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VOL. XII LAURENS, ?. C,, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1897. NO. 32. The General Assembly. FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. The Measures of Importance Under Consideration by the Legislature? Business that Will Occupy Time for its Disposal. Correspondence of The Oreenville Moun taineer. Columbia, January 27.?(Special). The purpose of Mr. Patten, of Rich land, to offer a new arrangement of Congressional districts has been car ried out by tho introduction of a bill wbloh makes tho following division : Peo Dee Dlst.-lct.?Chester field, Marlboro, Darlington, Florence, Ma rion and Horry. Santeo District?Georgetown, Wil liamsburg, Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester. Edisto District?Orangeburg, Barn well, Colloton, Hampton and Beaufort. Wateroo District?Fairfleld, Ker shaw, Itlchlaad, Sumtor and Claren don. Saluda District- -Laurens. Green wood, Newborry, Saluda, Lexington aod A i ken. Northern Distriot?Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union, York, Chester and Lancaster. Piedmont District?Greenville, Pick ens, Oconee, Anderson and Abbeville. It 1b as yet Imposslblo to say what will bo tho fate of this mousure. There is evidently a deslro to make some changes looking to a better grouping of counties in the several districts. But whether tho particular distribu tion sot forth In Mr. Patton's bill will go through remains to bo seen. The House, early In the session, rejected a proposition to appoint a committee to frame a bill to redistrict. It would seom probable, therefore, that the best, that may be expected for tho bill now on hand is that it will Lo continu ed till tho next session. The question of tuition in the State colleges has taken shape in two forms. In the first place, the Senate has pass ed a bill requiring students at Clem son College to pay $40 a year for tui tion?with tho usual exception In fa vor of young men whose parents shall show their inability to pay charges. It has been intimated that there arc, in the terras of Mr. Clomson's bequost, difllcultics in tho way of any tuitlcn charges at Cleinson, but tho sentiment In favor of putting that institution on the same footing, in this respect, with other colleges, is very general. In the Houso Mr. E. D. Smith, of Sumtor, has introduced a bill which is given elsowhere, and is said to be tho result of a recent conference of repre sentatives of tho difforont denomina tional colleges. Its fate cannot now bo safely predicted. It will no doubt causo much dobato in both House and Senate. Thero was a sprightly debate in the Houso on the bill to limit tho work of streot-car employes to twelve hours a day. Amended so as to permit longer hours by special agreement, in cases of accident or necessity, the bill was passed without a dissenting vote. Tho bill to require insurance com panies to deposit $10,000 in good secu rities with tho State treasurer to mu ch re policy-holders has been held over. Mr. Klblor, of dewberry, has intro duced a bill to combine the duties of insurance commissioner with those of bank jyfjfUtijftHfe. It is expected that 111 LjlTiriilhw i'i f 111 In bill will moot thirxaso to such an oxtont that tho deposit bill will be found unnecessary. Tho House, joint resolution to reim burse persons who had been unlawful ly compelled to pay commutation road tax was killed In tho Senate. The Houso yesterday had under dis cussion a bill to amend tho school law. Except In matters of mero admlnistra- , tion the principal change contempla ted is to permit children in one district to attend school in an adjoining dis triot. There were many opinions on this point, and, after much debate, tho bill was recommitted to the committee on common schools. Mr. Bacol, of Charleston, has intro duced a bill to prohibit the use of partial or partisan" text-books in tho common sohools. Thuvu was an animated debate in tho Sonate, on a bill, Introduced by Mr. Ragsdalo, of Falrfiold, to deprive eir oult judges of the right to set aside or reduce verdicts on tho ground of ox cessivo - amages. Tho bill had been unfavorably reported, and it was re jected by a largo majority. Tho House has granted permission for tho introduction of a bill to incor porate tho Atlantic Coast Line. Tho two houses mot in joint assem bly yesterday to declare the result of tho election of United States Senator. Judge Earle had received every vote cast, except that of Anderson, the col ored representative from Georgetown. The Legislature will go in a body to Rock Hill on Saturday, to inspect the Winthrop Normal College. Tho schedule will bo so arranged, of course, that tho visitors will go and return tho samo day. A bill which may cause a little stir is that to authorize county dispensary hoards lo buy liquors Of distilleries) operated in the several counties of this State. Columbia, Jan. 28.?In tho Senate I this morning Mr. Buist of Charleston ' offered a bill to regulato party prl-1 marles?ono object of which is to put all tho county primaries within tho law, just that of Charleston now is. The Sonate concurred la the Houso resolution to allow tho introduction of a bill to ohartor tho Atlantic Coast Line. The bill of Senator Ragsdale to render telegraph companies liable In damages for the tardy delivery of mes sages was defeated. Tho Houso rejected the bill to make tho ollice of Master oleotlve. The main argumont of tbeapponents of tho ollice might, at any time, through a proper regulation in tho Demooratlo primary, bo lolt to the voters to fill. The House passed a bill authorizing the Sinking Fund commission to lend to tho different counties unemployed moneys at a vote not to exceed I! per cent, per annum -the loan to be secured by A pledge of taxes. - DEBATES IN THE SENATE. Tho County Government Law and the Cause of Cuba Libre. One of the mod Interesting days so far in the Senate brought out tho tri bunes of the people oa topics of wide spread Importance, aud the dlsousslons are reported as follows In The state; MO COMMISSION Vf ANTED. A concurrent resolution from the House providing for the appointment of a commission composed of three members of that body and two of the Senate to consider all matters rotating to oounty government, to sit in oxtra scsMon ana to have Its report printed and mailed to each representative, was substituted for a similar revolution which had been made thospecialorder. Mr.Scarborough moved an indefinite postponement of tho concurrent reso lution. Mr. Henderson: I bopo tho motion not prevail. All the Senators have noticed tho flood of amendments to the county government law. If we attempt to amend this law