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I E D 1E4 E_ -85 EBRR,S . TU ESDAY, FIYRAUA1RY 8, 1898. TIEAWENK,1.0AYA A PROHIBITION BILL. MIt. L. D. CIIILDs' HILL BEFO1E 111R lIoUslc. Appropriation 'Agitles - Caugliman's Jim Crow Citr 1ll Litat fit tho ShuiHe -A submiltuto In ilts Patc onl the Cali-sadar Illegiste, 4th.] The session of the house yesterday wias devoid of sensational or surpris ing details, save in tho vote to kill Mr. Child's prohibition bill. Tbe motion to striko out the enacting words wias voted down to the tune of ? 52 to 48. However, this may nut be taken as an indication that the bill will become a statute, for quite a number of the representatives havo expressed themselves as opposing the bill, and still they voted against the motion to strangle ill order to got further discussion on the subject. The appropriation bill passed the third reading, as did Mr. Efird's re lating to distribution of privilego tax between Clemson and Winthrop Mr. John P. Thomas, Jr., mado i olort to secure the appropriation for the Stato fair, but was U usuccess ful. The measuro relating to appoint mont of throo snpervisors of regis tration instead of one, as at pre.ent, passed its second reading. Mr. Eird's bill to divide privilego tax between Clomson and Winthrop, which passed its second reading Wednesday night, came up for its third reading. PAssED ITS THIRD READINo. Mr. McLamrin moved to recommit the bill. The object of this privilogo tax is to protect the farmers. Ho was satisfied that the farmers will be dis satistied whon any part of the tax will be diverted. Mr. Etird said that this m:tter was thoronghly ventilated last night and the House has too muchcommon sense to rescind its action of lat night. These schools are as closely allied as brother and sister. Win throp fills a long felt want and the people w ill not object to devoting part of the taxes to that institution. Mr. McLaurin's motion was lost and the bill subsequont-ly passwd its third reading and was ordered sent to the Senate. THE JIM CROW CAlR BILL. Mr Caughman complaitied that he did not know what had becomo of his bill for separato coaches for the races. A substitute bill was recorded on the calendar, but no mention of his own. The Chair explained that Mr. Caughmau's bill had been tabled, whereupon the gontlemaian asked per mission of the House to reinstate it on the calenda:i, wvhichn was gra nteC. API1 PIPLIATION ILL PASSES. The aipropriat ion bill w~as pre sented for a t hi rd reading.. Mr. Thiomiuns offered1 an amend - ment to permit the State Fair Assto ciation to retain the $2,500) appro: priated for its use last year. This, lhe explained, was not ini the nat.ure of a new appropriation, but am the association for- last year, though ha'y would be able to do0 so, he could see no objectiton to their retaining it. $. Mr. Ilderton claimed that this ms 'N the same amendment wvhicih WVednesday. I would like was ki on the money, but I can't to vote to'i. vote to devoteo the do it. 1t canih2e .vatoe cor-pora people's money to M. unconsliC tions. Furthermore it i tut ional. . Mr. Childs said thiB is ~ l basis of credit. Tihe money out of the treasury but a few moiA This appropriation is th6 life of tI as-sociation,. For it cannot go to -work to offer premiums without hay- e ing some assurance that it can~ pay for those proiulms. M-r. Verner claimned that such nu appropruiation would not be right. It would bo ridiculous to approp)rialto money for fairs in Oconeo, an I thle samiho principle applies to State