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YOk. XII NO. 35. The General Assembly. .lie Collie Appropriations in the House, I-'IKSr ONI'. WAY AND THKN AN OTJJElt. A Majority Cuts Down the Month Carolina College to $2l,?OO?This Action is Virtually Rescinded the Next Day. Columbia State. Mr. I Jerton moved to out tho South Carolina Collego appropriation from 126,000 to $21,000. Mr. Ilderton said this was to bring it down to the figures of last year. Ho argued that all tbeso Stute institutions should be out down; the professors should not be paid bo much. Ho could not seo how it took so much to run tbecollogo. Ho wanted all tho colleges reduced. He wanted to do what was right. The professors shoiud not bo paid more than any other bard-worked men. Mr. Kennedy moved to amend the amendment so us to reduce tho appro priation to $17,000. He presented a sohl dule of l?oal salaries that should ho puid. Mr. D Loach then spoke enrnest'y and'Vigorously against thoso proposed reduotTous. it was a Bhamo to votr. more pittances to tho e institutions. To vote for sueh reductions meant the crippling of these colleges. They could uot run tho colleges with cheap pro fessional men. It .vou wunt to starve them out, do not give them one cont. . ..As be concluded, there was a wavo of applause from tho student* and ladies in tho galleries. Tho speakor at once rapped for order and announc ed that if sucti u demonstration was re p'uated ho would havo tho tgalleries cleared. Mr. Tuole was opposed to thoamond mont to the anieudmont, but thought l .at in view of tho State's financial condition $21,000 was enough ; ho rep resent d tho taxpayers. Mr. Sim kins wautod the $25,000 ap propriatiou inado. To cut it meant tho dealing of a sevoro blow to the en tire educational system of tho State. Make this reduotiou, and how much money will you savo ? The $25,000 ap propriation cost each citizen about 2 cents. You would suvo less than a cent apioco by the reduction. Tho South Carolina College had fewer pro fi ssord than any high grado college in tho country. Mr. M -.uidin said bo did not wish to Ir.juro or cripplo tho higher instltu t ms of learning. Wnenover tho 1 gird at ire began to practice econo e y theory of starving them was at cico raided. The poor man felt the V.irdon cf these special privileges. He v anted to deal out oqual rights to all. Mr. lb cot brlelly stated his observa t ous ai d experience as a trustee. I o won thoro ignorant of the inner v orklng of tho college. Ho found t C'*e u ody of mon than whom none b *ud hi, her in th.s conntry. Ho re fi rrcd 11 their earuest work, giving u i thoir holidays to work in summer 6 hools. And all this upon reducod 6' laries. If they did anythiug, it s ould I i to increase und put this col It ? i on u par with the otUor leading it s .ituti as of this land. Mr. Sj ier did not wish to antagonize t o Sui h Carolina Colloge, but it s1 ould \ o run economically. A man b ould pay for higher education. He t oit Era cine College, which ran on ao |i .: tine > f $0,000 and graduated about 17 btudents. He cited other State in stitution'* and thou said that with $25, 000 tho South Carolina college had graduated only " two and two halves " students These would not bo worth such a sum to tho Statt., no matter who they mh.'ht he. Mr. Rogers was a friend of tho col It gat and would bo willing to cut to $21 000, but not boiow. He favored tut'ion lees and thought that tboy s :ouid ho pain by every student. Mr. B tcot said that many of tho students there now paid tuition fees of $40 a year. Over $2,000 was paid in ft ch last year. Mr. Iilytho thought that $2i,000 was Biifll dent t) moot all the expenses for ttio proper maintenance of tho college. He quoted some figures to sustain nis p-,s>. tion. Mr. I'atton said ho hardly know where to begin, the arguments had h i i twisted about so much. Iiis friend from Abbeville had concluded that higher public eduuatlon was use less. The half civilized nations even provided for higher education. The history of the world showed that such education was beneficial to tho State. Ho denied the forco of the argument, that the appropriation wus tott largo. If tho committee had Bald $.10,000 he bad a little suspicion that some would havo been satisfied with $25,000. Thore was a desire to make a show of reduc tion. Senator Tillman had recom mended that a perpetual appropria tion of $110,000 bo given the colloge and t ?at it ho taken out of tho annual dis oussion. Tillman had carefully looked into the matter and ho was a friend of higher education by the State. Ho in c'dontally called attention to tho de lightful economy praoticod by tho house u few days ugo in voting to ac cept pity when thoy would bo doing nothing hut enjoying themsolvos in Charleston. Ho then olted the figures of 32 Ststes ahowlng that tho only two making a smaller appropriation than South Carolina were Montana and New M ixlco. If wo go down to the figures suggested, South Carolina will be at t e. Vory tail. If the numbers would HOt harry tho old South Caro lina Coliogo ovory year and thus teach the you ig that the college was a fraud upon tl e Stato they would find the i tudont body doubled. As thoir stor .log yc ing Governor had told them, the 'utt re of tho Stato depended upon tho big tor education of the youth. Mr. I'atton went on to say that it was il wond< r that tho college lived under uob au iual attacks. Givo tho coliogo all you oan for live, years and stop pulling at it. If It does not redound to i ho boD . Ot of the State I will arsist In pulling It dowD. Mr. 1 'o1 lock said be was one of those frlonds of tho Institution who wanted to give the college all it deserved and not on cent more. Ho bad more in terest i i tho South Carolina Collcgo than at y other. He was willing to re duce ell the college appropriations when * lown that one cent of tho peo lie's money could bo saved without i min them. Mr. Rogers bad not intended to make any remark*, but the romarkabio speech of tho gentleman from Rich land hud brought him to his foot. He referred to Mr. Patton's remarks as to saving the college from its "but" friends?those who were its friends with a proviso. The roll call was thon demanded on the motion to reduco to $17,000. Tho Houao votod as follows, tabling the umend nent: Yes, 15; Nays, 87. The roll call was demanded then on the llderton amendment to cutto$21? 