The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 28, 1898, Image 2
JUSTICE Mill MM
Geo. S. Mower, of Newberry, Made
f the Race but Was Defeated.
: GAGE MOW A CIRCUIT JUDGE.
All tho Other Circuit Judges KeElcctcd?Other
Work of the General
Atscinhly in Detail.
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1 "Shortly after noon Tuesday, the 18th,
tho two houses of tho General Assembly
met in joint assembly aud proceeded to
the election of circuit jud^os and acbief
justice of the Supremo Court, which reoo
r.? "\f~
?v. ao *</i IV ?T O . V'iilVi 1/ UOfciWO?'.UU"
Iver, the present incumbent. Circuit
Judges-?W. C. Benet, first circuit;
Aldricb, second circuit; O. W. Buchanan,
third circuit; K. C. Watts, fourth
circuit; Hon Geo. W. Gape, sixth circuit;
Jas. C. Klugh, eighth circuit.
4'udge Mclver received 08 votos to Mr.
lower's 51.
Thcro was a great deal of political
iog-ryiling about the judicial elections,
specially in reference to the chief
justiceship, Efforts were made to get
'Associate .Tustico Tope, Col. Aldrich
And tieuator Hcndorson to stand for the
election, but each declined. Just bofore
the election occurred the friends of
Senator Geo. tj. Mower put lnm in the
Eosition ol acandidate, and tliev worked
ard for hira, but it can be seen by tbo
above vote that Justice Mclver received
a big vote above all opposition.
, There was no contest as far as tbo
' circuit judgeships were concerned, tho
vroaiHXtivo candidates having with.
drawn hetore tho vote was tnkon and tho
iacuinbeuto wero ro clectcd.
t' Below ran be found tho work of both
< Louies of the General Assembly, in detail,
from day to tiny:
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TlIE SENATE.
'? Friday, 14th.?Senator Ragsdale's
joint vosolntiou proposing a constitutional
amendment providing for
the election of riicnit judges by tho
quaiiliod doctors ot thc respective circuits,
nud a similar joint resolution relative
to tlio election of justices of tlie
Supreme court, woro killed after ex--teuded
debate, and Mr. May lield'a bill
to divide the State into judicial districts
was recommitted to a special committeo.
Third reading bills: A bill to amend
section 01 of tho Code of Procedure, so
as to permit circuit judges to qualify
beforo nuv ollicer authorized to administer
an oath; a bill to amend section
2116 of tho Revised Statutes of this
State, the same Leiug a part of tho
Ford Campbell act; a bill to provide for
the trousfcr and investment of the
Dowuei fund; a bill to make tho embezzlement
of public funds a felony,
and to lix tbo punishment therefoi.
New bills: Waller?To approve the
action of the town council of tho town
of Grecuwood in the matter of tho contract
for the county of Greenwood and
to declare tho bonds issued pursuance
of said contract a valid debt of tho town
of Greenwood. O'dell?An amend*
xnent to t'no road law of the -'
{State, increasing tbo commutation tax
of Pickens county from SloO to S2. k
, AIcAlbany?To authorize an election 5
:in the town of Sty George iu relation
?to boncitng said to Vn, and to authorize \
thaissno of bonds under prescribed conditions.
May held?A bill providiugfor
tho registration of births, deaths and
marringes iu this State. Lesesue?To
authorize town authorities to exchange
labor of town convicts with county authorities.
SATrnDAT. torn. ?Senaterennrted >m.
favorably ou the House bill for tbo extension
of the tima ol payment of taxes I
to Feb. 2dth. 1 ho president cf the
Senate appointed the special eomraitteo
of one Senaror from each judicial cir- J
cnit. to which will be recommitted Mr.
Mayfield's bill for rearranging the judicial
circuits of the State, ns follows:
First circuit. Mr. Dennis: second, Mr.
Mayfield. third, Mr. Wiiliams; fourth,
Mr. Scarborough; fifth, Mr. Griffith;
sixth, Mr. ItHgsdftle: seventh, Mr. Archer;
eigth, Mr McCa'.la. The Muckey
claim was referred to the financo comxnittee.
Second reading bills: Brown?To
authorise universities and colleges of
this State to provide a course of study
and confer the degree cf licentiate of
instruction, w hich shall authorize their
graduates to loach in the free public
school-- of the State without examination.
Xorris amended so as to make
this apnly to the graduates of Winthrop
college.
Among the new bills: Lesene?To
regulate charges tor advertising legal
notices, making the maximum price .SI
per inch for Ui>\ insertien and .r>0
cents per inch for each subsequent insertion
Movpav, f "tit. ---The Senate accepted
An invitatiou 'o visit t ieinson Coliego
Wednesday, Leo's birthday.
The commi'tce on county offices and i
officers lei nod favoial ;\ on Homier- I
ton's eruntv ovevr.nici t bill, wlmh
provided i"i u return to the old system
vbh county coinnws toners.
