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CURRENCY BILL GOES FORWARD DEMOCRATS STAND IT I Ol AND REPUBLICAN AMENDMENTS TURNED DOWN. Day Paynes with Practically no Chang*** Made?Vote Will Prob? ably t om. ? Wednesday When Read? ing 1? Coimideted. Washington. Sept. 15.?With well eiled legislative machinery working smoothly, the administration currency bill rolled aleadlly toward completion today under detailed consideration in the houae. A chorus of Democratic "noes"* qulkly disposed of the nu? merous efforts of Republicans and Progressives to alter the provisions of the measure as agreed on by the Democratic caucus. Not a single ma? terial amendment was voted into the bill. At the close of the day nearly half of the bill had been read. At this rate the houae leaders thought they might be able to finish some time Wednesday. Tr. I debate bristled with charges of 'gag law'* and "caucus rule" from the minority with occasional sym? pathetic replies from the Democratic ?tde. but when the votes were needed the lino held firm behind Chairman Olass of the bankinr; and currency committee. Representative Mondell of Wyoming &nd Progressive Leader Murdock devoted considerable time to pleading with the Democrats to "break the shackles" and desert the caucus pledge. Mr. Mondell became Involved in a spirited controversy with Representative Stanley who bad something to say about Republican caucus action. Representative Dono? van (Democrat) of Connecticut Join? ed with Representative Murdock in one of his attacss, declaring that the leaders had abandoned the currency bill to the new members of the house. "Not more than half a quorum is here." he shouted. 'They draw their pay regularly and abandon the work attached to their positions This Is nothing more than stealing." "What could they do if they were here?" demanded Representative Murdock. "The caucus has foreclos? ed all action on the bill." A rapid tire of amendments was directed by the minority against ?he section of the bill providing that na? tional banks must subscribe a sum equal to 20 per cent of their capital In federal reserve banks In their dis? trict. Representative Llnburgh of Minnesota endeavored to make the subscription 10 per cent, of capital and surplus and allow the banks 120 days In which to pay one-haif ?f their subscriptions Under his/amendment the federal reserve banks would have been allowed to begin buslnese as soon as the full $5.000,000 capital had been subscribed without waiting for full payment. The amendment, after a vigorous discussion, was voted down. 78 to 29. Several similar amendments were defeated. An attempt was made to write into the bill a provision forbidding officers or directors In national banks from holding similar places In other na? tional banks or In any other financial Instltutlona The Democrats stood by the caucus and the amendment was rejected. 71 to 44. Another flood of amendments de? signed to curtail the power of the fed? eral reserve agent, named by the bill as the chairman of the board of di? rectors and the representative of the federal reserve board in each federal reserve bank, also wti defeated. A few changes In phraseology ac? cepted by Chairman Olass were the only amendments adopted. A social elub with membership restricted to men of not less than twenty-one years of age, the rigid en? forcement of a rule against the ad mlsalon to th^ club house of non members who are residents of the town or county and an Iron-clad regu? lation against the sale of liquor by the drink, bottle or otherwise would keep the clubs within the law and tend to eradicate the Increasing pre Judlee against these organizations, So Ions as the clubs retail liquor to mem? bers or others, or even ha\e the repu? tation o; doinii so. they will be under the ban and classed as law-breakers. The fact, and it is a fact that cannot be disproved- that the clubs all pax the Internal revenue license required of retail dealers In liquor and that they do this f.. e*< ape interference by United Htates Internal revenue ofll (ere, affords all the ground requ'red for the feellni: against the clubs to" Is so evident on the part of prohibit lonlsts snd gUMfl who disapprove <>f clube. .'luhs cannot be operated as aeml puldle hsr rooms in Violation Ol the law And expect to es? apt opposst? |gg ami i <>n'i? negation from those who are antagonistic to the tro,fib In liquor In any form. * Mr. E Iis C. Iyowry, nft?r sptindlnf Bometlmn with his mother, has re? turned t?. Hog faggt t y, Ala. Hi was a- ompa lo-d as Tar as Grttnvttlo, I < . by hn br<?' o- , i; Morgan l.?>wrv who wilt atf#m?i Furmnn Fitting School this *e?ai. a CURRENCY BILL PROGRESS. MORK THAN HALF COMPLETED BEFORE A DJ O V RN M EXT. C omes up Thursday and Generally Agreed on Both sides of Ciiamber That Action Will Result Then. Washington, Sept. 1?.?The Demo eratle currency bill continued to resist the assaults of objecting He publicans in tho house today In such successful fashion that before adjournment was taken tonight the bill was more than half completed and some of the most Important provisions had been set? tled. It was generally agreed on both sides of the chamber that tho meas? ure would come up for passage Thurs? day. The principal debate today was over the provision creating the federal re? serve board and that regulating redis? count of commercial paper held by banks which became members of reg? ular central reserve banks. Attempts to enlarge the federal reserve board, to eliminate members of the cabinet from its composition and to change the salaries to be paid the civilian