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VOL. XXII. BENNETTSVILLE, S. G., WE?)j|feSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1897. L._ NO, 7. THE SENATE AT WORK, BEVERAU BILLS PASSED AND MANY OTHERS INDUCED. A ?cw UlBueiiBmy HUI introducen hy Hon? -i-i- v vi r.tor Majilold-A Nutulivr of Other Itllla funned ?u?l Hoad-Tho 8oimto Well Vi? WitUItBWorlc. COLUMBIA, B* ?'? LI,OB- 5-Tho Se? ?lo mot Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Tho usual routiuo business at tho op ening wasi disposed of ?nd tho third reading bills oh the calendar wore reached when it was discovered that ono of tho assistant clerks was absent with the key to tho desk in which wero locked all tho papers of tho sen ato, including tho bills. Under theso oiroumstances thoro was nothing to do but to adjourn. This tho se?alo did until ll o clock Wednesday. When the senate met Wednesday naorning<,lho question of the introduc tion of bills was reopened by Senator Moses offering a resolution to extend the time to tho 13th inst. His resolu tion passed without comment, but soon thereafter Mr, Henderson moved a reconsideration, saying that it was time for this body to be looking to ward an adjournment. Bills if ne cessary could he introduced through tho committees. Mr. Moses explained that ho ssw no necessity or reason for shutting out the introduction of bills from tue floor when they could be gotten before tho senate through tho committees. It was as weir lo let tho author father the bill aa a committo. And further, nun liam Ul ;iu jwui um;; u.y tua jjii???C' of February was out of the question. If every bill was in, declared Senate" Moses, an adjournment could not be reaohed by that time. He then point ed out that the supply bill and tho ap propriation bill had not been touched in tho huuso and predioted that tho . work of the body would not be fin ished before tho 1st ol Alarcb. Mr. Honderson said that an exam 'plo should be sot in this matter. It should be shown that tho senate was UP with' its work and was waiting on tho house. His motion to reconsider then provailed by a voto ot' 23 to 8. Saturday, tho sixth inst., was then fixed as tho last day for tho introduc tion of new bills. When Mr. Suddath's bill to repeal the aot against nepotism in the ap pointment of clerks and inforior oili cers by tho hoads of departments carno up for a second reading, Mr. Aroher .moved that tho unfavorable report of tho committee bo adopted. Mr. Suddath gave as his reasons for introducing the bill that under the present law he thought unnecessary hardships wore imposed upon the hoads of departments. These mon woro elected to olllces of trust and they wanted clerks of whoso honesty there was no doubt and in whom re 1 lianceepuld bo placed. If relatives of tho officers^ wero capable of filling State officoity The unfavorable report was adopted by ayote of 23 to Sand the bill killed. A .house bill to require coun*y oin . cers to keep an itemized account of their income by virtue of their office and to'require them to rnake an annu al report of the same lo the county supervisor and further to keep an opon record of such account subjeot to in spection bycitizonsof said county was reached in duo tinto among tho second reading bills. ? Mr Mower moved tho enacting words be stricken out. Mr. Dean said thoro waa a demand from the people for sucha measure They wanted to know what their county oilicers were getting and in the caso of those who received fees this was impossible. Mr. Mower explained that he made his motion to strike out tho enacliner words because tho salaries of tho offi cers wero fixed by law, SM were tho fees. In tho case of cMisers with fixed salaries every one knew what those salaries were. In the case of the officors who got fees, such fees woro fixed by law and tho presumption was that they wore fixed upon the valuo of the ser vice? rendored. Mr. Moses failed lo seo tho necessity of changing tho present system which had given satisfaction for the last century. Messrs. Buist, Archer and Gaines spoke in favor of the bill and Mr. Mayfield against it. Mr. Dean moved to table tho motion lo strike out tho enacting words. His motion provailed by a voto of 27 to 0. A message fiom tho governor was received whifh recommended that tho claims of T. Jj Mackey ho considered favorably. This was referred to tho Judiciary committee. Tho Senate aftor passing several bills of no general intorcft to a third reading, adjourned over lo Thursday. R i In the Sonate on Thursday a num ber of now bills woro presented, tho majority being similar lo tho House bills. Those of general interest aro noted below Tho special order aftor the reading of now bills was tho crea tion of Dorchester County. There were both a majority and minority report. Both wore laid over. Mr. Mowor then called up his mag istrates' bill, in ordor to havo incorpo rated tho various amendments, and he gave notico of calling it up for final disposition today. Thoro j was some sharp discussion on tho motion to re consider the? vote whoroby tho bill with amendments was ordered printed. IDconomy was urged, but tho Se?alo thought best to print it and refused to reconsider tho vote. Mr. Archer introduced a joint reso lution to have a committee of both Housos appointed to see if tho provis ions of the Act regulating tho public painting had been carried out. It was taken up by the house, and Mr, Arch er explained that tho provisions limit ed the amount of matter in State offi cers' reports. As an instance of ir relevant and extravagant mattor, he reforred to tho report of tho Suporin tendont.of Education, which, he said, gave freo advertising to a lot of pri vate schools. Tho resolution was passed. The House bill, to require clerks, sheriffs, &o" to keep an itemized statomont of their income from fcoa, was amended so as to oxcopt Barn wei'. Kooley, Bumtor, Lexington and Nowborry, and was passed to a third reading. Tho following bills passed: To chango tho timo for tho appoint ment of school trustees in the sovoral Counties of the Stale, To amond Section 2 of an Act enti tled "An Act to regulate tho dieting of all prison o rs bof oro andador con viction when in the custody of the Supervisorsand