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VOL XI. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 35, 1897. — He M Mill. to five the college ell it deeerved end not one cent more.. He had more in* tereetin the 8outh| Caroline College then ear other. Her wee willing to re- » all the college epproprietiong wfien shown that one cent of the peo- E le’e money could be aaved without urting them. Mr. Rogers had not intended to make FIRM ORE WAT AND tllEN K.Tr!S' Tin Collep Appnwlations ii te House. OTHER. A Majority Cats Dows ike Bowse Caroline College to $21,000—This Action is Virtually Rescinded the Neyt Day. Columbia State. Mr. Ilderton mored to cut the South Carolina College appropriation from $86,000 to $81,000. Mr. Ilderton said this was to bring it down to the figures of lest year. He argued that all these State institutions should be cut dowe; the professors should not be paid so much. He could not see how it took so much to run the college. He wasted all the colleges reouocd. Hs wasted to do what wee right. The professors should sot be paid more lb as aey other hard-worked m«a. Mr Kewwrdy moved U omoadmoot e» as to rede prist 1 os to 117.080 Hs eohedete of Meal mis rise that should he paid. Mr D-Lmeh thee spoke eed stgwrussiy agalast theei TV sets tor sash Yedestio evtppilagef three eelmgwe They ess rue the ooUages with eases mow. if yea seat •A desee g As he saaeSadeA. thers was e Of asp ease $ geswrtea The Ike el thee if ms* s A ge land had brought him to hie feet. He referred to Mr.^ Pal ton’s remarks as to saving the college from its “but" frlendR—those Vrho were its friends with a proviso. The roll call was then demanded on the motion to reduce to $17,000. The House voted as follows, tabling the amendment: Yes^lS;Keys, 87. The roll call was demanded then on the Ilderton amendment to cut to $21,- 000. The House agreed to the amend ment by the following vote: / Yea—Hon F. B. Gary, speaker; All, Armstrong, Asbill, Asblsy, Austell, Be- thOne, Blythe. Burn, ('arawsy, Ctughmaa. Crum, L'ushmsn, Davis, C. M ; Dawle <leone W ; Dukes, Cdwards, Kpps, Fairsv, Fox. Glenn, Goodwin. H. F.; Hood win. O. P.; Oral.unt, J. B.; Hamilton, Hollis, Hum- e rwy. Ildrr.oit. Johnson. Kennedy, bier, Rtnsrd, Henry J.; Kinard, J. D ; hansaaSeSi Leyton. Lester, lomehouse. Hsu id m. Joel H. MUiw. Moors. MeKsown, McLaafJn. HcWhils, Phillips. Piylsr, Pol lock. Pnnoe. Robinson. Rogers. Russstl. djdaaesvBmsih. J B«^BmHk»JLIlLi deinrA Merkts. bulltvan, Timmermas, Tools. Vsrner Welch. Wsetmoralend. Wbisoaanl. Wumo. Wmkler—Oh Key—asdereon Hsrot. Bark ■■■iMWv.pHI Bieeiabd. Cwiceck, Davis, W r DsLe oh. KarS Oadsdsa. Gagv <>e»iu« tirabsm. Thsmos A. . HeSk UvrapnMa. Lsflsa, Memos. Mitinsn. Miaksd^ l|si>aa*^|L Hetties. Passes. Pyett. RsyneMs, Beahsw A. $iskls«. Mmkiae. <mveassa. Thsmea J«he PL Jr . O i ■ ss w. IWwaeaaA. Tm- If all could not take normal courses none should be allowed to do so. Mr. Patton offered this substitute for the section: " Provided, that suitable courses of study are provided without fees for as many students frasn each county, who may be unable to pay tuition, as may be equal to the oumber of representa tives in both btanehee of the Genenl Afhembly as such county may be en titled to; eueh students to be selected from desenriog youths of either sex by the said representative.