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The First Fortnight. THE LEGISLATURE WE ADVANCED WITH II WORK. The first fortnight of the annual ?ioa of the general assembly has passed aod the body is much fui advanced with its work than any supposed it would be. It begin look as if the members iutend to through as quickly as possible and home and that without the necessitj night sessions. Thc house is get along splendidly with its calendar, by holding sessions from 10 a. m. p. m., manages to do about ail it ci be expected to do ia one legisla day. The members of the house not indulge io long speeches on subject, at least they have not so and the change is a most welcome i while at the same time it facilitates business. This and thc new rule d( away with the reading by the clerk a whole bill when it is called up final adoption, has brought about agreeable and mooey saviog trausfo ation. Most of the speech-rnali thus far has been confined to the sen In the house the "previous questi has been the certain enemy of long eussions on any subject. The new bills now being iotrodu in the two houses are few and far tween, and it looks now as if the iot duction of new bills aftor Feb. 1, s by committees, will be cut off. B houses have a goodly cumber of b on their calendars, but the constitutio prohibition against special acts has 1 a marked effect and the total o um be: bills is but little more than a fourth the usual number. Nearly all the important geoeral b have already been introduced and co their way through the regular chi nels. The anti-Iynch law bill I gone through all right; the elect and registration ?aw bills have be started on their way all right; so hs the bills on education and corporatio and most o? the other leading bills, t main features of which are simi to the provisions of the new Cons tattoo. Positively the only bill making a radical changes, not outlined by t Constitution, that bas made its appes anoe is that to redistrict the State io judicial circuits so as to create two ne judgeships, two new so-icitorsbips ai two new offices for stenographers. Tfc bill has not yet come up for its secoi reading, but there seems to be a goi chance for its passage. In case it passed, it is said that Solicitor Belling and Mr. Brfeazeale will very likely 1 the new judges, while one of the soli itorships will go to Mr. U. X. Guute BOW private secretary to Governi Evans. The two houses are badly divided o the question of the salaries of the jui tices and attaches of the supreme cour and the bill is hanging tire on that a( ccunt. The bill was pushed ahead i order to have the election, so that th new justice could hear some of th cases to be heard before the presen session cf the court adjourns. As it i the committee on conference has faile to agree and it bas been necessary t appoint a committee of free conferenc on the bill. Mr. L. J. Williams, wb had most of the cu's made, is a mern ber of the committee. Ttiis committe will hardly report for several days In the meantime, no election will b ordered. It looks now as if Speake Jones will practically complete his terr as speaker of the house and his sue cessor, when elected, will have the op portunity to preside but a few days, un less he be re-elected to the legislator this summer and is then re-electei Bpeaker by the new house. The genet al assembly has other elections ahead o it also-for members of the board o directors of the State penitentiary, bu the bill providing therefore has not ye even received its second reading. Several bills on special matters bavi been introduced, but each and every OD* of them have met with prompt annihi iation. Mr. L. J. Williams has shown a dis* position, which is general in the house, to look into the management of the higher educational institutions and see that oo public money is wasted on big salaries. He tried to have an investi' gating committee appointed to examine into the management of each of the in? stitutions ef higher learning, but the senate has ended the career of his reso? lution* When the appropriation bill comes in, interesting fights may be looked for. The feature of the past week's work in both houses has been the battle over the old familiar "yailer" dog. He has always been accustomed to follow bib master everywhoro. When he follows him into the legislative halls, the mas? ter invariably rrios to kick him out, but before the matter goes very far the "yaller" dog usually turns ou the erst? while idol and