Shoriffs of this Stato," approved tho 9th day of March, A. D. 189?. A bill to require certain officers to keep an itemized account of their in come by virtue of Ihoir oillce, and to require them tb mako au annual re port of tho sumo to tho County Super visor. ? joint resolution to authorize nud icquiro tho Directors of tho Stato Pen itentiary to furnish to tho trustees of Winthrop Normal and Industrial Ool loge fifteen convicts. Mr. Mayfield introduced a bill dis posing of tho Disponsary and substi tuting prohibition and local option In substance it is as follows: It for bids tho importation, manufacture aud sato of alcoholic liquors except for sac >? mental, scientific and medicinal purposes. It allows importation by licensed druggists, to bo sold only on order of reputablo physicians, selected by tho medical fraternity, and located at tho County seat*?, whose names shall bo certiQod to by tho Clerk of the Courtaud published for sixty days in County nowspapors, liquors tobo sold in no less quantities thatt half pint packages and under the same re strictions as now in forco under tho Dispensary law. Any other person importing liquors or selling in any othor manner than tho ono provided shall be deemed guilty of a misde meanor and fined not less than $5)9 or imprisoned in tho Couuty jail for not loss than twentynino du y s for each offense. Local option is provided upon written application of one-fourth of tho qualified electors of any Coun ty asking for au election, which shall ba iicld iii U'o samo manner as other elections. If tho salo is allowed by a majority voto it shall bo sold by ?Ul cera appointed by tho County Board ot Commissioners aud mutt ici pa I au thorities, or bo sold' under licenses granted by tho Secretary of Slatoon approved applications secured bv Bond for tho faithful observance of thonaw, and on this question tho voto slia.ll bu "By officers" or "Under license." The parties soiling liquor under license shall bo approved of by tho County lionrd of Commissioners and municip al authorities of tho place where Ino sales aro to bo made. Tho Couuty Board shall fix a feo which shall bo paid in advance and divided between the County and Municipality. Appli cants shall moko full declaration of capital proposed to bo Iii vested, e^c, and tho County Board snail approve or disapprove tho application. Bond to tho amount of double the capital shad be given. Liquors shall bo pur chased at actual cost from tho County Dispensaries until their stock is ex hausted, then from tho State Dispen sary until ita stock H exhausted. Theso institutions shall be closed as rapidly as practicable. Purchases may then bo made as provided by the Privilege Tax Act from other partlos. Original packages aro to bo divided into smallor packages containing not less than one half pint. Adulteration is forbidden. Only cash transactions aro allowed. Tho names of all pur 4^>^..I?^;A,.1!VO^^AV:^.. v iv. IJj^Ut?-' pimsary at present.' In case the' elec tion shall be in favor of tho salo by ofllcors the Board of County Commis sioners and the Municipalities shall select tho mon and fix their salaries, fix their bond and prescribe tho rules under which it is to bo sold. They shall also decide tho amount of capi tal tp bo invested aud share tho profits as they may agree. Tho Privilege Tax shall be at tho rato of 10 per cont, of tho purchase prici, and shall bo paid into tho Stato Treasury. This Privilege Tax shall bo added to the cost of all liquors bought from County and Stale Dispensaries. It shall bo kopt by tho Stato Troasuror for tho benefit of tho public schools. Secretary of Stato shall mo vido tho tax lables and they shall be nlfixed to all packages. Liquor manufactured in tho Stato is subject to tho samo Privilege Tax, which must bo ailixed boforo it is removed or stored. Any liquor found without such labio shill bo liablo to confisca tion, and half tho procoeds of ibo salo shall bo turned into tho Stato Treasury for tho public schools, tho other lo the County Trasuvy for ordinary County purposes. Authority to enforco this Act is given to tho Sheriff* and Muni cipal olTlcors. Sheriffs may bo sus pended for failure to enforce it. The Governor may suspend all authorities ntrusted with tho enforcement of ithe Act, and appoint such others as ho may deem proper. All manufaclur ers of alchoiic liquors and hover ages in this State at tho timo this Act goes into effect shall bo registered with the Secretary of Stato and a full exhibit of tho business made. For this rocri?tartion an annual feo of $2C is charg ,d and no others shall be al lowed to bo established except as they comply with this law and aro licsnscd by tho Secretary of Stato. For such liconsoan annual fee of $'?5 is charged. Mr Mayfield introduced another bill in regard to tho control of tho whisky traffic. It pr?vidos for tho paymonl by all persons or firms or corporations transporting liquors in this Stato of a privilege tax. Tho Sonato thon nd journed over to Friday. In tho senate Friday Sonator Saar borough's labor lion bill was tho fea turo of interest. This bill providci that all employees in factories, mines, mills, distilleries, stores and all ant ovory kind of trading or manufactur iug establishment in this Stato shat havo a lion upon all tho output of th< factory, mino, mill, distillery, oi other trading or mahufacturing os tablishment in which they mayb? employed, either by tho day or month whether the contract bo in writing OJ not, lo tho extont of such salary o] wages as may bo duo and owing t< them under tho terms of their con tract with thoir employers, such Hot to tako prc cedonco over any and al other lions excont tho lion for muni cipal, Stato and county taxes. Tin bill pissed to its third reading. Mr. ltagsdale'a bill to pr?vido i penalty of $100 per day on .vailroa< companies owning, leasing or oporat ing competing railroad linos withii this Stato and to pr?vido for tho ro covory thorcof carno up for a secont reading yesterday. It was unfavora bly reported by a majority of the com mitteo but a favorabio minority ropor was submitted. Messrs. ltagsdale Mayfield ana Hay spoko in favor o tho bil). It was shown that tho bli was to enforce the Constitution