The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-07

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Ashley's amendment. He thought the
the railroads as much as their own
rights.
Mr.. Johnston OF Fairfield. said that
the Reform movement was pledged to q
reduction all along the line, and that
thus tar 1t had accomplished but little.
He favored reasonable reduction.
Mr.. Buist of Greenville thought there
was no use to reduce the salaries of the
commissioners as there was no one there
representing the railroads and asking
tor such reduction.
Mr.. Watson favored Mr.. Ashley's
amendment.
Mr., Haskell Of Richland quoted Mr..
Buist's remarks about the railroads hav-
| ing no representatives in the House and
said that they ought to have 13O repre-.
sentatives there, as every legislator was
sworn to protect their rights as we'll as
the righ's Of any other interest in the
State.
Mr.. Skinner of Barnwcll, said that
| the commissioners should be efficient
men and that they should be paid prop
erlY for it.
Mr.. Youmans was opposed to reduc-
Ing to $1,000 and moved to table this
amendment. This was carried By G vote
OF Sc to So.
Mr., Haskell moved to amend so that
the salaries of the commissioners should
be $40 per day for every day that their
services were actually engaged, the
number of days in the year not to exceed
sixty.
Mr.. Brice Of Chester said that while
the commissioners might only work thir-
tY.two days at their cflice in a year, yet
they had to do great deal Of studying
and investigation at home, and the saa.
rY should not be cut any lower. Mr..
Ashley's amand nent was lost.
MIR. Carroll moved TO make 1t 81 500.
hr. Brice offered TO make it 81 200 and
this was agreed to.
MIR. Buist offered an amendment pro-
viding that the salaries of the Supreme
Court librarian be reduced to $500. Car
ried.
Mr.. Crum's motion to reduce the
State librarians salary to $500 was car
ried. Mr.. IIardin's motion 10 table
this was lost by a vote Of Is to Sc. Mr.
Hardin was not IN favor of reducing Tie
women's salaries.
" MIR. Moses said that any such reduc-
ilon would be q Discrimination against
a lady, as her salary was even then les !
than th,t of the other clerks. Mr.. Nc.
White moved TO table. Carried. Mr..
, Smiths motion TO amend by making It
5000 was lost. Mr.. Mauldln moved 10
amend by making it 5000 was lost. Mr.
Mauldin moved to amend by making
ne Governors salar, SO. 500 ipslcad OF
50 600. This was lost.
Mr.. Hardin thought that econom
should begin at home and moved TO
make the per diem SO, which was tabled
"n Mr.. Jordan's motion.
Mr.. Jordan moved to amend bv max
Ing tie salary Of the Adiutant Generals
clerk 5000 instead of 81 600 as The bill
provided Mr.. Houeh wanted to max,
it $500 and this was lost bv the close
vote OF 40 to IL, and the 5000 amcnd-
ment prevailed. Mr.. Kinurd BEGAN -
reduction On the salary of the cle!k Of
the superintendent of education, which
resulted in scaling il down TO oue.half
the present figure. lie moved to make
it 5000. Mr.. Tupper said these clerks
salaries were not worth az much as the
State lbrarian's and he moved to make
1t $500. "Jr3i So" said. NJ. Jord,,.
land move to make it 5000" This
wat carried.
|
ing the Adjutant General 81 200. Mr.
Carroll wanted the scaled down to 81
000
This was too much for Mr.. Youmans,
who presides over the destines Of the
military In the House and he made a
strong appeal against cutting this salary,
Mr.. j. II. Duncan said these were
trouDlous times and that the military
was likely to be called out at any time
TO put down riots, and nothing should be
done TO impair its efficiency. EVERY
additional amendment is LAYING dirt on
the grave Of this bill. Let the prunlng
STOP"
That settled it and the $1,000 limit
event."
Mr.. Haskell endcavorcd to bave the
per diem of members cut down to $3.50.
MIR. Gary's motion TO table this was
carried by vote Of 90 to Is, as fol.
lows:
Yeas-Speaker Jones, Anderson, Bcr.
ry, Blackwell, Brezeale, Bruce, Brice,
BUST, Carpenter, Chandler, Cox, Gov.
lngton, Cooper, Crum, Davis, Dendy,
Dennls, DuBose, Edwards, Elder, El,
lis, Estridgc, Farley, Fielder, Foster,
Garrls, Gary, Glover, Graham, Gunter,
Hamilton, 1ammett, IIardee, Harvey.
Henderson, Hill, Hough, Hughes, Uy.
drick, Jeflries, Jordan, Kennedy, Knotts,
II. j. Kinard, Kirkland, Lancaster.
Lennon, Lesesne, Lotion, Lowrance,
l'abon, Magill, Manning Mauldin, Nc.
Laurin McWhlte, Mshoe, Mitchell,
Moses, Nettles, Parks, Patton, Pear.
man, Fni!lra. Rhodes, Russell, Shu.
man, Skinner, A. j. Smith, j. l.. Smith,
Stackhouse, Stolvoy, Stokes. Slurklc,
Suddoth, Tatum, Taylor, Tuppcr, Vaug.
nan, Waters, Watson, Watts, Whtmirc
Wllborp, w. &. Wolfe, j. S. Wolll,
Whitman, Yeldell-0I.
Nays-Ashley, BacoL, Blease, Brc,
land, Byrd, Carroll, Folk, Hardin Has
keli, Johnson, j. ID. KiDard, Love, Rast
Oumans-15.
Mr.. Whitman made the statement
that he voted a!ainst the amendment
because the member did not offer il in
good faith.