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VOL. XL
The General Assembly.
The College Appropriations in tiie House.
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FIRST ONM WAY AND THKN AS
OTHER.
A Majority Cuts Down the South
Curolina College to $'.S1,000?Ttita
Action Ih Virtually Ucscliwletl the
Next Day.
Columbia Stnte.
Mr. Ildert >u .moved to cut tho South
Carolina C< ilego appropriation from
$25,000 to $21,000. Mr. Ildorton said
this was to 1 tiug it down to tho tigurcs
v of last year. Ho ui gucd that all thoso
Stato institutions should bo cut down;
tho professors should not bo paid so
much. Ho could not see how it took
so much to run tho ? ollego. Ho wanted
all tho col logos reuueed. Ho wanted
to do what was right. The professors
should not bo paid more than any other
hard-worked men.
Mr. Kennedy moved to amend tho
amendment no as to reduce tho appropriation
to $17,000. Ho presented a
schedule of ideal salaries that should bo
paid.
Mr. DoLouch then spoko earnestly
and vigorously against those proposed
reductions. It was a shame to vote
more pittances to tho-.e Institutions.
To vote for such reductions meant the
crippling of these colleges. They could
not run the colleges with cheap professional
men. if you want to starve
them out, do not give them one cent.
As he concluded, there was a wave
of app'ause from the students and
ladies in the galleries. The speaker
at once rapped for order and announced
that if such a demonstration was repeated
he would have the .galleries
cleared.
Mr. Toole was opposed to the amendment
to the amendment, hut thought
that in view of the State's financial
condition $21,000 was enough : ho represent
d the taxpayers.
Mr. Simkins wanted the $25,000 appropriation
made. To cut it meant
the dealing of a severe blow to the entiro
odnoationn.1 sv?ji?m <>f tlm
Make this reduction, and how much
money will you save ? The $26,000 appropriation
cost each citizen about 2
cents. You would save lews than a
cent apioco by tho reduction. The
South Carolina College had fewer professors
than any high grade college in
tho country.
Mr. Mauldin said ho did not wish to
injure or cripple tho higher institutions
of learning. Whenever the
Legislature began to practice economy
tho cry of starving them was at
once raised. Tho poor man felt tho
burden of theso special privileges. lie
wanted to deal out equal rights to all.
Mr. Bacot brlclly stated his observations
and experience as a trustee.
Ho wont there ignorant of the inner
workings of tho college. Ho found
there a body of men than whom nono
stand higher in this country. He referred
to their earnest work giving
up thoir holidays to work in summer
schools. And all this upon reduced
salaries. If they did anything, it
should be to increase and put this college
on a par with tho other leading
institutions of this land.
Mr. Spoer did not wish to antagonize
t.Iin Sinnt)? f !u ??/?l i n? f1**) 1* 1
VUV KJUUVII v/111 \/i 1 li (V l/U v lb
should bo run economically. A man
should pay for higher education. Ho
t ok Er.skino College, which ran on an
income of $0,000 and graduated about
17 students. He cited other State institutions
and then said that with $2.7,000
tho South Corolina college had
graduated only " two and two halves "
students These would not bo worth
such a sum to tho Statt, no matter who
tney mitrub uu.
Mr. Rogers wns a friend of tho college.
unci would bo willing to cut to
$21,000, but not bMow. Ho favored
tuition foes and thought that they
should bo paid by every student.
Mr. liiieot said that many of tho
students there now paid tuition fees of
$40 a year. Over $2,000 was paid in
fees la-<*yoar.
Mr. Blytho thought that $21,000 was
sufllcient to moot all the oxpensos for
tho proper maintenance of the college.
He <|noted some figures to sustain his
posit ion.
Mr. 1'atton said ho hardly know
where to begin, tho arguments hud
been twisted about so much. His
friend from Abbeville had concluded
that higher public education was useless.
Tho half civilized nations oven
provided for higher education. The
history of tho world showed that such
education was benefioial to tho State.
Ho denied tho force of the argument,
that tho appropriation was too large.
If the committee had said $.'10,000 ho
had a littjre suspicion that some would
have been satisfied with $25,000. There
was a desire to make a show of reduc
tion. Senator Tillman had recommended
that a perpetual appropriation
of *30,000 bo given tho college and
that it bo taken out of tho annual discussion.
Tillman had carefully looked
into tho matter anil ho was a friend of
higher education by tho Stato. LIo incidentally
called attention to tho dolightful
economy practiced by tho
house a fow days ago in voting to accept
pay whon thoy would bo doing
nothing but onjoying themselves in
Charleston.** Ho then cited tho figures
of 32 States showing that tho only two
making a smaller appropriation than
South Carolina were Montana and
Now Mexico, if wo go down to the
figures suggested, South Carolina will
bo at tho very tail. If tho members
would not harry tho old South Carolina
College uvery year and thus toach
tho young that tho college was a fraud
upon tho Stato thoy would fiod the
student body doubled. As their sterling
young Governor had told them,
the future of tho State dopendod upon
tho higher education of tho youth.
