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VOL. XVl. THE HOUSE MEETS. With Fine Attendance of Member* at , l the Opening. WHAT HAS BEEN BONE SO FAR. I Tlic (Jovpi'Ikhh' AleuMM/je Two' VcltH'K Aro Sent In by tlie (tuvrrmir and l>oth A I Sustained. The house of representatives was called to order at noon on Tuesday of last week by Col. Tom C. Hamer, the clerk. The roll by count ies was i a'led and a majority of the. members found present, lion. \Y. 1"\ Stevenson of Chesterfield. speaker of the house, t lien took the chair and addressed the members of t he house. NEW MKMHKKS. At the conclusion of his remarks, me speaker called tlie new members Itcforethe Uar of the house and 11 ?? jwere sworn in. The ne\V members are L. F. l/.lar <?f Harnwell: \Y. .J. Johnson of Fairfield; J. It. Towill of Lexington and M.J. Hough of ChesterHeld. These new represent at i ves then presented their credentials and subseritn'd t o t he oat h of office. Mr. l/.lar is a lawyer, a brother of former Judge l/.lar, and a leading cili7.cn of Mlackvillc. Mr. Towill isquitc a young man. editor of the liutesburg Advocate and -succeeds Congressman Lever. Capt. Johnson is a leading merchant, of Hidgewaj'. has been a member of the house before and is a member of the [State house commission. Mr. Hough is a brot her of Senator Hough and was clerk of t he judiciary commit t ee of t lie house last year. CHAPLAIN* KI.l'XTK1). A message from the senate declared that that body had organized. The nouse, aiu?r eicci nig :i chaplain. 11??t itied the senate thill it. was ready for business. There were three nominations for chaplain: Itev. 15. N. !>rat.t. of the Second Itaptist. church; llev. M. M. Kinard of the Elienzer Lutheran church iin llev. J. 1... Mullinix of the Methodist conference. On the second ballot Mr. Pratt was elected. The senate and the governor were notified of the house's organization. The governor's message was received and read. THE VETO USED. Act No toil providing a special school dist rict in Anderson county was vetoed by t lie governor, as it was special legislation. and t lie house was so notified. The Anderson delegation agreed to Uhe justness of the attorney general's (decision in regard to the act No. lo.'b .-and the house concured. The governor's message returning iho free past act was read. Mr. jSpears moved that the hill he passed, notwithstanding th?? governor's veto, Mr. Ashley wanted to postpone act ion on t he vol .oof t he free pass act., hut the speaker ruled that, it was a matter which should he acted upon at once as a courtosy to the governor. The vote was then taken and the hill was hurled by a vote of (it to!18, the latter being in favor of passing the act over the governor's veto, whereas it required sa votes to pass it. A IM'Ol NTM KNTS. Thespeakerannouneed the following appointments: Assistant clerk, J. Wilson (iibbes: speaker's porter. Parnell Meehan: laborers, Peter Harrison, Callie Robins, Will Burton: door keepers, Peter Saunders. S. L. Pope, .T. ('.Jennings: pages. Calhoun I>eItruhl, Clark VVardlaw Adickes, c. J. Col cook, Jr., and Hubert Evans. The new memborsof the house were : istfgncd as follows: I/lar on ways ;amfl weans and internal improvements; llouj?h on judiciary and enrolled acts; .Johnson, State house and grounds and public schools; Towill, education and printing. NEW HILLS. Th? following now bills were Intro, duced; Jty Mr. I tucker, to increase the annual appropriation for pensions to $1.10,000: by Mr. .1. II. Smith, to exlend the time for t he payment of t axes every year. The iirst bill or resolution of the session was Mr. Hacot's concurrent resolution suggesting the postponement of the exercises incident to the presentation of t he brass tablet from the last resting place of Gov. James Glen. The resolution also extended an invitation to Col. .I no. It. Cleveland, the donor, to l>e present at the exercises. The resolution was adopted l>y lvith shouse. WHAT WAS l)()NK WEDNESDAY. Iii 1110 house on Wednesday Mr. Moses of Sumter offered a resolution that a committee of one from each county Ik- appointed to consider the several hills on rcdistrlctiiiK the State and to report by bill next Tuesday. This was opposed by Mr. Croft of Aiken, Mr. Tatum of Orangeburg Mr. Rainsford of Edgefield and others. The resolution was voted down. Itwas tinally decided to dispose of this matter on the 22nd of this month. The first bill to occasion debate was that of Mr. Dodd of Spartanburg to prohibit the sale and manufacture of cigarette papers. Mr. Spears moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. This was voted down. The representatives from the I'ee Dee section pitched into the hill. Among those who opposed it were I)r. Woods of Clarendon, Mr. Wells of Florence, Mr. Sinkler of Charleston and Col. Robinson of Anderson. It was urged that tills would cripple the great tobacco Industry of the State without accomplishing any ?good. The 1)111 was killed. Mr. I) :roh < O'cri-I ,i ir*soh tiou for' I ie apoontn out of c to<* oj three to draw up a hill providing for the establishment of police courts and if the ollleo of recorder in cities of over 10.not) inhabitants. This was agreed to and Messrs. Dorroh. Weston and Sanders were appointed. The cities of (Ireenvillc, Columbia ami Spartanburg are interested. Among the new hills introduced w -re the following. My Mr. C. 1'. Sanders: To authorize and direct t lie secretary of state to deliver to the Spartan chapter of Cnitod Daughters of the (.'on fedora ry, or t heir anthori/ed agent, one of the broken granite columns on the State house grounds, to 1)0 used in t lie erection of a Confederate monument on tlie public square in the city of Spartanburg. By Mr. Mucker, to provide for paying costs ill criminal cases transferred from one, county to another. This Dill puts tlie cost on the county in which action started. There have been suits in court hccau.sc of the lack of such a statute as this. By Mr. homax of Abbeville: A bill to provide for buying school books for certain school districts. The Dill provides that whenever the trustees of any school district shall deem it to Ull* 111! t'l'CSI III Kuril SCilUOI OIS1TICI Ml provide school hooks for the school in such districts they may use so much of the money apportioned to the district, for the purpose of providing books as in their judgment will he of advantage to t he promot ion to education in such district. Some other hills of a local character were introduced and the Home adjourned to Thursday. Til H KIHII INDUSTRY. The House on Thursday had a long discussion on Mr. McC,all's hill "to provide for the further protection of lish in this State" created discussion and brought out interesting information. The hill was iinally adopted by a vote of 4.*> to 2s. The lirst, section as variously amended now reads: "It, shall he unlawful for any person or persons to use. and seine, gill net, or trap, or dynamite for the purpose, of catching lish. excepting mullets, crabs, lobsters and shrimps, in any of the navigable streams of ibis State between t he lirst day of January and the lirst da> of April." The second section provides that any person or persons violating the provisions of t his act shall be deemed Kuilty *>r a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall bo lined not less than three hundred ($:>00) dollars, or imprisoned not more than three months, or both, in tin: discretion of the court, and that one-half of tin; fine imposed and collected shall he paid to the prosecutor who furnishes such evidence to convict the offender." T1NK1 KINO AT TIIH IMSI'KNHA KY. Mr. (-. 1*. Sanders offered a bill to amend the dispensary law. It provides that section 7 of tlie dispensary law Im> st rieken out and a new section 7 substituted. The existing section 7 provides t he manner in which dispensaries may 1m; established, t he proposed section 7 tfoes further and provides for the removal of those now operating. The proposed section 7 concludes: "Any county may secure the establishment of a dispensary or dispensaries, or the removal of a dis ponsary or dispenturics within ihs limits, in the following manner: Upon the petition of one,-fourth of the qualified voters of each county for an election upon either the, question of the establishment or the removal of dispensaries therein being tiled with tlie county supervisor of each county, he shall order an election submitting the question of "dispensary" or "no dispensary" to the qualiticd voters of such county, which election shall be conducted as other special elections, and if a majorit y of the ballots cast be found and declared to be for dispensary then a dispensary may he established in said county, but if a majority of the, ballots cast be found and declared to 1)0 against the dispensary, then no dispensary shall he, established therein, and any dispensary already established shall Im; closed. Elections under this section can be held not oftener than once in four years. No dispensary shall l>e established in any county, town or city wherein the sale of alcoholic liquors was prohibited prior