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MEASURES BEFORE SENATE. INTKRKSTINIJ AND Bl'SY HUSSION LAST NIGHT. Bemal Third and Second Heading Bill? PoMM-d by Body ? OUkt Mailer* Considered. Columbia. Jan. 16.?The Senate re eonvened last night at 8 u'clock. af? ter a rece*a suace Friday night. Mueh business wait considered and many bills were presented. The principal ttvm of interest was a spirited and extended debate on Senator Bnrle's bill. ametVmg section 2743 ef the eode of a\% j of South Carolina so that the appointing of special judges will be taken out of the hands of the supreme court and placed with the ?v vernar. Several messages were re? served from the governer, one of ?h>ri dealt ??Ith the cotton mill merger, reqavetlng that the general sjossnbly name It investigated. The calendi.r wsts taken up and all of the third leadfcig and manv of the sec ond reivdlag tdlis were disposed of. The Asm business considered was the rsadfng of new hills by their ti? tle. Manier Green off Marlboro Intro? duced a till to create and operate a seam Warehouse eastern for stating cotton. This wterreferred to the Ju? dicial committee. Vaa readlag of .the bllia was gnter ruptad by a message from the gov? ernor notifying the general assembly that the terms 6t certain trastees of taw University 'of South Otrollna waidd expire tfnls year. Another sa?asage said that en there had been na settlon taken agatnst the alleged cottar, mill merger In this State by the tegs I department, and that the governor desired sosne rem? edial lealjssglrtn that would at once relieve the situation. The message ? claimed that the sitaatlon t? serious, and some artlon shoarkl be taken to lift this cssprtalistlc rncotnie from the Slate. Tat 'governor quoted txten slvely from Interview* give n o it by him in Vsy of last year, ewheti "he warned th? people" of this merger and Its aarutta. Masaage mferred to committee on Judiciary. The third me?age from the gov? ernor gsrau his reasons Tor removing J M. Clortdm.in. a magistrate from Mountvrtth. Ha charge! misappro? priation dl funds. On motten of B?w ator Wharteu of Larorena the senate referiad tht* Queshnan 'inessage te the lausen? delagsnkm. and deferred the printing of it an the Journal. At tha point the disposition of the calendar -was takea up. SM any third and seeuad reading btlbj -were passed over, e/taie others mere yassed. The unfavorable report oa the hoese hfil to regal ate the a wardtag of scholarships is Winthrop cottage was laid on the table. After being amended by Senator TtatCttn the htrj was seat to the hawse. Senator Carlisle's bill defining the duties and powers of probate courts In relation to miners was passed asd ordered-went to the house. Senator Barte'e second sheading bin to emend section t743. code of raws of South Carolina, volume 1 relating to the appointment of jastlces and special yetjges, caased a prolonged and wtnewsy debate. Which was a?l jonrned aatll after third reading bills today. Senator Watson's tsfl to repeal the act Ineorperwtfhg the town of East over In Rtehland county was klllod. Senator Touanfs bin requiring that all emplerers of Is bor who require their empteaes to give two weeks' no? tice before ejultrlng. la also give ths employe the same amount of notloe 'before discharging him. after being amended by Senator Carlisle, was ap? proved and sent to the house. There was a concurrent resolution from Senstor Harle for the appoint? ment of a committee out of ther-n m. snd the house to Investigate the recant text book law. Immedlately consideration was objected to. and the matter wad carried ever until (to? day. New Dim-tor for Peoples' Bank. At a meeting of the l oard of direc? tors of the IVopUV Hank held Mon? day the resignation of Mr. I. I I'm roll from the bosrd was received and Mr. Moses Green was slSStsf eg IBS ^ board t?? succeed htm Ths nee?I for somr remedy of con? ditions on t? neea streets of th? city where gutter pipns emptv on th? sidewalks was plainly dlscernP I |h I fc morning when at em h of those pi n?>??