The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 20, 1909, Image 4
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Tim Suaiter Watchman wti found
ad n ,\16t and the True Southron In
1*4*. The Watchman and Southron
?aw bum the oomblnod circulation and
r?. ?mom mi both of the old papers,
?a* Ii snaatfestly the beet advertising
?SMMfeem ha Sumter.
1 ?IC TWICE-A-WEEK PAPE?.
flu ?st changing from a weekly to
ts je-s-week issue It has been the
gum with gubllshere to either ln?
... yet the subscription price or re
Crm\ Um else of the paper, but we
harre ifteetded to do neither. The Twice
-? v/ejek Watchman and Southron will
? - tse same else ns the weekly has
for the past ten or twelve years
an. hessjeribers will receive just
bie the amount of reading mi.tter
mm ftsraaertp. with no oorreepondlng
iw i Case la price. We feel assured
that ear readers will approve of the
chaps* te the twice a week issue and
win appreciate our enterprise in
art* tag them an Improved newa eer
unsi <\.
Tie eateaslon of the rural freo de
itvrtf service to practically al sec-1
tiwrgi at the county has given nearly
-'werbodg a daily mall and with this
tm\41lernest In the postal facilities
th-'fs m a steadily growing demand for
sav-^spapers. This demand we have
reasasd to meet. With our facti I
we are In a position to give our
i t-sas s twice- i-week paper with
it satsrglng out* plant and the ex?
pense isoldent t(> the publication of
two papers a week Is only the addl
ti ml labor aad the cost of the white
pniigr. This expense we cheerfully
in. op hi order that we may furnish
*> ' at our readers want
*4 Ii aar hope aad Intention to pub?
s' ?? a better newspaper^than ever be
t aad to make the Watchman and
StM&thraa more than ever before the
us sagst)sr most goaerally read by the
t ? >pte of Ssmter aad adjoining coun?
ties* AM that ae ssk of our friends
ts the ooatinoance of their support
sod their recommendation to thoee
w*hs are not sow subscribers.
The Lies Lew hse been put to
elrgp, bat it to not yet alto rather dead.
Tmp Messe may balk at :he Clifton
ernememme* ssd the repeal bill may
?a* loft In flic air when the l^sgisla
Uura adjouras Psturday.
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The prohibit! >s leaders made a
sjsii aad desperat? fight (?) to p?ss
tap .state-wide Mil at this session of
the Leptotatara. and* their failure to
do go la attrlbsUble to obstinate aad
i hPJSi local opttontsts. The leaders
who hava as eye oa the band wagon
hasp Pad Issue they desired on which
aw pa before the dear people. s>very
thtPt Is still la that most desirable
assented condition aad many offices
stags got be woa op the liquor issue,
e e e
TVs legislature will adjourn sine
dtp Saturday without having passed
?tat usual large number of new laws
ad amendments to old laws, for
me should all be truly thank
How will it be possible for Mr.
salt to go off to Africa while his
prosecution of the New York
seid is pendlsg In the courts?
VDCK TYPE OP CANAL UPHELD.
Af CommlMMion, Appearing
foro Himisc Committee, Defend*
Plan of Construction.
Washington. Feb. IS.?Cel. Oeorge
O. Ooethal?, chairman and chief en
mi the lethmlan canal commls
R. R Rogers, geneml counsel
the commlMlon. and ('dpt. F. C.
re, chief of the Washington office,
ly appeared before the aubcom
Uoe ef the house committee on ap
?prlatlone. which is preparing the
dry civil bill. Col. Ooethals gg>
ptslned the estimates for appropria?
te* lilt.
Col. Ooethsls spoke in fnvor of the
systsm for the Panam canal In
profrrsscs to the sea level plan. The
satter, ha s%ld. would cost about
017K.ttt.M0 more to construct than
the lock csnsl. the cost of which, he
win reach 1376.000.000. jptjpd
'the original purchase price, but
Including interest on the money.
Th. Isthmaln csnsl officials will ap?
pear he fore the subcommittee again
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nVOIW CONCHETE liltlDOES.
