The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, December 11, 1890, Image 6
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rAROLINA LEGISLATUF
ASSEEN IN MID-SESSION.
The Firs%Two Weeks Devot ed to Lookit
over the Field--Some Measures of Grej
Public Importance-Notes of the Se
Blom.
COLU3I1A, S. C., Dec. 1.-Specia
Observers of the 'work of the presei
General Assembly have been great
impressed with one fact- -the vei
small quantity of business thus far a
tually accomplished. The session III
be considered half gone, and as y1
there is no measure passed eilther IIoum
which looks to a solution of any of 1i
questions that have agitated, or at lea
interested, the people for many montl
past. One reason given for this con
tion of the Legislative business is th
the body has been awaiting the su
gestions of Governor Tillman. The
having been formally made in the I
augural address of his Excellency,
may now be expected that the lawn
kers' attention will be given to somel
the matters affecting the people's i
terests most-because they affect t
condition of their pockets.
The all-important subject of r
trenchment has been but gently tot
ed. If all the measures thus far si
gested as tending to reduce the publ
expenditures should be passed, the r
fect upon the tax levies would be bar
ly, it at all, perceptible. 'I'lits is ni
saying that the authors of the propos(
reforms are untrue to their pledges <
economy in every department of or
public service. The few cforts no,,
at retrenchment shoild serve only I
illustrate the fact that whilo a reu
tion of appropriations is surely desir;
ble, it is not always easy to say
what place reform should begii
Among the bills looking to retreicl
ment are the following:
A bill to abolish the oflice of jiu
commissioner anid devolve his diti
on the county auditor. The avera'
annual p-iy of the jury commission
is about $75.00, The fate of ilie nv
ure is doubtful.
A bill to abolish the oflice or sut
visor of registration and devolve h
duties on the colnty auditor. T1
House committee has reported this i
favorably, and it will doubtless lie ki
I&,
In connection with these two pr
positions may be note(l that to aholh
the ollice of county auditor and de voi
his duties onl the county treasirt
Every effort to imake such a change h
thus far failed. No bill, looking
this "reform," is yet oil the calendar
0itler house. In View of the imake 1
of the present Assen bly, suich a chian)
would seem likely to commuand lar
support. But its fate woild o r mai
reasous, be extremely doubt ful. .
A bill to abolish the pay of eleetw
inaiagers and their clerks. It is tsi
mated that this would save betwee
seven and eight thousand dollars
every election year-it being asum
that there may he found, in sullciei
numbers, citizens competent for it
work and willing to perform it fi
nothing. Present indications point I
the passage of the bill.
Bills to reduce the pay of inembers.
one fixing the per diem at $3 and ai
other at$4. If precedents be follow(
there will be no reduction.
Mr.llardin, of Chester has introduic(
a bill to fix different salaries as follow
Governor S.0u0, nlow 33,5 K).
Secretary of State 1,NX; State Treasu
er, 1,800; Comptroller General.1,8ou; si
perintendent of Edur1cationl, 1,0,K; ('oi
missioner of Agriculture; ,,ik Aij,
tant andl Inspector Gieneral. 1,) ((; A
torney G eneral, l,800), now 2.1(K).
Assistant Attorney Genieral I,tt
now 1,500).
State Librarian, 5(0, now 25.
Superintendlent 1l'en itent iary,81
nowv 2,100.
P'hysician l'vnit ent ary $1,mo4K; no
1,500.
(Governor's i'ri vate Secretary si p,
Giovernor's Messeniger. 8:00I, no(w 4
loper Staite I louse G rounrds, S.'
no W 5(X).
Chief Clerk Secretary of State, (hr
clerks State Treasurer, Chuief ('Ie
Comptroller General each, $1 ,2 K, ina
1,500 each.
Bookkeeper of Crmptrollecr Gener
Clerk Superintendenit of EduIcatic
Clerk Commissioner of Agricultu
eaich, $1,000) now 1,500 each, except t
Clerk of the Superintendent of Educ
tion whose salary is $1,200.
Clerk of Adjutant and Inspector Gt
eral $750, now 1,200.
In connection with these bI.'s it ii
be noted that the Ilouse has electedl
chaplain, whose comnpensation is in'i
discresion of the body, while there
now pending a b)111 to provide a clh
latin for the Il onse and one for the S
Mte-eachi to receive the pay of a im
her. Trhe fate of the measure Is dou
TIhe present chaplain of the ITo
is the Rev. 0. A. D)arby, well known
the former president of the 1-emale (
lege.
sOMEJ PR1Ol'OsED) (CH A NOEs'.
Some idea of proposedi changes
certain directions may be gathe
from the following reports of Iloi
comm aittees:
Unfavorable report from the judi:
ary committee on bill to ablolish co
for attorneys in the settlenment of it
state estates. Bill rejectedl.
Unfavorable report from same co
mittee on the bill to require a licem
for the sale of pistols a11(d cartridg
Bill ordered to bo placed on the Cat
dar.
Favorable report from same co'
mittee on the bilto abolish the cos
of attorneys. Laid over for futu
consideration.
Unfavorable report from samie con
mittee on bill1 to abolish the ollice
Master In Laurens County. Laid ove
Unfavorable report on the bill tor
dMce the legal rate of interest to 5 p
cent. Laid over.
Unfavorable report on the bill
make the ofmce of railroad comumissio
er elective by the people. Bill rejet
'here is a general impression th
the p resent raIlroad Comnmission wv
be abolished, and its duties devolve
upon a single cornmissioner at an al
nual salary of 82,500.
Among the bills passed by g '
mSjengt asi. Joflng:
-AA . d 'it'e law relating to fi
es~ Alaends, delin< uent lands and ec
lection of taxes. 'he bill is an Im p
tant one anid provides that the sheri
of the different counties ini making b
lee and sales, in making returns arid
paying over money collected under t
warrante or executions placed in th
hands by county treilsurers, shall
subject to the direction and under
control of the Compfroller General
the State in like manner as they n<
Are to plaintiffs in execution; andt
Oonptroller General is in'vested i
all the rights and privieges of a plal
tiff in exeution to make and obti
the aid of the Court to compel refra
tor sheriffs to discharge their dot:
-i a he enforcement of tax executioc
""'It la also the duty of sheriffs to rna
'' urn of all tax ezeei0tIons to I
urer of thelt reppiecount
- in ninety, Sfj' date of
In T# l$ e coun
=trraurers shall have the right 'to re
cover from any such defaultiog sheriff
treble the amount of such penalties
E In any Court of competent jurisdiction.
