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VOL. XVI. ASKED TO WITHDRAW. I Colonel James H. Tillman Sends President Roosevelt AN INSULTING TELEGRAM, Withdrawing Invitation to llini to Present Sword to Major Micati Jenkins. The Facts in t the Case. A special dispatch in The State says Lieut. Gov. Tillman was in Augusta last Wednesday and while discussing affairs in Washington stated he would before leaving Augusta wire ltoosevelt asking tlie withdrawal of his acceptance of the Invitation to present a sword to Maj. Micah .Jenkins. The same afternoon lie wired the following: Augusta, (la., Feb. -(?. lt>02. The President, Washington, I). ('.: A short while ago I had the honor to address your excellency a letter requesting that on the occasion of your visit to Charleston you present a sword to Maj Micah .Jenkins of the First United States Volunteer Cavalry, of whose gallant services you spoke so highly, your words being engraved on the scabbard. You accepted the invitation, for which we thank you. 1 am now requested by contributors to the sword fund to ask that you withdraw said acceptance. (Signed) James II. Tillman, Laic Colonel First Sout h Carolina Volunteer Infantry and Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Tillman said: "It is with much regret 1 am directed, rather required, to have to send the telegram I did, especially in view of the fact, that I am so elosely related to one who but a few days ago was subjected to an alTront which is ROPintm/lu nr ? n?? nnnnln wltr. contributed to the purchase of the sword think, unwarranted. As far as I am personally concerned 1 care nothing, rather suspect Senator Tillman would have enjoyed more the usual Informal meal with his family than catering to royalty at festive hoard where Hooker Washington was a | guest." NOT A STATU M ATT Kit. Governor McSweency Thursday received the following telegram: "Tillman wired Roosevelt from Augusta, withdrawing invitation to present sword to MaJ. Micah Jenkins at the Charleston Exposition," and a request for information. This telegram when received by Governor McSwecney was not understood by him. Ho knew absolutely nothing about the Jenkins sword. It is not an otllcial matter. The state was in no way connected with the presentation and Governor McSweency could have no part in the matter one wav or another. TIIE FACTS IN THE CASK. Inquiry into the matter developed these facts: Lieutenant Governor James II. Tillman is a great personal friend and admirer of Miah Jenkins formerly of the United State; Army and he served with distinguished gallantry in Cuba with the hough Riders under Col. Roosevelt, President Roosevelt in his written history and in a letter to Col. .lames II. Tillman stated that Maj. Jenkins was t he bravest soldier he had ever seen under tire and complimented Maj. Jenkins in the highest terms for his distinguished gallantry while in the tight in Cuba. Col. James. II. Tillman who was in command of the First S. C. regiment, who later on became lieutenant governor got up the idea of presenting a sword to Maj. Jenkins, and went about the arrangement on his own account, lie raised the money with which to purchase the sword from about 15 or 20 well known citizens of the state. OKN. HAMPTON IIKLP8. After the sword had been purchased, Gen. Hampton was solicited to select from the letter of President Roosevelt one or two expressions of commendation and Gen. Hampton took a great deal of pleasure in selecting two sentences that were written by President Roosevelt and which are now engraved on the scabbard of the sword. It was the intent ion of President Roosevelt to be In Charleston on the 12th of February, but on account of the Illness of his son he could not be there. President Roosevelt, it was announced, was to have delivered the sword to his friend and comrade, MaJ. Jenkins, and the statement is made that President Roosevelt accepted with a great deal of pleasure the invitation to deliver the sword. When the president had to abandon his trip, nothing more was said of the matter until Wednesday, when the unexpected telegram was received. WHERE THE SWORD IS. The sword Is now in the Carolina National Rank, under the direction of Lieutenant Governor Tillman, and it appears that, as lie lias raised the fund with which to purchase the sworu, ne nas taken charge or trie arrangements for its presentation and custody. As far as it is known none of the contributors to the fund have been consulted with reference to the change of the original plans as to the presentation of the sword. Col. Tillman has made all