* Mr. Patton said that, disguise the argument as Mr. Smith would, he sought to deprive from attendance at the college those unable topay tuition. If the State has no right to give tuition free it had no right to give a|bed room free or to give the use of the college library. Tne tuition fees would not pay half the expenses if wrung from every student, ns some wish. The col lege knows that as soon as $40 was charged to every student it would de- K 've poor boys of an education there. ere are young men now at the col lege doing their own cooking and liv ing at seventy-five cents a week, and yet these young men are to be saddled with $40 apiece by the State that owes them *n miucatloo. There was no harm does, and ao additional cost, to let the poor boys listen to the learned lectures It costs no more for poor stedeeu te attend Isctarea than if they did not go there. Mr. Kinard said he did aot want Ike Stats college to kart hie oollage, Wof ford, which he helps to seppork Mr Pattos said to tsaoh Iks esewls that Stats sd west toe was sot te he de- ati ad weald esrtoisly operate agalaet had was through hie good wife, and ride he came to the reeone. If he did not defend Wlnthrop he would almost be afraid to go home. Mr. Cnsbman favored the $90,000 ap propriation. Mr. Ilderton laid hp simply wished to test the voice of the House and find out what was really needed. Mr. Blythe did not want any senti ment. He contended that accounting for every item of expense $26,000 would bo sufficient. Mr. Ashley said all the education he legislators should be not only virtuous, but also above suspicion. If n legislator -had a free pees he oould not be above suspicion, no matter how guod a man ho was. He should be free not only from a conscious, bat an unconscious bias. A free pees wee given as a favor, and the member* of the General As sembly bed no right to accept favors from anybody. ,r lf you do not think," ha said, “that this pass is given to yon for Dome other purpose than that you fellow, see bow far w, see bow far you term of offioe 1» o HBfMHMM s setaAffi Tw fppll M PNMWPi j P nMHiMe Ike a«o»"*0 . * • imm Bl %mm mi ] • Wi mv %mt toes •Atoaek" MU M# (BHl M-ffikk . 1m 0i0\%0 m Make ikes ss^eeasai ^ gak ktoffieHtoffiJ * Mh* $9$ eta am | fl flMMp MB I 1 m [ mmm m BHBMMkfli * k esesaea atsuse 2 1 IBs ItaB m to** Was tketo * [ IvMMk VBi mm sokwoseea Tke mmv %m^m ii BmM t—«$■ -k ■m C—Ip gn Stol tower i t m t — mv m • fcAafefli • •m$ iM# • gwake atotapa ta mm mmm m %m mmBpvi •ktteM ew«ev Mi* Tw •kkwap wad ‘ aw saw mam as d M Is •*» f$f*e ad l*s m vtewe She <w—m •Mtotow I * - IT is awsw wad W» Mw*. a <w !« wwetod we watoww MBS kawwAstostoelkaS •auiae to deny JwskMw IS to to Iwsswed Ms rhetoedklT* 1 wraMtoswwtww. aMasnfk l . ‘t w» e mamma the House should not waste time try ing to cut down the appropriation. Mr. Verner said there was no reason for the reduction. Mr. Ilderton withdrew the motion to cut the appropriation to $25,000. No vote was taken. THE CITADEL HOLDS ITS OMUJ. Mr. Ilderton moved to enk thd Cita del appropriation from $80,000 to $18,- 000. Mr. Thomas, of Riohland, said It cost 134.000 to maintain the Citadel, and last year there was a dutkiency of about $3,000. The actual amount to support a cadet is $2$3. if the State Is to support the beneficiaries it will take $20,000. The salary list is but a pittance, wad the sewwey rwewived fi pay nwdets defrays much -of pease. Two boys la ever* ^marr •-* taken ep and it e.d to ctotbe each cadet; $103 ■aliteaaaoa; washing $14. aad se ea. Mr Thomas pres- ntod the claims at Ike « .vad*>l la a Lreibie mwawer. Mr. Ilderton said if it was a fact that the beaedciarto* wo*Id have te make ep the del*Macias he weald withdraw Mr kiawrd said that the bwyeehwwid etothe tkemw Ives, sad did eat believe it right tor ike ttoto to key elaehaK aad ail far the heeede'artoe Me t tea red It was assess—leg baye teas- I aaalAag las meek ef the hut* Mr. V. C Davie, e gradaato ed the 1 OttodaL wee saUeded that as vat a weld If It eaald he shews that Ike as asaded Tha maaay at tke I* upwet If ramaM l$r tossdrwy eadwta I tkae aaeftt toss yaws tke was ea* pap earn amtmamkJmm baaedatostoa It Ip heeaera Mwy a aegartov adaeaesra to aaat kkey get •ewehare Lent ;«as Ike ^ j ef tkets eMakktg as da withgae Ms lAsaekwaaK at * " $it eat _ < -»• 4 atwt tke Ota^ eaa» •**$ iMMMlBB SS whlek dh« aaaM gataa •deaaMMWrtketo e ewas */ mmrn » to ea asatteawa ha Me pasgee aad ahdsa a dV baas aaa 