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IM TIE LESISLATBRE. '?? ? 1 1 n HOU? PARKE? SIX PER CENT. IN BILL TO THIRD READTNO. ReUot System tor Prima r by Mr. Cothran? to Be Appointed by mm Heretofore? Many I n Local Bill* Passed. Colombia. Jan. 30.?Following con? siderable debate and parliamentary maneuvering, the houae today passed from saeend to third reading a bill mas lag the legal rate of interest In South Carolina ? per eentusa snd the contract rate 7 per centum per an? num. The bones today passed 31 local nnoontsotod bills from second to third rooma,* Mr. Gothran, of Greenville. Tuesday introduced a bill providing for the Australian system of balloting in all pstsaary election* held In South Car? olina. It was referred to the Judiciary Tma Is an administration bill recom? mend id by the governor In his inaug? ural address. Another administration bill intro? duced Tuesday was that of N. O. ?frans, of Edgsdeld, providing for the appointment of the chief game war don by the governor with recommen? dation frosa the Audubon Society as it si at present, also the consolidation eg the game and fleh departments of the mate. Calomels, Jan. 19.?Practlcaly the entire session In the senate today was STfea over to debate on the equal suffrage referendum. Both sides were strongly agitated, Senator Williams of Alas* Itfseueg the oppositon. Strong argument? iwr submitting the ques? tion to the people were made by R. D. Bppa, of 8u otter, Senator Qlnn. of Hampton and Senator Sberard, who mtrodueed the resolution. Much seal?$ttr* sras quoted to support of the apnostUsn by Senator WUllama. The only qeawtlon at issue, the proponents argued, was whether the people were to bo alsawed to vote on the resolu? tion, as, axed by the State convention May. Oolneynsa. Jan. Si.?Five hours yesterday afternoon la I jfjoaa; before the ban klag el the two would yet enable ftafe %e retain a supervisory con i or er l|Ot orer leouronee rate making li Sooth Carolina and simultaneously re? move enough of the undesirable fea? tures of the bill to encourage the re? turn of She companies which withdrew open the passage of the Laney-Odom act of one year ago. Throughout the afternoon the wires remained crossed and adjournment was taken with little prasgset of closing the breach. The objotclenable feature is that which the State, through a com Of three, to sit in Judgment, the charge having been made that are "unreasonsbla" To eltml thls word would render the State insurance department Impotent,' as to rate regulation. J. H. Doyle of New York, repre? senting me national board of under? writers, lengthily discussed the fea? tures so objectionable to the Insur? ance companies, F. H. Mc Master, Bright Williamson, L, M Pinckney. and several members of the commit too from the business men pledged for adequate Insurance protection. Columbia, Jan. 30.?"The most striking part of the statistics, however, le the marked reduction in the death rate, being 111 for 1114. as compar? ed with 18.5 In 1915 and 20.4 in ltl*,M my* C. Fred Williams. M. D., superintendent of the State hospital for the insane In his annual report to the board of regents. The asylum re? port bat been sent to the legislature by the regents. The decreased death rate is taken as an indication of Ira proved conditions. Forty per cent, of the deaths were caused by pellagra. In the report It Is shown that di? version*! occupation continues to be an important adjunct in the treat? ment of patients. There were 930 pa? tients engaged In this work In 1916. "My January 1916, the complete elimination of mechanical restraint had been accomplished, with no un? toward results, every plecs of appa ratus being removed from the warda." says Dr. Williams. ? The regents estimate that $375,000 win be required for maintenance In 1917. The third Installment of $150. 900 for permanent improvements will be required A study of ths superintendent's re pert show* that there has been an In ersees In the number of dischsrged patients. The regents commend the work of Dr. Williams ss supsrlntendent of the inetltetlon sod the medical starff. Columbia, Jan. 31.?Strenuous ef? forts will be made to list property In Carolina that Is escaping tax This step which will be pro ?osed by the ways and means com? mutes of the house will be bne of the meet important steps ever taken by a general assembly in this State. A bill will be introduced in the house requiring the listing of all prop? erty in the State by the tax commis? sion. Another bill requires a survey of the State. Figures submitted to the ways and means committee show that about $ 20,000,oto worth of land is now es? caping taxation in South Carolina. ft the above plan is carried out the State tax levy will be reduced and ev? ery one of the State's obligations will be met. The demands are heavy Just now on the State government and something of a definite nature must b.? done at once. The plan