of the arrangements so far and presumably takes the position that he has a right to change his mind after the president recalled the Prince Henry Dinner invitation, and no one other than Col. Tillman had anything to do with the telegram to President Roosevelt, if It was ready sent. It is in no way a State matter or one In which the State has any part ofllcially or otherwise. CIIAULBSTON INDIGNANT. The Charleston correspondent of the Columbia State says Lieut. Gov. Tillman J. H. Tillman's action in m asking the president to withdraw his acceptance of the Invitation to present the sword to MaJ. Mioah Jenkins Is generally, and among some people, very severely condemned, in Charleston. It Is feared that the action of the lieutenant governor will hurt the exposition and may he the means of calling ofTthe proposed trlpof the president toCharleston. There is a feeling also that the army ofliccr may t>e hurt by tlie action of Lieut Gov. Tillman. MaJ. Jenkins lias been especially bcI friended by President Koosevelt and alttioiurti tlw? dttli'or tiiiu 1,-wl ! >?? 1 in the present, regrettable affair, there are fears that the president's displeasure at the contributors to the sword fund, on whom Lieut. (Jov. Tillman throws the blame for his act, may have some effect on the relations existing between the president and the army officer. It has been suggested that MaJ. Jenkins refused to accept the sword, save from the hands of President Roosevelt, but this would be ! rather an ungracious act to the contributors, and he would probably not care to do it . At all events the affair Is sorely regretted by every one in Charleston and It is desired that. the. people of the State and the country should understand that Charleston has had nothing to do with the action of Lieut. (Jov. Tillman, save to condemn it. KOOSKVKLT MAY NOT COMK. A dispatch from Washington says the action of Lieut. (lov. Tillman of South Carolina, in withdrawing the invitation to President Roosevelt to present a sword to ?a South Carolina off'eer for volunteer services in the Spanish war has caused considerable I doubt as to whether President Roose veil will visit the Charleston exposit ion as lie Intended to do. Today a number of telegrams on the subject were received at the White I louse from Sout h Carolina and other States. It can be stated that the telegram of L lent. <!ov. Tillman has been received at the White House and that no attention whatever lias been paid to it. The president lias not yet considered what effect it. may have on his proposed visit to the exposition .at Charleston. A Iiiicky Woman. The federal court of appeals at New Orleans on Wednesday sustained Mrs. Annie 10. Snow's claim to one-eighteenth life int erests in the wells in the Vcatch survey, the richest portion of the Beaumont oil fields. Mrs. Snow keeps a small hotel in California and paid no attention to the waste lands until oil was discovered when she set up her claim for the share inherited through her children. Some of the comprnies compromised with her, but others fought the ease through the courts to lose In the end. There are already 120 wells on the survey, and in addition to the compromises it is said she will receive about $5,000 a month. The court appointed T. Taliaferro, of Houston, auditor to keep accounts and make returns of Mrs. Snow's share through the courts. Today's decision is final. Five l'eople Murdered. Wednesday night it was discovered that five of the six members of the Earl family, living 3 miles from Welch, La., had been murdered and that the head of the house had disappeared. No search has yet been made for his Ixxiy, although it is generally believed that he has l>een killed. Ills wife had the whole front of her face mashed in with some blunt instrument. One of her sons had been shot through the head and the threats of two others had been cut. None of the family had been seen since Thursday last, and it is thought that they were killed on that niirht. There is no eluo to thn perpetrator of the dead. The Earls originally eamc from Iowa. T<> 1 c. i> ii for Senate. The Columbia State says Thursday night when visited by a representative of The State and asked if the report that his father, Congressman William Elliott, would l)e a candidate for the United States senate In the coming primary, Mr. William Elliott, Jr., of Columbia, confirmed the report. lie declined to have more to say of the matter than that he was authorized to confirm the rej>ort. Congressman Elliott is at present, representing the First congressional district In the lower house