000. The House agreed to the amend meat by tbo following voto : Yea?Hon F. Ii. Gary, speaker; All, Armstrong, Anl.il!, Ashley, Austcll, Be thune, lllyihe, Burn, Caraway, Caughmau, Crum, Cushman, Davis, 0. M.; Davis, Geoge W.j Dukes, Edwards, Kpps, Fairey, Fox. Glenn, Goodwin. H. P?: Goodwin, G. P.; Graham, J. ?.; Hamilton, Hollis, Hum phrey, llderton. Johnson, Kennedy, Kibler, Kinard, Henry J.; Kinard, J. D ; Lancaster, Leyton; Lester, Limehouse, Mauldin, Joxl H. Mdler, Moore, McKeown, MeLaurin, MeWhite, Pliillips. l'lyler, Pol lock, Prince, ltobinson, Hogers, Russell, Skinner, Smith. J. K. ; Smith, E. I >.. Speer, Sturkio, Sullivan, Timmerman, Toole, Vcrner, Welch, Westmoreland, Whisonant, Wimm, Winkler?GO. Nav?Anderson, Hacot, Barkley. Bedon, Brceland, Colcoe.k, Davis, W. C.; UeLo ch. Klin I, (jadsden, Gage, Gasque, Graham, Thomas A.; Mimt, Livingst-m. Lofton, Meares, Mehrlcns, Mitchell, McDaniel, Nettles, Pat'on, l'yatt, Keyuolds, Seabro >k, Sinkler, Simkins, Stevenson, Thomas, John P.. Jr.; Thomas. W. H.; Townsend, Vin eent, W?lling, Wilson, Williams, Wyche, Yeldell-a7. tuio house: changes its mind. A Iilbcral Bestowal or Scholarships Gives a Majority lo tbo South Caro lina Coli? no-The Appropriation ia Likely to bo Kaiscd. Special to News and Courier. When the discussion on the appro priation bill was'resumcd at the suction providing for the South Carolina Col lego M r. Smith of Sumtor movod to add: " Provided, young la/liesare admittod, who are qualified to entor." He wisbod to strike out tho provision to admit the young men In the normal depart ment free, of tuition. Ho objected to tho idea of having this sort of free tuition, and said that It was schools more than teachers that wore wanted. Taxes are paid to educate the toaehcr and then to tux the parent to touch tho children. He wanted an obliga tion signed by thuso benellciaries that they will return tho $50 or $40 they get. Everything should bo freo and equal. Teaching is a profession and ? ii<hi lit ho paid for as any other profes sion. Tuklng two young mon from each county is to glvo seventy bene ficiaries and bo contended that there are now moro touchers than schools. Mr. Cushman opposed the amend ment on tho ground that these two scholarships in euch county was tho only good tho poor peoplo got out of the college. Mr. Kiblor, of Newberry, said thoro is a groat need for normal training and he wished every teacher had such a training us is provided at tho South Carolina College. Mr. llderton, of Florence, opposed tho amendment and thought it was to have these two scholarships for each county. Mr. Thomas movod to confine the scholarships to students in tho normal course. Mr. Smith, ofSumter, opposed the substitute and said tho demand was not for teachors, but for schools, aud in sisted that there was a surplus of teachers, and theso young men who ac cept these scholarships are bettor educated than tho other ninety-eight young men out of a hundred in tho State. Dr. Price, of Orangeburg, did not bi liovo tho State had arrived at such a stage that it could dony scholarships at tho State colleges. If the doors of theso colleges wore not opened to freo tuition, he would not vote for these ap propriations at all. Tho demand for toachers is greater to-day than ever. Mr. Kinard, of Abbeville, said tho five tuition was to add studeuts, and It was an admission that tho South Caro lina College could not get studonts except by ollorlng freo scholarships. There was no lack of teachers. Doing a friend of denominational colleges, ho could not seo tho State's money h'dng used to injure tho denomination al colleges. Tue frlonds of tho college are simply trying to get students to mako a show for an appropriation. Mr. Kinard said thoro wore no freo scholarships at tho denominational collcgos, but they accepted notos in payment, and that was what ho wanted at tho South Carolina College. Mr. Patton said thoro was no college in America that confined its courses to post-graduate work, such as Mr. , Kinard wanted. Mr. Kinard said young men loft tho Stato becauso tho standard of tho South Carolina Collogo was too low. Ho said tho Stato colleges would now ho closed if tho denominational col- ! leges did not keep up tho desire for education. The South Carolina Col lego, bo held, was a drag on the Stato. Wofford'graduated twenty-seven boys astyour with $13,000, uud the South Carolina College spent $30,000 for a few boys. It looked to him ltko ex travagance. Freo tuition would put more hoys in the coliogo and give a ehanco for a demand for moro money, and t hereby t-ri ppl j the denominational colleges. Dr. Wyohe, of Newberry, protested aguinsb tho statement that there were too many toachers. What is needed is bettor teachers. Tho normal depart ment should bo encouraged in every way possible as It Is tho best feature of the college. Mr. ; .mi t h said ho was not protesting against normal education, hut special privileges. Dr. sWycho believed that any man or woman who wanted to teach'ought to bo educated by the Stato, and will ingly, too. j Mr. Smith wanted to know bow poor | ohlldreu wero over to get to the South Cirollna College? > Mr. Wyohe said the argument mount if all could not lake normal coursos nono should bo allowed to do so. Mr. Patton offered this substitute for tho section: " Provided, that suitable coursos of study are provided without fees for as many students from each county, who may be unable to pay tuition, us may bo equal to tho number of representa tives In both branches of tho Gonoral Assomhly as such county may bo en titled to ; such students to be selected from de8orviug youtbs of either sox by tho said representatives." Mr. Patton said that, disguise the argument as Mr. Smith would, ho sought to deprive from attendance at the college those unable to pay tuition. If tho Stato has no right to glvo tuition freo It had no right to glvo a'-bod room freoortj glvo the use of the colloge library. Tho tuition fcos would not pay half the expenses If wrung from every studont, as some wish. Tho col lege knows that as soon as $10 was charged to every student lb would de prive poor buys of an education there. Thero aro young men now at tho col logo doing their o*n cooking and liv ing at soventy-five cents a wock, and yet these young men aro to be saddled with $40 aploce by the Stato that owes them an education. Thero wa9 no harm done, and no additional cost, to let the poor boys listen to the learned lectures. It costs no more for poor students to attend loctures than if they did not go there. Mr. Kinard said he did not want the Stato uoi lege to hurt his col lego, Wof ford, which ho hoips to support. Mr. Dutton said to t. - ach tho people that State education was not to be de eiied would certainly operate against denominational colleges. Mr. Pattern went into an elaborate explanation of tbo claims of the cob lege. The delegation can adopt' such regulations