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THE SOLONS IN SESSION
TE WORK OF THM LAW MAKEK4 OF
TU STATE iS4 SLED IN CO
- LUMBIA.
A Ondensed Report of the Procoedinge
TkAn From the 1aily Ppf fro= Day
to Day as the Work Prseeda.
IN THE H )USE.
Jan. 14.-The General Assembly
of the State met o i T, e3day, and as
it was the second session of the pres
at body, there was no delay in per
feeting the organization.
'The House indicates that it wants
to hold the election of Judges on
Friday of this week. The other olec
tionsto be held later.
Te new members of the House
we al on hand and were sworn
Two W bills were introduced.
One Confederate pensions
Sat10000, and the other seeks to
Pon ly extend the time for the
of taxes until March 1.
WhOu the House met there were
Ityto absentees.
he House was called to order by
fk Thomas C. Hamer, who an
-that a qdorum was present.
-W Stevenson-then took charge
body aadecalled upon the Rev.
Abmey to open the session with
Stevenson, in addressing
said in part:
adjournment it has been fin
* ed that the county govern
of modt- counties are only
governments; that the la vs
g t tem are in violati,>n
onsttution and that one of
*j'rst"6acts established should be a
se eral county government act.
/ said that a new jury bill was
me6nBmyA1nd that the laws regard
1. trusts, railroad legation and child
bor in the mills needed immediate
] R. L Pratt was elected Chap
M~the Ho~use. The friends of
.K M. Kinard, of Colombia,
hEs is a astive of Newberry, placed
Sin nomination, and he came
tin four votes of being elected
(plain.
Atthis juncture Gen. Robt. R.
ph ill, Clerk of Senate, appeared
.aniagnced that the Senate had
aeinie and was ready for business.
A oupmittee was appointed to
sitfy Governor MeSweeney that the
Enes was ready for work and any
eommunications from him.
Private Secretary Aull soon ap
peared and stated that he had the
Annuaal M:essage from Governor Mc
Sweeney, and the communication
waseclearly read by Reading Clerk
Withers. The reading of the doc
ument was given close attention.
The house seat its el.sk to the
Senate to advise that body that it
was ready for work.
Speaker Stevenson announced the
following appo intn.ents for the ses
sion.
Assistant clerk of the House, J.
Wilson Gibbes.
Pages: Calhoun DeBrahi, Ward
law Addicks, C. J. Coleoek, Jr., .and
P. W. Evans.
Doarkeepers: Pete'r Sanders, S.
L. Roper and J. C' Jennings.
The following appointments on
committees were annonced by
Speaker Stevenson:
Mr. Laurie T. Iziar on improve
ments and ways and means.
Mr. Hugh on judiciary and en
rolled Acts.
Mr. Johnson on State House and
grounds and public schools.
Mr. Towell on Education and pub
lic printing.
Mr. Beamgtiard introdnced a reso
lution asking that a special com
mittee be appoiied to rn-ke a report
upon all vacancies that were to be
filled so that the dates for the elec
tions might be fixed.
This resolution was adopted and
Messrs Beamguard, Patterson and
Dominick were appoin ted to report
upon the matter.
Mr. Prince, of Anderson. offered a
resolution that the election of Judges
be held on Friday of this week. He
said that he was anxions to have
these elections out of the way and
that everyone knew what a terrible
anuia.de it was to be bution -)oled
by the friends of candidates, and
that as long as the elections were
pending it would be a source of con
stant annoyance. There was no
good in a delay, as the members had
all pretty well decided who they
would vote for and no good could
come from having the elections all
held at the same time.
Mr. Sanders, of Spartanburg,
wanted the Judges' elections held on
next Tuesday. He thought to hold
the elections on Friday would be an
unnecessary hurry and that the mem
bers ought to have ample time in
which to study the records of the
men they are asked to vote for and
to see the men themselves, as Mr.
Prince had suggested. No good, that
he could see, would come from such
haste.
I r. Dominick wanted to post pone
the, matter until tomorrow so that
dates could be fixed for all of the
elections at that time.
Both motions were lost, and the
House voted to have the election of
Judges oa Friday of this week, and
that will be the time if the Senate
agrees to the House resolution.