1 ga aad be ee mam gavmad aad thaaghe ef as Ike stekaek kma» pesd as Sbe Ctomto* Mms issuTt - Me OMhM end yet yon ere jest as good e fellow." Mr. Scarborough thought that to be consistent Mr. -Ragsdale should have urged this seme argument against ac cepting the free transportation to Charleston, which was a favor given by the railroads. He took the sot as people of the State a ban the Legisla ture found it neoaeeary, for the pur pose of preveatlng 000ternlcat r oa, to this lew. It wee e bad law and should be wiped off of thestatwee bosks for its Imputation on the charaotar of every Slate officer Ha also opposed It of the subterfuges resorted to ia getting around the law. If a free disqualified a man from bolding public office by the effect it would have la subverting hi* judgtoeat, wushould g$rg stop further sad dee Mrs that ao ho Is Bader say obtlgetiea as ee t sy or s task holder of a eerpora- lion should be satiUed to hi* Mr. Maydsld tbuerbt H bettor the* e mas shoaid tabs a resort to eueh trlokt ea had t barged, that aaaM paid 1$ saute lure $S> ticket. He did eat dike the agirlt that tad reacted the law . Mr Hoy eaateaded tha* Mr. Coanor said he wee no* live. The vote wee eellad bn Mr. Moees’e motion to strike out the words. The ayes and nays were < ee follows; Yeas—Masers. Alexander, Brown, 'fghffir' * — Griffi ‘ Meyf rie, O Dell, Ragin. Ragsdale. Soar- borough, Sloaa, Suddatb, Talblrd, Walker aad William*—23. — ■PflVHI ■ -4Boonor, Gaines, Love, McDaniel, Pettigrew, Stackhouse and. Wallnoe—8. Bill to Railroad forfeiture to the rail road property The committee agreed to sad thee the bill wee ordered to a final reading || 1. Than I aggnagrtaMEk toHB waatod to ks< to. Ml flfMi M Ml | aweertoe ao* kw ■r dnaws 1 * 0mmi Pdp Mmmmbm loro amm maam ea (ana* aad tpffiMfiMMiwMP M V | Ms Oaektous Be •oat tke hi iBBMMMi vff Hm umm 1 tosoe sm tka g< aaskuegs of iMm #*. • B# VMMB I wrotoeseksas la sw* to $ Ttoma •warag kw tka aet to a ffaesaf i u a earl MaeM-a HirMaaK T^mmewmaa $»«• bp a vebeaf tka asaaaat Ik* warn eboeld be paid by every student, said Mr. lUoot said that many of tha studsnI* there sow paid tultioa fee* of $40 e year. Over $8,000 wee paid la fees lest year. Mr. Btythe thought that $21^000 was euttcleal t) meet.all.the expeosa* for the proper malntanaaoeof the college. He quoted some figures to sustala bis position. Mr. Patton said he hardly knew where to begin, the argument* had been twisted about so much. His friend from Abbeville had concluded that higher public education was use less. The half civilized nations even provided for higher education. The history of tbo world showed that such education was beneficial to the State. He denied the force of the argument, that the appropriation was too large. If the committee had said $30,000 he had a little suspicion that some would have been satisfied with-$25,000. There was a desire to make a show of redac tion. Senator Tillman bad recom mended that a perpetual appropria tion of $30,000 be given the college and that it be taken out of the annual dis cussion. Tillman had carefully looked Into the matter and he was a friend of higher education by the State. He in cidentally called attention to the de lightful economy practiced by the house a few days ego in voting to ac cept pay when they would be doing nothing but enjoying themselves in Charleston. He then cited the figures of 82 States i.howieg that the only two makieg a smaller- approurtaUua than South Carolina were Montana eed New Mexico. If we gw dowe to the figures suggested, South Caroline will be at \h# very tail. If the members would as* harry the eld South Germ said that Mr tke ^uuag slate Dv. Pries, of Oraagekarg, did believe tke Stale bed arrived at 1 e stage Mat It could dear scholarships at the State ool agea If Me doors of these ool Leges were not opened to free Mitioo, he woold not vote for Meee ep proprlatioas at