wide! said a penally should attach for nil roads operating competing lines. Thor was no opposition to the bill and i passed its Becond reading. Tho magistrate bill passed its thlr< reading yesterday, aftor hoing amend ed so that tho magistrates can bo SU? ponded by tho governor for cause un til tho facts in tho caso could bo lah beforo tho se?alo at i ts first mooting nf ter such suspension. At iho ovoning session tho House bill I to amend an act to regulate tho dieting [ of all prisoners|boforo and after convic tion whon in tho custody of the super visors and sboritfs of this 8tato, was led lo thoaltar on tho second reading an'd killed without ado. Tho House bili to requiro killing of dogs bitton by any animal suffering willi rabies, received as littlo mercy at I tho bands of the senators as tho dogs j do in tho provisions of tho bill. Sen ator Archer moved that tho bill in stead of tho dogs bo killed,not in thoso words, and it was done. A bill to amend an act to regulato j fishing at certain limos in Aiken, Barnwell, Darlington, Colloton and Orangeburg counties, mot tho appro val of the Senators, who thought a j time limit should be set to tho diot of worms ala hook for the fish. Mr. Archer's bill to pr?vido spittoons j for courthouses and to inako it a mis demeanor to spit on the iloors, was I reported unfavorably and on motion ! tho report was adopted. Mr, Brown, after moving to adojt tho unfavora ble report, said if tho gentlomau liked ho would withdraw his motion, and allow tho bill to ao on tho calendar. Mr. Archer roplied that ho did not caro to havo tbo bill placed on tho ealondar. He did not supposo it would bo passed, as people wcroyory joalous of their rights to spit whorovor thoy pleased. Tho Senato then adjourned NEW USE FOR CORN FODDER. An Important DlBOovcry lu Ut foionco to j Thom. A most important bulletin upon the value of a now corn product is now ready for distribution from tbe Mary laud Experimental Station. Prof. Patterson, tho author of tho bulletin, says: "Prominent among tho recent discoveries which will be b?n?ficiai to agricultural iutorests, as well as those more directly concerned, is the uso of tho pith of the cornstalk in tho arts and in the construction of war vessels. Corn pi'-h has properties which for many purposes makes it superior to any other substance known. One of tho prominent uses to which it is put depends upon its ability to absorb great quantities of water very quickly. In war vessels its chief uso is for packing between tho inner and outer sholl. This packing is put in under pressure and if pierced by a projectile it has tho property of absorbing water and swelling willi such rapidity aa to olose tho bolo before water can outer tho vessel. Tho naval dopartmont of tho United Slates government has conducted extensive experiments with corn pith for uso in vessols, and tho results have been so satisfactory that it has been adopted and specified for uso in tho construction of all now ves sels. A number of European nations, also have adopted it and othors havo oommisiionp. for tho investigation of ibis maieriai looking- to ii&r adoption; This extensive uso of corn pith moans a market for a farm product which has.been almost entirely wasted hore tofore." Tho process for tho extraction of tho pith, as well as the new corn pro duct, is protected by patent. The company controlling ?beso pattonts has operated ono largo plant iu Ken tucky during the past year, using tho corn foddor from 120,000 acres, and still hos been unable to supply tho de mand for tho pith. Tho company is now constructing threo now plants; ono in Indiana, and two in illinois. At this staco of the development of I this new industry it is bard to predict | what effect it is going ta have upon tho agricultural classes of any com munity in tho vicinity of theso "pith extracting" plants. Tho corn foddor of hundreds of thousands of acres, which has boon horotoforo regarded almost as a wasto product, can now bo sold at prices that will induce tho farmer to increase bis acreage of corn. Not only can tho farmer find a ready market for his foddor, but, after tho pith is extracted,tho residuo is ground into a most oxoallent and profitable | feed. It is upon tho value of this pro- j duct as a feed that Prof. Patterson i has boon experimenting. He says: "Eiold cured corn fodder, after hav ing tho ear removed, contains abouti ono pound of pith to every 14 or l? pounds of blades, husk and stalk. In ; tho process of tho ox tractio of tho j pith, tho blades husk aro first remov ed and the stalks are cut up into small pieces. After tho oxtraclson of tho pith from tho stalk what remains is] ground up into meal, which in goner al appoaranco rosomblos coarse bran, dried malt sprouts, or brewers' grain. This ground material is termed the I new corn product and is tho material which has formod tho basis for tho investigation, tho results of which aio given in Bulletin 43. Considering tho fact that thoso products form BO largo a'proportion of tho foddor it is im portant to know tho value of thom in order that farmors may got as groat a return as possible for their crop. "Tho results of all tests made show tho now corn produot tobo a valuablo stook food. Thoy show it to bo richer in composition than tho whole foddor and tho food com pounds moro digestible. Tho now corn product contained more pounds of digestible food por huudrod pounds of tho original io.ul than doos whole foddor, corn blades or timothy hay Rations compounded with tho now corn product as baso aro eaten woll by cattle. Theso rations aro moro digos tiblo than tho samo grains fed with foddor blados and will produce moro gain in livo woight por hundred Eounds of food foci than tho fodder lades ration. Such rations aro moro easily fed and thoro is loss waste than in feeding in tho ordinary m -inner. "This now corn produot is in such shapo that it can easily and uniform ly bu mixed with any kind of ground ?;rain or any of the by-product cattle oods so common on tho market. By its uso as a baso it is possible to mix a I complote and normal ration for stock j in ono bulk* and which can bo fed at] ono feeding, so obviating the necessi ty of grain and hay separately. This) is a thing that has not boon posible horotoforo with any class of food pro ducts on our markous in tho shapo in whioh thoy oxistod. Rations mixed in this manner nro as staplo and pos sesses as groat keeping qualities as | cotton seotl meal or whoat bran. An imals fed upon such rations ato thom with rolish and kept in normal con? dition at all timos. Cows and stoers I would lio down and chow thoir cud os naturally as whoa fod hay or in past uro." WORK OF THE HOUSE, THE MEMBERS KNUCKLES DOWN TO BUSINESS. Tho Couuty of Greenwood Formed-Mnny Now lillis Introducen! nod Homo Vow l'assed.