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VOL. XII. -MANNING, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1897. NO. 31. WORK OF THE SENATE. A NUMBER OF BILLS PASSED BY THE BODY. Redolutions on Judge Aldrich- -New Coun ty RIllsPaised--The Anti-Free P:1 and Cigarette 1ills K me d. COLUMBIA, Ftb. 20.--The work of passing second and third reading biills in the senate Saturday was not inter rupted by discussion. Work was be gun on the calendar and the follow ing third reading bills passed: To establish Dorchester county. House bill to amend county govern ment law so far as it relates to work ing the roads. House bill to authorize and empow er the sheriff of Williamsburg county to purchase and keep at the court house a pair of bloodhounds for the purpose of tracking convicts and fu gitive law breakers, amended by Mr. Williams so as to apply to all counties and limiting the ost of the dogs at $100 a pair. House bill to require county super visors to publish quarterly reports in the papers of their respective counties at a cost not exceeding $600 for each county. Amended by excepting An derson, Beaufort, Barnwell, Bamberg, Berkeley, Chester, Colleton, Gerge town, Horry, Kershaw, Laurens, Lexington, Larcaster, Marlboro, Mar ion. Oconee and York. House bill to establish Bamberg county. House bill to amend subdivision one of section 9548 of the revised statutes of 1893, relating to costs. House bill to amend section 311 of the revised statutes being section 256 of the general statutes. Making it a misdemeanor for any State or county officer to receive any debate on purchase of books or any other property cr supplies from print ing. Soon after 1 o'clock the senate pass ed the following resolutions and ad jouruned out of respect to judge Al drich. Whereas it has been learned by the senate of South Carolina with pro found regret of the death of the hon orable Alfred Proctor Aldrich of Barnwell county, who as a judge kept his ermine unstained, and in defiance of the military power which dominated the State in 1S60 laid down his robes of office in open court and refused to administer the law while the seat of justice was surrounded by Federal bayonets; as a patriot, self sacrificing and devoted to the jus. cause of South Carolina, and as aman without fear and without reproach, whose unsullied career has added lus tre to the annals of the State, there fore be it Resolved, As a mark of respect t. his memory, that the senate do nov adjourn. On Monday the Greenwood County bill was taken up. Mr. Gaines offer ed an amendment providing for the orgnization of the county 30 days after the election. - Mr. Archer objected to the time for the bill to go into effect as the same question would arise over Cherokee county and by an organization of the new counties during the fiscal year would cripple the old counties by tak ing away a large part of the revenue that ought to go to the old counties to meet the estimated expenses. Mr. McCalla offered an amendment that the county governument of Gr een wood would be put in operation the first day of next January. Mr. Gaines said that to the people of Greenwocd the advantages accur ing frgm an early formation would more than balance the evil. The senate could not with .Tae regard to the Constitution defer the formation of Greenwood. Mr. McCalla said that a hardship would be in flicted on the old and on the new county by putting this bill in force before theast of next January. Mr. Mower said the Constitution was mendatory in requiring that the county government go into effect in mediately upon the formation of the county. T"his being so the senate had no discretion in the matter. Mr. May field asked that the senators vote as nearly as they could on the question of the time new county gov ernments should go into effect.- He said that Bamberg did not want to form her government until January 1,1898. Mr. Gaines moved to table the mo tion of Mr. McCalla that the bill go into effect on the 1st of January. By a vote of 26 to 4 this prevailed Mr. Gaines' amendment was then passed requiring the county govern ment to be put into etfect 30 days after election. The Senate on Tuesday killed the anti-cigarette bill and the bilt to re peal the anti-free pass act. Neither one, however, was defeated without a vast deal of discussion and then it was but by a single vote that the lat ter measure was killed. The senate had shown an inclina tion to discuss at length every meas ure that had been taken up nntil the free pass bill was reached and then almost every senator -turned himself loose," so to s peak. An unfavcrable report has been made on the bill and as soon as it had been read Mr. Moses moved that the report be indefinitely postponed. Mr. Ragsdale was the first senator on his feet to oppose the mo tion. He said that any member of general assembly who used a free pass over any railroad would not be above suspicion. It was not right that rep resentatives of the legislature who were to decide many important mat ters affecting railroads should accept any favors from these roads. Try as they might, they could not but feel a sense of obligation to the roads over which they had free transportation. Mr. Scarborough replied to Mr. Ragsdale, recommending that he stu dy the quotation, "Consistency, thou art a jewel." To be consistent, said he, Mr. Ragsdale should have refused to accept the offer of the railroads to carry him with the other legislators to Cnarieston. The acceptance of that effer- was nothing more than a viola tion of the oath of otiice on the part of every member of the general as sembly. He thought the act now on the statutes was a stigma upon the name of the good people of the State. Mr. Scarborough spoke at length and with fervor in favor of the bili. Mr. Hay said the act which this bill proposed to repeal was founded ou sound public principles. The senators would not hear of a judge accepting a free pass. It should be the same with members of the legislature. There was no getting around the fact that these passes were given to secure fa vors Some ha-J argued that the act against the acceptance