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HOUSE ACCEPTS WBHEY BILL. AS CHANGED BY SENATE ANI> iurn HNS IT TO UPPER HOI SI , FOR AP? PROVAL. Prolonged npa Uproarious AppUuse (.m is \ (?14'?Many RcpuhUmw and Progressives Join With Ma? jority to Pushing Measure Nearer Ttowat-ds Last Stage of Its Con trrv*Klonal Career. Washington. Pee. 22.?The house passed the conference report on the administration currency bill at 10.46 o'clock tonight by a vote of 208 to ? 0. and sent the report to the senate, which had waited in session to receive it before adjournment for the nlgat Prolonged and uproarious cheers from the Democrats greeted the an? nouncement of the vote by Speaker ? 'lark and many members of the hous* hastened over to the senate to see the report received there. Earlier in the evening the senate had agreed to vote not later thar 2.30 o'clock to? morrow afternoon, and the leaders re? garded it as certain that the com? pleted bill would be in the hands of President Wilson for his signature be? fore tomorrow nigh*. On the final vote 34 Republicans, 11 Progressives and one independent, Vent of California, voted with the majority for the report and two Dem? ocrats, Calloway of Texas and With? ers poo n of Missistdppl, Joined the tp poaitlon The vote followed a debate of net.r 'v three hours, during which the gal? leries remained crowded with npecta tors, Including many prominent fig? ures in official life. The house ad? journed until 2.30 p. m., tomorrow, when the leaders hope *.o put through a Joint resolution fo.- a recesn until January 12. The decision to take a final \ote on the conference roport in the senate not later than 2.30 o'clock tomorrow was reached by unanimous consent Just before 10 o'clock tonight. At the suggestion of Senator Gallinger, the Republican leader, Senator Owen agreed not to presi the report for con? sideration tonight in return for an agreement to vo:e tomorrow. By unanimous consent it was agreed that the senate should meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning take up the report immediately and tnke a vote not later than 2.30 o'clock. With this arrangement the sena.e Just before 10 o'clock took a recede tttl 11.16 to await the arrival of the port from the house. j Republican members of the houee ho voted for the report are: Barton, I urk (8. D.), Cooper. Cramton, Cur? ry. Darts, Dillon Esch. Farr, Frear, Haughen. Helgeson. Kelly, (Mich.). Keiss, Kinkald (Neb.). La Folletto. Lsnroot. Lindqutst. Miller. Moss (W. Va.). Nelson, Nolan, Norton, Sinnott, Sloan. J. M C. Smith (Mich.), Sam? uel Smith (Mich.). Smith (Minn ), Stafford, Sterens. (Minn.), Sutherland. Trsadway, Young (N. D.), Manahan, Mapea, Stephens (Cal). Woodruff? IT. Progressives who voted for the re? port: Bell (Cal). Bryan (Wash.), Chandlsr, Falconer, H?lsings, Kelley (Pa>). Lafferty. Murdock. Temple. MasDonald. Thompson (III.), Rupley ?It. After the announcement o' the ??'? a Joint resolution proposed by Msjctiiv Leader Underwood that the house recess upon adjournment to? morrow until January 12 was adopt? ed. It will be taken up In the sen ate tomorrow. Senator Owen announced that a separate bill to provide for guaranty of bank deposits would be consider >d 1 in the near future. This had been Intimated In debate by Chairman Glass of the house banking commit? tee. Representative Glass appeared In the house with the conference report Just before 6 od >ck and as the clock began striking there was a rush for the lunch rooms. An hour was re? quired for the fo. n al reading, and It was understood that there would b* about two hours of debate before the final vote. In the meantime Senator Owen had presented the agreement of the con? ferees to the senate snd that body. aft?r ordering the report printed, re? cessed until ? o'clock. General debato on the report be- ; gan In th* house at 7.30. It was ; agreed to dlsr uss the measure for t*o hours and 10 minutes, an hOtM and 30 minute* for the Democrats an hour f'.r RspsjhBlHSjsj and 20 mlm Utes for the Progressives. < mrnlng thn discussion, Repre. sentati.e Glass declared that he con? ferees had reported the original house bill hsck ?'without ?ne xingh- funda? mental alteration " Mr Glaa*? went over the < onfer en e in detail and dsfsndsd Iks note provisions of the lull, assailed "V bsnkers and senators Represent ?ti\? I ayes of Califor? nia, minoritv mafjll M of the hotIM eonferenee