Substituting S. S. Melride as trustee
of the estate of John de In Howe inl
pl.ico of David',Morrah, deceased.
To reduce the licenses of hawkers
and pedlers from SA) to 825. This
bill provoked the first debate of the
- season. Ar. loozer, of Edgelield,
imloved to kill the bill. lie thought the
p diers would be much bettel em
pIoyel in sme more respectable busi
it nss, .1d he thought the people wvould
ly be bettvIr off wit lhout the articlt's they
-y lw(ldh-d(. Nlr. l'in-st Gary- exiiame4l
e- that tihle object of t he bill wa it) com
Iy n-l this chiss of pet-ripatetie lui-rIhits
a to pay a license. They woblitl not ray
e, 13100. bit still illicitly pli-d t1iheir I(rade.
to A re(iced license coutl( he imore easily
st collected. A Iter a tit iHv ellort to inake
is the license S50, the bill was lasSud inl
I- its original shape.
at The Iflouse I)assed, withoot. aity neg
g- ativ vN-ot, a conellren'lt re4so][i.1on I
se qitring t1ws Svervt;iry of State to cot
n- 1in1niatv (by eIicssengel it thought dhe
it siralle) with t le Secretary of t(e Inte
a- rior anl IrOIcuIT froin that, functionary
of a statemnent, of t(e poulation of the
i- lNseveral cotitiis of this State, as as
he -vrtained by the vensuis recently taken.
Wen t1he resolution reached the Sen
v- ate it. 1ut an inexpwete<I fate.
h- Senitor Meetze of Lexington moved
g-he ad option of the resolution. Sema
ic tor 1-:%iis obijected on the groni d that
f- Ithe information desiredh wou(ld not be
e- need-d at tle present session of the
At Asseilibly, inasniuch as the reappor
4i tioninent cotild not be iiade intil intich
>f later, by which timne the Asseibly
ir would have tlie benefit of the published
e census. Senator Sloan. of Ilichilind,
) spoke on the same line as Senator Ev
ans, of Marlboro, and the resolution
t- wai not conuirred in. The negative
A vote was confined to Lle Senator from
1. L,.Xingtoli.
In connection with the proposedtv -
rand to Washington it may be men
Y tioned tlatt before the concitirreitt, res
ollition reached the Senate there were
Ic( l-ss han a dozen all4Ications to
,,r the Secretary of State for the Isit ion
9-oftesngr
", 1, VN N. Cf 1,06 1, F(;.-: E."
is TLh- triistoves ofi the l('I4.moson Agricuil
I tral an1d Nechaniical ('(llege ha-ive
i- mahe:ii ehboratc rpIiort to the (,lenl
1I- eral Asse10i1v, anil the pir is now in
Ihe hIaIIs of ihe inem lirs. A synopsis
o- of its coit eits Ii list prove interesting.
;h Thit4 tristees inet in Coltiibia on the
-e 20th day of ,.anuary. P1t11, and organ
r. izcd by 4.h-ectinmig It. W. Sinipsonl presi
is (ent 1f the hoard, anl .1. E. \\'anna
Mnaker secretary
o iiiak1i itIreaistirer, and(
>f upon resignation of the latter P. II. E,
P Sloan, secretarv and treasuirer, and It.
e \\. :iNmpson, D. K. Norris, Jas. L. O rr,
e Alan .)litstolp tIil I'. 1. 1>w vere
y elected ilinibers of the vx(ccIti%ve coml
lilittee.
.Ilie r port, recites tie prociretment
i- of planls anii speciieations for thte
'n buhilidings; tie ac(Ilisition of the C(lem
n son estate, iponi the (eelsion of the
d Stiupren Court of the 'tited States;
it ti( work prelilninary to tle erection
e of buildings; the election of Prof. 11.
r A. Strode to the presIdency; an t(e
,o trouble wit.i brick-inaiiing in its early
stages. These troubles past. tie boarI
ICave now hand N1,1(1)000 brick of their
1. own inaking-sit liiient for all buiiil(d
d ing thiat can le dIonie before spring.
The board at its last meeting elected
A Prof. I1. 1". 1).ggar, gradiate of tle
s: sil.i1 Agricultural 'ollege, assis
tant director (if the experinent station
.. and ad vised HIe station to be put in
i.limmediate operation. This direction
y of tie board has beii carritvd into ('
.. feet, ani 11e sIation is bein-g siport
t- b y thiat part of thme fundl( (commolii)nly
known as the "I latch"' fund, tiuecl
( ver to the secretary and treasutren by
the South ( 'arolinia Uin iverisity, biing
abot)ut t wo-t hirds of' one- cluIarit er, (or thie
*o sum of $.?,280.:i
'IThe ex pendliture's of" t lie 3 ear we're
w Sill% 3l1, leaving a bhinu' on hianid oft
S8Zt5513.li. Th'le buildings arei estiniated
:1, tio cost $l150,H0.i*J The bo(ar:] est imnoate
(lat, in order-i to (comiplete thec buiildings
i. inl tiine to oteni thie college liefore thie
i,fall of 1St2, there shioutld lie ani appro
prtint toin. f or thliat. purP' ose (if Sil( ,1 it by
cc thie ;uiesent Legisl .ture.
