The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-02-14
Legislative DOinsS.

The senate bill providing for state
board of parlons was killed. Wise ac-
ton.
The bill providing that graduates CT
the Charleston Medical College may
practice without being examined by the
State medical board has passed the
senate.
J.W Bolts, the only colored member ct
the house, offered an amendment to the
pension bill, that $4,000 be appropriated
for the servants of Confedcrates who
assisted in the late war.
The appropriation bill was presented
in the house last Wednesday. After
the usual wrangle over some of the items
the bill was adopted, and the following
are the appropriations made:
Salary of governor, $3,OOo private sec
retary, 81 $50; messenger, $4Oo; contingent
fund, $4,000; stationery. $500; steno-
grapher, $4OO.
Salary of secretary of state, $1,000;
clerk, 81 $50; contingent fund, $50; sta
tionery, $500; extra clerk hire $4oo; for
books, blanks, etc, $500.
Comptroller generals salary, $1,000;
three clerks, $1,4O0 each; contingent
fund, $500; printing, $500; stationery,
$500; travelling expenses, $500.
State treasurer, $1,000; chief clerk,
81 800; two bookeepers, 1880 each: con-
tingent fund $780, printing of bonds and
stocks, $4,000; stationery, 5000.
Superintendent of education, $1,000;
clerk, 5000; contingent fund, $500; print
ing, books, etc, $3.50. State board en-
penses, $500; stationery, $500; stcnc-
grapher, $4OO; travelling expenses, 5000
Adjutant general, 81 800; assistant ad-
iutant general $1,000; State armorcr,
$3.50; travelling expenses, $3.50; contin-
gent fund, $500; stationery, $50; repair
ing arsenal at Beaufort. 5000; for the
militia, $4,000.
Attorney general, $1,000; assistant,
81 $50; contingent fund, $3.50; stationery,
$lOO; litigation expenses, $1,000; for
emergency $500, if necessary.
Railroad commissioners salaries, So
700; secretary, $1,000; contingent fund,
81 200.
State librarian, $500; contingent fund,
$175; stationery, $500; other expenses,
$1O0
Two watchmen State house, 5000; jani-
tor, $3.50; engineer $75 for seven months
and $25 for five months; two firemcn at
$S5 per month for five months; keepers
contingent fund, 5000.
Supreme court, Chief Justice Mclver,
81 $50; Justice Gary, $s,s5O; Justice Jones,
1850; Justice Pope, $s,s5O; clerk, $500;
librarian, $500; reporter, $500; attendant,
$500; messenger, 5000; contingent fund,
$500; books for library, $500; 100 copies
of 50 and Goth reports, 81 200.
For each of the eight circuit judges,
$4,000; solicitors, ,050; stenographers,
$4,000.
Board of Health-For quarantine pur-
poses, $4,000; for State board, $s,sW;
Charleston quarantine station Se,65c;
St. Helena's, $780,. Port Royal, $1,s15;
Georgetown, $675; Lazaretto, $500; clerk
|,b;re for State hoard. $500.
Salaries of county auditors, s25,50;
printing for county auditors, $500.
South Carolina college, $2s,l0', and
$11 900 for stewards hall.
Winthrop college, $4,000; for scholar
ships, IS ,456; for new dormitory, $2O,94o.
The Citadel, $a5,0O0; repairs, $'5c;
laundry, 81, 800; laboratory, $3.50; library,
$4,000.
State colored college, $S,0OO-
For the public schools, 100000.
Cedar Springs deaf, dumb and blind
asylum, 100000, and $4,000 for the erec-
tion of a new building.
Salaries of State penitentiary officials
$5,4OO. .,oo
Catawba Indians, $500, and 5000 for
school.
The State hospital for the insane is to
get: For running expenses, $loO,Ooo;
building purposes, $4,000; Wallace pro-
perty debt, $4,12O; salary of superinten-
dent, $4,000; board of regents, $1,000.
For the completion of the State capitol,
$4,000.
Charleston exposition, $4,000.
The largest single item is $2S5, ,45.45
to meet the interest on the public debt.
In the same connection is 100000 for the
payment of past due interest liable to
accrue on old bonds and stocks liable to
be funded under the laws of this State.
For the pensions 100000; 5000 for
clerk and $lso for postage, etc.
Public printing, $4,000; claims, $500;
governors mansion repairs, $3.50; water;
$4,000; lights, $4,000; fuel, $1,000; phos-
phate inspector, $500.
A number of improvements on the
State house are contemplated, among
them $4,000 for rewriting. The amount
for repairs to roof is $3.50.
Phosphate inspectors salary, 81 200.
For legislative examining committees
on penal and charitable institutions
$4Ga.
Salary of code commissioner, $4oo.
Expenses of committee to examine
books of State officials, $500.50.
Expenses of militia in Georgetown and
Florence troubles, $2,536.l0.
Unpaid accounts. stationery of house,
$as444
Expenses J. 3. Watson, witness, $l6.20.
Rent of office of State superintendent
of education, $400.
Salary L. NJ Ragin, clerk, State board
of canvassers, $50.
Gas used in session of 1899, $lG9.21.
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