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misfortune. It wouid be worse than a blun? der which could not be retrieved; it would bc a crime against ourselves. With the mate rials already on hand under the control of the Clemson Trustees, with an appropriation of ?15,000, supplemented hy voluntary contribu? tions and the aid of public-spirited citizens, the State could make at least a respectable exhibit; and whatever other economies In . public expenditures tho General Assembly may determine upon, (in nil of which I shall hertllyjoln.) I desire to soy in all earnest? ness that a failure to have the State properly represented at Chicago would be an act ol parsimony that would cause us to bluRli. I ?^onld, therefore, urge the election or ap polntmentofa proper Commission to take charge of the matter and see that South Car? olina shall occupy her proper place among her sisters. Mtacellniieon*. 1 now beg lo call yonr attention to some matters of minor Importance: as briefly as I can to give you clear information. - THE DIRECT TAX. The United States Congress, by Act of March 2,1801; bns refunded the direct tax collected from some of our citizens during and Imme? diately after the war. The amount Involved Is about 8222,000. which Is tobe received by the Stute in trust for the parties who puld it. It will be necessary for legislation on tbe part of the General Assembly, to accept the trust: and that some provision be made for its speedy and proper distribution. After careful Investigation, and consultation with an attor? ney who Is familiar with the mutter,- n Bill T has been prepared providing for the appoint? ment of a special referee or commissioner, .who shall obtain the necessary Information from the archives at Washington and act as tbe State's agent in paying all claimants who nan present the necessary proofs. The Lilii has been care hilly drawn and appears to cover all the points.. R EAPPORTIOSM EST. The United States census of 1890 having been completed as far as the tables of popula . tlon are concerned, it will be necessary to pass a law -'apportioning representation in IbaJdouseol Representatives. In this con? nection I desire to call attention to th* mat? ter of redlstricting the Congressional Dis? tricts. Our State bus been held up lo scorn in the National Congress because of what is . known as the "black district." This gerry mander, by which a district was formed com? posed almost entirely of black voters?a dis? trict tbe like of which was never Been before, and which should never be seen again?can - have no excuse for'longer existence. We -. have no reason to dread a return of negro or Republican rule in South Carolina, and there is now no reason, if there ever existed any, why our Congressional Districts should not be arranged in reasonably compact shape. HEDIOAL EXAMI."SKS. A Bill was passed at yonr last session abol? ishing State Boards or Medical Examiners, and ' substituting therefor County Boards, which were authorized to cite certificates to applicants to practice ander certain restric? tions. Tbe Bill appears to have been hastily drawn, and bad It attracted my attention I should have vetoed it. This Act has given great dissatisfaction to the medical fraternity, nnd In several of tbe Counties the physicians have refused to recommend for the appoint? ment of tbeConnty Boards, and In one (after appointment) tbey huve refused to serve. . The trouble is, tbut very little discretion is given tojthe examining Board, and nnder its provisions almost any charlatan who can ob? tain a diploma from a so called "reputable medical college" can be turned loose npon the community to commit legal murder by mal? practice. In tbe learned professions an igno? ramus* or mountebank who atlemptea to practice law or enter tbe pulpit would neces? sarily expose himself at once. In medicine It is Just the reverse. The doctor rarely has a consulting physician, especially iu the coun? try, and tue peopleareat his meroy,. only as they protect themselves after tbey find out his incapacity, and often only alter the death 0 r some loved one. v In a matter Involving life it is a duty socie? ty owes to itself to see that every safeguard Is thrown around admission to the medical pro? fession. We look after tbe welfare of our souls by admit ting only good and pure men to our pulpits; we protectour property by the ' assistance of able lawyers; but tbe indiffer? ence which we show, and tbe carelessness with which we permit quacks to inflict pain and murder our bodies, is astonishing. Whether it is best to enlarge tbe powers of the County Boards, and then throw addition? al restrictions around tbe practice or medi? cine, or to have one central Board, is for your wisdom to determine. Tbe latter would be . the least expensive and cumbersome, and probably prove more satisfactory in the end. 1 do not think any person should be allowed to practice medicine who has not taken at least a three years' course, and who cannot stand an examination before a competent - Board or physicians. A County Board Is objectionable because in a small area it might be accused of rejecting applicants from jealousy or a desire to cut on" competition.-This objection could not held against a State Board, and I therefore recom? mend tbe re-enactment of tbe old law with such modifications as will prevent abnses or tyrannical rejections. COMPLETION OF CON federate ROLLS. In the report of tbe Adjutant and Inspector General, he suggests that a small fund be pro? vided lor tbe publication, in pamphlet form, Of the rolls ot such companies und regiments as are not complete. The purpose Is that these may be distributed in the territory from which tbe men were enlisted, so that the sur? vivors may have some data to be guided by In supplying tbe missing names. P. should be a matter of State pride, und of Justice to tbe dead and living alike, tbut everything reasonable be done to put on record in the archive* of the government at least the name of every man who wore the gray. I there? fore urge consideration of the Adjutant Gen erat's recommendation. He is a zealous and efficient officer; und, bolng a gallant Confeder? ate soldier himself, will use every reasonable . effort to finish this necessary v> or'.:. LIQUOR LICENSES. T desire to direct your attention to a ques? tion of great Importance, with which the wel? fare of society and the economical adminis? tration of the government are closely con? nected. It is the matter or licensing the sale of liquor. Without entering into any discus? sion of the prohibition question. I will call your attention to a gross Inequality and in? justice to a part of our citizens, entailed by the present system. Section 1782 of the Gen? eral Str.! ntes rends: "No license lor tbe sale Of intoxicating liquor shall be granted by any municipal authority In any city, town or vil? lage in this State, except upon the payment by the person applying for the sume to the , Treasurer of the County In which suid city or town Is situated the sum of 8100 in addition to the license charged by such city, town or vil? lage, for the use of said County, to be applied to tbe ordinary expenses or the County." It will be seen that, by this provision or law. only a small proportion of the tax deriv? ed from the sale of liquor goes to the general fund. Now, while I do not believe that it is practicable, or even desirable, to attempt the absolute prohibition of the sale of liquor In this State, no sensible man will deny tbat one-half or three-fourths of the crimes com? mitted In the SUite are traceable directly to the drinking of whiskey. In order to punish these crimes, tbe machinery or the law Is set in motion. The Courtsnre supported by general tax? ation, and largely by the country people, and yet the Stale permits municipal corporations to maintain or license what many men re? gard hr nuisances and breeders or crime, while two-thirds or three-fourths of the mon? ey accruing tberelrom is retained by the cor? porations. The anomalous condition la pre? sented then of a community allowing Itself to be unjustly taxedai a whole for tho sup? pression of a crime produced by the action of a part. The liquor ttx is largely for local benefit, while the abu-e is general. The peo? ple In tbe country not outy pay tribute to those who sell liquor,?by means of which the towns are beauttlied and adorned,- but they pay tux for the s jrpression of crime pro? duced by the maintenance of these bur rooms. It is unjust and unequal, and ought to be stopped. I therefore strongly rccommencd that all municipal corporations be prohib? ited from levying any license utull, and that all tax derivable from the sale or whiskey go into the State and County treasuries, leav? ing the mutter or local option as at present; and If any municipal corporation desires to license the sale or liquor, let it derive no special benefit from it. There are, as I am Informed between 700 and 600 bar rooms in the State. How many municipalities would relinquish the sale or liquor it they derived no money benefit from It I cannot oven guess. What decrease may follow the enactment of such law Is equally unknown. With a high license imposed on each dealer In the article, either at wholesale or retail, and all of this fund going to support Slate and County gov? ernments, it appears to me we would have a large lucrease of revenue, us well as a large decrnse in crime, with n corresponding de? crease in Couit expensos, und consequent reduction of taxes. Chief Justice Simpson'* Ikentli. Very shortly alter the adjournment of the General Assembly theStuie was shocked by the news or ihe death or Chler Justice Simp, son. This distinguished Jurist dlej or heart disease, alter n brief Illness, December 20. 