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THE STATE'S LAWMAKERS.
PROGRESS OF THE WORK OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Mut loi H of Import unco CoiiHUlurnd mut
Sottlod-Tho ProcooilliigB of tho Houso
:Ud Sonate?
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
Thon tho sonnto bill relating to pfli
<'f:S to bo filled by tho governor, pro
idiug that no appointee rejectee; by
. 'io sonnto should bo appointed by tho
; overuor was taken up during tho rc
<vss.
Mi\ Thurmond thought members of
he house should havo as much voico
?a the making of appointments ns
a uyono oise. JLIo moved to striko out
i.'io enacting words of tho bill.
\Mi\ Hammett took tho opposite side.
I le thought tho bill a good ono that
^ i'iould pass.
i MT. Watson thought tho majority I
i-lrould have a voico in such matters,
' Mid tho recommendations of tho mein*
! t ra of tho house should have some
Weight.
Mr. W. J. Johnson considered tho
billin tho nature ol' a ?vKdio to tho
?.?.?pointing power. Ho thereupon
i:lovedto indefinitely postpono it. Tho
house agreod to do so by ? voto of (51?
lo 23, upon tho calling of tho roll.
;- ? THE SALE OF MEATS.
Mr. Harvey's bill to regulate tho
Sn le of dressed beef, veal aud mutton
in this State, for which tho committee
returned a substituto bill was taken
up.
Mr. Fred Williams spoko against
the bill, saying he thought it would
work a hardship on a groat many.
Mr. .Ildorton spoke fbi* tho bill. Ho
could why Colloton was interested;
there were many phosphate hands itt
that county{ who wont out, stole
stock, killed it and sold it. There was
no way to catch up with the thieves.
Mr. Miller said that Beaufort county
alroady had tnis law. It had novor
enabled them to catch a thief, but it j
had broken up tho thieves. Suspicious !
characters selling beef had some ono
af ter thom as soon as they got into
town. Ho thought thc rest of tho
State should bo given tho benefit of the
bill.
Mr. Harvoy said his bill gave tho
seller moro lutitudo than tho Beaufort
bill. Ho wanted it given thom in tho
name of justice and fairness. Tho
house then refused to strike out t he
enacting words. J
Mr. Ildorton oitorcd an amendment
that "such demand shall not prevent
said person from soiling such beef,
veal or mutton without it is stolen."
now rt PASSED .
Mr. W. J. Johnson was opposed lo
tho bill, and Mr. Loiton was in favor
of it. Tho amondmont was agreed to.
A large numbor of exemptions wore
made and then tho bill passed in this
shape:
Section 1. That on and after tho
)passage of this act it shall bo unlawful
br any person or persons in this Stale
io ?jell, ur oiFer for salo, or barter, any
dressed hoof, veal or mutton, unless
the person or persons offering for salo
or barter shall, upon demand made
"within ton (10) days after killing, or
offering the said beef, veal or mutton
for sale or barter, do publicly exhibit
the hide, with ears and marks, if any
attached; such demand shall not pre
vent said person from soiling such
beef, veal or mutton without it is stol
on: provided, this act shall not apply
to beef, veal or mutton slaughtered in
licensed bulcher pens within incorpo
rated towns.
Section 2. That any ono violating
the provisions of this act shall bo
doomed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall bo iluod not ex
ceeding $25, or imprisonment not ex
ceeding 30 days in tho county jail or
the county chain gang; provided,
that it shall bo a complete defense to
any prosecution instituted under tho
provisions of this act to show that tho
fresh meats sold wore slaughtered out
side of the limits of this State; provid
ed, further, that tho provisions of this
bill shall not apply to tho counties of
Oconeo, Bickens, York, Georgetown,
Hampton, Orangeburg, Darlington,
Lexington, Saludu, Horry, Richland,
Berkeley, Union, Barnwell, Green
ville, Aiken, Edgofield. Anderson, Ab
beville, Laurens, Marlboro, Korshaw,
Sumter, Fairfield, Spartanburg, Ches
ter,"Chester fi eld and Lancaster.
OUTTING DOWN SALARIES.
... When, Mr. JJ. J. Williams, bill to
reduce tho salaries of tho State ofllcers,
clerks and employes therein named
.was takon up, Mr. Magill moved to
striko out tho enacting words Mr.
Williams said this was a conservative
measuro; in no instance was tho reduc
tion inoxcess of 8 por cent. Ile cited
the case of some laborers in his coun
try who would not bo paid their wages
till Feb. 15 and had beon unable to
pay their taxes. When ho thought
of this usoless extravagance, he felt
great pily. Ile sometimes asked him
self if this was L. J. Williams, who
{>ormitted these things to go on? Then
io folt his littleness. Ho had ceased
to bo a partisan, excopt in his dotor
minaooii to havo ovcry domand of the
Itoform movement enacted into law
if. possible. He referred to tho other
economic resolutions and bills ho had
introduced and mudo a roferenco to
tho "houso of lords" at tho other end
of the building. As a Reform move
ment, tht y had not kopt all tho prom
ises they had mado. .They liad not
been able to reform the taxes* Thoro
was dissvtisfaction in tho ranks; it
was duo to tho failure of tito move
ment to keon all its promises.
Mr. W. J. Johnson moved to ad
journ the debate on tho bill, but this
was voted down.
After fui'thor dabto Mr. Magill
moved to indefinitely postpono tho
bill. Tim vote on this was os follows :
Yeas-Ai dorson,. Bacot, Bark loy,
Cooper, Cru tn, Davis, C. M. ; Davis,
W. (J. ; Devereux, Garr?s, Gregory,
Holloway, Kennedy, Kiuard. Kirk,
Lofton, Magill, Manning, Mil lor, Mc
Keown, McSwconoy, Phillips. Pyott,
ganders, A. K. : Skinner, Williamson,
Wilson-20.
Nays-Ashley, Barry, Blackwell,
Bowman, Brown, Bunch, Burns, Car
roll, Carrothors. Connor, L. S. ; Con
nor, J. B. ; Eadons, Karlo, Edward,
Elder, Ellorbo, Finkloa, Floyd, Fow
ler, Gary, Goodwin, Hammott, Jlar
- por, Hnsoldon, Hiott, Hough, Hum
phrey, Ildorton, Johnston, Johnson,
Lancaster, Lovorott, Love, Mollett,
Mishoo, Mitchell, T>P.; Mitchell, J.
