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BI? BILL PASSES HOUSE. Alt*K4?PKlATlO.\ Mi: Vsl Kr CAR IUI K MOHH THAN $2, 4J?.O?O. increase In Stole Tu Lery? Mem? ber* Voted Ikiwn Nearly AJI Amend romts Proposed to Various Items? Inrravied by About 995,009? Aid fur Needy Mural SvbooK Columblu. Feb. 17.?In u little lew than fire bourn the house passed the general appropriation bill to third reading at it? sessions yesterday af? ternoon and last night. With ecant ceremony, the house voted down nearly all the amendment* proposed to tho various Item* in the bill after they had been explained by some member of the w \ya und means committee The utal of the bin as It was pawed by the house |SjM night ws* Increased by about $'"..)'>0. The bill as reported by the corgrrlttee car? ried a total of $2.391,790 and provid? ed for a State levy of 7 mill*, an in? crease of 3-4 of 1 mill over the tux collected by the State in li'13. The bill will be sent to tho senate today. After a debate last night Ihe house agreed to nn amendment decreasing the appropriation for Ihe Confederate inrlrmarx bj IS,. ai d tlxin ; the sal? aries t?> ?.?? as. i peraong In charge of ita management. For the third year in su?t agon iha bo aas hilled the item of $5.000 in the appropriation bill for Todd A Benson, architects of Charleston, "in full payment?for plann and Bpeclflcetlong Of the State bouse and model and faff other claims In connection with this work." Last night the Todd A, P?OB item was killed by a rote ot . > i?> :7. l?ast year It was Hilled gy a vote of 71 to 31?. At both sessions the items died at th? Instance of Mr. McDonald of Ocon*e. The Increase in the appropriation bill was due to the adoption by the house of nn amendment offered by' Mr. James of Lee to set aside $4 5.000 for a contingent fund for needy rural school*, to be expended under the supervision of ths State board of edu? cation and paid out on the application nt county superintendents of educa? tion Last night the house agreed to give Winthrop college $80.000 for a gym r.nstum on cond'Mnn that th* rollen? raise fS.0r"> for th* same purpt?**! from private soared. H is under -' stood thai the college has this amount! in hand and consequently thr gym? nasium is assured so 1*1 us the bouse j Is concerned. Ths bill as passed carried an ap-1 lToptrlatlon of $30,0(0 for the eradi? cation of the cattle tick under the su? pervision of Clemscn college in co? operation with the United States de? partment of sericulture. Mr. Ashley of A-iderson came near laughing the cattle tick appropriation to death with his assertion that 20 cents worth of cotton seed oil and oil of sassafras would rid a whole herd of cows of the peat. The South Carolina Industrial echoed at Florence was given $36.000 for a new building and equlpm*nt, ( while ths Institution for the Deaf. Dumb and lllind at Cedar Springs wss given a like amount for tho same pur Working rapidly at its afternoon session yesterday, the house passed 20 sections of the general appropriation bill without changing any of them by even so much as u comma. Mr. Dick, the chairman, and other mem? bers of the ways and means commit-1 tee. explained Items in the bill to1 which objections were raised and In? variably tho house sustained the Judgment of the ways and means com? mittee in all 20 of the sections acted on yesterday afternoon. Ths house voted $25,000 for a State tuberculosis hospital, to tie erected und??r the supervision of the Stute board of health. This Item waa op? posed, but aftef g brief delate the houeo gsjeeed to it. i The t'n?\ersi'\ of South Carolin? was given $40.000 for a building for a law school, on the showing made tl at the 100 students studying law now at the university had only ono gsjgnll classroom The Item of $|0 00ft for g gallon*] encampment oi the militia, condition? ed on the appi i t I' on of a like amount by th? "v in \? htctl encampment is held, wi* aJ*g passed after some opposition. ra?i?r fh?