Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1909
soiIrH CAROLINA NEWS.

Soul n SAnSItNA N6"Ss
The state Sunday school associa-
ton will meet in Orangeburg on Feb
ruary 16. II and IS.
- Wyndham Manning, son Of Hon.
Richard l. Manning of Sumter, has
successfully passed examinations for
entrance to West Point Military acad-
emy.
After over two weeks in deadlock,
in the course Of which some forty bal
lots were taken, the joint assembly, on
its second ballot last night, elected Cir
cult Judge D. E. Hydrick Of Spartan
burg, associate justice to fill out the
unexpired term Of Associate Justice
Ira B. Jones of Lancaster, VINO was
three weeks ago promoted 10 take tne
place OF Chief Justice Y. j. Pope OF
Newberry, who resigned on account OF
declining health. In the finai oallot
Judge Hydrick had only Mr.. Thomas
p Cothran of Greenville, in the race
with him, the name Of Ex-Governor
John g. Sheppard Of Edgefield, being
withdrawn at the end Of the first bal
lot tonight. This ballot was: Shep-
pard. 46: Cothran, 40; Hydrick, 73.
Mr.. Hydrick defeated Mr.. Cothran 1OS
to 81.
This telegram, from Columbia, un-
der date of last Tuesday, was received
after the issue of The Enquirer for
that day had been partly print
ed: "a bill was introduced In each
house today by Mr.. Otis in the senate
and Mr.. Nicholson in the house, pro-
viding for a joint commission TO IN
yestigate the affairs Of any and all
county dispensaries, past and present.
The bill provides for five thousand aol.
60 hn o0CnCCah
the county dispensaries according to
gross sales. The committee won't say
so. but it Is understood that the bill Is
based on complaints about conditions
in Aiken, Kershaw and Charleston. Tne
hill gives the commission the same
mower as the former dispensary inves-
tipating committee to hold up claims,
and may therefore be followed by an
Injunction in the Federal court: Some
caunty dispensary advocates look on
the bill as scheme to manufacture
prohibition sentiment"
Columbia special Of February II
to Charlotte Observer: A determln-
ed and well-organized filibuster was
begun today against the passage Oh
the Richards state wide prohibition
bill and those behind the filibuster
saw they have a sufficient number to
prevent the bill reaching vote ana
will keep the general assembly mere
all spring and summer before they
will give in to statewide prohibltion,
although the voting on the dilatory
motions today showed the Prohibi-
tionists out number the other slde
over two to one. According 10 To-
days voting the Prohibitionists nave
70-odd to 30-odd on the other SIDE.
Only ten members are necessary 10
carry a filibuster indefinitely. Fear
ing they might run out Of ordinary
motions, the local optionists have LAID
in a big store Of ammunition In the
form of over a hundred amendments,
on each of which all the motions pos
sible will be used, a roll-call being
demanded on each motion. The Pro-
hibitionists are smiling and taking
things easy for the present They say
the filibuster is bound to soon exhaust
itself and they will get the bill to
vote in due time.
Columbia, February 8: Chairman
Marion Rucker, Of the ways and means
committee, last night submitted the
text of the general appropriation bill
and supply bill. 1t has been carefully
worked out, and shows reduction In
the aggregate of $122,61416 from the
appropriations of last year. The COM
mittee recommends a five mills tax
levy for state purposes against the levy
of five and half mills Of 1908. The
following is a concise recapitulation or
the act: Governors Office, $13,500.
Secretary of states office, $500.
Comptroller generals office, $11,55O. In
surance commissioners office, $7,4OO.
State treasurer's Office, $500. State
superintendent Of education's ofhce,
$500. Aujutant generals office, $16,-
700. Attorney generals office, $6,725
Railroad commissioners office, $10,350
State librarians office, $1.550. Public
buildings, $41,326SS. State geologists'
office, $3,400. Department Of agricul-
ture, sl6,S00. Judicial department, $94.-
6O6.25. Health department, $4,000. Tax
department, $S0,393.14. University Of
South Carolina, $S2,S71,10. Winthrop
$109,S45.65 South Carolina Military
academy, $30.590.65. Colored Industrial
college, $4,000. Other educational pur-
poses, $57,991.65. State hospital for
the insane, $1S5,632. Deaf, Dumb and
Blind asylum. $4,000. South Carolina
Industrial school, $4,000. Penitentiary,
$3.50. Other penal and charitable
purposes, s12,700. Pensions, s25O,000.
Historical commission, S2,250. Interest
on public debt, s295,246.03. Elections,
$S,125. Miscellaneous, s40,5S3.95. Sen
ate, $14,7S6.10. House Of representa-
tives, S31.915.30. Engrossing depart
ment, S5,115. Expenses, common to
both houses, 1920. Grand total, $1,524,-
OS3.70. The supply bill is a separate
act. The Confederate home is allowed
$4,000 as previously granted.