The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-03-03
The General Assembly.
THE COLLEGE AND CITADEL.
A Marrow Escape from Reduction in tho
Appropriations.


In the House, Mr., l.. J. William
moved to make the South Caroline
OF $4,000. The ayes and noes were
demanded on motion to table this
amendment, which was lost by vote
OF So to 81.
Mr.. Patton said it was unfortunate
that these fights were renewed wear
after year. He was only prodding the
gentleman from Edgefield little with
his own pitchfork when he referred to
the continued fights.
Mr.. Patton said the only thing was
that the appropriation bill was to COW
er a period Of IA months. That was
why $26, coo was in there. 10 cut this
to $4,000 was to take the institution
from the plane on which the Governor
and other State officers and all other
State concerns were placed. At the
South Carolina College over one-half
OF the students were farmers sons.
Clemson was given 100000 to do as
she pleased with. There were 800 stu
dents there. AT the South Carolina
only $4,000 was asked. Clemson was
given $4,000 this year. When she
got on her feet they would begin to
pull her down. He hoped Clemson and
all these colleges would be given every
cent they needed for current expenses.
The professors had taught two months
for nothing SO far. The contract was
there. Were they going to repudiate
their contract? Hadn't they just do
mated to the Governor $4,000 without
any contract? He 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 $4,000.
Mr.. L. J. Williams contrasted the
expenses OF the maintenance of the
denominational colleges with those OF
the South Carolina College. The South
Carolina College professors were being
paid about four times as much as the
professors OF the denominational col
legcs for the amount OF work done.
Mr.. Thomas explained the position
OF the committee. The committee
first thought 1t best to take last years
figures, which would have given $780,
600. The committee had finally, how
ever, made q cut OF 80 per cent. against
the protest Of u number of the mem
earnest plea for the college.
Mr.. Pollock said it seemed to him
that there were some members there
determined to cut everything that
came up. He spoke very earnestly in
behalf OF the college.
Mr.. Ellerbe said that 1t was simply
absolutely impossible to run the South
Carolina College on 100000. They had
TO pay the South Carolina College pro-
tessors decent salaries OF they would
leave.
A direct vote was then taken on Mr..
Williams amendment and it was kill
cd by the following vote.
9eas-Ashley, Blackwell, Bowman,
Bramlett, Brown, .Caughman, Connor,
]. b., Finklea, Fowler, Goodwin, Ham
NETT, Harvey, Holloway, Hough, Ilder-
ton, Leverett, Miles, Mishoe, Moore,
Murray, Mcintosh, Nunnery, Prince,
Rowland, Tatum, Thompson, Todd,
Thurmond, War;. Watson, Whitmire,
Williams, l.. j., Williams, Fred, Wolf
"a
Nays--Adams, Bacot, Barkley, Brca-
zeale, Breeland, Burns, Carroll, Car
rothers, Cooper, Crum, Devereux, Do
thage, Eadens, Earle, Elder, Ellerbe,
Gadsden, Garris, Gregory, Hardy, Har-
per, Hiott, Hollis. Hunter. Humphrey,
Johnston, Kennedy, Lesesne, Love,
Magill, Manning, Mehrtens, Mellard,
Nellett, Mitchell, J. W., McKeown,
McLaurin, J. F., Patton, Phillips.
Pickens, Pollock, Price, Pyatt, Rains
ford, Robertson, Saunders, J. G.. Shu-
man, Skinner. Sturkie, Thomas, Town
send, Tyler, Wallace, Welch, Weston,
Williams, T. S., Williamson, Wilson,
Wyche, Wyman-63.
Mr.. l.. j. Williams moved to make
the appropriation for the Citadel
Academy $4,000 instead of S2l ,OO0
The State, he said, had sixty-eight
beneficiaries there, making 1886 each.
IL denominational educational institu-
tions can educate boy by an amount
81 times less, why should the State pay
nore2
Mr.. OTIS moved to strike out sl5, 900
and insert $4,000.
Mr.. Williams moved to table this,
which was rejected by large major
ity.
MIR. Thomas, in speaking on the mat
ter, alluded to the fact that there were
two extra months to be considered and
that most OF the money had been spent
In the subsistence OF the cadets. II
the appropriation is not put at S21 900,
1t would simply result in the closing OF
the institution two months earlier than
usual. Only s5,400 OF the appropria-
tion went to salaries, the rest going to
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 the House--that
is, sentiment and women-they always
win. He did not think the members
could justify themselves in the course
they had adopted.
MIR. Ilderton said that II tho HousG
refused to cut the South Carolina Col
leRe, why should the House cut down
the Citadel? He proposed to vote for
the Citadel appropriation as a matter
or justice, to keep 1t on the same plane
as other institutions. He did not pro-
pose to slam into tho teeth of the peo-
pie OF Charleston that one 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 the State where poor boy
could 60 absolutely without cent and
get an education, and it's graduates
were doing grand work. It was rur
on the most economical plan, and he
would be compelled to vote for the ap
preparation.
Mr.. War; said he couldn't under
stand how one institution could ge
8144,000 tClemson) and another couldn'
get anything.
Mr. Garnio oatl tbo ,ya ond n,aon