lI the abec f> aly other available fuld I have paid the salary
and expenses of tle special judge as provided blv this Act out of lm1y
contiegelt fn< illd. It seems to ile that if these Special Courts are
lces>arv, ald alt' to be held, that the Genieral Assembly Should
ProMvide a fund mut of whi-:h thiie salary and expess of the special
judg .ho(Iultd he paid.
'I hereT is, nI d(Oublt that there., is needl for revlief, for inl many of tht-:
(' nrties the l, s!inl(.s of the ('oirts is very much congested, ai
0 h. ddelal whieii LC Ieccasioeld inl tile ternination of suits very
'Iftcn c:ni ta I partie... tf) c(mlpro nise and settle rather thanl go into th:
'n ni. I lnow that it i: fre etly arguet d that the present ina
in(eyl Is ailqe, anl that the delays a'* c;Iused by tie judges not
pr,'in,(a-- ttj I.ti;, :nIld )n account tof Iawye-rS not being realdy;
t 1 Ihoulld rim ce r hat Ohe munbiier of ('oIllti(.s hIas beenl inl
Jra'f (an. whiCh arI'l If sufficiclnt ImporIwtancIe to be carrid
inlt> (mo r( shl'lld be c"lnsidrcl w%Ithl de.liberationl, and withouit
olniastc, -,4 that1 justi,ce may be administeired. Ini Spart:mbuirg
( *n alvne ther lm.: 11)\V pfoVidl-d by l'v Ivc regular terms of
the ( ,n n I'l-; (-a 11t ;nni I six teNr s of t heI SCSSioIs ( '<Itt. ' a
S i la : CTiYt', t i arl v fillc t.)uIrt to til( lli nth fill. t his (Coi ite
;1b.lit. it weins to 1n- that it w ul<l be in the initeirst of ecoIIno IV
anEl If 1Ow dipatch if the hm,iniies ( of the C(<>mli-its (4< increase tle
1 nn : ti ien us. r:ah r I. t i t I' l be ih i t mes' eXtr.a and special
tei Ti- adIlitn 'of < i inc I tw circuits w\t h( I In(t Iimaterially
illcru;a-ef ilt cwel tll w il t ffi ; (il I . ver\ 1ii ieli to tlle S -eety adjdica
i itio of iau tli:,t are bruight for trial. ('1der thite presell( arraigle.
Inentl (e c .rd,it jiilges Ire' kept 4n the circuit the greater prtion of
t1wir. ill', ailt liavc\ v'r liftkl tilie left (ir the licpreparatio>n of
- in~ iin. Tis i. a matter which doleserves ;ant should receive v(tIr
I. ';\ . I ,''.i;tSI \ AT I( N .
In I I A las I \IIIIual I .essagce I i1irected the IatteIIItiI Itf te I .gis
I.-( Ire t 1 illc inhibit itn cll t aineM dil I the ('olistiutionl againlst thei
i f lwtal IIr special laws conlelrInilng certain sibjects, and
:IIedI their itr a lntiliml (to tili, expelse ;aid evils of slich le islation. I
<li'sirc agaili tit call \)ti attention to this s hill)ect. and also to a
rt'elit flecisltoll I o our Sliplrelile iourt, wliel has declared one of
these local law.. nls onstiutit lonal. ihe C'ourt in delivering- its opin
it Il 4111 this sulbject in Il p; tik-111.ar1 case say : ''In orler that a law
iml:i be 1eIeral it e be of force in eve i .o1t % ill tle State, auil
\\vIItlIc'it 1 t i t C . k \I 111l itk1t.1 it's efIce t fe ient it1
< i' r iai i lnies. nt' he Id e ll pt from its e.ll
tire c k I 11t,tik{ ile x."Islatulre ill Ilil l\
" tiins ati , ld:il t\Co N iitti
er.tlle tlit~ e\-. .ssnt\-t tot i'Ctit14.liiS
g velnieit k n f he I.e<islatu r
1It \:'lit' t -itia \.tib ha 1tI i av f 'IIe ci
cli all al-l Ii Ivii, fC ki tlit ktiiait sesl fal lands ms
i I V'V II R 'i V N.
