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WEDNESDAY, DEC 2, *9L The Sunter Watchman, was founded i* 1859 ?ad the True Southron ia 1866. Tike Watchman, and Southron now has Iii? eotuhiaed circa Union and influence of beti of th*, old papen, ?sd is mani feat?j tko Wot advertising m?dirai io Swater. BDITORIAL NOTES. Gea. Gray, Clerk of the House of Bepreoeniatives, w?s fined $25.00 bj Mayor MeMaster for carrying a con? cealed weapon. Mayor" H cM aster also ?old him tau ho. should ?ave fought it et* Uko a ?an,iaatead of drawing a pistol. Ta th? Geo. Gray .repliai that fro Vasa gentleman. (?)i .Here the^case viii drep we tupj?fc^ but we hope the satter will be paiSed in the higher ???*? Efcry violator ofihe law should bapwnajhed, BO matter woo ne is. ; Tao erection of Judge Mciver to ti? Chief Justiceship is tbs wisest wet of tba present Legislature. Th? aeleo tbw is certain Co be pleasing to aft sien ti at wish to nee the Saurem a Court presided over by a man of nigh in tsgrity and of profound legal attain - ?eats. We may rest assured ?bet oar laws will be interpreted without fear or j favor aa long as Judge Mciver is on the bench, and with this assurance we ate content even ic these . jcord and law smashing times. A mo?t terrible wreck occurred oo tbe South Car. J Railroad on Saturday eight, Bear Summerville, caused, it ia supposed, bj the removal of a rail. Tbe ?reman waa instantly killed bj the tender falling upon bim. Si*' pas? sengers were injured, and the remarka? ble: part of tbe occurrence is that a match greater Bamber were not killed aid injared. -The entire i rain, con? sulting af engine, baggage, second aod two fot class coaches, and Pullman ..coaob, left the track. Detectives are ?OB. tbe track of the wreckers. At a, meeting of the South Carolina ' Historical Society in Columbia last mggbi. a large number of people from ail over tba State who are interested in tbe preservation of the State's ti s to ry, were gathered together. Among the number were man j of the most distin guiahed men of the State, and t;he re? marks made bj some of them show that there ia deep interest taken in the sub? ject, asd that ere long the reproach of ba ring no history will be takes away. Resolutions commending the purpose for which meeting was called were unanimously passed. Gen. Wade Hampton was . elected Vice-Pr?si? dent ear tbe State at large, and a vice President for each Congressional Dis tri?t was elected. Tbe chairman of the meeting, Judge Henry Mciver, was .empowered to appoint a committee in each County to organise branch ?ocie tieft. The good work thus began should bave tba most hearty encouragement from ever j oae, for tbe history of South Carolina is, as jet, unwritten, and unless the matter is taken bold of ?great mass of valuable, material will ?COB be lost. TM2 GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Tba menage of Governor Tillman, which ia givwi entire OB another page, ia a lengthy and .comprehensive document, including a number of suggestion* ta tbe General Assembly, some of which we regard aa worthy , of enactment iota jaws, other? net. Tba thread teat rans through the whole artkrfe, the grand motif, so to apeak, is tbe ?flert at ?indication of the first year's work of j tb* TUhaao ad ministration. He seeks toex pJe?n Bway, and apologise for, the 'mistakes made, or what is worse, to shift the blame to ?Iber shoulders. He also shows the achieve muaaiof aimcstf, Bad lien tenants ia the most fail abbi Ugh?, ned for this we cannot blame Bimi: for be needs all tbs prestige to be gained from h?J pr*iaewortb j achievements ta atone for 4bewistAkr? end iH-ed vised acts of the year of reform ednioietraticn. Sa ale? BM every opportunity to maka a fling a? presiding administrai tooe. . This is .eWacteris?c of the man, however, and might Waes been expected. Under tbe head of Finances be proves, to bia ?wa aatt?faetion, that there, is a balance - -o?j$A7,523^08 . in favor of the year 1891 ????iast the year !890. At the close of the the last fecal ijrear, there was a debt of $37, li>8.38, aod at the close of this fiscal year th ere waa a cash balance of $50,364 19 os band after paying the outstanding indebted? ness oflast year. Thia would be a splendid showing, todeed for the j ear.; hat it is not so. Ei-Treesarer Mciver bas come forward and shows by Treasurer Bates' report that the $22,800 mentioned as overdrafts on banks, made by the previous administration has not been paid daring the year, thus reducing ' Ti llman's balance from $87,523 08 to $64, 723 08. He farther shows that the Sooth Carolina Bail way had not paid its taxes, amounting to $17,719 59, when the report ot the last fijcal year was made upon Oct. 31 1890. These taxes were paid during Decem? ber 1890, and should be deducted from the assets of 1891 and added to those of 1890. This being done, there is a balance of $47, 003.49, instead of $87,523 08 as Governor Tillman asserts. Treasnrer Bates bas been iaterviewed and says