The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-02-27

"r. Williams said IL the CONTRACT
mas 3een broken it was by the Clemson
people. pe.Ip, They have. come here year
aLter year aud asked for money. II
they returned what they had COTTON it
would 6e well to talk about broken
Sontracts. Clemson should be given
uennlte amounts. Clemson, he said,
"ouid spend every dollar given.
M Vt. w. j. johnson, of the investi-
saeinR c0mmittee, said that q similar
u"M w that OF last year was recon-
thn hhohueu. II S25, 900 was given from
,noro un0 prhLviiege tax 1t would be 81, 900
| nore than Is recommended, or was
| spent last year. Then there is $2O, 900
received Tor the board and about S5' 600
| 0uSht 10 % received from the farm
| &c wanted to knew whether the sixth
| OF all the State taxes should 90 70
| Clemson. Tho four denominatlonnl
colieges were being run at a cost of
S4o,ooo ne understood, and that was
less than Clemson College was rcceiWo
| ing. Ho favored the bill.
Mr.. Leon Williams said the law
provided for but ten professors nt
Clemson, and msny more were EN-.
ployed contrary to law. There nre l5O
boys in the fitting school, and thev
| should be at school and not ut colleges
These professors were paid $4I 300,
Mr.. Williams then exhibited an in.
tertsting statement Of salaries paid
the professors.
Mr.. Williams went on to say that at
Erskine 81 boys were educated at $5,-
$50, an average cost of $G7.25. New
berry College, l29 boys were educated
| at SIS 500, or an average cost OF $42
Wofford IA boys at $l3, 900, an average
| cost OF 800, and Furman l39 boys cost
| $40 500, average $75. At Clemson 400
boys were in attendance, and for these
the cost for professors was 81 1850, or
| a per capita Of $l66, while the average
per capita of the four denominational
colleges was S68.50. The only way he
could explain the difference was that
IT was State money that was being
sp mt. There appeared to him to be a
r:w loose somewhere. II Clemson
were given 1926, 900 OF the privilege tax
that would give the institution $GG, 900,
which he held was sufficient for ali ex-
penses and more than the four demo-
minational colleges united spent. He
did not intond crippling any of the
colleges, and said that Winthrop would
be we'll cared for. He insisted that he
only wanted to see things conducted in
| IL business-liko way.
Mr.. Tatum objected to the bill as it
diverts the fund from the purpose for
which 1t was intended. a bill has
Jto1 ncoh hlllou 10 repeal the TAX and
the present effort is ill-timed.
Mr.. Watson challenged any one to
show whore the money has been mis-
spent. The reports show that all gen-
eral funds have gone to build up fine
plant. There is now 81 compact that
this tax should 60 to Clemson, which
compact was made when the institu-
tion was established. There is no ap-
peal from the farmers for change as
to this fund. The matter should be al
lowed to remain just rs it is.
Mr.: Garris said the board hoped to
complete the college in ovcry detail
this year out Of the privilege tax.
Mr.. Burns was opposed to the tax on
principle, but If 1T be imposed it should
be distributed as provided in the bill.
ANY college depending on privilege
tax is In danger. Every college should
come to the Legislature for a direct
appropriation. If tho fund amounts
to 900 it would all be spent. There
ls no reason for special privileges to
Clemson.
Mr.. Rainsford said the cou,mittoe re-
ported similar appropriation to that
Of last year, 1000, and this bill bro.
vided for over $50, 900 to Clemson.
Mr.. Sturkie, Of Orangeburg. felt sure
that the tax would be repealed, and
the time will soon como when a direct
appropriation will have to be made.
AS he believed this privilege tax will
soon be cut off he favored Clemson hay-
Ing the advantage now.
Citizen Ashley approved the tax,
but was opposed to the bill.
Mr.. Connor, Of Orangeburg, said
Clemson has been established on solid
foundation. There was a fascination
about Indirect taxes, and Clemson, he
urged, could i'll afford to get such a
tax. He did not want to criticist,
Clemson, but the fact stares the mem-
oers In the face that four denomina-
tlonal colleges are run for less than
Clemson. All information shows that
the Clemson is doomed unless she
gives up every purpose for which
Clemson was built has been made a
secondary )nsideration, this privilege
tax. Clemson started out with ten
professors and now she has about 80
do had been informed that majority
Of the students at Clemson had BETTER
be at home att ,nding an academy. Hu
was told that there were 81 mules at
Clemson, and yet money is asked for
hauling coal. He was advised that
every professor got house rent and
water and light free, and possibly
vegetables and fuel, and he asked that
the salaries be compared with those
at the South Carolina College. Citadel,
Furman, Wotford and the other col.
leges.
The convicts did all the farm work
he heard, and yet SO, 900 was asked for
farm larbor. Clemson should be con-
fined to her proper sphere and what
she was intended for. He reeretted
to have to say that Clemsons trustees
should take warning of a prediction
made to him that "a literary crank "
would ruin the college. He had no
criticism to make on the management
OF the trustees, as they were now mon
and doing the best they could.
Mr.. Blackwell moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill, and on this the y,as
and nays were demanded. Tho bill
was indefinitely postponed by vote OF
so to .l5.