of congress. He has served a number of terms in the house and Is thoroughly familiar with affairs of State in Washington. His friends predict that he will make a strong race for the senate. % i???i ? - /liiirimilK iM'tllll unit*. Medical reports state tliat there is an alarming death rate among infants throughout Russia. In many places 40 per cent., 50 per cent., and even more, of the children die in their first year. This great mortality is attributed mainly to ignorance and neglect. The mothers work in the fields while their little ones are left alone. In one government the mortality of infants among Christians is said to l>e .142.1 per 1,000, while the death rate among children of Mohammedan parents is 140.4 per 1,000. The Mohammedan law compels the mother to nurse her child. Five Trainmoii Killed. In a headon collision of passenger trains on the Auburn branch of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Wednesday five trainmen were killed. Two bodies were recovered from tho wreck. The collision accurred between Amelia and Cayuga where there is a single track line. The trains were running in opposite directions and through a mistake of orders met on the track. Both Engines and several cars were demolished. The wreck still blocks the tratlllc. No passengers were hurt u ?i< . CONWAY, S. C | WILL HK CENSURED. That Is What tho Committee Agreed on in the Case of TILLMAN AND McLAURIN. Suspension Wan Abandoned llecauan tho DeinocrntN Threatened an Indefinite Debate in the Senate on tho Case. The sub-eonimittce of the senate committee on privileges and elections which was appointed Wednesday to formulate a proposition for the proper punishment of Senators Tillman and McLaurin of South Carolina for their otTensc to the Senate of last Saturday, practically concluded on Thursday to recommend that the two senators he severely censured for their conduct and to limit the punishment to censure. The sub-committee consists of Senators burrows. Hoar and Koraker, Republicans, and Senators Pettus and bailey, Democrats. All were present at the early part of the meeting but ... n it ....... nuiunui nancy was compelled ity indisposition to Ion vet the conference before its close. Thursday's meeting was a very harmonious one and little difference of opinion developed. The Republican members of the sub-commit tee did not themselves contend for a resolution suspending the t wo senators but represented that there were some Republican members of the full c mmiittee who adhere to the opinion that through suspension only can adequate punishment be meted out to the offending members. Senator Bevcridge is understood to bo among the most strenuous advocates of tliis form of I nr<u?f>i>rl i tur ?iiwl i*. ?n"vi vjv.in*i,v11 muvAMiiiiM ih is inclined to agree with hiin. Some doubt is expressed as to whether they will unite in a report limiting the punishment to censure. On the other hand some of the Democratic members made it very plain that they not only would not agree in committee to the reporting of a resolution of suspension lint that if such a resolution should be presented to the senate by a majority of the committee they would resist its adoption by ttie senate to the extent of insisting upon prolonged debate. The Republicans, members of the committee, and also many Republican senators who are not members of the committee, have given very serious attention to this possibility of delay In the senate, and there is no doubt that it is having a pronounced influence on the disposal of the question. They recognize the fact that if so disposed 1 lie minority oin nViutnwi .ill tion for an indefinite time and probably continue the present session of congress far into the summer. Some of them also hold the view that censure is a more severe and certain form of punishment than suspension. These are the reasons which have led the Republican members of the sub-committee to agree to a resolution of censure, and nothing is left to complete the proceedings but to secure the assent of their Republican colleagues who are not members of the sub-comrnittec. The matter has been left open for consultation with them, and while the full committee has l>een called to meet Friday at half past lb o'clock the sub-committee will meet half an hour previous to that time. This will afford opportunity to notify the Democrats if there should be a change of programme. There has been considerable discussion of the matter of a differentation of the punishment of the two senators, some of the Republican members holding out strongly for a more severe rebuke