I'rown r> hi.'i'to auth..i'./0 :;nnorsities
and collncr * of tlv.s -1.1'e *o provide a |
courso of s'nuv t?* 1 coniVr thw dosrreo t
of licentiate . f in-s: act u wInch shall
authorize their irrndutitt i to teach in
the free t 'n. ic scuo.d < f too State |
nithoiu cx.i '.ii.at on, t at?4?"l j's third j
rending ufti'i ecu. eb . ibbo deba e. ,
I he < ifivi r :or t;a:.smitted to the
Senate ti:i :.;?ilic2 of the court of u- ,
rjruv in. t e ilisturbane? oe?T\een ,
inilitiu ' -1 st.ideut.i la t summer ou ;
the :v>ut u < V ?. .: t.a college ci oil mis.
lTetii'.i-.s ; i >'i t?, iac.'iiiato an 1
ecououiuo the :<>;ct 'ueut of tcriminal
law i . t lis State eatuc up ami was
debated on pro and eon at consider bio
length. I he ayes and it ayes werccnl ed
for and les.ilted pi t..o i?iil oifstncr toits j
second readme.' i?y ; vote of 1:? to 14.
i uesday at noon \vn? set a- art a < tho
day fo: too electiou of circuit judges
and one chief .ist.ee.
Auio: ?'tho ucw oil ', were Dennis? i
To inai.o li.o p awiugot jurors public. ;
Btiddnth i o uuieiid section 1 of an act !
rroviduu: for a new kcIio.i! district in
Jhdgciicld county and authoruiiiy tiro
levy and collection or a special school
tat therein by exception from said
school district the plantations of K. A.
Teuy. JL>. JU Cut?. iiouiiet aud Jjurtou.
Jeffries?A joiut Mediation to require
the treasurers of York, Onion and Spartaubutg
to pay the per diem and mileage
to commissioners apppotnted by the
Governor under an aet entitled in aot
to establish Cherokee county.
The following were the third reading
bills; Soar borough--To amend revised
Statutes relating to powers of oirouit
judges et chambers. Douglass?To
amend an act to provide for the elaotion
of publio cotton weighers and to
provide for their compensation. Lancaster,
Orangeburg, Oconee, Florence,
Lexington and Abbevillo asked to be
excepted from the operations of the bill.
Dennis?To devolve the duties of the
master of Berkeley county upon the
clerk of the court of common pleas.
Tussdax, 18m.?The extension of
the time for payment of taxes to Feb.
20, and the introduction of a wide tire
bill by Mr. Gaines were the features of
the session of the Senate, which was
necessarily short on account of having
to msifet at 12 m. in joint session with
the House for the purpose of electing a
chief justice and judges. Immediately
after this duty was performed the
Senate adjourned until 12 m. Thursday.
The Governor notified the Senate that
u Became xuo amy 01 me ijegisiaiure
to elect a Comptroller-General vice
Congressman Norton, resigned. lie announced
his appointment of Mr. Epton
to that position.
The Governor also transmitted the
memorial of a number of prominent
Charleston gentlemen in relation to
General Edward McCrady's History of
South Carolina and recommended its
consideration in these words: "I bespeak
for this all important public
work the approbation suggested by the
Memorialist and through yon commend
the same to the people of tbo State at
large.
Tho memorial suggests that the General
Assembly express their approbation
of this long needed history and commend
it to the several commissioners of
public schools in every county of tho
State for n text book. The memorial
further prays that 100 or more copies bo
purchased by the State for distribution
to tho State libraries at the capitals of
the other States and Territories of the
Union, and to tho colleges ond libraries
of our State.
Thursday, 20th.?A personal alterca
tiou between Senators Kagsdalo and
McCalla occurred in the Seuato during
the progress of debate, which looked at
one tinio as though it wore going to develop
into a serious matter. It finally
ended by each Senator explaining his
remarks, expressing a high opinion for
tho other and declaring that he stood
over ready on tho floor or oft to defend
his honor. With this happy culmination
the Senate soon recoverod from the
little breezo of oxcitement attendant
upon the incident and settled down into
a protracted discussion of Mr. Brown's
compulsory education bill, which
passed it? second reading by a good majority.
In addition to this a determined fight
w as made against the extension of the
time for the payment of taxes, but
w hen it was put to a yae and nay vote,
it resulted: yeas. 10; nays20. The bill
to provide for a banking' and insurance
commissioner was killed.
Iho three liquor bills which were
carried over from last rear came up
under special order ana were being
debated whon, at the suggestion of
Mr. Moses, thoy wore made the special
order for next 1 hureday, awaiting 6nch
liquor measuros as may come over
from the House. The object is to discuss
the whole liquor question at the
6am^ii>?Li i
The Huufo ooncnrrent resolution fixing
next Wednesday for the election of
a comptroller general, two members of
"the State board of control and two directors
of the penitentiary was
agreed to.
The Senate concurred in the House
resolution urging the South Carolina
representatives in Congress to secure
the passage of a bill leaving the regulation
of the liquor tiatfic to each
State.
This passed a third reading:
Mr. Snddath?A joint resolntion to
require the county treasurer of Edgefield
county to pay over to the county
treasurer of Sainda county certain
school funds and to authorize the
fcchot I officer of Saluda couutv to apportion
and check out same.
THE HOUSE.
Fiutut, 14th. ?House had a brief session,
but managed to disposo of several
bills coming ovdr from la'-t session.
The public printing bill pasM . its third
reading without debate or opposition.
All bills relating to the dispensary
were referred to a special committee on
that subject, except one by Mr. J. P.
Thomas to provide for the sale of native
wines by county dispensers which was
promptly killed.