'k Thie b oatrd also ask 100 add it ion al
w convicts. Th'ley recoinumiendt thiat thle
eentertis oif t h will be aluthorizted to
i, pay' Aiss Lee her legacy, airtl reqiuest
n,an approptriti, of $5010 out of thle
e, iiOniey 1 'tq(ueathled, to place ai monui
lie ii ent at. tlie grave of 'lTh omas G. -'Cat
a- son, andc $:300 for a portra it of that
gentleiiian. T[he report concludles as
n- fellows:
"In conclusion, now that the Clemson
ay ?\gricult uraul atid Mechanical College
a is apparently an es1 tblished fact. amid
hte It hats bieen demonstrated that it can be
is estabilishetidandl matiintainedl at a v'ery
-little, if any, cost to the State, we earn
on est ly retiuest all (lie friends of ed uca
m. (inn atid those who desire the elevation
l. and proisperity' of1 all of (lie people of
the State to utite inr bestow ig iuplon
us the (Clemson College ta ticourago
as metnt and generouas aid necessary toi
'ol. make{( it a sicess and an hionor- to the
State.
"The friends of agri('ultural anid rue
n ('ha:nicatl cclducation itn Souith (Caroli na
red do( not conisidlor (hiis thle onfllyl kin olf
iso ccdulcat ion desi rale for auIll(persotis, nor
do th' seek toi pull dlown or (des1trov~
ci- the eietec of ally oIf the (ither cieuc
sts tioitial instt ittinns (If (lie State. Theym3
er (desirme rather toi se'e (hem all prospier
alike andc Iabor01 harmonIously together',
m- in furniishinrg. If possible, toI every'
se y'outh in South Carolina such an educa
es tion, teitheri techinoilogical or literary, as
n. will best ad vanice thle interest of' (lie
I n<hydihutal anti promote thie w~el fare
n. andt prosperity of time State."
its The trutstees at their recent mieeting
re recoiiinmetided that the pre'csent ('xperi
mnent stationms andl thec State depart
n. umnt oIf agriculture be aibolishied, antd
of their woIrk t ransferred toI Chemison Cco,J.
,r. lege. It appears altogether proliep~1
e- that these suggestions will be adtedt(
or ,by thie Leglslaturrt at the prefgart ses_
sion.
a- The canvass for. IT'ited~ States Sena
t- tor is proceedirmWvery (luiletly. Neither
stitirigs vey 'de~tmnstrative. At this
Il between " chic appears narrowted
d er ir'i Senator IIamnpton andl Speak
,'1ywit the chances in favor of
T'IlE NEW OFFI('IA Ls."
se Tfhe general changes in the otilcers
andl at taches oft the Legislature certain
>r ly seems~ not to have hindi(eredl the biody
l- in the transaction of business. It Is
-conceded that both Clerks-General
it Giray aind D)r. P'ope--already muake ex
v- cellent oflicers, and thamt the wvork of'
ni the siuordinaite,s is also weflldone.
axr Speaker Irbiy makes a line presiding
bei olicer. Lieultenant (Governor Gary is
be ne,w mind therefore niot yet fuLlly at ease.
uhe it lisa frIends predict for him a very
ofsuccessful career. II, S. J,
he Dashed nlaty's Brains out,
th BOUND ]iROOK, N. J., Dec. 4.-Jamies
n- McNabb, a well known builder of this
LIn town, hired a carrIage to take lia
ic- brother's wife and child for a ride. As
les all were seated, the horse started and
os. ran away. in turning a rhort curve at
ke Church street he upset the carrIage,
he throwing all three people out. The
les baby, a year old, struck against the
Is- MethodIst parsonage gate and its brains
ty7wer dashed out,
GOVERNOR TILLMANd
NAUGURATION OF THE CHIEF EXE
CUTIVE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
A Latrg Ciowd fia Attendunce--The Sisl
plo Ceresnonkei--Tive Inauguiral Addreiss
--An Exiatiftive Rcvlvew of tibilic Ar
fail 1'--st guest lols, or l e lcih0stens tsil
lI.- foreti.
Co(il.-iiIa, S. C., Dec. 4.-Special:
Thl esc iiteiested in Lhe cereionies ill
e 14-)t tthe inaligurationl of the Gg
4r-1-,r (4 S(o-uth ('arolina were futli if
glh. iny forboding (St erd. ay. E".very
sign1 piml'd to a rainy day for the oo_
(111s00n ;ind ralin would have spoill.d I
things hadly. itit the raiii confined
itst'I to a little shower last iighLIt.
Tlis muorning's sun shone with es
peail bright.ness, and the day has been
the prett.iest of the season.
Some little time before the hour set
for the exercises, people began moving
towvards the State House. just iiorth of
which had been erected the platform,
capable of seating about 500 people.
'hiere was, as is usual oil such occa
Sionls, somile little delay, aInd it was aboit
1:2t, when I Ihe procession headed by the
Chiif ,Justice and the Governor-elect
reaehed the platform. 1h1e space in
front was well illued with spectators.
The iniber of people present Is esti
mat ed at 3,500.
The exercises were opened with pray
er by the lev. 0. A. Darby, ). 1)., of
this city. The oat I of office was then
adiiministered by Chief Justice Simpson
to (lovernof Tillman, who thereupon
proceeded to deliver his
INAU(;lnAl, ADDESS
which is a most exhaustive review of
pulblic alTairs in South Carolina, wit h
su-gestions of administrative reforms.
Thl document contains about seven
thousand words. The following synop
sis includes all its salient points. Goy
ernor Tillman said:
It is seldoi in the history of politics
thait a man is so honored as I am. It
is cistoniary to perform the ceremony
ol inauguiration in public and only
oncVe before that I am aware has it beei
iecessary in South Carolina to hold it
in open air in order to let the people
see.
To the large nuniber of my fellow eiti
zeus who have done me t(e honor to
come as witnesses of this impressive
ceremonial I can only say in simple
words I thank you.
'l'o the people I owe my election after
a most memorable canvass. To the
people only I owo allegiance and to the
people I pledge my loyal service. This
is io mere holiday occasion. The citi
zens of this gi eat commonwealth have
for tte! first time in its history demand
edland obtained t he righit to choose their
Govei nor, and 1, as the exponent and
leader of the revolution. which brought
alut the change,am here. to take the
solo-in oath of olice and enter ipon.
the discharge of its onerous diuties. Be
fore doing this it is proper, and usage
makes it obligatory on me, to make
known iny views and opinions on the
ii portant <uestions agitating the pub
lie iind and to show where and how
the reforis are nee(led and can be
wrotight.
