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ri r M'MTh'lt WATCHMAN. Betabll Consolidated Aur. 2,1 ?LEASE iHilOWS BOMBSHELL VHOKn MWN i ii Ms in APPRO phi vniiv iui.i. ? 01 i t nal i ii H? U ,? hi i ..m i al \ ?rnP'H ?> i '..-count of Governor's Art ion ? Not Anticipating Such ? uunn', Many Mcmlxcrs Ihmvc Home* Xf.t r Su|>|k>h?mI Vtljoiuiiiiioiit ?-In Min*?j{?? Governor Specifies ns ih<t;?pro\cd niiil (.Ins Itoa <wa*?Tin- situation. Columbia. Feb. 18.?The unexpect? ed happen*- 1. Word, had gone forth among the m mbers that Governor Bleaae would appn.vv the appropria? tion bill aa 1( was sent him; almost | half th?- m. mbers went home, for a bare majoritv was here when the sur i prise came. Bvtry Act had been rati? fied and the House wu? about to send a message to Um Qovernor. asking if he hsd any further communication, I when the surprise came in the shap- I of dlsapprt)val of Items aggregating $81,000. The House, caught napping, an* Iffy badly shocked. Many hud1 _ i gon? home; others had arranged to go home and they did not know what t<> ! I >n the hrst yea and nay ballot, 64 members out of 1-1 were present, and on subsequent ballots 63 voted. Mr. I Stevenson had to go home and such lsvders ss Osborhe, Mow -r. Stevenson, Qary and others had gone home, se curt in the belief that all was well ' and that the coast was clear for go? ing home. Hut it was not. The Citadel'* new wing was spared; Wlnthrop's nea science hall was re? tained, hut the addition to the innrm ary at Wtnthr p was vetoed. The I'm hgfgtlr of Bruth Carolina was denied Its new auditor*..im and Its heating [ plant Is to rrmaiu uvdesu It takes a two-third v. te io retain an item in the Approprt&do* Act over the Gov ernor's vet j, and with the slim at- ' tendance and general demoralisation this senned difficult. j After tak ng six ballots the House, eaesr a n*ess for aa hour to try snd ' catch Its Ireath and see whst It all meant. The members had onlv ?wo minutes In which to discuss any ques- . Oon. that rule having been adopted, i but If the time had been longer out ? of the 64 or 66 present there were and , have always been enough economists . and adherents of the Governor's policy to let the axe fall without really j figuring the ultimate cost. It was the moat rer.arkable scene and demoralised situation I've witness? ed, in reporting the General Assem? bly continuously since 1882, and in passing It Is the first time a slugle . Item In the appropriation bill has been vetoed. The Governor bus not '? had time sufficient to Investigate the j situation, as has the says and means commute,, and tho finance commit? tee. The House must first consider the Items vetoed, as the appropriation bill ortg'natfd in that branch. The Debate looked on for a while, voted to take a recess until K o'clock and then the House wondered what it would do. It wrestled wl'h six disapprovals, then took a recess for an hour, met at 7:16 and then there was no quorum. When the House reassert! b,. d. Mr. Me Dow offered a concurrent resolu? tion, rescinding the resolution ad? journ today at noon and agree to ad? journ st U i -day noon This will give an p p. >r t u nl t> for the sixty | sent members to return and take up an unexpected situation. A mere handfn! cannot and should not meet this serious and new sltuatl >n. Mr Wtiham-t wanted ihe House Mi go ahead with its work. Members were He attend le Ihelf duty and should he here. Dr. Idck said this would mean work on Sunday and he protested against such a course. The members ehjected to Mr. M< Dow's resolution and dlspesjgsjd with its eoneiderati gpeaker Hrnith pointed out the dan? ger of the situation. There was a bal quorum, and If a quorum wer? not Shown to be present It would Involve serious trouble, bet ail we the House had on Its Journal that It would adjourn st noon today, and if an adjournment was taken from day to day to secure a quorum. It would be shown by tin Journal and (hit would s'-rlousb Jeopardize all work done today. Mr. MrDow said it was pit. h iarl and the hour of noo.t had long Mine.; I t?e I Speaker Smith said he wish? ed to point out tin- danger of the sit? uation of no quorum showing. Then half a dosen members started to walk out and break the quorum, ten mem? bers having objected to the McDovv resolution to change the dav f >t ad? journment. Mr. P.! lee Haiti It was a substantial objection to consider stM h matters with only a bare quorum pres? ent. Mr. drowning begged the mem shed April. IH?O 'lit ?I ust ai B81 SU ban la rami In and stand to their guna ami da the best they