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The General Assembly. Columbia, S C., Feb 14 -The house today rejeoted the seoate bill putting Donald's township. Abbe? ville county, in Anderson county. The bill to complete the Mate house was adopted after being amended so that the money, $175,000 is to be borrowed from the State sinking fuud ito be returned $15.000 annually, with 4 per cent interest Much of this money is now loaned to the * counties and is to be used for the State house as it is turned in. It was adopted by a heavy majority. The resolution looking to the pay ment on bonds said to have been lest in the State bank was killed on third reading The house killed all the house bilis left over by working on senate bills only The dispensary elections are to be held ou Friday at noon. In the senate the $100,000 appro* j priation for public schools was re- j jected , The South Carolina college is to j get $27,000, a reduction of $500 Winthrop got all she asked for, $33, 000 The senate rejected the bill reduc ?Dg the fertilizer tag tax from 25 to 10 cents aud Clemson will cootioue to receive it ali The appropriation for the citadel of j $3,200 for repairs to equipment aod j library was cut to $1,409 The ap? propriation for its maintenance went through without reductioo, being $20,000. When the recess was taken debate had begun on the proposition to pro vide a permanent endowment for Clemson out of aoy surplus that may exist at the end of they year from the privilege tax It is not likely to pass Colombia, February 15-Yv heo tbe house met this morning Clerk Hamer presided io the absence of speaker Gary Tc was necessary to elect a speaker pro tes aod Mr Wickler placed io aomioatioo Mr Magill who was eieoted The committee appointed to examine the offices of the State Treasurer, Comptroller General aod Siokiog Food Commission submitted tts report, and OD motion of Mr Moses it was ordered printed io the journal Mr Strom offered a concurrent reso? lution to invalidate certain railroad hocds io Ninety-Six Township, io Greenwood County, bat objection being made the r?solution was passed over. The bill to appropriate fonds for a geological sarvey io this State was kill? ed oo motion of Mr Ashley. The following bills were ordered to be enrolled for ratification : Fixing the weight of a bushel of bolt? ed ooro meal. To empower a presiding Judge to appoint ? stenographer and to provide for bis compensation. Oa motion of Mr Stevenson the bill To adjust oertaio iadebtoess betweeo the United States aod the State of Sooth Carolina, as to oertaio bonds aod claims oce by the other, was ordered to a third reading. The bil! to fix the salaries of tbe county auditors of this State was called op hy Mr DeBrohl aod evoked a cum? ber of inoniries from the-vari?os mern bera Etch one was anxious to proteot hts owo auditor. Oo motton of Mr Richardson, from Olarendoo Coooty, ao amendment was adopted that alt auditors receiving annual salaries of four hundred dollars should now receive Sv? hundred dollars. Oo motioo of Mr. Blythe each county was taken op the delegation was given the opportunity to object to the bill 29 it pertains to their couoty The jury bill was tben taken op, bat it was impossible to d .seuss it on ac ?onei of iacil of attention NIGHT SESSION OF HOUSE. The house met io the af ernooo but there was no quorum preses?. The house tonight concurred io the .eerr.-e amecdmeots to Mr MoDow's bili relating to the Winthrop dormitory Thin expunges the provision ;o furnish ooe hundrea convicts ro do the work. Th* appropriation bill was taken up The redootioo by the seoate of the appropriation to the Citadel tv^ked some d s'u^iou Mr C E Robinson a?Eed that the hoa*e wcu'd nor. concur in tbe seoate amendment no: to appropriate ?100,000 for the ?otomoo schools When be advocated that measure he was io car fif 8r Mr Cru m wa-5 opposed to thc aopro pria':r?o Tbe peopie ccu td levy a I special schcol rax if they wanted to j help themselves. j Mr Rogers spoke in favor of tbe j amer.rfo.ieot Mr Stevenson spoke against this j appropriation He regarded the {.orion of if- y-]vo?ates as a bluff and one that was called. The previous question was then called and the \eas and cays were demanded By a vote of 06 to 6*9 tho boas? refused to concur io tbe seoate amendment. SENATE Tbe