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Colombia, Jao 16 ?The eeaate til ia oeaoion threo boors yeeterdey, sad spool saore than half thai time dioeoeebg Mr Shepperd'e bill relat iog to jadioiet offloers The hooae reeolotioo extending the time for the payment of taxea was peeeed, and Iba eeoate took the preliminary ballot for Uoiled Statet Senator?B R Ttllmao receiving the vote of every aeoator preaent The hooae reeolotioo to extend the time for the payment of taxea wee thea taken op Mr Blakeney moved to atrik oat tba reeolviog words, and the motion waa seconded by Mr Brioa Mr Idlerton spoke for several minutes ia favor of the exteoaion, aad there were a uomber of other axpraaaioaa pro aod oon Finally the aenate refused to atrike oot the resolving worde by a vote of 19 to IB. aa folio we : Yeee? Appelt. Blakeney, Bowen. Brioa, Dooglea, Gaioee, Qlenn, Herndoo, Headeraoo, Hoogb, Mo . Dermott, 8taokhoaee, 8ollivan?13 Neye?Aldrioh. Barnwell, Browo, Been. Dannie. Goodwin, Grober, Graydoo, Hay, Hydriok, llderton, Merehell, Mower, Ragadale. 8arratt, Sbepperd, Staalaod, Taibird?19 Tba boaaa reeolotioo waa theo adopted by praetioally the eame vote NBVT BILLS The following new bills were in trtdaoed : L> Mr Sbeppard?Allowing a woman lower only ia the real prop? erty ol which her busband died eeiaed ia fee By Mr Brtoe?To create tbe ape aial school dietriot of Yorkville in York ooanty. By Mr Marchall?Authorizing and direotiog the comptroller general aod State treaearer to ascertain aad re port tbe etaoont of money loaned by Joeboe Faaalag to the Bute of South Carolinadaring tba yeer 1777, and whether tba earn so loaned baa ever been repaid to aaid Fanning, hie hair, executors, administrators or aaaigoj By Mr Bar a wall. Ly requeet?T<> amend tba act providing for tbe in oraaaa aad decrease of the oapital stock of corporations ia thie State except railroad companies, etc Senator Tillman Elected I To Succeed Himself. Colombia. 8 0 , Jaaaary 10, 1901 ?Whoa she beaee aesemblsd at noon yesterday aad wbsa tbe preliminary besteeee bad been disposed of, tbe speaker sailed atteatiop to the fact that this aas tbe day aad lbs boar set for ibs sleet tea ef Ueited States senator to sate cd Hoe B R Tillmaa Rspreeeatattvst Gsatoo, 8ei brook aal 8tremaa were appointed tellers Tbe speaker then stated that oomi aattses aere in ordsr. Tbers was no rsspeass. After a pease tbe tpsextr stated that tbe balloting ?oold com meaee witheat eomiite.tnos. Mr Rieberds, of Kersbew, saggested thai it wotjld be ia better teste to have BOetaatioes, aod be plaosd tbe name of Van B R Ttllmao before tbe boose. At (bis ihsre was a rippls of leogliter i A nimber eesoadsd tbe Domination Tis Irst to vote for 8eoator Tillman waa '.be represeatativs from "Aooor too." Mr Ashley There were 120 votes ??st of white eaabcr Mr Till? man rssetvsd 120 Mr lomiaisk introduced s rssolotioo providitg that a committee of 6ve repreeettativss aad t?o ssoators bo appoiatsl to wait opoo tbs jostisss aod eireait jaigss sod get their views opoo ieorsesioft tbe oamber of judicial etreeite trim 8 to 10 NEW BILLS Among be es? bills ystterdsy ?ere the folio ?iag : Mr 8e?ger?To provide that tbs toon of Baltda may sobseriho $12 000 ia beads to Sloda sad Johnson Kail road Mr Mir m ~T o Ix tbs time for the pay ss eel of ts.ss Mr Besot?Regelating the oso of eoaviot labor April. I860* "Be Jus SUM I Mr Morgao?To emend (be dinpen eary lew ee to distilleries I Mr Weetoo?Protidiog (bet reilroed sidetracks ebell be retoroed for Uietioo. Mr Webb?To defire rights of employee of mills, reilroedi, etc, Mr Foi?To iooresee the peosioo appropriation to $150,000 Mr F H MoMester?To regolete oooireete betweeo employers eod employe* ; eleo e bill to protide for I schools io faotory towns Mr Cooper?To protide pannhment for tbe maoufaoture tod eele of certain Irearms Mr Joo P Thomas, Jr?To protide for eo ioeome tei Mr DaReot?To regulato Ibe hiring of coo riots. Mr Moees?To appropriate $8,862 to build e etewerd'e bell et tbe Sooth Carolina College. Mr Riebardsoo?Relating to tbe eetry oo Isods <f