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THE SEKBAL ASSEMBLY. m Wednesdays Proceedings in the House and Senate. Columbia, Janaury 28.?The House . resumed its work on the bill to abolish the office of phosphate inspector and * devote the duties on the State geologist without etxra compensation. The House agreed to Mr. W. J. Johnson's amendment, which specifies that the State geologist is to do the work of the phosphate inspector **without extra compensation." The bill was passed by an overwhelming ? vote to abolish the office of phosphate inspector, at a -salary of $1,200, and devolve the work on the geologist STEALING FROM THE FIELD. Senator Douglass's bill sought to r make stealing from the field a matter ; for Magistrates' Courts. Mr. Lyles explained that the chief purpose was to save farmers trouble in going to Court for such small thefts and the Magistrates' Courts could easily dis pose of such matters. After an hour's discussion the House reached a vote. Mr. Tatum asked for the yeas and nays, which reslulfced, by 49 to 59, in a refuse to kill the bill. Mr. D. O. Herbert urged that it would be a great mistake to pass this bHL It would be unwise to make any changes in the present law. The heavi er> the punishment the greater the avoidance of the crime. The bill seeks to reduce the penalty from a maximum of five years to thirty days, the magis trates" jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the magistrates cannot be increased without a constitutional amendment. His people thought a severe punish ment would deter the committing of the crime. This charge is unwise and unsafe. There was another call for the aye and nay vote, and again by a vote of 48 to 58 the House refused to . strike out the enacting words of the bill Tne House then cliched the vote. The bill was amended so as to make the punishment not less than the ex treme limit. The idea was to impose the full thirty days or one hundred dollars' fine, and give no discretion to the Magistrates' Court to reduce the fine to less than the maximum of thirty days or one hundred dollars' fine. ? The bill was, after more than an hour's consideration, ordered to its third reading. It simply provides that cases of theft from the field shall be tried by the magistrates and not in the Court of General Sessions, and under the bill as adopted the punishment is to be fixed at thirty days or one hun dred dollars. , MAGISTRATES' JURISDICTION. j Mr. Rainsford had a joint resolution by which he proposed a constitutional amendment, by which the voters could give magistrates more jurisdiction. Mr. Rainsford explained that to give > magistrates more jurisdiction would be a great economy and he felt that the people would favor the proposition by a ten to one vote. The matter was " so well understood that he simply ask ed for a yea and nay vote. The vote resulted 59 to 9, but as a two-third vote was requisite the resolution fail ed. The House agreed to elect a trustee for the South Carolina College at to day's session and provided for a recess if necessary. f Majority and minority reports were made on the following bill: Section L That on and after the ap proval of this Act by the Governor every complaint on an interest bearing mosey demand shall be verified and shall, in addition to the other neces sary allegations, contain an averment, either on personal knowledge or on information and belief, that no interest in excess of the legal rate has been charged or recevied on the demand sued Von in such action. Section 2. That no verdict or judg-1 ment shall be rendered or entered on i^any interest bearing money demand --where the complaint in the action does not conform to the provisions of Sec tion 1 of this Act. The majority report is unfavorable and is signed by R. S. "Whaley, ehair * man. The minority report is favorable and is signed by L C. Blackwood, J. W. DeVore, M. P. DeBruhl, WT C. Irby, Jr., and H. S. Dowling. The joint assembly at this juncture, reassembled to resume the work on the elections and to elect the United States Senator, as provided by law. The House and Senate Journals were read, showing that all ballots were cast for the Hon. A. C. Latimer for United States Senator and he was declared to be elected United States Senator for the full term to succeed Senator McLaurin. After the election of an associate justice had been declared, the joint assembly proceeded to the election of a code commissioner. There were four nominees: E. C. Haynsworth of Sumter, Wm. Elliott, Jr., of Colum bia. Fred Dominick of Newberry and J. C. McClure of Chester. The first ballot resulted: Elliott 42, Dominick 42, McClure 34, Haynsworth ?3. The second ballot was: Elliott 43, Dominick 38, Haynsworth 35. Mc Clure 36. The result of the six ballots that were taken for commissioner were: Elliott 42, 43, 45, 50, 56, 56: Domi nick, 42, 38 , 32* 34, 15, 0: Hayns worth 33, 35, 34, 34, 33, 41: McClure 34, 38, 40, 40, 43, 50. On the sitxh ballot Dominick's name was with drawn. On