* f a Strip of tho side* ilk three feVt wide was coated with lets i serious mensee to all persons going along the street. If someone happen* to fill and get hurl on th? l< ? ? formed H one of these places, perhaps tho city council will take up the matt -r and ? try to have .?nmething dons toward preventing the accident from happen? ing again, but there Is such a tblng sa locking tb ? ? barn door after the corn hss been st<>l n This morning the more IBsStghtful men bant, were I putting ashes on the slips I i ?o M to remove dmger of i ?id. nhJ. DAIRY TRAIN TO VISIT BUMTKK. Southern Railroad to Ncml out Train SpelcaUj Fitted t<? Encourage Dairytn-. Washington. D? C, Jan. 12.? Realizing the need of the South for more and better dairies and the largo profits which can be made in that fa? vorable region by dairymen who will fill the great demand of the cities for dairy products. President Finley of the Southern Railway Company, fol? lowing the custom of that company In furthering in every way the growth ^nd development of its territory, has equipped a Special Dairy Car, which, j beginning the first of February, 1912. will be run over the length and breadth of this great system, spread? ing the doctrine of more and better tews and. by means of lectures, eernontsrations and exhibits, doing everything possible to develop and .Improve the dairy industry along its lines In the Southeastern States. This Dairy Special will be under the direct supervision of Dr. C. M. Morgan, of Washington, D. C, the Southern Railway's Dairy Agent. Dr. Morgan will he assisted by two regu? lar dairymen in conducting the work, and from time to time the car will be occupied by dairy experts from the United States Department of Agricul? ture, the State Boards of Agricul? ture and from the Agricultural Sta? tions of the various States along the Southern Railway, the plan being to have the utmost co-operation of all forces for the campaign which will IneritaJbly result n larger profits and Increased prosperity for Southern Da rymen through a better knowledge of their especial problems and ?iow to m *et them. The Dairy : DeCfJai Is fitted up with a i ojaipiete farm dairy, every piece of m.cMnery and apparatus necessary to th.? economical production of milk, cream, snd butter having boon In etaftnr) under the direct on of Dr. Morgan. There will be a separator, chcrss. testers, sterllhser, pasteuriz? ing apparatus and exhibits ol various kinds ?f improved machinery for dutirylng. On the walls of the car wffl be charts and targe views deal mg *vlth dairy subjects, shewing the ftsndamental principles of breeding dalrr types, feeding animals, the care ?rf dairy cattle anJ pictures of fa? mous animals In the dairy world. No flwrttore has been omitted tor Instruc? tion In better dairying. The Special will alao have atere ?qpticon lantern ans elides, permitting Ihustratod lectures at the various Slops by Dr. Morgan and the othei ?estperts who will accompany the car. FVee testing of milk brought to the Hpecial will he another important fea~ tare of the work, bw means of which peed leal advice based on actual con flrtloua can he given each man. Cows I win he exambsed and reported on and rawtructions as to their care given. Advance schedules of the stops will l?r prepared and full advertisement ghren the train in the towns at which lectures and demonstrations ,are to be given. The press along the reute will be kept Informed in advance and all passable publicity secured Jor the bewoflt of the dairyman. It la ex? pensed that large crowd a will be pres? ent at these stops and everything Is be has done to give thorough atten? tion t> every detail of the werk. Boa* -y man Interested in dairying In any way should by all means be pTesent at these free lectures and i {demonstrations, to listen to the talks, to see the improved machinery and tabor^iavlng devices and to Her uro advioe on any problem connected with fite dairy Indaetry. ATTOftNKY (iKNKRtL MUST COL? LECT. Hfftl la House Prot Ides for 4 olhsskMi of I set* of $15.000 Owed State by SUMe fair Association. Special i* The Daily Item. Columbia, Jan. 16.?The house of representatives has before It ft reso? lution directing the attorney general to proceed by suit or otherwise to OOllett from the South Carolii.a Agricultural and Mechanical Society an old det?t t?f fifteen thousand dol i IM to the Jtvite. HITTING BLEAHF. HARD. Messes Peases Act Ovar Ooeeroar*! I ?> Vole of 101 to Nothing. Sp. r i i| < o The Dully Item. ?'"himbia. Jar. Dl.?Py vote of 104 to r othin? th. Hons.- this afl t noon sensed over the Governor's veto the gat to taveethjate the Ansel Dh> neasary Commission* headed hy Dr. W. J Murray of Columbia. The Sen at' b;ul alread> pa.<??*d the act over the Governor's veto by ? vote of II to in the lions.