by piece-meal tho result will be very unsatisfactory and consume moro timo and cost more than for the commission to sit after the Leg islature adjourns. Mr. Scarborough; The bills that have been Introduced and being introduced havo been carefully prepared. Wo are asked to turn all bills over to a com mission for consideration, but wo arc not assured what will be done with them. They may bo unfavorably con sidered and the very grievances which they were intended to obviate will go uncorrected. Mr. Ragsdale: I think tho motion of the Senator from Horry should prevail. Tho most tho commission could do is to consider these hills. We are as well preparod to aot on those matters now as we would bo a yoar hence with nothing but the commission's report before us. I submit that the bills oan bo considered as woll from the floor by the representatives as after hearing a spoolal report. Mr. Dean: I oppose the motion of the Senator from Horry. There is nothing more important than these measures to amond the county government law, and in their consideration too much care cannot bo taken. Mr. May lieh): Various counties in the State havo certain objections to tho county government law. Amendments I aro introduced here almost dally and the tlmo of considering them on the floor of both houses would mako tho oxpeuscs much greater than to havo a commission. For economy and a more satibfaotory settlement of this ditlicuit matter, I favor the commission. Mr. Fettigrow: If I thought that tho commission would accomplish the ob ject predicted, I would favor it. There Is nothing to bo gained by this com mission which would only be an In creased expense. Mr. Brown: We should take Into con sideration what other commissions havo accomplished. Their work has novor heon satisfactory. A bill would bo drawn up by it over which would be more debate than over all tho separato measures introduced. Mr. Sanders: I feel satisfied that the county government law is not giving satisfaction in many counties and I am sure the commission could draw up a much bettor bill tbau the existing one. Mr. Buist: I am heartily in favor of a commission if wo can hold every county to tho bill drawn up by It, but this thing of excepting this county und that county would leave such a bill applica ble to only a very few counties in tho State. Mr. Moses! I shall vote for the mo tion of the Senator from Horry. Tho ODly way wo can settlo the matter is to fight it out on the floor. It would be impossible for a commission to draw up a bill satisfactory to overy county in tho State. Besides those counties who find the present law onerous wish their grievances lightened as soon as possible. They do not want to wait twelve months. The voto on the indefinite postpone ment of tho resolution was then takon. It was as follows: Ayo?Archer, Brown, Buist, Connor, Dennis, DuBose, Galnes, Griffith, Hay, Love, Mauldin, McCalla, McDaniel, Milier, Moses, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Vi\ ?In, Ragsdale, Scarborough, Sloan, Stack-house, Taiblrd, Turner, Walker, Wallace, Williams?27. Nay?Alexander, Dean, Douglass, Hendorson, Mayfiold, Mower, Sanders THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS. Tho Cuban resolutions which havo been made tho special order from time to time were takon up and finally dis posed of. J .-ist week, it will be re called, Mr. Henderson moved to strike out tho third resolution which called on the government to recognlzo Cuba's Independence at once. Mr. Ragsdale spoke in part as follows: '?I do not believe thero are three score] of people in this State who do not bo-1 lieve that Cuba ought to be free. South Carolina, born In revolution, has a Sroat sympathy for those who desire recdom and self-government. Tho recognition of Cuba is not a oasus belli and this Senate would not bo true to Itself and tho people it represents If it did not table Mr. Henderson's motion to btrikeout the third resolution. I sin cerely hope this will bo done and tho resolutions as they stand ho passed." Mr. Sloan: I trust tho motion of my I friend from Aikon will not prevail. I think the independence of Cuba should bo recognized at onCe. If these gal lant people are to be recognized It should bo done beforo tho resources of that island aro destroyed. It can do no harm to let our Congressmen know that tho Senato of this State is in hearty sympathy with these people struggling for liberty. I trust that a I just God will omblazon on their banner independence, now, independence for ever. Mr. Hondorson: There is no Sonator on this floor whoso sympathies aro not with Cuba, but tho point is that wo should not say that bor independence should bo recognized. Our represen tatives at Washington aro better ahlo to judge of tho question than we. Do not attempt to dictate to them. The recognition would lead to war and who can toll what tho outcome would bo. Spain has the sympathy of Kuropo, and. assisted by some of those powerful nations, would provo a formidable enemy. A - business men in a business mnnnor we 9houlJ act on this mattor. Mr. Dean: I am in sympathy with the resolutions in their entirety. I do not take these resolutions as* an at tempt to dictato to our representatives in Congress. If grand juried make re ports to us do wo consider it dicta tion ? No. Thon when wo reflect the sentiment of tho poople of this Stato it cannot bo tormcd dictation. Thero is no less than nine-tenths of tho peoplo of this State in sympathy with those struggling patriots, and a fearless ex pression of It is no more than right. Mr. Hay: Tun proposition, as I un derstand it, Is an expression of the sympathy of tho people. We oxpress our sentiments. We do not attempt to dictate to Congress. It would bo a good Idea, l think, to sond a copy of those resolutions to the Prealdont and let bin. koow the sentiment of tho peo glc of this State. I don't suppose Mr. levelacd oares what our sentiments are. and if ho id it would not ?lter his policy in the least, still I think It woll enough to let him know them. The aye and nay vote was then called on whether the third resolution mould be killed or not t Aye?Alexander, Brown, Buist, Con nor, Dennis, Douglass, DuBose, Galnos, Henderson, McDaniel, Miller, Moses, Mower, O'Dell, Kagln, Sanders, Stack house, Ta.lblrd, Turner, Wallace, Wil liams?31. Nay?Dean, Hay, Mayfield, McCalla, Pettigrew, Ragsdale, Scarborough, Sloan, Walkor?U. VERDICT AS TO FAOTS. The Senato by an overwhelming ma jority, after a length/ debate, rojeoted Mr. Ragsdale'* bill forbidding olrcuit judges to set aside tho verdict of juries on questions of faot'ln civil cases. Tbe bill was taken up from tho spe cial order Hat and Mr. Ragedalo gained the