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ms im FOB ASYLUM GOVERNOR WANTS $50,000 PRO? VIDED FOR STATE HOSPITAL AT ONCE. I?If Has Appropriated In 1916, bot no Money Given? 'Is Necessary to Pay Bills/' Says Executive House Declines to Aak McLaurin to Reconskkr His Resignation by 70 to St Vote. Columbia. Jan. 16.?Oov. Manning eent a message to the general aasem ly last night, which was read in the house, asking that Immediate steps be taken to provide $60,000 with which the board of regents of the State Hospital for Insane can pay bills for work authorised by the last assembly, but for which there was no money whan the bills came due. The 1919 legislature appropriated 9199.999, of Which 9100,000 was direct appropriation and $50,000 authorised, if the board of regents should find it advisable or riecessary to undertake thin additional work. Quoting from the annual report, the governor In his message said: "Hav? ing in mind the pressing needs of the Institution, the board made a careful study of the situation after the legis? lature adjourned and decided It would not only be the economical plan but that It waa accessary to spend $150, 999 on permanent improvements for 1919 In order to make the institution mors efficient and comfortable for Inmates, and ahm in order to make available certain Improvements which had been begun in 1915 as a part of the complete plan of improvements." The legislature had previously com? mitted Itself tf the plan of spending 4909,000 for permanent Improvements dating a period of tour years, In in? stallments of $160,000 a year. The board waa surprised and embarrassed When it found that the $60,000 was not available because that $700,000 had been borrowed already for State purposes of 1919. Tne board of regents was well witaln Its rights when It contracted bille for labor and material up to the limit of the $50,000," eald the gov? ernor's message. Tne house of representatives over? whelmingly tabled a motion last nig ut asking* John U McLaurin to recon? sider nie resignation as State ware? house commissioner, 70 to II. kWhen the joint resolution calling tw> i mm miiinu ea iwinM-^mBy^i filled by the general assembly came before the house. Representative O. K. Mauldln of Greenville offered the McLaurin amendment He epoke at length of Mr. McLaurln's work and of his fitness to carry on the work. Representative N. O. Evans of Edge field said the Stats warehouse sys? tem "was conceived In politics, born In politics and will die In politics." Re said that the annual report showed that it cost the State $15,000 to store 15,000 bales. He moved to table the motion. Representative Harvey Kelly of An? derson offered a resolution which would Instruct the judiciary commit? tee of the house to investigate a re pert that Scotch whiskey waa served from weter pitchers at a recent ban? quet et a Cotembla hotel. Ten mem? bers objected to Immediate consider? ation and it went over. Tne house was in eeselon exactly one hour, meeting at 9 o'clock and adjourning at 9 o'clock to meet again at 11 o'clock thia morning. Twenty-two members of the house ware absent last night. Speaker Hoyt has appointed Rep? resentative W. R. Bradford of York as a member of the joint printing committee. The house laet night accepted an Invitation from the South Carolina Sheriffs' Association to attend its ses? sions In council clumber here today. The house last night passed the Anderson delegation's bill ratifying a constitutional amendment which em? powers the olty of Anderson to in? crease its bonded Indebtedness. In spite of the disagreeable weath? er there was a fair gallery for the first night session of the house of representatives and the spectators had Just gotten settled for an evening of It, when the motion to adjourn broke up the party. MiiimiimiimiiimiiinMiiiimmiiMHUg McLaerin's Resignation Ac- B cop ted. H ISpecial to The Dally Rem. Columbia, Jan. 16.?The sen? ate today accepted the reslgna on of John L. McLaurin as State Warehouse Commissioner. l;iHHIIMMIIIUmil?nil??lll?IBWW?n El Paao, Jan. 15.?Villa has writ? ten to President Wilson asking for a statement of his attitude townrd the proposed Vllllsta provisional govern? ment In Northern Mexico. Villa as? sumes that Gen. Perxhlng will Hoon te withdrawn, and asks to be nl lowed to proceed against the Car runxtstas unhindered by the United State*. TO RETAIN PRESENT YARDS. SPECIAL. BOARD ADVISES KEEP. ING OP ALL NAVAIi STATIONS NOW EXISTING. Report Includes Improving of Char? leston Navy Yard to Large Extent ?Want More Bases Established for Submarines, Washington, Jan. 17.?Retention of an existing navy yards, establish? ment of submarine bases on the At? lantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts and a thorough aeronautic survey of the coast of the United States and its possessions, were recommended to congress today in a preliminary re? port by a special commission of naval officers appointed by President Wilson. The commission consisted of Rear Admiral J. M. Helm. Chief Construc? tor W. U Capps, Civil Engineer H. H. Rouasseau, Capt. G. W. McElroy and Com. C. L. Hussey. It spent several months making inspections along the coasts and announced today that more investigations will be necessary be? fore complete reports can be mado on many