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BOTTOM jgj ISSUE BLOCKED I.OVF.HNOIt ?Airs TD SlON Mr'.AS t'lIK AND BILL IM>Ks NOT BF COMF. LAW. Uetfteral Assembly AdJoure-, After Being tu tevdou Tor Twenty-iuno Hay*. Columbia. Nov. 3.?A valid election on the question of issuing State bonds can not be held today. The act sub? mitting the proposition to the electors SJ C e polls today did not become a law. Th? governor sent the general assembly a message last night in which he said be did not intend to sign the act. After ascertaining to its satisfaction that the measure would not beccme a law until midnight to? night without the governor's signa? ture, the general assembly ended Its special sesa.on this morning at 1.20 och ?k, the Mill day after it had been convened by the chief executive. The message from the governor last night to the effect that he would take no action on the act proposing a ref? erendum >n the question of Issuing I34.UOO.OOO in State bonds to be loaned on part of the South Carollnu ?rop put an end to rumors current that the chief executive would sign or veto the measure. After the message was received last night both the house and senate re? ferred the communication to their committees on Judiciary to report on how long the governor could hold the bond issue act unsigned if the gen? eral assembly remained in session. Both committees agreed that, the gen? eral assembly being In session, the act would take effect without the governor's signature tonight at mid? night, some 16 hours too late to be voted on In the election which begins at 8 o'clock this morning. The report of the house committee on Judiciary on the governor's mes? sage follows: ? The committee on Judiciary to whom was referred message No. 21 of the governor as to the time when the act referred to will become law without the governor's slgnuture, begs to report. "!. That the constitutional pro? vision reads as follows: 'If a bill jf joint resolution shall not be returned l?> the goverc.or within three days af? ter it shall have been presented to him. Sundays excepted, it shall have the ante force and effect as If he had signed it. unles* the generul assem? bly, by adjournment, prevent its re? turn, in which case It shall have such force and effect unless returned with? in two days after the next meeting.' "1. That, in the opinion of this committee, the computation of time in this case should be made by ex? cluding the day on which the act was presented to the governor. This being so. Friday Is excluded and the three days will not be completed until mid? night Tuesday, November 3, 1914. This Is in accord with the opinion of our own supreme court in the case of Corwin vs. Comptroller general. 6 S. C. 390. The language of the court is as follows: That the three days within which tht governor is to return a bill with Ms objections is to be com? puted by excluding the day in which the bill is transmitted to him.' "In that case the bill was trans? mitted to the governor on Thursday and It wan b d.i that he could return It up to midnight of Monday night, and that falling to do so it became law at midnight of Monday night, the general assembly still being In session, in this instance the bill was transmitted to the governor on Frl ?lay. October 30, and by the same cal? culation will not become law until midnight Tuesday, unlesu signed by | the governor or returnee with his j objection* without signing and pass? ed over his veto. However, if tht gen-1 eral assembly adjourns before Tues? day night. It will not become law Without the governor's signature until the second day of tic next regular session. "ftespectfullv. submitted, "W. F. St.\.nson. "Qeo. 8. Mower. "For the Committee." The cotton acreage reduction act. the State cotton warehouse act and the cotton bond issue act. the last named did not become effective, stand out prominently as the trilogy of measures on which the general a^ semhly central at Its extraordinary session In th ? attempt to i sist pro ? I.m ?ts of satAag In the embarrassing situation in *hleh they ha \ e been placed I y the war In Kurope. The cotton aereaue redoetlos act is Intend ed to effect a ?n per cent, cut In the amount of the Hagle Pf sjuood in South Carolina in sui-scipicnt years. The State gatehouse o t pi? video that the Statf eniburk in the |, sjlaesi of storing cotton and Issuing t *eelpts on which money can be borrowed. The act confers sweeping