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TALKING ABOUT BAILEY. IT .1 \\ II? Vrib.U ALL, TU VI Mtun um ui> iBAi iv Tin m:\ vr:. *Minir Think I IK Itcslgulloii Kvcaiiu* t.fHituo l \?n If \\illulni\Mi. Washington. Mann 9.?The point la being rat*? d l>y lawyers in con? gress as to whether Joseph YVcl?on Uailey is any longer a memlar of the senate, notw uhsandlng the lact that he withdrew his resignation about six hours after tt had been sent to Uov. ? diiuttt of Texas. Some lawyers argued t*>day that the leslgnatlon acted automatically the minute Uov. Colquitt acknowledged receipt of it and that r. r no n? n in thj senate In this manner Is not affected by a goxernor's refusal to accept the re? signation. other lawyers are Inclined to the opinion that tho legislature being In session the resignation became auto? matically effective the minute It came before the legislature and that the action of the Texaa senate in voting on the motion to request Senator Bailey to withdraw his resig? nation constituted n formal recog? nition of it by that body. The law? yers who take this view contend that there la a very hue question whether Senator Halley Is not now out of the senate Another point raised Is whether th? \ president had the right to wlthh dd the notice of resignation after ita presentation to him for submission to the senate. This, however. Is regarded us a minor point, the main question, the lawyers contend, hedge] whether the reslgna automatically followed its pre? sentation to the governor. What Is reg trdjag as a precedent for this situation Is a caae which oc? curred in the house In 1879 when a member of the house who had re? signed was not permitted by the house to withdraw his resignation. This case, recorded In Hind's "Pat - lamentary Precedents." was that of K 'preaentative J. 8. Oolladay of Ken tueky. The question arose whether the governor of Kentucky had any right to refuse to accept Oolladay's resignation. It was Insisted on the floor of the house that Oolladay from the time h*> presented his resigna? tion was no more a member than any stranger in the gallery. In sup? port of this claim the Whlttemore case was tiled as follows: 'The right of a resignation Is pur" 11 personal to a member, and when he has exercised this right he be? comes Ipso facto no longer a mem? ber." I' i1 led that the single dif? ference between 8enator Palley'a eaae and that r <;.uiiday. 1 ho by the way ".ever resumed his seat, lies In th?? fact that Oolladay's resign. tion was entered In the Journal of the house, while as the result of the action of the vice-president this was not done in Senator Halley'a case. It la further contended that Vice-Presi? dent Shermnn slmpls ? ded his au norlty when he shoved Senator Bailey's resignation In his pocket Instead of presenting It to the senate aa Senator Halley requested. The action of Senator Halley In resigning served to emphasize the cleavage In the democratic minority In the senate. On the eve of the ex? tra session of congress, In which th^ democrats will )h* In control of the house, the members of that party In the senate And themselves split In? to warring factions. In the apt" al made to the senator from Texas yesterday that he recon? sider his resignation and remain In the senate the alignment of Mr. Hal ley's friends Is again demonstrates! Those senators who >olned him In the d. fen<e of Senator Lorbmer sign? ed the appeal. But thero was con? spicuous absence among the slgnn tures of those democrat'c senators who wre opposed to I*orlmcr. In the alignment against Senator Halley Is his colleague. Senator Culberson of Texas, The revolt against Senator Bailey's nominal leadership hns been growing for some time and It probably will be strong? er In the n*'w senate than '* was In the eld. Nearly all of t'. e new sen? ators are expected to lire up with the antl-Balley faction. An exception will be Senator Clarence Wats ?n of West Virginia, who Is a newoomer, having served but a few weeks Mr. Watson Is one of the larire.t owners of tsetl propertv In the *, oiu try and probably shares Senator Bai? ley")* opmbm that free raw matt rial Is not a democ ratic doctrine. In ar.v event he has been voting with Sen? ator Mulb y In SSOSt matters and Is appurentlv \er\ mm Ii ? I? \ ? ?'? ?I 10 him personally The dlfferem e between the fnc? Hgssi or?* fundamental The men ?h<> are following gsnatof Stone it In f io.r of ? r idb al r< a Ol lb" t i riff, and iln\ I he friends of William J. Bryan. Among the new reefgdjta to Mr. Stone's foil .wing W'll be Si na'..r I'ono nne ..f i >hb?. S' l ator Kern a4 Indiana. 01 nator Hitch i ..rk of Nebraska. Senator Heed of Missouri, leaatof Martine of New Jersey and probably Mr. Meyers, the new senator from Montana. Senator Bailey is nut the chair* man ?