The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-08
|ROPRIATION BILL
CARRIES $l,777,325
CONCENTRATIONS OF WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE
lsylum, Citadel, Elsction, and Col
ored College Responsible for
Increase Recommended.
Sneeial to Herald and News.

COluuHU2dS L GU AAS S-~~~
propriation BILL to meet the ordl-
nary expenses Of the State govern
ment for the fiscal year beginning
January l, 1910, and such other ex-
penses as may be. incurred by the
present general assembly, as report
ed by the ways and means commlt-
, tee Of the house Of representatives,
carries an appropriation of Sl,7T,-
1924. as against a total Of Sl,632,-
439.19 car1led by the appropriation
bill passed by tn legislature last
session, or an increase Of $l44, 4,9l3.6o.
. For the State Hospital for the In
ksane $4,000 additional is approprl-
I ated, upon the urgent recommenda-
tion ofthe legislative investigating
committee, the majority Of the
committee wanting to make the IN
\ crease larger. This increase is for
additional maintenance and equip
ment. On account Of the fact that
this is election year, an increase OF
$31,5O0 was necessary for election
purposes.
For the Citadel $4,000 additional
was recommended to build another
story for additional idormitories, and
$4,000 for the State eolored col
lege by reason Of the recent destrue-
tion by fire of its dormitory. These
items of increase total $l5O,5OO, and
had the committee seen it's way clear
to exclude them from their recon-
mendations the bill would really
have carried less.
The appropriation for the govern
or's office is fixed at $l6,5OO, there
being an increase of $4,000 over last
year( in the amount provided & for
enforcement of the law,' this.
amount being fixed at $4,000 this
year. There is 10 change in the ap-
peopriation for the secretary OF
states Office and the comptroller gen.
erals Office, the appropriation tor
the former being fixed at $4,000 and
for the latter at sl1,550. For the
insurance commissioner Office the
amount fxad is $8;400, an increase
:. of $1,000 over last year.
There are some minor changes IN
the appropriations for the other
State Offices, but there is no material
increase or decrease. Fo" the de-
partmnt of agriculture, commerce
and immigration an increase Of about
$4,000 is recommended, the appropra-
alton being fixed at $4,000.
The appropriation recommended
Sfor the University of South Caro-
lima is S96,893, an increase Of about
$4,000.
The appropriation for Winthrop is
about $1,000 less than last year.
The whole appropriation recon-
.nended for the Citadel, including the
increase named, is. $4,000, and $751;
800 is recommended for the Institute
for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, an in
crease of about $4,000 over last year.
The total recommendation for the
State oolored college Is $24,2S444.
For other educational purposes the
appropriation is sSS,039.65.
For the State Hospital for the In
sane 100000 is. recommended tor
maintenance, $4,000 for salary OF
superintendent, $1,000 for board Of
regents, $4,000 for improvements
and repairs, and: s67l.o1 for the ad-
ditional amouut due the Investigate
,FSns committee, making a total OF
h As254,s1Ze1.
For the South Carolina Indus
I trial school the recommendation Is
$500, an increase Of about $3,-
500 over last year. For the penlten-
tiary the appropriation is the same
-S6,55O The recommendation OF
$262,O0O for pensions is the same as
was appropriated last year. The
item for interest on bonded debt IS
also the same-s295, ,566.22. For elee-
\ tions the amount named IS S39,-
500. The miscellaneous item IS
about s68,0QN- and the necessary
appropriatj IS are Of course recon-
mended for the expenses of the gen.
eral assembly.
The levy will of course not be fixed
until the bill has been considered
: and acted upon by the general as
sennbly.
J. K. A.