that be did not furnish the Governor with th? figures and "the table mast bate cnept into the Go verras Message by some mistas*, as tbe fignres never ap? peared'od raj books." It maj he a mistake, if w, it will be a soo ree of satisfaction to ktow U. {Gov. Tillman now admits that the compar? ative statement of tbe condition of the finances of the State at the close of the fiscal year 1890 aod 1891, embadiad ia bis message, is a mistake, and wa? taken from a newspaper clipping, which,he assumed to be correct.] Referring to the Comptroller General's JTepnirt hf praises the manner be bas proceed ad hvxnising the assessment on taxable prop? erty. We agree with the Governor that tbe beginning-made oo the banks aod railroads, ?boo.' ae-eoBBneed with all class** of op :;\ all property is taxed at foll val oe. \\r to tar hanks and railroads at fail ?aloe vhile land and farm stock are taxed at aboof half the market value. Governor Tillman is evidently an aboli? tionist of the most progressive arder, for he the abolition of tba ?mee of mer, and the government by towniasB^awhstitoted in place of tbe present system. We are not in favor of thia innovation, for two reat?os, first it would make the county Government too c?mbenosle, and second it would either be too expensi if galanes are paid, or if the township offici are required to serre gratis, the go reran will be poorly administered. Tbe pres system ts poor enough sud costly enos bat the plan suggested by the Governor wo be worse. He also wishes the constitution changed as to abolish the office of School comm issi ot These changes he believes will result io s gi saving to the coan lies and o corresponding crease in efficiency. He rejoices ia the fact that be bas groat for saying "that the 'incipient rotten? charged last year oe existing io the goi ment was not a myth." Ia additioa to published shortages ia the Adjutant and tpeetor General's office, the Clerk of the Pf tentiary,aod in the Treasurer's office ia San? Charleston, and ?nion counties, be says tl were irregularities ia other counties agi gating upwards of $20,000. "These are fruits of ao examination of the books for ? year only. What woold be unearthed if investigations were carried bade several yes is left to conjecture." Why, we would 1 to kcow, have the irregular*5** rn a norn of cona?**? been coe sealed, while the ir regt ri ties ia three only have been publisl abroad to the worid? If Gov. Tilla believe that greater "rottenness" could discovered by investigations extending bi several years, it is his duty to see that vestigatioa is made. He should not mi ;such insinuations unless he is prepared 'substantiate them, but we fear be is but at i old tricks again. Insinuations of this kind J the peculiar forte of our executive." Conside bl? space is devoted to the Asylum; mail in defending his action in summarily d missing Dr. Griffin, the former Superintet eut, and ia praising his appointee, Dr. Bi cook. There is' no doubt that tbe pres? Superintendent is thoroughly competent I the position, and that in his appointment wise selection was made. The fact remaii however, that injustice was done Dr. Griff and the Governor but emphasizes this injt tice by wbat be says io bis message. The criticism of the custom that obtai in some counties of sending imbecile pan pe properly belonging in the County Pe House, to the asylum, where they are so ported at tbe expense of tbe State, is just a: some action, should be taken to correct t prevailing abuses., We are unprepared say, though, that the remedy is to be foui by giving more power to the Executive Gov. Tillman advises. We are unalterab opposed to the centralization of power ia t hands of one man. . Charleston claims that bis reference to th county is an injustice os it states only a ps of the troth and is misleading. It will I remembered that Charleston city and count ore virtually one and the same, and that wbi the county spends but $4.40 on tbe poor, tl city supports an almshouse and hospital ai that more than $25,000 were expended io tn? support lost year. . If the events of tbe last campaign ba^ not wholly faded from the memory of ot readers .they will recollect that .candida Tillman asserted over and over that tbe Pen tentiary ought to pay a handsome income 1 tbe State, whereas it did not, and was oft? aa expense. By reference to the report it wi be seen that the handsome income has o< been forthcoming. The recommendation that prisoners und? 16 years old be separated from the older aa more hardened criminals, so that they ma have au opportunity for reformation, is good but it has often been made before. We bi Heve that it would be wise to establish reformatory school ia connection with th penitentiary,. where the youthful convict would be kept totally separate from the olde prisoner?. The treatment of the phosphate question i devoid of features not already familiar to th public. He recommends that authority b conferred to the Phosphate Commission to fi a