The hill to establish a bnrean of labor
for the purpose of gathering the labor
statistic and inspecting the weights
and uieasuros of South Carolina was
withdrawn. It was a measure championed
by Mr. Tldertou during tho last
session aud caused a great deal of
debate
The bill to prohibit the reduction of
Mures of opeiatives was killed without
debate.
The graduate license bill from last
session was knocked in the head without
the least commotion on motion of
Mr. Ycldell. I.att year it came near
passing the house, out members after
mature deliberation evidently lelt that
the bill was one which good policy condemned.
A lull regulating tho work of immigrant
agents m the State was p&nsod to
a third reading. This bill is of great
interest to farmers, and is as follow s:
Section 1. That section 1 of au act
entitled "An act to prohibit emigrant
agents from p:.ving tneir vocation within
this State witout first obtaining a
license therefor, and f< r other purpo ?
AWMWAt .. 1 I t * 1 . ^ ? TT ^ 1 w . .1
PV^, u|'|'iu?u?? viiu vi lOin* |
and all acts amendatory thereof, bo and >
the same are hereby, amended by striking
oat all of tho words between the
word ".-jtale" and '.he wora "without"
in said section, to that tho same wheu
so amended sba.l read as follows, towit:
Section 1. TLaf from and after thA
approval of this act no person shall
cany on the bne,nessof eraierantatgent
in this State without having first obtained
a license therefor from tho State
treasurer.
.Mr. Reynolds introduced tha follow- :
in? concurrent resolution, which went
over for consideration:
Resolved, 1 hat tho South Carolina
Senators and Representatives in tho
Congress of tho United States bo, and
they are hereby, requested to take such
action as they in ay deem advisable to '
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induce the pusige, by Congress, of an
act submitting to the several SUtos of
the Union ah amendment to the honstiitttion
of the Untied HUtee, whiqh shell
require tbat Senator* of the United i
States shall be chosen by e Tote of the
people in the several States.
Saturday, 15th. ?Usual salary reduction
bill appeared in the House. It
oomes from Mr. G. G. Toole, of Aiken,
and proposes a general cut of 20 per
cent, on all salaries; this is the basis of
the entire schedule. Mr. Toole says he
thinks the time is very opportune for
anoh a measure. "If the bill were to 1
become a law," ho says, "it would be a
net saving to the taxpayers of ?23,000,
Suite an item in these times of financial
epression. There have been promises
of refCTm for eight long years and re- <
daction of salaries. On the other baud
we have met with new offices created 1
without nnmber." i
A large number of new bills wore in- '
troduced. Mr. Wilson wants tue
people to vote on n couatitution.il j
amendmeot changing the tiruo for the (
annual meeting of the general assembly
to the fourth Tuesday in November.
Mr. Harvey presented the first j
dog bill; he wants all sheop-killing \
doge killed. Mr. Reynolds wants to ,
prohibit the granting of bail in capital (
cases.
The initial move in regard to the din- 1
pensary law at this session wan when <
Mr. Bkinner offered the following resolution
asking tho Attorney General to
wrestle with the whole question. 1
Resolved, That the Hon. W. A. Bar- <
ber. Attorney General, be respectfully '
requested to submit to this house, such 1
a bill as in bin opinion is most expe- 1
dient and advantageous to tho success
of the dispensary law and the traffic in
"original packages" in this State. '
About twenty members objected to
the immediate consideration of tho
resolution and it went over for consideration.
Final reading bills: Graham's bill
relating to licenses for emigrant agents;
de Loach's bill making the provision of
article 3, chapter XCIX, relating to ,
liens on lands and buildings for labor \
and material, of tho revised statutes of
1893, applicable to railroads, was passed ,
to a third reading without a word of
debate.
Mackey's bill for services in collecting
the claim against the United States
Sovernmeut for the use of the citadel ,
uring the war was brought up aud 10- ,
ferred to the Committee on Ways aud
Means. The commission appointed by f
the last Legislature recommended tho <
paymeut of $2,500. Goodwin's bill to ]
provide the manner in which nerpnns
may be exempt from poll tax or commutation
road tax iu certain counties was
killed after a hot debate.
Arhong tho new bills were: Tim- <
merman?To provide for tho county I ,
government of the various counties of
this State. Reynolds?To regulate
charges for advertising legal notices.
Henderson?To make tho drawing of
jurors public. Johnson?To amend an .
act entitled "An act to furnish the .
pupils atteuding the public schools
with school text books at actual cost. ;
Reynolds?To prohibit tho granting of i
bail to persons indicted for capital
crime. DeBruhl?To protect boarding
houses and innkeepers.
Monday, 17th.?The House accepted
an invitation to visit Clemson (Jollego
Wednesday, Lee's birthday. Lancaster's
illuminating oil inspection bill and
Patton's street paving bill were among (
the measures that passed to a third
reading. So was tho bill repealing the
act requiring returns from Uxatioh
from merchants. A number of new bills
were introduced during the day. oue of
them being a biil to regulate taxation of
dogs in aid of the reboot lund aucl another
being Livingston's important
measure cuanging the svrtem of taxation
upon telegraph, telephone, express,
sleeping car and kindrod compadies.