questions. On the abolition of navy yards the report recommends: "That it is un? necessary, undesirable and inadvis? able to abolish at this time any ex? isting navy yard or naval station within the continental limits of the United States." The commission said the develop? ment of the New Orleans navy yard to a first rate naval base "is to be considered as remote" owing to its distance from the mouth of the Mis? sissippi river and strategic reasons, but that yard should be retained up to the capacity of ita floating dry dock. The commission was without f?f ficient engineering data to make a satisfactory report regarding further development of the navy yard at Charleston. S. C, so it could handle the largest ships of the navy, but an? nounced that immediate steps should be taken to improve the yard so as to permit full utilisation of its present dock and repair facilities. The report said it was inadvisable at this time td consider the possible development of the Pensucola na station except its utilization as a sup? ply base and as a base for submarines and destroyers. In arriving at its conclusion, tho commission am "Full rnnalrtiimtiftfu r w iffe present and prospective size of our navy, its requirements not only in peace, but during the far more exact? ing conditons of war should bring convincing evidence that the abolish? ment at this time of an existing na i y yard or naval station within the con? tinental limits of the United State; is without Justification." The report explains that this should not be taken to mean that there ml . nt not be transfer of work from one yard to another or changes in methods of handling work at certain plants. It declares that the present equipment of many yards is adequate in dry dock? ing facilities, berthing space, storage facilities, machinery and other details. "It is not only unequal for the re? quirements of the fleet," says the re? port, "but will be seriously Inadequate for Its proper maintenance when ihe fleet is completed to its present au? thorized strength." Not all the yards "are ideally lo? cated" to moet strategic and other re quirements, but the commission con? cludes that such considerations mu*t "have little force" in view of actual conditions and the actual requirements of the present and prospective fleet. The report says in answer to the statement that a greater concentra? tion of yards would be economical thai "the question of economy as deter? mined by concentration of naval im? pair establishments must yield ab. ? lutely to the far more serious necessi? ties of the fleet as undue concenti ? tlon of such naval repair establl.? h ments might very easily involve in time of war military disaster." These facts and the fact that there Is a large investment in existing yards, the use to which they could bo put for fleet repair purposes and t?>r taking care of merchant ships tl it would bo taken over In case of war "leaves tho commission with no doubt in its mind" as to the adv* - bllity of their retention. Its recom? mendation includes the present ; 1 "the near future." The commission says it is unable at this time to determine locations for aviation bases but recommends tn addition to the eomprehensIvo coast survey an investigation by i board to be appointed by the sect - tary of the navy of climatic, air, dustrial and other conditions win such bases may be located. It s.' there is no particular reason haste In connection with their esti llshment for In case of nec? ss: / there would be no great difficulty n finding suitable bases quickly. There Is a divergence of opinion 'n naval circles, the commission report.*, over the location of submarine bas s and there is llttlo prbabillty at pr< ent that naval authorities will ag> 4 on tho subject. Generally the co mission advocates bases on the i\, LEGISLATIVE ACTION. LAWMAKERS ACTIVE IN KILL? ING SOME BILLS ANI> INTRO? DUCING OTHERS. Idles Tax Penalty Bill Killed?Richey Not Allowed to Withdraw His Pro? hibition Bill?Would Protdbit Hunt? ing Reserves?Favor Nitrate Plant in State?Williams Would Change Present Liquor Law?Rill to Take Pardoning Power out of Hands of Governor. Columbia, Jan. 18.?The house of representatives today killed the Liles bill which changed the delinquent tax penalty from a graduated scale to one that would impose one per cent. December 31 and four per cent. Jan? uary 31. The bill invoked spirited dobate, the pending motion being that of Representative Moore to" strike out the enacting words. The debate waa adjourned from Tuesday until af? ter third reading bills today. The vote which killed the bill was 68 to 50. Representative Richey, author of the "air tight" prohibition bill sought this morning to have the bill with? drawn from the committee on police j regulations and references dispensed with. Represntatlve Daniel of Sa-! luda moved to table Mr. Richey'a mo tlin and it was tabled. The centre of interest today attach? ed to the election whicn began In the general assembly at noon. / \ The house adjourned at 2?15 o'clock this afternoon to meet again tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Legislative delegations from Colle ton, Hampton, Beaufort and Jasper counties are considering o. bill, de? signed to prohibit the maintenance of large hunting preserves. A. bill is