could. Mr. Todd hoped ull tie to''- is would remain and vote und take their share of the re ?ponslblllty? Mr. Idaan wanted to know if absent mam ban oould i?e sent for. Mr. Smith said they could be. But the voting kept up, each tim I bo Wing a ban majority. . ?n the ballot just baton the r+ceei the absentees as rei orded by Assistant dark Haue 1 were; Ayer, Ilaskln, Hethea. P.. H. BfOWD, Charles, Connor, Dobson, imbose. K. C. Ed? wards, Gary, Oaao.ua, Gibert. Hamilton. Harrison, Hill, Hiott, Hopklaa Hunter, Jatties, Jones, Kel lehan. Kir\en, Met 'ravey, McKeown, McQueen. Mansfield, Manuel, Maul dln, Millar, Mima Mltchum, M OOn, Nunnery, H. A. Udom, \V. It. nd.m, Osbornd. Paulling, I'cKUes, Peebles, Polk, Ulchardson, j Bailey, lawyer, Boye, Scott, Sear- j son, Bhulcr, C, I>. Smith, D, L. Smith, Stanley, WatSOO, Wyehe. It Is to be said that the veto was entirely um x pi ted. Frlende of Governor Bleaae bad stated openly thai then would be no trouble with the appropriation bill. Put befon more is said, it will be well to read the sj ? eial message of Gover? nor Please, In which he sets forth his position, as follows: , Governor'* Message. "State 4 Boutto I arollna, Bxecuth e I partrrunt, Message No. Jt. "To the Honorable the Members of the General Assembly, of the State of i South Carolina?Gentlemen: It Is j with a great deal of relut tam e that I return to you without my signature the general appropriation bill far the . year 1911. I do not veto the entire j Act, but, |a obedienc e to pledges mado j to the people of South Carolina In my campaign for the oflice of Governor, and doing what I believe to be right ' and for the best Interests of all the ' people, I feel to redeem those pledges and to do my full duty, that 1 must exercise the right given to me unde*" [ Section 23, Article 4, of the Constitu? tion of the State of ?ou>h Carolina/ i 1195 which reads In part as follows: ! " 'Hill? Mpproprt'-'tng- money out OT the treasury shall specify the objects and purposes for which the same are made, and appropriate to them rj i spectlvely their several amounts In distinct Items and sections. If the ^ Governor shall not approve any one or more of the items or sections con- i talned In any bill, but shall approve of the residue thereof, It shall become a 1 i law as to the residue in like manner as if he had signed it. The Governor shall then return the bill, with his ob? jections to the items or sections of the same not approved by him, to the ' House, In which the bill originated, which House shall enter the objection I at large upon its Journal and proceed j to reconsider so much of said bill as is not approved by the Governor, etc." j "I do not disapprov e all of the items of said bill, but mention specifically | herein which I do disapprove. All j not herein specifically mentioned are approved. South Carolina pays up? ward of $20,000 each year interest, for borrowing money to pay appropri? ations, you should make the levy suf? ficient to meet them. Furthermore, South Carolina has to borrow from New York each year one-third of the money that is appropriated to run her Government. Now, gentlemen, be? hold our condition; In debt, heavily already! borrowing and paying large Interest, still making appropriations to do what we are not compelled to dc aad borrowing momy and paying interest to meet the deficiency, This WOUld be disastrous immediately to private IndUStriea and must be sooner or later to our grand old PalOlOtOO State. "Suppose, gentlemen, that We WCn to strike a panh like we had In lyoT, and OOUld not borrow this mom y, what a pitiful condition our proud mothei would be In, unable to meet lu r Obligation! and unable to barrow eUfhOieal to meet them. Humiliation Would follow and disaster would ? e the result. You may say that the panic is not coming, one of ui thought M in ite?, The i ambling and specu? lation which is no*.1 going on In this ?ountry, with a few men controlling the entire rnom j Interesta may thiow it upon us at any moment. The wise man guards against such conttagenclea Shall we be wise, or shall \s. be like the foolish virgins. with ?tur lamps not trimmed and bum hag 1 Boe the amount! of your appropriation! for Itll; compare with that the fact that your revenue for this year from Indirect sources estimated by your Comptroller, who should know from his long experience In that office, is 1141,790, Your tax el at a levy of live aad I hree-quaftCf mills on |l7t,7ft&,tft, according to the estimate by tin same party will bring In f 1..1 iM/?21, making you a grand total of 