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1 am informed that tons of oysters are shipped from Beaufort County every week during the winter to canning factories in ether States, from which the State receive.3 practically no revenue, and these beds are almost inexhaustible. And what is true of Beaufort is t:ue of (itor^eiown and o;' yur other coast counties. If properly protected, canneries could be built and profitably operated where the beds are, an 1 lennsnerative employment given to our own people. If they were not and the oysters were exported, the State should receive some revenue from them and not voluntarily contribute to enrich other Stafoa from nrnnprtv which is OlirS. ROADS. There i; no subject of greater importance and that will affect more peoplt, than that of good roads. No subject will come before yon to which you could give careful consideration with more profit. Our conditions are such that it would scarcely be wise to levy and additional tax for this purpose. But by wise and proper use of the means at our disposal much more might be acsoraplishetl than is now done. tt'AR CLAIMS. During the raising of troops by the State in 189S for the war with Spain considerable Indebtedness was incurred, which has not yet been entirely adjusted. Claims have been put in against the tieneral Government for these several amounts, but many of them still remain !onhmi't tn vnii a soeeial >U1|>AU1. l nut i7uvu4<v vv -A message covering, as far as I am able, a full statement of this matter, and I desire now simply to direct your attenlion to this special message. Those citizens who furnished supplies on the order of the Governor of the State should have their money and should not be required to wait any longer for payment. STATE MILITIA. It is gratifying to note that marked improvement has been made in the status of the State militia under the present administration of the Adjutant General's department. The number of companies in actual service has been considerably reduced out there has 5>een an increase in efficiency. You arc aware that Tor severat years pasi mc support of this department by the State has been very meagre, and really insufficient to meet the demands required in maintaining a creditable and an efficient military organization, thy. TRUSTS. While ?e felicitate ourselves on the number of corporation? that have be?ti chartered within the State during the past year and should do nothing to hinder their success, 't should not he for gotten that they are creatures c? ti;e State. Obtaining their existence from the State, you have the right to regulate their ope-.ttions and the operations of those doing business in this State though receiving their corporate existence from other Stairs. The tendency of these corporations is towards centralization and combination. Th's tendency leads ultimately to oppression and an effort to drive the weaker in situation out of competition, and unless guarded by wise legislation will eventually take away from the individual his dearest rights. BIENNIAL SESSIONS. The advisability o:' biennial sessions of the Legislature has been frequently / niifwt to the attention of the General Assembly by ray predecessors. That we have too much legislation, we all admit. For changes in our laws as would be better. Many States have adopted biennial sessions of th^ir Legislatures. Thp State Constitution provides for annual sessions of the Legislature and the declaration of Rights declares. "The General Assembly ought frequently to assemble for th? redress of grievances and for making new laws, as the common good may require." I submit the matter to you for >our careful consideration, inasmuch as there has !>een some discussion of this'subject and some demand in certain sections for biennial sessions. As you will kee. in order to change .would require an amendment to our Constitution. GOOD ORDER. There has been no mob violence during the past year and general good order has prevailed throughout the State, 'rUz* /uvnnti' r\f PVa r!in o-tfin 5k rr? hp con gratulated on giving a legal trial and execution for a crime that usually resuits in summary justice. This spirit is to be encouraged and commended. and will result in great respect for the proper and legal channels of administering the laws. CONCLUSION". I have thus endeavored to obey the mandate of the Constitution laid upon the Governor to "give to the General Assembly information of the condition t-f the State, and recommend for its consideration such measures as he shall deem necessary or expedient." I have not presumed to lecture you on cconomj for I feel sure that you realize as fully as I do the needs of our people, and will be as economical in the expendl ture of public* money as is consistent with efficient service. The burdens o: taxation always fall heavily, but when tvictt a.n i npr-ftcsarv exnendi i-anc 10 ? ? "- ? . - . ture of the public fund for the genera good, no reasonable taxpayer will com plain. You should deal with the affairs of State in a business like manner anc as a prudent "business man would man age his private affairs. If you find tha in any department the expenditures car be cut down without hurt to efficieni service, it is your duty to cut then down. Useless and extravagant appro L priations should under no eireumstan Ik. ces even be considered. Prudent anc Bk careful economy should guide you It ull matters touching the State's flnaces B I invoke upon all your deliberation: B the guidance of an all-wise and over ruling Providence, and trust that what' ever you do may be done with an ey< KB single to the good of all the people o. H B the State. M. B. MeSWBBNEY, Governor. 