot uring purpose? and would com* mqnd a bandtorae price. Wo cordially In vite your inspection of same. Tho governor, lu bis me eage to tb?f(en-~ cral assembly, ban aeon flt to epiilcise the maOAgoment of the affairs of UM^dispenaary by thy board of control. Wo/nake no roply'j in the"?tfjrlt of erltlolam, bin are oouteul to rely on a rOvley of tbe iteration of tbe dis pensary an our vTmliefftlon, During Mr. Trailer's administration, cov ering a period of 19 month?, the not profits brthn state, counties and towns amounted to ?126, 828. 40. During the administration of Mr. Mlx?on.\| covering a period of 14 months, the net profit*, to the 8t?te, counties an i towns amounted toN 9818,874.08. Tola! profits for both those period*, cover ing 83 month*. $489.883149. Durlpg the iooumbenoy of fb? State board' of control, A period ooverlng 88 igpMtfef, tbo nimr length of ttroom bolt former ?dmttrio tnrtions, tiM total net pro?ta ttf^ft <M coiintlea $p4 towua h8T? amoontrd 810186. Tbb MMiU baa be*o ?bUtaad t? * cooakSerably redaded acolo of pr?K* *?d to copaqmara, wtth ? Tolaioo of bwU nil the detail* of Iho dispensary tr.nnngonootit, urnl tire toady to furnish dftta yuu may dwlnti All of svhloh l? respuotf nlly submitted. J. 1>. Hm Ulen, CHairrrvain;"?* h. J. Williams. J. it. Doutfclt. P.M. Mlla*. JU- IV CuOpA*, l) <?. Wobb, Cler!r. " "??- . - X ANNUAL REPORT OF SINKING FUND. , ^ Reports of Afetitfind Treasurer Show Oper ations During lite Year Just Ended. Tho sinking fund ooaimiasion'a au? nual report, transmitted to. tho legisla~ inro by (Juvo)'uuv Kilorbu, ox-oiiloio chairman, is as follows: & To t bo Honorable the Coromisaiouor* of the Sinking Fund.' Geutlemeu: I nuve tho honor, as you* ugeut. to transmit my annual report of tha operations of tlio public laud depu during the present ilsou! year ending im HewidM renting and o< tieoU?g rout* therj from, littio chnnge has taken place as to disposition of theao lauds during the pre* year. Blnee my lant annual report. three little 'deeds have issued, upon cot tion of payment of ooutraotH prevtousli tered Into, conveying liancres; and " have been sold, upon partial payment r tuid balance on Tltue. Umje t ruots of If gr?gating 051 acre*. Am?!l*be-pl>er| thin year there remain ol thin of*-"* about l,40.s acres, held uud. r ce purchase, whoso tarina ure gun fourth ca*?h and the balance *nj i , annual instalments, wltb aevon pot oeiit. teri'st on all moneys remaining unpaid from date ol purchase, 'ppou ibeeo-tqnu ^Inferior lands, ordinary uu*alatde, are being dis - posed <?f nt fair price*. There remains oltbis ? land about 7,M>2 acres unsold, moat of wfil?# is boiug tinmmliv lentaA* ? 0/k J ? ? During thu present year 18 discharge liave issued. dis<<hurg(ug from the State*! prior and prefertod ll??u for pust due aadL unt ukl ts.vH 18 parcels, agurogating 2,19ti~" acres. 8ix quit claim title dteda have bWa issued, conveying tho% 8 tat 3*a right, title at#4 (; inier?Ht in S;lti acres of forfaited lauda, uud ', 1(? title deed- have 'treiv l~sm;fo tuuawatlnfc-j 1,900 acres uf lands sold and deeded to Jura Btate for ta?os by the sheriffs. - j Ity tho-o sales itnd discharged accumulaled taxes ?hie I hereon Lave- l??'on cdkttuu), and the lands restored to the tax duplient?