The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-11
APPROPRIATION BILL READY


Mllls-Biu as Presented to House
Win Include Several New Items,
. Allowances Being Made for I'M
provements at State Schools.
News and Courier.
Columbia, February 6..-W'hen the
appropriation bill is presented to the
house tomorrow by the ways and
j means committee the bill will contain
! several items which had not been
agreed on when the summary Of it
was published in the News and Cour-
ier few days ago.
The appropriations included in the
bill wall carry the levy to five and
one-half mills, and perhaps to six
mills. The levy for 1907 is four and
one-half mills, which was not sufi-
cient to raise the appropriations. The
bill as reported will carry $4,000 for
the new auditorium building desired
by the University of South Caroina;
also $43,744 for support and other
items, which will bring the appropria-
tion for the University to $S3,569.64,
as against $64,O3S.93 last year.
For Winthrop College, the sum of
$64,535.22 is given for support, and
$4,000 additional for septic tanks,
raising the total amount to $S4,595. .O4
as against $74563.7O last year. This
sum does not include the $4,000 vot-
cd for new dormitory, nor the $1O,-
500 for practice school, already ap-
propriatei.
For the Citdal, the sum of 10000
to repair the recently purchased po-
lice station is included, together with
the $500 due as second payment on
the purchase, malling the total ap-
preparation $64,O17.2O, as against
$35,750 last year.
For the industrial school. at Flor
ence the sum of $4,000 is given. For
continuing the Improvement of the
State House grounds the sum of $1O,-
600 is given. the commission having
asked for $4,000.
The appropriation for the depart
ment of immigration is as follows:
Salary commissioner 81 900, clerk
$1,000, expenses $4,000. steno"raphar
5000. haplbook $4,000. Total $4,000,
as against $l4.400 last year.
There ara no other important
changes in any Of the othcr State Of
fees except that of attorney general.
The salary Of the assistant attorney
general is raised from 81. 500 to ST.
800. the contingent fund is raised
from 5000 to 5000, the litigation fuad
is placed at $4,000 and The steno@-
raphcr is given 5000, making a total
Of $6,725. as against $S,075 last ycac
The sum Of $1,000 H'iven last year for
any prosecutions of State officials,
and ST 900 for prosecuting the South
ern Railway merger suit are not in
cluded this year. Attorney General
Lyon asked for $1,000 to prosecute
the merger suit aId requested That
he either be given sufficient amount
o: be not required to prosecute the
case at all. The amount asked is not
given.
For water supply the amount is
fixed at $4,000, as against $1,000 last
year. and this will likely be increas-
ed on the floor.
For interest on State debt the sum
of 100000 is allowed
The amount for pensions is fixed
at a230.000. the same as last year,
and all either items are practically
mchan~cd except those notel' above.
There are no increases in salaries cX-
cept- small ones already mentioned.
The committee on ways and means
has spent a great deal Of time on the
bill. havin" several meetings day.
and Chairman Banks and Secretary
Aull have been about The busiest men
in the general assembly for the last
tye0 weeks.