floor In its support. The commit tee had glvon his bill a black eye, but he appealed from tho committee to the Sonate on tho merits of his measure. He said the bill did not soek to strip tho judgo of any of his prerogatives, but it did proposo to forbid his trespass upon tbo province of tbe jury. This authority of tho judge to set aside a verdict on questions of fact was uncon stitutional and the aot allowing it should bo repealed. Tbat portion of the constitution forbidding tho judgo to charge upon the faots would be of uo avail If after the verdict Is rendered the judge is to set aside tho decree of the jury on a question of fact. Under the present law a verdict was sot aside and tho case wont to the next jury prejudiced by a verdlot on It boing sot aside by tho previous judge as wrong, and on tho case went, until tho judge's opinion prevailed at last. Wo might as well do away with the jury alto gether. Mr. Henderson said that tho commit too had boon unanimous In their ver dict. He declared that thero was no such law In tho United States as pro posed by the bill. By abundant adju dication established throughout the history of this union the principle was everywhere laid down that the judge has a right to sot aside the jury's ver dlot, whon it is manifostly against tbe weight of tho evidence. Pass this bill and no matter bow many mistakes a jury may make in passion or otherwise, there would bo no means of obtaining justice for a persecuted litigant. Tbo bill was too far-reaching. Mr. Sloan spoko In favor of tho un favorable report. This bill, In his opinion, was the most dangerous and unwise measure that had been Intro duced into tho Senate during his entire seven years' experience. It was against tho practice of overy clvlli/.od government of tho world. Mr. Dean saw no great danger in tho proposed bill, but, on tho contrary, ho thought It was directly in lino of tho progress and the spirit of the times and tendency of jurisprudence. If tho juries, selected as thoy wero, from among tho best citizens, wore subject to undue Influences, it should bo sup posed that tho judges wore liable to tho same influences. Wo should how to tho lino and tho letter and spirit of the constitutional provision that Bays iu the matters of fact tho jury is su premo. Lot it be said that when twolvo good, lawful and ropropontntlvo mon, who know tho witnesses and are best qualified to judgo of thoir testimony, that thoy alone shall ba judge; of tho facts. The friends of the measure did not reflect upon the honor and purity of tho circuit judgos, but It must bo said they are human .and as liable to err as jurors. Mr. Pettigrew, in reply to tho argu ment that a jury is often prejudiced, urged that in such cases a change of venue could be obtained, and the case tried by an impartial jury in another county. It was unreasonable to sup pose that one man was better qualitied to pass upon tho fact than twolve honest men, the peers of the person litigating. Mr. Mower .-aid ho had not heard of any condition of alTairs In this State that called for tho passing of this radi cal law. This bill proposed to say that errors of judges can be corrected, but tbat those of tbe jurors could not. If tho jury commits an error through ig norance or othor inlluonce, tbe super visory authority of the judgo should be retained to correct thom. Mr. Hay approved of the new constl- 1 tutlonul drovision which forbid the judge to state tbe evidence. Ho be lieved in trials by jury, and ho was no judgo worshipper. Putting a black roboon a man did not make him a judgo, nor yet u lawyor. But ho had no in tontlon of reflecting on the circuit judges of this Stato. It had boon his experience that It was almost impos sible to got a now trial from a judgo when the jury bad passed upon the facts. Juries are lpymen and are lia ble, though honestly so, to muko mis takes and misconstrue tbe facts. Ho 1 could not seo tho wisdom in cutting off all resources to appeal to tho Supreme Court or asking for a naw trial, which this measure proposed to do. Mr. Archer was of the opinion that the question before tbo body was whether verdicts should bo rendered by twelve men or thlrteon mon. For his part, he preferred tho thirteen. Mr. May hold spoke against tbo bill, comparing tho judge to a locomotive governor, who superintended and put a check on the judicial machine when it became unruly and ran to oxcess or failed to mote out exact justice, and to Mr. Pettigrew's question what would be tho use of a jury If they wore not tho judgos the of facts, replied by comparing tho judgo to the hoad carpentor of a building, who saw tbat tho work was properly constructed. Mr. Ragsdale appealed for what he considered tbo good principle In his bill, and moved to indefinitely post pone the unfavorable report. On this motion tho ayes and nays were called for, and It was lost on a vote of 27 to 8, as follows. Ayo ?Dean, Galnes, McDaniel, Nor rie, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Ragsdalo and Williams?8. Nays?Alexander, Archer, Brown, Buist, Connor, Donnis, Douglass, Du Bose, Grltllth, Hay, Henderson, Love, Mauldiu, Mayfiehl, McCalla, Miller, Moses, Mower, Ragin, Sanders, Scar borough, Sloan, Stackhouse, Talblrd, Turner, Walkor and Wallace?27. Mr. May field then moved t'.io adop tion of the unfavorable report and re jection of the bill which wie oarried. -???> TUR BLBOTION OF SENATOR. The Formal Proceedings In tho Iif*K Isluture?Judgo Farlo Oots All (he Votes Kxoept the Colored Member From Georgetown. Columbia State. Tho nomination of Judge Karle, of Groonville, for United states Senator In the reocut primary lessened tho groat interest whloh usually attends tho olectlon of a man to this position of trust and dignity. Tbo election was ono of formality and without In cident. Whon tbo hour arrived tbo president of tbo Senate announced tho time for the olectlon at hand. Mr. Doan, Senator from Grconville, arose to put in nomination Judgo Karle. Ho said : " We are hero to exeonte the will of the people; I, therefore, rise to place in nomination the name of the gentle man who was chosen by tbe peoplo to represent them In tho .United States Sonato. A gentleman whoso purity In public and private life has nevor been, questioned|a gentleman who will re fleet honor on this Stato in tho halls of the national leglslaturo. it. Is my privilege to present the name of the Hon. JoHoph if. Karle of Greenville." Mr. Moses?I second the nomination of the Hon, Joseph H. Karle with pleasure. Mr. Henderson?If ability and purity o' character in public and private life counts for aught, then tho Hon. Joseph H. Karle will ably reprosent this Stato. I second the