fair. Mr. Chiilds contended that theo coin stit.utionlal requirements would not be violated, for this is an educ,ationa i ssociation in certain respec's. - Mr. Winkler's mnot ion to table the ataenent p)revailod b)y ai vote of 51l to 84. The bill passed its third reading aud was ordered sont to t.he Sonate. THE CHIiLDs' PaOHIBITION BILL. Mr. Childs' bill "to provido for the election of a State board of con trol, and firtier regulate the sale, uso, Consumptioi, transportation dn disposition of intoxicating IInd alo I )lic i Iiors or liquids in this Stato, for medical, scientific andi mechai ical uses only, 1111d prescribo further penalties for violation of the dispen sary laws and to polico the same," was imado the special order for this hour. Mr. Childs' stated that he was quite indisposed, but felt that he could not longer postponlo action on this most importait measure. Mr. Childs calls his prolilition bill. 11v is not flighting the dispensary, but. is trying to removo evils in the dis pensary system. Liqnor selling tends to domoralizo peoplo. Sonthi Carolina has alwas considered the liquor business an evil and outlawed her citiz,ns from solling it, stopping in herself to sell it. Gladstton says that tho sale of liquor hais dono more dainge than war or pestilence. Governor Ellkrho in his first ivssigtr struck the hoi noto when ho said the liquor traffic is a hydra-hieadl mon stor. Shall South Carolina nourish such a mionster, clutch such a viper to bor bosom? Let us pull out the falngs of this VVI10nom10ns monster. The business of selling liquor is wrong and wo should not legalizo it. Some thing must be done. I f you could only rad some of the appeals I get th ough the mail from mothers, wives and daughters! How can wo best handle t'hii; prob em ? By outlawing or legalizing it? We have the power to liberate South Carolina, aind it is our duty to do so. I hopo the ieihers recog nizo their responsibility. What rem edy shall we apply to the dispensary ? I am opposed to local option. WIhat right have we to say that a certain section of the country shall porpetu ato a wrong? Option says license or no license. Prohibition only is moral. Liquor selling is at dynamito against civilization. As to the practical workings of high license, ho read newspaper re ports showing that high liconso is a good thing for revenue, but not for tenperanlco. Also letters from dis tillers saying that thiir sales were not injured by high license, an11d from the General Conference of the Methodist church condemning high licenso. What is the remeidy? Some say cont in no t hie dispensary. Sonit h, Car olina is being floodecd withI liquor and onr hoys are ini danger en thIiis line. There is onIly on1e so]lution. TIhat is to ouitlaw the saile h,v so amlfend(ing thme di:eusamry law so a tO pracetically prohibit. Prolhiii is mtore than a sent iment ; it is right. D)i.pensairy pr-ohibhits sale~ to drunk ardH lifter they beome driunkaridis. Prob hition1 k(eeps t hem from becom ing drunkar-ds. Can laLy busi51ness pro-spIer as well wvhen ontlaiweud 1as when hegalhzodl. T'he blinid t iger- ouitlawed cannitot sell 11sU much liqunor as thle dIispenwlary legal izied. I1 would ex pret, the pro hibit ion la1w to ho4 viohuied as nre all1 otheir laws. Butt undier prtohibitory law~s, wih the b)rand (of tin ontlaw upjoni it., tlihe tralie cannilot flouri-h. Mr. Winkler movedl to lay debate asido until to- morriow. Mr. Chils mov'ed to liy Mr. Winklor's motion on the table. Mr. W inkIer w~it hdr-w his mot ion. Dr. Stu rkio moved to striike out. enacting wordsA. Th'le ayes and0 nays were cal led and1( the vote of the1 house wasli registered as follows: Yeas-Gary, All, Andersoni, Aus 1< Bcoi aIley, .1:mt1ks, lI t hunte, Co 'b, rum Geo. WV. D av-is, D)o. Br , fid,Epips, (Garris, ( . P'. GoodiV win, (Gra11h, Hiltzeldeni, l141 dersoi 1, Ilde(rtoni, 1lloraco l. Johitsoni, K(ibler,qJ. D). Kiniard, L1ancaistr, Ies Pollockc, 1frince, Plyatt, Sk inner, Sit. kins, Stur-kie, W. Hf. T.hlom Town- i 8s11d, \elehil, WVest, WVilIsoni, Winik. 