The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 25, 1895, Image 2
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