himself becoajes muster of the situation. This has been the re? sult of the contest the past week. The house had the famed car cornered once, but he came out, with his yellow ochre hide intact, moving along as content? edly as ever. Mr. Fred Williams bas been after him with a sharp stick aui charges him with having outlived his days of use fulness. Ile may be expected to "have it in" for Mr. Williams henceforth. The hogs have been keeping company with his ochred highness, too, and they bad a close call, barely escaping execu? tion and cremation, because perchance a "ebolery " microbe wanted to occupy A matter that is exciting much inter? est in both houses is Mr. Rainsford's bill to take the fur;d derived from the fertilizer tax from the hands of the Clemson trustees and place it all in the State treasury, having the legislature appropriate for Ciemson what iu its judgment it deems sufficient. The de? bate has been twice adjourned on the bill. So far the general assembly ha-- not received Governor Evans' promised special mes>age dealing with the subject of the State dispensary. This import? ant branch of the government has not yet been touched upon by the general assembly in any way whatsoever. The body is awaiting the message. Governor Evans' message relating to the Confederate monuments and to the Confederate records was read with interest by the members of both houses and seems to have beet-; favorably re? ceived. Generals Walker and McCrady of the United Confederate veterans, and Geo. Farley are expected to appear before tbs committee on this matter early next week. The discussion in the house over the adoption of the resolution expressing sympathy for the Cuban patriots and calling on congress to recognize them as belligerents, was one of the features of the week's session. The outlook for the coming week seems ;o be that both houses will have plenty of work, and will go at it with a : determination to waste as little time as : possible -The State. The General Assembly, j Yesterday's Proceedings in the House. COLUMBIA, January 27.-The House to-day passed a bill definitely estab? lishing the line between Charleston j and Berkeley counties ; recommitted ! three measures, received others and j then adjourned. Considerable time ; was spent in the consideration of al bili to provide for small school dis- j tricts and to provide that not more | than one school for each cf the races be established in each of the districts. The idea seemed to be a popular one and had such a proposition been pre sented without any encumbrances it would have been likely to pass. The only special Act that appeared to? day was one to provide for a cotton weigher at Easley, but it was made to give way to a general bill that ie o be introduced later in the session. The House also showed a disposi? tion to consider all pension matters in connection with a general bill on that subject that is in course of prep? aration. SENATE. This was strictly Calendar day, eleven bills being passed within half an hour after the Senate came to order. The enacting clause of the bill to require Judges of Probate and Clerks of Court to be in their offices from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 each day was j stricken out. PROPOSED INCOME TAX BILL. Columbia, Jan. 27.-The following are the main provisions of an income tax bill to be presented by Mr. Pollock. From and after the 1st day of Janu? ary, 1897, toe's shall be assessed, lev? ied and collected upon the gains, profits and income received in the preceediog calendar year by every citizen of the Stare, whether residing withio or with? out the limits of the State, and every person residing within the limits of the State, whether said gains, profits or in? come be derived from any kind of prop? erty, rents, interests, etc, or salaries, or from any profession, trade etc, car? ried on in the State or eleewbere a tax of 1 per centum upon the amouot so derived over and above $1,000, and an additional tax of 1 per centum npon the amount so derived over and above $3,000, and a like tax shall be levied upon the income, etc, on all property owned and every business, trade or pro? fession carried on in the State by per? sons residing out of the State. In estimating gains, profits or income fo any person include interest upon notes, bonds and other securities, prof? its on sale of lands purchased withio two years. Interest on bonds, notes and other securities, whether paid or not, if