1890. It Is needless for me to way anything by way 6r encomium on this beloved man. On tho lit id, in tbe forum, as Governor, and ns Judge, he had always discharged his duty with zeal and ability, und his public honors, which were varied, and or long continuation, were the rewards or his high character and acquirements. Ho whs a typical Carolinian, and while we mourn his loss we rejoice that lie has left so bright an example for others to 1 mi tute. Conclusion. In concltsion, I beg to remind you that the present General Assembly and the present State admlnlstr tlon were elected r.n u plat? form of reform, and thnt the people uro con? fidently looking ?o us to redeem our pledges. Many of the reforms contemplated have been consummated, or in process of consumma? tion; but there are other questions of vital importance which 1 hope will receive your careful consideration. The present de plorablecondliiou of onr people, which I have more than once alluded to, caused by tho poor yield of our crop and Iis low price, make It obligatory upon you to cut off every possible Item of expenditure not absolutely necessary, (or it is possible, und altogclicr probable, thai, there will be a considerable deficit by reason of the lnablility of the ""o ple to pay their taxes-. A Bill to substitute salaries instead of fees In County offices, put? ting the lees Into the Treasury, and making a reduction of salaries all along the line to it llgnre corresponding with the Increased purchasing power of money and the decreas? ed ability oi 1 he people to pay, seems abso? lutely necissary. The saving may be little, out we have reached the point where even a smr.il economy is of material Importance. Relying upon your patriotism and wisdom, and assuring you ol my cordial co-operatlon, I Invoke the bleating of Uod ou your labors. D. 11. Ttllmau, Governor. Comptroller General's Report. The annual report to Uta Legislature of Comp? troller General W. H. Kllerbe, made public yester? day. Is a document of especial Interest to every tax ;>ayer In tbe commonwealth. The paper is exhaus? tive, and contains statements and suegcstior.s of more than ordinary significance. Other interest attaches to the paper inasmuch as tbe department represented is one of the main arteries In the ad? ministration. The salient features of tho report fol? lows : ANNUAL SETTLEMENTS. As required by law 1 have personally attended to and mado the annual settlements in each county, except in a few cum ties wbero 1 secnr?d tbe services of a competent agent, to make such settlement for me. These settlements in many respects. In several of tbe counties, have not proved satisfactory. Nu? merous errors were detected, and In some cases In? excusable irrcgularltfrs were found, arid in others a shortage of accounts of treasurers; and In one coun? ty (Union) embezzlements of tho school funds were discovered. Thia case has been tamed over to the courts as required by law for strict Investigation and action. The errors detected have been corrected, and all monies placed In the public treasury, except In Charleston, where there Is due from Statu taxes $480,35. Iroin county taxes ?4,912.76, and school and poll S2.S92.18, a total of SS.IC.V29: and In Slimier county $617,49 from State taxes, $36,89 from cdun tv taxes, and from school and poll $262.94, a total of $998,02; and In Union cm my $415,30 from State taxes, making a total of ?9,608,91 due tbeso respec? tive funds from Iba three counties named. ' The balance from union connty grows out of tbe county treasurer presenting a receipt us a voucher which properly belonged to and had been allowed In tho settlement for 18SS-89. Information comes to me that county treasurers In ?i>mu cases deposit connty and school funds in bank and receive thereof a small rate of interest on such deposit, and often parties holding claims against these funds are told that no money is on hand to pay them. . ? A CHANGE SUGGESTED. The irre?; dai ltles that have been thus revealed suggest to my mind that sotno changes should be mado In our ajstern of county collections and dis bnrsemxuls, and while it may have objectionable features 1 am now of lhe opinion that ono dis? bursing officer for the Stale would remedy tho ex? isting difficulties and Irregularities. A slight increase of tbe force (clerical) In tho office of comptroller general would enable the work to be done and nearly every county in tho rttnto hav? ing State depositories in tbem the general public would not be inconvenienced nor additional expenses be Incurred by such a system of county and school disbursements. Tho penitentiary, Sinking Fund commission and other Institutions ot the state under the law collect and disburse money, 'lhe adjutant and Inspector general disburses lhe money appropriated for the malltlr. when hi Is not a bonded officer. The habit of extending ilie lime for tbe payment of taxes operates injuriously upon tho annual settlements required by. law. The timo should be fixed at about tbe first of January for tbe pavment of taxes with? out penalty and nut interred with except In ex? traordinary cases. The system of ono disbursing office would save the expenses and time necessary to send the comp? troller general to the thirty Bve counties in the Slate and tnak<9 his oversight oontinnocs or dally in? stead of as now only at the annual settlements. There is also an old balance duo In Eersbaw. Coun? ty, coming over, however, from a compromise of mutters there in the settlement for the preceding year. The grand )my of this county bos taken tbe mutter in hand under order of court and a speedy ad? justment is hoped for. Ih'Sl'llANCE DEPARTMENT. I beg to call your attention to the fact that the revenueafrom this source are far less than tho same source in other States coming under our observation. Tho law.? or ihi: Slate now require an annual license fee of $?<0, which amounted this year lo $5,880. Also, each company doing business lu the State is required by law to return ' gross premiums" for lax atton, from which source the State received tuxes on about $550,000. Thla year the reluru of premiums amount to near $750,000. The three largest life insurance companies doing business in this State paid Into tbo treasury of Geor? ge, as reported by tbe comptroller general of that Stato, near $10,000, into the treasury of South Car? olina, as far OS .the fuels Lave necn ascertained, $100. The gross receipts huve not been returned regular? ly by any class of companies doing business in the State except fire insurant companies, and these have largely returned only grots receipts sent by ngeuis to tho home office, and thus a largo amount escapes taxation. There Is another class of companies which slip into the Stato without complying with its laws in uny way and do more or less business. Tbe law should bo made mure stringent along this line, with a view to prohibiting such business. As it now stands the law affords no adequate protection lo the assured ia cases of losses where contested und judgments obtained, as in many cases no property is owned in this Stale suject to the process of law accessary to compel payment. Tho only remedy now Is for tho comptroller general to revoko the license of such companies, which prohibit further lawful business, but does not utlbrd relief to the citizen of the Stute who took risks with such com? panies. A small deposit from each company admitted into the Stale, in South Carolina bonds, made with the State Treasurer, would remedy this difficulty, but should not be so large as to bo at all burdensome to the insurance companies. This requirement would also aid in obviating an? other difficulty with wild cut companies, by prevent? ing their entering tbe State at all, and imposing upon her citizens as now is sometimes polio. All companies admitted into South Cam inn should be charged at least tbe same fees and charges that a South Carolina company would, by the State incor porallog such company lo Jo business In such State or county. In other words the comptroller general or insurance commissioner should be given authority to grade tbe charges against a company by those made by the compariy'a.own Slate so as to make our insuntnee law reciprocal as between tbe State or uf other counties. The Comptroller General can discharge tbe duties of Insurance commissioner, but, with his present experience, inclines to Hie opinion.that an insurance depa.tmetir, either separate orsuhject lo lhe control of the Comptroller General, would bo a matter of economy to the Slate, ond properly guarded by law, with efficient management, would increase tho rev? enues