The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, December 21, 1893, Image 1
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B THF. Of / OF GREENWOOD.
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B * |L i ll < VIlOLlNA.
| A HplvliC'^poiilcNt in (ho IIoikc ?>
y-;' ?UtlVI'I'IMII' 'fill 111 II I
Favors i ''KNVw Mciihiirc?<>ui' of'
lieltH'iiwlB KIckH liKaiiiNi ill- in
ICt'lWlMH'l
Uepi-oaerAive p. \\. Gary, of Abbe
I villo CoUUt^() strike out tin
? ciiuctini? of tlie bill to cruuto tlu
I nc?v ioii.i/ ( Greenwood.
^ jfJ"' champion ?f the bill
made a v r ||u(? npccrli in support ol
t'? * mcn^L H0 evidently had giv r.
U tboMubjeBj10 most painstaking eon
J sidoi'atiojMj] w?a perfectly at hom?
k with lit* |s an,j li^nves and inadi
H bis urguHkt with earnostnesa uik.
foive. 4,J Ejiebate, while in the mini
very 'n^fllting, was at times eonlinei 1
to disousiH^ on branches of the sul
ieet purol|ofcal and though the do 1
bate eonpJJJo a]j t)f ||lt3 session tli !
yMfa speeches must be brie
and eojjteto the leading points inud> 1
by the Riding forces.
Mr. held that the people it '
the pnWd county wore almost unani i
mous iir*? desire to have the nev. \
county yfflsbed. for out of a prol> ,
able 2,Oo9h*8 1.700 bad signed tin
petitionjH^o that tiie county bo es
tubiisljjdfTu speaking of Greenwoot
-Mr. Y.jJ spoke of his long residents
in Ed Ad County and the main
honort?I>6ople of that county Inn ,
heupotPOn him and said his pltrtinj.
from 1 necessarily sad. but then
1 was a do when sentiment must b? j
laid asii knd when the people earn*
j to lifnihd asked his support of ;
measmihey considered to be for thris I
best gifl he felt bound to assist them
altbou it would probably kill bin
politicly io bis own county shook
the imbUio not succeed. Green woo*
havin/jtli the requisites for counlv
\ hood, lid desiring it. he thought 1 1
>.coul?>B tyrannical not to grant tlieii ;
reSSsotWS request. He spoke of tin ,
signeif of the protest for Ablieville
showil> that tliev were most,le fnm
the ti.fn of Abbeville unci read'letter.from
<hers who stated that they wen
hearty in favor of tho new county
I n sp< king of tho signers ho said th< j
lirst nine on the list was Governor H
It. riitnan.
Mr. Lid, of Abbeville, opposed Unhid.
l ie entered a solemn prot. agaim|
this dinvicmhcruient which (.<
Btyhvii monstrous iniquity, in that i' ;
so tmfibly mutilated the grand oh
coimv. The Greenwood people hue
obtuped many signatures by proinis i
iny: J Vlain men the most prominent j
olilel' They were not modest but
tookplput they wanted and lel\ wore
out 1 Mills, a majority of negroes am.
most o' the streams requiring bridges
to be Kept up. Snap judgment lias
been tikeii on tho people of old Abbeville
i(id that judgment ought not t<
stand The tiling was done in the
darlcaml tho other people did not
know where they wero to be hit or
how jnucii they would he hurt. Ruthei
thui(jliHtiieml)er the county he woul I
[ ?sk*.' uvor of moving the courthouse!
to Qiveenwood. No time had been
given them to consider and indeed
they did not know what Greenwood
wanted or they would have appeared
in the committee against it. Ib
thought anyway that all such matter,
should be lolt to tho constitutional convent
ion.
Mr. Graham took the two maps am'
described in detail tho country through !
which tho lines ran showing tliai
Greenwood did not take in all the wa- j
tor power or leave all the bridges t
Abbeville. He contended that the i
property ropfest ntod in Greenwood '
County was made by the pluck, push,
industry, enterprise and intelligence oi
its people without outside help an
tiu r was n i reason wi y t icy should
Ktill form a part of old Abbeville ii
they wanted to get out.
Mr. Sudt.ath.of Edgefield. was opposed
t<> tin- bill. Those people taken
into Greenwood from I'M go lie Id wen
already thirty miles from the court
house, but under the new arrangement
they would bo thirty-five. Tney ;
didn't want to go in. They preferred :
to wait until the constitutional conven- (
tion wnen new counties would probably
contain -100 square miles. Then
4 1...0 ion ntn.l ia iuiiini if nf limit* men luil
? v\/u.nj w. W.IV.I wn II, /111
if they wt'iv put in Greenwood their
hopes woul.l bo killed.
Mr. Fosti r. of Spurtanhurg, favored
small Counties and inado ttio most!
11.every and eloquent speech of the
day.
"A little farm well tilled,
A little house well filled,
A little wife well willed,"
were his sentiments on the subject.
He prt e eded to .-how how the division
of liuneonibo County, X. C., hud
brought forth numbers of prosperous,
enlightened and wealthy communities
and instanced the cutting up of old
Virginia into States as another ex
ample of the prosperity sure to follow
a division into smaller communities.
\V t i Biblical, classical and poetical
quotations and earnestness and elo- .
qin nyo of manner, Mr. Foster was attentiveiy
listened to and sat down
amidst applause.
Mi. Gary made a splendid argument
against the n&? county. lie was in
favor of new counties being formed if
old ones were not killed thereby. The
county of Abbeville was compact and '
the county seat could be easily reached
in every direction by railroads. If :
contended that people in Kigefii ld
would be ever debarred their just dm s
If they were put in the new county.
Mr. Gary replied to the statement that j
his side bad not acted in an underhand
way. hut said that the other side had.
Mr. Seidell had announced as the first
signet* to his petition Governor Tillman
and this was done to influence
mom tiers to vote in its favor. This!
war an insult to their intelligence, because
he know that members did not
c mio bore as more puppets to do Gov....
Tit I nan's will or anvbodv else's.
