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tlpai t'rumARt wu that it might
?gjgsie an entering wedge for the paar?
et a divorce law later nnd that
pre* nt ayettin wan therefore good
* .sough for the citlteus of this 8tatc.
The bei pr vided that the ch rk o*
^oart rhoulJ. on payment of a fee of
.taue a license glflng the
hfms i. age and residence of the con
%adtieg partie?. said certlfeste being
ejaHei' warte ?ign->l by the parly per
Tftsrsrang the ceremony. U was also
^rosrided that u certified 0 TY of
Ifeet-sc c >.iM be u~?-d as prlm.e
evidence < f th* tnnrrlnge, In
Isfort the ccurts of this
When the bill was cal?ld on the <*at
*adar Mi. P. L Smith m ved to
oat tho i nactiug words. Mr.
onp'alned the purp.)v>L of th*
urgej its passage with tho
thrt the s tate should keep a res?
et matt lags contract*
I?. Nash alee favored the till and
latfawcee whore a r. mid of
la this mate wvhld have
e ef value to the parties who w-tre
ae man aad wife, la his opln
the la* had nothing to do with
M voice law ad would prove of In
bvl*le value In tho mill > illag*a.
Mr. Scruggs of rhsstarfield and air.
' e>srha*n of Horrv stated thai i m il
: sl*n? oa the beultr couutlet wer^
lad kt the mothert cf girls Ir
Marth Carolina. Mr. Durham ro.'c
pedj t> the case of * i? tary public fn
Tevk ooanty. where It was notorious
I MaM runaway couples from North
J *^atohna. repecta'.y aicttnd Charm* t\
ecsjaee f> he marrlol an I no record
j"{Mfae kept tho cerernoi y. Mr.
' iSrnrnr ?ve also l?v red it for the sar.o
Mr. Kvfrshaw^ l tho. el that It would
lh) erHcTlnf n* Ige far di\??rce .:?ml
Fr?ser, alter iovuo\lug ?Ue po i
Of the S'ale on ar.arrltjo and di-.
Hhee II? organisation, argued
n would t% w-n not tc tQUMV r
present Ltws and condition-*
inj? by a vote of &9 to ?Jt the
?treck out the enacting won1*
MM.
1Tho h< nte ref-uod to r<*comrott the
ill (rom Mr. John Marshall of
'baton. cMhJ over fixm I'd
had rovlcif |- for a term >t four
tor county superlat indents of
leatitn. C"uuty ^upor'isor* and
hgtste?> of ?.,??? m- convey tmo. , Th.*
tJfc was tossed to a third read in?
"ets'l.ty and will now be sent to th ?
estate
Mr. Vv>if.r.rim.tk?e f l.cxtagt?n f >r
esfJIy ennounevd the d .' ith of hi ?
eedocuf o. J. m ?ptlng. and if Mr
V. P. McArth.r .f Ch?rokc?\ an! It
van decld'.vl t > hi U exercise* at roon
?lest Wednesday In their momory.
A rs?oluil n. KfVred by llr Lane
?ondonir lag the action of the AU: u
-srnamy ih?p usarv b >ard was passe 1
e't'iout "IJrctcn. The resolution
tales th it the board has placed a
flapen*nr> In Neith Auguda np;n>t
-ho prateat of a majoiltv of the ciU
sc? ef that t ? ? n and that -u -h ac
vjaa le la vlotatlen of demoerotic prln
'??Vlm end ids** cf good ?'?v? rr.rnent
Mr. GvL"? ,,t the Alken delegation
**edi yeMeiday lhat the revolution
"^NHiid he recalled this mtrnirp; f ?r
Tparjw ?*s ef dlsce>A|on. The delesr.
'ejoii U dlvM^d on the quent!? n.
At the ??.?*! ?n x^-itinh-.y uftetnoon
at??liU"H wts introduced by Repre
' eeaeaUve sawyer .?nd psj>?eii. ia.vitin&
rt??r Tillmin tt address the houtw
?rvMitng ut S ??'eloiih on the snb
of immtgrati??n and tho race
lat?h
Columbia, Jan. 14.?The house gave
sit rw ? h<ur? oT Us lime ye t r l.iv
a d'souwlon of the lion law. Th'To
four bilU before the house, two
i Mr. Richard*, who Is the reoog
1 leaJer of the lien law llghtr one
from Mr. DeV?re and one from Mr.