to Senator Tillman than to Senator McLaurin, Ijccause they hold that the offense of striking a fellow senator was greater than that of his colleague, who gave the provocation to the blow, but this course has lieen practically abandoned so far as the sub-coin in I ttce is concerned, and both will be equally reprimanded. It also has l>een virtually decided that no apology shall bo exacted from t he senators, the reason for eliminating and the requirement c>f that kind being found in the fact that senators generally fear such enforced apologies might not amount to apologies after all. The Democratic members of t he committee have suggested that the censure should bo in very severe language, fin*! if finirlhln.. ? l_.ll 1 > iiiij tiling, ikvvu m:ni inuiillt'd to be more caustic than their Itepublipuhlican colleagues. It is the desire of all members of the committee to find a course of action that will be acceptable to the entire senate, and the only difficulty now appears to l>c to secure the consent of those Republicans who believe the occasion calls for more than mere words of rebuke. The resolution will impose, on the president of the senate the task of administering the reprimand. TIIB TWO SfCNATOItS CKN8URKD. Senators McLaurln and Tillman of South Carolina Friday were severely censured by the United States Senate for their recent little scrap. Immediately after the senate convened Friday, Mr. Burrows, chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, to which the McLaurin-Tillman controversy had been referred, reported the resolution censure framed by a majority of the committee. A brief statement was presented by Senators Bailey, Blackburn, Pcttus, Foster and Dubois, Democratic members of the committee, dissenting from some of the conclusions of the majority. They agreed, however, to the resolution offered. A minority report was presented by Senators McComas, Beveridge and Prltchard, licpublltans, who maintained that the adoption of 1 THURSDAY, MA 15 a resolution of censure was not suflh clont punishment. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 51 to 12. When Mr. Tillman's name was caused he added a new sensation to,^ the proceedings by rising and saying with 111 conealed emotion: "Among gentlemen an apology for an olTense committed under heat of blood Is usually considered sulllelent." A At the request of Mr. Burrows the statement of Tillman was read by the clerk. Instantly the South Carolina < senator disclaimed any Intention of being offensive to the senate and said that if they were so considered lie would withdraw them. The chair (Mr. l'Tye) said that by unanimous consent inoy migoL oe wimarawn, hut Mr. Dietrich of Nebraska, objected. The Includent was closed without further comment The following is the resolution sub- P mitted by the committees and which si was adopted as stated: s< "That it is the Judgement of the o senate that the senators from South b Carolina, Itenjamin it. Tillman and o: John L. McLnurln, for disorderly bo- ei havior and tiagrant violation of the rules of the senate during t he open b session of the senate on the 22d day of tl February, inst., deserve the censure u of the senate and they are hereby censured for their breach of the priv- g ilegos and dignity of tins body; and t< from and after the adoption of tlds re- t gnllit inn t.l w? nrrlor 1 ? uv/ * i ai/iwii u Iiu UIVH i (UljUU^II^ DIII'III III 1 K contempt of the senate shall he no j c longer in force and effect'." d The report of the majority of the t' Committee said t he offences of t he t wo j? senators were not of equal gravity, hut o i that they thought that both senators t should be censured alike. The Demo- i 'I I eratic members of t he committee dis- 1: sen ted from some of the report, hut |p approved of the resolution of censure. \> A minority of t he Republicans wanted 1< Tillman punished severer than McLaurin. They recommended that t, Senator McLaurin be suspended from his functions as a senator for five days h and that Senator Tillman be, suspended for twenty days. e The adoption of the majority report ends the matter, and Tillman and Mo- h Laurin are in #ood standing once more. c TRAGEDY AND ROMANCE. j h ????? a White Mini oiul Xc({rii Ilmigml In i ' I) AhIiCvIII o for DurgUry. e 0 At Ashvllle, N. C., Wednesday n Dudley. Johnson and Hen Foster were c handed at 12.30 for burglary. The t bodies were given a church burial during the afternoon. Burglarly at night p In North Carolina Is a capital olTonse e and Wednesday's executions were the final chapter in a case attended by p many exciting incidents, In which a tlance came to a hospital and married k the man the burglars were believed to have wounded to the death, and whose f bravery called forth a letter of praise from Emory Smith, at that time post- a master general. Four men conspired si to rob the combined postoftlcc and q store kept by Samuel Alexander at s; Emma, a little hamlet a few miles ij distant from Asheville, on the night of Fob. 1. 