comr >ltt? < ? ritlcised lh? falljre to remow the provision wkloh sjMtkss the government prlmarlrj ra? Hponslhle for the not ??s it proposes, to m\mt t" Mm i vtocsffl ? ? iafVf I into Mr. Hayes also declared the pro? vision extending credit on farm loan^ was a "gold brick" in that only a small part of the surplus of the smal; banks could bo loaned to the farmers. Representative Lenroot of Wlscon? sin (Republican) announced that he would vote for tri o conference report because he believed it an improve? ment on both senate and houee bills. "Under this bill," he said, "the re? serves in Wall street can no longer be used in stock speculation, bit must be used to meet the commercial needs of the country." Representative Moore of Pennsyl? vania characterized the bill as "u travesty upon Democracy's so-called popular rule," an3 a confession of dictation. Representative Guernsey of Maine (Republican) said he objected chiefly because the reserve board would be controlled by partisan interest. Representatives Ragsdale of South Carolina, Heflin of Alabama and A.1 Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania (Democrats) supported the report In enthusiastic addresses. Announcing that he would vote foi the conference report, Victor Mur dock, Progressive leader in the house, insisted that the Democrats had acted too hastily and struck only a "half blow" at special interests. "In the last eight months," said Mr. Murdock, "I have seen the mental at? titude of Democratic leaders changi from a desire to serve the public to a desire to try to avert national disas? ter. There are no hard times yet, but the special interests of the country, which are no mean enemy, have been spreading the poison of pessimism all over this country." , Representative Linderbergh of Min? nesota (Progressive) assailed the con? ference report on the ground that it eventually would increase rather than decrease the cost of living. The v!?a. defect of the measure, he said, wo* that it did not give the federal reserve board the right to fix rates of Interest to be charged by the bankers. Much of the discussion concerned the elimination by the conferees oi the senate's scheme of guaranty or bank deposits. Representative Glos* declared that the senate provision. would have defeated any rea. guaran? ty of bank deposits and intimated that further legislation on this might be undertaken. He said that such a guaranty of deposits ought to place the tax on the banks and not on tht government. Representative Temple of Penn sylvan la announced that, although hi voted against he substltue, he would support the conference roport becaust he believed it a great improvement over the original measure. Majority Leader Underwood, as the debate neared conclusion, was given a great ovaticn when he rose to speak. He enngratu'ated the house and senate and the banking and cur? rency commiHee "on accuir pllshlng a result that many congresses and man> committees have attempted in 20 years and failed." Mr. Underwood referred to the talk of a money trust end said that one of the great reforms under the bill is the taking of the reserves out of the reserve centred and scattering1 them through the regional resorve banks under governmental super? vision. He said he had a Arm con vlction that the *:roat banking in? terests would accept the bill, that it would be a boon to the people. Minority Leader Mann closed the debate for the Republicans, declaring that Democratic control of nine months' duration htid "cast its malign Influence over two groat countries." "Mexico." he said, "lies prostrate, bleeding, and America lies prostrate, Its men out of employment, and fac? tories closed." As a remedy for this, he said, the Democrats proposed to inflate the currency and he predicted It would return to ihc house "an un? wieldy Republican majority next N'o vember." 8CMTKR COTTON MARKET, Oomuted Dally Hy Ernest Fiel? Cotton ; Qu r?r. Bumter. Dec. 24. Good Middling 11 7-8. stri? i Middling 11 B?d? Middling 1 1 M, Strict L.-w Middling 11 Mi Low Middling 10 5-1. Striet Good ordinary 10 1-8. St iplt < otton nominal. New York Cottou Market. Ntn Toi K, i ?eo, 14, ?Ilia liest Medicine 1 Ever I'seil.'* Vhumherluin s Vatdets is the U??s1 m.dmne I ever used for eonstipuUwu, siliousneas and naadache," write* Mrs A. W Milne, sit. Ooorge, Utah. Those tublets uio very effectual, eesy and alaaaaat la take. For sale by si ? i< ilera.' \d \ t. Jan Mat Open .11.44 . 