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THE EOPLI'S J RNA. VoL - 5- PICKENS, S. C., THIURSDAY, FEBRUAR Y 2 5, 1897.ONE DflA R A Vu A Tho General Assembl The College AppropriIlions in the Hou FIRST ONE WAY AND THEN A OTHEIR. A Majority Cuts Down the Sou Carolitia Collego to $21,000---T Action is Virtually Rescinded t Nexl Day. Columbia State. Mr. Ilderton moved to cut the Sou Carolina College appropriation fr< $25,000 to $21,000. Mr. Ilderton at this was to bring it down to the figur of last year. He argued that all the State institutions should be out dow the professors should not be paid much. Lie could not see how it to, so much to run the collego. He want, all the colleges reduced. Ho want, to do what was right. The professec should not be paid more than any oth, hard-worked men. Mr. Kennedy moved to amend til amendment so as to reduce the appr priation to $1.7,000. He presented schedule of ideal salaries that should 1 paid. Mr. DeL'aclh then spoke earnest) and vigorously against these propose reductions. It was a shame to vol mero pittances to thete institution To vote for such reductions meant tk crippling of these colleges. They cou not run the colleges with cheap pr fessional men. If you want to stari them out, do not give them one cent. As he concluded, there was a wai of applauso from the students at ladios in the galleries. The speak( at once rapped for order and announi ed that if such a demonstration was r peated he would have the egalleriq cleared. Mr. Toolo was opposed to the ameni ment to the amendment, but thougl that in view of the State's financh condition $21,000 was enough ; he re resented two taxpayer3. Mr. Simkins wanted the $25,000 a propeiation mado. To cut it meat the dealing of a severo blow to the el tire educational system of tho Stat Make this reductien, and how muc money will you savo ? The $25,000 a propi-iation cost each citizen about cents. You would save less than cent apiece by the reduction. Ti South Carolina College had fewer pr fessors than any high grade college. the country. Mr. Mauldin said he did not wish injuic or crk),)gle te higher instit tions of lenxning. Wnenever tt Legislatura began to practice econ my the cry of 9tan ving them was once raised. The 'oor man felt ti burden of th-sspet %l privileges. E want. :d to d. al out equal rights to al Mr. Bacot )rlelly 4tated his obsery tions and expericice as a truste He went there ign rant of the inn( workings of the college. He four thor a body of men than whom nor stand highe'r in thi, conntry. He r ferrcd to th air carnest work, givi up thoir holidays to work in summum schodls. A d all :his upon roduci. salaries. If they did anything, should bo to ic-ca 0 and put this cc logo on a mw w ith the other leadin institutions ,f this )and. Mr. Speer did not wish to antagonh the South Garolinat College, but should be rin economically. A m should pay bor hig;)er education. F t ok Erskine Code-,c, which ran on t income of $9,000 and graduated abo 17 students. Hie cited other Statei stituttions and then said that wvitn $20 000 the South Carolina college ha graduated only " two and two halivex students Tneose would not be wor1 such a sum to the Stats, no matter wl they mbilut be. Mr. Rot.gers was a fiend of the c< lege, and would be willing to cut $21,000, but not below, Hie favore tuition fees and thought that then should be paid by every student. Mir. Baceot sai d that many of ti students there now paid tuition fees $40 a year. Over $2,000 was paid fees last year. Mr. Bly the thought that $21,000 w; suflcient t' meet all the expenses I, the proper maintenance of the colleg He quoted some figures to sustain h~ position. Mr. Patton said he hardly kne where to begin, the arguments hi been twisted about so much. E friend from Abbeville had concludi that higher public education was us less. T he half civilized nations eve provided for higher' education. Ti history of the world showed that su< education was beneficial to the Stal He denied the force of the argumer that the appropriation was too larg If the committee had said $30,000 had a little suspicion that some wou have been satisfied with $25,000. The was a desire to make a show of redm tion. Senator Tillman had reco mended that a perpetual a ppropri tion of $30,000 be given the college ai that it be taken out of the annual d eussion. Tillmnan had carefully look into the matter and he was a friend higher education by the State. He i cidentally called attention to the lightful economy practiced by tl house a few days ago in voting to copt pay when they would be doc: nothing but, enjoying themselves Charleston. Ho thmen cited the