II e thought for himself and did what
Jin tbouyht riyht, whothor Governor
1'illnmn ayrood or not. lio hold the
Governor in as hiyh esteem sis any
man, but lie willed upon members to
resent the insult to their intelligence
that presumed to ssiy that because Governor
Tillman favored the county that
jt must bo established.
j.Jj\ Gary continued to show up the
Greenwood tactics in a most interesting
way, Its supporters had tried to
jyet him to support the bill by promising
him to namjo the county after his
distin juisiiod uncle. Mart Gary. As
vxmch us ho revered that honored name
iw would conaidor himself upworthy of
? ' ?"?e
tlio name if lie should so prostituto it
is to const nt t any such bargain. 11c
tail also been promised to bo mudo the
ounty s first senator for his support,
nit In- in i.'ii.intly rejected tho propoit.ion.
for lie would considei himself
uu nil of the cotitldenco ami rcsuect
f hi.-, c hi Utu nt- should lie consent to
ii; >ueh arrangement, lie said out of
forty-f ?ur bruises 111 tlio county Greonvii
d on v tool; seven, and she up*
M'opri i ven towns and only loft
Lv'c. Greenwood it id not wunt to wait
tv-ioise ?ho know after the const!tu*
ionai oenveeiion tim Saluda portion
if I'M i li .1 would be made a county
, v t v m t\ S x perhaps as a county
scat.
air. Duiieiin. of Newberry, favored
I lie lie A' 1.1 t mil 11111.1.. l/.iinr
poeeh in it-, l>ol ;ii T. Ho spoke of her
j duck itntI ? ntorpr;-o in building rail;
oitds. oto . undshe should be ro warded,
i During bin speech Representative
I Yshley asked :
" Djn't you own a farm near Greeui
voou y"
Yes. sir. 400 acres, bix miles from
.he town."
" Well, f don't blame you,'' was the
epiy.
Mr. Duncan said that property ownrs
near every court house would be in
avur of keeping it t here and be was
tot dill'orcnt from other peoplo. and he
lidn t see where the sting in the nuesion
lay.
Mr. Watson, of Anderson, spoko in
aver of the bill, lie had no interest
u it. but lie thought that all such
Movements should be encouraged as
they a1 ways induced a certain amount
>f capital to invest in the county seats
md tno State wanted to encourage
tnis. In largo counties, too. the dts.
meo from the eourt house often presented
certain people from getting jusice
owing to the expense, etc.
Mr. Mugill in speaking against the!
till said that lie did not impugn the 1
Motives of any man from anotiiereoun-1
y in taking so nineii iutercst in a mat- j
f.er that ?iitl not concern liim. The
vhy anil wherefore he would not go in- |
f.o. but he certainly would consider !
limself very ollleions should ho inter- j
. re in a matter pertaining to another
unity in which no had absolutely not
111 > 'rest. He contended that the true;
? Mtir lent, of the people of t he proposed j
county was not before the House in
focse petitions. The matter had not
km n ugit it.cd and thoir calm, dollbcv- I
ite judgment had not been obtained,
fo spoke of tiie throat and .veil known
use with which petitions can be gotten
up. and mentioned several ineii.
nt.- in his own knowledge going to
show that these petitions bad been
i,.?i i,, .rt.vi.. ..hi,.,..i i,:.. .
, ?? .vnwiav iviiwnin^
..oat >? i ?i_' asked for. Ho lo.it I
confident tout on the slump in thutscc- j
lion, wilii Mr. Veldell on tlio other
oilo, hr i'ouM cm up t'io scheme so
tnnt those very p< epic would repudiate
it. It was a death ami life struggle
with some of ;t.i advocates, because
tuey know that tlicy will bo politically
load unless they can get tlio new i
county. He v 01! on to consider the
expense of changing tiie records, j
which won d an omit to s-'lo.bOO, and i
the expense of building a poor house,
when tiie debate was adjourned until !
p. in.. Mr. Mao-. 11 still having tiie ,
tlo J I*.
At then!.:) t sos-ion Mr. Mngill re
SU Tied his argument against the new |
county <>i (Jii i nwood. Tlio case was
iimi- "i. ti> t iic division of States as
provided for in the (^institution. The
peopie of A lb -villi* and ISdgellehl had j
not had an opjioi 1 unity of expressing j
themselves on whether their territory!
shall be eut into. As to the debt of I
the county no provision is made for
nershar una Aid) v i I lo would have to j
bear tin* hunc n. With ber past in- j
lohtei ue mi.I lort-y bridges, is it fair j
ind j111 i l'e e aimed that there was j
Hot a et h.-ti! lit ionul number of Mpiarc
niles e11 in Abhevi le. The lino cuts 1
through town tops and school districts j
is well as f.rais. and will coiupcf some
lien to to Uvo court liouscs to pay
taxes.
Mr. Aslih y thought it an injustice to
Abbeville County to cut it in that
shape. Let them wait until the constitutional
convention when we can get
counties in proper shape. Mr. Ash cy
iiuide a strong speech against tlio bin.
bis points being most att mtivoly listened
to by alt of the members as well as
the large audience present. Mr. Ashley
made a neat turn on Heprosontativo
Duncan, whom lie said had changed
very much lately. Only last summer
he thought Greenwood the rankest
anti-Tillican town in the State outside
of Charleston.
Tiio ayes and noes being called on
.
UMU IIK'UUII v\* .-??? II\?; uuu UIIU i
words, the Houso refused to do so
by a vote of .'JI to On. Following is the
vote :
Yeas -Anderson. Ashley, Broazeale.
Rr ice. Bi'iiee, Carroll, Cooper, Cruin,
Klwards, 10.lis. Farley, Gary, Gunter.
Harper. IIdl. Hughes. Ifydriek. Kirklond.
Lominon. Magill. Manning. Mitchell.
Ka-t. Slui k.o, Suddath, Tatuin,
Tuoinas. Tiiitper, Whitman, W. C.
Wolfe. J. S. Wolfe. Woodward 111.
Nays - Jones. B irrv. Hlaekwell.
Hlease. Brelan. Ihiist., Byrd. Carpenter.
ChandU r, Cox. C ivington, Dendy,
Dennis, DuHose, .1. T. Dunean, T. C.