to July 1, 18t).'t, except as herein permitted: Provided, That where dispensaries have been established in such county, town or city they shall remain as established until removed or closed as permitted in this act." THE DI8I'KNSAKY 1UI.I,. On Friday t.he first second-reading mil on uie caionoar in mc House was Mr. Sanders' bill to allow counties to vote on the establishment or removal of dispensaries. Mr. Tatum moved to recommit the hill. He spoke at length against it as directed as a blow against, the dispensary. Mr. Metiowan saw in this bill the disintegrating process which would result in the final overthrow of the dispensary. Mr. Dorroh Do you mean by that admission that you are afraid to trust this matter to the people? Mr. McGowan replied that he would not t rust t hem with local option. It is unwise to have the people, churches, families perennially stirred up, and the matter is now settled. The dispensary law is cITective only as a police regulation, and a police regulation must apply to the whole State. Mr. Towlllof Lexington said that the people are satisfied with the dispensary. Mr. Henry 11. Richardson thought the measure fraught with great danger in opening a way to elections. We cannot satisfy all of the people. Either the dispensary lias decreased drunkenness or Just at the time it was started a moral uplifting came upon the people, for conditions are better. [CONTINl'BD ON PAQK KOCH.) ? < *! if 11"t CON WAY, S. C., 0PEN1N0 THE SENATE. Why It Was Hard for the Body to! Adjourn. WORK DONE UP TO THIS TIKE. Senator Knynor Sworn in mil AsHl^nod to Severn! t'oimiilttooH. The OoYornor'N Mokhih;o Itocoivod nnd ltciuK The only trouble that the senate : had at its tirst session was in adjourn- ; ing. Kverything had moved smooth-; ly enough and'only Senator Barnwell's chlrography had occasioned any ldteh in the proceedings until all business being apparent ly disposed of Senator Sheppard, the parliamentary authority of the legislature, moved in his usual manner "that the senate do now adjourn." It was taken for granted that the! motion would pass, since there was nothing else to do, and so no one voted. Senator Sheppard's (Gladstone collar was perceptibly agitated when the presiding otllcer, Lieut, (lev. Tillman, I also from Kdgclield. announced that the motion was lost, that the senate refused to adjourn. The senator from 1 Kdgotield for once was puzzled and did not conceal the fact. Finally he inquired t he reasons of the chair's ruling. "No senator verted," said the president, "anil the motion is lost." "How many, Mr. President, voted in the negative?" asked tlm senator. "It was a tie," said the president., "and in case of a tie the president has t he. right to cast the deciding vote. The chair voted no." Senator Hhcppard smiled and then again moved to adjourn. Lieut. (.Jov. Tillman promptly ruled the motion out of order, since one motion t o adiourn cannot succeed another without, other business intervening. Senator Hough tried his hand and moved to adjourn, lie was met with the same ruling and Senator Hough was silent. Senator Mower suggested that some senator who voted wit.li tlie majority might, move to consider. Nobody but the reporters laughed. Senator Appelt arose. He moved that t lie senate attend the (Hen memorial exercises in the hall of the house Wednesday night. Several senators voted for the motion and none against it, so it was carried. The senator from Clarendon then moved to adjourn. There were several votes in the atlirmatjyc and none in the negative and the senate adjourned. That is how t he senate's tirst, session ended. It began at noon when Col. Tillman called it to order, and the clerks called t he roll. Prayer was made by the chaplain, the Rev. S. II. Zimmerman, pastor of the Main St reel Methodjst church, after which Lieut , (iov. Tillman addressed the senate in a few appropriate words. TIIK KIH8T HU8INK8B. Senator Shcppard moved that a committee to appointed to communicate he the governor that the senate was organized and ready for any communication from his excellency. The <23 CM iiiuiiiiivtcu uinniM.ru <?i nciiiiuir r>nt'ppard, Barnwell and Drown, and these gentlemen Immediately performed the duty. Senator Kaysor, the successor to Senator Brantley of Orangeburg, resigned, presented his credent ials and was sworn in by the president. Lieut. Gov. Tillman then announced the appointments of pages and other minor otlicials of the body. Senator Sheppard for the committee reported that the governor said he would communicate with the senate