W.; Mooro, Murray, McIntosh, Nun
nery, O's, Pickons, Pollock Price
Prince, Rrinsford, Rast, Rowland,
Singl?la i y, Sturkie, Tatum, Thomas,
Thom ps., ii, Todd, Townsond, Thur
mond,T.v lor. Warr, Watson, Wolch,
Whitmi.r, Williams. T. S. ; Williams,
,|E| Williams, J. G.: Williams,
Fred; Winklor, Wolff, Wyoho, .Wy
" Do thou Groat Liberty Inspire our Souls and make our lives in thy possession happy, or our Deaths Glorious in thy Just Defence."
YOI.. XII.
I1 111 -1
NO.-8.
man-71.
Tho Houso next voted down motion
to striko out tho enacting: clause.
THEIR TER DIEM.
Mr. Bacot then made sovoral verbal
changes ; than ho said that ho had one
more small amendment to offer, and
proceeded to oiler ono cutting down
tho salary of tho members to $3 a day.
Mr. Thurmond thought this would
shut oil tho poor mun from coming to
tho general assembly. If mon wanted
io como boro for tho honor it was all
right. Ho would not consent to cut
down tho salary of his successor.
Mr. Bacot said tho object of a per
diem was to simply pay tho oxponsos
of tho mombors. If it bud been in
tended that tho ofllce should bo ono of
profit, salarios would have boon fixed
in the Constitution instead of a por
diem. Ho personally could make
much moro at homo, but bo felt that it
was an honor to bo a member of tho
body. Ho called attention to tho iu
creased purchasing power of money
that bud bcon talked of so earnestly
during tho morning.
Tho dobato was continued at tho
night session. After many speeches,
tho Houso took a vote on Mr. Bacot's
motion to reduce the mombors nor
diem from four dollars to three. Tho
amondmdnt was killed by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Bacot, Brcoland, Floyd,
Goodwin, Harvey, Johnson, Price,
Williamson, Winklor-9.
Nays-Adams, Barkley, Barry,
Blackwell, Bowman, Breazcalo, Bram
lott, Brown, Bunch, Burns, Carroll,
Caughman, Connor, h. S.; Cooper,
Crum, Davis, C. M. ; Davis, W. C. ;
Dothago. Duncan, Kadens, Earlo, Ed
wards, Elder, Ellorbo, Finklon, Fow
ler, Gadsden, Garris, Gary, Gregory.
Hammett, Hasolden, Hiott, Holloway,
Hough, Humphreys, Ildorlon, John
ston, Kennedy, Kinard, Kirk, Lancas
ter, Leminon, Lovcrett, Lofton, Lovo,
Magill, Manning, Mehi;tens, Mellare!,
Mollott, Miller, Miles, Mishoe, Mitch
ell, T. P.; Mooro, Murray, McIntosh,
McKeown, Nunnery, Otts, Phillips,
Pickons, Pollock, Prioo, Pyott, Rains
ford, Robertson, Rowland, Sanders,
A. Ki ; Shuman, Singletary, Skinnor,
Sturkie, Tatum, Thomas, Thompson,
Todd, Townsend, Thurmond, Tylor,
Warr, Watson, Welch, Whitmiro,
Williams, T. S. ; Williams, L. J. ;
Williams, John G. ; Williams, Frod;
Wilson, Wolf, Wyebo-00.
SOME AMENDMENTS.
The bouse thou reconsidered the
voto whereby it bad ordered tho pro
vious question on tho whole matter.
Then some verbal amend men ts wore
proposed. A chango was made us to
tho salary of tho assistant clork, thc
sorgeant-at-arms and reading clork of
tho houso so as to allow thom to got a
per diem of $3 a day ox tra if the ses
sion exceeded 30 days.
A motion was made lo have the
comptroller general's salary raised to
$1,900. This was carried.
Josh Asbloy moved to amend so as
to give tho State librarian $1,000. Il
was done.
An amendment to allow tho speak
er $8 a day and tho mileage of a mom
bor, was thou voted down, and thc
bill was ordored to a third reading by
a vote ot 18 to 19.
THE SALARIES EIXKD.
Tho features ot the salary reduction
bill as passed aro as follows: Govor
nor, $3,5000; lieutenant governor
during session, $8 por diem and milo
ago oi a member ; governor's privat?
s?crotary, $1,000; governor's messen
ger, $100; Secretary of stato and com
ptroller general, $1,900 each j dorks o
each, $1,200; pension clerk and book
keeper of Ibo comptroller, $1.200
State treasurer, $2,000; chief clerk
$1,590; two bookkeepers, $1,200 each
superintendent of education, $1.80(
and $200 for traveling expenses; clorl
$900; adjutant and inspector general
$1,200; clork, $900; attornoy gonoral
$1,900; nsssisUvnt, $1,350; chief justice
supremo court. $3,000; associate just
ices, $2,850; circuit judges, $2.70(
each ; dork supreme court, $800; libra
rian, $800; messenger and attendant
each, $200; roportor, $900; superinten
dent penitentiary, $1,800; pbysiciai
and captain of guard, each, $1,000
chaplain, $000; directors, same a
mombors of the gonoral assembly
when attending meetings; superinton
dont of asylum, $3j000; regents saun
as penitentiary directors; solicitors
$1,350. each, save of first circuit, win
gets $1,000, and mileage; Stato hbrari
an, $1,000; mombors of gonoral assom
ply, $4 por diem and mileago at 5 cont
por milo; clork of sonate, $8 a day am
mombors mileage during session am
for actual working days thereafter nc
exceeding 20 days; reading clork am
assistant clerk, $250 oacb for session
seargoant at-arms, $200 ; clork of house
samo as clerk of senate ; assistant clork
$250; sergeant-at-arms, $200, and road
iug clerk, $250, provided if sessio:
lasts over 30 days eacb of tho thre
shall receive $5 nor day for overy do
so exceeding; bill clerks of houso an
senato, $4 a day each ; journal clork
of the sonate and houso, $4 a day oao
during session and same for eaoh worl
ing day thereafter not exceedin 1
days; engrossing clerks, $4 a da
each ; railroad commissioners, $1,70
eacb ; Stale liquor commissioner $1
800. Tho reduction does not becom
of effect until the successors of the ii
cumbontbavo been elected.
THE EDUCATION RILL.