Duncan. Kdwards. Pagan. IOnler. Fstridgo.
Felder. Folk. Foster, Graham.
Ham met. Hardee, Hardin, Manly.
If irvey. Ifi iiderson. .lelf'-ries, Jordan.
J Jin..011 Fnotts. J. D. Kinard. II. .1.
Kinurd. Lancaster. Lestrmo, Lofton.
[j ? , 1/ \ ranee, Lcbun. Muuldin. MoVY'tito,
M;te it'll. Harks. Fatten. Phillips.
R ye:--. Roper. Rowland. Rogers,
Russell. S hi nan. S ngletary. Skinner,
J. L. S nit.'i, Staekhouse, Sullivan,
Vauyhan. Von Kolnitz, Waters, Wilhorn,
Yeldoll tin.
Mr. Garrin moved to amend by changing
name to M irt Gary. Mr. Lowruneo
moved t<? lay on table, which was done
j by n big vote.
| Mr. Magi'l moved to amend by changing
name I ? Tillman, but this was
voted down by a largo viva voce vote.
On Mr. Ma-, ill's motion his own namo
was stricken from the. bill as one of the
commissioners.
A eommi -ion will bo appointed by
the Governor in accordance with an
amendment to adjust the proportion of
the ptisi, indebtedness to ho paid by
each county. The bill was then ordered
to it > third n-nuiuij and Mr. Yoldell
put the parliamentary clincher on
it.
Daniel II II rrihum and l-Yimlc I).
Mill# t are untie/ rt liibtnry of the
i World's ! ' iir which is to be sold at
i $1,UU0 a copy.
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CONWAY, S
THE BLACK DISTRICT TIGHT.
.\N r.t i'oiir to r?,\c i: en vuiiKS.
I'ON IN I, I MHO.
Interestlutf ami Acrimonious Statement*
( 'ullt'OI'Uiuj? lilt* PlIMl - A
Serious < unteni ion l.ctwci'ii Tw o
I lel'i triuers.
The bill to rearrange the Contrressioiuil
Dird riots of the State, which
placed Charleston in the Hlack l)is,
triet. excited a spicy deba'c in tin
1 House of Representatives, from whirl,
we inake the following extract:
Wtien ttie bill was railed for its sec
ond reading. Mr. Weston move t.
sti ike out the onuctin^ words.
Mr. MajLTill. chairman of the commit
toe which reported the bill favorably
spoke in its favor. He declared that
it was a measure th ?t outjht to pass
as it would jjive the State seven IX ino
cratie Connrossmen instead of six.
Mr. West -n opposed the bill in a fin<
speech. Its object could be clearly ex
pressed in these words : " A bill t.
put Coarleston in the black district.'
Hut ho had confidence in the intelligence
and fairness oi the members am
| knew that they would not take reven^i
| on Cnarloston simply because slio Ino
| failed to vote for a certain man foi
Congress. Tout part of K chlund fron
which lie catno was in toe black district,
but lie would ratner it- remain
there than see Charleston, full of Ins
torleill reminiscences. disgraced b\
having a neijro represent her in tin
National Congress. Cue gcntlcmut
had stated that her resources and poli
tieal ingenuity could overcome tin
larue negro majority that she wouh
i neounter, and blushed for shame that
such a sentiment should bo expressei
on the floor of the i louse. Resource
ml political ingenuity used to count
in this State, but by the decision of tin
State canvassing b sird that the negr?
Heurge Washington Mnriy was elect
ed Coirjr? ssinnii from that (Ii>trict ii
the la?t election n. tieo had been scrv
ed to the peopic that those days were
over. Murray had made t 10 1110s
hitter speeches against tile S >nlh evi-'
made 111 Congress, lie appealed tthe
metnbers not to disgrace Charleston.
the leading coninierciul city of tin
State, and to which the Slate owed si
much. Ho had heard se\ t nil reasons
for the passage of this In I. Chief ol
these was the alleged e position nl
Charleston to the dispense y lavs, ha1
Charleston should not h * snurl d out it
preference to tne other place.- whiel
were not less guilty. it aer act ion onuh.
he called guilty. The other reasot
was that she had refused to \ete fori
certain man for l on?re s.
Mr. Watson disagreed with Mr
Weston. He said that lie had tin
highest respect for (' arleston. hut
v/llill IUSUOM ? OS 111 > L III 1 I I i * WIT (I III'
Democracy of the State. When tin
ih!w regime took chat, ? of atTuirs in
lJSUO tlicy announced a platform. unit
tlio man who represented (M.urleston'f
district in Congress was not on that
platform, ami did not represei t tin
people of the district. The new retina
tiad boon denounced as I'opulists. ami
his bosom swelled with indignation at
t he thought. I f Coluiiibia and Cuarleston
would just come over ami stand on
the platform all would be well, and In
would bid (Jodspc? d to anything that
tlmv might want.
Mr. Tat inn advocated the bill, lb
thought that tlm negro majority in tin
Seventh district was harder to overcome
than if Ciiarlet-t.on was put in it
In the last primary Charleston cast
11.000 more votes than in the genera
election. The other districts )iu<
polled their fill I ?t rong th and did not
have anything like the reserv.
Charleston had. With this reserv*
and her usual political Ingenuity it
would lie an easy matter for her t<
carry the electa 11.
Represent it vo Rivers, the cob re
member from Hoaufort. opposed tin
hill in a good speech. lie said tin
colored man was here to stay. He had
boon put here by God. ami lie and tin
white man must live together. He
appealed to the House to legislate foi
the benefit of the colored people in bisection
for whose special hem (it that
1 district had been set apart. What
was it proposed to do with the colored
vote in that district? How was it to
ho overcome? Toe negroes had been
quietly submissive to everything imposed
upon them, hut toe time was
coming" when forbearance would l> no
virtue. Toe negroes wanted one t'on<
grossmun. and they had it under the
present districting. Too negroes ol
his district did not want toe chungo,
| neither did the people of Charleston
! lie appealed to tlio House not. to take
| them out of the district whereby the,\
! would lose all representation in Can
j gre.-s.
