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I ranteed Circulation: j800« Times TEH KI^HENVK MRsSLNG^R'^bl^’rt rv. [ THE COUNTY ^ FHE EIGHTH DAT. ' Advertising Space ..AT .. Living Prices. FLORENCE, S. ■tSDAY, JAN. 48, 1897 VOL. 1., NO 42 | bill rejected. corporations passed its second i The following were among the reading. 'bills favorably reported: All the other second reading iceedings of the Legislature The bill relating to punishment hills were passed over for consid* ® ^ for disturbing public worship. •ration. ou January 21. The bill requiring hre and life, The following bills passed their j insurance companies to deposit third reading: „ . 1 1 certain securities with the comp-1 Seuator Heudersou—A joint res- »"> S «» Bl,l “ olutio,, to .xton.i tb. time lor the NINTH DAY. wif Carolina's Legislature iid on January 22nd. Ainong Them One to Provide a Hystem of Coiint> t Jo\ eruiiKMit-ltesoliition to Imestigute the l»is- pensary. way through to the end. When the house met * Townsend ami Onry iniotisly K e - K1 eeted— tlon of Penitentiary directors. Ciihan IteHOlntion s Ols en used. X e w Hills. e from the elections, yester- s the dullest and most tin- day of the session in the troller general. 1 The Greenwood county bill. collection of the commutation The bill to require the killing of road tax in the several counties of dogs bitten by others suffering the State to the 15 of March, 189<, with the rabies. aut ^ exetn Pf from punishment The anti trust bill. all who fail to pay before that In the house of representatives Mr. Livingston’s bill to amend time. ^ yesterday a considerable amount the incorporation law as to rights A bill to provide for the elec- lof work was done and as aresult! of way. ; tiou by the qualified electors of| aaj fthe calendar was handled all the Unfavorable reports were pre- the respective townships in the ^ Ntn sented on the follnwinof- State of the boards of township 10us — commissioners. This passed after o’clock then? was a flood of new graduates of the South Carolina Sumter, Berkeley, Edgefield, Lau- ^ I1C, bills, amoug them being the fol- Medical college to practice with-1 re „ 8f Abbeville, Lexington, Wil- most l 0W j D g ; out further examination. liamsburg, Colleton, Marion,Marl- m, ‘ as The bill to require county of-, horo, Darlington, Horry, George- lax ' flees to remain open for business town, Spartanburg and Saluda | in the afternoons. counties had been excepted. The bill to include geese in the Senator Mayfield—Authorizing th^ relating to trustees of Winthrop provisions of the general stock railroad commissioners to require and the South Carolina colleges | law. ail railroads to erect at junctionaI j Jr * and the Citadel academy so as to The house was not able to tackle points union depots, and to im- Lommt,,x to H spi nt in t le eliminate from the boards mem-! its calendar until 11 o’clock. 1 hen pose a yeualty for their failure to i town bets of the general assembly, in these third reading matters were d 0 BO w heu required. accord with the proviaions of the ! taken up and ordered to be sent to Senator Buist — To empower 1 new constitution. ; the senate: j cities, towns and townships to is-; r0at Mr. Samlers—To prevent other | Mr. Bacot’s bill to amend the tin SECOND WEEK ENDED House and Senate Proceedings on January 23rd. The Hay is (.'iieventful—Hunk IMrector’s Hill Heeoaunitted. Nothing |>«»iie In the Way of Genera! Legislation. In the house of representatives , Saturday the proceedings were jurisdiction aid powi rs of | a r ^ a ‘ n dt “ V °i d ° f . special interrst * business was transacted. The j Cuban resolutions from the house, which were made the special order for yesterday, were discussed, and, surprising to say. met with more decided opposition than was ex pected. Even this matter was not finished snd was carried over till to-day, when