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HE e AMD EN CHRONICLE jLUME XVIII. CA.MDKN. S. C.. Kill 1)A Y. I DIIUUAHA !"?. 11M)7. NO. ?. SWMAKERS IN SESSION JfcOPRIATION BILL. pfiven by the Legislature tc the State Institutions. $ amout.l Carrie.| i:i Ibe }4p- ! bill iii ifl:iS. is and s mailt* in certain ill $113,592.03, tin* total ^certain paragraphs being WtrSC figures <i>? tint in 1 li^ppiv.ju lal iuu of $5l>.000 i'oi L'liooi biij; $3,500 t,M ( pillions and $15,000 for ai Wp lb'' mailers now being penalf, ami if passed. will insei t?-ii 1>\ .luifiidttvnt.s *iio;e in ibe ;ippropi ialion jtfcc t nivi'isiiv of South ^iUadc because of I lie iiec jfcw r?*>-i?l?;j!??? for profess ol .+ 10/11)0, for new root's p>f $2,S7o, uiui $.$,300 for f insurance on buildings en Is. fefls.- in I lie appropriation GDp ' "i- I be practice 3) bill as pas.-^d t>\- Mr. !<1 lilt- increase for tlu* r a pa v men I on new luir bill fiti in's I be following 's dibce. $i.3,25o.oo. vOf Slate. $(>.050.00. Lei- gcra ra!. $12,150.00. gtrer. ")0.(to. ^jdent of ethical ion/ Rid ius-jJOctor general $31, gjpeueral, $5,S75.00. Oruviiin, $1,550.00 Pi! $2 50,000.00. pbommix-ion, $9,000.00. Buission, .+ 100.00. Mate house and grounds, ami engineer, $2, 175.00. lepartmeut, $S 1.1 a).00. Ilogist, 3,400.00. fatentiarv, $<>,550.00. Mpralnieut. $1 1.100.00. partnu'u!, $(>3,000.00. of South Carolina, $00, jfoon department, $17,.">00.00 College, $80,2 1 .'{.70. 134,250.00. >lloge. $7,SOO.OO. (for insane. $1S7,000.00. dumb, $27,900.00. Illldians, $1,700.00. 1,000.00. H?,000.00. Ill tint;, $15,000.00. $15,000.00. )0.00. commission, $300.00. Ska State oflieers, $1,300.00 t>ks State collges, $297.70. Hg fund, $15,000.00. fag fund, $5,000.00. equalization, $1,600.00. Supe$||*ndei!t registration, $(5? elcetions and printing. Governor's Mansion and ,$54.80. commission, $2,250.00. arii'Hy $0,000.00. Rep??li?nd fuel governor's man ' ?noo. ^^Kiical examiners, $1,100.00 ission examining dispen I, $250.00. bher, $50.00. pioo.oo. f, $2,500.00. jterios, $7,000.00. borne, $2,000.00. Hate debt, $285,000.00. jtnte ilebt, $5,000.00. itirfions, $800.00. Statute C. Calhoun, $10,000.00. '.' tods, $143.35. 8utejjfkr?] $50.00. Souse, $500.00. $1.319.138.48. Pfiy For State Bonds. Wljuitc a lilt in the Slate Ei Senator Kfjrd's joint P? relieve bondsmen of treasurers and the pres easurer from financial ro from loss of $12,500 in up. After a hit ol? dis bill was killed. .'House Gets Busy. jittce on banking and in rough Mr. Tatum, reported "frith amendments the I)er lce bill on the opening' of j session. j Brice submitted a report Hispensary committee by a bill providing1 for the jOf the a(Tnirs of the dis idcr the provisions of >vcfnor is to appoint a ^?f live to wind up its |uest of Mr. Kershaw, iblic sehools committee, reed to take up the com jviding for the reforma at Florence and make Bed debate bill for Fri eloek. The house is very lis privilege at this stage, juests are frequently re excopt for exceptional hi bill for changes of snl Ity officers was read. Jt rill and there will be a it is reached 011 the Bt various changes in it it counties in the State. ?t liis pure food bill order for Monday at ted to make his prohi ia! order and-the aye: lied on ttie vote. Tin evsrfIt devided be thought the matte IKiMbed oat anv for more of tin was 61 to 80, brat A. 'i. Ilrice chfili'-nMt ln> \ ??I?* !n li.i'f ihe result w ;iv atiand h\ ??n** \<>le Mr. Nash's w .1 s refuse I. Mr. \Vy?l)<- ?:i!!?-iI up his Mil di>hiiu? nil s|>?*<*i<i 1 school <111111? i - in tlit* StaU' cxeeept in l<? \s :.-i of !{,(>( 10 and took tin' Hour to *lt*lii. ex- I plaining that lit** loose way the legis lature formed special school districts in violat ion of the ?**??ns(itttiioti had already ??;??yreat con!ttsion and uii)x rih-d bond issue*. 'I ho .Stuff superintendent dI <*(1 ut*ation as w?*!! i'utmiy oHii oi s hud asked lor this hi!!. There an* so many vagaries in the special law that it was necessary to wipe them all out and Mail over and secure uniformity. Mr. I)ixoii thought il won!*! he a leap in Hie dark. Mr. Kershaw liuni^ht the loll would \\<?rk fjreat hardship and ir? jr,s;ice and that these districts were working well and on^ht not to he in tertered with. I lis own town of Tiiu immsville would no! willingly sur render its special charier for auy 111 i 1114. It would iu? an {injustice to l lie oilier schools because il would di vide the working force of the county, id ready loaded down with work. The motion of Mr. Kershaw to si l ike out the enacting words pre vailed. A snhslnlule hill for Mr. Mine's hill rejrulat in?