good and collectable, less the interest which has become due from such person. The amouot of all farm produce, less the cost of production, and not includ? ing so muoh as is consumed directly by the family of such person. In computing incomes cn any trade, ? profession or business the necessary ex? penses in carrying oo same shall be de- j ducted, and also interest due or paid i during the year by the person carrying OD same. All taxes to be deducted from gross income. Corporations, companies or associa* j tioos pay 1 per cent on all net income ? up to and including ?3,000. and 1 per cent additional ou ail over and i above that. ND $1,000 exemption for j corporations, companies or associations, i All persons acting in a fiduciary ca- j pacity must make return for persons for : whom they act. Return mu?-t be made to county ; auditor, who can raise the amouut if he I thinks it too low, subject to appeal to the j Comptroller General, before whom testi? mony ctn be taken hy the party charged and the State. Penalty for failure to make return 50 per cent of the tax, for No penalty shall be assessed until party charged can be heard. Return of every corporation, com? pany or association must ?how : (1) Gross profits from all kinds o? business (2) Expenses, exclusive of interest, annuities and dividends. (3) 2NTet profits, without allowance for interest' annuities aod dividends. (4) The amount, paid on account of interest, aunuitics aod dividends stated s?'parats?y. (5) Amount paid in salaries of $1,000 and less to each person employed. (6) Amount paid in salaries of $1. 000 ?nd moro to each person empioyed, the name and address ot such, person and the amount paid to each. Com? ptroller General to prescribe forms for making all returns. mm- - 'il'? - Shot His Wife's Assailant. MAXXIXG, January 26.-There oc? curred a shooting affray a few miles from Manning early Saturday morn iug, the result of which is that one man's life hangs in a balance, with a probable chance of recovery. The parties involved are Messrs. Henry Tindal and J. M. Chewniug, who are brothers-in-law. It is alleged by Mr. Tindal, who came over immediately and surrendered himself lo the authorities, that Chewning went to his house on Friday afternoon during his absenco and made a successful criminal as? sault on his wife, at the point of a pistol, swearing that ho would kill her if she ever breathed it. After which, in order to effectually allay any suspicion, he went home and carried his wife and children to Tindal's house, to spend the evening As soon as Mr. Tindal went home he discovered that his wife was greatly troubled about something, but as she had no opportunity of informing her husband of the cause, she complained of being sick. Mr. Chewning and his family leit for home about bed time, both parties living only a short distance lrom each other. Mr. Tindal, of course, was informed at once of the true cause of his wife's trouble, but being unable to approach Mr. Chewning that night, concluded to wait till morning. He loaded his double-barrel shotgun with buck? shot and proceeded to the home of his false friend, who soon went out to the lot to feed his stock Mr. Tindal informed him that he had come to kill him. Mr. Chewning asked that he be allowed to get his gun, too, but Mr. Tindal deeming prudence the better part of valor emptied both barrels into Chewning's body. The affair is greatly to be de? plored, and sympathy, of course, is almost entirely on Mr. Tindai's side. -j\Teics and Conner. The Silver Dollar. Convincing Statement of the Financial Situation. Editor Register : On the second day of April, 1792, the first mint Act was passed by Congress establishing our j monetary system. By it the "dollar" j was made our unit of money This,; the following extract from section 9 of that Act, proves : "Dollar or units, each to be of the ! value of a Spanish milled dollar as the same is now current, and to con- . tain three huudred and seventy-one i grains and four-sixteenth parts of a grain of pure, or four hundred and six? teen grains of standard silver." Is it not clear that this Act made the dollar our unit of money and the dollar was coined of .silver ? Gold dollars were not coined until the Act of March 3d, 1849, was passed. It reads : "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be, from time to time, struck and coined at the mints of the United States and branches thereof, conformably in all respeots to law (ex? cept that on the reverse of the gold dollar the figure of the eagle shall be omitted,) and conformably in all re? spects to the standard for gold coins now established by law, coins of gold of the following denominations and values, viz : double eagles, each to be of the value of twenty dollars or units, and gold dollars, each to be of the value of one dollar or unit." It is clear from this Act that the nation did not have a gold doliar until 1849, and wheo it was authorized to be coined it was ordered to be coined of the value of the existing unit of money, the silver dollar. That the silver dollar was the unit of money up to the 12th February, ! 