immediately and Private Secretary Aull was announced and presented the annual document. Senator Sheppard moved that the senator from Orangeburg, Kaysor, l>e assigned to t he same committee as ins predecessor save that, on public library, for which was subst ituted the judiciary committee. This was carried and Senator Kaysor was accordingly assigned to the committees. Senator Barnwell offered a resolution to recommit all bills unacted upon to the appropriate committees, which was adopted. \ Win i u Linwil I fiilliUATlUDI. On Wednesday the senate was in session but little more than half an hour hut during that time dispatched considerable business. Such matters as were acted upon went through without discussion. The president of the senate announced the appointment of It. A. Floyd and A. II. Glover as doorkeepers and they were sworn in. Senator Mayticld introduced a resolution, which was adopted, directing the sergeant-at-arms to provide new furniture for the senate committee rooms, that now in use being worn and dclapldated. Senator Itaysor of Orangeburg introduced a bill providing for compulsory education. The bill requires parents or guardians to send their children between 8 and 14 years of ace to a public or private school at least eight weeks in each year, unless prevented by illness or proficiency, such excuses to t>c passed upon by the township school trustees. Violations of this provision are made punishable by ! a tine of not less than 15 nor more I than 120, or by Imprisonment not less than tlve days nor more than 20 days, the cases to be tried by magistrates. Fines socollocted are to be turned into the county school fund. The bill watf ivvii ! - %* TIH'liSDAY, JANl .ttfforrecl U? the commit trefoil o?Iu*vit ion. , Senator Gruber introduce I six bills .looking to amending the <jwnst itut ion s i as in provide for tiiennhi^st sdens i f the general assembly. plan is to have the legislature to at eel every two years, and to have representatives elected for four years and senators for six years, llis scheme provides for extra sessions to he called liv the governor If (kvssIoh should arise and empowers t ho governor to till vacancies on the supreme and circuit court h 'itches. 'I'he hills were referred to t he judiciary committee. Several other hills of a local character were introduced and the Senate adjourned over to Thursday. IHLI.8 K 11,1.KI). The Senate was in a bill killing humor on Thursday, and several bills that, came over from the last session were permanently laid asidiV (Juitca nutnlicr of new bills were introduced | and referred. Lieutenant Governor Tillman has received a communication from a committee of the St. Louis Kxposltlon. In1 which it is stated that a commit tec of fifty would visit this State to attend the Charleston ICx position and come to Columbia to attend the legislative session. The committee will come here about February l. the date set by the Lieutenant Governor at tl >' request of the committee. It is understood that t lie committee will ask. for an appropriation from the State for a Sowt It Carolina exhibit at the St. Louis KxpositIon, but it ma.' safely he stttled thai no money for that purpose will he appropriated. The Senate then adjourned to Friday morning. tilk nkw .11'liv i.aw. In the Senate on Friday the judici!l rv < < H11111 i! I '<> ni-ulo 'i f'lvnmKIri ? ,?_ pi til. with a id incuts, on 1 he I til I in- ; t rod need Thursday by Senator (Iray-I don providing for a now Jury law. The , hill was made the special order for Wednesday and from day to day until disposed of. This is one of the most important matters to come lyiforc this session of the legislature, as most of j the courts in the State are "tied up," so to speaU, for lack of a eoivrt it ut ional jury law, the lawyers bolng unwilling to proceed with the Irial of eases with juries drawn tinder the present law. The hill has Irccu very carefully prepared and it is hoped to get it through hoth houses and have it ratilled at tin early day so that new Juries may he drawn in dilTercnt counties. These hills got their second reading without discussion: % . The house hill to authori/o and empower cities, towns, towships, school districts and counties to Issue negotiable coupon houds for the refunding or ii<i> iiii iii 111 wnoic or in part or any | valid bonded indebtedness heretofore or hereafter contracted by the said cities, towns, townships, school districts. special school districts or count ics. Mr. llydrick's bill to authorize the count y t reasurer and county superintendent