* the sale of cocaine and other drills, which is pretty stvinc &eut in its provisions, was passed. Mr. Hi ice's child lahor hill was taken up in place of Mr. Dixon's, which Was wihtdrawu. There was a inajoriy report unfavorable and mi nority favorable. Mr. I.awsou, who made the adverse report, moved to strike oiil the enacting words. Mr. I iriee explained the provisions of the hill. Il added a provision to tin' hill now in foree providing that no child under 1 1 couhl he employed in a faeu>ry during school term unless the ?hiI<I could read and write legib ly* 1 Mr. (ivies supported the bill, think i nig' it a move in tli.? ri*rht direction. Mr. Linvsun thought the hill a compulsory education hill lor the fac tors people and if compulsory educa tion he a jjrond tiling let u> have it for all people and not legislate either for or a^ains! the factory people. Mr. (ireer protested against any law I !ial would keep any'one from work ing. Mr. (Jreer of Orcein ille opposed the hill. The cot Ion mill people are get ting along very well. They have chances lor edueation which are de nied to people in the rural districts. If the hours of labor are reduced the income of the operatives will be re dued. It would take children out of school and put them in the mills. Cap!. W. \V. Dixon of Fairfield, the author of a compulsory atten dance hill, favored tha hill. He spoke at length on conditions in mill com munities. I.et _ the "-children he taught to read and write. By a vote of 42 to 37 the house re fused to 'Strike out the Enacting words. On the question of"' ordering Uie hill to a third reading the vote was 50 to 38. Mr. Tatum's hill to amend the lien law was taken up and debate adjourn ed. Mr. Tat urn made a very clear and l'oreei'ul presentation of the hill, showing how it dovetails into the Richards hill to repeal certain sec tions of the lien law. There was a spirited debate in the House over the Ilarley bill, directed at the hopes of Heyward county. The hill after an interesting debate, in which Representatives Croft, Ilarley Garris, (larey and others engaged, was killed by a vote of 58 to 51. Mr. Croft of Aiken, made a feeling speech addressed in favor of the bill, de claring that Heyward county was an Augusta chamber of commerce scheme and that Augusta hail raised the mon ey. to carry it and spent the money God knows how; that Augustans were moved into the territory to carry the new county, which had been voted on already twice in violation of the spir it of the; constitution; that Augusta corporate interests were trying to push the county into existence in re lation of the rights and the wishes of the citizens of South Carolina. The House after a brief debate killed Representative Brantley's two hills, the one requiring all but life term convicts to serve on the county gangs, and the other calling for the sale or lease of the State farms now operated by convict labor. The House passed Mr. Anil's hill providing for scholarships in the tex tile department at Clemson College. The general appropriation bill came into the House in printed form, and is of much interest. It carries a total of $1,321,138.48, which is a net increase of $22,000 over last year. The total is exclusive of the $50,000 for the new high school project, $], 500 for artificial limtm, $15,000 for State House grounds improvements and $3,500 for a CoJifeders^e State reunion. Much time was spent in the Senate^ debating Senator Efird's hill to re lieve State Treasurers Bates. Tim morman an'4 Jennings from tinancial responsibilities on their bonds for the Timmerman bond embezzlement amounting to $12,500, accrued inter est. The bill was finally snowed un der by a vote of 27 to 11. In other respects the work of the Senate wm of the Routine nature. Jjocal Option Sure. The Senate did not reach ? vote -m the Carey-Cothran hill, though it beared the way for final aetion b? .ing the Talbert straight prohibi ion measure. In this vote the State lispensar" people did not stand up o prohibition. The vote was 22 to 17. 