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REVIEW OF LEGISLATURE.
IMPORTANT MKASPKES FOH t'OX
Sll>r KATION THIS WU K.
Harper Compulsory I duration Bill
Special Order fur Tuesday?Nlcliol
son Primary h l?s tton He/orm Bill
Will Probably Svnatc?Asj luin
hnewttgntton (oiiinHUr Mot Yet
Vmtoum'ed.
(Ily A. I). OllpuMHt.)
Columbia. Jan. 15.?The coming
week In the general assembly will]
irohably be stgnalUnd by the passage|
? ?f tho Harper compulsory school at?
tendance hill in the house and the
Nicholson primary election reform
bill in the senate. The house i* re?
garded as being atwolutely certain to
pass the compulsory school attend?
ance bill, while the passage of the
primary reform bill in the senate is
a matter purely of conjecture, Its
friendfi believe it will go through with
In recognition of its paramount im
portance. tho house took the Har?
per bill up out of itf order last woek
nnd made it a special order for next
Tueedu y when debate on the bill will I
bo opened. There Is nothing harsh
or mandatory about the Harper
compulsory school attendance bill. It
provides that a majcrlty of the citl
sens of any city, town or achool dis?
trict shall first vote for compulsory
school attendance before its provisions
become effective. Then the bill says
that if a majority of the citizens de?
clare f<>\ compulsory school attend?
ants for white children between a
certain age. who are not weak In
mind and who do not live more than
two miles from a school house, tho
parents or guardians of such chil?
dren must put them in tho nearest
achool and keep them there for l
weeks ir each year, six of which must
be consecutive, provided of course
that th?> school term lasts for 12
weeks The school trustees of the
city or district voting for compulsory
school attendance arc given the right
to excuse any child from attending
school if there in a valid reason for
so doing, for instance the support of
the child may be necessary to its wid?
owed mother. The bill provides a
small fine for parents or guardians
who do not put their children In
school. The fine Is nominal for the
tlrst offense. Increasing with each
\ iolatlnn. The clerk of the board of
trustees of any city, town or school
strict voting for compulsory school
tendance Is charged with seeing
that every parent or guardian puts
the children of the required aged In
school.
Another important bill which is
now a special order in the house Is
ty Messrs. Klbler. Belser and Ilobln
son. It provides for the sale of the
present State Hospital for the Insane
and the transfer of the plant to State
Par*, it is probable that the consid?
eration of this bill will be deferred to
investigate the management of the
State Hospital for the Insane. ,
The hojse and senate agreed to or?
der the Investigation of the State?
Hospital following the receipt of a
special message from the governor Inj
regard to a letter written by Senator j
Tlllmsn to "a gontleman high In of?
ficial life in this State" alleging that
tho senator had been Informed that
an effort would be, made to oust Dr.
Babcock from the State Hospital In
order that the present adminlatration
might manipulate the sale of the State
Hospital and the transfer of the plant
to State Park. The letter, admitted by
Senator Tlliman to have been writ?
ten by him. says further; "An effort
will he made to smirch I>r Habcook
and his ladcy assistant. Or. Saunders,
as thtaee men muat have some excus ,
vuu know, and are not at uli scrupu?
lous.*' Th?? name of the man to whom
this personal letter was written by
Senator Tlliman has not been m'td?
public nor has the governoi said
publblv how i? came irto his posses?
sion.
Following the reading of the mes?
sage from the governor In the house,
Mr. Stevenson Introdm e I g resolution
providing for an Investigation "of the
mutters relating to the State Hos?
pital for the Insane referred to In the
governor s message. and any other
matter ? rniiiK the management
ef the same and the welfare of its
unfortunate Inmates and the conduct1
ef the State Hospital OommlsalOl and
Mil officers, regents and employees S*.
the said institution, and of the prop
gfftf known as St ? t Park."*
Th.s resolution, along the UnOS
? i bv the governor in his
inensi ? passed tho house without
opposition In the senate, however,
although the governor had recom?
mended an investigation his friends
opposed the passage ot the resolu?
tion from IIm lions" Dafffla>g ??'?t the
jjoxernor s Oppressed wishes. A good
deal of eomment has been caused In
legislative circles ''V the refusal of
the governor * gUSjpOrton in tin* sen?
ate to stand bv him on the. mutter ot
investigating the Stute hospital. Ai
mI no one bis advanced a ?at istaetoi y
? xpl ?? ation of their attitude.
The rneinbe's of the committee of
six. three senators and three rep
r?*%ntaUv?*. to investigate thu State
1 hospital have not yet horn announc
i ed. They are to he apf?ointed by the
j speaker ot the house and the presi?
dent of the senate. Announcement of
the personnel of the Investigating com?
mittee, which is to report to the pres?
ent assembly, is being awaited with
Interest.