-Tho Uodlntrlctliig ?ni l'ost l>uncd for H Voar. CoLUMiiiA, S. C., Feb. 0.-Thore was no session of the Souato Tuesday morning and tho Houso was only in j j session two hours. Tho attendance was vory slim, and it was almost im possible to keep a quorum, there be ing so many members absont on loavo of absonco. Tho two hour session was devoted to tho consideration of now h county matters almost ontirely, and tho House indicated its purposo to j j pass bills establishing now countios in accordance with tho torms of tho elec tions hold, and not hampering tho now counties with unexpected provisions: Among tho now bills introduced was ono hy Mr, Haselden to force tho railroads to obey tho interstate com merce law and the decrees of tho United States Interstate Commerco Commission. Mr. Thomas introduced , a bill pro viding for a ?opavlmont of banking. Several bills of this kind havo boen introduced during this section. Mr. Garvis has introduced a bill lo prohibit Greek lotter fraternities or any organization of liko nature in Stato institutions of learning. It is claim ed that theso societies make students danish and interioro materially with tho disciplino of tho said institu tion Rt Mr? Johnson introduced a bill to amend section 2G37 of the revised statutes of 1893 regulating the fees and costs of clerks of court. Tho bill pro poses to limit tho amount of fees and costs of clerks of court. Tho bill pi'o poses to limit tho amount of foes ro ceived by any ono acting both as clerk and register of mc sue conveyance to $3,000, directing that all amounts in excess of thoso figures bo covered into tho treasury. Mr. Graham introduced a concur rent resolution to allow a bill to bo introduced to renew tho charter of tho Cokesbury conforonce school. Mr. Graham explained that tho secretary of stato could not grant tho charter. Tho houso unanimously adopted tho resolution. A substitute bill was presented by tho committee for tho bill to supply school books to children at cost. Tho oiiginal bill was accordingly tabled. Tho substitute bill roads as follows Tho substituto proposes to establish a perpetual fund of $500 in every coun ty for tho purposo of providing pupils with text books at actual cost. For tho just accountiug for said fund tho superintendent of education shall ba responsible on his official bond. The houso then indicated a desiro for ant>arly adjournment. Mr. Kains ford's concurrent resolution .fixing; Feb. 13 as tho day of final adjourn mont was called up in. his absenco. MK,Burns,. Raying, that rfc. Uvr;0i..X?y> yet important legislation tb be attend ed to, moved to indefinitely postpone tho bill. On tho voto it appeared to tho speaker that the "noes had it." A division was called for and tho first half of tho voto indicated that the "noes" again had it. In the midst of 11 the volo, howoyor, Mr. Bacot called attention to the fact that Mr. Rains ford was absont and tho resolution J f went over for consideration. Tho House had granted several leaves of absenco when Mr. Oaughman :>f Saluda suggested that if the leaves 11 wero granted without consideration to numbers a quorum may bo broken. Ho suggested that lurthor leavo of ab ?enco be only granted for sickness of members or in their families. There 11 were no further requests and the mo lion was not pressed. Tho Houso consumed much timo in tho consideration of tito bill to ostab- t lish the new county of Greenwood, t Tho now county had a clear track ; it C bad boen carried by au overwhelming t vote, tho committee reports were all 1 fayorablo and so tho bill had oasy niling, lt providod for tho creation 3f the county, tho aroa of the county, i ho appointment of commissioners, Ibo location of its polling places, tho bond of its officers, tho tuno for hold ing court, tho approval of bonds, tho making of juries and such machinery is is required for tho starting of a.now ?ounty. Tho substituto bill for Mr. Lofton's bill to amend tho county government law was takon up. It related to roads, bridges, otc. Several amend monts wore sent up, before they could be acted upon tho hour for recess ar L'lvcdand tho.houso recedod from bus iness until 7:33 p. m. At tho night session the disponsary jotrimittoo asked for a dork. Mr. ICiuard wanted to refuse tho request, if tho dork was to bo paid, as suggest ed by Mr. Magill. Mr. Yeldoll did no', think tho duties of the committeo wore so onerous as to requiro tho serv o's of a clerk. Mr. Ashley moved to Labio tho amendment. Carried. Mr. Lofton's bill rolating to roid tax and tho number of days' work on [.he roads was thon takon up again md a largo number of Amendments woro made. Tho commutation tax was decroascd to $1 in many counties. This bill as it passed will bo published lator on. Mr. Lofton said tnat ho scarcely ro 30gnized his own bill. Mr. Goodwin explained that tho changes mado did not affect Charleston. Tho bill was then ordered to a third reading. Mr. Goodwin's bill to apportion tho i'cad fund derived from tho county lovy was thon takon up and passed to x third roading. Tho bill provides that tho county board of commission ars of tho Sttvoral countios of the Stato whero thero is a lovy on real and por ional proporty for road purposes, not lator than tho first of March each year, shall apportion tho road fund to each township upon a i equitable basis, having duo consideration for tho milos of road to bo workod and tho number of bridges to bo kept in repair. The road fund so apportioned shall bo ex pended in doing all necessary work upon tho pub! ic high ways and in open ln? uow roads when direoted, and in building and in kee <ing in repair all