8enator . Bivens ? changed from the State dispensary to local option. The ('ari'V Cothrsin bill j^oes over for conxideiaii<>ii alon^ with a {??rt*at mass of stmeuduicnts from liali a do/.en Senators. Tho li.yht is on tlio.se amendments. Ii is likely thai the amendments proposed |>v Senator Otts, of Cherokee, will he adopted in the main, as thes?e come from the lo eal option Mile. The efteot ot these is t<? limit the maAufactni iupr to wet counties and to existing distilleries and breweries and to allow elections to vote oti't either mamifaetnrc or sale in a county or both. The local option people invited the State dispensary people and prohibitionist* to join with I hem in perfect in;.: a local op tion law. Child Labor Kill Passed. The I louse, I?_\r a \ote ot ;?(? to t nssed a bill torUiddiu:.; ehildren un dwr I I years to work in faetories dur ing the eommon school term, unless they eau read and write. The general u{/e limit under \he ehihl labor law now is 12 years. Contrary to ej.pectntion*. the Sen at<> di.l reach a v? te on the dispensary - ihat is. it readied a vote on the Senate put illvali-'U lull, which it kill ed, 21 to l(">, i i|';i--e chanjjiuij hi- \ot<? aits'.inst the hill for a pai hamentai y purpose. The vote, there!ore. was re ally 2U to 17. This tinallv settles liie matter so far as puriiicatiou is eoii <*<;;w?'d. It is n??w finally determitud Inat if the State disp"Ws.Try lives it will eoiitiune for another yesir as ;it pre?eut, with a new board, if (Jovern or Ansel decides after tlie hestrin*; next Kridav to remove the present hoard. The more teusicious anionic the dis|HMisar\ people predict that the Carev-Cothran hill will also he killed; that the prohibitionists will pive them the necessary majority. The dispen sary people showed their weakness in making desperate efforts just be fore the vote was reached to adjonrn. The local optionists sue more confi dent than ever. Some of them ex pect Semitor Haysor to vote with tlvm, but sire confident of a majority with all the prohibitionists against them. Those voting to kill the Haysor purilieation bill were Senators Ap pult, Bates, Blease, Hriee, Brooks, Carlisle, Carpenter, Christensen, Crouch, Hardin, llaynes, llolliday, Mauldin, MeJ^iowan, McKeithan, Otts, Sinkler, Sullivan, Talbert. Toole, Wil liams?121. Those voting for I he Haysor bill were Senators Bivens, Clifton, Karle, Ktird, (jritTin, llou^h, .Johnson, Kelly, Laney, Haysor. Ho?ers, Staekhouse, Townsend, Walker, Wells, Weston, ?HI. Senators Blaek and (iradou. for the dispensary were paired with Sena ters Smith and Bass against it, which recounts for all the 11 Senators, Would Unearth South Carolina Affairs. Washington, Spe. i.d. -Hepresenta tive Gardner, of Massachusetts, in 1 red t'ted a resolution p.ovidiiiij for a report from the Depart men t ot Com merce and Labor as ;<? what informa tion it has '? relative to the introduc tion of foreign laborers into the Stsije of South Carolina i?y K. J. Watson.*' Attacked by Two Brothers. (Jreenville, Special. ? Saturday night at Piedmont Herbert Phillips, a white man \v;:s assaulted by two brothers named Mriduenian, just as lie was coming out of a barber shop. He was struek in the head with a bottle and liis jawbone was broken. At the same time and**place Police man Aiken was assaulted by .lack Kislser. Fisher used stone. The Bridgemans and Kislser are cotton mill operatives. There i-i considera ble feeling against them i;: Piedmont and they were brought to this city and lodged in jail i'or sale keening. Georgian Indicted for Murder. ' (Jainesville, (la,. Special ?--- The grand jury of Hall count v, which was ordered reconverted in special session Tuesday by .Indue Kiinscy to inves tigate the killing n|' Newton Strick land by hi* 1 l-ye;;r-old hiMther, Har ry Strickland, "ie Fork district, Saturday ni.uht, returned a true bill, charging Harry Striciland with mur der. The del'endant will be placed on trial before .Judire Kiin-e ?. Incendiary Origin. .sheriff John II. Dukes has made an r.llieial H-port in the ease of the re cent tire at Springfield, Orangeburg county. Slierii'l Dukes mr.de an ex amination of I We property and the surroundin.es'and he commends (Jov. Ansel tor having offered a reward of f!500. The pillars of the ?.ouse were saturated with kerosene, he writes, ?IW' there are other evidence* of in ^jendiansm. One man applied thr torch while the other kept watch a little way oft. The Government Helps Business. It pays to bo n professional mourner In 3t. Petersburg. There are agen cies In that elty which employ nun bers of vagrants an-1 trurnnr *-?r t'? purpose. These agenctj* r.upply ault able clothing and pocket handker chief*?everything. In fact, except hoots, which tho tramp must show on hla feet or he will not be hired. When there la a more or 'e*a Import ant funeral tho tramp* gather at the Nikoiftk; Market, nnl are ae!ect?4^by r.n enp oye of t>? ng^nr.y The wage* 'or the occaalon. with tips, generally equM drtout aeve it y-five cents.?Kan ?aa City Journal. 