JaVdrhk. Mr. DoVore's bill w.?s );illcd
e\y *he h>?#*?? oa motion >f Mr. H'cb
hut net j i! ths author had
a ntrong *>pecoh In fat >r cf lU
The Iv ?: - till provided th it moii?
k^aitrs should re>t be issued on crop*
wot* not gr??Y\n. but tht aathor
thai the legislature couid not
*s?J a lsnlh r l or tenent pet to la
?aw> a .n ?rtagag< on a growing CTi p
Tho till, hi-wevtr, was killed apd,(uc
eoHisi u? agrev.m-nt anu ng tlx* a".
%Jsurs or th bllla on the subject. Mr.
MskharuV tdl. kriown on the calendar
am 714, wo* Innen up next, the other*
'%asag pasHed over tempor.*rr.y Mr.
JJMchaidrt i ilj that he was willing to
Senate the meutuie to a vote of ihe
aveawo without discussion. Ht be
rod thst ? ma> rity of the farmers
ihe s??ic wanted the lien law re?
ed and he aloe heHev/ed that thero
been enough dlHcus^lou en the
Mar last y tar.
Mr. #<ell?*r3. who led the fight again
Ml tJso repeal of tin; law last seaalon.
?g?m made u ft rung ipcevh for n^
K He pros? iited facts and ?lg?
from sereial of the countle-*,
ing th ? numbor of HetM In each
hold that the settlement of the
was against the rcpe?l of the
au* There wsre about 10,900 hens In
SQss gAasa, if th? average of each conn
<M *M taken, and so far as ihe saajtl
agaa was concerned this would be
enough If divided into votes to seat a
ninn in the executive chamber down?
stairs, with only a few votes against
l)im. The farmer* were compelled to
use the Hens as a basis of credit and
to destroy the basis of cn-dit meant
the ruin or the small farmer.
Mr. Alan John>tono urged the re?
peal of the present law and spoke
aleng th?- lines which he so ubiy pre?
sented last year when the bill was up
for discussion.
Mr. Norton and Mr. Carey opposed
the Richards bill, the latter seeing no
reason that a change should be made.
He thought these meetings urging Uli
ropeal were attended mostly by land?
lords and that the tenants had* little
shewing.
Mr. Johastonc asked Mr. Carey if he
was willing to submit the repeal of
the lien law to the people. Mr. Carey
replied that he was willing to do this,
but until they had taken a veto on the
subject he would'n >t be willing to re?
peal the law.
Mr. Rucker alro spoke against the
repeal of the law and after his re?
mark* the house adjourned debate un?
til this morning on account of the Jol.\l
session called to hear (Jen. Leo.
The text of the Richards' bill la o-s
fr;io\ri?
*8oc. 1. That >ection 3059 vnlumo
1, code of laws, >'outh Carolina. 11)03,
relating to Hens for advances, be, and
the same Is hereby, repealed.
Sec 2. That ali acts or pans of acts
inconsistent with this act be. and the
the same are hereby, re pi ah d.
"Provided. This act shall lake effect
on the first day of January, A. D.
1909."
The bill Introduced by Mr Hydvick
Is as follows:
"No moit^ngo oi any crop or crops
f hsll te good and effective to convey to
the mortgagee any interest in an> crop
or crop^ other than the crop or cron3
to be rnJs^d during the year in wh.'ch
uaid mortgage is given, and unless the
land whereon said crop or crcp.s.are to
be raised shall be described or men?
tioned In said mortgage, and unless
the , orop or crops herein referred to
shall be up and growing at -he time
cf the execution el the mortgage.
'?That said amend nr. nt shall not
take effect until the first day of Jan?
uary, 1909."
There are majority ajvl minority re?
ports on both of ttvse bills.
IThe dispute over the establishing of
a dispensary at North Augusta by the
Alken county dispensary board was
again thi subject of discus-ion in tho
house yesterday and as a result the
resolution offered by Mr. Lane of
Marlboro tho day previous was ttrick
en from the record ard it was decided
to leave the entire matter to tho dis?
pensary committee, which has nov
before It several petitions for prohi?
bition, for amendments to the present
dispensary law and for submitting to
the voters of Alkcn county the ciuea
tlon of dispensary or no dispensary.
