The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-22

| oOo Tor enforcement Of the pure food
and drug law.
Il disapprove of Item 4, Section 10.
because the State is not in a financial
condition at this time to make the ap-
preparation. This is for the auditorium
building at the University Of South
Carolina, SIC, 6,666.66, to be provided
this year. l disapprove Of Item G.,
Section 10, for the same reason. This
IS So'OoO Tor extension Of heating plant
at University. 1 disapprove Of Item 4,
Section 20, for the same reason. This
| is $4,000 for enlargement Of infrmary
at winthrop. l disapprove Of Item Z,
section 20, for the same reason. This
is $3.50 for the three critic teachers at
winthrop. l disapprove Of Items 3
| and 4, Section 23, for the same rea-
soAs. This is $500 and $4,000 for
heating plant and Artesian we'll at
the Colored College. I disapprove of
Item 8, Section "a, because l consider
1T useless and unnecessary position.
This is $72O for payment stenograph-
er for Prof Tate.
L disapprove of Item 8, Section "a,
because the Constitution, in my opio-
ION, forbids donations by the Legis-
nature OF public funds for private pur-
poses This is $4,000 for the Confed-
crate Home College, Charleston. I
dlsapprove of Item 2, Section 90, be-
cause l do not feel that the State is
financially able to make the improve
ment at this time. This is for build
lag heating plant at Florence Re-
formatory, $4,000. l disapprove Of
Item o, Section 80, because / do not
believe the clerk is necessary, as the
secretary should do the work. This
Is $1,000 for indexing clerk in his
torical commission. J. disapprove Of
Item II, Section 33, because / believe
the Constitution forbids the donation
or public funds for private purposes.
This is $1,000 for the South Carolina
Live Stock Association. l disapprove
Of Item IA, and Item Is, Section SO.
because these are societies composed
OF private individuals and do not be-
long to the taxpayers of the State, and
they are charged for all admissions or
other privileges received from the
same. This is $500 and $1,000 for
taes State Agricultural Society and
State Colored Fair. ] disapprove Of
such items or sections of Section 3S
as are in conflict with the foregoing
disapprovals. Very respectfully,
Cole L. Blease, Governor"
Here is how the vote stood on the
various questions: On the item Of
$4,000 for Investigations by the Comp
troller General. Veto sustained 3. 20
32. On providing $500 for an actu-
airy for the department Of Insurance.
the veto was sustained AZ to %. The
$500 for clerk hire in Treasurer's Of
flee was retained in bill sc to 10. The
veto Of $3.50 for a law clerk for the
Attorney General was sustained SO TO
80 The House sustained the veto by
vote of 39 to 27, and refused to al
low the back pay due the chief game
warden.
The House refused to sustain the
veto to the provision for $500 for
water supplied by Columbia to State
institutions by vote Of AZ to 21. The
item remains in the bill so far as the
House is concerned. The House by a
vote Of SO to 6 retained the item of
S36 for insurance over the Governors s
veto. BY vote of 55 to s the House
retained the item of $4,000 for the
maintenance Of the State House
grounds over AID above the Cover
nor's veto. BY vote Of 80 to 29 the
House declined to reinstate the item
Of $1,000 for contingent fund for the
State geologist. BY vote Of SO to
II the House refused to sustain the
Governors veto on fund Of $4OO for
the Beaufort arsenal
BY vote Of 81 to 81 the House
sustained the veto by lacking the
necessary two-thirds vote on the ap-
preparation, for two inspectors for the
department of agriculture. BY a vote
Of 81 to the House refused to sus-
tain the veto on the $1,000 item for
the pure food inspector. The item
goes back in the bill. The Code COM
missioner gets his $3.50, notwithstand-
ing the veto. Mr.. Rembert and Mr..
Kibler led the fight to retain the
item for a new auditorium for the
University of South Carolina. Mr..
Williams objected to the appropriation
and said the State could not afford TO
spend the money. Mr. Riley called
the previous question: Then came tho