The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-05-20
Want THEIR MONEY
EMPLOYEES OF SOLDIERS home
ARE SEEKING Salaries
SAYS item WAS VETOED

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For This Reason Comptroller Jones
Has Refused to Pay Salaries, and
the Case Has Been Carried to the
Supreme Court by Those Who
Want Their Salaries.
Mandamus proceedings to compel
A. ". Jones, comptroller general, to
pay the salaries Of the conmandaIt
and employees Of the Confederate
Home were argued before the Su-
preme Court Monday morning. Rep
resentative c. c. Wyche appeared for
H. ". Richardson, the commandant
and employees Of the Confederate
Home, while former Attorney General
J. Fraser Lyon appeared for the
comptroller general.
The comptroller general contends
that the governor vetoed the items
for salaries for the Confederate
Home in the appropriation bill ard
that the veto was sustained Sy the
general assembly. The management
of the Home contend that they have
right to their salaries out Of the
money appropriated for the Home.
The return of the comptroller gen.
eral to the rule to show cause said
In part:
Answering paragraph 7, your re-
spondent alleges that he has issued
his warrants upon the State treasurer
for each and every item Of the ex-
penses requested by H. W. Richard
son, superintendent and treasurer,
except the items for salaries, wages
or other compensation to the officers,
employees and other persons for SER
vices. Further answering paragraph
Z. respondent alleges that upon his
refusal to draw his warrant upon the
State treasurer for pay for the off,
referred to, the said H. W. Richad-
son, Superintendent and treasurer Of
the said infrmary, withdrew his de-
mand therefor. and fled his accounts
with the said item omitted. for all OF
!! which accounts so filed your respond
ent has issued his warrant upon the
State treasurer therefor.
Answering paragraph s, he admits
so much thereof as alleges that ne
refused to draw his warrant upon the
State treasurer for pay for the o :
GERS, employees and help of the said
infrmary; he has no knowledge or
information sufficient to form a belief
AS to whether it is impossible to con-
tinue to take care Of and properly
maintain the inmates Of said infirm-
ary unless the officers. employees and
help are paid their wages. He al
leges, however, that the governor
vetoed the item Of the appropriation
act carrying an appropriation for SAID
purposes, and that upon account OF
such veto and the sustaining thereof
hy the general assembly, he assumes
such expenses are not necessary TO
properly maintain the said in1rmary.
He specifically denies that his action
in refusing to draw his warrant upon
the State treasurer to pay for oihceTs'
employees and help of the infrmary
is arbitrary and without authority OF
law; on the contrary, he alleges that
no appropriation has been made 10:
said purposes, and that neither the
petitioners nor the said H. W. Rich
ardson, asrsuperintendent and treas
urer Of the said infrmary, are en-
titled to receive the same.
For further cause why a writ OF
mandamus as prayed for should not
issue. this respondent doth show:
That in and by Section 80 Of the
Appropriation Act passed by the
House Of Representatives and Senate
of the State Of South Carolina for the
year 1914. there is contained under
said section, Item 9, which provides
for salaries and wages Of officers and
employees at said infrmary the fol-
lowing amounts: For commandant,
monthly salary not exceeding SoV
l-se0N; for matron, a salary at not
exceeding $50 per month-s6oo; for
physician. not exceeding $50 per
month-s60O. For employees, in
cluding cooks, nurses and other SER
wants or la5orers all rot to exceed
eight. none to receive more than So
per month-S2.4 400, and $500 to be
paid H. W. Richardson and 500 tc
be paid Dr.. F. w. P. Butler: that al
of the above mentioned amounts for
the purposes stated in Item 3, Sec
ton 80, of said Appropriation Act
were on the 4th day Of March, 1914
vetoed by the governor Of South Car,
olira. as will appear by reference tc
mage 1,413 Of the House Journal q
March 4. 1914 That the veto Of al
of the above mentioned amounts -
cluded in Item 3 Of said Section SC
Of the Appropriation Act was sustain
ed by the House Of Representatives
as will appear by reference to tht
Journal of the House, March +, 1914
pages 1.4o6-27-2S. That a copy O.
so much OF the House Journal Of
I1914 which contains the veto OF tht
governor Of item 8, Section 80. o.
said Appropriation Act, and COPY o.
that part OF said Journal which
shows the vote OF the House Of Rep
resentativcs sustaining the same. are
hereby made 4 part Of this return
are annexed hereto and marked EX
nibits az and 81, respectively.
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