Mr. Blouse got fiery in regard to the
remarks of Mr. Weston, const ruing
' that ho hud attacked t.he State hoard
of canvassers, and of which I o (Bleaso)
was a member. lie repelled any in*
| siuuution that the l> >ard had acted
dishonorably in regard to the seating
of a negro in the Seventh district last
, year. It came with bad grace from
the gentleman from W chlard, who.
i while protesting his love for i s county.
had not ri turned a singio vote
against the nogro Congressman. Tiio
members of the board were, iiigh-tonud.
1 honorable gentlorm n who bud done
their duty and he " hurled hack the
j insinuation in the teeth of the author."
Mr. Weston appeared v ry cool and
| eolleeted when he rose to i ply to this.
IIo said that he wanted the gentleman
to understand that insinuation
| was not his method, hut that if ho had
i had anything to say derogatory to the
members of the board lie woo d have
I said so squarely and not by any in
! micndo. Ho 1? ft it to ttio Hou.>o to
jurILfo whether he luul attacked thorn.
Tho Speaker took a hand at this
I juncture, interruptinjf Mr. Weston,
and voluntarily romnrked t ? the House
that he had hoard not hintf olTonsivo in
his (Weston's) rornark-' and that they
wove rather complimentary to tho
board.
Mr. Moses asked Mr. Blouse was it
i not a fact that tho count;, ivutrd lord
thrown out the returns from Mr. Wcs:
ton's d ista lot.
Mr. Hlease replied that ho did not
know. All lie know was that, there
was no return of the votes made to tho
State board.
Mr. IT ill. a roformor from Abbeville,
declared that win n ho saw trentleinen
proclaim on the floor of the House, as
did tho Kcntleman from Anderson
(Watson), H at in eastlnir their votes
attain-t any section that they are ever
mindful of t he best interests of the people
to ho ufleoted thereby, ho eould not
'S corrix. J Tribute of
I At a mooting of
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C., THURSDAY, DECE
refrain fr ?m sayinir that he for one 1
could not bo bamboozled by any such
stutT. To say. as ho did, t hat ho had
nothing but the kindest feelings lot
Charleston and won d do nothing to
cripple or injure her. and then advocate
putting tier in the It ack district, j
xUury?.*sts tlie assassin who smilin^lv
I takes the hand of his victim while he
Itiriists the dagger to his heart.
Mr. Watson rose to a question of per
<on.il privi e?.ro, stating that lie had
been attacked and called an assassin
i He declared that he represented An
' derson in the Legislature, and that In
i did not come tnere drawing an adili
tional salary as an i Ulcer of the State
(Tuo presumption is that roforonct
was intended to the fact that Lie pre j
se.ntative Hill is the county dispeiisei ,
>f Abbeville.) He said t uit he uctcd
is his conscience dictated and was al i
ways ready to meet an onemj face t<
face.
Mr. Hill disclaimed any intention ol
e.n;r personal in his remarks, mean
lit;' their application to bo generafie
was siek and tired of hearing sucl
talk.
Mr. Von Kolnit/.'s motion to adjourn
; *'n? debute was curried bv a vote of 1>L
I to 25.
COI.L'MHIA. Dec. II. The Hou-0 1\\
t vote of 51 to 12 agreed to strike onl
the enacting words of the hill. A pro j
traeted debate took place during tin |
lay. iti which there were lively tilts :
between various members. and severu
Reformers took an active part upuinsi
lie hill. Tho following is the vole on
the motion to strike out the enacting
vords:
Yeas?Jones. Anderson, Ashley. Ba
ot. IIlease. Brure. Briee. Buist. Cur
oil. Chandler. Covington. Divis. Dii ;
B >se, Kg an. F.Mridge. Folk. Glover
Jiahaiii. Gnnter. Hamilton. Hunimctt
Hardee, llartin. Harper. Hill, Hough
Hughes. Kelly. Knott-,. Kirklnnd. H>f
ton. Bo\ e. Low i anee. Mumming'. W. 11 |
Mauhlin, MeWtiite. Mitchell. Moses |
Rhodes. 1 {ivers, S'luman. Stulvey i
Stokes. Sndduth, Sullivan. Taylor
riiomas. Tindnl. Topper. Van/loin
VoiiKnluit/. Waters, Weston, Wjr*
nan 51.
Nays Blaekwell. Byrd, Ca
Cox. Cooper. Cenuer. Demly % ,
I. T. Duncan. Fdwards. Fhh?w 1 ,s
Foster. Harris. Cary, I lardjyjki <>\ 1 ] ),
By ir:i k. .leiVr,'. - |<-"w?Ss Till.
Kmaro. Besi-ne. Mug it I. I .
no. McLaurin. Mishoe. I'Jj^r'lls Stth
nan, I'niilips, Bast |{u.-:lr '>CCI1 not]
tary, J. i. Smith, SturkMdiuto rmv
Watson. Watts. WhitiuM ,| , (
Woir, j. s. Woitr, w..od\? .N L
jj lecd into an
I , , - .V 11 011 t I \ 11 i o
. <M.l .>11 SI A. U I ). ifl
Senate adjourned curly i I It*1
>f S' nutors came over 1 Axcitemont a
md scattered tlnmselvei.g ()f !?, (j0|,.ir
cuts. Munv unui.-peetin .,
,vlm voted against the tll Wcurief
l?ill wcro alt-cut. but tliiliwii loud in :i
tin* bill wcro present in futo The Ncwi
Ibvir/.-ale. ? f Andersoi^ south Carol
rose and spiium a motion t< , ,
I the table the motion to reel tin)i
re.list rioting bill. Tnis wi 'oine of tl.ei
former i nline of Spi nker :.iic (lilTerenCi
neb a motion wars in <?i-?l? v?,}l?ofi in tin
poiicnts of the bill made a'. .
light. lint soon saw tiiey were tf ( 1 e.s?'
I'.ie Speaker invited debate on bis ruling
and there was an hour of earnest
111 kin if.