powers un Hie State wi rehous?? commissi. r. The gallafj bond IssgM let, which did not become cite. ti\e. can not l?? reefed an todav. provided for i rel , rcnduin to the people in l In- genera ?Uirtion today of the SjMSgUog of b suing |S4,V?t,fttl in State bunds la Dt loaned mi cotton raised in South I '.u-olina. one fact stood out with prominence at the special session of the general assembly that ended this morning There was gfl basnet of the bitter factionalism which marked the four previous sessions. In the debates of the special session, of which there were many, partisu:iis.:i was appar? ently forgotten. In the house last night in the wan ing hours of the extraordinary ses? sion there was some show of hilarity but the noise and laughter seemed to lack of spont meity that has char? acterized the fun on the last nights of previous regular sessions. The meehan.es of adjournment sine I die this morning were as follows. After the adoption of the report of the judiciary committee holding that midnight Tuesday night was the time limit within which the governor could hold the bond Issue act without his signature if the general assembly were In session the house passed a concur? rent resolution at 11.20 p. m., Using 12:05 as the hour for adjournment sine die. Tlu? senate arrended this concurrent resolution, making the hour for adjournment 12.U0 a. m. At 12.05 a. m., the house took a recess until 12.30 a. m. When the hi use convened at 12.30 a. m. Mr. Fortner of Spartanburg raised the point of no quorum. A call of the house showed that nine mem? bers were needed to make a quorum. At 12.45 a. m., by unanimous con? sent, Mr. Fortner withdrew tho point of no qtiorum. The house took a recess for 15 min? utes. At 12.63 o'clock the clerk of the senate Informed the house that it had finished all business before it and was ready to adjourn. The clerk of the house carried a similar message to the senate. The house and senate sent commltees to the governor to tell him the general assembly was ready Ig quit. At 12.55 o'clock Mr. Welch of llich land raised the point of no quorum. At 1.02 o'clock Mr. Welch withdrew the point. The governor sent the house a mes? sage a moment later telling the mem? bers he had no further business to present and congratulating the body on the passage of the acreage reduc? tion act. the State warehouse act and the election of John L. McT-aurln as warehouse commissioner. He ex? pressed in the message some disap? pointment at the resi'lta of the ses stog* At 1.10 a. m., the house took a re? cess for 15 minutes. Between 1.10 a. m. and 1.15 a. m., Mr. Fortner of Spartanburg and Mr. Browning of I<aurens had a personal difficulty on the tloor of the house. The senate returned with concur? rence the resolution from the house agreeing to adjournment sine die at 1.30 o'clock. The hands of the clock in the hall of the house were pushed up to 1.30. The house adjourned sine die in great confusion at 1.16 a. m. The Judiciary c ommittee of the, sen? ate made a similar report to that of the judiciary committee of the house, to th<- effect that the bond issue act could be held until midnight Tues? day by the governor without his sig? nature, the general assembly being in session. The senate adjourned the legisla? tive day of Monday at 11.55 o'clock last night, providing for reassembling at 12.30 o'clock. The senate had a hard time getting a quorum to act on the bond issue bill last night. A quorum was finally gotten by the resignation of Senator Ackerman, appointed sheriff of Col? lates! county. The "miracle act' was passed over the governors veto at IS.*! a. m., hy a vote of 20 to 0. At 1.20 o'clock the senate adjourn? ed sine die. STF. AM RR PLATVRIA FREED. 1 nit od State? Has Not Kccognl/cd Authority or I nglUh to Stop Its Vessels. Wsshlagton. Nov. 2.?By releasing tin Standard Oil tank steamer Pia? turla today the British government conceded the right of American ves? sels laden with Illuminating <>n to de? liver their cargoes at Danish ports. Great Britain has reached an under? standing with Denmark that the oil 'win not bo ssported to Germany. The I United states government has declined to recognise si ) authority on the part of the British government lo detain such Cargoes with or without an em baigo, but as long a? there are no fur? ther eizurev t o re will be m> groundi to poshing the plattest. A suggestion from ihitish sources that American vessels seeking to entei the North sea would save trouble b> voluntarily stoppin? mi h H< otch port t.. have tloir cargoes vised has nol mot with the approval ul the Slate department. ?robnbly because of ii desire to OVOld recognising any Brit i 11 authority ?vor I he movement ol th ss ships. A license to marry has been issue.I t,, J, |.