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The Constitution Makers. highest number of votes shall be Gov ernor, but if two or :i;ore shall be equal and highest io vote-, the General As sembly shall during the same session in the House of Representatives, choose one of these Governor viva voce. Con tested elections for Governor shall be determined by the General Assembly in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. Sed. 5. A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at the same time in tbe same manner, continue in office for the same period, and being possessed of the same qualifications as the Governor, and shall ex-offieio be president of tbe Sen ate. Sec. 6 The Lieutenant Governor, while presiding in the Senate, shall have no vote unless the Senate be equal ly divided. See. 7. The Senate shall, as soon as practical after the convening of the General Assembly, choose a president pro tempore to act in the absence of tbe Lieutenant Governor, or when he shall exercise the office of Governor. Seo. 8. A member of the Senate or of tbe House of Representatives, being chosen and acting as Governor or Lieutenant Governor, shall thereupon acate bis seat aod another person shall be elected in bis stead Sec. 9. In case of the impeachment of tbe Governor, or his removal from office?death, resignation, disqualifica tion, disability, or removal from the State?the Lieutenant Governor sball sneceed to his office and in case of the impeachment of tbe Lieutenant Gov ernor or his removal from office, death, resignation, disqualification, disability, or removal from the State, the presi dent pro tempore of the Senate shall succeed to his office of Governor, be shall forwith, by proclamation, con-J veue tbe Senate in order that a presi dent pro tempore may be chosen. Sec. 10. The Governor shall be com ? maoder-in-chief of the militia of the State except when they shall be called iof> tbe actual service of the United States. Sec. 11. He shall have the power to grant reprieves, commutations and -nardoos after conviction (except in eases of impeachment) in euch man ner, on such terms and under such re strictions as he shall think proper ; and he shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures unless otherwise directed by law. It shall be his duty to report to tbe Genera! Assembly at tbe next regular session thereafter all pardons granted by bim. with a report of tbe board of pardons. Every petition for pan) ?ti or commutation of sentence sb-*': be first referred by him to a I bo?rd of pardons to be composed of the Seoretary of State, tbe Comptroller Generai and tbe superintendent of tbe penitentiary, which board sball hear all such petitions, under such rules and regulations as the General Assem bly may provide. The Governor may adopt a recommendation of said board, but in case be does not. he eball sub mit his reasons therefor to the General Assembly. Sec. 12. He sball take care that tbe &W8 be faithfully executed in mercy. See. 15. The Governor and Lieuten ant Governor shall at stated times re ceive for their service a compensation which shall neither increase nor dimin ish during the pertod for which they shall have been elected. Sec. 13. Ali officers in the executive - department and all boards of public in stitutions shall, when required by the Governor, give biai information io writiog, upoo any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices or tbe concerns of the respective institu tions including items, accounts of the receipts and disbursements Sec. 15 The Governor shall from time to time give to the General Assem bly information of tbe condition of the State and recommend to their consid- j era ti ou such measures as he shall judge j necess ry or expedient. Seo. 16. He may on extraordinary occasions convene tbe General Assem bly, and should either house remain without a quorum for five days, or in case of a disagreement between the two houses, with respect to the time of ad journment, may adjourn them to such time as be shall think proper, not be yood tbe time of the annual session then next ensuing. Sec. 17. He shali commission all officers of the State. Sec. 18 The seal of the State now in use sball be used by the Governor j officially, and shall be called tbe great j seal of the State of South Carolina. Sec. 19 All grants aod commissions i sball be issued in tbe name and by the ; au: bority of the State of South Caro- i lina sealed with the great seal, signed by the Governor and countersigned by ! tbe Secretary of State. j Sec. 20. Tbe Governor and Lieuten ant Governor before entering upon the respective duties of their respective j offices shall take aud subscribe the oath ! of office as prescribed in article?sec- ; tion?of this constitution. Sec. 21. The Governor