1001. b ?..X/AW1IV?^| IIIH1UUIUU tw till) UWI UU* V der pretext of buying groceries and at the point of a revolver was searched a and disarmed. I le was then forced to t open the safe. Dudley Johnson t (white) and Hen Foster (colored) were inside the store, and Russell Dates n (white) and Harry Mill (colored) were guarding the outside. Johnson was o holding a revolver at Alexander's head when Ills attention was distract- t ed momentarily. Like a flash Alex- o andcr seized the revolver and snapped n it at Johnson. They grappled and it o was not until Alexander had l>een shot twice and repeatedly stabbed that he ii lost consciousness. Citizens were at- H tracted by the shooting and the burg- o la rw ran Tin t at t.hnu u/oro uka/I ...... UI4V-J v.H|;iuii:?l n and removed to Charlotte for safe keeping. For weeks Alexander, the {, hero, lingered at death's door. In d the meantime his fiance went to him H and they were married. The people v made up a purse for them. The post- ,S master general wrote Alexander a K personal letter thanking him and ex- c pressing the highest admiration for ills bravery. The four men were con- <* vlcted of burglary and condemned to die on August 7. Gov. Aycock was s besieged with petitions for clemency t from all parts of the United States c and finally a short time ago commut- t ed the sentence of Gates and Mills to c imprisonment for life. i lIoi'Ho and Mule Mont for Food. The assistant state food com mis- t sloner of Illinois has Just made the t startling announcement that, the flesh of horses, mules and donkeys Is sold In r large quantities In Chicago as "beef." e Apart from the Influence of the Imagination on the palate, It can be con- t ceivcd that a healthy, well fed young t horse or a mule which is not the vet- I eran of too many wars could be converted into an article of food as cleanly a and wholesome as that obtained from t the hog. The idea of exposing for t sale horse roasts or donkey steaks is not In itself particularly startling, but t this fixxi officer asserts that the e equine slaughter houses work up Into food old and Infirm and even diseased a animals. "Itlngboned, spavined and s sore footed nags and even those that have the glanders" arc killed and sold t for food, says the commissioner. If c this be true, It is plainly the duty of v the Illinois food commission to promptly haul up the offenders l>cfore the t criminal courts. The allegation of t such things points out the necessity > of applying to the meat trade the oleo- c margarine rule. Horse meat should oe so branded and marked that those ' who wish equine steaks or roasts can i get them at horse meat prices and 1 those who want real beef can be cer- c tain that they are not getting tho flesh 1 of horses and mules. ami :cil (>, 15)02. THE NEW LAWS. Vork of the General Assembly at Its Late Session. lCTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS I' a (Irnrrul riiiirnctor I'iinn?m1 1 ?y (lio iiOKiHliiturn nu<l l*n MIhImmI lor tlio ('onvcnlctioo of the People. We publish below the nets and Joint | ^solutions of u general character i assed by the legislature at the late esslon. There was one hundred and ventv-nine acts and Joint resolut ions f all kinds passed during the session, ui many of them were of a purely loll character, and are therefore omlt\ from the list published below. The 'ork of the legislature this year has ecu largely of a negative character hat is, discussing and killing measles that were i nl rod need. < )f the new laws few of them are of real importance. The greatest/ inerest centered in' the new Jury law, he new road law and the new county I overnment law, which were made ncessary hy t he decisions of the courts eclaring the old laws to he unconstiutlonal. The new laws on these suh cts were prepared with a groat deal f care hut it remains to he seen if hey will stand the tests of t he courts, 'aken all in all the work of tin1 leglsitiire has not heen of very great 1mortauce. hut many of the laws passed re re necessary and timely. The foliwing are the acts of general interest: An act to tlx compensation of couny onicers. An act, to flirt,her regulate the workig