The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-12
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have the Texas dockod at Port Royal.
The order to this effect was issued,
but it was afterwards rescinded be-
cause it was found that tho largo
amount Of coal on board the Texas
might cause delay in getting into
the dock. Today Senator Tillman
learned that the department has Or
dered the Caesar, a 5000 ton collier,
to Port Royal as soon as she has fin
ished her present duties, which keep
hor at Porto Rico.
The officials of tho Southern Rail
way decided today to grant a request
made in behalf Of tho Clemson Col
lego for side track to tho college.
Col ID. X. Norris, president Of the
Cotton mill at Cateochee, and ono of
the Clemson College trustees, spent
the day in tho city, and he and Sena-
tor Tillman had conference with
Vice President Cannon. These gen
tlemen wont over with Mr. Cannon
the conditions at Clemson; they OK
planned to him that tho College
spends at least $4,000 a year in haul
ing freight from the depot to the col
lege buildings, about u milo away.
The action of the trustees last sum-
?mer and the refusal of the railroad
officials at that time to grant the re-
quest were referred to and tho con-
'ditions fully explained. AS the re-
'sult of the conference. Mr.. Cannon
agreed that the railroad would not
only operate spur track, if it were
put in, which had been previously
refused, but would lay iron if the col
loge authorities would do the grad
ing and put down the crossties. This
was rather moro than tho trustees
had expected. Under the new ar
rangement the college will have its
stuff delivered from the depot to the
college buildings at the nominal cost
of ono dollar per car The new ar
rangement will also increase the at
tendance upon tho commencemonts,
because it will bo possible for the
railroad to run excursion trains right
into the college grounds.
The road is already graded and
there will be but little cost involved
in putting in crossties. Senator Till
'man feels that the promised improve
mont will be Of value to tho collepe
mot only financially, but every way.
1t is understood today that Sena-
tor 'McLaurin wins in the matter of
the census supervisorship, in which
thete has been clash between him
ON the one side and Senator Tillman
and congressman Wilson and Lati-
mer on the other, and that the Rev.
MIR. Thomas of Greenvillo is to get
the appointment over Col. Austin,
Senators Hanna and Pritchard are
understood to have Interested them
selves in behalf of Senator McLau-
rims candidate.
There seems to be somo complica-
tion over the matter Of the compen
'sation of Mr. Shell, the supervisor
who recently died, and, while Sena-
tor Tillman has no objection to Mr..
Thomas, he will have the confirma-
tion temporarily delayed until the
matter OF compensation to Mrs. Shell,
tho widow, is settled: He is also
anxious to be satisfied with regard
to tho way in which Mr.. Thomas will
handle the affairs Of the Office, so
that there shall be no factional poll
tics in it.
Senator McLaurin introduced to-
day an amendment to the Senate cur
rency bill providing for a repeal of
the 10 per cent tax upon the issue of
State Banks. The Senator has OK
pressed his determination to push
ills matter to a vote. He claims
that the repeal is pure Democratic
doctrine. He has been chafng under
the criticisms Of some of his col
leagues for his position upon the OK
pansion question. Some ofthe Dom
ocratic Senators have in the past