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ferees obtained an opinion from At
torney General Barber on the question
of the salary reduction Act of 1898.
Mr.. Barber construed the Act as going
into effect, as to members, officers and
employees, at this session, or as having
gone into effect the first of this year.
He stated, however, that the Act as to
State officers does not 60 into effect
until the 1st of January, 1895.
The House confereeS came to the
conclusion that the law was against
them, although equity was on their
side. They, therefore, agreed to the
report that the House recede from its
position.
The House adopted the report with
out a speech or voice against it, and
so members were paid 81 day.
OTHER APPROPRIATIONS.
The House did not so readily agree
to the report of the free conference
committee on the general appropria-
ton bill, but finally came to time.
The chief differences between House
and Senate on this bill were as to the
appropriations for the educational in
stitutions. The House was in favor of
giving the South Carolina College
Sol, 900; Clemson, $4,000, and the
Citadel, $4,000. The Senate raised
these to 5000, S35, 1000 and $1s, ,O0G
respectively. The House refused to
agree to the increases, and free con-
ference committee had to be appoint
ed. On the part of the House the con-
ferees were Messrs. Gary, Garris and
Crum. .
The committee worked hard Satur-
day night and early yesterday morn
ing, but was unable to reach a unani-
NOUS conclusion. The Senators In
formed the House men that they
would not bulge, and that if the
House did not give in it would necessi-
tate an extra session. At last MIR.
Garris, of the House side, went over
to the Senators, making majority of
the committee. This majority recon-
mended that the House recede from
its position, the, Senate refusing to cut
anything except the appropriation for
Clemson College, which was put at
$25,
When the committee reported to the
House Mr., Garris said that he had
signed the report after finding that
unless the House agreed to the Senate
amendments an extra session of the
Legislature would be necessary. The
extra, session. he said, would cost
more money than the increases made
by the Senate in the appropriations.
It was a business ike-talk which MIR.
CARTS made.
,-Mr. Crum said that while he had
refused to sign the report he also
thought that the trouble would not
warrant an extra session. ",
After considerable talk the House
adopted the report of the committee
by vote of SO to %, as follows:
Yeas-Speaker Jones, Adams, Bacot,
Breazeale, Carroll, Cooper, Crum, w.
G. Davis, Devereux, Dothage, Duncan,
Elder, Floyd, Gadsden, Garris, Gary,
CASTOR, Gregory, Harper, Haselden,
Hiott, Hol}ins, Kennedy; Kinard,
Kirk, Demmon, Love, Magill, Mehr-
tens, Mellett, J. w. Mitchell. Nc
Keown, Patton, Price, Pyatt, Robert.
son, A. K. Sanders, Thomas, Todd,
Tyler, Wallace, Watson Weston,
Whitemire, T. S. Williams, John G.
Williams, Fred. Williams, Wilson,
Wyche and Pickens-50.
Nays-Blackwel, Bowman, Bran
lett, Brown, Burns, Caughman, L. 8.
Cohnor, Edwards, Finklea, Fowler,
Hammett, Hardy, Holloway, Hump
hreys. Iderton Lancaster, Leverett,
Moore, Mcintosh, Prince, Rowland,
Tatum, Thompson, Townsend, Thur
mond, War;, Welch, Wolf-29.
The committee split the differences
over the salaries of the health inspect
ors at the ports, reducing the pay
about half the amounts proposed by
the House. The House desired to give
only $500 forreprairs to the Executive
Mansion, but had to come to time and
agree to the Senate appropriation of
81, 900. The Senate also had its way
as to number Of minor differences
For instances the Senate reduced the
pay of State officers from 81, 1888
each year to $1,000, making even
amounts. It also cut off small sums
from the salaries of other State en-
ployees. The House at firstrefused to
accept this, but did so on the recon-
of the committee.
The differences as to the Dispensary
bill were settled as indicated in The
Register on Sunday, the salary of the
State Commissioner being fixed at $2,-
500 year.
A rather funny incident occurred in
the House short1 y after noon, when
about twenty-five members were
lounging around and talking to each
other. MIR. Thomas of Richland Of
fered joint resolution permitting the
use of the hall of the House for the
annual ball of the South Carolina
Club. The resolution stipulated that
the club would guarantee to secure the
State from all damages.
MIR. Mitchell of Lexington objected
to the resolution, and sprung the point
of no quorum.
Mr.. Caughman of Edgefeld hoped
the resolution would not pass. He
objected to it on general principles.
State property, he said, was not for
the use of balls. ...
Mr.. Cooper of Colleton could see no
objections to the passage of the resolu-
ton. Neither could Mr.. Blackwell of
Williamsburg. The latter thought it
simply and act of justice.
Mr.. Mitchell still objected, saying
the House should not be turned into
adancing room. His objection pre-