The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-15

The Governor Hi~y au9pt Iie iSNoi'
mendations of such Boas;H hlt in case
he does not he shall submit s's Lea-
sons to the General Assembly. -
Board of Pardons has never been pro-
yidcd by tho Legislature and very III
tie good could be accomplished ny
such board. for tho responsibility IS
at last, on the Governor. and he must
meet and bear It.
NEW MANSION:
No one who has had opportunity To
Look into the matter or who mas
thought on the subject at ALL, VIII
question the fact that the state OF
South Carolina should have new ana
moderu home for lts chief magis'
trsta: It is iirgcd that a propsr man
sion sii6ttid he erected for the occ't'
nancy of the Statss Governor.
SPECIAL CoUKrs,
The Legislature of 1900 passed MI
Act nroviding for special courts and
the maniilsi ~ obtaining them. Tha
nav Of the special judge was fixed, but
no fund was provided out O. which -
raw him. The attention OF the Leg
isIature OF 1901 was called 10 'EiS
mat:Tr. The per diem OF these spe-
cial Judges las been paid out OF the
contingent fund of the Governor. anu
M to the past year this has been
done without eyliausting this funu.
Tho mast wear. however. the demand
f0F s5eeIaI courts has been so heavy
that ttS contingent fuad was OK.
hausted. and claims for rewards ana
other matters to the $moInt OF ST..
761 25 have not been paid. These Will
be placed before the Committee on
Claims and I ask that you make pre-,
vision for their payment. as 1t VIII
not be risht 81 charge them to tins
next contingent fund. In this llst
there arc claims for special judges
amounting to Sl,247.14 and nave
paid already for this purpose 81
3,S;no. If the law providing for spc-
! cial courts Is to remain in force a
| fund should be provided for the pay
ment of the judges. 1t seems 70 me-
however, that there are cases IN WHICH
special courts are asked where tne'e
! Is no necessity for them. for have
| observed that in some instances al:
fter the special court had been held
tne regular term was called OIL. IL.
however. there is demand for these
extra courts. and the demand is IN
creasing, it would be better to liz
crease the number of circuits and GO
away with the call for extra courts.
| INSURANCE LICENSES.
trust YOU have examined the in
s,irafice report issued from the ohicS
of the Comptroller General and have
read the mltte3dations made by
that officer.
PENSIONS.
That 4 is right and proper that the
State should do all 1t can to care loi
the deserving and needy Confederate
soldier. no one will question. II
should be the patriotic concern OF al
true citizens Of the State to see to II
that no man who upheld the cause oi
South Carolina in the troublous times
from 'G1 tn '6j shall be sent to tbs
county home. but that all who neet
the help of the State have 1t sum
cicntly to make their declining year:
free from worry and care and full o.
all the blessings 1t is possible fol
the State to extend. The Souther
cause was not upheld by hirelings y
slaves or those who fought from mel
lcenary motives. The Southern sol
-Sar.-af eeru5C
lieyed to be- right and Just, and bt
cause of his love for his lone an
his firesida. But for these patriot
| t,t~ he
have put up the fight which he al
against such odds OF numbers and rf
sources. II Is not the purpose OF otI
pension laws to pension all who wer
deserving Confederate soldiers, bu
only those who arc needy. We star
ted with an appropriation Of $4,000
and last year 1t reached $200,O0'
That there are many on the rolls VII
10 not need the assistance Of tn
State is a matter which is attractiH
the notice of many Confederate so
fiers themselves. and this fact is
violation OF the intention for whic
our pension laws were enacted. Tn
trouble lies with the county boards
Il too often happens that these board
argue that Tho State appropriation
going to be expended. and the NOR
they can get for their counties tn
better, and thus they put on the roll
those who. though they como With!
the strict letter Of the law, under II
: intention should not be there. AZ
, cording to the report OF the ComI
troller General there are now 1.I6
on the pension rolls OF the State.
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOS
TION.
. At the last session of the Legisl;
ture. the Appropriation Bill carrie
with It twenty-five hundred dollar
and any unexpcrded balance of tn
appropriation Of the Act to provid
for the South Carolina Tnter.Stat
{ and West Indian Exposition for tn
purpose CT preserving the exhibits {
. permanent character ct said EXpf
, sition. and such county exhibits a
; may be placed under the care Of tn
: commission. so as to form an eXhib
! at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
This Exposition will not he held unit
| 1904. The commission for the Sout
: Carolina Interstate and West India
? Exposition have an unexpected la
ance of about $1,000. A detaile
statement Of their transactions, shoV
t ing the exact balance. will be submit
: ted to you. The present commissio
have also handed in their resignation