1Ht HIGH SCHOOL MtASUnh An Educator's Id*.a oi its V.v.uc to The Sta,te?Other States Have it Successful.ly. Ill ??? ? II l"~f ot ??? III \ i'r**;ll '.?!.! .1 III.II' v\ < 1 i know II i'i riiiic: \I ii>ii.i I < 111 It - u It" litis done much t.otnl ill I lie cau*?e, nt' i.Iioin tl some \t? i \ >!-'iiiiu;i: i W.Miclit ?> t hat Would icMlli iioili 111 ?* -clioot litl! now in I In' ycucral a--emh ly. Il<- eive* tlii- |?> 11 >??\ 111 m .i" I he yood resit 11 s In 11; I i ;? v i'N will !?>? ac complished W\ I lie hi\;li school Will : " Kirst, That Smith I '.i 11 >1 ma will ho keeping pa< e with the umu pro gressive ?? I" her sMci Stales in the development ??! 11 ? 11 --?'?< M i! ? . I !'>!! ila Weyaii thi* v in k m 100'J; \ 11::i:i la ami (ieoiyia tool. ll i ? 11 !" H'lMi; ami Novl It (aivinia now i?:?j <?:11111: a lull callim. lor an ppt "opi i.i; i?.11 oi ?>100.0(10 foF hiyli ? >'ioo| . "Second. Thai handled* oi Wo\s ami .yirls in llu1 Siate uoaWIe to y?? lu-voinl llu- yramnvr yrad? - <?! a coil IIIIV school will Wo alilc (. i yet from two io four \cars of coveicil ' hiyli school tiaiinnv ??Third. 'Ihal hoy- iinl y;rU I" (lie lowii- willi s11?irI a id impel Ieel hiyli school i":iiI'^cs o| -.in Iv v i!i h;ivi' access lo longer ami Wi tter ? ? 11? ?. '' F?'in l it. Tha t Wo\ . ami ? ? 11 I?* alilc to !'n tn eolleyc will not Wc Compelled to yo then- iO>p; I j\" ! .'i|. while their (Mii-iii ? pa\ I i-.*h pine l'or (raininy ilia( their children onyiu (o have i<?<*?? i\ed a( lunii" under the eyes of their parents. ' * I' il (h. That in I lie . ear l it ill ?? the colleges will We freed from doiny hiyh school work, and may icitirn to ley it i mate (olleye work. "Sixth. That industrial, ineehati' eal and dome-lie training will vers ! soon Hud (heir places in our hiyh school courses. "Seventh. That hundreds <.j' hoys and .yirls will remain longer in school than they now do. because they will 1 i11<I something lo hold thenr th"io. \ "Kifjhth. Thai our common ele-V. nuMitary schools will he eouipped with hotter teachers with at Jeasl high school graduates. "Ninth. Thai (lie towns and the rural districts will lie drawn into closer and more harmonious rela tions ill roiiy Ii their joint hiyh schools. I "Tenth. Ilial the people of the State will he convinced thai we are sincere in our protestations of iuter I est in the common schools." Raysor's High School Bill . The "high school bill" ihl in the senate hv Senator Uaysor of Orangeburg has received three read ings in Ilial body and is now before the house. KlTort was made in tin* , senate to confine the operation of the hill to tuns of about 1.000 inhabi tants or less, but it failed. The same effort may be made in the house, the argument of those who favor this provision being that it should, as nearly as possible, be made t<> liene fiit the rural schools. The house has already taken favorable action on an identical bill, so it seems sure of be coming a law. Following is the text oi this very important measure advocated by the educators of the State: "He it enacted by the general as sembly of South Carolina. ''Section 1. That it shall be lawful for any county, or for any township, or any aggregation of adjoining town ships, or any incorporated town or city within the Slate, to establish a hi.uli school iu the manner and with the privileges herein given. "Sec. '2. Thai any hi**li school teiri torial unit mentioned in section 1 of of this act may establish a high school bv an election to be held in said proposed school district upon the i|uestion of establishing I he >ame said election to he conducted in all other respects, including the ie(|uire ments of those who are allowed i<? vote therein, as elections are now con ducted under section 120S uf I lie civil code of 100'J, in reference In special levies, tor school purposes. If a ma - jority of the votes cast shall be for high school, and not ainiinsl high scho<d. I he high school >hu!l be es lablished, and become a body corpo ! rate under the name and style yf high school district No. ? ?