The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-06

relS to be won ID the nails OF ndClOnd
legislation, ard others eXtolled the soft
and restful judicial berths. Even the
presiding officer welding the symbol Of
his office with the grace that cannot be
denied him and making his rulings anc
orders with machine-like precision, ap'
peared as though conscious that some
more exalted sphere of environments
were better adapted to his tastes an
ambitions.
When Clerk Sampson Pope had con.
cluded the roll call, Rev. L. G. Blalock
the chaplsln of the Senate, PRAYED fer.
vently for Gods blessing on the de-
liberations of the session. Then, on
motion of Senator John Gary Evans,
Clerk Pope was dispatched to inform
the House that the Senate was ready
for business, and on the motion OF the
other Mr.. Evans, committee was sent
with a similar message to the Cover
DOR with the further information that
the Senate was ready to receive any
communication that ne might have for
it.
Messrs. George S. Mower, L. M. Ra-
gin and B. F. Miller were sworn In as
the successors, respectfully of Senator
Sligh of NeWberry, the late Senator
Deschamps of Clarendon and Senator
Strait of Lancaster. The Governors
private secretary with a message from
his Exc sllency was announced and the
message was received.
The only bill of general Importance
introduced was one by Senator Buist to
repeal the dispsnsary law and pro vide
a system of high license. The bill fixes
a minimum license of $3.50 and mum.
cipalities are permitted to make 1t
higher by voting TO that effect.
Senators Buist, Smythe and Finley
introduced number Of bills of a local
character.
Jesse T. CAN'T was appointed jour
nal clerk to succeed j. Y. Jones. re-
signed.
At 1890 o'clock Reading Clerk
Caughman, who still 'reigns at the
Speakers right, began the reading OF
the Governors message. 1t consumed
nearly two hours after which the sub
jects of which 1t treated were referred
to appropriate committees.
Senator Price was elected Chairman
of the penitentiaey committee to sue.
ceed Senator Deschamps, and Senator
E6rd was elected chairman Of the com.
mittee on interpretations to succeed
Senator Sigh. -.
On the nomination of Senator John
Gary Evans the three new Senators
were elected to the following commit
tees: Senator Mower, claims and
grievances, education and incorpora-
tions; Senator Miller, charitable insti.
tutions, federal relations and medical
affairs; Senator Ragin, contingent a..
accounts, engrossed bills, emigration
and printing.
On motion of Senator Wilson the
Senate adjourned until II o'clock to-
day.
SECOND DAY.
Co UMBIA, s. g., Nov. 30.-The
bill to reduce salaries OF State officers
and employees came up in the House
Yesterday.
As The the bill stood there was a re-
duc,ion OF about Is per cent, but before
the Leeisl ,tors got through with it, the
reduction OF some ofthe salaries amount
ed to twice that much, Mr.. Hill made
a vain effort to add $l00 to the sl,90O
hat it was proposed 20 give the State
officers, outside the Governor. Though
be was badly defeated on the first round
be went through the list categoricallY.
All of bis amendments were lost except
nne, and that a decrease. He succeed
ed IN changing the allowance Tor chap
lain of the penitentiary from $500 to
$500 amid laughter. Mr.. Kinard of Alb
5evllle moved to amend by changing $l,'
300 as the salaries of the Superinten'
dent of Education to $1,000. The yeas
and nays were called, resulting as fol.
lows:
Yeas-Speaker Jones, Ashley, Berry,
Blackwell, Blease, Breland, Bruce,
Boice, Carpenter, Carroll, Covington,
Davis, Dendy, Elder, Estridge, Farley,
Fielder, Foster, Graham, Gunter, Har
din, HerveY, Henderson, Hough, Hy'
drick, Jeffries, johnson, Kennedy, Kl.
uard, H.J. Lancaster, Lennon, Le'
sesne, Love, Lowrance, Lebon, Maui
din, Mitchell, Parks, Patton, Pearman.
Perry, Rast, Roper, Rowland, Rogers,
Russell, J. L. Smith, Stackhouse, Stall
yey, Slurkle, Tatum, Taylor, Tindal,
Weston. Wilborn, W. G. Wolfe, You
mans-56.
Nays-Andsrs srson, AVinger, Bacot,
Brezeals, Buist, Chandler, Cox, Coop.
er, Crum, Dennis, Dubose, j. T. Dun.
can, Edwards, Folk, Garris, Gary, Glo'
yer, Hamilton, Hammott, Hardee, Har'
per, Hill. Hughes, J. D. Klnard, Kirk
land, Lotion, Magill, McLaurin, Nc
White, Mishoe, Moses, Nettles. Philips
Rhodes, Rivers. Shuman, Skinner, A,
j. Smith, Stokes, Sudduth, Tupper,
Vaughan, Won Kolnitz, Waters, Wat
son, Watts, Whitmire, J. S. Wolf, Vel
deli, Whltnan-50.
Mr.. Kinard's amendmen. to reduce
the Supreme Court Justices to $4,000
and the Circuit Judges to $4,000 was
agreed to. Mr.. Lowrance succeeded
in carrying an amendment to reduce the
mileage OF members from 10 cents to 5
cents, by a vote ST 62 to As.
Mr.. Carroll moved to amend by max
ing the salaries of the railroad commits
sioners $1,000 instead of 1900. Mr.
Ashley slated that the commissioner
had worked only thlrty-two days during
last year, and it was ridiculous to pay
them $50 per day. He thought the Leg
islature ought to protect the railroads by
seeing that they did not have 20 pay
such large sum.
MIR, Hardee SAID that good men were
needed for this position, and decent liv
ing salaries should be paid them. Mr.
Whitman favored the reduction, saying
that tie commissioners could attend tx
their other business at the same time