The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-17
FIGHT IN THE SENATE
ON APPROPRIATIONS
FIGHT on NEW BUILDINGS FOX
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
All Able.Bodied Convicts to Go On the
Roads Matters Of Interest in
Closing Days.


special appropriations for new build
ings for the Citadel, the University
and Winthrop, was begun last night
on consideration by the senate of the
appropriations bill. When debate was
adjourned Senator Stewart, Of York,
was trying to get into the bill the S20,-
900 appropriation for Winthrop's pro-
posed 100000 industrial arts and
science building, for which an act was
a few days ago signed by the COVER
nor
The University's S16,666 appropria-
ton this year for "a $4,000 auditor
ium, had been cut out by the finance
committee, and likewise $4,000 for
the Citadel's east wing this year, and
the same next year, were not In the
bill as reported Wednesday night.
These will be fought out also on the
floor Of the senate.
Senator Mauldin, CHAIRMAN Of the
finance committee, said that if the ap-
propriations bill were passed as the
house sent it over, the tax levy would
have to be mills, the highest tax
levy in years.
Among the things agreed to on the
floor of the senate Wednesday nlgnt,
different from the house bill, are: In
crease in pay Of chief clerk OF comp
troller's Office and insCate>treasurers
Office.
The State treasurer's clerk will get
$500, as the senate agreed, but SEN
ator Earle said that ne was OF the
opinion that the governor would veto
items of this kind, as the law fixed the
salary.
The railroad commission is given
an expert inspector, at salary OF ST.
800.
The Corn Breeders association is
given $500. The supreme court ex-
penses are increased to provide for
the selection of new justice.
The State board of health is given
$4,000 instead of $4,000, as the COM
nittee at first recommended, for car
rying on the campaign against dis
ease. The house sent the item over
at $4,000.
In the eduaction section, the items
from the dispensary funG and the $780,
900 for high schools are stricken from
the bill, until the acts are IN shape
Tor this special matter.
Senator Sinkler said that Winthrop
was in a different plight from other
institutions, in that its new building
that is proposed, has az act already
passed and signed. This was Sena-
Tor Stewart's contention also.
Long Terms Conyicts ION Roads,
Mr.. Ashley's bill to provide for the
sale of the State farms and the return
of all able-bodied male convicts to the
public works of the several counties,
which bill the committee had amend
ed by cutting out the section relating
to the State farms, was Tuesday
withdrawn by the author, and tine
iouse. on his motion, took up ana
sed, as a Substitute, Senator
reen's bill, ito provide for working
all able-bodied male convicts on the
public works of the various counties.
Bv amendments a number OF coun-
ties were exempted from the proVls-
ions of the measure.
Nj: Ashley said th2 great cry from
all the country people and from
townsfolk as we'll is for good roads
and there is no more practical way III
which to forward the good roads
movement than to put on the roads
the convicts now employed in the pen
itentiarv and one the State farms. He
ridiculed the leasing Of convicts able
to perform manual labor to q con1rac-
tor who works them i'll q knitting
MILL
Mr.. Kible- moved TO strike out the
enacting words, but on a rising vote
his motion was defeated. After
amendments eXempting various coun-
ties-Horry, Lancaster, Calhoun, Dill
lon. Aiken and Fairfield-had been
adopted the bill was passed and sent
TO the senate.
Provisions OF Bill.
The bill provides that all able-bod-
led male convicts shall hereafter be
sentenced to hard labor on the public
works Of the county in which convict
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