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M UK ASSEMBLY. Biennial Sessions Bill Killed in the Senate. Columbia. Feb. 12.-In the senate M. Gruber's bill to amend the consti? tution so as to provide for biennial sessions was taken up. There were 20 votes in far.or of the bill and 15 against it, but the bill was lost for lack of the constitutional two-thirds majority. Mr. Hay's hill to prevent the use of live pigeons in target shooting was also killed. Several days ago Senator Sheppard offered a resolution requesting the senate committee on rules to report on the question as to whether a motion to indefinitely postpone" is debatable un? der rule 14 -of the senate. Senator Blakeny, for the committee submitted a report stating that in the opinion of the committee such a motion is debat? able. The report was adopted. It will be remembered that several days ago the lieutenant governor ruled that such a motion was not debatable. Lieut. Gor. Tillman asked permis? sion to state his: position in the jour? nal, which was granted. In today's senate journal he will have the follow? ing: "The chair- respectfully cites the committee to Jefferson's manual and heartily commends it to the committee on rules for diligent study. Since making the ruling the chair has taken occasion to inquire of the two highest parliamentarians -of this county as to the correctness of the same and is much gratified to learn that it is sus? tained by them. Of course the inter? pretation placed on the rule by the committee on rul?s will be henceforth observed, however much at variance it may be with parliamentary law." Lieut. Gov.- Tillman stated last night that during the day he had wired to Senator . Frye, president of the United'/States senate,' and to Speaker Henderson of the house of representatives, stating the question and asking their decision and that both of thenvhad sustained his ruling. The following house bills were given their third reading in the senate and will become acts : Mr. Ccggeshall's bill to exempt Darlington from the act providing for the elction of cotton weighers. Mr. Bucker's bill to exempt Con? federate veterans from paying license to peddle in cities and towns. Senator Manning asked to have the bill to establish Lee County to be taken up cat of its order, so as to have the bill recommitted to the committee on privileges and elections. He stated that his object in doing this was that he had received an affidavit from a civil engineer attacking the legality of one of the constitutional provisions for the formation of. new. counties. No opportunity has been given for the investigation of this affidavit by the committee, and for that reason he ask? ed to have the bill recommitted solely for the purpose of having the matter investigated. He did not want the bill lo lose its place on the calendar. The advocates of the new county, as well as the opponents are here, he said, and both sides can be heard. He made the motionjjwith the consent and approval of the advocates of the new county. The bill was therefore recom? mitted. The point that is to be con? sidered by the committee is whether the lines ot the new county come with? in eight miles, the constitutional limit, of theHfcwn of Sumter. Mr. DeBruhrs bill to provide the manner in which railroad companies incorporated under the laws of other States may be incorporated in this State, was given its third reading in the senate yesterday. The senate has added several unimportant amendments to the bill, and it has been sent back to the house for concurrence. THE HOUSE. The Honae.spent the. entire morning on the general appropriation bill and ordered it to its third reading. It was the quickest'and the best schedule that an appropriation bill has ever made, and Chairman Wilson and his commit? tee, except the al>eent member, agreed upon every item, and" in that way the bill received a decided impetus. The usual custom.; year after year, has been to fight all. along the line. Salary after salary "is 'attacked, but not so this year. ' 'There, was not a whisper of an amendmne't cn a single solitary salary for an ofi^^er pr a clerk. Sec? tion after secti?a 'was adopted. The usual amount for the snpport of the militia went through without an offer to cut it. The appropriation for the State board of health wertt through without an offer to cut it. It ?vas only when the State colleges wer;; reached that the perennial and persistent fighting showed itself. The bill is sci prepared that the South Carolina College comes at the head of the list. First art effort was made to redu e the appropriation from $28,107, as r?