The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-21
house summarized it's previous action
What the House Did.

Veto sustained: Five thousand COL
lars comptrollers Investigations, ST.
800 insurance actuary, $3.50 law clerk
for attorney general, $1,150 Audubon
balance, $1,000 contingent for State
geologist, $4,000 for heating plant at
University, $4,000 for heating plant
at Colored college, $1,000 for statisti-
clan of department OF agriculture.
Veto not sustained: SIX hundred
dollars for treasurer's clerk, $500
for water in Columbia, $3.50 for in
surance armory, S400 fo1 arsenal, $430
for code commissioner 516,666 for
University of South Carolina, $4,000
for pure food inspectors, S72O for
critics at Winthrop, $4,000 for Arte-
sian we'll at Colored college, $1,000
for pure food inspectors, S7.2O for
Prof. Tate's clerk, $4,000 for State
house grounds, s2,40U Tor factory i'll
spector and expenses, $4,000 for Con-
federate home, $4,000 for reformatory
at Florence, $1,000 for index clerk of
historic commissions, $1,000 for Live
Stock association, $4,000 for State Fair
society, $1,000 for co1ored fair. Total,
S64,3975O.
It will be noted that in no vote was
the governors veto sustained by a.
majority vote, and had the majority
vote prevailed, every item, except one,
where there was a tie, would have
been restored. On two votes, the &C"
tuary for the insurance department,
the heating plant at the colored COL
lege, were not restored to the act by
one vote. The house tried to get back
to the previous close votes, but could
not get to it. At 11.20 o'clock the
house finished it's voting and sent the
bill to the senate for its acton.
The Senate's Action.
Columbia State.
On the item relating to an extra
clerk in the State treasurer's Office
the senate, by vote of IS to II, sus-
tanned the veto.
On the matter of paying $1,000 for
water rent to the city of Columbia for
water used by the State institutions,
Senator Mauldin explained briefly that
it was necessary if South Carolina
would pay anything for use of the
water. The item was passed.
The senate sustained the veto on
the appropriation of $3.50 for insur-
ance on the State armory.
There was some discussion on the
appropriation of $4,000 for the COM
mission on State house and, grounds,
but by a vote of Is to 13 the veto was
sustained.
By vote of % to the senate over
ruled the veto Of the governor on an
appropriation of s40O for the repairs
on the State arsenal at Beaufort.
By a vote of II to II the $1,000
given to the two inspectors in Com
missioner Watson's Office was killed.
The sum Of $3.50 lor help for the
code commissioner was allowed, the
veto to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The vote rs to 4.
The University.
The veto of the governor on the
appropriation for the University Of
South .Carolina's auditorium caused
discussion. Senator Stuckey, a Cira-
del graduate, said that as the Citadel
! ~tt33eiived an appropriation, Sd should
the university. Senator Laney took
the same view. If Winthrop and the
Citadel gain, Carolina should as well.
! Senator Appel has long record of Vot-
ing for appropriations, but felt it his
duty here to vote against it, Must go
slow.
The senate refused 70 pass the bill
over the veto of the governor, the
vote being II to IL in favor of the
passage, but lacking the two-thirds
majority. The large crowd quickly
dispersed as the vote Was announced,
and Kisses broke out in the lobby,
calling a reprimand from the chair:
The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Carlisle, Christensen, Clifton,
Croft, Green, Johnstone, Haney, Law
son. Mars, T. J. Mauldin, McCown,
Montgomery, Muchenfuss, Spivey,
Stewart, Stuckey, Young-17.
Nays-Appelt. Black, Crosson,
Earle, Epps, Forrest, Hall, Hardin,
Lide, w. L. Mauldin, Strait, Sullivan,
-12.
The senate also refused to pass the
item providing fol enlaGging the Win
throp infrmary. TIE vote was only
one majority-13 to Il. For three