Tho houso commmittco on educatio
reports to tho bouse a substituto bi
for both the senato and houso gotten
education bills. Tho bill provides fe
the school commissioners, which tl
senato bill struck out. Tho senate bi
defined tho word "eniollmont" to ai
ply to pupils attending a ichool for ?
days. Tho substitute makos it appl
to cbildron attending ono sixth of tl
session of a public school. Theso ai
tho only ossontial points of differone
Ibo judiciary committee has repor
wa subslitutobillfor Mr. Thurmond
bill relating to tho privilogo tax. Tl
substitute changes tho section of tl
prosont law so as to mako it read thu
Section 6. All tho privilogo tax o
fertilizers heretofore required to 1
paid to tho commissioner of ngricu
turo, shall in tho future bo paid'to tl
treasurer of tho Stato, subject to tl
ordor of tho board of trustees of tl
Clemson Agricultural Col loge of Soul
Carolina, to tho oxtont of tho amoui
that may bo necessary to dofray tl
expenses of tho said board in nerforr
ing tho duties now by law devolv?
upon thom and also to tho extent i
an amount not to oxceod $25,000 f<
tho maintonanco of tho Clemson Agi
oultural College of South Carolin
Tho balance of such privilege ta'x. i
maining in tho hands of tho Sta
troasurer after tho' payment of ^tl
abovo amounts, shall bo subject .to tl
order of tho board of trustees oft!
Winthrop Normaland Industrial Ot
loge of South Carolina, for maititA
anco of tho collogo last namod.
DAD FOR THIS YOUNO LADIES.
Tho committee on freo conference
in regard to tho engrossing depart
ment bill, reported that it had failed
to agreo. This of course ended tho
carcor of tho bill, providing that ladies
only should bo employed in tho on
grossiug department.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Tho debate of tho day carno up on
tho bill to regulate contractors. The
substance of its provisions is as fol
lows:
Section 2. Any contractor, contract
ors or sub contractors who shall for
othor purposos than paying tho money
loaned upon said contract expend and
on that account fail to pay to any or
all laborers, sub contractors and ma
terial mon out of tho moneys received
and, matorial received as provided in
section 1 of this act, and as admitted
by such contractor or contractors or
sub contractors or as may bo adjudged
by any court of competent jurisdiction
shall bo deemed guilty of a misdemea
nor and upon conviction shall bo fin
ed not less than $100 nor moro than
$500 or imprisonment not loss than
th reo months, nor more than twelvo
months; provided, said contractor,
contractors or sub contractors may
have the right of arbitration by agree
ment with said labors, sub contractors
and material mon.
. Mr. Jordan amended tho bill fixing
fees of physicians for postmortem ex
amination, so that whoo requested by
tho coroner and boforo burial, tho feo
shall bo $10, and th reo days after in
ter mont $15.
Mr. Moses offered a substituto for tho
joint resolution requiriug tho printing
and distribution of Confederate rolls,
authorizing Gen. Farley to have 0,
000 copies of the rolls printed on con
tract let to the lowest bidder, on ap
proval of tho governor, to bo distrib
uted in tho counties in proportion to
tho enrol Inion t, through tho members
of the genorol assembly, and not to
cost moro than $1.000. This was
adopted.
Mr. Mayfield moved to strike out
tho enacting words of tho bill to pro
vide for two or moro members of tho
executive committee of tho Stato board
of health and for tho appointment, ?
owors and duties of county and local
bards of health.
Mr. Stackbouso dofonded tho bill as
necessary. Ho thought thero should
bo boards of health m tho county as
well as in the towns.
After much debato tho bill was kill
ed by.a vote of 10 to ll.
Tho following acts wero ratifiod:
To incorporate tho Iudlanola Manu
facturing company.
Tho pay jurors and Stato witnesses
ferriage.
To chango tho naino of too Stato
lunatic asylum to that of tho Stato
hospital for tho insane.
To exempt certain portions of Pick
ons county from tho operations of tho
stock law.
To fix tho timo for holding circuit
courts in ibo Eighth circuit.
To ?mumd tho law relating to prize
fighting.
To regulate the attondanco of coun
ty treasurers at convenient places in
their counties.
Several bills woro passed to their
third reading-among thom tho fol
lowing :
Joint resolution to requiro tho print
ing and distribution of tho Confeder
ate rolls.
To prevent tho title of mortgaged
personal property vesting in the mort
gagee prior to sale end to regulato tho
salo under oxecution of mortgaged
personal property.
In relation to tho enforcement of the
collection of tafces past duo and unpaid
upon municipal property.
House bill to provide an additional
magistrate for Colloton county.
To amend an act entitled "an act to
protect primary elections and conven
tions of political parties and to punish
frauds committed thereat." approved
December 22, 1888, by adding thereto
a section providing for watchers and
for certificates of registration.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION. '
During tho afternoon tho railroad
committee bad been considering tho
house bills bearing on railroads. Tho
committee mot at 4 p. m. and remain
ed in session until 7:15. During that
timo arguments wore hoard for the
roads from Mr. Emerson of tho South
Carolina and Georgia; Mr. W. G.
Childs, representing tho Atlantic Coast
Lino; Mr. W. H. Ly les, for tho Co
lumbia, Newberry and Laurons ; Mr.
Brice, for tho Chester and Lbnoir, and
Col. Mike Brown, for tho Midland
railway.
Railroad Commissioners Wilburn
and Evans appeared for their commis
sion.
Tho bill to compel compoting lines
of railroads to receive freights from
each othor, with ponalty for refusal,
was not acted upon, its consideration
being postponed until Thursday at
4:80 p.m. Tho othor bills wore re
ported by Mr. Sloan to tho senate as
follows:
To provide a 3 cont a milo maximum
passonger rate Favorable. Calen
dar.
To pr?vido for separate coaohos for
white aud'^ilored* (th'o Jim Crow.)
Unfavorable Calendar.
To tako away charter of. a road
charging a luger rato for freight and
passongors than that lixod by the
commission. Without recommenda
tion . Calendar.
