The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-04

special for railroad bonds Sumter,
8 $40 mills Saluda, 2 mills, jurors
3-8 mill roads, etc, 3 4 mill, Court
House l 1-2 mills. survey l 8 mill;
Spartanburg, 8 mills, bonds l ID
mills. sinking fund l mill. road tax
3 4 mill. Jail l2 mill !; Union, 4 mills,
railroad bonds 3 mills, sinking fund
2 mills +; Oconee, 2 IL mills, roads l
mill, Oraugeburg, 2 IL mills F; Will
liamsburg, 5 mills York 3 l 2 mills
The income tax bill was discussed
at length and killed.
The Gospel Temperance Union bill,
a substitute for the dispensary sys-
tenn, was taken up and after discus
sion was killed By vote of 63 to %.
TheSumter delegation voted solidly
tor the bill.
The Senate disposed Of a few
minor matters and then took up the
bill reducing railway passenger rates,
and spent the entire day discussing
it. The bill was finally passed.
Gov. Evans transmitted to the
Senate at the night session mes
sage vetoing the joint resolution to re-
nit the unpaid State and county
taxes for the fiscal year ending Nov.
l 1892, in Beaufort county and a part
of Colleton county His message
was as follows:
l regret that am compelled tc do
this, as | am satisfied 30 far as Collie.
ton county is concerned the resolu-
tion is a proper one, but Beaufort
county stands in an entirely different
position. The resolution on it's face
purports to relieve the sufferers from
the storm in the year 1892, and #
this could be effected l should not
hesitate to approve it
Upon inquiry find that in the
county of Beaufort over $4,000 of
this tax has been paid, and there re.
mains unpaid in round numbers S8,.
O00 Of this sum over $4,000 is due
by large taxpayers, merchants and
corporations in the city Of Beaufort,
who are amply able to pay their
taxes, and should be made to do so
1t will be seen that the real sufferers,
the poor people Of the county, have
paid their taxes, and it would be
clearly unjust to remit those Of the
wealthier class unless the amounts
paid by the poorer class were re.
funded.
The resolution does not do this,
and upon the request of a majority
of the delegation in the House anG
the county officers of Beaufort coun-
ty I am forced to withhold my ap-
proval AS to the county of Cole
ton | would respectfully recommend
that a resolution be passed by your
honorable body giving them the re-
lief desired, as in that county the
taxpayers are unable to pay, and the
county affairs, | am reliably inform
ed, will not be embarrassed thereby.
Respectfully.
John Gary Evans, Governor.
| Columbia, S. G., Feb. 25 By
passing most of the senate second
reading bills on it's calendar, the
upper house got it's affairs in excel.
lent shape yesterday. There was no
particularly important measures taken
up and the session was rather dull.
There is prospect Of Beaufort peo-
pie, or most of them, obtaining a
remittal Of their taxes, bill being
introduced yesterday which is de-
signed to give relief except to those
who are liable to pay "
The report Of the conference com
mittee on the registration bill, which
failed to agree, was received and
Senators Finley, Mower and E6rd ap.
pointed on committee on free con
ference
Mr.. Barwell asked for an expIa-
nation of the bill to declare the law
relative to interchange of freight be-
tween common carriers of this State
Mr. Moses stated that the object of
the bill was to force the Atlantic
Coast Line to take freight from the
Clyde steamers in Charleston without
the same being prepaid, and on col.
lecting freight at the terminal point
to pay over to the Clyde steamship
company it's prorata share. As the
matter now stood, the Atlantic Coast
Line would not do that and endeav.
ored to force towns on it's lines to re-
ceive their goods via Norfolk.
Mr.. Barnwell did not see how the
bill would accomplish the purpose
desired He had no objection to it's
purpose, but the bill as drawn was
foolish and he would vote agaist it.
Mr.. Moses said they would take
their chances on the bills, being eff
fective and he would assume the