Dun in,' this debate an exciting epis
?do oeeurred. Ashley, of Anderson
p.isitive.y eoiil r.ulieleo the statement
if Watts, of Laurens. that the, Speakei
and ruled that the inotion to reconsidei
e add bo taken from t u; table. Watt
said lie wa.- not in the habit of bavin;
uia stateim Jits contradicted, ami de
nounei d as a cowardly slander tin
charge that lie had misrepresented tin
facts. Ashley responded with som<
words, in which "eov.ardly whelp'
| and a thr? at to ch< ko w< re audible.
\ slid started towards Walts. The men
i were on the sumo side of the house ami
!t be same row of seats, and appearances
iudicatcd trouble. Ashley started
toward Watts, but bis coat iails wen
(irmly clung to by members sittiu;
m .xtto him and the trouble blow over.
Ashley subsequently apologized to tin
ilou.se for his unparliamentary language,
and said that if the journal of tin
ast House showed him to Vie wrong he
would frankly uck now led iro it. lie
was conirratuuited by the Speaker on
iiis frank and manly statement.
After the debate the decision of the
Speaker was sustained, 02 to 27. The
motion to adjourn debute was defeated i
by 50 to .'15. The motion to take the
motion to reconsider from the table
prevailed by 55 to ill.
A number of members who bad vot- 1
! oil against the bill reversing theii
I positions, including Mr. Ilainmctt ol
i Greenville.
Tim point of order made by Haskell
t that as too bill was a Senate bill and :
; the Senate had been notified that its
enacting words had been stricken out
it couip not come before the House.
The Speaker overt tiled this. Tnore seems
to a rally of the administration
forces and a determination to force the
redistriotin?f hill upon the House desp
to its former defeat. At this hour.
II p. m.. the Hpht is still ( i). with indications
that the bill he carried over
until tomorrow.
"ll# jfi ?
?The Jtitfht Rev. T. B. Lyman.
ICpiscopal Bishop of North Curolina,
died at his home in Ralcitrh on the
l.'lth in t. of heart failure. lie has
Iven ailing for severul days. The
twentieth aniversary of liis consecration
was celebrated on Sunday, and
Monday nitrht a reception was held tit
his residence. Bishop Lyman was born
in B >ston, October. 1^1and was
therefore seventy-oitf ht years old. lie i
served as a priest in Maryland. Pitts- i
burc. Rome. Italy, and San Francisco.
iwni wuf oonsoeru veil Assistant liishop
of North Carolina in l87d. Ho married.
Ili'Mt Miss Anna Albert, of Haitimoro,
and loss than a .year ago Miss
Kobortson. of Charleston. S. C.
? Tho iinnennermont of tho appointment
of l)i*. Charles W. Dibncy, prcsi- ;
dont of tlx- University of TennosHee, us j
Assistant Soon tary of Agriculture was ;
in tho nature ??f a surprise. There j
wore forty-eight applicants ft r this
position, coming from almost overv i
Soutbet'n and Western State. Dr. \
Dabne.v was not un applieunt for the
position, but was selected because he
stands foremost aniens t he agricultural
scientists of the S ?nth.
Ibshop Daniel Alexndrlcr Payne,
who died recently it Wilberforee.
()" lo, was the oldest liishop the
M t hod 1st Church ha-c'er had. either
in age or in i?-nl;t'? ofservico, He was j
born in Cbarlcotou, February ^4, 1811.
?? ???, ?11 1
Kospcct. AN OliD Ml
the Medical KAKT
ah County h'?!?l
Railey in t Iim ' ,u' Trut li Coiihv
t \J |
IMBKIl 2\, 181 Kl
TO GOVERN TIIE COUNTIES.
tiii: m;\\ im.w ru<ii?osi<:i> in
tin: ltd oilMHlts.
I'lli* Mcnsiirc Meets Willi Deleriiiiiii il
>|>|ii?sii ion in ili?* Senate? in I i i?
i on. iiiu lli-hati' mill a Sm n sslnl
l'il> til iiir iiu* New l.aw.
Tno county government bill introInduced
by Senator .lullii (.buy Cvniis
pf Aiken. \\ as tint thomo of all interest
tn,f ili.cussion last week, which is reported
as follows by The Stato:
S ii itor Jenkins moved to strike' out
the enactiliy worus of the bill. ()ii n
ItViMoii his motion wu-* lost by a vot?
if 10 t ' 13.
A call of counties was then had foi t
.Senators to sii>jye?t salaries for "* 01111
ty supervisors" wnicu luul b"cn leli j
a a 11 u in the bill. When Lancahtci
muiity was reached Senator Miner re*
1 nested that his eoUiity alon^f with
Charleston be excepted iivnn tue pro
is ions of the bin. Senator Kvaib I
hoped that the amendment woual l e
vunju uinvn, uociui'in^ that sp? ea. i
c<_rislation was tin' eurse of the Stat**. ,
Senator M iller brielly explained his
bjeelioiis lo tin* l?ill Vtutmir that in
lis opinion tin* Will multiplied olliees
mil was not suited to tlio people.
Senator Fin ley wished to know w W\
Charleston was excepted. and Seiiatoi
IWiist answered that sinco a lar^e '
portion of Berkeley with its roads i J
tnd In idol's had hccn added to tho
onnty of t'aarlost .11 Wo could see no 1
reason to oxoo'pt it from tho general '
aw of 11ics Stato. Sonator Kvans was
p rfoctiy willing for Charleston tola- 1
xcluded. Sonator Buist asked time
oonsnlt Wis colleague, Mr. Suiytho. 1
Senator Kvans was plied with qwcs-I
ions from Senators Beaslcy and .Ion- 1
vins until the question on Senator M u- '
r's inotii n was demanded, wliieli '
Senator I-.vans moved to table. Senaor
I) rliain asserted that under the I
nil it would Ik* impossible to pvt a
.orvioe as eHieieiit as that llorry was
tow enjoying. Senator Derlium boloved
that the Will provided three '
Itlf'flvto do the work of county eoniinisvj
in eaeli tow usliip for nothing.
-> supervisors remained at tin
. Ise and did nottiinw.
I lie li.ia Hci,.,. thought that tlie hill ! :
>(., in|?(_.r/ted an increase of the Wur- I '
I Jxation which the people at J
' . t ore in no ootidition to endure. 1
jrCtS tlVi iiiiiuit ted too inueli power lo
died thai 11was unwilling for tin
stateilien'''' liis county tolas sub
Iiim'n 0. it ^ ui.il.usiwri...