\t Ite l - \vieml a t ewo joit resoluition
tepas.'wd III '41.1fte te twVo proposed
ell linellclts i
ThC " O li I II Nt pr o e ti m , ti Il , 1 .aS .\rtic'le itf
iil lei t i111 1,1.10t iC. i l ne i7e i''ed b \ the t e I
I nr;l .AssetI ll)b \ F It' k a irt I lit-coie l limatiohe ;and
ece uisab saiseni f lands for tage purcas. e as fol
Itw "lt b;teer cit vombl shall prohvide by law fo the von -
dlma;.4In. hrfugh p foicial chaels, (if al lands necessary
i. 1111pr'r p incr oraiw;e of wte swamp and wv lands oif this State;
u!ifi l.ll al,() privi<cl fhr the epuilable ase ss ent of all lands so
t' 11'<d. I-i ie itpe iii f I lle and1e01SCS o f sle, COndCeii
The l her t :n d eion 7,fiili''ii~~uh :\r,'tice s \' s 5tl., it of t the sttuton
rIi ttling atI .\ltatedveofuhunicipalityde lbe<ls, asddi'gdeat then
tutiion stll ot111 iply 11 to inmedt11 i ide'ibned icurebdlltcitie
o ('olonhia,s Rlok)1l111, ariesdt wed1-renoped wher ah majrt
ife(ids oftsaicasttiis ae genppleslel or h prhseisabih
bondsii aepl ie' selyi o thie purchae eistabelihme, ain
tenancef rnrefa ttset watenvoArtis plath seeagedentm as andIt
el ctrie lighct plnt, A rtte IV the ntire utev nue hichn fread the
ftpiltion 'f'Scio ps .r Isytems,Goeo shall be tedsen ad te
Sal' Isily4' till e same111110 iand* onertinue OI llcerte Samewhr
ph'ritrs ;iil qlieoseedtr ofth suche qunialiton as therovenothe
( iuitutionl, up(ttco the qu4estlin of other bontedndbedes.
lIthW5(i P') of thescoe amiemnlents ter hadoed bya to Sectority
of . t he tes (lteasstilt intth geera elci. ft'a t ds oti
si;l jetof eeriingipa Sectn 5, rticle a., followmendme isodedt
defer to anycttio , AticweshV, scoo (lis onst,ituicipa whichrasias
sIfoetime. ini theo osdvsio nr contneifolc o thisSa e shaln am' xee
eiht and ettl pof ssessed aue ofualltosa the alepoertyr
d ebtinf And noCount, township, oiticunicipal corporation te
political division of this State shall heteafter beC author'ized to in
crease its b)ondedC indebtedness if at the time of any prioposedl in
crease thereof the aggregate amount of its alr-eady existing bonded
dlebt amlounits to eight per c,entum of the value of all taxable property
therein, as ascer'tainedl by the valuation for State taxation.
"And wherever thiei'e shall be several political dhivisions or munici
pal corporations covtering or extending over' the saume territory, or
porItiolns ther'eof, possessimg a power to levy a tax or contract a deblt,
lthen each of such p)olitical dlivisions or municipal corporations shall
so exercise its power to incr'ease its dlebt under' the foregoing eight
per' cent, limitation that the aggregate dlebt over and uplon any ter'
ritory of this State shall never exceed fifteen per centumn of the value
o)f all taxable prop)er'ty in such territory as valued for' taxation by the
State: Pt'ovided, That nothiing herein shall prevent the issue of
bonds for the purp~Iose of p)ayinlg or refunding any valid municipal
deb'lt heretofore contracted in excess of eight per' centum of the
assessed value of all the taxale property therein."