Rills sent to tho Senate: Tho bill |
making the act relating to liens on lands I
and buildings for labor and material
applicable to railroads; the bill to
amend tho dispensary law so as to prevent
the location of distilleries within
two miles of any church or public
6chool; tho bill to require the supervisor
or county commissioners of Aiken
county to provide lor the dieting and
maintenance of the inmate.s of the county
poor house and prisoners cod titled in
the county jail, and for prisoners at
work upon countj' cnaingattg; the bill
to ameurl sectiou 121 (240(3) of criminal
code of the revised statutes 181)51, relating
to attempt to poison; the bill to approve
the action of the town council of
the town of Greenwood in the matter of
the contract for the erection of a couit
honse and jail for the county of Greenwood,
and to declare the bonds issued
in pursuance of said contract a \alid
debt of the town of Greenwood.
The concurrent resolution, fixing
Feb. 12 as the day for adjournment
Bine die, was made the special order iot
uext Monday.
Goodwin's bill to nmend the net apportioning
the road fnutl derived frciu
special county levy was oidered to a
third readiug without discussion.
Tuesday, 18th.- In tho House Tattoo's
Congressional redisricting bill
was taken up and though uo reason
why it should uot be | assed other than
that it was unnecessary, was presented ;
iu tho debate, it was killed bv a very (
small majority, lint it lias been killed
and tLo vote has been eiinched and ;
there will be no more trouble over it at '
a nviiaoin t t ac a ir.n
uic ivu.
The committee on privilege? anil eiec- j
tions reported without recommendation j '
tho bill to require the uoimuution of ail j
ortieors, electivo ami at poiutivo, by ;
primary election?.
Among the lull? that passed a final j
reading were l'o provide for u:ui teg a- j
Into the public printing of South Caro- I
lina, to provide for the inspection of ii j
laminating tin.ds and oil? iu this State '
This was amended ou linal reading to
make it effective Mnv 1; ic.nt resolution '
to extend the timo tor tho t av incut o: 1
the commutaiioQ road tax until Apr.l
Colli, P-O*; to i rov.de for tho madid *
and paving of tho streets, pubiio way
and alleys of cities of this Stale of K1.<!'! ?
inhabitants nn<l upwards; to nmeix
the act re'.itiojr to the publication -a
supervisors'reports; to amend thr cnuii
ty government act in sections i ami .'7
1 he following were among the com- i
roittoe reports unfavorable: Uii! to pro- I
vide for an additional nm. istie.to nt or t
near Trenton; hill to re.puro the irons- j
uror of Edgefield to turn over to the
treasurer of Greenwood certain school
funds; bill to alter the couuty lines of
Greenwood by including tLo countio.;
of Abbovillo and lid ire lie Id.
The Governor sent a message to tbu
House calling attention to Gen. Mc:Grady's
History of South Carolina utui
endorsing tiro work. On motion oi-Mr
Mitohell it was referred to the committee
on education. The Governor also
eat amessago calling the uttontiou of
the body to the fact that it had to elect
Cojttntrollor-tiencrnl at this session.
XttdflgDAT, 20th. ? Mr. Winkler introduced
a concurrent resolution in the
abuse Hiring au expression of opinion
in the preamble, nud calling upon the
South Carolina delegation in Congress
to urge the passage of the 'l'illmau dispensary
measuro now pending in the
United States Senate. Iho resolution
was adopted without a word of discussion.
The resolution asking Mr. Barber,
theattorney-peneral, to prepare a liquor
bill was withdrawn. Next Wednesday
was fixed as the day for the election of
n comptroller-general, two member of
the State Board of Control and two
directors of the penitentiary. The
memorial from the State Good Roads'
Convention was presented and arrangeinonts
were made for tho delegation
from tho convention to wait on the joint
committee from the two houses.
The fight of the day was over Mr. do
Loach's lull to put "telegraph and express
companies under the control of
tho State railroad commission. It was
intended so as to includo telephone
companii s, nnd passed by a decisive
cote. Mr. Reynolds' bill to reorganize
the engrossing department met its
doath. The arbor day bill passed.
Mr. Robinson introduced a bill to repeal
the ant>-free pass act. Mr. Reynolds
has a new hill to provide for
sessions of the Supreme Court once a
month for nine mouths out of every
y ear. Mr. Raiusford, in a hill ho pre- |
sented, wishes to repeal thn act pro- j
siding for tho payment of township i
bonds issued in aid of railroads in the j
State.
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THE MARKETS.
NSW TORE COTTON FTTCRRS.
New York. --Cotton dull. Middling !
upland, 5?; Middling uulf Gj. Tu- j
lures closod steady.
V'V0,UP'
January 5 73 5 (iS
February 5 70 5 OS
March 5 76 5 71
April 5 70 5 75
M ay 5 65 5 78
June 5 S5 5 80 J
July 5 SO 6 85
August 5 03 6 88 I
September...., 5 93 5 90 '
October 5 93 5 90 .
November 5 96 516 j
L'eoembor I
i
XAvrr.rooL cotton- market.
Liverpool. ?Middling 3 7-32. Futures
closed quiet..
January ami February 3 03010
February and March 8 09 b
March and April 3 09010 j
April and May 8 10 b
May and Anno 3 11 a
Tuuo a illy 3 12 s
July una August 8 13 b
August and September 3 130*4
September and October 8 14 b
October and November 3 14015 >
November and December 8 15 v
December and January J
other cottox markets.
Charleston. ?Cotton steadj ; middling '
Wilmington. ?Cotton firm; middling
59.
^avannalfe^-Cotton steady; middling
5 3-10.
Norfolk. J-Cotton nominal; middling
5i.