1or, Williamns, WithIer-p'oon, Wychie I Navs- A hley, Beoit, lh-eu1-, l Burns, Carson, Caughman, Childs, C1slunan, C. L. Davis, V. C. Davis, Dukes, Edwards, Fairoy, Fox, Gage, 11. P. Goodwin, Harvey, Hiott, Hol fis, Ifimphry, T. E. Johnson, Ken nedy, I-oiry J. Kinard, Limhlioiso, Lofton, MaIgill, Mauldin, Mearos, Mlhrtens, .E. E'. Millor, Joel H1. Miller, MeChulloiigh, Poritt, Plyor, j ,ie, Roynioldr, Robintion, Russell; Stil dors, sinklmr, S. W. Siith, W. S. Smith, F. D. Smith, Spoor, Sullivan, Toole, Vernor, Wolling, Westmore land, Whisonant, Vingo,Yeldell-*-52. Alt. POLLOCK's ANIENDIENT. Mr. Pollock offi-red an amienint to Mr. Child's bill which is in reality Mr. Pollock's original bill substituted as tin amiendinont.. This bill of Mr. Pollock's (lot's not materially aect the operati(ns of the dispensary, but is directedti at the original packago houses inl order to obtain rovoinlo from them. In suipport or his a1mendlmenit, Mr. Pollock made an argument of some length. Ib- sILid that the federal courts havo stepped in and allowed n1oni-resideits thrmughi ageiits to sell ijluor in ('ur State. If we as a Logis atulre should pass anl act prohibiting and forbidding t hem, t he federal courts woul Step ill and Fay wo shall not. he objocL of m.y bill is to Inut them oin the same footing as di3 pensors. A8 wo all know under provisions of the dispensary law, the sale after dark, to minors, to drunkards,fand to others, to be drank on the premises is made illegal. dudge Simonton has ruled that the samo law obtains in regard to original packago houses. Tho court, which has (ono more to impair the e!licioney of tho law, rules that cer (ain polieo rcgiulations rogarding the sale of liquor are valid. The federal courts have not yet decided that writton applications aro polioo mens ures, but from analogy it is reason able to supposo that such will be the case. This bill provides that d:spensrs shall turn over to the county treasur er 20 per cent. of the gross stiles, also tht. original packago men pay 20 per coni. of his grosi sales to the county treasilorer. My Opinion is ithat. this bill is constitutional and is backcd ulp by s0111o ot the best legal minds in Souti Carolina. I voted to strike out. the enacting words, for I beliovo tI peopln of the State want the dispensary law as it now stands. sWvrmso n-'OF RVoISTRATioN. With the consent of the House, Mr. WVinkIer called unp the special or' de-r tlie S'niate hill to amnend SeCt.iols 4, 5, 10, II, 12 and .13 an act en itled "A Act to pr v'ido for the regist rat ion of all electors in this St ate gonaliIied( to vote in the State, countyx, min ntici pa1, congressional and( Tl'iis bill p)rovide's for three ee t ion su1pervisors instead of 01n0, as5 at presen t. Mr. Stvenisorn offered an amend menit reduc ig comilpenisat ion of su - pervisors .from SI150 on elect ion years to 8 1(0, and fr'om S'ih on off years to $50. Mr. lHogeirs muoved to strike out the enacting words, wvhich was voted J'The bill thien passed0( its second read inrg. lake JOHINSON'S