The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-02-24


Caroliua College appropriation Cut
Detailed Account OF the Proceeding.
and Reductions.
COLUMBIA. Feb. 19.--In the House
on last Monday the appropriation bill
was taken up and toned down. Mr.
Reynolds moved to amend So as to re
duce the pension clerk hire from $500
to $500. Mr.. Ilderton moved to fur
ther amend so as to reduce 1t to $4OO
Mr. Reynolds thought a good man
at 500 a month could do this work In
six months. The house by vote OF
81 to 25 agreed to Mr.. 1lderton';
amendment.
DIR. Winkler asked why the com:
mittee had provided for an additional
expert clerk at salary of 81, 500. Mr..
Crum explained why this man
was necessary. Mr.. Gasque want
ed to reduce the salary Of
this additional clerk, who would in
spect al county Offices, from 81 800 te
$500.
MIR. Pollock moved to amend the
amendment so as to strike out the en-
tire provision for the inspector.
MIR. Reynolds earnestly advocated
the establishment OF the office. He
said the comptroller general was g
badly overworked man and his re
sponsibility was very great.
Mr.. Toole said the comptroller did
not need any such extra officer.
Mr. Simkins thought the additiona.
clerk shonld be given the comptroller:
The amount was only to be expended
if it was necessary; but if it was neces
sary, it should be spent.
Mr. Kinard Of Aboeville said If II
was necessary to create an officer to
examine the looks of auditors and
treasurers it was necessary to require
MIN 10 examine every other office. He
didn't think the condition of the
States finances warranted the forma
ton Of new Offices.
Mr.. Stevenson didn't think it fair to
make the whole State pay for the In
competence or derelic.ion Of county
officers. Let counties select compe'
lent officers, and if they do wrong, let
the county pay for it.
Mr.. J. P. Thomas, Jr., held that
this measure was in the line of'econo-
my; it would save the State money.
The idea did not originatein tue comp.
troller's ofhcs, but was suggestion OF
the committee.
Mr.. Ilderton said the Office Of comp
trolIer general had been increasing IN
cost every year, and he believed 1t
was time to call halt.
Mr.. Crum explained that the extra
expenses were on account of pensions,
and then argued that this Was a meas,
ure Of economy.
Mr.. Pollock'S motion to strike out
the whole clause was adopted by a
large vote.
Mr.. Winkler moved to do way with
one of the bookkeepers OF the State
treasurer.
Mr.. Reynolds explained that this
wss not ;scfirs Far H';;sh he treasurer.
Mr.. Thomas said that the treasurer
had always had two bookkeepers. The
past year these two bookkeepers had
to handle the dispensary funds. The
committee thought they should bs al
lowed $3.50 extra for this work.
!Mr. Kinard suggested an amendment
to the amendment to strike out the
provision for $50 extra TO each OF the
bookkeepers.
Mr.. Thomas sx planned that the leg
islation had imposed this extra work
without providing for extra pay. At
certain seasons Of the year these two
bookkeepers worked from a. Nc. to II
or o'clock at night.
Mr.. kinard thought that the State
should be entitled to every moment OF
the time of these officers. They had
to reduce the expenses OF the State.
Mr.. Winkler withdrew his amend.
ment, and Mr.. kinar6's amendment
came before the house.
Mr.. Williams thoug ht that this sum
should not be paid as ths State got no
dispeDsary money.
Mr.. Mehrtens, as one Of the COM
mittee that investigated the matter as
to where the $500 appropriated last
year went, said that they had found
that it went to the treasurer, while the
bookkeepers did the work. Mr.. hi-
nard's amendment was then adopted.
Mr.. Pollock moved to cat the sala-
ries of the bookk9epers from 81, $50
each to 81, $50.
Mr.. Thomas remarked that the sala.
ry reduction act OF 1898 had placed
these salaries at 81, $50; that was why
the committee had putth amount in.
Mr.. Pollock thought that they could
get good men for the salaries named.
Mr.. Pollock's amendment was agreed
10.
Mr.. Pollock then moved to reduce
the chief clerks salary from 81, 800 to
1850. This. was agreed to IN short Or
der.
Then Mr.. Toole moved to cut down
the salary of the chief clerk OF the
comptroller from 81, 400 to 81, 800 and
that of the bookkeeper of the comp
troller from 81. 500 to 81 400.
Mr.. Pollock suggested to Mr.. Toole
that he make the salaries OF the comp
troller's clerks 81, $50 each. Mr.. TooIe
accepted this, and the house agreed to
the amendment.
Mr.. Pollock then went for the sala-
ries Of the clerk OF the secretary OF
state and the governors private secre,
tory, cutting them TO 1850 each.
On motion of Mr.. McWhite the
usual appropriation Of $500 for collect
ing arms and other incidental ex-
penses Of the adjutant generals office
was cut to $500. Mr.. Crum OF the
committee, who had looked into the
matter, SAID he had found that the
amount was carefully expended.
Mr.. IIderton had the salary OF the
clerk of adjQgant general cut from
5000 to $500. Mr.. Thomas said the
act Of 1898 provided for 4 salary CT
5000.
Mr.. Toole had the salary OF the
clerk OF the superintendent OF educa-
ton cut to $500.
Mr.. Ilderton had the salary OF the