The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19

sentativeS and Is Sent to Third
Reading.-About Two Hours De-
voted to Debate on Few Para
graphs Of the Bill, Changes May
BE Made Later.
After debate OF over two hours
the house yesterday sent to third
reading the appropriation bill. There
were few changes and one or two
of the sections were stricken out,
but the bill as reported by the ways
and means committee went through
with debate on only few para
graphs.
Among the changes were the in
crease in the appropriation for use
of Columbia water from $4,000 to
$4,000, the appropriation for the en-
focement of the pure food law and
the refusal to appropriate $500 to
the annual reunion of Confederate
veterans.
There are sixteen paragraphs in
the bill carrying an appropriation Of
about s1,506.30o. The legislative
supply bill will carry an appropria-
ton of about $4,000. The bill
which went to third reading Tuesday
contained the following paragraphs:
Governors ofice-s14,0 900, (which
$4,000 is salary for governor; pri-
vate secretary, s1,500; messenger,
$500; stenographer, $3.50; contingent
fund, $4,000; special fund for en-
force 1ent Of laws, $4,000; stamps,
and stationery, $3.50.
Secretary Of State-The Office of
secretary of state is given $500
whieh-is an increase of $500, given
for the printing Of registration
blanks, this being election year.
Comptroller General-Salary of
comptroller general, $1,000; chief
clerk, s1,400; additional clerk, ST.
400; bookkeeper, s1,4O0; special in
vestigations, $1,000; porter, $500;
stamps and stationery, $500; print
ing, $3.50; contingent fund, $500;
stamps and stationery for insurance
department, $500: travelling expen-
ses for department in work of ex-
animation of county books, $500;
further clerical help, s1,4O0; steno-
grapic work, S40Q.
| State Treasurer-The salaries are
are follows: treasurer, $1,000; chief
clerk, $500; two bookkeepers, ST.
400 each; contingent fund, $500;
for printing stocks and bonds, 5000;
stationery, $500; further clerical
help, $500.
State superintendent Of education,
salary, $1,000; chief clerk, $3.50
an increase from $1,000; stenograph-
er, $500; contingent fund, 5000;
printing, $1,000; stationery, $500;
travelling expenses, $50
Adiutant and Inspector General
There is a decrease in the approprla-
ton given the adjutant general. The
bill carries the following: Salary,
$500; assistant, $3.50; armorer,
$500; contingent fund, $500; collect
ing arms, printing, ETC., $3.50, which
is an increase OF 500; stationery,
5000; stenographer, $500; militia
purposes, $4,000, a decrease OF
$4,000.
Attorney General-The items are
as follows: Salary, attorney general,
$500; assistant attorney general,
$500, raise Of $500; contingent
fund, $500, raise of $3.50; litiga-
ton, $4,000; stenographer. $500.
Railroad Commission-salary OF
three commissioners, $500; salary
stenographer, $500; secretary, ST.
$50; contingent expenses and rent,
$500; printing, $3.50.
The State librarian gets an increase
Iof SIS for the contingent fund, the
items being as follows: Salary, $500;
contingent fund, $500; stationery,
s275; purchasing books, $3.50.
State Geologist- item carrles
an appropriation Of $500 for the
salary and like amount for con-
tingent fund, printing and surveys
The department OF agriculture
commerce and immigration gets the
following: Salary commissioner, ST.
800; salary clerk, $1,000; expenses
department, $4,000; salary steno-
grapher, $500; for printing 1000
copies of handbooks, $4,000.
The bill gives $500 for prizes for
farmers who enter the cereal-grow-
ing contests. This is expended under
the direction of the commissioner OF
agriculture, the president and the
professor of agriculture Of Clemson
college.
No changes are made in the his
torical commission. The salary OF
the secretary is $1,000; for collect
ing and arranging Confederate re-
cords, 1000; contingent fund $3.50;
printing historical records, $500 and
the proceeds for sales Of the publ
cations now on hand or herafter
published.
The code commissioner gets the
usual salary, $500.
The salary of the electrician and
engineer of the State house is sloO
per month for seven months; for the
sa ary of one fireman and assistant.
500 per month for the year; one ad-
ditional fireman for two months at
a salary of $40 per month; the cleo
trician and engineer being given
SIS per month for the remaining .
months. He also gets $500 for fix
lures, supplies and lights and S4O0
for replacing and repairing pipes in
State House.
Tht sum of $4,000 is given for
liob+;ou tho State institutions in Col