^mwnen/le.i by the commitee, to 330.000, that failed. Then a hard fight was made to cut it to 825,000. In fermer days that weald have prevailed, or even worse, an i the Senate would have been relied upon to give that which was necessary to support the College. The House this time, on the first ballot by a two to one vote, gave the full $58,307, which had been rec? ommended by the committee. Then cairn- the appropriation for Winthrop. Owing to tUt* increased attendance and the enlargements Winthrop needed more money this vear, and the com? mittee recoil mended that it* appro? priation be. fixed at $00,000. By a margin of txo votes the House refused to ci.' :.' ! ? $43.3(0, bat later on re? duct; the appropriation for Winthrop to $'>!?.?<*a wnicn is ?7.000 more than was received last year. The commit? tee Tried its best to retain the amount at ?60.000, but failed. Tien came the Citadel and the State Colored College appropriations, and each of these insitutions received exactly what the committee reported. The only change that was made in the entire bill, not asked for or ap? proved by ways and means committee, was the" cut of $$10,000 in the Win? throp appropriation. The customary loan of $2,000 to the State Fair Association was made. The members of the House were indeed shocked today when Mr. W. J. Thomas announced the sad death of his colleague and friend, Mr. B. H. Thens, of Hampton County. Mr. Thens was a great favorite among ?is associates in the House and the announcement of his death was a sad blow to all. He bas been a engaged in the work of the j until a few days ago, when i ! attacked with pneumonia, whicl j ed fatal. At 1.30 o'clock, after havini posed of the appropriation bil Honse adjourned until tomon respect to the memory of the da member and appointed a sepcial mittee to go to the funeral c Thens. Senate Killed Fertilizer Bill Thursday. Columbia, Feb. 13.-The sena' in session more than six hours during that time no great numb matters were acted upon-debat ing the order of the day. Neai of the morning session was cons j in the consideration of the bill t< vide for a commisison to settl< "boundary line dispute between G ville and Spartanburg. The bill killed. At the night session Senator field's bill to provide for the estai ment of a State fertilizer plant killed, as was also a joint r?solu which had passed the house, fo appointment of a committee t vestigate the feasibility of sui scheme. The bill to make domestic fowls j?!Ct to the provisions of the gen stock law was also killed by a re j to adopt the report of the free j ference committee, which had hel< bill in hand. Senator Mower introduced a bil appropiate the sum of 321,000 tc used inv placing granite balustra between the granite columns on north and south porticoes of the c toi building to build a suitable tei around the building with a gra retaining wall and granite steps, to paint the interior of the lower upper stories of the building, need of this work is apparent to one who has visited the building. Senator Raysor introduced a which will excite interest. It vides that the directors of the S dispensary may issue permits to 1 dispensers in cities of 20,000 pop tion or over. As no mention is n of cities of less than 20,000 populat: the inference is that these cities not have beer dispensaries if the becomes a law. The committee to which was refe] the bili to establish Lee coa reported favorably on its p; age. The objections which were ur against the bill, and which at time threatened to defeat it, h been found to be not substantiate and the bill will now be passed wi out further interference. THE HOUSE. As the close of the session approa es the house gets into a highly nerv< state. There are 27 pages of the cal dar, with eight or ten bills to : p3ge. This means that some of tb bills will never be touched by i house. Each member is jealous "to ? i np the measure in which he is m interested. In viewing with each otl a great deal of time is lost. Tonight advocates of three me: nres were anxious to get their respe ive bills before the house-the 1 ! hour bill, Mr. Johnson's anti-tn bill and Mr. Lofton's general ro bili. The latter had the right of W? Whether by accident or by desi I the house is putting off taking acti j in the anti-trust