Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-15
from THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF INTEREST TO READERS
OUR SPECIAL RE PREsENTATIvE


he will at once press the bill to pro-
vide for a systematic campaign OF
advertising the resources. Of the
state. This bill provides that II the
railroads will give $4,000 for that
purpose, the state will give $4,000.
Mr. Rembert said that members CT
the delegation returning from Column
bus, Ohio, had told him of the press
ing need for Just such fund as this.
Some legislators have the idea tina:
South Carolina is well advertised now,
and there are some agencies which
have done their part to that end, but
what pleasant notoriety South Caro-
lima has received IN recent months
through Jerry Moore and others has
been just enough to cause the people
of the Northwest to take notice.
They are clamoling for information.
They wish to know more about the
section of country in which they may
raise two crops year, and good
crops, too.
The house Of representatives las,
week approved 116 claims aggregar-
ing several thousand dollars. Some
of these claims are also accounted for
in the appropriation bill, for instance
that of the state board Of health.
This and all other Implications will
be amended before the final passage
of the appropriation bill, and the gross
amount of the appropriation bill will
in this way be reduced POSSIBLY $1o,-
00e.
OF the claims ordered paid are Is
for services of special judges, aggre-
eating s3,920.54. There were many
CLAIMS also for animals slaughtered
to prevent spread Of infectious dis
eases. The printing for the general
election also made extra expense.
The house has passed bill to pro-
vide for state board of engineers
and an architect.
DR.. Leagues bill to amend the pen
sion law so that inmates of Confed-
crate infmary shall not draw regular
pensions but shall have SIS year
only, passed third reading. Some
have been getting the sos year Or
S4S year or s36 year pension in
addition to the ss06 per capita at
the hone.
The first proposition in the appro-
p-iation bill to which there was any
objection was the item with reference
to the office of game warden. This
had three items; ~ salary of chief
game warden, $1,000; travelling ex-
penses, $1,000; deficit payable to A.
R. Hayward, treasurer, $1,000. Max
ing total of S4,c5O.
Mr.. Stanley of Horny opposed the
entire section 10. The house by
vote OF n to SO rejected his amend.
ment, the object of which would have
been to do away with the chief game
warden's office. Mr.. Browning ex-
planned that the state of South Caro-
lima has created this Office. The
game warden's commission has been
ratified by the state senate. 1t is
matter which can not be remedled
unless a bill is brought in to abolish
the office.
Mr. Dixon wished to reduce the
wages of the state electrician. This
was voted down without discussion.
This job pays S1,o75. Mr.. Browning
merely asked for the amendment to
be voted down.
Mr.. Ashley made an attack on the
state geologist's office The state is
in debt and every dollar we can drop
in on that debt should be, he urged.
He had never heard of one cent of
good this conglomeration had done
the state. (The state geologist is an
Anderson man,
The house overruled Mr.. Ashley's
objection and the section was adopted.
Under the head of the department
of agriculture Mr.. Gasque asked for
information on the item of $4,000
for farm demonstration work.
An item of s1,c62 to be refunded to
Richland county for the expenses
of the merger suit. Mr.. Scott of An
derson moved to strike out this item.
Mr.. Kirkland of Kershaw favored
the item. The ways and means COM
mittee considered it carefully. It in.
wolves matter of principle. 1t is
a case of statewide Importance and
q constitutional question is involved.
I.e moved to table the amendment
offered by Mr. Scott to strike out the
item. The motion prevailed by a
vote of So to SO and the item remains
ir the bill.