The ncf'on war not tiken *?y tho
he use, h('\Vevor, until therv was t >n
?fucrable disv^slon. It was brought
up by RcprcaentMlve Crolt of Alken
after Mr. Oyles of that same county
movod that the resolution oTered by
Mr. Lane be recvlle !. This resolution
condemned tho rctlon of tho Alken
county bonid la establishing a dis
paaaary at North Augusta. ?# undem
ce-ratlo and again t the wish, s o' the
I eople of that seeil ?n.
Mr.* Croft went into the history of
the establishment of the dtfpt j&ary.
-tatjng that out ei (ho 63 signers of
tho peMtlon ag.'lni?i the da-p.-usury 51
depended upon Augusta f ?r their Jiv?
ing and were Influenced by the peoole
of that city; the c!ty that sent a dele?
gation to Atlanta to lobby against
prohibition and had nev^r beer
km-wn to protest against South Caro
him -i . patronizing Augia ta barroom*.
He c mid not seo why any other
county should condemn the : ctlon ol
Alken county, capable of taking ct<
of Itself.
Mr. Oyles, who made the motion to
reconsider the resolution, sale", that he
0. (tared the facts stated therein were
fOffOel and according to his Infor?
MSlttl n the people who protested
against the dispensary w. r > taxpay?
ers and citizens of this State How
(Vir, be did not think the house
should condemn tho county ui iil a
hearing was given.
Mr. linker, chairman of the house
committee on dispensary, als*? spoke
along the same lines, stating that the
matte? was now before the commit*
tec and that it would not be right
Ii? condemn One Mde without the other
being he ml.
Mr. K? i h iw made an argument i:i
favor of the rorotuttota He lud hoard
1. commlttte n eelInr;, he vii.', that
women and ehltcar?*n were dully tub
Jeei'd to ItiSttlt on aOCOUnt of the
en unk? u nun wh ? paaod i'V'-r the
I ridge across tht Suv.nuiah liver.
Mr. LaaOi the author Of he resolu?
tion, said that he hml no Intention
to reflect an Alk? n court,- and would
f Luve mndc a metlon him; elf to re?
call It. but be did not WtffJl to pat him?
self on record as be'ng opposed to the
action of the Alken dlapeasary board
and his predictions, made at the last
Jioslon. that the county dispensaries
' would j rove as cerrupt as the Slate
' dispensary, wero being verified.
Finai'y. by a vote of 76 to 23. tho
house it .culled the resolution and Mr.
(Creft had it str'cken from tho record.
A report from the dispensary com
mit too rn the- proposition is txpeeted
in a few days.
THE SENATE.
Tho senate was in session yesterday
from 11.SO a m. 1c 1 o'clock, at which
hour the Joint sfffion of the two
houses met ir. the house chamber for
tho purpose of hearing an .id Iress by
Gen. Stephen D. Lee. After the meet?
ing of the Joirt assembly th) lenato
Wag in session bul about J5 minuted,
ueltourned to meet today at 11 a. m.
After the introduction of new bills
t r.ly gKOOnttittd senate bilh: were
taken up as the first business follow
irfc and quite a number of bills pars?
ed second reading.
When penal- bill ko. 626, which'
was Introducer", in the house at tho
last ses>1on, hut reached the senate too
h'te to become a law, was taken up a
lively dieousslm ensued. This hill was
Introduced by the he use commit'ec on
ii corpcrations. It is in relation lo the
establishment of new count es and
was prorr.pteel by the fight b?*ing made
a year ogo to hove a now county es?
tablished w:th Ncrth Augus'a us thr
county real Cemshh ration was post?
poned on account of a point e?| order
yesterday.
There was s^me discussion on Sena?
tor Ra>r<?r's joint resolution to pi 3
vldo for a commission to Inquire and
report on the feasibility of erecting
a supreme ?ourt building in the city
of Co'v.mbla, and to present a plan
the refer. Senator Graydon moved to
strike cut th* n solving word., t.dding
ibht he did not think that such a com?
mission should he apoointed for
such a purp reg "for the reason ihat the
Stato heoj.se is the- proper pl io?. for the
fchpremc court to meet ar.d that at no
e xtant date It will be found crsolutefy
necessary to enlarge the capitoi build?
ing. ?
Senator Ravecr suqrg*sted that *h ?