and maintaining the highways. An act to prevent the sale of certain xplosive tlrecrackers. An act to protect keepers of txiard iK nouses. An act to provide school hooks for erbain school (lis! rlcts. An act to license manufacturers, ottlcrs or dealers in mineral waters nd other non-alcoholic beverages, the xclusivc use of kegs, boxes, crates and ottles owned by them and rendered apablc of ldentitication by the name f the owner, or other distinguishing lark, stamped, stencilled, engraved, ut In or In any other manner llxed hereon. An act, to amend section DH4 of the evlsed statutes of 18U3 so as to exmpt dentists from Jury duty. An act to prevent the altering or emovlng land marks. An act to require public ginners to cep their books for inspection. An act to exempt school trustees rom road duty. An act to amend sections I and 5 of n act entitled "An act to require the. upervlsors of the State to publish uarterly reports, so as to make the aid act general, and so as to repeal ^consistent acts and parts of acts." A n ?/? t t\ n ll/\u; ?*11 f.?? ?*-* itu uv uin/n <111 kiiiii in iu e marketed in any town in this State without license. An act providing a procedure to enble the attorney general to secure estimony in relation to violation of he anti-trust laws. An act to prohibit pools, trusts and lonopolics. An act to provide for the running f public rc1kk)1k on a cash basis. An act to authorize the county reasurer and county superintendents f the several pounties to liorrow aoney for any liscal year to pay school lainis of said year. An act in relation to the enrollment y county and township of citizens of louth Carolina who rendered military r naval service to the Confederate Itates. An act to amend section CI of an act o provide for pensions for certain sellers and sailors, now residents of louth Carolina, who were In the serIce of the State or of the Confederate Itates In the late war between the Itates, so far as It relates to widows of Confederate soldiers and sailors. An Mf't, rrr>:itini/ ? mmnt.v nniiulnn ommissioner, dcliniiiK his duties. An act to amend an act to exempt oldlers and sailors In the service of he State of South Carolina, or of the 'onfederate States, in the war heween the States from taking out 11en.se as hawker and peddler, hy makng same apply to towns and cities. An act to regulate county aid to ex)ori federate soldiers, and to prevent heir disfranchisement. A Joint resolution to provide for the mrchase of 300 copies of the Con fedrate Woman's books. An act to amend an act to declare he law in reference to the duty of he county auditor when a false or 1miroper return for taxation Is made. An act to provide for the repair of .rtiilcial limbs of certain citizens of lie State who were soldlers in the wiir letween the States. An act to prohibit tho wearing of ho Southern Cross by those notcntitld to do so. An act to amend sections 10flf>, 1000 ,nd 1007 of the code relating to penions. A Joint resolution to extend the I me for paying the taxes for the final year 1001 to March 31st, 1002, vithout penalty. A Joint resolution to extend the Ime for the payment of commutation ax In lieu of labor on roads for the ear 1902 to March 31st, 1902, without penalty. An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to raise revenue for tho sup>ort of the State govenment by the cvy and collection of a tax on in:ome?," approved 5th day of March, 1897. An act to extend the time for the d. I payment of taxes levied and assessed for the fiscal year 1901, to pay Judgments obtained and entered upon township bonds Issued In aid of railroads, and Interest and principal of j such bonds not reduced to Judgment., when the railroad has not been com- j pletod through the township as pro-. Jccted. to March 1st. IDO.'l. without penalty. Am net to amend sect-Ion 399 of the revised statutes of 1893, relating to the seizure and sale of a defaulting t axpayer's estate as heretofore amended hy act No. .'