CHILL & FE3VE2R TON!C--eaa A vkiluni of vacnti'imilon. (News and1( Courier.) ClinIon, Laurens Counity, Fheb. ritary 8. -Mr. Fielding R1ay, di.'d yest erda:y from vaccination. T1hie replort coes most reliably, though deti Is canntlot be ascertairied . Mr. Wiay was a wvell kniownr farmer, livingr to n mii l's fromt (Clintorn. There steemis to be no doubt. that vaccin aition waus thie prime cau1se of his GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS YET MUCH TO )0 LOO(S AS I t; SESSION WIL.1 CONTINUI AT iAAT A F'ORTNIGItT, Fiituret ofr vast weIt-'s WVo Ik --A Int I: 4IIhut - tioll fof them 1141in Oalenml 1r un111 ti ,b ,aowI g "aaste%Itati of te i.hti tr - r . h 111 1' (The State, 7t 1.) Tlh past wvek halts boiee riativir am interesting Olo ill the( 1llso of l1epresentatives. Thero hanvo beon SOvill Warm doblites and full dis ellssionls, but. tho body mnadO er good holwty with its work. 1)ot h tho a11propriaitionl 1114 Fuppyblluk s0 havo be-n gotten out of the way it, last, blit i ht legislativo appropriation bill has not yet beeii smit il. Tie Holso vided the week wi h 150 ollouse bills, Xecllsivo of it great mnanly clatims, anId 13 speiail orth-rs o01 its citleiidar. lit additiont to this thero aro tomo 0' or mre Senat bills, amiong thol being Seimtor Henderson's county govornmont bill awaitinlg considorition. Amtong lte 13 spweial ordors may be noted the two Ievindrllili-s of tl last session-1Ir. I1urn-s privilege tax bill ind Mr. E, ). Smith's bill roilting to tuition inl ill Sit.atc col legss-Mr. McCul loug" h's hill relat. ing to negotiaiblo instruients, which hals beenl partiall'iy discul-Ssed. .1 "r. Wych0's u1(tlt,orlition1 food, mtielicinle and liquor bill, which 1aIs heei fIIllv discussed, the subst itut bill for Mr Gago's county gvenient promi.t tion, which lits likewise beell di-i ctisse, and the prohibitioi bill, whlich the outisc) hals "'olno on reord't as refusing to kill. U1n.der th llad of unfiniilwhd businvss is th diroct tax bill of Mr. Garrik. Int 1h long list of secoid readi-g bills )are iIOa ures of Various kinds, many1l*v of wvhiIh if they a1re novr called u1p W;il excite lively debate. So much for tht work ab101d. It nlood y0111 b he said th.-d' thoro is imicli of it yet to ho done. As to the timio of adjournment sii dio, that, is t 1it'stionl of thlt grent est uncOHrtaiIty juSt AIt I his part i Ui-lIr tieio. T,he holso has en1ough woki ahead of it to keep it bussy for ionle wetekq yet if it, ilists oil c nid. iff ! all that is before it. 1y %.1 Ird w;k nll adjournment ii.sido of' 1W) dyI. soons unlikoly. Tho Skniato ) ha1 adopted a Iesolutionl to adjour11 o:! the 10th inst. That will )bv one11 week from Wednesdlay nex. When this resoliutionl ecanm over ihe I lwoe Idolptoil i coieurrent ros) 1111oI re ferring it. to a joint commli;tt*t 0o in v'Est.ig: Ite .14 ulscert ain1 t he ea irli.st pi ssiblo day~ uijpoti w hi<di thler io'-ral wv iout det rimenut to 4 ho public in t ('rest. Thiis coin ni Itt has hee 'C p.1 poinited, butI it wvill tdonhitless wail unl-til thle le'gislat.ive appropr.)41iationl bill reachels t he Sen ate Ihifore rnkc inig its report. The Hlousi' earl-y in thle wtek shuti ofif the in troductlonl of bi lls texcept thbrough chaiu mien of 'omamit Itees, andt it is not thlought f halit a1II ny more other than thei 41 ne I(cessairy' mceasuresi will be p)resenit.d Theiu feature of the pastit week's work in the Hou-n wvas the v'ote' on the motion to strike out. thle enac(t ing'4 words of the prohibition hill. The e'dult of thiat -:ot