- letwis I the approprls tlon till, the trunter? of th" Ifalvei slty of South Caroli ia aft ghr*g the right to prrmlt the cr* <*tlon of a build? ing to be used as a publie library >n anv part ..f the campus It was stated on the floor of th** house that the librsrr building would be paid fat by Andrew Carnegie, the steel king This is th- first guMM nnnounce ment of the fnct tn.? the unlverspv gl la barg a new bull* Ing In which to house its magnlfb ent library of over 4t,000 volumes, many of which are priceless and all of Whlek ar* in dan? ger of being destroyed any day by fire In the present library building. On motion of Mr. Da k of Sumter .airman "f ?he waysand Meang son mdtee. the house took up the uppro Sjsajjsjsjgj bill at 4.fcn p. m. yesterd iv Mr. Ue-k jovvwU that ths bill Us Iggnl a?. ? whole nnd then section by sec? tion niul Item by item. ? Section I, appropriating $ Hi.830 for the governor's office, wu? adopted without opposition. Section 3. secretury of State'? of? fice carrying an appropriation of I $7.170. wan passed unchanged, after >ir. .himes of Lee made a futile ef ; fort to get a small increase in the salary of the clerk and assistant clerk In this office. i For the comptroller general's of? fice, the house appropriated $10,200 ' without opposition. For the Insurance 1 commissioner's office the house ap? propriated $10,255. Mr. Mlley of Bamberg wanted the ; salary of the chief clerk In the State ! treasurer's office cut from $1,700 to I $1,600. The house sustained the com | mlttee and igrcvd to the Increase in ' salary. The total appropriation for 1 the State treasurer's office wan $10,550. The sum of $10,340 for the Htote superintendent of education's office < wa? passed without opposition. Mr. Moore- of Abbeville moved to I strike out the item of $10,000 in the 1 appropriate i for the adjutant gen? eral's office for the purpose of a na? tional encampment if the county in which same takes place raises a like amount. The house refused to strike out the encampment item and passed ?he section for the adjutant general's OttOS carrying a total of $38,340. Without opposition the hoi ho pass? ed the section for the attorney ;jer. Sfal*i office totaling $8,095, v!*?? sec? tion for the railroad commission's office totaling $143,118.71, the section for the State hospital commission to U?lflg $1,111.11, the section for the tats librarian's office totaling $2,026. the Section for public buildings to? taling $S2,$40.tl and the section for the Catawba Indiana totaling $9,750. Mr Moore of Abbeville moved to striU.- out ine item of $2.500 for printing a State bond book by the department of agriculture, commerce and industries, but the house tabled hl? motion. Mr. Epps of Suriter moved to decrease the item of $4 000 for the expenses of this office to $1,000. The house tabled this motion and passed the section for the depart? ment of agriculture carrying a total of $14,920. The section for the judicial de? partment totaling $103,095 was paused without Oppoettion. Mr. Flri-.-o of Chester move.' t< strike out the item of $25,000 in the appropriation for the State bourd of health for building a tuberculous bos pital. He sn'.d that the item was too Indefinite and left the matter of erect? ing the hospital entirely in the hands of the State board of health. Mr. Brlce said that the poor people suf? fering from the disease would not be benefited by the hospital. Mr. Kirk of Williamsburg spoke In favor of the appropriation of $26, 000 for the tuberculosis hospital. Mr. Welch of Kichland made a strong speech in favor of the tu? berculosis hospital, explaining that it was to be of the pavilion type and that $25,000 would go a long way toward making a start for a creditable hospital. Mr. Llles of Orangeburg also spoke in favor of the tuberculosis hospi? tal. Mr. Brlce of Chester said that North Carolina had built a tuberculosis hos-1 pital a few years ago which wn^i practically deserted now. Mr. Blackwell of Lnuren? said that] the usefulness of the North Carolina j hospital had been impaired for a while by politics in its management, but that it was open again and doing j a good work. The house refused to agree to Mi. Creech's amendment to decrease the amount for the tuberculosis hospital to $15.000. The section for the suite, hoard o* health carrying an appropriation ot* $1 I II was passed unchanged. 1 Tie- .Male ?