as It sees (it, and the mem bers can select deserving and Indigent young people. If evil exists the mem bers can romcdy it. Ho did not provide for competitive examinations, because deserving youths did not always enter such contests. The college can easily accommodato 2U0 or 3U0 studonts. Mr. Gngo, of Chester, preferred tLat the quostion should cotno up on all Stato collogoa. The bald proposition is wbethor one huudred and sixty boys and glrl-i shou' 1 ontor this collegofroe of all charges. Tho South Carolina College, Winthrop and all belong to tho people, and no one man or set of men, and it Is tho right of the Assem bly to seo whero the money goos. Ho was not one of tho " but " friends. The collego is here and the question is what to do under present conditions. He supported tho co logo and voted for a $25,000 appropriation. To admit stu dents freo is another question. Ho was willing to compromlso on these mat ters, although his predilections were against froo tuition. Justlco is to ho done aud he favored Mr. Thomas's plan of two freo scholarships, although he may not favor it as a matter of principle, hut tho desires of others, us wise as himself, bad to bo consulted. Pull justice would bo done by allowing two bonetiolary studonts. , Mr. Graham, as au alumnus of Wof ford, suid tho denominational colleges all say they are wooding out free tui tion, and now with this statement from tho eollego presidents themselves it is tho duty of tho Stato to look to theso poor studonts and ho would support the amend moot of Mr. Patton. As a Methodist, as an alumnus of Wofford and ono of its supporters, ho was not jealous of Wofford and pe could not agree with Mr, Kinard or Mr. Gage, Mr. Graham's spoccb was ono of tbo host of tho day. Mr. Stevenson said he was a gradu ate of a denominational college and a trustoo of a Presbyterian collego of North Carolina and South Carolina. When Mr. Kinard raised his ban nor of tho denominational colleges against the South Carolina College ho wanted it understood that he was not fighting under that banner. He said that. Mr. Kinard's position was that tho South Carolina College did not graduate onough boys and yet ho objects to tbo poo" boys going to college:. Tho logi cal conclusion was that Mr. Kinard was opposed in to to the existence of tbo South Carolina Colloge. Mr. Stoven 8on said be knew and felt tho necessity of giving freo tuition as ho could speak with personal experience. Mr. Kinard arose to a question of personal privilege and defended his position. Thea Mr. Smith hud another ques tion of porsooal privilege and denied he was a partisan of denominational colleges. Thero were three propositions beforo the House: Mr. Smith's and Mr. Thomas's amendments and Mr. Pat ton's substitute. Tho yeas and nays wero called on Mr. Patten's substitute, which resulted as follows: Yeas?Speaker Gary, All, Anderson. Armstrong, Ashley, Ha'cot, Bailey, Barkley, Bedon, Bcthnnc, Blythe, Brceland, Burns, Col COOK, Cushman, ?. M. I'avis, W.O. I la vis, DeLmch, Dukes, Kdwards, Kpps, Gadsden, Gusquo, Glenn. Thomas A. Gra ham, lliott, Humphrey, llderton, Johnson, Lemmon, Limehouse, Lofton, Magill, Meares, Mehrtenn, Mishoe. Mitchell, Me Daniel, Mc.Whitc, Owen, Patton, Phillips, Pollock, Prince, Pyatt, Hainsford, Rey nolds, Robinson, Seabrook, Sinklor, J ft. Smith, W. S Smith, Stevenson, Sullivan, John P. Thomas. Jr..) W. H. Thomas, Tim merman, Toole, Townsend, Vincent, W?l ling, Welch, Whisonant, Wiukler, Wil liams. Wltherspoon, Yeldell?67. Nays?Austell Banks, Carraway, Caugh man, ('rum, (leo. W. l)av s, Klird, Kairey. Gage, II P Goodwin, J. S. Graham, Ham ilton, Hazelden, Henderson, Hol I is, Ken nedy, Kibler, Henry J. Kinard, J. 1). Ki nard, Layton, Lester, Joel H Miller, Net tles, Hogers, Husscll, Sanders, Skinner, Simkins, K I). Smith, Speer, Sturkie, Ver lier, Westmoreland, Wilson, Wingo, Wyohe?37. Tho Collogo had won a decisive vic tory, and many members said that with tho Patton substitute the Collego ought to havo moro than $21.000, and they would so vote if they hud the chance. GIRLS' STATIC OOLLiEGS WINS. Thon came tho Winthrop appropria tion. Mr. Tnori-.as said it took $38,000 to maintain tho college, and of this $5,000 was received from tuition feos, and somo from tho Peabody fund, and it required $30,000 ol Stato funds. Mr. llderton said ho thought $25,000 was sufficient with the $5,200 for tho scholarships. The colleges, ho 6ald, always asked for moro than they need ed. Mr. Kobinson,of Anderson.said whon evor tho femalo colleges were attacked be came, to tho roscuo. If ho did not dofend Winthrop ho would almost be afraid to go homo. Mr. Cushman favored tho $30,000 ap propriation. Mr. llderton said ho simply wished to test tho voice of tho Houso and find out what was really noeded. Mr. Blytho did not waut any senti ment. He contended that accounting for ovory item of expense $25,000 would bo sufficient. Mr. Ashley said all tho education he had was through his good wife, and the Houso should not wusto tlmo try ing to cut down tho appropriation. Mr. Vorner said thoro was no reason for tho roduction. Mr. llderton withdrow tho motion to cut tho appropriation to $25,000. No voto was taken. THE OITADBL HOLDS ITS OWN. Mr. llderton moved to cut tho Cita del appropriation from $20,000 to $18, 000. Mr. Thomas, of Richland, said it cost $34.000 to maintain the Citadel, and last year thero was u deficiency of about $3,000. Tho actual amount, to support u cadet Is $203. If tho Stato is to support tho bonellciaries It will take $20,000. Tho salary list Is but a pittance, and tho money received from pay cadets defrays much of tho ex pense. Two hoys in cvory county aro takeu up and educated. It takes $73 to clothooach cadet; $103 maintenance; washing $14, and so on. Mr. Thomas presented tho claims of tho Citadol in a forclblo manner. Mr. llderton said if it was a fact that tho beneficiaries would buvo to inako up tbo dollolonclos ho would withdraw his amendment. Mr. Kinard said that tho boys should clotho themselves, und did not boliovo it right for tho Stato to buy clothes, shoes and all for the bonoflo'arles. He foared it wti9 accustoming boys to ex pecting too much of the State. Mr. W. C. Davis, a graduato of tho Citadol, was satisfied that no out would bo made if It could bo shown that tho $20,000 was needed. Tho money at tho Citadel was economically spont. If $203 is too much for boneficlary cadots, why Is It that until last year the pay cadets, who pay $300, outnumbered the beneficiaries, it is bucausu thoy get a superior education to what thoy can get olsowhoro. L.aet year tho poor boys woro assosjod'to buy somo of their