shall reside | at the capital of the State, but during j tbe sittings of the General Assembly be | sball reside where its sessions are held except in case of contagion. Sec. 22. Every bill or joint resolu tion which shall have passed tbe Geo eral Assembly, except oo a question of ! adjournment, shall before it becomes a ; law, be presented to tbe Governor, aod if be approves, he sball sign it ; if not he shall return it with his objections to i the house in which it shall have origi nated, which shall enter the objections at large on its journal, and proceed to ! reconsider it. If after such a recon-j sideratioo, two-thirds of that- hoose shall agree to pass ifc, it shall be sent, ; together with the objections, to the other bouse, and if approved by two thirds of that house it sball bave the same effect as if it had been signed by the Governor; but in all suoh cases ine vole of both bouses shall be taken by the yeas aod nays and the names of the persons voting for and against the I bill or joint resolution shall be entered on the jouroals of both houses respec ! tively. Bills appropriation mooey out ; of the treasury shall specify the ob jects aod purposes for the which the ! same are made aod appropriate to them respectively their several amounts in distioct items and sections. Aod if the Goveroor shall oot approve aoy one or more of the items or sections con tained in any bill, but sball approve of the'residue thereof, it shall become a law as to the residue, io like manner as if he had signed it. The Governor shall then return the bill, with his ob jections to the item or sections of the same not approved by him, to the house in which the bill shall bave origioated, which house sball eoter the objectioos at large upon its journal, and proceed to reconsider so much of said bill as is not approved by the Governor. Th<* same proceeding shall be had in both houses in reconsidering the same, as is provided in case of ao entire bill re turned by the Goveroor with bis objec tions ; and if any item or section of said bill not approved by the Governor shall be passed by two-thirds of the membeto of the two bouses of the Gen eral Assembly, it shall become a part of said law notwithstanding the objec tions of tbe Goveroor. If a bill or joint resolution shall oot be returned by tbe Governor within three days after it shall have been presented to him. Sun day excepted, it shall have the same force aod effect as if he had signed it, unless the General Assembly by their adjournment prevents its return, in which case it shall bave such force aod effect unless returned within two days ; after their next meetiog. Sec. 23. There sball be elected by | the qualified voters of tbe State a Secre- j tary of State, a Comptroller Geoeral an Attorney General, a Treasurer, an Adjutant and Inspector General, and a Superintendent of Education, who sbali hold their respective offices for tbe term of two years and whose duties and com pensation shall be prescribed by law. a minority addition. The following minority report from this committee was also presented: We, tbe uodersigoed members of the committee on the executive d?part ment, under permission given by the whole committee, beg leave to submit the follow'iDg minority report : We fully concur in the report of the com mittee, so far as it goes, but think tbe committee has acted unwisely in declio iog to report the following section, and recommend that it be incorporated in j the report as section 22 : Sec. 22 The Governor shall have | tbe right to investigate, or to on'? r an investigation, of all embezzled' >? , or misappropriation of public funa.-, to j private use by any county officer* ee trusted with the care and di><<Ji ce ments thereof ; and in case of a puma facie showing of embezzlement, m ap propriation of funds to private use he may suspend each officer, pending a judicial investigation and appoint moie suitable person to perform the duties of such office during such judicial investi gation, and in case of conviction. r-uch appointment shall continue for the un expired term Respectfully submitted, C. M. Efikd. L L. Conner, J N. Estridge, J. T. Douglass. Postponement of the Road Congress. The State. The following, in regard r<> the pro posed road congress to bp held in this city, was received by The State yes terday : The supervisor*' meeiing, or road congress, which was set for the 24th of September, 1895, at Columbia, is post pooed uotil tbe 2od day o? October, ! 