The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-02-01

farmers' college and the tax Ia upon ,
far m Nc3n nrpQdtty. 81 The farmers are
satisfied or thore would bs complaint
from them. He, clsimed there was nj
extravagarce at Clemson. He coul
not tell the per cent Of farmcl . sons Il,
Clemson.
Mr.. N. G. Evans had heretofore
voted Tor this reduction on the grouod
that Clemson was handling too much
money and handling it too recklessly
Clemson last year received $l02 600,
and reports q balance of $4,000. II
the tax wero reduced to 10 cents, no
vldlng as much fertilizers are sold
next year rs last, there will b. $I2 600
over and above rXDeuses next year
he did not believe IN making b Oat.u
coupon clippsr out of one Institution
aud reducing another to penury H.
wanted to maintain all institutions in
a manner beittiug and at the same
| time GevO q OF a waste of M. ney,
DR.. Wycde had heard Of no com
| plant in his section. He insIs'e that
the Hnuse ought to 20 SLOW. H. didn't
oelleVe In throwing away money, and
| II III cents ton would not cripple the
! Institution he would vote for 1T Bat
he feared that this was q movement
which would cripple the college. He
attacked the Virginia. Caro'ina Chemi-
cal company a<d insisted that this
mJuopoly was keeping the prics OF
t"rtlllzsrs up, and II the tag tax were
| reduced the price OF fertilizers would
not be changed Tho farmer would
got 70 benefit. Clemson should be
properly developed an maiutained.
NJ. Crum spoke from the farmers
standpoint. H. had heard no com
plaint from b is neie hbors. Tucy were
wiling to pay the tax to keep up Clem.
sen. The funds Of. Clemson have been
expended In part in perfecting the
equipment. Some Of |, had gone into
the textile school. This Is q farmers
school. A school which is designed to
give an education such as no other in
stltuti"n In the South can. Tae in
.t,tu.ion needs liberal support A
year ago there was competition in the
fertilizer trade. To-Day the farmers arc
At the mercy of the great fertilizer
| trust, and the reduction Of the tax
would not benefit them.
MIR. Gddsden, OF Charleston, said that
year after year this bill had come up,
and the farmers had opposed it. He
vas able TO judge What the farmt rs
want only upon the votes of their rep
| resentatives on the floor. Charleston
had opposed the proposition to estab-
lish Clemson, but had since 1t was es-
| tsblished supporter it to a man.
He contended that the bulk OF this
tax was paid by other States. Suppose
the farmer does pay the TAX, it is tue
farmer Of GeOrgia, NORTH Carolina and
Tennessee, because South Carolina ia
the producing 4 ld manufacturing CEN
ire. IT is not well to obtain this $5O, 900
from the people Of other States. It is
an ingenious schema to levy tax upon
the people of other States and to keep
IN faf
Mr.. CAN'T replied that the tax in
each State was kept in the treasury of
that State.
MIR. Jeremiah Smith commended the
| work, and in his lG years in the Gen.
oral Assembly he had never laid a
ruthless hand on any State institution.
but he had always fought 10 maintain
those institutions by fostering t. com
mon schools; Clemson is not o class
institution, but State institution, and
shoud not be supported by class tax.
Why not tax the women OF the State
to keep up Winthrop? Why not put q
privilege or protective tax On shoes,
-four and other manufactured articles,
and raise an immense fund, without
levying cent of direct tax?
Mr.. Gadedcn read the statute, shCw-
Ing that The TAX was to be paid bt fore
the fertilizer WAS put; on the train for
shipment. .".
Mr.. Stevenson replied that the bill
provided for tax On fertilizers sold in
the State. In reply to the insinuation
that the lawyers were making fine
spun arguments on the constitutionali-
| ty Of the law, he said that he had based
| his argument solely on the ground that
extravaganza would be encouraged by
too large an income. He tnen read
| the list Of expenditures as laid down In
| the annual report aid cOntended that
there was evidence Of extravaganza in
the use of the Morrill,, the Hatch and
other funds.
Mr.. Blythe sustained Mr.. Gadsden's s
expedition Of the statutes that other
States were paying tribute to this
State.
Mr.. Estridge said that the matter
came directly home to him. He is a
farmer and lives among farmers. II.
his county-I.aucaster-the farmers
are complaining and they want the tax
cut down. They want barely enough
10 pay for the cost Of analysis. In mer-
chandise, freight snd clerk hire are
added into the selling price. and it is
the came way with the fertilizer tax.
Mr.. Cosgrove said that very great
deal Of fertilizer is being shipped out
Of South Carolina, and Charleston Is
|
fertilizers to the far West. He agreed
with Mr.. Gadsden that South Carolina
was levying tribute On other States.
Mr.. CAN'T claimed that not one
dollar OF tax came into South Caro-
i lima from The people Of other Statcs.
Mr.. w. u. Thomas repeated his
warning OF . previous session that If
Clemson's income were interfercd with
that institution would come to the
State treasury foe money and every
educational institution in the State
would suffer. The te xtile school s,lt
Clemsan:nerds OH tho funds it can got
An attack on Clemson would mean NJ
attack on the entire system Of higher
education.
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Mr.: Stevenson then introduced al
amendment providing that the tax bt
reduced to 10 ccnt9 O tor instead of tt
10 cents. The amendment was quito
long one, changing the pbrascoiogy .
, the act nov IN force, and Mr.. Blyth,