H^;.rtsntiurg. Feb. if.?The county
?!tm.ksslener* of Spartanburg may
urd stool In the construction of
hrtOgss across stresms In the county,
and bafld concrete bridges. An expe?
riment with s concrete bridge Is to be
saade om Chinquapin Creek, and If
It proves satlsfactory and the coat la
too great, all brldgea to be erected
the future may be constructed of
rts. Supervisor Mllea stated*
that tnany railroad companies had
sjsed concrete bridges with satisfac?
tory result, and that there Is no rea
psa why ok h brldgee for vehicle
travel shesld not prove satisfactory.
TUB LAST DITCH.
Friends of the Lien Lew Rally for the
Fight to Finish In the Senate?The
Will of the People May Yet be De?
feated.
Columbia, Feb. \?.?The senate
discussed the Hen law repeal bill very
fully tonight, but no vote was taken.
Several other senators will speak on
the bill tomorrow.
Debate was adjourned until tomor?
row, after third reading bills, and a
vote will likely be taken on the bill
then.
Senator Johnstons spoke In favor
of the bill. He pointed out that the
farmers have been able to furnish
the State With the fruit of the field,
but what Is left at the end of the year
to begin another season? Mr. John
stone felt that Inasmuch ss the law
has thus far shown that the people
are not prosperous under the law that
prosperity must lie on the other side.
Mr. Johnstons stated that the meas?
ure has served Its purpose, having
been enacted to allow the Confederate
slid lere to begin life over again. The
law is now being abused, said 'Mr.
Johnstons, and other articles besides
those Intended for agricultural pur?
poses, are being seeured under a lien.
"What do we hope to accomplish
by this repeal?" asked Mr. Johnstone.
As to the negro question, the color?
ed laborers would be benefited, but
11 kowise, the whits tenant.
Mr. Johnstone's argument was also
that ths farmer vould pay his obli?
gations, and hs would not go begging
for credit. The farmers have asked
for the repeal. The repeal would
permit of a diversified crop. Senator
Johnstone wished for the law to be
repealed, and thfci be given a trial.
The law now In operation, he argued,
has caused misery. He pictured the
coming of the constable with a few
sacks of cotton and a few bundlee of
fodder with nothing left at home for
the farmer,
Sanator Otts spoke In favor of the
law remaining as it now Is. "The re?
peal of this law would drive labor
from the farms would reduce the
rental value of our lands. Would
drive the white labor to the cotton
mills. Ths result would be also that
those who cannot themselves look af?
ter their crops would be ruined."
Senator Otts listed that he would
vote against tho repeal of the law
and against tho ''Hydrick amend?
ment." He prophesied that In twe
years the law would be put back on
the statuta books.
Senator Summers'spoke for the re
peal. He contended that extrava?
gance Is one of the evils of the pres?
ent law, and that If repealed thli
would make the farmers careful In
their expenditures.
Senator Summers made en extend?
ed plea against ths lien law, claiming
that everything now works agalnsl
the farmers un<rer_lt.
Senator Smith stated that the re?
peal of the law would hurt the pool
white farmer In that he would be
driven In as a laborer. Although the
negro is the beet laborer for the farm
the repeal of the lien law will nol
keep him on tthe farm, and the ne?
gro does not enter Into the discus?
sion.
Senator Johnstone stated objectloni
that the present law Is bsd In that
something Is mortgsged that does not
exist.
Senator Bleis stated that when he
whs in the house he made some re?
marks against the repeal of the lien
law. and two-thirds of the people ol
his county were in favor of the pas?
sage of the bill, but he is satisfied
now that the majority of the people
of his county are against the repeal
of the law. The speaker thought it
legislation against a class of people
In our State that Is most helpless and
In favor of a class that Is most able
to take care of Itself.
Senator Bates claimed for South
Carolina prosperity under the Hen
law. His contention was that to re
poal the law would take away from
the farmer his only means of being
secured.
Senator Griffin pointed out that II
the farmers and merchants want to
have the Hen protection let them have
it. The tenant is not asking for this
repeal.
Senator Griffin claimed the position
of some of the advocates of the repeal
points to Inconsistency.