11,111,111. Now, gen M| Fear BOtWi?t all the ends Thou Alii MTER, S. 0., WE ON ESI tlihp n, look on the other side of the balance inset and see what amount this iiii! approprlatea "Where is the money? How <an we pay It? The p- "pie of South Caro? lina said to me: "Check it.' Tho po*0 pi ?.f South Carolina are saying to y. u, 'Relieve us from our burden; the yoke is heavier than we 090 bear.' In my inaugural address, 1 said to you, gentlemen. In regard to appro? priations, for the State institu? tions of learning: "1, there? fore, hope in order to keep down any friction along this line between the legislative and executive departments, that you, gentlemen, will reduce these appropriations.' Could I have spoken plainer? Again, in the same mes? sage, 1 said: '1 sincerely trust that in your deliberations you will be liber? al, but not extravagant, and that you will reduce expenses and not make any extravagant appropriations for any purpose; stop the useless expen? diture of money by olliclals; stop the I creation of and abolish useless offices] and all other methods of careless ex-; travagance ami useless expenditure of money, and that you will not create an increase in the tax levy, but that you will reduce both the State and the county levies, as all our taxes are too high and our people are now burden? ed with taxation. They are groaning under their load and begging relief, and to you, and you alone, must they look for it, for you and you alone, can give it and if you do not give it the respon? sibility wdll rest upon you.' "Gentlemen, you have seen fit not to give it. I do not criticise you. YOU ate a m parate and distinct depart? ment of this Government, but 1 said on every stump In this State that what was needed in the executive otflce was a man who had the political courage and the backbone to veto these ap? propriations when they were extrava? gant and that, if I was elected, I would do it. "Tho majority of the people of. South Carolina believed me, and 11 must be true to my trust, let the con? sequences be what they may. The re? sponsibility will not rest upon me, but upon those who have brought about the conditions which 1 attempted to avoid. "When all of us again appear be? fore the aoverign people, they must P..s3 judgment and to their Judgment 1 will humbly and peacefully bow, as I have done In tho past, whether it | be In defeat or in success. "I disapprove of Item 11, Section 3, because In my opinion this is the duty j of the Comptroller General, as now i provided by ?aw, without this unneces? sary expense. This is $5,000 for spe-, eial investigations of the Comptroller. The parenthetical note is inserted to1 explain the item. It is not in the mes? sage, 1 disapprove Item 5, Section 4, as a useless expense, an actuary for thi insurance department, $1,500. l| disapprove Item 3, Section 5, because! in my opinion, this is the duty of the, Clerks in tho ofilce. This is $600 for! Clerical help in Treasurer's office, i! disapprove of Item, 7, Section 8, as, In my opinion, this should be per- j formed by the regular officers. This Is $150 for a law clerk in the Attor-1 ney General's office. I disapprove of Item 8, Section 10, as having been j spent without authority of law. This is $1,500 due the secretary of the Audubon Society for last year, i dis? approve of item 7, Section 12, as I think the same is excessive, $7,500 for water furnished by the city of Colum? bia to State Institutions in Columbia, i disapprove of item 12, Bectlon 12, because l think it should he paid un? der Attorney General's general fund. This Is $31.60 lor insurance on arm? ory. "1 disapprove ?>f Item 15, Section 12, because 1 believe it is Useless, $2, 600 for the commission that takes care of the state House grounds and provides for wor k ami plants.' 1 dis? approve of Item 17, Section 12, be? cause 1 think it should la: paid from the Adjutant General's fund, $400 for repairing ar senal at Beaufort.1 I dis? approve of Item 2, Section l;;, because I believe it a useless expenditure of momy. This Is $ 1, I* 0 U contingent fund tor state Geologist Bloan.' 1 disapprove of Items ?; and 7, Section 1 1. because I believe this wasted ami is not giving 1 valuable return to the taxpayers, salary of statistical clerk, $1,000, and salaries of two inspectors, $1,200, and $600 each for expenses in commissioner of agriculture depart? ment total $4,100. 