several other « ! tors are expected to speak on resolutions. The following were 1 bills introduced : Mr. Henderson A bill to define among the mayors’ courts, practically putting them upon a footing with magis trates’ courts. The second week of the session has ended without anything in the way of general legislation being a few new bills were intro- i Mr ' M ° Wcr A ,>i11 to authorize accom P lis, ' t 'J in either branch of Mr. Wolling—To regulate all railroad trains to stop at all sta tions. Mr. Bacot—To amend the act | special elections 1 towns for tin sue negotiable coupon bonds for than convict labor from being em- act to authorize and empower the refunding or payment of ployed upon the State farms. cities, towns, townships and other j bonded indebtedness and any un- Mr. Price—Joint resolution to municipal corporations to issue paid past duo interest thereon ex pay balances of salaries to several negotiable coupon bonds for the county supervisors of registration 1 funding or payment in whole or in the State. m P art of bonded indebtedness J senator Scarbor Mr. Sturkie—To amend the act ‘ and an y un pm d past due interest the time of holding the courts * relative to local boards of health thereon existing at the time of the | i u the fourth circuit. trav< ' 1 so as to leave the matter of ap-;adoptkm of the present Consiitu-j It might be interesting to n*te pointment and control thereof to 1 ion. that the committees reported uii-l 10 ^ 1 the people of the several tow r ns of 1 be senate bill to amend the act favorably on Mr. Suddath’s bill to 0r ' noi'Over 5,000 inhabitants. | to regulate the election of majors repeal the act against nepotiani .>ns and i « ... - isting at the time of the adoption of the present constitution. Senator Scarborough—Relating »U~ - * - - Ijesterday, as follows, tin us U)r ine , toportant being Mr. Ashley’s bondsfo , Uu , 0 V relating to the privilege l»Vi stmoreland—To require Lnship commissioners to d in all counties when u levy for nv.d purposes. .M’inco- To require the ip wherein resides the tax- To apportion the j Mr. Gage—To provide a system |and intendants and wardens’ and of county government. The fun- aldermen of towns and cities, with iiiiiii<iiiniiiii jijrit wi y* , [‘- UiW - 3 7"ir 'i~ 1 ganize «■ —sttwu* - aud Mr. Ua^sdale’s constitutional ameufymmJn ..urawiilo^ ^ vote. Both, however, were placed Kail'/. *7 U\.-U1I«.H.U xn-v.TJCT —w -— . . • 1 * nized* to be governed by a sup- the anti-emigrant act came up m on the calendar, ervisor for the whole county and a ^ *** T * L " a " NEW YQRK IS GUARDED. commissioner from each township. . .. McWhite-To amend the Mr. W ingo’s bnl licensing carry number of trial ing concealed weapons, about which there had been much wrung JOodwin ad tax. Mishoe—To amend the so as to give magistrates ion when* damages claim mt to $20 or less, llrvey—To amend the law Srence to the height of ces and penalties. Gasque—To require all venders of medicines to and exhibit a lir mse and formula of each compound ine sold. imehouse—To provide for blishment of Dorchester resolSYThlT U) provide" for a com i mission to consider all matters re- the lating to township government in in cities and purpose of issuing >rporative purposes. Mr Connor A bill to regulate ; the manufacture, inspection, ship ment and sale of eonum rcial ferti I lizers and manun s, the privilege tax on same, and providing a pen alty for violating tin provisions thereof. A bill to amend an act providing for the formation of certain cor porations, enabling the capital stock to be decreased under cer tain circumstances, passed its third reading. The president announced its ap pointment of Kobt. K. Hemphill, Jr., as page, vice John Anil, re signed. COMMENDS ELLERBE. Oi'it M. C. I!iitl«‘r CoUKlilum Him llonut ami 1‘atriMlii' ami I’reUIvlM IVnt-e an.I rroaimrlt). To the State. the