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L ? B? n , ?i i)?^ Pic^b ana Dciiiiici. Y HUGH WILSON ." tBLVlI.LE:, N. <. Top THE SENATE. 3 OF BILLS PASSED BY THE BODY. IEegolutiorg on Judge Alilrlch--New CounI ty Bills Passed?The Anti-Free Pass ard I Cigarette Bills Killed. I Columbia, Feb. 20?The work of kassing second and third reading- bills p the senate Saturday was not interrupted by discussion. Work was be |un on the calendar and the followpg third resding bills passed: I To establish Dorchester county. House bill to amend county government Jaw so far as it relates to workogtbe roads. House bill to authorize and empow>r the sheriff of Williamsburg county o uurchase and keep at the court Iliouse a pair of bloodhounds for the burpose of trackinc convicts and fugitive law breakers, amended by Mr. Williams so as to apply to all counties ?nd limiting: the cost of the do^s at flOOa pair. House bill to require county supervisors to publish quarterly reports in he papers of their respective counties it a cost not exceeding fOUO for each sounty. Amended by excepting Anlerson, Beaufort, Barnwell, Bamberg, Berkeley, Chester, Colleton. Gergeown, Horry, Kershaw, Laurens, >xington, Lancaster, Marlboro, Marortrl Vn?lr I. VWUW U14U X V* u. [ House bill to establish Bamberg | House bill to amend subdivision one of section 9548 of the revised statutes of 1893, relating to costs. | House bill to amend section 311 of the revised statutes being section 250 of the general statutes. Making it a misdemeanor for any State or county otlicer to receive any debate on purchase of books or any other property cr supplies from print Soon after 1 o clock tne senate pass edtbe following resolutions and ad jouruned out of respect to judge Aldrich. Whereas it has been learned by the senate of Scuth Carolina with profound regret of the death of the honorable Alfred Proctor Aldrich of Barnwell county, who as a judge kept his ermine unstained, and in defiance of the military power which dominated the State in 1860 laid down his robes of otlice in open court and refused to administer the law while the seat of justice was surrounded by Federal bayonets; as a patriot, self ^^sacrificing and devoted to the jus. BBrause of South Carolina, and as a man ^without fear and without reproach, |Hrhose unsullied career has added lusHfce to the annals of the State, thereResolved, As a mark of respect to gBris memory, that the senate do now On Monday the Greenwood County ^Kill was taken up. Mr. Gaines offerHMd an amendment providing for the RHrgnization of the county 30 dajs HBfter the election. HMr. Archer objecfecf to the time for ^Ptf?Uill to go into effect as the same EHluestion -would arise over Cherokee nlpounty and by an organization of the Mroew counties during the fiscal year Ht.would cripple the old counties by takj^KSg away a large part of the revenue Hthat ought to go to the old counties to ||cjucci? me cbumaicu cAfjcuaca. | Mr. McCalla offered an amerdment that the county government of Green Wood would be put in operation the first day of next January. Mr. Gaines said that to tlie people of Greenwood the advantages accuringfroman early formation would more than balance the evil. The senate could not with Jus regard to the Constitution defer the formation of Greenwood. Mr. McCalla said that a hardship would beinilictedon the old and on the new county by putting this bill in force before the 1st of next January. Mr. Mower said the Constitution was mendatory in requiring that the county government go into effect immediately upon the formation of the county. This being so the senate had i, no discretion in the matter. I Mr. May field asked that the senators r vote as nearly as they could on the ' question of the time new county governments should go into effect. He said that Bam&erg did not want to rform her government until January 1,1898. | Mr. Gaines moved to table the mo[ tion of Mr. McCalla that the bill go ' into effect on the 1st of January. By - a vote of 26 to 4 this prevailed Mr. Gaines1 amendment was then passed requiring the county governLinentto be put into effect 30 days after election. The Senate on Tuesday killed the W anti cigarette bill and the bill to reLpeal the anti-free pass acl. Neither ^ one, however, was defeated without a vast deal of discussion and then it ^ -was but by a single vote that the lat termeasure was killed. The senate had shown an inclinaW tion to discuss at length every meash ure that had been taken up until the I irce pass bill was reached and then I almost every senator "turned himself L loose," so to speak. An unfavorable K report has been made on the bill and W as soon as it had been read Mr. Moses m moved that the report be indefinitely ycstponed. Mr. Ragsdale was the first ? senator on bis feet to oppose the moH tion. He said that any member of J general assembly who used a free pass B over any railroad would not be above L suspicion. It was not right that repW resentatives of the legislature who 9 were to decide many important mat ters affecting railroads should accept I aDy favors from these roads. Try as L they might, they could not but feel a | sense of obligation to the roads over i which they had free transportation. I Mr. Scarborough replied to Mr. Ragsdale, recommending that he stu: dy the quotation, "Consistency, thou ; art a jewel." To be consistent, said ' he, Mr. Ragsdale should