Ghernor McSweeney sent in two
veto e to bills that had been passed at
the last session, an account of which
appears in another column.
On motion of Mr. Sinkler so much
of the Governor's messsage as refers
to the lost State bondA, the property
of the.State Bank, was referred to
the judiciary committee, together
with the pending bill upon the same
subject.
The House then took up the Cal
endar work left over from last ses
ion.
Mr. Rainsfird withdrew his bill
relative to the holding of farmers'
institutes on the ground that Clem
son Callege had already arranged for
such institutes.
Mr. Webb, of Aiken, moved that
the child labor bill from the Aiken
delegation be recommitted to the
committee on manufacturing and
commerce. He stated that the rea
s a for doi4g this was because the
committee already had a Senate bill
on the same subject, and that the
purpose was to consider the Senate
bill, now before the committee, at
the same time as the House bill.
The House adjourned at. 2:15 to
day.
IN THE SENATE.
January 14.-The Senate met this
morning at 12 o'clock. Long betpre
the hour of meeting Senators, mem
bers, friends and acquaintances ex
hanged greetiqgs and the chamber
looked quite like a reception room
for a short while. At noon the Lieu
tenant Governor entered escorted by
the sergeant at- arms. The Rev. D.
Z mmerman, of the Main street Meth
odit church, the chaplain offered an
appropriate prayer, after which iAeu
tenant ~Governor Tillman formally
called the body to order. The pre
siding officer then delivered the fol
lowing address:
Senators: In obedience to the
laws of this Commonwealth you are
again summioned to your post of
duty. Fresh from the happy hours
f the'Y'uletide your thoughts now
turn to more serious things. That
just ice and wisdom will characterize
yor deliberations 'twere needless to
propesy. But rememcer, man, that
srange connecting link between dust
and Deity, is prone to criticise, some
times to slander. Disappointment
awaits him whose endeavor would be
to please a whole people; though
when fortified in the fortress of duty
well done he may bid defiance to
those who envy.
In the past twelve months parti
sans threw aside their partisanship,
parties were for a time forgot while
a nation knelt beside the bier of a
mrty red President; but through
Almighty benevolence the grim
Reaper has not entered here and we
are once more permitted to'welcome
with kindly greetings each and every
member of the distinguished body.
I invoke your aid and assistance
during the session. I hope to be
fair. I pray to be just. Lset noth
ing mar your proceedings, but I
would have you feel like D'Artagnan
and his musketeers: "All for one
ne for alI!"-that all, Carolina!
I now declare the Senate of South I
Carolina ready for any business that c
may properly come before it. I
Senator Sheppard made the usual c
motion that a committee be appoint
ed to notify the Governor that the c
Seuate had been organized and was i
ready for any communication which
might be sent by the Governor. Sen t
ators Sheppard, Barnwell and Brown r
were appointed on the committee r
and, as it was purely a formal mat- a
ter, they soon returned and reported. '
In the meantime Mr. T. M. Ray- s
sbr was sworn in as Senator from s
Orangeburg, to succeed Mr. T. F. I
Brantley.
The President announced the ap. c
pointment of Mr. E. S. Dingle, of a
Charleston, as Journal clerk and Mr. d
P. D. Butler as bill clerk. 8
Private Secretary Aull came in and a
delivered the message of the Gover
nor to the Senate. It was read by c
Mr. Dingle, in the absence of Mr. li
Stewart, the r6ading clerk, who was t<
detained at home in Rock Hill. a
After the reading of the message o
Senator Raysor was placed on the c
various committees upon whi-h his t]
predecessor was a
Senator Sheppard introduced a p
resolution that the matter of all elec- h
tions be referred to the committee on tl
privileged and elections. Before
that resolution was put another was ti
introduced to the same effect by Sen- r<
ator Sheppard that the committee on %
elections had already taken up the h
subject and would report as soon as h
possible. The object is to get the
elections out of the way in order that ti
the Legislature may.attend to other si
business. T
Ou motion of Senator Blakely two li
hundred copies of the rules will be o
printed. 01
Senator Mower moved that the I
sergeant at arms be instructed to ti
purchase a clock, not to cost more it
than $50, and to get. one whereby
members might see what the right w
time is without having to figure out b]
whether the hands pointed to the
signs of the zodiac, the day of the
month or what not.
