The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-03-05
The General Assembly.
THE COLLEGE AND CITADEL.
A Narrow Escape from Reduction in tho
AppropriationS

In the House, Mr., l.. j. Williams
moved to make the South Carroll ma
College appropriation $4,000 instead
OF S2o, 900. The ayes and noes wore
demanded On motion to table this
amendment, which was lost by vote
Of 5S to q.
Mr.. Patton said it was unfortunate
that these fights were renewed year
after year. He was only prodding the
gentleman from Edgetiold little with
the continued fights.
MIR. Patton said the only thing was
that tho appropriation bill was to Gov
er q period Of IL months. That was
Wny $25,0 900 was in there. To cut this
to $50, 900 was to take the institution
from the plane on which tho Governor
and other State officers and all other
State concerns wore placed. At the
South Carolina College over one half
Clemson was given 100000 to do as
she pleased with. There were 300 stu
dents there. At the South Carolina
College there were 1873 students, and
only 1926, 900 was asked. Clemson was
given $ll4 900 this yoar. When sho
got on her feet they would begin to
pull hcr down. He hoped Clemson and
all these colleges would be given every
cont they needed for current expenses.
The professors had taught two months
for nothing SO far. Tho contract was
there. Were they going to repudiato
their contract? Hadn't they just do
mated to tho Governor $4,000 without
any contract? Hc did not care to en-
ter into the merits of the college. Be-
head 1t, but do not starve it to death,
Mr.. Sturkie said he had voted to cut
the appropriation down, but since
learning that the amount was for IA
months, he was willing to give the col
lege $25, 1000.
Mr.. L. J. Williams contrastcd the
expenses Of tho maintenance of the
denominational colleges with those OF
tho South Carolina College. The South
Carolina College professors were being
paid about four times as much as the
professors OF the den0minational col
legcs for the amount OF work done.
Mr.. Thomas explained tho position
OF tho committee. The committee
first thought it best to take last years
figures, which would have given S20,-
600. The committee had finally, how
ever, rade cut OF 30 per cent. against
the protest OF u number OF the mem
bers. He then proceeded to mako an
earnest plea for the college.
Mr.. Pollock said it seemed to him
that .thore were some mcm bers there
determined to cut everything that
came up. He spoke very earnestly in
behalf OF the college.
Mr.. Ellerbe said that it was simply
absolutely impossible to run the South
Carolina College on $4,000. They had
to pay the South Carolina College pro-
ifcssors decent salaries or they would
leave.
A direct vote was thon taken on Mr..
Williams amendment, and it was kill
cd by the following vote.
4eas-Ashley, Blackwell, Bowman,
Bramlett, Brown, Caughman, Connor,
j. b., Finklea, Fowler, Goodwin, Ham
NETT, Harvey, Holloway, Hough, 7lder-
ton, Leverett, Miles, Mishoe, Moore,
Murray, Mcintosh, Nunnery, Prince,
Rowland, Tatum, Thompson, Todd,
Thurmond, War;. Watson, Whitmire,
Williams, l.. j., Williams, Fred, Wolff
81.
Nays-Adams, Bacot, Barkley, Brea-
zeale, Breeland, Burns, Carroll, Car
rothcrs, Cooper, Crum, Devereux, Do
thage, Eadens, Earle, Elder, Ellerbe,
Gadsden, Garris, Gregory, Hardy, Har-
per, Hiott, Hollis, Hunter, Humphrey,
Magill, Manning, Mehrtens, Mellard,
Mellett, MITCHELL J. W., McKeown,
McLaurin, J. r., Patton, Phillips.
Pickens, Pollock Price, Pyatt, Rains
ford, Robertson, Saunders, J. G., Shu-
man, Skinner, Sturkie, Thomas, Town
Williams, n. S., Williamson, Wilson,
Wyche, Wyman-63.
Mr.. l.. J. Williams moved to make
the appropriation for tho Citadel
Academy $15, 900 instead of $2l ,OOO
The State, he said, had sixty-eight
benefciarics there, making 1886 each.
If denominational educational institu-
tions can educate boy by an amount
81 times less, why should the State pay
moro?
Mr.. Otis moved to strike out Sic, 900
and insert $4,000.
Mr.. Williams moved to table this,
which was rejected by large major
ity.
Mr.. Thomas, in speaking on the mat
ter, alluded to the fact that thore were
two extra months to be considered and
that most Of the money had been spent
in tho subsistence Of tho cadets. II
tho appropriation is not put at $2l 900,
it would simply result In tho closing Of
the institution two months earlier than
usual. Only $5,40O Of tho appropria-
tion wont to salaries, the rost going to
Illb support Ol tno D9nCHCldrlGS ana
other necessary expenses. He spoke
OF the glorious record Of the institu-
tiOn, and appealed to members not to
cripple the institution.
Mr.. Williams said that he found that
sentiment governed tho Housc---that
Is, sentiment and w0men--thcy always
win. He did not think tho members
could justify themselves in the course
shey had adopted.
MIR. Ilderton said that If the House
refused to cut tho South Carolina Col.
lege, why should the House cut down
the Citadel? He proposed to vote for
the Citadel appropriation as a matter
Of Justice, to keep 1t on tho Same plane
as other institutions. He did not pro.
pose to slam into tho tceth OF tho peo-
pie Of Charleston that ono institution
should be supported and the other cut
down.
Mr.. Crum said the friends OF the
poor man seemed to be cutting his
throat. This institution was the only
one in tho State where poor boy
could 60 absolutely without u cent and
got an education, and it's graduates
were doing a grand work. 1t was run