<49, approved 20th February, 1901. An aet to declare contracts entered into to evade the payment, of taxes to he against public policy. An act to repeal section 270 of the statutes of 1882, and to fix the time for the payment of taxes, assessments and penalties. An aet to amend section 334 of the revised statutes relating to the collection of taxes without being stayed hy the process of court. An act to prohibit hand-cars and lever ears being left within 5o yards of any public crossing, and to tlx the penalty therefor. An aet to authorize the consolidation or merger of the capital stocks, franchises and properties of the Ashovillo and Spartanburg Railroad company, the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad company, the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad Extension company and t.he Carolina Midland Railway company under the laws of this State, and to aut horize and empower such consolidated company to make a lease of Its railroad properties and franchises to the Southern Railway company. An act, to provide the measure of damages to which any common carrier may he held for the conversion to its own use of any property held hy it on consignment or In course of consignment. An act to provide the manner In which owners or projectors of any railroad Companies, Incorporated under the laws of other states or counties, may bccomo Incorporated in this State. An act to require all railroad companies doing business In this state to provide spittoons In passenger cars. An act to further define connecting lines of common carriers and tlx their liabilities. An act, prescribing the manner In which cities ami towns may extend t heir charters of incorporation. An act to amend section 1 of "An to lirnvlflo f<?r iiw?ftrni?r?i !#??? , . .w. ...w.^ihiiiuu ui towns of not less than 1,000 nor more than 5,000 Inhabitants," approved 5th March ,18?0. An act to declare the code as submltted hy the c<Kle commissioner of South Carolina to the only general statutory law of tho State. An act to amend section 345 of the code of civil procedure of 1803 with regard to appeals. An act to declare the law with regard to reference In acts to statutes codified in tho laws of 1902. An act to define train robbing and fix the punishment therefor. An act fixing the salaries of circuit solicitors. An act to regulate the drawing, empaneling and term of service of Jurors in the circuit courts of this State. An act to amend section 2475 of the general statutes of this State, being section 132 of vol. 2, revised statutes of 1893, relating to kidnapping, by extending the provisions of said section to any case of taking away a minor without consent of parent or guardian. An act to establish congressional districts In the State. A in! lit. rocnlllt ?%rnn/vci?^? *o ( vimittun'ii |/i wpfnni)^ ti; amend sect ion 1 of article 7 of the constitution of 189.1 relating to counties and county governments. An act to amend section of an act to regulate the carrying, manufacture and sale of pistols, by striking out certain words and Inserting other words in lieu thereof. An act to tlx the times of holding courts of the seventh Judicial circuit of this State. An act to amend sections 1301, 1306, 1308 and 1373 of the revised statutes of South Carolina 1893, relating to pilotage. An act to re<ju I re certain agricultural Investigation and experimentation in the coast region by Clcinson college. An act to establish Lee county. An act to provido for payment of costs of criminal cases transferred from one county to another. An act to amend section 2191 general statutes of 1 ftH2, appearing as section 148 of volume 2 of the revised criminal statutes of 1893. An act to amend an act to regulate the rate of interest upon contracts arising in this State for the hiring or lending or use of money or other commodity. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend section 431, volume 2, revised statutes 1893, so as to prohibit sale and shipping of partridges for five years," so as to Include deer and wild turkeys within its provisions. An act to exclude from our State hospital for the Insane foreign idiots and lunatics and to provide for their disposition when found in tills State. An act to amend section 1(184 of the revised statutes of the State of South Carolina of 1893. An act to amend section 1919 of the general statutes of tho State of South Carolina, being section 2041 of the revised statutes of this State, relating to tlie appraisement of the personal estate of intestates, by allowln the appraisement to be made by qualified electors. An act to amend section 40 of the general statutes of 1882 of the State of South Carolina, appearing as section (11 of the revised statutes of 1893, as [CONTINCBD ON PAUN 4.] ( NO. 3 2 . A FINE ARGUMENT Mado by Senator Tillman in the United States Senate ON THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION In Aiinwci' to Henntnr H|M?oncr'H l>eIVnc<? ol* the A<1 mlnlwtration. It was Full of Hare asm. The Washington correspondent of The State says when the Jammed crowds who witnessed "lien llur" at tlie National Saturday afternoon were making for their homes they heard the cry of the newsboys: "Fight on the Floor of the Senate." "lUg Fight itetween Senators," anrl in a 1111 whllo cvorylnxly was talking of the South Carolinians. As one old tfentleiran was wading through the slushy snow, which has made Washington like a shallow mill pond, remarked: "I tell you what, South Carolinians will certainly tijfht they always will. The interest at that time centered on the tl^ht from a pugilistic standpoint and the merits of t lie case and the decorum or lack of decorum was not discussed. Mr f ri 11 inn .... r I .. I . . 