the seventh ballot the vote stood: William Elliott, Jr., 61, J. C. McClure 46, E. C. Haynsworth 35. Necessary to elect 72. Senator Manning then withdrew the name of Mr. Haynsworth. Then came the eighth and final bal lot between Elliott and McClure, which resulted: William Elliott, Jr., 73, J. C. McClure 71. Mr. El?ott received exactly the number of votes necessary for an elec tion, and was declared elected Code commissioner. Mr. McClure received the greater part of the Haynsworth vote, and it was not until the very last vote was announced that the re sult could be settled. Mr. Elliott will make a first-class and competent officer. Mr. John J. McMahan, who has been State Snperintendent of Educa tion for four years, was nominated and unanimously elected trustee of the South Carolina College. Mr. McMahan takes the place va cated by the resignation of Lieutenant ' Governor Sloan and will make a most valuable and active member of the board. He is an alnmnus of the South Carolian College. When the Senate returned to its chamber tonight, after participating in the election, Senator Brown raised the question whether the session held during the day was a legal one or not. The point was raised when the joint assembly on Tuesday closed from busi ness it really did not dissolve as re quired by rules, and hence the Senate could not be in session singly. After some discussion it was decided to refer the whole matter to the judiciary committee. Later Mr. Mayfield sug gested, as the best way out of the whole business, that the Senate re consider its action whereby it passed certain bills during the day, place them again on the Calendar where they were, and start over on them agian. This was agreed to. This action is not expected to change the Senate's vote on the biennial session and child labor bills. The Compulsory Education Bill Changed and Passed. Columbia Jan. 29.?The House of Representatives spent today discussing the road law. The last General As sembly passed an act seeking to obviate the constitutional restrictions against local and general legislation. That act fixed the commutation tax at $1 and this was driven through at the last day of the session though its provisions were not acceptable to the majority of the House. As a con sequence there were four bills at this session to change the amount of the commutation tax. After discussing the matter in every phase the House decided on Mr. Mor gan's bill to allow each county to leg islate for itself. This bill provides that the county commissioners shall fix the commutation tax for their sev eral counties, the restrictions being that the poll tax shall be not less than one nor more than three, dollars, with the option of working the road not l6ss than three nor more than eight days. It is claimed that this can be made to apply to all counties. The age limit was put at eighteen to fifty years. Mr. W. J. Johnson put through an amendment of a sweeping character which provides that each township shall get the benefit of its own commu tation tax. In the Senate today the child labor bill passed its third reading without modification. The compulsory educa tin bill also passed the third reading with the imprisonment clause struck out. The biennial sessions bill passed the second reading. This latter merely submits the question to the voters. The Charleston grand jury act was ratified and has recieved the Gover nor's signature. COMPULSORY EBU??TIOH BILL Text of the Bill Passed By the Senate. The following is the compulsory ed ucation bill which passed its third reading in the senate Thursday: Section 1. That it shall loe unlawful for any parent or guardian living in this State to neglect or refuse to cause or compel any person or persons who are or may be under their control as their children or wards, to attend and comply with the rule of some one or more public or private school or schools, for a term of eight weeks or more, during each sucessive year from the time said chlidren or wards are eight years old until they are 12 years old, inclusive, unless they, may be prevented by illness or reside more than two miles from a school house, or by reason of already being proficient from attending such public or private schools, and provided that in such case they shall be excused by the board of trustees of the school district in which said children or wards may live at the time of such failure to attend such public' or private school or schools. Seel 2. That any person or persons violating this act shall be subject to affine of not less than five dollars, nor more than twenty dollars for each and every offense. Said fine shall be im posed by any court of justice having jurisdiction on sufficient evidence of the same being furnished by two or more creditable "witnesses, and all fines so collected shall be placed in the school fund of the school district in which the fines are collected: Pro vided. That no prosecution shall be instituted under this act except upon the affidavit of one of the trustees of the school'district in which the offend ing parent or guardian resides, and such affidavit may be made on inform ation and belief. Washington, Jan. 29.?First Lieut. Edmund H. Rhett, corps of engineers, is on trial before court martial at the Washington barracks on the general charge of disobedience of orders result ing from a difference of opinion be tween himself and his commanding officer as to the execution of certain orders. 