1895. Tbe postponement of the meet- : ?Dg is owing to two important facts : j First, I have been quite ill. aod have not sufficiently recovered, I fear, to at tend the congress on the 24th instant ; second, I just received notice on yes terday that the: e are two road machine companies who desire to meet with cs and exhibit their macbioes and enter apon a contest road working before the conveotioo. The Westero Road Ma- i chine Company has challenged the American Road .Machine Company to work before the congress, and they have asked for an extension of time in order to prepare. This will be quite ao interesting aod important feature of the congress. I have beeo makiog an effort to get reduced railrroad ates for all who wish to attend the congress, which I am almost sure we will get have already secured reduced rates by I the assistance of a friend iu Colum bia at a first-class hotel. I have noti fied every supervisor in the State per sonally of tbe postponement. So I hope no ooe will be disappointed. We I will meet oo Wednesday, the 2nd day of October, at 4 o'clock p. m., at the ? State house in Columbia, and arrange ! for a place of meeting on the 3rd and 4th of October. Let everybody get j ready to come to congress. It is free to all, and the cost of tbe trip will be nominal, almost. All papers please extend this notice to the pnblic through your columns and oblige, Yours, &c, J. . T. Scott, Supervisor Uoioo Couoty. | Lake was There. And He Says Tillman was Literally Out of Sight. To the Editor of The State : I Benjamin Ryan Tillman is such a falsifier and he has so many slaves j endorse his statement's, that it looks ? worse than useless to contradict his I assertions, but pardon me for correct j ing him. In his speech, as reported I in the News and Courier, of Septem ber the 18th, 1895, he said : "Another incident gives even a more striking illustration o? the claim I put forward in behalf of my dead friend that he deserves the hon or more than any other of redeeming the State. "On the day of election there were twelve companies of United States infantry in our county. They had been sent there to averawe the whites and encourage the negroes to vote. Six of these companies had been distributed at various election precincts in the county, where the heaviest negro'vote was usually cast. The other six were at Edgefield Court House, under command of Gen Ruger. The negroes in large numbers, probably 3,000, massed at the court house before day the morn ing of election. Gary bad antici pated this, and the evening before the election about 800 picked men, over half of them from Saluda, with their baggage wagons, provisions and arms, had taken possession of i the court house and Masonic hall, j and were in readiness to obey the orders of their chief, whatever they might be. There was no sleep. The j camp fires gleamed out brightly though it wafi cold, drizzling rain, and Oakley Hall, the general's resi- ! deuce, was like a military headquar ! tere, while fiddling and dancing was i going on in the two buildings I have mentioned It had been agreed be- | tween Ruger and Gary that the j whites should vote at the box in the court house, while the negroes ! should vote at the school house, another precinct one-half mile away " On that particular day the Edge- ? field Rifles, commanded by myself, ? were the only occupants of the Ala- ! sonic hall, and no Saluda .men were there. We were armed with Rein ington rifles, and were ordered to take that position by Gen. M C. Butler. From the windows of the hall we could rake the public square and the streets in front of the court house, where the voting was going on. It was this same company that j had already taken the guns that Ned ' Teonent's negroes had been armed ? with, from the jail, when several companies of United States troops were camped within oue hundred yards of the jail, and the same com pany that quelled the riot at Mich Glover'e farm ; and the same com pany that was on the streets of Edge field for three months, guarding the town; and it was the commander of the Edgefield Rifles at that time, as the man who organized the company ! for the protection of the white people of our community, and as a soldier who saw the first gun of the war fired on Fort Sumter, in April, 1861, and was in every battle in which his command was engaged up to July j 30, 1864, when he was buried in the j crater around Petersburg, Virginia, and dug out by the enemy and sent to Fort Delaware, where he was a prisoner of war until after Lee's sur render I most positively assert that iu all the troubles in Edgefield coun ty in the day3 of negro rule, I never ! saw Benjamin Ryan Tillman where ! there was any danger. Geo. . Lake Edgefield, Sept. 19, 1895. Butler Back at Ben. Ez-Senator M. C. Butler passed j through the city yesterday, stopping j over during tbe afternoon. When asked if he had anything to say about Senator Tillman's attack upon him in tbe convention, he said : "No, sir; I believv not. My con-j sideratiou for his brother, George D: Tillman, who is a manly man, a gentle man and always strikes