of free passes was a reilection upon the peogle of the Sta but it was no more a rellec tion than any other act on the statute books. It would be as well to say the act against stealing was a reflection cn the people as the act prohibitiug the seceptance of a free pass. The city courcil of Charleston he under stood was providing the transportation of the general assembly and though the railroads might do it free, there was no Invitation from the road to the legislature. Mr. Buist said that Mr. Hay was right in his position about the visit to Charleston. He then proceeded to speak against the bill. The Lord's Prayer, said he, which he trusted every senator repeated before retiring and after arising im the morning, be sought "lead us not :nto temptation." For that very reason this bill should be defeated. The members of the gen eral e2sembly should have the tempt ation of taking free passes removed from them. "Talk about the dignity of humanity, why it is the depravity of humanity. Mr. President, that i; to be guarded against," exclaimed Mr. Buist in conclusion. Mr. Archer thought if the dignity and the integrity of the senate was above temptation that this question should not be annually resurrected. Why not let it stay as it is? asked he. Mr. Scarboroug and Mr. Henderson spoke in favor of the bill and Mr. May field against it. Mr. Moses defined his position, say ing that when a member of the house he had voted against the act which this bill was intended to repeal and that he had a'ways been opposed to the measure. The aye and nay vote was demand ed on Mr. Moses' motion to indefinitely postpone the unfavorable report of the committee. It resulted: Aye-Connor, Dennis, DuBose, Gaines, Gritfith, Henderson, Mauldin, Moses, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Ragin, Scarborough, Sloan, Saddath, Walk er, Williams-16. Nay-Alexander, Archer, Brown, Buist, Dean Douglass, Hty. Love, Mayfield, McDaniel, Miller, Mower, Norris, Ragsdale, Stackhouse, Talbrid, Wallace-17. The motion to table the bill was passed by the same vote as above. The vote was then clinched by the usual motion to reconsider and table. This completely kills the bill for this session at least, thcugh it was accom plished but by a single vote. The house bill to regulate the sale of cigarettes and cigarette papers was de bated by the friends and opponents of the bilL The friends pointed out the evils of the cigarette habit while the opponents pointed to the act against the sale of tobacco to minors under the age of of IS and urged that this bill would become a dead letter as that act had. The injury it wovld do to the tobacco industry was also shown. Messrs. Archer, Connor, Love and Pettigrew spoke for the bill, while Messrs. Hay, Moses and May field spoke against it. Finally, by a vote of 25 to 8 the bill was killed. Only Messrs. Archer, Connor, Gains, Love, McDaniel, Pettigrew, Stackhoase and Wallace voted for the bill. The special committee charged with making arrangements for the contem plated trip to Charleston on the 18th inst., reported as follows: There will be two trains to Charles ton, ore by the South Carolina and Georgia and one by the Atlantic Coast Line, both leaving Gervais street station at 7:30 A. M, Thursday morning, the 18th of Febraary, 1897. The head of each and every one of the executive departments in the State House and each and every senator and member of the house will be enti tied to two tickets, one by the South Carolina and Georgia railway and one by the Atlantic Coast Line. Of ficers and attaches will be entitled to one ticket each. There are a limited number of tick ets for the steamer provided by the city council of Charleston, but there will be other steamers that will trans port parties to the fleet for 50 cents each.- Altamiont Moses, For the Committee. CoLDIBIA, S. C., Feb. 21.-The Senate met at 10 o'clock Wednesday to avoid a night session, in view of the Charleston trip. By consent a concurrent resolution was introduced and passed to allow the Mutual Guarantee Insurance Com pany of Greenville to apply for a new charter. Mr. Gaines worked his Senatorial amendment in the Greenwood County bill by reconsidering the amendment passed on the previous day and adding a provision for the election of a Sen ator. in the Cherokee County bill Mr. Ragsdale, for the friends of that Coun ty introduced a Senatorial amendment in the bill similar to Mr. Gaines' amendment to the Greenwood County bill. That bill was also put through its final passage and was returned to the House with amendments. Mr. Wallace offered an amendment to the bill providing for the expendi ture of the commutation tax, making it more strict in its provisions by re quiring the tax to be expended, not only in the township from wvhicn col lected, but also on the section of the road from which it was derived. Mr. Archer opposed it as imprac tica ble and having a tendency to pile up work on somebody wita no pay. The amendment was adopted and the bill passed. Mr. Norris was disposed to make war on the bill to re quire railroad e om panies to stop all trains at local sta tions, but a compromise was reached in the postponement of the bill that Mr. Norris might study its effects with the amendments made to it. The Bamberg County bill came up on its third reading, was amended as regards the Senatorial representation and in a number of details and was passed. Mr. Mayfid moved the adoption of the unfavorable report on Mr. Con no's bill to regulate the manufacture, sale, inspection, &c., of fertilizers Mr. Connor defended the bill. Its chief point was in the cancellation of the privilege tax tags, tne effect of which he said would De to iscrease the revenue from this tax at least 20 per cent. He said that these tags were used again by manufacturers. it also provided for a reduction to 10 cents of the privilege tax- lIe thought that the tax should De applied to the sink ing fand, the specitiz purpose for which it was levied, after the pay ment of a sum to Clemson to justity the analysis by its chemist. 