Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-08

purchase, out of tile ordinary funds OF
said commission, $12,500 Of state bonds
or. stock and surrender them to be
cancelled by the state treasurer. and
to relieve former state treasurers. w.
r. c. Bates and w. II. Zimmerman,
and State Treasurer r. H. Jennings,
and their respective bondsmen from
liability on their official bonds for the
said sum of $12.500 and the interest
thereon In bonds purloined.
The house set apart Tuesday night
for a meeting on the question Of drain
age and immigration. Speeches were
made by Ex-Governor Hayward. Col.
James Cosgrove, and Mr.. Elliott, a
government expert. Mr.. Heyward
made a strong appeal to the genera
assembly to sustain the immigration
department.
The Raysor "purification" bill came
in in the senate on Wednesday ana
after a number Of speeches was
brought to a vote and killed Il to 10.
The vote was as follows: YeasEELouis
Appelt, George H. Bates, c. l.. .Blease'
]. s. Brice, ]. II. Brooks, H. B. Carlisle,
C. II. Carpenter, Neils Christensen, Jr.,
B. w. Crouch, P. L. Hardin. X: w.
Haynes. ]. G. Holiday. w. L. Mauldin,
F. P. MCGOWAN, D. F. McKeithan. j.
C. Otis, Huger Sinkler. G. w. Sullivan,
T. G. Talbert. G. L. Toole, T. Y. Will
liams-total 81. Nays. d. Bivens,
]. H. Clifton, ]. r. Earle. D. F. Ehrd,
]. s. Griffin, w. r. Hough. w. ).
Johnson, B. F. Kelley. G. K. Laney, T.
M. Raysor T. L. Rogers, James Stack
house, B. F. Townsend, Legrand g.
Walker. w. H. Wells, F. H. Weston
total Is. In the balloting the pairs
were as follows: Senator Smith with
Senator Black. and Senator Bass with
Senator Graydon, the latter senators
being in favor Of the Raysor BILL
There are several new features in
the general appropriation bill, which
made it's appearance in printed form
yesterday. The militia get $4,000 to
bring the companies into such condi-
ton. as will pass the Dick law require
ments. providing that no companies
are to be dropped except for unmili-
tary conduct. The attorney general Is
to get $1,000 to pay for expenses In
prosecuting any state officer and $1,000
for prosecuting the railroad merger
case. The dispensary board Is allowed
$3.50 to pay Attorney ]. E. Mcdonald
to discover that dispensary directors
might ship back much Of the whisky
bought by the old board, but S"all
boards" hereafter are directed totem-
ploy counsel only on the advice OF the
attorney general. Commissioner Wat
sons department Is allowed ten thou
sand dollars for expenses as against
three thousand formerly. The colleges
are provided for as follows: South
Carolina university $5S,4S0, Of which
SAL 900 Is for general purposes and $l,-
100 for increase in salary of professors,
$500 for rent for the professors, $500
for tin roofs, $1,000 for three profess
sors' houses, $3,280 for scholarships at
$40 each. Winthrop college receives
s57.S13 for general and $12,400 for
scholarships. total $70,213. The Cita-
del receives $25,000 for general, $3.50
for library. $500 for repairs. $500 to
buy the police station. Total, $34,2b0.
The colored college at Orangeburg ST.
500 Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute
$500 general, $500 repairs, $4,000 to
establish culinary department, $500 for
extra teachers. Total $4,000. State
hospital for the insane $160,00O for
general. $4,000 for repairs, $4,000 for
last years deficit, $500 for insurance.
Total $1S2,S Catawba Indians, w.
500. Pensions $250,000. Board phos-
phate commissioners $4,000. Confed-
crate home school at Charleston, $2,-
0OO Winthrop practice school. $4,000.
For Calhoun monument at Washing
ton. $4,000. The total is $1,321. 1883.
which is $4,000 ahead Of last year.
Fifty thousand dollars for high schools.
Fifteen thousand for artificial limbs.
Fifteen thousand for state house
grounds. Thirty-five hundred for state
reunion. In addition also state house
commission will ask Tor twenty thou
sand for repairs on the state house.