I 111 be allowed to go ovir for the pres?
ent, wh'.< h wai nyrcid to.
A motion was made by S3nator Otis
to strike out the vnaetlng words of
aeitetJf Chrisens? n's bill to regulate
refcons e i libel ani sla?id?r, but OWlng
to the temporary absence from *.h?
s. r ote chamber of the senator from
Ee cufort Ihe matter was a Mowed to
go o\or. ,
On n.^ii^n ol Senator Maul din the
Vill oi Senator Oriilin providing that
timber owned by e?lh.rs than ihr- own?
ers of the land upan which it stands
.'' all he aaoeeftod for taxation was re
eommittecl. Senator GrWNa hi tirst
edijer.ted tlremmu'dy to this procedure
end by vote the s-cnate refused to re
ce mmlt tho bill. F;es;dent Mt<L<?0?
easting the dee'ehng vote, but Inter
Ihe tothor aT.ounc d thnc by rpe
c'al request ef Stnatcr McKeilhan he
wrojid agree lo a'low the bill to he re?
committed in oroer to allow certain
parked interested to bo h wrd on the
kill.
ItHPKAL OF LIEK LAW
Rill Pawed HOuse by Large Majority
and Will Likely Fnsa Senate?Foul
Year Term far Supervisors aiul Su
I erinte nd< nts of Leliu-athm?Other
Matters in the Legislature.
Columbia, Jan. 25.?By a vote ol
21 to 14 the senate yesterday refused
to strike out the enacting words of
Senator Slnkler's bill to make terms
of office, of cau.nly supervisors and
county superintendents of education
four y?ars, instead of two years, and
it is eiuite certain that the bill will
prvis that be>dy, with some minor
amendments.
The consideration of the till was
token up Immediately after third
reading hills, a large number e>f which
were paired and ordered sent to the
house. Senator Dinkier spoke briefly
in support ti tho meaaure, directing
his remarks principally to the work
of the offte? of superintendent of uiu
callon, w.tich he declare d is one. of the
Meet imp irtant in any county govern*
ir.'.nt and should he, as Tar 00 possi?
ble, divorced from politics.
Senator Out lis le, applying his re
mirks to tho olhce oi' c' unly .-.upervi
sor, In tho main, nude a Streng argu?
ment for Incrtaalng the term of thht
olhce to f ?ur years, He declared ihll
to be, in foot, the most Imp..run of
Bce in the county and vet it Is (Hied,
p.s a g< noral rule, by me n who ere ur?
fit for tht position. Better men are
Hooded for this positl ?n, pi n who
have nerve and backbone and Whfg
Will carry out a dellnlte, progressive
policy, regardless of the whims and
special pleas of prominent citlsei;! in
ilMferenl parts of tin county who are
[prompted by selfUh motives. "And
nervi? and backbon? declared Sena?
tor Carlisle, ".are vory unpopular In
I?rief peiiods of authority. Make thi
I term of Office four ye ns and belt, r
men will offer for (in position! OA?
'when they are elected they will have
? time- to carry out a fixt i policy and
I win not hi- bothered, ;ts iu put visors
j now are, about making preparations
, to secure oh a Hen another two years
hor.co."
I Sen.itor Johnsem offered an amend
ment provlndihg that the t< rms of the
bill he limited to county superintend?
ents of education. On a yea ane l.ar
vote this was loet.
I Senator Graydon spoke acalmt the
bill, arguing that when a ge.od man
wan elected to the offes of county
supervisor for a term of two years ho j
need not fear if he does his ful? duty
fearlessly and without favor that the
people will turn him out of off.ee;
and that if an incompetent or ether
wise objectionable person should be
elected the people could get rid of him
at tho expiration of the two years.
Senator Otts announced that while
he expected to vole for the bill *n its
present form he preferred to have it
amended so as to make a man who is
elected to either of these offices ineli?
gible to re-electicn. He offered an
amendment to that effect, but it was
lost by a vote of 2 9 to 8.*
Senator Appelt offered an amend?
ment to include the offices of county
auditor and county treasurer in the
bill, but owing to the fact that these
offices are appointive and not elective
it was thought that by adding the
amendment of the senator from Clar?
endon the constitutionality of the bill
might be jeopardized.
On a yea and nay vote his motion
to amend was lost by a vote of 22 to
7.