\ ||o) klO of I 'olumbia and Mi M. I* Co* ol l.\mhburg. i:ximu:ssi;s CONFlBENt k in MPEAK i:k. By lim nhious Vote Resolutions Pay? ing Tribute tu smith Ate Adopted. Columbia, Nov. 2.?At tonight's ses? sion Mr. W. F. Stevenson, who was out of the house during the morning, moved that the house express its en? tile Confidence In Speaker Smith and f its entire confidence In Ins fairness. Mr. Cecil YVyche paid a high tribute to the presiding officer Sand showed how the hOUM would still have been Voting had Speaker Smith not sug? gested that he would rule dilatory taeties out of order. Mr. Sapp thought further notice did the criticism too much honor by so much attention. He resented any' criticism of Speaker Smith, and ar? gued that but for the speaker's rul- j ing the Act would never have been ratified, Mr. Upps thought it wrong to hurl Splthetl at the writer of the article complained of. He would commend the speaker for his fairness and im? partiality, but he would not express Indignation Of any writer of criti I cisms. The speaker was absolutely fair in his rulings during the filibus? ter, but he would not denounce criti? cism or belittling anyone. He did not commend the writer of the criticism. Mr. Todd, Mr. Warner and others secondel the Stevenson resolutions. Resolution.?! offered by Mr. McMas ter were not pressed, as they went too tar. Mr. Kirk agreed with Mr. F.pps in seconding the Stevenson resolution, but had no idea of censuring any? one. Mr. Stevenson made a plea for peace and harmony, and offered the following resolution: "That this house regrets that there has been criticism of the speaker of the house as to his rulings in the late filibuster, and reaffirms its entire con tidence in his fairness and ability." Mr. Wyche, of Newberry, speaker pro tempore, was presiding. The resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote. , Mr. Gray offered a resolution look? ing to the appointment of a commit? tee to go to Washington to see why Senator Ellison D. Smith had not car? ried out his campaign promises as to the price cotton would bring and re? lief to the farmers. He argued that it was not a joking resolution. The res? olution was ruled out of order. Speaker M. L. Smith today from the speaker's stana vigorously denounced what he regretted as an unwarranted attack on his Impartiality and fair? ness made in a published card in a newspaper. The article he thought j accused him of being a party to "hold up" methods and joining in the ef-1 forts at filibuster. He denounced the! Suggestion as being unwaranted and Unworthy and if any of the members I believed he had at any time been un? fair or had joined in a filibuster he would resign his high office. He at all times undertook to enforce the rulei as he found them and invited an ex? pression from the house as to what it thought of the charges. Upon motion of Mr. Welch the house by a rising vote unanimously resolved that the speaker was at all times fair and impartial in his rulings and exonerated him from any impu? tation of being a party to the filibuster On the cotton bond bill. Mr. John J. MeMahan asked the re? porters in case they made any pub? lication of the incident to give space to the following from him: "Speaker Smith secured his 'vindi? cation' by a shrewd parliamentary trick. Although he said if there was a member of the house who thought he had taken part in the filibuster he WOUld resign at once, yet ho did not put that question nor did he offer his resignation or retire from the chair awaiting action by the house. He pro? ceeded to say that he asked a vote of oonfldence and he himself put the question whether the house had confi? dence In his fairness as a presiding officer?not whether the house de? clared he had not taken part in the filibuster Moreover, when those vot? ing confidence in his integrity had arisen, he did not put the negative? though there were many members who had kept their seats and pre? sumably would have voted in the neg? ative. Thus it appeared that he wa? I afraid to take the negative vote and that he had no intention of resign? ing upon evidence that there wer? members not only who believed him it party to the filibuster, but who on the more vital question of his fairness as it presiding officer would not exonerate him. He set on his own ease though ho is a candidate for Judge." pnr.sn?i:nt wilsox \uti:s. He makes Trip to Princeton to C'ltM uk Ballot. Washington, Nov. President Wil sou left .it s o'clock Ihis morning fo Princeton to vote, iiecompanietl l>\ hi I physician und seerel service men. Tin 1 chid nxoctii i\? will 11 j iii ii to lie White House early Ihis evening lo !?