Senator Clifton offered the follow?
ing amendment:
"The title of the bill to be: To de?
clare the law In regard to giving se?
curity upon crops not In existence, tc
declare the same invalid."
For section 1 Insert the following:
"Any lien or mortgage given upon
crops to be grown, and before the
same are up and growing, shall be
Ineffectual to convey or have any in?
terest in the same, and no such lien
or mortgage given or executed there?
on prior to the actual existence of the
said crop shall be enforcable In any
of the courts of this State
j It Is probable that the new school
, house for the Lincoln school will be
built this summer. The house now
In use Is too sroall and a part of It Is
old and not ? " suited to present
needs.
IHE LIEN LAW REPEALED.
SENATORS AT LAST HEED VOICE
OF PEOPLE.
The Devoted Friends of the Lien Law
And ltd Victims, the Poor Farmers,
Yield to the Demand for Repeal
That Has Been Growing for Twenty
Years.
Columhia. Feb. 18.?The senate
last night by a vote of 24 to 12 pass
the lien law repeal bill which has been
discussed for the past two days. Near?
ly every senator has had a say on this
measure. It was thought that a
vote would be reached immediately
on this bill on which all senators
naturally had their minds made up.
Senator Kelley was willing for a
vote to be taken at once, but discus?
sion arose and continued for the past
two days and nights.
The house passed the bill by a vote
of 86 to 25.
The vote in the senate stood as fol?
lows upon Senator Kelley's motion to
table Senator Montgomery's motion
to strike out the enacting words of
the bill:
Ayes?Appelt, Carlisle, Carpenter,
I Christensen, Crosson, Earle, Graydon,
I Hardin, Harvey, Hough, Johnson,
I Johnstone, Kelley, Lide, Mauldin, Mc
Icown, Muckenfuas, Ralnsford, Stew?
art, Sullivan, Summers, Waller, West
I on, Wharton?24.
I Nays?Bass, Black, Croft, Griffin,
Laney, Montgomery, Otts, Rogers,
I Sinkler, Spivey, Walker, Williams?
12.
So the hostile motion failed.
When the vote was announced
there was a storm of exceptions of
I counties to be exempted coming un?
der Senator Montgomery's amend
I ment to exempt the county of Marion.
I The exemptions came thick and fast,
I including, Lancaster, Charleston, etc.,
I etc. The amendment was tabled on
Ian aye and nay vote by 1? to 17, thus
I bringing all counties under the pro?
visions of the bill. The vote stood on
Senator Kelley's motion to table the
I amendment exempting certain coun?
ties: ?
Ayes?Carlisle, Carpenter, Chrlst
I ensen, Crosson, Earle, Harvey, Hough,
I Johnstone, Kelley, Llde, Mauldin, Mc
Cown, Muckenfuss, Stewart, Sullivan,
I Summers, Waller, Weston, Wharton
Nays?Appelt, Baas, Bates, Black,
I Croft, Graydon, Griffin, Joho?on, La
I ney, Montgomery, Otts, Rainsford,
I Rogers, Sinkler, Spivey, Walker, Wil?
liams?17.
The tabling of this amendment left
I the bill applicable to all counties.
I Senator Clifton Immediately after
I the vote on the Hen law bill to strlko
lout the enacting words was lost pro
I posed following amendment:
I "The title of bill to be: 'To declare
I the law in regard to giving security
I upon crops not in existence and to
I declare the same Invalid.' "
For section 1 insert the following:
I "Any lien or mortgage given upon
I crops to be grown, and before the
I same are np and growing, shall be in
j effectual to convey or have any in
I terest In the same, and no such lien
I or mortgage given or executed there
| on prior to the actual existence of the
i shall crop shall be enforceable in any
I of the courts of this State: Provided,
j Nothing herein contained shall apply
I to landlords' liens on rents and sup
I plies or to laborers' wages."
Upon an aye and nay vote to table
this amendment the vote resulted:
Ayes 21; 15.
So the amendment was lost.
I Senator Clfton moved to indefinitely
I postpone the bill. He claimed that
I the understanding was that some
I such amendment would be agreed
I upon.