graduated royalty on phosphate rock t correspond to tbs different grades of rod mined. (Toder the bead of educational the recon rorodation, that the present school district be divided into smaller, more compact, au* more uniformly shaped districts, each lio coo tain one permaaeatiy located school for ead race, is reverted to, and tbe L?gislature i urged not to adjourn until the law bas beet perfected in this manner. In this connectioi it maj be well to state- that the Legislatur has already taken op this pro nosed law, ant hos killed it. We heartily endorse the recommends io i that a liberal appropriation be made for th repair of the South Carolina College build ings and to supply books needed in the libra ry. Mousy expended tn this way pays ever time. For the completion of Clemson College nt sutes that ?5,000 will be required. Wt agree with the Governor that it is best U complete the College as speedily as possiblt so that tbe bead reds of young men who an ready may not be longer kept waiting. Tc a person working to obtain on educatioz time is precious, and a year hence may b< too late for numbers who will enter if tb? College is thrown open in February. In the matter of removal from office th? Govenor wishes "the hards of the *xecutiv< strengthened" BO that he may remove from office whomsoever he wishes without inter? ference from anyone. To the Charleston Supervisors!}ip more space is given than to any other subject. Il will be fonnd to be a most remarkable pro? duction. It is characteristic of the man and shows that be would halt at nothing, how? ever unprecedented it may be to accomplish his ends. His criticism of Judge Wallace in connection with the decision rendered in this case is without a parallel, and by this very criticism he commits the very offense with which he charges Jud?e Wallace, viz: inter? meddling with a co-ordinate branch of the Government. Gov. Tillman can have but one purpose in view ia attacking Judge Wallace and that is to de-feat the movement to elect bim to theSupreme Bench. Gov. Tillman has pros? tituted bis high position to gratify a species of petty spite, aroused by pique at his defeat by Judge Wallace's construction of the law bearing on the Cantwell case, that H mun of more elevated cast of mind would be ashamed to own to himself, mucu the le?s to openly exhibit. It ?3 true that the criminal laws are faulty and that the guilty too often escape. We believe that the laws should be so framed as to punish the guilty, not to aid them to escape. At present it seems that the prisoner ts the favored party, and if the proper efforts are made, it is more thau difficult to convict. To have the juries drawn in open court, after the Judge shall have examined the boxes, would be a decided step in the right direction. The re?MDtnend?ti4>n that the Coroner and Trial Justices assist the Solicitor in the pros? ecution of caseseuming uuder their notice is also well made. The Chicago World's Fair .will be the grandest opportunity for adr^rti^tog the re? sources ot this State that bas ever arisen, and chose in authority should see to it that the opportunity is not allowed to pass neglected. Competent judges say that at least $50,000, ?rill be required to make a proper exhibit of Sooth Carolina's resources. Quite a number ?f Stales hara appropriated $100,000, others larger sums, yet our Governor recommends that $15.000 be appropriated. It is too small an amen?t to do any good, and we fear thai lt would be worse iban wasted ii expended, j Sooth Carolina should bare a first class ex? hibit or none at all. Tbe remainder of the message is of little importance, save tbe recommendation that municipalities be prohibited bj law frcm re? ceiving monej from the licensing of liquor selling, and that the proceeds from such li? censes be turned into the common treasury. On this we are not prepared to express a de? cided opinion, for there is much to be said both for and against it. The message,, as a whole, is before onr readers for their consideration, and from it thej maj form their own opinions. WOBK OF THE LEGISLATURE. The General Assembly of South Carolina met on Tuesday, November 24th, with com? paratively few absentees. In the House there were five new members sworn is : Messrs. H. H. Green and Isaac L. Atta way, of Barnwell ; Mr. H. H. Towns, of Edgefleld ; Mr. J. W. Gregory, of Union ; and Mr. R. C. Watts, of Laurens. In the Senate Messrs. W. H. Tim? mel man, of Ed gefiel d, and -- Bamberg, of L?ureos were sworn in. Tbe House disposed of a number of bills during tbe morning boor. Among tbe num? ber were Mr. Ficken's marriage license bill, which was indefinitely postponed after a short debate ; the bill to authorize the Gor? ernorto remore Sheriffs under certain cir? cumstances-this bill was killed, althougb.it was generally credited with being OL? of the Governor's pet measures; And tbe bill to provide for a per diem for Coroners* jurymen. The per diem provided wat$1.50, bot was cut down to 