have refused [ to accept the offer of the railroads to f carry him with the other legislators f to Cnarlestcn. The acceptance of that offer was nothing more than a violation of the oath of office on the part of every member of the general assembly. He thought the act now on the statutes was a stigma upon the name of the good people of the State, i Mr. Scarborough spoke at length and with fervor in favor of the bill. Mr. Hay said the act which this bill proposed to repeal was founded on sound public principles. The senators E would not^fl^HR judge accepting a tl free pats It^fl^ld be the same with n members of the legislature. There 1< I wxs tin iTpttinf around the fact that P< lin e passes wore given to secure fa- o' vors. Some bad argued that the act ti against ihe acceptance of free passes tl was a rellectioa upou the pecgle of fi the State, but it was no more a reiiec- je ticn than any other act on the statute books. It would be as well to say the A act against stealing was a reflection al cn the people as the act prohibiting ni the acceptance of a free pass. The ni city council of Charleston he under- d stood was providing the transportation la of the general assembly and though oi the railroads might do it free, there w was no invitation from the road to the tx legislature. C Mr. Buist said that Mr. Hay was ri right in his position about the visit to ei Charleston. He then proceeded to I crwoolr or?nin?t: iVio hill Thp IjOrd's C Prayer, said he, which hs trusted ^ every senator repeated before retiring b' and after arising in the morning, be- ? sought "lead us not into temptation.'' Sl For that very reason this bill should S.1 be defeated. The members of the gen- *i' eral assembly should have the tempt- cf ation of taking free passes removed from them. "Talk about ihe dignity 9? of humanity, why it is the depravity ^ of humanity, Mr. President, that is to 61 annrHpH ac-sinst." exclaimed Mr. c' Buist in conclusion. ^ Mr. Archer thought if the digaity n3 and the integrity of the senate was . above temptation that this question S1 should not be annually resurrected. T Why not let it slay as it is? asked he. Mr. Scarboroug and Mr. Henderson spoke in favor of the bill and Mt-. " Ma.vfield against it. ^ Mr. Moses defined his position, say- tl ing that when a member of the house e( he had voted against the act which P1 this bill was intended to repeal and * that he had always, been opposed to P .1 n LliC iliCOdUlC. The aye and nay vote was demand- 0 ed on Mr. Moses' motion to indefinitely tl postpone the unfavorable report of the a! committee. It resulted: u Aye?Connor, Dennis, DuBose, s< Gaines, Griffith, Henderson, Mauldin, fi Moses, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Ragin, Scarborough, Sloan, Suddath, Walker, Williams?16. Nay?Alexander, Archer, Brown, t Buist, Dean Douglass, Hay, Love, Mayfield, McDaniel, Miller, Mower, Norris, Ragsdale, Stackhouse, Talbrid, Wallace?17. tl The motion to table the bill was tl passed by the same vote as above, ri The vote was then clinched by the usual motion to reconsider and table, a This completely kills the bill for this a session at least, though it was accom- ti plished but by a single vote. v* The house bill to regulate the sale of o cigarettes and cigarette papers was de- ai bated by the friends and opponents of n 1 HIUA / Jftn/jn /Ml f Vl Q ft lUB Ulil. 111B JI1CUU3 puiut&u UUb IUO 11 evils of the cigarette habit while the ji opponents pointed to the act against u the sale of tobacco to minors under ti the age of of 18 and urged that this S bill would become a dead letter as that p act had. The injury it wovld do to si the tobacco industry was also shown, pi Messrs. Archer, Connor, Love and a: Pettigrew spoke for tne bill, while pi Messrs. Hay, Moses and Mayfield se I ~iTPi1 Itt Ktt o trntn rv ajJUixc agaiiiat it. nuaiij, uj ? ?vw r/ of 25 to S the bill was killed. Only Messrs- Archer, Connor, Gains, Love, tt McDaniel, Pettigrew, Stackhouse and c< Wallace voted for the bill. a The special committee charged with ol making arrangements for the contem- u: plated trip to Charleston on the ISth inst., reported as follows: di There will be two trains to Charles- ei ton, ore by the SDuth Carolina and tl Georgia and one by the Atlantic C Coast Line, both leaving Gervais d: street station at 7:30 A. M., Thursday tr morning, the 18th of February, 1897. c< The head of eaclj and every one of oi the executive departments in the State f< House and each and every senator a and member of the house will be enti- tl tied to two tickets, one by the South ^ 1 ?ii J ~ uaronna ana vxeurgia railway ?uu n one by the Atlantic Coast Line. Of- h ficers and attaches will be entitled to T one ticket each. d There are a limited number of tick tl ets for the steamer provided by the o city council of Charleston, but there e will be other steamers that will trans- ti port parties to the lleet for 50 cents, c each. Altamont Moses, For the Committee. 