A motion was then made to ad
journ. As there was nothing else to d
db every member refrained from vot- a
ing. t
The presiding officer declared, a
owever, that the motion to adjourn
bad been lost. This created much I
amusement as nobody had voted.
Lieutenant Governor Tiliman, in o~
keeping with the humor of the con- 0]
ition, declared that as there was a
"ie," the Chair would cast a vote in ai
he negative.
There were a number of parlia
mntary motionsto relieve the situ
ation, but the presiding officer ruled ri
hem all out of order. Fmnally the e'
proper motion was devised and pro
posed and the Senate adjourned af- a
ter having an a-'.using parliamentary 8
experience before it could do so.t
1,90O Rabbits Killed in a Day. ti
Phoenix, Ariz, Jan. 4-A horde p.
f howling, copper.colored, braves, a ra
ense mass of long,-eared, gray furred tU
rabbits, a dozen flights df arrows, tb
nd then an onslaught with heavy im
mesquite woc I clubs; an acre of oc
ground covered with heaps of dead st
rabbits, a feast on the slain, then the w
leep of the glutton; such in brief is T
the conclusion of the annual jack- ti
rabbit runt of the Pima and Maricopa .ti
allied tribes.
As far back as go the traditions of
the Indian, these rabbit chases have pl
ccred. The Indian still disdains to a
use modern weapons in his chase of ta
the jack, and adhers to the arms
which were used by his fore fathers, ai
blunt arrows and clubs. ix
On the Gila River reservation, w
twenty miles south of Phoenix, the q
greatest round up of rabbits ever a
known within the memory of the d
oldest Indian in the Gila Valley took it
place last Tuesday. The rabbits this sl
year have been particularly destruc al
tive to the Indian crops, and it was ]a
with the hope of driving the jack |c
rabbit from the lower valley that the jt<
big round up was held. j
From the Salt River reservation jt<
came nearly a hundred bucks and jii
from all parts of the reservation js
alon the Gila. not fewer than 400 k
nin and boys were present for ti
-hase. Early in the morning ti
iunters gathered, and at daybrek ti
base began.,
A party of tourists from the ea
name from Phoenix to see it, an
vere guests of.,Chief Hermo.
From a high butte they watche
he round-up and then hurriedl
a-unted and rode in as the circ:
iarrowed and came together. It wE
motley crowd that herded the jack
7he Maricopas are men of unusi
ize and height, while the Pima ar
hort and sturdy. On the puny India
ionies the contrast is marked.
In an hour the circle had bee
ompleted. In a compact formatio
nd with ear-piercing cries the rainer
rove together the frightened rabbitE
o close was the line that few rabbit
ttempted to escape.
In less than two hours the Hue ha
Losed in on the quarry, aud a tumt
ug, panic-stricken lot of rabbit
)ssed about in the space within it. A
signal from Chief Antona, a volle;
f arrows flew into the center of th
ircle. Volley followed volley, an(
ien two score small boys went int4
tion. With clubs alo. e they com
leted the slaughter. la less than ai
our the work was completed an<
ie count began.
More than 1,200 rabbits made u)
le bag and the day had broken th
word. Chief Antone explained to th
hites that more than 1,000 jack
ad never been killed in a day'
unt before.
In two hours the feast began an(
ie boiled meat was hurried into th
;omachs of the hungry hunters
'he meat of the young jack is muel
ke that of the cottontail, the rabbi
the east, whil i the flavor of th4
[der meat is unpleasant to the whi e
'he Indians, though, make no dis
nction, and for two days the feast
ig continued.
Part of the meat was dried fo
inter use and the furs made int(
an kets.
Don't Be Afraid Of Work.
One thing that keeps young mei
wn is their fear of work. The:
im to find genteel occupations, 5<
ey dress well, not soil their clothe
3d handle things with the tips o
ieir fingers. They do not like to ge
eir shoulders under the wheel, an<
iey prefer to give orders to otheri
figure as masters and let somi
e else do the drudgeary. There il
doubt that indolence and lazines
e the chief obstacles to success.