of the several counties to borrow money for any 11 sea I year to pay school claims of said year. Mr. 1 Ierndon'shill amending the act iii regard to dispensaries in Pickens and Oconee. Tide bill givest ho money in Oconee to the School fund, and in Pickens to t lie road fund. LAI' N I) It IKS WANT I'HOTKI TION. Senator (Jraydon, by request, presented a memorial from I lie st eam laundries of the State asking the legislature to pass a law requiring that agents for laundries outside the State pay an annual license. The memorial, which was quite a lengthy one. set forth that the steam laundry business is as yet an Infant industry in this State; that about $100,000 is invested in 17 different steam laundries; that their business is being injured by cheap com pet it Ion from old established laundries outside the State;that these outside laundries have no money invested in the state and pay no taxes in the Slate, and should not.be allowed to injure home enterprises, etc., etc., in rough several pages of typewritten I foolscap. The memorial was referred j to the committee on commerce and j manufactures. A hill requiring agents for laundries outside the State to pay a license lias already been int roduced in the house. A I'I'HLT VOTK1) AYK. A ftor t he conclusion of all the ot her business Senator Appelt moved to go i into executive session for the purpose I of confirming the appointments of magistrates, etc. The lieutenant governor put the motion in the usual manner: "Those in favor thereof will vote aye; those op- j posed will vote no." Nobody voted. "The chair is in doubt," began the | lieutenant governor, when Senator Appelt Jumped up and gesticulated frantically. "I voted aye," lie exclaimed. I Senator Appclt plainly didn't want a [ recurrence of the incident of Tuesday. | "Very well,".replied the lieutenant governor. "Thesenator from Clarendon voted aye; the motion Is carried and the senate will go into executive session." The Senate then adjourned to Monday morning. A Warning to Dentist*. A patient who became temporarily deranged under the influence of gas nearly took the life of Dentist II. K. Front/, of Montgomery, Pa., Wednesday. The patient was Morris Tyson, a muscular mechanic. He leaped from the chair, and catching Dr. Front/ by the throat, threw him to the lloor. Tyson picked the doctor up and threw him against the wall, stunning him. Then lie stood the dentist on his feet, grasped his throat again, and had nearly strangled him to death when help came. When Tyson recovered from the effects of the gas he recalled Ids attack upon the den AMY 2M. 101)2. ANT 1-TIM ST FKillT Has Been StmTe.l in the Couth Carolina General Assembly REGULATING THE RAILROADfi. Some Measures Which Will he t'p (or Disposal ai litis Session ?>S" I lit* legislature, lighting Trusts. '! he lejjislat tire is beninnintf at once \ ?o take up the matter of combination of capital into "I rusts." ami t here arc1 also s tine bills relat iim to ot her corporal inns. Mr. McGowan of Laurens is | the author of the anti-trust bill. Mr. W. .1. Johnson 'riuirsilayint.ro- j (luced a bill to require railroads and j railroad companies to accept as full payment for freight the rate provided ! by the bill of lading and the pro rata of freight on the amount or quantity of ir<tods deli vered. Mr, dcLnaeh of York has a bill brought over from last session "to regulate the settlement of freight short ;mre." Mr. Tlieus of t htitinlritt will I n iv i- : duce a bill "to Impose on all railroad eoni panics in this Slate liability for] less or damage to property delivered to litem for shipment and lost or dam- ; ugod beyond their own line." AOAIN'ST TitK TltUHT. The 1 it le of M r. MeClowan's measure ' is: " A bill to prohibit all mannfaet ur-' iiivr eorpor.it ions from buyiti^r or leasing or otherwise acquiring property, rights, franchise of good will or eapi-1 la I stock." It blgins with a preamable slating: {' Whereas I he buying, leasing or ot Iter-, wise acquiring by miiniifact uring corporal ions, t lie properly, rights, franchises and good will of other corporations engaged in similar business tends to lessen the price of agricultural products of the State, creates tnono|M)lles and st ities compet it ion and increases the price of manufacturing products. Therefore, "Section 1. lie it enacted by the general assembly of the State of South Carolina t hat till manufact uring cor- j porations, be and they are hereby pro- I hihited from buying, leasing or otherwise acquiring the property, rights, franchises ami good will, or