all. The demand for toecbars is greater to-day Msw. ever. Mr. Kleard, of Abbeville, said the free tultioa wee to odd students, end it wee an admission that the South Caro lina College oould not get students exoept by offering free scholarships. There wee no look of teachers. Bslng a friend of denominational colleges, he could not see the State’s money Ining used to injure Me denomlnntloa- al colleges. The friends of the college ere simply trying to get students to e show for ai ea CoUeae k ban MM J*t he ekjoeto toB • rot eg to oollea* The log I r. wne that Mr Kiaard wm make Mr. Kinard scholnrahi colleges, an appropriation. E i at ut tl said there were po free the denominational they accepted notes in hat he wanted payment, and that was w at the South Carolina College. Mr. Patton said there wee no college in America that confined its courses to post-graduate work, such as Mr. Kinard wanted. Mr. Kinard said young men left the State because the standard of the South Carolina College was too low. He said the State colleges would now be closed if the denominational col leges did not keep up the desire for education. The South Carolina Col lege, he held, was a drag on the State. Wofford graduated twenty-seven boys Inst year with $13,000, and the South Carolina College spent $30,000 for a tew boys. It looked to him like ex travaganog. Free-tuition would put more boy* La lbs ppl'ege and give a cbaace for a demand for more 1 eed therebyarlppls Me deeomie Dr. WydU, ef Newberry, of Me| Stoveu- 11 Klaordb Caroit 1 aanugh, bays 21 ST. I oppassd la to to SoeM Carolina College. Mr. said he kaew aad felt Me eecemUy of glvlof free tullioo as he oould speak wiM personal experience Mr. Kleard arose to e question of personal privilege end defended hie position. * Then Mr. Smith had another ques tion of personal privilege and denied he was a partisan of denominational ool leges. There were three propositions before the Hpuse: Mr. Smith’s and Mr. Thomas’s amendments and Mr. Pat ton’s substitute. The yeae and nays were called on Mr. Patton’s substitute, which resulted as follows: “Yeas—Speaker Gary-, AH, Anderson. Armstrong, Ashley, BacotBailey, Barkley, Bedon, Bethune, Blythe, Breeland, Bums, Colcock, Cushman, C. M. Davis, W. C. Da vis, DeL>ach, Dukes, Edwards, E Gadsden, Gaaque, Glenn, Thomas A. wurrmtoor ms—Tnat wm Ms Hu Leona offeeog to am to m as to poestos $ *a» 1 week ea tke sow gurmMary Mr WlaS ter IkoogM IS woli la making Mo ££-■» 1 wT.UriT^l'tll^hT .1 ewkito Mr Murk is tkoogkt I* well Bl'UF OAT AwU-Kroe Bill E Jossed- Tke Cigarette The Senate proceed lags which fc deal with lateresttnc features of Epps, uavAOUcii, v,tui.,1, , uvsiuao GrS- ham, Hiott, Humphrey, ilderton, Johnson, Lemmon, Limehouse, Lofton, Magilt, Meares, Mehrtens, Misboe, Mitchell, Me Daniel, McWhite, Owen, Patton, Phillips, Pollock, Princer Tyatt, Kainsford, Rey nolds, Robinson, Seabrook, Kinkier, J. ft. Smith, W. 8. Smith, Stevenson, Sullivan, J ohe P. Thomas, J r.„ W. H. Thomas, Tim merman, Toole, Townsend, Vincent, Wel ling, Welch, % Whisonant, Winkler, Wil liams, Witherspoon, Yeldell-67. Nays—Austell. Banks, Carraway, Caugh- man, Crum, Geo. W. Dav s, Efird, Kairey, Gage, H. P Goodwin, J. 8. Graham, Ham ilton, Hazelden, Henderson, Hollis, Ken nedy, Kibler, henry J. Kinard, J. D. Ki nard, Layton. Letter. Joel H Miller, Net tles. Rogers, Russell, Sanders, Skinner, Minkins, K D. Smith, Bpeer. Sturkie, Ver ner, WMtmoreland, Wilson, Wlngo The College had woo e decisive vlo lory, eed many members said Mat with Me Pattoa substitute Me College ought to have more Mae $81 000 Ion: COUNTY BOAD TAXES Mr. Most 0 objected to the bill requir ing the oommutat'oo tax to be expend ed in the township* where collected. People did not travel over Meir own roads exclusively, and the effect of such ao act would be to oomplioets Me machinery of the county government lew end would be unsatisfactory. Mr