general assembly. Among the new bills introduced were the following Mr. IVrritt To require So per ; cent, of the commutation road tax to be expended on the roads and bridges of the township from | which it is collected. Mr. Winkler --To amend the act to provide compensation for the 1 members of the boards of township 1 commissioners. Mr. BuriiH—To regulate the I manufacture, inspection, shipment {and sale of commercial fertiliz-rs and manures, the privilege tux on I same and providing a peualty for I violating the provisions of this act. Mr. Layton—To amend tne gen eral pension law. Mr. Bollock 1 tiered a concurrent I resolution to allow the in trod uc- ' tiou of a bill to incorporate the Atlantic Coast Line system aud to the consolidation of the roads composing the system. Consid eration of the resolution was de- l \\ r ■ • __ — ^ ■ vxj V innvi Washington, D. C., January 20.1 ferred until Month J1UU. (..n. TRe mau^rnT address of Governor)law relating ^o cottoh weig!n*rs, Mr. act regulating the justices in Florence county. Mr. Sullivan—To amend the act ling th* previous day, was taken 1 The KiilMtiih' IMiiRie- Will Not Enter That I’ort. .All Mull is OlHinfe.-teil. Ellerhe. It is most excellent of i the bill to amend the privilege style and the tone and temper and tax act, reducing the tax to 15 [elusive of fees and to report the j natter of it is above criticism. cents; the bill to provide for the result of such inquiry bv bill 01 ! Of course I do not agree with election of masters and the bill »•» otherwise on or before Decern-! him in his endorsement of the dis-1 rp *l ,l >re her 1. pensary. That institution is, in t , , . . I * This resolution went over for my opinion, radically and funda- The mail I consideration. ! mentally wrong in principle, and I from India, which is being dis-1 Mr. Crum To save small estates i iudefHnBible in P ractice * but Gov 21. CJ - , J.TI « . v.>* Will i yj 7)0. V A- an Id 1 I j • i Herman’s bill to require j tributed to-day in this city, and ! f rom being consumed by costs of ! ernor Ellerl,H dl8l! » 89PH 11 with i«» . L - .i nfK*/-»!-» ••••«1 *1. -i- — - -1- ’ — i - - - T.. 1. ~— L’ — ! . , , 1 f naa an and killed by a vote of 62 to New York, Jan. regulating the schedules of pas- 1 i f , senger trains in certain cases so as j • ^ ^ to make all roads of not les. thmi aU officers t0 gi ve bond in j which arrived on the steamship | administration 50 miles in length (except im se in the hands of receivers) to run ,surety con at least one unmixed passenger ( postponed. train daily each way. j Mr. Price introduced .1 r sdu a g a j nstan y possibility of danger Mr. Kibler-To provide for the |tion that a committee of five, 1 ^ ^ plague This appointment of a State labor com three trom the house an tw f um jg a tjo n marks the first official missioner and to define his duties f ro m the senate, bo appointee ^ reco g n ition of the existence of the and for his salary. investigate dispensary matters. It sconrgc Mr. Carson To amend the act went over until to-day. As soon as flic Teutonic reached ate providing for the election of pu , i„ uiTsenate. quarantine all the mail matter, Mr. DeLoach’s lie cotton weighers and to provide , »i v>v.M.>v • ■ “ -- »■ - - — — j " ej urety companies was indefinitely Teutonic from Liverpool, has been | Mr. Mitchell To provide for j ■ thoroughly fumigated by orders of a cash deposit in lieu of bond in Health Officer Doty, to guard | civil cases. Mr. Verner s concurrent resolu- from the bubonic plague. This , tion to appoint a committee to in vestigate the sinking fund com mission was adopted without de bate and ordered sent to the sen- fairness and fraiikneKH of patriotic conviction and therefore will eom- the State sinking fund commission to lend the fluids to ' the counties of the State. Mr. Harvey’s bill to require the killing of dogs bitten by