11e was not a n enemy of Clemson. lie spoke long and (arnestly on the question pointig out evidence c f the uodging of the tax by comnpaniets selling fer the farmer in the high tax and went fully into all the bearings of the sub ject. Mr. McDaniel, for the Committee on Agriculture, which made the unfavor able report, replied to him. Ciemson needed the fund, he said. Taere was no demand by the farmers for its re duction. There was no need for the law. It was not fair in its restrictions on the fertilizar companies, which were not in a position just now to bear fresh burdens. The chemist at Clemson had never found any delete rious matter in any samples of fertiliz ers examined, though analyses varied. Mr. Norris eulogized his friend, Mr. Connor, bu, thought his bill would work an injury not only to Clmson, but to the men who built Clemson. In the course of his argument for the support of Clemson, he urged that the graduating papers from that institu tion would not admit one of the re cent graduates to the freshman class of a technical school for higher edu cation. He contended that the reduc tion of the tax would make no differ ence with the farmer, as the small change in price would be lost between the manufacturer and the middle man. Mr. Archer moved that further con sideration be postponed until Friday. The Senate then adjourned until Fri day at 10 o'clock. There was a strong effort made dur ing the day by members of the House to have reconsidered the voteby which the anti-free pass repeal bill was kill ed. A number of Senators were im portuned to make the motion, as it was declared that a full Senate would pass the repealing bill. They did not, however, meet with a great deal of encourgement. It is possible that they may, if they press their efforts as actively as they did yesterday, be ultimately successful in inducing some Senator to open the way for the free passes again . AS TO MAGISTRATES. The House Bill Defling Their Powers and Duties. COLMBIA, Feb. 1S.-The por.ion of the bill passed by the House defining the powers and daties of magistrates reads as follows: Section 1. The governor shall have authotity, by and with the advise and consent of the senate, to appoint magis trates in each county of the State, who shall hold their offices the term of two years,and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The number of magistrates to be appointed for each county and their territorial jurisdiction shall be the same as here tofore prescribed by law for trial jus tices in the respective counties of the State, except as hereinafter otherwise provided. Such magistrates may be suspended by the governor for iaca pacity, misconduct or neglect of duty; and the governor shall report any sus pension, with the cause thereof, to the senate at its next session for its ap proval or disapproval. Sec. 2. The governor shall have au thority, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to fill any va cancy caused by death, removal or otherwise of any magistrate for the unexpired term. Sec. 3. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his offlice each magistrate must take, in writing, the oath of office prescribed in the Constitution, and also the several ad ditional oaths required to be taken by trial justi::es before the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county, or in case there be no such clerk, be fore any one authorized to administer an oath, and must file the same with the secretary of state. Sec. 4. The civil jurisdiction of magistrates shall be the same as that heretofore exercised by trial justices. They shall have exclusive j uris diction in a1' riminal cases in which the punish1.- 2t does not exceed a fine of $100 or imprisonment for 30 days except in cases of riot, assault and bat tery, and larceny and carrying con cealed weapons coupled with an of fense in which such weapon is used. In criminal matters beyond their jur isdiction to try they shall sit as exam ining courts, and commit texcept in capital cases) or discharge persons charged with such offlenses. Magris trates shall have concurrent jurisdic tion only with the court of general session in c-tses of rio', assault and battery and larceny. In counties where they are given separate and ex clusive territorial jurisdictiona, crimi nal cases shall be tried in the district where the offense was committed, un less the place of trial be changed to another district in the same county in the manner prescribed by law. The drawing of juries and the taking of appeal shall be governed by the same proceedure as obtained in trial justic es' courts. Sec. 5. Magistrates shall have all the powers and perform all the duties heretofore vested in and incumbent upon trial j ustices. Sec. 6. Tne rules of procedure in civil and criminal cases shall be the same in magistrates courts as in for mer trial justices' courts. Sec. 7. Magistrates, in their discre tion, sentencing :orisoners to labor on the public high waLys may cmmit them directly to the officer in charge of per sons so laboring upon the public high ways or other public works. But one committal and discharge fes shall be charged by any sheritt of the St.ate f or such prisoners when incarcerated in the county jail after sentence. All costs and tines collected by magistrates in criminal cases shall be paid over forthwith to the county treasurers of the respective counties. A Crazy Han's Freatk. CoLUMBi, S. C., Feb.1it.-Thie wild freak of a cra-y fireman on the fast mail from Augusta yesterday after noon was the cause of a sensation to those who witnessed the occurrence. The name of the fireman in question is WV. P. Hutchinson, lie has been recently a resident of this city but has only lived here a short time, and but little seems to be known of his anticedents except that he is a married m in andl has a wife and cuildren. He is about 25 or 26 years of age, and gave no evidences of insanity previous to yesterday. He came out of Augusta all right, but just as the train left Bath, he became violent and suddenly leaped fromi the engine and broke for the woods at fai speed. An immediate pursuit was made, but all etfrtrs to catchi him: proved unavailing. So anotiaer tire man was put on in his placie for thmeI remainder of the run to Colunbia. No doubt search parties will be made up in the vicinity where the incident occurred, and an earnest etfort made to find the poor fellov w n-d -i wher he co a properly -r for SLASHING AT SALARIES. THE HOUSE CUTS.THEM RIGHT AND LEFT WITHOUT MERCY. The Paw of Clerki Reduced-The South Caroliua Conlege ApproprIation Cut io!auied Account of tho Proceedings nr.d Reductions. Cor.sU'n.. Feb. 19.