>f' | county (the Stale hoard I" insert the number in order of its establishment [ in the particular county, and also tin name of the proper county), where upon the county board of education shall appoint for said high school a board of trustees composed of live regu members: Provided: Thai the live trustees for said high school* shall be appointed for six years, one of whom shall serve only one year, two for only tour years, and two for six years, the tenure ol each to be determined by lot: Provided, flirt Iter, That I he chairman of each school dis trict board within lhe high school ter ritory be ex oflicio a member of the high school board: Provided, lurthcr. That the trustees of ijnv special dis trict in any incorporated town or city operating under u s|?eeinl act of the general assembly, shall be ex of ficio trustees of the high school in that' town or city, every vacancy by expiration of tenure to be tilled for six years and all unexpired terms to be filled by appointment of said county board, except in special dis tricts otherwise provided. 44Sec. 3. That the board of trus tees of every high school no establish ed is hereby authorised to. levy an nually for the support of such high school, not exceeding two mills on the dollar in addition to tha levy now ? I 11 \ law, <il all lasahie | . i >| k' i Hill! I>i_?!. M-h .1 . \ I.. In- e.>||ee,,',| III I ? ? all!.' ? . a-- -| it i.)I lev ie - a > e . ?! , i.in'i i i|? i ??.!?:? . .?! , h" I'i??\ itlc.l. Thai i!.?? i' ' i 'it it .i h\ \ nnielv |..i i i.;'ttn< .!. i.h v,iit..>| i,,r i! i?? then n.\l nit l?* Wilt', ;.* I'?>?'. lieatted 11.?.i I'J.'t'J of s;u,I it \ l?i' 11 till t ' m 11 l_M.N Willi 111*1111,f I.. \ ? ?? HI" 1.1 . ii ; e, i:iI lev *es t !;. <>[ U 1 ?' I purposes. ?' S.-f I. Thai ;11\ |? 111? 11<- '. i !i st t'u|.| aht iiil v f-1 ali]i-.|i?',l. ?? i ;i11\ liulitlaT ,t| Iti.*11 school t:ra,l>> m a puhlie M-1't.ttl a! rc.id\ f t alili -11. ??I provided it -liaii in1 ..r^ani/fil and ad. ttjilt',| ;i> a lituli - i-11 ?? I li\ '? | nil a I el(V I it'll picsei ilit tl in -t i l i'Mi ".! t.| | III-. :n'l Hi an\ Iiil.Ii -t li mi| l -n iit'i v aliove tlist iiiii'tl, iiutv claim ill'1 pi iv - 11? "I this ait: I 'rov ided, Ii t-nu 11? iin? i" tin' |?iov i-i<?11tli'Mi ii : I'iii v ided, liutlui. That iu'llu;'.^ in litis :u| -liall In- <iii.-I inc. I as a repeal of anv pn? ilcjcs ;>i anted ilu'iu 'h tie 1!i ? iil :?rl? ?<t tin- '.:t'i:>-ial a>'>enihly. '' See. i Tlml ;i ?ii1? :-t*ln??| main lamiiii;" :i four years' cuui-c o| study htvoitd tin- l>r;ilit-lii'-. n| |fiii inn ? |?i<? Niiiln'il i" In- laiiLiln in tli.1 common M'l'fi.i.s n|' tin* ,Stall', an.I 1'iiiin :i ?-i ti?r mil levvci 11 in 11 M'vrti grades or school veins, shall In- Known as a luiii' vrai liitti school ; a Iii^li school maintain I III* ill fee V cal "? ' cOIIISI' IK' \ ?I! 111 till' f xiiitiini sell1it11 t ?mi -??. shall In known a-- a 111yi'ar hi;.: It m:Im?hI ; ami ?;n?* maintain i Hi; ;; Iwo years' cmisc be yond I h<* c-i 1111111 <? 11 sehool i'iiiiim' shall In* known ns a two-year lii^h school. ' ' Set'. Ii. TIlM.-j Stall' lli'ull >>('l:<x?l board ? hall |n??\ i?11* lor tlu? ih t l?Mi and ehissilieat lull ??I liiull schools under this ad. In diliiii; this it nta\ iii\ ili* thr a~si?lance ?>I* sitrli members of tin* iinivci-itics and colleges nf thf Slati* ih they may select, and their a i-111 a I expenses shall In1 paid ? mi nf tin' liiiul hcrcaHer appropria ti'd I i mil year to year while e.njiiificil ill tlir duties developing upon liieiil. '"Sic. 7. Tliiil the Slate hoard of etlnialinn as now ennsliltiled shall eonst ilnte the State 11i%>11 school hoard Tlie State Ii iv Ii sehool lioard shall provide rules for the apportioiinient and disbursement of the Stale aid In the Idyll schools, }?'ivinjr due reeonni t ion to i he mnnher of years o|' hijih sehool work. to the iniriiher ??I* eonrses of study offered, lo the enrollment of pupil*-, In the amount of industrial I iVbi11i11given, and lo such oilier mailers of local ineril as may ap pear lo the hoard after a earefnl cx auiinalioii of eaeli liivh sehool: 1'ro vided, That no sehool shall receive more than .