The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-19
KILLS TODD'S CLAIM
ROUSE REFUSE TO PAY HIA FOB
STATE HOUSE PLAN

| STATE HOUSE PLAN
ADOPT ANNUAL BUDGET
The Appropriation Bill, Which Car.
ries Nearly Two Million Dollars,
Was Taken Up In the House and
Passed on Thursday Night With
out Much Change as Reported.
The House passed tho approprla-
ton bill to third reading Thursday
night. after consuming tho major
portion Of the morning and all the
night session in considering 1t. Rel
stively few changes were made. in
the bill by the House. The most az
tended debate was on section So
miscellaneous. Item 80, A. W Tod1:
$1,000, to purchase plans ana spec!n-
cations for State House."
After the whole subject OF the
Todd claim, originally for some s12,-
900 and upon special investigating
committee made an unfavorable re-
port at the last session, had been
threshed over from alpha to omega,
the House refused to make the ap-
preparation by vote Of II to 81.
The appropriation Of $4,000 for
driyeways and walks around the
State House, conditioned on the ah-
preparation of like amount by the
city of Columbia. was also killed az
ter discussion. Section 43 Of the bill.
which read THAT no executive ofiic,,
shall use any of the contingent or
special funds appropriated to the L.
partment OF which he 10 the head for
services in dischargins duties impos-
ed BY law on any officer whose COM
pensation was not provided for by
this appropriation act" was stricken
out.
No changes were made by the
House in the recommendations Of the
committee for appropriations to State
colleges, except that $4,000 was add
ed to that Of the Citadel to pay the
expenses OF the officers and corps Of
cadets incurred in attending the in
auglration OF Woodrow Wilson and
taking part In the inaugural parade.
The bill carried an appropriation CT
$4,000 for the University Of South
Carolina with which to complete q
now dormitory. and s17,500 to COM
plets its heating plant Winthrop
college was given $4,000 for build
ing and equipping an Industrial arts
and science building.
The item Of s12,500 for the pu.-
chase OF rife range for the National
Guard occasioned debate. Mr..
Schroeder Of Charleston explained
ed that the requirement Of rife
range was necessary in order thai
the militia might continue to receive
the appropriation from the national
government. He said that the ad5u-
tant general had found suitable elite
for one about seven miles north Of
Columbia and had gotten an option
on about $50 acres. The range vaa
necessary, too, for the use Of 1.-The
Citadel cadets, said Mr.. Schroeder. ev
an overwhelming vote the house then
agreed to expend s12,500 for range
site and rife range.
The house appropriated $16l,6o5.-
SO, the amount recommended by the
committee for Winthrop college.
which includes $4,000 for new
Industrial. arts and science building.
The house refused to adopt item 80
A w. Todd, $1,000" under the "mis-
cellaneous" section In the bill.
Mr.. Nicholson OF Greenville told
the house that last session the spec
iaI committee to investigate the
whole Todd claim for drawing plans
for improving the state house had
unanimously reported that It was not
legally valid. and the house had then
adopted the report. He read ths
message from the governor sent IN
1911, calling attention to the unde-
sirable entrances to the state house
on the lower floor and the concurrent
resolution authorizing the committee
on state house and grounds to take
steps toward carrying out he recon-
nendations of the governor. He told
Of the action Of the committee Ia
r,eking provisions for remodelins the
stats house.
Mr. Rembert OF Richland said hs
had already rendered legal opinion
on the Todd claim to the effect that
II would have to be settled under tho
rules OF equity as there was no legal
basis for 1t. He read part OF the ro-
port Of the committee on state housc
and grounds setting forth their deal
ings with A. W. Todd. He admitted
that the committed exceeded Its au-
thority In the matter.
Mr.. Mitchum of Clarendon. q mem
her of the state house and grounds
committee, which entered into the
contract with A. ". Todd to draw
plans for reno cling the state house
and allowed him $1,000 for expea-
ses to travel over the State and ac-
Quaint the members Of the general
assembly with his ideas. spoke nex:.
He discussed in detail the drawing
Of the contract between Mr.. Todd
and the subcommittee from the com:
mittee on state house and grounds,
which made a report subsequently to
the whole committee. He said dirty
,,.,n -... to b1ooe for tha fafs-