Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-14
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

oSO SfthSEtiNSN
Lawyers and others in Greenville
county are agitating the question OF
establishing a county court system.
There is opposition Of course.
The governor has appointed Mr..
Duncan c. Wray of Columbia, to be
attorney general to fill out the unex-
pired term of Attorney General You
mans, deceased. The appointment, Il
Is understood, was made with the full
approval OF Mr.. ]. Fraser Lyon, who
prefers to dispose of a lot OF pending
business before taking up the duties
Of the office. -, 80,
j. Columbia, December IL: Hon. A.
W. Jones, comptroller general. has an
nounced another distribution Of dis
pensary school money on account OF
remittances received from that insti-
tuition during the month of November.
The total amount distributed so far
this year Is $175,241.50. but of this
$100,241.50 represents profits for the
year previous and was a balance
brought over from 1906. The total
cash received this year Is about s75,-
900 and the total amount distributed
IN enrolment was $59,626.30, or a lit
tie less than 80 cents for each pupil
on a basis Of enrolment Of 100000
pupils. OF the, December distribution,
amounting to $40,013.41, York county
gets $1,404.72. or the total amount,
the payment to counties which have
no dispensaries aggregate $19,100.S7.
- Washington special of December
IL. to the Anderson Daily Mall: Sem
ator Latimer says that he has not in
ANY way endeavored to dodge paying
his income tax. When today he was
shown the editorial In the State Of last
Saturday, in which he and Senator
Tillman TIN were rta criticised for not paying
enter any newspaper controversy
about this, but have seen several al
lusions to 1t, and think those who
have criticised me might have looked
into the facts before doing II. made
my returns in full to the auditor OF
Anderson county. returning all the
property have. did not return my
income from my salary as senator, but
I took the pains when made my re-
turns to write letter to the auditor
stating that from conversations held
with Senator Tfllman and others. who
Z thought ought to know, was under
the impression that the salary I was
4rawing from the United States gov
ernment was not subject to the income
'ay, expecting that II he or the other
officers Of the county Dr. the state
should be Of contrary or inion would
be notified, when Of course the tax on
the income would be paid. Before
leaving home instructed Mr.. Horton
Of Belton, who attends to such matters
for me, to pay all my taxes. He would
sidered subject to taxation, or he
would wire me about It. OF course,
II this income Is not subject to taxa
| tion am not going to pay II, as all
Of us pay only those taxes we are ex-
rected to pay. do not think II Is my
especial job to- say whether my salary
Is or is not subject to taxation. But
have made no effort to dodge Il. BY
the letter wrote to the county audi
tor. 1 placed the matter up to those
who have the tax business In hand"
Senator Tillman not being In Wash
tngton could not be asked concerning
the matter. u ftt'ta ~
- Columbia correspondence Of the
News and Courier: Mr.. j. Fraser Lyon,
| who has been In the city for q day or
1.-TWO, was asked when the dispensary
investigating committee would hold an
other meeting. IL at all. Mr.. Lyon said
he had no definite information In re-
gard to the matter. having been out
VI the state for several weeks. and not
having been in communication with
| Senator Hay, the chairman, and the
other members Of the committee. The
| question which has been raised In re-
gard to the appointment Of a member
II the Aiken county board Of control
may have some bearing or effect on
| the power of the committee. In that
Ease IL is disputed whether the new
delegation or the old delegation Is now
In Office. II the new members Of the
| legislature are now In Office then there
are several members of the investigat-
| Ing committee, who are not out OF
office: Senator Hay having retired,
Mr.. Lyon being elected attorney gen.
eral, and Mr.. CASTOR having retired.
Senator'S Christensen and Blease hold
over. and Representatives Frazer and
Spivey have been reelected to the
house. Mr.. Lyon said he did not know
| II any particular evidence which the
committee intended to take up and de-
velop, but he still thinks there is
plenty Of work to be done in discov-
not have been done in the management
cf the dispensary. AS to prosecuting
grafters as attorney general he has no
stick of dynamite to blow any one up
with, he said, but he will do his duty
when the opportunity is presented. OF
course, the legislature may not con-
tinue this committee or may not have
occasion to do so, IL II is apparent that
| the dispensary will be abolished, but
on this point Mr.. Lyon had nothing to
say. The report Of the committee has
not yet been formulated, and q meet
ing may be called for the purpose IL
for no other, although nothing has been
i heard on this point ttH5fi,.aA.