has been discussed at a series of conferences held in Colum? bia. The members of the ways and means committee, members of the senate finance committee, tjov. Man? ning, members of the State tax com? mission and others have attendel these conferences when the plans for increasing the Stats's income were discussed. Now the step is about to be taken and great results are looked for by all. Columbia, Jan. 31.?E. W. James, general inspector, eastern departmeir United States office of public roads. Is in Columbia to confer with mem? bers of the legislature concerning such legislation as will enable South Carolina to share In the federal ap? propriation foT the construction and maintenance of public highways. Sev? eral bills have been introduced in the legislature and a hearing was held yesterday before the house commit? tee on roads and bridges when the federal good roads act was explained by Mr. James. "If South Carolina is to share in the federal appropriation it is abso? lutely necessary that a State highway department be established, provided with the neessary funds," said Mr. James. The federal good roads act was approved July 11 of last' year and If South Carolina hi to share In the funds provision must be made at this session of the general asaembly. Under the terms of the act the fed? eral government win furnish dollar for dollar with the State government. The amount available this year is $7lk000. Each year $71,000 addi? tional will he available, if the nec? essary legtahYtkm ** adopted the total gjjg?|l IS r|" Uli, ?fl hytfars wm be- $i.077,eoa. The state would bo required to atve a like amount. Plans for new highways would have to be approved by the State highway department and Che secretary of agri? culture. Columbia, Jan. 31.?The ways and means committee of the house Wed? nesday morning gave a favorable re? port to the administration bill pro? viding for % commission on efficiency and economy. This measure is the first step toward a budget system for South Carolina. The house passed the bill making the legal rate of interest for South Carolina six per cent, per annum and the contract rata 7 per cent., and sent it to the senate. The finance com? mittee of the senate last night report? ed a companion bill unfavorably. Columbia, Feb. 1.?The ways and means committee today introduced in the house a bill providing for a com? plete survey of the State in an effort to get property on the books that has escaped paying taxes for years. This measure Is favored by the adminis? tration and its enactment will result in much additional revenue to the State and the probable future reduc ton of the annual levy. The bill introduced by Messrs. Ford and Rector providing for an appro? priation of $60,000 for the aid of needy rural schools was sent to the senate. The Perry State highway bill was made a special order for tomorrow at 11:16 A. M. The seven fire insurance bills re? ported favorably by the banking and insurance committee last night were mado a special order for 12:15 P. M. tomorrow and the same hour for each successive day until disposed of. Discusses RiChey Prohibition Bill. Columbia, Feb. 1.?One hour an i 45 minutes of today's session of the house of 11 presentatlves was devoted to a discussion of the Bichey "air? tight" prohibition bill forbidding the Importation of any liquor into South Carolina except on physician's pre? scription. Other bills seeking 'o amend the present "gallon a month" measure are grouped with the Bichoy bill as special orders, but were not considered In the debate today. At 1:45 o'clock discussion was adjourn? ed until noon tomorrow. The discussion was rather tame to? day and reiterated arguments gener? ally heard In a discussion of prohlbi. tion. It was Impossible, from the few speeches mnde, to guge the sentiment of the house. It is predicted, how ever that every phase of the Mtyvidf situation will bs threshed out before m i Let's Us Good Folks Stick Together I'm mighty glad I was born a real South? erner. Just suppose I had been an Eskimo, or an Indian, or something with rings in my nose and ears! Yes, sir?I am good and proud of my Southern birth. My mother is from Vir? ginia and my father is from the Carolinas. I was born and raised down here among you alL I wish you could see my home?it is so dean and bright and cheery and whole? some?the finest,whitest, healthiest tobacco factory in all the world. I am called SOVEREIGN?King of Them All! But my middle name is Smoke, friend?and all over the South my loyal friends are with me, because _ Y^j^f^^j^_ Y?a Folks of the South KNOWgood tobacco! I want you all for my friends?every one of you. Give me a chance?see how I make good And don't forget? I am guaranteed by ^^^^.52^ -Buy me. If you don't like me return me to your dealer and get your money back. 1 have said it A Southern gentleman is known the work! over for keeping his word, and I have given you mine* Sovereign