to '.be Stute proportionately u that of other States from this source. If tho ono-dlsbursting-oflicer idea advanceed under another bead should prevail, then there would be m od of asubexaminer, and the Insurance commissioner could be given such authority us this interest may require. Then u large number of interests und bus? iness ia, and seeking to come into this Stato, that now pay nothing or comparatively nothing, under our laws, for the support of the government. Building and loan associations, foreign land and loan associations cannot be reucbol udvaiitiigously except by some system "ol license, and should be classed with insurance companies and made lo con? tribute their portion of taxes toward tbe support of the government whose protection tliey enjoy. There Is also u large interest that now comes under the law known as that affecting hawkers und peddlers, which should be placed* under the samo condition of law and made to do their duty as to taxation. In concluding this subject, the law should be so amended thai any und every class ol business in, or seeking to enter the State, can be reached und made to pay a U'ihuto to die government whose citizens the business seek to make money out of or investments taming, This cannot be done except by some system of business which will It ice payment Uterwf in ad? vance, as nmny are ephemeral in character und vanish from search or sighl before the tax colleclur can get around. Let every Interest,Indivldur.l and business be forced to pay a just, fair and equitable percentage of the ex? penses necessary t" guarantee protection to such interest, individual or business by the govern? ment under whose jurisdiction the individual may live or tbe interest may lie or business be done. TAXABLE PKOPZBTY, The total taxable property of the State for the flsica' year ending 81st October, 1831, is $103,242,679, against hlW.&MA'il lor tho lust fiaiud year. An lnciease of $17,040,2IS over last year. About 50 per cent, of this increase is due lu the Increased assessments upon railroads, banks and other corporate property in the Slate. Some complaints have been made as to this special class of Increased assessments, but it is not believed nor has il been shown that these assessments are above the true value In money of tbe property assessed. No complaints have reached this office from the increases on other classes of personal property. It is known that the increase routes al moat entirely from taxable property other llian real estate. Tills.Legislature.Ill my judgement should order a reassessment uf real estate in South Carolina, as il ! is known that the average assessment upon tins class i ot taxable properly is not much abovo 50. per cent ; ol its real money value, which difficulty can now be I remedied only by the authority of law coming I through the action of the Legislature. I There are, as1 have good reasons to believe, mill j ions of dollars of other taxable property in this Slate i not now upon the tax books, nor can it bo lairly reach j ed by the present laws prom ily aud i Uiclently. I ? Tb? fact that a large amount ot properly escapes { taxation altogether arid that values are placed so low upon other property makes lue burden upon tbut class of properly, honestly returned and assessed, I unbeatable ami vicious, ami bei.ee largely the cause , tor the complaints against high taxation from tnat I class of taxpayers. j With tbo re-assessment of real estate let the legls . lature also provide a system?a law that will'reach any and every class of taxable property In the State' j Let monies, notes, bonds and taxable securities ol every class and and kin-', he reached and placed upon oui tax books. The ramifications of that system should be so com? plete and thorough that no property can elude its grasp and the rich and the poor, the bleu and the low ?thecitizen of South Carolina of every condition be made to feel, to realize, to know that he bears only ! a jnst portion of the burdens of a government crested und maintained for the benefit nnd protection of nil Its Citizen? alike. Assessments properly Ritjuoled to 111*> tme value In money thereof with ull *m\- book*, I ronfhbmily believe, "instead of tin- present valuation of $168.000! (100 for taxation, wo would have $300.0 0,0(10. Wiih the properly of tho State assesses) at it* trio* valur other resources of revenues carefully ami judiciously managed ami encouraged ami expenditures kept within the absolute needs of the government, tin levy lor Stale purpose could he reduced to 2 or mills, and thns a great part of the incentive to the taxpayers to dodge returns will he removed und Ihej estimates placed up in ourselves at home ami opinion from nbrourd of the Stale not Impaired thereby. The present low rate of the property of the State, as now published to the world, is keenly felt hy every citizen who knows tbe wonderful resources, and finan? cial strength of the State. A knowledge of Ihe? foots, too, should act as Incentive to every good cltheen uf the State to his full duty in remedying the evil andencourngetho.se charged with tho enactment ami administration of laws to tho fullest sernntlii of the cause nnd the application of such remedies and tads as will produiv the results desired. The Inequalities of the present assessments are! gross and palpably glaring In some instances of the same class of property in different part-) of the State, hut the law ns it now is does not confer tho necessary authority upon anybody, except every 'llili year, to J equalize the assessments between ihe different com? munities of the State. If tnu authority now given to ihe Stale hoard of equalizations for railroads could be extended to nil taxable property in the State other than real estate, the evil, I think, could be largely remedied nnd proper equality of assessments in all these classes of property math) and Preserved. It has been mv purpose to simpiiiy and pres-nt the difficulties ns I find lhcm from one year's experience nnd leave details ami remedial law to tbe good judg? ment, wisdom ami experience of your honorable body. Respectfully, W. H. EM.ERItn, Comptroller General. Report of tho State Treasurer. Office of State TiiEASiT.En, Columbia November 1, ISOl To the Hon W. It. Ellerbe, Comptroller General Sir: I have ihe honor to submit throngh you to the honoroanle Senate and Mouse of Representatives the following report, exhibiting the state of this depart? ment nt the close of the lost fiscal yeirand Its trans- | actions lor the fiscal year ending October 31, ISO 1. I have thought proper to submit a number of brief I abstract statements In addition to the regular annual ' state m en is in order to glvo an easier view of the con? dition aud work of tbls department. Cash liabilities November 1,1800.f-JS9,197 83 Cash on band November 1, 1S90. 77,043 93 Net cash indebtness November 1.1S90.8411,208 10 Asset forth In the following: ABSTBACTOFCABII ASSETS AND LIABILITIES N0VEM ? DEB 1, 1S90. Assets in cash' October .'11,1S90: Cush balance OctoborOl, 1800.S 77,913 93 | General account.$ 3,CJ18 00 Department agriculture. 33,(122 27 Sinking fund commission. 39,337 40 Redemption dlliclencies. 1,011 20 Total.$77.943 93 Current liabilities, in cash, October 81, 1890 : Interest due nnd not called for.$177,S7S S4 I Loan Interest to be lncluded,$5U0). 50,000 00 | Department agriculture, applied to Clemson College...!!. 16,000 00 Department agriculture due on department warrants (since paid)... C,047 02 Sinking fund commission. 89.837 40 Interest on bonds not yet funded. 94,820 00 Unpaid balance of appropriations. 100,G0S 07 S4S9.197 83 Cosh liabilities November 1,1691.$128,232 83 Cash assets November 1, 1891. (54,615 02 Net cash indebtedness.$S63,6i7 SI As shown In following: AB3TBACT CA8It A88E18 AND LIABILITIES NOVEMBER l| IS91: Assets in cash October 31,1891: Cush balance October 31,1891.$04,015 021 As follows: General accouut.- 22,870 49 JJepirtmont agriculture.. 1,114 62 Privilege fertilizer tux.... 1S7 50 Sinking fuud commission.81,010 84 Redemption deficiencies (sales blues). 90S 97 Clemson bequest cash. 5,247 78 Escheated property, caso. 2.00164 Downerfund, cash. 517 78 Total.$64,015 02 ccbp.ent cash liabilities octobe? 31,1591. Interest due and not called for.$173,990 04 Interest on bonds not yet funded after fund? ing. 92.S98 43 Sinking iundcommission. 31,010 84 Special accounts reserved. 9,332 42 Unpaid bulanco of appropriations. 116,000 00 $428,232 S3 Abstract of liabilities other than cash, 1st November 1891. (Bond debt:) Brown consuls.55,398,076 70 Blue 41 per cents. 400,00;) 00 Brown 4 per cents, 1690.. 29,396 70 Agricultural College scrip. 191,600 00 Beneficlency stock outstand? ing. 717 72 Bonds and stock still fund able in Brown consols, less Invalidity, etc. 801,614 8S -$0,400,000 00 I During the year tho sinking fund cmiimission has pur? chased and retired Brown consols amount? ing U.$ 20,011 72 Total liabilities 1st November, 1890. Cash liabilities.$ 4S9.197 83 Liabilities other than cash... 6,483,617 72 - 6,922.715 051 Cash assets 1st Novvm bcr.1890.. 