right out from the shoulder, nevar hitting below the | belt, restrains me from saying a great many things that I could say. I have : denounced Ben Tillman to his face as | a coward, a liar aod a thief aod he did not resent it. If I should kick him ! now he would howl like a spaoiel and ? doubtless indict ine for assault aod | battery. ?ou know, you can't keep up with a constitutional liar like be is, and I shall leave him to enjoy all the glory | he can gain by attacking a man behind his back, when he has no opportunity to reply. His statement, so far as, it i relates to me, is a tissue of falsehoods j from beginning to end. "Here is one specimen. He refers to j an intervisw between Gen. Gary and Gen Ruger at Edgefield, ou the day of j election. Gen. Ruger was not at Edge-; field at all and the statemcot is a pure ?ctioo. He is equally at fault about j the second Republican meeting at ; Edgefield. His account of what oc curred is a flagrant misrepresentation : of what did occur But why attempt to follow a man who is so utterly re gardless of the truth aud reckless iu his statements. Let him go."?The Siate. HE SAW WASHINGTON. Edward Greet , Who Claims to be One Hundred and Ton Years Old, irives in Sumter. Edward Green, is an old negro man who is frequently seen on the streets, but it is doubtful if uny who see him have ac idea that they are looking at a ram who ba9 pass ed the three score and ten milestone by forty years. Yc-t this is the length of ine earthly pilgrimage that Edward Green claims to have made. He tells a very clear and connected story when questioned concerning his his tory, and after hearing him relate it one is incliued to credit his claim to such unusual age. He says that be was born near Charleston, or perhaps within tbe city, on February 15, 1785. He was owned by Edward Linning, Esq , whom be served years. At Mr. Lin ning's death tbe estate was divided and Edward wa3 sold to Lawrence Beizer, cf Clarendon County, with whom he lived and worked for eight years At the end of this time Mr. Beizer sold him to Mrs. Buford, of Sumter, who in turn sold hira to Myles Moran, after keeping him in her service for eight years. He remained the property of Mr. Moran nntil tbe close of the war, when all slaves were emancipated. Edward relates many incidents of public importance aod record that occurred during his early life in Charleston, aBd the only question is whether he saw what he relates or has them second band. Une of his favorite stories is that he saw Washington when he visited Charleston, and ! save be remembers the dav of the week that Washington left the city?Thursday, at 3 o'clock in tbe afternoon. The description he gives of tbe personal appearaoce of Washing- j tun does not accord with the genernlly ac cepted idea, but there are those who have de- i dared that the ?ccepted belief concerning Washington's physique is incorrect. Edward Greeu may be right when he says that Wash ington was not a very large man, but just about tbe medium size, but straight and square shouldered. Edward is a remarkable old negro whether he be 110 years old or not, and he is one! more added to the list of those who have : seen Washington. He deserves great credit i for not having laid claim to having been Washington's body servant during the Revo- j lution. Edward Green is stepfather to Wm. J. An drews, the well known caterer of this city ; j bis last wife whom he married after he became j I the property of Mrs. Buford having been tbe mother or Andrews. i Bncklen'e Arnica Uve. Tbe Beet Salve in the world r Cuts, Braises Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fe. c- Sores, Tetter ; Chapped Hands Chilblains, conn and all ! S Eruptions, and positively cure ; Piles or no pay required. It is goara.ncee-1 to give per- | lect satisfaction, or money refunded, ^.^rice 26cents per box. For sale by Dr J. F. W.Be | Lorno* The Pitiless Reaper. Lancaster, Sept. 20.?The many friends of Speaker Ir? . Jones I throughout tbe State will be pained te j hear of tbe death of bis second daugb ter. Mies Irene, which occurred last night after a short illness. The young lady attended the Female College at ; Due West during the last session, and was at home spending ber vacation. She was a favorite in the community, j and a large concourse of friends fol- ? lowed her remains to tbe cemetery this afternoon.? The State. Untold Agonies Every Limb Achad With Muscu lar Rheumatism A Perfect Ci;re by Hood's Sarsa parille. The cause of rheumatism is lactic acid in the blood, which accumulates in the joints, and jjives the victim such dreadful pains ami aches. Hood's inir saparilla neutralizes the acid, purifies the blood and thus cures rheumatism. "Fiveyears age I had my first attack ol lumbago or muscular rheumatism. ^gpA^-^g^v ? was in bed two yHH^yll^k weeks. I had a good physician H F\ro kut ne did not do k?8 me any good. A A-^BBfe <?M3?fc m friend recom p|r ^R^i isS mended Hood's Hp Sarsaparilla and ?S?SfeL ?y I sent for a bot Bp^ft^V tie. At that time W?ty&*^gL I ached in every j???