Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-02-03
kewise reduce by nearly one-third the defcien-

likewise reduce by nearly one third the defcien-
cy arising under the second section. -
In addition to this there are points at which
still larger reductions might be made without
public INJURY Upon this point submit to the
general assembly hether the present salaries OF
circuit solicitors might not be wholly abolished |;
whether the salaries of county school eonlmis-
sioners might not also be reduced by one half,
and whether the pay of county treaslirers and
county auditors might not be so arranged as TO
increase the revenues Of the state while at the
same time reducing the pay OF those ofhcers. l
knew that If there is an earnest purpose on onr
part to serve the public exclusively in these mat
ters, such reductions can be made as will nearly
or quite remove the necessity of deficiencies in
our appropriations for the present year..
especially urge that the question of the reduc-
ton Of salaries be brought to an early decision.
Nc moro light will be shed by delay upon the
question, and If no reductions are to be made 1t
is better that the result be known, in order that
the appropriations may be arranged accordlngly.
of careful revision of the appropriations other
than for salaries made in the second section or the
appropriation bill as now reported. II our appro-
prations are brought within our receipts ior taxes
the several appropriations will be promptly PAID,
and all our public institutions can be conducted
upon cash basis, which will of itself greatly re-
duce the expenses of these institutions.
BY proper legislation the expenses of boththe
lunatic asylum and the state penitentlary can De
reduced, and the efficiency of both the institu-
tions be increased. These are subjects which re-
quire careful and intelligent examination. 40
not advise hasty or ill-considered reductons at
these points, but do express the opinion, found
ed ON my own examination, that considerable re-
ductiuns in the expenses of these institutions can
be made by limiting the persons to ;be admitted
to the lunatic asylum to those classes whose forms
of lunacy require medical treatment, and to those
whose lunacy develops itself in violent or uncon-
trollable actions and in the case Of the peniten-
tiary by employing the labor of the convicts in
profitable occupations. I also urge that a careful
- - ,fo onfY,o olIxyr r0-
quired for the proper support of the state orphan
asylum, and the state normal school and the agri-
cultural college. ...t
IN the ways suggested and in many other ways
it Isl possible, in my Judgment, to bring the ap-
propriatons of the present year quite near TO the
amounts which will be derived from the levies
already made. The work of retrenching expen-
ses and removing abuses Is always difficult, but
ment it is necessary. My own pledge when
candidate for my present office, and the pledges
of the political party which elected me, require
it. and, what should be even more binding in its
obligations upon US ALL the wants of the people of
the state require it. Very respectfully,
D. H. CHAMBERLAIN, Governor.
After hearing the message the house ad-
journed.
In regard to the effect of the message of the
Governor, in the House, the NesSs and Courier
correspondent says:
nor Chamberlain among the worst element in the
House, it was to be expected that this admon!tlon
would not be received with good grace. But,
strange to say, although it completely upset them,
they showed no signs of viciousness. on the
contrary, they took it as easily as many OF them
would take treasury warrant; but they were
evidently at sea and didn't seem to know what
they should do about it. Curtis, of Richland,
moved to 60 into committee of the whole on the
subject but at this moment Elliott, without
whose knowledge of parliamentary laws the
"rurial'' members would soon mix up things in
to an inextricable confusion came upon the floor
and moved to discharge the special order for the
day, the effect of which would be to let the bill
go over until tomorrow at o'clock, when 1t
could be again postponed by similar motion.
After good deal of wrangling this motion was
adopted and the matter thus temporarily dis
posed Of It should be stated that the bill to re-
duce the salaries of certain officers was passed by
the donse at the last session, and was smothered
in one Of the Senate committees, with the evil
dent intention of burying it there, and it is very
doubtful if it ever sees the light again. The SEN
ate is not at present running on that schedule.
The indications at present seem to point to an
other victory for the Governor. The thieves are
evidently demoralized-badly so-and there is
already some talk Of "makng it up with the
Executive by coming to his terms."
A bill was introduced by Col. Beatty, of
York, to permit A. A. Barron to erect gate
across public road in York county.