1 Columbia, S. C , Feb. 21.?The i is Senate met at 10 o'clock Wednesday ij to avoid a night session, in view of the c Charleston trip. c By consent a concurrent resolution ti was introduced and passed Iro allow ti the Mutual Guarantee Insurance Com- si pany of Greenville to apply for a new b isiiaibcr, Mr. Gaines worked his Senatorial c amendment in the Greenwood County D biJl by reconsidering the amendment * passed on the previous day and adding a provision for the election of a Sen- ^ alor. ~ In the Cherokee County bill Mr.. a Kagsdale, forthe friends or tnat Uoun-> p ty introduced a Senatorial amendment; e in the bill similar to Mr. Gaines' amendment to the Greenwood County bill. That bill was also put through* ? its final passage and was returned to u the House with amendments. Mr. Wallace offered an amendment c to the bill providing for the expendi- a lure of the commutation tax, making n it more strict in its provisions by requiring the tax to be expended, not ^ only in the township from which col- tj lected, but also on the section of the ^ road from which it was derived. S( Mr. Archer opposed it as impractica- ^ ble and having a tendency to pile up c, work on somebody witn no pay. The c amendment was adopted and the bill s, passed. t] Mr. Norris was disposed to make a war on the bill to require railroad ?om- c panies to stop all trains at local sta- f, tions, but a compromise was reached tj in the postponement of the bill that Mr. Norris might study its effects with the amendments made to it. The Bamberg County bill came up b on its third reading, was amended as a regards the Senatorial representation I and in a number of details and was ? passed. u Mr. M *yfield moved the adoption of n the unfavorable report on Mr. Con- b nor's bill to regulate the manufacture, e sale, inspection, , of fertilizers- ? Mr. Connor defended the bill. Its tl chief point was iu the c?.ncellation of p the privilege tax tags, tbe effect of b whicli he said would be to iBcrease the o revenue from this tax at least .'30 per fi cent. He said that ttiese tags were ? used again by manufacturers. It also provided for a reduction to 10 cents of the privilege tax. He thought that e the tax should be applied to the sink- p ing fund, the specific purpose for b which it was levied, after the pay- fi mentofa sum to Clemson to justify ^f le analysis by its chemist. He was ot an enemy of Clemson. He spoke jng and earnestly on the question ointing out evidence cf the dodging f the tax by companies selling ferlizers. He suoke of the injustice to le farmer in the high tax and went illy into all the bearings of tlie sub ict. Mr. McDaniel, for the Committee on griculture, which made the unfavor3le renort. renlied to him. Ciemson seded the fund, he said. Taere was o demand by the farmers for its reuction. There was no need for the iw. It was not fair in its restrictions a the fertilizer companies, which ere not in a position just now to ?ar fresh burdens. The chemist at lemson had never found any deleteous matter in any samples of fertilizes examined, though analyses varied. Mr. Norris eulogized his friend, Mr. onnor, buv thought his bill would ork an injury not only to Clmson, it to the men who built Clemson. In te course of his argument for the lpport of Clemson, he urged that the aduating papers from that instituon would not admit one of the re;nt graduates to the freshman class : a technical school for higher edu ition. He contended that the reducon of the tax would make no differlce with the farmer, as the small aange in price would be lost between le manufacturer and the middle tan. Mr. Archer moved that further conderation b9 postponed until Friday, he Senate then adjourned until Friar at 10 o'clock. There wss a strong effort made durlg the day by members of the House > have reconsidered the vote by which le anti-free pass repeal bill was kill1. A number of Senators were imortuned to make the motion, as it as declared that a full Senate would ass the repealing bill. They did ot, however, meet with a great deal f encourgement. It is possible that ley may, if they press their efforts s actively as they did yesterday, be ltimately successful in inducing jme Senator to open the way for the oo riacQpc Qfroin AS TO MAGISTRATES. be House Bill DeQulng Their Powers and Duties. Columbia, Feb. 18.?Thepor.ion of le bill passed bv the House defining le powers and duties of magistrates 3ads as follows: Section 1. The governor shall have utho/ity, by and with the advise and ansentof the senate, to appoint magis ates in each county of the State, 'ho shall hold their offices the term f two years,and until their successors re appointed and qualified. The umber of magistrates 10 be appointed )r each countj and their territorial irisdiction shall be the same as here)fore prescribed by law for trial jusces in the respective counties of the tate, except as hereinafter otherwise rovided. Such magistrates may be ispended by the governor for iacaacity, misconduct or neglect of duty; ad the governor shall report any susension, with the causa thereof, to the mate at its next session for its aproval or disapproval. Sec. 2. The governor shall have aulority, by and with the advice and rnsent of the senate, to fill any vaincy caused by death, removal or :herwise of any magistrate for the aexpired term. Sec. 3. Before entering upon the tschs.rge of the duties of his office ich magistrate must take, in writing, le oath of offica prescribed in the onstitution, and also the several adLtional oaths required to be^taken by ial justices before the clerk of the Durt of com anon pleas of the county, r in case there be no such clerk, be)re any one authorized to administer n oath, and must file the same with le secretary of state. Sec. 4. The civil jurisdiction of lagistrates snail oe tne same as mai eretofore