members all were defeated with ex? pedition. The most important amendment brought out during the day was of? fered from the committee and agreed to with several Democrats voting Against it. This wouid provide that member banks should have unlimited rediscount privileges with reserve banks. Another amendment adopted would provide that discounted paper shall have a maturity of more than 90 days instead of 60 as originally Intended. Examination of the experts by the senate currency committee brought some strong support for the adminis? tration bill and some sharp criticism of Its provisions. Prof. O. M. W. Sprague of Harvard, Newton D. Ail? ing, vice president of the National Nassau bank of New York and F. E. Marshall of St. Louis, formerly pres? ident of the Phoenix National bank of New York, discussed the measure with the committee during the day. Senator Heed, a Democratic mem? ber of the comlttee, asserted during the hearing that he objected to long terms for members of the federal re board unresponsive to a change in po? litical conditions. "I will never consent to creating a system supposed to be controlled by the public which the people of the United States can not change at the next election," he said. ' Mr. Ailing expressed the opirion that the best form of sovernrrent currency would be a general Issue of federal notes secured by a great cen? tral gold reserve In treasury vaults. He said the government could con? tinue to issue currency on this re? serve far beyond its actual value so leng as the notes were issued only to meet actual needs of commerce. Mr. Marshall approved the general principles of the bill, but recommend? ed many changes which ht believed would make It more acceptable to the banking interests whose support he considered essential to the success ot any ne* currency revision plan. THE SPARTAMU IN. ELECTION. Former Mayor Is Again at Head of spartanburg Under Commission Form of Government. Spartanburg. Sept. 1C.?One of the bitterest campaigns In the city's his? tory ended tonight with the election of ex-Mayor John F. Floyd as mayor for a term of four years, and J. P. Fielder. Dr. C. H. Waller, O. T. Gall man and J. T. Hudson as commission? ers. Fielder and Waller, heading the ticket, will serve four years, the other two for two years. The election tcUay was the second Democratic primary, one candidate for mayor, Hen Hill Brown, and 11 candidates for com? missioner having been eliminated in tlie first primary. Complete but unofficial returns of the election give: rot mayor: Floyd 7.17, Johnson Tit. K??r commissioners: J. I?. Fielder 893, C. B. Waller 8H:j, (>. T. Gallman 817. J. T. Hudson 741, T. L. Little 711, 1. M. Turbyflll 659, J. T. Willard ?06 and Dr f). W. Leonard GlIO. Mr. Floyd I* ,lM undertaker. Dr. Waller Is professor of chemistry at WofTord college and the other mem i?-rs of the new administration are MsinesH men. They will inaugurate ?i.iomissi..n government in Spartan? burg. Neary l.tMM citizens were disqual? ified fron voting by tardiness in reg? istering or delinquency In paying taxes. Protests were made Sgalnst many rotes There ? possibility that court proceedings will l>e Insti? tuted in an effort to have the election declared void on the ground that re? strictions were placed around the sec? ond election which did not obtain In the first primary, The issue <d the i smpal in a ai whether the town should !??? "wide open" or not The result Is regarded Si :i vi tory for those who favor put* ling on the ' lid." serve board that would make SAYS MEXICO SUFFERS BECAUSE OF STAND TAKEN BY UNIT? ED STATES. Provisional President, In His Docu? ment to Mexican Congress Declares It Will Constitute tlio Greatest Possible Triumph for Him to Turn Office Over to Successor with Coun? try ut Peace ? Does Not Dwell on Recent Diplomatic Exchanges. Mexico City, Sept. 16.?In spite of the rumors which dealt impartially with attacks upon Americans, an army uprising and the assassination of the Mexican President, Independ? ence Day came and went with noth? ing to mar the holiday spirit Politically the guat event was the reopening of congress and the read? ing of the President's message. But without doubt Gen. Huerta was mov? ed less by that than by the spectacle of thousands of students, citizens and soldiers doing him honor as he stood on the balcony of the National Pal? ace reviewing the great parade, the feature in which public interest cen? tred. More than four thousand volun? teers and students, ranging in age from 12 years upward, had their taete of military discomfort, stand? ing for hours in the drizzling ri.in and plodding through muctdy streets. They bore the hardships manfully however, marching proudly cetween dense lines of onlookers, through the principal business streets, past the Palace and to various points, where they disbanded. It is estimated that close to ten thousand marchers passed in review. They included a thousand of Blan q .ict's veterans who did hard service In the Zapata country, regular ar.d volunteer cavalry and infantry, ru rales, mounted and foot police, artil? lerists, cadets and hardship corps. I Next to the students and volunteers, who received the most enthusiastic applause, were several ambulance automobiles filled With white gown? ed young women of the Red Crons hospital service. President Huerta and his aides, riding through the street after the conclusion of the early ceremonies at Chapulrepec, were greeted with wlid applause. The President's greatest triumph appeared to be at his recep? tion at the join session of Deputies and senators when he entered to res.d his message. He wa.? greeted with vivas, both by the crowd surround? ing the chamber and t tint which filled the hall. Six o'clock was the hour set for the formal opening of the session and a presidential salute of 21 gunds was llrcd. Prompt to the minute the Executive mounted the steps of the building, stopping only an instant at the door. Tho city was abalaze with *tr' gs of incadescent liglus ?