/?'.. rf*Sv* limb, especially Ha^I /lak, hip? I as ?m . / ??s?&b though I had a iffijif fever and for a w^\?^ ^t ^ few hours at Mr. Thomas S. Palmer .. .. , Abb?Ville,S.C. night it was im possible to sieep. I suffered untold agonies. Constipation was not the least of my troubles. ? commenced to take Hood's SarsapRrilla and felt rt decided change in three days. I was able to get out of bed Hood's acures and sit at the tiro in coarse of r. week, lean recommend it as th liest remedy for indigestion and dvspepsia I ever tried." T. S. Palmer, Abbeville. S. C. Hood's Pills arc the best after-dinner pflls, assist digestion, prevent constipation. SOUTH CAEOLINA Co-Educational Institute, (Formerly known as the Williston High School.) For the past four years this School has been known ?.s the Wiliiston High School. Vear by year its patronage has steadily increased, during the past eession studenti attending from almost every section of South Carolina^nd also fron? Georgia. The patronage being so large tbe Boird of Trustees at their last annual meeting decided to put up larger build ings, increase the number of teachers, raise the standard of the School and change the name to the South Carolina Co-Edcatioual Institute. The in3tituiioo has been granted a charter by tbe State and is tbe largest boarding school between Augusta, Ga., and Charleston. S. C. List December our Dormitories wvre destroyed by fire We take pleasure in anuounc ing to the public that larger and commodious buildings of modern architecture are now be ing erected on a beautiful Campus of eight at-res. These buildings will be completed and comfortably equipped in /ime to accommodate 15U boarding studeuts by the opening of the session. Our boarding arrangements for the ne*t session will be far better than ever before and will not be excelled by any school in the S'ate Separate buildings for boys and girls. Teachers live in same building with students. Our teachers are all specialists in their branches Faculty consists of five Professors and four Lady Teachers. All students are re quired to attend the church and Sunday school of their choice. The Institute is divided iuto five tinsses, Freshman, Sophomore, Intermediate, Junior and Senior. Besides the usual English Course, instruction is given in the following branches: Ancient and .Modern Languages, Music, Art. Elocution, Typewriting, Calisthenics and Mili tary Tactics. We guarantee that auy young man can enter the Library Department of our School and ateend the en tire session of nine scholastic mouths for from $105.00 to $125 00 according to class entered. This amount covers Board, Tuitio?. Washing, Lights, Fuel and tn fact, every expense eacept books and clothing. $115 GO to $125.00 covers similar expenses for a young lady. Rednced rates given to two or more students from same family and also to the children of minister? One scholarship of free tuition is given in each county. Ooe scholarship worth $'00 is given in the State at large. Competitive examinations will be beid in each county between the 1st and 20th of September. If yen desire to try the examination apply to the President of the South Caroliua Co-Educational Institute. By paying cash at beginning of session fcr the whole nine mouths students can get a discount of 15 per cent, off of the abore price, which will reduce the expenses to an amount less than Si CO. Music, Vocal or Instrumental, per session.$35 00 Art..,. . 35 00 PALMETTO BUSINESS COLLEGE. Connected with tbe South Carolina Co-Educational Institute is the Palmetto Business College. Ttu- course o? study is the same as in any firs: class Business Cohere. Tuition, full Business Course, unlimited scholarship.-$30 00 Tuition, complete Course Stenography. 30 00 Send for circulars and write for full particulars to R. B. CAIN, Sec, Williston. S. C. F. . . BAILEY. . F. RICE, President. Supt. Military Department. . Sept. 4. Sell on a home market and say e money. The Opening Sales on Thursday and Friday, August 29th and 30th, were satisfactory in every respect. The average price the Highest ever obtained for Tobacco in Smith Carolina ON AN OPENING SALE. SEE THE RECORD: Pounds sold on 29th, 25,9S2, Average per hundred $12.04. Pounds sold on 30th, 26,097, Average per hundred $10.14. Sales throughout Season. Eleven regular buyers stationed here. Warehouse charges low. Highest prices for all grades. Heavy freight and warehouse charges saved by selling at home. Full information furnished promptly by J. A. BR0GD0N, Mgr. For Sale by J. RYTTENBERG & SONS