The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-02-17
LEGISLATURE WILL MOI
GET THROUGH ON TIhE
SESSION WILL PROBABLY GO TWO
WEEKS MORE.
Appropriations Bill Before the House
Some Hard Work Yet Before the
SOiOnS.
70 The He. aid and News.


10 days in which it had been hoped the
legislature would be able to finish its
work Will expire with the end of this
week, but It seems now that week
longer will be required to reach final
adjournment. The house will take up
the appropriation bill today, and
Chairman Dick, of the ways and means
committee, will push the measure
through as soon as possible.
In special message to the general
assembly on Saturday, Gov B:ease
said that, to his utter disgust, sur
p: ise and disappointment, he had un-
derstood ttat some members Of the
ge. eral assembly had suggested that
an adjournment be taken next Satur-
day, and then come back, in order that
the goyernqr might catch up with his
: work. The governor said he had al
ways prided himself on the fact Of
keeping his work vel! in hand, and
that he had been complimented On this
by both sides. He said that when ne
ard his secretary ana stenog: apher
went home every nigAt their desks
were clean, and that nothing was car
ried over in the governors office from
cne day to another unless It were some
matter in regard to which additional
information would have 20 be secured.
1t made no difference to him, he said,
waen the legislature adjourned, that
ne had never delayed any legislature,
and he wanted it understood that his
office was up with its work.
During this session every Act has
been disposed Of by the governor S
Office on the same day it was received,
and on Saturday ~ acts were turned
over to the secretary Of state within
an hour aid half after they were re-
ceived by the governors office
The Big Job.
The big job before the legislature
now is the appropriation bill. A sum-
mary Of the measure as introduced by
the ways and means committee is
given elsewhere.
The bill carries an appropriation Of
$4,000 to begin the erection of State
tuberculosis hospital under the su-
pervis:on OF the State board of health.
Winthrop college is given 100000
for a gymnasium on condition that it
raise $35 900 from other sources. l.
is understood the college already has
a large sum in hand. For the State
institution for the deaf, dumb and
blind at Cedar Springs, $4,000 is pro-
vided for new building and equipment.
The South Carolina industrial school
is given $4,000 for new buildings and
equipment and the total appropriation
for the South Caroliaa Medical COL
lege a new State institution, is $34,-
500.
The bill increases the appropriation
for the State Hospital for the Insane
by $5O,266, of which $4,000 is to pay
the deficit Of 1913.
One Of the big increases in the ap-
propriations is caused by the fact that
1914 is election year. The appropria-
ton for elections is s45,7S as compar-
ed with $3.50 in 1913.
The bill carried about $270,OOO for
the support of the public schools.
This appropriation is made with the
proviso that it shall not become avail
able if the senate passes the one mill
tax bill now pending.
The appropriation for the University
of South Carolina is cut a few thou
sand, as compared with 1913.
Long Session OF House.
The house Of representatives was III
session until o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, and then adjourned until
this afternoon The senate adjourned
Friday night until tonight. Saturdays
session of the house was taken up
largely with local matters. The San
ders bill, aimed at driving houses of
i'll fame out of South Carolina by the
process Of injunction, and the measure
applying the provisions of the Mann
white slave Act to this State, passed
their third reading and went to the
senate. The Sanders measure passed
the house after very stubbord fight:
The FOrtner Bill.
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