eootber. Mr Oalloohat?To extend to ell ola-sas of employes peoslties for viola? tion of labor oootraots. EleottOD of 8eoator Tiilman Ratified lo Joint Setsioo. Colombia, Jao 16.?Tbe senate ie keeping op with its work, aod tbe calendar wae cleared today. Tbe two booses met io assembly at 12 o'olc:k to ratify the election of Seoator Tiilman, bat tbie did oot tako ?ore tbao 15 mioutes. Tbe jodieiary oommittee mads a fatorable report oo tbe resolution I lookiog to tbe incorporation of tbe board of tisiiore of tbe Tboroaell orphanage. I Tbo oammitte roport oo tbe bill to ratify too amendments to tbe const it o ttnn relating to muoioipsl indebtedness, I ?od tbe bill wae read tbe Brat time by its first title. There wee oo unfavorable report io I tbo booee resolutioo as to ao amendment I of tbe constitution relatiog to tbo jorisiiction of msgietratee. I The boose concurrent resolotioo to I eppoiot a oommittee of ooo eeoator aod I two represeotstitee to consider the I report of tbe oode commissioner wss I referred to the eommittee oo judiciary 8enator Graydoo introduced a ooo eurrent resolutioo, wbioh waa adopted, I ealliog oo tbe atloroej geoeral to report lot oooe what aetioo, if aoy, bo bae I taken io regard to the fertiliser troet, I as ieitraoted by a bill passed a'? tbe I last session. Tbe following ere eome of the oew I bills introduced : I By Mr Gains?To protide for tbe I running of public eebools oo a cash basis, eod to protide for tuition fees. I Referred to oommittee cn edoeatioo. By Mr Sbeppard? Providing that tbo eime eommissioocrs aod managers o? I eleotioo for State aod ooooty office n 1 eball also serte io eleetiooe for memberi I of eoogrese Referred to ootneoittee oo I pritileges aod eleotioos I By Mr 8elliteo?To rs quire ooooty I oommissiooers to ebow <be nature of I olaims io their pobliebed reporte. Re I fe-'ed to jodioiarj committee By Mr Sleek boose?To abolish fees I aod ooete for alerke of ooorte aod pro I vide salaries instead Referred to I jodieiary oommittee. By Mr Getos? To protide for tbe I aopoioteaeot of eooofy diepeoaere. I Referred to tbe jodieiary oommittee I Tbia bill plaeee tbe eeleetioo of dispeo-1 sere in tbebaodo of tbo graod jury. I By Mr Gaioei?To regelate tbe do I litery of aleobolie liquors by oommoo I carrier*. I By Mr Maooiog?To regelate tbe I width of tiree of tebiolee aod to eo courage the oee of broad tiree. THE HOUSE. I Tbe house wee io eeeeion ooly eo boor Tbe oeleoder wae oleered eod I quite e number of oew bille were I iotroi oed I Tbe following are tbe more im portent of tbe new bille : I By Mr Lever of Lexington ?Re? lating to working of children in cot ton raille j Mr VVeston of Richland?To au? thorize municipalities to biro orimi nalo. conticted onder their ordi nances, to county authorities for road ! working, at a rate of 25 cento a d?y I and keep Mr VVeston introduced another bill to authorize the management of tbe penitentiary to hire conticts to coun? ty authorities for road working at a rate of $6 per month and koep Tbo bill also prohibits the hiring of oou ticte to individuals. Mr McLaughlin of Orageburg? To make tbe rote of iutereat in tbie State 7 per cent Mr Weet of Spartanburg?To pro tide that dispensary profits of o county go to public echoois Mr Strom?To limit the pay of j members of tbe geueral aseembly to I 30 daye Mr K ibier of Newberry?To create the office of bauking and insurance commissioner Mr McCall of Darlington?To re? peal lien law Mr de Loach of York?To aell the Heid and DeSaussure farms A bill which is liable to cause con? siderable debate waa introduced by t and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou . TER. S. C WEDNEE Mr John McMaater of Riobland yes-1 terday. Its object is to allow damages against telegraph compeniee doing business in the State, for mental anguiah or suffering, even in the absence of bodily injury, caused by negligence in receiving, transmitting or delivering messages. l)ir Webb of Aiken hse introduced in the honse a bill granting additional rights and remedies to the employes of any cotton manufactory, street