The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-11-27
States money into higher institutions;

States money into higher institutions:
Those who then said twas right, now
want to leave it to the legislature |
say that they should be recognized as
a part OF the fundamental law Of the
land. Didn't we act we'll by public
schools after the friends Of public
schools got their support: Are You
going to turn your back on the higher
institutions to build up the sectarian
institutions? All, my friends, the
friends of these institutions wherever
they are, let us all join together and
90 forward on wider field OF educa
ton and recognize these institutions.
Mr.. George D. Tillman spoke at
length in favor of Mr.. Watson S
amendment. Mr.. McMahan spoke on
the other side.
MR. BUIST.
Mr.. Buist said he was greatly sur
prised to know that there were men
on the floor who were apparently
agents of denominational colleges.
he thought they we're here to repre-.
sent all the people Why should
they try to break down that grand
old State institution, which was doing
splendid work This was also true Of
the Citadel. He hoped they would
rise above all UNCONVENTIONAL consid-
erations.
Mr.. GAGE
Mr.. Gage was in favor of the Wat,
son amendment. He had a duty to
perform and he would do it without
regard to what the people would
think The only question was wheth-
er they should inaugurate into the
Constitution provisOr to annually
appropriate money to these lnstltu-
tions. This was the issue and to 1t be
said nay. We have in this State 225,
600 children, who get Sl.75 each for a
years schooling. We have dearth
of schools. We have nine or Ten
colleges, whose halls are empty
without student. The naked facts
were these two. Is it right, sir, for
us to do this2 I cant see it and |
can't cast nv vote for the highe: in
stitutions. Ny ties areall with this old
South Carolina college. Clemson
college had cost the State 5000, 600 and,
gets from $40, 900 to $40, 900; while the
South Carolina college gets about the
same. The Citadel gets about $50, ,OO0.
Winthrop costs $4,000 It was a
grand work, but done at the cost Of
the public schools. Put may" In:
will that make any great difference?
There was no necessity for the word
"shall".
Mr.. Bryan spoke earnestly and elo-
quently against the Watson amend
ment.
Messrs. Parrot and Haynesworth
spoke in favor of the amendment.
MIR. BATES.
Mr.. Bates rose to speak for the
amendment, bat was interrupted with
an effort on the part of Mr.. Hutson
to have the time for the vote extend
ed to 1880 o'clock with the conven-
ton voted down. 1t was then $3.50,
and halfa hours more debate was pro-
vided for.
Mr.. Bates, continuing. said the
question before this body is shall we,
by the Constitution We are making,
make it mandatory upon the people to
perpetually maintain and support all
of the institutions of higher education
which the State now owns and con-
trolls? What they have done in the
past, what they are doing now? Their
present condition should not enter into
it and would only be pertinent if we
were the legislature and were discuss
ing what appropriations should be
made for each. l for one agree with
Mr.. Watson and endorse everything
he said in his speech last Saturday
and wish that could make as strong
and forcible a speech for his amend
ment as he did.
Mr.. sWatson closed the debate
on his side, and Mr.. Mitchell closed
in favor of the committee report.
THE WORD ''MAY' WINNER.
The vote on the motion to strike
out shall and insert may" was then
called for at minutes Of II o'clock.
The roll being demanded, the vote re-
suited as follows:
Yeas-Alexander, Ashe, Anderson,
Austin, Barry, Behre, Bobo, Bow,
en- Bowman, Bradham, Brice, I: W.;
Cooper, Cunningham, Derham, Doyle,
Dudley, Ellerbe, Estridge, Field,
Floyd, Gage, Garris, Glenn, J. L.. !;
Gooding, Graham, Hamel, Harris,
Harrison, Haynsworth, Hemphill,
Henry, Jones, 1. B.; Kennedy, J. w;
Klugh, Lowman, Lybrand, McDer-
NOTE, Montgomery, J. D.; Montgom-
cry, W. j.; Murray, OTIS, Parrot,
Prince, Redfearn, Roseborough. Row
land, Russell, Shuler, Sigh, Smith,
A. J :; Smith, W. c.; Smoak, Stokes,
Stribliny, Sullivan, Talbert, Taylor,
Tillman, G.. D.; Zimmerman, Waters,
Watson, Winkler-63.
Nays-President John Gary Evans,
Anderson, Barton, Bryan, Buist. Can
tey, Clayton, Edrd, Evans, W. D.;
Fitch, Fraser, Glenn, j. P; Hender-
son, D. S.; Hutson, Jervey, John
stone, George; Jones, Willie; Kenne-
DIV, E. j.; Lee, McCalla, McCaslan,
MEG owan. McMahan, McWhite,
Meares, Miller, Mitchell, Moore,
Nash, Nicholson, Oliver. Patterson,
Patton, Ragsdale, Read, J. H; Reed,
1. R.; Rogers, Scarborough, Single
tary. Sloan, Smalls, Tillman, B. r.;
vonKolnitz, Wells, White, y. H;
White S. E.; Wiggins, Wilson, Stan
yarne; Woodward-49.
There were several pairs.
The vote was then clinched.
Mr.. Ellerbee at this juncture had
his legislature postponement ordi-
nance tabled, the subject matter hav-
ing been disposed of in another ordl-
nance.
The Convention then adjourned.
This morning the debate was re-
sumed Mr. Rogers offered the fol-
lowing substitute for section S:
Section S. The general assembly in
appropriating money for the institu-
tions of higher education in this State