50cts., and here tbe House be? came tired and adjourned. There wes only one measure pf importance before tbe Senate, that relating to the rights and duties of the Supervisor of Registration for Ch ar ?es too. HOUSE. On Wednesday the marriage license bill was taken up again in tbe House and passed its third rending. A motion to indefinitely post? pone was lost by a rote of 5b* to 48-the Sumter County delegation roting solidly against postponment, Mr Patterson, of Barnwell, introduced a bill requiring the railroads to provide sep ritte coaches for the races. Also a bill to pro? hibit the running of trains on Sunday, The bill to provide a per diem for Coro? ners' jurymen was indefinitely postponed. A number of new bills of general and local interest were introduced, among them a joint resolution by J. B. DuPre, to extend the time for the payment of taxes for the fis? cal year commencing Nov. 1st, 1890, to tbe 1st day of February, 1892 ; And a bill by the same gentleman, to amend the act pro? viding for a license to sell pis1 ols and pistol cartridges so as to include rifle cartridges ; also, to license persons or corporations to sell clocks or patent medicines as peddlers for $500 a year. Mr. Carpenter: Bill to ame d section, 1,003 of the General Statutes relating to the com? pensation of County School Commissioners, so that they shall receive annually, in addi? tion, such sums as may be necessary to pay the actual expenses incurred "in attending meetings called for the purpose of advancing educational interests and in visiting schools. Mr. Rutledge: Bili to amend an act to make affidavits and proof of claims made be I fore notaries public in other States as effectual as if made before commissioners of deeds. Mr. Brazeaie : Bill to regulate the liens of mortgages on crops, and to define what crops can be mortgaged. Mr. Patterson: Bill to prohibit the giving as security and the taking as security, any lien cr mortgage or auy ungatnered crops. Mr. Moses : Bill to amend tbe charter of the School District of the city of Sumter ; bill to ameod the charter of tbe Sumter and Wateree Railroad Company. Mr. Hart: Bill to prohibit persons digging phosphate rock, dumping debris into naviga? ble Streams. Tbe House adjourned a 2:30 p m., to meet on Friday . SCHATZ. Tbe following bills were indefinitely post poned : Bill to amend Section 2,711 of the General Statutes, relating to the State penitentiary. Bill to empower the governor to remove sheriff*s from office who wi ?If ally or negli gentlj allow prisoners to escape, or te be in? jured or killed by lynching or otherwise, while in the custody of said sheriffs. No bills of importance or local interest were introduced. A bill to require the Attorney General to inquire Into the management of the Port Royal and Augusta R. R., and to take action there? on, passed the third reading and was sent to the House. FRIDAY, NOV. 27. BOC88. The bill making the Board of Regents of Asylum consist of five persons, instead of nine, to be appointed by the Governor, passed the House, und is now enrolled for ratifica? tion. This bill passed the Senate at the last session. The other Asylum bill, providing that each county pay the expenses of its lunatics, did not pass. j The bill to create Calhoun county was re? committed to the judiciary committee. j The newspaper bill providing that the State officers should annually designate one paper in each county in which all official advertise? ments and other public notices must be in? serted was killed. j Col. John C. Haskell introduced a resolu? tion requiring the speaker to appoint a com I mittee of three to investigate the conduct and management of the phosphate industry dur j ing the last year. The memorial, prepared by the committee I appointed at the recent World's Fair confer ! euee, waa presented and ordered to be referred ! to a special committee composed of one from each congressional district. ? The bills to provide for marriage licenses passed the house. NSW BILLS. Mr. Hazard: Bill to amend Section 2,115 of the General Statutes relating to the powers of circuit judges at chambers. Mr. Earnest Gray : Joint resolution accept? ing the terms and trusts contained in an act of congress providing for refunding direct taxes collected from persons of South Caro? lina ; also bill to provide a mode of distribu? tion of the moneys collected for same. Mr. Moses : To charter Sumter, Lake City and Conway railroad; also joint resolution proposing an amendment to article 2 of the constitution so that the General Assembly shall convene on the third Tuesday in Janu? ary annually, commencing in ?894. Mr. Fowler: Bill to amend section 2,120 of the General Statutes in relation to the sal? aries of circuit judges by making the same $2,000 instead of $3,500 : abo to abolish costs of attorneys in civil actions. i J. L. McLaurin: Bill to amend sub-divis? ions 4 and 5 of Section 919 of the General Statutes, relating to physicians. The bill provides that the State