11.:.') . IS.SI 11 || 12.10 Close. I 1.0. 12.21 II 11 12.18 J l.'JS 11.59 11.11 BOTH SIDES BOUGHT YOIES. COMMITTEE'S REOPRT SCORES VOTERS INVOLVED IX GRACE WHALEY CHARGES. Frear Urges Hint Congress Go to Hottom?Majority Holds That CsMsB Has Xot Rem Proved and Scores Grace for His Attitude Toward Committee. Washington, Dec. 22.?A stinging rebtlkt to the electorate of the First outh Carolina congressional district ? n the primary which sent Represen ative Richard S. Whaley to the house is contained in the report of the in-! vtstigution committee of the house,, which for some time past has been ,>roblng the charges filed by Mayor Qrace against Mr. Whaley, in which he latter was accused of buying his seat at a cost of something like $60, 000 and of making false statements in connection therewith. If anything is needed to convince the voters of South Carolina that there is a crying demand for decency ind honesty in future elections in that I State a cursory reading of the report filed today is all that should be re? quired. In making the report of the ma? jority, after going over all the testi? mony given the committee, after ana? lyzing the affidavits filed and after a jareful study of sections 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, and 365 of the criminal code >f South Carolina as pertinent to the controversy under consideration, the report says in part: "A perusal of these sections dis? closes that repeating, bribery, offering to procure votes by brlSery, threats ind duress are all made crimes alike' ipplicable to primary elections and general elections. "A candidate for eengress must file with the secretary of state a pledge that he will give nor spend money nor use intoxicating liquors for the' purpose of obtaining or influencing j sotes. His neglect to file such ai violation of such a pledge nullifies! his election. It is made a penal of 'ense to give a bribe for the purpose ef Influencing a voter, but not to re ?elvo one, and under section 368 one third of the pecuniary penalty shall 50 to the informer and the remainder to the State. "We have cited these statutes, both State and federal, for the purpose of ?lowing that the moralist, if the /oters at the two primary elections held in the First district of the State of South Carolina were by Mr. WThaley ind his friends debauched and the j ?normous sum of money alleged to j have been spent was spent for that, >jrpose, could, and as the majority j of the committee believe should, hav< I resorted to the criminal courts either of the State or federal government. "As we have heretofore pointed ( out, the proceeding is not one of con? test .but of expulsion. The commit? tee finds that In a proceeding of this nature it is without authority to sub? poena witnesses or to compel the pro? duction of papers or records, and it was therefore obliged to require the petitioner to present his case by affi? davits and s'ich witnesses as he might produce before the committee." Referring to Mr. Grace the report says: "ills attitude before the com? mittee was that of vindictlveness, not >only to tho committee itself but to? ward the individual members of the committee. A careful consideration of Mr. (.race's conduct and his ad? mitted turpitude in tho campaigns in which he has been engaged, the cam? paign for his own election to the of? fice of mayor In the city of Charles? ton, and his admitted conduct in the two primaries preceding the election of Mr. Whaley to 011 the vacancy caused by the death of the lamented Leguro, and his demeanor before the committee, convinces a majority of the committee that in this proceeding he Is actuated solely by his animus to? ward Mr, Whaley. His feelings as ex? hibited by his conduct and words against Mr. Whaley are malicious and most virulent. Ho says that: '1 hate Mr. Whaley like a snake; I hate him because he is like a snake, and who does not hat<* a snake? That all of the literature of the campaign re? ferred to him specifically as a wig gler and as a man who knew how to make black white; and thiH is the characteristic, the snake characteris i tic, that he in low exhibiting before yo ir committee." i ; Referring further to Mr. Grace's conduct while in Washington, the re? port quotes from ail editorial in a South Carolina paper which said: "The completeness of the fiasco pulled off by Mayor Grace in Wash? ington probably