clothing or do without it. Mr. Llmehouse, of Suniouorvillo, proposed $10,000. Mr. t'rum auid that tho Cltadol was the only institution at which a poor boy could get an eduoation without a cent of cost. - Jt is au institution for tho peoplo and where p. or boys can go and be as well dressed and thought of as the riohest. Smaller salaries are paid at tbo Citadel than olsowhere. Mr. Cushman thought tho Cltadol tho best inst'tutlon In tbo Stato and tbo institution should bo supported, but he favored retrenchment. Tho douse rojectod tho proposition to reduce the appropriation to 310,000, and then tho yeas and nays wore cs.ll ed on tho proposed cut to $18,000. Those voting for tho cut to $18,000 aro: Messrs. Austol), Ashley, Caughman,. Cushmun, Edwards, Bathuno, Fairey, | H. P.Goodwin, J. D. Graham, Good | win, Glenn, Hamilton, Henderson. Johnson, U. J. Kinard, J. D. Kinard, Layton, Lester, Lonnnon, Mauldin, Joel H. Miller, Plyler, Pollock, Prince, Hussell Speer, Sullivan, Timmermau, Toole, Wlngo, Westmoreland. * Tho Cltadol got $20,000 by a voto of 08 to 32, which is tho amount the trus teos asked for. ??? WINTHROP DORMITORY WAITS. Mr. .D ?t/v? . off.1 ? > ?m ad tho b:l t;) i.j proviue fc?.UuO tu hegln v ork on tho new dormitory at Win throp. Mr. Winkler thought it well to wait in making tho appropriation. Thero was no Institution he favors more than Winthrop, but thought It best to wait awhile. Mr. Sturklo thought it well to lot tho matter rest. -*?*?. A BUSY DAY IN "?H E .SENATE Tho Anti-Free Pass Dill Knocked in tho Head?Tho Head Taxes Ad justed?The Cigarette Bill Killed. Tho Sonato proceedings which follow doal with interesting features of the Session: COUNTY ROAD TAXES Mr. Most s Objected to the bill requir ing the comiuutat on tax to ho expend ed in the townships whoro collected. ?Peopl ? did not travel .ovor their own roads exclusively, and tho"*offoct of such an act would bo to complicate the machinery of tho county government law and would be unsatisfactory. Mr. Doan urged that in tho case of work on the roads, it was all dono in tho worker's own township, and If money was paid instead of work it on .'hi to ho used In the saruo way. Mr. Scarborough said that tho com mutation tux law was not an act to raise rovenuo, it was a privilogo allow ed a citizen in lieu of road work, and tho old law made tho provision re quired by this bill, it was left out of tno general county government law. Mr. DuBose urged that tho bill was a necessity in many sections which suffered from roads that had enjoyed no working for many yours, because tho commutation tax was paid instead of work being dono on them. Mr. Dean moved to lay tho unfavor able report of tho committeo on the table, which was carried. Mr. Honderoou moved to strike out tho section which providod for the drawing of tho monoy from tho Treas urer by township commissioners and which provided that any warrant iD excess of fund in the Treasurer's hands should ho void. It wus useless and abounded in causes of litigation and trouble for tho Treasurer. The section snas etrickon out and tho bill passed. FRBB PASS FIGHT. Mr. Moses moved \f>indefinite ly post pone the unfavorable rep' on tho bill roposling tho anti-free pass law. Mr. Uagsdalo said that the Senate had nothing to do with the circum stances under which tho law was passed. Tho frco pass matter meant a good deal to tho people. They in stinctively regarded tho holding of a pass by their public servant! with dis trust. ? Ho did not think it would affect an honcot man to use a free pass, hut legislators should be not only virtuous, hut also ahovo suspicion. If a legislator had a free pass ho could not he above suspicion, no matter how good a man ho was. He should bo free not only from a conscious, hut an unconscious bias. A free pass was given as a favor, and tho members of tho General As sembly had no right to accept favors from anybody. "If you do not. think," he said, "that this pass is given to you for some other purpose than that you aro a good fellow, seo how far you can rido when your term of ollico is over, and yet you aro just as good a follow." Mr. Scarborough thought that to be consistent Mr. liagsdalo should havo urged this samo argumont against ac cepting tho free transportation to Charleston, which was a favor given by tho railroads. Ho took tho act as people of the Stato when tho Loglsla turo found It necessary, for tho pur pose of preventing contamination, to pass this law. It was a had law and should bo wipod off of th? statute books for its imputatlou on tho character of ovory Stato officer. He also opposed It because of tho subterfuges resorted to in getting around the law. If a fret pass disqualified a man from holding fiubllo office by tho effect it would have n subverting bis judgmont, wo should go a step furthor and decluro that no mau who is under any obligation us an attorney or stookhol ler of a corpora tion should be ontitlud to his scat bore. Mr. Mayflcld thought it bettor that a man should tako a free pass than rosort to such tricks as bad been charged, that somo paid 10 cents for a $25 ticket. Ho did not l,iko tho spirit that had enacted tho law. Mr. Hay contended that passes were certainly meant to influence legislative policy and should not bo accepted, thoroforo ho thought It good public policy to declare against thorn. He did not consider tho acceptance of t ie trips to Winthrop and to Charleston against the spirit of tho law. It was not the railroads that invitod the Sonate to Charleston, but tbo city couu oil. Mr. Buist made a ringing speech against tho rcpoal bill. ''Lead us not into temptation" wus his text. Ho said: "The position which South Caro lina has'occupied during tho last six years is being gradually adopted as a necessity by noarly every State In tho Union, and If It was truo that a judgo "n tho bench paid 10 cents for a mile age book, eVafy member of thoGoneral Assembly should spond tho whole ro ooss in seeking tho truth and bringing that individual hoforo this body with tho open cbargos against him." Mr. Archer said that no Christian man could accept a free pass without undertaking tho obligation of a Chris tian to return the favor. Mr. Scarborough denied Mr. Bubt's rlgh to oomparo South Carolina marals with Now York morals. If tho legis lature was not to have frco passes, then hedgo u- in on all sides and deliver us also from tho contamination of lob byists. Mr. Honderson said tho object of tho bill was not to mako tho railroads givo or tho officers of tho State accept passes, but to give a man tho iuborn right, tho dlvino right of 1 exercising his own free will. Tho peo plo would not judge a man by whether ho took a froo puss or not, but by tho way he aoted. Tho repeal of this law would be tbo removal of a stigma. The aot was passed ua a taunt In the midst of turmoil and exoitement, and now the Senate in Its dignity and quiet should repeal it. - Mr. Mayfleld thought the act on tho statuta books was a wholesome one. True, It was presented as a tauut, but let us turn tho tuunt against tho hand that directed It and show tbut wo are willing to keep our skirts clear. ?