board cf medical ex? aminers shall have power to examine in all branches of medicine and surgery, as they I may determine, every applicant for l?cecse to ; practice medicine and suigery, on the presen? tation to the chairman ot a diploma granted ; to said applicant by a chartered medical school or college. The board shall be com? posed of three regularly practicing physi? cians or surgeons of the State, to be appoint? ed by the Governor, upon recommendation of the State Medical Association, to serve for two years. SENATS. A number of new bills were introduced, bot none of special iuterest. Among them were the following : Senator Abbott: To amend the charter of the school district of the city of Sumter. To charter the Sumter, Luke City and Conway Railroad company. To amend an act entitled "Au Act to limn the number of Trial Justices I in this State." The amendment provides that ! the nearest trial justice shall act in place of one SICK, disabled or removed. Senator J. Smith: To repeal Section '595 of the General Statutes, relating to the privi? lege tax on fertilizers. This section provides a tax of 25 cents on every lo? of commercial fertilizer or manure sold or offered for sale in this State, and provides a penalty for its violation. Heretofore the tax went to the ex? clusive use of the department of agriculture, but since that has been abolished it goes to Clemson College, and amoants to about $40, 0U0. The bill does not propose to interfere with the analyses or the tagging. Senator R. M. Smith: To ptovide separate water closets on railroad passenger coaches one to be marked ' For ladies" and tbe other "For Gentlemen." Another third reading bill on the calendar is the bill to reduce the salaries of the State i officers, clerks and employees. It was recom? mitted to the committee together with the amendment? proposed during the"'closing scenes of the last session. Memorials were presented in regard to the Columbia Exposition to t*e held at Chicago, and also petitions from a number of ' counties in regard to procuring a transcript of tba iulenia! records tn rdatioo to the early his? tory of the Slate nuw on file in London. SATBRDAY, NOV. 28. HOUSE. Mr. Haskell's resolution to investigate way in which the phosphate industry been managed during the last year, evide went against the grain of the Administr?t The resolution waa introduced Fiiday, when put oo its passage it elicited oo c ment or motion, pro or coo, but was car through immediately. Yesterday Mr. Buist, of Greenville, mi that the bill be reconsidered. "Now, Speaker and gentlemea of the House," be, "we do not shoo aoy iovestigatioi this matter whatever, bot that resolutioi not io tbe proper shape. It gives the c mitiee power tu send for persons and pap doesn't say anything about expense, assigos no deficite time for them to rr their report. Mr. Haskell : I offered this r?solu because I thought it entirely proper I the work of the phosphate commission abo be passed opon by this House, and I felt t that an iovestigatioo would cot be shorn The gentleman says tbs resolution is not the proper shape. He did not offer i amendment when it was introduced, tried to put it io as simple shape as possi This is a matter of very grave interest to State, aod I fail to see the object in considering tbe resolution, unless it be tl an iovestigatioo is shunned. Certainly Legislature has the right to ask from servants ao account of their stewards! We are confronted with a loss, not of si odd thousand dollars, bot probably of o $100,000, and I for one think that it sbo be inquired into. Tbere bas bees increase of expenses aod a diminution income. If ao iovestigatioo is not sbooi I do oot ses tbe reason for this motion. Mc. Boist stated that he objected to resolution not appointing a definite time making tbe report to the House. He wo suggest some day be named. Mr. Haskell: That is impossible, beca no one knows wheo the investigation v conclude. It is to this present House t tbe reporrwill t>e made. Mr. Buist: Is there to be no cost sending for persons and papers io the vestatioo ? Mr. Haskell : Certainly not. No man < pot tbe Legislature to expense unless t body says so, aod the resolutioo provides nc expense. Mr. Boist: The re: ol a tion was rnsl through so quickly taat I did not kn what it was. Tbere is certain to be so claim for expense presented to the 01 Hoose. I hope the matter will be tb oogbly discussed aod that there will be expeose to either Legislature. Mr. Haskell: I bave no idea that tb will be aoy expense. The gentleman sf tbe resolution was rushed through. It is very simple resolution. If an investigar! is aot sh renk from there is no barm io it. Mr. Norton, of Marion, supported 2 Buist's motion Tbere was oo idea of shi iog investigation, but Mr. Haskell : I suggest that the gent mao ask tbe unanimous consent of tbe Hoi to amend the resolutioo, aod I will accept amendment. The speaker theo pot the motion to rece eider, which was carried, and Mr. H sk