WVhethei' or not this error is fatal to the amendment p)rop)osed is ai
matter for your consideration. I have felt it my duty to call the facts
to yotur attention, for in ordei' that the proposed amendments shall
have the force of law they requitre ratification by yotur honorable
bodies.
A year ago I sent a Message to the General Assembly, trans
mitting a mnemorial of certain citizens-Messrs. IEdward McCrady,
TI. tR. McGahuan andl others--in r'egard to the draitning of our swamp
lands.
T1hc message and memorial were referred to a special joint conm
mit tee of the two H'ouses, butt no action was taken (directly uplonl the
subject. becau.,e. as it Was Uliderstool, it wa, found that under. the
Costit ition there was n1o powe- inl the Legislaturc to !ax or assess
Iands for drainage purposes. iasintichis as a iniedment to ti
C*tnstittittin fr)I tis purpo'ie Ia. )eeI appr-oved by the people, and
is Iow b.)fore o VuA fir filal action, earnestly recomie 11n6 this matter
to your conl siderat ion, and should tire atenfdmiltent te tihe Constitut
tioni of which I have s)oken be al)irovel aId finaliy enVacteId by vo
at this sessioI I again recominlend, as I did last year, the establish
ielt of a c'mmlission to take tire subject intIV consideration, to study
it thoroughly andl to devise and suggest a scIeIe, if itct icale,
coMllnellslrate with its ifliportaice, to inlatigurate anid carry out this
reat work.
As I said last year, the miatter which has thus been broached
should no longr .- be allowed to rest. These low lands ilust Soime
day be <rained, an(d this area of imiastila anid death be coIvIted into
a rich aind healthful ag-rictultural area, thus a<dding imnl:ensely to tie
taxaible irei ty if tie State, and alfording a section which will inl
vite the iiiriii atio '>f indulstriouls anld frugal people. who will seek
it alike ffor tire saLibrity of its climate as for tire fertility of its soil.
I invite your attention to tire Ieimorial upon the subject which You
will find iI tie journals of the last (eneral Assembly.
.\lT(TI()N.\l,'NT F01<'R-'P'HSFNT.\TIO N.
S ectionr 3 4)f :\rticle I II of tle (Co-)nstItition )t provides that, " h'e
I louset: of Reipr-eseitatives shall consist of onie(- hundred and tweitv
foutir rmemrtbers, to be apportioned aniong the several Cotmities ac
cording to) tie innr1iber of inhabitants contained in each. Each
Count v shall constitute one election district. The ertiner,.tioi of
tire itnlabit.mts for this purpose shall be made inl the year [9ol, aid
shall be tilale inl tire cours of everv tenth vear thereafte:. 'n such
uira111rer ars sh1:1lt be b\ law directed: Provided, That the Ceneral
.\sseilv may at anly time inl its discretion adopt the immilwediately
pIrecedinig 1nited States Censtis as a trac and correct eutimeration of
the inhabitants of tihe several Couilties, and Imake tire apportionment
of Riepresentative" air)rIg tIe several ( 'minlies according to the said
etiutieration." t7lder this pto isioln of tire Cnstitition 't becomies
w r Ity either to order anr enuneration of tire people of this State
for the purpose of apportionnert, or to alopt tic enumeration as
inade bv tihe L'tited States last year.
i'or vour coivenicice I give herewith the population of each
toiltiYt\ accorditig to tile oflicial cmilot of tile returns of tlle Twelfth
. enirsu , taken :Is (ifi .111 1 , ito , by tihe United States Government
A bbeville. . . . .. ..
Ae.......... ..3,l1)trerwo.......833
A\ikenr.......... .03 .o 1 h riPtoll........23,731S
Anter-son. .. .. .. .. . o23,36.1
I72ai)nseg.. .. ......,696
I arnwel..........Laster..24,3
ieaufo_-rt.. .. .. .....