nomination. ' Mr. Mayfleld?The- gentleman whose name has been put in nomination was ohoaen by the "people after a heated cam pafgn. I opposed his election then, but since the will of the people has been expressed, it gives me pleasure to se cond the nomination of tho Bon. Joseph H. Earle. Q Mr. Buist?The metropolis of tho State unanimously endorses tho elec tion of the Hon. Joseph H. Earlo, and as their representative 1 second the nomination. Mr. Sloan?Representing the Capital olty of the State, on its behalf It is with pleasure that I second tho nomination of tho Hon. Joseph H. Earle. Mr. Archer?As I understand it, if tho roll is called, wo will all second the nomination of tho Hon. Joseph "H. Earle. The roll was then called, all tho senators prosent voting for Judge Earle. In all 31 votes were cast. In the House of Representatives, when the hour arrived, thn olectlon of a United States Senator to succeed Senator Irhy was proceeded with. Tho eleotlon consumed only 10 minutes of tho timo of the House, and it wa9 morely a matter of form. Mr. Blytho, of Groonvlllo, rose and addressed the speaker thus : Mr. Spenge-: I rnvVn^'c He . Joseph H E.;,;o oi Croouvtilo. As is woll known to the General Assembly, Judge Earlo was nominated for this position at tho late Democratic primary elec tion held for that purpose. I tako it, thoreforo, that tho duty of tho mem bers of this General Assembly in cast ing tboir ballots will bo largely per functory and that they will confirm the action of tho Democrats at tho primary by tho unanimous election of Judgo Earle. Mr. E. D. Smith seconded the nomi nation on behalf of tho Suinter dele gation. Dr. Wyche moved that nominations uow close. This was agreed to and Messrs. Wyche, E. D. Smith ai.d Pol lock appointed toilers. Tho colored member, Mr. Anderson, voted for G. W. Murray. Tho rest of tho voto was cast for Judgo Earlo, as follows : Earlo, 1)7 ; Murray, 1. BARLB'S FORMAL ELECTION. Although ho had recolvcd an almost unanimous voto in both houses, the law required the formality of a joint assembly on the day following to de clare tho election of Senator Earle. Upon Lleutenaut Governor McSweoney taking the chair ho announced that tho spocial business was the election of a United States Senator, in accordance with tho laws on that subject. He then called upon Clork ilemphlll, of tho Senate and Clork Gray, of tho House,, to read tho journals of their respective houses relative to tho election and voto for a United StateB Senator. Aftor tho journals woro read and tho voto announced, Mr. McSweonoy declared that tho Hon. Jos. H. Earlo, having received a majority of tho total voto cast, was declared elected Unitod Stato Senator from South Carolina for six years from March 4th, 1897. It took just five minuteR to-day to go through tho formal election of Unitod States Senator. PATTON'S DISTRICT PLAN. Naming the Congressional Districts for Convenience?Tho HollOIIlO Ex plainctl by its Author. Representative H, C. Patton, of Rieh laud, has introduced a bill to rcdistrict tho State Into moro homogeneous and natural divisions. To 'prevent confu sion as to numbers, be has given names to the districts, using territorial desig nations that aro familiar and appro priate. Tho rearrangement under Mr. Patton's bill will bo as follows: Pee Deo District?Chestc rfleld, Marl boro, Darlington, Florence. Marion and Horry. Santeo District?Georgetown, Wil liamsburg, Charleston, Berkeley and Dorcbestor. Edlsto District?Orongoburg, Barn well, Colleton, Hampton and Beaufort. Watoroo District?Falrflold, Ker Bbaw, Richland, Sumter and Claren don. Saluda District?Laurons, Green wood, Nowberry, Saluda, Lexington and Alken. Northern District?Spartanhurg, Cherokeo, Union, York, Chester and Lancaster. Piedmont District?Groonvillo, Pick ens, Oconec, Anderson and Abbeville. Speaking of this bill, Mr. Patton said to a Register reporter that bo was moro firmly impressed with tho bolief that the people of South Carolina wished to havo tho Stato redlstricted tho moro tho matter was discussed, and tho moro he Inquired into It. His plan provides for the formation of districts by grouping what ho calls "natural divisions" of the State. In regard to tho novel feature of giving the districts names instead of numbers, Mr. Patton said that such designation would prevent tho confusion of Judi cial Circuits and Congressional Dis tricts. Tho name "Pco Deo District" would immediatoly suggest the location and tho counties composing it. In ad dition to that, their natural advantages would bo moro homogeneous in their composition, madu up of people, as one might say, moro noarly akin in thought and feoUng. So far as the inattor of designation of a district is concerned, thero is noth ing, ho said, in regard to it in tho acts of Congress. It is only required that Cogrcssmen should bo elected from districts composed as nearly as possi ble of tho same number of inhabitants, and that tho counties or subdivisions should bo contiguous. Ry tho prosent arrangement tho law is not observed, for tho districts vary in population from about 130,000 in tho smallost to overr200,000 In tho largest. By tho present scheme that variation would be reduced to about 110,000 in tho smallest to 175.000 in tho largest, ac cording to tho census of 1800. Mr. Patton argues that tho districts, as provided in his bill, will bo much moro compact; much moro nearly equal in area. Nocounty is divided b'otweon two districts, as is dono undor the present arrangement, and oacb county I would then exerclso its full inlluonce. He also calls attention to tho fact that the throo seaports of tho State aro, undor the prosent arrangement, In tho samo district and tho three largest eitles In tho State, outsldo of Charles ton, aro In the same, which district contains about ono-fourth of the white population of tho State. This manl festly should not be. Under tho pres ent plan ho claim , that not only lo the matter of population moro equitably adjusted, but another ovll Is reformed. The only two diatriots containing a very largo number of inhabitants bavo tho smallest number of qualiflod oleo tors, who, of courso, mako tho selection of the Congressman, It has been suggested that tho mat ter of rodlstrlotlng be postponed until tho census of 1000. To this Mr. Patton says that If a new apportionment is made it would not bo until 1003, and It would be worse than foolish to postpono a change, the necessity for which Is felt in the present, for six years. So far as the ohango would affeot tho contests now ponding in Congress, Mr. Patton does not think that the most lugoaious man could find any argument against tho seating of members-uleot by reason of the ro-divlaion into legal