--in the House on last. Monday the appropriation bill was taken up and toned down. Mr. Reynolds moved to amend s: as to re duce the pension clerk's hire from $300 to V000. Mr. Ilderton moved to fur ther amend so as to reduce it to $400. Mr Reynolds thought a good man at $100 a month could do this work in six months. The house by a vote of 51 to 25 agreed to Mr. Ilderton's amendment. Mr. Winkler asked why the com mittee had provided for an additional expert clerk at a s ilary of $1,500. Mr. Crum explained why this man was necessary. Mr. Gasque want ed to reduce the salary of this additional clerk, who wouid in spect all county offlices, from $1,500 to $800. Mr. Pollock moved to amend the amendment so as to strike out the en tire provision for the inspector. Mr. Reynolds earnestly advocated the establishment of the office. He said the comptroller general was a badly overworked man and his re sponsibility was very great. Mr. Toole said the comptroller did not need any such extra ofE cer. Mr. Simkins thought the additional clerk shonld be given the comptroller. The amount was only to be expended if it was necessary; but if it was neces sary, it should be spent. Mr. Kinard of Abbeville said if it was necessary to create an officer to examine the Looks of auditors and treasurers it was necessary to require him to examine every other office. He didn't think the condition of the State's finances warranted the forma tion of new offices. Mr. Stevenson didn't think it fair to make the whole State pay for the in competence or dereliction of county officers. Let counties select compe lent officers, and if they do wrong, let the county pay for it. Mr. J. P. Thomas, Jr., held that this measure was in the line of -econo my; it would save the State money. The idea did not originate in the comp troller's offics, but was a suggestion of the committee. Mr. Ilderton said the office of comp troller general had been increasing in cost every year, and he believed it was time to call a halt. Mr. Crum explained that the extra expenses were on account of pensions, and then argued that this was a meas ure of economy. Mr. Pollock's motion to strike out the whole clause was adopted by a large vote. Mr. Winkier moved to do away with one of the bookkeepers of the State treasurer. Mr. Reynolds explain'tI -that this was ota iate- i ttrtXa treasurer. Mr. Thomas said that the treasurer had always had two bookkeepers. The past year these two bookkeepers had to handle the dispensary funds. The committee thought they should be al lowed $150 extra for this work. Mr. Kinard suggested an amendment to the amendment to strike out the provision for $150 extra to each of the bookkeeper3. Mr. Thomas sxplained that the leg islation had imposed this ex tra work without providing for extra pay. At certain seasons of the year these two bookkeepers worked from 9 a. m. to 12 r 1 o'clock at night. Mr. Kinard thought that the State should be entitled to every moment of the time'of these officers. They had to reduce the expenses of the State. Mr. Winkler withdrew his amend ment, and Mr. Kinard's amendment came before the hoaise. Mr. Williams thought that this sum should not be paid as the State got no dispensary money. Mr. Mehrtens, as one of the com mittee that investigated tne matter as to where the $500 appronriatett last year went, said that they had found that it went to the treasurer, while the bookkeepers did the work. Mr. Ki nard's amendment was then adopted. Mr. Pollock moved to cat ihe sala ries of the bookkeepers from $1,350 each to $1,250. Mr. Thomas remarked that the sala ry red-uction act of 1893 had placed these salaries at $1, 350; that was why the committee had pat that amount in. Mr. Pollock thought that they could get good men for the salaries named. Mr. Pollock's amendment was agreed to. Mr. Pollock then moved to reduce the chief clerk's salary from $l,500L to ,250. Thislwas agreed to in short or der. Then Mr. Toole moved to cut down the salary of the chief clerk of the comptroller from $t,400 to $t,3}0 and that of the bookkeeper of the comp troller from $1.500 to $l,400. Mr. Pollock suggested to Mr. Toole that he make the salaries of the comp troller's clerks $1L,250 each. Mr. Tloole accepted this, and the house agreed to the amendment. Mr. Pollock then went for the sala ries of the clerk of the secretary of state and the governor's private secre tory, cutting themn to $1,23J eaca. On motion of Mr. McWhite the usual appropriation of $500 for collect ing arms and other incidental ex penses of the adjutant generai's office was cut to $3u0. Mr. (Jrumn of the committee, wno had looked into the matter, said lhe had found that the amount was carefully expended. Mr. Ildertou had the salary of the clerk of adjatant general cut from $00U to $Si00. Mr. Tno mas said the act of 1893 provided for a salary of Mr. Toole had the salary of the clerk of the superintendent of educa tion cut to $300. Mr. Ilderton had the salary of the State armorer cut from 8500 to $300. Mr. Winkler wantecl tiae adjutant gen era's contingent fund cut to $1[00, but at the retguest of the chairmnan of the committe:-, Mr. Rainsford made a statement suosmg that [ne amount was neessaryv, a-iu the house Lilled the amnendziea!. Mr. Ilderton wantel the adjutant eenerai-Vs statioperv and stamv fand decreased from $2u to $151. Mr. Li nardi thouighi S$2 was too great asau. Tne amendmient was then about to De areed to, wnen Jonh Ashley took the lor andt earnestly advocated the r tensioa of the $2c'0 appropriation. Tere was considerable more debate, and then Mr. Patton called the pre saying he would save something to the State in that way anyhow. The