be? ing discussed which will place a pro? hibitive license on non-resident hunt? ers. Several conferences have been held with the attorney general. The hunting clubs in the four counties own about 250,000 acres of land. Representative L. B. Harrison of Spartanburg will introduce jn ihe house a bill to take the pardoning power out of the hands of the gov? ernor. Under tho proposed nleasure the chief executive would grant full pardons only on recommendation of a majority of the pardoning board; could grant paroles for not more than three months without a majority ? rWmr\nnjfttion. f~" the pardoning ooard, Out could still exercise, his right in reprieves, commutations, etc. Representative Harrison will also intoduce a companion bill which would make the members of the board of pardons elective by the gen? eral assembly instead of appointive by the governor. With the Senate. Senator Harrelson of Marlon in? troduced a bill yesterday, looking *.o regulation of hours In all manufact - fag and Industrial plants in theStn: ?;. By provisions of the bill, 10 hours is the maximum number In which work? men may be employed for a day's labor. Saw mills, lumber plants, pa? per factories, and cereal establish? ments are Included. Penalty for vio? lation is $100 or 30 days imprison? ment for each offense. The senate yesterday morning pav,=i ed tho concurrent resolution from the house, commending the good work that is now in progress to bring a unit of the federal nitrate fixation plants to Columbia. The resolution also urges that the State delegation in congress be memorialized to coope? rate in procuring the establishment. Noon tomorrow has been designat? ed as the hour In the senate to debate the bill introduced by Senator Bon ham of Greenville, which would re? move the disqualification to testify In tho courts from persons con?ia?ed of \ crime. A bill was Introduced by Senator Willeme of Aiken yesterday, provid? ing that the present prohibition law admitting shipments of one gallon of whiskey to each individual a month be retained, but modified so as to allow substitute shipments of five dozen pints of beer. Another bill, looking to modification of the liquor laws, wiU be introduced by Senator DuRant of Clarendon county, which will reduce the quantity of whisk ey I to one quart a month. A bill has been introduced in de senate, providing for the erection oi a new $25,000 county jail in Laurens county. Cotton ginned from tho crop of 1^16 to January 1, 1917, 25,293 bales, compared With 30,953 bales from crop of 1915 prior to January 1, 191C. At a meeting this morning of the city school hoard Mr. W. Pel y Smith was elected by the board ;o succeed Mr. J. H. Chandler, filling o;tt his unexplred term. lantlc, Gnlf and Pacific coasts but suggests no places. Inspection of the Pacific coast With a view to deciding whether an? other yard should be located there has not been completed and the repoi t says recommendations will be ma lo later. GERMANY WRITING NOTES. XEW GERMAN SEMI-OFFICIAL REPLY ISSUED. Takes up Many Phases of Internation? al Relations in Series of Rhetorical Queries. London, Jan. 16.?A semi-official reply has been issued in Berlin in re? gard to the British authoritative view made public here on Saturday regard? ing the latest German and Austrian notes. This reply, as quoted in an Amsterdam dispatch to Reuters, say* that the charges made in England re? garding German responsibility for starting tho war are not new but are repetitions of statements long ago contradicted. Tho reply then proceeds to ask a series of questions in re? spect to the diplomatic action of the powers prior to the outbreak of the war. It is asserted among other things that Germany could not have done otherwise than order mobilization as Russia's suggestion of a reference to The Hague tribunal came on the very day that her mobilization against Austria-Hungary was begun. The re? ply calls attention to the concentra? tion camps of South Africa, the de? bates in the Russian duma on the subject of the treatment of foreign nationalities in Russia, the treatment of Jews in Russia and Mohammedans in the Caucasus, the entente attitude toward Greece and the treatment of German prisoners of war in Russia. Another question asked in the re? ply is: "Is not the submarine war merely a reprisal against the British policy of starvation?" CONGRATULATE MR. AND MRS. WALKER. Superintendent of Cedar Springs School for Dumb, Deaf and Blind and His Wife to Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary. Columbia, Jan. 16.?Superintendent and Mrs. N. F. Walker of the South Carolina school for deaf, dumb and blind at Cedar Springs will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary January 21. Yesterday, on motion of Representative T. C. Duncan of Un? ion, the house passed a resolution cdngralidating them. Wishing them many more years of happy domestic life and many more years of valued service at the institution where they have^seTved Bb'ioTTg, so euTeiemfyHiia so faithfully. The resolution pass? ed unanimously. TO FIGHT "YELLOW CHILLS." Dr. II. R. Caller Goes to Collet on County to Investigate Malarial Con? ditions. Columbia, Jan. 16/?H. R. Carter, M. D., assistant surgeon general ??! the United States public health, head of the malarial Investigation