and proper districts. Gerrymandering, he argues, is always an offenBivo manner of partisanship and any excuse that might nave existed at the timo tho present division was made has ceased to oxist. It is also very much more reasonable to expect that our Congressmen, elected from districts that comply with tho act of Congress, would have a much better ohanco of bolng seated than whon elected a9 they now are, under the present unreasonable, unjust and grotesque divisions. As to the registered voters in tho several districts as proposed, It is only necessary to say thai tho white electors, as shown by the official records, so far as aro accessible, as well as by tho voto In tho last geuoral election, are in an overwhelming majority in each dis trict, there being only ono county in the State where negroes have the ma jority of registered voters?George town?and in that by a very narrow p.argln. Mr. Patton's bill provides mi ttle districting of the proposed countieB. In caso they are not formed, ho says their component townships would fall back into the dlstriot of the old county to which they belonged. IMPORTANT HOUSE BILLS. Measures That uro Likely to Create Discussion in tho Legislature. Amontr tho bills Introduced within the last few days by members of tho Houso of Representatives, which will attract genoral attention, wo noto tho follow ing : AGAINST PARTISAN HISTORIES. Among the new bills introduced was Mr. Bacot's measure to protect tho children of tho State from tho bane ful lutluenco of fulso and partial and partisan instruction. The text is as follows : Whoreas various and manifold errors and untruths havo been and are mani fest in many of tho accounts and so called histories of tho lato war between the States ; and Whereas, it is essential to truth and justice, as well as to tho proper nur ture and admonition of sons and daughters now in infancy and yet un born that they as wards of this Sttte should be fairly and truly and impar tially instructed in tho reasons for and tho causes and effects of that tragic drama and also in tho accounts of its acts and actors : be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina : Section 1. That no partial or parti san or unfair or untrue hook or other instruction shall bo allowed or had or given in any school or other educa tional Institution of or in this State. And it shall bo tho duty of tho State board of oducation or any mcmbor thereof made that such book or other instruction Is had or given In any school or other educational institution of or in this Stato ; to examine into such charge or complaint (of the truth of which tho said board or a majority, thereof shall bo the solo judge) and, If such charge or complaint ho found to be true, to command and order instant discontinuance of any such book or other instruction and in its place im mediate uso of some true and fair and impartial and unpartisac book or other instruction. Sec. 2. That any professor or teach er or other person who shall disobey any such command or order shall for each and every such actof disobedience suffer a punishmentof 1500fine or one year's imprisonment which shall be < the sentence imposed In tho alterna tive at tho suit of any member of tho said board or of tho person who made such chargo or complaint or olso If , such professor or teacher or other per son draw any pay or salary or other emolument or profit from any public funds ho or she shull forfeit any such unpaid pay or salary or other emolu mcut or profit accrued or to accrue, and, if engaged in any Stato or oounty or other municipal institution, shull thereupon forthwith cease to tyach therein or to bo connected therewith. ! And any officer who shall pay or causo to bo paid out of any public funds to any such professor or teacher or other person any such pay or salary or other emolument or profit shall forfeit out of his (such officer's) own commissions or fees or pay or salary the amount by him so paid or caused to bo paid out of any public funds to any such pro fessor or teacher or othor person. This bill was introduced in accor dance with the memorial of tho Daugh ters of tho Confederacy of the State of South Carolina recently prepared and laid upon tho desks of the mem bers. TUITION IN STATE COLLEGES. Mr. E. D. Smith, of Sumtor, has proposed tho following bill to regulate tuition in the Stato colleges : A bill to provide that there shall bo tuition fees paid for all persons attend ing the Stato educational colleges and universities, except tho institutions for tho deaf and blind. Section 1. That from and aftor tho passage of this act, all persons, maiu or female, attonding tho Stato educa tional colleges and univorsities of this State, except the institutions for tho deaf und blind, shali not bo admitted to said institution without paying a tuition feo of at least $10 per annum. Soc. 2. That if any person who de sires to enter said institutions und is not able to pay said tuition foes ho or she shall certify to his or her indigoncy, which certificate shall be indorsed by not less than two county officers, und if said cortiflcato bo satisfactory to tho board of trustees, a noto for tho amount of said tuition fees, indorsed by the parent or guardian of said per son, or if said person have no parent or guardiuu, then ho or sho shall bo allowed to enter said institution by executing his or her noto without such indorsement. See. .'1. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistott with this act he, and tho tame uro horoby, ropoaled. HOME-MADE LIQUORS. Tho following is tho text of tho bill by Mr. Miller, of Piokons, to authorize county boards to purchase liquors : Section 1, That from and aftor tho passago of this act it shall bo lawful for tho county boards of control of the several counties of this Stato to pur obase, for tho uso of tho oounty dispen saries of the sever.: I counties, whiskies, I brandlos and wine i from distiliories operated and run in tho several coun ties of tbls Stato. Soo. 2. That tho State board of con trol shall prescribe, all rules and regu lations govorning tho purchasing of said liquors, fixing tho priccB of tho same, providing for the paying of tho same and do ovorything necessary for the proper carrying out of tho provl slons of section 1 of this aot. Soo. 8. That said State board of control shall also provide rules requir ing that the distiller from whom said liquors havo been purchased or his agont shall be prosont and assist tho oounty board of control In bottling, labeling and sealing said liquors aftor tho same bavo beon delivered to the county board of control. ?Throe pooplo oan keep a soorot when two of them are dead. Annual Report of the State