The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-26
SENATE REFUSES
TO CUT SALARY
SENATOR EARLE WISHED GOV,
ERNOR'S SALARY TO BE $4,000.
Several Amendments to Senator
Graydon's Bill Were Proposed,
But Were Rejected.

Thursday, says the State, the much
discussed bill Of Senator Graydon to
regulate the compensation Of the sey-
eral State officers and that OF their
assistants. Several amendments
were proposed in addition to those
which had come up on the second
reading, but all new amendments
were killed. The proposition in gen.
eral is to restore salaries to what
they were when the Reform move
ment came along, and to pay the Off
cials of South Carolina a salary on
which they can live comfortably
while in office, as is the case in other
States.
Senator Earle offered an amend
ment to make the governors salary
$4,000 instead Of $4,000, as provided
in the bill as amended by the finance
committee. Senator Graydon, the au-
thor of tie original bill, moved to lay
the amendment on the table. Senator
Earle had explained his reasons for
offering the amendment, as follows:
It would be unfortunate for the leg
islature to increase the pay for the
governor office, as this would make
scramble for the office. The legls-
lature has been creating Offices at a
rapid rate, giving more clerks and
more expenses, etc.. etc.
Senator Forrest Of Saluda offered
an amendment to make the salary Of
the governor $500 and Senator
Otis moved to table. On this motion
to table the vote stood q to II.
There was general vote taken on
a motion to table Senator Earle's mo-
ton to make the State officers, in
cluding attorney general. ct al, ST.
900, instead of $2,25O, as the original
bill amended provides. The vote on
the motion Of Senator Graydon to
table resulted: Ayes, 20; nays, 9.
Before the vote to pass the bill over
the third reading and order the same
sent to the house, there was some dis
cussion on the condition of South
Carolina s finances. Senator Rains
ford called attention to the debt OF
the State according to the report IN
the governors message. Senator
Mauldin explained the State was not
in bad condition financially. The
levy placed it 5 1-2 mills last year
would provide the needed money to
cover appropriations made. The de-
ficiency referred to would be obliter-
aztec unless there should be some ex-
traordinary appropriations. A levy
Of ) mills should be able to cover all
necessary running Expenses OF the
State government.
Senator Laney said that if the leg
islature had followed Comptroller
General Jones' recommendations the
State would not have had to borrow
$500,000 last year.
The vote to pass the bill over to
the house resulted:
Yeas-Appelt, Bass. Bates, Car
penter, Christensen, Clifton, Croft,
Graydon, Hardin, Hough, Johnstone,
Kelley. Lide, Mauldin, Mckeithan,
Montgomery, Otis. Sinlller, Smith,
spivey, Stewart: Sullivan. Summers,
Walker, Waller, Weston. Williams
Total -.
Nav, BLACK. Carlisle, Crosson,
Earle, Forrest. Griffin. Harvey, JOHN
s,n, l.&.:tv. MucksAtIsS. RalnsF' Il:
Roga*s. Wharton-T ',:tl Is.
So The bill passed the sena'e with
the amendments as proposed by the
finance committe. The governor
salary is placed at $1,000 and the
State officers at $2.250; the adjutant
and Inspector general at $4,000 and
the bill also carries the raise OF the
penitentiary superintendent salary
at $2,250.
To Promote Uniform Legislation.
Senator Sinkler's bill to ''establlsh
a board of commissioners for the pro-
motion Of uniformity Of legislation III
the United States,' passed third
reading and was ordered sent to the
house
There was some opposition 10 this
bill, but the sentiment Of the major ;
~ Of ti:e senate w"s that lnaSmuch
as the new commission requires no
expenditure Of money and may DO
god work for the passage Of uniform !