senate was not in the working humor when it met yesterday morn :ug. Toe enthusiasm of Bryan day was ia the air and not much was done. The morning session was devoted to routine work principally. There were two bills on the calen? dar amending the act regulating the foreclosure of mortgages, and there was some discussion as to which should be accepted; one beiDg a senate bill by Senator Mower the other a house bill by Mr Yoi The lawyers discussed the matter some length one of them addresi the chair as "your honor '' Fin the house bill was passed with s amendments The following biils received t: readings : To provide for the assessmen' railroad property which has beet the books for the year in which t have been off, and to fix the t when such taxes shall bec< due The assessment provided limited to ten years immediately r ceding restoration to the books does not apply to any railroad pro] ty which may hereafter be adjud] by the courts exempt from ta which may be exempted under i act. The bill amending the prim election law as to municipal electio It provides for registration under rules of the party in cities of o 20,000 inhabitants Senator Mower called up the app priation bill and offered an ame ment increasing the amouut for payment of interest from $283,832 to $285 045. which was adopted. The salary of the State repor was reduced from $1,000, to 9> The latter is the present salary, 1 the bill proposed to increase it 1 approportion bill was then pase and sent back to the house w amendments The supply bill was next taken and amended in certain particulars NIGHT SESSION When the senate met at 8 p m took up a number of minor bil among them being a lot sent ba from the house The bill to place convicts V7hc terms are longer than ten years the chaingang was passed to t third reading, but it was stated tb there would be opposition to it on t final reading There was received fr?re the hou the bill to complete the State hons the house having amended it so as appropriate $175,000 from the sin! ing fund for that purpose On motion of Senator HenderB( the bill was made a special order fi next rooming There wiil be oppos tion to the measure Senator Manning's bill to sell tl State farms was taken up and tl author supported it in a stron speech. The bill provides that tfc upset price shall be $50,000, a pr vate sale to be made by next Di cember. Senator Manning said the purpos is to place the convicts oo the roac1 and to get the State out of the cotto raising business The profits ar only about $6,000 a year, while the convicts were leased to th counties there would be a large profit, about $7,000 The farms cog $34,000. The farms are located i Sumter, except a portioQ in Kei shaw, Senator Manning's county, an he is familiar with their condition There are between 4,500 and 4,60 acres in the two farms, some bein] practically worthless and ail subjec to overflow Senator Hay, chairman of the pen itentiary committee, thoogbt tb> time was too short to put througl such an important measure. Tnt superintendent and directors are op posed to the proposition The senate ha3 no definite information as to th? value of the farms He is not ? farmer, but knew anyone would bi surprised to see how valuable th? property is. Sena?or Heoderson called atteotior. to the fact that it would be imposeibl? for this bill to pass at rbis session, as i was ooly on its second reading Ht moved to lay on the table and this wa agreed to Senator Heodersoo moved to recon? sider the vo:e on tba biennial session amendment The motion was agreed to Senator Henderson said he bad voted against the proposition, but wat willing to let the people vote on it, although be still thought it a mUtake. Senator Hay opposed the proposition as impractical, and thought it would work confusion. The bill provides that the amendment should go into effect io 1902, The ooestitutioo provides that tbe governor shall go is effice during the session of the legislature next after his flection, the terms to be two years if the amendmeot passed, 'ho governor elected in 1902 could not assume the office until 1904, nine months before the time fixed for the election of his successor The same point applies to all Sf ate (ffijers I Ths? term* of the circuit judges are four years, nothing being 6aid about his ! holding the office uotii bis successor is ? qualified, as u the case with other office M Ac the expiration of thc : four years he ceasts to bc a judge, and : if : hi? should occur before tht: legisla ? ture could elect, the effice would be j vacant j The constitution provides for the j levying of an annual tax aod the legis i tature dan nos pass a tts Lill except j upon annual ostimatvj The biennial j legislature would i'jvy a tax on biennial ? estimates i At this point Senator Barnwell inter j rupted to 6sy that ?