1 disapprove of Item 22, Section 15, as this work BhOUld be (lotle b.v the (ode CiuntnK sloner at the salary provided by law. This is an allowance of $460 for extra | work. I disapprove of item ?;, Bec-| tion n?, because 1 believe this should be paid !iom the contingent fund of the health department. This is $1, lis t at be thy Country's, Thy God's ai DAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1 ooo for enforcement of the pure food and drug law. ? "I disapprove of Item 4, Section 19, because the state is not In a financial condition at this time to make the ap? propriation. Tins is for the auditorium building at the University of South Carolina, $16,666.66, to be provided this year. I disapprove of Item 6, Section 19, for the same reason. This is $5,000 for extension of heating plant at University. I disapprove of Item $, Section 20, for the same reason. This is $6,000 for enlargement of infirmary at Winthrop. I disapprove of Item 7, Section 20, for the same reason. This is $960 for the three critic teachers at Winthrop. I disapprove of Items 3 and 4, Section 23, for the same rea? sons. This is $8,500 and $2,000 for heating plant and Artesian well at the Colored College. I disapprove of Item 6, Section 24, because I consider it a useless and unnecessary position. This is $720 for payment stenograph? er for Prof T?te. "I disapprove of Item 8, Section 21, because the Constitution, in my opin? ion, forbids donations by he Legis? lature of public funds for private pur? poses. This is $2,000 for the Confed? erate Home College, Charleston. I disapprove of Item 2, Section 2?;, be? cause I do not feel that the State is financially able to make the improve? ment at Hps time. This is for build? ing a heating plant at Florence Re? formatory, $15,000. I disapprove of Item 5, Section 30, because 1 do not believe the clerk Is necessary, as the secretary should do the work. This is $1,200 for indexing clerk In his? torical commission. J disapprove of Item 12, Section 33, because I believe the Constitution forbids the donation of public funds for private purposes. This is $1,000 for the South Carolina Live Stock Association. I disapprove of Item 14, and Item 15, Section 33, because these are societies composed of private individuals and do not be? long to the taxpayers of tho State, and they are charged for all admissions or other privileges received from the same. This is $500 and $1,000 for th*> State Agrleultttra4 Society and State Colored Fair. I disapprove of such items or sections of Section 38 as are in conflict with the foregoing disapprovals. Very respectfully, "Cole L. Please, Governor." Here is how the vote stood on the various questions: On the Item of $5,000 for investigations by the Comp? troller General. Veto sustained 32 to 32. On providing $1,500 for an actu? ary for the department of insurance, the veto was sustained 42 to 22. The $600 for clerk hire in Treasurer's of? fice was retained in bill 56 to 10. The veto of $4 80 for a law clerk for the Attorney General was sustained 36 to 30. The House sustained the veto by a vote of 39 to 27, and refused to al? low the back pay due the chief game warden. , The House refused to sustain the veto to the provision for $7,500 for water supplied by Columbia to State institutions by a vote of 4 2 to 21. The item remains in the bill so far as the House is concerned. The House by a vote of 59 to 6 retained the item of $36 for insurance over the Governor's veto. By a vote of 65 to 8 the House retained the Item of $2,f>oo for the maintenance of thr state House gn inda over and above the Gover? nor's veto. By a vote of 39 to 29 the House dec lined to reinstate the item of $1,900 for contingent fund for the State geologist. By a vote of ",3 to 12 the House refused to sustain the Governor's veto on a fund of $400 for tin Beaufort arsenal. By a vote of 37 to 31 the House sustained the veto by lacking the neceaaary two-thirds vote on the ap? propriation, for two Inspectors for the department of agriculture. By a vote of "?7 to 9 the House refused to sus? tain the veto on the $1,000 item for the pure food inspector. The item goes back in the bill. The Code com? missioner gets his $450, notwithstand? ing the veto. Mr. Rembert and Mr. Kibler led the tight to retain the Item tor a new auditorium for the Unlveralty of South Carolina. Mr. Williams objected to the appropriation and said the State could not afford to spend the money. Mr. Riley called the previous queation. Then came the roll call. An yea and nay vote is nec ceasary on each Item. Those about the room had been keeping tab found that the vote st .od 46 to 22, then there were appeals to members to change over, ami Mr. Bowman gave the South Carolina Univereity the 47th