When we see a boy who has jus
icured a position take bold of every
ing with both hands and "jumj
ght into his work," as if he ment t<
iceed, we have confidence that h4
ill prosper. But if he stands arouni
id asks questions when told to dc
iything; if he tells you that this o:
Lat belongs to some other boy to do
r it is not his work; if he does no
y to carry out his orders in the cor
act way; if he wants a thousand ex
anations when asked to run an er
nd and makes his employer thini
Lat he could have done the whol<
ing himself, one feels like discharg
g sch a boy on the spot, for he ii
invinced that he was not cut out foi
iccess. That boy will be cursei
ithjmediocrity or will be a failure
here is no place in this century foi
te lazy man. He will be pushed t<
Le wall-Success.
The Canadian editor W'ho pre
ared the annexed market report had
happy conception of life and a gooc
Lb on things as they are:
Young men unsteady; girls livelj
id in demand; coffee considerably
iied; fresh fish active and slippery
heat grain better t han barley; eggi
aiet, but will probably be open ii
few days; whiskey stteadily going
own; onions strong anid steadily ris
ig; breadstuffs heavy; boots an
1es, those in tha~ market soled
ad steadily goinig up and down; hat
d caps not as high as last fall, ex
pt fools cap, which is stationery
bacco very slow and has a down
rard tendency; mon.'y close enougl
> get hold of; feathers light and go
ig up; iron fir mn; butter growing
bronger; opium a drug on the mar
t; advice good, but no demand.
:FINANCES OF THE
ke
eSTATE DISPENSARY,
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THK YEARS'
d TRANA.TIONS.
Figures of Interest t:o all South Carollilans,
d The State's Great Liquor Busins- s Con
tInues to Grow In Volume.
y
e [The State, 14th.]
s South Carolina's great liquor
s business continues to grow in volume
i and its annual financial showing for
e the last year and the last quarter
n is of course of interest to all citi
zens and particularly to the law
n makers now assembling in Columbia.
a Yesterday the annual and the quar
s terly reports were completed and
L filed with the Governor. They fully
8 set forth the transactions of the in
stitution summarized in the report of
the board of directors filed about a
week ago.
8 The preliminary report of the leg
t islative committee for the quarter
I ending November 30, 1901 is as iol
a lows:
3 To His Excellency Miles B. Mc
3 Sweeney, Governor, Columbia, S. C.
- Dear Sir: The undersigned joint
I committee appointed to examine the
books and financial transactions of
the State dispensary beg leave to
submit herewith our report for the
a quarter ending November 30, 1901.
3 Stock on hand was taken on Novem
I ber 28th and 80th, by W. H. Sharpe
5 representing the committee, and A.
F. H. Dukes representing the board
I of directors. All stock and supplies
a were actually exhibited, counted
and valued. .
' We found the officers and book.
t keepers coming up to the full meas
) nre of their duty in this branch of
3 the government. The utmost har
- mony prevails among the officers and
- attaches of the . institution and (f
directors.
r For the year permanent improve
) ments have been made as follows
Office building costing.......$ 6,171 00
Addition to main building..4,168 81
Vault fixtures ... ............ 1,650 00
Elevators...................1,540 00
iHeating...............---...40 00
,Warehouse No. 2........... 535 00
Total.................$14,494 81
The progress of this institution for
the quarter ending as aforesaid, and
in fact for the year, has been very
satisfactory indeed. We append
here two statemenk and assets and
liabilities; profit and loss; each state
ment; receipts and disbursements;
also net profits for counties and
towns, all of which is respectfully
submitted. W. H. Sharpe,
Senator.
A.. Z. stevenson,
Member House of Rep.
Thos. B. Butler,
Member House of Rep.
The summary of the annual report
reads as follbws:
Comparative statements of assets
and liabilities for the fiscal year end
ing Nov. 30, 1901.
ASSETS.
Cash in State treasury,
Nov. 30, 1901............ 24174 83
Teams and wagons (inven
tory Nov. 30, 1901.)..... 64 00
Supplies (invent-ory Nov.
30, 1901 )........... 71,622 40
Machinery and office fix
tures (inventory Nov. 30,
1901.............--......... 4,529 53
Contraband (inventory ..