With such an audience as this, symi
pathetie and enthusiastic, I might if
I n ere an orator attempt to play upon
your feelings and wiin applause by
flights of what some call eloquenev,
but which sensible people consiJer
-is "glittering generalities," the tinsel
and brass buttons of a dress parade,
ineaning nothing and worth nothing.
T!!he responsibilities of my position,
tie reliance of the peoplt' o pon mn y
lemlership, the shortness of our Jegis.
fat i ve session (one fourth of wh ich is
aulre'ady gone) alike dlemandl display of
prael ical staitesmansi p andl buisiness5
ite hods. We' are met to dto (lie busl
niess of' the people, not to e volvie beaumti.
ful thleories. 01' d1iscuiss ideal governi
lli('.t. W'e 'omeli as reforimers, claim
irig t hat in any ;thlin gs in the goviern
roenit are wrong and thait thire is room
foir ret r'eeh menult, and1( reduct ion of taxi's.
Ou)r task is to give (lie people better
go)v (I iermet andii mori)e e'lli'ient I goviern
ineinit as cheaply as ptossible10. We inu lst,
however, never lose sight of the fact
that, iiggardhniess is riot al ways ('conO
iny. Thie people will paiy even more
axes than at present, if they k now
those taI a re w1('iisely expen'Ided and
for the'ir' beniefit.
I ufore I pioceedl to discuss in plain,
strmighit forward, fariimer fashiion, the
legiihition I shall ask yout to consider,
ldesi re 1(o congratulat e yott upon (lie
signal victory ac'hlieved by thie people
(,bronghiont the I 'nion aut the recent
election. D emocr'acy, the rule of' the
pie'ple, has wvon a victory un paralleled
in its moagnit,ude and( limiportanice, andl
t hose wvhose hearts we're troulbledl as
h('y w'atched the trendl of Nationial
legislation in its unbluis'hing usur pation
(of authority, Its centralizing grasp
u.pon thie throats of the States, its ab
.jc't surrender to the plower of corpor
ate tuoney andI class initerests--all such
must lift up joyful hearts of' praise to
the( All lHuder au(f feel (heir f'aith in thle
stability of our republican institutions
st rengthiened(.
'l'he G;overn'lor netxt dIiscuiss(d thie r'e
lat ion' of' the races, andl, wivile emiphau
sizing (lhe paramon lt necessity of' wivlte
su1pr'emlacy, uirged julstice and conisider'
at ion for' t he colored people. lie strong
ly condemned'( lyniilng, and suggestedI,
as one prev'entiv'e of it, that the Gover
nor' he emipowered to remove. -;my
shieriaFl permiittinug iislonei'r> to Su ffei'
violence wivi le ini jail.
For (lie imnproteLinenIt (of (lie free
coimmioni sAhoes the Governor suggest
ed (lie folle'ing schieime
The rE'spec1t iv cI (ounties should lie de
valed, by a reliable surveyor, into
set~~ if istricts as necarly i uiuare as tie
, Contur and the larger streams amil
swvam ps wvill permit. These should he1
of an area not greater than thirty-si x
nor1 hess than sixteen siare ni iles, in
proportion as populhationi is dense, and
with one whiute and one' colored school
in each. All the public school fundils
should be concentratedl to ruin these
alone. The trustees should be elect.ed
by (lie resfidents of Sid districts, only
free-holders being eligible to thie oflice.
T1hie poll tax should be increased to $3
insteadl of $1, as now, anid this will re
qunire a constitutional amendment.
Empilloweu'r trustees to erect builings
near centre of district, with money
b>orrowedt for that puirpose', and1 set
apart each y(ear s0 mruich of school
fund as may be iiecessary to liquidate
the entire dlebt in ten years, principal
andI int('rest. Tlhe property-holders in
(.he several school districts should be
free to supplement (lie State taxes with,
locail levies. Steps should bo taken to
the publicatIon of a series ot school
books that should be truithiful touching
the WVar of Secession.
Tiouichiing the Statte University the
Govornor recommended that the Uni
versity system be atbolishied, the ex
per'imental farm at Columbia be sold
and the proceeds be covered into the
treasury, the mechanical department,
wvith all its belongings transferred t3
Clemson College and that a complete
reorganization be ordered. A lIberal
appropriation andl one which will
Buflce to give the institumtion stability
andl charaetor ought to be made.
Thirty thouisand dollara for all pur
poses and tuition fees can be profitably
used In his opinion, and the -overtc
hoped that it Will- receive that amuoun
by perpetual annual grant Ro is to r(
i1o0 the colUeIC4 atogetiir frons poli
Atcal Influences and atitugonisins.
Totiching Ceiiml College 1he a.Pl
!d thO suggestion of the trustees-put
isheld elstwhere.
After expressing the opinion thu
,he re-opening of the Citadel was tic
ortiutiate, the Governor said "I
iowever, holds a warm place in ti
oreasts of any of our people as a latid
nark of the obl regime. A conserv:
,iv%e regat d for the rights and wishe
>f even a small vninority ought to hav
Veightt with thos. who have thei
elves so) logir beenl 1h'ulied what the
'Vish. There a1r( too fw i1trhs i
ow I Carolimina for tis 1 o pt Out otitanyo
,bem and for the presvint I recommenem
,bat the annual itipropriation b
ranted."
Ile reconnmended the ippointmen
if three commissioners to ascertail
,he cost of establishinrg and maintain
iig an industrial school lor girls. II
aid a high compliment to the Win
1hr-%p Training School, saying thi4t "n
ioney spent by the State for educii
Aon promises a richer return thai tha
,iven thi institutiton. The :ry come
rom all over tho St:ate for better train
-d teachers."
ASYLUM ANI> PEN ITENTIARY.