1873, was admitted even by Senator j Sherman, in an able ppeech in the j Renate, August, 31st, 1893, when he j quoted the following from the report i of Mr. John K. Knox, to Congress, ! April 25th, 1870, giving a history of j the standard silver dollar. Tho quota- j tion reads : "The dollar unit as money of account was established by the Ari of Congress April 2d, 1792, und tho ? same Act provides for the coinage of a ? silver dollar of the value of a Spanish j milled or pillar doliar as the sam?* is now current. The silver dollar was ! first coined in 1794, weighing 410 grains, of which 371 1-4 grains were pure silver, the fineoess being 892 4. The Act of January 18, 1837, reduced the weight to 412 1-2 grains, but in? creased the fineness to 900, the quality of pure silver remaining 3711-4 grains as before, and at these rates it is still coined in limited amounts. * * * It DO way to escape this. It is a funda? mental principle in the science of gov? ernment that every obligation of the government is payable in the unit of money existing at the time of the pass? age of the Act authorizing their issue. The United States notes outstanding, ?346,681,010, were issued under the Act of Congress February 2o, 18G2, July ll. 1802, and March 3, 18G3, and are payable in the standard silver dol? lar, tho unit of money of the nation, without dispute 4t the time they were issued and up to February 12. 1S73. Although the government has ampi.* silver on hand to meet her obligatio:;?, Secretary Carlisle ha? been and is soiling government bond? for gold witliout 'aw, and has been and i? re deemiug, these notes in gold, to thf in? expressible injury of the people. Ir. is the duty of Congress to stop ir and give the country a satisfactory and lasting financial system. If this rob? bery continues a few years longer four-fifths of the landowners will be sold out of their homes and made beg? gars 3S was the case in England be tween 1S16 and 1825, where the same financial policy was enacted into law and pursuod. This is election year. Erery candidate for oiSce should be made to clearly define his position on the financial question. If the peopie fail to displace those who are destroy? ing them and elect to office those who can and will give them relief and pro? ject rhe country upsn a career of re? newed prosperity, they have no one to blame hue themselves and deserve the fate that is f-ure to befall them. Respectfully, ELLISON S. KFITT. Raiding the Church of Rome. CINCINNATI, Jan. 26 - A legal fight, which will attract the attention of Ro? man Catholics the world over, will be instituted this week Attorneys Steph? ens, Lincoln and Smith, who represent this diocese, have been notified to ap? pear before the county auditor to hear an application, made upon behalf of some person whose identity is not at present established, for the placing oo the tax duplicate of all the property in this county owned by the Roman Cath? olic church and not used as a place of worship. Auditor Hagerfy will refuse, as he did privately some time ago, and a slit in mandamus will be filed against bim in the supreme court. The prop? erty in qustion is valued at ?1,000,000 and an effort will be made to have it charged for the last six years on an in? creased valuation of ?6,000,000. The contract for doing this work was signed late Friday afternoon. The move is said to have origina ed with the A. P. A. In going to get a drink stop and twink what bargains in Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines are to be had at the Sumter Music House, in tbe Masonic Temple building. Pianos, Orgarjs and Sewing Machines sold j on ensy terms, ?nd exchanged for old ones at j tne Sumter Music House, in Masonic Temple. I Christmas Presents IN GREAT VARIETY -FOR Laities, Genflp? ant CMlflrei. Ladies' Pocket Books-newest and best thing cur. Ask lor them. -FRESH DRUGS Prescriptions carefully compounded day or night. J*ck-Frost-Lction-nothing better tor cb stoned !:ao(.s. IMPEOYE YOUR STOCK. IHE THOROUGH BRED REGISTERED Jersey Bull formerly in the possession of Messrs. Jones & Bradford cnn now o*- found by M ii per? sons needing his services ai my Sta ti ?rs. Sumter. S. C. Sept.'13, ISO.:-. H. BARBY. Dec. 18. J. S. H UGH SON & CO , Monaghan Block. Mun Street, DR. ii .UH mum, DENTIST. o S ee OVK?: S7GF:K CF SUMTER ?KT '?OODS COMPANY. Entrance ou M H in Street. Between Dry Goods Go. and Daran! ? Son. OFFICE HOURS : 9 to 1.30 : 2 to ? o'clock. April 9. 