The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-29
FUR TO FLY IN CAROLINA.
The Legislature Meets and Tillman
Out For SCalpS.


tiers of the Railroads in the Hands
of Receivers.
Columbia. 5. c.. Nov. 2s-The general
assembly of South Carolina met to-day
at noon The indications are that the
session will be of unusual Importance.
Hitherto the custom of that body has
been to adjourn early on the morning of
Christmas eve, but so many important
measures claim the attention of the legis
lature that it is more than probable that
the session will run into next year.
South Cardinals experiment in legis-
lative dealing with the liquor evil is
famous all over the country. and thou
sands are watching for the outcome Of
the attempt to reduce the evils of liquor
selling by having the state sell liquor.
The dispensary law has given much salts
faction. but it was passed hurriedly in
the closing hours Of the last session. and
is not perfect. The general assembly will
perfect it by various important amend
ments, which win decrease the chance Of
evading the law, and will increase its
benefits.
THE RAILROAD TAX ROW.
The United States court has denied the
authority of the state to collect taxes
from railroads in the hands of receivers
without permission of the court that APP
pointed the receivers. The assem- bly, is
inclined to take the bull by the horns by
abolishing charters of roads which have
thus detied its authority.
CHARTERS TO BE ATTACKED
II is stated tonight by one Of Gov. Till
mans right hand men in the legislature
that the charters of the railroads in the
"a 49, 10 hjII ,-binI, or 80
foTS ~ Iot ss,,,, Vii ,1ase 1-Tnoy,,o,,,
&c ,a,o-,1 ,,,o5od IN Tho ,IoIe,.y,o,,s mo-
go a ,,,,ornina,,+ raiIr6ad of4i,iai statcs
fbat tho roade ara narfactIl- tyiIiinoto
-, 81 ie,-1',l
Tl,a t,.s Of ono ,,,,,,o,a o,,,.+ i,,s+ico
a,d e. io,1it ,-i, IL
session Of The General aeeenhI,y Lawyers
from the ranks Of tbe domina1t element
Of the den7ocratic marty II is evnected
will replace the men on bench.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE
Gov. Tillmau;s message to the general
assembly is an unusual document for a
message. 1t was received in both House
and Senate hOrtlv after the meeting
Gov. Tiumau comes down on Judge
Simouton. of the United States circuit
court like the wolf on the fold IT is
the general subject of discussion The
governors recommendations concern
ing the sale of beer and native wines
outside the disDensa1v are considered nv
many as hedging already a bin has been
introduced TO repeal this law and to pro
vide for a system of high license. Sena-
tor Buist. of Charleston is the author of
the bill. In the House Speaker Jones'
made a rather broad allusion 10 the fact
that there ought To he a vacancy from
one of the counties. as the member.
though still retaining his seat, has moved
10 North Carolina
A resolution will be introduced to-mor-
row calling for the election of five judges
and one associate justice on Friday in ac-
cordance with Gov. Tillman's recommen-
dation. This does not appear to meet
with general favor. There now seems to
be some hope for the reelection of Judge
Hudson.
Senator John Gary Evans says that
Charleston will have metropolitan police.
A synopsis of the message follows:
POINTS FROM THE MESSAGE
The follovino are some Of tho roi,+s 80
Gov Triiinor'e rneseoya. f'---'' VI
The governor sals hat tho fodo,.oI T.,
dietary controls o1e-fftb of tho ,,aiI,oaJ6s
IN tbaT-1itad Gtotas IA ~ I, $50
sits idly by watching this more than Rus
sian absolutism with seeming indifer-
ence. 1t is no wonder then that there
has been NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., speculation,
robbery and widespread Generalization.
lie refers TO the resignation OF Judge
Paxton, as chief justice of the supreme
court of Philadelphia, to accept the re-
ownership of the Philadelphia and Read
ing railroad as the most glaring and re-
lnarkable instance of this 'facilis descen-
sus averni, and asks how much longer
shall this abuse, which cries aloud to
heaven, and which IS scandal in the
land, corruptlng the judiciary by the use
of unbridled power, be allowed to CON
tinue.
The governor spreads himself in the
case of the constable, Swan. who seized
whisky under the dispensarv law. and
who was adiudged by Judge SimOnton to
be in contempt He refers to the latter
as a puissant Judge, whose satrapv is
South Carolina, and saws that he claims
not only the right to control the railroads
held by his receiver without let or hin
drance. but he attempts. and has eXer-
cised the power, to protect contraband
whisky in the hands of THAI receiver as a
public carrier, and has imprisoned a state
constable who seized barrel of whisky
in the South Carolina Railroad depot, in
the face OF the PLAIN provisions OF the act
OF congress-
JUDGE sINONTON's DECISIONS