77,943 931 Net indebtedness 1st No? vember, 1890. $6,844.771 12 | Total liabilities 1st November, 1891: Cash liabilities.5 428,282 e3 Liabilities other thau i-osii. 6,406,006 00 -$ G,S34,S3S S31 Cash assets 1st November, 1891. 61,015 021 Net Indebtedness 1st No? vember, 1891. $0,770,223 811 Abstract revenue and receipts year ending 31 Octo? ber, 1891: Tuxes 18S9-1890, and back taxes.:.S 770,895 57 Phosphate royalty. 184,502 4 6 I Privilege tax on fertilizers. 53,2S5 85 | Sinking fund commission. 18,770 !'r Department agriculture. 3,533 251 Railroad assessment for R. R. commis? sioners. 9.7JS 481 Fees, Secretary State. $3,090 07, insur? ance licences $5,860.. S.970 07 I Special funds. 17.459 22 Other sources. 57S 79 $1,073,752 98 Balance cash 31st October, 1890. 77,041 93 $1,151.696 91 EXIT.NDITUBE TEAK ENDING CCTOBEi: 31, 1S91. Legislative expenses. $ 42,652 01 Public printing. 22,199 73 Educational, charitable, penal und san? itary institutions und expenses. 201,762 34 Clemson Agricultural College. 107,676 35 Pennlons. 49,191 HS Commissioners sinking fund warrants.... 27.100 35 Interest on public debt nnd expenses. 354,520 75 Loan under Act 18S9 and Interest. 50,500 00 Election expenses. 10.377 50 Completion State llouse. 17,.')77 30 Refund taxes. 10,479 31 Maintaining militia. 10,413 00 Redemption Brown consols. 4,481 21 Direct tax clnitns, Act 1S64. 2.961 54 Department agriculture. 0,047 02 Contingent funds stationery und stumps <>r executive officers. 0.943 SO Salaries.. 112.1)0 Oil On otber accounts.' 18,570 65 $1,067.0=1 69 Balance cash 31st October, 1891. 01,015 02 | $1,151.696 91 trust funds. Clemson bequest?cash assets....S5,847,78 Clemson bequest?other assets. 70,902 80 Total estimated assets,.$62,210 5S Downer fond?cash assets. $ 517 78 Downer fund?other assets. 7,7o0 Ol) Total..'.$ 8.2V4 35 Escheated estate of Mulonc?cash assets.. ..$ 670 5? Escheated estate Of Malone?other assets... 10,500 U'J Total. 811,17? 56 Eticbcatcd estate Burton?cash.5 1,952 00 A statement of each of these In detail, with ref? erence to Acts governing same, is furnished in this report. The transactions of this oflloe are further set fortli in accompanying annual statements. FINANCES. From the Statements or exhibits given In this report an idea can be formed of the condition of the lllian elnl affairs of this Stute. No one can say tliul they are in an emit mtly satis? factory condition. The fftcal year was begun with cash liabiiilies amounting to $469.191 3)1, ami with cush assests only $77.913 93, ami with merely $3.943 to the credit of tlie general fund und available fur the em rent expenses of the Government. Notwilhslroding the facts just staled and the fur? ther circumstance that the receipts from phosphate royalty tell off $52,036 69, as compared with the pre ceding year, and llinl some $15,000 of tho receipts of the fiscal yeai just closet) were applied lo payment of debts of preceding year, fortunately wu have been aide to meet every demand madoupon Ihe treasury. We have paid the loan negotiated under Act of tbe Legislature by the last Administration, amounting will) interest to $50,500. and also every C aim against the State as it was presented, without retorting loa loan except in one small Instance. A loan of -jsoo was obtained from tho Central Nat lonnl Bank with which lo purchase Blue 4j pi r cent bonds and certificates of slock needed fur purpos of exchange, and which purchase was not technically provided tor In the appropriation of $1,000 for the pin pose of completing Hie consolidation. It will be ncc ewary for tbe Legislature to appropriate the sum of $s(>0 to pay this loan kindly made to tho Stato with? out interest. I bee.leave to call.your attention, and that of the Legislature especially, tu the fact thai lhe Stale owes a large Mating debt, estimated at $271.5110 07 of pits! iluo interest alone. iK'eideH unpaid appropriations :.e aet forth ubove. and ?<? lhe further tact that the so called "treasury rcsvrvc. fund" is practically B myth, representing for the most pait debts ami notcreillta of the State. The sinking fund portion of what consti? tuted the original **treasury reserve fund.11 amounting tu *il(!.?"JT IS, when the Act was passed In ISStS, has s'tina- been expended.as 1 understand, under laws governing the slnkim: fund in payment of warrants drawn against il by the hoard of commissioners of the sinking' fund. The direct tax fund portion under Act of ISffl, amounting originally to $-19,241 89, (the amount received Irom Congress.) has been reduced to $1S,4.*W 77 by payments n|ion the warrants of the Governor to panics 10 whom It belonged under the law. The Interest on the unfunded h?nr1a has Leen re duced gradually as the funding in Drown consols pro? gressed, ta $92,79:1 43, as estimated, lint it should he borne in mind tliat these are in a sense debts the Slate owes, and do not. constitute a fund practically held in reserve in lhe State treasury. Tbe only available way to create a rescrvs fund Is to raise act mil money by taxation or by the sale of State securities and then hohl it in reserve for the special purposes for which it was created. A reserve fund Is really ueeded to meet the large floating debt of the Slate, composed principally of past due but un? called for interest, ami interest on unfunded bonds, i s llmated lo be $271.890 07. besides unpaid appropria? tions. It would perhaps belter satisfy the people of tho State if the Legislature would have this reserve fund investigated by a competent committee. It Ifisurprisinc that the consolidation docs not pro gress more rapidly and that the past due interest has not bei it called for. Seine of It may never be called for. However, a demand Is liable to be made upon the treasury at any time for this money, anil yet it has been the policy of the Legislature "to Ignore the danger and raise barely enough money to meet the current expenses of the Slate, and depend upon bor? rowing to meet any such emergency. I feel it my duly to respectfully submit that this is not tbo wisest policy, especially at this lime when no large a part of the State debt Is Hearing maturity, and when it Is more than ever incumbent upon the Stato to see that her treasury Is provided with ample funds to pay promptly any just claims against her. EEFl'nijing OK Tlin CONSOLS 17KOKK TJIB ACTS OF 1859 and 1590. I complied wltli Instructions givonrneln the Act, nad had proper notices Inserted in newspapers. I al? so had circulars and copies of the Act printed and no. tlce given that they could be bad upon application by parlies desiring information, and have sent out a large number of copies. Copies of the circulars and no lies aro furnished with this report, lalso had pre? pared with much care the necessary books in which to record all transactions under the Kefundlng Act and duplicates of these books for the offices of the Gov ernor and Secretary of lhe State. An agreement was entered into with lhe American Bank Note Cmnpai.y to lurnlsh the necessary plates and to engrave the bonds and stock certificates as needed. I havo order? ed and paid for only thiee hundred one thousand-dol? lar bonds, three hundred live hundred-dollar bonds and two hundred and fifty stock certiilcates, reserving orders for a further supply as may bo roqnlred from Mine to time ns refunding progresses. Until July. ]S92, the office is restricted to tbe svs tcm of exchanging lhe new -1 per conts for the Brown consols. But ilttlo progress has been made In exchanging. Only $29,305 70 of new 4 percent hnvo been exchang? ed for an i quid amount af Brown consols. Under the rigid requirements or the Act I am afraid not many exchanges will be effected. Propositions were made which, If authority bad been given mo to accept, might have resulted In exchanging one million of these bonds by this time. I am not seeking responsibility, but I respectfully submit that perhaps a wider discretion should bo giv? en to the Governor and Treasurer than is allowed in the Act as it stands. In the possible event of the holders of the Brown consols declining to make a vol? untary exchange for tbo new 4 per cents such provis? ion should be made as will insure the sale of the 4 per cents, In order that the proceeds thereof moy be nppl led to the redemption of the consols at maturity in July, 1893. An appropriation of funds should also bo made for the payment of the difference of 2 per cent in Inter? est required in tbe Act. CLF.m80n Iir.Q.UKST. Tbo variety, chancier and condition of the assets of this keenest give tho treasurer am! his assistants much trouble, and Increases very greatly his respon? sibility. The State Treasurer has virtually been made an executor In this case and responsible for the management of nn estate, some of tho secttritcs of which ore payable In another State, and some are against parlies In different counties In this State, se? cured by mortguges on property, concerning which I know nothing of own knowledge. See table No. 8 for detailed statement, 1 havo given notice to all parties against whom claims are past due to settle by November 7, or tho claims will be placed In tho hands of tho Attorney General for collection, my Intention being to invest all the funds In Stale sectirielie?. I respectfully ask that the Legislature will author? ize the speedy conversion of nil notes, etc. Into cash? the Investment of this into a piece of scrip such as the land script. LAND SCItll'T. The requirements under Act of 1559, No. 190, in re card to the hind scrip have carried our, because the board of trustees of the University of South Unroll? na, to whom the scrip was issued, have not been able to produce It for cancellation. Consequently the State Treasurer could not Issue the new script in lien thereof to the trustees of the Unlvorslty and the trus? tees cf Clcinson Collego, This offico holds the re? ceipt of W. D. Simpson, president of the trustees of tbe University of South Carolina, for this missing scrip. If It is Impossible to find this scrip, as seems to be the case, It might bo well for tho Legislature never? theless to authorize the issue of serin to the two hoards of trustees respectively and at the same time paovide for converting the Clomsoii bequest Into simi? lar scrip. rEIVILBOR TAX. The collection of the privilege tax on fertilizers was Imposed upon . this office by Act of December, 1590. Table No. 6 exhibits the amount collected by this office and from what companies, and also the amount collected by department ol agriculture. Col? lections for this fiscal year exceeded those of 1SS9-90 by $14,249 .'