1 'rkelev.. .. ......exingto..2726
Charleston .. .. .. .. 35,18 1
lerokee. .. .. .. .... 15() AIar1boo-0 .. .27,639
C'hester... . . 8,61o Newberr. .. .. .30, 18
Chesterfield . . . . .cone ....23,634
Claredm .. .. .. .. 18.1 ( .59,66
lto.......... 'ickes.
)ariingtoni.. .. .. ..Ricilad. .
ID1orchester. . .0.2.S.a.tia. 8,966
IEdgelield. 2t.. ..........r .6,
Far.el..... ......- , Satarng
i r!ec.. .. ......SiIt 51,237
FlIT"Cnle...........28474 L'ition )..........25. jO1
Geo rgetow1. .. .. ..t
6Tree16iii . . 34)o York.. . . 68
I NSURAN( _'F' A AIA I NEHR.
t . 4 I i a lf i h
'.votrld beunladoto hve.-u-- --r --e3,73n
That ou na~-hve a ideaofltr xert of ..i ..ui..S .. ..e3,3r
arrl tre icnsefee pad o tre taexnirrgtn. to .2,.. .. h,26
iranirci a tle eiort hs ro ve iern )ere- -)r -t-e- - -i-59,66
TIreirortrrceandvalueSofa rtanbueolgc. S..ve. i.. ..r5,56
it is, i(lastl i.\ninal)iesae coallet taetion of althe naturl
reote ofmpnyrtance ofa co suraneeainr.epa h
d ei are eveh oreple,n toaehod of ardpd orard any pindut
uver p rs tinra ncyIe icimpais. orheseciorpoayonscovbtain from
tire Staterrae reits tof ountrs in the not ate,a a thetterainly
rgt tlwysinspetimd supracethir woerk and~ they,secre avragectin
w.~ounl beigladr toserve tsuchi inspecialyin. rei ir aeo
Thrnea (youitay hav a ien oftimaetedto tht binPensylvaneia,
trot o atitento Ctohefactat ither Geologi Surve, e18ufir
lrie ndasccidendedinsuracionieso coalin buines in the ordiate,
ad the ilienserfeesfpaid to thae Staie amorentedn tr $2n,45-58 coThof
stotai amoiogcallctedeysrof tie peol intpre.iAmsamounted thatl
yearg tof it,sg,e9l.g 7 as you may seuealit frmitea zoeor of~ gas
aiCoiprlr ent.aealTe accuraely forthepased, anmnno logie,
inasmuc a tahen afepr hasint canet be curleed ;but tire willge
rsfTresirance andsvalu of reStat Gelgiasurvey n conec-it
inewit toepc ovl,opmentoa or in, aecan scarcly is novenrtdwn
irt as mneed riniensabl o ae compete tiizanfal tiirat( r haatrad
risouce a o advnytueoouty
Menrare (everr(edy totayehl i of and pucesush corwardo arry bnusnes
of prorishatma weincridens.Iy oacisdentaley discessary t
th'oei aurlVl reuce of a Statery natral noalways.aprn,etil
nTi alwaysra n(tstriface-athievenateerecthey, teivrgnera
aold aserldomi obri athem. SEsecialy undoubstre inrthe caseiof
mineurale epis and a e ersoiert iated Stato Sonthennsylana,
pisous o he (esiitainhmientor tooal ~vat,btjsuvrvey uexpored
valuey ofswa ur,fcs epndinsarn staisic colad ironlce in the rdsr
wof iredvleduat effort eo ale taid to recthante antilie costcof
isateral reourgcal Srveys nof tee wholer Stoatixitne. A-toognml
iedgetofs gologha been ecuiredogial is gieolal ns,tuy asd
andr oii betschools amin acurteglyvr maspe, ;mdhe nc oner(
rtper itrainifom ander whati cnsw eueceurd bythe otelgigent
usreof theipr restsite State gtisrve asThey know arefinter
wedr ts ectil, gas,( cag r irn, and th rillinfatii prt oresn
asTire iedxpesrment roe fundie wSated as haphzard
ristioand moveyntu~re. Sa- uvysa uhSaestesle u
ist r,ematkize laost ads vertingemust preedaupo the baesis
ecolliolli with ptpular<orer
(- %I11w I II If ( I l j i i l. o... I- l ( i m - - a sd4 . a
I sobusitted' O thIwn'tr oth at Ixeg-ilature inl a Special Mes
S;Ige.: l the iunp rance i,f th sO hject is miuch that it deserves Col
sidelation at ifo h;nd"; :dn if yill do) anything olo king to the
aCCOIIllislinlliit (if this work it will be a valuable contributifn to the
4I(''lee 4lpnIent if the Iatuial resurIs f of the State.
