The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-01-20
LIQUOR FIGHT BEGUN
South Carolina Legislature As
sembles In Columbia.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE IS READ
Initial Session Involved In hotf's"
Over Dispsnsary
Matters.

in annual session at Columbia Tues
day and within eighteen minutes after
the body was called to order it was In
volved in hot fight over the follow
ing resolu tions, simultaneously intro
duced in both houses:
Tirst-That a joint committee, con-
sisting OF two senators and three rep
sentatives, be appointed by the pre-
siding officers OF the respective houses
to investigate the affairs OF the state
dispensary.
Second. That said committee be and
is hereby empowered to send for papers
and persons. to swear Witnesses 70 re-
ouire tie attendance of all parties
lwhose preseuoe shall be deemed neces-
sary, to appoint au expert accountant
and stepographer, to investigate ireeiy
all transactions concerning SAID ais'
peusary and it's management and 70
take testimony within and without the
state and shall have access at oil times
during its service to all books ana
vouchers aud other papers OF said IN
stitution.
) Sections 8 and give the committee
authority to sit during the sessions OF
the house, to apply for any additional
authority needed and request report
il possible during the present session.
The resolution was bitterly opposed.
It's advocates declared that former In
yestigating committees lacked power
= and we're but whitewsshing concerns.
! The resolution was amended IN the
: house, giving the committee power TO
punish for contempt as in circuit
!. courts and providing that statements
= made by witnesses should not be useo
- against them. The committee Is tt
" also have marshal and its session.
|. are to be open to the public.
at oovRRNoR's MESSAGE READ.
VI Governor Miles B. insolvency sen
a. in his first message to the genera
ID assembly. 1t was paper OF abou
It. 10. 900 words, moderate in tone, an
40 being for the most part record c
lie public conditions.
81 The governor first refers to tn
to death of his predecessor and then
the every marked material progress !
'r- almost every line OF industry" Z
p. cotton mills he says:
mt During the past year eleven ne
en- mills have been organized and are |
nd nropress of construction, representa-
a total capital Of 1925, 1000. Sixtee
i'd old mills have been enlarged, repr'
nd senting an increase OF their capit
&C. stock Of go, 420, 900.
In railroad building, 237 miles hay
Ia been completed and in actual proce'
as, OF construction. This represents
raj outlay of at least s25, 900 9 mile,
ST. nearly 81, 900, 900, aud when complete
he and returned for, taxation even at
lily valuation OF $4,000 mile, viii nc
ia. 80 $40, 900 to the taxable property
lao the state. =,
ion In cotton seed oil mills, the lumb
business and other branches OF indu
g. try there has been very marked acti'
.ly, ty'
ty, A short time ago ] received ool
CO. munication from the secretary OF
the treasury OF Washington, calling
attention TO q clain OF the Unit
hat States government against the state
mes South Carolina, and an act OF congr'
the passed March 8, 1899, requiring b
ted TO institute such proceedings as
NJ. might deem proper to collect
nta- bonds or stocks, principal aud intere
Mr.. which the general government no
in against this state, before any claims
ring the part OF the state against the g
With eminent should be paid. This &C
the municstion was brought forth on
he count OF the claims put in by this st
the for reimbursement Of expenses inc
ton red in organizing volunteer troops
the service in the war with Spain.
A statement from the state treas
dis. er is submitted showing the state d
hich owe, principal and interest, alb
the $3.50. 600 to the national governme
med but stating that the government
in due the state $3.50, 600 for money
that vanced during the revolutionary
and the war Of 1912.