figur of 32 States ohowing that the only t, making a smaller appropriation th South Cat' olina uecro Montana a New Mexico). If we go down to t figures suggested, .South Carolina w be iat the very tai'. If the memnb' would not earry tho old1 South Cai lina College ory year and thus tea the young I mat the collego was a fra upon the stato t icy would find t student bo 'y doubled. As their st< ling young Govem ar had told thme the future 'f the htato depended up the higher xd ucati n of the youth. Nir. Pattan wont on to say that it v a wonder that the college lived unfl such annual attacks. Give the collt all you cam for iivo years an1 1 pul ing at i . if it. does not redound the berm fit ,f the stato I will assist pul 'In;r it in .vn. N r. P'o'l: Ik said ho was ',ne s.f th friends of the ins 'tution who a an to give the college all It deserved , not one cent more. He had more terest in the South Carolina Colh than any other. He was willing to duco all the college appropriati< when shown that one cent of the p K ple's money could be saved withi urting them. Mr. Rogers had not intended to mtl N- aoy remarks, but the remarka speech of the gentleman from Ri< land had brought him to his feet. : referred to Mr. Patton's remarks as th saving the college from its " bu fricnd.i-those who were its frion 'is with a'proviso. lie The roll call was then demanded the mot'ou to reduce to $17,000. T House voted as follows, tabling t amendment: Yes, 15; Nays, 87. The roll call was demanded then th the Ilderton amendment to cut to $2 M 000. The House agreed to the amer ,Id ment by the following vote: Yea-ifon. F. B. Gary, speaker; A es 4rinstrong, Asbill, Ashley, Austell, I se thune, Illythe, Burn, Carawav, Caughum Crum, Cushman, Davis, C. Al.; Dai n; Gcogc W.; )ukes, Edwards, Eppa, Fair 80 Fox, Glenn, Goodwin. U. P.; Goodwin, )k P.; Graham, J. S.; Hamilton, iollis, lu 3d hry, ilderton Johnson, Keinne 3d Kibler, Kinard, ilenry J.; Kinard, .1. 1 re Lancaster Leyton, Lester, Limehou 3r Maauldin, Joel If. Aliller MooreAlcKeoN Afl'aurinl, McWhite, Phillips, I'lylecr, P1 lock, Prince, Robinson, Rogers Russe ke Skinner, Smith, J. t. ; Smith, E. b.; Spe, 0- Sturkie, Sullivan, Thimmerman, Too a Verner, Welch, Westinoreland, Whisonai )o Wingo, Winkler-66. Nav-Anderson, Bacot, Barkley, Bedc lirecand, Coluock, Davis, W. 0.;. ueLo .c y Efird, (adsden, Gage, Gasquc, Graha. Tuomas A.; liott, Livingstn Loftc ,0 Meares, Mehrtens, Mitchell, icDani, U. Nettles, Patton, Pyatt, Reynolds, Seabro : oe Sinkler, Simkns, Stevenson, Thomas, Jol d P., Jr.; Thomas, W. I.; Townsend, Vi :. cent, Wollinig, Wilson, Williams, Wycl ,e Yeldell-37. ' THE HOUSE ClfdNGES ITS MIN] d ir A Liberal Bestowal of Scholarshil Gives a Majority to tbe South Car 3 lina Colluge--The Appropriation Likely to be Raised. kt Special to News and Courier. Li When the discussion on the appr priation bill was'resumed at the sectic providing for the South Carolina Cc lege Mr. Smith of Sumter moved to ad Lt " Provided, young ladies are admitte 'i- who are qualified to enter." He wish( 3. to strike out the provision to adm h the young men in the normal depar - ment free of tuition. He objected 2 the idea of having this sort of fro a tuition, and said that it was schoc z more than teachers that were wante :j- Taxes are paid to educate the teach, in and then to tax the parent to tea( the children. He wanted an oblig to tion signed by these beneficiaries th i they wilh return the $50 or $40 ti o get. Everything should be free a 0- equal. Teaching is a profession ai it should be paid for as any other proft a sion. Taking two young mon fro [c each county is to give seventy bo 1. ticiaries and lie contended that the L- are now more teachers than schools. 13. Mr. Cushman opposed the amen r ment on the ground that these t% d scholarships in each county was t] eo only good the poor peoplO got out 3- the college. g Mr. Kibler, of Newberry, said the ir is a great need for normal training ai o he wished every teacher had such it training its is lrovided at the Sou 1- Carolina College. g Mr. Ilderton, of Florence, oppost the amendment and thought it was e have these two scholarships for eat It county. In Mr. Thomas moved to confine ti c scholarships to students in the norm 00 course. it Mr. Smith, of Samter, opposed t '- substitute and said thle demand wv ,-not for teachers, but for schools, and i .d sisted that there was a eurpius "teachers, and these young men who a hi cIept these scho!arsbips are bett to educated than the othler ninety-eig young men out of a hundred in tl 1- Stato. to Dr. Price, of Orangeburg, did n d believe the State had arrived at stu y a