<? I eelvc returns of tod i> 's \ ote. IIRAXD-TALIAFERRO WEDDING. Pconle Well Known In Hnmtcr Mar? ried in Wilmington. Wilmington, Nov. 2.?A notable so? cial event of tho week in this city was the marriage Thursday afternoon at u.oO o'clock In the First Presby? terian Church <?f Miss Madge Ella Brand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. Brand, and Thomas Carson Talia fer ro of Charlotte, the ceremony be? ing performed by the Rev. Jno. M. Wells, I). D. The church was decor? ated in white and green. BS. H. Munson presided at the or? gan and Alex Dick of llartsville, a cousin of the bride, preceding the ceremony, rendered on the violin God ards "Berceuse," Ernst's "Amarylis" and Wagner's *To the Evening Star." Tho bridal party entered the church to the strains of the Eohengrin bridal chorus. The procession was led by Alfred Brand and little Miss Kather jine Wells, who carried ivory baskets j of Mowers, the petals of wh.ch they [scattered along the path of the bride. Then came Miss Jane Hyde, first bridesmaid, with Tom Taliaferro, first groomsman, followed hy Misses Lula Taliaferro and Mary Wells of Colum? bia, S. C, John Hoff and William Par? sley, Misses Pauline Blanding and Florrie Northrop, Champ Davis and John Murchison, Misses Meta Roun treo and Nora Corhett, Robert Breese and George Thomas. The maid of honor, Miss Etta Show Brand, preceded the bride, who en? tered upon the arm of her father. She was met at the altar by the groom, who entered with his best man, Carol Taliaferro, from the ves? try room. The bride was lovely in a creation of duchess satin, Spanish lace and chiffon. The bodice was partially of Elizabethan style, flaring collar of chiffon and lace, girdled hy a unique arrangement of satin, beneath which fell two flounces of lovely lace, veiled in chiffon, from under which came the long graceful bridal train. The bridal VSll was arranged in cap effect, caught with orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley. After the wedding the newly wedded couple received the bridal party and out-of-town guests at the home of the bride's parents, and later left on the 6.45 train for an extended trip North. On their return they will make their! home at Charlotte, N. C, where the groom is a well known business man. The bride is a young woman of sterling qualities and charming per? sonality. She is a graduate of the College for Women, Columbia, S. C. and has many friends in Wilmington and elsewhere. Out-of-town guests were: A. M. Schoen, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. J. G. Bryce, Charlotte, N. C; Mrs. Rosa Duffle and Misses Sue and Cora Duffle, Sumter, S. C; Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Brand, Jacksonville, Fla. TARES UP RATE CASE. Commerce Commission Expected to Decide Soon. Washington, Nov. 2.?The inter? state commerce commission today be? gan formal consideration of the ap? plication of Eastern railways for ad? vanced freight rates in what is called (he November conference. A de? cision supplemental to that of Au? gust, which permitted some in? creases and denied others, is expected within a month. The commission his before it other questions which can not be delayed. Under the law its annual report must be in the hands of the public printer by November 15. Jurors For Second Week. The jurors for the second week of court which convenes here on next Monday, November Dth, drawn Satur? day, were: Harry Green, j 1>. L. Smith, J. A. Schwerin, Jr. , c. u Player, ( J. II. Durant, E. l. Reardon, Blanding Ardis, M. Eevi, P. M. Tiller, W. E. Gibh, W. E. Nesbltt, \Y. J. Ingram, h. B. Bradford, A. II. Hatneld, W. T. Byrd, \v. A. Player, 11, M. Fort, .1. A. Minis, X. A. Spann. T. .1. Du Boso, S. W. Ilaftlcld, F. < *. Jones, H. c Tucker, ,i. Robert Kolh, \V. S. Jones. i I J. N. Qrlftin, U, (\ Tisdalo, J, W. Jenkins, VV. W. Green, T. J. Kirven, |\ |? Spann, .