>oard of medical exam Iners was gives the usual $;'.,ooo for egpenei s and salaries. The tux department was given $88, 11 || for its maintenance. Mr Cte. h of BarnWell moved te deort um the appropriation of $4,70t r nusual repi Irs at the (Jnlforelti of So.nh Carolins to $-','?00, but Uv house tabled the wioi ion, Mr, Lybrand of Lexington moved te r lation of $40,000 foi i i \ build Ing kl I he i'niverslty oi ul i u ? Uns to % 113.000. i. i t*hol*on of Oreenwood told of ?In growth of the law school gl the unlvi rsity. He said the school not onl) was seif-MUNtaining but returned n revenue to the university. Mr. Fpps of Numter said that th< , 100 student* at the university law ?ChOol had only one class room a tln-lr diepoaa! He said that thell Muarter? were absolutely inadequate. He predicted thai with better facil? ities the growth of the law school the university would be facilitated. Tin* hone? laid the amendment of Mr. Lybrarul on the table. Mr stoore of Abbeville moved to strike out the entire appropriation for a luw building at the university. Mr. Former of Bpartanburg deelar Od that the Htate could not invest $40,001 hotter than by putting n Into ? \nw school al the university. He laid that the quarter! provided foi j the law studentn were cramped and Inadequate, The judiciary commit i tee of the senate, said Mr. Fortner, i had refused for "political reasons" ' to allow him to stand the State bar examination, but he was nevertheless in fuvor of allowing anyone who was abb. to study the legal profession at I the university to do so. At 6.11 o'clock the house took a recess until 8 o'clock. The section for Winthrop Normal and Industrial college, appropriating a total of $182,446.08, was taken up j when the house met at 8 o'clock. 1 f Mr. Lybrand of Lexington vvanted co decrease the appropriation for the Winthrop college gymnasium from, $30,090 to $20,000. Mr. Dick told Mr. Lybrand that his amendment would keep the college from getting any gymnasium at all, a? the appropriation was made in view of an offer of $85,000 for the building if the State would give $30, 000. Mr. Lybrand said he could not help it. j The house rejected his amendment >y a large vote. The Winthrop section was then adopted. The Citadel section, appropriating 137,600, was passed after the house tabled Mr. Creech's amendment to j out the Item for extraordinary repairs .rom $2,000 to $1,000. The appropriation of $80,046.98 for the institution for education of deaf, lumh and blind at Cedar Springs, in ludlng $35,000 for building a pri? mary department and $5,000 for luilding a home for Superintendent M F. Walker, passed the house with? out objection. The item of $5,000 for building a hospital at the State Colored Indus-' tfial and Mechanical college was passed by a vote of 63 to 8. Various amendments were offered to the sec-' tion appropriating $20,000 for the col lego for negroes maintained by the State at Orangeburg. The house laid ill the amendments on the table and passed the section as It was reported. Mr. Long of Alken movod to strike out the appropriation of $2,000 for the Confederate Home college in the section for other educational pur? poses. The house laid his motion ui the table. j Fnder the section tOT the State HOO*J pital fof the Ineane, Mr. Hcbertsscn: of CotlCtOn wanted to ? ul the Item of $S00 for amusement for the pa-( items to $500. The house refused to do so. The State hospital section, carrying a total appropriation of $358,518.33, was passod by the house after it voted down Mr. Creech's amendment strik? ing out the Item of $5,000 for equip? ping the new building at State Park. The section for the South Carolina Industrial school at Florence, appro? priating a total of $60,000, of which $35,000 is for a building and equip? ment, was passed. Tho appropriation of $6,750 for the salaries at the State penitentiary was passed after the house accepted the amendment offered by Mr. Fortner providing $300 to pay somebody for turning on the current for electrocu? tions. The house rejected Mr. Creech's amendment Increasing the pay of tho board of pardons from $400 to $800. The Hichardson-Butler-Confederate intlrmary case was rehashed in the houso last night, when Mr. McDon? ald of Oconee offered to amend the ' bill by striking out the appropriation of $200 for H. W. Richardson for services rendered in January andj February, 1913, anO $100 for Dr. F. W. P, Butler for services between tho same dates. Mr. Welch of lUchland told of the case in tho supreme court. Mr. Greer of Greenville, a member oi the committee to investigate the' Confederate Infirmary, said that he did not know of any great amount of work Maj. Kichardson had done at the Infirmary. 1 "The money Is appropriated for I tho. poor old soldiers," said Mr. I Greer. ' and I do not think that any bodj ought to be given $100 a month for going ovit there occasionally." 1 Mr, McCravoy of Pfekeng offered an amendment providing .'or an ap? propriation of $11,000 for tho sup? port of tho infirmary, no part of Which is to he used for salaries. The MeCrOVoy amendment fixed the sal? aries of the commandant, matron ami physician at -K?'