stage that it could deny scholarshi at the State colleges. If the doors 10 these colleges were not opened to fzr of tuition, he would not vote for these a in propriations at all. The demand f teachers is greuter to-day thac ever. i1e Mr. Kinard, of A bbevillo, said il r free tuition was to add students, and 0. was an admission that the South Cat is lina College could not get studorl except by offering free scholarshi w rhero was no lack of teachere. lBel ada friend of denomInational colleg< is he could not see the State's mon d b'ling used to Injure the donominatic 0- al collegos. The friends of the coiloe mn are simply trying to get students ec make a show for an appropriation. hl Mr. Kinard said there were no fr 0. scholarships at the Uenomination t, colleges, but they accepted notes 0. payment, and that was what ho wanti 10 at the SouthI Carolina College. Id Mr. Patton said thlere was no cello ro in America that confined its cours c- to post-graduate work, ouch as Mi ni- Kinard wanted. a- Mr. Kinard said young men left ti id State because thle stiandard of t: is- South Carolina College was too lo d He said 'he State collegos would nm of be closed if the denominational ce a- logos did not keep up the desire I 0- education. Tihe South Carolina U< 10 loge, he held, was a drag on the Stal c- Woiford graduated twenty-seven ho 3g last year with $13,000, and the Kou In Carolina Coll'ege spent $30,000 for es few boys. It looked to him lhke c yo travagance. Free tuition would p an more boys In the collegn and give rid chaneo for a demand for more mon< 1)0 and thorobycripple the denoinnaior ill colleges. rs Dr. Wyche, of Newberry, protest 'e- against the statement that thlere wi ih too many teachers. What is neede< rid better teachers. The normal dep)a he~ ment shouldJ be encouraged in evt rr- way possible as it is the best feature m, the college. on M r. Smith saId he was not protesti against normal education, but spec 'a Iprivileges. ter i)r.aWyche believed that any it ge or woman who wanted to teach oup ,Op> to he redutcated by the State, and wv in .\lr. Simith watnted to kco-v how pi clil ren ' wr'e "ver to get to the Sot )5e C trolina Co~lore ? bed Mr. Wyctie ai tha argument mom .nd if all could not take normai courses in- none should be allowed to do so. ge Mr. Patton offerod this substitute for re- the section: ins " Provided, that suitable courses of 3o- study aro provided without fees for as )ut many students from each county, who may be unable to pay tuition, as may ko be equal to the number of representa Ae Lives in both branches of the General h- Assembly as such county may be on le titled to ; such students to be selected to from deserving youths of either sex by 0 " the said representatives." ds Mr. Patton said that, disguise the argument as Mr. Smith would, he on sought to deprive from attendance at be the college those una ble to pay tuition. he If the State has no right to give tuition free it had no right to give albed room on free or ta give the use of the college I,- library. The tuition fees would not J- pay half the expensos if wrung from every btudent, Us some wish. 'The col 11, 0e knows that as soon as $40 was t- charged to every student it would de L, privo poor boys of an education there. is, There are young men now at the col Y logo doing their o vn cooking and liv in ing at seventy-five cents a week, and [y yet these young men are to be saddled ; with $40 apiece by the State that owes 3e, them aun education. There was no n, harm done, and no additional cost, to A- let the poor boys listen to the learned , lectures. It costs no more for poor e' students to attend lectures than if they It did not go there. Mr. Kinard said he did not want the n, State college to hurt his college, Wof li. ford, which he helps to support. 11, Mr. Patton said to teach the people that State edtAcation was not to be de sh ed would certainly operate against m denominat:onal colleges. - Mr. Patton went into an elaborate Le, explanation of the claims of the col lege. The delegation can adopt- such regulations as it sees fit, and the mom bors can select deserving and indigent young people. If evil exists the mem bers can remedy it. He did not provide >s for competitive examinations, because D descrying youths did not always enter is such contests. The college can easily accommodate 200 or 300 students. Mr. Gage, of Chester, preferred that tha question should come up on all . State colleges. The bald proposition is in whether one hundred and sixty boys . and girls should enter this college free of all charges. The South Carolina College, Winthrop and all belong to d the people, and no one man or set of it men, and it is the right of the Assem t. bly t see where the money goes. He o was not one of the " but " friends. The e college is here and the questLion is what is to do under present conditions. He . supported the college and voted for a .r $25,000 appropriation. To admit stu ih dents free is another question. He was a- willing to compromise on these mat at ters, although his predilections were .y against free tuition. Justice is to be done and lie favored Mr. Thomas's id plan of two free scholarships, although s- ho may not favor it as a matter of m principle, but the desires of others, as 0- wise as himself, had to be consulted. 