The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-10

wise, shall be recognized.
JOHN j.. Nj. IRBY,
Chairman State Dem TX Com.
G. DUNCAN BELLINGEN,
January II, 1892. Secretary.
according to the construction OF the
frs. scn.eucc placed on il by most Of
the mem 'erS the question Of the Char
lesion clubs and Others having no exist
ence Tor the present campaign IS pretty
well settled.
Mr.. Thomas, Of Sumter, iokingly re-
marked that he had been out Of the COM
mlttec SO long that he felt somewhat
strange and had to ask for 4 copy OF the
rules OF the party.
The matter Of method for The election
OF trial justices by primary was referred
to the various county executive commit
tees as to the most acceptable manner
of their election, whether by districts at
large or by townships.
Chairman lrby stated that, following
the example OF Craftsman Iz!ar, hc
would suggest that the railroad cN-
pcnditurcs of the members who attend
| the meetings be paid cut OF the funds o,
the committee. which amount TO So. 600
or $4,000. lie had instructed The mcm-
bcrs in the call that such provision had
been made. The suggestion WAS adopted,
aud checks will be issued to members
attending.
1t was scarcely 10 O'Clock when the
committee adjourned. The members
viii all rcturn 0.thcir respective homes
! Tomorrow
The minority element iD the commit
tee was represented by tic lone Challcs-
ton delegate, ID. A. j. sullivan. Col.
Haskell was III New York. Joseph ).
Read, Of beaufort, and =. lIarlcstou
Read, Of Georgetown, were absent.
They probably expected thai the ru:rs
and everything else would 9, through
as prepared by the special cammittcc.
News and Courier.
| BuryiDG IL Congrcssman.
| WASlINGTON, March 2.--EXtraY;l-
gance at Congressional funerals is
again troublesome question. The
| House committee on accounts has bills
before it for the funerals Of those
members Of the present House who
have died, but all are delayed becauSc
OF extraordinary items in ore.
The disputed bill was rendered for
the funeral Of Judge lIouk, of TenncS-
see. Judge llouk died suddenly last
summer at his home in Knoxville and
was buried there. Tie funeral Was in
charge OF the House Sergeant-at.a
! who gave The necessary orders. y local
undertaken furnished the caSthet ard
looked after all arrangements. y Con-
GreSsionat committee attended and its
expenses were included in the bill.
When the bin was sent in the amount
surprised even congressman hardened
~ al, ,yl,
The Knoxville undertaken had put the
casket down at $1,000, and had added
an item Of 5000 for extra trimmings.
This was poser. Inquiry showed
that the most expensive burial caSket
in Washington would cost only 500,
while many ordered by persons oi
wealth had bcen bought for $500 each.
The casket in which Gen. Spinoia was
buried, bought here and considered
aVery line one. cost only $3.50.
Another item staggered the commit
tee. 1t was for photographs, $3l ." This
was an entirely new wrinkle. 1t was
not stated what or who had been pho
tographed, and SO the committee con-
cluded that probably the funeral pro-
ceSSion had been, possibly the interior
of the church during the religious cX-
erclSeS. There was no authority for
such expense and that item was re-
jected
a third surprise was Il charge of six
teen dollars for stenographcrS. What
Il short hand writer could find to do ut
the funeral, unless he took down the
minister's sermon, the committee could
not imagine. Since Congress was not
interested in preserving the sermon,
that item was rejected.
The OVercharge in the IIouk bill is
not great, but it shows thc abuse Of the
custom of hurylng members IF Con-
gresS who die in harness at public *.
pcusc. For that reason the committee
on accounts refused payment. 1t is re.
marked as Strange that $uCn Il hlll
should hc rendered for the burial of
such man. Judge lIuuk was one of
the plain people and glorled i'll it. tie
abhOrTcu all show, and one Of EiS
friends said that if the sturdy I.N-
Judge could know that he WAS buried
in 50 expensive and Ornamental Il cas-
ket he would insist upon immediate
resurrection and a simple appropriate
relntcrment.
| Seven Men Kiilrd.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. March =. The
Waterfowl local train, due here at I
o'clock yesterday morning. ran into
and demolished the rear end OF train
loaded with employees Of the West
Milwaukee, shops OG the Chicago, Mil
Waukco and st. Iuul Railroad, kill
ing seven men ard lnjuring others.
The trains were i1oVlIg in the sane
direction, the Workman train BAY
| ing Just left the main track on Il
short switch and strung itself
out on the track parallel with the
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