-inc-j tt?e senator bad j called attention to this phase- of tho question, bo thought Senator Hender? son would withdraw hi3 motion. Senator Henderson .-aid be thought biennial sessions would be a mistake, J but be was willing to face the question. The motion to reconsider was agreed io by a vote of 20 to 15 The bill was made a special order fer today. Senator Mayfield for the judiciary committee made a pp'cial report oo the aoii trust biiI to the effect that the COC? mittee bad oot had time *.o coo-ider the matter. The oiil went on the calendar. >jr Lofton's bill to amerd ihe scb<<ci law was taken up and Senator Sarrart moved to strike out the enacting words The bill makes it unlawful for trustees to bc interested in a contract; with ?be school for which ne is a trustee. The bili was amended by adding a pro? vision forbidding employment as teen? er of any relative of a trustee except upoo endorsement of a majority o? the patrons. The biil as amended ?as then passed The bill creating a drainage commis ?lion was withdrawn by Senator Gruber as there W28 no chance of getting it through at this session. All sec#nd reading bill13 to which tbere was no objectioo were passed to the third reading. Rushing Important Measures Through Before Adjourn? ment. Columbia, Feb 16 -The House spent a good deal of time today ap? pointing committees and patching up bills The dispensary elections took ? up most of the day and resulted in j these elections : Commission, H H Crom ; chairman board of directors, j Leon J Williams: directors of dis pensary, H. H Evans A F Dukes j The House yesterday morning spent a lot of time over the reports of conference committees The Speaker appointed Messrs Wilson, Wyche and Asheiy a committee of confer? ence on the part of the House to meet the Senator committee on the differences on the appropriation bill Mr E D. Smith called up claim of E I Reardon, for services rendered in the smallpox epidemic, $187 05 After some discussion against it; by Mr Wingo and others, the claim was passed when explained by Mr Smith The committee of conference re ported that it could not agree on the amendments to the appropriation bill except on allowing $3,000 for ex penses in the office of secretary of State and $395 for investigating com mittees, and on ail other amendments the committee suggested a free con ference Messrs Stevenson, Moses and Means were appointed for the house on free conference committee The chief difference is .over the $100,000 for public schools. The committoe to examine the re- j port on the work of the code com? missioner reported that it could not properly examine the work in the limijed time, especially in the ab sence of the commissioner. The committee was given authority to sit during the recess and report next j session The ways and means committee has selected Col J Harvey Wilson of Sumter, as chairman, vice Mr Crum Capt Wilson is a veteran aod experienced member. Mr Caugbman opposed the bill to provide for a reformatory school. It was asking too much to educate the j criminal negro Mr Sanders of Spartanburg, made the best fight be could for the bill as being in the right direction. 1 Tho house refused to strike out the eoaoting words of the bill. The bill was then ordered to its third reading. SENATE The first business of the Senate thia morning was the consideration of third reading bills aa to which there was no opposition aod the following passed : To provide for a free analysis of fer? tilizers at Clemson for any purchaser To require the burning and burial ot swine dying from natural causes. The bill to require railroads to have connecting tracks in cities and towns, was read the second time last night, and when called up today Senator Rags dale moved that it be made a special order for the night session. Senator Barnwell objected to giving this