offered this amendment, which prevailed : "That io this iovestigatioo the State sb be put to oo expense, and tbe committee sh report to the present session of this House Tbe resolutioo was further amended so j to make the committee five instead of tbr S The Speaker appointed the following me ! bers : Joo. C. Haskell, Richland ; Jno. Harrison, Greenville; James Norton, M ion ; J. L. McLaorio, Marlboro ; J. E. Br seale, Anderson Tbere were introduced in the Hot yesterday petitions against the passage of t prohibition bil' from the following coontie Newberry, Somier, Georgetown, Sp< taoborg, Kershaw, Chesterfield, Fairfiei Colletoo, Williamsburg, Beaufort, Aik< Lexington, Hampton, Oraegeburg, Chariest aod Aodersoo. SENATE. Calhooo Couoty was reported oo adversei Time for election Chief Justioe to fill c unexpired term of Judge Simpson and I term beginning July 28, 1892 was set I Tuesday 1 p. m. Senator Woodward, of Fairfield introduc a bill to prohibit State officers aod membi of Legislature accepting free passes. Senate adjourned at 1.55 p. m. to meet Mooday at 12 m. MONDAY, NOV. 30. HOUSE. The usual rootine business was gb through with, but the following bill was t most important matter brought before t House : KEW COUNTY GOVERNMENT SCHEME. At the last general election the constit tiooal provision in regard- to the election county commissioners was repealed, ai since then the air bas been full of admiuistr 1 lion plans tbat were pending to meet th hiatos io oar system of county govern men Mooday a bill for this parp?se was i mr doced joiotly by Representatives J. L McLa rio, of Marlboro, aod John Gary Evaos, Aiken. The bill was drafted by these get tlemeo aod Senator W. D. Evans, of Mar boro, and it has been io course of preparatio during the last year. A great deal of wot aod consultation have been spent upon i Conferences galore have been bad and galloi of midoigbt oil bave been burned io ?te b half. Aa epitome of the bill is pr?sent?e It has been referred to the judiciary cammi tee: Section 1. All acts relating to theelectiot duties, powers and rights of county commis sioners are hereby repealed. Section 2. There shall be an election heit at the next general election for State officer io the several counties of the State, for or county supervisor, and at every general elei tion thereafter, whose term of office shall t two years; provided that immediately af ti the passage of tbis act the Governor sha appoint ooe discreet freeholder in each of tl several counties to act as supervisor uotil tt election rball have been held. Section 3. The bond of tbe coon ty sn pei . visor shall be in the penal sum of $5,000. Section 4. The county supervisor shi have geoeral jurisdiction over all publi highways, roads, bridges and ferries, an over the paupers and in all matters relatin to taxes and disbursement of public funds fa couoty purposes aod in any other case tba may be necessary for the ioternal imnrovs ruent aod local concerns of the county ; b shall have power to administer oaths in refer eoce to matters pertaining to bis office. Section 5. The Governor shall appoin one discreet freeholder in each township i the several counties, who shall be known a the township road commissioner whose tern of office shall be co-terminal with the Gover nor who appointe him. In case of the refu sal of aoy person, so appointed, to serve a commissioner, he shall forfeit to tbe count; $50, to be applied to the county road fund provided that no person shall be required ti serve more tban ence in every four years, an< said commissioner shall during the term o his office, be exempt from all road and jurj doty. Section 6. The county supervisor and tin commissioners of roads shall constitute tin coooty board of road commissioners, the su pervisor to be chairman. Section 7. The township commissioner and the couoty superrisor shall organize ai "soon as practicable, and shall meet tbereaftei on the first Monday in January, April, Juli and October of each year at the county court house to transact business. The chairman may call extra meetings, aod shall be requirer to do ao upoo the written request o? thre< members of the board. Section 8. The supervisor and the commis? sioners shall lay off tbe roads, bridges and ferries of the se?eral townships of their res? pective counties into convenient sections, which shall he numbered, for the purpose ol letting out the same to be worked under con? tracts. Section 9. The county supervisor shall ad? vertise in a newspaper iu his county once fl week, for three week? and by posted notices for bids for operating the several sections ol highways, etc., the lowest bid made by a res? ponsible person to be accepted. Section 10. The contractor sball enter iato bond double the amount of his bid. Section M. Incase of failure to perform conditions of bond, the beard shall declare the same forfeited and the solicitor sball enter suit for the penalty thereof, the money recov? ered to beeome a part of tbe