.Memphis.?Cotton stoady; middling
3 5-10.
Augusta.?Cotton 6teadv; middling;
5 9-10.
Daltimore. ? Cotton nominal; mid- j
ling 5J.
Columbia?Market quiet; gccodmid- |
dling .5 7-10.
( li 1 vlnt f A ?\ Tn i-lr Af ** or rvsi /I . !
v. iiutivivv ? Mi uub bkwaLijf j Bvv;u ui.u- I
dliug 0.10.
i
r. AKtauorr product: market.
Baltimore.?Flour dall; Wcstorn i
superb 1:0 J iOfaS 1"; do extra 5:3.33(3,
4; do family ?4.u5@4-Go; wiuier wheat
jutent spring do $3<&5.20;
spring wheat straight s-i,SjC}4.')3.
Wheat?Firmer; si ot. month and j
February i)6i<g>'.)Crj; May *.JJ;; !
steamer No. 2 red yCl0 W1-'. *. Southern
wheat bv sample 03@'J7-V; do on grado '
!)3<&1)?. " " I
Corn?Steady; spot 32i<5?32}; month!
anil February 32} /r.:steamer ;{U4 >/j. j
34.; Southern white corn 20O 34; do
yellow 23^04.
Oats?Firm: No. 2 whito 2D}(J&30; j
No. 2 mixed 23.
xavax. storks.
New York. Rosin steady at 1.42}.(??
l.'F'. Turpentiuo quiet at 34}&34j. j
Chavle-ton?inrpei.ti >e firm at 314. 1
Rosin lirm; qu tatious unchanged.
Savannah. ?Tu pentiue lirr.i at 32. i
Rosin til m; A, i>. C aud 4) 1.2(?; E and F j
1.23; tr 1.40; 11 1. 70; I l.So; K 1.00; M I
O.ot , N" 2 10; window g!ai3 2.3-.': water
\\ into 2. *->.
Wilmington.?Rosin f.rra ot 1.13.
1.2". Turpentine rjuiet at 31j(?32>.
Ciuds turpeutlua steady at 1.40(^1.00.
Tar tirm at 1.03.
COTTOV f-KTTD OTT..
New York?Cotton seed oil Crra. (
-*? ? ? %
< onrf Verdict for $3,.TOO.
At Stntr.sviUc, N. C., tho rasa r.f i
tlr.liu Norrnea is the estate c>{ J. I'. I
VanFelt, which lies been oecapyinj* the ;
tireo of tliC com. for several days wis (
yivcn to the jury 0:1 tbo *>'.h. I no j
.erdiet. which w*n<? tendered, was iu j
fnxoi <>i the 5 !.v.,uift, and yaio he:- a |
juilt'i'iaent tor a boat &',o0o against t:.o J
oat j to
<.umorinj for Money,
vfr John W. T'rios, the North Caro- ;
'.ma membor of ti.r Monetary Conainis- !
?r, at niecout mectiDcjof that body in {
Washington, i"). ?, stated briefly that
th.o ; vM?|iieof Ncrrh Carolina arc clar.ior- j
Mi for money, ; or cheaper money, imt i
l-ettm loeiiitiea lor the transaction of j
In-mess, and tint be wanted ban kin;.' j
sjsb ... tb.it would jrive it to them.
siiipr, with 5tr?o,ooo.
K.iwfird A. K: y.: . confidentiel r'erk j
fo. Pi. >. i*. (.'arming, banker ar..l j
broker, at Lo. .on, Mass., isteportcd a.;. '
iniss.iiy nnd with liim avo supposed to 1
have youe cash, diamonds and jowoiry
ret witti i reciouAtmios, the total value '
< 1 ti property bciu;; some,socio Un- !
tv. ecu co'v.uaj and c-iv.u'J-.
F1FTY-HFTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings or ii-tu tho 8eoat? tad
House Dtiv By Day.
THE SENATE.
18th Dat.? In the Senate Hoar, of
Massachusetts, presented the following
joint resolution, which was referred to
oorumittee on privileges and elections:
That the following article bo propos*Hl to
the Legislatures oi the gcverol States as an
amendment to the constitution of the Unitod
States: 'I ho terra of office of the President
and of the Fifty-sixth Congress shall continue
until the 30th day ot April, in the year 1901,
at noon. The Senators whose ex'sti g term
would otherwise expiro on tbo 4th day of
March, in the year 1S99 or thereafter, thall
continue in ofll ;e until noon on the 30ih day
of April succor Hug each expiration, and the
30th day of April at noon shall thereaft* r be
eu? stitutcd for the 4'h day of March, as the
comn ouccment and termination of the official
term ot tho President, Vice Pre.-i lent.
Senators and tiepresentatives in Congress.'"
Nineteen bills on tho pension calendar
was passed. Butler, of North Carolina
secured tbo passacro of u joiut resolution
for monuments to Nash and Davidson,
the cost of each to bo ?3,000.
The eulogies upon tbo lata tiouator
Earle.of South Carolina, wa>> postponed
on account of MoLauria's illness, to
some later day. Senate then adjourned
until Monday.
11)th 1)av.?Tho foaturo of tbo pro
LXVTUiU^.-? M IUU ouu uiu ? 01 o lUU sput'cu
delivered by Feuator Wolcott, of Colorado,
chairman of the bi-metallic commission,
upcn the negotiations of the
commission with European countries
relative to international bi-motallism
and the passage of tne Lodge bill restricting
immigration iuto tho United
States. The proceedings were tho most
interesting and important that have
characterized any single day's work of
the Senate during the present session.