4 ' THE NATIONAL LAW MAKERS. ! I What Congress is Doin; From Day to ei Day. '? l fr j The Senate. li ! Fourteenth Dry.?The Senate evinced tl | no disposition to take up the work of 1 ei ' the session in earnest. an:l while the ; \ ' sitting was of only a little more than , j < an hour's duration, a large number of , ! important bills were introduced and a j definite foundation iaid for pro: ceding a j with the financial bill. The hour for j c< ! the beginning of the debate on this g I measure was fixed for 2 o'clock Thurs- 1 o ! day. The most notable event of the J c< 1 day was an objection entered by Mr. i Hoar, of Massachusetts, to the sum- i *n marj disposition of resolutiontiona w I asking for information about the con- , a duee of the Philippine war. ' T Fifteenth Day. In accordance with jt: the notice previously given by him, I ? j Senator Aldrieh to-day opened the dis- , I cussion of the financial bill in the Sen- j w j ate with a speech in explanation of j L i the Senate substitute for the house bill. ; a i The speech was carefully prepared and ; l< was ivad from manuscript. It was de- ! a | livered in clear and distinct language, 1 but without any effort at oratory. Sen- f, ators present gave him careful atten- ' t< tion, but no one interrupted him with f< j Questions or otherwise during the de livery, nor did any one manifest a dis- . : position to reply after he had con- I ^ j eluded. j I A message from the president was ' read transmitting the testimony taken | I ' * ' J 1 !_. 1 . ~ I I * oy me commission appouneu m iu- ^ j vestigate the conduct of the war by the 11( I war department. A resolution was presented by Mr. s j Pettigrew calling upon the secretary of the navy for the report of Admiral I e Dewey of April 13. 1898, in whidh the t ? , admiral said he could take Manila at j p any time. He asked immediate con- i ? I sidertion. but Mr. Spooner objected and c the resolution went over. Sixteenth Day. In the Senate a ' resolution, offered by Mr. Allen, of Ne- ' { braska. calling upon each cabinet offi- ; ' cer for an itemized statement of the I f> . . . %.fi I amount of the 55U.ouo.oou oerenso iunu I each department expended, was | adopted. A resolution calling upon the I Secretary of the Navy for Admiral Do- ! wey's report, in which he made the 1 ' ; statement that he could take Manila at ! any time, offered by Mr. Pettigrew. of J m I South Dakota, was adopted. A resolu- * ' tion ofTered some time ago by Mr. Pet: tigrew, calling up?n the Secretary of J I War for information as to an alleged ti ' interview between General Torres, o' L , the Filipino army, and General Otis was called up. -Mr. I.cdge. of Massa chusetts, offered a subpiitute for the o ' pending resolution, ( ailing upon the { a ! T-? !J-_. 1? i. nrltVi rvi| h_ r ; I'resjutrin, u ii-lfl lutuui^uuir: . 1 lie interests. to furnish general infor- : t ' mation regarding the Philippine in- ' o ! surrection contained in official docu- j ?' i meats and dispatches. Mr. Petti grew ' h : said he thought Congress was entitled I to ail information regarding the action , of our forces in the Philippines. : ? i After a protracted discussion of the " general pension act, brought out of > ' amendments made to the dependent | _ 1 pension act of June 27. 1890, the Senate ( adjourned. j The House. . Fifteenth Day.?The house was in I session but 15 minutes and during that i i time had a little flurry over an attempt , .! . by Mr. Sulzer. of New York, to secure j con.-ideration for a resolution asking ^ information concerning the relations of 1 the Treasury Department with the Na- ! 5 j tional City Bank, of New York. The f ! resolution was referred to the commit- o I Moonc \Tr r!o inPC of IVTV KJIL W a V S <111U lucaiio. *UI . VIUIMVM ? - : Tennessee, rose to a question of per- , sonal privilege respecting his vote cn , | the Roberts resolution. These events I , ami the prayer of the chaplain occupied . _ i the brief time the house was in' ses' j slon. Sixteenth Day.?The house session ,* , was brief again, the only incident being : i. ; t'he adoption of the Sulzer resolution , '4 i introduced yesterday calling upon j I Secretary Gage for all information re1 garding the <teposit of government : J funds in certain New York national i . banks. The resolution as adopted was j . made more general in its scope and an ; i amendment was added to cover infor- ' I i mation respecting the transactions