Doan nrgad that in the oaee of work on the roads, it was all done in the worker’s own township, and if money was paid instead of work it ougkt to be used in the same way. Mr. Scarborough said Mat the corn- mutation tax law was not an act to raise revenue, it was a privilege allow ed a citizen in lieu of road work, and the old law made the provision re quired by this bill, it was left out of the general county government law. , Mr. DuBose urged that the bill was a necessity in many sections which suffered from roads that had enjoyed no working for many years, because the commutation tax was paid Instead of work being done on them. Mr. Dean moved to lay the unfavor able report of the committee on the table, which wee carried. — Mr. Heodereon moved to strikeout Me section which provided for Mo drawing of Me money from the Tree urer by township eommlssiosere ai which provided Mat aay warrant la exoaas of fead ta Mo Treasuro* • baa bo void. II wee aooleas at la eaaaao <4 Itl^auuo aad te wait Tkeve la Tax re Ad Bill Killed follow tbo MegdeK •eae*' • toako woe I rbtok B owe rtoto »«e as tore tae* Stow' a 1. tag be base ear a Tka age aad *a$ • Mr M wee massm to i asew Ms aeiatoeabie a I tee aad tae todies _ YsM—dflamaa OaiaaK Me. 41a M MaftB* WBiker aad Will s ays - Maser* Hrwaa. Mai**, DOBB. Lseat MagflaM. MaOwaM. Mower, Norris. I Tsibird aad Waliaas 17. Tb* rot* was Moa takea oa reel qutoiloa without ebaag* KILLED THE TAX OK CIO A The cigarette bill wee takea ep as e special order. Mr. Masse mored to ladefitely post pone Me whole MU. aad said on Me part of the committee it was though* the law would be a dead lett >r. Mr. Connor mored to lay Me motion on the table. Tbl* was lost. Mr. Mooes then moved to table Me bill, but withdrew It for Mr. Archer to says few days in; furor of the MIL Mr. Motoe opposed the bill beoaoee it would be ineffectual, and would pile up dead acts on the statute books. If it would accomplish any good he would vote In favor of it. There Is no machinery to enforce it as Me liquor lew is enforoed. Mr. Connor said that Mere we* a greet demand for the lew from all parte of the country, end if the present lew was doing no good, let us make the regulation* more stringent. Mr. Mower sent n communication from Jaaper H. Montgomery, president of the society for the suppression the use of tobacco among the youth the United States, to enow Mat Me f irohlbltion and high license had been neffectual in every case, and urged Me enforoement of the law against Me sale to minora ns the beet step toward correcting the evils. Mr. Psttlgrew, of Florence, said Mat hla conscience had reproached him for Me part be took, in killing Mia Mil last year. Ha mad* e loag sad aai appeal for Mo paetogo of Mo law. Ho eootoadod Mat tt would ao* hart lohaooo ladtotr /■ Mr. May told road Me exlstlag Uw •atllag RaUi He He said Mis MU t Uis, bat 1 property is Me fall Mr MuCnlloagh log more or leas tl blackmail Me Into operating it. pooe of Me bill. Mr. BlyMe Moaght Improper. The gentleman who was Me attorney for Me road shoe id re member that ha wae not in ooari. Mr. McCullough said he was not Me attorney Of the road, but ha did repre sent the purchaser of Me road. All he eeked was that Me MU be made to apply to railroads vet to be built. The gentleman from Greenville, Mr. Williams said, had seed language, Mat to say the least, was nnkind. Mr. McCullough, interrupting, said he had not Intended to aay anything unkind, bnt If he had, he apologised. Mr. Goodwin, of Greenville, thought the bill should be passed. Mr. McCullough* motion to slder was then tabled. —A Milwaukee man who left ao es tate of $30,000 wUied $4,000 to a sacret order to which be belonged, one of the ooodltloos being Mat tha • a year aad driak two of beer. The testator is believed to 1 Me only person who ovor it enoosnery to toako Mo shnnrplloa ef ] ■ait liquor obligatory la '