*>0 per edit, of the amount raised annually by taxation, subscrip tion or otherwise: Provided, further. That no sehool shall receive aid un less it has at least 2") jmpils and I wo teachers in, the hijfli scliool depart ment : I'rovideil, Also, That no school shall receive more than $1,200 an nually from the appropriation pro vided in this ael : Provided, further, That no county shall receive more than per cent, of the s\n0ijal ap propriation provided for in *1 his act. "See. S. The funds raised in I ho various counties by taxation, stib seripscriplion. or otherwise, for high scnoor purposes, snail no placed 111 thr county treasury, together with any appropriation received from tlie State board of education, ami shall be paid out only upon the order oi' the hoard of hijrll school trustees, duly appiovcd by tin* county super intendent (if education. Both the treasurer and the county superinten dent of education shall keep accurate accounts of tliis fund, as fs provided for oilier public school' fluids. t See. !). Thaf'l'acli of fylm high, school districts so established is here by authoii/.i:| 10 receive :Lid use fiil'ts, transfcis. be(|iiests or devises of properly for corporate purposes, whether they be otherwise condition al, <>r whether absolute in their terms; ami al.-o to i<--Mie coupon bonds within the con>t it lit ional limit, and to dis pose of lie* same to raise money for the purpose of purchasiuL' sites and the erection of buildings thereon, or for the purpose of purchasing im pioved properly, suitable for school, or dormitory, or mess hall purposes: Provided, That the question of amount of issue, and the rate of in terest, and llie time or times of pay ment of the principal, shall first be submitted to tin* <|.ialitied electors within the said hivli school district at an election to be held in the same manner as elections for special levies for school distiict purposes are now required to be submitted under said section 1'JtlS ot raid code* Provided, That a petition io such election be lirsi addressed to the? board of trus tees of said school district, sinned by a majority of the freeholders there in: Provided, further. That an annual interest on said issue shall not ex ceed (> per cent., and that the sale shall, not be for less tbuu par and ac crued interest. "Sec. 11). That the sum of $.*>0,000, or so much thereof as may be neces sary, for each of the school years, beginning: July 1, 1 !M)7, be, and the same hereby, appropriated to carry out the provisions of this act, and the comptroller funeral is hereby authorized to draw warrants upon the State treasurer for such amounts, u|M>n the order of the State lward of education, duly signed l?y the gover nor, as chairman, and the State ?u pcrintendent of education, as secre tary: Provided, That tuition shall he free in every srhool receiving aid under this set to id! pupils in the county where the school is locate^ Provided, further. That nothing in this act ahall be construed to mean that pupils of different races shall attend tha same school." COM'it WATSON'S REPJK1 A Consinse Review cf the Work Dojip and the Conditions to be Met by This Department. ('oinmissioner II. ,1. \\ ;:i >i?u lias si11>11111 l<-,J iii ilit* general assembly his s?v,?!iil ;*I)111::iI report. This i? a vol ume ? whirl. rrijiiired many hours ol niulii woik alter t h?' oil ice had beru ? lo-?e.l. I In' following para graphs will l>?* ol spn-ial iuieresl as liny elii body I lie ;i|iils. and | n? r j n ol 111 ?? < I ? ? j?. ' t infill : Tliis <li'|>;ii t incni has hen; o| ? rated lo tlatr Willi a rink ami one xie.il'ij?-' rapher. Thi-. with some 11*?!p *?tuploy ed oci'a- oiuilix. w a;- | uhiybly >u!li ?-i?'iil until ih?* |uir.'^ ol fiii^ year. I !;<? bu>'.i:.ss ol I h<? departuavil has dr\ eloped !- ? ?'ii|?i<ily, howvvi i*. re cently, tlial, w.ukiiU: uijht and day, ilus ioi'i'c has |?i'o\<'d ulleriy in:idv <(iiaif. Ii ha?< been Mri-i'N..Hi-\ Ioi iIm* ?*?'littni 'sioan , under ?i><* prov isiot:s ??l" tin* ai't. lo eutp!o\ other assistants, and thru not m. >?; the demands ol' the business, Mr. Ii. It. Herbert, the elerl., has bad to su?nd miihc ti;u? abroad, and it ha> he-n uerrssa'.'\ lor bill) to lie in *?<ile charge o! tile i.lliee for several niontl s this year. The demands upon Mr. Ilerbii! were so ^real that within a few days o| I a inl ine of the lirst ship. In* was compell ed to seek treatment. I?? iu?_t broken down physically. I ran no) too hi'li ly commend his seil.-c ol public duly and li]s uswe\?m in<^ fidelity to the trust i^ioscd in bim duiiu?- my ab sence linn: the country. Koitally as faithful ami true to the trust impos ed in her has been Mifs Sadie ? f 'iiniiiu^hani, the cUicient stenograph er of the department, who has w>ik ed. at times ni^lit and day, u:tcom-$ plainiuifly. Transportation. As a result ??f the act permit 1 in.'J the commissioner to accept transpor tation from tin* transportation lines, siu'l] 11 aiisportal ion was offered by most of (lie railway lines operating in tin' State, with whom the most cordial relations exist, and one line ?rave transportation to the chief clerk. Yonr commissioner is compell ed to travel extensively, and the busi ness has now developed to such an extent that he is (?