Senator Tillman's Letters.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 10.-Senator
Tillman is just now onjoying tho dis
tinction of having a largor list of cor
respondents than any member of tho
Sonate. Today his desk in tho Sonate
ohambor rosombled tho work bondi of
a mil way postal clerk or a distribut
ing dork fri tho city postotTlco. Tho
letters woro piled upon his desk to re
fiomblo a mi nature fortification, be
hind which sat the junior Senator
with a smile of satisfaction playing
upon his ruggod face. In his banu
ho hold a lotter opoaor fashioned after
his much-talked-of "pitchfork," tho
gift of an ingonious surporter of his
peculiar doctrinos. His Senatorial
associates stopped at his desk in pass
ing to facetiously commont upon his
largo mail and to expross profound
sympathy for his privato seorotary,
who is expoetcd to make answer to
oaoh correspondent. Senator Tillman
appeared to bo delighted at tho atten
tion he was attracting, and had a
roady reply for each Senator who
visited him, Since tho delivery of his
remarkablo spoooh in thoSonato ho
has rocoivod more than sovon thous
and letters commending his utterances
and urging him to "kcop up tho good
work.,r Many of his correspondents
request copies of his spoooh, and to
gratify tho demand ho proposes to
have several millions' of copies scat
terod throughout tho country, "where
Tlllmanism appears to be popular.
Nows and Courier. *
MANY NEW STATUTES.
THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE WORK
? ON THEIR CALENDARS.
Numbera of Hills Ou ThrouKh tlio OM'or.
ont Htugos-An IntoroBtlng Account of
tho I'rooootllnga.
COLUMBIA, Fob. 13.-Special: Tho
past two days havo been days of work
?utho Legislature. Today was calen
dar day in tho Senate and as tho cal
endar was.a small ono with tho excep
tion of tho spocial ordors, which wore
passed o vor, tho session was a short
ono. The only matter of any inter
est whatever was tho bill to repeal tho
law in rolalion to exomptiou to road
duty, over which there was a some
what lengthy debato which was sea
soned with humor of an unconscious
nature aud interspersed with amend
ments of various sorts and kinds,
somo of which were o horca' twice in
succession. Tho groat object of Iiis
would-bo amendors seemed to bo to
exempt boys and ministers from road
duty. Tho idea seemed to provail
that the company kopt while road
working would bo damaging to tho
minds of thoso classes. But Mr.
Moses solved tho w bolo question atone
lick by making a neat little motion
that killed tho whole bill, and left
matters in statu quo. Tho homestead
bill with tho $300 exemption for bach
elors was tho only other matter of any
general interest considered.
Mr. Harrison presided during the
greater part of tho session and tho cal
endar had dwindled down wonderful
ly when tho wolcomo motion to ad
journ prevailed.
TIIK HOUSK.
Tho house of representativos had a
dull and uneventful day session. The
members wore given a lest us lo their
desire to adjourn and go homo in a
fortnight from Saturday next butas
yot tho day of tho final adjournment
is hanging on tho distant calendar of
timo without oven a number upon it
to provide for its identification, and
what is moro no further eil'ort will be
made to number it until ono week
from today when tho house will talk
about tho matter again.
When this conclusion had been
reached tho registration bill was talcou
up and af ter the house had voted down
an amendment offered by Mr. Patton
to prevent tho possibility of frauds iii
tho issuing of registration certificates
and an ondless variety of committee
ammondments were mado. Then Mr.
Bacot took his blue pencil and au
hour or moro olapsed while ho mado
verbal amendments ono after another,
changing a word hero and th ero and
every now and then putting in a com
ma or a semi-colon, all without ovon
a dash of general iniercst.
A number of new bills of no general
interest woro presented, also with a
number of roporls of as littlo interest,
and the senate resolution to fix tho day
for final adjournment was made tho
special order for tho 20th.
.rina PIUVILKaiC TAX.
Tho feature of today's work was tho
debato on tho privilege tax on fertiliz
ers. Tho proposition was to abolish
tho tax absolutely so far as tho farmers
aro concerned, thereby cutting oil
Clemson's annual income, and to levy
instead a tax on every lon of fertilizers
sold, sufliciont to maintain tho experi
mental station and provide for tho
analyses, tho tax to ho paid by tho
manufacturers. Tho whole morning
session was practically devoted to tho
dobate, and tho real oliect of the bill
that tho farmers would continuo to
pay tho same for their fertilizers in
tho long run, tho manufacturers got
ting tho amount of tho tax now paid
-was not pointed out until about tho
end of tho discussion. As it was tho
proposition caused tho closost vote of
tho session, tho bill hoing killed by
only ono voto. Tho fight was an in
teresting one throughout.
The committee's substitute for Mr.
Rainsford's bill to amend tho present
net in reference to the distribution of
tho privilege tax on fertilizers was tak
en up, hoing tho special order.
Mr. Rainsford said ho was a common
friend of all the institutions of higher
?ducation, but he was a special friend
to Clemson collego because he was a
farmer; farming had been his occu
pation all his life. Ilonce it was im
possible for any ono to charge him
with wishing to injure Clemson. Clem
son had como and asked for an appro
priation at tho outsot, broaking her
contract not to ask for anything.
Last year sho asked for $20,000; they
appropriated $25,000: in somo way it
read $35,000. Tho trustees discussed
whether to take it or not, and not on
ly took it, but used it. They owed it
to tho Slato to return that $10,000 on
moral grounds, if no other. Ho then
quoted tho figures showing tho income
of Clemson collego. Tho farm ought
to return tho institution at least
$5,000. Ho said tho board of trustees
wero running a hotol thoro. "Think
of these figures," ho exclaimed.
"They aro astonishing me. " If those
figures wore presented to tho people
thoy would bo astounded also. lier
income would bo $100,000 this year.
Ho could not soo tho necessity for
such an amount. Ho wanted the
privilogo tax fund to bo divided and a
portion given to the girls. Every
studont now at Clemson was a benefi
ciary. "Gentlemen, do you behove
that every studont ibero should bo a
beneficiary ?" At least 170 of tho littlo
boys there could bo as well educated
in tho common schools as at Clemson.
Mr. Tatum thought this was a good
scheme, but Mr. Connor now had a
bill before tho houso which if it passed
would mako this bill usoloss. Ho
moved to adjourn tho debate on tho
bill until Mr. Connor's bill was dis
posed of. This was agreed to.
Mr. Watson wanted to have tho
Clemson collego bills postponed until
the Clemson investigation committee
made its report.
Mr. Floyd said tho report would
contain somo interesting mattors. Ho
hoped that they would agree to tho
motion.
Mr. Tatum said tho report had noth
ing to do with this bill of Mr. Connor.
It was to romovo ftom tho farmers an
unjust tax and put it where it belong
ed.
Mr. Connor mado somo remarks
along tho same lino and thon this bill
to transfer tho tax from tho farmers to
tho manufacturers and mako it only
enough to covor tho oxponso of mum
taining tho station and tho making of
tho analyses was oallod up. Ho thon
wont over tho argumout ho made n
few days ugo on tho subjeot, giving
the figures for tho bonofitof those
members who wore not presont when
ho mado his - argument. Ho wanted
tho bill passed in thocourso of justice.