Mr. l'attou wont on to say that it was
a wondor that tho collego lived under
such annual attacks. Givo tho collego
all you can for ttvo years and stop
pulling at it. If it does not redound to
the benefit of the Stato I will assist in
a pulling it down.
11 Mr. Pollock said he was one of those
| friends of the institution who wanted
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to give the college all it deserved and
not one cent more. Uo had more inter*
bt in tlio South Carolina College
than any other. Ho was willing to reduce
all the co lege appropriations
when bhow-ti that one cent of the people's
money could ho saved without
hurting them.
Mr. Kogeis had not intended to make
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i uuiai i\r, uuw Hit? rtiuurni&uku
speech <?f tlie gentleman from Itlehland
hi.<1 brought him to bib foot, Mo
rob rrcd to Mr. Mutton's romarks as to
saving the collect) from its "but"
friends?those who were its friends
with a proviso.
The roll call was then demanded on
the motOn to rcduco to $17,000. The
Mouse voted as follows, tabling tho
amendment: Yes, 15; Nays, 87.
Tho roll call was demanded then on
the Md< rlon amendment to cut to $21,000.
Tho llouso agreed to tho amendment
by the following vote :
Yea- lion K. It. Uury, speaker; All,
Armstrong, Asbill, Ashley, Austell, Hothunc,
Itlyihe, Horn, Caraway, t'aughman,
Cruiit, ('ushman, Davis, C. M. . Davis,
Ceogc \V.; Dukes, Kdwards, Kpps, l'aircy,
Kox, Glenn, (Jooclwin, 11. P.; Uoodwin. O.
P.; (iruham, J. 8.; Hamilton, llollis, lliiinnbrcy,
llderton, Johnson. Kennedy,
Kihler, Kinard, Henry J.; Kinard, J. I).;
1.aneaster, Ley ton, l.ester. Litnebouse,
Manldin, Joel II. Miller. .Moore, MeKeowu,
McLanrin, MeWbite, Phillips, Plylcr, Pollock,
Prince, Hobinsoii, Rogers, Russell,
Skinner. Smith. J. K. Smith. K. 1). Sneer.
Sturkii', Sullivan, Timmerman, Toole,
Vcrner. Welch, Westmoreland, Whisonnnt,
Wiliuo, Winkler?<K?.
Nav ? Andcrson, Hacot, llarklcy. I'edon,
Hrecland, Coleock, Davis, W. ReLo ?ch.
Ktird, (indsdcii, Cage, Casque, (Irahain,
Thomas A.; Hiott, Livingston, Lofton,
Menres, Mehrtens, Mitehcll, McDaniel,
Nettles, l'ai'wii, I'yatt, Reynolds, Sunhro >k,
Sinklcr. Si in kins, Stevenson, Thomas,.I ohn
r , Jr.; Thomas, W. II Townsend, Vincent,
Woliing, Wilson, Williams, Wyche,
Yeldell-37.
riii'; >i()i'si<; changes itm mind.
A Liberal Bestowal of Scholarships
Gives a Majority to the South Carolina
College?The Appropriation is
Likely to he Raised.
Special to News and Courier.
When the discussion on the appropriation
hill was'resumed at the section
providing for the South Carolina College
Mr. Smith of Sumter moved to add:
" Provided, young ladieBtiro admitted,
who are qualified to enter." Ho wished
to strike out the provision to admit
tiie young men in the normal department
free of tuition, lie objected to
the idea of having this sort of free
tuition, and said that it was schools
more than teachers that svoro wanted.
nixes ure paid to educate the teacher
anil then to tux tho parent to teach
tho children, lie wanted an obligation
signed hy these beneficiaries that
they will return tho $50 or $40 thcv
gel Everything should ho free u1l(Pi
equal. Teaching ia a profession iiud
should be paid for as any other profession.
Taking two young mon from
each county is to give seventy boneficiarles
and he contended that there
are now more teachers than schools.
Mr. Cushinan opposed the amendment
on the ground that these two
scholarships in each county was tho
only good t,|10 poor people got out of
tho college.
Mr. Kibler, of Newberry, said there
is a great need for normal training and
ho wished every teacher had such a
training us is provided ut the South
Carolina College.
Mr. Ildorton, of Florence, opposed
the amendment and thought it was to
havo these two scholarships for each
cuuntv.