Senator Crouch moved to amend by
providing that the terms of office of
county supervisor and county superin?
tendent of education shall begin on
July 1 after their election to office.
This motion was lost by a \iva voco
vote.
Senator Graydon. after failing in hi*
efforts to defeat the bill. s.'cured an
amendment providing that the terms
of the bill snail net apply to the coun?
ties oJ Abbeville. Union. Lancaster
and Aiken. Other amendments were
offered proposing to exempt also the
counties of Fairfield, Chesterfield and
EcVcflela. but be l ore these amend?
ments were put to a vote considera?
tion of the bill was postponed until
today, to allow for an investigation to
determine whether or not the consti?
tutionality of the bill would be affect?
ed by making exemptions of certain
counties from its operations.
Mr. Toole's bill, which came ever
from last session, to prevent unrea?
sonable delays ir. the shipment 01
freight and baggage, was recommitted
to the committee en railroads.
Mr. Croft's joint resolution, whlcr
paatfd the house last session, propos?
ing to am^nd sec:e n 2 of article 5 of
the constitution so as to authorize ai. I
empower the general assembly to
thrt the number of supreme court
justices and fix their terms of office,
came up for second reading and the
discussion on the measure was grow?
ing g.me ra! and interesting when a
motion to recommit the resolution to
tho jud'eiary committee was adopt
ox
The same COUWO wras pursued as to
Mr. Croft's resolution proposing to
amend section II of article 5 of the
constitution, relating to the judiciiry
department.
Mr. Raysor's Jo'nt resolution to pro
slue kr a commission to inquire and
report ?in the feasibility of erecting c.
supreme court building in the city of
Colombia was passed over tc permit
the author to draft a substitute, which
will probably be offend and conoid
t n d today.
Several >f the Senators announce
that they favored enlarging the State
house by the addition of a wing at
e ther end rather than the traction of
a separate building for the supreme
passed Mr. Rh hards' bill f ?r the ro
proposod In the resolution. The sub?
stitute which Sen&tQr Raysor will of
fctr Will, it is understood, authorize tho
? imfl Usion, which the resolution calls
for, tG re port upon the fea.-ibiUty of
enlarging the State house for the ac?
commodation of tho supreme court, as
well as upon the feasibility of erect?
ing a separate and distince building.
Among the now bills Introduced in
the. senate yestetday was the follow?
ing by Senator Walker of eJorge
town:
"Be it enacted ty the general .is
icmbly of the state of South Caro
linn:
''Section 1. That members of the
general assembly shall receive as
e*e ? m pel i r a li >n for their services the
sum of *$2&0 per annum and mileage
at the r.'.te i f 5 c^nts per mile for ?he
actual distances traveled in the nnst
direct rent.- going to and returning
frc m the place whtre tho session of
the general asfonrbljr shall be he'd.
'?Sec. X. That the provisions uf thi.?
cct shall not go into effect until Jan?
uary l. 1W.
"Sec o That section 14, volume 1.
code of laws of s< uth Carolina 1"?02
bo, and th?- same is hereby repealed."
THE HOUSE.
Au overwhelming vote in the house
pases l Mr. Uieharda' bill for the re
1?. al of the hen law to a third rending
yesterday morning and it is conceded
by all that the houpc will not obj et
t<> Its passage and that no motion to
recommit the bill will he made today.
W hile there was not much debate on
the proposition as compared wich last
year, when the senate defeated the
efforts of Mr. Richards, still the advo?
cates >f the Hen law made some' stremg
argument*. The e ntlre morning sea*
I ion wafl taken up w ith the bill and
no other business was done.
An effort was made to have a night
s? ssion and adjourn until Monday, but
the excellent attraction at the theatre
proved too much for the members who
be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
'?Sec. 2 That all acts or parti of
acts inconsistent with this act b*, and
the same are heioby, repealed.
"Provided, This act shall take ef?
fect on the first day of January. A. P.
ltOt."
When special order bills were
.leached Mr. Richards at once called
for the lien law meaaure. Mr. Rocker,
who had the floor the day before, when
the ptccecdlngs were interrupted by
Gen. Lee's speeeh, was recognized.
Mr. H?cker stated at the outset that
he was In a hopeless minority, but he
thought the funeral assembly was
making a mistake in passing the
Rlchar-lH bill. However, if the argu?
ments made by the maj >rity were cor
rcct ho wanted the repeal to gc into
effect (it once, and asked Mr. Richards
it' he W?l'# willing for thlr. Mr. Rich
ards said that he was not.