\. II. Sanders, J, .1 llatlleld, C. U llugglns, Jeremiah .lames. .1 |( Nettles, MXAURIN SUBMITS BOXI>. Fifty Thousand Dollar Security for Warehouse Commissioner Filed for Approval Columbia, Nov. 4.?John L. Mc Laurin, state warehouse commission? er, has filed a bond of $50,000 with the secretary of State. He will he com? missioned as warehouse commissioner as soon as the bond is approved by the attorney general. The bond will later be filed With the State treasurer. Under the terms of the warehouse act the expense of the bond is to be borne by the State government. Senator McLaurln said that he had no announcement to make as to the plans for putting the warehouse sys? tem into effect. He will name his Staff at an early date. THE CITY XVHSK FUND. Sumter People Called on for Support of Worthy Cause. When a period of "hard times" is at hand and "economize" is the chief word, people look around to see where they can cut down expenses. In the last few months, many have decided that the first way to economize was to cease paying the Civic League nurse fund. As the fund is made up of small contributions from the Sumter people this step is not only very hard on the fund, but if it continues, means that the work will have to cease. The Civic League does not believe that the people of Sumter want to give up the city nurse; even for a short time it would mean a backward step from which it would take years to recover. Apart from any idea of charity, and after all this is the only organized work of the town, this work, strengthening and enforcing that of the health department, means pro? tection of the health of the town. Twice this vear have typhoid epidem? ics been everted by the vigilance and efficiency oi the city nurse. Once in the summer when a case was brought from Augusta and placed in a thickly settled quarter on the edge of town, where there was no sewerage; and last month when a case contracted in the country came into a house in the neighborhood of the waterworks sta? tion. Close attention and instruction were necessary to prevent trouble in both instances. If the 514 visits re? ported below mean nothing more, they do mean 514 lessons in sanita? tion where they are greatly needed. In August the collections for the fund were $41.90, while the expenses were $75.54; September collections, $37.70, expenses $76.15; October col? lections, $81.75, expenses, $90.29; to? tal collection, including $10 per month from the county, $171.35; total expen? ses $241.98, or a deficit of $70.63. Fortunately there had been a small surplus on hand or indeed the nurse fund would have been in a sad plight. $75.00 is the amount paid the nurse as salary; the expenses cover commis? sion on collections, drugs and other necessary equipment for her work. Since the nurse has been allowed the use of a room in the basement of the court house for an office the $5.00 hitherto paid for rent has been saved. It is hoped that the Sumter people will not cease supporting this work, but will give wherever they can. Vol untary contributions are greatly ap? preciated. Miss Gibson, the city nurse, has made the following report for Septem? ber and October: Patients, 59. Visits, 514. Tubercular patients, 4. Tubercular visits, 60. Deaths, 2. Births, 2. Sent to hospital, 2. Dismissed, 4 4. On hand, 11. Thursday morning last Miss Gibson left for Yorkville, where she went to place four little motherless boys un? der the care of Deaconess Gadsden of the Home Orphanage. Miss Gibson returned the next day reporting the boys delighted with their first experi? ence In traveling. Armlda Moses. Secretary and Treasurer. Nurse De? part of Civic League. BORROWS MONEY FOR EX? PENSES. Sinking Fund Floats State Loan of $110,818. j Columbia, Nov. 4.?The sinking fund commission made arrangements yesterday to borrow $110,848.52 to cover appropriations made during the extraordinary session. The mono .was borrowed of the Palmetto Nat? ional bank of Columbia until Febru? ary 1 at <i per cent: I The notes were signed by s. T. Car? ter, A. W. Jones, Neils Christensen :lMU W. Dick, members of the commis? sion. The governor, a member of the commission ex-otflclo, did not attend tin- meeting. George w. Pick, chairman of tin ways and means committee of tin house, was elected chairman of th< sinking fund commission, to take th< place of Senator P. L. Ilardin, rc I signed. SUMTER LOSES GOOI> MAN. Mayor Jennings State's That New City Manager Will not Be Elected