- two members, Ashley gad Bailey, voted at Aral to sustain ihe veto, hut thay ohanged ground on the Anal vote Drains, such as those In front of tlo postoffiee would not cost mueh gad would be a ?ro.it improvement at UMMM plaeis where the gutter pipes now empty on the lldawalha, EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY FIXED. SC PR EM K COURT UPHOLDS CON? STITUTIONALITY OF LAW PASSKI) IN 11)08. rndCT New Act, an Sustained by Highest Tribunal, "Fellow Servant" Is Made Obsolete and "Contribu? tory NegMgenoe" Limited. Washington, Jan. 1C.?After nearly a year's consideration the supreme QOUrt of the United States today give Its unanimous approval to the em? ployers' liability law. enacted by con- . gre^s in 1908, to take the place of a similar act declared unconstitutional The decision marks an epoch in la- i bor legislation. The old common law, hedging in the rights of employes, is displaced in several particulars by the statute as approved today. Notably among these is the abolition of the "fellow servant doctrine" and the substitu? tion of a law making employers lia? ble for the negligence of an em? ploye receiving an injury to an inter? state employe. Furthermore, it frees this employe from contributory negligence" in many Instances, and limits the effect of the doctrine in i others and likewise in many cases I liberates the employe from assuming tho risk when he enters the employ? ment knowing the danger in his em ployment. The law was attacked seemingly from every conceivable point of view. Justice Van Devanter In announcing , the opinion of the court considered | these objections and rejected each He first decided that congress had the power to regulate duties of com? mon carriers in respect to the safety of their employes while both are en gagevl in commerce among the States and the liability of the former for in? juries sustained by the latter. ??'.jections were refuted that the I law prevented contracts whereby -Ur> railroad exempted itself from 11a I tity and that the law Improperly tftggafn <d carriers Into interstate and tntnistate groups. Authorities were cited also to show that no valid ob? jection could be grounded In the fact that several States already determin? ed the liabfTity of Interstate com? merce employes. Pursuing this line, the justice said: "^Now that congress has acted, the I laws of the States, In so far as they cover the same field, are superseded j Tor necessarily that w*hlch Is not su ? preme must yield to that which is." ? Finally Justice Van "Devanter son , ?Idered ties position advanced by ? Judge Baldwin of the Connecticut ? supreme court of records that Con? necticut could not enforce the law ? because Its public policy was con? trary to 'the law. I "We are quite unable to assent to , the view that the enforcement of 'the I rights Which the congressional act j ^creates waa originally Intended to be J1 restricted to the federal courts," said Justice Van Devanter. "The ast con? tains nothing which is suggestion of ? ouch a restriction. "The suggestion that the ast of ?songreae is not In harmony with the volley of the State, and therefore that the courts of the State are free to decline Jurisdiction, is quite inad? missible, because it peesup poses what Vn legal contemplatkrs does not exist. When congress, In the exertion of the power confided to It by the constitu? tion, adopted that act, it spoke for all the people and all "the States and thereby established n policy for all. Twat policy is as much the policy i.f Connectiout a<? if the act had ema? nated from Its own legislature and Fhould be trespected accordingly bo the courts of the State? " Justice Vai* Devanter said the* court was not disposed to believe that the exercise <>t jurisdiction by the S ate* courts would be attended by appretlable fcneonvenlence or con? fusion. F. 3. WATSON TO TRAVKL. JWrners" Union Hunts Htm to Cun VSjtJ Other Stub?*, Rut? Columbia* Jan. 16.?Commissioner F.. T. Watson, the president of the Beathern Cotton Congress, was ask? ed by resolutions adopted by the Fi seers' Union here tonight to go im?, other states and push the cam? paign for ootton reduction to acreage ander the "Rock urn plan." Gover? nor Bteaas has forbidden Mr. Watson Ing the state again without per ilon, and it will be necessary to gS)1 this for htm to go with.nit dis Obeying the governor's mandate. To Re-organ I so Boys* Corn Club. Mr, i.. l.. Raker, federal agricul? tural agent in this State, passed through 'he city Wednesday morning and \\bib- in town he stated that he. Mth Messrs, o, B. Martin and anoth? er government expert would be in sumter on January 87th, to re-or? ganise Die Hoys' Corn