.she InII.
admission tIfn to table Senator Mil- I !
all able adit tin- vote resulted I.
re was eon' I'resident voted "aye. 1
tuong C./,mlor *N|'dors amend men;
nt ion, wlw/p,,,.,!},,!. offered a resolution
f t ie 'I'ji? uifni t from the provision
i IJnirm/'- I'1' l"l,l been in favor oi
s and lv'n n it was understood tlm ji
.. . j?visor was to be appoiued. !
Ililjl Ueh, |K. elected. then it. was eer !
It ton 8 rt lie would bo a Republican I
n did jpK'ro.
0 1,1 r *'?hn (J. Kvans : '"lam will
to aeeept an amendment lor tin
' | fr'i'iior to appoint tlie supervisoi
.or I Jeaufoi t
Senator Verdier siti>?l that Mteli an
ti*iungcincnt would paten hint in ai
iwkwurd position. it would break it)
l ic amicable ai run^etiienl now exi-t il
11 lt with tho negroes. by which tie i
Senate enjoyed tiSe belleiit of his sir
vices.
Senator .1. G. Kvans: " I shall giv?
i diet* of general amendment-, on tin jl
third reading, and promise lite Sciiatni ;
t political unn nilmciit. agreed npoi |
vitlt him, to meet t in necessities of hi .
onnty
Senator W. I). Kvans moved t<
intend by making too time by whic
tins tax could be committed in labor ai 1
ive. instead of eight days.
Senator Kvans said taut be was ii
favor of tin) bill nearly all the wa\
(.{trough, but if the S nator front Aikei
iad been a road overseer as long a
'.to had. he would understand what at.
unfair burden would bo piuceti upon
poor people.
Senator.!. G. Kvans, who was in an
accepting frame of mind, agreed to ae- ;
cept this amendment, too.
Senator Tiinmerimin thought that 1
the amendment would defeat the purpose
of the bill as to the hilly section.- j
of the State.
Senator Fuller believed that in his j
county three days' road service wus us I
much as was averaged.
Senator FinJe.y objected to the M-day
provision, maintaining that the lubui
of those who could not pay tho tax
would be given to the county at the
rate of twenty-live cents a day.
Senator Kvans was not wedded to
the idea of any special number of days,
but believed that a minimum and maximum
ought to be lixed.
Senator Derbaui referred to the
chain gang feature, and cotildtt t tin
uji'Miinc now tiieru could be a chain
gang in his county, which had only
about two convicts in the penitentiary,
it was rutin.ng a grind-stone with a
forty-horse power engine.
The debate, was beginning to scatter
itself all over tho Statu. Senator j
Harrison discussed the bill as its pro- j
visions could ho applied to bis section
of the State. Then the Senator st ruck
out with his right arm at Section II
which allowed the supervisor to dismiss
defaulting contractors at will.
Senator .Jenkins had listened with
interest at tho arguments of Senators
from various counties and one th'.ng
was evident, that there was a vast
deal of diversity of opinion as to what
tho practical workings of the bill
would ho; " that we are groping in the
dark."
Senator Kvnns replied to Senator ]
Jenkins, sa,\ ing that t lie Senator's ow n
hill had bouti reported unfavorably :
that he was endeavoring to " hoodwink''
Senators for whom he ought to
iiivvo a nigner regard. Ho had appealed
t<> the thread-hare aiyumont
about whito men lab iring by the side
of convict*). The bill made no snob
provision. II*) was under the impression
that Senator .lonkins bad said
that tiiis bill could ho made a good
one. Senator Kvans proceed *d to
report that the bill included no great
innovation. It merely abolisliod the
otlice of county commissioners which
the pcoplo assent | to in their vote on
a com tit utional amendment.
Si liutor del)kins stated that the Senator's
loll luid l>< i n defeated ill the
lloi.se and referred to the hid iry.
tie had admitted thnt some of tin*
bill's provisions were good, hut ho hud
found that is was impost,!bio to amend
riti>i:it i sII
IjI>. | 'i' i i i >
I I 1 Vj
> Io l.itfht Al'for
r?co?tui-y. nnnr
1.9 b a
it? impracticable features. It bu<
never been Voted to abolish the < 11 let
ot c -unty commissioner, but merlcy t<
l> it it under tl o c liti'ol of tlio Genera
A.--?enJ> y. ami ir?t to have it ueonsti
tutioiiiii trlllco. I am admonished io
tiie Senator tiiat I am talking for lain
combe. but wlioa i jfo home, utihki
nim-cll, my |x*i 11ii*ii( culver is ended
( > av n* a .hi aiuo aiai an outrage t>
ilfi iro oir |>oi r people to work by tin
side hi iouv els.
Setiulur Kvjnirt debated the bill at
eiii?to. beiuj Iroin tuno t.? time "in
t rpollntod *' by S. a a turn from an
qu.n ters of too chamber. lie deenbed
tbe growth of the recent l'oiul
imitation ami the road congresses
tli roue lion t the I'n i ted Static, anil
111 uib.'d in riowinr' terms to tin- mu^niUreal
roads of the K minus. Wiien Inl.ilie
ii .mi tin. ' A.? ?!.... II*....
Senator .Jenkins eruolu inqu rod il
J.iivi's didn t build it. Tiio spi-tikei
responded tout tne ur^unu-nt aiiiountuu
ti? say.ny tbut if wo iutd no 8laves w?
11111 hate no rouds. Our people were
willing to build the roads.
Senator Drliam thought tbo bill
niy fil In; enacted for those counties
which wanted it. and to whose coudlt
ions it was sii ted
Senator l? ohum opposed the bill,
lie (Miiten.lo.l u^uiii it its practicability,
u ud dijected to the expense ol
the convict system. lie had t.ilUen
with till* people of Fieri lice : had toll
I liein that this hill wason theeali mlar
iml not a man had possessed the chock
to ask t hat it i>. enacted.