11 Full justice would be done by allowing two beneficiary students. . Mr. Graham, as an alumnus of Wof 7o ford, said the denominational colleges le all say they are weeding out free tui of tion, and now with this statement from the college presidents themselves it is the duty of the State to look to these id poor students and he would support a the anondnent of Mr. Patton. As a h Methodist, as an alumnus of Wolford and one of its supporters, lie was not d jealous of Wolford and he could not to agree with Mr. Kinard or Mr. Gage. h Mr. Graham's speech was one of the best of the day. 0 Mr. Stevenson said he was a gradu al ato of a denominational collego and a trustoo of a Presbyterian college of e North Carolina and South Carolina. When Mr. Kinard raised his ban ncr of n- tile denominational colleges against of the South Carolina College he wanted c. it understood that he was not lighting er under that banner. Hie said that Mr. lit Kinard's plosition wvas thlat the South 10 Carolina College did not graduate enough boys and yet he objects to the ot poon boys going to college. The logi sh cal conclusion was that Mr. Kinard was ps opposed in to to the existence of the of South Carolina College. Mr. Steven sson said he knew and felt tihe necessity pof giving free tuition as he could speak 3r withl personal experience. Mr. Kinard arose to a question of 10 personal privilege and defended Is it position. o. Thea Mr. Smith had another ques ttion of peorsonal privilege and denied She was a partisan of denominational gcolleges. There were thlree prop)ositions before the House : Mr. Smith's and Mr. a. Thomas's amendments anid Mr'. Pat re ton's substitute. Tile yeas and nays towere called on Mr. Patton's substitute, which resulted as follows : e Yeas--Speaker Gary, All, Aniderson,. al Armstrong, Ashley, Bacot,Bailey, Barklecy, in Bedlon, Bethune, Bily the, JBreeland, Burns, O olcock, Cushman, C. M. l'av is, W'. C. Ba vds, Deh.>ach, D~ukes, Edwards, Epps. Unadsden, Oas'iuc, Glenn Thomas A. Gra eO ham, liiott, il umnphrey, iIderton, .Johns~oni, Os hemimon, Limehouse, Loftion, Magilt1 r. Meares, Mehrtens, Mishioe, Miitcll, Mte D aniel, M c~Vhite, Owen, Pantton', P'hillips, 10 P'ollock, Prmtee, Pyvatt, inmsfordl, Riev nolds,5 Robinson, Seaibrook, 8inkler, J. ft. Sm in th, W. 8. Smith, 8tevenson, SulIlivan, -' Johni P. Thlonias, J1r.., W,. Ii. Th'lomas, Tim w mnerimn, Tfoole Tfownfsendl, Vicenit, Wol d- hing, W~elch, Whisonant, Winkler, WVil or hams, W ithiersp'oon, Yeldell-;7. >). Nays-Austoell. HIan ks, Carratway, Caugh .c man, Crmmm, (Geo. \V. D~av s, Efird, F'airey. (ouge, 1I. I' (ood win, J1. 8. Graham, 11am Yiiton, IIazeideni, llendi~erson, I ollis, K(enm nedy, Kiler, henry J. IRinard, .J. D). Ki ananrd, hayItoni. Lester, .Joel Il Miller, Net x-, ties, Riogers, Rtussell, Sanders, 8kinnmer, ut Simkins, lE I. Smnith, Specer Sturkie, Vecr a mner, WVestmnorehrlu~, Wiison, WVingo, al The Collego had wvon a deocisivo vic tory, andI many members saId that with edl the l 'attoniHi ubst itutto the Cotllogo re outIghit to have more than $21,000, and i s they would so vote if they had the rt- chance' ry Glimths' STA~i T id Llu l WiNN. of Thene c aml ' the i n thuro p ppropi'Ia tio. Mr. Tnomas t sid 'IIt took $:s'000i lal *$5,000 was r~ciei vedl from tuItion fees, and some from the Il'eabody fundim, anmd an it reqluired .43l.000 of .lito funds. lit Mr. I dlerton sid hio thoughlt $25,o00 fIl- was su hicient with the $5",200i for thu scholarshi ps. The col legos, lho caWn, or alway's as ked for mforo than they needl ith ed. Mir.RIobinson,of Aniderison,sald when mit over the famale olinana wnee attack~a legislators should be not only virtuou but also abovo suspicion. If a logislat, had a free pass he could not be aboi suspicion, no matter how good a m he was. le should be froo not on from a conscious, but an unconscioi bias. A free pass was given as a favo and the members of the General A sombly had no right to accept favoi from any body. "If you do