matter. Mr. Joh son's bill is but one of the several that subject, and it was not taken yesterday, although consideration it was nearly finished Tuesday. N will it be taken up todav, in all pro aiblity, for the general road bill still under consideration and mm perhaps, be passed as one of the ci cuit judges declares existing laws u constitutional. The disorder in the lower house creating comment. The members i not give the attention to the membi speaking which his ofjRcial positi< seems to demand. The presiding of cer is harassed all the time by appea for order. The sergeant at arms h been quite sick nearly all session, ai bis place is filled by the clerical st? when they can spare the time fro other duties. .The supply bill and the legislativ supply bill were introduced. The la ter provides for the per diem ar mileaage of the generr.1 assembly. There was a good deal of time lo over the matter of introducing ne bills. Mr. McLeod had sent a bill 1 : the desk Tuesday night, but by son mischance it was not read Wednesde for the first time and the house hs passed a resolution forbidding the ii troduction of new bills after Wedne: day. After considerable amount < skylarking tho house agreed to sn pend the resolution and the bill wj introduced. Among the bills intre duced was the supply bill which make the levy in each of the several cour ties in the State. The senate returned with am?ne men ts the bili to redistrict the State. Mr. Weston favored the senat amendment taking Clarendon from th Seventh and putting it with the Firs district. He said that if this bill i not passed there can be no redistrict ing. The bill as it passed the hons left the First district (with Charlesto I as the principal county i with a ver small population in comparison wit the Seventh district. By changin Clarendon county the population c the two districts would be more even Mr. Moses protested against Claren don being torn from Sumter. He inti mated that Beaufort should be pu with Charleston and Lexington pu with the Seeon?, district. Mr. Dominick wanted to send th bill to the free conference committe with the hope of killing the bil entirely. He didn't care what the; did with Clarendon, but he wai wrought up over the treatment accord ed Newberry, which is in \ distric with Anderson and Bickens anc Oconee. j Xir. McLaughlin of Orangeburg sav j no reason in sending the bill to confer ence committee. He would rathe: have Clarendon kept with Orangebun than some counties that will be left but be wants the bill passed as amend ed by the senate. Mr. F. H. McMaster of Charlestor favored the bili as amended by the i senate. Mr. Cosgrove agreed with him. Mr. Richardson of Clarendon de ' dared that Clarendon had been put ir a very undesirable position. Mr* Bacot thought that Charlestor . as the metropolis of the Senate sboulc i have some concessions. Mr. Croft wanted to see the bil] aodpted as it passed * from the senate, i In reply to Mr. Dominick he admitted i t'?at the Freeman bill is the better, but that bill is not under considera? tion now. Mr. McLeod of Sumter wanted to i send the matter to conference commit? tee. Clarendon was once a part of Sumter and does not want to be cut off from her now Dr. Woods of Clar? endon said he was in favor of the change. Mr. Galluchat and Mr. Richardson of Clarendon differed from Dr. Woods. By a vote of 70 to 37 the house agreed to the senate amendments. The House Passes the Anti-Trust Law-A Decisive Vote in its Favor. Columbia, Feb. 14.-The house of representatives did a good days' work today. The general road law was given second reading as was the bill to prevent the formation of trusts. The features in the action on the road bill were keepin? the minimum age limit of those subject to road duty at 18 years. Also the adoption of sections leaving at the discretion of the county commissioners the number of days and the amount of commutation tax. This will evaded or meet any suspicion of unconstitutionality. The Johnson anti-trust bill passed second reading by nearly a two-thirds majority of all of the members of the house. There was a lot of play which appeared to be filibuster proceedings, but the bill was put through with a flourish although Speaker Stevenson held the house down for 15 minutes over the usual time for adjournmsent in order that there may be no more complaint of "knocking" this bill in a covert way. THE SENATE. m The fight against the Virgin i a-Caro? lina Chemical