His position was a strong one mid ho
presented it in a favorablo mannor.
After further dobato Mr. Harper
called tho provious question on tho
motion to striko out; tho enacting
wolds of tho bill. On that motion tho
vote waa as follows t
Yeas-Carroll, Oat rothers, Cough,
man. Davis, O. M. ; Devereux, Edi
wards. Elder, Floyd, Garris, Good^
win, Harvey, Hasoldeen, Hollis, Hoi*
lo way, Hough, Johnson, Konnedy,
Lescsno, Love, Magill, Manning, Mol
leit, Miller, Murray, MoKeowu, Mc
Laurin, D. W. ; Nunnery, Pollook,
Rainsford, Shuman, Sinerlotary,
Thompson, Townsend, Watson,
Wolob, Whitmiro, Williams, T. 8. ;
Williams, L. J. : Williams, J. G.;
Williamson, Wyclio.-41.
Nays-Andorson, Asbloy, Bacot,
Blackwell, Bowman, Broazealo, Bree
land, Bratnlott, Brown, Burns, Con
nor, L. 8.; Connor, J. B. ; Cooper,
Oruth, Davis, W. O. ; Eadons, Earlo,
Ellcrbo, Finkloa, Fowler, Gary, Ham
mett, llarnor, Hiott. Hunter, Hum
phrey. Tldortou, ? Johnston, Kinord,
Kirk? Laucastor, Louimon, Lovorott,
Lofton, Mellor.!, Milos, Minhoo, Mttch
oll, \ T. P. ; Mitchell, J. W. ; Mooro,
McIntosh, Otts, Patton, Phillips, Pick
ons, Price, Prince, Pyatt, llooertson,
Sanders, A. K. ; Saunders, J. G. ;
Skinner, Sturkio, Tatum, Todd, Thur
mond, Tyler, Warr, Williams, Fred;
Wilson, Winklor, Wolff.- 62.
Tho house then took up tho substi
tute, which was offered as an nmend
mout.
Dr. Wyoho wanted to know why
tho farmers have never, through their
allinnco, demanded tho abolition'of
this tax. Why bad tho March con
vention of 1800 demanded tho imposi
tion of tho tax? It was a question for
tho farmers themselves to pass upon.
It was a mattor that should bo deferred
till the people expressed themselves.
He did not think tho farmers wanted
lt, or thoy should say so
Josh Asbloy wanted to know if it
was right to tax ono class to support
tho college, when two-thirds of that
class novor saw or could seo insido bf
that collogo.
Mr. Blackwell said tho farmers
didn't want tho tux ropealed because
thoy would bavo to pay the same
amount any way for fertilizers and
tho manufacturers would get tho beno
llt of it.
Mr, Shuman thought that the State
bad made a pledge to givo Clemson
this tax, and had no riglit to divert it.
Mr. Tatum said if it was right to do
away with this tax that was enough!
Tho representatives of the people were
hero to represent the sentiment of the
pcoplo. Tho farmers did not want to
pay tho tax indirectly.
Mr. Harper said he was a Democrat,
and ho would liko to know if this j
privilege tax wasn't a tariff. Who
paid ii> and who got tho benefit of it?
Tho ojass who paid tho tariff should
get tho benefit of it.
Mr. Uarpor called tho provious quos
tion.
Tho Amend mont was then agreed to,
but Ibo houso rofused to order tho bill
to a third reading.
Mr. IPollock moved to put on the
oliucflbr, t?mi ?Ko i-oll waa called on
this. Tho houso decided to clinch tho
volo by a voto of 54 to 48.
Tho discussion was resumed at the |
night sossion.
Air. Rainsfbrd moved to amend the
substitute bill by giving the Clemson
board $5,000 instead of allowing that |
board to get an indefinite amount for
making analyses.
This was agreod to.
Mr. L. J. Williams offered an
amendment to put all tho ovorplus,
above Clemson's $25,000,into tho Stato
treasury instead of allowing it lo go
to tho Winthrop college. Ho said no
wanted to bavo the amount to go to
these colleges fixed. This could only
be done by making direct appropria
tion.
Mr. W. J. Johnson was beginning a1
speec'u when Dr. Wyebo interrupted,
suggesting an adjournment of tho de
bate oa tho bill till tho Q.lOmson com
mittee reported. This was agreed to
by a voto of 58 to ll.
The committoo is expected to report
on Monday next.
DISPENSARY PROFITS. '
The ylll to provide for tho disposition
of tho profits of tho Stato dispensary
was taken up and ordered to a third
reading in this shapo:
Section 1. That the profits of the
Stato from tho Stato dispensary here
tofore accrued up to Doo. 31, 1896, in
clusive" of tho $50,000 heretofore cov
ered into tho Stato treasury, amount
ing to tho sum of $213,810.57, bo paid !
iuto tho Stato treasury as the same is
collected, and tbattbesame bo entered I
upon tho gonoral acconnt in tho Stato j
troasury and bo applied to the gonoral
current expenses of tho Stato govern
ment for tho fiscal yonr 1896.
Section 2. That tho profits of the]
Stato from tho Stato dispensary accru
ing since Jan. 1,1890, bo paid into the-|
Stato treasury as tho same is collected,
and thal tho same bo ontered upon a j
special account and bo held in the
Stato treasury under tho provisions of
section 12 of article ll of the Constitu
tion o? , tho Stato.
SUNDAY HUNTING.
Mr. Harvey's bill to amend tho law I
relating to hunting, shooting and fish
ing-a bill to provont suoli acts on
Sunday-was talton up and ordored to
a third reading without dobato.
Whoa tho sonato bill to authorize!
tho construction of a public bridge
aoross tho Koowce river at or near the
mouth of Little river, was taken up,
Mr. Earlo moved to strike out tho en
acting words. ?Mis B. J. Johnson, in
a speech explaining tho local oondi- !
tious oxwting, dofendod the bill. Mr.
Earle opposed tho bill, stating that it
would bo in contraversion to ono of
tho important provisions of the nosv
Constitution.
A WAGON TIRE MIC?8URH).