?, ESCHEATED ESTATE T. BTECY DUUTON. On January 19,1591,1 received from A. W. Jones, auditor Abbeville County, and ox-olticiu cscheator, $1,954 98 ns the sum of rsaheated estate of T. Stacy Burton, as by bis statement on tile in this office. I took the liberty of placing this amount in one of our best Sayings banks a) interest while "wailing needed Instructions Irom the Legislature as to what disposi? tion to make of it. THE DOWN KU FUND. Alexander Downer, of EdgehVId County, some time prior to IMS, in Iiis will devised and bequeathed lhe principal part ?f'hls estate for the purpose of estab? lishing anil maintaining a school for orphan children on his plantation. The Legislature in 1S3S ordered the appraisement and sale of the plantation and the erection and maintenance ?f a school for orphan chil? dren at or mnr the plantation. In 1SS0 the Legisla? ture ordered the sale of the sen001 building and lands by a board of commissioners, and the investment and reiriVMlment of the funds and their preservation. lu 1857 all Art was passed authorizing the State Treasurer to receive the assets of this fund from K. S. Hammond, treasurer, and lo safely keep the same. Authority was given lo Invest the assets in Smith Carolina ?nd Georgia State securities or in bomHof tho city of Augusta. As stated in this report, lhe fund now amounts to SS.274 8S, and it might ho weil to make some practical use of the same not Inconsis? tent with the benevolent purposes of Mr. Downer. W. T. C. Bates. Stale Treasurer. He port of Secretary ol* Slate. To the Honorable, tho Senate and t he House of Bepresenlallves of the State of South Carolina. IIKNTLKMKX: 1 have the honor to herewith transmit to jour honorable bodies a repot t of the transactions of this branch of the Executive Department, for tbo fiscal year eliding 3!sl day of October, 1891. together with such recommendations as I have deemed it important to make. I iiuulltled aud took charge of tile office on lhe Olli day December, lbUO. An inventory of the records, furniture and property of the office was turned over lo me bj Holl, .f. (J. Marshall, which i> now on file. The sum of $2?ti 93 100 was also turned ov< r to me by him, being lhe amount of cash c llec'.eil from the 'list day of October, lS'Jt?, to the Olli day of December, 1800, as shown by the cash bunk of the office, for commission*, charters ami certiilcates. The records of ibe office show dial he issued from thc3lstof OcPd?er,lS90, to the Olli day of December. 1K90. forty-nine commissions to office appoinii-d by the Governor and elected by the people. Since lhe 6th day of Dec iiiIht. 1890, to date or this report. I have received $2.6*13.] I, which, Ingelhc r with the $250,93 turned over by Hon. .1. <j. Marshall, compose the ?hole amount ot cash paid into the offico for commissions issued, granted, and certllhd copies of records furnished. Under Act of IS'JO, as construed by the Attorney General, no fees have been charged for commissions Trial Justices, which n due< d the Income of the i lin e about $1.11 (I. Ninehundreda.nl sevi my-six commissions have. he.*n issued, ?hieb Include appointments made by t'lc Governor, ami officers electid by the General Assembly nr.d the people. Two hundred and eignty-th reo official bonds have been approved and tiled iii this department, nnd the sain- have been turned over to the Stale Treasurer Exhibit K, page 10, shows the number and amounts of bonds and certificates of slock upon ? hieb the seal has been .stamped, and also i|m.' names ol parties by whom surrendered aud i" whom Issued. The various npploprialimis with u Ii eh lhe Secretary of State slands charged have hceU disbursed, as is set forth in Exhibit F, see page 81. Tltl.M. ?m'stices. Section "III of the Giiieral Siatules ntjulrca lhe Clerks of ( oiirt of the severalduiiitles to transmit lo this office a bit of the names of Trial Justices who have quulillcd within their Counties during the pre ceding year. Tlilrly-four such I ist a have been received in tills office. IIUL'NPAUr link iiktwkkn 1'I.OKI'XiT ASCII Wll LIAMSIIUim ioINIIIS. I!y virtue of the Act pussed at the last session of tlie Legislature I caused a survey lo be made of the boundary line between the Counties of Florence and Williainshurg, as directed In the Act. A map thereof is mi lile in this office. CMAItTEKS AND COMMISSIONS. Tib' number of chart "i s applied Tor and Issued from this office during the fiscal year tar exceeds that of any previous year. See Exhibit <!, page 32. One hundred and llfty-two (152) charters have been granted nml Afty-ceven (57) c'>nimis>l<>ii? uf Incorpo ration, tu which returns hn'*o not jvt hern made, which arc chisslllcd as follow*: 31 real t-sltite anil investment companies, 5 clecli ic light companies, 2 lei'I building companies, In publishing: companies, l ex [mn ilng nml shipping company, 4 telephone companies, II fertiliser ami lnanilfael in inj coin pan les, 4 compress companies. I college company, 20 banking companies, I hatting company, 12 merchandise companies. I warehouse companies, 4'J manufacturing companies, I engineering ami stevedoring company, 3 drug companies, 1 navigation company, 2 Insorn'-ce comp inie.-?, 1 Ice company, 4 water works comjtanics,2 oil mil' eoni|*anl:s, 1 music company, I ear compaoy, 2 steam laundry companies; S building and loan companies, 1 ventilated barrel company, ti canning companies, I savingandlnve<*.mentcoinpauy, 2 flsiiing companies, 1 Masonic teirple company,":! hotel companies, 1 n|iera house company, 1 poultry ami pet slock com puny. I cotton company, 2 hospital companies, 2 dredging ami transportation companies, 2 loan ami investment companies. 2 clothins com on nies, 1 tobacco warehouse company, 1 steam joint com? pany, 1 commission house company. 1 school" hook sup? ply company, 1 hydraulic motor company. I graded school eompimv.l fair association company, 1 diiving as? sociation,! Jenkins1 salety catch gun compnny.l towage company. 1 kaolin company, 1 mattress and sprint: bed company. Tim Carolina Printing and Manufacturing Company surrendered Its charter 12th March, lS'.il. Twenty-three charter companies have Increased their capital stock, and one cooipany hns reduced its eapltil stock. There is a provision In the charter law by which charter companies may Increase their capi? tal stuck, hut none to authorize them to reduce. I most rcspectttully call your attention this fact. INDEXE*). Tbe work of indexing the records in thc olllco ol the Secretary of State has been moat diligently and carefully pressed by Col. William Wallace, whom I appointed to continue the work where Mr. L. T. Levin, Jr.. left off. lie has examined 501960 grants contained in 93 volumes nml discovered 1.2GS errors. Grants to the number of 513 were found n.ot Indexed at all, T.'i? otlx r material errors were discovered, such Iis Incorrect paging, etc, which rendered the Index practically of no value to that extent. The missing grants wer? interlined, and the paging corrected, which Is of great benefit to the people who have interests Involved. Many volumes, he found, are duplicates,??or nearly so, which causes more or less delay, and, as Indexes seldom guvo the water courses tin which the lands lay or name of Counties ns subsequently divided, much time was consumed in entering upon tho indexes desciipilons of grants as to location, which Is of great Importance, and saves much lime when reference to them Is necessary. The completion of this wotk is of manifest importance to tills office and the people at large, and I recommend a further appropriation. ? KKEl'EBOF STATE HOUSE AND0BOUNDS. Exhibit F, page32,shows the amount expended for fuel to heat the oflices. the libraries, and the two houses for the General Assembly. Whole amount expended, $699; amount appropriatod, $1,200; leaving n hnlance of $501. Exhibit F shows the amount expended and appropriated for lighting tho State House ami