company was fought to a finish in the senate, and the fertili? zer company won. It was a. great fight and one in which the public has taken a great deal of interest. The features of the debate yesterday were Senator Graydon's arguments in favor of the blil, and Senator Watkin's speech against it. The latter was pro? nounced the strongest speech heard on the floor of the- senate at this session. Senator Graydon made an abie fight for the measure, but was unsuccessfuh The bill was killed bv a vote of 20 to 10. Clerk's Wise Suggestion. "I have lately been very much troubled with dyspepsia, belching and sour stom? ach,'' writes M S Mead, leading pharma? cist of Attleboro, Mass. UJ could eat hardly anything without suffering several hours. My clerk suggested I try Eodol Dyspepsia Cure which I did with most happy results. I have had no more trou? ble and when one can go to eating mince pie, cheese, candy and nuts after such a cime, their digestion must be pretty good. I endorse Eodol Dyspepsia Cure heartily." You don't have to diet. Eat all the good food you want, but don't overload the stomach. Kodcl Dyspepsia Cure digests your food. J S Hughson & Co. THE 0LE0M?FI8ERlNE"BiLL P?SSED. Tax of Ten Dents a Pound When Coloring is Used. Washington, Feb. 12.-The house today passed the oleomargerine bill, which has been under consideration in that body during the last 10 days. There was no division on the final passage, the real test of strength hav? ing been made upon the motion to re? commit which was defeated by a ma? jority of 34, the vote standing 162 to 118. The provision to require the in? spection and branding of renovated butter which was adopted in commit? tee of the whole yesterday was retain? ed today on an aye and nay vote. As finally passed the bill is somewhat modified from the- form in which it was reported from the committee on agriculture. It makes oleomargarine or imitation butter or cheese trans? ported into any State or territory for cse, sale or consumption therein, sub? ject to the laws of such State or terri? tory, notwithstanding that it may be introduced in original packages, and imposes a tax of 10 cents per pound on oleomargarine made in imitation of "butter of any shade of yellow," but when not made in such imitation the tax is reduced to one-fourth of a cent per pound. The second action is intended to prevent dealers, hotel proprietors, restaurant and boarding house keepers from coloring the un? colored article oy making any person who colors the product and then sells it, or furnishes it to others, a manufac? turer within the meaning of the act. Penalties for violation of the act are a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, and imprisonment of not less than 30 days nor more than six months. Favorite Nearly Everywhere. Constipation means dullness, depres sion, headache, geneally disordered heahh DeWitt's Little Eariy Risers stimulate the liver, open the bowels and relieve this con? dition. Safe, speedy and thorough. They naver gripe. Favorite pills. J S Hugh son <fc Co. The Cotton Weevil's Ravages. Washington, February 12.--In pre? senting a petition for Congressional relief of cotton growers from tho cot? ton weevil in the Senate today Sena? tor Gulberson, of Texas, said that the boll weevil had destroyed 300,000 bales of cotton in Texas alone during the past year and, on account of the rav? ages of the pest, grave apprehension is felt for the cultivation of cotton in Central and Southeiistern Texas. -- ^1*1 <l III ?! - Saved Him From Torture There is no more agonizing trouble than piles. The constant itching and burning make life intolerable. Xo posi? tion is comfortable. The torture is un? ceasing. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures piles at once. For skin diseases, cuts, burns, bruises, all kinds of wounds it is unequalled. J S Gerall, St Paul, Ark. says: '"From 1865 I suffered with the pro? truding, bleeding piles and could find nothing to help me until I used DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. A few boxes com pletely cured me.'' Beware ol counter? feits. J S Hughson & Co. B?TGHERY OF THE BOERS. Kitchener Hunts Them Down as Westerners do Jack Rabbits. ? London, Feb. 13.