-?Inf?* All public buildings were profusely dec? orated. Until midnight the thorough? fares presented the appearance of New Year's Eve In the big cities of the United States. Gen. Huerta said the strained dip? lomatic relations between Mexico and the United States had caused the Mexican nation to suffer unmerited afflicton and had retarded the paci? fication of the country. Neverthe? less he hoped for an early solution of the differences between the twt> nations and to see Mexico and the4 United States once more united 111 bonds of friendship. The Provisional President drew a distinction between the attitude of the Government of tho United States and that of the people of that na? tion, saying "the tenseness of our diplomatic relation with the govern? ment of the United States of Arperlcu although luckily not with that peo? ple" had put Mexico in a state oJf apprehension. The period of six months allowed American warships to remain In Mex? ican waters by special permission of congress will expire next month. In the opinion of the president a renew? al of permission should not be grant? ed. "he message was disappointing to many who had expected that Provi? sional President Huerta would deal at tome length with recent diplomatic ex< banges. This subject, however, he said, "being so delicate am the permanent commission of congress being already informed," he passed with a hare mention. The deputies and senators in joint session tilled the floor of the cham? ber Of deputies, The balconies were packed, the diplomatic gallery being filled with foreign representatives and their families. The silence Which prevailed during thi- reading of the presidential docu? ment by the clerk was broken at its conclusion by prolonged cheering In which the congressmen were Joined by the crowds In the galleries In his peroration Huerta said: ?'The Mexican Government regards the pacification <d the country n-< an urgent necessity In order tu rostore i he publk services to their normal state, t?? re-establish the political so? cial ami economic equilibrium Mfl We have one of the largest and most complete stocks of fur? niture ever shown in Sumtr. We bought heavily and at a close price, and we must sell this heavy stock off ir\ the next 60 days. There are many pieces you nesd if you had what you want offered you at the price you an; able to pay. We can promise you, you will find just what you are looking for. and if the price isn't less than you are accustomed to pay? then don't buy. We have special bargains in beds, bed? room suits and odd pieces, chairs, etc, LISTEN! Buy a good cook stove while we have what you want at a song of a price. W. H. Shelley G Son, SUCCESSORS TO WITHERSP00N SROS. FURNITURE CO. Right in Front ot the Postoffice Sunnier, South Carolina DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN ARMS. Clyde Steamer Enters Puerto Plata, Though Denied Right. Puerto Plata. Dominican Republic, Tuesday, September 9.?The United States cruiser Des Moines, ordered to] Dominican waters by Washington to protect American interests, arrived at Puerto Plata today, where two Do? minican gunboats were blocking the port. The steamer Seminole, of the Clyde Line, was stopped as she was nearing port yesterday and boarded by an officer from one of the gun? boats and told she could not enter the harbor. The captain cf the Seminole replied he would enter anyway. Up? on being: asked what he would do if he were ordered to remain outside, the captain replied that he would go in and take the boarding officer with him if he did not leave the ship. The officer hurriedly returned to the gunboat and the Seminole entered the port. The blockading boats steamed away. The Seminole had cleared from New Yvrk before the blockade of Puerto Plata had bCvfl called and having no munitions >f war aboard and relying upon the pres?..:"e of the Dei Moines, she entered the port without fear of molestation. With the exception of Montechristi and Santiago the northern part of the island is in the hands of rebels under Gen. Horacio Yasquez, at one time President of the Republic. The rebel towns of Sanchez and Samana are barricaded and the inhabitants are ready for a light. Montechristi is reported quiet though the people there are much excited. It is reported that the revolution has spread to Zeybo and it is expected that town and La Komono, both in the southeastern part of the island, will be attacked soon. An ofllcer of the Des Moines, who came ashore today to take the Unit? ed States consul out to the ship for a conference with the captain, was warmly greeted by a number of Americans, who expressed their relief and pleasure in having an American man of war in the harbor. Trespass Notice. All persons are forbidden to tres? pass on lands known jus "Anderson lands," It Stateburg township, near Horatio, for purpose of hunting or fishing. C. J. JACKSON. to make possible a programme of re? forms, which will satisfy the national aspirat ion. "I will spare m> effort and no sac? rifice to obtain the coveted peace and to guarantee fully In the coming elec tions the free casting of the bal? lot. Von nay be sure it will consti? tute the greatest possible triumph