Right Away. A new City Manager will not be chosen right away. probably until next February or later, according to information given out by Mayor L. D. Jennings. Mr. Jennings stated that when Major Robertson leaves the first of December no one would he se? cured to assume the duties of the po? sition at once. He stated that there was no special work going on now or that would be done at any time in the near future which would require the services of a City Manager and for that reason Council would not make any election immediately. However, after the proposition to tax abutting property for street improvements and the city was allowed to increase its bonded indebtedness to pay for these improvements and the bonds were is? sued another manager would be neces? sary and his services secured. This woidd probably take until about Feb? ruary or later, he said, and in the meantime the city would save the ex? pense of a manager's salary. Mr. Jennings stated that he thought that Bumter would lose a good man, when Maj. Robertson left. In his es? timation Maj. Robertson had "made good" as City Manager and he was personally very sorry to see him leave, yet as the change was purely volun? tary on Mr. Robertson's part, he thought that Maj. Robertson was do? ing what he considered best for him? self. Aunt Jane's Neice's Entertainment. One juvenile society entertained an? other in Sumter at 4.30 p, m. on last Saturday at Mi^s Mary Knight s resi? dence, corner Church stseet and Hampton avenue. The nostess was "Aunt Jane's Xeices" and the guest was "The Little Colonel's Club." The occasion was "All Hallowe'en" and the fancy costumes were elabor? ate and striking. The tacky maiden Miss Dorita Moise. The Duchess in Wonderland, Miss Elizabeth China; Gipsy girl, Winifred Alexander; Jane Sayer of the High? lands, Marion Bynum; Betsy Ross, Janette White; Gretchen, Vermelle Pitts; Mrs. Martha Washington, Mary Knight; native cotton pickers, Misses Caroline Dick, Tora Bagnell, Mar? garet Blanding, Dorothy Burns and Kittie Stubbs; Jolly Boy, Miss Frances DeLorme, Hilda, the witch, Miss Elizabeth Lesesne; moon witch, Miss Elizabeth Osteen; Pocahontas, Con* stance Bultman; Handa, the witch, Sidney Kingman; Black cat, witch, Emma Pinckney; Cinderilla's Pump? kin, Caroline Richardson. The thrilling scene was set in creepy darkness and the guests arrived seemingly alone, but were soon made aware of the presence of their hos? tesses, who appeared in the most un? expected manner, as if suddenly re? turned from world's unknown. Nona could discern when or whence they came; which made their arrival ill the more exciting. After the guests had time to ie cover from these hair-raising wel? comes they took stock of their fellow revellers and great were the sur? prises and loud the laughter, while each was discovering the other. Soon a feast was announced and all were gathered around to do it justice. "Oh joy is unconfined when youth and pleasure meet to chase the flying hours with dancing feet." Punch was served by Misses Ma? rion Knight, Alice Bynum and Eulalia Crawford, during the dancing and soon after midnight, darkness sudden? ly returned and weird stories of ghosts and spooks of every land and time were told aloud while all around the girlies shuddered while they listened. "Ever more and more tense the inter? est grew and wonder and amaze? ment shone from every face." "The walls all hung with grinning; lanterns round, and black cats coiled to spring, and owls with wide stretch? ed eyes glowed from the deathly shrouds from window, wall and frame." When brilliant light returned then games were played and flouting ap? ples balked the task of biting them. The winner in the contest "f the peanut gatherers was Miss DoritA Moise and she received at the hards of the gracious hostess a loveiy has* I ket tilled with luscious fruits, midst the clamoring cheers of all the nerve racked lassies. Misses Eulalia Craw? ford, Marion Knight and Alice Bynum I thon reappeared with bountcouj j stores of cakes, fruits, candies and all delightful sweets. Farewell at last was said and hom* we went to dream of all the lovely scones again and start and uasp at levery wild fantastic turn to sleeping eves revealed. Correspondent. _ Nattoal Bank Statement Called. i Washington. Nov. 4.?Comptroller e: the Currency Williams today issued a call lor a report on the condition of National banks at the close of business II ?. tober 31st