The Go'vernor called attention to th
nCreasing cost of the Lunatic Asylun
Ind suggested reform, by more exact
ng requirements for milission, ti
upport of pau per paients in the sam
ityle only as they cotIid have at home
Ohe commiftment of harmless patient
o the county poor houses, and the r(
luirement, that each county suippor
ts own lunati.ics.
"Next in importance to the asyluit
s the penitentiary. The results ol
.ained at this institution have not bee
mtisfactory, and the Lane ofits mar
igement is politics. In my judgmen
!he best results6to make the institutio
yield an income comnensurate with it
work can be secured by removing a
restrictions on leasing or hiriug th
,onvicts and allowing' them to be en
ployed on any work, public or privat
that pays best."
'I'll E CONsT,I'rT rioN.
;overnor Tillman next tirged ti
alling of a Constitutional Conventiol
is the only means of adapting th
>rganic law to the present condition o
Ahe people. Ile laid especial stress o
the fact that Charleston County, a
laid out in the Constitution of 1868, hv
iow three Senators-one being frot
Berkeley which was formerly include
in Charleston. Ile cited this conditio
>f things as a most pressing reaso
For a Constitutional Convention.
"TImV EO-'LE'smoN-Y."
In suggesting means of saving th
people's money, his Excellency urge
is On1e Ileatnis of such saving a nel
railroad law honestly and fearlessl
tiministered. lie suggested the Geot
1in law touching railroads, as a mode
or South Carolina.
A fter criticising the present system
-ssessing and taxing property, an
pointing out some of its greatest ir
qualities, the Governor presented th
Following scheme of county goverr
ment:
"Let the voters from each townshi
Alect from its freeholders a board c
three supervisors who shall hav
,harge of roads and the assessment c
property in their respective townsbip:
Let the pay of these supervisors, if an
be just what the people of that towi
ship are willing to pay out of their ow
pockets, as voted in township meeting
When th Auditor monies around t
issess property let th( e supervisors 1i
present and put pricel ou Jand, 4e;
Let., under oath, and should any tay
payer neglect to iniake returnis le thn
supe'rv isor Iinrd out,1 and assess hi
property, r-ecei ving t hereflor 61 frhor
Lachr taxplayer that, neglects to inee.
the Auditor. Let the chainrmen o.
hese townshmip Pbloard(s oh sunper-visor
'.onst itute' a count bL oard of fin ance
Thfe A ud it ir shoulId be altogether ire
fromi 1))o liia iien Cce's, ahul be aj
pom rte<l, as now, on the recomm nendl
Lion of tiheu c()ounty board 0of tin anc.
rather t han by the primrar-y system."
ii, I'IrosIIA'TI: nrl.:]
Theli Governor ex pressedl the opinio;
hat a survey alone can (deterliiie th
'xtent and value of the phosphate bethI
lIe thinks that an aippropriationr o
(10,000 will be~ su Ilicient, and by thi
imne the General Assemrbly meets
yeair hence it wiill have somretin
letinite to go upon, and can contin u
he work or not, as it may deemi best,.
OTJIII:t s1iol.s-rmoNs.
Other sirg gestions contained in Lih
IddIress are as follows:
TIhat State banks deposIt with th
reasure - State bonds in amnount eqnua
o the State deposits in such banks.
That ev~ery bank chartered by th
tate be reqluired to invest a p)art of' it
~apital stock, say 20 per cent., in Stat
T'hat every insurance company dlolnJ
musiness in the State bre re.'iired ti
leposit with the Stat,e treasurer 82,(
in State bonds, as a guarantee i,f aol
vecncy.
"CONCLUsioN."
Gentlemren o1f the Senate and I Iousi
if Representatives, I must apologiz.
For the time I have consrumed in d.is
'urssing these Important ,natters, an<
wvith a few -rmarkLs as to theo relation:
wIivhih ought '5 exist between the Ex
'curtive and ther ltkpresemntative-s of the
peole, I will close.
D)uring the recent camp)aign tIu
Lines wer-e sharply drawn, and I war
elerctedl on a platformn which, amoni
>hier things, dlemands "rigid e'conom'
in puIblic~ ex penditrires, the abolition o
irsele'ss ollicers, redluiction of salarie;
md1( fees of all oflicers, State and coun
Ly, to conform to the increasedl pur
*:bahsmIg power of money, and L,he dle
.'r'ausedl ability of the pe'.>ple Lto paa
L:exes, that public oiliceers be paid ir
piropiortion to thiir labors and respon
A n overwhelrming majority of' b,ot
lour- honorable bnod ies was elected~ or
Lhlo single issue as to wherthier you en
horsed this pilatformn arnd it.s exponenit
We are herei to redheemi these pledhges
md1( it is your duty to nmake the law:
mid mine to execute. Th'Ie responsi
b)ility is squarely on us and we cannoi
lihirkd it.
TIhere are somec rmor matters tt
wvhiich I will dirne'ct your atterntion inr
ipecial messages from Li me to timre
Ilhe ob)servattions I have madhe and thie
recommnlend(atins I have offered are
foir your consideration. Your dutly ir
hot dischlargedl unless you sift, amend
ilter and adl d to these suggrestions, any
thing wvhich, in your juidgment, wil
perfect them and subserve ther object
which alone should actuate us all, th<
public welfare. I have given you tai.
test nghit I have, but I arm not infalli
1)1e and have no pridle of opInIon.
T1her-e is a fearful responsibility rest
ng upon me by reason of the reliance
>nl my leadership, but you cannot avoit
he responsibilIty resting on your own
hIouldIers, and you will (10 wrong L<
mat a single vote against your judg
nent, no matter whienice comeas the re
ommiendation. In the inatter of' a p
~ointments I must rely almost whollis
mn your advice and suggestion wher
he people hgve left us any choice.
The most/- important appointive of
Ice In each County 1s the jury comnmis
loner. The gressure brought to beni
mn this ofiloer y his friends, and at
.orneys of me indicted for murder il
r very strong, abd a uuoft- he is inco
tM il hte .t4iry gts "fIxted" and ju
e tIcis cheaW
The office of trial justice is one <
largo power. and impirtan.-. aud i
-nma. who ever drinks to intoxicatio
- should hold It.