for the Interim government to surrender office to id successor 11 the latter, as is to be expected, enters upon its func? tions with public pence nnd order an accomplished fact." THAW WIM? NOTABLE VICTORY. His Case May bo Carried to United States Supreme Court. Littleton, N. H., Sept. 16.?Counsel for H. K. Thaw laid today the foun? dation for plans to carry his case to the Supreme Court of the United States, if such a step is found neces? sary. When the Governor of New Hamp? shire passes on the matter of the extradition of Thaw to New York, at the hearing to be held at Concord on Tuesday next, the Undings, if adverse to Thaw, will be reviewed by the United States District Court, and should a decision against him then be rendered, successive appeals will be taken until the case reaches the high? est Court ?n the land. This was the announcement trade by the Thaw lawyers tonight after the most notable Court victory for the fugitive either in Canada or in the' United States since his escape from the Mattcawan Asylum for the Crimi? nal Insane. It was made after a hearing on a Federal writ of habeas corpus obtained in Thaw's behalf and invoking the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution had been indefinitely suspended until such time as counsel saw fit to bring about arguments af? ter the extraditior matter had been decided by the Governor. Edgar Aldrich, United States Judge for the district of New Hampshire, in deciding that Thaw had the right in effect, to hold his habeas corpus writ in abeyance, explained in his rescript that this was the petitioner's privilege in that should he be ordered extra? dited, "it will still be open to Fed? eral authorities to afford such protec? tion as the Constitution and the h.ws of the United States require." Buried Treasure! Brought to Light. Orangeburg Evening Sun. The days of buried treasure have not yet passed. This fact was evi? denced by the bringing to the city of a considerable amount of money which had been buried for sonic tiirie^ The money was taken to one of the local banks where it was prepared for shipment to the Treasury Department at Washington where it will be ex? changed for bright ami new coins. The money was buried years ago by a resident of this county. The owner of the small fortune, a lady, died a few days ago. No one kn >w that she had the money buried, how? ever, until just before she died, when she told where the money was buried. Upon locating the spot where the money was said to have been buried it was not long before it was dug i p. It was in very bad condition, however ou account of the length of time that it had been buried. There were all denominations. The paper money was almost beyond recognition and tiie coins were all dark with age. There was several hundred dollars in the hiding place. The farmers are all wearing broka smiles at the steady rise in the prl< e i>f c< tton. GUNMEN IN DUEL ON BROADWAY Exciting Battle Between Gangs ttt Automobiles. New York. Sept. 16.?Gunmen, said by the police to be members of rival gangs, whose activity in the primary election today led to the renewal of an old feud, engaged In a revolver duel while seated in two automobiles standing on upper Broadway, just aa a' nearby matinee crowd swarmed in? to the street The attacking party of seven, after firing on three men in the other car half a block away, and being shot at in return, attempted to speed away, but were overtaken by a traffic pa? trolman in a taxicab. Three men jumped from the car and escaped. Four, including the chauffeur, were arrested and locked up, charged with attempted felonious assault and vio? lating the concealed weapons law. No attempt was made to capture the members of the beseiged party. So far as could be learned none of the gunmen was injured. ;$clect Seed Corn in The Held. 1 Every year we have complaints from buyers of seed corn that they did not get a good quality of seed. The sellers of t>eeds are as honest as any other class of business men, but as a general rule, seeds do best when planted under the same soil and cli? matic conditions in which they were Krown. This is particularly true of corn, but if a man does not select his seed every year from the held he had better buy from some one who does. He should buy as near home as pos? sible and should in no case go far north or south for his seed; but there are honest sellers of seed corn from whom he can get better seed, provid? ed he is willing to pay for it, than he is likely to pick from his own crib in the spring. It costs considerable, however, to select seed corn In the field, compared with crib selection, and the fact that buyers will not pay for this, extra labor is largely respon? sible for the poor crib-yelecied seed so largely sold. If, however, a man has a good va? riety of corn and will take the trou? ble to inform himself how to select seed corn, and then do it carefully, he is much more likely to obtain good seed than he is to wait until it is wanted for planting and then buy such seed as is generally eold. If you have not a satisfactory variety and your neighbor has, It is a good plan to make an arrangement with that neighbor to altbw you to select y??ur seed from his Held. Tall But? ler, In the Progressive Farmer. In the Police Court. Silas Williams was tried In the po? lice court by the liecorder Wednesday on the charge ol transporting whis? key and found guilty. His sentence was *1<m? or 30 days. Ltndsej Conyers was charged with being drunk, disturbani s <>t the peace, '?ursine and resisting STfest. His fine was 130 or 3ti days on each charge.