not think he said, "that this pass is given to y( for some other purpose than that yu are a good fellow, see how far you ca ride when your term of ollice is ovci and yet you are just, as good a fellow Mr. Scarborough thought that to b consistent Mr. Ragsda lo should hav urged this same argument against at cepting the free transportation t Charleston, which was a favor give by the railroads. Ho took thO act 1i people of the State when the Legisli turo found it necessary, for the put rose of preventing contamination, t pass this law. It was a bad law ani should be wipcd off of the statuto book for its imputation on the charactor o every Stato ollicer. He also opposed I because of the subterfuges resorted t4 in getting around the law. If a froi pass disqualilfied a man from holdinj public ollice by the eflect it would hav in subverting his judgment, we shduh go a step further and declare that ni -11 who is under any obligation as al atorney or stockholder of a corpora tion should be entitled to his seat hore Mr. MAnyfield thougrht it better tha a rtian should take a free pass tha resort to such tricks as had bec charged, that some paid 10 cents for $25 ticket. Ho did not like the spiri that had enacted the law. Mr. Hay contanded that passes wer certainly Ieant to inlIuenco logislativ policy and should not be accepted therefore ho thought it good publh policy to declaro against thom. H did not consider the acceptance of thi trips to Winthrop and to Charlestoi against, the spirit of the law. It wit not the railroads that invit 3d thi Senata to Charleston, but the city coun cil. Mr. Buist mado a ringing specci against the repoal bill. "Lead us n( into temptation" was his text. H said: "The position which South Carc lina has occupied during the last si years is being gradually adoptod it a necessity by nearly every State in th Union, and if it wias true that, a judg vin the bench paid 10 cents for a mile ago book, every member of the Genera Assembly should spend the whole re coss in seeking the truth and bringing that individual before this body witl the open charges against Lim." Mr. Archer said that no christia man could accept a free pass withot undertaking the obligation of a chri tian to return the favor. Mr. Scarborough denied Mr. Buist righ to comparo Sout h Carolina morn with New York morals. If the Legi 1 iture was not to have free passes, Lhi hedge ue in on all sides and deliver alio from the contamination of lo byists. Mr. Ionderson said the object of Ll hill was not to imake the rallroa< givo or the oflicers of the Sta accept, passes, but to give a in the inborn right, the divine right exercising his own free will. The pe ple would not judge a inan by whethe he tuok a freo pass or not, but by ti way he acted. The repeal of this lI would be the removal of a stigma. TI act was passed as a taunt in the mid of turmoil and excitemont, and no the Sonate in its dignity and quil should repeall it. Mr. Maylield thought the act on ti statut 3 hooks was a wholesome on True, it was presented as a taunt, b let us turn the taunt against the hai that direct d it and show that we at willing to keep our skirts clear. The aye and nay vet was call . d Mr. Mloses' motion to indefinitely 1o pone the unfavorable repoi of the eo mittee and the following was the vot Y eas-Messrs. Connor, Dennis, 1] Bose, Gaines, Gritlithi, Hlenderse Mauldiin, Moses, O'Dell, P'ettigre Ragin, Scarborough, Sloan, Suddat~ Walker and Williams-103. Nay's-Messrs. Alexander. Arch, Brown, Buist. Dean. D~oughus, Ha~ Love, Maytield, Mc1)aniel. M ik Mower, Norris. Ragsdale. Staekhous Tialbird and Wallace-17. The vote was then taken en the d reet question withiout change. KuIILll T1III TAX ON C'lG~r)'T)y The cigarette bill was taken up as special order. Mr. Moses mnoved 19 indielit ely pos pone1 the whole bill, and said on tIa part of the comnmittee it was thoug] the law would 1)0 a dcad lett -r. Mr. Conner moved to lay the motic oni the table. This was lost. Mr. Moses then moved to table ti: bill, but withdrew it for Mr. Arch' t o say at few days in; favor of the hil Mr. Mo0ses opposed thie bili1 hocau, it, woul be1 i)1nolfeetual, and would p1 up dead acts on the stat uto hooks. IL wouldl acLcompilishi any g'ood woutld vote In favor of it. T.lhe're is ma ich inuery to en force it. as the liau law is enforced. Mr i. Con nor saId th at the;- waivis great demuand for t he lai w rce n.. .a: of tihe country, and iC the' p the l~United Sw w, ahowv he 1 I nellectua. tu v'/ UddUi, nlid stag' tito e aforccmnc,, ' sy '>hd4 aw tAgaon le sa10o to JinIrJUfti 10 400) og ,[ towat. i 000 01000 LUlNeI d ''ci),tnchid Ih'clu I the. part hei tooki m kug this b tast year. le iado ~a ious and eartao apa for thei ani'i'~a' of the law itv I ohauCO inidiist,'f. Mr. aylield recad 'he existing h agmamiut scl ung Cut,!arottesta) to dno i, has ben 11na the b)ookb sinlce I 8Sf, ia thbere hastII nee boI)un an ind(1ictaime - under~ it,. I Aet uS," h0 saidi, "utnform Ithe laws. wo now hav~' efuoa' we 10 d~owni the statto books(."' 