Only three weeks remaii of 'tt
t usual legislati ve session which W
been limited to Christmas by unwri
, ten law. You have to deal with nar
u matters of great importance, a
whether yu can perform these dutii
properly n so slort a time must d
, petid oil your diligence and abIthsoli
i! r-fiisal to waste time on silly, wild-ci
- 4ch1ein1, s, and local and sptcial legisli
y tion which aro cturses of our time.
I Pledgii you my best. efforts au
f hearty co-operation in your arduto
1 labor4, andul invoking the guidance an
u blessing of the Father upon our laboi
in behalf of our beloved State and it
t people, I am now ready to c.I lIoIavei
, to witness and take the oath of ofice.
CLOSIN CEUREMONIEs.
The Chief Justico then administere4
the oath of olice to Lieutenant (xo
ernior Eugene It. Gary.
The Joint Assembly being declare
dissolved, the Senate retired to il
chaniber and the Representatives t
their hall. Lieutenant Governor Gar
made a short, sp ech of acknowledi
ment.
Shortly afterwn.rds each house at
0 jouirned til the usital hour of meetin
to-inorrow morning.
GORMAN AS A PROPHE r.
, The Maryland Senator Says the Fort
1111 Will Pass.
W ASH N(vTON, N ovember 27.-Sen
ator Gorman's opinion that the Republ
can Senators wilt try to push the fore
bill through as quickly as possible aftc
the Senate meets is generally regarde
here as well founded only to tihe exter
t that the bill will be taken up very prompi
[I lv.
s Mr. Gorman ought to know, for h1
represented the minority in the dick(
e with Quay and the finance comnmitte(
which resulted in limiting debate on th
tariflf bill, the passage of that measur(
and the postponement of the force bil
e It was distinctly understood by tl
, parties to that dicker that the force bi
e would be taken up in December. and
f was in order to stave ot' until then tli
e expected bitter light ov- .' the bill tlu.
s the agreement was made. The For(
s bill was believed by a good many clo,
a observers to be a doomed measure befoi
I the elections.
n Mr. Gorman'a implied fear that
n will become a law is shared by very fe
persons now. That a force bill will pa
the Senate this winter is not very in
a probable, but, while it will contain L
y essential features of the House bill,
will be greatly changed from the mena
ure which was forced through under LI
R Heed rules. It will, therefore, have 1
go back to the House for that body
if action upon the amendments, and i
d opponents are confindent that it wi
- he impossible to hold a Republic
e quorum there long enough to accept ti
Senate amendments. They believe tiu
the only way to get a force bill on t'
P statute book this winter will be for tl
Senate to take the bill just as it san
Saomn tile House, without the change of
word or letter.
Nobody believes the Senate will
that. It can be (lone only by such rt
volutionary net.hods as h~ave never yi
been seen in the upper house of Cot
o aress. There was somo wild talk <
absolutely ignorin-: the Demiocrat:
i& $eators and j) iu'. the force bi
through last sumn' "3'it it afimutc
C to nothing. Mr'. .j0&ncr wvas credite
s with a desire to see the bill railroade
1through in some such way, but L1I
Wisconsin Senator since then hais r<
ceived( a very emphatic idltimationi thn
his constituents (10 not fancy that soirt<
e thing.
-Mr. Inugalls is the only Senator who i
-regarded as entirely capable of takin
, the lead mi such a revolutionary proeec<
ing. Hie would have to act as presidin
ofiicer, and lie would need all the 'nerv(
i e is suipposed to have to absolutely rc
f I se to see or hear the pr1otestmng DemW
o"rats. lBut Mr. Ingalls will lbe kej
Sbusy during the next six wveeks in tr,i
mgn. to be retturnedl to the Senate from
,State which has irepudiatedl hiim. Afte
3 that he may have no mecentive to act a
leader of the IRepublican revolutiomists
and if lhe had it, would be too late in tLb
e session to carry out, the scheme.
Mr. Goaman's prediction that th
a Decmocrats will defeat the torce bill un
I less the Vice PresideCnt and the Itepuhii
can majority adlopt 1Reed's miethod
3 rests upon01 a very substanlial founda
tionm.-iNew York TIimeis.
The I ndianm Messiah.
WVASiIlN(TON. Nov. 29...-..John L.
Maybiugh, unt,il recently a special een
suts agent of the Indl(ians for Nevada. hal
written to the Indian Blureaui on thi
subject of the coming of the Indian Mes
siahi. In the letter lie says: "Thie pro
3 phet resid1es ini Mason Valley. Esmier
.altia Count,y, Nevada, close to tlhe WVal
iker Iliver reservation. IIis name is no
. Johinson Sides at llo, but Cai)taii
- .Jack Wilson, and is known among al
3 the Indlians by the Indlin natmes 0
W~e-vo-kar. andl Co-we-lo. iIe is an ini
telligent, flne looking Indian, about 3!
years of age, who goes into seeming
tranlces-and seemingly so from twelvi
to fourteen hours--in the presence of'a
rlarge number of Indians.
"Uplon the invi(ation of' thei propliet
-up)on his recovery lhe related to them h<
had been to heaven and1( that the Mes
siad is coming to the earth again and wil
put, the Indians in possessior. of the
country ; that lhe has seen in hieaven
hleapi of Ind(ians, some of whom are dres
ISedt in white man's clothes. U[c coun
seds the I nians not no0 disturl the whit<
- folks, saying that the b)lanket or rabbi
skin thiat was put oveir the imoon bv ti
I nd(ians long ago wvill soon1 fall ofi'ami
the moon, which is now a-I re. will deos
troy the whites.
"'The Messiah is to app-:ar on Moun
Grant, w hichi is a very large inountair
held by the Indians to) 1be sacred an<
situated about sixteen miles Sout,h o
the Walker River agency buildings ani
on the WVest sidce of tihe Lake. Here 11
whlere the first Indians appeared, accord
mng to lindian tradition. Mayhugh say
lie understatnds the various tribes expec
to send d011elegations to this mioutin
and lie recommends they be allowed t<
visit tIhe mountain to see for t,hemselve
wvhiat truth~ there is In the prophecy."