Club In this ?.nty, Mr. Baker stated that the r.oys* Corn Clubs were doing much good throughout the country and that Bumter County ought not to a! low the elub in the county t. die f<>r lach of Interest. CITIZENS SHOULD REGISTER. Registration Book? now Open?Poll , Tax Receipt ami County Certificate Required to Register. The municipal election for this city I will be held on the second Tuesday In April, which is the time for the ' holding of municipal elections and as i it is probable that the plan to estab- ' lish a commission form of government will come up at that time to be voted on, it is desirable that all of the citizens of Sumter be prepared to vote In the election. The registration books for the city are now open and all persons who wish to vote in the municipal elec? tion should be sure to register in time for the election. Mr. F. D. Knight Is supervisor of registration and per? sons desiring to register will find hi3 office open at any time during the day. To register a person must be living in the incorporate limits of the city and must have a county registra? tion certificate and poll tax receipt for the year 1911. Unless he has these with him at the time that he applies for his registration certificate he will be unable to register. hTa eletcion is now twelve weeks off, but as the county books of reg? istration are open only on the first Monday in each month those persons who do not hold county registration certificates have only two days on which to get them, the first Monday in February and the first Monday in March. The city registration books close ten days before the election and therefore all persons de3iring to vote will have to register with the super? visor of municipal registration by the last Saturday in March. iBUjL to abolish watsox*s JOB. Three Spoeiul Message* From the Governor. Columbia, Jan. 16.?After being in session about a quarter of an hour last night, the house adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock. The short session was crowded with business. A bill was introduced by Mr. Mc? Queen to repeal the act establishing the department of agriculture, com? merce and immigration, of which E. J. Watson is commissioner. The house heard three special mes? sages from the governor. The first transmitted the annual reports ol the board of fisheries and the com? mission on the State house and grounds. The second special mes? sage notified the house of the expi? ration of the terms of August Kohn, W. T. C. Bates and J. Q. Davis af trustees of the University of Soutli Carolina. The third message, print? ed in full In the State, recommended an investigation of the "so-eallec mQl merger." The judiciary committee favorably reported Mr. Osborne's bill in regarc l* working on the Sabbath. ANOTHER COLD night. ?rreury Drops to Near Zero?Warm er Tuc+daj and Snow Mclte Slowly Monday night way another cob night, pcrhajis the coldest which ha yet been felt in Sumter this winter Ftom forty, at about 3 o'clock Mon Bay afternoon the mercury gradual i> fell until Tuesday morning at sun rl?e, the coldest p riod of tho twenty four hours, it was re port t d by on who was up at that time to have beei 7 12 degrees above zero. Tuesday morning ut gradually be carao warmer and peop'te for th first time In serveral ?daye got a viel of a clear sky. Aboex noor. the snoi commenced molting in aamny place and continued to melt -slowly up t the tone The Item eastft t? press. Il shady plaoes, howassjr, very ntle ef foot was seen from She rays of th sun uiwl the warm BUnsnlne whicl visited 3he city for a arihort uvhtile. Mesrrtagc LtefBsa Ree<*'d. Two marriage licenses* wer? tesue? Monday. OSie to a white- couple am one to a colored couple. Those ss ouring the Bcenses were: Mr. \V*. 1 Cleaner and Miss: Rdna Newman <? Sumter, white; wuu > Jone* md Host DeVoe. colored. The warrant which SSS )hsihm' against T, If. Field for breach ol trust with fraudulent intent has beer withdrawn. The application eras nsndt lo Magistrate Wells to withdraw fh< warrant after, ii is understood*, n settlement had b< <*n made for fsie funds which Mr. i it Id aras chargad m ith misapproprUtting. Rubber Shoe Famine. Sumter, along with other places suffered n rubber overslept famine Saturday afternoon and Monday, While there were plenty of the rub? ber overshoes when the snew com menced falling those on hand arere soon sold out, at least ths sixes Wh b were m>sl largely used, and thorn were a number of people unable to gel rubber overshoes for