1 ., .. .... *? i . iiiiiiciii * i iitiiuij iiiiim; (i icmarkahlc speech. One full of blustering sarcasm and teeming with points. There was every occasion for it. Washington's Farewell Address had Just iK'en read and the senate was not yet over the moral and spectacular effect of Senator Spooner's defense of the administration on Friday. Senator Spooner for fou hours elaborated point after point with till the ability of the masterful pleader, which he Isadmltted to be. Tillman followed, but the hour of adjournment coming he continued bis argument next day. At lirst Mr. Tillman was not at bis l>est, hut best, but before the minute hand of the clock bad gone a quarter of an hour he began an eloquent Philippic, devoid of the sensational 11rado which he sometimes effects. The Republican senators, however, left the senate with a few exceptions during the tirst hour of bis speech save Chauncey Depew and a few others, and after Mr. Depew had given a few of his distinguished sneezes he too Wfindnrorl Into the mysterious presence of the inarhle chamber. Mr. Tillman, however, had crowded galleries and he kept them crowded. Ills most effective point was a review of the treatment of Cuba, when he Intimated that the same way t in? sugar interests were treated In Hawaii they will he treated In Cuba. Then came an attack on the Taft commission al>out the sedition amendment. It w;is this part of his speech in which his sarcasm came in. As well as a hurst of eloquence the effect of which was only lessened by the senator stopping suddenly and saying "Oh, pshaw, I can't lind words to show my contempt for such hypocrisy." Referring to the lad rones ami bushwhackers and secret societies of the Philippines the senator described Marion. You must get human nature changed before they cease to resist tyranny and strike for liberty. MacArthur's report was then discussed, when the wounded Pillpplnos were put down as over 1,100 and the killed at over 3,800. Yet, Mr. Tillman continued, all records show in all other wars that the wounded arc generally four to one killed. This simply goes to prove that the Filipinos have been murdered. Then followed a remarkably logical defense of this statement, for which lie demanded an investigation as to the conduct of the war, which investigation the Republican majority have hitherto refused to order. After this came the "Concert Performance," which was treated of in the Associated Press dispatches. Mr. Tillman's speech, though perhaps lacking in the logical seouence of Mr Spooner's, was a very effective argument against the retention of the Philippines from every standpoint. He was at his l>est and had a subject that demanded ids lx?st. It is the finest speech he has over delivered In the senate. To ii l>ln tin* li'iiriiin.-u The following Is a short Act which may interest some of our readers: Section 1. That all products of the farm of this State may l>e sold In any town or city by the producer of said product or his agent, without said producer being required to pay license to make such sale. Provided, said producer or agent is not engaged in selling the produce of other persons. Section 2. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act be, and the same arc hereby repealed. Death to MomjuitoH, The New Jersey Assembly, after a long and humorous debate, lias passed the mosquito extermination bill by a vote of 48 to 9. The bill appropriates #10,000 to the State experiment station for the purpose of making a scientific investigation of the habits, origin and breeding places of the mosquito and their relation to malarial and other diseases. The money is to be expended by the State entomologist. liONt MIik-m Pound. Spanish annals declare that between 1000 and 1700 the 'Papaya mines in Mexico produced #80,000,000 and after that the Indian slaves employed in them murdered the Spanish owners and the mines were lost. On old Spanish maps they appear in northwestern Mexico, about tifty leagues from the sea, and near the town of Dos Pilates. They have now been rediscovered near Ciantegultu.