e was a su b~rrise to every body. Mr. Chilids madol4 a1n1 abl prIesentaltioni of hiis v'iews of thle sub ject. But the pubbec is awalre o)f wvhat tranucspired aftetr thet vot. and1( sinIco t hat dayv. Al1 ar e niow~ annoxus ly wvatching to see' what t ho ltioso is going to do with the bill. Th' of ither liquor bills aroe on the way to coni sitderat ion thiis week. M r. P~oli'ek's bill as to o. pi. stores has hw'.n oflfewdu bll, i and byiivirtuet <) tha l w ~ il Il e nl. up1: for conlsidetraltion1 tomoiirrow~ at ihe daly 8essionl. Mhr. .1 iitel' 1 !inor(a moniisuIrti balse'omoi from 114he5) cl 1intee w/ith aII maljority faivorable1 re'14) . It wvi(ldoubt ht s-t ttCi'son tconi<h4'-ra le deba1t0 w nlhen it (''mes4 tiy for conti ij will b)o 110 ecang'- madecIt in Ih'' di Ano4.ther' nottale4 fightl of tIh' y.k and1t one tat. a gIre' manyiV1 ' wgtr is nn11fortn no u i nit. W 8tli cii .:u .4c. t., listmry bill. Tho uppropriatio1 bill wits tiakenl up 1riig the wo.k, and inl two days it was disposed cf by the Honso. The WMniI light wis 11n1do oi the Soul t h;(I(rIlbukCa lg approptint i0n aid it was cut, down to 1,2000t, a igura which i ts f riolnds claii, is totally ilade(tilte Cor its suppol t T1he1o N.Its also a lively light, agaeist the gelieral ex openso fu td of the Stahte bard of Iheallth, whh was iliailly placed at. $1,50. What tho Sen:it, will do with tho bill remalins to bL, sveln. Tho bill provides for ia )-imill levy this year. but this is coi (it ioind upon a 30 d ty ession. This fiet was clearly stated by the -hair 1INa (f thle wyIIs a14l iealns 'iom natte ink the admirahlo stateltmit, Io gavli the 1oli as to the finanices of I he State. The State fair appropria tion was cut. off. Ile Mavckey Claim survived th Iigh tnitmado upol .t. Aitiong the niew bills preselted hast week was that ito abol ish t ho olico of Stat phosphi iato conkiln issIOeor. Alr. Efird's bill to divido tho privi. logo tax butween Cletmson and Winl t hrop ovcIvinId <iik it a lively debate, but, the fight eided inl the passageof Ihe bid. Mlr. AAsl.ly's bill to give this tlax to tho coliinonl schools was killed. Tho 0,01)lo salary redIction bi lilt as benIi "nfnlavoiah y repor-ted and will donhtlesi lav0 littlo (liscussioll to :1n1onuit to anly th1inlg. 'Ite setdielionl law%% hill was pissed by t li 11on"so, htt. thIto Senato hilled it. Its it, has dono Mr. Plattont's pave. meil bill atd the redistricting bill. T ee Dee comity muattor still has a1 ghi!)t of a slitow, so far ats nitlotlemr lecti iol s colncrned. As was expected, tho H1ouso hits 11ilh-d Mlt. Rogvrs' bill it) requliro (hm rIiltroits to trittsport certtill offi ciads free,( of rg 11o doefindod it, bult. even his e arestiess could not, avail. 1Ir. Ilderton's bill oi tite iim suibjlct, t ill sitaids onl the cal (.11; It r. Tio sinking fund cobmission ill his r a to Siatito td thIle Ilirlilors''ll c( lil y (,- \(1IlIInVI1t bill Th110 P'rincipVil bill pass,l yI the Hion1o th!I paist, wovk wa"I. (It, of %r 11-S 4\rlligs il e tiliig Ioi t x ainm of tertaill corporation-s which a-ilIply pik itle Nicholl's la;w inl t.!Yk,A, il this State. It is th 111st f:1 r.e.tchintr ibll slro Julissod ait tll. Th iing If the Stirki hill re I he }urm'age of' tile ( tiugiliniati sepa ratt e meh b ill were I t featuretts of the htist day's s('ssion of thle week. lTher'' are sotme (college Itrusteo: to otleti ss lhe hteld t)oorrow or tn .t Tlhet Stliitot doecs liot ni('et aigin It is di litult t) predict whtat wvill be thle resuilts of the:' coling week in thle lower biranch of thett geneIratl as stlital\'. NIC t- 0 1Ctil AND) CANA fA, Ant in,tanIilt mi(etg of It ex eni.i canoittSo ltthe itt to PIress Asri tionwslatte rn weret pr Aet Priiden t.E. H.Ault, Vice Preshc tt -1etn t I G. (tt lon, Ser -i. - cwi' ny.' 12on its' At ppili, it.l It. Un paid Iliterest. 