any ani mal suffering with rabies had third reading and was ordered sent to the Senate. Mr. Winkler’s bill relating to maud the respect and confidence < of those who do not agree with borrowing bank directors was re- hj m , | committed in order to be gotten The address of Governor Ellerhe | P ro P f,r 8bR P 0, is in most refreshing contrast with bill the screeds that have been fulmi- min a ted by his immediate prede cessors, and the good people of the to permit | State are certainly to be cougrat-j Mr. Stevenson’s bill to ren der uniform the mode of taxation in towns aud cities in accordance with section 6, article VIII of new constitution, wav taken the and after amendment was ordered for their compensation. The bill! The first business on the cab 11-; fro 'u the infected district was |graduates of the South Carolina uiate4 011 thw uaprovemeut in merely changes the territory over dar was the veto message of Gov-j Dansferred to the disinfecting boat Medical college t® practice medi- their chief executive offlotr, atJt | To its tliiid reading which the weighers have juridic- ernor Evans in the matter of re-iJ ames M- Wadsworth, where it cine without further examination, the h'Afbiugejr of a decant, digni-j Mr. Timmerman s bill to forbid moving magistrates. The objec- was P ut through the process in which had been reported unfavora-, A'd admiuittnMiuii, which the ra- CoU * 1 ^ supervisor, the board 1 tious raised by the governor to such cases. tioa. Mr. Sullivan—Providing punish ment for laborers who violate even I this act, it will be remembered, written or verbal contracts after i L * J 1 having received supplies for his landlord. The offense is made a misdemeanor punishable by not less than three months nor mote than twelve months, or a fine of not less than $100 or more than $'200. bly was called up, and indefinitely cent inauguration prwtuiMa. —- ■ In order to prevent the intro- postponed. He ought to ha?® the cordial were that ae had not the power to duction of the plague into this I Mr. Harvey’s bill to require the support of all good citizens, and I remove magistrates, neither could | cd y> President Wilson, of the killing of dogs bitten by any ani- trust will receive it. Taxation has he appoint them save by the con- Health Board, has instructed all j mal suffltring with rabies was or- been increased without, as it seems sent of the senate. Ou these two , officers of the department to make 1 dered td be a third readiug. to me, compensative bensfits coin grounds r he act was vetoed. | careful investigation of anything j The hour of noon having arrived uiHiisurate with the jncreow*. p ub •f township commission*™ aud the county board of comiuiusioiivrs from entering into or making auy contract or auditing any claim against their respective counties for any fiscal year beyond or in , - — o, wim iiicreittts. run- °f the appropriation made As a two-thirds vote was neces- wb >ch may give local physicians a , the two houses met in joint session lie office* bar® be«u multiplied be-j bv K<<uern * H,BHUlb *' V tor 8,irb ! sary the bill failed to pass over the , most ra P ld diagnosis. Doctors to elect Circuit Judges and peni- yond the number needful for good y 0ar . ai, d inaking a violation v#to by the following Biggs and Bcudden are engaged in tentiary officials. All the elections administration, mid source# 0 f | euch forbidden acts a misdeniMtn- T —’ ' were by viva voce vote. revenue have been recklessly im- or * ^ reco,T1,niUi ' d if ‘ order such experiments. Local physi cians admit that they have little governor s . By Mr. Mishoe—To rquire mar- vote: ysas, 18; nays, 13. riage licenses and certificate ia A bill to euable Eugene S., - j— n -.~ — /. 1 v«v.