county road futid. Section 12. The board sball have power to remove defaultiug contractors aod re-let the contracts. Section 13. The county treasurers are au? thorized aod empowered to receive from per? sons liable to ruad duty the sum of $1.50 as a commutation tax io lieu of all road duty aud all money so paid shall be set apart and known as the county road fund. This tax j shall be paid on or before Match 1 of eacb ! year, or wheo the State aod couoty taxes are ' .paid. Section 14. The county treasurer shall fur oish the supervisor a list of those who have paid their c ?mm II i a ti un tax, and the town? ship commissioners shall furuish the suA?er visor a list of those liable to road dotj, the supervisor shall check off the names o persons reported on the li&t of the coi treasurer as having paid their commuta taz, and all persons named on the lis! checked shall be required to perform i duty not exceeding eight days. Section J5. The contractor shall allow board of road commissioners not less thai cents per diem for the tabor of any pei assigned to him onoer Section 14, and i sum shall be credited upon tbe amount said contractor of the board. Section 16. In case of refusal to commutation tax or to perform road dot, person snail be deemed guilty of a i demeanor, and upon conviction shall 6ned $10 and costs, or imprisonment twenty days, provided that if be neglect pay the tax the county treasurer is anti ?zed to receive tbe same with a penalty of per cent added if the same be tendered wit fifteen ?&js. Section 17. All claims against tbe con for operating roads shall be presented to board of commissioners and the supervi shall draw bis warrant on the cou treasurer, who shall pay the same out of road fund. Section 18. The board shall at toe 1 term of the court make a report to presiding judge, to be by him submitted the grand jury, of all their actings and doii and the condition of the roads for the fis year. Section 19. The members of the cou; board of road commissioners shall ht power to administer oaths and to punish a fine not exceeding $10, or imprison m not exceeding twenty-four hours, any perst guilty of disorderly conduct amounting an open or direct contempt or interrupti of their proceedings. 'Section 20. From and after the pass* of this act, all the courts and munici authorities which, under existing laws, hs power to sentence convicts to confinement prisons, shall sentence all able-bodied m convicts to hard !*?bor upon the public wei of the county in which said person shall bs been convicted, provided that no conv whose sentence shall be for c period lonj than two years shall be so sentenced. Section 21. All convicts so sentenced w be under the control of the supervisor, a by bim formed into a county chaia-gaDg a required to' perform hard labor upon I county roads. Section 22. The county supervisor sh provide guards and appliances for the sa keeping of tho convicts. He shall provi tools for performing the work. Section 23. The supervisor shall be allo ed the same fees and costs for dieting convi KS are now allowed sheriffs, and shall be pt ont of the county road fund. Section 24. In case any convict shall 1 come ungovernable or unfit for the labor quired the supervisor may commit him to 1 penitentiary or the jail. When the chai gang is not employed they shall be conf?n in the connty jail. Section 25. The supervisor shall employ physician to render medical aid to sick co victs. His compensation as well as the me icines prescribed, to be paid tor out of t road fund. Section 26 The Governor shall appoi three freeholders in each county to be knoi as commissioners of the poor, whose term office shall be co-terminal with that of t Governor. The same provisions are made the case as with poor commissioners. Section 27. The county supervisor shs be tx officio chairman of the board of ro commissioners. Section 26. The poor commissioners shi have general supervision over the paupei and shnll provide all necessary buildings f their accommodation, with sufficient tillat land. Section 29. The board shall appoint superintendent, with such assistants as mi may be needed, for the poor bouse, and o or more physicians. Section 30. Tbe poor commissioners shi have power to demand aod sue for all gif etc., coming te the board. Section 31. In case any poor child shi become chargeable to the county, the boa of commissioners may bind out such child an apprentice to some person of good mor character. Section 32. Any moneys becoming di on any recognizance given for tbe mai tenance of any illegitimate child bound o to service shall be paid to ihe poor commi sisners for the benefit of such child. Section 33. Tbe county supervisor shi have power to make all contracts for su plying the poor house. Section 34. All accounts against tl poor house shall be presented to tba poi commissioners. Section 35. The poor commissionersshal at the last term of the Court of Gener Sessions, in each year, report lo the presidir judgethe same as