Mr. E. E. Verne r, one of the most
earnest advocates for the repal of the
low, talked at s:me length in favor
are interested' in studying graft prob?
lems.
The hill passe.1 was very thoit. be?
ing as follows.
"Section 1. That section 2151?, vol?
ume 1, code of laws, South Carolina
1^02, relating to Hens for advances,
of the passage of the bill. He was fol?
lowed by Mr. Harrison of Greenville,
who argued against the repeal of the
law.
Mr. J. P. Gibson stated that he had
called a mass meeting of farmers ir.
his county, Marlboro, to discuss the
matter, hut aftorwards this meeting
was called off/ With present la^or
conditions and tho fact that there arc
now |n the fields of his county GOO
bales of unpicked cotton he thought
the repc.il of the law unwise.
Mr. Garris also made a vigorous
fight against the repeal of the law,
citing labor conditions and the need
fjr encouraging the small farmers.
Representatives Krantley, Wyche and
A. G. Bricc all spoke in favor of tho
repeal and derided the statement that
the repeal would enslave the small
farmer.
Mr. Richards, the: author of the pro?
posed repeal, then spo're. He called
attention to the fight year after year,
the agitrtion by the fai mers and urg?
ed his argument that the repeal of
Mie law would not be a hardship on
the tenant farmer, as was claimed by
the opposition. In answer to Mr
Rucket he would &ay that the reason
he did not wish the repeal to go into
effect at once was because it would
woik a hardship en those holding
liens. H<- therefore wanted t> give
the "landlords or farm owners time to
prepare for the change. Ho believed
that tho repeal might temporarily af?
fect some of th.: tenants and some oT
the landewners, but in the long run
it would preve a blessing ard would
take cut of the grasp of the merchant
farmer, who charged anywhere from
ti to 100 per cent, for supplies, th?j
pooi roan who worked a small por
l!oii of farm.
The heute voted down the proposi?
tion by 91 to 24 10 make th? law ef?
fective at once and by a vote of 81 to
23 voted down Mr. MeMa-ster's prop?
osition to extend the time for the en?
forcement of the repeal u .til lfio.
Mr. Richards believes tha the act
will pass the senate by a majority of
at least four and possibly five He
has canvassed that body thoroughly
and the repeal is certain. He will now
suport the bill offered by Mr. Hy
drick, which will protect the formers
and tenants, in that a mortgage
on a crop before it begins to grow is
forbidden. Mr. Kydrtck't bill is as
follows:
"Xo mortgage of any crop or crops,
shall be good and effective to convc:
to the mortgagee any interest ir. any
crow or crops other than the. crop or
crops to be raised during the veer in
which the mortgage is given, and un
erop or crops Other than the crop or
crops arc to be raised shall be de?
scribed er mentioned in said mortgage,
and unless the crop or crops "terete
referred to th&ll be up and growing
I at the t'me of ? the execution of the
mortgage.
"Thai said amendment shall not
take effect until the first day oi Jan?
uary, 1'j'j'j."
Columbia, Jan 2 7.?The tengt*i
convenes tonight III S o'clock with a
heavy calendar to dispose of Satur?
day debate was adjourned on Mr
Kershaw's bill to provide for a board of
examiners for railroad telegraphers
and, after the Introductions, etc., this
will he the first matter to be consider?
ed.
Senator Chriatensen's bill to author?
ize the use of $10,000 of the money in
the hand.-- of the dispensary commiss?
ion In the prosecution of those ac?
cused of graft will probably be dis?
posed of this week in the senate. The
finance committee made a majority and
minority report upon this bill, tne ma?
jority favoring the bill, with an amend?
ment providing that $i5,ooo be appro?
priated from the dispensary funds in?
stead of $10,00, as originally asked for
The sentiment e>f the tOJiati is large?
ly favorable to the bill, though there
lire two or three members who will
make a fight against it. In the com?
mittee there wes a strenuous protest
from one se nator, whose law firm rep?
resents at le?ast one of the whiskey
houses having claims against the State
dispensary and is also employed at
counsel for at least one member of the
former board of directors against
whom indictments have b?en made to
assist in the prosecution of whom this
money is asked for by the legal de?
partment of the Slate.
