The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-22
FINISH STATE CAPITOL.
Tha House Votes an Appropriation TO,
That Purpose.
SENATE
SENATE

nlar vote upon the question OF munich
pal Indebtedness for public WORKS
! 1nassed with only one vote against A.
%o thirds of all the Senators being
necessary for It's passage.
The biennial session lacked one vite
of the necessary two-thrds and was
therefore rejected. The amendment
for the purpose OF carrying out the
scheme foT draining the swamp lands
received the requisite twc-thirds and
is on the third reading now.
The Secate has agreed to adjourn on
Saturday.
An important bill passed to the
third reading is rs follows:
Section /. Tha. so much OF the act
of December oath. 1880. as applies 20
the bonds hereinafter named. be. and
the same is hereby. repealed. and tina,
the STATE treasurer is hereby authoriZ'
cd to pay to the Secretary Of the treas
Ery of the United States. as custodian
of the Indian trust fund under the act
OF Congress of June 10. 1876, all Tie
principal and interest up 10 the ma
turity of the coupon bonds Of the State
amounting to Sl25,000. issued under an
act of December 10Th. 1855. and now
held by him as such custodian: Pro-
vided. That the claim OF the State Of
South Carolina against the United
States, growing out Of moneys eXpend-
ed hy such State for military purpose
in the war Of 1912 with Great Britain,
be paid TO the State. applying in th2
computation of interest and settlement
OF said CLAIM, the provision and prin-
ciples of the twelfth section of the ac;
of Congress of March 3. 1851, entitled,
"An act making appropriations for GER
tain civil expenses OF the government
for the year ending June 30. 1858"
After some debate the Senate agreeG
to the Hous resolution fixing Saturday
as th day for adjournment.
Senator Sheppard moved that all the
amendments to'the constitution be TAX
en- up, inasmuch as there We're only
Two Senator's absent. This was agreed
to and Mr. Patton'S joint resolution
relating to munic:p Indebtedness was
taken up on motion of Senator Mar
shall.
Senator Sheppard offered an amend
ment to perfect the wording OF the bill
which was adopted without objection.
The biennial session amendment was
then taken UP.
Senator Sheppard moved that vote
he taken Immediately, which was done
with the result that the resolution did
not receive a two-thirds vote. which
the chair held was necessary to
pass the resolution to the third read
,ng. The vote stood IS to l3.
At the night session the apprnpria-
ton bill. the supply hill and the legis-
Ative supply bill were read the second
kimc. 1t was agreed that all amend
'ments should be considered on third
reading. They We're made special Or
,ders for tomorrow morning.
The Winthrop dormitory appro2ri-
alton bill WIS taken up. 1t provides
an appropriation OF $4,000.
Thirty-fourth Day-The Senate had
on lis working garments. It killed th5
bill 10 reduce the fertilizer tax and
knocked out the appropriation Of SlOj,-
900 for common scaCols. II passed the
municipal ownership amendment reso-
luton and that TO enable the drainage
of the swamp lands. When the Sen
ate took it's dinner recess, the 2ppro-
priatioa bill was under discussion.
The bill of Mr.. Ashley tc reduce the
tax on fertilizers from % cents to ~
cents on the ton was taken up.
The appropriation bill was taken UP
and the committee amendments were
considered. The committee, through
Senator Mower. withdrew the amend
ment cutting down the appropriation TO
Winthrop, so that it will remain at SS5,'
900 as fixed by the House. The amend
ment cutting on ttAe appropriation OF
$4,000 for the building for colored
students at the Cedar Springs institute
vas also withdrawn. The other am
,ebdmeEts adopted without contest
were the following: Strike out S3G0
for extra clerk hire for the secretary Of
State: insert S1lS.20 for repairs to
wiring in the State House, and S34.i3
for repairing closets; increase from
$500 TO $500 for comptrollers printing;
insert S39S.50 for expenses in eXamin-
inc records; insert $400 for stenogra-
pher and typewriter for superintend-
.ent of education; decrease sum for
books and blank forms for public
schools from $500 to $500; decrease
from $500 % $500 amount for station
cry and stamps for the superintendent
OF education.
Other amendments Of minor impor-
tance were then adopted, including
formal amendments providing for the
Winthrop dormitory and the salary of
the additional clerk for the comp
troller.
Senator Mower offered an amend
ment providing that all uncxpended
funds going 10 Clemson from the fer
tilizer tax should be set aside for