When Mr, Carroll's bill to presoribe
tho width of wheol rims of wagons,
portablo ongines and vellidos ved on
tho public roads in this Stato after th?
first day of March, 1897, rbquiri?g
such tiros to bo not loss than 4 iuehes
wido, -f
Col. MoSwoenoy moved to striko out
thc enacting word?.
Mr. Carroll claimed that tho require
ment was absolutely necessary to tho
making and maintainanco of good
dirt roads. Mr. Carroll mado a very
vigorous and earnest speech. He said
tho bill would not work any hardships.
It id lo wod ?ld wagons to bo continued
in uso until worn out.
Mr. Ooopor suggested that lio was
tirod and wantod tho mattor disposod
of.
Tho bill was then killed by a voto
of 87 to 80.
Tho houso thou adjourned.
SKNATIfl TU001IBD1NG9,
Mr. Etlrd objected to tho houso MU
to permit tho building of bridges be
tween counties .by contraot. - AU tho
law necessary on tho subjcot was ai
read on tho statute hooks and ht/saw
no need of this bill.
Mr. O'Dell moved to strike out the
enacting words. ,..
Mr. Derham spoke iu favor of tho
bill. Ho thought it covered points
not contained in tho meson t law. Tho
motion of Mr. O'Dell prevailed and
tho bill was killed.
Tho next bill to oxoito debate was
tho ono "to regulate tho appointment
of subordinate ofllcors in the depart
ments of the State." It wes read as
follows:
"Section 1. That from and after tho
approval of this act it shall be lawful
for any porson at tho hoad of in any
department of this government to ap
point to any office or position of irust
or omolumont under his control or
management any porson related or
connected with him by consanguinity
or affinity within the sixth decree."
Mr. Pettigrow movod to striko out
tho enacting words of tho bill, ,
Mr. Barnwell hopp.d, t)v'
would not pre^ '. t
Mr. Buist thought it an admirablo
bill.
Mr. Archer said it was a good bill
and ho wished someono would put an
amendment in it providing that all
tho officers should not como from oue
county. (Laughter.)
Mr. Pettigrew spoke of the measure
if it applied to county ofllcors, but it
didn't. On his motion to striko out,
tho ayes and noes woro called and his
motion waa lost by a voto of 20 to 8.
The bill was then passed to a third
reading.
Mr. Archer moved to amend tho
houso bill "to arno ad section 046 of tho
revised statutes relating to tho quali
fication of township commissioners,"
by amending so as to reduce tho num
ber of township commissioners from
three to one.
Mr. Archer maintained that tho tri
angular system of working roads did
iftot. suit Spartanburg.
Mr. Mayfield was opposed to reduc
ing the number of tho board.
IIo seriously - objected to ono man
holding power to assess his neigh
bor's property.
Mr. Jordan in speaking for Aiken,
mado a statement similar to that of
Mr. Archer.
Mr. Mayfield was surprised at tho
expressions of dissatisfaction. Tho
oystom had been tried in Barnwell,
with greatest success, and they had
tho best roads ever known in the coun
ty. Ho was coniludont if thoy would
take up and complote his county gov
ernment bill, it would make every
thing work harmoniously.
Mr. Pottigrew intimated that those
who were opposed to tho proposed
amendment, woro tho ones wno know
least about tho practical working of
roads, which intimation Mr. Mayfield
resented as gratuitous, aud maintained
that whilo ho had not boon a member
of tho county board ho had given tho
matter careful attention and thought
ho know as muoh about it as any man
on tho floor.
A vote was taken on Mr. Archer's
motion to substituto ono for three
township commissioners, and it was
lost as follows. Yeas 111, nays 19.
This bill, together with the house
bill to lix the compensation of town
ship boards of assessors, was made a
special order to bo taken up today
with other road bills.
Mr. Elird moved to adopt tho unfa
vorable report on the bill to reliovo
appellants from giving bond when un
able to do so.
Mr. Pettigrew hope the motion
would not prevail. The bill was a
poor man's bill. Why should the
poor man bo unable to appeal to tho
surpromo courts?
Mr. Mayfield said the bill would al
low tenants whom it was desired to
evict, romain on lands for a year with
out rent, just by appealing from tho
magistrates' to tho circuit courts and
from there to tho supremo court. In
his section, a poor man who was being j
oppressed could got moro bondsmen
than ho needed.
Mr. Barnwell slated that no bond
was needed to appeal a case, it was1
only needed to stay an execution. This
bill would opon tho way for fraud.
Ho did not seo how a lawyer could
draw this and call it a poor man's bill.
Tho bill was killed.
Tho following second reading bills
wore passed : .
Houso bill to regulate tho appoint
ments of subordinate ofllcors in tho
several departments of tho State.
To'amend an act entitled "An act to I
prohibit county commissioners from I
paying any fees for proof of claims |
against the county,"approved Dec. 20,
1893.
Houso bill to exempt tho officers |
and active members of tho fire depart
ment of any city or town of not less |
I than 10,000 inhabitants from jury
duty.
House bill to amond an act relating j
to traffic in seed cotton so far as it re-1
lates to Edgoflold.
To amend chapter V. of Itevisod
Statutes rolating to reports and docu
ments being chanter IV. of General
Statutos of 1882.
Houso bill to rovoko tho oharter of
tho town Delmar in IVAfii-d.i'/tld eountv?.
now Saluda county, '
To amend section 21 of title1 ?jj.*
code of procoduro, as to tho holding bi
tho courts in the sovonth judicial cir
cuit.
Houso bill to amond section ? of
"An act to further regulate and pro
vide for tho admission and dischargo
of pationts to tho lunatic asylum and
promote the managomont of the samo,"
approvod Deo. 24, 1891.
Rolating to tho holding of; tho fall
and winter term of tho court of com- !
mon pleas for Beaufort county.
Houso bill to amend section 420 of
tho criminal statutes vol. II., of tho
revised statutes rolating to deor.
To amond sections 3 and 4 of an act
entitled "An act relating to tho com
pensation and duties of certain of the j
county ofllcors in and for tho county
and city of Charleston." /
Ctlvon to dirt rios ton.
WASHINGTON, Fob. ll.-In tho Son
ato today Mr. Tillman socured consid
eration of a bill granting tho city of
Charleston tho uso of the old postoffico
proporty for municipal and commor
oial purposes. Tho measure brought
out some, discussion. Mr. Sherman
pointed out that Charleston was not
requirod to pay back tho original pur
chase price. Mr. Quay explained
that this was an old laud-mark/ tho
building having boen wrecked by tho
earthquake and not sinco used by the
Sovominont. Mr. Hoar, who had a
?arp passago with Mr. Tillman dur?,
ing tho latter's recent speech, took,
occasion to urge that it won la boa
graceful and appropriate act toward
Charleston to recogniao tho histrolo
courage of th? city at tho time of tho
earthquake by giving. v tho uso of this
hintorick. building. - .Tho bili was
then passed,
THE STATE tiRNAGE.