>The aye and nay vote was call nl on Mr. Moses' motion to Indelln'tcly poit pone the unfavorable report of tho com initteo and tbo following wua the vote. iYens?Messrs. Counor, Dennis, Du TO)t)o, Gaines, Grltlitb, ilondoreon, Mauldin, Moses, O'Doll, Pottigrow, tfugin, Scarborough, Sloan. Suddath, Walker and Williams?10. Nays?Messrs. Aloxander, Archer, Brown, liuist, I) 'an. Douglass, Hay, I.ovo, Mayfleld, MoDaniel, Miller, Mower, Norris, Hagsdale, Stackhouao, Tjalblrd and Wallace?17. ?The vote was then taken on the di rect question without change. KILLED THE 'TAX ON <HQARETTES. Tho cigaretto bill was taken up a<3 a special order. Mr. Moses moved to Indolitsly post pone tho whol-a bill, aud said on tho part of tho commltteo it was thought tho law would bo a dead lctt r. Mr. Connor moved to lay tho motion on the table. This was lost. Mr. Moses then moved to tabl 3 the bill, but withdrew it for Mr. Archer to say a few days in, favor of the, bd!. Mr. Mones opposed tho bill becauso It would bo Ineffectual, and would pile up doad acts on tho statute books. If it would accomplish any good ho would vote In favor of it. There is no machinery to enforce It as the liquor law is enforced. Mr. Connor said that thero wus a greatdoinand for the law from all parts of the country, and if the present law was doing no good, let us make the regulations more stringent. Mr. Mower Bent a communication from Jasper H. Montgomery, president of tho society for tbo supprossion of tho ubo of tobacco among tbo youth of tho United States, to show that the prohibition and high license bad been ineffectual in ovory case, and urged tho enforcement of tho law against tbo sulo to minors as the bebt step toward correcting tho evils. Mr. Petligrow, of Florence, said that his conscieneo had reproached hi in for tho part ho took in killing this bill laut year. Ho made a long and earnest appeal for tbo passage of the law. He contended that it would not hurt tho tobacco industry. Mr. Mayfleld read the existing law against selling cigarettes to minors. It has been on tho books since 1885, and there has never been an indictment under it. "Let us," ho said, "enforce tho laws wo now havo before wo load down tho statute books." Ho reforred to tho tobacco industry in tbo State and tho effect of this law, which, ho thought, would bo inoperative aud yet would prejudico the interests of tho grower. He put Mr. Connor in a hole by ask ing him why he didiiot indict the men whom ho reforred to in his county who violated tho prosont law. Mr. Conner said bo was not a detec tive. Tho voto was called on Mr. Moses's motion t> strike out tho enacting words. Tho ayes and nays wore called as follows: Yeas?Messrs. Alexander, Brown, Huist, Dean, Dennis, Douglass, Du Hose, Griffith, Hav, Henderson, Mauldin, MayQ< Id, Miller, Moses, Mower, Nor ris, O Doll, Hagiu, Hagsdale, Sear borough, Sloan, Suddath, Tulbird, Walker and Williams-25. Nays?Messrs. Archer, Connor, Gaines, Love, MoDaniel, Pettigrow, Stuck house and Wallace?8. Tho Bill to <'01 ill scat o Abandoned Railroad Property. Mr. Williams' bill providing for the forfeiture to tbo Stato of abandoned railroad property was then taken up. The committee amendments wore agreed to and then the bill was ordered to a final reading in this shape: Section 1. That any person, company or corporation owning, operating or controlling any lino of railroad in this State which shall tear up or remove its track, or attempt to tear up or to discontinue a regular freight and pas senger sorvico thereon for tbo period of live duys, except when prevented by the act of God or tho public enemy, shall be deemed to h.'.vo abandoned tho same, and because of such abandonment shall forfeit to tho Stato its charter and all tho tiacks, cars, rights of way, lands, dopots and all othor property connected with or belonging to tho said railroad. Sec. 2. Whenovor it shall appear to tho Attorney General that any such person, company or corporation has abandoned its lino of railroad, he ahull proceed to forfeit tho same as aforo sain by rulo against such person, com pany or corporation in a court of com petent jurisdiction, requiring thorn to show cause why tbo same should not bo forfeited : Provided. That the pro visions of this act shall not apply to street railways. Sec. 3. This aet 6hall take effect on approval and snail apply to any and all railroads that may hereafter bo re ceived by tho Stato railroad commis sion and opened for operation. Mr. McCuilough made an effort to havo tbo House reconsider tho voto wberoby it had passed Mr. Williams' bill providing for tho forfeiture to tho Stato of abandoned railroad property. He feared that this bill was aimed at a road in his county known as tho "Swamp Rabbit." To pass this bill would amount to a dishonest act on tho part of tho Stato. Ho gavo a history of tho road down to its purchase by a citizen of Greenville. It was wrong to rob him of his property as this act would do. Ho offered an amendment to prevent tho property from rovcrt ing to tho Stato if tho purchasor could not operate it at once. Mr. Williams said this bill did affect this road, but It was not intended to affect it alone. Tho people of the Stuto bad built this road and wero entitled to tho conveniences of travel. The man had refused to run tho road and had said that tho people could bo damned, lie was even touring up tho track. He then cited tho caso of tho Chester and Cheraw road. If tho officials wished to, under tho prosont law, they could tear up tho road and deprivo the peo ple of his county, who had paid thou sands of dollars for it, of tbo privileges of a railroad. Mr. John P. Thomas hold that under tho constitution they could not rob any ono man of his personal property "with out duo process of law." Tho> could not confiscate property by a legislative act. Mr. Hlytho supposed that the pur chasor bought tbo road as a specula tion. Tho nurohusor stopped tho run ning of trains. Ho was now onjolncd from tearing tho track up. He could not tell what tho oourt was going to do. Tho people had come to him ask ing him to do all ho could to see that tin y obtained their rights. Flo had agreed for