vote, which made the two-thirds vote and th?n there went tip the oudeat, the sharpest ami the heartiest applause, it was us unexpected as the message had been, and when the result was certain another cheer and a whoop rang forth. Speaker Smith was so shocked that he talked of . tearing the galleries aad floor but ht repented and uttered a id Truth's." THE Tltl" 911. warning. By a margin <?f one vote the House refused to sustain tho veto on tin- University auditorium item and it got s tu tin- Senate. Those voting for the University ap? propriation S/ere as follows: Sneaker Smith, Arnold, Bailey, IVamguard. Belser, Booktsr, Bowman, Boyd, B. H. Brown, T. P. Brown, Brenvning, Bry? an, Butler, Cary, Chandler, Davis, ' Dick, Dixon, Drummond, Earle, Erck ' ma.m, Evans, Praser, FultS, Graham, Horlbeck, Kibler, Kirkland, Lee, L#6 j land, Lengnick, McDow, Manuei, j Meeres, Motte, Nicholsem, Heaves, Rembert, Richardson, -Sanders, Sin 1 gleton, K. P. Smith, Tobias, Todd. ' Vander Horst, Wing ml, Youmans? 47. j Voting against the appropriatior and for sustaining the Governor: A* ley, Bodie, Bowers, Courntey, J.. M. Daniel, W. L. Daniel, Harrte, Mines, Hutto, Irbj Jackson, Ketchin, League, ! Magill, Rlley, R. 11. Shuler, Tison, I Turnbull, Vincent, Wells. Whisonant, Williams?2 2. i The House declined to override the j Governor's veto on the $.",000 item to make the University heating plant of I any avail. The veto on this was 40 to i , 27. Mr. Tom McDow made a ringing I speech to override the Governor's veto j of the $6,000 item for an extension of the infirmary at Winthrop. Mr. Wood- j ward Dixon, who stood for all the col- j leges, rallied to support of Mr. Mc- J Dow, but only six members, Messrs. Ashley, Davis Harris, Hutto, Irby and Williams, voted to sustain the veto ( and 64 against, so the $0,000 for the I ' infirmary goes hack into the hill. The '. item for critics for Winthrop was also ; sustained, 59 to 11, and remains in the bill, the veto being overruled, i There was no veto on the Citadel. The new building is provided for in the i bill. The new building for Winthrop is also left without Gubernatorial in- j terference. The Item for new build? ings at the University is the only one involved. The House voted to over- j I ' rule the veto and the question goes to I i the Senate to be concurred in or voted I out. The heating plant at the Colored j College was left out. The Governor's 'veto was sustained 47 to 24, which the Speaker held was one short of the tWO-thlrds vote necessary. Had Mr. Beamguard voted, the result would have been different, and the veto j would have failed. The House voted i i for Artesian water for the Colored ? ' i j College. The Governor cut out the $2,000 and the House refused to sus- I tain the vote, 60 to 11. j The House refused to sustain the veto of $720 for a clerk and steno? grapher to Prof. T?te, w ho has to j have some one in his oftU 9 while OUt ! in the State. By a vote of 55 to 15 j j the veto was not sustained. Mr. Ash- j ley Tobias led the light la over-ride the Governor's veto on the $2,000 item for the Confederate Home, in Char? leston. Mr. Todd supplemented in his efforts and had Mr. Ashley cast his very first vote against sustaining the veto. The HOUSS allowed the $2,000 item by a vote of 65 to 5 over the Governor's veto. The Charleston members on the floor got busy and won on the House side. Mr. Brown? ing explained why the Industrial Col? lege, at Florence, needed the new building i> r>d improvements. Dr. Dick gave an eloquent picture of the work done at the Reformatory anil ex? plained how nee-ess;-ry the help was. Mr. Dixon wanted the veto sustained, I but the House by 4>> to is kept the Item in the bill and refused to sustain the veto. The House then by a Note of 49 to is overruled the veto as to the index clerk for the historical com? missioner and reinstated the $1.200 item. The bill provided $i,ooo for the Live Mock Association. On this the House voted 4 7 to 16, refusing to sus? tain the Governor, and the Item goes back Into the bill. Mr. Brown? ing made a personal and strong ap? peal to sustain the item of $5,000 for the State Fair Association. The State Fair appropriation ?