amendment was then adopted. The appropriation for the support of the militia was called up and Mr. Johnson moved to reduce it from $10, 000 to $,000. The house refused to do this. Mr. Reynolds wanted the appropria tion of $550 for purchase of United States court repoits stricken out, as they were in the supreme court libra ry. Mr. Thomas said that these books could not be taken cut of the library and the attorney general needed the books badly. le moved t> table the amendment. Mr. Patton thought that this was an almost nnnecessary appropriation. After some further discussion the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Ilderton wanted to increase the assistant attorney general's f alary from $1,300 to $1,500 on account of the hard work required of this officer. The amendment was promptly tabled. . Mr. Kibler wanted to reduce the to tal appropriation for salaries of the railroad commissioners from $5,700 to $4,500. He said they should deal with the money cf the railroads as they did with tne State's fund. This amount came from the roads. It was not right to make the roads pay more than they would themselves. Mr. Pollock raised the point that the Constitution prohibited changes in the salary of any officials during the term for which he has been elected. Mr. Simkins said that this provisi)n applied only to the judges. Mr. Stevenson said that the Consti tution required that these salaries could only be changed by statute. The amendment was tabled by a vote of 34 to 33. The salary of the State librarian was then on motion of Mr. Toole cut from $1,000 to $800. Mr. McWhite moved to cut the stamp fund from $225 to $150. Mr. Crum and Mr. Ilderton said that former appropriations had been insuflicient. The amendment was then tabled. Mr. McWhite wanted to have the State reporter's salary cut from $900 to to $800 but failed. Mr. Toole moved to cut the salary of the librarian of the supreme court. This was voted down. Mr. Toole then moved to re duce the contingent fund of the su preme court from $500 to $300. This also failed. Mr. Speer moved to increase the ap propriation of the State board of health from $1,500 to $2,500. He said this sum was necessary. Dr. Wyche said that to reduce the former appropriation would be taking a step backward. The State board of health was a most important organi zation. Mr Rogers also spoke earnest ly in behalf of the proposition to make the appropriation $2,500 as it had been heretofore. Mr. Toole was opposed to raising this appropriation. Mr. Ilderton said he very seldom asked for an increase of an appropria tion, but he did in this case. Dr. Smith of Laurens made an ear nest speech in advocacy of Mr. Speer's amendment. He save many reasons -why the State board should be given earnest and substantial support. Mr. Thomas said the committee had not had the benefit of the board's rc port this year and had merely acted upon the comptroller's recommenda tion. Mr. Sturkie siid that the amount should be given. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. Speer then moved to increase from $L,600 to $3,000 the appropria tion for carrying out the provisions of the act quarantining the State against contagious and mnfectious diseases. Mr. K'nard protested against thisI amount. He couldn't see the necessi ty of it. Mr. Wyche stated why it was necessary and then the amend ment was agreed to. Mr. McWhite offered to amend so as to reduce the appropriation for printing books, etc., for auditors and treasurers from $2,500 to $2,000. I~e said it was only what was allowed last year. Mr. Thomas explained that the comptroller found that more books would be needed this year. Amend ment killed. Mr. Ilderton then moved to cut the South Carolina College appropriation from $25,000 to $21,000. Mr. Ilderton had said in the morning that this was to bring it down to the figures of last year. He argued that all these State institutions should be cut down; the professors should not be paid so much. He could not see how it took so much to run the college. He wanted all the colleges reduced. He wanted to do what was right. The professors should not be paid more than any oth er bard-worked men. Mr. Kennedy moved to amend the amendment so as to reduce the appro priation to $17,000. He presented a schedule of ideal salaries that should be paid. Mr. deLoach then spke earnestly and vigorously against these proposed reductions. It was a shame to vote mere pittances to these institutions. To vote for such reductions meant the crippling of these colleges. They could not run the colleges with cheap professional men. If you want to starve them out, do not give them one cent. As he conciuded, there was a wave of applause from the students and ladies' in the galleries. The speaker at once rapped for order andi announced that if such a demonstra tion was repeated he would have to have the galleries cleared. Mr. Toole was oppoted to the amendment to the amendment, but thougnt that in view of the State's financial condition $21,000 was enough; he represented tfle taxpayers. Mr. Simkins wantei the $25,0001 ap propiation made. To cut it meant the dealing of a severe blo v to the en tire educational system of the State. Make this reduction, and how much money will you save? The $25,000 appropriation cost each citizen about 2 cents. You would save less than a cent apiece by the reduction. He read the figures given in a coimmumication recently pubiishecI in The State. Tne South Carolina college had fesver pro fessors than any high grade college in the country. Mr. Bacot briefly stated his observa tions and e-xperiencc as a trustee. LHe went there ignoraut of the inner working~s of tne college, lHe found there a ody of men than who-m none, stand higtaer in tnis country. lie re ferred to their earnes: worn, giving up their holidays to work in summer schiools. And ail this upon reduced salaries. If they d:d anything, it should be. to increas2 and puit tnis col lege on a par witu the other leading insttutions of this land. Mr Speer did not wih inoantagoni/.c SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE UNDER DiSCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. iany More Scholarmhips Prov!ded for In That Time Ilonored Institution-H1ow the Members Vot ed. CoLIurA, S. C., Feb. 20.