The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, March 06, 1902, Image 1
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.
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/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
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| 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
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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
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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 ?
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.