Mr. Williams to Introduce tho bill, 88 he had a similar case in his part of tho State. Mr. I'atton then made a legal protest against such a hill. It was dearly, ab solutely unconstitutional. Mr. Livingston wanted tho matter considered without reference to special cases. Railroads wero public corpora tions. Ho took iesuo with Mr. Fatton. tie said this bill was not alono to cure present ills, but also to control railroad property in tho futuro. Mr. MoCul'ough said this was noth ing more or l?ss than an attempt to bluckmail tho purchasor of this road Into operating it. This was tho pur pose of tho bill. Mr. Blytho thought this languago Improper, The gentleman who was t ho attoi ney for the road should re member that ho was not in court. Mr. MoGullough said ho was uot the attorney of tho road, but he did repre sent tuo purchaser of tho road. All ho asked was that tho hill bo ruado to apply to railroads yet to bo built. The gentleman from Greouvillo, Mr. Williams said, had used languago, that to say tho lea*t, was unkind. Mr. MoCullough, interrupting, said ho had not intended to say anything unkind, but if ho had, ho apologized. Mr. Goodwin, of Greenville, thought tho bill should bo passed. Mr. McCul lough's motion to recon sider was then tabl?d. The Scripture Says Old Age is Honorable. BILL AIU? is thrice HCOKM AND x'bn. Ho Declares that Moses Had the Blues ?Tho Ohl Must Accept their Des tiny With Grace and Gratitude. "How many miles to Milybright ? " " Three score and ten." I can't help thinking of that old nursery 6ong, for J have just past my seventy-first birthday and urn there fore just seventy years old. It is like crossing tho Kuibjorn, and liko C;e-*ar I may any, " Tho die is east." I have reached the allotted age, and now every day that I live is a personal privilege?a favor not promised nor deserved. There is something eolotnn and serious in the word, for soripturo and ancient history seem to have made it significant. Thero wore sev enty elders of Israel and the Lord sent out seventy missionaries; seventy learned men"translated the Old Testa ment, and man's age was cut down by degrees from 000 to seventy, and there tho Lord called a halt, and Moses saith that all tho excess is labor and sorrow. Moses was feeling very blue whon he wroto that. The old man lived to bo 120 and had a troubled time, but I know some men and many women who lived past eighty and wboso last days were their host days. Those who have lived right or tried to aud havo been uusellisli and are blessed with a good wife or a good husband and loving children cau take all tho risks that attach to four seoro years. Labor and sorrow do not necessarily follow old age. Sydney Smith 6aid, when he was seventy-four : " 1 am at ease in my circumstances : in tolerable health; n tolerating churchman?much given to talking, laughing and nnibo ; I am, on the whole, a happy man ; have, found tho worldjan entertaining world, and am thankful to Providence for tho part allotted nie in it." Longfellow lived to he seventy-five. When ho was seventy he wroto his friend Childs: "Jt is liko climbing tho Alps: you reach a snow-crowned summit and see behind you tbe deop valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits, higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb or you may not. Then you sit down and meditate, anil wonder which it will be. This is the whole, story." Dr. Holmes saw so much fun in everything that he couldu't help mak ing funny rhymes about an old man. " But now his nn.se is thin And it re-ts upon his chin Like a stall: And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack Is in his laugh." Then ho was sorry that lie wroto it, for ho says : ' ? I know it is a sin For nie t<> sit and grin At him hero." Tho doctor didn't expect to livo to bo eighty-five, for long ago he said : "Our brains are seventy-year clocks: the angel of lifo winds them up once for all, then closes tho case and gives tho key to tho angel of tho resurrec tion." But an old man is not obliged to have a crook in his back nor a crack In his laugh. Wo soo many aged mon who are straight as an Indian and have not lost tho musical tone of their voice. Habit and pride Of person havo much to do with this. I know an aged matron, a neighbor of oars, who whon sho is sitting hardly touches tho back of a chair, and yet she is not stilT or awkward?always graceful, always beautiful. Sho is kind and gentlo in her ago, and has a warm welcome wherever sho visits. If sho cannot hear all that It; said she is not embar rassed, for she says what sho lacksin hearing sho makes up in seeing and rond'ng and is thankful for tho facul ties that are still left her. I never saw her with a troubled look, though I know sho has had trouble and deep grlof. Now, contrast such a woman with one who Is always complaining of her hard lot, or saying something dis paraging about her neighbors! Hut tho ohl-tlmo mothers had somo exoiiso fo~ hont Shoulders, for it was tho fashion to sleep on pillow and bol ster, and it was tho fashion to loan to tho child while it was nursing. Habits begun in childhood and continued in motherhood will nover ba broken in tbo decline of lifo. I bollevo that tho habits of tho girls of this generation are an improvement on those of tho past. They do not laco liko thoy used to, and they carry themselves more gracefully. Thoy havo better fitting shoes and corsets. Thoy havo more comfortahlo seats at school and are not allowed to loan forward to thei.* books or slato or writing pad. Tho life insuranco companies have at last discovered that women livo as long as men, If not longer, and policies ar?s issued to them on equal torms. The longevity of both sexes Is increasing, slowly but suroly, and tho only draw back 1j Intomporanco?whiskey and opium. Were it not for these, the throe-8coro-and-ten limit would soon bo advanced to four score and give us a stronger and handsomer raco of poo p'.o. Shakcspo'iro gave us some types of old ago that soem to havo fitted the times In wiilch ho lived, but thoy are vory raro in ours. Prince Hal said to PalstalY: "Havo you not all the characters of ago?a moist eye, a drv hand, a yollow cheek, a whlto board, a decreasing leg, an increasing corptir oslty V Is not your voico broken, your wind sh'u-t, your chin double, your wit single and every part about you bloat ed with antiquity V " I dony tho picture. As Homebody said, I deny tho allegation and uofy tho alligator. Thoro is some of it that doos not fit mo, I know. Theso poets aro ? too fond of poking fun at old men . Tho sho bears ought to come along. Tho serlpluro says that old ago Is hon orable and that the young men