---In the House on Tuesday an effort was made to abolish all free scholarships in the South Carolina College, but instead of doing this the House increased the number, allowing each county as many free scholarships in the college as they have Senators and Represen tatives. The fight was brought on when Mr. E. D. Smith proposed the following amendment in the para graph of the appropriation bill relat ing to the South Carolina College: Strike out, Provided, That suitable courses of study are provided without fees for tuition or matriculation for two young men from each county, and also for admitting young women qualified to enter the college so that it shall read: "Provided, young ladies are admitted who are qualified to en ter." He spoke against any free tui tion. The people are taxed to pay for the education of one in the normal department and then taxed to pay him for teaching. His idea was to require a pledge that the money spent on his educatioa should be returned to the State. Mr. Patton asked whether the gen tleman's position was that the State should be taxed to support the college and yet ch rge $S1 tuition, thus pre venting some poor man from getting the advantages of education? Mr. Smith said that was it, and it would tax those who attended for the privileges enjoyed. Mr. Cushman said if Jie amendment prevailed, we might as well close up the college. Mr. Kibler said he certainly favored giving two boys in each county free tuition. Mr. Ilderton said that instead of striking out the Drovision, he thought more ought to be glien the benefit of free tuition. Mr. Gage asked whether these two scholarships referred only to the nor mal department. Mr. John P. Thomas said he had an amendment confining them to the normal department. He introduced the amendment as a substitute to Mr. Smith's amendment. Mr. Price agreed with the amend ment of Mr. Thomas. We have not arrived at that point in South Caroli na where we can do away with free tuition, he said. He spoke of the ne cessity of keepingup these institutions so that our 3 oung men can be educat ed at home. Mr. H. J. Kinard said the argument indirectly was that this institution could not compete with the denomi national colleges. It must have free tuition in order to get patronage. There is no deficiency in teachers and there is no necessity of this free tui tion. As the friend and supporter of a denominational college, he could not see its doors-thrown open to pull dovn these colleges. There is no de mand for the South Carolina College. The friends know it and are trying to mislead the members in the matter. Mr. Patton asked whether the in tention was to assert that he intended to mislead the House by fals3 state ments. Mr. Kinard denied that, but wanted1 to know why the friends of the col-I lege didn't come out squarely and say what they wanted free tuition for. This college's standard shoul:d be above that of the other colleges in the State so that they can take a post graduate course. Mr. Patton asked did the gentlemen not know that there was no such in stitution in the country ? Mr. Kinard did not answer directly, but said it was admitted that the standard was too low. Hc said the college was a drag on the State,and this free tuition idea was just to bolster it up. The de nominational colleges educate more boys on much less money, and as a business proposition, he did not see why the South Carolina College* should be supported. Mr. Wyche said he had been struck with the remark that we had an abun dance of teachers. He held, however, that all of them should be better pre pared, and he wanted to see the nor ma] department increased in etlicien cy. It is the grandest feature in the whole affair. He protested against this covert effort to stab the normal department. Our teachers are not as well qualified now as they ought to be. The State could not do too much for the teachers, he said. Mr. Kinard asked whether it was right for a man to be taxed to support a college which would pull down an other? Mr. Patton said he would have to pay the taxes anyway whether stud ents were educated free or not. Hie held that all denominational colleges help the South Carolina College, but if one wants to cripple denomination al colleges, let him teach the doctrine that State : ~ueation should not be farnished, and soon the people will begin to believe that denominational education is useless. The great foe of education is a feeling that money spent on it was throwvn away. Speak ing on his resolation, he explained that it was intended to give overy county as many schaolarships as it had representatives in the House and Sen ate, these to be appointed by the dele gations any way they saw tit-either by compeuitive examinations or other wise. Mr. Gage regretted -that so much spirit had been injected into the de bate. Hie regretted that any man should arrogate to himself to sp)aak for an institution which belonged to the whole people. Mr. Patton rising to a question of pers'nal privilege said that not one word in his speech could be construed that way, and he was surprised that a gentleman of intelligence should naake suchi an asertion. Mr.