Fenator Hauna appeared and was sworn
in for the romainder of Mr. Sherman's
term.
20th Day.?In tho Senate Morgan
made his second installment of his
Hawaiian speech which lasted for about
three hours, but still thero's more to
follow.
21 sr Day.?A spirited debate was precipitated
in tho Seuate by tho introduction
of a resolution by Mr. Hoar, providing
lor an inquiry by the committee
ou postoffices aud postroads concerning
the recent order of tho Postmaster General
reducing the force of letter carriers
in several cities of the country. Mr.
Hoar declared that the order had had
tho ett'cct of adyuami.o bomb in creating
consternation among business men
throughout the country, while apparently
all that was needed by the Postoflice
Department was an appropriation
of SloO.UOO to fully maiutain tho efficiency
of the carrier system. Aftor considerable
debate iu which frauds in the
Postoilice Department was charged,
etc., Mr. Hoar and .Mr. Allison, as to
the terms ol' tho resolution, the former
agreed to change it so that tho Postmaster
Goneral could be instructed
forthwith to inform the Senate of the
amount of money necessary to maintain
the excellonce of tho carrier service.
Tho resolution in the modified form is
still ponding.
22 > r> Day.?Senator Morgan concluded
his four days' speech to the
Fountc in executive session on ilie Ha*
M.niilV*. 1 J ~ ? t - 1 A. /
vtt&uuu iirut,). uivu ior uuuu?i luur
hours out! when bo fiuished tbero was
not more tlmu half a dozeu Senators
present. He discussed a.rioiv^ otbor
questions the character of the. present
{government oi Hawaii. Tho Wonator
read liberally from published documents
on Hawaii, including a history
af the various constitutions of the
island.
THE HOUSE.
20th Day.?The House spent most of
the day filibustering against the claim
of the 3ietliodist l'ublishing House,
South, at Nashville, Tcun., S2S9.00U for
the seizure and use of the property during
ihe war. it was agreed that 7.3,000
copies of the "House Book'' be printed.
T? was also agreed to havo 40,000 copies
of u map of Alaska printed, showing the
most feasible routes to the gold heids.
Any debate whatever on Cuba was sidetracked
altogether.
r?ist day.?Ike House took up the
consideration of the army appropriaTiou
bill. The bill, Chairman Hall, of
the military committee, explained,
carried S20,185,000, or 31,08b,751 less
than the estimates, $.".0,74(5 iu excess of
the law for the current year. Tho
increase in the pay of the array was
duo to the fact that the army was
nearer its maximum strength than
heretofore. A nsw provision in tho
bill required tho payment of
troops by the paymaster in prisou.
The geneial debate on tho bi.ll was
desultory, and was not confined to
tho subject matter dealt with by the
bid. ?!v. Ilenrv. Domncrnt fit T?t.u
took occasion to denounce Secretary
(ia^e'a funding scheme. Mr. Terry,
Democrat, of Arkansas, made soiuo iemarks
about tbo piotectivo tariff, aud
Mr. Gaiues, Democrat, of Tennessee,
some on tbo cluim of the publishing
jionpo of the Methodist idpi=copal
Church, South.
2'.'v Day. ? lu the ITouse only three
bills of local importance wero passed.
The remainder of the session was devoted
to fmtker consideration of the
army appropriation bill. Tbo debate
was particularly notable for a vigorous
t peccL by Mr. Alc'Jiebau, of Xe\< Totk,
Democrat, n son of General George B.
McU'ellan, attacking: tbo present nirny
c rginizaiion as obsolete and inefficient.
?: di? Day. ? Cuba had a hearing :r: ibo
house. Do Avuiocd, a Missouri Uoxu(i
at, led a movement to break away
' our tlie rules and appealed from tuo
chairman s deert u, but the chair was
i->;?11:c>i. ii u>e ai>i>Cui na:i i ecn sus*.
, :i".d it wou;d have meant a motion to
i. cognise Cui>au beligereucy, for l)c
/'imoa ! had oforcd an a mendment ;o
t jc peud.ng Li i 'o sm h au eflcct. itoi!ty,
tlio jtfcrr.ofrfttiu leader, remfoicod
the viown of he \m.ond in n forceful
tuceh. Tii'-ro vx< great excitement
!. ..t u o gnlieiies .*ine ii 1 led to overl!owr.ig;
nier sengrrr were font to ail
mrtoits of too capito! to summon J'o)
ublicans who were absent worn the
Lull, it was evident tbattl o o waa fenr
rii the part of tho House managers that
1 :o 1 ionso might be carried oil' as feet
on thin, lirst occasion of a test of se;r. ijc.ent
toward fluha, The array bill was
Iassed.
j-iTit Day.?The question of granting
belligerent rights to tho Cubar.a wnu
argued in tho Jinnee, but tho minority
h.tried itself ng..:usta stono wall. On
the only voto taken, a motion designed
to overrule tho decision of the Speaker
and direct the committee on foreign affairs
to leport without further delay tho
f ubun resolution pasted by the Sonato
at the last session, the itepublicann
stood solid and voted to sustain' tbe
chair. Tbe naileries, as on yesterday,
were banked to tbe doors and there
was considerable excitement throughout
the early part of tho session when
the members of the miuouty were
successfully pressiug all sorts of amendments
bearing on the Cuban question
for the purpose of embarrassing the
minority.