* " month and fbced the total appropriation for tho In? firmary at $17,500 instead of $22,500. He provided for the payment of the sums named above to Dr. Butler and Mr. Richardeon "because the court Said It was due them." j "I have had InmatOf of the Con? federate Infirmary to tell me that they were afraid, 'under the rule ot Home,' to come to the gen al assem? bly and tell the truth about affair* at the home," declared Mr. McCravoy, The McCravoy amendment also pro? vided for allowing the soldiers now at the InflTmarj to be given $100 ii they Aanted to i;o home . ? We ought to abolish that home before we leave here," declared Mr. Ashls) of Anderson! "it's managed about as well as it can be. but it Will be a 'grab' as long; as it Is there. I'd love to see the old soldiers out there take their $100 and go home. The house, by a vote of 37 to 34, : refused, on the motion of Mr. Mc- j Donald, to pay Dr. Butler and Maj Richardson for services during; the lint two months of 1910. The house struck out the proviso In the McCravey amendment for pay? ing $100 to the inmates of the home In lieu of further support there. The McCravey amendment as amended was then adopted. The I appropriation for the Confederate in-1 tlrmary was cut from $22,500 to $17, 500. j The item of $250,000 for pensions1 was passed. Tho appropriation of $5,270 for the i Historical commission was passed. The sum of $261,033.38 was appro? priated to pay the interest on the public debt and tho sum of $45,783 for election .. The appropriations for tho senate, the house, expenses common to both houses and the engrossing department were passed without opposition as was the appropriation of $34,800 for the South Carolina Medical college. Under tho miscellaneous and pub? lic schools section, the Item of $30, 000 for tho eradication of tho cattle tick appeared. Mr. Fortner of Spar? enburg moved to strike it out. Mr. Sturkie of Calhoun wanted to amend the item to make the sum ap? ply to the extermination of hog cholera as well as the eradication of the cattle tick. Mr. Rlttenberg of Charleston, Mr. OasQue of Florence, Mr. Kirby of I Spartanburg, Mr. Bethea of Dillon, Mr. Liles of Orangeburg and Mr. James of Lee spoke in favor of the appropriation for tick eradication. \ Mr. Hardin of Cherokee, Mr. Fort-j ner of Spartanburg, Mr. White of Clarendon and Mr. Ashley of Ander-j son spoke against the expropriation Tha house retained tho item of j $30,000 for tick eradication. Mr. James of Lee offered an amend? ment to the appropriation bill pro? viding for $45,000 for a contingent fund for the use of needy rural schools. Mr. Stanley of Horry spoke in favor of the amendment. By a vote of 67 to 20 the house adopted the lam^s amendment Mr. McDonald ol )c< ?e m ??? 9 to r^KTid the appropriation bill by "trik irg i I tne i'em of $5,000 for Todd ?*t Benaon, architects of cha ^on, for plans and specifications and a model of the State house. Mr. McDon? ald said that for the past two years the houst had killed this appropria? tion. He held that the matter wne res Judicature and said that last year the house killed the Todd & Benson item by a vote of 71 to 32. Mr. Blackwell of Laurens declared that the $5,000 item should be pesaed. Mr. Epps of Sumter wanted to amend Mr. McDonald's amendment by substituting $1.25 for the item of $6,000. Mr. Lumpkin of Rlchland said taat; as a matter of Justice the State ought to pay Todd & Benson something, j despite any legal technicality. j By a vote of 59 to 29 the house! agreed to the McDonald amendment! and struck out the Item of $5,00) fori Todd & Benson. The house refused to reconsider I tho vote by which it adopted the sec-1 tlon appropriating for the governor's j 1 office. Mr. Epps of Sumter wanted to strike out of this section the provision that the governor shall expend the ! fund for the enforcement of law sub? ject to the approval of the ways and means committee. The remaining sections of the bill were then passed and the house ad i Journed until 10 o'clock this raorn I ing. I - SNOW AND tTKR. Blizzard Conditions Unbroken Ifil Northern States. - Boston, Mass., Feb. 19.?A heavy ? I snow is falling again today through? out New England. Railroad Traffic Crippled. : Blatimore, Feb. 19.?A heavy fall; of sleet covers this vicinity today. Wires are snapping, trees breaking , and tralllc is badly crippled. Norfolk Wrapped in Fog. Norfolk, Va., Feb. 19.?A heavy' fog shuts in this region today. No word