WF, are tsorry to see a disposition 01
the part of some newspapers in the Stat
to continue to abuse Capt. Tillman. W
think this is a blunder Oin the part C
our contemporaries. It will do no goO(
Capt. Tillman has been elected governe
of the State by an immense majority c
votes, and it is not only idle talk but i
not in good taste, to say the least.
IT is said the Rtepublicane' of Darler
Ga., threaten to issue a search warran
to discover the whereabouts of thi
money that was sent to McIntosh cour
ty to be used in the late congression;
electoin in the interest of the Reptibl
I can party.
Tite It spist Oremated.
E- GREENVILLE, Dec. 4.--lenry john.
son colored, who was- riddled with bul.
of lets near Centrial Ietore laviliht Vesttr.
0 day morning for the assauilt upo N Mrs.
1 Thomas Walte.s. was cremalted 5om110
time last night amd the Coroner of Pick
s ens could fild not,inZ of' him but a small
t- portion or one toot, which was charred
y Y tho fire. .ohneoi recovered con
d scIOueoss We<iuesdav yaiud, it is said. hw
)s god for water.
D- The report is that h died yes t(r1a
. afternoon ad that several liir.i alltr
it lis bo(y wats o(Ivered with hrush and14
lo. A tightvil mttelh wias alllic.l by
an un lkOW1 v rson and1( thle blaze [roml
a the burnimg W1od aild flesh leaped hi:h
d nto the an.l could ie Egeen iroml tile
's roa<side. It is runorel tliat tbe Iierro
8 Was-yelling whenl the fire wats t3et bt
i yrustworthinl'ormationl contradiCts t,h iS.
Jolmton'I pu10ishm111et was certatil y one
of the mout terrible ever inilicted (r his
crim"e.-Co:'inbia IeInister.
Tho Cause olt Pain.
An ache or pail is niot of itself a (fi
(ase, it is but a symptol, and warns the
sufferer that there issomething tl lilat
0 ter with lis physical organization.
Weak kidneys, bad blood, and iiervous
ness are frecuItntly the source or cause
of the many mysterious aching sensa
tionls that afflict the body. Yout canl re
g move the cause of such distress by using
B. 11. 11. (Botanic Blood Baim).
C. 11. Itobetts, Atlanta, Ga., writes:
"Mv kidneys were disordered and gave
me excruciating pain. A single bottle
of B. B. 1B. helped me wonderfully."
Wim. N. Nelson, MclDough, Ga., writes:
"B. 13. B. has benefited my daughter
very much. She was aflicted with se
e vere. nervousness. I think it the best :
r family medicine."
11 W. T. Ellis, I runswick, Ga., writes: "I
have tried It. B. B.-and it isagr eat thing
for the blood. It has alsoc tred me of
rheumatic pains."
A omaInc0 Iln Atlanta.
r A-rI,A N-TA, G,a., Dec. 3.-A nlotaecle
wedd ing ceremony wag performed here
to-mc h t . It, uniteolI. jor AIaron C. I
Kiser, one of Atlianta's most prominent
a] wealthy mierchants, and Airs. Sarah t
Turner Ivey. Thirty-tive years ago ,\r. -
Kiser and Miss Turner were engaged to
Ihe married. The wedlin.g day came,
the bride and the minister were ready,
e but the groom-clect, did not appear. v
e N aturally, there was no wedding. Since A
c then, Miss Turner married Alr. Ivey, ;
and Major Kiser in the meantime has L
it had two wives. Sonic, months ago Mrs.
Ivey lost her husband, and later Mlajor
Kiser's second wife died. The old love
was renewed. and now it is Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Kiser.
3- WVAsi i N(,TN, Nov. 29.--To-night,
C Robert IP. Porter. Suivrintendant, of tle
p0 Census, presented a statement to the
's Secretary of the Interior. giving the plop
ts ulation ofthe several States and Territor
e ics of the United States as finally deter- il
n mined. The verified populatioi of the 4
C United States in 1890 is fixed at 62,622,
It 250. This total dilFers by 141.710 trom 4
c that contained in ,he report of the cen
C sis olce under dat e of October 28, 1890.
c The chaig,e iF due to the corrections of
a the errors of whiat is turned the first or
rough count and additions o iiamcs acer
0 tained to have Icen omitted from the en
umeration.
iaum antd Organs,
N. V. Tiumi>, 131 Alain Stireet, Co
e l.1mbia, S. C., st'lli Pianos an<l Organs,
Is direct from factory. No ,agents com
isiMons. Tlite celeb,rattet Chickeriing4
I 'iano. MIt.ushe~k Piano, celebrate.d
for its cleaine4.Ss of t.oine, lightness ot
touch :anrd lasting < nal itie.s. M 1nson &4
C Hlamlini Upritirht Pi 'Ol Sterling Up
-right Pianos, I romi $22 to 2.25. Mlason &
it k iamlin Orgauis, iourpasedI by none.Str-1
>f ling Organs, $50 up. Every Inust ri nnent
guaranteed for six years. IFi t~tn days'
s trial, ex penasts bot h wa)ys, ii not sat'i.
factorv. Soli on I ist;almtent.s.
WE do no't, belitve at word of te re'd
port~ thiat C'ol. Pol4)k, P r&Sesiet otf lie
National Alhlianc. will siuppo.rt ingaills.
- We ratheri tthink this is a yairi conicoIt
- ed4 by somfl ('ne to inljutre Col. P olk in
*L hIs Senatorial race in North Carohna
S SENxAron~ Inigalls, it is said, has been :
offteed the ediitorship~ of Frak Leislie's a
Illustrated Nwpprat 81,oa 2
year. lie had better Itike it.
l)Diseases Peculiar to Women especial- '
i monthly disorders, are 'eured1 by thie
3 timely use of lhrad:ield's Fetiale Regu
- lator, -
A complete Iiedroomi Suit for 81(1.50
. freight pacid to your dpot. Send for
Catalogute. Addr1 ess L. F. Padgett,
Augusta, (Ga.