exercised by trial justices, 'hey shall have exclusive jurisiction in all criminal cases in which tie punishment does not exceed a fine f $100 or imprisonment for 30 days xcept in cases of riot, assault and batjry, and larceny and carrying conealed weapons coupled with an ofsnse in which such weapon is used, n criminal matters beyond their jurdiction to try they shall sit as examaing courts, and -commit (except in apital cases) or discharge persons barged with such offienses. Magisrates shall have concurrent jurisdicion only with the court of general ession in cases of riov., assault and attery and larceny. In counties rhere they are given separate and exlusive territorial jurisdiction, crimil&1 cases shall be tried in the district rhere the offense was committed, unmc fVio nlooo nf ii?ial Ka ^hancpH tn nother district in the same county in he manner prescribed by law. The rawing of juries and the taking of ppeal shall be governed by the same iroceedure as obtained in trial pasties' courts. Sec. 5. Magistrates shall have all he powers and parform all the duties leretofore vested in and incumbent pon trial justices. Sec. 6. Tne rules of procedure in ivil and criminal cases shall be the ame in magistrates courts as in forler trial justices' courts. Sec. 7. Magistrates, in their discreion, sentencing prisoners to labor on ae public highways mayc:>mmit them irectly to the officer in charge of perans so laboring upon the public highways or other public works. But one ommittal and discharge fee shall be harged by any sheriff of the State for uch prisoners when incarcerated in tie county jail aftersentence. All costs nd fines collected by magistrates in riminal cases shall be paid over arthwith to the county treasurers of ae respective counties. Double Suicide. Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 15.?The odies of Miller Ripley, aged 25 years nd his young wife were found in Iawkins county near here- The ouple had been missing since Saturday ighit. It appears they burned the esidence of Henry Sutherland, a rother of Mrs. Ripley, last Saturday ight. From her brothers house they rent to thellolston River and.drowned hemselves. A noie found in Ripley's iocket requested that the bodies be uried in the same coffin. The cause f the act is supposed to have been ill eeling between the Ripley and Suthrland family. The fault of others is easily percoivd, but that of one's self is difficult to erceive. A man winnows his neighbors faults like chalF, but his own aults he hides, as the cheat hides the alse die from the gambler. | SLASHING AT SALARIES. the house cuts.them right and left without mercy. The Pay cf Clerk* Rfdnced?The Sonth Carolina College Appropriation Cat Detailed Account of the Proceedings and Redactions. Columbia, Feb. 19 ?la the House on last'Monday the appropriation bill was taken up and toned down. Mr. Reynolds moved to amend S3 as to reduce the pension clerk's hire from $300 to $t>00. Mr. Ilderton moved to further amend so as to reduce it to $400. Mr Reynolds thought a good man at $100 a mouth could do this work in six months. The house by a vote of 51 to 25 agreed to Mr. Ildertons amendment. Mr. Winkler asked why the committee had provided for ah additional expert clerk at a salary of $1,500. Mr. Crum explained why this man was necessary. Mr. Gasque wanted to reduce the salary of this additional clerk, who would inspect all county offices, from $1,500 to $800. Mr. Pollock moved to amend the amendment so as to strike out the entire provision for the inspector. Mr. Revnolds earnestly advocated the establishment of the office. He said the comptroller general was a badly overworked man and his responsibility was very great. Mr. Toole said the comptroller did not need any such extra officer. Mr. Simkins thought the additional clerk shonld be given the comptroller. The amount was only, to be expended if it was necessary; but if it was necessary, it should be spent. Mr. Kinard of Abbeville said if it was necessary to create an. officer to examine the books of auditors and treasurers it was necessary to require him to examine every other office. He didn't think the condition of the s?ota'c financpc warranted l.he forma tion of new offices. Mr. Stevenson didn't think it fair to make the whole State pay for the incompetence or dereliction of county officers. Let counties select competent officers, and if they do wrong, let the county pay for it. Mr. J. P. Thomas, Jr., held that this measure was in the line of economy; it would save the State money. The idea did not originatein the comptroller's offics, but was a suggestion of the committee. Mr. Ilderton said the office ol: comptroller general had been increasing in cost every year, and be beuevea 11 was time to call s, halt. Mr. Crum explained that the extra expenses were on account of pensions, and then argued that this was a measure of economv. Mr. Pollock's motion to strike out the whole clause was adopted by a large vote. Mr. Winkler moved to do away with one of the bookkeepers of the State treasurer. Mr. Reynolds explained that this was not acting fair with the treasurer. Mr. Thomas said that the treasurer had always had two bookkeepers. The past year these two bookkeepers had to handle the dispensary funds. The committee thought they should be allowed $150 extra for this work. Mr. Kinard suggested an amendment to the amendment to strike out the