Nov. 30, 1901............... 272 50
Real estate................. 56,747 42
Merchandise in hands of
dispensers Nov. 30, 1901 342,152 83
Merchandise (inventory of
stock at State dispensary
Nov. 30, 1901...........-- 305 589 20
Suspended accounts ......... 2,901 37
Personal accounts dueState
for tax advanced on bond
ed spirits, empty barrels,
alcohol, etc.................. 5,290 52
Total assets-....-.........$ 808,344 60
P LIABILITIES.
- School fnnd.................$ 611,354 38
Personal accounts due by
State for supplies, whis
kies, wines, beer, alcob o1,
etc-....- .........---------- 196,990 22
; Total liabilities............ 808,344 60
.Statement of profit and loss account
for tbe fiscal year ending Nov. 30, 1901:
PROFITS
Gross profits on merchan
dise sold during year... ...$ 480,490 60
Contraband seizures........ 6,085 91
Per.mi ftee.................. 7 50
State's share of profits on
beer sold by the Germa
nia Brewing Company,
Charleston, during the
year..................... ......... 1,679 44
Amount recovered on bond ve
of R F. Z. Holtelaw, ex
dispenser....................... 250 00 Do
Amount collected from W. Ja
J. Brown, ex-dispenser F(
at Cheraw, S. C 41........ . 41 19 M
Amount collected from C. Al
Sartor, ex-dispenser at M
Union, S. C.......... ........ 10 13 Ju
Amount collected from M. JU
T. Pitts, ex-dispenser, At
Saluda, S. C.................. 25 00 Se
Total gross profits .........$ 488,688 77 No
LOSSES.
Supplies-Bottles, corks, la
bels, ten-foil, lead, seals,
boxes, nails, sealing wax, Di
etc., used during the Ja
year ............ ............$ 191,406 05 Fe
Insurance premiums......... 2,843 22
Breakage and leakage....... 877 71 AC
Freight and express charg- M
es.................................. 80,117 74
Labor (pay rolls)............... 20,585 11
Expense account-salaries, Au
expenses of inspectors, Se
per diem and mileage of OC
members of State board N(
of directors and legisla
tive examining commit
tee, office supplies, lighPa,
telegrams, postage, stock
feed, ice, printing, reve
nue stamp, telephone
rent, etc..................... . 29,348 56
Constabu l a r y 645,127 22,
less $2,515 00 profits with
held from the city of du
Charliston to pay expen
see of constabulary force
for services in city, from
July 18, 1901, to October
9, 1901, inclusive, as per thi
resolution adopted by
the State board of direo.
tors October 9, 1901...A 42,611 32 SI
Lozs by robbery at Wiis- M
ton dispensary on aight
Nov. 9, 1900 ....... 1290
Loss by robbery at Seneca Su
dispensary Oct 22, 1900... 23 75 tic
Loss by robbery at Fairfax we
dispensary Dec. 12, 1900,
less amount of goods re- Hi
covered, $2.48................. 29 93
Loss by robbery at Willis- we
ton dispensary Jan. 7, of
1901........................ 60 92
State beer dispensary at fr(
Kershaw destroyed by
order of commissioner. 34 00 of
Worthless wine at Sum- L
merville dispensary de
stroyed by N. H. Stansell,
inspector........ .......... 340 00
Worthless liquors at Lau
rens dispensary c on- an
demned and destroyed by th
county board of control 32 68
Loss by robbery at Darling- m
ton dispensary April 6,
1901................... 23 11 me
Revenue license .............. 125 00 W
Loss by robbery at Fai'fax
dispensary on the night
of Aug. 14, 1901. ..3.. 4 06
Loss by robbery at Adams foi
Run dispensary dept. 19, de]
1901..... ................... 44 29
Loss by robbery at Danville.
dispensary on the night ofhi
Sept. 29. 1901............ 10 77 te0
Total expenses...........867,726 52 Pa
Net profits for year, passed$1
to the credit of the school
fund........................ 120,982 25 mE
Total....................488,888 77
Cash statement for fiscal year ending
November 30th, 1901: bui
RECEIfPTS. a
Balance in State
treasury Nov.
30, 1901............ 143,820 86 of
Dec. receipts..220.896 72 'Wo
Jan. receipts. 215.931 41 in
Feb receip s... 157,733 77 gr~
March receipts . 154 9'27 29
April receipts... 157,743 77
May receipts .... 134,409 16 as
June receipts.... 116,384 83 19,
July receipts.... 139,056 55 i
Aug. receipts.... 126,588 63
Se pt. receipts... 137,802 21
Oct. receipts.... 210,799 79 me
Nov. receipts.... 179.826 17 for
-- Sta
Total receipts for
year.......... ....681,952,080 30.
