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hat said section when so amended

Section $50. The State of South Car
olina shall annually appropriate the
sum of 100000, which shall be an.
portioned among the several counties
in the proportion of the claims appro-
we'd in such counties, and shall be dis
tributed as hereinafter provided.
Section 4. That section 951 of the
revised statutes of 1893 be amended so
that said section when so amended
shall read as follows:
Section 951. On salesday in October
in every year the surviving soldiers
and sailors who were in the service of
the Confederate States, or of this State,
in the late war between the States, re-
siding in any county in this State,
shall be authorized to meet in conven-
ton in the court house of such county
at II o'clock a. m, or such hour
thereafter on such days as will pro-
cure as large an attendance as may be
had, and organize by electing a chair
man and secretary, after which they
may elect by ballot two of their mum.
ber, who shall receive majority OF
the ballots cast in such election, who,
together with the county auditor, the
county treasurer and a practicing ply.
sician, the latter to be selected by the
other members of the board) shall
compose a board of pension commits
sioners for such county until the next
ensuing election hereunder. After
first being duly sworn fairly and inn.
partially to discharge the duties here.
in prescribed for them to the best OF
their ability, and filing such oath in
clerks Office in such county, they
shall meet as soon as practicable with
the county examining board of pen
slons, and, with them, examine the
pension roll for such county, and
shall select therefrom such number Of
the most needy applicants as will be
sufficient to consume the appropria-
ton for such county, allowing 10 each
applicant so elected the sum of three
dollars per month from such appro-
priation. In selecting such applicants
for PENSION the said board shall have
regard to their physical condition and
financial means, and also to the finan-
cial condition of their near relatives,
and shall, in,every instance select the
most helpless and needy applicants
for aid that can, in their judgment, be
found upon the pension roll. A ma.
jurity of the members present COM
posing the two said boards shall be
necessary to determine any matter
presented to them, and a majority Of
each board shall be necessary to form
said joint board. As soon as such
board completes its list as above they
shall certify the same to the clerk OF
court for such county, who shall rec.
ord the same in a list to be designated
Approved pension roll for 49," and
shall certify such list to the secretary
of state, and such persons shall con-
stitute the pension roll entitled to re-
ceive the aid herein provided fol the
ensuing fiscal year. If from any
cause the meeting herein provided for
should not be held on salesday in Oc-
tober in any year, the same may be
held on salesday in November follow
ing, and the action of ;'uch meeting
shall be as valid as if held in October.
Said. board, or a majority of them, are
to decide all questions relating to pen.
sions in their respective counties, sub
iect, however, to the right of review
by the State board. The compensation
of the two veterans and the physician
shall be three dollars for each days
service.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The following bills were thea Or
dered to third reading without dis
sent:
Mr.. Garris' bill to fix the rate for
the transportation of passengers by
railroad companies in this State.
Mr.. OTIS bill to require railroads in
this State to provide separate first
class coaches for the accommodation
of white and colored passengers.
Mr.. Miles bill to regulate the lssu-
ing of checks, scrip and due bills to
laborers and wage workers.
The bill relating to the severance OF
Clafin college from Claain university
and the establishment of a normal, In
dustrial, agricultural and mechanical
college for the colored race.
When the second reading bills were
reached at the request Of Mr.. Good
win the bill relating to school claims
was taken up out of its regular order.
The bill was ordered to a third read
ing without any trouble. It permits
the county treasurer, supervisor and
school commissioners of all the coun-
ties save seven or eight which are
mentioned, to borrow money to pay
school claims.
AS TO LABOR CONTRACTS.
Mr.. Thurmond's bill to amend the
law so as to increase the penalty for
the violation of agricultural labor
contracts, giving jurisdiction to the
courts of sessions, was then taken up.
Mr.. Thurmond said that at present the
penalty was too light. He thought If
Iaborers left their employers in busy
seasons they should be punished, If
a few of them were put on the chain
gang it would have good effect. He
said the present penalty of 30 days had
noefect.
Mr.. Breazeale thought that the pas
sage of this bill would mean giving
the strong power to Cypress the weak.
He moved to Indefinitely postpone
the bill, and Mr.. Thurmond demanded
the roll call on this. The bill was in
definitely postponed by vote of "a to
18.
WORK OF RAILWAY employees.
Mr.. Rast's bill to regulate the hours
of labor of trainmen on railroads IN
this State and to provide for the viola