Aside from actual legislation, the
general assembly has a heavy pro?
gramme ahead of it for this week.
M ?nday afternoon at 4 o'clock the
general assembly has Invited Congress?
man Lever. Dr. Kiggs of Clemson.
and Drs. Nighbert and Rawl of the
bureau of animal industry of the de?
partment of agriculture to address it j
I on the cattle tick problem in South j
! Carolina. The general assembly is
asked tfj appropriate $40,000 for cat- |
tie tick eradication in South Carolina, j
Tuesday night the members of the
general assembly will be the guests
of the Columbia Chamber of Com?
merce. On next Frlduy the general
assembly will go to Florence at the
Invitation of the Florence delegation
to inspect the South Carolina Indus?
trial school, used as a reformatory
for Incorrigible boys. The general
assembly will adjourn in all proba?
bility on Thursday of this week un?
til Tuesday of next week on account
of Monday of next week being sales
day.
An important hearing will come
before the judiciary committee of
the house Tuesday afternoon when
argument will be made pro and con
on the passage of the bill introduced
by Mr. Welch of Itlchland to allow
the owner.* of the Columbia canal to
build a railroad from Oranby landing
on the Congaree river to connect with
some railroad within the city limits of
Columbia in lieu of carrying out their
contract to complete the canal from
tho foot of Gervais street to Oranby
landing.
Si unter County Mutters.
The consideration of the bill pro?
viding for the sale of tho preaont State
Hospltai for the Insane and the
transfer of tho property to State Park
was postponed until next Tuesday by
the house on account Of the illness of
Mr. Heiser of Sumter, one of the three
authors of the bill. Tho measure pro?
vides for the sale of the property by
a commission of three, one of whom
is Judge R. O. Purdy of Sumter, for
leas than $1,000,000.
Dr. Dick of Sumter, chairman of
the big WiVs and means committee of
the house, tlnds h's hands full with the
management of the big appropriation
bill. This year the ways and means
committee finds Itself in the same po?
sition aA the man with a large fnmilr
and a small income. The committee
is trying to stretch the income of the
Stato as far no it will go to meet the
demands made upon the treasury.
With Mr. Kvans of Marlboro, Dr.
Dick Is jointly author of the bill In
troduced in the house providing that
sjo county superintendent of educa?
tion shall receive a salary of less than
$1,200 a year.
Mr. Epps has introduced in the
house a bill providing for the annex?
ation of a portion of Lee county to
Sumter county and to change the
county lines accordingly.
The house passed and sent to the
senate last Saturday tho bill by M r
Kpps providing for tho election of
trustees ifj school district So. 18 in
Sumter county.
COULD GO THROUGH CANAL.
Thirty-three Foot of Water In Cule
bra Cut and tho Cucnrncha Slide.
Panama, Jan. 21.?Tho Panama J
C&nal has reached such a condition of
completion that a large ocean .steam?
er could now pass through, accord
in,; to a statement today by Col. GOO.
W. Ooethuls. There |g thirty-tivo feet
depth of water through tho Cttlobra
c ut and the Cucarucba slide, anil it is
Col. tfoethals intention to send a Pan?
ama railroad steamer through the
canal in April.
A circular order issued by Col. Cloe
thftlg today, to go into effect on Feb?
ruary 1, abolishes the Atlantic and
PndflC divisions of the canal con?
struction because of the nearness of
completion of the work. II. ['. Colo,
the engineer in charge of the Pacific
dtvnton, \ 111 resign on that day. Lieut. I
1 l. Wilhams U Blbort, of the United!
States corps of engineers, the OOn-j
rete const ruction engineer at Gatun]
I IOChs\ also loses his engineering pO?
Mtion. but retains ids seat on the
Panama Canal commission
Roth ends of the canal are prarti
- klly completed, only the electrical in
tallatlon and olennlng up remaining
to be finished.
eMansssse*?? ?
ni nator ni.i.mw BETTKB.
Will Re Well KnoOgh to Pennine His
Buslneng Soon,
Washington, Jan. m.??Tonlghi Ben?
Intor Tlllman's physicians gave out a
statement saying that he had now
practically recovered from the attack
o\ erysipelas and that he should be
well enough to attend lo in, duties
again In i week. The onl) trouble
iiovv appi us to be a lOCH of appe
?tite. With careful attention hs will
u uii right
RAILROAD BILL PASSED, j
DnOtiAHBM IX FAVOR OF ALASKA
RAILROAD.
Under Measure Adopted President is
to flare Wide Power Over $10,000.
ooo Cndeetaklng,
Washington, Jan. 24.?By a vote of
4t> to id the tenate passed late to*
day the Alaska railway bill, direct
ing the pretldent to purchase or con?
struct 1,000 miles of railroad In
Alaska at a cost not to exceed $40,
000,000.