re- i I ! lating to the sale of the New York cus- \ > i torn house site. I ? Seventeenth Day.?The House or , J dered two investigations as a result of ! resolutions introduced by Represents- j / . tive Lentz. of Ohio. The first is to b? i P , an investigation by the committee 0:1 j \ | I pos toff fee and post-roads into th3 : , ( Charge that two Fetteral appointees of ( ; the President, Posamaster John G. Gra| ham. of Provo City. ITtah. and Postj master Orson Smith of Logan, Utah, are , .under indictment as pc.lygamists. an 1 - j ' \ whether affidavits to that effect were " r on file at the time of their appoint( ment. 1 r I The other is a general investigation , . toi t.ne military to3ihu?k iuu mc tun- j q f duet of Genera] Mcrriam and the Unite I } I States army officers during the Ward- t . i ner. Idaho. riots and subsequent there ! I I to. The Houfc adjourned until Wei- if Inesdav. ! t ! t . t ^ A prominent feature iu our export j trade is coming to be the shipment of j J t poultry to Great Britain. Ohio and I j Kansas jre said to be the leading a . sources tnpplv for export poultry ! - from the United States. The ship- { 2 I ments from this country, Canada and i i Australia are said to be very con- c siderably on the increase. On tha j ' other hand, the exports from continental Europe to Great Britain ara f [ | falling oft" very rapidly. Poultrymen < ^ j will be glad to learn of the increased ) importance the "helpful hen" is at- [ < suming in oni export trade. Itching, Hunting Eczema. Was troubled with a painful akin . uption, and after all other remedies tiled, the father writes: "Send me >ur more boxes of Tetterine for my ttle daughter. It does her more good tan anything we ever tried. Yours, tc,, Jas. S. l'orter, Lynchburg, S.C." t druggists ">0c. box, or postpaid by . T. Shuptriue, Savannah, Ga. Wives in Tanganyika arc considered i luxury, and even in /.ululamt they , ast from $150 to ^<Soo hut 011 the Tan- j anyika plateau one can bt had for five ) r six goats. One goat equal* 15 -"0 ?nts therefore one wife equals Si.jo. In Santiago in the better clas- ?u ottses, the bedsteads are surrounded ith a close kind of netting, beginning ' t the tloor and gathered at the top. ; his is intended as a protection against trantulas, the bites of which are poianous. A Cold January, ith searching wind, is trying on weak ungs. Dr. F'og's Wild Cherry and Tar ud Antipain Master'25e. ea h. and gnaran ed. Bchwei j. A Dusk Co.. Charlotte, and 11 medicine dealers. Syracuse University will make its I rst experiment with the dormitory sys- ) 'in at the finishing of Winchell Hall. I >r which ground has been broken. Dyeing is as simple as washing when you , Be Putnam Fadeless Dyes. Sold by all , ruggists. Tlte canjpaign in the Philippines de- i eloped a lot of orators in the Twentieth i Lansas who are lecturing in their home ' )wns. * 'tate or Ohio, Citt or Toledo, Lucas County, t " * Frank J.Chbnry makeso*th that hois the enior partner of tne flrmo'J. F. Cheney & io.,dolng Business in the City of! oledo,' oun- < y and State aroresiid. and that said Arm will ay the sum of one hundred dollars for rch and every case of catarrh that cannot e cured'by the use of Hall's Catarrh ure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my ' ?a?i presence, this Sch day of . ecember, I seal r a. D. 1w8.. a. w. gleason. ) ?.? I Notary Public Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally.and rts directly on the blood and raucous sur- j ces of the system. Send for testimonials ee. F J. t'BESET A Co.. Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hail's Family i ills are the best. M rs. WJnslow'e Soothing Syrup for children eething.sof tens the gums, reducing tnfUm?llcn. allays paimcurea wind colic Sao a bottle After six year-.'suffering I was oil red by Pi- I d'h rnte.-.Ji by Thom-os. 29;. Obio Ave., .lleghunv, Ph. March 19. 1894. " itality low. 'ieldlitite 1 or exhausted cured v Dr Kline'-. Irivifc'orntnp Ionic Fjikf. $1 rial bottle for-' we-ks' treatment. I>r. .-line. ' d.. K31 Arch St, Phi Aduiphin. Founded 1871. Near Deer Gulcli. Wash., the leader f 7.000 sheep jumped over a precipice nd the remainder followed it. The nar- j ator says that after .too were killed, hey made a mle high enough for the thers to walk over them and down the ' ncline of carcasses. The dead were 1 limed. The division of forestry of the Dcartment of Agriculture has sixteen men i the State of Washington fathering tatistics regarding the growth of the ed fir. ~ "Proof of the Wadding Is in the Eating,'' ! It is not vjhat <we say, but 'what Hood's i iarsaparilla does, that tells the story. Thousands of people give the proof by elling of remarkable cures by Hood's Saraparilla of Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Dysicpsia. Catarrh, Rheumatism, and all thcr blood diseases and debility. The National Woman's Christian emperance Union has organized a ranch in Belgium, with Mine. Reeloff as Secretary. tm Oil Dr.BtHTs COUCH SYRUP 2ure? 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