-The detailed ac? counts which have just reached here of Lord Kitchener's combined move? ment to drive out the Boers from the enclosure of blockhouse lines show that the confict was very pictureque and the most exciting incident of the whole campaign. Although apparent? ly surrounded by an impenetrable ring of fire and steel the Boers' dauntless and dashing charges ultimately result? ed in the majority's escape from the meshes of Lord Kitchener's close drawn net. TJie British commander's scheme was the most extensive ever carried out during the present war. It consisted of a continuous line over 50 miles in length. Lord Kitchener, who person? ally directed the operations, was in touch day and night with every detail of the movements. The Boers, though hard pressed, shrank from crossing the railroad which was patrolled throughout the night by armored trains equipped with powerful search lights. The train lights were supple? mented by stationary searchlights and the spectacular effect as witnessed from the trains was most striking. The battle at Heil bron raged from 9 o'clock Friday night until 2 o'clock Saturday morning. Through the five hours a fearful ring of fire from ri?es, cannon and pompoms swept along the British lines, in holding DeWet's Boers who made repeated attempts to break out of the circle of troops. From various positions, behind rocks and dongas, the Boers kept up a vigorous fusillade, hoping to find a weak spot in the line. Simultaneously others charged but again and again were the Boers repulsed, leaving dead, wounded and prisoners in the hands of the British. At the outset of the preparations the Boers realized that the ODerations were not merely an ordinary "drive," .bat a movement threatening them with total annihilation. Gen. DeWet assembled his whole force and dis? cussed the situation with the com? manders with the result that the Boers were split up into three forces. On Thursday night 500 Boers headed by Van Collers, rushed a force of the Im? perial Light Horse, yelling "Storm, Burghers." About 100 Boers got through, but the remainder encounter? ed a tremendous fire and were turned j back Friday night's conflict ebbed and swelled over an area of 40 to 50 miles in which the long hunted, harassed I and desperate men endeavored to find outlets. The Boers at one spot got within 30 yards of the British firing line, but the barbed wire balked the i burghers and forced them to retreat. I THE FIRING NEVER CEASED. Aided by the electric searchlights, the British harrowed the surrounding 1 territory with shrapnel, shells and Maxim bullets. In the northern sec? tion the Boers made a desperate effort to break through. Collecting a num? ber of cattle, the Boers drove them down on the British lines. Bending low in their saddles, the Boers rode among the cattle, making it impossi? ble to distinguish them in the dark? ness. The British pickets opened a terrible fire and the Boers everywhere were met with a relentless hail of bul? lets. A long line of flame ran up and down the firing line nearly 30 miles in length as the armored trains flashed their searchlights over miles of coun? try. This lasted for some 20 minutes when gradually the rattle died down until only the crack of single shots was heard. Then all was again quiet. The Boers' attempt to break the British circle had failed. A few of them succeeded in crossing the line and among them was Gen. DeWet. The Last Heard of lt. uMy little boy took the croup one night and soon grew so bad you coma hepr him . breathe all over the house," says F D Rey? nolds, Mansfield, O. "We feared he would die, but a few doses of One Minute Cough Cure quickly relieved him and he went to sleep. Thpt's the last we heard of the' croup. Now isn't a cough cure like that valuable?" One Minute Cough Cure is absolutely safe and acts immediately. For coughs, colds, croup, grip, bronchitis and all other throat and lung troubles it is a certain cure. Very pleasant to take. The little ones like it. J S Hughson <fe Co. Judges Take the Oath. The terms of office of all the judges elected at the present term cf the gen? eral assembly save the successor to Judge Buchanan begin on Monday morning. Judge Dantzler filed his oath with the secretary of State yes? terday as did Judge James Aldrich. Judge Buchanan's term does not expire until December next-The State, Feb. 14. When you lack energy, do not relish your food, feel dull and stupid, after eat? ing, all you need is a dose of Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will make yen feel like a new man and give you an appetite like a bear. For sale by Dr A J China. - Queer Case in Virginia. - Norfolk, Va., Feb. 13.