(impelled to send others to attend to many matter,* that he cannot, from the nature of things, handle personally. In view of the fact that this work on the part of the State is so closely allied to the interests of the transportation lines desiring to build up their territory, and t.hal there is not the remotest dnager of tin* department influencing in any way I be coarse of legislation in behalf of such lines*, and particu larly in view of the recent federal legislation, 1 earnestly recommend that the act relating to transporta tion be so amended as to place this department on^he basis of the rail-*] load eimrnission?i. e., that (lib trans portation lines be required to fur nish transportation to the commis sioner and. to such agents of the de partment as lie may request tran sportation for, when engaged in the discharge of ollicial duties. Immigrant and Settlers' Rates. The department, which has hereto fore been compelled' to rely on the special rales allowed by tlie Clyde Steamship Company from New York to Charleston, has been more or less instrumental during the year in se curing the promulgation of an im migrant rate out of the great ports of entry to South Carolina points by rail. These rates were announced only in the late summer, but they are at Inst in force. Since the beginning of the ? Hrst trans-Atlantic ship direct into ("liar-'J toston, the'department has been 'the instrument that lias brought about the promulgation of special immi grant rates from all Southern ports to interior points, rates that up to a recent date were unobtainable. 1 l'nder the new federal law, I un lerstand the homeseekers' and set tlers, rates from the Northwest, which we have enjoyed only since this de partment was established, are to he cut off. Our representatives in con gress should be required to look into this matter and propose and urge such amcndemeiits as may be necess ary. Literature. The litrenture issued by the depart ment during the year has been care fully prepared with a view to its ab solute accuracy. Several hundred thousand copies of the various book lets and circulars have been issued and spread broadcast. The precipi tation zone map. referred to in ray J last report as being in course of pre paration, has been issued, to great ad vantage. In Belgium, Holland, Scot land, Knglaud, Germany and Austra quantities of special literature were issued. In this country? and in Eng lish?was issued a' booklet designed to give full information to the labor er, and this is now being used as ai model for other States. What hasj been accomplished in the way of fre"j advertising of a more valuable char acter for the State of South Carolina I need not mention. Letters and Literature. <> As said in my last annual report, the office is compelled to write thous ands of detailed letters in answer t< specific inquiries. This correspond ence now extends to Anstra, South Africa and New Zealand. These in , quines tovcr a'ssost ?Vwfjr ?pirera;?' human endeavor. The correspond ence has grown to such an extent tfc*' it is utterly impossible for. the oiler j feres to keep up with it. Last jee: ?on* 3,609 lettszs wore received audi M -viii'd. 'i!us \iar .%? . n:)! Ilttlll" 'i !:; !!: 1 ? lllillt th'i.ii.ed. Tile lit i.t'.'.u <? mailed out, wiiii-ii lia:< IwroU't m. 11.11 miller .*?,0()i) pieees, l|u>? ttii# ? *? i' r ed I 00,000 iu n-.'|??*MuVl .<!<*U4; \ i:I:?.11( taking into <'d|l ?ijdonit ifirft lli> to: i.Irs ami the oilier foreign ?oaiiiit which tlu* department has betu operating Conventions. lb1 rim: litis \ear Ilia html of this department was iinaiiititoutilv eloottwl president <>i' I lie Southern Staler A?i* Micialion hi' ( iiiiniif-i'ifu'is of Aijri culture, Jit the amuitil convention ai .1 ;tcK*('ii\ iHe'. Jit this .withering aft** it. ft< ;?.cia: ian deter:.1, ned to hota iiio ?ir*\f animal session of tho asso ciation in (he capital city of South Carolina, in November, M)07. ^ li U not improbable that. Hid uex.t annuaI meet ins* of the Aiticrieau Su 'v,r Cane (Ji'tfw(M*s, association, will be secured also for our capital citr. I lii>. i:uli: l i v i|i tftpidly' developing; ?in tliis State. Nonr i iimiU.