Attorney General Lyon says that
115,000 in none too much for the gen?
eral assembly to appropriate for the
prosecution of these cases, as it will
be absolutely necessary to employ
assistant counsel as well as to collect
certain other evidence not now In pos?
session of the prcsecuting o:fictrs of
the State. (
Agents of the liquor concerns who
are charged with conspiracy to de?
fraud, as well as the former me mbers
of the bcard3 of control, will have as
good legal talent to defend them as
can be secured in this and other States
and, with the number of indictment*
brought, and the importance of mak?
ing a vigorous prosecution, the attor?
ney general feels that the State should
give him all the assistance possible
Senator Christensen's bill does not
provide for a direct appropriation
from the State treasury, hut provides
that the amount expended shall come
from the funds in the hanels of the.
dispensary commission. It is confident?
ly asserted by members of the lispen
sary commission and by the attorney
general that a big saving will be male
to the State as a result of the inves?
tigation now being made bv ihe com?
mission and from the indictments
which will follow In one case alone,
that of L'lman & Co., unless a higher
court should overrule the decision of
the comimssion, a saving cf about $30.
000 has been made, with grounds on
which to base suit for almost that
amount in addition.
Tomorrow It the date set for be?
ginning of the discussion of the Hen
law in the senate. Senator Crouch's
bill is or. the calendar under the head
of "speeia' order," which gives it right
of way. so to speak, over all matters
lmme 1 lately after the cousidei ation of
third reading bills. Representative
Richards' bill, which passt 1 the house
Friday by a large majority, is row In
ihe hands of the agricultural commit?
tee, hut will probably bo reported at
tonight's session and tomorrow will
he- placed rtn the calendar along with
Senator Crouch's bill.
13very indication points to a clear
majority In the se.iate in fav r of re?
peal and should the Crouch Pill b3
passed a motion will be made on third
reading to substitute lor it the Rich?
ards hill to prevent the necessity of
the house acting on the quivtira any
farther at this session.
Senator Laney has a resolution on
the calendar, unoer the same special
order head, providing that ihe nuee*
lion of the repeal of this law be sub?
mitted to the people at the next Dem?
ocratic primary election.
Tomorrow Senator Graydon's bill
to prevent the operation of *'de<uble
headers" comes up under the h -ad of
special orders. It passed second read?
ing in the senate Saturday, with no?
tice of general amendments, on third
reading.
With the exe ? ption ? f Senator
Toole'B spech on Saturday wh n the
bill to provide that all railroad teleg?
raphers shall be licensed was up for
discussion, there has been nei dc'CU*
etcn of railroad rates in the senate,
The real road committee of the ten-'
ate has had referred to it a number
Of hills the past week prppovlng a re?
duction *n passenger fares All of
these bills were reported unfavorably
by the committee with the t xc ption
of that offered by Senator Toole, and
an amendment was effered t? this by
proposing to strike out all after the
enacting words and insert in lieu there?
of the body of the bill offered by sen?
ator Carlisle, which is tho prevention
made to Gov. Ansel by President ."in
ley of the Southern.
There has been thus far absolutely
no talk In the senate on tho dispen?
sary. A number of bills to amend
tho present law have be? n introduced
and Senator Talbert has a bill pro
poslng to abolish the dispensary and
declare prohibition throughout the
State, with a provision that licensed
druggists may sell pure alcohol on
the prescription of reputable physi?
cians.
Senator Tallert's bill is on tltV cal?
endar ami may'be reached this week,
lie expects to make a spe ch on his bill,
but does not say whether or not he
hopes to have it acted upeui favorably
by the senate.
A number of petitions asking for a
prohibition law have been presented
from senators representing about one
fourth of the count!ea in th^ State.
Senator Appelt presented a number
from his constituents last week and a
number wore road Brom Alken, ?dge
lielel, Collet- u, Rlchlaad and other
cot-n ties.
It is very likely that an emend*
ment to the present law will he ruin?
ed at this aesalon, providing that up?
on petition of a majority of the quali?
fied electors of any township against
any dispensary already established or
which it Is proposed to establish the
county dispensary board shall remove
or refrain from establishing same.
The special bill offered for the relief
of the people of North Augusta re?
ceived an unfavorable report from the
dispensary committee, but. by request
I of Senator Toole, it was allowed to go
on the calendar.