railway company or telephone com psny The bill provides : Section 1 Every employee of any cotton manufactory, street railway or telephone company* shall have the same rights and remedies for any in? juries suffered by him from the acts or omissions of said corporation or ite employes as are allowed by law to other persons not employes, when the injury results from the negligence of a superior agent or officer or of a person having a right to control or direct too services of a party injured and also when the injury results from the negligence of a fellow servant engaged in another department of labor from that of the party injured or a fellow servant on another train of oars or one engaged about a differ ent foroe of work. Knowledge by any employe lw? jored of the defective or unsafe character or oondition of any mnohi nery, ways or appliances shall be no defence to an action for injury caused thereby, except as to conductorb or engineers in charge of dangerous or unsafe oars or engines voluntarily operated by them When deaths ensues from any injury to employe the legal or personal representatives of the person injured shall have the same rights and remedies as are allowed by law to such representa? tives of other persons Any conti act or agreement expressed or implied, made by any employe to waive the benefit of this section shall be null and void, and this section shall not be constructed to deprive any em* ploye of a cotton manufactory, street railway company or telegraph com? pany or his legal or persooal re pre seotative of any remedy or right that he now has by the law of the land. Colombia, 3. C , January 18. 1901 ?Tbe sooate met at 11 o'olook yester day aod to tho home interveoiog before tbe inauguration at 12 o'olook the rootine bosioees was transacted aod several oew bills were introduced No bou* was transaeted after the inauguration. SECOND READING BILLS. Tbe following bills passed their seo> ood reeding ; Mr Gruber'a bill relating to landlord aod tenant Mr 8 tan land's bill to abolish the summer term of court in Dorchester ooooty. Mr Barowoll'e bill providing for renewing tbe characters of corporations, exoept railroad corporations eto, incur porated by speoial sots, whose chartere have oot yet expired. Mr Marshall's b:-l to ratify tbe ameodmoot to tbe eooetitotioo relatiog to muoioipal hooded indebtedness. NEW BILLS. The following are tbe oew bills to? trodoeed : By Mr Dennis?To amend seotioo 1087 of tho general statutes relating to damages eaosed by defeotive highways, oaoiewaye or bridges By Mr Appelt?To plaoe the clerk of eoort of Clarendon Coooty oo a salary iostead of allowing him fees. Also a bill to aotboriie tbe treasurer of Clar eodoo Coooty to pay certain olaims By Mr Bsrowell. by rsqoest?To amend tbs set providiog for reoewiog tbe obsrter of ferries. THE INAUGURATION. At 12 o'olook tbe senate weot over to tbe boose to sit io joiot assembly to witness the inauguration of tbe govern? or and lieutenant governor. The exeroiees oeeupied about 40 mioutes The foil soooaot is given olsewhero. After Col Tillroao bad taken the oath of effioe Mr Scarborough, tho retirtog lieutenant governor, removed his robe of office aod helped to adjust it about tbe shoulders of his successor. There was baodolappiog in all parte of tbe ball as tbe new lieutenant governor faoed (he assembly and took the gavel Col Tillmao formally announced tbat tbe bosioetss for which tbe joint assem? bly had oooveoed haviog beoo transaot cd the joiot assembly was dissolved, snd tbe seoato returned to its ohamber After a short address by tbe presi? dent Mr Henderson offered tbe following resolution, which wag ssoond ed by Senator Mower aod others aod adopted by a risiog voto : "Resolved, Tbat the thanks of the seoate are due and are herby tendered to the Hoo H. B Scarborough, our retiring presiding officer, for hi* uniform kindness. firmness and urbanity in the dinohar^e of hin arduous dunes " On motioo of Mr Hheppanl thn senate then sdjourrmd to me ' at 11 o'clock shin mormng CAHELE8S DRIVING TO BE 8TOPPED The house yesterday