bureau, hao gone to Colleton county to study the malarial conditions in Braxton township. He spent several lays in Columbia as the guest of L. A. Riser, M. D., assistant to the State health officer. t The State board of health Will send a commission to Braxton township to study the "yellow chill" outbreak. Dr. Carter recently returned from Panama where he has been doing some work for tho public health Ser? vice. AMMUNITION GROWING SCARCE. London Chronicle Says Germans nvc Threatened with Shortage. London, Jan. 17.?The Chronicle says today that the German allies art threatened with an ammunition short? age. There are not enough railroad cars to convey a sufficient supply of , eoko to the blast furnaces. M'COWN IS CHIEF CLERK. W. B. Dove, Secretary of State, Makes Appointments for His Office. Columbia, Jan. 17.?William Bank? Dove, Secretary of State, has an? nounced the following appointments for his office: R. M. McCown, chief clerk; G. R. Little, recording clerk; Miss Gertrude Walker, stenographer; J. C. Johnson, day State house watchman. Mr. McCown has served for several terms as secretary of State, Mr. Dove being chief clerk. The salary Is $1,800 a year. New Electric Railway Will be Built Spartanburg, Jan. 10.?The rou e of the Atlanta-Anderson electric rail? way has been decided upon and a corps of engineers lias established a permanent camp at Robert's church in Anderson county for the pur pone of doing tho survey work. This ek - tdic road when built will connect with the Piedmont & Northern Electne railway at Anderson, thus giving Spartanburg a now route to Atlan i and other Georgia points. J. I* Murphy, promoter of the railway, has staled thai the road will i iliredly be built, and that the engi? neers aro already at work. Ti road will cross the Savannah river at a point near Drown'd ferry. MEXICAN CONFERENCE ENDS. JOINT C OMMISSION FAILING TO EFFECT ADJUSTMENT Dis BOLVED. Carranza's Refusal to Sign Atlanta City Protocol Renders Useless Fur? ther Meetings of Commission? Mexican Represent*itivos Hoi>eful of Carrying Tlicir Point. New York, Jan. 15.?The Mexican - American joint eoi nmisLion, which failed to effect an adjustment of the questions at issue between Mexico and the United States after a series of conferences that began Tour months ago, was formaly dissolved late today. Secretary Lane and the other mem? bers of the American commission, Dr. J. R. Motte and Judge George Gray, told the Mexicans that they had recommended to President Wil? son the dispatch to Mexico of Am? bassador Fletcher ami the withdrawal of the American tioops from Chi? huahua. The Americans impressed upon the Mexicans that with the dissolution of the commission the Mexican prohlem reverted to President Wilson. They were careful not t:> leave in the minds of the Mexicans the conviction that President Wilson would accept the recommendation that an accred? ited diplomat be ser t to Mexico and that Gen. Perstiing's force be with? drawn but the intimation that he would do so was conveyed. In spite of the Americans' care, however, the Me>leans had little doubt tonight that full diplomatic re? lations between the two governmentB would soon be re-established and that unless unexpected complications arise American troops will be remov? ed from Mexican territory within a few days. Lut3 Cabrera, chairman of the Mexican commission, and Ignacio Bonillas and Alberto J. Pani, the other members, sa.d they expected to lea^'o within a week or ten days for Mexico. Mr. Cabrera and Mr. Bonil? las will resume their places as mem? bers of Gen. Carranza's cabinet and Mr. Pani as director general of the government railways. Notwithstand? ing the dissolution of the 'commission they expressed themselves as pleased with the result, pointing out that with the withdrawal of the Ameri? can troops the main object of Car ranza ih sending them here would be accomplished. The last session o:f the joint com? mission continued "hroughout the latter half of the day. The Ameri? can commissioners explained to the Mexican representatives that they re? garded further discussion by them of international questions as impracti? cal. Twice Gen. Carranza had re? fused to ratify the protocol signed at Atlantic City, in which conditions for the withdrawal of troops had been made and that refusal the Americans construed as indicative of what might he expected if the conferences were continued. They were told of the visit of the Americans to Presi? dent Wilson and of tho president's sanction of their recommendation that the commission be dissolved. It was pointed out to thou that the maintenance of an ambassador in Mexico would re/novc caut-e lor the existence of a commission since all international questions pending or any that might arise might then be handled through diplomatic chan? nels. It was explained to them that with the dissolution of the commis? sion the president wculd be free to act independently in the problem pro? moted by the presence in Mexico of an American military force. The Mexicans expressed regret that the conference had been brought to an end but they too admitted that continued discussions appeared useless and no effort to have them prolonged was made. No direct reference was made in the final session to what the attitude of the United States