T1l-: S, H"'ll C' \R(_G1AN.\ INTF.-RST:\TF-. .\. ) \\F.--:T I N
IMA;\N FN l'(,)SlI'I()N.
I".\ a c.licillrC t Ie.. lutiioll adopt at thle last se .,i'mn of the Cn
erlal \sseiIIblv of this State the South ('arolina In iterstate and West
Ini;m I-:xplsitiln was lwcartily undw rsed, and the advaic ie it of
ti(' gritat j)(Ijct wa s a.rinetIrlkAY comnieniided and urged uponi th
enitire-n pet 4of <,llr State(.
.-:nebyraged by this Sp IItanietIms action, tile projectfrs(i of the
wcIlen ise wel to work wit i great energy, andi a chartered corpora
i411 \is 4jrg;lizv<, with ai 1ppose capital stock of $25,oX, of
whicb a1mnllt nearly Sz;(o.o)oo has already beenl subscribed.
Tlie I.positwI)1Iiaon h beei e.xtensiveIv advertised throughout the
(*-nit(<I tate-, ;ild the inlications are that it will be largely patron
izcdl. It has i ii l 4iciall I t>ticed in the recent Annual Messages
alld itherwise b\ the ('hicf F-xecutives in several of the States of the
nio. :and it is h(pel will receive substantial encouragement from
those States. \ bill appropriating S25o,ooo for a Government
exhibit at the F-:xposition is now pendin,g ill the Congress of the
Clited States, and has passed the Senate.
Not only will the industries and resources of our own and neigh
boring States be brought to public notice, but those of the \Vest
Indies ias well. It is intended especially to afford to the agricultural
and manufacturing interests of otur State ant opportunity such as has
never before been enjoved, (f publishing to the world their extent,
value ad i Importance. A very eligible site, embracing some one
humired and fifty acres, oi the shores of Ashley River, in the City
of Charlestni, has beci secured, and the work of construction has
been coinmenced. The plan and scope of the undertaking has been
!iate so familiar to all that it is not necessary to enlarge on the sam.
at this time.
Application has been made to the State of South Carolina f,r an
appropriation of S5o,oo to assist in developing the Expoii, and
I colninend this appeal to your favorable consideration. The State
of New York voted the sum of $30o,ooo in aid of the Buffalo Expo
sitionl; and the State of Nebraska appropriated $i5o,oo to the
Omaha Exposition; and the State of Tennessee voted the sum of
$50,000 in aid of the Nashville Exposition, and the aliounts so ex
pended were returned manifold to the people of the above named
States inl the results attained. In view of the fact that our State has
heretofore made liberal appropriations for the Expositions held at
New Orleans and at .\tlanta. the appeal in behalf of our own Expo
sitionl comes with great force.
.l FIICAL CULLE'GI-.
The .\ledical College of the State of South Carolina. though not
a State institution, has again placed at the disposal of the Governor
several scl'olarships, one from each Congressional District, Which
carry with them free tuition. The appointments were made by me;
and I beg to connend the liberality of this institution and the good
work it is doing for the State.