bridges that do not oxcoed 12 feot in length, by tho road ovorseors, undor tho direction of tho county board of commissioners, subject,to tho gonoral supervision and approval of tho coun ty board of com miss.oners : Mr. Winkler spoke against Mr. Ba cot's concurrent resolution to appoint a joint committeo to roport to tho noxt session of tho gonoral assembly what legislation, if any, is necessary undor tho Constitution of 189?. saying lie could not seo the nooessity vfor tho uneasur N! Tho judiciary conimitteo was .su ' hoi ont to handle all matt or?. Mir. PJ.Ubn said this wa? not a com mittee j > pass upon tho constitutionali ty of ?Vf?asures presented, but it was to review Mi? laws of the State as passed in tho (tight of the new Constitution, makinthom o?Fectivo and complete, rho (institution had limited tho poweren tho legislature in many ro meots.p Mr. Caugliman was opposed to the (R?solution. Thero was much moro iHspU?sion. Mr. Magill said he jouldnt seo why th?ro was so much talk of ?'r suoh a harmless question; ibo resolution merely proposed to do jomet ung that should nave been done loner a^Oi The resolution was finally Mr. tv?ineford'a concurrent resolu tion i iquiring the directors of tho 3tato} ?nitOhtiary to ascertain the pro priety M eroding in connection with tho pe) iteutiavy a.plant for convert ing phosphate rock into acid phos phate land report to tho next session af tho ?puerai assembly, was ordered lo a tlJ vd,'reading without dobato. Mr. yiattlsford's bil', lo pr?vido com ponsa*y>n for the members of tho board?; of,ipWnship commissioners and ?hairni?b?of said boards whiloserving is mb;.ihors of the county boat ds of 3ommi?si?nors was then taken up, md af\'er somo discussion, was ordered to a third leading. Tho bill provides that tito members of the board of town ship cammissioncra shall each receive is compensation for his services tho min oj $1 por day, not exceeding five lays, fthd milea?o at ? conts a milo, not td exceed 100 miles in any ono year, i nd tho chairman of said board .no si^n of $1.50 per day and samo cnilcaj,o as other members of township joardn^and ?fi, 50 per day and mileage it 5 olds per mile in tho most direct ;'out?f)no way from his homo to. tho jourt house when attending upon tho nooli gs of tho county board of com missi; 'p.ers, when the said county JOUI C. is not sitting as a board of equa [izatitfiii Members of tho county board jf commissioners shall receive milo igo v.'. aix diifornt meetings in each year, ??'tno more: Mri Wibalor's bill to exempt sol Hors ind sallprs in the service of the State of Southe Carolina, or of the Jou/i terato Stales in tho war botweon ho S ales, from taking out tho license ts lu.jvlior and m dd lor required by diaper XLIII., Vol. 1. Pvevised Stat itcS#J93of South Caroliua was called ip a'M passed to a third reading. The jill j'?pvides that any person who was i bot*; fide soldier or sailor in thc lervlfro of the State of South Carolina >r oidho Confederate States in the var rjtween tho Stales may expose or M?O or sell, as hawker or peddler, thy foods, wares or morchandiso in Uiy j-ounty in 'his State, withoul aki:/# out tho . ;onso required by dun) lw : XLIII., volume 1, reviled itfttt pcs, 1893, of South Carolina; iro\ ^l?d; ho makes to tho dork of thc iOL?? f,Of Common pleas of tho county h v./iioh such goods aro to-bo'sold atklnotoify Woof that the was such ?old :\r.f/r sailor,. T. 'ij House then adjourned over tc A'Ct/W'lay. ' ? .Wednesday only hretvbilts waa introducen anil ""nobe if them wero of any special interest, ibo following bills passed their third ending And were sent to the Senate; Bill to amend tho Act regarding ped Hors licenses, tho Greenwood County dil, bill relating to tho county gov am mont law so far as tho road tax i< oncernod, bill to apportion tho roat und derived from the county levy lill to require all the county ofilcoi'J if the Stato to keep their oillces opei luring cortain hours each week day he oyster and terrapin bill. The Houso then got down to sec md reading bills and tho real busi less of tho day. Mr. Kainsford's insurance deposi >ill was takon up, b^ing a special or 1er and Mr. John P. Thomas, Jr. iffered a substituto which requiro my insurance company or associatioi o bo possessed of $100,000 cash capi al, or in lieu thereof, to hp yo $100, ?00 on dodosit with some Plato for th ?eneflt of all policy holders, or i ieu thereof to deposit with tho treas irar of this Slato valid securities ag ?rogating $10,000, said securities t >e subject to any judgmont agaim aid company, and such judgmenl hall operate as a lion on such socur ies, and providiug a penalty for tb violation of the provisions of th Unto. Mr. Ildorlon'a bill to exempt cortai cotions m Florence County from tli iperations of tho general stock la vas takon up and passed to thii ?eading. Mr. Sullivan's bill providing pui shment for laborors who violate lither written or verbal contracts a er having received supplies from li andlord was taken up and passed i t third reading. The bill provide hat any laboror working on shar if orop or for wagos in money or otb valuable consideration under a verb >r written contract to labor on far; ands, who shall recoivo advanc iithor in money or supplies and thor d'tor willfully and without just eau; ail to porform the reasonable sor vii .equirod of him by tho torms of tl laid contract, shall bo liablo to pros uition for a misdoLleanor, and c sonviction shall be punished for n ess than 20 days nor moro than ; lays, or tc bo fined in tho sum of n esstnan $25 nor moro than $50 in t! liscretion of the court. Tho Senato bill to amend and ro o icb the aot to incorporate tho Sou karolina and Augusta railroad w >rdored to a third reading without c iato: so was the seuate claim of coi nissloners and managers of o'coli? if Darlington county. Mr. Bacot's bill to regulato tho n lointmont to receivers by tho coui >f this Stato in causes thorein w a koa up. Tho main features of this h lave alroady been published. Wil mt material changes the bill was < lerod to a third reading. Mr. Ashley's bill reducing the pr logo tax on for ti lizers from 25 t< ?ontpor ton was thou called up, bel i special ordor. Mr. McWbito moved to striko c ho enaoting words o? tho bill. M?