Mr. Thomas moved to contino tho
scholarships to students iu the normal
oou rse.
Mr. Smith, of Sumter, opposed tho
substitute and said the demand was
not for teachers, but for schools, and insisted
that there was a Mirplus of
teachers, and these young mon who accept
those scholarships are better
educated than tho other ninety-eight
young men out of a hundred in the
State.
Dr. I'rico, of Orangeburg, did not
believe tho State had arrived at such
a stage that it could deny scholarships
at the State colleges, if the doors of
these colleges were not opened to froo
tuition, he would not vote for these appropriations
at all. The demand for
touchers is grouter to day than ever.
Mr. Kinard, of Ahbevillo, said tho
free tuition was to add students, and it
was an admission that the South Carolina
College could not get students
except by offering free scholarships.
There was no lack of teachers, lining
a friend of denominational colleges,
he could not see tho State's money
being used to injure tho denominational
colleges. The friends of the college
are simply trying to get students to
make a show for an appropriation.
Mr. Kinard said there wore no free
scholarships at the denominational
colleges, hut they accepted notes in
payment, and ?hat was what he wanted
at tho South Carolina Collogo.
Mr. 1'atton said there was no collogo
in America that contlned its coursos
to post-graduate work, such as Mr.
Kinard wanted.
Mr. Kinard said young men loft the
State because the standard of the
South Carolina College was too low.
fie said tho State colleges would now
bo closed if tho denominational colleges
did not keep up tho desire for
education. The South Carolina College,
ho held, was a drag on tho State.
Wofford graduated twenty-seven hoys
last year with $1."1,000, and the South
Carolina College frpont $30,000 for a
few boys. It looked to him liko ox
travaganee. Froo tuition would put
more bovs in tho college and give u
chance for a demand for more money,
and thereby cripple tho denominational
colleges.
I)r. Wychc, of Newberry, protested
against the statement that there were
too many teachers. What Is needed is
bettor teachers. Tho normal department
shoul1 bo encouraged in evt ry
way possible as It Is tho best feature of
tho college.
.Mr. Smith said ho was not protesting
against normal oducation, but special
privileges.
Dr.sWycho beliovod that any man
or woman who wanted to teach ought
to bo educated by tho Stato, and willingly,
too.
Mr. Smith wanted to koow how poor
children were ever to got to tho South |
Carolina College?
Mr. Wyche said tho argument meant'
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if all could not tako normal coarsen
none should bo allowed to do so.
Mr. Patton offered this substitute for
the section:
" Provided, that sultablo courses of
study aro provided without foes for as
many students from each county, who
may he unable to pay tuition, as may
bo cquiil to the number of representatives
in both brnnrhiN >if f.lw? i: >n.
Assembly an such county may bo entitled
to ; such students to t>o selected
from deserving youths of either sex by
tho said representatives."
Mr. I'atton said that, disguise tho
argument as Mr. Smith would, he
sought to deprive from attendance at
the college those unable to pay tuition.
If tho State has no right to givo tuition
free it had no right to give ajbed room
free or t> givo tho use of tho college
library. Tho tuition fees would not
pay half tho expenses if wrung from
every student, as some wish. The eol1
.*go knows that as soon as $10 was
charged to every student it would deprive
poor boys of an education there.
There are young men now at the college
doing their o.vn cooking and living
at seventy live cents a week, and
yet these young men aro to he saddled
with $10 apiece by tho State that owes
them .in education. There was no
harm done, and no additional cost, to
let the poor boys listen to tho learned
lectures. It costs no more for poor
students to attend lectures than if they
did not go there.
Mr. Kinard said lie did not want tho
State college to hurt his college, Wofford,
which ho helps to support.
Mr. I'atton said to teach the people
that State educat ion was not to be dosiied
would certainly operate against
denominattonal colleges.
Mr. i'atton went into an elaborate
explanation of tho claims of the college.
Tho delegation'can adopt'such
regulations as it sees tit. and tho mem
dots eun select deserving and indigent
young peoplo. If evil exists the members
eau remedy it. lie did notprovido
for couipetitlvo cxaminat ions, because
deserving youths did not always enter
such contests. The college can easily
accommodate 200 or 200 students.
Mr. Gage, of Chester, preferred that
the question should come up on ull
State colleges. The bald proposition is
whether one hundred and sixty boys
and girls should enter this college free
of all charges. The South Carolina
College, Winthrop and all belong to
the people, and no one man or set of
men, and it is the right of tho Assembly
to see where tho money goes. Ho
was not one of tho " but " friends. The
college is here and the question is what
to do under present conditions, lie
supported tho college and voted for a
$25,000 appropriation. To admit students
free is anothor question. He was
willing to compromise on these matters,
although his predilections were
against free tuition. Justice is to be
ftOuo and lie favored Mr. Thomas's
plun of two /roo scholarships, although
ho may not favor it as a duittcr of
principle, hut the desires of others, as
wise as himself, had to he consulted.