- Gage continuing said that he had voted for a i:25,000 appropriation in order that the college might work withoat detri ment to its usefulness. But the ques tion of tuition is another thing. While he is opposedI to free tuition on principle, yet he wo-ld vote for the proposition of Mr. Th om ta baciuse if he can't get wh'a he wanuted hie was willing to comp~rmis -as alln ought to. Mr. T. A. Grah-am nmad: some el' ing points in reply~ to speCsebes mad. lHe said tha' e a a alvan of ' Woflord Colloee but he v~ould vote for Mr. P'atton'sui amnent. At a conference of the friendjs of the de nominational colleges some weeks s~in'i W-a ste ha the eenmuina 1ional colleges were weeding out free tuition and soon they would get in a position where no one would be educated who couldn't pay for it. Where then will the poor oay.s be? They will be run into the sea. Under these circumstances he thought Mr. Patton's amendment eminently prop er. The 16( students provided for would not cost the State any more than what she has already appropria ted for the support of the college. He denied that Mr. Kinard represented the true position of Wolford. That college was not jealous of the South Carolina College. He said no man ever hurt himself taxing himself to support a denominational college, when he was paying other taxes. so all this talk about double taxation amounts to nothing. Mr. Kinard said Mr. Patton had re ferred to him as a representative of Wofford College. He denied the in sinuation, but said that he spoke gen erally for all denominational colleges. Mr. Smith arose to a question of personal privilege too, and Mr. Stur kie suggested that if so many gentle men wanted to rise to a question of personal privilege they write them out and print them in the journal. (Laughter.) On the Pattgn substitute the vote stood 67 to 3 in favor, by the follc w ing vote. Yea-Hon. F. B. Gary, Speaker; W. A. All, R. B. Anderson, L. K. Armstrong, Joshua W. Ashley, T.W. Bacot, Joseph C. Bailey, R. C. Bark ley, A. S. Badon, D. M. Betune, A. Blythe, J. V. Breeland, C. R. D. Burns, C. J. Colcock, A. W. Cash man. 0. M. Davis, W. B. LeLoach, A. F. H. Dukes, H. H. Eiwards, S. H. Epps, Philip H. Gadsden, L. M. Gasque. Jno. M. Glenn,Tbcs. A. Gra ham, J. Morgan Hiott, J. M. Hum phrey, Wim. Ilderton, T. E. Johnson, R. Y. Lemmon, E. J. Limehouse, R. M. Lof ton, D. H. Magill,R.A.Meares, J. C. Mehrtens, Jeremiah Mishoe, Julian Mitchell, Jr., J. C. McDaniel, B. B McWhite,T. B. Owen, H. Cow per Patton, M. W. Paillips, W. P. Pollock, C. J. Prince, M. W. Pyatt, Thos. H. Rainsford, J. S. Reynolds, R. B. A. Robinson, E. M. Seabrook, Huger Sinkler, J. R. Smith, W. S. Smith, W. F. Stevenson, J. M. Sulli van. J. P. Thomas, Jr., W. H. Thom as, R H. Timmerman, G. L. Toole, B. F. Townsend.W. C. Vincent. J.G. Wolling, J. S. Welch, C. W. Whi-o nant, C. L Wink-ler, T. Y. Williams, J. R1. Witherspoon, W. H. Yeldell. Nay-W. G. Austell, J. F. Banks, J. A. M. Carraway, B. L. Caughman, H. H. Crum, G. W. Davis, D. F. Eard, G. W. Fairey, G. W. Gage, H. P. Goodwin, J. S. Graham, T. A. Hamilton, J. D. Hazelden, B. H. Hen derson, P. Hollis, vV. H. Kennedy, A rthur Kibler, H. J. Kinard, J. D. Kinard, A. B. Layton, L B. Lester, J. H. Miller, W. A. Nettles, T. I. Ro gers. S. W. Russell, A. K. Sanders, J. ii. 0kinner, S. McGowan Simkins, E. D. Smith, A. J. Speer, L. K. Stur kie, E. E. Verner. Thadeus T. West mereland. J. H. Wilson, J. 0. Win go, C. T. Wyche. Dr. Sturkie and others who voted against the Patton amendment were not opposed to free tuition, but would have voted for the Thomas amend ment if they had an cportunity. A Murderonu Maniac. LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 16.-John V. Marrs, city treasurer, Saturday killed his six-year-old son and also shot his daughter and sister. The ladies willrecover. After attempting to kill the whole family, Marrs killed himself. He had been in the asylum ten years ago, but had since been well and was with Wilson & Co., clothiers. When the servant awoke Marrs at 7:45 this morning, he arose with an insane light in his eye and as the servant re treated, two shots were fired. Mrs. Marrs and her sister-in-law, Miss Ida, a school teacher, ran up to the room. Miss Ida entered the room and found Marrs brandishing a pistol. He struek her with the weapon and fired, but the' bullet missed its mark. He then shut and locked the~ door and when the neighbors assembled and forced an en trance he was found with his throat cut ,from ear to ear, his head barely hanging to the bedy. The little boy was shot through the head and muti lated with the razor. Helen was wounded in the back of the head, but will recover. Mrs. Marrs is in a criti ca1 condition from nervous prostra tion. The Marrs family is a promin eni one, socially and financially. The Girly Girl. The girly girl is the truest girl. She is what she seems, and not a sham and a pretense. The slangy girl has a hard job of it not to forget her character. The boy girl and the rapid girl are likewise wearers of masks. The girly girl never bothers about woman's rights and woman's wrongs. She is a girl, and glad of it. She would rot be a boy and grow up into a man and vote and go to war and puzzle her brain about stocks for a kingdom. She knows nothing about business, and does not want to know anything about it. Her aim is to marry some good fellow and make him a good wife, and she generally succeeds in d~mg both. She delights in dress and evcr: thing that is pretty, and is not ashamed to own up that sne does. Sae is oleased when she is ad mired, and lets you see that she is. She is feminine from the top of her ~head to .he end of her toes, and if you try to draw her into the discussion of dry themes she tells you squarely that the conversation. does not suit her. Sse is the uersonitication of frank ness. There is not a particle of hum bug ie hr composition. Here is health to the girly girl :May her number never grow less. Two Ki1eId on the Ratil. 5In:un MAuunos C:cNrr. Feb. 5.-Last Thursday the local freight coazioa- south. while shijtir z at Row land. N. C., ran over and killed Mi:ss Catherine WiginsU. () Saturday night last, Mit ethe~a, a colored brake man, was eaught between the cars at Biugham, on the L ta Brcanch Road. and from the efects of the iuyries died vesterdar. Today an inquest is Ibeinr held o .e i bod'y at inrnam. The engineer, . *llen. and the con dutctor, Cip. F itts, have bee-n sum moned as witnesses. r r.o iiy Cvu iae. M.:mN. Feb \--Astory of whole sal-aedr reac't's bere from a small vilag inlugar. t appears that is~rere lare niumber of unfaith .::!wiv in the vi-llage who were de cuo~ rding themsel res of their -ju--a-d . Eghteen of themf uro eto their husban~ds with fata sults The murders have caused the greatest excitement among the piasanlts to whichl class the wvomnen and. tiir vie PENSION CHANGES. TEXT OF THE BILL AS IT PASSED THE HOUS E. The New I ili Makes a Number of Impor tant Changes In the Law as It Now Stands as to the County Boards, Con'JLA, Feb. 20.