bill precedence over ether bills of equal, if not greater importance He did not oppose it being made a special order in order to delay action, but more important bills should not be cast aside for it. The bill was made a special order on a vote beiog taken. The State house bill came up. Sen? ator Mower opposed agreeing to the amendments because the sicking fund, from which it is proposed to take ?185,000, is a fund saoredly promised tor the redemption of bonds. By a vote of 20 to 7 the senate g reed to the house am?udment. August Flower. "It ia a surprising fact," says Prof. Hou ton, "thai in my travels in ail parto of the world, for tbe lest ten yeurs, I hare mel more people having used Green's August Flower than any o'.her remedy, for dyspepsia, de? ranged live: and stomach, and for conatipa ! lion. I lind for tonrists and salesmen, or tor persons filling cfiice ?.os:iio::s, where head? aches aod general bad feelings from irregular habits exist, that Green's August Flower is grand remedy, lt does net injure the system ?>v (ffquoct use, ??MI ii excellent ?*>r sour stomachs nud indigestion.'3 Sample bottles free at Dr A J China's. Said bj dealers in all civilis d countries 12-18 There were employed in the cotton mills ol North Carolina last year 33,757 operatives, o?* whom 14,638 wore men, 15,811 women, and 3,308 children under 14 years of age. The Privilege Tax. The following is a synopsis^of Mr. i Manning's remarks in the House on j WV-dr.esdiiy. when the hill for the re i duction ol' the Privilege Tax on Fer? tilizers was under discussion: Two matters are involved in this bill 1. Whether the privilege tax falls on the consumer or not? 2. Whether Clemson is receiving and spending more than it is neces? sary for it's ellie ie nt work? As to the first question: I will lay it clown as a general proposition that ail expenses and taxes must ulti? mately fall on the consumer. This can be illustrated by the fact that cotton seed meal can be bought as cattle food for less than asa fertilizer by 25c. a ton, the amount of the privilege tax. This matter can be elaborated, but I deem it unneces? sary, and t he main question for us to consider is contained in the 2nd proposition In the first place let nie disabuse your minds of one error which is not generally understood. The Hatch fund, amounting to $15,000, has no connection with the College expenses. This fund cannot be disbursed ex? cept under the direction of the Fed? eral government, and under these di? rections must be spent exclusively in Experimental Station work. I will show by the report of the Trus? tees and with statements of Dr. Hartzog arid Col. Simpson, explan? atory thereof, that Clemson received the following amounts: Balance on hand as per last report $ 7,570.5S Interest on Clemson be? quest o\512.36 Land Scrip Fund 5,754.00 Tuition lees 2.470.00 Rents 210.00 Electric Plant 340.33 Privilege tax $09,192.50 Less Expense of F?rtil'. dep't. 7,554.30 5L63S.20 $71,495.47 Add Morrill Fund 12,000.00 $S3,495.47 Other items included in report among receipts cannot be properly included as a yearly revenue. Expenses as taken from page 40 of the report of the . Board of Trustees $65,439.42 Expenditures ol" Morrill Fund 12,000.00 ?77.439.42 And balance on hand of 10,000 Less out standing bill 3,000 $7,000 Or a little less than they had on hand as per last report. Now if the Privilege is reduced to 15c. we will have $23,677.00 less than the college had last year (supposing the amount of fertilizer sold to be the 6aine as last year) or a total revenue of about 59,818.47 With au expense acct, of 77,439.42 showing a deficiency of 17,620.95 which may be reduced by some increase in tuition fees-but even al? lowing a liberal increase from this source, we would still have a deficit of about $16,000 Now Mr. President it has been stated that extravagance is shown at Clemson. I know nothing of this. I have asked for specifications and none have been given. If there is waste or extravagance an examining committee should be appointed by the Legislature and make thorough investigation to determine the truth or falsity of the charge, and if they exist, to remedy them. But for one I am not willing to cripple the insti? tution. I believe that Clemson is improving and growing in its effi? cient work and it would be a great