grounds. The gas lights of tho Senate were In bad condition when the General Assembly met In 1890and did not afford sntlicient light. Under a resolution of the Senate, directing the Seorctnry'of State to Increase their light, I had Ihe gas jets overhauled and made every effort lo render the gas lights sulllclent; but after a second complaint of Senators and by resolu? tion of iho Sonnte I was forced to have electric lights turned on in the Senate Chamber. No provision was made by tbe General AfSenibl for this extra expense. The attention of yonr honorable bodies is called to the Importance and feasibility of securing electric lights for all public buildings In Columbia through one plant located at tho Asylum which would lessen the annual expense of lights nml be more satisfactory. Tho State llousogrounds have been carefully nml ilP Igentlykept and Improved as much ns the amount of tie appropriation conld afford. The (lowers were better than I hud hoped could be made with, the sum appro? priated, The two mounds In the front fell down dur? ing the year. One of them has been ropl-iced more substantially, and the other Is nuv being rebuilt. Bullis and plants for early Dowering are secured in limited quantities for the coming year. Terraces in the rear to correspond with those in front have been nearly completed, but not sodded. A less appropriation than allowed the last year would he iiisulllcient to keep the grounds iu their present condition which during tho year have pre? sented a neat appearance and given m.*.ch pleasure to visitors. All of which Is respectfully submitted. J. E. TiNDAt.. Secretary of Slate. Lunatic Asylum. ( The State. The sixty-eighth annual ropoitof the Board of Re" cents and superintendent of the State Lunatic asy? lum was uiade public yesterday. It Is one of Up? most Important of all the annual reports, giving an exhaustive resume of the treatment of lie.- State's insane. The number of pilienls treated during the year was 1,182. Of these, 733 remain at the nsylum. The cost per capita has been 30?; cents dally. In compliance with the law 33 harmless innine persons have been returned to the various counties. Some of the counties have remonstrated, saying they have no alms house. The suggestion is made "that the laws of admission of patients be amended ss asked by tho superintendent aud the counties he made to pay Into tho State Treasury a part of the mainte? nance of their beneficiary patients." An option has been obtained on a piece of land near by, upon which to erect hulldlngs for tbe col? ored male lunatics, If the Legislature should so de? cide. The report says that "tho various departments of the asylum havo been conducted, in a measure, to the satisfaction of tho Regents." CoLusmiA, S. C, Oct. 31,1591. To His Excellency ?. JA. Tliluian, Governor of South Carolina. Sir.: The Board of Regents of the South Caroli? na Lunatic Asylum have the honor to submit to your Excellency the annual report with tho accompanying vouchers. We would respectfully direct yonr attention to the number of patients Heated during the year, which was 1,132. The number now remaining in tho Asy? lum is 733. The cost per capita has been 801 cents per day, and for the year $133.42 In compliance with the law we have returned to the various Counties such harmless insane as could he cared for at home, or in Alms lloilscs. numbering In all 33. Of these three have been returned. Sonic of the Counties have remonstrated, saying they have no Alms House, and can make no provision lor them. It would be well for nil the Counties to organize Alms Houses, and make them self-sustaining, which Is en? tirely practicable. .Vo would respectfully suggest that the law of ml Mission of patients be amended as asked by the Su? perintendent ami the Counties be made to pay into the State Treasury a part of the maintenance of their beneficiary patients. We call especial attention to that part of the Su? perintendent's report relating to making provision for the colored male lunatics. The Regents have always advocated the erecting of all buildings needed, on or contiguous to our present location us being the most advantageous to the State in every particular. In accordance with this view we have an option on a piece of land near by, upon which to erect the build lues. If the Legislature should so decide. Our Superintendent Is now organizing a Training School in the Asylum, which will add materially to die welfare of the patients and wo trust will meet witli the approval of the Legislature. During the year there have been changes In the oili cersol the Asylum. Dr. P. E. Griffin ceased to be Superintendent in May, and bis place has been I) lied by Or. J. W. Babcock ; Mr. II. P. Green, the Secreta? ry and Treasvrer. having uied, his place has been till? ed by Mr. J. W. Bunch. '1 lie various departments of the Asylum have been conducted In a manner to the satisfaction ,of the Re? gents. We feel assured that the Legtalature will still maintain this noble charily In a becoming manner, nnd make snch appropriations for It ns rjo needed. We havo the honor to lie your obedlentjservaiit, B. W. TaYi.ok, President of the Board of Regents of s. C- Lunatic As\ lino. SUl'KEIXTENIiEST BABCOCK'S REPORT. Ir, his report to Hie Regents Superintendent Bnb eork says: "At the beginning of the year there were present 778 patients?859 male and 359 female. Of these 445 were white, ami 338 colored. There were absent mi ti iil forty-three. During the year 811 were admitted, ami ihe number under treatment I 132, The highest number of patients was 7S2and ihe low? est 731?! There were discharged :S64 of wboiu 94 were eiassed ns recovered, 37 as improved. 6 unimproved; 44 were removed, 5 eloped, 159 died; 49 are absent on ti lal. The result at the end of the year is 73; pa? tients, 3f.S male ami 370 female, of whom 423 are n liite and 815 colored, "Compared with last year, II less were admitted. 91 more discharged, 51 more under treatment, 30 more discharged as recovered, am:3 more died. In addition to tlic 43 absent on trial at the beginning of the year, 179 wen- released on probation. Of these 91 were discharged BS recovered, 89 as Improved, II unimproved, 22 lelurncd, and 07 are still out. There lias been no epidemic disease of serious nature. Dur? ing the Spring mumps were prevalent. "(In March 16th,a while female patient committed suicide by hanging. She had .been here about two months ami had manifested no suicidal tendency. The Verdict of the coroner's jury exonerated the offi* eers and nurses of the Asylum. Among so large uu insane population, strive as we may to prevent them, such unfortunate accidents seem Inevitable. 'The following table shows the per capita cost for the last Ii I teeU years: '75?70. $202.53- *7?i?77. $19121; -77?7S, $1-11.02 ;? '73?71?, $170.25 J '79-30. $155.73 ; 'SO?SI, 5153.24 : '51? >2. $141.94 :; i2?S3. $146.54 ; *83?S4. $142.73; 'S4-!-.\ $l4t!.:-4 ; 55?56, $140.27: 56?57, $18739; 'S??i?, $110.59; 's? $137 47 ; 'Ml?90. $181.115 ; "90?01. $133.42. ??According to tho census of ISS0, there were In this Suite a total of 1.112 Insane ami I.5SS Idiotic Under date ol October 17. IS9I, A. F. Childs, acting superintendent of census, writes me that the present number of insane in South Carolina, as shown by the present census, is 920,and the number of idiotic I.S05. These are the only facts tbat have,as yet, been tubu? lated relative to this class, and the same are liable lo u plight ret Isii.ii.' It is probable that revision will dem? onstrate that this estimate 1? too low, since it Is not credible that the insane population of this State is imw nearly 'M less than ii was ten years ago. If we nc-ept these ligures, the interesting fact presents IU e;f that accord log to the statistics there are 2.731 per? sons?not including all epileptics?to whom the asy? lum is open. MANAGEMENT 1>F THE ASVI.f.M. "From time lo time when the over-crowded condi? tion of the asylum has demanded It, the commission? ers of the several counties have la-en requested to remove their harmless eases iu accordance with Sec? tion 1595 of GoMsjd .States. * * . During the past year when rccolmiv Was again had lo this meas? ure, most ol the county commissioner* complied s'tth Ihe law ami removed tho patients to poor houses or their homes. The return of chronic insane paiieiits to alms bouses Is an expedient to be resorted to only when lhe asylum is too crowded lu receive recent ca? ses. . . . '?It has never heen lhe Intention of the manageis i>r' the asylum to criticize any particular class or classes of poisons concerned in committing patients to tills institution. Mut there certainly must he a lack of ap? preciation of the purposees ? f lhe asylum, rs well as n disregard for the lights of individual, when two Hille sisters aged seven ami nine years, respectively, are sent here at the same time as insane, w hen sutler. Inj; fa-Hi chorea or St, Vitus's dance; or when the father of a sixteen-year-old hoy, who had bet n Idiotic from his fourth vonr. was allowed to think that his son's mind could be restored by treatment her* While Instances of this kirnt are far Irom uncommon, your board might again call the attention