has been received from the . schooner Kineo reported yesterday lo be sinking a hundred and sixty miles , north of Diamond shoals. It is now ; believed that she sank with all hands. ] 1 A REJECTED LOVERS CRIME. i _ Killed Girl and Then Committed Suicide. New York. Feb. IS.?Several hun? dred men and women were thrown into n panic In the suit and cloak f, c tdry of Rosenthal & Co., on Broad I wft> today vhen Anthony Canarkello killed Mary Cheverlno, a 16-year-old ! gtrl, because she refused to marry , him. He then committed suicide. CONFLICT WITH PRESIDENT. ?????????? CONGRESS AND 1TIESIDENT WIIV SON DISAGREE ON IMMIGRA? TION BILL. Senators Claim to Re Amazed at ; Statement by President That He Will Veto Bill Vnlcss Literacy Test It Eliminated. Washington, Feb. 17.?Information that President Wilson would veto the immigration bill if it is sent to him from congress with the literacy test provision amazed members of the senate immigration committee. Many of them tonight confessed that they were bewildered .inasmuch as they had determined to retain the literacy test in their draft of the immigration measure as it passed the house, un? der the impression that the president would accept the bill if it passed the senate. An interesting session of the committee is looked for tomorrow. Two weeks ago the committee di? rected Senator Smith of South Caro? lina, the chairman, to consult with President Wilson on immigration leg? islation, it was said today that the members especially desired to learn whether the veto power might be di? rected at the literacy provision of the Burnett bill. Some of the senators were inclined to the belief that it would be a waste of time to take up consideration of immigration reform at all if the literacy test would again fail. Senator Smith reported that while the president did not look upon lit? eracy test with favor, he would sign the bill If it passed the senate. Upon that basis the committee went to work. Now the members are inclined to stand by their gung despite the pres? ident's attitude, certain that the measure can pass the senate and not at all sure that it might not ropass both houses by a two-thirds vote over the veto. The senate repasse^d a simi? lar bill over President Taft's veto, but it failed In the house. STEAMER ROMA REACHES PORT. Ship With 418 Passenger* Which Went Ashore on No Man's Land. Listing Heavily to Port. Providence, R. I., Feb. 17.?Tho Fa? hre Line passenger steamer Roma, which freed herself from a ledge off No Man's Land, on which she struck during a blizzard last night, arrived at quarantine at 10 A. M. today, list? ing heavily to port. The Roma docked at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The delay in coming to the pier was due to the discovery of a suspected case of typhus on the ves? sel. The steamer was listing considera? bly to port, but was not taking water fast. The Roma got off the rocks under her own steam after being fast for six hours. The vessel pounded heavi? ly, but this helped her release herself. When the steamer slid off the ledge into deep water her stern struck an? other submerged rock. At the time the Roma freed herself the revenue cutter Itasca was nearby and tho steamers Caxmania and Ste phano and the revenue cutter Acush net were offering their services by wireless. The Roma carried 375 passengers,! of whom 80 were women and 24 chil-! dren. After leaving Fayor on February 7th, the steamer encountered a suc? cession of gales. She struck on the ledge at 2.30 yesterday afternoon, but it was some time before her wireless ! operator could establish communica? tion with the shore stations. Capt. Combernous said he could not understand how the ship got so far off hor course, as the place where she struck is more than ten miles from tho ocean steamship tane. CASTILLO BANDITS EXTERMIN AT ED. Twenty-seven Captured und Imme? diately Shot by Villa's Men. Nachita, Mexico. Feb. 19?Maximo| Castillo's band of bandits has been ex terminated. Twenty-seven members of the band accused of killing over forty persons in the Cumlre tunnel were captured on Mexican soil by ! Villa's soldiers. All were executed Immediately after the capture. The outlaws were fleeing toward the Unit* ed States territory when overtaken at Fspia, twenty miles south of the hol ? der. VANDFRJHLT MANSION BURNED. I _ Mngnilh*ent New Home on Long Island Badly Damaged. New York, Feb. 18.?The mansion Of Mrs. William Vanderhilt. Jr., which has just been completed at Jericho