the road commissioners. Section 3? The county supervisor sba procure and adopt a seal, a description . which shall be filled in the office of the clei of the court, sheriff, treasurer and S?cr?tai of State. Section 37- This provides for the eas? where fees are allowed jurors, witnesses, et? Section 38. The fees shall be paid by tl treasurers of the counties on presentation < certificates. Section 39. The accounts of the coront ar.d of the sheriff for dieting prisoners, an physicians' or surgeons' fees for post morte, and for testifying as experts shall be approve by the presiding judge, and the supervise shall draw upon the county treasurer for paj men! of the same. Section 40. Sheriffs, coroners and consta bles shall execute all legal orders from th various boards herein provided, and shall r( ceive the same fees and costs allowed in othe cases Seciion 41. The reports and settlement of the county treasurer and other officer now required to be made to the county com missioners, eball be made to the count, supervisor. Section 42. The connty supervisor, afte consultation with the different boards, sbal report to the comptroller general by Novem ber 15 in each year, the amount of mone; necessary to pay the expenses incurred b; enid boards, the report to be submitted to th General Assembly to provide the necessary taxation for county purposes. Section 44. The salaries of supervisor.' shall be paid quarterly by ihe connty treas urers out of the rond fund in-amounts. Section 45. County supervisors shal cause a record to be kept of all proceedings o tbe various boards, which shall be open tc public inspection, and all necessary materia for keeping same shall be paid for ont of tb? funds herein provided for the respective boards. Section 46. All acts and parts of acts in? consistent wi?b ibis act are repealed. Speaker Jones appointed the following com mittee on World's Fair memorial : First dis trict, D. A. J. Sullivan : Second district, A M. Youraans; Third district, J. W. Bowden; Fourth district, A. C. Fuller; Fifth district, P. L. Hardin : Sixth district, H. M. Stack house; Seventh district, Walter Hazard. SENATE. No important measures were acted upon, and no new bills of special interest were in? troduced. The day for acting on the anti free pass bill and several of the bills already before the Senate was fixed. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1st. The election of a Chief Justice was the important action of the General Assembly. The name of associate Justice Henry Mciver, was put in nomination before the joint Assem? bly, by Senator W. D.Evans, of Marlboro. The nomination was numerously seconded No other names were placed in nomination, and Judge Mciver was elected Chief Justice by a vote of 156. The Joint Assembly also elected two Peni? tentiary Directors. There were four nomi? nees: ? C. Allan, of Spartanburg, M. B. Tyier, of Aiken, T. O. Sanders, of Sumter, and T. W. Tray lor, of Fairfield. Messrs. Allan and Tyler were elected, the vote being, Allan 113, Tyler 105 Sanders 62, Tray lor 21. Senator Abbot and Representative Moses voted for Mr Sanders while Representatives Pitts, Croswell and Dupre not only did not vote for him, but worked for his defeat The question now agritating the legislative mind is the election of an Associate Justice to succeed Judge Mciver. HO?SE. Th. re was a long discussion over the bill to equalize attorneys' fees. The bill passed its second reading. A commtttee was appointed to redistrict the congressional districts. Mr. Moses'e bill to change the time of meei ing of the General Assembly was reported un? favorably. SENATE. The bill to submit the question of holding a constitutional convention to the people at the next general election was passed during the morning. The bill, framed in accordance with the Governor's message, to give the licenses ob? tained from the sale of liquor to the counties, instead of to the cities, was killed A number of new bills were introduced, but none of special importance. ARS Experience IN BUSINESS. Think We Know the Wants of the People. Depression in the Moue j Market, Li ow Price of cotton, Plenty of capital, Spot cash purchases, Light Expenses, ENABLE ME TO SELL GOODS LOWER THAN ELSEWHERE. An Examination is Solicited. JOE 9 Jflain St. Sl%JlTEtt, S. C. Attractive Prices, IN SEASONABLE GOODS. l - ---i - 10-4 All Wool White Blankets, $4.00, Worth 25 per cent. More. CASHMERE SHAWLS, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, and $2.00-White, Pink, Blue and Black-Worth 25 per cent. More. Ladies' Knit Skirts, 75c. to $2.00. Ladies' Cloth Embroidered Skirts $1.25 to $3.00. Children's Knit Skirts 50c. and 75c. CURTIAN POLES COMPLETE 25c. and 50c. Large assortment Window Shades, reason? able prices. BIG- BARGAINS IN LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED VESTS 25c. to $2.00. ALSO, PLAIN ALL "WOOL VESTS IN WHITE AND SCARLET. ALEXANDER AND FOSTER KID GLOVES $1.00 to $2.00 Respectfully, & PURDY. SWMTER, 8. C.