killed two bills aod gare six otbors their sooood read altO" Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's 3DAY. JANUARY 23. iog. The day wao spent in work, out? side of the interruptions inoiuent to the inauguration. A number of new members made their maiden speeches and acquitted themselves with credit, among them ooiog Messrs Fr?ser and MoLood of 3umter, Logan of Charleston, Gastoo of Cbestor and Maoldio of Piokeos Thore was a spirited debate over Mr Tatum's bill to prevent reckless driving on the highways. The bill passed sec? ond reading. There was a fight on Mr &uil's bill to empower school trustees to say wbst number of boors school shall be in sossioo, provided the number of hours shall not exceed seven a day in winter, and eight hours a day in spring and summer. The bill was indefinitely postponed. The following bills passed seoond readiBg without debate : Mr Butler?To empower and require oointy commissioners of Cherokee to build a bridge across Broad river. Mr Baoot?To amend section 11 of tbo code of civil procedure of this State reistiog to the jurisdiction of the su? preme court, Mr W. J. Thomas?To exempt Hampton county from the provisions of the act of 1899 providing salaries for clerks of courts io certain ooonties. Among the bills which yeeterdsy reonived unfavorable reports was the one by Mr Wells to make attempt to ravish punishable by death penalty ; Mr Dorset's relating to the hiring of 000 riots ; Mr Dorroh, as affects regie tration of legal instruments ; and on Mr F. H MoMaster's bill to require oottoo mills to build, maiotaio and equip schools for children of operatives. At the sutbor'c request this bill was recommitted to be considered in con? nection with other matters of kindred nature. j iNEW BILLS. Mr DeLoaoh?A joint resolutioo proposiog amendments to constitution providing for biennial sessions Mr F H McMaster?To regulate the employment of minors ia factories and mines. 1 Also a bill to require life insurance companies doing business in this State oo a reserve plao to iovest that reserve 00 policies issued in this State io securities io this State. I Also a bill to further regulate life insurance companies in this State. Mr Dsan?To provide for marriage licenses. ' .Mr Dunbar?To require all obildren between ages of 7 and 12 to attend eobool. Mr Prinoe?To authoriie the biriog out of all oooviots exoept those under sentence for rape. 1 Mr Crum?To divide ooonties into road working districts. Columbia, Jao 18.?The senate was in session barely an hour today, and when adjournment was bad the hour of reassembling was fixed for 8 o'clock Monday night. Only routine business was traossoted, overytbing that would evoke discussion being passed over or made the speoial order for future days. I Notwithstanding the apparel**' ? small amount of work that has been u.ne by the senate in its ses?: as so far, the various oommittees are bosy every day and the real work of the legislature is progressing. I The following oew bills were iotro. duoed : By Mr Staolaod?To provide for the establishment of ohain ganges in incor? porated cities, towns aod villages situ? ated io counties that bavo no county ohaingang By Mr Mower?To provide a mode for the amendment of oharters of cor? porations heretofore or hereafter grant* led By Mr fierndoo?To regulate the granting of pardons. By Mr Dean?To amend the law relating to insurance companies At present iosuranoe companies are re? quired to put up a oash deposit of $20,000 before doing business This bill provides that a oertificsto from the eounty auditor showing that the com pany has assets to the amount of $20,000, above its liabilities, will bs sufficient. By Mr (Msnning?To regulate the bonds of oounty officers. Mr Henderson presonted a petition from the State Agricultural and Moohanioal society endorsing the Guar Imton exposition and urgi >? the appro? priation asked for. THE HOUSE. The hou?e of representatives today at 12 o'clock adjourned until Monday night at 8 o'clooli A number t>f bills passed second reading yesterday, and some were kill* rd, among