The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-11


S4 To 10; Merriwcather monument.
s4O0. veto overridden, S5 to 6. to omit
the provisions Tor borrowing money,
veto sustained, 10 To- Is; voting ON
summaries as amended, % to 0.
Ii will therefore be seen that the
\etoes this year were not matrial.
and that the governor claims to a large
extent the credit that was made in
the bill prior 10 its receipt by him
The state levy under the terms oi
the appropriation bill is fixed at six
mills.
After the squall OF last night things
were as mild as a May morn today,
and about the only business was to
receive an occasional report from the
free conference committee and to
await the legislative routine by which
the appropriation bill was amended i'm
two minor particulars and finally sent
To the governor for his considera-
ton.
There was no mention whatever O.
last nights storm in any of the dis
cussions by resolutions or otherwise.
To somewhat cheer up things. Mr..
Hutchison and Mr.. Lumpkin led q
singing class. and those who liked this
kind Of amusement took pleasure In
Il.
At the afternoon session Of the
house action was taken on seventeen
items which the governor had vetoed
nine of these being overridden and
eight sustained. The governor had
vetoed the entire section with ref
erence to the State historical com
mission. and each Of the five items OF
the section. The house passed each
and every item OF this section over
the veto.
BY vote Of 81 to 23 the house
passed over the veto of the governor
the proviso in the bill giving the Uni
versity Of South Car olina the right to
build n public library on it's campus
an endowment by Andrew Carnegie
The veto of the governor was sus-
tained on the item of $1,000 for q
hospital ut the State Negro College
the vote being ~ to 81 to override the
veto.
The house refused to pass over the
veto of the governor the appropria-
ton of $500 for the farms at Statt
Park. The vote stood n to "a to
pass the item.
After considerable discussion the
house upheld the veto Of the item
prescribing salaries and duties Of off,
cials and employees Of the Confed-
crate Infirmary, with a vote Of SO 70
"a. to include the item in the bill.
BY vote OF n to 20 the house
overrode the veto OF the entire sec
tion with reference to the State his
torical commission. Taking up eacn
OF the items separately. as the gov
crnor had vetoed them collectively
and individually. the veto Of the sec
retarys salary Of $500 was overriden
by 20 TO 22; the veto Of the printing
fund OF $1,000 was passed over the
veto by the house by vote Of 20 to
20. and the fund for work on Con-
federate records, amounting to $1.500
was kept in tho bill by vote OF 63
to %. by vote of 81 10 Il the
house passed over the veto Of the
governor the item requiring the score
tary of the historical commission rC
make monthly reports to the state
treasurer.
The following members voted u
sustain the veto OF the entire section
with reference TO the historical com
mission: Addy. j. w. Ashley, Black
we'll Cross. Daniel Fortner. Gray
Hardin. II. +. Harrelson. NJ. c. Har-
rclson. lrby. Kirby. Lybrand. Miller
Moseley. Murray. Nelson. Robertson.
w. ". Scott and Summers--Total 90
BY a vote of AS to 40 the house
sustained the governor In his veto OF
the item Of $4,000 to cover interest to
accrue on the bonded debt Of the
State. and by n vote Of 60 to "a sus-
tanned his veto OF tho item of $685.
600 to serve as sinking fund for tho
bonded debt under the act Of 1919.
Tho majority in each Of these cases
voted to override tho veto. but the
h."t, rity was less than two.thirds.
Following the evidence Of a general
lack of Information az to the State
phosphate commission. the house sus-
tained. by a vote Of &C to 2l, the veto
of tho t30O for the commission.
The house refused to sustain the
veto Of the item Of $3.50 for the state
board Of law examiners by a vote OF
65 to go.
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