WORDS OF CHEER AND COUNSEL
FROM MA8TER THOMPSON.
Kovlow of tho I'nBt, With Homo Kx|)cotn.
tiona oftho Order in tito Futuro.-. An Kx> |
ooliortt Address.
Following is tho full text of tho ad
dross of Gol. W. K. Thompson, of
Kershaw, master of tho State Grango j
of South Carolina, at its recent meet
ing in Columbia:
Brothers and Sisters of tho Grange
It is a very gratifying and pleasant j
thought that tho grango in South
Carolina has sufficiently l'evived to
make it possible for us again to as
semble as a State Grango. For some
years granney ^ f,.hos languished
.. . . 1 ?>f Uto, state;
?l?< vi-***? Ihtt sub-granges fell
ft?fiow tilo required number to form a
pStato Grange. In a few counties Ker
shaw, Sumter, Florence and Oconeo,
tho grange has nover ceased to work,
and owing to tho zeal and persever
ance of tho granges in those counties,
othor granges havo been organized
and old granges reorganized; and to
day many who onco thought tho
grango too conservative and slow,
now concedo that it is tho host organi
zation for farmers und tho host adapt
ed to their wants. Tho grango has es
cax>ed tho rocks upon which other or
ders havo been wrecked, and now ia
an old organization, ready at all timo^
to entor any contost in which th
rights and interests of tho farmers aro
concerned. Not that wo desire to]
make war against any other interests
or professions, but that .wo seek to look
ai tor tho interest that so closely con
cern tho farmers. By an unalterable
law, wo know that all othor profes
sions and clnsses must subsist from
tho products of tho farm. Still our
0 very effort should be to so educate
tho farmer that ho will bo enabled to
retain his legitimate share of his pro
duets and seo that other professions
get no moro than their legitimate
share. It matters not how progressive
tho agriculturist may become, it ho
cannot reap tho benefit of what is
rightfully his own, his best efforts are
lost, and ho becomes tho dupe of
somebody else.
EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCE OF THE OR
DER.
The grango has oxorted a vory great
and gonoral influence among its mem
hoi's and among farmers generally, in
an educational way. Tho farmers'
think of, discuss and decido questions
for themselves, the effeot of whioh
is felt in every neighborhood.- Then
our educational featare of tho grange
has been of vast benefit to our young
men, discussing somo agricultural
topic, thus causing thom to read and
becoming accustomed tooxpress them
selves in debato, thus qualifying its
members to becomo useful members of
society, and botter fitting thom for
Eositions in lifo, to which they may
o called.
Tn.E SOCIAL INFLUENCE.
By nature and circumstances and
profession, farmors aro inclined too
much to becomo isolated. Whore
granges exist this has been to a great
extent done away with, farmers and
their families, meet with their broth
er farmors in tho grango and thus
learn to know each other better and i
broaden their opinions of eaoh other,|
and becomo less narrow-minded and
selfish. This commingly, and dh cuss
ing our farm affairs, begets an aspira
tion and healthy rivalry among farm
ers and thoir families that nothing
else will. Stupid must tho farmers bo,
who cannot learn something from the
experience of his brother farmers. It
has been well said, "Tko desire to
lighten the burdons and to cheer our I
sisters and brothers in tho arduous !
labors of Held and homo ia one of tho
brightest features of our order."
FINANCIAL BENEFITS AND CORPORATION.
Whilo in somo sections, I fear too
much stress hos beon laid on tho fi
nancial feature of tho grange, to tho
exclusion of othor benefits to bo de
rived, still it is tho privilego and duty
of members of tho order to avail them
selves of every facility offered by the
grange of bottoring their condition fi
nancially, In my own county and
othor counties in this State,tho grango
trade has grown to suoh proportions
that it is earnestly sought. Tho co-op
eration among tho members of the
grange has boen the means of saving
thousands of dollars to( tho farmer*
and their families in tho mattor of fer
tilizers and supplies. But I cannot
too earnestly urge upon the members
the great importance of guarding very
carofully thoir good name in their
business transactions. Let strict in
tegrity mark oaoh and all of your
business dealings. I have ofton won
dered tn at all progressive farmers do
not. see and acknowledge tho groat I
benefits to bo derived from organized j
efforts in promoting and protecting
the great and many interests of-agri
culture.
CONDITION OF AGRICULTURE IN- THE |
1 y; ^H'A^TM.'
Sfrit.K. r mied that tho condi
tion of tho farmers of lato yeavs has !
not been what wo would havo liked it !
to be. Still I take pleasure in stating
that I believe tho condition of tho
farmers today Is better than it has
boon for soveral y oars. The flnauoial
stringency and low price of cotton of
tho past few yoars has in my judg
ment beena blessing in disguise to tho
farmors. It has taught us economy,
it has taught us that tho all cotton
orop would not do, it taught us to pro
duco moro and buy loss, it has.taught
us to diversify our crops, it has taught |
us to plant and produCo more food
crops. It has taught us that a small
cotton crop increases tho demand and
thoroby bring, .more money than a
largo crop, which inoroiises the sup
ply,, And whilo I admit that some
legislation and the doubt and uncer
tainty of tho future policy of our
government may bo unfriendly to tho
est interest- of tho farmers. Still I
must think that the farmer*, hold tho
koy to the situation, viz: Plant less
cotton and reduce tho cost of making |
it, hy producing everything necessary
on the farra, and thus boconao indeed
and in truth producers and not alto
gether consumers. Lot every member
of our ordor throughout the land use
his iniluenco to prevent tho inorease
m tho aoroago of cotton for the futuro
and thou 1 would earnestly .urgo our
mombors every whore. to use every
offort to induce our national legisla
tivo body to pass suoh laws that will
forever piovont futuro speculation in
farm produc?s, and lot tho inoxomblo
bio law of supply and demand lix tho
price of our produco. As to politics I,
morely say that whilo tho monitors of
thb'prdor aro expected.' havo a right
?nd feol it a duty to take great inter
ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED AT
LOW RATES.
ALL KINDS OE JOB PRINTING
DONE PROMPTLY.