themselves bol b men and \\ otm a. R??SE PASSES LIBEL BILL. WOULD MARK BLANDER OR LI? BEL A MISDKMKANOR. Bill Brought Over from Ija*t fiieoiOH Of legislature. After Considerable Debate Paeaed and Referred to Senate ? Argumenta for and Against. Showing Possible Results. Provisions of BUI,. - Columbia, Jan. ig.?The House of Representative! today took up for consideration Mr. Hall s bill making it a misdemeanor to originate and publish certain slanderous and U l ellous matter This bill came over I from last year, and the House com ' mittee amended the bill materially I at the last session, but the bill was ' left for this session as a third read i I ing bill, and as amended was consid? ered this morning. Mr. Kibler and Mr. Doar thought the bill should be recommitted or printed. I Mr. Brice explained that the origi ing herein shall be construed to abridge any right any person may have by way of an action for dam? ages or slander under the existing law. This disposes of the bill on the House side. MANCH i s ABDICATE TODAY. Attempt to Ansissinaie Premier Yuan Bettered to Have Forced Timid !lands of Obdurate Pilaces. Paris, Jar> 17.?A secret < ti>inet council at Peking yesterday prepared an abdication edict which probably will be promulgated today, according to a dispatch to the European edition of the New York Herald. The at? tempt against Yuan Shi Kai has forced the hands of the obdurate princes, who, fearing attempts against themselves, have decided to ring down the curtain on the Man ohu dynasty. Yuan himself is author? ity for stating that he again tendered his resignation, but it was not accep? ted. Usually the worthless fellow j is the one who goe3 nal bill applied to campaign slanders, and explained that the bill as amend? ed sought to provide criminal prose? cution for the uttering of a slander or slanderous statement. The idea of the amendment was to make a crim? inal offence of the "uttering"?not publication?of slanders. The bill as amended was not applicable to newspaper publications. Mr. Nicholson held that the bill was useless, and cited authorities to ?how that it was an unwise measure, and had better not be adopted. Mr. Osborne held that there was absolutely no criminal remedy against the low and utterly worth? less slanderer. There is no law now to do anything against men and wo? men who have been slandered. He always thought there was such a j law, but f??und that there was no j such statute. If there is no legisla | tion to step the slanderer, by word of mouth, there will be more trouble. and trifling around slandering folks, and the bill is in? tended to reach such folks criminal? ly. Mr. Rembert said it was a direct criminal offence to impugn the chas? tity of a woman. You can say any? thing about a man's character all you want, and the only recourse is to civil proceedings. He would nev? er vote to give a newspaper more rights than an individual. The bill ought to be passed. There Is no re? dress, because most slanderers can? not he sued in the hope of getting five cents. Mr. Magill was satisfied that there was a general demand for such a bill, that is making it a crime to i "publish" a verbal slander. A man who will slander you Is worse than a rogue and yet there is no criminal offence against such slanderers. Mr. Kibler said he wa3 no lawyer but he thought the bill in spirit was wrong. It will lead to endless trou? ble. It will choke the Courts and the penalty is too severe. He did not believe it wise to encourage contin? uous litigation. The bill is a fine thing to encourage candidates stop d j ping people telling the truth. Mr. .Stanley, of Horry, could not think of a bettor measure. It fills th' conditions of the rural communitb - and the bill was needed. Mr. Smith, of Colleton, favored - bill on the ground that it wag in e line of protecting character and n guarding the best citizenship. Mr. Kirkland, of Camden, s bill was the most unwise li I COIlld be passed. This bill v The corr MILITARY BODY TO MEET. Will Discus Affairs of the National < ? uard. Columbia, Jan. 16.?The fifth an? nual convention of the National Guard association of South Carolina Will convene in city hall this after? noon at 4 o'clock. Owing to the great amount of work before the associa? tion two sessions will be held, the night session convening at 8 o'clock. The State assoociatlon is in dire affiliation with the national organ! tion of militiamen and nun among its members a majorit the National Guard officers of State. It was organized in th: in January. 