The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18

Columbia. Feb. 14.--The most sig.
nifcant vote OF the entire session OF
the Senate came unexpectedly tonight
upon the adoption Of the unfavorable
report of the majority of the judici.
airy committee. upon Senator j. r.
Earle's bill, amending the code as tc
the appointment Of special Judges and
doing away with the recommendation
2 by the Supreme Court for such ap-
pointment by the Governor
BY vote of % to 19, the Senate
adopted the unfavo~able report, Ie.
jecting the bill The vote was a test
as TO those who stood with Cover
nor Cole L. Blease. that Section 2,74:
Of the Code is unconstitutional, OF
that 1t should be changed so that
the Governor would be supreme In
, the appointment of special Judges.
: The following voted against Senator
Earle's bill: Bates, of Barnwell;
, Black, Of Bamberg; Christensen, O,
Beaufort; Carlisle, of Spartanburg
CHM. Of Hampton; Green, OF Marl.
! boro; Hardin, of Chester; Johnstone
Of Newberry: Lawson, Of Darlington;
Lide. of Orangeburg; Mauldin, OF
Greenville; McCown, of Florence;
Montgomery. of Marion; Muckenfuss
of Dorchester; Sinkler. of Charleston;
] Spivey, Of Horny; Stucky, of Lee; Sui
livan. of Anderson; Summers, Of Cal
houn; Walker, OF Georgetown; Wal.
ler. Of Greenwood; Weston, OF
tai 23.
The following voted for the bill OF
Senator Earle; Ackerman, Of Cole
, ton; Appelt, of Clarendon; Clifton. Of
Sumter; Croft. Of Aiken; Crosson, oi
Lexington; Dennis, Of Berkeley; Earle
of oconee; Epps Of Williamsburg;
Forrest. Of Saluda; Hough, of Ker-
shaw; Johnson, Of Fairfield; I.aney, o:
Chesterfield; Manning, of Dillon;
Mars, of Abbeville; Mauldin, Of Pick.
ems; Rainsford. of Edgefeld, Stewart
of York; Strait. of Lancaster; Young
of Union-Total 10.
The last group voted not to tablc
hence 1t is practically certain all were
for the bill as it stood.
| Providing an inspector for the rail.
road commission at a salary Of $500,
cutting out special appropriations fol
the educational institutions anG
! changing the House app opriations
/ bill in several other particulars the
Senate finance committee tonight re.
ported that important measure tc
the Senate.
The following are some of tho
amendments suggested by the finance
committee; For repairing Arsenal
$500 added in bill; the South Carolina
! Corn Breeders Association is giver
$4,000, provided $4,000 is otherwis,
raised, and the money is to be eX.
! pended by the officers Of the Associa.
ton and Clemson authorities. ThC
! State board OF health. i'm its conting.
ent account for fighting disease, ha,
the House appropriation reduced from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The University's new auditorium. a.
already published, is not reported by
the finance committee, being stricker
from the bill. This was a $16,666 ap-
preparation for each Of three years
The University is given $4,000 for q
heating plant this year and $4,000
next The Citadel does not get it,
$4,000 appropriation this year and
the same next year by the finance
! committees report. Winthrop's new
building. for which Governor Bleast
has signed an Act giving 100000 il
three years, is not in the bill.
The South Carolina Live Stock AS
sociation is given $1,000 instead OF
S5OO. All these changes will be Tough
out yet on the floor of the Senate ant
then' In case Of disagreement, tn,
various matters go to free confer
ence. Always the appropriation bill
goes TO conference.
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