shall rise up when tho old men come in ut tho gate. The old men are tho balance wheels of all tho machinery of govern ment. If it wore not for them, tho boys would ruu away with tho wagon. Thero mubt bo wheel horses with breeching on to hold buck when going down hill. What aro wo here for? We can't climb u treo or jump a ten rail fence any moro, nor kick a college ball nor ride a bicycle, but tie :o things uro non-ossentials and don't have to bo done. We can look after tho grand chil dren anil point a moral and tell them a lale und teach tho young Idea bow to bhoot without carrying a pistol In a hip pocket. Solomon says that tho glory of an old man is his children's children, uud he might have said that tho children who have no grand pa rents did not have their sharo of hap piness in this world. But old age has its triumphs aud consolations. It has passed all Bullish ness und vuin umbitious und tukes comfort in memories and philosophic meditation, it realizes tho wonderful progress of art and invention, for we old men remember when thero wus but ono little railroad In the United States and no telegraphs; when the old stage coach carried the mails and postage was 25 cents a letter : when there was no keroseno oil and no matches, no steei pens aud but fow books of any kind. Old ago is not alarmed about politics or the downfall of the government, for theso same pe riodical excitements have agitated the country as far back as we can remem ber. It is the same old song, but it does not disturb our serenity. When our old cook concluded to quit, she ad vised my wife to look round and "got a sottled woman, to tako her place." "Deso young niggers hain't got senso enuf to stay anywhere long aud dey will bo runuin' off after every scur shlou ami funeral aud picnic dut come along. Better get a settled woman." Age does settle us wonderfully and it looks like a pity that we liavo toshufUe Off this mortal coil about the time wo have gotten somo sense aud learned tho lesson of life. liut wo must accept our destiny with grace and gratitude, and may the Lord givo us "An Rge that melts in Uli perceived decay, Aud glides in modest innocence away." liii.L Akp. AMERICAN VALOR IN CHARLESTON HARBOR TWO M..K.S AND TWO BLOCK ABES. Tho Contrast or tho Past and the Present? The Stars and Stripes Now Floating Over a United Peo ple. Tho naval festivities in the harbor of Charleston lust week were marked ky tho presence of Secretary Herbert, a native of Luurous, S. C, whose spcccli at tho banquet given to the dis tinguished guests was full of patrio tism and eulogy of Americans. He responded to the toast of " Our Navy," as follow.- : Mr. Chairman : I thank you and the Chamber of Commerce for this wel come to my native State, it is now many years ago siuce my father took me, then a small boy, with him to another Southern State and there made his home. There my home is now and I do not mean to imply by any thing I shall say that the home of my adoption has any second place iu my all'ectiouf, but 1 have never ceased to remember with fond affection the house where 1 was born, the grand old oaks that stood about it, the liclus ami streams where 1 hunted and llshed, the old school house on the hill anil the dear companions of my youth. It was not many months after leaving the old Palmetto State v. in n these lines met my eye and tank into my heart, and there they have remained ever since: "Sweot clime of my kindred, hlc.-t land of my birth, The fairest, the dearest, the brighosl on canh; Where'er 1 may roam, howo'cr blest 1 may be, My heart as distinctively (urns unto thee." South Carolina is not great in the extent of her territory, or in the num ber of nor people, or iu tho develop ment of her natural resources, nor is she as yet a leader among her sister States in manufacturing, though in this regard sho is fast forging to the front, but her pride is, has al ways been, and as I trust ever will bo, her men and women. Here was tho homo of Sumtor, of the Kutledges, the Pinck neys, tho Lowndeses, of Lcgare, of MoDuflle, of Calhonn.of the Piokenscs, tho Butlers, tho l'orchers, the Petti grues, of tho brave soldiorswbo fought at the Cowpons, at Molino del Key and the Chapultepee, of those who carried tbo Palmetto emblem In so many glorious battles for the Confederacy and of those who held this city of Charleston and I 'ort Sumter, even after it had been battered down about them, for almost four years against soldiers and sailors as bravo as ever shed blood in the cause of their country. 1 am proud, my fellow citizens of South Carolina, to call to mind that I am more gratified still to bo reminded by the toast which you have proposed and to wbloh I respond of the broader fact that you and I are Americans, fellow countrymen of thoso who live under the Hag that is carried by "Our Country's Navy." Bow marvellous are the romances of American history. It. is hut a genera tion ago when a ftoet floating the Stars uud Stripes lay oil Charleston harbor. You greeted that Hag with shot and shell and torpedoes. To night another H'jot bearing that same flag lies off your harbor and you welcome its gal lant officers to this magniticent ban quet, and not all the searoh-lights in tout fleet could lind in this city of Charleston a single enemy to the Union of the States. AH of u-5 here this evening, wherever WO may have stood during the civil war, love to recall the deeds done around Charleston in the brave days from 1801 to l^b"?, wbethers I'eilerallyor Confederates. They were Americans all, and it with pride that American-, r 'member that the heroism and duvo % on displayed upon tbo waters and in liio formications around Charleston were but splendid exemplifications of tho self'SaorlQolng spirit that animated men and women throughout the whole. North and the whoie South during the four years of our hlooody civil w M\ Hero month after month fresh illus trations were being given of the height to which human courage could rise and here during all that time new lessons in tho art of war wero being ' evolved by American genius and Amer ican courago. Hero the Confederates were developing tho torpedo with won derful Ingenuity and it was loft for tho garrison at Port Sumtor to touch tho world that a fort nood not bo sur rondorod booau^o it has boea reduced to rubbish by tbo onomy'a artillery. Tbo Federals on tboir sldo woro de veloping and testing to tbo utmost the turrotod man-of-war, and woro domon* stratiug tbat bravo mou in tbo dis charge of duty could not bo demoraliz ed by the proseuco of a now and torrlble weapon planted whore no oyo could 930, und uo human sagacity could guard against. I have