mistake now to do anything to cause any check to its usefulness. With? out going further into the matter, I believe that Clemson is growing in popular estimation, its usefulness is increasing and is more generally re? cognized, and that people of South Carolina want it and will insist on its maintenance, and for one I stand squarely for education of all kind. If this bill passes 1 believe a direct appropriation will he asked for and will be needed, so I will vote against the hills. An Eaitor'8 Life Saved by C bambor lain's Cough Remedy. During the early part of October, 18%, I contracted a bid coi? which settled OG my lunirs und w*3 Eegi?cted until 1 feared toat j consumption b*d appeared in an iDcipient ! state. I "?7?'-S constantly coughing ?nd try ing j u expel something which ! ould not. 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The aim of the institution is to be hooest in every state? ment it makes, and to give even more value than it promises. It claims to keep improvement as its watchword, and excellence and thoroughness as its standard. lt aim9 to merit patrocLge by thorongh. conscientious work. 50 per cent of the courses taught in other commercial schools of this section are not more than a preparatory to ours, Graduates assisted to positions. For information and catalogue, addrees, Wa H. Newberry, President. TESTIMONIALS. From o?e of our first graduates He has a good position, aod recommeuda our school as the test, as does all of our students. ; Columbia, S. C., Jan. 8, 1897. Prof. W. H. Newberry, President C. B. C., My D?-ar Sir: During ibe mooth of Janu? ary, 1883, was ?he time I began a business comae in the Colombia Business College Although a stranger in tbe city, 1 was wei corned by professors and students, wbicb made me feel at borne. Having completed my course, I accepted a position ?s book? keeper for one ot the largest dry goods firms j in the city, which position I held for one ; year and then changed to tl.e grocery firm ; of James M. Gr?eo, one of the leading fancy grocers in ihe city wbicb posi'ioo ? stiil hold. Owing tc the thorough training received at j the Columbia Business College, have been ; able to master every business transaction that bas come in my work. In future years wi:l always look tack to tbe time spent in tbe : Columbia Busintss College witb pleasure. I recommend ibis t?cbool to ali wbu desire a ; busine.?s education. From your friend ai>d student W W. GR KG G. i COMPLETED SHORTHAND IN .THREE MONTHS. Blackville, Barnwell Co., Med 30, 1899. Mr W. H. Newberry, President Colombia Business College, Columbia, S. C. My Dear Sir: It affords me pleasure to testify to the merits of the Columbia Busioess College. I do not hesitate to say that I4bave received substantial and benescial results. I cheerfully recommend it to any person desir? ous of securing a business education. D?r? ing my course of study at the college there was uniform kind and courteous treatment and attention. Close attention was given tbe students t>y the instructors to insure ac? curacy and thoroughness io their studies, and my progress was rapid, and I presume, efficient, ns 1 ot.taint d a situation as soon as I reached borne, nod, so far as I know, am givicg satisfaction. 1 completed my Short band course in tbree months. I do not think tbe Columbt? Business College can be excelled by any o.btr io the State. Ever wishing your college graad success. I am v Your friend and old student, (Miss) DAISY STOKES. Tr!5 SANK OF SUMTER, ! CHARLES C. LESLIE, SUMTER, S. C. j wholesale and Retail Commission Dealeric City and County Depositary <T".;>i:ii! ?:ock yrAd in, I'.d:v-iud surplus, . Individual liability cf stockholder io excess o', their stock, :75.000 00 16,000 00 7?'0 00 o Tracsac?s a general ba:ik::;g bu?i: 1 ss : a bas a Savings Bank Department ! epesitsol ?1 and upward received. Interest allowed ?1 tia? rate of 4 ?er ceus. pe: acuum, payable semi-annually. W. P. B. H A Y XS WORTH, President. MARION MOISE, W. F. KHAMK, Vice-President. Cashier. Jan 31. Oysters, Game and Poultry. Stalls No. I ard 2 Fish .Market. Office, Nos. IS and 20 Market Street. CHARLESTON, S. C. Consignments of Couniry Produce, Poultry, K??s, Ac , are respectfully solicited. Promo, returns made. Fish packed :n barr?is and boxes for the country trade a specialty. Dec 6 x