-.- in
Total................$2,095,901 16
DISBURSEMEWTS shC
December .... $188,951 94 He
January......... 385,407 71 wh
February....... 141,578 45
March..........10,218 54
April............ 135.873 50 W]
May ............. 185,860 07 be
June............144,611 54
July ............ 119804 62
August ..-..... 105,490 91 to
september...... 95,642 92 - e
October......... 237,519 67la
November...... 221,766 460
-- da
T o tal disburse- p
a ments for year $2,071,726 33P
Bnce in State da
treasury Nov.
30, 1901......... 24,174 83
Total.........................82,095,901 16
Purchases for fiscal year ending No
mber 30th, 1901.
Whiskies, wines, beer, alcohol, etc.:
-cember.........................$ 288.388 77
,nua4ry............................ 83,981 57
bruary............ .. 66,996 33
arch ............... 148,186 .66
)ril............. . -. ...127.849.12
iy ................................ 107,636 26
ne.............-.-.... 72,044 86
ly................ 92,171 36
Igust............. 100,956 64
ptember............. 109,949 a
tober........... . ........... 230,8 6
>vember ................. ...... 188,984 41
Tdtal.................... .....*1,617,978 47
Bottles, corks, labels, wire, tiufoil,
id seals, boxes, nails, sealing waxeta:
cember...... ..... 2-40'
nuary ..... ...........- - .......,83 o
bruary ........................ 24.637 32
rcb ...................... 15,451 76
ril ........................ 19,294 8
ne ........ . ........ 12,278 V7
ly................................... 12,31 n
gust............................... 12,46 su
ptember .... ..........- -... 13,614 63
tober ............ ... 19,778 60
vember., ............ 1,380, '
Total ..............S...2Nj8STT (0
NEWS ITAKS.
we Put Into Short Form for the ft4
Reader-Culled From Iftoba -
Mr. James Hemphill, of Chester,
)d on the 13th. He was nearly
years of age and had reared a
nily of distinguished children.
Admiral Schley spent a few days
s week in the city of Savannah.
Admiral Prince Henry, of Prus
, will visit the United States next
inth.
The pension bill has bee the
bject under discussion in the -a
nal House of Representatives this
ek.
Dr. J. P. Richards, of Liberty
, died suddenly on Monday. He
a the assistant clerk of the House
Representatives.
Eighty.one bills was brought over
>m the last session to be disposed
in the House at this sitting of the
gislature.
W. C. Gill, a telephone lineman,
1 from a pole, a few daya ago
Greenville, a distance of 50 feet,
d it is thought that death will be
Sresult of his injniries.
enator Tillman has been in Co
nbia this week attending the
eting of the Board of Trustees of
inthrop College.
Th new union passenger depot is
Scity of Columbia has b,een opened
-service, and all trains arrive and
part from the new station.
Kr. W. Z. McGee has resigned
position as assistant to Suenn
Ldet of Education.
rhe workingmen at Homestead,
,on Saturday last contributed
),000 for the MeKinley monu
even persons in Brooklyn, N. 1.,
trying to escape from a burning
lding, lost their lives a few' days
he war department is in receipt
information to the effect3 that tlle
rk of subjugating the insurgenth
the Philippice Islands is pro-.
issing favorably.
irs. Dennis, who was murderously
suted in Washington Deceabir
has come to consciousness an4(
doubtless recover.
rhe weather bureau will soon corn
nwe the issuing of weather maps
the benefit of the people of the
Viliam Jennings Bryan has been
Donnecticut making speeches.
L policeman in Knoxville, Tenn.,
it and killed two men Monday.
refused to make a statemient as to
at caused the shooting.
[t is said that the orange crop
be short and that the fruit.vil
smaller in size this season.
rthur P. G*orman has been elected
the United States Senate to .ne
d Geo. L. Wellington, of Mary
Eebruary 12th will be President's
at tbe Charleston Exposition.
sident Roosevelt will spend several
vs in Charleston at that time.