Full justico would ho done by allowing
two beneliciary students.
Mr. Graham, as an alumnus of Wofford,
said the denominational colleges
all say they ure weeding out free tuition,
and now with this statement from
the college presidents themselves it is
the dntv of the Stutn i*? l#ir?lr <? ?i
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poor students unci ho would support
the umendmont of Mr. I'utton. As n
Methodist, us >111 alumnus of WolTord
and one of its supporters, ho was not
jealous of WolTord and lie could not
agree with Mr. Kinurd or Mr. Gage.
Mr. Grahum's speech was ono of the
best of the day.
Mr. Stevenson said he was a graduate
of a denominational college and a
trustee of a 1 'rcshyterian college of
North Carolina and South Carolina.
When Mr. Kinard raised his banner of
tho denominational colleges against
the South Carolina College he wanted
it understood that he was not lighting
under that banner. Ho said that Mr.
Kinard's position was that the South
Carolina College did not graduate
enough boys and yet ho objoots to tho
poo- hoys going to college. Tho logical
conclusion was that Mr. Kinard was
opposed in to to the existence of tho
South Carolina Collogo. Mr. Stevenson
said ho knew and felt tho necessity
of giving free tuition as ho could apeak
with personal experience.
Mr. Kinard aroso to a question of
porsonal privilege and defended his
position.
Then Mr. Smith had another que
tlon of personal privilege and denied
ho wus a partisan of denominational
colleges.
There were three propositions boforo
tho Houso : Mr. Smith's and Mr.
TK/tmou'u umnn/l??\A?Gi Vf ? ' 1 4
.>u<uud o nmuuuiuuuliB UIIU .M I', I ill/"
ton'a substitute. The yeas and nays
wore called on Mr. Patten's substitute,
which resulted as follows :
Yeas?Speaker Gary, All, Anderson,
Armstrong, Ashley, Bacot, Bailey, Barkley,
Bedon, Bclhune, fUythe, Breeland, Burns,
CoIcock, Bushman, 0. M. Davis, W.<\ Davis,
DeLoach, Dukes, Ed wards, Enps,
Gadsden, Gas<|ue, (ilenn, Thomas A. Graham,
lliott, Humphrey, 1 lderton, Johnson,
Lemmon, Limehouse, Lofton, Magill,
Meares, Mehrtons, Mishoe, Mitchell, Mr
Daniel, McWhite, Owen, I'atton, I'hillips,
Pollock, Prince, Pyatt, Kainsford, Kevnolds,
Robinson, Heabrook, Sinkler, J. ft.
Smith, W. iS. Smith, Stevenson, Sullivan,
John P. Thomas, J r.., W. 11. Thomas, Timmerman,
Toole, Townsend, Vincent, Wolling,
Welch, VVhisonant, Winkler, Williams,
Withersnoon, Yeldell?67.
Nays?Austell. Banks, Carraway, Oaughman,
Drum, Geo. W. Dav s, Efird, Kairey.
Gage, II. P Goodwin, J. 8. Graham, Hamilton,
ila/.elden, Henderson, 1 iollis, Kennedy,
kihler, Henry J. Kinard, J. J). Kinard,
Luyton, Lester, Joel II Miller, Nettles,
Rogers, Kussell, Sanders, Skinner, |
Simkins, K. 1). Smith, Speer, Sturkie, Ver- i
ner, Westmoreland, Wilson, Wingo,
\\ yche-37.
Tho Collogo had won a docisivo victory,
and many members said that with
tho I'atton substitute the Col lego
ougni 10 nave more tliao $21,000, and
thoy would so vote if they had the
chance.
' OIRLS' STATR COLLKOK WINS.
Then came tho Winthrop appropriation.
Mr. Tnomas said it took $38,000
to maintain tho collogo, and of this
$6,000 was received from tuition fees,
and some from the I'oabody fund, ami
I it required $30,000 of State funds.
Mr. lldorton said ho thought $26,000
was BUlllclent with tho $5,200 for the
scholarships. Tho colleges, ho said,
always asked for more than they needed.
Mr. Hobinson.of Anderson,said whenever
the female colleges were attacked
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ho camo to tho rescue. If ho did not
defend VVinthrop ho would almost be
iifruid to go homo.
Mr. Cushinan fuvored tho $.'10,000 appropriation.
Mr. Ildorton said ho simply wished
to test the volco of tho House und lind
out what whs really needed.