Senator Kelley claimed that the
I Clifton amendment would kill the
bill.
There arose a great deal more dis?
cussion on this amendment. Senator
Clifton claimed the bill in its present
form would be ineffectual. He ob?
jected to the so-called Hydrick
amendment in that this purports to
amend section 3005 of the code. Mr,
Clifton's amendment affects section
3059
! Senator Clifton then offered an
amendment practically the same as
his own amendment and the Hydrick
amendment, which was passed by a
vote of 22 to 17.
' The bill passed to third reading
then.
j The amendment to the lien law re?
peal bill which passed the senat? is as
follows:
"Strike out section 1 of the bill and
substitute:
"From and after the 1st day of
January, 1910, no mortgage or lien
of whatsoever name or nature, save
and except the lien provided for in
section 3057, shall be valid or effect?
ual to bind any agricultural crop or
product, unless such crop or product
be in actual existence or growing at
the time such mortgage or lien Is
given or executed. And section 3059
of the code" (the lien law section)
"Is hereby expressly ^repealed."
Just what the status is with this
substitute section has caused conjec?
ture.
The amendment of Senator Clifton
practically enacts the repeal of the
lien law section and throws safe?
guards around the mortgage section '
by providing that there shall be no
mortgages until the crops are up and
growing.
The Kelley bill in the senate was
the same as the Richards bill in the
house which passed by a vote of 85 to
35. The senate bill will be returned
to the house with the amendment af?
ter it passes third reading in the sen?
ate. There was notice given of gen?
eral amendments on third reading in
the senate and the bill may yet be
changed somewhat.
The Kelley and Richards b'lls were
merely to repeal section 3059 known
as the "lien law" section of the code.
TO APPEAL MISS KIRK'S CASE.
Supreme Court to Review Proceed?
ings Against Alleged Aiken Leper.
Alken, Feb., 18.?The board of
health of the city of Aiken will ap?
peal the case of Miss Kirk, the al
leged leper, 1o the Supreme Court.
Notice was given today by the Hen?
dersons, attorneys for the board of
health, to Croft & Croft and Sawyer
& Owens, attorneys for Miss Kirk.
The matter to be decided is whether
or not the Aiken board of health can
remo*e Miss Kirk to the city hospital
from the city limits. Miss Kirk re?
fused to be removed to the hospital,
ana the board was served with an in?
junction when remo' al was attempt?
ed. The injunction hearing was held
before Judge Aldrich' at Barnwell,
and by his orders the temporary in?
junction continues until a further or?
der of the court is issued.
The proceeedings of the hearing
will be printed in a brief and the case
will go before the Supreme Court. In
the meantime Miss Kirk remains at
her residence on Main street by or
de ; Judge Aldrich.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION.
Senate Committee Turns Down Foui
Battleship Scheme.
Washington, Feb. 10.?Senator
Hale, chairman of the committee on ;
naval affairs, reported to the senate
the bill making appropriations for the
support of the navy. It carries $136.- |
825,199, an increase of 81,058,428 over
the amount carried by the bill as it
passed the house. I
No change was made In the item
providing for the construction of two
26,000-ton battleships. The senate
committee approved an amendment
providing that the appropriation for
the marine corps may not be expend?
ed unless the corpse is continued in
service as heretofore on battleships,
cruisers and other naval vessels.
The recommendation of Secretary
of the Navy Newberry for the ap?
pointment of a commission to consid?
er the reorganization of the navy de?
partment in order to provide for the
Best preparedness in case of war and
for the most economical methods of
administration was adopted by the
committee. The committee is to con?
sist of three senators, three represent?
atives, three rear admirals, with at
least one on the active list, and three
eminent civilians to be appointed by
the preslent.
One of the amendments made by
the committee proposes to create the
office of vice admiral on the retired
list, which, It is understood, is in the
interest of Vice Admiral Robley D.
Evans. .
An amendment authorizes the sec?
retary to investigate and report on the
advisability of purchasing all or a
part of the Jamestown exposition
buildings at Norfolk.
An appropriation was recommended
for the purchase of land at Charles?
ton, S. C, for the marine corps.
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