them Mr MoMaster's State bacteriologist bill. Mr MoMAVier's bill relativo to liabil? ity of textile mills, rsilroad, telegraph companies, etc, to the employes was reported favorably with an amendment striking out 4 tcxtilo mills" whorever it occurs in the bill. There was o favorablo report on Mr Joo P Thomas' bill to provide expert supervision for public sohools. The minority suomittcd au uofsvorabls roport There w*s o favorable report (m the two h?ls to provide (or taxation of dugs. I and Truth's." TBK ' 1901. New Unfavorable reports were made on Mr MoLaoghliu's bill to reduee the rate of interest ; and on Mr MoCall'e bill to repeal the lien law. An unfavorable report was made on Mr Galloobat's bill relating to labor oontraots Mr Gunter's bill reietive to the division of dispensary piofits was reported favorably with amendments, the principal one beiog that monthly settlements instead of quarterly be msde with oouoty aod city authorities. Nortn Carolina Mill Men Sign Agreement. Charlotte, N. C, Jao 16.?Sixty North Carolina mill owoers, said to represent over 100 oottoo mills, met in Greensboro, NC, today aod consider? ed the questions of reduction of hours aod chiid labor. Ao "agreement and petition'' was signed by forty of those in attendanoe and it was decided to cir? culars it among all the mill owoers of Nortb Carolina for their approval It provides that taking effect Maroh 1, 1901, one week's work shall oot exoeed 66 hours ; no child less tbao 12 years old shall work io a cotton mill during a school term ; provided this shall oot apply to children of widows or pbyeioally disabled parents ; that 10 years ebail be the lowest limit at which children may be worked ; all will pro mote tbe education of the working people ; co the bssis of these agree* moots of the oottoo mill owoers petition the legislature not to pass soy laborlawi at this session. A QUEER DAMAGE SUIT. Birmiogbam, Ala., Jao. 15?B F. Perkins has entered a suit of unusual character agaiost tbe Western Uoion Telegraph Company Ho was in the company's telegraph offise at Kiliebrew's rock quarry, La mar ooaoty, last spring during tbe pro? gress of a thuoder and ligbtoiog storm A bolt of ligbtoiog struck the telegraph instruments in the room aod he was severely shocked. He was partially paralysed for some time aod unable to work. He lays bis damages at $5,000 McKinley is Improving. Washington, Jan 15?Tbe president passed a good oigbt. He is daily gain? ing 9trcogth aod everything poiots to a speedy reoovery. Ho is attending to more business than at aoy time since bis illness, but be docs not expect to go ioto bis effioe for several days yet. --^mmm* SB? Magaars Coming South. Danielson, Coon, January 14 ?The Tribe of Magaars, who lauded in Boston some weeks ago en route from Russia to the Southern States, have reached this town and last night encamped in the fields, sleeping on the snow covered ground They are in tbe utmost destitution and have caused consternation among house holders by their persistent and some times threatening begging. PATTERSON MURDERER8 Patterson, N. J , Jao 15?Mac Alestor, Campbell aod Death, tbe three men on trial for the murder of Jennie Bossebieter, showed, when brought into court today, that they had had a sleepless night following tbe terrible disclosures made by tbe witnesses during the first day's pro? ceedings io the court It is oot yet definitely known whether George Kerr, who was joiutly indicted with the other prisoners, but who wss granted a oepsrate trial, will be called as ? witness for the State. Tbe principal evidence yet to be introduced by tbe State is to be given by the county physicians snd experts to prove the cause of death and to prove that Jennie Boeschieter was criminally assanlted before her death, and that it was through assault that her death wae brought. ?^?"*?