2 Wan ! .! X at a SIDEBOARD -OR -OR TABLE, Parlor Suite 5 A Spring Bed or Mattress, Pictures. Frames, Glasses or Christ? mas Goods, You will find them in the Greatest Variety and at the Lowest Prices, -AT A Bedroom Suite, j THE LEADER IN FURNITURE Dec 6. fi la.lt-Ja* NOTic ns. I have got in stock a full line of Buggies, Ladies' Phaetons, Surreys, Car? riages, one and two-horse Farm Wagons, which I offer for sale at Low Prices. I represent several of thc largest wholesale manufacturing companies in the United States and can compete in quality and price with any dealer in thc conntry. Ca?l and examine my 6tock and get my prices. I will save you money. GEO F EPPERSON Office at Epperson's Livery Stables. Nov 13 Superior To AU Sarsaparillas. Down in Georgia, over fifty years ago, a marvelous medicine was discovered. It was what is now known as P. P. P., (L?ppmat?s Great Remedy), and its fame and reputation has been growing with the years. For Rheumatism, Blood Poisoning-, Pain in the side, wrists, shoulders, back and joints, Dyspepsia, Malaria, Scrofula, and all Blood and Skin Diseases, it has never been equalled. Pain is subjugated, Health Renewed, Appetite restored and sleepless nights banished by its wonderful influence. P. P. P. is a wonderful tonic and strengthener. Weak women should always take P. P. P. It builds them up. It has the universal commendation of medical men throughout the country, because we publish the formula on every bottle, and one trial will convince the most skeptical tliat it is a genuine health restorer. Read The Truth And Be Convinced. A Wonderful Cure. I was a martyr to muscular rheumatism for thirty years; tried all medicines and doctors with no per? manent relief. I was advised to take P. P. P.. and bclorc I had finished two bottles my pain subsided so I was able to work. I feel better than I have for years, and am confident of a complete recoverv. J. S. DUrKISS, Ncwnaavillc, Fla. cellent thing. We handle about one dozen bottles a week. Urs. J. M. <fc M. T. RICHARDSON. Piedmont, S. C Hot Springs Surpassed. A bottle of P. P. P.. has done me more good than three months' treatment at thc Hot Springs. Ark. JAMES M. NEWTON, Aberdeen, Brown Co., O. Testimony frorr. the Mayor. T suffered with Rheumatism for fifteen years, tried all the so-called specifics, but to no purpose. My grandson ?ot mu a bottle of P. P. P., and I fcc? like a new mau. W. H. WILDER. Mayor of Albany. From Two Well-known Physicians. V.'e are having a big sale for your P. P. P., and we prescribe it in a greatmany cases, and lind it an cx Pimples, Seres and Eruptions Cured. I take ^rcit pleasure ia testifying to the efficient qualities of thc popular medicine for skin diseases knowii as P. P. P. I suffered for several yea: s with an unsightly and di-agrrcable eruption on my .'ace. Aller taking tl?roc bottles ia accordance with"direc? tion, I am entirely cured. Capt. J. D. JOHNSTON, Savannah, Ga. of Johnston ? Co. The above letters arc taken from many received by ns. Pe p. P {Lippmanns Creal Remedy,) is a medicine whose virtues are known from ihe Atlantic to the Pacific. P. P. P. begins its work by purifying the blood, which is thc source of all life? and docs not cease until a perfect and entire cure is effected. The mortifying eruptions that disfigure the complexion, the tired feeling that pre? vents thorough accomplishments of the daily tasks, sleepless nights, loss of appetite, irritability of disposition, all mean a derangement of thc system consequent from impure blood, which can and will be cured by P. p. P. P. P. P. (Lippman's Great Remedy), is conceded by physicians and the people to be the Greatest Blood Purifier of the Age. It positively and permanently cures. For sale by all druggists or direct from us ; price $i a bottle, six bottles for $5, LIPPHAN BROS., mZ^n Uppman Block. SAVANNAH. GA.