PHOSPHATE' DEPA'RM ENT.
The royalty received by the State from the phosphate beds is not
)o much for the past year as it was for 1899. In 1899 the State
received $34,!)28.6o. In 1900 the State received $21,331.36. This
(does not mean that there has been less rock mined, for the Inspec
tor's rep)ort wvill showv to tihe contrary, b)ut is owing to the inability
of the compjanies mining to secure transp)ortation for the rock, as
there are niow about 70,000 tons in the vicinity of B3eaufort ready for
shipmient. There have been a number of inquiries to the Phosphate
Inspector from cap)italists out of the State, asking abotut the location
of the phosphate beds, and esp)ecially of the river' deposits. A map
showing the State's phosphate beds might be wvorth a great deal to
South Carolina. I would recommend that you appropriate the sum
of $i,ooo.oo for this purpose, to b)e expended undler the direction of
the State B3oardl of Phosphate Commissioners, and that you appro
p)riate the sumi of $300.00 to pay the per~ diem and necessary expenfses
of the State Board of Phosphate Commissioners. For further infor
mnation regarding the Phosphate Department I woul(d refer you to
the full anld comlplete report of tIhe Phosphate Inspector.
SINKING FUND.
Your' attention is dlirectedi to the rep)ort of the Commissioners of
the Sinking Fund1. The fol lowving summlarized statement shows the
anmount of Sinkinig Fund assets, and how invested:
Statement of Assets of the "Ordinary Sinking F'und"' on Dec. 31,
900:
Dec. 31, 1900. Loans at 5 per cent, to Counties........$35,500.0o
Dec. 3 1900. Cash Deposited in lianks,
D)ec. 3b 1,900O, belong to EscheatedI Es
tates.-..-..-.-- ....- -.........$ 1,697.oo
DJec. 31 , t900. Belonging to Sinking Ftind
)Fproper .............. - - -- .--...13374-83- 15,071.83
Diec. 3 1 1900. Amount of Assets of "Ordi
nary" Sinking Fund.l( ..' --' -- - - $50,57m .83
Statement of assets of the ''Cumulative Sinking Fund" on Dec.
31, 1900:
D)ec. 31, 1900. PermIanent investments in S. C. 4 1-2
Br'own and Blue Stock ..-.-- -- - - $ 35,728.56
Dec. 36 1900 iO. ILoanled to Counties at 5 per cent, in
te:'est............-------------.........,94283
Dec. 3 IG 1900. Loaned to Conunission for comiplet ion of
State [lou.<e at 4 per' cent. -- - - 5,500.00
Dec. 31 , 1900. Dep)osited ini Banks at 4 pert cent. in
terest, p)ay'able monthly, but unse
cur'ed, except by the cr'edlit of the
lBank wherein deposited . *... ... 241,030.84
D)ec. 31, 1900. Total amiounit of assets onl Dec. 31, 1900 .$389,202.23
Attention is called to the manner in wvhich the character of the
Sinking I<ttnd( lo)ans have changed with the raising of the rate of
interest from 4 1-2 15er celit' to- 5 per' cent.
T he reports of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund from 1896
to 1900 as to the Cumulhative~ Sinking Fund show:
I hat on D)ec. 31, 1896, there wvas loaned to banks, at 4 1-2 per
cent, interest, and secured not only by the credit of the bank, b)ut also
eby- deposit by the bank with the State Treasturer, as collateral se
Cu't, S . C. 1 rown 4 1-2 per' cent. Bonds (of face valut' same as
amount of loan), $173,984.22, and deposited in banks at only 4>e
ent siter'est, unece i , except by the credit of the bank whe ever
On-Eel).-25, 1897; the law was changed authorizing the Fund to
>e loaned to Counties at 5 per cent., which wvas also the rate of i-*
terest on all loans. At the time of the pasg -fti Atnall
the und as oane tebank at4 1-2 per cent., sectured not only by