- ?i Humane Society Asks Con? gress to Protect Horses. Boston, Jan 17 ?The direotore of the Amorioan Humane Educational Sooioty and Maseanbusorts Sooiety for tbe Prevention of Cruelty to Aoiinal have votei to petition oongresa to take measures to prevent the further ship ment of Amerioon hcrst-s and mules for use by tho British army io Souto Afrioa, in consideration of the terrible suffering for American horses and mules shipped from Amerioao ports for use by the British army in South Africa Absolutely Makes the food more d ?oval ammo w rK?K 80UTHK0N, Batabllehed Jone 1S66 Series?Vol. XX. So. 26 ARMY BILL HAS BEEN PASSED. Senator McLaurln Deserted His Party and Voted With Republicans. Waehington, Jan 18 ?Just before 6 o'clock this evening the senate finally disposed of the army reorgani tion bill. The measnre baring origi? nated in the senate, the final ques? tion was not upon ite passage, bnt npon agreeing to the senate amend? ments Tbey were agreed to by a vote of 43 to 23 While the party lines were drawn on the measnre, four Democrats voted for it?Senators Lindsay of Kentucky, McLaurin of Sooth Carolina, Morgan of Alabama aod Sollivan of Mississippi, Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, who was detained at his borne by iilnees, was I paired against the bill with 8enator Spooner of Wisconsin I Tbe bill hss occupied practically the entire atteation of the senate eince the third day of January, when it was made tbe unfinished business. While the opposition to it at all stages was vigorous it was never bitter. Numerous amendments were mado to it, but io genera) the com? mittee was sustained and tbe meas sure, witb the exception of the elimi? nation of the canteen clause, is not widely different from that reported to tbe senate A determined effort to amend tbe bill to provide against tbe sale of liquor io the Philippines and to pro? hibit tbe importation cf any kind of intoxicants into tbe islands was de? feated Every effort to prevent tbe increase in tbe strength of tbe army was de? feated by a decisive majority Three Girls Missing in New Orleans. New Orleans, Jan 15 ?Tbe police have been asked to find Rita and Mary Holzer aged 16 and 18, and their infant sister The two girls left home witb tbe child on Sunday to visit relatives Tbey never reach? ed the residence of tbe relatives and have not since been seen or beard of. Tbe kidnapping theory has been advanced to account for their diesp pesrance - ? +-?mnmm? CAUSED BY JEALOUSY. Thomasonville Boy Said to Be Murdered by His Rivah Tbomasville, Gs. Jsn 15?Three weeks ago Emmet t9imos, a student of tbe business college, wss sssassioated at night as be was returning from a call' upon a young lady. This afternooo William Djib. a yooog lawyer, ws? arrested oo a ohsrge of having commit-' ted tbe crime, opoo a warrsct sworo out by the father of Simms. Doss is tbe son of the sheriff of the county. It appears, from tbe etstement of the elder Simme, that yooog Does was to love witb tbe lady opoo whom Etnmett Simms was calling, aod that there was* jealously betweeo them. Simms charges that in oonsequ^nee of this jealmsly his son was wsylsid aod shot to death A Negro Rapist Burned Leaveoworth, Kas, Jao 15 ?Fred Alexander, tbo negro who Ssurday evening attempted to assault Mifs Eva Rothes and who was supposed te bavs assaulted aod killed Pearl Forbes in this oity io Nivembor isst, wa* taken from the sheriff's gusrd by a mob to? day sod buroed at tbe *t?k* at tbe scene of his crime, half a dosen blocks from the centre of tbo city. Probably 8,000 pecplp witnessed tbe lynching. ??>--? ? ? ? ras? West Point io Disgrace. West Point. N Y., Jsn 16 ?The congressional investigation committee today got down to tbe bottom of the hazing praetioed at the aoaaVo. v during tbe last four years aod tbe it quiry will be finished before tbe ecri of tee week. Cadcrt Mabeffey, Doekery and Pegrasl were examined today very vigorously by Congressmen Waoger, Dnggs, Smith and Clayton. Qeo Dick, ot Ohio, questioned thorn in his quiet, suave manner, and then let loose hie torrents of scathing saros9m, making every witoe?s wine All three witness led in a worst state of mind snd body thso if tbey bad j jst been oompollcd to go through tbo entire ourrioulum of basing. Baking Powder elicious and wholesome >WOf R CO., NEW VOMK.