>f the democratic minority, He refused to permit his name to be used i !? the oases at the time Senator Culberaon was chosen and even be? fore. After Mr. Culberson resigned ti?.' honor wont t" Senator M >ney of Mississippi, who retired on March i. Par! of tin- work before the minor Ity In the senate when the extra ses OS meetl Will DO the election of a! hairman of the democratic caucus, hleh can i s with it constructive1 ?adcrshi p of the senate minority. nenator Bailey will not be a candi-1 date, and if h< WON COUld hardly muster a majority of the democrats, whatever semblance of leadership he -yed has b? en acquired by the forte of his personality and hi reputation as a debater. It hi aspeeted that when the sen-j ate takes up the consideration of , anadlan reciprocity and whatever j amendments thi ways and means ommlttee >f the house may conclude ? attach to It the real 'contlict be e/eea the Be ley and the anti-Bailey ? ns in the senate will appear. Mr. Balls] It oppoaad to Canadian re-' '.ty. 1 (e Is likewise op|?-.st d t > fret raw material ai un-democratic ml styles himself as an advocate of revenue tariff. He has justified himself In thll Way f??r voting for a SUty on lumber, coal, hides and oth r articles which it is expected that thi ways und means OOmmHteC will ?ah IVOr to have put on the free list in their new plan of tariff revi? sion. It' the new tariff legislation com Ing over from the house is to pass It must command practically the solid support Of the democratic senators and gain a few votes from the re? publican side. The necessary votes from the republican side, It i-s ex tfOOtCd, will be recruits will not be sufficient to save the measure unless practically all of the democratic sen? ators support It. It will probably be on this issue that the real fight In the democratic ranks in the senate will hinge. The house leaders and some of the low tariff democrats in the senate are asserting that they will drive out of their party and out >f politics every democrat In con mess who votes against the pro iramme which includes Canadian re? ciprocity. SouatOf Batlay has long been dis? trusted by many of the democrats in the senate who expr. ss admiration at the same time for his ability. He has seemed too willing on many 00 caslons, they assert to do the things that are pleasing to the republicans and which have greatly aided the re? publican leaders in carrying out their programme of legislation. Only a few days ago, after he had 1.n fi lied OS hy his democratic colleagues In the finance committee to stand firmly against the tariff board bill and to prevent its passage. he ap? peared to surrender In order to get an agreemnt for a vote on the Lorl mer case. This apparent change of front aroused much bitter criticism of the senator from Texas among his democratic colleagues and Is said to have had something to do with the filibuster led by Senator Stone of Missouri. The vote on the Arizona statehood was not In P-self indicative of hos? tility to Senator Bailey, because it is stated on the best of authority that every democratic senator ex eepl thr.-e- Owen and Core of <>kla boma and New lands of Nevada?Is opposed 10 thi Arizona constitutum because it provides f??r the recall of ludgea 'ait Ihoas who voted for the statehood resolution did sc on the ground that Arizona was entitled to make her <'wn constitution, and be CauSC they felt, ai believers in local I self-government, that there was no . i her course open to them. Bailey May Resign Again. j Austin. TeXSS, March Oov. Col qultt replying to Senator J. W, Bailey's telegram withdrawing his resignation, wired as follows: Austin, Texaa March t. lsll, To United States Senator J. YV. Bailey, Washington, i>. C: Yoiir telegram withdrawing your resignation as Senator of Texas Is veil. Thank you for your action in doing so. Congratulate you, how? ever, OS ha' ing the courage to give op public honors rather than em? brace and approve the socialistic doctrines embraced in the initiativ?', referendum and recall governmental propagnda. I told some of my en? emies and my friends too not long ? thni I would resign the Dover ? office before I would give them mv approval, < >. B, Colqultt. ? t is reported thai Mr. Bailey's withdrawal nt bis resignation Ii only temfMil r and that it Will be i em wed aftei th legislature ad I joiims, uhlrh will give Oov, Col? qultt the appointment of his succes 1 .-.r. Pei sonst friend of Mr. Bulle3 In T< xs t hai he lntlmat< d It them several month* ago thai h< Intended to re |*n. Asleep in |he lap of l< sv ndfl old. I Keats. CARRIED INTO COURT. BLEASE STRIKES a snag IN BEAUFORT. Governor Ignored Recommendation of Delegation und Violated Law in Appointment of Townahip Commis? sioners But l>itl Not Got Away Willi It?Muvt Make Show Down in Court. Beaufort, March ?Judge Gary tod iv at Walterhoro laaued a tempo? rary injunction agalnet the men re? cently gppointed townahip commie eioneri in Beaufort county In oppo? sition to the recommendatione ot the legislative delegation, and they are cited to show cause why the tempo? rary injunction should not be made permanent, Qov. Blesse, In appointing the township Commissioners, entirely ig? nored the recommendatione of the legislative delegation, in six of the seven townships In spite of the pro? vision of the code that