provision for $150 extra to each of the bookkeepers. Mr. Thomas sxplained that the legislation had imposed this extra work without providing for extra pay. At certain seasons of the vear these two bookkeepers worked from 9 a. m. to 12 or 1 o'clock at night. Mr. Kinard thought that the State should be entitled to every moment of the time of these officers. They had to reduce the expanses of the State. Mr. Winkler withdrew his amendment, and Mr. Kinard's amendment came before the house. Mr. Williams t&ougnt tnat inis sum should not be paid as the State got no dispensary monciy. Mr. Mehrtens, as one of the committee that investigated the matter as to where the $?00 appropriated last year went, said that they had found that it went to the treasurer, while the bookkeepers did the work. Mr. Kinard's amendment was then adopted. Mr. Pollock moved to cat the salaries of the bookkeepers from $1,350 each to $1,250. *r_ mi ?j our. XllUlXltib rtiLUaiiiCU. mm, luc oaiary reduction act of 1893 had placed these salaries at $1,350; that was why the committee had put that amount in. Mr. Pollock thought that they could get good men for the salaries named. Mr. Pollock's amendment was agreed to. Mr. Pollock then moved to reduce the chief clerk's salary from $1,500 to 1,250. Thisjwas agreed to in short order. Then Mr. Toole moved to cut down the salary of the chief clerk of the comptroller from $1,400 to $1,300 and that of the bookkeeper of the comptroller from $l,i>00 to $1,400. Mr. Pollock suggested to Mr. Toole that he make the salaries of the comptroller's clerks $1,250 each. Mr. Toole accepted this, and the house agreed to the amendment. Mr. Pollock then went for the salaries of the cleric of the secretary of state and the governor's private secretory, cutting them to $1,250 each. On motion of Mr. Mc White the usual appropriation of $500 for collecting arms and other incidental expenses of the adjutant general's oflice was cut to $3U0. Mr. Crum of Ihe committee, who had looked into the matter, said he had found thai the amount was carefully expended. Mr.Uderton had the salary of the clerk of adjutant general cut from $000 to $800. Mr. Thomas said the act of 1893 provided for a salary of $900. i Mr. Toole had the salary of the clerk of the superintendent of education cut to $300. i Mr. Ilderton had the salary of the State armorer cut from $500 10 $300. i Mr. Winkler wanted the adjutant general's contingeat fund cut to $100, but at the request of the chairman of the committee, Mr. Rainsford made a statement sho'ving that the amount was necessary, and the house killed the amendment. Mr. iiderton wanted the adjutant general's stationery and stamp fund decreased from $200 to $150. Mr. Kinar.l thought $200 was too great a sum. The amendment was then about to be agreed to, when Josh Ashley took the lloorand earnestly advocated the retension of the $200 appropriation. There was considerable more debate., i and then Mr. Patton called the previous question on the amendment, saying he would save something to the State ia that way anyhow. The amendment was then adopted. The appropriation for the support of the militia was called up and Mr. Johnson moved to reduce it from $10,000 to $9,000. The house refused to do this. Mr. Reynolds wanted the appropriation of $550 for purchase of United States court reports stricken out, as they were in the supreme court library. Mr. Thomas said that these books 1J Ua. nn + r\f iVitt ll hrflTT UUUiU XiUL UC Ul&DU UUt VI tav j and the attorney general needed the books badly. He moved to table the amendment. Mr. Patton thought that this was an almost unnecessary appropriation. After some further discussion the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Uderton wanted to increase the otfnmov crpnftrftl'q snlarv f rnm aooiobauvnkwiuvj ^ |1,300 to $1,500 on account of the hard work required of this officer. The amendment was promptly tabled. Mr. Ei bler wanted to reduce the total appropriation for salaries of the railroad commissioners from $5,700 to $4,500. He said they should deal with the money of the railroads as they did with tne State's fund. This amount came from the roads. It was not right to make the roads pay more than they would themselves. Mr. Pollock raised the point that the Constitution prohibited changes in the salary of any officials during the term for which he has been elected. Mr. Simkin3said that this provision applied only to the judges. Mr. Stevenson said that the Constitution required that these salaries could only be changed by statute. The amendment was" tabled by a rrnia nf 3J. til The salary of the State librarian was then on motion of Mr. Toole cut from $1,000 to $800. Mr. McWhite moved to cut the stamp fund from $225 to $150. Mr. Crum and Mr. Ilderton said that former appropriations had been insufficient. The amendment was then tabled. Mr. McWhite wanled to have the State reporter's salary cut from $900 to to $800 but failed. Mr. Toole moved to cut the salary of the librarian of the supreme court. This was voted down. Mr. Toole then moved to reduce the contingent fund of the supreme court from $500 to $300. This also failed. Mr. Speer moved to increase the appropriation of the State board of health from $1,500 to $2,500. He said this sum was necessary. Dr. Wvche said that to reduce the former appropriation would be taking a step backward. The State board of health was a most important organization. Mr Rogers also spoke earnestly in behalf of the proposition to make the appropriation $2,500 as it had been heretofore. Mr. Toole was opposed to raising this appropriation. Mr. Ilderton said he very seldom asked for an increase of an appropriation, but he did in this case. I Dr. Smith of Laurens made an ear nest speech in advocacy of Mr. Speer's amendment. He gave many reasons why the State board should be given earnest and substantial support Mr. Thomas said the committee had not had the benefit of the board's report this year and had merely acted upon the comptroller's recommenda lion. Mr. Slurkie said that the amount should be given. