The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-02-09
SYNOPSIS OF WORK OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE PASSES APPROPRIATION
BILL PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED
MILEAGE Bill Has Been Enrolled Fer
Ratifcation-Clash on Capitol
Plans Claim.

On the motion of Mr.. Browning, tho
house took up the general approprla-
ton bill Tuesday night. The measure
was taken up section by section, after
it had been read in full.
Section 1, providing for tax OF 5
3-4 mills during the year 1912, was
passed.
! The following sections we're passed
to third reading with their totals un-
changed:
Section 2, governors Office, total
s1S,480; section 8, Secretary Of States
Office total, $780,; section 4, comp
troller generals office, total $10,6oe;
section 5, insurance commissioners
Office, total s1O,240; section 6, State
treasurer's office, total ss,642.S5; Sec
ton 7, State superintendent Of educa-
tons Office, total $9,27O; section 8,
adiutant generals Office, total $1S,57o;I
section 9, attorney generals office,
total $7,S45; railroad commissioners
Office, total 11,570.
The fight on section II, providing
for a salary of $1,000 for the CHIEF
game warden and $1,000 travelling ex-
penses, was led by Mr.. Ashley. By q
vote Of 50 to 26, the house tabled his
motion to strike out the section, and
it was left in the bill unchanged.
Section - gave total of s1,S00 to
the State librarians Office. It passed
unopposed.
In Section 49,, making appropriation
for the maintenance Of public build
ings, the item allowing Columbia the
sum of $500 for water and sewer
age pipes for State institutions, caused
the usual debate in the house. MI.
Williams wanted to cut the item down
to $4,000, but the house refused to
do this.
An attempt was also made to abol-
ish the salary of $1,000 for the State
geologist, but this was left in the
bill, as was the deficit of $262.53 for
1911. The section, No. a., was pass
ed unchanged.
Wants No Corn Show.
The house refused to adopt the mo-
ton Of T. P. Brown, of Florence, to
amend section IS for the department
of agriculture, commerce and indus
tries, by striking out the appropriation
of $4,000 for the National Corn ex-
position in 1913 at Columbia. Mr..
Brown simply offered his amendment.
He made no speech in favor of 1t.
Mr.. Browning stated very briefly that
the exposition, the greatest Of its kind,
would give South Carolina an enor-
nous amount of advertising. He NOV
ed to table the amendment Of 7. 2.
Brown. The house tabled the amend
ment by an overwhelming vote. Mr..
Browning amended the item carrying
the $4,000 for the exposition by put
ting. the. expenditure under the super
vision of a committee, composed OF 4.
B. Herbert F. S. TT lad +. l..
Brown, all of Columbia. The amend
ment was made at the suggestion OF
the governor:
The salary of the clerk Of the de-
partment of agriculture, commerce
and industries was reduced from ST.
400 to $1,000.
Bill Passes Second Reading.
The appropriation bill has passed
it's second reading in the house prac-
tically unchanged. There were con-
tests ON several items, but In every in
stance, except three, the house voted
to sustain the bill as presented by the
ways and means committee. The bill
passed second reading on Wednesday.
L. J. Browning, chairman of the COM
mittee, took the floor on numerous oc-
casions to defend his committed 8 sup
ply measure. Other members OF the
committee also spoke on items con-
nected with matters over which they
had had SUPERVISION when the appro-
priation bill vas being framed.
The three items changed Wednesday