*f $5,000 v-as retained in the bill by ? vote of 57 to 7, and the item goes back into the Act. <>n tin- vote on the State Colored Fair the veto was re? jected, 49 to 14, and this item was re? stored to tho bin. Mr. Browning said the veto came like a thunderclap and he wanted to recur to stone matt- rs. Speaker Smith held that it was not usual to reconsider votes on a veto question. Mr. Browning, however, withdrew the motion to reconsider. Therefore, the House summarized its previous action. This is a summary of the H >USe*S action tonight I Veto sustained: Five thousand dot ' lars comptroller's investigation. $1, 500 insurance actuary, i-iNU law clerk for Attorney General, $1.150 Audu j bon balance, $1,900 contingent for I State geologist, $6,000 for heating I plant at University, $8,000 for heat? ing plant at Colored College, $1,000 i: SOCTIIKON. Established .lnur, lUM Vol. XXXII. No. 1. for itatlstlcan of department of ag? riculture. Veto not sustained: six hundred dollars for Treasurers' clerk, $7,500 l<?r water in Columbia, $31.50 fur in? surance armory, $400 for arsenal, $4 50 cor Code commissioner, |lt,f4)i f?.r University of South Carolina, $6, ooo for Infirmary at Winthrop, $960 for critics at Winthrop, $2,000 for Artesian well j> ''olored College, $1, 000 for pure .specters, $720 for Prof. Tate,f . $2,500 for State House gr ^ 02,401 for factory in? spector jfl .penses, $2,000 for Co.i federr ?? ne, $15.0000 for Reform? ator lorence, $1,200 for index cl V historic commission, $1,000 ^ e Stock Association, $5,000 for ^ Pair Society, $1,000 for Colored V .r. Total, $64,397.50. It will be noted that in no vote was the Governor's veto sustained by a majority vote, and had the majority vote prevailed, every item, except one, where there was a tie, would have been restored. On two votes, the actu? ary for the insurance department, the heating plant at the colored college, were not restored to the Act by one vote. The House tried to get back to the previous close votes, but could not get to it. At 11:30 o'clock the House finished its voting and sent the bill to the Senate for its action.? August Kohn in News and Courier. SENATE STICKS TO BLEASE. Only Three Items Passed Over Gov? ernor's Veto. Columbia, Peb. 19.?The Senate this (Sunday) morning took the following action on the items coming from the House: Extra clerical help, treasurer's of? fice, $600, Governor's veto sustained. Water for public institutions, $7,500, passed over Governor's veto, 21 to 8. Extra work code commissioner, $450, by vote of 25 to 4 passed over Gover? nor's veto. Insurance on armory $31.50, Gover? nors veto sustained; for work -dVLVM State House grounds, $2,500, vote of 13 to 16, veto is sustained; repair? ing of arsenal $400, by vote of 23 to 6, veto was not sustained and becomes law; salaries Inspector Commissioner Watson department and expenses $3, 400, by vote 11 to 17, Governor's xeto sustained. The big fight in the Senate this (Sunday) morning was on the Uni? versity appropriation, which Gover? nor Please had vetoed, but the House passed over his veto. The Citadel got her building and Winthrop hers, so the argument was effectively urged that Carolina get the proposed $50, 000 auditorium. The vote la the Senate to pass the appropriation over to the Governor's veto resulted: Yeas: Carlisle, Christensen, Clif? ton, Croft, Green, Johnstone, Laney, Lawson, Mars. T. J. Mauldin, Mc Cown, Montgomery. Muckcnfuss, Spivey. Stewart, Stuckey, Young? 17. Kays: Appelt, Plack, Crossen, [Carle, Bppa, Forrest, Hall. Hardin, Lide, W. P. Mauldin Stuart. Sullivan? 12. So the University lost. The Senate sustained Governor Please on nearly all items he vetoed, which the House did not veto. The Governor thus won nearly every con? tention, except three. Only 10,000 was appropriated over the Go\ er.tor's veto. Winthrop loses the $960 for three critic teachers, the Qovernor'i veto being sustained. The Collage at Orangeburg, for ne groea, lost its $2,000 for an Arusian well, the Governor's veto being sus? tained. Prof. T?te lost the $720 for a sten? ographer. Kill. TORKEN8 LAND PILL. House Adopted the MiSMMrUj Report On Ashlej's Motion. Columbia, Feb. 18.?The Torrens land system will not be investigated by :t commission. Mr. Ashley got his dander up when this bill came from the free conference committee with a majority and a minority report. The senate adopted the majority report that a commission I ? appointed to get Information for the legislature to act upon next year. The minority recommended that the judiciary com? mittee supply this Information with? out COSt. The house on Mr. Ashley's motion adopted the mtnorit) report and therebj killed the bill. Since the policemen of Grooavllle are rcQuired to accompany the col* b ge girls to church, it is said that the mayor of thai city i,; 1m ing besieged with applications from men in all parts of the country who want to be? come policemen.?Lexington Despatch