Et EA 2) T IEKEE FIGKJNgEm. Ar
Farm Wagons, compiilete wIth body etc.
2 3-4 in Thimlible Skin................. .S39t.50 wi
:i3 in Thuniiible skin........'............ 41.00
- 3%' in TJh inmble Skinl...........42.00
-One llorse Waugons, $24.50, $26.50 and
. $28.50O. Warranted secondl to notne.
Writ,o for Cireulars.
Bugles Carriages, Road Carts, &c., at
S10 per cenIt less (1han regular prices. Send
i for Catalogue. TIhis offer is for onliy 30C
1 days in order to relduce stock-so order at
- HOLLER & ANDERSON
BUGGY CO., ROCK lIiL , S. C.,
In wrIting me tilhs paper.
3i l
t
a 4 Se
L'I'ANRsk, fomca aDorugg .
.*ER M'F' COanAHVLE N
Padjett Pays the Freft.
GRICAT 01--l'Ki TAT 16A Y'NOT A,4ApjN
tip RNPF.A-4f7. 00a DM NOT DLAy, I
"STnIKE WHIAr:''HE IItON 18 HoT.
Write for (atalogue new, and st what
laer you saw this advertiseliont n.
lember that I sei eterytbig that
oes to furnlshig a lIowe-.ilanuftur
ng some things and buying others In the
irgest possible lot.4 whih evables me to
ripe out all compettion.
I1EltE A l, A F KW OF bf Y START.
LING BIARGAINS
A No. 7 Flat top Cowking Stove, full
ize, 15x17 Inch oven. fitted with 21 ieces
if Ware, delivered at your owd epot,
Lii freight Charges ild by me, fo
>nly Twelve Dollars.
Again. I will sel you a 5 hole Cooking
n 13x13 luch01 oven, 18x26 Inch top, .It
ed with 21 pieces of war6, for TIR.
L'EEN DOLLARS, and pay the freight to
'our depot.
)0 NOT PAY TWO PRICES FOR
YOUR GOODS.
1 will send you a nice plush Parlor suit,
valnut frame, either in combination or
>anded, the most stylish colors for 33.50,
oyour .allroad station, freight paid.
will also sell you a nice Betromos. ult
onsisting of Bureau with glass, 1 high
iend Bedstead, 1 Washstand, 1 Cent
able, 4 cane seat chairs, 1 cane seat and
oack rocker all for 16.5o, and pay freight
0 your depot.
r I will send you an elegant Bedroom
uit with large glass, full mai ble top, for
30, and pay freight.
lce win ow shade on spring roller
legant large walnutf8 d'ay clock, 41.
Va nut lounge, 7.
ance curtains per window, 1.
I cannot describe everytlitug in a small
dvertisemnent, but have an immense store
ontaining 22,600 feet of floor room, witi
vare houses and factory buildings in othej
arts of Augusta making in all the lar.
est business of this kind under one man
gement in the Southern States. These
toresand warehouses are crowded wIth
Ne choicest productions'of the best facto
les. M catalogue containing illustratio
I goos will be mailed if you will kindl)
ay where you saw this advertisement. i
ay freight. Address,
L. F. PADGETT,
'roprietor Padgett's Furniture, Stove
and CarpetStore,
110-1112 road Street, AUGUSTA, GA.
Spring Medicine
FOR TIRED
MAN AND WOMAN.
i'. *P. P. will purify and vitalise your
1",,i,ivateit good apptetteand give your
Nv ,coesystem tono anqi strength.
A prominent railroad aule rintendent at
Savannah. isuffering with M 'l,iaLrl& p.
Sil alnd tlotnatlsm sa. - q - '
P. P. P. ho never felt so iel in lits hlf an
rVels ls if lie could ,ive forever, if he could
anlways got 11. P. P.1'
if you are tired out frjav. EAnd
close confluement, take
P. P. P.
If you are feeling hadly in the spring
and out of sorts, tALke
P. P. P.
If your digestivo orgas need toning up,
tallo
P. P. P.
It )-i suffer wiIth headache, ladlgestUon,
debi ity an wveakn ks, take
P. P. P.
If you Binfrer iIth rervous prostration,
runstiung a,d a general let down
P. P. P.
uFor flood Poion. Rho uatism,cr
Complaints, take
Prickly Ash, Poke Root
and Potassium.
Thme bost blood purIfier In the worlid.
LIPPMAN BiROS., Wholesale Druggists,
Solo Proprietors,
LIPPMA's iLoca:, Bavannah, Ga.
~ALB OTT SON'S
[GINES BOILERS, SAW M1LLS AND
GRIST MILaLS
a acknowledged to be tli est ever sold
In this Staj
men you buy one of themn are satisfied
thmat you have made lh0rmistake.
Vrite for our prices, -
otton Gins and
Cotton Presses
A'T BO'TOM FIGU LIES.
can sa you money.
C. Badham, GQen.;Agt.,
COLUJYIIEIA, P. O.
0"ome office ande Factory,
IEI(ECIIEONi, VA.
MRS. B. E. HIASElLL
reopened her house on the V. E. 0or
of Wentworth and Globe Streets, and
)repared to reeive permanent, transoen
I table boarders at reasonable rates.
r house is centrally located, and directly
the line of the City Railway.
pecial rates made ;for Commercial trad'e
- -Oct1
OMPLETE QINN ERIE.
r PON TIlE Ms ST A PPROVED)
/ pl ans, with Suction Fan or SpIked
It Seed Cotton Elevator furnished at
npetitive prIces.
JOTITON GINS and PRESSES of best
kers. Thomas Hay Rakes, Deering
wers, Corbiu niarrows and Planet, Jr.,
Iltvators,
large stock of Portable and St'ationary
tinn and Saw Mill Engines on bard
State Agent' for
I. & (G. COOPER & C's (orlis En.
es Lane Saw Mills and L,iddell Com-.
ty's complete line.
W. H1. GIBBES, JR., & CO.,
Near Union Dejt
CoraxrA, . 0.