controlling interests in the capital stock of other corporations engaged in the same kind of business. "Sec. 2. That all corporations violating the provisions shall bo subject to a fine of live percent, of the capital stock of the offending corporations to be recovered by tin; attorney general in an action on behalf of the State and for the use of the State. mu. dki.oaoii'h him,. The following are the provisions of Mr. do Loach's bill: "That whenever any shortage occurs in freight to be delivered within this State by any railroad company or common carrier, such railroad company or common carrier shall deliver the balance of such freight l<? t be consignee upon demand after such consignee has tendered to said railroad company or common carrier the full amount of carriage charges, less the cost value of such shortage; and in case such shortage exceeds the carriage charges, such railroad or common carrier shall, upon demand, deliver the balance of such freight then in their poscssion to the consignee under a penalty of $10 per day for each and every day such freight may remain in their possession after said demand, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction by the person aggrieved." The bill to be introduced bv Mr. Theus provides: '"That all railroad companies in this State shall l>e deemed and become liable to the owner, whether consignor or consignee, for all property delivered to them for shipment beyond their own lines. And "That all connecting lines of railroad receiving property from the shipping railroad as aforesaid shall and they aro hereby declared to he. t lie agents of the railroads receiving said property for shipment for the purpose of transportation and delivery." And t lie following aro the provisions of the bill introduced by Mr. W. .1. Johnson to prevent railroads from collecting KRKIGJITON OVKKCIIAROBR. I See. 1. That any railroad or railroad j company in this State or any other State receiving merchandise, wares or commodities of any kind for shipment to any place or point in this State shall issue a hill of lading therefor with the rate of freight with tlie point of destination therein stated, ;ind when said goods merchandise commodities shall reach their point of destination or place of delivery the railroad company delivering t lie same goods, merchandise, waresor commodities shall protect therateof freight stipulated in the original bill of hiding issued hy the receiving company. "Sec. 2. Anv effort, or attemnt, on the part of*any railroad in this State to collect a creator amount than the through rate stated in tlie original bill of lading or any effort to withhold the delivery of said goods, wares, merchandise or commodities when the freight equaling t he rate stated in the hill of lading is tendered by the consignee. Shall Ih" lined in the sum of not less than $100 for each and every offence. In addition being liable for other damages that occur to the consignee by such unlawful delivery. Sec. 3. No iK'rson or persons, firms or corporations shall be requited to pay freight upon the goods, wares or merchandise, they do not receive.but where a short aire < o uts on any sh'p ru nt h\ tos . in transit or ? thorwiso the eonsigner shall only bo required to pu> such portion of the freight as may be , duo upon tin* portion of the shipinont ho rooolvos. l-'or a violation of the provision or tills soot ion tlio offending railroad or railroad cm mpativ sliall lie llnod in a sum of not less than $ 0 nor more tlian -tlOO tor each and ovory olTonoo in t ho disorotion? f the oourt. WANTS A TRANSFER. Tho V irniniu-Cnrolinn < 'tiomlcnl Co. Si'rk llii* I'nitod St at on Court. There lias boon another move in tin mil In* ..C II. I ? 1 ' ' - ' .< mr Mill nrilll^lll 0\ .\u??rncy (icncral Itcllingcr against the Yirginia-< 'a ml inn < 'hcmical company, which was a move to dissolve t lie charters ??l' tho (lomestie corporations concerned and to prohibit the further doin^ of business within this Stale by t lie Virginia-Carolina Cheinieal company. Wednesday night the following notice was served upon the attorney general: Tlie State of South Carolina, Kichland county; in tin* court of common picas, The State of South Carolina vs. the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company et al. To Hon. (I. Duncan Itcllingcr, attorney general: IMcase take notice that a petition and ixaid for removal of this cause to the circuit court, of t he United States for the eastern district of South Carolina has been tiled in this court, and that on the tlrst. day of the session next ensuing after the date hereof, at the. hour of Hi in., or us soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, the said petition and I mud for removal will lie presented to this court for itb acceptance. Mitchell & Smith, Attorneys for V.