The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-02-07

much more credit to the young man
VINO Is now assisting the State super.
intcndcnt of education.
Mr.. Hardin was willing to let TIC
clerk be called "assstant superintcn,
dent" but he wanted the salary to re-
main at 5000.
MIR. WinSo opposed the hill on the
ground of piling up unnecessary eX.
pcnse.
Mr.. Moses, of the ways and means
committee, favored the bill. Just last
year the Legislature promoted the clerk
OF the adjutant general TO the rank of
colonel and assistant adjutant general
with an increase from 5000 TO 81 200
The clerk of the State supc1indent of
education gets less than any other de-
partment official AMI has cXactng
work which he dispatches with credit.
Mr.. Kinard said that he would offer
an amendment to provide that the
State supcrindent employed no other
clerical force than the assistant whose
salary should be 81 200. Mr.. Kinar,l
stated that the office now employs {,
stenographcr at salary of $4CO. He
wanted to do away with this position if
the clerks salary be raised. lie con-
tinucd that the office Of State superin-
tendent Of education has indeed done
a let of work since Mr.. DlcMahan had
been there, but il had to great extent
been unnecessary work. lie then
| went on 10 say that the Office had
exceeded its appropriation in having a
great amount of special and unneccs-
sary printing done. No official in
South Carolina has right to exceed
its appropriation. This Office has gone
from 81 900 TO 81 200.
Mr.. Rucker was opposed to the bill
and also to Mr.. lIardn's amendment.
For if the Office Of assistant supcrin-
| tcndent be created, even with salary
of 5000, it will not be Il year before
another increase is asked for.
Mr.. Idde, of Orangcbury, opposed
the bill. 1t had not been shown tn t
| the clerk was unable to do the work for
| the salary. 1t had not been shown
that an increase in salary would secure
more and better work.
On motion of Mr.. &. Il. Robinson
the pill was indefinitely postponed or
killed by large majority.
CilARLESTONS FERRY.
There was sholt but interesting
debate over Il bill introduced by Mr.
Bacot, by request, relating to the char
| ter of ferries. The hlli proposed to
| amend the law now in force by de-
caring that each and every public
ferry i'll this State shall operate daily
continuously from & 4. m. and ending
| not later than 8 p. M.
Mr.. Dorroh of GrGcnvilc, represent
ing a minority Of the interpretations
committee, submitted q substitute bill
| The Majority OF the committee have
| reported uutavorably upon the 0rigi-
| nal bill.
The original bin applied 10 all kinds
| Of ferries-thc substitute to "stcam
| ferries" alone. The substitute con-
| tanned The provision Of the original bill
| that the ferry should be operated until
8 O'Clock at night, and, ii any person
meet with an unnecessary delay at the
| hands OF the ferry, the sum of $40 for
every hour of such delay could be col
i,ctcd bJ the parties kept waiting.
| The maximum rate Of toll was fixed al
10 cents for IL single passenger for Il
| trip.
Mr.. Crosgrovc moved to table the
substitute bill
Mr.. Mcleod, of Sumter, also mem
| Der OF the committee OH interpretations,
explained the issue at stake. 1t had
been represented TO the committee that
the business interests Of the town Of
MI. Pleasant were involved in the
bill. a few years ago i line Of ferry
boats from Charleston was lun TO
| Mount Pleasant to connect with the
street car line from the latter place 70
Sullivan's Island. The construction of
that street car line had been of untold
benefit to Mount Plcasan, for people
from Charleston began to move there
us they could for cents so to tho city
and could return on the . o'clock even
ing boat. Since that time, however,
the Charleston Consolidated company
had raised the fare to 10 cents and had
taken of the 8 O'Clock boat. The dam.
age TO the town of MI. Pleasant is
estimated at 40 per cent. This bill
allows the ferry company what it had
asked for, to place the maximum fare
at 10 cents, and on the other hand it
had gwen the people of Mt. Pleasant
what they desirc---a boat at . p. m.
By taking off this boat the company
had hurt MI. Pleasant, because the
residents who worked in Charleston
were forced TO move to the city, not
being able to catch night boat.
Mr.. Cosgrovc opposed The bill. lie
has a residence on Sullivan's island
which is seven miles from Charleston
and four miles from Mt. Pleasant,
being reached from Charleston by tie
ferry to Mt. Pleasant. Up 10 three
years ago there had been but three
boats day to MI. Pleasant, now there
are seven. This bill is wrong because
it fixes an arbitrary late of 10 cents a
trip. This would prevent rival cor
poration from coming into the field,
for Sullivan's island is seven miles
from. Charleston and q boat could not
operate between those localities for a
ten cent fare.
The 8 o'clock boat to Mt. Pleasant is