of the Leg? islature to tile statute which has operated well in Alabama, enabling its asylum t-> receive only proper cases. This law provides that before any patient is sent to the insane hospital full and explicit answers to tie- inteirogatoriK must he forwarded to tbe surperintcntlt-ni of said hospital and notice received from him that said patient can he admitted." corsTV sri'i'okt. I'nder ibis head Dr. Babcock considers tbe meth? ods of maintaining patients lu the States "where the Stale does not pay the whole amount for tbe support of beneficiary patients."' In New yorK public pa? tients are maintained at a rate not exceeding the ac? tual cost, and It is charged to the patient's coiintv. In Pennsylvania and .Maine the counties are required I to make such payments. He makes this recommen? dation: "if such a plan meets with your approval, | the suggestion might be made to the General Assem? bly lo consider the ailvislbillty of having the com? missioners of every county pay for each of its bem-fl clary patient a portion?say one-half?of the actual] expense through their treasurer Into the State treas? ury, in this way the ability of the friends or rela? tives of patients to contribute to their support will j be culled to the- attention ot the oounty officers more-' forcibly than appears to have been nossiblo by exist? ing laws, while the etat? treasury will be relieved of I a part of the burden, and at. the 6amo time greater | discrimination as regards "proper cases" trill be en? forced. This will divide beneficiary patients into two distinct classes: (1) County patients, or those who have settlements or legally established claims for support upon tbe communities In which they live; (2) State patients, or those who have not established claims upon any community by birth or legal resi? dence. cake of coloiif.d insane. '?I cannot close this portion of this report, without| having called your attention again to the urgent ne ccssity of building here or elsewhere permanent and | corafoitable structures for tho colored male patients. The wooden lodges now occupied by them, were in tended fur temporary use only. They are now healthv, Insecure," and dangerous in case lire. training school fob nue8e8. "Wishing to Improve tho standard of service In'.the care of the insane, and recognizing the great and wide-spread demand for skilled nursc-s. your board has determined to establish a training school for nur? ses. As I apprehend your intention, it Is to establish j school not merely for the instruction of attendants I on the Insane, but lo lit young women, as In general f hospitals, to undertake nursing In all its branches. Nurses who enter the school will be regarded as com? ing here'to fit themselves for an honorable calling, as I well as to assist in caring for the sick aud afficted In | this asylum." Dr. ilabcock says occasional lecturers by members | of the stair will be given on mental symptoms etc. "With this broader conception of the needs of the Asy? lum and of the Stale the course of instruction has | been prepared. Tho plan at first will be to give the female attendants now in tbe service of the Institu? tion the option of entering tbe school, but hereafter' all newly engaged attendants will be required to be? gin as probationers in tbe school. The course of in-1 struction will be simple, direct and practicable as pos? sible, and will include in addition a daily training in ward duties, a recitation from approved text-books and a lecture from a member oi the Asylum medical stalf every week. Examinations lo test the profici? ency of the nurses w ill bo held from time to I time. . . * The estimated lirst years expenses are about tCOO. wobk sii01' fob pati8nts. In September an experienced instructor was put in I charge of a work shop for white mule patients. It is | encouraging to be nblc to report that tuey are show? ing much Interest in the wort; and almost dally acces? sions are made to tho ranks of workers. financial results. Tho Treasurer's report gives in detail tho receipts and expenditures lor tho year. It shows a balance to credit from last year.8 11,214 10 Additional appropriation for maintenance... 10U.0OU 00 Receipts from patients and other sources.,.. 11.42b 06 Giving as the total income. 5122,6-12 10 Deduct for maintenance.8113,542 12 Deficit Ee-gent's Account. 164 2? 113.706 37 Leaves ..alunce to credit $ S.935 79 This amount the board has tbotigbt best to apply as | follows: Farm Improvements. $3,000 00 For bakery. 3,000 00 Bal. for purchase of dry goods,&c 2,935 79 -$5,035 791 If we now consider the cost per capita, wo Und that the gross amount expended on maintenance was.5113,542 12 | But out of this fund was paid for extraor? dinary expenses : Permanent Improvements. $7.591 37 For coal 1591-82. 4,298 20 For cows. 1,052 40 12,942 031 Which deducted leaves as current expenses 100,000 091 Divided by 754, tbe average number of pa? tients and we have tbe annual per cap? ita cost. 133 421 Divided by 365, gives the dally per capita.. 36$ [ If $10,953.94, amount paid by private pa? tients, bo deducted from $1(30,600,00, wo have as the annual per capita cost to the State for maintenance. il3 SSI And a dally per capita. 324; | estimates fob next teas, I have been instructed to estimate for maintenance $100.000. The appropriations applied for will be: For maintenance.SlOU.ObO CO For Insurance. 6,f00 00 .Mileage and per diem of Regents. 2.100 00 Training School lor Nurses. 100 00 For patients' library..,. 100 00 $1?S,S00 00 The proprietors of the following daily newspapers huve gratuitously supplied the Asylum with copies of tboir issues: The I'.loisteband the Evening Rec? ord, Columbia, the Neio? und Courier, I barleston. | The weekly newspapers published throughout the State are well represented on the table of the Asylum | reading room. Tbe tables appended lo the report give in detail all tacts as to the patients, their residence, mutters in connection with their support and much other data. The largest number of patients admitted during the year was between the ages of thirty and forty years. One hundred and seventeen were single, 145 "married, thirty.five widowed, and eleven unknown. Two hundred and twelve had but one attack previous to entering the asylum ; all but fourteen had occupa? tions. For all but S3 cases, causes arc assigned. One hundred ami lilty-llyo hail the disease only three months before admission. Ninety-one cases were acute, 33 recurrent. 54 epileptic, 24 acute melancholia and the others were varied. Ninety-four had their reason restored, most of them in from 3 to 8 months time. The number of deaths, and the reports of lhe chaplain and matron conclude the paper. Ilcport of Adjutant ni.d Inspector | General. * Columiiia, S. C. Oct. 31,1801. To Ills Excellency lienjumln tt. Tillman, Governor of South Carolina: Sin?Herewith I have the honor to submit the annual report of the operations of this department for the tlscal year eliding October 31. I SOI. I would first call the attention of your Excellency to the Confederate rolls in this ollle'e. Under some ol the fonuier administrations appropriations were made to cover the expenses of collecting the rulls and Illing them in this office. Although n large num? ber of tin- rolls have been collected ami tiled, I find, In undertaking to make an index thereof, that the work is incomplete, no rolls whatever of many companies being on flic, which leaves out the personal or Indi? vidual record of the men. Now, the lolls should be put in a durable shape, so that they can be kept for all lime and be of easy reference for every citizen of tbe Slate, because they are marly all personally and deeply Interested In the-m, aud even now ihey have become a matter of constant inquiry und reference ; and In the future will be considered Invaluable as showing the names and records of our soldiers. As propably lhe earliest and best way of securing a correction and revision of the roils on hand,as well as the completion of those not yet sent in, I would suggest that the rolls be printed, in a cheap form as they now stand?with blank pages left for those ommands not yet reported. These pamphlets could be distributed lo the proper /-eisons, with the un? derstanding that they must be returned to this office, when the correction and revision is completed. When the rolls are completed as nearly and as accurately i.s possible, they should be put Into a permanent, du? rable book form, and 1 do not doubt but that lhe ex? pense of doing so could be recovered lo the State In? putting the work upon th<> market, at a reasonable price, if such a step should be deemed advisable. I am glad to be able to state (hat everything has worked smoothly and harmoniously in this depar - iiu-uiof lhe State government since the inauguration of the present administration, ami the peace of the Stale has not been seriously disturbed since tbe lifoopvillc Hot which was promptly stirpivssed by 'he picsenre of ib.