*. Blythe was against tho bi [ie detailed tho many reasons w his tax should bo retained.' Gloms )nly askod to bo allowed to contiri ;o recoiyo this tax and wantod no o >r appropriation. The question as :bo amount and disposition of this 1 tiad boon sottlod in 189?.r.. Bof< Jlemson took chargo of tfSp ta: really amounted to nothing. \It wi to support tho farmers' col logo? :jnoted the figures showing a largo crease. Ho made' quito an carn argument. To ta ko away this tax fr< Glenison would throw tho coll? back into politics. Ho doubted if (armors paid tho tax. Whon it -y put on, it did not inoreaso tho cost per iou of fertilizers. At least /armors had so informed him. They woro threaten eel with an increase of tax ation now and it would bo most un wiso to pass this biil. Mr. Ashley supported this moasuro. Tins was a tax, ho said, on. tho agri cultural classes only. Georgia farm ers could purchase fertilizers cheaper. At Clemson it was not alono the far mer's son who was educated. Tho farmer was tho worst-Imposed upon and hardest worltol mau on tho face of the globo today. Clemson waa not a college for the farming class only. V?.6 did not wish the farmers of Geor gia lo havo any advantage ovor tho South Carolina farmers. Mr. Crum said tho object of tho tax was to protect the people from fraud. This bill would not raise enough to oven pay for tho chemicals necossary for the analyses, lie wanted tho tax continued. Mr. Ilderton was in favor of tho bill and against the privilogo tax for Clemson. Ho said that tue college should bo maintained out of tho gen eral tax fund. Mr. Mauldin was in favor of tho bill. Ho did not want Clemson sup ported by one class. Ho. did not wish tho poor woman who ran a farm and who was unable to send her children to school to pay a tax to educato the sons of mon who were ablo to send thom there. Ho had respect for all the State's college, but wanted "spec ial privileges to nono." Mr. Vernor wanted to clear up all doubl as to who paid this tax. Tho farmers paid tho tax. Mr. Blythe called attention to tho fact that a large part of tho fertilizers was shipped out of the State. Mr. Smith of Hampton made his maldon effort speaking at lengta and in an earnest manner. Ho did. not wish them to forget thoir promises to the "poor old farmer." Ho wanted all taxed alike Ho could not boar tho idea of having promises made to farmers only to bs broken. He want ed thom to go ahead and got through, i "Givo tho poor old.farmer a chance. If you keep him iu tho harness be tween tho shafts all tho limo, apply ing tho lash ho will finally have to kick and ho will kick you all out of tho shafts." Mr. Goodwin of Laurens felt good just now because ho was ono of "tho poor old farmers" so much pitied. This thing was agitated all over the State and the tax was voted by large majorities. Tho farmers paid it o very cont it was truo. Mr. Goodwin spoko at somo length against tho bill. Tho hour for adjournment having arrived the bill went over to bo taken up later. At the evening sossion tho sail ing was smooth until Mr. Thomas' bill to provide for tho return and as sessment of property, was reached. Af ter much discussion tho bill passed to a thixd reading. A number of new bills pf gonoral interest was introduced and reforred, The most important was tho follow ing: J. P. Thomas---To amend /tho law rolating to alien land ownership,- so aa to make the, limit ??,0U0 ? insto Ad of .?'?O-?Oi-c?.- . : :. .vf Mr. Reynolds-To amend tho gen eral statutes so as to allow municipal ties to tax railroad sido tracks. Mr. Limehouso-To declaro tho law as to mileage which is claimed by all persons entitled to mileage. Mr. Goodwin-To prohibit individ uals, factories and corporations to obligo laborers to work on Sunday, except on railroads in certain cases, telegraph and telephone companies, those, handling United States mail and and drug stores. Tho bill to authorize and empowei tho sheriff of Williamsburg county t( purchase and keep at tho court house a pair of bloodhounds for tho purposi of tracking convicts and fugitivo lav breakers. The House then adjourned over ti Thursday. Whon tho Houso met Thursday Mr Winkler moved that hereafter th House meet in tho evening at 8 o'clock Mr. Kinard said ns tho House ha boen there so long and done so littl ho thought it ought to mo3t at hal past 7 and work until 10. After som discussion it was decided that til House meet at 8 o'clock. Mr. Kain ford's bill to pr?vido con Sensation for members of the Count ?oard of Township Gommissionei passed. The act provides that the may sit eight days. All mombers 1 receive $1 per day and ?vo cents mil age. Tho Chairman to got$L 50 p< day whon acting as member of Coui ty Board. Mr. Ashloy's priviloge tax bi came up next. As was to I expected tho bill oponed thoiloodgat of pent up eloquonco and it was lite ally talked to death. After mai long winded arguments tho bill w killed by a voto of 71 to 35. So ll farmers will still pay 25 couts por tc royalty on phosphates and tho san will go to Clemson College. The emigrant's agont ropoaling a next came up and was disposed of short order. It was killol by a t cisive voto. Gov. Evans v-oto message of t bill to provont .ho publication County Treasurer's reports carno as a special order. Cna voto t veto was sustained by a vMoof to 8. So in futuro tho ropoi of tho County Treasurer will have bo published. Tho voto as to tho disposition of c tain books in tho Stato Library w also sustained by a voto of 86 to ?. 