25th Day. ?The Cuban del a'e was
closed in the House, Heed and Bailey
exchanged their compliments during
the issue of verasity. Smith, of Michigan,
backed the speaker, whorbuy.on
the chair rested the case. Mr. Bailey
thereupon apt ealed from the decision
of the chair, and Mr. Dalzell moved to
lay the appeal on the table. The roll
was called amid mnoh confusion, but
party lines were unbroken and by a
vote of 1G8 to 114, the appeal was laid
on the table. The bill was then rassod,
158 to 95.
A TEMPLE LIKE SOLOMON'S.
It is to be Rreoted on Cayuga Island
at the Pan-Ainerloan Exposition.
S. A. Perkins, private secretary to
8enator Mark Hanna, was in Buffalo,
N. Y., a few days since interviewing
the directors of the Pan-American Exposition.
It developed that Mr. Perkins'
visit had to do with the important
conclave of Masons. The managers
of the exposition have already
considered the scheme, and the arrangements
are practically perfected.
It is intended to erect on the exposition
grounds on Cayuga Island a temple
on lines corresponding to the Biblical
description of King Solomon's temple.
Every bluo lodge, consistory,
chapter and commandery, from Mains
to California and from the Rio Grande
to Cape Horn, is to be invited to participate
in the oonclavo.
AN INDEMNITY FOR SIKXICO.
President Recommends Paying $2,OOO
to the Heirs of I.ouls Moron.?.
President McKinley has seut to the
Senate a message with a report from
the Secretary of State rotating to the
lynching, in 1895, at Yreka, Col., of
Lome Morena, a Mexioan citizen, and
the demand of the Mexican government
for indemnity. The President, says:
"Following the course adopted in the
case of the lynching of thr> three Italians
in Louisiana, in August, 18Jt?,
I have recommended the appropriation
by Congress. out of humane considerations
and without referenco to the
quest on of liability of the government
of the United States in the premise,
of the cum of S2,000 to be paid by tho
Secretary of State to the government of
Mexico to be distributed among the
heirs of Louis Moreno."
STANLY COUNTY ENJOINED.
Slmonton Allows an Injunction That
mocks Itepudtatlon Temporarily.
In tho United States Circnit Court at
Charleston, 8. C., Judge Simonton
grouted Charles Price, counsel for
Color & Co., bankers of New York, an
injunction in the Stanly county, N.
C., bond suit. Tho injunction will for
the present at least put an oud to tho
repudiation of bonds issued by Stanly
and other counties for railroad-bnilding
purposes.
The case has already been before the
Supreme Court of North Carolina and
has attracted much attention all over
the State.
Sworn to K?-ep the Peace.
A special from Richmond, Va., says:
The caee of Gen. George J. Hundley,
of Amelia, uad Capt John Cussocs, of
Glen Allen, who were arrested some
weeks ago, charged with being about
to engage in a duel, was disposed of
:a the police court here on the Ibth
by the placing of both gentleineu
under bonds of SI,000 each to keep the
peace for twelve months. Iheir arrest
grew out of a correspondence between
the two gentlemen, consequent upon
investigation of the case of Colonel
Stubbs, grand commander of the Grand
Camp of Confederate Veterans of Virginia.
Sergeant R. N. Thomas and
Col. John Murphy went on Col. Cusson's
bond, and Mr. Geo. C. Jeit'erson,
Col. John Murphy and Senator W. E.
Foster, of Norfolk, appeared as securities
for General Hundley.
The Urlbery Investigation.
The Ohio Legislature has begun the
bribery investigation against Marcus A.
Hannu made by Representative Otis
duriug tho recent senatorial contest.
The proprietors of the Neill Hou&o will
be asked as to who paid the hotel bilis
of certain legislators, and the managers
of tho telegraph companies will be
summoned. The investigation will drag
along for some time. As the Senate
stands 10 to 17 against Hauna, with
Senator Burko voting with the Democrats,
it is quite probablo that there
will bo some report adopted in the body
to transmit to the United States Senate.
In the House ihe vote is 06 to 08 the
other way, and the House investigation
committee may do little more than look
on at the Senate investigation.
Americans Host Heavtly.
United States Minieter Powell reports
to the State Department from
Port an Prince that American residents
sufl'ercd very heavily from tho recent
nre wnicn aestroyeu sou nouses in Fort
au Prince, rendering homeless more
than 2,0u0 people and entailing a loss
of more than a million doliors. Mauy
of the largest Amoricau commercial
bonnes were located in the burned
section.
Father of IJritlsh House Dead.
Charles 1'clhi.m Villierp, Member of
Parliament from SocthWolverhampton,
and known as the "Father of the House
of Commons," having si*- continuously
in the House of Common* ?ince 183";,
la dead.