- Counsel for the Straightout Democracy today at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk county asked the board, who are Fusionists, to sue themselves looking toward the recovery of $16,000 alleged to have been drawn by the su? pervisors during the past twelve years in excess of the pay allowed them In law. The supervisors saying that they have already been summoned to ap? pear before the County Court and defend themselves upon the charge of malfeasance in office declined to bring the suit against themselves, which their prosecutors asked that they should do. Mr. Wheeler" GoPRid of His Rheumatism. "During the winter of 1898 I was so lame in my joints, in fact all over my body, that I could hardly hobble around, whem I bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. From the first application I began to get well, and was cured and have worked steadily all the year.--R Wheeler, Northwood, N Y. - For sale by Dr A J China. ,,iuu;)i.;iu...uillniu?.,,iM.h.,,.l.:n.'.;;.,.,.i:.. ..?.? r " . ? ??.?,-T" i i--,, .ut-*" ?Vegdab?e Preparalionfor As? similating ?heFcodandBegula ! Uii^iheStoinacteroKlBowelsor For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought ! ? \ Promotes Digeslion.Cheerfur ness andRest.Contains neilher Opium,Morphine nor Minerai. KOT "NARC OTIC . /2rc-pc ofOUDrSfflUZLPMWEI? Pimplan Serti * JlxSawt * PuxkelU Sells - JtaxseScsd *? Peppermint - WirmSeed Clmifod Sugar Aperfecl Remedy forConsUpa Tion, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea Worms ,Con\TJ?5?ons,Feverish ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of NEW YORK. Af b mon Ih^ old I EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YOBX CITY. We took in a lot of : Crood : Young s Stock : Which have since fattened np, and being acclimated are really more fit for present use than fresh ones. The time approaches when planters are pre? paring for the next year. Come and see them. They will be sold worth the money. HARB Y & CO. Deo 18 MRS. L. ATKINSON IS PREPARED FOR The Fall and Winter Season With a large and artistic collection of ^TRIMMED MILLIKERYJ The public are requested to call and see the display. The largest assortment of Pattern Hats ever shown in Sumter. Hate for all tastes from the "Picturesque Gain bow" to the simple street hat. Misses and children are not forgotten. Styles for them this season are quite ele? gant. Tailormade Hats are all the go in New York. We can show you quite an assort? ment of them, and at reasonable prices. We are in our new store-three doors below old stand. Come and see our hats, and we are sure you will buy, for they are quite irresistible. Yours to please, MRS. L. ATKINSON. Oct 9 THE STANDARD Warehouse Co. ! I COLUMBIA, S. C Has a Storage capacity of 20,CG0 Bales of Cotton Stores and insares Cotton for 15 cents per Bale per month or fractional month Lower rates on 500 Bales and above, .^pe cial rates for six months and season contract All railroads running into Columbia permit Cotton to be stopped for storage and reshipped at any time during the sea? son at the through rate from original start? ing point, with only a trifle charge for re-handling. Cotton consigned to Columbia has the advantage of active competition when sold, and loans can always be secured on our Warehouse receipts at minimum rates. No commission or oilier charges for selling cotton. Correspondence solicited. H. L. ELLIOTT. Manager. Nov 13 v Estate o? July O'Cantey, Dec'd. ALL persons having claims against the aforesaid Estate will present same duly attested, and all persons indebted in any way to said Estate will make immedi? ate payment to SHEPARD NASH. Feb 5-3 Administrator. The Largest ai Most Couple W?k?l Soot! Geo. S. Hacker & SOB, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & -Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Can DOD Street, CHARLESTON] S. C. ?Sf Parchas* our make, which we gu?rante superior to any sold Sooth, and therebj ??ave money. Window and Fancy Kass a Specialty October 16-o Clark & Parroti Dr. Clark is an expert of many years experience with defective vision. His new system of correcting all defects give the best results. tli?^Ask any citizen of Sum? ter or Sumter Co., who we are. Personal ? interview at Dr. Hughson's Drug Store. Dr. L. Clark, ocuiist-optician. L. I. Parrott. Business Manager. BUFF PLYMOUTH 80CKS7 ? have one Cock and four Hens full blood Buff Plymouth Rocks for sale. They are large, beautiful birds. N. G. OSTEEN.