The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-02-27

here and the expense was less tnan
$50. Governor Blease vetoed the item
because, he contended, it involved a
prnciple. Mr.. Jones showed the COM
mission and explained the item SO that
the veto went to pot by a vote of 80
to 6.
The State board of health was al
lowed $4,000 for expenses. This the
governor vetoed, but only seven mem
bers voted to sustain the veto and Is
members voted to override the veto.
The item stands.
Then came a deficit for 1911, made
by the State board of health. It was
explained that s3,289 more than the
available appropriation was spent for
vaccine points, anti-toxin and the like,
and it was necessary to supply 1t. 1t
was passed by a vote OF 6S to Y over
the governors veto.
Several unsuccessful efforts were
made to adjourn around and after IL
o'clock. Governor Blease opposed di-
rsctly appropriating $4,000 for schol-
arships at the University of South
Carolina, and wanted it to come out
Of the general maintenance fund. The
new building for the university was
not bothered this year. The item for
scholarships was retained over the veto
Sy a vote of "a to 3. The minority
votes from Messrs. Ashley, T. P.
Brown and Hutto.
Colored College Heating Plant.
Mr.. Ashley made a severe arraign-
ment of the legislature voting money
for a heating plant for lot of "nig-
gers" He thought it outrageous to
provide heating plants for negroes,
when thousands of poor white children
have to sit around freplaces. DR.. Saw
yer thought reading and writing SUI
fcient for the negro in this day and
time. He was willing to destroy the
Colored college, as being unnecessary
at this time
Mr.. Cary made an appeal to the
sense Of justice to Grant the heating
slant lie showed what the color ed
farmer paid in fertilizer tax, and how
necessary it was to be fair to the ne
gro. Mr.. Browning explained that the
Institution at Oranseoucg nad to be
sustaineo. or the State could not get
the morrill,, Hatch and othe:' funds,
or must admit ccloTed students to
Clemson. The pittance spent al Or
anseburs was vel! ussl, aid only just
and fair. The veto was supported by
Is members, while II voted to retain
the heating plant, and the veto was
overruled.
Appropriation Act Message.
The message on the general appro-
priation act, from Governor Blease, is
given in full, and with brackets for
the items vetoed, where explained and
the context does not carry the amount
involved. The vetoes involve about
80 items some quite small, but each
requiring a roll call for an yea and
nay record, necessary to overrule a
veto. The message follows:
I return to you without my sigma
ture the general appropriation bill for
the year 1912. I do not veto the entire
act, and was in hopes that 1 could
send this act in with my approval, but
upon examination I find that it is so
entirely inconsistent in so many in
stances with my pledges to the people
of the State that it would be abso-
lutely impossible for me to sign it
without violating my solemn pledgeS;
therefore, while I do do not disap-
prove all of the items of said bill, I
mention herein those which I speci-
fcally disapprove. deem it useless,
but, however, I respectfully beg to
call your attention to my Message No.
"a to you at the session of 1911.
Items Vetoed.
I disapprove of $1,000 for rebinding
and copying charter records, which
provides for copying and rebinding
corporation records, as, in my opinion,
this is simply for the benefit and the
convenience Of agents and attorneys
Of corporations and of no benefit to
the people of the State.
I disapprove Of Item 4, Section 4,
which provides for clerical services in
the comptroller generals Office (s1,4OO
hoo,,eo With +bo otbor q occictanoa CiV-