The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-24
THE PRIVILEGETAX.
viii Go to Clemson College As It Has
Always Done.

always DODe.
The State senatel.KilIs the Pollock
Bill After it Had Passd tho
Lower House.
While the senate's session Tuesday
morning was not Of great length, a
very important piece of business was
transacted when the house bill to give
winthrop some Of the very large priv.
mage Tax on fertilizers was disposed
OF. The bill was killed. Debate was
resumed on the bill just after the sen.
ate returned from joint assembly when
che judges for the ninth and tenth
circuits we're elected.
senator Manning thought the bill
should be regarded cautiously, and for
some time he did not know how to
vote for 1T was the expression of a
strong feeling that expenditures at
Cle mson were inordinate. He thought
IL oeS6, however, to kill the bill be.
cause the estimates and reports from
various sources varied by Thousands
and thousands OF dollars. Besides, no
one could tell what would be the
amount of income OF the privilege tax.
And, again, lie did not consider il good
business and economy to establish 8
duplicate plant Tor ferti'ize inspeo-
tion. He felt sure that after the aq-
ila6lon the trustees OF Clemson would
le6 The general assembly AID the
"orid Know what was going on there.
a friend Of all colleges, Senator
Blake said he was for no particular
one. de did not, however, think that
winthrop needed the bureau, or the
money. Senator Blake thought Glenn.
son, instead OF being failure, was a
grand success" He commended fine
scnool for establishing iGself on the
poor red hills OF Oc1nee instead of
the rich lands Of other counties. He
cited the fact that Clemson graduates
were we'll spread through the country.
II Clemson was failure then kill it.
Senator Blake in stating the adyan-
eages or clemson enumerated the ag-
rlcultural stations aud farmers in
stitutes as examples. He argued that
the Glenn son beg nest aud privilege tax
and Morrill, funds were all used prop.
erly and that Clemson should have
them all.
Fer the committee, Senator Hardin
gave a resume of the expenditures
which the legislative com, littee had
reported at Clemson. He said that
ne Thought tna5 the college could get
along on about $4,000 or S25, 900 less.
Ii 1T was conceded that Clemson
had TOO much money and the bill was
the way to check expenditures. said
senator Mcleod, then 1T was an ad-
mission that Clemson had got beyond
the control OF the general assembly.
he did not think the bill the proper
way 20 cut Expenditures. AS to Clem.
son as failure or success, he was
very much an enthusiast as to its ca.
pability. Clemson had come at a nec-
easary time and accomplished the ed.
ucation of the man who wished to
create rather than go into one of the
professions, Suoh as law or medicine.
Senator McLeod's speech was a good
appeal from bis standpoint.,
Senator w. j. Ohnson, author or q
similar bill to the Pollock measure,
said that his purpose in supporting
the Dill was to place Clemson on a
business basis and remove the uncer.
talntY due to the supposed fuctuation
OF the privilege tax. The tax had
gradually risen in amount and vet
there vas an uapaid amount In Clcm.
sons expenses last year Of $4,000. AS
'ar as the lafmerH paying all OF the
TAX, senator Johnson held tha5 tha
merchants pay large part OF 1t. At
Clemson at least half Of the boys
! we're no. sons Of farmers, and there
we're only live agricu.turls. in the
graduating class last year, so It is
said At Winthrop almost every gill
IS the daughter OF farmer. Senator
Johnson stated that Clemson's total
ncome Of S230,O00 was about $780,.
600 more than the incomes OF the 9th.
er State institutions, roughly estimat.
ed as follows:
South Carolina college. g 10000
IUis.t '''' '....... zo,uol
winthrop. $4,000
Cedar Springs and colored col
lege.. ..... ..... 10000
$3.50, ,OO(
This $3.50 900 went to about 6O(
students while The sl3O, 900 went te
about 1000 students.
In 1898, Senator Efrd said he hac
passed measure through the house
giving Clemson $50, 600 OF the tax, but
a North Carolina law (the Patapscl
case) had since held that II the taz
was divided 1T ceased to be an inspec
tion tax, and was then source ol
revenue. Although he thought Glen.
son got too much, he must oppose The
Dill because he believed the act would
be unconstitutional and the tax would
be cut or.
The latter point was made the basis
OF argument by Senator Hood, who
read from a supreme court diclsior
on Inspection tax on telegraph poles
This tax was lost because tho court
held that it was placed merely fol
revenue and not for necessity. He
thought that 1t would be dangerous
to divide the tax under the guise O,
This bill which was merely q means
to raise revenue for Winthrop. Afte,
some motions and counter. M otions
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