Dispensary. THE RKCOKD OF liAST YEAR. Interesting Figures Given by the State Board oi' Control?Tho Practi cal Result and Proposed Amend ments Tho following is tho annual report of tho Stato board of control, except the detailed statement of assets and liabilities : . Before assuming tbe duties of our ottico an inventory of all liquors and suppllns on hand was carefully taken by a committco composod of tbo legis lative examlnln commlttoe and rep resentatives of this board. We found liquors on hand at tho Stato dispou sary to tbo amountof $73,0(17.17; liquo s in hands of county disponsors $145,088, 20; supplies $47,741 54 and cash in Stato treasury $3,921.22, as sot forth Iu the above schedule of assets. Wo found an accrued profit duo tho general or curront fund of $192,817 80 and an ac crued profit of $44,299.32 to tbo credit of tho school fund. As frequent inquiries into tho sub ject shows tho fact tbat many citizens of tho Stato do not clearly comprehend tho legal status of tho general fund and tho school fund In respect to their association with dispensary prolits, wo deem it wiso to briefly comment on tho authority creating a school fund from the net earnings of tho dispensary, and trust that wo may sutliclently elucidate it as to make it readily understood by those who may uiako future inquiry into tho matter. There are many whb seem unablo to understand why tho gonoral fuud had a priority of claim over the school fuud on tbo 1st of January last to tho amount of $192, 847.89. It is simply a question of law, und is tho dlroct outgrowth of tbat specitic requirement of tho lat'1 Con- 1 stltutioual convention, which ordained that the net income of the disponsury from tbo 1st of last January shall bo put aside for school purposes. Before this ordinanco became operative (tho Constitution itself not being of forco until tho 1st of last January) thero was a balunco of net accrued profit duo tho State to the amount of $192,847.89. This ordinanco not being rotroac tivo, did not, therefore, make any pro vision for the disposition of tho $192. 847.89, which had accrued as a not prolit prior to tho 1st of last January. And iu tho absence of any legislative <. nactmont placing the net prolits of tue dispensary accruing prior to Jan uary last to the credit of any specified fund, these accrued profits wore placed to the credit of tho general fund of the State, and boing the oldest ciaim, must, therefore, bo liquidated from tho accumulated cash surplus before tho school fund (the younger claim) can hope for any payment from the cash accumulations of tho dispensary. We have paid Into the State treasury in the last four months $100,000 to tbe credit of tho general fund and will liquidate tho $92,000 balance that is to the credit of the same fund by tho 1st of Juno. Thero is now to tho credit of the .school fund $222,937.31, which repre sents tho not accrued prolits from tho business of tho dispensary for the past year. A conservative estimate of tho possibilities of tho business guaran tees safety in tho prediction that we will make a first paymont of $15,000 to tho school fund by the 1st of next July and a like amount by tho 1st of August. And for the months of September, October, November and ?ecumbor, $25,000 each. Should these expecta tions be realized, wo will have paid at tho closo of the present year $130,000 to tho school fund and tho balance of $92,000 in round numbers duo the gen eral fund, making a total of $222,000, which wo will havo paid at the closo of tho present year from the cash uc ooumulations of the state dispensary. There aro incorporated in this re port and to he found under their pro per heads statement of the purchases, sales, profits to towns and counties and Stato and tho total profits from till sources from tho beginning of tho dis pensary to the close of tho past fiscal year. Wo invite tho closest scrutiny of every detail of our otlicial acts, and are content for tho results of our labors to speak for themselves. In tho manage ment of tho affairs of tho dispensary wo havo endeavored to husband every resource, und such energy and ability as wo may possess have been given tin stintingly to it. It. is a business of great magnitude and of a complex nature, and WO are impressed with the gravity of our duties and the great re sponsibilities which they carry. And in our otl'orts to master every detail of tho business we havo been moved with u desiro to protect the in terest of tho Stuto and to so act as to best conserve the welfare of tho whole peoplo. Our purchases, wo consider, have been made judiciously, and in price and quality will compare most favor ably with tho purchases mado by our predecessors. In tho ono itom of re bates thoro havo been saved to tbe State In tho past year more than $41,000. By tho last of this month every debt which wo owe will havo matured and been paid and wo will havo moro than $400,000 of quick assets, independently of all funds in the State treasury, which will bo absolutely freed of all liability. Thero aro on the books of tho dis pensary scvoral thousand dollars of shortages duo by ox-dispensers, most of which occurred prior to tho beginn ing of our terms of ollico. Thoso short ages aro in tho bunds of tho attorney general and some aro now in process of settlement. Wo havo a most satisfactory system of checking tho accounts of county dis ponsors. Of tho 90 dispensers In the Stato wo keep an Itemized account of thoir daily purchases, sales and cash transactions, and from their weekly and monthly reports, certified by tho county boards of control, wo make up thoir accounts monthly at the central oflioo. It is a work of great magnitude, as it Is practically keeping hooks for 90 dlspenbors asliio from tho books of | tho central olllce. On assuming charge wc found that our bookkeeper had this heavy tank to perform alone aud as a result was overworked. It was ex pecting too much of human endoavor to expect one man to proporly por form so great an amount of work that oxtondod through so many ramifica tions. Consequently we havo employed ad ditional clerical forco and ovory county dispensor is promptly chocked at tbe end of each wook. We bog to report tbat tho charges of wrong-doing In the past manage ment, of tho dispensary wore promptly investigated by (this board, conjointly with tbo legislative examining com mlttoe. A committoe, consisting of a mem ber of this board and a member of tho legislative examining committee, was sent to Cinolnnatl for tho purposo of a further investigation of theso charges, and, after exhausting all efforts, found no convicting proof. The same member of this board and tho attorney general subsequently wont to Ltaltitnoro in a further prose cution and experienced a similar re sult. All the papers bearing uu this investigation are In oor possession and we will bo glad to turn thorn over to uny committee which your honor able body in its wisuom may see lit to appoint for a further Investigation of these charges. In tho nature of amendments to tho prosent dispensary act wo would re spectfully recommend tho following : 1, That tho compensation of the Stato board of control shall bo fixed by tho General Assembly, and that all other oflkorsand employes of the State dispensary, including the commis slonor and chemist, shall bo appointed by the Stato board of control and their duties defined and compensation fixed by said board. 