1l heaef err > to thei tobacco i ndtr.y in tile Sti - and t he effct of this laiw, which, s thoughlat., would be inoperativo and t wouldl prejuidico the intorcsts of t -groiwer. A lie lput Mr. Connor in at holo by ai -lig imi why he did not, intdioet the a t, whom hie referren to in hais county w t -viola&td the pren law. *3, jr re FOR V, L00K, 1,n We are now in our i "' Brick Store near the depo dispensing Bargains to o to make a Racket "sho n high prices up tle back. w his old carcass before a 6 J Visit Our Bargain 1 r t We have some bargains our Rlomn tor you only have to viIt to be conv we give you your choicO for 21c. We have a lot of good Cream Cho Time to Plow.-wo havo what yor ias the Cheapest. Come and see us and find out for y t NEW YORK R Easley, 8. (. Mr. Connor said he was not a dotoc tivo. The voto was called oil M. Moses's motion to strike out tibo cnacting words. Tie ayes and nays wore called As follows: Yeas-Messrs. Alexandor, Brown, Buist, Dcaln, Dennis, D)oughltss, Dul130so, Grilith, lla.v, Hondorson, Mauldin, Maylield, Millir, Moses, Mowor, Nor ris, O I)lI1. Rtagin, Itagsdalo, Scar U borough, Sloan, Suddath, Talbird, Walker and Williams-25. x Nuys-- Ale-srs. Archier, Connor, Giaines, Love, MeDaniel, Pettigrew, Stackchous0 aind Waltlace-8. The 1111 to Conilsncto Abant(lonetd Itailroad Property. Mr. W illilus' bill providing for the forfeiture to the Stiato of abandoned railroad property wits then taken up. The committoo amendments were it agreed to and then the bill was ordered to a final reading In this shape: Section 1. Thalt. any pertsoni, Company or corporation owning, operating or controlling any line of railroad in this m State which sha11i tear up1) or remove IS its track, or attompt to teLr up or te b discontinue a regular' freight and pas sen tger seIviee thereon for the period 1 of live days, except, when prevented by tho act of God or the public enomy, to shall be deomed to have abandoned the Lf same, and because of such abandon ment of shall forfeit to the Stato its harter 0. and all the tIracks, cir's, rights of wily, 3r lands, depots and nil other property lo connected with or belonging to tlhe v said railroad. te Soc. 2. Whenever it shall appear to st the Attorney General that any such w person, company or corporation has [t abandoned its line of railroad, he shali proceed to forfeit, the same as afore 10 sain by rule against such person, corm e. puny or corporation in a court of com it potent jurisdiction, requiring them t( id show cause whby the atne should nol re ho forfeitd :I 'irov That ine pro n 't -'e't ra I a h' ave' the. houe re:-~. .. . part of IUt.' S t.at-e il e a a~ ey :I-31.:' -. of t he roadi d o n~ o it ur 1 s~ g a citizen of G reenv nle. 1t' wi as rang ' u rotb him of his pr'operty ats i s aict t- would do. Hie offered an amrendlment .0 to pi'reet the11 pr"loerty from rever't it ing to the State if the puriichaser could not opoi'at~oI itat on1co. M'. Williams said( thIs bill did atfeet th Is road, but It was not Intendled t>3 0 alfect italono. Thle 11o de ol3(f thle Stat~e ~r had bitilt this road and wer'e enti.. .1. to therconvteiencet's of trav'.. l~''~ -::.; o hadu refus~ed to run i e..i 4:::. y: Ic said t06 hur I1 0 (0~'.''. 01; 'ae 2.A,;ii c , 4 2 I 't ."Ju a a~. P os o tot wait- !'etutror i - y . ii aL as. v m3. unaerSout liiI(L ' road IA 0. .p)eedia at no. 9Lih~u.)'t(e D p ol d ruin t h in a nk o Iog h nt d4 i all bes couni to seu that ill tny~ obtaiied thieir'rigt5. li had >51 agruied for Mr . \Vu Iiams to, intrLioduce lethu bilt, as~ he had a sintilit' caso int hi hec pa11 t of t he S tato. \lr'. Pa'ltton thAun iinadol a legal protest Lw ag ainst suh a bill. I t was clearly, ab P's. solutu ly uinlountitti onal,11 oid Mr. hix'ingston wanted the mattoi it, 1onidere~it.d w ithiout r'efereonco to spoeia oc eases. Rtailroads wero public coripora atd ions. Lio Look Issue with Mr. Patton u I fo satid this bill was not alone to ouri tto prese.nL ill s, but also to control railroat 'oprpet in the future, r . M. McCuliough said this was noti ho log tmoro or loe~ than an attemptt blackmail the p urchasor of this roa ~k- into oprt'in g It. Thu~is wasthpu en pose of the bill.,he~ ho Mr. Bliythe Vhought thIs languas munrr The gn.t+1-.... ... 