-C. C, Co. Willcox & Willcox, n i lorneys ior imperial Ferl lllzer Co. Trcnholm, Illicit, Miller & Whaloy, Attorneys for Standard F. M. Co. \Y. A. llolman, Attorney for Berkeley Chemical Co. Simmons, Siegllng & Cappclhnan, Attorneys forChlcora Fertilizer Co. Clark & Mtiller, Attorneys for Colnmhia Phos. Co. T. L. and A. II. Donaldson. Attorneys for (Ireenville Fcrt. Co. N. W. Hardin, Attorney for Carolina Sid. Arid Co. Charleston, S. ('., Jan. 14th, 1002. The principal ground for the. pelltlon for removal is that the South Carolina anti-trust law is in contravention of the constitution of the United States and null and void. This was indeed an interesting turn. But it. was not nearly so interesting as the next move of the attorney general made Thursday night. He calls on the legislature to at once revoke the privileges and franchises given the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company. Friday morning he sent the oillcial document to the general assembly. Columbia State. Too Patriotic. Patrick had worked hard all his days inn- ins sons had spent his money for him, and when he was too old for aetive work, he was otTered the position of crossing-tender at, a small railroadstation. He looked dubious as the duties of the ofllco wore explained to him, and the meaning of the various flags was clearly stated. "In case of danger, wit h a t rain coming, of course you wave t he red flag," said his friend, proceeding with his explanation. A hard old hand grasped his arm. "Man dear, it'll never do," said Patrick, shaking his head solemnly. "I could never trust mcsilf to remimher to wave a red flag whin t here was a green wan handy." Governor McSwooney. The Spartanburg Journal says: "Governor MeSweeney is to he congratulated on his veto of the anti-free pass repeal hill. He has certainly done the popular and right thing, lie | lias l>oou hitting the nail 011 (lie head so frequently lately t hat there Is some ground for the suspicion that lie contemplates being ?i candidate for reelection. lie has tilled his high ofllce most acceptably to the people of t tie State and has carefully avoided many opportunities to make mistakes. He has shown great patriotism and state pride and has done everything he I could to further the interest and welfare of the state and its people." Necklace Recovered. The valuable necklace which was recently stolen from the Woman's Jtuildlng at the Charleston Exposition, has been recovered. The necklace was traced to New York and the detect ives of that city were asked to watch the express company's offices and arrest the party who called for ttie package. After allowing the valuable heirloom to lie In the office for sometime he called for it and It was delivered to him. The detectives Immediately took him in charge but as the charges were not pressed he was released and the necklace returned to Its owner. Tho Cherry Tree Swindle. A dispatch from Rutherford, N. (J., says: "Postofllce Inspector Enterman is here working up the cases against the cherry tree men. Deputy Marshall Scogglns has all the work j he can do summoning witnesses, and arranging for the preliminary trial Wednesday. District Attorney Helton is expected to attand the trial, and rumor has It that there are several prominent citizens l^crctuid at Forest City whose nameaf'havc not been connected with th/ business before who will be Implicated." 4 y v . * / ?i ?# TI1K FltKi: IMXS HI I,s, Vetoed by the Governor and'.he House Suitr.ina Him. HOW EACH MEMBER VOTED ON IT. Till' (iovcrnor I'ully Scm l-'urlh l(?n Ki'iisuiis lor I In* Ko.Ject Ion ??i iiit* h i ily 11 in V cto, As soon as Iho I louse of Represent.!), tivesgol ready for business on Tuos lay week (inventor McSwccney sent In a message vetoing the art repeating the ant i free pass art passed at the la; t session. The message reads as follows: To t ho Speaker and Members of the I louse of Represent at Ives: I beg to return to you without my approval art No. I2P to 41 Repeal an art entitled 'an art to prevent the use of a free pass, express or telegraph frank on any rail roan by any t 'nit ed States or member of congress from t his State, or by am inemberof I he general assemltly of t his St at e, or by any St at e or county otllcial, or by any judge of a court of record in Ibis