Senator J. (J. Kvans : "Was not
this hill an issue between you and (.'on
l.'1'csmimiu MeLaurin in your race foi
kJoiiifroas?''
hi uator ll'ohain stood unite for :
ninute. and tiien replied : " Ves : but
t was a son point with Conyri ssinai
NleL.urin. Lfe il oil {fed t e issue. Il?
was w i 11 i n e to relieve lfiqliain and hi.
[leople el t he w hole thine ."
Senator Finley proiioiiueod tho hil
Far superior to any of the kind pre
I'iotisly introilneed. The b:ll eeuli.
hardly ho opposed from the sunn
itnuilpoiuL as tiint from which tin
nil of last, year had been ohj, eteil to.
It was impossible, however, to pre.ail
upon toe pi ople to do yood serviei
gratuitously, and service of vnltn
:oulil not ho expected from lowiishi|
a tail commissioners u itiiout reuiunera
ion.
(>n motion of S. nalor Wilson, tin
11 hate \\as uoji ill ucil until ^ p. in.
Senator Mnylivld. for tin- committee.'
ni ways ami means and mining, in
reduced a hill relatinr to tlu> phosaliati'
inti ii sts m tl e Slate. rue hil.
irovides for the Slate's loiisim? tin
*ielit, to initio pliospnalo rock for tin
icriod of live years, on which it shall
eee vc a royalty of 11 fty cent- per ton
>o lony ?.-> tiic market price of tin
oek is four dollars ami mulor. If tin
mice of the I'nrlc is higher than
ter ton. the Stulo is to receive a per <
ntaoo of tin* rxorss over tout
tlllOllllt.
NIC.Ilf SESSION.
Till! S mate enlivened at 8 o'clock.
Too county yovcrunu'iit clatter bo an
aeuin. Senator Stanyarno Wili
'ii ; |niko in defense of too bill, lie
emiiijed the Senate that if was one
f the few "reforms for the f?ood el
Sait i Carolina" which renin n-d tin
naeted. It would ho unfortuiiate for
Lois one to fail of passage. Tm* SparL
iuhi;r^ Senator was nuinifosl ly uneasy
thout his friend. Mr. F.vans' hill, ami
lis spot eh on its behalf was full of earicstiie^s;
in fact it hordereil on the
pathetic.
\Vnt ii Senator Timineruian arose to
mt in a wortl it. was p ai tor than ever
r,ont. ti c fricm s of the measure were
rie htelied. Tie appealed to the
Senate not to indefinitely postpone the
all. for it diil not oo into ctTect for a
I'eiir. Tnero ceiilii be no danger in
assiiiK it and t here was plenty of time
.or amendment lierearter.
Too ayes and nays on the pendinu
notion of Senator Jenkins to indcti
litely postpone the hill were domaud d
and a cull of tiie vote resulted as
.'ollows ;
Ayes ? Ahbott. Hicham. llrice, Derliiiii.
Fislny. Glenn. Harrison. Jenkins.
Miller, Moore, Dell, Somn ami Verlier
13.
Nays Harton. Heasloy, Brawn,
Ihiist. F.lird. \V. I >. Kviuis. J.G F.vuns,
Fuller. Hemphill, MeGill. Maylield.
MeD.miel. Mower. IVake. Kahili. Kedfearn.
Siiiytlie. Stribiin;/, Tiiiuiiei iiian.
vy 11Hums mi' 1 w ilson III. So the motion
was lost.
Senator .1. (i.- Kvans nlTcred an
aiiii'iuliiu-nt. precluding convicts to he
worked with or near rent motors which
prevailed. Senator Rvans remarked
that ho ottered 1 he amendmerit to meet
the objection of Senator Jenkins.
Senator Verdii r moved to amend by
making the supervisor's bond $ 10.00b.
It would relievo his county from tin
difficulty which he had referred to in
the morning. Senator Kvhih was will
in^f to accept tiie amendment as t<
I3eaufoi't alone.
Senator Vi-rdior stated that tlx
amenoment of Senator Kvans wnuli!
not help matters. " You injure us h\
vour aid. Like most of your suedes
lions.remarked Mr. Verlior with i
hland smile, ' it is impraetieahle.'
Senator Vordier's amendm* nt wa;
then voted down.
Senator lhyhuni moved to lay apoi
the tahle tin* amendment < xccptinj.
Charleston from its operation.
Senator Sinythe had no objection t<
the Sen itor's motion, but it was uii
necessary ln'cnme the amendment wa
m t in the bill. lie hoped tout if Sen
ator Hicham desired to look aftei
C mrleston's interests ho would do il
In an orderly way.
When Senator l.thrhain oi>t lined tin
ll ior lie replied to S -nator S uythe ii
a few remarks cau inif considerabh
amusement. fTe ended by snyiny tliai
When liiyiiam frets the the tloor iic
talks business not nonsense," and ever
the Senators tittored.
After the adoption of divers amend
merits the hill iiiiwsnrl il- <e/t,.I..I
in^ without ;i division.
^ ?
Captain 11 iii-y T> Foster of Vine
yard Haven. has just retirt <
ft* ini tho .sou a ft or forty years of ?or
vico. I In Horviul in tho navy durini.
t he war and was master's mate on th?
Vurunu when hu iii^'ii' took Now Oi
loin- and fired tlio lust jjun before ll t
vessel sunk.
Fat hot* Woll. yiWiny mini. I under
stand, then, that you love my dau^h
t T
!.' r\ -us youth Nu-n-no, sir, I wis!
to many her.
-id) KKI.I A 1>1,K I I liM OF ?i
10UGHS & COLLINS, %
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NO. 23.
l tin: it\i(iito\h gcF.sTio\.
, i ?
, <?ov, Tillman's Message I -'mint seil-The
I 11ii. 1 SiiiiI'm < 'mii-l toiing Tij"
I or in I Tin ping \ hi lioi-ii y? Slain
So\i-rriuin > Must bo M uint uiiicil ??r
sii ri-rniii'i-ril
oluinliia ' eglsler
In Governor Tillman's message to the
Legislature at its piosont session ho
was very outspoken and aggressive on
tin1 subject of railroads and receivers
and tin altitude of the ( uitod States
t'oiirts in ti*c collection of Slate taxes.