2. That tho Stato board of control shall llx tho bonds of all employes, and shall havo tho bonds mado payable to said Stato board of control an 1 shall havo tho custody of said bonds, and shall bo tho linal arbiters of the vali dity of said bonds. 3. That all special privileges to tourist hotels require that they shall soil only to bona lido registered guests of tho hotel, and that they sell only during tho constitutional hours, from sunup to sundown, and that they be not allowed to sell on Sundays. 4. That stock taking and examina tion of the books of tho Stato dispen sary bo required scmi-annually, in stead of quarterly, as is now required by law. All of which is respectfully sub mitted. WlLlE .Ionks, Chairman, L .1. Williams, J. B. douth1t, J. o. A. Moore, Stato Board of Control. s. w. Scruggs, clerk. INTERVIEW WITH GOVERNOR ELLERBE. lie Hcali/.C8 tho Responsibility of Ollice and Intends to lie Governor of South enrollna. Tbc senior editor of tho Piedmont Headlight has been a visit to Columbia, and gives tho following as the result of an interview with the now Governor: Wo met Governor Ellerbe, of course. Ho has just recovered from an attack of the grip and is looking rather thin, but otherwise his health Is good. The Governor was temporarily stopping at the .Jerome, but on Monday moved with his family into the mansion Governor. Ellcrbc's room was constantly crowded with visitors, and no~ man who ever filled ollice in .South Carolina started bis public career under brighter aus pices. Every one is anxious that his administration succeed, and will ex tend to him a helping hand. Governor Ellerbe Is a gentleman, and we closely watched his reception of visitors. It mattered not to which political faction the callers belonged, or what be their Condition in life, he extended to them the same courteous and kind greeting. Even the army of oflice-scekers that besieged him were received with the greatest courtesy. The next day wo called on the Gov ernor at his ollice, and held a long conversation. Governor Ellerbe feels the responsibility resting upon his shoulders, and spoke of his peculiar position. Ho said he was as firmly at tached to the principles of reform us at any time in his career, but ho realized the fact that when we adopted our direct primary it was an accom plishment of the chief end of our mis sion, for now every man can repair to the ballot-box and vote for the candi dates of his choice. "Under the old political regime," said Governor Ellerbe, "the great cause that our farmers had for grievance was that they were disfranchised through packed conventions. But that mode of nominal ing officers is now abandoned and every white voter, it matters not how poorer illiterate he may bo. can havo an equal voice in the government of bin Stato with bis fellow Democrats. Now, if wo deny the right of the mi nority to participate in an equal- gov ernment of this State, or resort to ulterior means to override their will, then we, as Reformers, are doing jest what we condemned In the men who governed our State up to 1800. I main tained this view when defeated for of fice some two years ago. "I fully realize the fact that I occupy a peculiar and delicate position. No man more highly appreciates tho sup port of his friends than myself, or will prove, more loyal to his political con victions. But, at the 'same time, my people, through the first direct prim ary ever held in South Carolina, have made mc Governor of their State, and I intend to bo Governor, and not a fac tional leader. I know that much is expected of me?much more, perhaps, than I will ever bo able to accomplish. My position is far from an enviable one. On ono hand I havo tho Scylla of Reform, and on the other hand the Charybdis of Conservatism. 1 must stcc" between these two factions, and where the slumbering embers of strife are not yet extinguished. I shall earnestly strive to avoid either rock, and with a firm grip upon the helm of stato try and shape my administration as will redound to the honor and up building of South Carolina. I believe in tho rulo of the white majority at. tho ballot-box, am) in my appointment of officers will bo somownat guided by recommendations of tho county mem bers in the General Assembly. But I shall not forget the fact that I am Gov ernor, and will carefully scrutinize tho characters of tho recommendations made, anil then select the men whom I believe will best servo the public. 1 do not intend to be used by any man or sot of men to revenge personal griev ances. 1 have asked those members representing conservative counties to divido their appointments witli reform ers, and they havo generally agreed to do so. "I believe that tho people of South Carolina are wearied of all this fac tional strife and turmoil, and it is high time that wo were at peace and turning our attention to tho material develop ment of the State." Governor Ellerbe is one of the broad est-minded men no ever knew, and a trim patriot. Ho was raised up at this peculiar timo to heal the differences existing in his State and bring peaco out of discord, and turn the attention of our pooplo from factional dill'eronces into tho broader channel of material prosperity. Wo do not know of an other man In South Carolina who could discharge this delicate mission as Win. H, Ellerbe. White ho retains the Confidence of his own faction, at tho satuo tlmo ho has the good will and respect of conservatives. Tho man who thinks that V*m. II. Bllerbe will be under his domination Is counting without his host. Kllerbe has been olected Governor, and he docs not intend to surrender Iiis power into tho bands of any one. When Ellerbe declared ho Intended to bo Governor ho meant ovory word of It. ?Tho historian puts a good deal ' more, weight on tho opinions of a man's j neighbor than he does on the lettering on the tombstone. T JUDGE MACKEY ON CUBA. Ho Believes McKinley Will llccoff lli/.O the IllBUrRCUtS?Spttill Will Declare War ami South