1. THE 1(0 FLAG. iew quarters in the Big t, and are still engaged in ur customers. We mean LIu" We mean to rip old ith a broad ax, and roast At fire of low prices. Zounters. - - - ant Counter. Then our Shoe Goun Auced of their value. Hat Counter 3se to go at 10c. por pound. nood in llow Gear, and as dheap >urself that these things are so. ACKET STORE CLY)E & N ALLY, Proprietors. the attoi ney for the road should re imomber that he was not, in court. Mir. McCullough said he was not the attorney of t(he road, but ho did repro sent tihe purchaser of the road. All he asked was that the hill be made to apply to railroads yet to be built. The gentleman from Greenvillo, Mr. Williams said, had used language, that to say the least, Avas unkind. Mr. llcCullough, Interrupting, said ho had not intended to say anything unkind, but li he had, he apologized. Mr. Goodwin, of Greenville, thought the bill should be Vmssed. Mi. McCullough a motion to recon ider was then tabled. WAYSIDIE GATHERINGS. ilts o Hu1nor1 and Nuggets of Truth for the 'Multit-de. -Any delayed duty, be it over so simall, becomes irksome and disagreea ble. -January I was made the begin ning of the legal year in England in 1752. -Thero are in France 2,150 female authors and journalists, and about 700 female artists. -Let him who regrots the loss of time make proper use of that which is to come in the future. --No one is so poor as the man who worries over the fact that lie has noth ing to grumble about. -It is estimated that about 40,0)0 horses were exported in 181,16, a much larger total than ever before. -Trying to be happy is like trying to go to sleep. You will not succeed unless you forget that you aro trying. -Luisiana now remains the only State which confers the suffrago upon foreigners in advance of naturaliza tion. - .3/.neCts w . e.'vc - ar ,zardeni //~ ':.im iOhh! . 7 .' I .2,. lshl,, rO j~sgr*gg -*a.(? 11' Gc~cr .- 11y enters a i.: :: L cr .swpp i ng, t he doors are *-.; : .. I . . e public excludedl unti I *- 1 is a singular fact that buzzards ac' not frequent a farm where a good corn crop is raised. --The dlomand for fz-.os has reached Colleton county, S. C.. anid the cnunty preCss think waldt 0S a proltable --M.:rc-a .&di Southi Dakota aro av,~m.~ o ,tatus of '.he Union that nh ()rfmi- 'urn :-osients. - u moiiu anids -still vacant in 0...untry 2.mounL to over 'i00,000-. cresut', it tout icudinig Alasika tj .4j j, 00,000 aeros. *I.1 . were not for the salt of the Ca trio whole sea would soon be1come umas e' .orruption, owing to the or jante umabter. it contaims, 'ert, are 6,h3 di istilleries in the Situd States. N orth Car olina~ loads .-h I &4, anmd Virginia is next with .' Peuusvyvania has 139. Within the last 100 years the rate sj)u'd of Oocaui steauto~rs has trebled, ,d t lio uIsual horse pc vor increased om31 1010 to) 10,000, Uni reason why more women do not got their lives insured may be that tho applicant for life insuraneo is al w ays reqjuiredi to make a statement of his ago. -if the timec we spend in -vishing wo ad other people's advantages were spent in using our own, we would 80oon have as many advantages as we eeuld wish. -While many muinisters a& eou siderling how they may till up' their oh urches, Mr. Moody thinks "the groist-, ' et need of the Christian church~ :, i thinnming out.'" - --- Yoh kain't set down no fixed i-rule o' conduct in disher life," said a UL lel Ebon. "Samson got later trou I blo 'ease he dono got his h'ah cut, an' Absalo ua got inter trouble 'cause~ he " d by," said old Dryte d "in all creationi you won't gude. ~a -mal exceptL man who makes a habt of o I know anyother -a.,a th lhe camo to tho rescue. If ho did not defond Winthrop he would almost be afraid to go home. Mr. Cushman favored the $30,000 ap propriation. Mr. Ilderton said he simply wished to test the voice of the House and find out what was really needed. Mr. Blythe did not want any eenti ment. He contended that accounting for every item of expenso $25,000 would be suilicient. Mr. Ashley said all the education he had was through his good wife, and the Houso should not waste time try in to cut down the appropriation. Mr. Vernor said there was no reason for the reduction. Mr. Ilderton withdrew the motion to cut the appropriation to $25,000. No vote was taken. THE CITADEL4 HOLDS ITS OWN. Mr. Ilderton moved to cut the Cita del appropriation from $20,000 to $18, 000. Mr. Thomas, of Richland, said it cost $34,000 to maintain the Citadel, and last year there was a deficiency of about $3,000. The actual amount to support a cadet is $293. if the Stato Is to support the beneticiaries it will take $20,000. The salary list