Mr. Blythe did not want any sentiment.
lie contended that accounting
for every item of expense $25,000 would
be Butliclcnt.
Mr. Ashley said all tho education he
had was through his good wife, and
the House should not waste time trying
to cut down the appropriation.
Mr. Verner said there was no reason
for the reduction.
Mr. Ildorton withdrew the motion to
eut the appropriation to $25,000. No
voto was taken.
TIIE ClTAllF.L HOLDS ITS OWN.
Mr. Ildorton moved to cut the Citadel
appropriation from $20,000 to $1*,000.
Mr. Thomas, of Richland, said it
cost $.11,000 to maintain the Citadel,
and last, year there was a dotieiency of
about $.'1,000. Tho actual amount to
support a cadet is $2!?.'l. If the State
is to support tho bonotieiarles it will
take $20,000. Tho salary list is but a
pittance, and tho money received from
pay cadets defrays much of tho expense.
Two boys in ev?*y cotv'y
taken up ami dm ..U v.. ii iukch till
to clothe each cadet; $1011 maintenance;
washing $1 t, and so on. Mr.
Thomas pre entcd tho claims of the
Citadel in a l> rcihlo manner.
Mr. Ildorte.i said if it was a fact that
the beneficiaries would have to make
up Lhu doUcioncios ho would withdraw
liis amendment.
Mr. Kinard said that tho boys should
clothe theim elves, and did not holiovo
it right for the State to buy clothes,
shoes and all for tho benotie'arlea. Mo
fourod it was accustoming hoys to expecting
too much of the State.
Mr. W. C. Davis, a graduate of the
Citadel, was satibtlod that nocut would
bo made if it could bo shown that the
$20,000 was needed. Tho money at the
Citadel was economically spent. if
$20.'l is too much for benellciury cadets,
why !s it that until last year tho pay
cadets, who pay $200, outnumbered
tho bonotieiaries. It is because they
get a superior education to what they
can get elsewhere. Last year tho
poor boys were assessed to buy some
of their clothing or do without it.
Mr. Limehouse, of Summorvillo,
proposed $19,000.
Mr. Crum said that the Citadel was
the only institution at which a poor
boy could get an education without a
cent of cost. It is an institution for
the people and where poor boys can
go and be as well dressed and thought
of as the richest. Smaller salaries are
paid at the Citadel than elsewhere.
Mr. Cushmun thought the Citadel
the best inst'tution in the State and
the institution should be supported,
but he favored retrenchment.
Tho IIOUSO rejected tho proposition
to reduco tho apprOfjrl&tUm to $19,000,
and then tho veas and nnvn '.v.'tro cull
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ed od tho proposed eut to $18,000.
Thoao voting for tho out to $18,000 uro:
Messrs. Austell, Ashley, Caughman,
Cushiuan, Kdwards, liethune, Kuirey,
11. I'. Goodwin, J. I). Gruluiin, (ioodwin,
Glenn, ilninilton, Henderson,
Johnson, li. J. Kinard, J. I). Kinard,
I .ay i on, Lester, Lominon. Mauldin,
Joel II. Miller, Piyler, Pollock, Prince,
Kussell. Spoor, Sullivan, Tiinmerman,
Toole, Wingo, Westmoreland.
The Citadel got $20,000 by a vote of
08 to 32, which is the amount the trustees
asked for.
VVINTJIKOr DOKM1TOKV WAITS.
Mr. DeLoach oll'ered to amend the
bill so as to provide $5,000 to bogin
work on tho new dormitory at Winthrop.
Mr. Winkler thought it well to wait
in making the appropriation. There
was no institution he favors more than
Winthrop, but thought it best to wait
awhile.
Mr. Sturkio thought it well to let
the matter rest.
A BUSY DAY IN TUB S ION ATI']
The Anti-Free Push Bill Knocked in
l ho Head?The Bond Taxes Adjusted?The
Cigarette Bill Killed.
The Senate proceedings which follow
deal with interesting features of tho
session:
COUNTY ItOA I> TAX KM
Mr. Moses objected to tho bill requiring
tho commutation tax to bo expended
in tho townships whore collected.
People did not travel ovor their own
roads exclusively, and tho ofl'oot of
such an act would bo to complicate tho
machinery of tho county government
law and would bo unsatisfactory.
Mr. Dean urged that in tho ease of
work on tho roads, it was nil dono in
tho worker's own township, and if
money was paid instead of work it
ought, to bo used in tho same way.
Mr. Scarborough said that tho commutation
tax law was not an act to
raise revenue, it was a privilege allowed
a citi/.cn in lieu of road work, and
tho old law made tho provision required
by this bill, it was left out of
tho goneral county government law.