no timo to particularize, but there was ono exploit hero tbat de serves to take its place among tho classics. Victor lingo extols as be yond comparison the contemptuous answer given by tho French ollicor to tho English General l'ioton when ho rode up and asked tho surrender of a hollow square of tho Old Guard that was melting away under a deadly lire from all sides, and writers never tiro of telling us of the discipline and dovo tlou of the Kornau soldier as illustrated by the remains of a centurion dug out from tho ruins of llereulaneutu whore, standing erect at his post, ho had been overwhelmed by the lava; but boyoud and above these soem to mo to stund the heroism of Lieutenant DlxOO and Captain Carl ton and tho Uvo men who, with a little torpedo boaC, sank tho llousatonic in those waters. Pivo times this boat had sunk before sho could he brought to boar upon an euomy?each time ail her crew, oxcopt ono at one timo and three at another, had perished beneath tho water; but there were always voluutuors to man the little craft. Tho sixth crow was successful. They sank the llousatonic, hut for the sixth time the torpedo boat went down with her crew. When, after the war. the wrecks were being removed tho little boat was discovered on tho bottom about a hundred yards from tho llousatonic. Every mau was at his post. If thero be anything to surpass this 1 know not where to lind it in tho literature of past ages, but it bus its parallel iu the sinkiug of tho Confederate ship Albcmarlo by Liout. dishing in tho waters of North Caro lina in 1804 aud his miraculous escape. VVuat is it, Mr. Chairman, that has wrought the revolution that has taken place between February, 1805, and Feb ruary, 18(.)7 ? How happens that tho lleet that blockades Charleston harbor in 1807 is sent here by a Secretary who Is an ox-Confederate soldier, and how does it happens that the people of tho North and the South are hotter friends and that the prospects of a pcrpotuul union are more assured to day than at any time siuco the foundation of our government down to 18(10? Those re sults are phenomenal in history, but the causes are not far to seek. Tbo ohange has grown out of tbo nature and charae'er of the issues that woro at stake in the civil war, and out of tho broadmindedno88 of the American peo ple. Ou both sides were wo lighting lor the constitution of tho fathers us we understood it. The issue that was left unsettled by tho founders was, how much power did tho Federal constitu tion give to the general government and how much did it leave with the States ? This issue had narrowed it self down to the right of secession, and thy question of secession was settled forever by the war, just as this arbiter in the last resort has settled overy boundary line between the nations of Europe. Slavery, an incidential issue, was also decided With secession ami slavery both out of the way there was nothing left to divide the North from the South l,ut passion ami prejudice. These dis appeared when the smoke of battle had lifted, and the vlotors took a survey of the held. The blood that had been poured out on both sides like water had not been shed in vain. Mutual respect aud admiration took the place of the hatred and ignorance that had inspired the combat. The peopie of the North, with whom as a result of the j^trugglo ull power had been left, came to seo that the government of the fathers could not endure with some of the States in subjection to others, and they saw also that the men who were capable of such heroic sacrilicos as the Confed erates had displayed would be honest and true when they renewed their ullegiance to the Union, aud so tho people of the North deliberately de cided to share with the South again the powers of this government, in this they made no mistake, aa this and a Inousand other occasions have since test ilied. Our country's now navy, which typifies the might and majesty of tho Onion of the .SliUs, was built up by the joint otforts of those who had supported the Confederacy and those who had helped to maintain the Union. That navy is something to kindle, pride ami patriotism in the heart of every American citi/.en. Its ships, its guns, iti torpedoos are equal to any in the world. Its ollicors represent every Congressional District in tho land, they represent the bravery and devotion that made such resplendent records for the armies and navies of the Confederacy and of the Union. Tho coolness and courage of theollicers of tho new navy wert; typified recently by the nerve with which the captain of lue Maine handled his ship when there was a cry of " man overboard " in tho midst of that terrltio storm, and of young Ghorat'dl, who took charge of the rescuing boat aud who, when it was found Impossible to lift that boat again from the tempestuous billows tha* were threatening momentarily to en* gulf it, was the last to ho lilted from it by a rope to the dock of the vessel. As for the sailors Of our navy, tho he roic impulses that animal j them pro claim tht't they uro worthy successors of the gallant tars who have so often maintained I ho honor of, our llag upon the seas. I need only point to the gallan try of Creolmao, to whom it was my high privilege to-day to present in per son a medal, and the bravery of others of his comrades on board the Maine in their ? ll >rts to rescue their drowning companions. There a e still in the servicesomo of the gallant olllccrs of the old navy. Hoar Admiral Bunco, who is present this evening and who is now in com mand of the fleot in your harbor, dis tinguished himself in tho civil war. ills captains, Schloy, Hartlott, Class, Taylor, Crowninshiold, Sands, Wiso ami Harrington, all rendered gallant services. 1 am proud to rospond to this toast to-night us tho repres entative of these officers and of youug Ghorardl and his brother offl? eers, who have never studied the smoke of battle, ami of Creel man anil his Bailor companions, for these ami those for whom they stand constitute our country's navy, which i-. ready to day, as in the past, to do and dare for tho integrity and honor of the country. ?An original method of not only calling a guest at a hotel, hut also of compelling him to get up was recently doveloped by a new Irish porter. Tho guest wnn'anl t> bo called at tl, and promptly at that hour there was a loud rap at the door, and a shout, "I have a message for you." The guest jumped out of bod, and opening tho door, received a largo envelope. This if* hastily tore open and road on a slip of paper Insido, " I'loaso got up at once" ? It is a singular fact that buzzards dc not frequent a farm whore a good corn crop is raised.