he shall ap? point them upon the recommenda? tion of the delegation. The appointments were made, it-is Understood, after a conference with Thomas Talbird, a political follower of the governor( who opposed the election of the members of the Beau? fort delegation. The governor's at lion caused Indig? nation In Beaufort and as it is be? lieved that the appointments made by the governor are illegal it was de? termined to take the case to the courts. it is especially necessary that there be no question as to the legality of the township commissioners because they are to be entrusted with the spending Of $:!0,000 for the erec? tion of a bridge from Bsaufort to the opposite island. Now that the restraining order has been issued the case will have to be argued upon question of making the order permanent and the decision of this case may he a precedent that will settle the other disputed appoint? ments in the State. REFUSES to OBEY BLEASE. Major a. R, Klrby Will Not Give Up His Office. Bpartanburg, March 9.?Major A. 11. Klrby has received a letter from Qov, Bloass ?erdering him to vacate his office as magistrate and turn jver hi< rec ords to Maleomb Howden. the go> emor'i appointee. Ifaj, Klrby lias said that he will do nothing of the kind. Though the major is SU years old, he says he is m?t ready to retire at this time and holds that the governor has no right to remove him from of? fice. His attorneys advise him that he can hold over, since Mr. Howden, Whom the governor appointed to suc 04 sd him ha--; not had the indorse? ment of the county delegation nor i" hi recommended by the senate. Both Maj. Klrby and Howden uro transacting business. What the de? velopments will be Is the question in which the city Is much Interested. The following is Gov. Blease'S let? ter to Maj. Klrby: "Dear Sir: Your successor having been appointed, you are hereby noti? fied that your commission as magis? trate is null and void. "Yours respectfully, "Cole L, Hlease, "Governor." Major Klrby said tonight, "I have not yet sent Gov. Hlease my reply, bul I won't have much to say to him." He lays he Will continue t ? do bus? iness. KERR holds on also. Greenwood, March 9.?The latest development in the magisterial situa? tion at Greenwood Is a letter received this morning from the governor by Judge Kerr, In this letter Magistrate Kerr Is told that "his successor having been appointed, his commission Is re? voked and Is null and void." Previous to this the governor had advised ins appo'ntee, J. W. Canfleld to go ahead transacting business as magistrate and if at the end of 30 dayi Magistrate Kerr had not turned over his hooks to him, Mr. Canfleld it would be in order to have a war? rant sworn out for him. The notice of revocation of Magis? trate Ken's commission is another move which Mr. Kerr says can not be sustained as the cause given, the appointment of his successor, Is not one of the three causes specified by law upon which his commission can i . revoked. Vttncks School Principal, \ si vere attack on Hchool principal, ?'has. B, Alien, of Bylvanla, Ga., is ' hus t ?ld by him. "For none tb:in three years," he write--, "I suffered Indescribable torture from rheuma 11 in liver and stomach trouble and il eased Ii Idnej s, All romodh i failed Hil I used Mlei trie Bltb ra, bul four hotth h of this wonder ful remedy cur< rl me completely." Buch r< di^ are comnron. Thousands bless them for curing stomach trouble, female com? plaints, kidney disorders, biliousness, ami for new health and vigor, Trj them. Only BOc at Slbert's Drug Store. CALLED TO Tili: FRONT. Militia Officers Wanted to Participate in Manoeuvres on Mexican Fron? tier. Columbia, March 10.?Adjutant General Moore, on receipt of instruc? tions from Washington t? legraphed Friday to Colonels Lewis at Yorkville and Coggswell at Charleston, deliver? ing the message verbally t?? Col. Lips comb at Columbia, the following: "Pleasue furnish this otrice at once with names of itaff and line "of? ficers of your regiment whom you can recommend to participate in man oeuveri on the M< xican frontier, stating length of time they can he absent, not loss than 30 days." FOR FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT. Committee at Work Making Plans for j Meeting. A committee began work yesterday in the interest of the firemen's con? vention to be held here in June. The committee asks merchants and other public spirited citizens to subscribe to a fund with which to arrange an at? tractive list of prizes to be awarded in connection with the firemen's tour? nament, it Is the ambition of those preparing for the com? ntion to offer the most valuable prizes ever dis? played at a state firemen's conven? tion. This will be the largest meeting pver held. Chief May has estimated hat the number of visitors will be ?.fiOO, because the rides governing the association require that every com? pany send a team to the convention. This requirement has not heretofore been enforced, hut this year will prove an exception. Those who are In charge of the premiums are: Fire Chief May, YV. F, Stieglitz and George Kr?ns. The Chamber of Commerce will appoint a committee to assist in the work.?The Statt?. Kills a Murderer. A merciless murderer is appendi? citis with many victims, but Dr. King's New Life Pills kill It by pr.venture. They gently stimulate stomach, liver and bowels, preventing that clogging that invites appendicitis, curing con? stipation, headache, biliousness, chills. 