1897............ 2,500.00 Ontstanding warrants, 1897... 2,100.30 $864,022.26 EstlimttO of reVei)ts of Statto t-easury upoll basis of a live-mill levy and other orlinary resources: Pivo mil oiln $173,000,000.... $865,00o.0o Isuranco Itnild secrettry of Staite's fe cs...................... 2.1,000.00 Rlailroad commission ex pen se2s refioulded by railrotds.. 7,610 0) S. C. penlitnaitt-y ................ 10,000 00 $900,640.00 lASS taxes of 18"i collected prior to .lan. 1, 1898, (Sco treasurer's report, pigo 10) 285,000.00 $580 000.00 IvSS voin III iss o <ls ( County tiresilrs ablacitlents and laIII bOlIa4, V0om11)1o110 generatl's est,imt ............ 4 ,0 0 00 $8tii1640.00 "The total taxablo proporty, ae Cording to the report of tho Comp. Iroller Gneral for 1897, page 90, is $1387 2, 1 S2. Thoro may ho some dli'ernco inl this amount for 1898, as thero is to be a general roasesis iunit of propterty this your. It is, howver, considered safo to estimato on is's of $170,000,000. 'It will be seen from those stato ments that a 11vo-Iill levy, together witi ti otler olrditillO resourcos of tho State, are slfliciont by a closo nuimrgin to Iimi'eet the usual expoil (lI uvres of the Stato gvernleit, pro vided the il)appropriations (10 not Ox cedll tie agrrega to its reportod to the liouso by tho Ways and leans Coinnittee, inal provided Itlso tat tho ses'-ion does not, excod 30 days. "If general appropriations aro imateri'lly increased, or if tho sossion oxceodk 80 day's inl length, thoen tho oxpndiitu ii~will oxceod the rocoir ces of the Stiato upon tho basis of a 5-milIl levv. Inl thiH ovent, if tho Stato eis t hold its ground, it will be ice-sary to increaso the lovy of )a mills for Stato PUrposes, which le l comimlitteo liis recoil - The Agricultural Hall Matter i 1-i: U. i. COURT O F A P*'C.A114 A NI)S IOW N I ri 1iUI1S1ON. The 01111tlben (if NIwes"csI,,I I,1 it,sa ' ete nnti -. (ennuneeigm ae. r V,ee'eN 1'n it i A 4 - ti 'p in c-ki y. { The Stle, 1 It. 1( iwi (hmt thlt fat.nous Agricid (Iural 1 lhll case involving the posu.s Sion of the h1111 i.ia la1-t at n i oild. Tho State his pl.yotl its list high -trimp ani ltis lost. At, least, that, is how th14e muatlt'r preseits itself at this timue. Te deeision of the United Shandl~1eidown la-.tt Tuesda a ndtI Wit siusitains iS tuue ision11 of ,1tlgeil Simo -10 ton1 ini whichi he rftusedl thle poeti t iln of Connissionier Viinco. Theli d(ere ofi' c the courtii wasH witten ' b)y at tor'ney for' thet respotilent ini the cit-st, saw it wvihile in lUichmiond last Thuirsdayi. As yeot lie has failed to get. a copy of thle dtecisioni hat expects its airrival ini a few dlays. It will be remiembered that the Uni. ied SItites sup renni) i out. roml orodl a dlecisioni ini thle caso last Alay and dlecblodi ini [Lavor of Mrt. U,yles' elii t. Thie martishail att Chai;rleston was sont for' to titke possesiun of th bui )tildinlg whieni his prioCceings~ were puit at stop 1.by Goil.e S. \\'. \'ani ii in g a1 p1) t ition se'ttinig oLnt thle ftact. that hie wats comuuisii5on ier',-a SI ta e ollicer, artd shtoul I be suispetilcied. Theii p't'itioni wat- re'fer t oe ' .Ju Igo Simti itton a,il lie recfusedl to grat it. lFrcom this- (lecision, Coniunissionetr \'auicc appjeiald mLttL gave' as secuirity LaI) li bon of 8',i 00, signed by (ov ('r'ior Ilierho at iIl reunrer T1im-t 'lc Ce lit i l'Piial wats artglied b:'fore' thle courit of aippieals ait ItichI Br idh-y silt ing', an. I, amst satied, a do (isiol wacs halt: dc' dowin Tu'esdaty. .1udtge I iracilcy to lk no parttt in the dieiri.sn ofl the c.