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. Speer then moved to increase from $1,600 to $3,000 the appropriation for carrying out the provisions of the act quarantining the State against contagious and infectious diseases. Mr. Kfnard protested against this amount. He couldn't see the necessity of it. Mr. Wyche stated why it was necessary and then the amendment was ae-reed to. Mr. McWhite offered to amend so as to reduce the appropriation for printing books, etc., for auditors and treasurers from $2,500 to $2,000. He said it was only what was allowed raai votti, Mr. Thomas explained that the comptroller found that more books would be needed this year. Amendment killed. Mr. Ilderton then moved to cut the South Carolina College appropriation from $25,000 to $21,000. Mr. Ilderton had said in the morning that this was to bring it down to the figures of last year. He argued that all these State institutions should be cut down; the professors should not be paid so much. He could not see how it took so much to run the college. He wanted all the colleges reduced. He wanted to do what was richt. The professors should not be paid more than any other hard-worked men. Mr. Kennedy moved to amend the amendment so as to reduce the appropriation to $17,000. He presented a schedule of ideal salaries that should be paid. Mr. deLoach then spDke earnestly and vigorously against these proposed rodnntinns. Tfc was a shame to vote mere pittances to these institutions. To vote for such reductions meant the crippling of these colleges. They could not run the colleges with cheap professional men. If you want to starve them out, do not give them one cent. As he concluded, there was a wave of applause from the students and ladies in the galleries. The speaker at once rapped for order and announced that if such a demonstration was repeated he would have to have the galleries cleared. Mr. Toole was opooied to the amendment to the amendment, but thought that in view of the State's financial condition $21,000 was enough; he represented the taxpayers. M r. Simkins wanted the $25,000 appropriation made. To cut ic meant the dealing of a severe blow to the entire educational system of the State. Make this reduction, and how much money will you save/ The $25,000 appropriation cost each citizen about 2 cents. You would save less than a cent apiece by the reduction. He read the figures given in a communication recently published in The State. The South Carolina college had fewer professors than any high grade college in the country. Mr. Mauldin said he did not wish to injure or cripple the higher institutions of learning. Whenever the legislature began to practice economy the cry of starving tlieui was at once raisied. The poor man felt the burden of these special privileges. lie wanted to deal out equal rights to all. Mr. Bacot briefly stated his observations ana experience as a trustee. He went there ignorant of the inner workings of the college. He found there a body of men than whom none stand higher in this country. He referred to their earnest work, giviog up their holidays to work in summer schools. And all this upon reduced salaries. If they did anything, it should be to increase and put this college on a par with the other leading institutions of this land. Mr. Speer did not wish to antagonize the South Carolina college, but it should be run economically. A man should pay for higher education. He took Ekskine college, which ran on an income of $9,000 and graduated about 17 students. He cited other State institutions and then said that with $25,000 the South Carolina college had graduated only "two and two halves1' students. These would not be worth such a sum to the State, no matter who they might be. Mr. Rogers was a friend of the cdIlege, but would be willing to cut to $21,000, but not below. He favored tuition fees and thought that they should be paid by every student. Mr. Bacot said that many of the students there now paid tuition fees of $4U a year, uver $"<5,uuu was paia in fees last year. Mr. Blythe thought that $21,000 was sufficient to meet all the expenses for the proper maintenance of the college. He quoted some figures to sustain his position. The roll call was then demanded on the motion to reduce to $17,000. The house voted as follows, tabling the amendment: Ayes?Asheley, Carraway, Caughman, Davis. Gh W.; Graham, J. S.; Hamiiton, Kennedy, Kibler, Kinard, H. J.; Kinard, J. D.; Lester, Moore, Plyler, Stevenson, Williams?15. Nays?AH, Anderson, Armstrong, Asbill, A ustell, Bacot, Bailey, tfedon, Blythe, Breeland, Burns, Colcock, Crum, Cushman, Davis, C. M ; de Loach, Dukes, Edwards, Epps, Fairey, Fox, Gadsden, Gage, Gasque, Glenn, Goodwin, H. P.; Goodwin, O. P.; Graham, T. A.; Hiott, Hollis, Hum