The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-07-22
STATES APPROPRIATIONS DEMANDED BY
PROGRESS.

ton of matters of public con-
Germ, it is proper at this time to
discuss the matter of the alleged
s:extravagant appropriations" OF
the general assembly. In the
first place appropriations are the
necessary adjuncts Of govern
ment. The people pay taxes,
always have, and always will re-
gardless of how a certain class
of demagogues may harangue
when seeking Office. No same
man will believe a government
can be successful administered
without taxation.
The governor has absolutely
nothing to do with financing the
affairs of a State, his duty is con-
fined to executing the mandates
of the legislature, and that body
alone can make the provisions
for what, and how the money OF
the taxpayers shall be spent. SO
much stress has been laid upon
the State appropriations that for
the masses to fully understand
we will explain: what is known C
as s:the appropriation BILL" is
necessarily the very last measure
enacted into law, for the reason
that the committees must walt
until all bills carrying appro-
priations have been adopted IN
order to ascertain the aggregate.
When all of the amounts have
been ascertained, the Ways and
Means committee in the House
report the bill to its body, there
it is read and discuss on three
different days, the printed copy
of the bill is upon every mem
ber's desk, when the bill passes
theiHouse it is sent to the Senate
when it is turned over to the
Finance committee who report
it back to the senate with such
amendments as they deem proper
frequently cutting down the
amounts fixed by the House: The
bill is then taken up for discus.
sion. and just as it must be IN
the House, it is given three
readings upon three separate
DAYS. the bill with the amend
ments must go back to the
House; if that body accepts the
senate amendments it becomes
law, but if not, and the amend
ments are insisted upon, the bill
is sent to a committee of confer
ence, who will probably disagree:
it then goes to a committee o.
free conference, and their repor'
in order for it to reach the stage
when tits in shape for the Gov
ernor's signature must be agreed
to by both Houses, otherwise i
is impossible to become law
These details are mentioned K
show how little the Governo'
has to do with dlsbursing the
tax money Of the people. IL
makes no appropriations, no.
can he spend the approprlatlon:
otherwise than directed by tht
legislature.
It frequently occurs a Cover
nor permits an Act to become
law with his signature, which
personally he does not approve
OF, and were be entitled to avotf
would oppose it's passage, yet
the objection he has is not foun
ded in the constitution, Whlcf
prevents his exercise OF the
veto, and the Act becomes a law
It would not do for a governo:
to veto all Acts he was person
ally opposed to, because were
that the rule, it would be folly
to elect a legislature, the COVER
nor alone could make the laws
and. were a governor to exercise
the veto power to all measure:
which he personally disagreed
with, such a situation could only
make of the legislators puppet:
of one man-the governor, ant
no intelligent free people woult
stand for such a condition. Thl:
is no monarchy, it is a fret
American republic, with a gov
ernment of by and for the peo
pie, and a one-man power will no
be tolerated. History does no
record so far as we can ascertain
where a president of the Unitee
States, or the governor of
State ever vetoed the appropria
ton bill. If such a thing was t.
be done, it would be a record
breaker in American histor.
with the only possible effect Q
forcing an extra session OF Gl
legislature, which when called
is unlimited, and would there
fore entail a heavy cost; ther
would be no way out of havin:
an extra session should the gov
ernor by his veto, prevent, tn
only means of financing the gov
ernment. Extra session or chao
would be the result.
1t is suggested the approprla
tions are larger now than unde
Tillman's administration; ther
is no doubt about that, but is
the result Of extravaganza? w
think not. Take the item Of pen
sions for the Confederate sol
Gdiers-a demand Of the people
aud which no man clamorins
against appropriations had tn
4orroor;tv tn ODpoSa Tn Tillu0n