1 Houso then adjourned to 8 o'olck. Whon tho Houso reassembled al o'clock Mr. Patton's redistricting I was takon up. Mr. Patton add ros: tho Houso on his bill. Ho had a lai map ai ranged untlor tho Speal? dosk wliioh in bluo linos gavo prai cal demonstration of tho present < tricts and in red tho districts as ho p posed them. Mr. Patton spoko i over an hour in advocacy of his 1 and hold tho attention of momfa throughout, for his subject is on? ?jroat interest to tho peoplojuow t ?oroaftor. Mr. Patton isa clear thin and always expresses himself in si a way as to make his meaning unt stood, and with the aid of tho map was onabled to give practical dome trations of his arguments, which < dontly caught tho attention and gi opinion of mombers. Mr. Patton speaking in favor of his bill, said 1 ho thought this tho most import measure oeforo or to come before House. Ue said ho would liko lo b tb e unanimous voto of tho House, lieving his bill one of HJ much portanco to tho Stato. Mr. Graham of Abbovllle felt 1 the bill was unnecessary. Tho bi to take offe?t in 1898. Thoro ii ICongressional olootlon botwoon : and that and ho ?aw no nocossity tho bill. As fur as rivers dividing dis tricts are concerned, ho nover saw a candidate who was bothered by that. Ho would swim it if necessary, no mat ter how nigh it might bo. However, tho people havo not considered the subject, and the wholo thing should be ventilated. But there is no necessi ty for tho bill at thia session, and ho moved to continuo it. This was lost by a large vote, only thirty-live xoto iu/r; iu favor of It. Mr. Winklor moved to adjourn tho uobalo until to-morrow. Mr. Harvey moved to adjourn, but this too was lost.. Mr. Patton called for tho provious ciuestion on tho wholo mattor and Mr. Udor ton said that bo did not think "snap judgement" should bb taken. Tho Speaker said that thero was no "snap judgment" in tho matter, but tho question was ono that must be de aided in tho regular order, and tho shair had no discretion. Mr. Ildor ton thon withdraw the remark, but iusisUd that further time should bo taken for consideration. Mr. Patton said that ho had no ob jection to further consideration of thc bill, but he did object to filibuftlorhift tactics. Soveral parliamentary motions wort Dfl'ercd but finally a voto was taken on tho motion to indefinitely striko oui tho enacting words, whioh was do Teated by 30 to GI by tho follows volo : Yeas-Hon. F. B. Gary, Speaker (Vshloy, Bothune, Carson, Cunning liam, Goo. W. Davis, Dukes, Ed wards, Eflrd, Epps, Fairey, Glenn J. P. Goodwin, J. 8. Graham, Thos A.. Graham, Hamilton, Harvey, Hon tlersou, lldorton, Kennedy. Henry J Klnard, Liostor, Magoll, Miles, Joo H. Miller MoLaurin, McWhito, Ow en, Bussell, Skinner, Simpkins, Spc?t Sturkio, Timmerman, W?lling Wesl moroland, Witherspoon-36. Nays-All, Armstrong, Austell; Ba jot, Bailey, Banks, Bedon. Blythe Burns, Childs, Oolcook, Cr um, Oust; man, Fox, Gadsden, Gage, Gasqut tl. P. Goodwin, Lttotl, Hollis, Hum phrey, Johnson, Kibler. Lancastoi Layton, Limehouse, Lotion, Mau lin, Moar?s, Mohrton, J. E. Milloi Mishoo, Mitchell,. Mooror, McOu lough, McDaniel, Nettles, Pattor Perritt, Phillips, Pyler, Polloch L'rinco, Pyatt Roy nolds, Sanders, Sinl 1er, J. R. Smith, E. D,'Smith, Steve* ?on, John P. Thomas, jr., Vernei Vincent, Whisonant, Wilson, Wing( holden-61. Mr. Cushman introduced a bill t prohibit railroad corporations or con janies from employing any porso tudor the ago of 18 years as nigl elograph operator. Tho penalty i .100 to be collected by the Railro* ommissioners. The House thou adjourned to Er lay. . In tho House on Friday a bill wi ntr.oducod to abolish tlio . office ? lounty boards of control and ohi< ?instables and. Stato con8tab^sf[ai: levolvo th?ir'< duties upon blh??- pfj ?era, and provide'for tho ?lection t i Stato commissioner and county, di ?oiigers. Tho duties ?f county boar* >f control 'Ar^-: devolved upon tl idaV?^r^uii^ ^brAml?si-j.?^..'., -yl halt ba elected'by/tho pooplo. Tl Hate Commissionor is to bo eleoli >y the people as any other Stato ol or. ' The committee on incorporate oported all labor moasuros unfa vor ?ly and recommended in a special i tort that tho house consider imme loly all the reports as presented ai eject the bills. Whon Mr. Kibler's labor connu ioner bill was called up Mr. Kib* .rose and said : ? *I would ask to wi Iraw the bill from tho files of i louse." Tho house thon rejected Mr. lld on's bureau of labor bill and I ilauldin's bill limiting tho hours abor. Mr. Ildorton's bill relating ho hours of labor for women ss children was allowed to lio over lis absonco. When the house got ready for b less Mr. Rainsfortl called for his mranco deposit bill, which had b anade a special order for this he (Vftor some discussion tho bill passed to a third reading. The provides that it shall bo unlawful h if tor for any insurance company issociation to transact any busiues .his State unless possessed of at li ?100,000 of paid-up cash capital, o lieu thereof shall file with the co irollor general tho certificate of jfiloial of some other Stato of United States, under his hand official seal, that he holds on dei :>r in trust for the benefit of alt policy holders or mombers of ? jompany or association secur worth at loast $100,000; oriu tht sence of r,uoh capital or deposit,1 to deposit with the Stato treasure South Carolina valid securities af gating $10,000, saidtreasuror to b< ?udj;oof tho validity of such sc? lies, which shall bo subjeot to j udgmont" entered up in any cou competent jurisdiction in this i apon a policy of insurance issui any citizen of this Stato by any company, and suoh judgments bo a lieu upon such securities, Mr. Fairey's bill to require tho er bitches to pay licenses was t uy. Mr. Ashley moved to indef ly postpono the bill. The housi practically killed tho bill when protest was made. Mr. Kiblor Mr. Fairoy dofonded tho bill, liouso was in tho act of strikin; the onaoting words when Mr. St said ho thought I boro was so mo in tho bill. Josh Ashloy said they could nc islato against tho nigger without latihg against .tho poe .'white Thoy wero in tho same 1 oat. If was anything u p?or whito ma love it was his dog ; don't tako h ly pleasure away from him. ? Mr. Hollis said it was wasting to pas9dog bills to have them kil tho sonate. Mr. Vornor was on tho samo 1 Mr. Ashloy. Mr. Pollock moved to ihdofl postpono the bill. On this til was cal lo il and tho housa kille bill by a voto of 57 to 15. Mr. Patton's redistricting bi thon called up again. Dr. ? took the floor aud said that tho ure should be dolayed long e for them to got tho sontimont people on this mattor. Ho had jootlon to offer to tho bill savo prematureness. Aftor somo sion Mr. Magill moved to row tho voto wh?roby tho houso had i to continuo tho bill to tho n< sion. Mr. Patton moved to lay tl tlon on tho table and domant roll call, Mesar?. Gago and