phery, Ilderton, Johnson, Lancaster, Limehouse, Livingston, Lofton, Ma gill, Maujdin, Meares. Mehrtens, Mil ler, J. H.; Mishoe, Mitchell, McDaniel, McKeown, McLaurin, Mc White, Nettles, Patton, Phillips, Pollock, Prince, Pyatt, Reynolds, Robinson, Rogers, Russell, Seabrook, Sinkler, Skinner, Simkins, Smith, J. R.: Smith, E. D.; Speer, Sturkie, Sullivan, Thomas, J. P., Jr.; Thomas, W. H.; Toole, Townsend, Verner, Vincent, Wolling, Wes3mereland, Whi sonant, Wilson, Wingo, Winkler, Yeldell?87. The roll call was demanded then on the Ilderton amendment to cut to $21, 000. The house agreed to the amendment by the following vote: Yea?Hon. F. B. Gary, speaker: All, Armstrong, Asbill, Ashley, Aus tell, Bethune, Blythe, Burns, Cara way, Caughman, Crum, Cushman, Davis, C. M.; Davis, George W. Dukes, Edwards, Epps, Fairey, Fox, Glenn, Goodwin, H. P.; Goodwin, O. P.; Graham, J. S.; Hamilton, Hoi lis, Humphrey, Ilderton, Johnson, Kennedy, Kibler, Kindard, Henry J. Kinard, J. D.; Lancaster, Layton, Lester, Limehouse, M&uldin, Miller, Joel H.; Mishoe, Moore, McKeown, McLaurin. McWhite, Phillips, Plyler, Pollock, Prince, Robinson, Rogers, Russell, Skinner, Smith, J. R.; Smith E. D.; Speer, Sturkie, Sullivan, Tim merman, Toole, Verner, Welch, West moreland, Whisonant, Wingo, Win kler?66. Nay?Anderson, Bacot, Barkley. Bedon, Breeland, Colcock, Davis, W C.; deLoach, Efird, Gadsden, Gage, Gasque, Graham, Thomas A.; Hiott Livingston, Lofton, Meares, Mathrt ens, Mitchell, McDaniel, Nettles, Pat ton, Pyatt, Reynolds, Seabrook, Sin kler, Simkins, Steven 3on, Thomas John P., Jr.; Thomas, W. H ; Town send, Vincent, Wolling, Wilson, Wil liams, Wyche, Yeldell?37. Mr. Layton moved to increase ith< appropriation for the deaf dumb an< blind asylum from $18,000 to $19,000 The committee held with all light before them that $ia,uuu was insum cient. Messrs. Thomas and Wilsoi explained the position of the commit tee. The amendment was tabled. On motion of Mr. Crum the appro priation for the expenses of litigatioi of the attorney general was cut fron $2,500 to $2,000. Mr. Ashley moved to strike out al together the appropriation of $7,501 for the new building for the colore< male insane at the State hospital fo the insane. Mr. Ilderton was opposed to this He could not see where they woul< be wasting any money to build thi structure. He pointed out the dange from fire. Mr. Wilson also spoke against thi amendment. The committee had sen for Dr. Babcock and he had convince! them that the building was an abso lute necessity. This building was fo the benefit of those whom God ha< touched. Many brick were alread; upon the ground. Mr. Efird disliked to oppose this but felt it his duty. IHImaII** Mm A ek Ifltr iirUlirlnflW i Vl i 1} mail J JXLl . iiOUlVJ UlbUUlVM kU amendment. Mr. Philips1 amendment relating t< the S'ate Fair society's appropriatioi came up again. Mr. Thomas was op posed to the amendment. Mr. Ilderton said that Mr. Phillip amendment was in the words of ttu previous act on the subject. He di< not know whether this money woulc comeback or not if it was not needed Mr. Thomas offered a substitut* providing that all surplus remaining after the premiums had been paid b< covered back into the State treasury and that all be returned if the gate re ceipts etc., were sulliiient- This wa: adopted. Mr. Pol Iocs then endeavored tc have the whole appropriation Strieker out. After a spat with Mr. Thoma: about the provision not being there Mr. Pollock proceeded to read, wit! great empressemeut, a section pointei out to him by Mr. Thomas of Charles ton. Suddenly ho stopped and th( whole house broke into a roar of laugh ter. The section had turned directh against him. When the house quietec somewhat. Mr. Pollock said hi; friend from Charleston had played j joke on him and soon after sat down The house rejected the amendmen of Mr. Pollock. The total amount o the appropriation was then changec to $2,400 by consent. The vote was clinched. Then there was an effort to recon sider the vote whereby Mr. Thomas amendment was adopted. It endei after much talk in the clinching of tu< vote whereby Mr. Thomas1 amend menthad been agreed to. Mr. Timmerman then moved to cu the salary of the phosphate commis sioner from ^l.TiJO to $1,201). Mr. Crum thought that the duties o the commissioner were such that hi should receive the salary recommend ed. The amendment was agreed to (CONTINUED ON I'AliK FOUR.] PENSION CHANGES. TEXT OF THE BILL AS IT PASSED THE HOUSE. The New mil Makes a Nnmber of Important Changes In the Law as It Now Stands as to the Connty Boards. Columbia, Feb. 20.?The following is the full text of the amendatary pension bill as it passed the House: Section 1. That section 943 of the revised statutes of 1893, as amended by an act approved the 9th of March, 1896, relating to pensions, be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out said section and inserting the following, which shall be section 943: Section 943. The examining board of pensions for each township in the several counties of this State shall be i composed of three ex-Confederate soldiers or sailors, who shall be non otherwise to be composed of reputable citizens thereof, to be elected as hereinafter provided, to which all applii cation for pensions shall be made, i whose duty it shall be to decide to which class said applicant belongs; ajid in