1908, with Brig. Willie Jones as its first presir Many matters of in ort; nc national guard are scheduled cussion by the association ? a number of papers on va tary topics are to be reac* The annual election of take place at the night Waiter B. Moore, First Yorkv lie. is now pre association, and Ca' Legare, Second Infan1 Following the nig) association, a smokf ed the visiting offi national guardsme club. The arrr smoker are la t mittee compos Jackson and f gare. Among the by the ass making the appointive. The fo be die change ?a e 6 i for! oday ?rious. L Officers Session. jfafautry, ^dent of fit Artem n, is U3 secrets! ti session of it Will be tendi ?rs by the loci A at the Columbi mgements for ive hands . f id of Capt. Dl ?apt. Artemas E th| ? eomJ LeJ -natters to be dIlculB J ??iation win De efllee of that of) adjutant genersJ ment, of the tion stre? pob wl "o*ihg questions ?uased. The *n Oniform by government will also* unnecessary the govern pay bill, care . arnw and equipment, exemp of militia from road asd ;t taxes, 1912 encampment, ap atment of committees to meet ih the legislature. ACTED AS OFFICER. the the safe Two Y o j tha a I he I a Pandora's box. v . is expressive of the wlsd> I ' world. He advocated al' that commended itself t was fearful of Inno - j bill referred to spoken ? this meant too much 1) >>ut it was not definit fa lander has never bt J b eoauae it csnnot bf or 1 a -1 i ? w ill lead to obnoxl H e was absolutely :at; against the tr:' of the State. M'j-. I lit] -s. Of % h ?? 3>ill and suit' be en done be4 *wl ty pa thing s' Th Is bill put s ?x* a rn Ing aga t ii b Hour e. *n 4 fixed JUs *id the a* that rtil open ?Dion law Jm of the Progress ? him, but nation. The WOr<l.s and l?o little, The reason Lancaster never no reason iiould not now i>? up the red inst the slanderer, e voted 32 to i \ re* >n inait t jm bill. , ? i h< i Hi ?iast the bill returned to nemg Men May be "In Wrong" From Lark. Fort Mill, Jan. IB.?There has been an amusing case in the police court hero that may result in serious con? sequences for the participants. Two young men in town got on a spree and played policeman Saturday night. Declaring themselves chief of police and sheriff of the county, i^.ey searched several negro houses foT blind tigers, finally im>sting several negroes and marching them down town. When the negroes found out the true state of affairs they pro? tested. The case ha* not been de cided \, f 'nit probably will resuit tine for the youn?r nier.. indictable Is MEETING OF NATIONAL GUARDS ^d. The Km - Major W, B. Moore .of Yorkvillc. Elected President of Association. Columbia. Jan. 16.?The National Guards Association of south meeting here yet, heat The bill Persecutions opposed to the bill Oltlons and history favored ' because it had .or,, was na. done, (lag of ,;n not ((, ? pan; ie ii nnxj I th?j S. mate i j S? et Ion i ? then ordered ii win b< ' follows: Any Caro ? tonight, discussed B number ?>f matters of importance t<? the organisation end elected Major W. I?. Moore, of Yorkviile. president, and Capt. A. B. liOgaro. of Columbia* secretary. A smoker was rendered the seventy v -:ting ofllcers by officers. A number on sii? jects of Interest to the O"?*4, delivered. p moker seventy ('olumbla ?pooches Guards wen the of W I \ tet < nalh lous circulate person iment ? statei net it or ol her, t h v matter who shall originate, ut or publish any false concerning an effecl of which stub person In or reputation, deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and thereof- >?e subject Vn |r?l?ahle nmhet tm nd Sold to inji ure eherne ter deemed r ?r;???n ? ? ?nviction te punU hm,-m hy fln ?hall tend ?>i. or her ?hall be merit, for a year, or bj ment in ih IcCoy in The pur, not to exceed | vi? \\ of ? Utting Ave? tho tsand dollars, or by imprison- i is a quantity term, not exceeding one the pro pert) both tm,> and Imprison- cut In anv . discretion of the Court timber is rery vaiur hie and i Section 2T. That all Acts or parts j sum of |75tfgg had been refused by with this Act are j Mr. IfcCo) for same Orangeburg by repealed; provided, that noth-iNewa. t of land has Just been granted by Mr. A. T. McCoj of this city to Mr. C P. I*e lesne, the purchase price of which is placed it |te,000. The land is com? posed of several tracts owned bj Mr McCo* Holly Kill township. was made *\ith a the timber, as Miere of very line Umber on which has nev< r been part. It Is stated that the Mas,. f Acts Inconsistent