The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-05

Tillinghast and Rev. L. 7. Carroll.
The first ballot resulted: Tillinghast
80, Carroll 81, Wingard 80. The sec
ond ballot resulted: Tillinghast 25,
Carroll 6s, Wingard 80.
Speaker Jones made the following
appointments at the same time stating
that the remaider of the positions
would be filled to-day: Assistant Clerk,
S. w. Vance; Journal Clerk, w. w.
Rice; Bill Clerk, 7. G. Hamer; Keeper
of the Speakers Room, James w.
Gary Doorkecpers, J. R. Witherspoon
Peter Sanders, Hugh w. Toylor.
The usual committee was appointed
to wait upon the Governor and it re-
turned with message that he would
communicate with the House to-day.
The House had more fun than a
little drawing for seats after it had
finished its other work. Under the
rules the names of the counties are put
in q hat. A slip is drawn out. The
county whose name is OH it has first
choice at seats; the secon county second
choice; the third county has third and
so on. The members pick their seats
and always take what they think are
the best.
York County won the first choice i'll
the drawing, Clarendon secured second
and Kershaw third. The members of
these counties all picked good seats
near to and on the centre aisle and
about midway up the aisle. Charles,
ton was near the lastand the Barnwell
delegation got last choice. They had
to take seats wherever any were left
and are badly divided lot of men.
An Old Song.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 30.-As US
ual the members of the legislature are
talkin a great deal about reducing sal
aries, and the following bill was in
troduced in the House on the first day
of the session by Representative Burns
from Oconee:
Governor to $4,000, Governors
private secretary to$1 900, Governors
messenger to $3.50.
Secretary of State to 81, 400, chief
clerk to 81, ,000, other clerks in proper
ton. -.
Comptroller General to$1 400, chief
clerk to $1,000, bookkeeper to 5000.
State Treasurer to 81 600, chief clerk
81, 900, bookkeper to $500.
Superintendent of Education to ST.
400, with 5000 for travelling expenses,
his clerk to $500.
Adiutant and Inspector General to
81, 200, and to be allowed no clerk.
Attorney General to 81, 900 and his
assistant to 81, $50.
Chief Justice and Associate Justices
of the Supreme Court to $4,000 each.
Circuit Judges to 1000 each.
Clerk of Supreme Court to $500,
messenger and attendant tC 5000 each,
Librarian to $500, reporter to $500.
Superintendent of the Penitentiary
to 81, 400, physician and captain of the
guard to $500 each, chaplain to s40O,
directors to 81 per day while serving
and the same mileage as paid to MEM
bers of the Legislature:
Superintendent of the Asylum to
$4,000, regents to 81 per day and mile
age.
Solicitors to 81, 900 each except the
First Circuit, the pay for which is tc
be 81, 200.
State Librarian to 5000
Senators and Members of the House
to 81 per day and mileage.
Clerk of the Senate to $500, assist
ant and reading clerk to $3.50 each,
sergeant-at-ar to $125. Same officers
of the House same salaries.
This is the bill. The Columbia Reg
lister says the reductions appear to be
too sweeping and radical to gain favor
with the General Assembly. The
salary reduction bill which was pass
ed by the last Legislature does not 60
into effect until January, 1895, and it
is said that bill will be introduced
repeating the bill which made these
reductions.