- Sinnier Light In Ian try. There lias been Some local excitement and threatened dis? turbance, as at Spartariburg and YorkvlUe, which mude It necessary to put certain companies under anus; but t be decisive steps taken and policy adopted by your Excllency, to iml ari end to the lynching of persons in the hainls of the law, has had the desired, salutary effect of preventing such scenes in this Slate ilurlnglliisyeir at least. Tin-promptness, too, w ith which the last General Assembly met the claims ol the troops, for tho expenses and pay due the "Slimier Light Infantry," for Its services on lhe occasion of the ilishopville riot, as well as the assurance of year E\ e Henry, thai the law which grants them a limited sum when actually called Into service, should be car? ried out during your administration, was in such marked contrast with the way in which they have heretofore been treated, that It has had a very sab iitarv effect upon our troops who feel that their ser? vice, when rendered, will be properly appreciated. A part of last year's appropriation for the maintenance an I encouragement of the uralitla was found due and! unpaid. |a simple statement of w hich will be found elsewhere in this report; but tire amount due was satisfactory settled by my predecessor in office, mid has been paid to the troops excepting a small balance, which will be distributed with this year's appropriation. It has been the earnest endeavor of this Department to perfect tl.rganlzation of the militia forces of the State, under the laws governing th same, taking up the work ns left off bv my pre decessor in office, ami finishing the arming and equip mentof the companies which had already been must cred into service, and were entitled to proper reeoc nltlon. Kvery effort is being made, however, to mak< the appropriation of arm.'', clothing and equipment co as far as possible, so as to have n balance left for these companies, it bclns deemed good policy to en courage a limited number of such commands, wlilch from time to time, can be taken Into nctivo mulltla as vacancies from any cause may occur. In order to inaki- il eso supplies go as far as possible, and also In compliance with Slate regulations, to keep our forces uniformed alike. It has been adopted as a t ule of this Depaiti tent 10 issue only the fatigue suits ami leave the commands to supply the gray dress regulation Miiis. with the assistance of the State annual appro? priation. If the present wise policy of the State of limiting the number of active militia companies?thereby looking more to the quality and efficiency than to the number of troops?Is continued, and of the present appropriation from the United Slates government for arms, uniforms and equipments, backed bv a lib? eral, reasonable appropriation from the State, Is also continued, it will tiot bo long before we ?III have not only a thoroughly armed and equipped militia force in this State but also (by a little change in the applica? tion of the fund appropriated by the State to encour? age the same set of men to remain in each company) a thoroughly well drilled nnd disciplined force, of whleh life State can really feel proud, in comparison with any other. The reduced appropriation for this year issomewhat discouraging to tbo troops and ser? vice, but it is confidently expected that a more liberal policy will hereafter prevail and it is hoped that wo may be able to secure a regular annual oppropratlon of $5.00 per man passing inspection. If this were done and a proviso inserted In the law requiring a cer? tain sum to be paid out of the annual appropriation to every man who dies in the active mill tin, or Is actually Injured or killed while in the active or actual service of the Slat", it would make the annual nppropiintion Act us a sort of mutual insurance fund and insure also the thorough drill and discipline of the troops, by keeping the same set of men continually in service. In tho event of such changes being made now or hereafter I would suggest that the laws be amended so as to require the organization of at least one company in each County, and also to limit tho numberof men allowed to each company, and thus equalize romewhat the distribution of tho men. und thereby of the fond also in the State. In would also requlro every pay member or each company of ihe active militia to be "regularly enrolledand present oi accounted for," or dropped from the rolls at the reg? ular inspection. In conclusion, allow meto say that my genoral Inspection of the troops of the State, as well us tho military display made at various points, and more particularly nr the Centennial, have very cleary demonstrated the tact that South Carolina 1ms a much better military' force at her command than our people ar? aware of. It Is with pride as well as pleasure that I can announce that in spite of all the trouble nnd sintering through which our people hare passed within tho last thirty years, they now show that; their military enthusiasm and spirit are not broken, and that they are full aware of, and aliye to, not only the military record and heroism our people, bat are also prepared for all ordinary emergencies that are likely to arise In the present or near future of the State. Our military force ranks about third among the States, so far as actual numbers are concerned, but in proportion to population it ranks among foe first, while so tar ns material is concerned It Is not second to any. Ithas, loa largo degree, armed and equipped itself, .nnd our organizations have been really kept up by the.pride and spiritof the men who compose them. They belong to and are a part ol tho people, and are of course In perfect sympathy with them, and are now the best guarantee the State has for tbo preservation of peace and good order, nnd of tbo lives, liberty and property of our people. It will requlro but little more cncourusement and assistance than Is now given by the State to make It a permanent as well as a thorough nnd complete organization equal, if net superior, to any of our sister States. H. L. Fabliv, Adjutant ami Inspector General Tho Governor's Message in Read?A Good Rill to Kill is Introduced The Governor Is Sustained. COLUMMA, S. C NOV. 21,1891. The General Assembly convened at noon to? day, a majority of the Representatives and Senators being present. The Governor's Message was presented and read. Among the important Bills introduced In the Senate was one to lay out Calhoun coun? ty from parts of Lexington and Orangeburg counties. Senator Bulst Introduced a Bill providing for tho procuring and presenting of docu? ments relating to tho history of South Caro Una. In Executive Session theSenatc sustained the action of the Governor In rcmovlngSu pei vlsors of Registration W. P. Cantwell of Charleston, and \V. T. McElroy of Laurens. The Calhoun County Bill was also intro? duced lu the House. It will have a hearing before tho Judiciary Committee on Friday next. In fan Is?Idiots?Heathen, What of their Salvation? Infants, Dying before they know good from evil, are saved. Their .death is the unavoidable effect of the sin of Adam; their salvation is the unconditional ef? fect of the atonement of Christ "As by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justifica? tion of life." And as of the souls of infants so of their bodies: "As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." Their resurrec? tion unto eternal life is as sure as that Adam sinned and that Christ died. Justification is the birthright of "ev? ery man that Cometh unto the world," whether of heathen or Christian parentage, whether baptized or un baptized.J^So, too, is secured their part in the first resurrection by him who was "delivered for our offenses and raised again for our justification." Idiots, May be classed with infants. Their idiocy and death,being a result of "the offense of one," and their justifi? cation and resurrrcction, being a re? sult of "the righteousness," and res? umption "of one." As far as any of the human race are directly or indi? rectly unavoidably affected by the sin of the first pair they are uncon? ditionally benefitted by the atonement of Christ. The unavoidable evil in the oue is countervailed by the un? conditional good in the other. The Heathen. The accountability of heathens like that of all subjects of the Divine government, is measured by the degree of light they have. The heathen are not accountable for the light of the gospel which they have not heard. Only for the light which they are ac? countable. If they live according to the light they have they can do no more?they are justified. If they fail to do so they are condemned. "To him that knoweth to do good and doe Hi it not, to him it is sin." The moral turpitude of transgression is graduated by the degree of light sin? ned against. "He that knew his master's will and did it not shall be beaten with many stripes, and he that knew not"?had less knowledge of? "his master's will shall be beaten with few stripes." Only a moral agent who wilfully transgresses known law commits sin, and for this aud this above is he accountable. To a "jot and tittle" justice will regulate the awards of the saved and the lost. The Judge of all the earth will do right. There will be no dissatisfaction among the saved; no complaint among the lost. The Australian Ballot system seems to work satisfactorily in the United States wherever tried. A