Mr. DuLioso urgod that tho bill was
a necessity in many sections which
jsulTerod from roads that had enjoyed
no working for many years, because
tho commutation t.av nal/l
? v?r*m .? ?*w I'UIVI llinVUHU
of work boing done on them.
Mr. Dean moved to lay tho unfavorable
report of tho committee on the
table, whieh was carried.
Mr. Henderson moved to striko out
tho section which provided for the
drawing of tho money from tho Treasurer
by township commissioners and
which provided that any warrant in
excess of fund in the Troasurer'n hands
should be void. It was usoloss and
abounded in causes of litigation and
trouble for tho Treasurer. Tho soet ion
was stricken out and tho hill passed.
FREE l'ASS FIGHT.
Mr. Moses moved to indefinitely postpone
tho unfavorable report on tho bill
repealing tho anti-free pass law.
Mr. ltagsdalo said that the Senate
had nothing to do with tho circumstances
under which tho law was
passed. Tho froo pass matter meant
a good deal to tho people. They instinctively
regarded the holding of a
pass by their publio servants with distrust.
He did not think it would afToct
an honest man to use a free pass, but
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legislators should bo not only virtuous,
but also above suspicion. If h tcglslat ?r
had a frco pass ho could not bo above
suspicion, no matter bow good a man
ho was. Lie shod i bo frco not or ly
from u conscious, but an unconscious i
bias. A frco pass was given as a favor,
and the members of the General Asecmbly
bad no right to ueov pt favors
from anybody. "If you do net think,''
lie said, "that this puss is given to you
for some other purpose than that you
are a good follow, seo how far you can
ride when your term of cilice is over,
and yet you are just as L'ood a fellow.'' i
Mr. Scarborough thought that to ho
consistent Mr. IJagsdnlo should have
urged this same argument against accepting
the free transportation to
Charleston, which was a favor given
by the railroads. Ilo took the act as
people of the State when the Legislature
found it necessary, for the purpose
of preventing contamination, to
pass tiiis law. It was a had law and
should ho wiped otT of thestatute hooks
for its imputation on the character of
ovcry State olVieor. I lo also opposed it
because of the subterfuges resorted to
in getting around tho law. if a free
pass disqualified a man from holding
public otllco by the etToct it would have
in subverting his judgment, wo should
go a step further and declare that no
man who is under any obligation as an
aoy or stockholder of a corporation
should be entitled to his scat hero.
Mr Maylield thought it better that
a man should take a free pass thuu
resort to such tricks us had boon
charged, t hat some paid 10 cents for a
$2*? ticket. He did not like the spirit
that had enacted tho law.
Mr. Hay contended that passes wore
j UK (till! vv 1II1IMUIJUU lO^lSlilfclVC
policy unci should not bo accepted, 1
therefore ho thought it good public 1
policy to declai'o against thom. Ho
did not consider the acceptance of the
trips to Winthrop and to Charleston 1
against the spirit of tho law. It was
not tho railroads that invited tho 1
Sonata to Charleston, but tho city council.
Mr. liuiat made a ringing spooch i
against tho repeal bill. '"Load us not t
into temptation" was his text. No i
said: "The position which South Carolina
has occupied during tho last six 1
years is being gradually adopted as i
a necessity by nearly every State in t ho
Union, and if it was true that a judge
?n tho hunch paid 10 cents for a mileage
book, ovory member of the General
Assembly should spend tho whole recess
in seeking the truth and bringing
that individual before this body with
the open charges against him."
Mr. Archer said that no christian
man could accept a free pass without
undertaking the obligation of a christian
to return the favor.
Mr. Scarborough denied Mr. Hoist's
rlgh to compare South Carolina morals
with New York morals. If the Legislature
was not to have free passes, t hen
hedge us in on all sides and deliver us
also from the contamination of lobbyists.
Mr. Henderson said the object of the
bill was not to make the railroads
give Of the ollicors of the State
accept passes, but to 11 man
the inborn right, the divine rig'lll C-f
exercising his own free will. Tho people
would not judge a man by whether
no took a free pass or not, but by the
way ho acted. Tho repeal of this law
would be the removal of a stigma. Tho
act was passed as a taunt in the midst
of turmoil and excitement, and now
the Sonute in its dignity and quiet
should repeal it.
Mr. May tie Id thought tho act on tho
statu! i books was II wlmlnimmn
True, it was prosonted as a taunt, but
let us turn this taunt against tho hand
that directed it and show that wo are
willing to keep our skirts clear.
Tho aye and nay veto was called on
Mr. Moses' motion to indefinitely postpone
t he unfavorable report of tho committee
and thi) following was the vote.