-i.^ioiicr has att(?mif*H. ass tar a>. pt^^ihli1, all the chief Iranrijyra lion .Hid agricultural ^atlieiiiijjs ??* < i?ix count i. ami has, owimjf to .-uii' of ol'ti' ial duties, declined invi tations lot public addresscH in many poiiiotr- of I h<* United StatOH. Financial. As lite usual Hinall continent fundi of | ho depart inent is, at fn<! cliWO of I lie year, exhausted. Uurinir the year the effort has heen made lo muke tliis mum 11 fund briv.^ as many reauK.< as possible. With the aid of the eonlri hutions made by tho uuimifaeliii'cnfc and l?y the City of ('harleslon, tin? expenses of I he departnu*lit have been met, hnt dining the session ahnor mill expenses will have lo bo mudo. 'I lie li11itrM*iiiI statement, ns to tho (liiee aeeonuts handled by thU do* pa i t'lien* are appended. Ilcccainmcndationa. 11 is uilli some hesitancy that ft \<? 111 ui<? i<> make recommendations an in ilie maiutctuwfAe of tho work of lliis ?!<>|?ai'i ment, and those tluil I make hit in the light of exporicnct* I ii111 kc tlii'in simply 1'roin a sense of public <lul v. They are as follows: ]. That I lie remainder of the np^ propria! ion for the permanent hand book of (In* resonrees of the Stale? . Jj<l,947.04? he continued for this pur pose, and that an additional appro priation lie made by which thus fund will )><? again increased to $3,000. TIii? additional amount would he $1,052-MS 2. That the commissioner he given legislative authority for turning oyer to the Jamestown exposition commu*-^1" siou of the Htnto of South Carolina ?? such portion of the permanent Stale' exhibit as may he necessary for tlw?^ making of a creditable display at the _ exposition, and that provision l?e?' made for a State binding at th? ex position, constructed so that it may he taken down and reconstructed in !_ Columbia as a pennauent home for *-? the permanent State exhibit; (but * the commission bo empowered and *?*?_ structed to return the entire exhibit. tc? Columbia at the close of the expo- ' sition, together, >vjth the building w> constructed, anil that the whulc.Jbe? then again placed under the care and control of the department of airrtouf tnre, commerce and immigration. 3. That proper legislation be en acted looking to the drainago and rib-. '* clamation of the coastal lands of tlie ' State, such legislation as will aeooofc plish the desired result in the flhoH est time possible. ? 3. That an appropriation of $50(1 for prizes in a State corn growing: contest, such as was made at the last session he provided. f?. That additional oftice force be provided for the department in view of the rapidly increasing volume of '? business. At least two additional clerks are deemd necessary. \ 0. That suitable quarters be pro- ? vided for the department aud llutf if possible, these quarters be in the State eapitol. 7. That the act relating to faltas portation for the commissioner autl assistants, while on officio I busineaa^ ho amended, in view of recent feder al legislation, so ns to placg. tUi9L.de-: partmcnt on the same footing as the ' State railroad commission. N. No direct recommendation i? made as to the appropriation for tl?e general expenses of this departme*!. In this class of Stutc work, as has been said in preceding nuuual ?w? jHtrts, the results are in pro{>orti<m to> ? the "sinews of war." It need oqljr,>. be said that with the increased ex- , penses of this department, and thin ( year being a crucial year with. IV \ work that has been undertaken, it > will be necessary to meet heavier ex penses than have heretofore been countered. Should an appropriation, such as the Virginia legislature gave this year for this purpose,*%e. nuule*.. results of greatest value could shown, no request of such an ap propriation is made, however, yo?r commissioner prefreriug to leave tfaia . matter entirely to the judgment of yourself and the general assembly. 0. That section 2 of the aet eraat ing this department be amended pa ns to include north Italians, Ow<fca. _ and Portugese. the matter of tlie aa MC | lection being of suitable pcraoaa be brought to the State being the judgment of the comauaafMrp ' this section having the ?ffNt of mth venting the bringing of amM m w*' ;r most desirable people. That, is ibi of the recent opinion of Hi i ulilj Straus, it is vital that no other ?biii. i be inadejn the aet. IS. Tbfi aa additional ing to tN ultastioa of ties and pretaatiae of devolving these or-^Wr^ _. oik* fate* la