The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13

he does not he shall submit his rca-
sons to the General Assembly" The
board or PardonS has never been pro
Vlded by the Legislature aud very lit.
| tie good could be accomplished by
such board, for the 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 has
thought on the subject at all. will
question the fact that the State Of
South Carolina should have n new and
modern home for it's chief magis-
trnte. 1t is urged that IL proper man
sion should be erected for the occu-
| pancV Of the States Governor.
SPECIAL COURTS.
Tho Legislature Of 1900 passed an
| Act providing for special courts and
the manner OF obtaining them. Thn
pay Of the special Judge was fixed, but
no fund was provided out of which 10
pay him. The attention Of the Leg
| islnture OF 1901 was called to this
matter. The per diem Of these Spc-
cial Judges has been paid out OF the
| contingent fund of the Governor, and
UP to the past year this has been
done without cxhausting this fund
The past year, however, the demand
! for special courts has been SO heavy
that the contingent fund was uN.
| hauStcd, and claims for rewards and
other matters to the amount of ST..
| 76l.2a have not been paid. These will
be placed before the Committee ON
Claims and ] nSk that you make pro
vision for their payment, as it will
not be right to charge them 10 the
next contingent fund. In this list
there arc claims for special judges
amounting to $1,247.1d and ! have
305.09. IF the law providing for spc.
cial courts Is to remain in force a
fund should be provided for the pay
mcnt OF tho Judges. It seems to me,
| however. that there are cases in which
special courts are asked where thcT"
Is no necessity for them. for have
observed that in somo instances al
ter the special court had been held
the regular term was called off. II.
however. there is demand for those
extra courts. and tho demand is IN
crcasing, it would hc better to iE-
crease the number Of circuits and do
away with the call for extra courts.
INSURANCE LICENSEES.
| ] trust you have examined the in.
| surancc report issued from the Office
Of the Comptroller General and have
read the Recommendation made by
that officer.
PENSIONS.
That 1t is right and proper that the
state should do all it can to care for
the deserving and needy Confederate
SoIdier. no one will question. II
should be the patriotic concern OF all
true citizens of the State to see to it,
that no man who upheld the cause OF
South Carolina in the troublous times
from 'G1 to '65 shall be sent to the
county home, but that all who need
the help OF the State have IL sulf,-
gently to make their declining years
frer from worry and care and full OF
all the blessings IT. is possible for
the State to extend. The Southern
cause was not upheld by hirclings o,
slaves or those who fought from mcr-
ccnarN motives. The Southern sol
uler went to battle for a cause he be
hcVcd to be right and just, and be-
cansc OF his love for his lone and
his hrcSidc. But for these patriotic
sustaining motives he never could
nave put mp the fight which he did
against such odds OF numbers and re.
sources. IL Is not the purpose of ui:'
pension laws to pension all who were
deserving Confederate soldiers, but
I
tcd with an appropriation Of $50, 600
ana last year it reached 5000, 600.
lEat thcrc are many on the rolls who
90 not ncCd the assistance OF the
! STATE Is matter which is attracting
tnc notlcn of many Confederate sol.
clefS themselves, and this fact is y
| violation OF the intention for which
our pension laws were enacted. Thu
trouble hes with the county boards.
IL TOO often happens that these boards
argue that ,ho Stat" appropriation ,s
gong TO be expended, and the more
IVY Gun get Tor their counties the
! oetter' ana thus they put on the rolls
| tnosc who. though they como With,
the strict letter Of the law, under rs
intention should not be there. Ac.
cording to the report OF the Comm.
uollef General there arc now 7.760
on the pension rolls Of the State,
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSE
TION.
AZ the last session OF the Lccisl,
turc, the Appropriation Bill carricG
win 1t twenty-five hundred dollars
ana any uncXpcndcd bala ace OF the
appropriation Of the Act to provide
for the South Carolina Intcr.Stotn
ana West Indian Exposition, for thr
purpose or preserving the exhibits of
Il permanent character at said Itvno.
! Sltion. and such county exhibits a..
| may bc placed under the care of the
! commission. so as 10 form an exhibit.
at inc Louisiana Purchase Exposition
| ms Exposition viii not be held untiI
! l"o4. The commission for the South
Caroilna Interstate and West Indian
| ENpoSlllon have an unexpected boi
ahcc OF about $1,000. A dctailcn
statement OF their transactions, show.
ing the exact balance, will be submit
tea TO you. The present commission
! nave also handed in their designations
! IT. VIII DC necessary for you TO pro.