BRIEF WORK 18 MADE A
_SPECIALTY,
&^"SBND IN YOB3?QBDI?R8:'
cst ia the' proper settlement o? all
publie questions, the dtsoussloa . of
partisan and sectarian questions in
?rango inklings is positively forbid
en by the constitution of 0?ur order.
"Therois a place, and a time, for ev
orv thing."
Wbilo tho grange has not prospered
in our State of late years, tho order is
stronger and in a more healthy condi
tion today in tho United States than
ovor bdfovo. At tho Jrtftt mooting' <>f
tho national grange in. YTorcostOr,
Mass., 20 State gvattgea were repro- ;
seined and tho reporta , show an in
creased zeal in graiigo work from
Maine to California. 92 now granges
having been organized during tho past
yoar. and Now Hampshire alono re
porting a gain of 18 now granges with
a membership bf 2.00Q, making a
membership, in tho. State, of 10,B00.
Aiuln?w, brothers in tho graneo,
can't wo build up tho order in our
State? Tis truo it willrequiroearnciit,
porsistont work, but I fool sure df ev
ery momber Of the grange will but uso
bis or hoi* influence and work for tho
graiigo weean succeed. Behoving, as
all must, ;Jiat agriculture is th? foun
dation of all-'other industries, tho
hope of the future prosperity rests
with tho farmers, and any organiza
tion whoso purpose and influence are
to upbuild agriculture must bo of
great benefit to tho State, aud that tho
grange is oxorting this mfluenco to a
greatov dogr?e than any farmers or
ganization, must bo admitted by all
candid and observing person?. Lot
us all then take new interest in tho
graneo and return to our homes deter
mined to build up tho order through
out our State i. Iii retiring from the . 1
i responsible position with which you
j have honored mo, I r?grot that cir
! cumstancea have boen Buoh; that I
I could.not havo served you moro faith
fully. Givo your hearty cupport to
bim who will Succeed me, whoever
that nay bo shall have* my earnest
support in his work.
Now, brothers, I trust your deliber
ations may be", pleasant, wise I and
fraught with great good to tho order.
VEN EZ??LA?^dlS
AFu?l Prosoutfttlon Will bo Mudo to li ot"
l?nglnmVH Sirio.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Ambssador
Bayard has briefly informed Seoretary
Olney by cable that tho British gov
ernment, as stated in Parliament yes
terday, had accodod to the roquost of
tho Vonczuelan Commission trans
mitted by tho Department of Stato
and himself, to supply all of tho infor
mation in its possession that would
throw light apon the question as to
the location of tho boundary line bo
tween Vonezuola and British Gui?a.
Tho Ambassador expeots that the
matter will bo forthcoming very
shortly in the shapo of advance sheets
of tho Blue Book on tho subject, which
is being" prepared for the information
of Parliament, hud this adv?nco in
formation he will promptly dispatoh
by steamov for tho US.0.01 tho commis-'
sion. Touching tho report from Lon
don that Vonezuola is a Dbut to sonda
representativo to London to negotiate
directly for the sottloment of the bonn
dary question, nothing official can bo
learned hero. It is said, however,
that tho resumption of diplomatio re
lations between Great Britain and
Vonezuola has been for years past ono
of tho objections of the u nited States
goVewimont, which has felt confident
that if this could be brought about,
the good sense of ' spirit of justice of
each party could bo rolicd upon to
speedily reach an adjustment bf the
bbuuOary question, that would be om
nontly satisfactory to thom and to the
United States. Therefore, the state
ment that the United States govern
ment in this instance has advised
Vonozuela to adopt this course appears
to have somo fouudation. The utter
ances itij the Queen's speech and in. tho
debates m Parliament, and particular
ly in the Commons, upon tho Address
from the throne, have given satisfac
tion in ofllcial circles boro. There is
no disposition to take too optimistic a
view of tho matter aud io go to ex
tromp-s in tho belief that a satisfactory
settlement of tho quostion is now abso
lutely assured, but it is comforting to
theollloials to find that tho British
aro now taking ? more reasonable viow
of tho notion of our government in ap
plying tho Monrpo Doctrino to tho
Vonp7Aielan question, and they are
hopeful of an honorable termination
of this i cidont in tlio end) though, as
is Lord Salisbury himself in
dicated in his spoeoh, that end may bo
still distant and only to bo reached
af tor much long negotiation.
ADVIOK ACCEPTED.
LONDON,. Feb. 12. -It id announced
from a good source that following
tho advice of tho Unitod States, Vene
zuela has practically decided to send a ;
representative to Londou with power
to open direct negotiations with tho
government of Groat Britain for a
settlement of tho. ; boundary dispute
betwoen British Guiana and Venezue
la, '. . .
., . _,. - - i -... -. . ,
Washoe Into Tho JRivor.
CLEVELAND, 0?, Fob. ll.-At 8:15
this morning a water blain on Frank
lin avenue hill burst, and with tho
volumoof watorthat poured out ROV
eral hundred feot> of the hill wa?
washed into tho rivor. A small one
story frame houso, occupied by Mrs.
Ila voy, CO y oars old at No. 0 Frank
lin hill, was inundated, and, with its
contents, was hurled into tho rlvor.
WM. Ravey. was drowned.. A, New
York, Pensylvauia and Ohio'i'r&ght
train was passing ' at tho foot of tho
hill and the force of tho water carried..
four ears into tho rjver. On tho ears
were three of tho train orow, and the
mea wore carried with tho ears. ftw$,
of tho men jumped bof?ro. tho river
waa roached and escaped, but tho third
was dumped into tho river, and bitt
f?jf. tli? assistance of the tenders of tho
Columbia streot bridge would hayo
been drowned. 'Au.alarm of fire was \
turned in and a mossago sont to the ;
wator works pumping station and
tho main wan out o??.
' Kxnloslon of fm ?oroHt?.
MADRID, Fob. lO^Au^mmenso ac-'
rol?to explosion above this.city 0:30a.
m. to-day. Thero was ayivid glare Of
light and a loy.d report, followed by a
renoval panic All .buddings wore,
; shr.kou and many windows wore shat
torcd. According to tho omoialsof
tho Madrid observatory, the explodion
occurred twenty milos above tho
earth. Tho force of tho explosion was
Mi for several kilometers around this
city ned the concussion wa? so sovoco
that ibo partition .'wall of thc United
States legation collapsed and nearly
all tho' windora or that buimuig wer?
broken,