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The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of HEYW?RD'S STAFF. Coi. H. A. Molony and Lieut. Cols, j. P. Deveaux and R. W. Hunt, of Charleston, On It. j Columbia, Jan. 29.?Gov. Hey ward has appointed the following on his staff; Brig. Gen. John D. Frost, Col. John M. Patrick, Col. H. H. Wat kins, of Anderson; Cot. Altamont Moses, of Sumter; Col. John W. Folk of Bamberg: Col. G. A. Neuffer, of Abbeville; Col. H. A. Molony, of Charleston; Col. B. A. Morgan, of Greenville; Col. R. J. Gantt, of Spartanburg; Lieut. Cols. T. Y. Williams, of Lancaster, T. D. Darling ton, of Laurens, D. A. Spivey, of Horry, J. P. Deveaux and R. W. Hunt, of Charleston, W. G. Smith, of Oranegburg, August Kohn and E. B. Clarke, of Columbia, P. C. Smith, of Newberry, C. F. Moore, of Marlboro, R. T. Joynes, of Walhalla, John B. Towill, of Lexington, George Cofield, of Spartanburg, James G. Padgett, of Colleton, George P. Elliott, of Beau fort, and Rev. D. N. McLaughlin, of Chester: Capts. A. G. Pinckney, of Anderson, and R. M. Barnes, of Georegtown. A ?HAPTEOF ACCIDENTS. Engaged Couple Killed at Cross ing?Train Jumps Track. Savannah, Ga., January 28.?Harry Snares and Miss Lily Rushing were in stantly killed at a railroad crossing by a Seaboard Air Line passenger train near Savannah today. They were in a bnggy with Miss Rushing's brother and his wife, both of whom miracu lously escaped uninjured. A bluff obscures the railway track at the crossing and the party drove on the track before they were aware of the ap proach of a train. Sanders and Miss Rushing were to have been married in a few weeks. The young woman's body was horribly mangled. Anniston, Ala., January 28.?A large boiler in the malleable foundry of the Southern Car and -Foandry Company blew up today, killing six persons and injuring probably twenty others, several of whom will die. Raleigh, N. C, January 28.?A special from Marion, N. C, says: "About 6 o'clock this morning, east of Marion, at the intersection of the old Three C's and the Southern roads, an engine and cabose were wrecked by jumping the track. The engine and tender went thirty feet down an em bankment. The caboose caught fire and burned. The conductor and the engineer escaped injury. The flag man and fireman were slightly hurt. Banks C. Carrick, a brakeman was caught under the engine and killed.'' . Pittsburg, Jan. 29.?One of the worst wrecks the Pittsburg Railway Traction Company has experienced since its organization occurred to night. A score of passengers were in jured and two cars were completely destroyed. Traffic was stopped for sev eral hours. Eight victims are in the hospital, the others wore taken to their homes. Thomas B. Davison of Pittsburg is perhaps fatally hurt, his injuries being internal. Seven others were badly injured. Hyneptism Won't Cure. Berlin, Jan. 29.?The commission of experts in mental diseases, appoint ed by the ministry of education to in vestigate the healing value of hyp notism reports that it is essentially worthless. The commission, which his composed of Prof. Mendel and Drs. Gerk, Hunter and Aschenborn, was appointed during the faith healing ex citement here a year ago. The report declares hypnotism cannot produce organic changes nor cure epilepsy nor hysteria. Berlin, Jan. 29.?Countess Isabella Wesirka Kwilecki, belonging to a rich and aristocratic Polish family, has been arrested by the criminal police here on the charge of pretending to have borne a son six years ago and presenting him as the heir to an estate at Wroblewo (province of Paaen), consisting of 10,000 acres and having a yearly rental roll totaling $15,000. There is a bill in the legislature making the non-payment of debt a jailable offense, and there are some men advocating its passage, whose found ation for wealth is in the swindling of creditors, some who compromised their debts 25* cents on the dollar, some who did not pay a cent, and some who af ter swindling their creditors are keep ing their pelf concealed beneath petti coats. In a large measure such a drastic measure is advocated by the class we describe, and it is this class who frequently, use the criminal ma chinery to collect debts from the ignorant and poor.?Manning Times. Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 29.?A revised list of the killed and injured in the Southern Pacific collision, places the number of dead at 23 of which eight have been identified. The tinned number twenty-one. 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