Yeas?Messrs. Connor, Dennis, DaDose,
Gaines, Grilllth, Henderson,
Mauldin, Moses, O'Doll, l'ottigrow,
Kugin, Scarborough, Sloan, Suddath,
Walker and Williams 16.
Nays?Messrs. Alexander, Archer,
Drown, Duist, Dean, Douglass, Hay,
Love, Mayfiold, McDaniel, Miller,
Mower, Norris, Itagsdalo, Stack house,
Talhird and Wallace?17.
Tho vote was then taken on tho direct
question without change.
KILLED THE TAX ON CK! AKETTKS.
The cigarette hill was taken up as a
special order.
Mr. Moses moved to indefiioly postpone
the whole hill, and said on the
part of tho committee it was thought
tho law would bo a dead lott t.
Mr. Connor moved to lay tho motion
on ine tamo, this whs lost.
Mr. Moses t hen moved to table the
bill, but withdrew it for Mr. Archer
! to say a few days inj favor of the bill.
Mr. Moses opposed the bill becuuse
it would be ineffectual, and would pile
I 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 the liquor
law is enforced.
Mr. Connor said thut there was a
great demand for the law from all parts
of the country, and if tho present law
was doing no good, let us muko the
regulations more stringent.
Mr. Mower sent a communication
from .Jasper II. Montgomery, president
of tho society for the suppression of
the use of tobacco among the youth of
the United States, to show that the
prohibition and high license had been
ineffectual in every ease, and urged
the enforcement of the law against the
sale to minors as tho bobt step toward
correcting tho evils.
Mr. l'ettigrow, of Florence, said that
his conscience bad reproached him for
the part he took in killing this bill
last year, lie made a long and earnest
appeal for the passage of the law. Ho
contondod that it would not hurt the
tobacco industry.
Mr. Mayfiold read the existing law
against selling cigarettes to minors.
It has been on tho books since 1885, and
there lias never boon an Indictment
under it. "Let us," ho said, "enforce
tho laws wo now havo before wo load I
down the statute books." Ho referred
to tho tobacco industry in tbo State
and thoofTcct of this law, which, ho
thought, would bo inoperative and yet
would prejudlco tho interests of tho
growor.
He put Mr. Connor in a hole by asking
hiin why he did not indict the men
whom ho referred to in his county who
.violated the present law.
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Mr. Connor said Wo was not a detoctlvo.
Tho voto was called on Mr. Moses's!
motion to strike out tho enacting
words. Tho ayes and nays wore caliou
us follows:
Voaa?Messrs. Aloxandor, Urown, i
lluist, Dean. Dennis, Douglass, DuDoso,
(Sri tilth*. lluv, Henderson, Mauldin,
May lit'id, Miller, Moses, Mower, Norrls,
ODoll, Kahili, itaysdalo, Scarborough,
Sloan, SuddatW, Talbird,
Walker ami Williams?Ho.
Nays? Messrs. A roller, Connor,
Caines, Dove, MoDaniel, I'ottlgrew,
StackliouHo and Wallace 8.
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The Kill to ('midst ate Ahanilotietl
Ituilronil Property.
Mr. Williams' Will providing for tho
forfeiture to the State of ahandonud
railroad property was then taken up.
Tho committee amendments wore
agreed to and then the hill was ordered
to a li nit I reading in this shape:
Section I. That any person, company j
or corporation owning, operating or
controlling any line of railroad in this
State which shall tear up or remove
its track, or attempt to tear up or to
discont inue a regular freight ami pas
songer service thereon for the period
of livo days, except when prevented hy
the act of CJod or the public enemy,
shall be deemed to havo abandoned the
same, and because of such abandonment
shall forfeit to the State its charter
and all the tracks, cars, rights of way,
lands, depots and all other property
connected with or belonging to the
said railroad.
Sec. 2. Whenever it shall appeal' to
the Attorney General that any such
person, company or corporation has
abandoned its line of railroad, he shall
proceed to forfeit the same as aforesain
hy rule against such person, company
or corporation in a court of competent
jurisdiction, requiring them to
show cause why the same should not
he forfeited : I'rovidod, That the provisions
of this act shull not apply to
st root rai I ways.
Sec. .'I. This act shall take otfcct on
approval and shall apply to any and all
railroads that may hereafter be received
by the State railroad commission
and opened for operation.
Mr. McCuilough made an effort to
have the i louse reconsider the vet o
whereby it bad passed Mr. Williams'
bill providing for the forfeiture to the
State of abandoned railroad property,
lie feared that this bill was aimed at
a ... urn eiKiii!'. ..iiilw.? .'l. ..hn I
"Swamp Rabbit." 'fv> pans this bill
would amount to a dishonest act on tbo
part of tbo Statu. 11(5 gave a history
of tho road down to its purchase l>y a
citizen of Greenville. It was wrong to
rob him of his property as this aet
would do. lie olTorod an amendment
to prevent the property from reverting
to the State if the purchaser could
not operate it at once.