saved South Caro 1 iin;?. and certainly saved Charleston from something <>f u black eye. Foi no matter how extravagant or reck? less may be the charges brought against an Individual <>r a community, if they are made with certain amount of dignity and seeming ie rlousness some of the mud will ftlck Hut an Introduction of the farcical -ol j the element of the ridiculous ?into su< b an Inqulr) as Mr, Grace claimed to be promoting could tint hut prove fatal i" him and e<>\?? both his alleged I cause and himself with confusion, "What was a grave and practical j minded committee of congress to think of a prosecutor and lawyer who came before it to arraign another for brib? ery and vote buying armed only with hearsay testimony against the ac? cused and incriminating evidence against himself? "What was the oommlttee to do with testimony that was not only hear? say and incompetent for the prosecu? tion, but which was offered by A witness who impeached himself and positively testified to the illegal ex? penditures and vote buying on the part of himself and his friends which he suspected, but had no positive evi? dence to prove had been practiced by the other side "It is not strange that, hemmed in by such an impossible situation, Mr. Grace, when he was put on cross examination, lost control of what lit? tle sense and propriety he may have been possessed of and played the role of an ill-tempered, spoiled child, stuck out his tongue at and called every? body names that crossed him in his ungovernable wrath, not excepting j the chairman of the congressional' committee himself, and concluded by aenounclng by wholesale as corrup tlonlsts the people of the city over which he presides and of the State of which he is a native? "Concluded, do we say? well, not; quite. He capped the climax by liken? ing himself in his position before the committee to 'Christ before Pontius Pilate." "And then the committee washed Its hands of the Whaley-Grace matter entirely. "Would you blame it?" The report goes on: "Mr. Grace did not disturb the open and notorious dive run by this man, Frank Hogan. It was conducted In such a disgraceful manner that the governor of the State of South Caro? lina was compelled to eradicate it, and it is fairly inferable that Mr. Grace placed him on the payroll of the city of Charleston in order to, make him one of his adherents. Mr. Grace frequently, during his appear-' ance before the committee, admonish? ed it to the effect that the charges came from him, the mayor of the city of Charleston, and insisted, if for that reason alone, an investigation should be had. In contrast to this attitude on his part, we point with some degree of pride to the attitude and conduct of the sitting member. He did not appear before the com? mittee when Mr. Grace was present. However, he informed the chairman of the committee his reason for not so doing?that Grace was so bitter and hostilo toward him and was so ob ressed and insane by personal hos? tility toward him that it would be most disgraceful for him to endure the vituperation that Grace would en? deavor to cast upon him. We be? lieve that the sitting member's con? clusion was thoroughly Justified from the subsequent conduct of Mr. Grace, j "From the hearsay testimony pro-1 duced before the committee the ma? jority is thoroughly convinced that Mr. Whaley was elected to congress by the very best element in the First congressional district of South Caro? lina. Mr. Whaley served 11 years as a representative in the State legisla? ture in South Carolina; he was chair? man of many of the most important j committees of his State legislature and was chairman of the judiciary com? mittee of that body for four years; he served one year as sneaker pro tern pore, and was elected and served four years as speakor of that body; he was unanimously elected as president of the State Democratic convention in South Carolina in 1910; in 1912 was elected in his district as a delegate to the national Democratic convention at Baltimore; this year he was elect ed as a representative in congress from the First congressional district of his State." Representative Frear in mak'ng h'.s minority report said: "With over 40 witnesses in person and by affidavits alleging under oath that money has been corruptly spent to nominate and elect Mr. Whaley, and positive opposing testimony, it Is submitted that some one is mistaken. The