Caiollna Have a Plaeo in tho Plot uro. Columbia State. Judge Thomas J. Muckcy is in the city and stopping at the Crand Central hotel. Ho will romaiu here for a week or two, or perhaps lougor. Tho judgo talks as interestingly as ever, and Is still an enthusiast on tho subject of n'oteetion for American industries, lo says that free trade would put the labor element of the country uu us tow* a plane us lu England, and that tho English laborer works on starvation wages, and is a long-faced, misorablo looking specimen of humanity. The judge says that ho has an idoa of settliug down near his old home In Chester, and go to raising " hog and hominy." He will, however, only cul tivate the " razor back," as that is a native Carolina product and the only animal of the porcine species that eau outrun the negro, adding that tho only war of races in South Carolina is tho war botweeu the negro and tho hog. A negro, he says, will rido a " Chostor Whito" until ho rides him intojtho penitentiary, but tho " razor back",''" although a streak of leun, is also a streak of greased lightning and gets away with ouffy on u chase. Judgo Muckoy is greatly impressed I with the improvement in political uud industrial conditions in this State and says we have a great future boforo us, and that tho world is just beginning to liud out how blessed this section of tho country is in its climate and nat ural resources, and now that our peo ple havo learned to bo tolerant and there is no ostracism of anybody on account of political opinions, einigra tion will set in and the country be rapidly filled up with an intelligent and industrious population from tho Northern States. Ho says that ho is gratified to sco the ample provision made by the State for public schools for both racet) ; so marked is this fuct, that the Republican State conventlou last September returned thanks to tho State for tho liberal system of public education adopted. Tho judge is an out and out Cuban sympathizer and predicts that tho In dependence of that island, which he regards as an ussured fact in the near future, will add greatly to tho wealth of the United States, for even If the island does not enter the Union, tho relations between it and the United States will be so friendly that tho closest business relations will prevail between them. He says that we pay $7U,00ti,0t)U a year to Spain in duties on sugar and tobacco and upon our own products exported into Cuba. That under the reciprocity acts, now repeal ed, the duty upon a barrel of Ameri can Hour was 87 cents; it is now $5, while the duties upon American ma chinery are prohibitory. Spain taxes everything in Cuba from tho cradle to the grave. She raises a million dol lars per annum by a duty on cock light ing in thut Island, und discriminates against Cubans even upon tho valua tion of Spanish coin, a Spanish doub loon being worth $10 in Spain and $17 in Cuba. He bus no doubt that one of tho first acts of President McKinley will be tosend a message to Congress inviting their opinion as to tho expe diency of recognizing the iudependoneo of Cuba and that body will declare itself in favor of such recognition by a largo majority, leaving to tho Presi dent the power of making the recogni tion of Cuban independence us an exe cutive act, though Congress, he has no doubt, bus concurrent jurisdiction in sucli cases should it please to exoroisu it. Ho bus no doubt that Spain will re spond with a declaration of war when wo recognize the independence of Cu ba. She would thus verify tho pro verb, '? Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad." South Caroli na, in that event, would bo called upon, he thinks, to supply a largo quota of the volunteer force of this country, ami he has no doubt that hor troops wiil be the best ollicered in tho United States because her splendid military academy has among its grad uates hundreds of met. who are capa ble of exercising high military com mand, and it is an important fact that we have more men trained for military life, thanks to the Citadel, than any other section of the country. This is of vital imp rtanco in war, for a regi ment in battle with raw ollicers soon becomes a confused and- helpless mob whatever may be the individual courago of the men who comprise it. They aro certain to be in the wrong place precisely ab the wrong time. On the question of loyalty to the Hag, that is to say, the Hag of the United Stales which is now the Hag of South Carolina, the men of this Statu stund, us the Scotch say, " bonnetted among the best." He observed as an evidence of this last sveek, that in tho graded school at Orangoburg with nearly 500. - ? pupils, wiio are the sons and daugh ters or near kindred of ex-Con feder ates, the pupils are all assembled every morning, the boys and girls In two ranks, to salute the stars and stripes as tho Hug is hoisted to the stall on the building. Tillman's Liquor Bill.?Senator Tillmun has introduced a bill to meet tho defect in the South Carolina dis pensary law pointed out in tin; recont decision f the United States Supremo Court. ' ..e bill provides: "That all fermented, distilled or other intoxi cating liquorsordlqulds transported in to any State or territory, or remaining therein lor use, consumption, salo or storage therein,shall upon arrival with in the limits of said State or territory ho subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such State or territory enacted for the control and policing of tho liquor trafllc, absolutely, to tho same extent and in t he, sumo manner as though such liquors or ilquld7hau boon produced In such State or terri tory, aid shall not bo exempt there* from by reason of being introduced theroir in original packages for pri vate use or otherwise, and such States shall have absolute control of such li quors or liquids within their borders, by whomsoever produced and for what ever use imported: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be con strued as affecting the internal revenue laws." ? A freight train on the C. and W. C. Railway jumped tho bridge on South Tygor on the 26th inst. and demolish ed one spun. It is supposed that a side rail of one of tho cars was detached, and slided off on the bridge. Tho on gine, tender and crew wore not hurt. Tho conductor and flagman wore In the cab which went down about 80 f. et, whirling over and striking the ground suddenly. Thoy crawled out at tho top and woro not hurt. No one can tell how they escaped. One ti amp riding on tho trucks or In an empty box was killed. It is thought that there was another tramp on board, but ho has not beon seen. ?People who mako a boast of say ing what they moan, gonorally havo moan things to say.