ICONTlNUKn ON l'AOM FOW CAPTURE OF A FIEND" HIS TRAIL OF BLOOD EXTENDS ACROSS AUSTRALIA. ArrestoU on Arriving in SattWr??icJftcs 'A Kouiurltauly Cool Villain-Xho Kvldonoo Agalnflt Him ls Ui|; )nlml ti*. Conclu sive. SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 4,-George Edward Hutler, alias Asho, tho mur I (leroi', whoso arrival on the ship Sw?n I hilda was so long expected, ia how in San Francisco jail. Tho Swanhilda was sighted at 6:16 this morning com ing through tho heads in tow of tho tug Alice. Tho tug wail to blow six . whistles as tho signal agreed upon if Butler was aboard, but detective? waiting down tho bay from Egg wharf did not hear them and although they knew tho Swanhilda wa* coming in they'did not know whetherButlor was on. board. Suddenly a red light flashed out through tho darkness. Thia was another signal and tho offi cers know their man'Was there. Tho custom boat Hartley ? which, .' > ?: had been placed at tho disposal of tho police, was boarded in haste by six de tectives, four newspaper mon and fouv revenue officers and the little vessel steamed rapidly away to tho Swanhil da, which was met off Fort Point. . , Tho doteotives remained concealed in '' tho ctibin while tho revenue officers ! went on board tho Swanhilda to see if Butler had boen put in irons. They roportod ho was not and the doteotives went on board and Butler was pointed out and in a second was handcuffed. . He denied that hewos Butler, but was positively identified by Deleotives MoHattie and Conroy, wno came hore from Australia for that puroose. Tho captured murderer was taken on board tho Hartley, whioh soon landed him at tho wharf. Tho patrol wagon was in waiting add ho was whirled off to prison. Although tho arrest was a complete surprise to tho suspected man, ko maintained remarkable coolnoss ana calmly puffed a cigarotto as he went ashore. lt was agreed that when the crew lined up for inspection Captain Fra? zier was to slip in front of Butlor. When the police came on board and the mon lined np Butler was tho sec ond man in Imo. Capt. Frazier stopped an instant in front of "him and at tho same time Sergeant Bonner of tho local police force covered him with a pistol. Butler's hand's wont up like a ii^sh. Irons woro slippod over hlk wrists and ono of the most notably criminal.; of modern timos Was a pris-' oner. Dosectives MoHattie and Con roy, who know Butler in Australia, Convoy having narrowly escaped bb* ih< ?ho of kisviotims, wera disguised when thoy hoarded tho Swanhilda. . Whon tl*oy charged Butlor wiJh tho crlmos attributod to him lie professed entire ignorance anti domed that hi? n?bio ?Wp? . Butler, On tho Havtloy, on tho' way to ??ho ire, . tho disguises wore removed nacl still. Butler protond* :eOt;ttotf?o^ i jby Cd at the HUCCOSS? of the outcome of - tho long and weary wait. lGxtradiliort > papers have already boen nor ved and unless something unforeseen happens, Butler and his custodians will sail for Australia Saturday on tho Monowai. When his baggage ' was brought ashore any amount of incriminating ' evidence was found carefully packed in his belongings-a photograph of Mrs. Weller, a pair of bluchers on whioh were stamped tho Wellor name, two watches, a spectacle case and watch chains with a looket boaring Leo Weller's namo a?;*d a number of books on tho fly leavos'of which wore tho names of Weller and his wife and many othor artiolos recordod by tho detectives as positively connecting hint with the murdered sea captain and prospector. The detectives aro very positive as to tho;idontity of their pris oner and scout any possibility of a mistako. Tho known victims of Frank Butlor tho Australian murderer, it is. said, number fourteen. His trail of blood, it is alleged, roaches from New South Wales to the rcofsof Wostorn Austral ia, whoro he is suspeotod of similar doliborato murders. His method was to advertiso in English and American papers for a partner to prospaot rich mineral districts. He stipulated that the intending viotim should havo a capital of $50. Ho recoivod many ire* spouses and whonovor he took a com rade into tho wilderness to searoh for gold ho returned alono. As no one know of tho (partnership existing bo? twoon ho and his victims, Captain Lee Wollerand Ed Soron son, their absence excited muoh alarm, Butler had sailed on tho Swanhilda. Tho first cluo was discovered when the bodies of Weller and Sorenson were found by a shophordor. It appeared. as though Butlor had induced tho men ! to dig their own graves in a pretondod ! search for gold, for in the pit they. themselves had dug they woro found. ! buried. Evidence was found pointing to Butler as the murderer and he had assumed ono of his viotim's namos, as on tho Swanhilda's papers was found tho namo Captain Lee Wellor. The authorities in England wero notified and detectives started both from Aus tralia and England to moat him on his arrival at San F/anoisco. Accord ing to theso officers the Hst of Butter's viotim's is constantly increasing. He is an Englishman aged ?10 years. ltofls IInnuA Oota IiOlt. COLUMBUS, O., Feb J?.-The friend* of Chairman Merk A, Hanna hore to day admit that ho will not be ap pointed by Gio vernor Bushnell to the senate to succeed Senator Shorman. lt is reliably reported here that the govornor has deoidod to appoit Lieu tenant Governor A. W. Jonos Youngs town to tho vanoaoy and that this ac tion is in aooordfiucd with tho wishes of thoForakor ieaders. Tho agree? mont is said to bo that Gen, Jonos will not boa candidate for oleotion to tho full torm, This will givo oppor tunity for a battlo royal between Govornor Bushnell and Chairman. Hanna this winter for election to tho full term. -,-r~r~-~v Htoamor Still IUI?B|ng. HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. $ho seal ing stoamor Nimrod ls still in tholoo off the Nowfoutfdlaud coast, soarctv ing for traces of tho missing State of Georgia, but the laut meas?vge did 11,0$ indlcato that any traces of tho miking linet h*AV0 boon found. Tho Btato ot Goorala is now moro that* a month ovorduo from Now Fpirwaior in tho Baltic, to Halifax, freight ladan and insured for ?8,000. She carried a crew Of thelrtvono mon, nearly all of whom belonged in Aberdeen,