>nct. .'c r. I ,lc's will wot,t naitii the man-ii ldatoi reachles himi hcfor'e lie p)r)oeedsI - .:ivccle thiUnitedi States itmur,hat puit I. im in po l04se noni of t he buiildingt. Ikv lie t erms of t ho deri'e, Mr. I ih-.s' el ienit haus jtuiment for' the ren'tt of I th hihing' sinaci it wast' taken ini chatrge ofbyteds nar The'lc thre'e hiools wvtihie hve b)oon vo as Ol 1 seenr Ii it a aro signed by 15. IL. Maytvficl I; lH II. TIilhnantr, g->v4)rnor; J.1.Timal, secretary of State, andii nnelti \V. lI 'i.)'hrmninl tranee TilE TAX LEVV, Winst Yolt vill Ha14VO to Pay to Siupliort tih ouveraluett anel Witt It In Spit For. T,1ho section fixing t ho St ato l,vy is1 ats follows: Svetion I. 'I'll-it i tatx of .5 mills, exclusively of Ith public school tlx heroinitr provided for, upon overy dollir of tho VIAt of all to:nbl propmrty of thim SMIto bo fnd tho salmo is horoby levi for tho ptir poso of 1meting aippropriationls to defray tho cur-renit expnllises of tiht goveruItt, for tho fi"all yvar ho giniig Janutary .1, 1S9, inld to mtteet uHliel othor ind(lAilte8s im lilas bven or shall bo provided for inl tho s0verl aets nid joint rosolutionm passod) by this Goieral Asmnibly at tho Sossion of 1898 providing for tiho CONDITION 01' TE v TAI-. Whelonl tho bill had beoln read aud 1mended by thM Ieve'ril (1e1lgiations., a Work thlt, waN not coIpletIod 1util noarly Ijulf pmst 12 o'clock, Chair mim11 John1 P. Thotili wet over ill ith figIreS 1 to t ho gtteral oxp111 li' of t he governme[t. ad Iproceid to show wIly tho colmnitteo hmd pliemd tho levy at fivo mills. lio Spokw a1s ftllows: "Thl wayINs id mloanls conlitlitteo hals recomiildedI at special levy it livo mills for Stio purposibs. lit ordor that, tho liouso iity hoar the dat a upon which i1he vonuimlitt('o lhas icted I havo Pr00prod certainl stiti Illnts which I sibmiit for tho infor nuition of tHlo llo. Tbheos stato ients show the volditionl of tie liumances of th Siato as tl-vy stooI oI JnmltlrV 1, USOS, anmid give thw vstiinlatvd orditary resolurces Itl ex pendit.i rs of t Stato goverlinmilt for th1 oniutin1g y'0tr. 1110S stto m11eits aro sillbilitted ill ordor that tho 11olnmo maily voto initolligolntly ipon tho plissligo of this bill, 1u1d that viach mnemnber inavy haivo suich inl formitton ts wil vilibl him to exer CI i judgilent lipon this im. portanlit, <tlil-stion as to which i wth proper '1am1ollit of tho Stato lovy. 110 111e0r r th figiutres: (t iat.d I(tt'aiible rources.lnu ary $t, 18WS: (..1 inl Stat e I re u ry aS pv r t re1 orer i's p ort i m' 8I .A 139,11S.34 Allm . n) (.1-Idit of Spwvi;t1 ftlild naS vi 1 f d - ntry pu -pose ................. 3oI,: 2.20 Ammintt dule lipon taxi-S of 189 7.. ... .................... 1(o.0o( I -SS I Irt r oi 1 I0 f Stat i.t$3,000 1I eA nse vt' xes........... vu ii00 -i 1 1 0 00.0(Il 008,1to. w i.:. ..... 8 ................. t 7 -1.0 10t.a t. pe f te in ry ..... 'tid .... ... t'(,00 f.0 t~voato it INillthi VOS!' 15711. t9 Excessl thof appr oriati ont if iji't fre,t taxs oftit i897 ad feets, . et., -1 89... ......Ii....... o-to, O7 p.l I'The! aount, duX uonta8 for 1S S I ., 1,!1. 1(i l mill tlevy of1tX 7 on $17 ,00 .00 ................. t<2: . 0 .2'. laess commissons of-count.