would be in the event the American troops are withdrawn and new raids arc made across the border by Mexicans, but neither was there any modification made in the warning of Secretary Lane which accompanied the prot? ocol to Mexico that this government reserved the right to unlimited and unrestricted pursuit of bandits. It was intimated to the Mexicans when Gen. Pershing's troops are tak? en out of Mexico it would be when it appeared evident that bandits were not menacing the northern border of Chihuahua, the essential condition In! the protocol Carranza refused to rati fjr. The Amcrlcen commissioners de? clared they did not regard the work of the commission as a failure since a clearer understanding of conditions affecting both governments had been reached. Sccretarv Lai e said their work would be of especial advantage to the ambassador, who, it is assumed, will be sent, since for him it would serve as a ground for any negotiations be might have to conduct. The creation <>f an international court of claims for the adjudication of I property losses incurred since the | BOND ISSUE IS CERTAIN. CHAIRMAN OP WAYS AND MEAN'S MAKES STATEMENT ON THE REVENUE SITUATION. Bonds Will he Issued to Cover Border Expenditures, Danisli Island Pur cliasc, A run ?f Plant, Alaskan Kail road Const ruction, Etc. Washington, Jan. IS.?Chairman Kitehin, of the house ways and means committee, after several hours' con? ference today with Secretary McAdoo over the revenue situation announced that the ways and means committee, the secretary of the treasury and the administration will he perfect har? mony on a revenue hill. The committee Democrats will meet tomorrow to form a policy for the first time and will meet practically daily until the revenue measure is complete With a view of passage by tho house by January ::0 at the latest. Mr. Kitehin said a bond issue was certain, that there would be no tax on tea, coffee or other foodstuffs and there won hi be no lowering of the exemption under the income tax. "The committee majority members will be called together to consider several alternative propositions," said Mr. Kit^bin. "Wo will pass the bill in the house the last of next week or the first part of the following week, but what it will tax I cannot say yet. "There is, however, certain to be an authorization for a bond issue to take care of the Mexican border ex penditu es. These border expenses, it is estimated, will reach $102,000,000 by next June. The bond issue v*jlj^ also take care of the purchase of th?e Danish possessions in the West Indies to cost $25,000,000; the armor plant project to cost $11,000,000, and tho Alaska railway to cost $11,800,000." Some Democrats on the committee are known to be considering increas? ing internal revenue rate from 5 to 8 per cent on capital stock. This would be calculated to raise approximately $200,000,000 a year. Revision of the inheritance tax by increasing the rates is also under consideration and there has been talk of issuing treasury cer? tificates of indebtedness to run from one to three months at 3 per cent in? terest, to take care of the treasury until the end of the fiscal year. POSTOFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL. As Parsed House it Calls for $330, 000.000?To Be Raised by Special Taxes and Bond Issue. Washington, Jan. 16.?The house passed the postoffice appropriation bill of three hundred and thirty mil? lion dollars. The house ways and means committee today agree on spe? cial taxes to raise two hundred and thirty-six million dollars and bonds is? sued for two hundred and nineteen million to pay government bills. An inheritance tax and an eight per cent, on partnership profit*- above eight per cent, is contemplated. GERMAN EFFORTS CLOSED. All Further Peace Terms Must Come From United States. Washington, Jan. 16.?Germany re? gards direct peace negotiations with their enemies as a "closed incident," was stated today by an official Ger? man. Any move towards peace now must come from President Wilson. Feeling abroad confidently expects further evorts for peace from Wash? ington. SUBMARINE EXPECTED TODAY. New German Merchantman Due Now and Deutschland Next Week. New York, Jan. 16.?A German merchant submarine is due to arrivo at New London this afternoon or to? morrow. The Deutschland is report? ed to have left Bremen on January 8th, and is expected to reach New London next week. Chicago, Jan. 16.?Former Chief of Polieo Healey and seven others were indicted today by the grand jury, charged with conspiracy. The indictments are the result of the in? vestigation of bribery, graft and Cor? ruption charges mode against the Chicago police force. revolution against Portirio Diaz, the protection of life and property of foreigners and the means for better? ing conditions along the border, es? pecially in preventing the fostering on the American side of revolutionary movements, were subjects discussed today. They were talked over not with the idea of entering into any agreement but for a clearer under? standing of the opinions of the men ?>n both commissions in order that a report on them might bo made to their respective governments. Secretary Lane left tonight for Washington where it is expected be will make to tho president a report of the last meeting of the commission*