The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-02-21

q law school 1T the university. He
said that the quarters provided for
the law students were cramped and
Inadequate. The judiciary commit
tee Of the senate, said Mr.. Fortner,
had refused for political reasons"
to allow him to stand the State bar
examination. but he was nevertheless
in favor Of allowing anyone who was
able to study the legal profession al
the university to do so.
At 6.16 o'clock the house took a
recess until s o'clock.
The section for Winthrop Normal
and Industrial college. appropriating
q total Of $1s2.446.0s, was taken up
when the house met at 8 o'clock.
Mr. Lybrand Of Lexington wanted
70 decrease the appropriation for the
Winthrop college gymnasium from
$30.Oeo to 100000.
MIR. Dick told Mr.. Lybrand that his
amendment would keep the college
from getting any gymnasium at all,
as the appropriation was made in
view Of an offer Of $4,000 for the
building If the State would give $780,
600.
Mr.. Lybrand said he could not
help 1t.
The house rejected his amendment
oy large vote.
The Winthrop section was then
adopted.
The Citadel section, appropriating
$4,000, was passed after the house
tabled Mr.. Creech's amendment to
cut the item for extraordinary repairs
rom $4,000 to $1,000.
The appropriation Of ss0.046.sS for
the institution for education Of deaf,
dumb and blind at Cedar Springs. in
Guiding $4,000 for building pri-
mary department and $4,000 for
building home for Superintendent
y. +. Walker, passed the house with
out objection.
The item of $1,000 for building a
hospital at the State Colored Indus
trial and Mechanical college was
passed by n vote Of IS to 8. Various
amendments were offered to the Sec
ton approprratins $4,000 for the col.
lege for negroes maintained by the
State at Orangeburg. The house laid
LII the amendments on the table and
passed the section az it was reported.
Mr.. Long Of Aiken moved to strike
out the appropriation Of $4,000 for
the Confederate Home college in the
section for other educational pur.
poses The house laid his motion on
the table.
Under the section for the State Hos
pital for the Insane. MT Robertson
OF Colleton wanted 20 cut the Item
OF $500 for amusement for the pa
tients to $500. The house refused to
10 so.
The State hospital section, carrying
a total appropriation OF s35s,51s.33,
was passed. by the house after It voted
down Mr.. Creech's amendment strik-
ing out the item OF $1,000 for equip
ping the new building at State Park.
The section for the South Carolina
Industrial school at Florence, appro-
priatlng q total Of $4,000, Of which
$4,000 is for building and equip
ment. was passed.
The appropriation Of s6.75o for the
salaries at the State penitentiary was
passed after the house accepted the
amendment offered by Mr.. Fortner
providing $500 to pay somebody for
turning on the current for electrocu-
tiOns.
The house rejected Mr.. Creech's
amendment increasing the pay Of the
board OF pardons from $400 to $500.
The Richardson Butler Confederate
intirmary case was rehashed in the
house last night, when Mr.. McDon-
aid Of Oconee offered to amend the
bill by striking out the appropriation
OF $500 for II. w. Richardson for
services rendered in January and
February. 1913. and 500 for DR.. r.
w. =. Butler for services between the
same dates.
Mr.. Welch of Richland told Of the
case in the supreme court.
Mr.. Greer of Greenville, a member
oil the committee to investigate the
Confederate infirmary. said that he
did not know Of any great amount Of
work Maj. Richardson had done at
the infirmary.
THE money Is appropriated for
thosr poor old soldiers" said Mr.
Granr .opd dO pof think that INV