declaration of Mayor Grace and others who have furnished evidence Impeaching Mr. Whaley'g right to a seat in this house was represented by them to the committee to be pursuant to a desire to secure better and more honest elections. This statement is supported by Mayor Grace's declara? tion that he persistently tried to se? cure the passage Of an Australian ballot law by the South Carolina let-1 i islature; that large sums ot money were corruptly used throughout the district at the last primary 111 the in? terest Of both candidates; that an amount estimated at *13,000 was cor? ruptly spent by the rival factions in one ward, two-thirds of which amount is Alleged to have been used to ad? vance Mr. Whaleys' candidacy. From the fact that Hughes and Whaley di? vided the Ninth ward and the entire city about evenly it appears the con? testants were equally Villgant in coralling the voters. ? in older to ignore the charges and ? testimony flven by the witnesses and ? mass of affidavits submitted, the [house must disbelieve all the wit nesses; disbelieve that money was corruptly used by either Hughes or Whaley, and that the witnesses who voluntarily admitted the receipts of moneys were falsifying. Either this or it must be inferred that the law is of no value. To disbelieve all the wit? nesses examined by the committee, to discredit all the affidavits of specific corruption, to reject all the corrobora? ting facts, including Mr. Whaley's knowledge of the rallying committees and the sclf-inteiest of those who deny the charges is to establish a precedent that will prevent future violation of the corrupt practices act from being considered by the house. "A thorough investigation will serve to advise the house as to the truth of the serious charges brought against one of its members and will further furnish needed information on a vexed question that is intimately' associated with f.uch charges. Evi? dence presented to the committee tends to show that Messrs. Whaley and Hughes corruptly spent $100,000 in the primaries before this special election; that in a district where ne? groes do not vote the negro could not be corrupted any worse than the white people are corrupted ;and that the total vote cast at the special election after the primaries was 1,953. Further investigation discloses a total vote cast for all members from | the same State at the last general election slightly larger than the aver? age vote cast for individual members in a majority of the State. "To disregard the charges and re? fuse the investigation asked for by Mayor Grace will, in the view of the minority, tend to nullify a law passed by congress In the interest of clean and honest elections throughout the country?a law, which, with all its weakness, will, if enforced, minimize the shameful conditions alleged to exist in South Carolina and which un? doubtedly exist elsewhere; a law de? signed to prevent a long purse from having undue influence in congress? ional elections and which declares to the country that while it legislates for others congress wdll not ignore tho plain demands of justice or of moral responsibility when the integrity of its own membership is challenged." THE QUEEN'S CONTEST. Boxes Placed at Drug Stores and Vot? ing May Begin at Any Time. At a later meeting of the commit? tee of the Queen of the Chamber of Commerce Aviation meet and spectac? ular carnival content it was decided to give diamonds as prizes. The com- ! mlttee have purchased the following; presents: A beautu'ul diamond soli? taire ring valued at one hundred dol? lars from W. A. Thompson, tho jewel? er. The ring Is now on exhibition in Thompson's window. A beautiful dia? mond brooch will be given as sec? ond prize and a diamond and pearl la valiere as third prize. Both were bought from McCormack Jewelry Company and are on exhibition in the window of that store. Those who were nominated by the committee are very enthusiastic over their nomi? nation, which is a very good indica? tion that the contest will be an inter? esting one. j Tho voting boxes were placed at the drug stores this morning and voting envelopes were placed with the boxes. The voting system usod by the Cham? ber of Commerce is a very simplo and j convenient one, instead of having to bothsr with buying ticket votes you enclose the amount you wish to vote In the envelcpe, seal it, write the] name of the contestant on it and drop it In the ballot box. Several of the contestants have voiced their intention of capturing the five hundred free votes that are, to be given away by The Item to tho lady having the largest number of votes by 2 o'clock Monday after? noon. A Danger Signal. Hoarseness in a child that Is sub? ject to croup is a sure sign of an ap? proaching attack. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse and the attack may be warded oft. For sale by all deal? ers.?Advt. DIL FA RR.VN 1) RESIGNS. Will Become President of University of Colorado. New York, Dec. 23.?Dr. Livingston Farrand, who for nearly ten years has he^n the executive secretary of The National Association for tho Study and Prevention Of Tuberculosis, has severed his connection with that or? ganization to become the president of th?- University of Colorado, accord? ing to an announcement made from the association's headquarters here last r.ight. Dr. Farrand has probably done more for the promotion Of the or? ganized anti-tuberculosle movement In the United States than any Other single individual in the entire COUH Curs Your t old While You Csn. More real danger lurks in a cold 1 than In an\ other of the minor ail? ments. The sate way is to take Chamberlain's cough Remedy and rid yourself of the cold as quickly as DOS ( Ribls For Sals by all dealers?Advt. Fine Fnrm for Sale. I will sell for rash, at public out? cry, at Sumter, S. C, on the 1st Mon? day in January 1014, salesday, that fine farm formerly owned by Peter Chewning, Sr. containing 448 acres, including 120 acres of fin farming land; the balance is heavily timber? ed with unbled long leaf pine, oak, hickory and cypress. This farm is lo? cated in Sumter County, near the Clarendon line, five miles from the town of Pinewood, and adjoining farm to Ex-Governor John L. Manning's mansion. The water is fine; health good; and fine railroad facilities. Purchasers to pay for papers. For further information apply to Peter Chewning, Summerton, S. C?Advt. Bumped up Against the Real Tiling. "I think I have bumped up against the real thing in Chamberlain's Tab? lets," writes D. R. Thomas, sf Tidioute, Pa. "They do the wor'i and cause no unpleasant reaction." In cases of constipation when pills and saline cathartics are used, their use is often followed by constipation, as they take so much water out of the system. On the other hand the effect of Chamberlain's Tablets is so agree? able and so natural that you do not realize that it has been produced by a medicine, and no reaction follows their use. For sale by all dealers.?Advt. Tax Return Notice. I will be at the following places ea the day appointed, either in person or by deputy, for the purpose of taking tax returns for fiscal year beginning January 1, 1914. Returns this year should be made of all Real Estate, personal property, capitation road tax, poll and doga Auditor's office will be open from January 1 to February 26 for taking returns. 60 per cent penalty will be charged against all failing to make returns. Tindals, Tuesday, Jan. 6. Privateer, Wednesday, Jan. 7. Levi Siding. Thursday, Jan. t. Wedgefield, Friday, Jan. 9. Claremont, Tuesday, Jan. 13. Hagood, Wednesday, Jan. 14. Rernbert, Thursday, Jan. 15. Dalzell, Friday, Jin. 16. Erogdon, Tuesday, Jan. 2t. Mayesville, Wednesday. Jan. 21. Oswego, Thursday, Jan. i? Pleasant Grove, Monday, Jan. 26. Shiloh, Tuesday, Jan. 27. Norwood Cross Roads, Wednesday, January 28. R. E. WILDER, County Auditor. FOR SALE?Two cars moles, at J. N. Phillips' farm,. 1 1-4 ;niles north af city, on Main 9treet. Call before buying. Can save you money. D. B. Keithly. Geo. H. Hurst, , KfilLRTAlLER AND EMBALMKR. f*r?impi attention to dap eg aaglst eaUa, \r oLJ> J. D. CRAIG 8TAKTJ, Ml Mala Street, osj Phone Mi. Bright Phone Stl* -^ Greelyville BUSINESS SCHOOL Individual Training tor Bon Ml mm, TIIB coarse of all English branchee. shorthand, typwrttlng and book keeping offers unsurpassed opportu? nities to the youths of your county at a rary reasonable price. Board eau he obtained in town. Tor parti? culars address. J. M. JERVEY, GREELYVILLE, ? S. C. V_ BRIDGE TEETH By this work the den? tist is able to fix per? manently between the teeth left to you artific? ial ones that ire perfect in appearance and use? fulness. See Dr. Court? ney. He makes this work his specialty. Have an inspection. Get his opinion. Sumter Dental Parlors, Dr. C. H. Courtney, Prop Over Shaw 1 McCollum.