The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-02-14

increase the pension appropriation %
| $500, 600.
In years past Confederate veterans
who were members Of the house have
| had to plead for the pension appropria-
ton. Yesterday. however, ;he gallant
old "ReDs" were called upon merely
20 thank the sons of veterans for
passing the bill. The bill passed
second reading vi. hout serious trouble.
The house killed Mr. JEo. p. Thomas
iii 10 repeal the income tax law. and
also Mr. Thomas bill 20 create the
office of county solicitor.
Twen;y-eighth Day-Mr. J. Harvey
Wilson. chairman Of the ways and
means committee. c1llcd up the appro-
priation bill to provide Tor the expense
Of conducting thu State government for
1901
There was very little quibble over
thc sections relating to the pay Of Stara
off ecials in The executive and judicial
departments. the bill being taken up
;.rd acted upon section by section.
The appropriations for the offices If
tie governor. the secretary o. state;
the attorney general. the state creasu:-
er and the adjuIant and inspector gen.
eral were granted without quibble.
There was little change in the above
departments except that the governor
Is given a Gtenographer at a salary of
$400.
The house attacked two items in the
section relating to the office OF State
superintendent of education. The bill
provided a salary Of $500 for the CLERK.
Mr.. McMaS er moved to increase this
| 70 1850 Mr.. Butler moved 70 table
the amendment and this latter mo:ioh
prevailed.
There was an item of S1,3l9 for
printing, stationery for use Of publ:
schools. Mr.. CASTOR inquired what
his was for Mr. Prince said Mr.. Nc
Mahen had had printing done in COM
pliance with requirements of the law,
but that he had not had funds enough
to pay for This printing.
The appropriation to the South Caro-
lima College was fixed at $4,000.
The sections Of the bill adopted up
to the hour of recess made the fol-
lowing appropriations:
STATE HOUSE EXPENSES.
Salary of governor $4,000. private
secretary $3.50, messenger $400, con-
tingent fund $4,000. stationery $780,
stenographer S400.
Salary of secretary Of state $1,000.
clerk 1880. contingent fund $3.50. sta
tionery $500, extra clerk hire $500, for
books, blanks. ETC., $500.
Comptroller generals salary $1,000
three clerks $1,40O each. contingent
fund 5000. printing $500. stationery
$500, travelling expenses $500.
State treasurer $1,000, chief clerk
81 800, two bookkeepers $3.50 each;
| contingent fund 5000, printing Of
bonds and stocks $4,000, stationery
5000.
| Superintendent of education $1,000,
| clerk 5000, contingent fund 5000,
printing, books. &c, s1.319. State
board expenses $500. stationery $500,
stencgrapher S40O, travelling expenses
$500.
Adjutant general $500. assistant
adjTtant general $1,000, state armorer
$3.50, travelling expenses $3.50. contin-
gent fund $500, stationery $3.50. re-
| pairing arsenal at Beaufort $500, for
the militia $4,000.
Attorney general $1,000, assistant
$3.50, contingent fund $3.50, station
cry 500, litigation expenses $500, for
emergency $780, if necessary.
Railroad commissioners salaries s.
700. secretary $1,000. contingent fund
$1,000.
State librarian $500. contingent fund
s175, stationery 5000, other expenses
| $100.
Two wa.chmen State house 5000,
janitor $50, engineer s75. for seven
months and S25 for five months, two
firemen at $50 per month for i've
| months; keepers contingent fund 5000,
Supreme court, Chief Justice McIver
s2,S5O Justice Gary $3.50. Justice
Jones $3.50. Justice Pope $3.50. clerk
! $500, librarian $500, reporter 5000, at
tendant 5000. messenger 5000, contin-
gent fund $500, books for library $500,
100 copies Of 59.h and Goth reports. ST..
$780,
For each of the eight circuit judges
$1,000. solicitors $11,050, stenographe.s
| $1OOOQe.
Roxt,d OF Health-For' quarantine
purposes $4,000; for State boaD g.
200, Charles;on quarantine stsGon 81
$50, ST. IHelena's $3.50, Port Boyal
sI.275, Georgetown $685. Lazareste
$500, clerk hire for State beard $500.
! Salaries OF county auditors S25,500,
printing for county auditors $500.
Twenty-ninth Day.-The house of
representatives vote to give $lO0.OOO
20 the public schools in addition to the
o.her funds which they receie.
| The South Carolina college will get