I I'lie ijucstion of railroad receiverships
j ih" attracted a great ileal of uttcntion
and caused eonsidorablo trouble in
, 'tber States besides South Carolina.
Governor Tillman sent copies of his
recent message on the subject to
-.everal of the Govortiors of the States
! (ml lias received replies of very strong
ralorsoment of bis position on the rail oud
question. The folloivine lottei-j
w ri t ten by G .vei ttor M iteheli of Florida
md Governor Stone of Missouri will bo
xccod'nyly inteirstiny fit this time.
Executive I)ki?autmknt.
Ta (.la iiamsee. Fin.. !>? < *?. lyf?.'l.
I loii. 11. It. Tilliuun. Governor of
South i 'urolina. Columbia. S. i .
IVur Governor : I am In receipt of
vour annual messuyo to the Gel :rul
I Assetubly of South ('urolina. Tito
: nessaye | have not road yot. hut noto
vith muoh interest tho von ton is of
I vour letter in reyard to taxation in
your Statu.
Florida lias also boon put to much
\ pen so in eollcetiny taxes upon property
in tho bands of receivers aploiutcd
by the United Slates Courts.
I'nis i|ucstion in my opinion should ho
dared beyond tho control of tlie courts.
I'lie propel ty of a corporation, or any
udividiml. in tho hands of a United
| stales Court receiver should, by an
\ct of C ingress, bo made subject to
state taxation in lunyuuyo so clear
tlint no.liulee can after tho passage of
ucb Act. prevent tho collection of
it ite taxes upon property in tho hands
j of a United St ites Court receiver, and
l shall write to tlie delegation in Congress
from this State and it rye thorn to
issbt in plaeiny it beyond the power
! 'f any United Slates Judye to interfere
11 the collection of State taxes upon
property in the bands of receivers.
I have recently heard of a.Judye of
the United Stated District Court yoiny
North in the private ear of 0110 of his
leceiwrs. and have no doubt this is
the en-o in other In.-tanees.
'I'liis lordiny it over the people by
Indues liohliny otllco for life, ai'ul
imcnulile t<> no law. sliould bo stopped.
Very respectfuliv.
11 L. Mil i HELL. Governor.
Tiw. f..i
.... 111 <_ i < -1 ii -1 ? ?s uimi n inv
<1 from the Governor of Missouri :
F X I:?TTIVK I) K1' AIM M KN T,
fKFFKKSON CITY. Mo.. Dee. I.
Hon. r> It Till mil 11. Columbia. S I'.
Di'.'ir Sir : Permit mo tot milk you
; for your recent idosmi^c to t!ir General
\ --m ii, 1)' y of your Slate. re hit inn to tho
i-11r| ition of tho Foderal .1 mliciury.
LTils is a question to which I liavo
/ivol) some considerable attention and
no in which I foil a profound interest.
I send you herewith a copy of a mes!
an1' i sent to the General Assembly of
! i his State in February last. It relates
to another phase of tho same general
I (juostion.
I thinU the Stato authorities should
I ex. rt themselves and use every legitli
imto means to put, or to have put,
I some restraints and limitations upon
the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts.
For many yours, and until very recenti
ly. the Fed. rai C.atrts have been justii
lying the upprebension and fulfilling
te prophecy of Tliotnas JelTorson that
I they would prove to be tho greatest
i lunger to our institutions and liberties.
; However, with the last year or two I
( have boon ghid to note some tendency
>n their part to retreat from the advanced
grounds they hud taken and return
to tho old and better practice.
It behooves the States, none the less,
to be vigilant, to be aggressive, if
need be, and to compel a proper observance
of the Constitution and a proper
recognition of tho State authority
under the Constitution. by tho courts
'of tho United States. These tribunals
arc as nearly irresponsible as they can
be made. Hut oven they must yield to
the demands of the people when they
have right, justice and tho Constitution
upon their side.
I ii mo >stut( are not willing (in*.l able
to resist aggression and usurpation
then they are unworthy to wear the
erown of sovereignty, and nothing
much would be. lost if they should bo
stripped of it. Hut f believe the old
1 ' spirit and love of liberty is still a
supreme force in our civilization. and
t hat the people are not yet disposed to
surrender their State governments.
The courts should be respected and
their mandates supported and upheld
as long as the courts themselves abide
by the long established interpretations
1 ->f our Constitution and do not seek for
" | the exercise of arbitrary power, to
' revolutionize our form of government,
i and to destroy thoauthority of the peo|
p!e themselves in the conduct of domes1
tie alTairs.
It is a source of the highest gratilica*
1 tion to me to observe that so many of
the (? 'vernors are taking cognizance of
these usurpations and are expressing a
* determined purpose to resist them.
Too istuie should bo sharply made and
1 1 there should he no retreat from it until
' the Federal Courts are made to under,
-tund that, they arc mere creations of
> public authority and arc maintained
for public purposes, that the Judges of
" ? these courts arc tho sen a its ami not
' the Mooters of the people, that they
ire not above tho States of this Union
1 nit below them, and as much obligated
to respect and support the authorities
' ?f tho States, within proper limits, as
' it tlll'V IVilt J.f till. Cli.t.1 . f ...
... t, ~ r" - ? UH..W (jV.OI II!
mental machinery.
' | * Very respectfully,
\'Vm J. Stonk. Governor.
?John Ihilmer, the inventor of tho
" railroad check system, died a few years
" igo in a little town in Michigan, lie *
i .vio a fiildlor years ago, and took
marge of tho bats and wraps of those
>vho came todancing parties. lie gave
I unnhered checks for them, and some
railroad men who attended one of Ins
lances appropriated tho idea, and in
i little while tho system was adopted
til over the country.
* i - K. E. Thompson, of Fredericksburg,
V'a.. who is walking on a wager to
it >g. t i S nith America, has arrived in
- t he ( t \ of Mexico. One condition of
lis trip is that lie shall carry no money
\.i i ii i ut. lie has been hospitub y
i vceiv Ml in Mexico, but declares that
no was nourly starved in To***.
n