The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-04

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This leaves balance In the Treasury on
Some difficulty has been experienced by
the Comptroller General 10 the disbursement
OF this fund.
The Act requires the Comptroller General
TO mail his warrants to each pensioner for the
amount due each month. This 1t was found
limpructicab!e to carry out because OF the lail'
ure of the General Assembly to appropriate
sufficient funds to pay the postage on the
same. The number OF pensioners Is ,949. and
II warrant were to be Issued to. each pen.
sioner each mouth and mailed as directed the
postage alone would amount 10 s'ssb per
month.
The Comptroller General not having suff.
Client amount OF postage TO meet this require
meut Of the Act mailed the claims to the
Clerks Of Court In the several Counties, who
have taken great pleasure ip distributing the
warrants.
would therefore suggest that the Act be so
amended that in the future the amount due
In each County could BE- paid In two install.
ments to the Clerks for distribution-on the
1st OF April and July Of each year.
These Clerks, as am Informed, have been
so kind In assisting the Comptroller General
in the distribution OF these warrants that
feel confident that they would not consider
the duty of disbursing these funds q burden
but pleasure.
good, and is in itself so just, that warmly
,lrpe again the appropriation OF the usual
amount for this purpose, to wit: fifty thous'
ana dollars.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND
| MECHANICAL SOCIETY.
The Twenty-frst Annual Fair Of the Agri::
cultural and Mechanical Society was closed
| a few days ugo. The people from every Sec
| tion of the State thrOnged TO the Capital on
that occasion 10 witness the exposition OF
South Curolina's industry, progress and
development, and the most sangulne couid
not have been disappointed, for this Far is IS
| ba, CnrphSSfnl
the life of the Society. The displays were
magnificent; the live stock department has
grown to huge proportions, ana the eXnlolts
OF stock being now annually made In Colum'
bia are probably unsurpassed by any South-
It is said by those well informed that the
| live stock awarded premiums ut the falrs OF
few years ago could scarcely compete with
success in the recent exhibitions. This iact
demonstrates continued improvement In
| high breeding, which Is being SO greatly SUM,
ulated by the Agricultural ana Mechanica,
Society This organization Is doing untold
benefit to the State, by giving an impetus TO
every industry, inviting competition. ana
enabling the farmers. grazierS ana manulac-
turcrs to gather together by the tnousamus, ~ a.
each other, and their respective methods, ana
imblbe advanced and modern ideas.
In consideration OF the great work oelng
accomplished by this Society, ana 10 tne emu
the agricultural and mechanical interests OF
south Carolina, recommend that the appro-
priation now being made by the stare, lor lls
aid and assistance be increased to an extent
commensurate with It's usefulness. Thls
recommendation il made in view or the I'M
menSe magnitude TO which these fairs nave
grown in mparlsOn with the moderate al
mensIons of the first efforts OF the Agricnl'
tural and Mechanical Society upon It's reor-
ganiZntion soon after the war,-and the con-
seouent growing necessity for Increased &C
comm odations and facilities for eXhioltlohs
of every class, and In every department OF In
dustry. o,r
No appropriation that Is made by your
hon orabfe bodies. being devoted, AS this IS, 10
the advancement of the most Important In
terest in the State, is or could be more pro-
ductIve OF substantial benefit to the whole
people.
STATE HOUSE.
The various appropriations for the
completion OF the State House m
have amounted to...................sZol,ooo ,ooo w
Expended to October 3lst, 1883. :.s22S ~ 81 81
Since expended TO October 81, 1889 50sD 90 90
Unexpended appropriation. l.ist %
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