The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-02-21
GETS :, s: THE MONEY. |
The Colleges Literally Provided For by
the General Assembly.
GIVEN ALL THEY ASKED

GIVEN ALL THEY ASkED
swclls the appropriation Bill to Over
Two Million Dollars, Which is the
Largest Ever Passed by South Car
oina Legislature for One Year s
Expenses.
The appropriation bill has passed {
both houses and is now ready for the
signature Of the governor. For the 4
first time in years fight was made {
in the senate on the adoption of the
free conference report on the bill. 49,:
BY just one vote, Is to II, the
senate early Saturday morning adopt
ed the free conference report which
meant that the bill passed with the
appropriations for permanent build
;ings at Winthrop South Carolina
University, and the Citadel restored
/ to the bill.
The report of the free conference
/ committee was not unanimous. Sen
| ator w. l.. .Mauldin, chairman OF the
anance committee of the senate, not s
signing the report. 81
The question Of adopting the re-.
port from the free conference COM
mittee vas debated freely and warm
ly. Senator Montgomery moved the
adoption Of the report. Senator Har-
din said that for the first time Yin his
legislative career he could not sup
port free conference report.
/ Senator Johnstone explained the
action of the committee and told how
carefully the items had been consid-
| cred and the deliberations of the :
committee.
| Senator Rainsford regarded the:
committee as a board Of arbitration
and the senate in honor bound 20
abide by its decision:
Senator Laney put in a word Tor
! the common schools but said he
would vote for the free conference
report.
Senator Montgomery said all gov
ernments are bases on compromises,
and when he saw. tax levy would not
be put up he consented for the SEN
i ate to recede from it's amendments.
| Senator Hardin thought the SEN: !:
ate lost out entirely instead OF par
4 ticipating in compromise Hea
could not conscientiously vote for 1t.
Senator Strait sounded a warn W:I':
ling, saying the time is coming when
people IRE going to rise up against
these institutions. Might as well
call halt now. He reminded the
senators he helped establish Win
throp and Clemson.
Senator Weston was emphatic In
his remarks. He said the University
of South Carolina, the Citadel, Glenn
I son and Winthrop are not the rich
mans colleges. The appropriations
for improvements are to be accom-
!. panied by increased and additional
educational advantages.
Senator Young was glad to see the
action of the committee and told OF
what the action will mean.
Senator Bates announced that he
would vote against the adoption OF
the report as protest against eR-
4 travagance.
Senator Lawson asked Senators
tombstone, Weston and Montgomery
a number Of questions drawing out
the features of the added appropria-
tions.
Senator Johnstone told again OF
the stand taken by the committee
and earnestly urged the senate to
adopt the free conference commit
tees report.
! The vote to adopt the report was
!passed, 1S to II, as follows:
| Senators Alderman, Car
isle, Clifton, Hough. Johnstone,
! Laney, T. j. Mauldin, McCown, Mont
gomery, Muckenfuss, Rainsford,
sinkler, Spivey, Stewart, Summers,
Waller, Weston, Young-lS.
Nays-senators Applet, Bates,
Black, Christensen, Crosson, Earle,
Epps, Forrest, Green, Hardin, Law
son, Manning, Mars, Strait, Stuckey,
Sullivan, Wharton-17.
Not voting-senators Croft, Den
mis-. CHM, Hall. W. J. Johnson, Lide,
W. L. Mauldin, walkers.
The house then adopted the re-
port. MT. Browning explained that
when the bill left the house 1t pro-
yided for appropriations of s1,971,-
l322, and as reported by the free con-
ference committee the total would be
s2,a19,652.46.
The report carries the additional
$4,000 for militia, $4,000 for corn
breeders association, and a few 9TH
er items. The principal points at
issue were the appropriation for the
State colleges. The. committee re-
ported that the senate should receGe
from it's amendments on State COL
leges. The university is to get liz
auditorium and Winthrop the new
building for arts and sciences.
The high school appropriation CT
$4,000 and the public schools ap-
preparation OF $4,000 are to come