^a • | I'c** a x; vt t/u»t> 4iir>^uv HU TV JOB- this State. Blease of Saluda crunty, a minor '' now ^ ed 8 e °I tbe scourge, except , A. Townsend were re-elected with-1 ter«d and seeared, but we hav# as- Robiuson—To amend ( over the ag® ef 19 years, to apply : ^ b 11 tb< ^ baTw obta ' ned b V r* ad out opposition. sura‘_oes now that the State gov- 1 < l u ' r ^ cou,,ty offlcern to keep an • ■■ • ,nfT ^ •- ' ! itemized accoant of their income .-.v ..j ..T« .VriiU® uavn ue®u r®CKiessiy im- - ■ Jud^e Ernest Gary and Judge D. j paired that might have b®en fos- l,RT,, il P ei ’ f ' , ck®d. . [ wnsend were re-elected with terad and Heaared hnr w« hu«r« Mr. Westmorel estmorelaud’s bill to re- By Mr. SNOW IN ENGLAND. the act relating fo the restitution of |f or admission to the bar, came ‘up I ,n S stolen goods. The punishmost is f or a aecoud fading. After a spicy made more severe. debate the enacting words wer^ Mr. Bethuae—To amend the gtricksu out. aounty government law. j Ths following new bills wsro in- 1 **""?*' '" M Mr, Blythe—To define what ^ troduced yesterday ‘ ’ ' .1 - - », -- o-- | Superintendent *f the peniten-j eminent will address itself, pa- Itiary W. A. Neal was unanimously | triotieally, to bringing about hon- virtue of their otfic*, ae t > re- 1 » . V j re-elected. «at reforms wher® evils are dis- Mcssrs. T. j. Cunningham ®f covered, instead of fouiunt'ng dis- constitutes the board of county commissioners throughout the State. Mr. Bacot—To amend the gen eral corporation law in minor par ticulars. Mr. Winkler—-To amend the law relating to costs. committee reports Chester, J. H. Blackweil of Wd- cord and inviting antagonisms liamsburg and J. H. Wharton of > among the people. Mr. Connor—A bill to regulate London, Jan. 24.—The snow- Laurens were elected directors of 1 predict for Governor Ellerhe a the sale of fertilizers and to de-' etornn which began on Friday con- the penitentiary, termiue the value thereof. tiuues and is cansing many inter- in THF senate Seuator Dennis-A bill provid- ruptiou, of travel and other incou- The session of the senate yoster- ing Lr the formation of Dorchester | venieuces. Many sheep and other dav was short It met at n , .<■»« »»l».l. pferi.bed, .ad 0 I ck JT„ J . Z in U' Senator Buist-Authorizing the the losses sustained by farmers session with the house for the, i State treasurer to issue bonds of, and others will he quite heavy. | purpose of electing judges for the i To the members of the Florence 50 per cent, for the purpose of re- e snow is so deep between Hast- * Fifth and Seventh circuits, a super-! Bar: ! field introduced a concurrent res- f .1 r,/T i r\ it *K£1 Sa m 110I T.np»t Irtat L inffS and RritrhtMM thuf n r,.,..,l. UP , ^ .• prosperous, peaceful, honest ad ministration, for I kuow him to be a straight forward, heae*t and capable man. M. C. Botlbr. cotton to num •tc The bill requiring ginners of funding the Samuel Lord lost jings and Brightou^tha’t a^nnm'iL ber all bales ginned, bonds. ’ of train* have tne* 11 -k , 1 ' jmtendont of the penitentiary and wa- unfavorably reported. A bill in amend an act provid * ot e > three directors of the same institn- The report was adopted and the ! i, lg f or the formatiou of certain ! of in thar. xVe .onntpt- I JR . • uulr J• lto proceed to the house very little lg*r job effiee ! * v* aaa » a www — L-. Briefs and arguments for the‘olution accepting the invitation to ipreme Court are printed in the iYiait Wiutbrop College next 8at- , . Suprenke Court are printed in the- oc< nrr “' ,( >- whieb u seldom heard ; tion. In the one hour before time j best of style at the Times-Messen-1 urday, which was adopted Continued on 8th. page ... ■ * , quire them to uiako a quarterly report of the same was taken up and pessau after a few slight amendments, among them being a requirement to make annua stead of quarterly reports. Mr. Graham’s bill to place geeao under the provisions of the stock law was killed iu very short order. In til.- Senate. The dav was dulk Mr. May-