Hills, Long Island, was swept by lire this afternoon. The loss Is said to exceed 1260,000. Only servants were ' in th?? house at the time. Receipts from the use of national forest resources were greatest in I Alisons lust year. CONGRESS VS. PRESIDENT PANAMA FREE TOLLS IS IMMI? NENT ISSUE IN WASHING. TON. Report Published That ?reut Britain Threatens to Abrogate all Treaties ?President WIIkoii Warned That His Demand for Repeal of Panama Tolls Section Will Mm With Do feat in Congress, But He Will Not Recede from Hls Position. Washington, Feb. 19.?The Pana? ma tolls question is the dominant is? sue in legislative and official circles here today. Attention is centered on this matter because of the publication of a report that Great Britain threat? ened to abrogate three existing treat? ies unless congress repealed the free tolls provision which was designed as an aid* to American shipping. De? spite the opposition that has develop? ed and that President Wilson has been warned that he will meet defeat in his demand for the repeal of the free tolls clause he is going to press for action on this matter. CONFIRMS WESTON AND SIMS. Senate Assents to Appointment of United States District Attorney and Marshal for South Carolina. Washington, Feb. 18.?The senate in executive session today confirmed the nominations of Francis H. Weston of Columbia to be district attorney for ?South Carolina and James L. Sims of Orangeburg to be United states marshal. It is not known here when they will qualify, but as soon as they do they will succeed Ernest F. Cochran and J. D. Adams as district attorney and marshal, respectively. The confirmation of the appoint? ment of Messrs. Weston and Sima puts an end to the rumors which have been going the rounds since the first suggestion of Messrs. Weston and iims for appointment. Originally Senator Tillman irog gested J. William Thurmond of Edge field for district attorney, while Sen? ator E. D. Smith presented the name of Mr. Weston. Senator Tillman pick? ed Mr. Sims for marshal and several others were mentioned as possible re? cipients of Senator Smit. support for this position. Then came the practk- *l settle* ment, with Mr. Weston selected for" district attorney and Mr. ttmi for marshal. Ensued a period of nue pense as to possible developments which would still cause a fight in spite of the compromise. When the names were sent to the senate lost week, however, Senator Tillman announced that he had no ob? jection to Mr. Weston. Senator Smith had previously intimated that Mr. Sims would be acceptable to him. The nominations were sent to the judiciary committee and were report? ed favorable on Monday. The con? firmation today followed. Mr. Weston Is State senator from Richland county, and is one of the best known lawyers in the Stato. Mr. Sims is editor of the Orarge burg Times and Democrat. A veteran newspaper man, he is especially es? teemed by hla fellow craftsmen. He Is treasurer of the State Press asso? ciation, having filled that position for many years. ADVANCES AGE OF CONSENT. Stinging Opprobrium on ModiTn Dress. Jackson, Miss., Feb. 17.-?More than 200 women, waging an aggressive campaign for a bill pending before the lower house of the legislature pro? viding for raising the age of consent to 18 years today left the house gal? leries during a bitter debate on that measure. The debate was on an amendment, the effect of which was that the pres? ent style of some dresses worn by many women on the street should be considered evidence of bad character. The exit of women from the galleries followed remarks by Representative Morrison, of Grenada, which referred to the '?immodesty of present day fashions," referring particularly to ?slashed skirts." Mr. Morrison advo? cated adoption of the amendment. Tha amendment, offered by Repre eentatlve Walker, of Lauderdale county, was defeated, 50 to 46. The bill raising the age of consent to 18 years dually was passed, with only 1 I votes against, it. VICTIM OF COTTON GAMBLING. Aft :?rma?i of Memphis Rank Failure _Aged Man Commits Suicide. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 18.?Worried ?Ter the loss of hla saving* in the defunct Mercantile Bank, Edward Mo tion, aged T.0, committed suicide today by asphyxiation with gas. His body was found in a bathroom by his daughters. litre roe read the startling trutha In ths Hook FROM THE BALL ROOM TO HELL A Pflticlns Matter'? Fxperlance. 25c pottpaiu. Agonta wautod. PinUctstal raft. C*., iNltrlrt? Sqp.