is but a pittance, and the money received from pay cadets defrays much of the ex pense. Two boys iT - v, -ou. . taken up and '.ducated. It takes $73 to clothe each cadet; $103 maintenance; washing $14, and so on. Mr. Thomas pree:nted the claims of the Citadel in a forcible manner. Mr. Ilderton said if it was a fact that the benciciaries would have to make up the deficiencies he would withdraw his amendment. Mr. Kinard said that tho hoysxshould clothe themselves, and did not believe it right for the State to buy clothes, shoes and all for the beneficiaries. He feared it was accustoming boys to ex pecting too much of the State. Mr. W. C. Davis, a graduate of the Citadel, was satisfied that nocut would be made if it could be shown that the $20,000 was needed. The money at the Citadel was economically spent. If $293 is too much for beneficiary cadets, why is it that until last year the pay cadets, who pay $300, outuumberel the beneficiaries. It is because they get a superior education to what they can get elsewhere. Last year the poor boys were assessed to buy some of their clothing or do without it. Mr. Limehouse, of Summerville, proposed $19,000. Mr. Crum said that the Citadel was the only institution at which a poor boy could get an education without a cent of cost. It is an institution for the people and where p..or boys can go and be as well dressed and thought of as the richest. Smaller salaries are paid at the Citadel than elsewhere. Mr. Cushman thought the Citadel the best instituton in the State and the inutitution should be supported, but he favored retrenchment. The House rejected the proposition to reduce the appropriation to $19,000, and then the yeas and nays were call ed on the proposed cut to $18,000. Those voting for the cut to $18,000 are: Messrs. Austoll, Ashley, Caughman, Cushman, Edwards, Bethuno, Fairey, H. P. Goodwin, J. ). Graham, Good win, Glenn, Hamilton, Ienderson, Johnson, H. J. Kinard, J. D. Kinard, Layton, Lester, Lommon, Mauldin, .loel H. Miller, Piyler, Pollock, Prince, Russell. Speer, Sullivan, Timmerman, Toole, Wingo, Westmoreland. The Citadel got $20,000 by a vote of 68 to 32, which is the amount the trus tees asked for. VINTIROP DORMITORY WA ITS. Mr. DeLoach oiYred to amend the bill so as to provide $5.000 to begin work on the new dormitory at Win throp. Mr. Wink ler' thought it well to wail in making the appropriation. There was no institution he favors more thai Winthrop, but thought it best to wai awhile. Mr. Sturkie thought it well to le the matter rest. A BUSY DAY IN THE SENATE The Anti-Free Pass Bill Knocked ir the Head-The Rtoad Taxes Ad Justed-The Olgar'ette 1Bil1 KIlled The Senate proceedings which follow deal with intoresting features of the session: COUNTY RlOAD) TiAXI-s Mr. Moses objected t o the bill requxir ing the comnmut,ation tax to be expend ed in the townships where collected. People did not travel over their owvn roads exclusively, and the eff'ect of such an act, would be to complicat3 the machinery of the county government law and would be unsaitisfactory. Mr. D)ean urged that in the case ci work on the roads, It was zill (lone in the worker's own township, andl ii money was p~aid instead of work ii ouxiht to be used in the same way. Mr. Scarborough said that the com-l muutation tax law was not an act tc raise revenue, it was a privilege allow edi a citizen in lieu of road wor'k, and the old 1aw made the provision 'o qluired by this bill, it was left out of the general county government, law. Mr'. Duilose urged that the bill wax a necessity in mny sections whicl sufoered from cev.ds t hat had enjoyed no working for many years. becaust the commutation tax was patid instent of work being (lone on theml. Mrx. Deoan moved to lay the unfavor able report of the commiittee on thi table, which was carried. Mr. Henderson moved to strIke oux the section which provided for' the draw.iog of the money from the Troas uror by townsthip) commIssioners amix w h ilh provIded that any war'rant ii e xo'sx oft fumti in the TYroasuxror's hant: shouhile h' v'oki. It wvas usxoloss am aboundted lix eauses of lltial tt amu ttroutdol for th 'Trsurer. 'I ho Set-'tiel was. strtokox out and txtu bill passt..d. Mr e. Mte.ies us.tvud touijdeflititely poet1 pno the eii favor'abl reQport, on the hil1 re'nilig Lhe anti-free pas~s law. Me, lag-, alo said that the Sonata had nothum'~ to do with the cicm staneus under' w hich the law wa pas$'ud. 'The free piass matterx mean a good dueal to the p~eOPle. They in stinutive lv regarded the holding of p ass by their public servants with dhx rut. 11o did tnot think It would aliet an honoah mian to use a fre pas bu