*1'?tltv j jeot to tutu re taxation. Purity* the >oar V i sheriffs' deeds have b?en turned over to tltA sinking fund commission, cuuveying to the Htate tlrf parcels of land, aggregating 1,800 acres. Aftortho operations of the present year, of land sold and deeded U the sinking/ found eomrolsson for ta - ea by tbv coanty ^sheriffs, there remain on band 1^ i?rwt9 qf Ittnd* .: aggregating 7 800 acres, mora 0* lee*. ? ? * * * After oonfluitatlon ~wtrh - the wunptipHer general and incorporating lions made by him/ prepared and ruinatS to be printed, at a coat of GlUi i;600 sbeota o*, a tabular blank foun, 19 inane* t?y i a number of whloh jpai^jnatled < riotia county a'uWtora, whet r^queeted to pre|>ar? aod-l tho agent ot you* board, receipts given l>y eouaiy treasurer? for tax execul bondA by sberlffa itnd ft auditor's ofllce. flo * have responded b receipts eo As these roi a oi or io??. itava pn%t 60 daya, this by law upon- the. m?nt {ot looking fldoa ofnullabon od by county tax o only been just, organ ing this report ^ hut the tmilei the ^ 1 result*. Ilowever7 Qeld acrents oreuita in aevon count publio land oflloe reports app?aringduo and unpaid' to various county funds amounting to ? 25.000, upon which it 1? con fldentlj bfr, I loved money can be justly renir?ad. * ' i'i"~ Exhibit A and exhibit 11 S&ojf tf evortha sinking (uud wrwntji hiVe lAottoh* off afcoofffit or mlsww, "1 ties or shortages of county tax ol the law reoulres 75 per cent, of >?oh collections have been promptly patd into i Couniy tieasuries where the monoy collected belonged, and should bnve boch pild origin ally. Thus exhibit A shows so far 91.Q87M M such money oolleeted and exliiblt B shows 7# per cent, thereof, or $gl5.7gpgld by tlllUggr^ lug fund commission Into the ccantv treasuries. A? will appear by exhibit A, it&tf little baa - been dune durlogtbe year la the way pf leak ing land for oyster culture. Dowling land, 600 aero*: During out year your board baa obtained ?ore# of valuablo laud la 7* upon an old judgment, lor y* worthies*, lu favor of tbe Htot*" Elijah IT. Dowling et al., bondsmen < C. bowling. This Is tho result of Ml _ lunugU rated about 20 years ago by tbe ifta(# aud other creditors which boa cost the Stat*, however, only one-half of tbe land recov ered. Under contract rhe commissioners of the sinking fund agreed to Kiye one half of the proceeds of. the sale of ttiiiliui^ recov ered (and until silo one-half.ol.fthn i?ni?4a? rived therefrom) to Mr. H. G. Mayjfteld,tfen attorney who whs employed to lualra tbe te* covery fofyour board, without the (Mate be ing in any way or lu any oveut liable far tto cost of maintaining this entt now an OQCnsfpltj ~ terminated. Tbereport of thn treasurer) W, H; ^ merman, appended to the agent's report, shows tbe following amoonta (ibid Into ordinary sinking fund: 'W. A. Neal, superintendent, bal- . unco due ou principal atiuAa.li> penitentiary and luterost to dat&t 8,64'JJt, Hoard of control for agricultural >*r ... ball 10.QOQ.LO Interest from mate savings bank on notes ... . . r; . Col lections from UaAbe estate geUeetion ?I ahortages ,M*8S '*??*" .VitiV .V.Vii'jV1 Total The report Shows anno* Umk ments the payment <A E. ft, * ' 000 in settlement -wf' ca*e, in wblcfc tit* Exhibit D snows MOT, of tiki,**.?*. IW7 returned. ass xoagtyot r'JL^x ? UiSK. . . ' V-. 3 1 -ST -EH- ? i \ U* * Oft ? * ?^k,.