25c at Sibert's Drag Store. Monumental Fgotlsm. Governor Blease has written to the Chief Justice suggesting to him a list of attorneys whose appointment as special judges will he honored. So far as we can recall the action he has takelt Is without precedent In South Carolina history. The law vests In the Supreme [Court or the Chief Justice thereof the I sole power of choosing sp< cial judges. The Governor is without authority to reject a recommendation made to him J by the Supreme Court or the Chic! Justice. The attitude adopted by the Governor towards the Supreme Court, therefore, is not only marked by an amailng disregard of both statutes ! and the proprieties, but It is as clear an indication as any one can seek of his seemingly fixed determination to dominate all the branches of the gov? ernment in South Carolina. He did his best first to shape the course of legislation in the General Assembly, and afterwards to nullify as far as possible what that body has done, and his perslstet attempts to dictate to the Supreme Court are without parallel. If his almi and object be other than the establishment of a despotism the meaning is well hidden. Certainly the policy of rule or ruin has never been better exempified In the Palmetto State. It would be interesting to kn<>w just how far the Governor's audacity h ad" him to believe that he can push hi* programme.?News and Courier. Warning to Kailrond Men. Book out for the severe and even dangerous kidney and blader trou? ble resulting from years of railroad? ing. Geo. E. Bell. 639 Third street. Fort Wayne, Ind., was many years ' a conductor on the Nickel Plate. He says: "Twenty years of railroading left my kidneys In terrible condition. There was a cintinual pain across my hack and hips and my kidneys gave me much distress, and the action of my bladder was frequent and most painful. I g-ot a supply of Foley Kid? ney Pills and the first bottle made a wonderful Improvement and four bot? tles cured me completely. Since be? ing cured I have recommended Foley Kidney Pills to many of my railroad friends." W. W. Sibert. A great man Is made up of qualities that make or meet great occasions. ?Bo well. "Foley's Honey and Tar is the best cough remedy 1 ever used as it quick? ly stopped a severe cough that had long troubled me," says J. W. Kuhn. Princeton, Neb. Just so quickly and surely it acts in all cases of COUghS, colds, la grippe and lung trouble. Re? fuse substitutes. W. W. Blhert. gjpnsg^aug'nwMSSsaBsansmnnnmn^ Piano Tuning, Mr. Edmund R. Murray offers h':< services to those who need an expert nod experienced Piano and Organ tuner and repairer. References fur? nished and w.uk guaranteed. Address RDM17ND R MURRAY, Bumter, 8, C. f YOUR BANK ACCOUNT; OUR DESIRE. Your Satisfaction ; Our Pleasure Your Need; Ours to Supply Let's Talk it Over Capital $50,000 THE PEOPLE'S BANK, i???!: i _ LIME, CEMENT, t^^lW1^ TTflV Ornin ''1(,"r- Ship stuff. Bran. nay, vjidlli. Mixed Cow and Chicken F< Horses, Mules, S?rUieB' *T **$. No Order Too Large Or Too Small. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. SIM IKK. SOUTH CAROLINA. A bank; Mag BEACON LIGHT T WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH riNANCJAl IN the year 1626 PETER MINUIT bought the whole island on which New York City?now worth four thousand mil lion dollars?is built. He paid S24 for the island. Had he put out that S24 at 4 per cent compound interest in 1626 it would now amount to as much as the present value of New York City. Make OUR Bank YOUR Hank. We pay liberal interest consistent with safety 4^. Fir^t National Bank, SUMTER, S. C. Time to Li^l Your Property -o Now is the time to list your farm property for sale during the coming fall. Property to be sold to advantage has to be inspected and properly advertised. It takes time to inspect 75 or 100 places. If, therefore, you have property which you expect to offer for sale this fall, list it now. My sales the past season amounted to over $200,000. This means I have been able to sell property for others. If your prices ;ire right, 1 can sell yours. Write for description blank and listing contract. city. farm and tim? ber property han? dled. real estate loans negotiated. R. B. BELSER, 26 1-2 N. Main St. Real Estate Attorney. money invested in real estate mort? gages let me invest your idle money at 7 and 8 per cen1 Sumter, S. C. Seed Potatoes! Seed Potatoes! Strauss' Satisfactory Selling Seed Potatoes Makes for Good Results??ig Yields. EARLY ROSE, IRISH COBLER AND BLISS Direct from Maine. \\\w Your Sweel Potatoes Front A. A. Strauss & Co. ( IH>M S~. 2(> N. Main Street Sumter, S C im < i \ 1 \ 111 n noM 1? 1 m\il <mm 1;