case of any contest it shall be referred with all the facts to the county examining board, which shall be composed of four ex-Confederate soldiers or sailors, who shall be non-ap plicants for pensions, to be elected as hereinafter provided, whose decision shall be final. The several townshin . boards shall meet at such time and place most convenient before the first Monday in April, 1897, and on the I fhin/1 \1 rtn/1 QTTO nf Tonnamr aoaIi vuti M mvumhju vi v auuoij I Ul oovu succeeding year, for the purpose of considering applications, and within 10 days thereafter the county examining board shall meet at the several county seats to settle all disputes and contests. It shall be the duty of said board to examine eaeh applicant or his application under rules and regulations prescribed by the secretary of state, the attorney general and comptroller general, who are hereby created a Slate board of pensions, giving in detail the reasons which have influenced them in granting or rejecting said applications, accompanied by all the evidence upon whicb they acted, , after first being duly sworn fairly . and i mpartial ly to discharge the duties . herein prescribed for them to the best of their ability; and after said oaths . are duly hied in the office of the clerk ' of the court the members of said town. ship boards of pensions shall meet as soon as practicable for the discharge ; of the duties herein imposed upon them. In selecting pensioners from | among the applicants the board shall ' have regard to their physical condition and financial means, and also to the financial condition of their near relatives, allowing each applicant so ' selected the sum of $6, $1 and $3 per per month, as they may be entitled | under the provisions of this act. A ' maiorit? of the mernhnra nf said | board shall constitute a quorum who ! may determine any matter presented . by them, subject, however to right of . review by the State board. As soon as such township and county boards complete their list, as above, giving 1 the names of the pensioners, their ' residences and the amount per month to which they are entitled, they shall ' certify the same to the State board of pensions to be reviewed by them. The " State board of pensions shall thereupon pass upon the names contained in ; said list, and shall certify to the clerks ^ of the court of the several counties the list of the names and amounts apa proved by them and the said clerks of t court shall record the same in a book, and the said roll so made un shall be * designated "approved pension roll for 18?," and such pension shall constitute the pensioners entitled to receive the aid herein provided for the current year. That the members of the several township boards shall serve without compensation. j Section 2. That section 951 of the revised statutes of 1893 and the act amendatory thereto approved the 9th _# lir l_ * 1 m it J 3 3 or marcn, io?o, do iurtner amenaea, j so as to read as follows: Section 951. That on some convenient day prior to April, 1897, and prior to August of each succeeding year, j the surviving soldiers and sailors who were in the service of the Confederate _ States or of this State in the late war between the States,residing in the several townships of the coutnties of this s State shall meet at such place in their t several townships as may be mostconJ venient, and after organizing and ' electing a chairman and secretary ? shall elect a majority vote of three of * their members, who are not applicants 7 for pensions, to constitute and be known as the township examining i board; that the said township boards shall elect one of their members chair6 man. It shall be the duty of the chairman of the several township boards 5 to meet at their resnective countv seats 1 within 10 days thereafter and organ* iza by electing from among their number a chairman and secretary, and s when so organized shall elect by a \ majority vote four of their members j and a regular practicing physician, 1 who shall constitute and be known as the county examining board of pen5 sions. The said county examining ? board shall meet on salesday in April. i 1897, and on salesday in August of ? each succeeding year: Provided, ' however, That in those townships 5 where such surviors fail or refuse to comply with the provisions } of this act the State board of pensions 1 shall appoint three ex-Confederate 3 soldiers or sailors, who shall be nonapplicants for pensions, when available, and when not, to appoint three reputable citizens of said township as members of said township boards,who shall hear all applications. Sec. 3. That the members of the several county examining board of pensions shall receive as compensation for their services par day, and 5 cents f er mile one way; said per diem and mileage not to exceed $8 each in any one year. A Kaoe Against Death, Denver, Col., Feb. 16.?II. J. Mahan, who took a Burlington special train from Chicago yesterday morniug to Denver, hoping to reach the bedside of his only son before death came to him, arrived this morning nearly four hours too late. The run was made by the special between the two cities, 1,26U miles, in eighteen hours and fifty-two minutes. The last three hunured miles this morn- * ing, with a climb of nearly a mile in the air, was made at the rate of fiftyseven miles an hour. Young Mahan - died just after his father entered Colorado.