State.' Approved I)eceinher '22, A. I >. IHtil." This act was passed at your last session, but was not rat ilied and t urned over to us until tho last davof I he session and, t herefore, could receive no ronsiderat ion until after your adjournment. The act which the one under consideration purports to repeal was passed in response to a popular demand I o remove t be legislator and the otllcial,as far as possible, from roronr.'ite mover tout inHoenee It was not enl Irely a fact lonal measure, though enacted during the time when factional feeling ran high. It had tl e support of memhers of all fact ions at that time and was enacted for the pu) < lie weal. 1 do not know of any demand or any good reason w hy it should he repealed, and have therefore withheld my approval from the act repealing it. The system of dlst rihut ing free passes by railroads among t he members of t he legislature and other otllclals before this act was passed prohibit ing it was pernicious, and while I would not fora moment he understood as saying or intimating that any legislator or other otllcial, St at e or count y, could he unduly influenced by receiving a free pass, yet it should he remembered that we are all human and must feel kindly t o t hat manor cor prat ion, t he recipient of whose favors we are. Those corporations arc already very powerful and wield great influence on legislation. Why should a frank ora free pass he given to a man as State otllcial or legislator when it would not be thought of so long as he remained a private citizen. Legislat ion is frequently had affect ing t hese eorporat ions and laws already made affect ing them have to he executed. it is nesi lor imp puonc service lli.it theofllclal and t he legislator 1x3 entirely free to act with entire impartiality in makingand executing tiie laws. 11(3 should l>e able at all times to hold t lie scales of just Ice with an even hand, remembering always the rights of t he corporat ions as well as the rights of the people. Relieving 'bis can be better done by not accepting favors from t be corporat ions, and t herefore not being under obligations to t hem, however small t he obligation, 1 hog to return to you the repealing act without my approval and signature. Respect fully, M. It. McSweeney, Governor. The mot ion of Mr. Spears of Darlington to pass the act over the veto was voted upon by the house at once. It required H.'t votes to do this. When the vote was counted it, was found that the friends of the measure had lost, getting the required figures, but not in the proper order?,18. The vote on the motion was a follows; Ayes? Ashley, Itlvens, It lease, Carter, Cooper, Crum, Dant/.ler, Dennis, Dodd, Dominick. Durant, Hfird, Estridge, Freeman, Gourdin, Hough, Humphrey, James, Jarnegan, W. J. Johnson, Kinsley, Little, Lock wood, Lyles, Mauldin, McCall, McGowan, Jno. McMaster. MotTett, \V. L. Parker, Patterson, ft. It. A. Robinson, Seabrook, Spears, Wells, Weston, Whaley, Williams. -38. .StnvnncAn All llaont Banks, Beamguard, Brooks. Brown, Bryan, Campbell. Coggeshall, Croft, Dean. DeBruhl, Dorroh, Dunbar, Elder, Fox, Fraser, Galluchat, Ounter, 11 alio, Hardin. Hill, Hollis, Izlar, O. L. Johnson, Klhler, Klnard, Lido, Lomax, Mayson, McLaughlin, McLcod, F. II. McMaster, Morgan, Morrison, Moses, Moss, Nesbit, Nichols, Prince, Pyatt, Kalnesford, Rankin, Richardson, Ruckcr, Stackhousc. Sanders, Selgler, J. B. Smith, M. L. Smith, Strom, Stroman, Tatum, Thompson, Towill, Vincent, Wolling, Webb, West, Wilson, Wingo, Woods, Woodward.? 64. It will l>e seen that the Governor's veto was sustained by a handsome majority, which will likely dispose of the bill for good. tli'lpiiiK the Exposition. In the National IIousc of Representatives on Wednesday Mr. Moody of Massachusetts presented a Joint resolution to appropriate $90,000 to pay the expenses Incurred by tho West Indian and South Carolina Interstate exposition at Charleston, S. C., in connection with the government exhibit at Charleston. Mr. Payne of New York declared that the management, when the government exhibit was secured, agreed that the United States would not be asked for one cent. Mr. Elliott, in reply, took issue with Mr. Payne as to the facts. He said I he was much more anxious that the management of the exposition should not t>e placed in a false attitude than that the resolution should be adopted. Mr. Moody pledged himself that with the adopt ion of the pending resolution the government's expense in connection with the Charleston exposition would cease. The resolution was passed.