School Fund Apportionment*
Georgia's school commissioner has
fmi?ued the compilation of the appoi
tionment of the school fund for the
roveral counties in the State for the
year 181)8. The total amount appor*
tionod is $1,C82.&81. The school popu1
at ion of the State is put down at (.04,
971. The rate per capita under apportionment
fcr IS'.lti in ?3.09 an increase
of 7 7 cents per capita over the present
year, when it was $1.02.
i mi Pimt m. |i
Full Plans and Specifications Havo TB
Been Prepared. \m
BIDS TO BE OPENED THE 29TH. IT
It Will Require Three Years to Get I
the Plant in Urcrntlon, wd Mil- I
lions Will bo Required for It I
Washington, (Special) ? Secretary I
Long, accompanied by Chief Construe* I
tion Hichhorn, Chief O'Neill, of the Bu- I
reau of Ordnance, and Judge Advocate m
"?"i T umiao nnnAfired before the |
Sanato committee on naval affairs on th? I
10th. Tho Secretary said in response . o
questions that the Xavy J)enartine t
had proparcd full pluns and 6pccil]<-.> B
tions calling for au armor plant un.ljr B
the last naval appropriation bill, s i S
that estimates oa the cost of Ian.:. B
tools and machinery necessary to equip X
the plaut hud been raado. Tho bids B
wero to be opened on the 20th instant, t B
and he thought SGveral bids would be ?
made. B
Secretary Long said also that in view
of tho report of the committe which he
had appointed to consider the quostiou o
of a government armor plant, upon tno I
great cost and delay it would involvo, |
ho had entered into further negotia- 2
tious with private armor plants, now
furnishing armor for other ships, and 0
he bolioved tliat lie could make a con- a
tract for tho supply of armor plate for f|
tho Ill'Dois, Alabama and Wisconsin, y
now under courco of constiuction. j
which would ho ready whenever tho J
ships were ready to receive it, at tho I
rate of SJ00 per ton. 'lur. secretary s
recommended, in view of tho citcurn- J
stance", that an arrangement to this
efl'ect he made. <
From tho Secretary's statement, corroborated
by statement" by Commodore
Hitchborn and Captain O'Xoill, it
appears that tho cost of a government
plant, properly equipped, would be from
?'3,AGO,OUU to $4,5UO,OUO. Ho said tliufc
their estimate included all machinery
for making armor-plate, guns and projectiles,
and added that it the government
adopted tho policy of providing?
its own plant no minor could be expected
from such plant for about three
years. Tho committee has taken no
action upon >'.ie armor-plate matter, a
and it is considered probable that tho
whole question will rccoive attention in
that connection.
A COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.
Scheme to Incrcusa an Interchange of
Iiusincns UetwoiMi South and Wa it.
Govornor Bloxham, of Florida, has
issued on invitation to the Governors of
the Southern and Western States to attend
the fifth annual session of the
South and West Commercial Congress,
to convene at Tampa, Fla., Fob. 8th,
Uth and loth, 18i)S. '1 ho Governors are I
also requested to appoint delegates to '
the congress. A
Tho principal objects of tbo congress j
are to consider tho means to increase
the interchange of all merchandise and *
manufactured articles between ths
South and West, and to promote the
movement of grain and all other .J
products of tho Western States to Southern
distributing markets aud through
Southern ports for export. All the Governors,
commercial organizations, municipal
governments and transportation
companies of the South and the West Jf
have been requested to appoint delegates
to this congress. A great many
have already responded and the success
of the congress is assured. ?
BOUND AND GACGKD A FAMILY.
Then Ransacked the House for Booty,
Cooked Breakfast und Departed.
Five masked men entered tho res{?
donee of Mrs. Anna Gratz, two miles >
east of Beaver Dam, 0., and at the point
of a revolver, bound and gagged every
member of tho household, consisting
of Mrs. Gratz, a daughter,
three sons, aged from 10 to 18
years, and two farm hands, Jsfan
llauenstcin and Adolph Follet. Leaving
one of their number to guard their
victims the remaining four looted ths
house, securing about S10 in money,
two gold watches aud some jewelry,
after which thev repaired to tha
kitchen and cooked breakfast. After
eating a hearty meal they departed,
leaving tho family still bound.
Nominations by the President.
Tho President has nominated Claude
M. Bernard to bo attorney of the United
States, Lastcrn district of North
Carolina Also Tyro Glenn to bo post- |
master at Greensboro, N. C., and Wm,
II. Chadbonrn. posiinaster at Wilmington,
eamo State.
Killed Herself Willi 11 rother's Pistol.
A epccial from Mkysville, Ky,, says:
News of tho micido of Mies Harriot
Keith Owens, at Crab Orchard farm,
the homo of her father. Basil D. Ow!
ons, near Washington, has reached
here. Miss Owens hud been in poot
health for some time and had to give
np her school last fall on that account.
Sho read the account of tho shooting of
ex-Senator Joe Blackburn's daughter,
. Mrs. Lauo, with much interest. After
I icuuiu^ auout mo siioofm? sue went to
ber brotbor's room, secured bis pistol,
! rlaccd it to bor temple and fired.
Death was instantaneous.
Actor's Wife Clot* Absolute Dtforo^
j At Now York, Justice Pryor, in tin
, Supreme Court con/riued the report oi
ex-Judge Donalmo, as referee, recora*
' mending that a <cc.ren of absolute
divorce bo granted .o Nollie It. Goodwin,
wife of Nut C. Goodwin, the actor.
Goodwin is ordered to v>ay to hiJ
divorced w?fo S7> a week alimony.
Three 31 en Killed In n Wreck,
Tbo westbound overland train jumped
tbo track neur Colfax, Cal., wrecking
tho train badly. Tho engineer, Liiouiau
and one braKeman worv Killed.