Mr. Williams said this bill did atTcct
this road, but it was not intended t5
alVeet italone. The people of the State
had built tiiis road and were entitled
to the con venioncea of travel. The man
had refused to run the road and hud
said that the people could be damned,
lie was even tearing up tho track, lie
then cited tho case of tho Chester and
Choraw road. If the oIIIcIuIh wished
to, under tho presont law, they could
tear up the road and deprive the people
of his county, who had paid thousands
of dollnrs for it, of tho privileges
of a railroad.
Mr. John I'. Thomas held that under
the constitution they could not rob any
one man of his personal property "without
due process of law." They could
not, confiscate property by a legislative
aet.
Mr. Hly the supported that the purchaser
bought the road us a speculation.
The purchaser stopped the running
of trains. Ho was now enjoined
from tearing the track up. Ho could
not tell what the court was going to
do. The people had como to him asking
him to do all he could to seo that
they obtained their rights. Ho had
agreed for Mr. Williams to introduce
the bill, as he had a similar case in his
part of the State.
Mr. I'atton then made a legal protest
against such a bill. It was clearly, absolutely
unconstitutional.
Mr. Livingston wanted the matter
considered without reference to special
cases. Kail roads were public corporations.
Ho took issue with Mr. I'atton.
He said t his bill was not alone to cure ,
present ills, but also to control railroad 1
property In the future.
Mr. McCullough said thin was nothing
more or less than an attempt to
blackmail the purchaser of this road
into operating it. This wus the purpose
of the bill.
Mr. Hlythe thought this language
improper. The gentleman who was
the attorney for the road should remember
that he was not in court.
Mr. McCullough Maid ho wan not tho
attorney of tho road, but ho did represent
tho purchaser of the road. All
he asked was that tho hill be made to
apply to railroads vet to bo built.
The gentleman from Greenville, Mr.
Williams said, had used language, that
to say the least, was unkind.
Mr. McCullough, interrupting, said
he had not intended to say anything
unkind, but if ho had, ho apologized.
Mr. Goodwin, of Greenville, thought
the bill should be passed.
Mr. McCullough's motion to reconsider
was then tabled.
?A Milwaukee man who loft an estate
of $:i0,000 willed $1,000 to a seerot
ordor to which ho belonged, ono of the
conditions being that the members
meet once a year and drink two kegs
of beer. The testator is believed to be
the only person who over considered
it necessary to make the absorption of
malt liquor obligatory in Milwaukee.
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I'rOHidciit CnrllNlt*, ?>I* Wofl'oril College,
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A correspondent of 1 ho Spartan
ar<kcd tho following questions, which
have boon answered by Dr. .1. II.
Carlisle, president of WotTord College :
la there any such tiling aa the zodiac?
Does it nlYoot tho hutuan i>ody ?
There is certainly a bolt of tho aky
called tho zodiac. Tho sun, moon and
Iho lar^ro plain ts are always in that
narrow strip of tho sky. Thoy novor
wander outsuli of it. This belt is sixteen
decrees wide. Gut froiu Tho
Spartan one column and hold It ten
inches from your eye. Tt will thon
cover a strip of tho aky as wido as tho
/nd iii<* rIM> i u Y\i\ 1 t. i ii I I ?% 1 ?? j <. u
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women ?twelve in all- such ad Ham,
Hull, Goat, Virgin, etc. The wor*l
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t hings. These names were glvon thousanils
of years ago, ami aro well known
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ago, soon after sunset, one large
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moon between. The zodiac ran along
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planets.
Docs the zodiac alVect the human
body ?
Tliis question touches another question
that has long been debated, ilus
the moon any inlluonco over the weather,
or the bculies of men? Many
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cluster of stars in the zodiac, it has
some strange power over the head, so
that a wound in the head of man or animal
will not heal rapidly. In another
cluster the lungs may bo atl'ectod by
the moon.
Some almanacs still have a picture
of tiie human body with lines reaching
from head, lungs, feet, etc., to the
constellation which is supposed to
have inlluonco over that part of the
body.
The best authorities now pay hut
little attention to this belief. Ono of the
greatest living American astronomers,
Prof. (J. A. Young, of Princeton l"nl*
voralty, says : 44 The multitude of current
beliefs as to the controlling inlluonco
of tlu; moon's phases and changes
over the weather, and the various conditions
of life are mostly unfounded,
and in the strict sense of the word,
'superstition-'?jmoro survivors from a
past credulity." ? - ?
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Tho Upartitn may have something to
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