Cisarefe FOR THE GENTLEMAN OF THE SOUTH M*vp of tm&ms ae&" a vote is arrived at. General discus? sion will probably extend into the next legislative week. The house will meet again tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock Columbia, Feb. 1.?About all that can be said for this morning's ses? sion of the house of representatives is that the house met and consumed about three hours doing nothing. One definite accomplishment was setting noon today as the time for debate on several prohibition measures, debate to be continued each day at noon un? til the question is Mettled. The Moore six per cent, interest bill, which had already consumed some of the* legislative time, came into promi? nence again yesterday when on third reading Representative! Crum of Ham berg moved recommitment, which motion was lost 76 to 25. The motion, however, gave the house the oppor? tunity to hoar the best speech of the session, which Representative Martin of Uranehville gave opposing six per cent. It was Mr. Martin's maiden ef? fort in the general assembly. The calendar was called for un- i eonstested second reading' bills, and ' when after 30 minutes every bill bad been objected to, the call was quit. The Moore and Middleton bill to establish un industrial home and school for destitute children and pro? vide for Its government and mnintcn ai.ee. tbe school to be known us the Dr. John he La Howe Industrial school and located in Abbeville coun ty, was debated and sent to a third .reading. The Yoing bill to repeal the Income tax law, reported favorably by the ways and means committee, was on motion of Representative Lumpkin of Richland, a member of the commit? tee, recommitted. SUMTECR COTTON MARK KT. Corrected Daily by HARDY & CO., Cotton Buyer* Middling, Nominal. Corrected Daily by ERNEST FIELD, Cotton Buy or. Middling, Nominal. NEW YORK COTTON MARK KT. Yes dys open High Low Close Close Mch . .If).85 1G.95 115.73 11.1)4 17. IS May . .14.00 16.76 18.60 15.14 17.6(1 July . .14.50 16.91 13.90 15.1 1 17.6 1 Oct . .14.00 16.50 14.00 14.55 16.66 Dec . .15 65 16.05 14.41 14.65 16.76 New York Spots 14.75. NO COMMENT FROM BRITAIN. : Gorman Declaration Creates Profound t Sensation. London, Fob, l.? Although catis 1 it.e profound sensations tho Ocrnuin declaration brought forth no ofllcial comment. In as much as the decluri Jt'on was addressed to neutrals, all in? terests center on the policy neutrals I'wlll adopt. In the Police Court. The following cases have been dis? posed of in the Recorder's Court: T. P. McGrady, hoboing freight train, $25 or 30 days. Frank Potts, Oscar Purvis and Walter Wyatt, car breaking, trans? ferred to magistrate's court. Geo. Gantt, Abe Sanders, Alice Mc- i Coy, Tom Clarkson, Sam Gardner, \ I Fred McLaln, Willie Peterson, Suc? cess Burrows, James Patterson, gam? bling. Fred sfeLaln, Willie Peterson, plead guilty, $10 or 20 days; Tom Clarkson, Sam Gardner, acquitted; 1 Geo. Gantt and Alice McCoy, forfeited j bond of $10 each; others sent to the j gang. Mr. V. H. Phelps lost a tine cow a few nights ago, efforts to save the cow being Ineffectual. The COW had j a young call' a few weeks old and was i giving about eighteen quarts of milk, Which indicates just bow line the ani- J mal was, as eighteen quart cows are not often found. Berlin. Jan. 31?(Via Sayville).? More than 4,000,000 tons of shipping have been lost by the Fntente Powers j through the war measures of the Cen? tral Powers it was officially announc- \ ed today. The figures Which carry J th account up to the beginning of the present year, gives the British looses as more than 3.000,000 or nearly 15 j per cent of the British tonnage when j the war began. 1 MERCHANT SELLS OUT. J. L. Priteliard Moves to Pinewoodl anil Arthur Cutter Buys Store?W. C. T. U. Offer Memorial to Legist** tors for Prohibition. PaxvillO, Jan. 31.?On last Friday Mr. J. L. Pritchard sold his store and stock of general meichandise to Mr. Arthur Cutter, of Silver, who will con* tinue the business. Mr. Cutter will move his family here this week, and will occupy the residence recently va? cated by Mr. John Ardis. Mr. Pritch? ard will go to Pinewood as salesman in the store of Mrs. C. W. Bates. He came here nine years ago, and has made many friends, .vho regret very much seeing him leave. Mr. T. R. Owen has moved his saw mill two miles west of here on the tract belonging to Dr. C. D. Weeks, of Newberry. He expects to cut.sev? eral thousand feet of extra tine lum? ber. Mr. H. C. Curtis, of Manning spent the past week-end at the home of his mother, Mrs. S. E. Curtis. Messrs. W. R. MeLeod and X. G. Broadway are recent purchasers of Foid touring cars. Rov. M. J. Kyzer, of the Cordova Baptist church was here last week on a businss trip. The local Woman's Christian Tem? perance union has recently sent let? ters to Senator Du Rant, Representa? tives Mellette, Johnson and Lescsne, making an appeal for absolute prohi? bition.