The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-08
PASSED. The HOUSE,
Exposltion aillAiAgreed to by "a
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THE 4 s VOTE I: WAS ]. FOUR s. IT'D ONE

4 & ! ,
And Amendments Attempting to
l Cit D'owpIshe Ppjf Proposed \.
III i48 Appropriation Were ..l.. II Il
& MY fyoted4Dsw 4 4. ,.. ,,,i3.
Tbo bill which passed pass tho Senate, ., last
woekae. .toi appropriate / $50, 600 \ for q
State .building.a g.at tho Charleston expos;-
ton tbassee'as tie House 81 81 Tugsdsyyl Of
last, week by a, vote Of ,p2 to t23, This
ID the same proportion in which ,it
PASSED the Senate Alto Il II sdl ,s'i II
J lWhon the exposition bill came up
Mr. Baoot ofvrod tho senate bill as
substitute for the house bill. This was
agreed to, as' tho wording Of the two
almost ,identioal and tirle could bo
saved by adopting tho senate bill, which
hRd already passed tEo senate. es. 81.
Mr.. Halo of Y York offered an amend
ment to reduce tho proposed appropria
ton, from $50 900 to $35, 900. + 81! ID,
Mr.. Baoot said tho ways and means
committee had unanimously passed
upon $4,000 as being necessary. Tho,
building glitBolfswill cost i$27, 000. ~ This
bhildingpiB to boar tboiname and to be
the property Of tho State. It may bo
that thia $27, 900 amount mus. mus 30 tup,
plomented bygttei exposition siteolf in
order to erect building along tho
handsome designs furnished. Each Of
the 40 counties in tho State is to be-
enStSTkud to%favo an exhibit, and
$4,000 willibeneeded for this purpose I
Ulenlson'B tsplendid exhibit will cost
W W.goo ootooolleot and to give transporta
Mr. Banks VIII this s.ir inoiroaao j, ape3t tho
tax levy2 ~, n, II 1
7 M: isat9s r.saii slsd' you 81 a,ted-tho
question. b@M f9> rs iTl1,,lF a n
He'then read. a. statement from Mr.
u. B: OlybuFn, :ohief olork Of th6
comptroller generals. ofico, !, saying:
i '.The appropriation Of 500, 900 provided
fpr in tbs bill in aid Of tho South Car
olina *Intorstate and West Indian ex
position.to be held in tho oitysof Char
lesion, will not in any way inoreaso tho
tax levy f5f State purposes. {" l'IS@ nm
:ME 'Hailo's amendment was then re-
JSGSSur' f:s ~ tstk tfH;S - .r!A lfy fa5H
MLGsaH Dc Losoh Of York moved to
strike out the onaoting words Of tho
/. MI. Qrtoft Of F1AiIosin9 was sas5 tho frst to
speak upon Ito bill. He argued flrst
I tho tlawful authority of the, State to
mako tho appropriations. and oitcd tho
constitation Ito sustAin his. position.
sWo have precedents gfor this appro.;
pription. The centennial exposition az.
3SPh phia; ;Waa gfas6d BY sn exhibit
3 II 4. Gos 81
s3t1ttsH = Gafolina,s her phosphate rock,
her; smauufaotu uring enterprises, etc.,
and, there lis no doubt much GOOD re-
suited from that. Oharleaton's oity
oohnoil has given as much as tho State,
, is asked for, and or,oitizons have sub.
| }soribed 5000, 900 moro Would it bo
right for THAT oity to erect a building
aad to furnish The exhibit for tho on
. tire gtate2. II. 1. y.i. ,siEH'!f \ + '.s L
\ .Mr. Harvey Wilson If cs sumter. as
chairman of.tho,ways and means com
rnitteo, stated that. lin tho jud gnnent of
the committee that was tho very loast
amount with which the exposition
could get along.
MI. J. Q. Robertson Of Columbia, in
behalf Of tho Riohland delegation
favored tho bill There arc some poo.
pic, ho. said, who never Beo oonstitu-
tional barriers whom suoh objections
2 tfoet nat ters which they favor He
ta92nght that the Stale ought to bo
wiling. o,giyo this pitiful little slpm OF
'a50,DQ0 to- help, ,Oharleston, for. sho
neeas t help more than: any; other part Of
tHoiptste.sS is si}'s5 - Sis. :bi g%..- .,i;
.Mr. Morrison Of fairfield, declared
Hini9slf against tho bill. It Is dan:
ger0uS 't1iing for'6no ihtofost to over
shadow all others in State. Two hun.
dred years ago theology imprognatcd
thS hS,,agoyeramentsssof Scotland ~. and
brought that governments downfall.
Militarism twaa uppermost in Franco
until that governmont fell. CONNER
every tRiSs tlso Fin in tbis country, INT ana ana
9niess ahare sbe ahalttho nation will
fal!. ..Hp intimated that oommetcial in
torfsis would Kill the 'ohild labor bill.
.DfE Tatum Of Orangeburg, did !. not
.bolleyes ip.shutting tho doors in. the
f$aseeiQf. " J the. metropolis Of the State, but.
ht9 .dla hot sppToyo Of tho last aootion
,Qaf the bill which provides that Tho
'btildinRs at the .oiosa d. tho, exposition
be turned :6vcf to tho State Agrioul
'tsdrrat SRd M6ohsniGslf society to be re.
moved from tho grounds within three
-EmEal1tlis:: 7 Ho woulds at tic proper time
9HHtf Mi iffAt1e hdmeht,to ALLOW tho sink
ing fund c6HnsSa aion !to' sclistho. build! =!
inIa nt,d f!tfIrn {ss X ,t ~ a