Fifteen Republican! and Senator!
Poindexter. Progressive, voted for the
bill, Senators liaeon, Hoke Smith
and Williams (Democrat!) voted
against it.
The bill places upon the president
responsibility for the selection of the
route from tidewater to the interior
Of Alaska and the construction, equip
RIOnt and Operation or leasing of such !
lines as he may construct or buy to!
constitute this route. The broadest
powers are conferred upon the presi?
dent In carrying out his duties.
The bill provides for a redemption
fund lilto which shall be paid 76 per1
cent of all moneys derived from the
sale of public lands In Alaska, or of \
the coal or mineral contents. Ma?
chinery utilized in the construction 1
of the Panama canal is made avall
ablo for the construction work.
Unavailing efforts to reduce the:
$40,000,000 appropriation authorized 1
for the work were made. Senator,
Hoke Smith sought to have the ap?
propriation reduced to $2r>.000,000 ;
and Senator smoot to $35,000,000.;
Other amendments defeated were
those for government steamship lines
to Alaska; for the .sale of Alaska !
coal at cost to Pacific coast ports and
for limiting the construction to main
line.
The bill was amended to require the j
senate's approval of the appointment
Of civil engineers receiving more than
$1,?u0 a year; to forbid any payment 1
for tho good will of existing railways:
giving injured employes the right to
$110 the government, and limiting the '
government's defenses to those pro?
vided for in the federal employer's
liability law of 190S.
A similar bill is pending In the
house.
"This is the greatest encourage?
ment the West has received in many
years." said Secretary Lane tonight.
When informed that the senate had
passed the Alaska bill.
BANKS MUST ACT AT ONCE.
Washington? Jan. 21,?Mlsunder*
standing among many bankers as to
that part of the currency act which
provides when banks shall enter the
reserve system led treasury official!
to issue a statement tonight, designed
to clear up the situation and to pre-'
vent needless inquires. The state- j
ment says in part:
"A number of banks appear to be
under tho impression that only banks {
located In reserve cities are required
as a matter of law to signify their ac?
ceptance of the federal reserve act
within 60 days from its passage. All
national banks are required to signify
their acceptance or non-aceptanoe of
the terms of the act within 00 days,
irrespective of their location.
"It is not 0ORiPUl$Ory that State
banks and trust companies shall pig*I
nify within 60 days from the passage'
of the act their intentions in the
matter."
More than 4,020 banks have made
legal application for membership in
the new system. If applications con?
tinue to reach the treasury at the
present rate there will be dose to 0,-1
000 by the end of the week. There
are only 7,100 national banks in th<
United States and since by far the
greater portion of the applicants an*
national banks, indications point to|
but few remaining without the sys?
tem. The limit on banks is Feb?
ruary 22.
According to treasury officials the
total capital of the national banks
Which have formally applied repre?
sents about 70 per cent of the capital
of all the nation's national banks.
ISlghty-tWO State banks and trust
1 ompantes have applied for member*
?hiPi ;>nd since the approval of the
reserve act December 23, in such in ?
stitutions have expressed their desire
iu become national banks.
Augusta. Jan. 26..Judge Hammond
today appointed living Alexan \>r a
receiver for the Irl!h?Americun Bank
i under ? bond of $60,000. Attornej
I General Felder estimates the assets of
the institution at $400,000 and tho
1 liabilities at $600,000.
Geo. H. Hurst,
? MiKKIAKKH AND KMHALMI V
l*ronip? ?(teuften to dar or ata?'*
cell!.
VI OfJl) 4 I?. CRAIt? HTANI>. $S$ N
Main Html.
ftai ?'??.,?,, IXS Myhl Phonr ?!
HORSESand MDLES
Forty-Five head received last
Saturday. All are gone. We have
another car that will reach Sumter
Monday; over $10,000 worth of
sto~k handled this week. This
looks like we have the goods and
the price. We will have in this
car enroute something that will
please anyone. All thai we ask is
for you to take a look. The goods
and the prices will do the rest.
Sumter, S. C.
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at a very reasonable price. Hoard
can be obtained In town, For parti?
culars address,
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GREELYVILLE, . S. C.
BRIDGE TEETH
t*y this work the den?
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in appearance and use?
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The Bank of Sumter
f The Officers oi the First National Bank
> Kxuvtd their thanks to the people of Suaitor and vioiaily for their
^ heart) support during the past >ear. ^
The development of tlio huslnexi of tIiis honk daring the Tear
1913 was especially gratifying, It was a practical demonstration
of your confidence In ow conservative business methods ond aa
appret la I Ion of the service we give.
However, we have not reached the stage wln*-e we are willing
to rent. Wo hope to add many now noooauta betwwn now and
I?>!">. We an; oqulppod to care for more business and to glen
even bettor service than that of the past fear.
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