-The following is the full text of the amendatary pen sion bill as it passed the House: Section 1. That section 943 of the revised statutes of 1S93, as amended by an act approved the 9th of March, 1896, relating to pensions, be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out said section and inserting the fol lowing, which shall be section 943: Section 943. The examining board of pensions for each township in the several counties of this State shall be composed of three ex-Confederate soldiers Cr sailors, who shall be non applicants for pensions, if available, otherwise to be composed of reputable citizens thereof, to be elected as here inafter provided, to which all appli cation for pensions shall be made, whose duty it shall be to decide to which class said applicant belongs; and in case of any contest-it shall be referred wit all tiefacts to the coun ty examinfng board, which shall be composed of four ex-Confederate sol diers or sailors, who shall be non-ap plicants for pensions, to be elected as hereinafter provided, whose decision shall be final. The several township boardsshall meet at such time and place most convenient befora the first Monday in April. 1897, and on the third Mondays of January, of each succeeding year, for the purpose of considering applications, and within 10 days thereafter the county examin ing board shall meet at the several county seats to settle all disputes and contests. It shall be the duty of said board to examine each applicant or his application under rules and regu lations prescribed by the secretary of state, the attorney general and comp troller general, who are hereby craat ed a State board of pensions, giving in detail the reasons which have in fluenced them in granting or rejecting said applicstions, accompanied by all the evidence upon which they acted, after first being duly sworn fairly and impartially to discharge the duties herein prescribed for them to the best of their ability; and after said oaths are duly filel in the office of the clerk of the court the members of said town ship boards of pensions shall meet as soon as practicable for the discharge of the daties herein imposed upon them. In selecting pensioners from among the applicants the board'shall have regard to their physical condi tion and financial means, and also to the financial con ition of their near relatives, allo wing each applicant so__ selected the sum- & .6, $ and .$& per per month, as they may be entitled under the provisions of this act. A majority of the members of the said board shall constitute a quorum who may determine any matter presented by them, subject, however to right of review by the State board. As soon as such township and county boards complete their list, as above, giving the names of the pensioners, their residences and the amount per month to which they are entitled, they shall certify the same to the State board of pensions to be reviewed by them. The State board of pensions shall thereup on pass upon the names contained in said list, and shall certify to the clerks of the court of the several counties the list of the names and amounts ap proved by them and the said clerks of court shall record the same in a book, and the said roll so made up shall be designated "approved pension roll for is-,"' and such pension shall consti tute the pensioners entitled to receive the aid herein provided for the cur rent year. That the members of the several township boards shall serve without compensation. Section 2. That section 9-51 of the revised statutes of 1893 and the act amendatory thereto approved the 9th of March, 1896, be further amended, so as to read as follows: Section 951. Tha t on some conveni ent day prior to April, 1897, and prior to August of each succeeding year, the surviving soldiers and sailors who were in the service of the Confederate States or of this State in the late war between the States,residing in the sev eral townships of the coutnties of this State shall meet at such place in their se veral townships as may be most con venient, and after organizing and electing a chairman and secretary shall elect a majority vote of three of their members, who are not applicants for pensions, to constitute and be known as the township examining board ; that the said township boards shall elect one of their members chair man. It shall be the duty of th~e chair man of the several township boards to meet at their respective county seats within 10 days thereafter and organ ize by electing from among their num ber a chairman and secretary, and when so organized shall elect by a majority vote four of their members and a regular practicing physician, who shall constitute and be known as the county examining board of pen sions. The said county examining board shall meet on salesday in April. 1897, and on salesday in August of eacn succeeding year: Provided, however, That in those townships where such surviors fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this act the State board of pendons shall appoint thr-ee ex-Confedewate soldiers or sailors, who shall be non applicants for pensions, when availa ble, and when not, to appoint three reoutable cit:zens5 of said township as miembers of said township boards,who shall hear all applications. Se. . That the members of the smvral county examining board of pensions shall receive as compensa tion for their ser rices $L per day, and 5 cents ier mile one way; said per diem and mileage not to exceed $8 eacn in any one year. A Race Against Death. DENvEa, CoL., Feb. 16.-Hl. J. Ma han, who took a Burlington special train from Chicago yesterday morn ing to Denver, hoping to reach the bedside of his only son before death came to him, arrived this morning nearly four hours too late. The run was made by the special between the tw-o cities, 1,2i0 miles, in eighteen hour and :ifty-two minutes. The las tree hundred miles this morn inwi climb of nearly a mile in the a.r, was made at the rate of fifty -.e'en miles an hour. Young Mahan i est af ter b i.s father entered Colo