The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-02-21
BIG BILL PASSES HOUSE.
APPROPRIATION MEASURE CAR.
RIEs MORE THAN s2.42e, 900.
Increase I'm State Tax Levy-Mem.
bcrs Voted Down Nearly All Amend.
m~uts Proposed TO Various Items
Increased by About SsS, ,OOO--lAid
for Needy Rural schools

Soiumpia, Feb. l7.-In q little less
than Ave hours the house passed the
general appropriation bill TO third
reading at its sessions yesterday af-
ternoon and last night. With scant
ceremony. the house voted down
nearly all the amendments prop osed
TO tho various items in the bill after
they had been explained by some
member OF the ways and means
committee. The fetal OF the bill an
II was passed by the house last night
was increased by about $500 The
bill as reported by the conm ittee car
ried total of s2.3s1.795 and provid-
ed for State levy Of mills, an in
crease OF "a OF mill over the tax
collected by the state in 1913. The
bin will be sent 20 the senate today.
After debate last night the house
agreed To an amendment decreasing
the appropriation for the Confederate
infirmary by $4,000 and fixing the SAL
aries TO be paid TO persons In charge
OF it's management For the third
year In succession the house killed the
item OF $1,000 i'm the appropriation
bin for Todd q Benson. architects Of
Charleston. "in full payment-for
plans and specifications of the state
house and model and for other claims
In connection with this work." Last
night the Todd a. Henson item was
killed by vote OF SO To 81. Last year
II was killed by Il vote of II TO SO. At
both sessions the items died at the
instance OF Mr.. Mcdonald OF Oconee.
The increase in the appropriation
bill was due to the adoption by the
house OF an amendment offered by
Mr.. James OF Lee TO set aside $45, 900
for a contingent fund for needy rural
schools. to be expended under the
supervision Of the state board OF cdu-
cation and paid out on the application
OF county superintendents Of educa-
ton.
Last night the house agreed to give
Winthrop college $4,000 for a gym
ras'urn on condition that the college
raisc $4,000 Tor the same purpoHe
from private sources. II ia under
stood that the college has this amount
In hand and consequently the gym
nasium Is assured 80 far as the house
- concerned.
The bill as passed carried an ap-
propriation OF $4,000 for the eradi-
cation of the cattle tick under the su-
pervision OF Clemson college in CO.
operation with the United States de-
partrnent OF agriculture. Mr.. Ashley
OF Anderson came near laughing the
cattle tick appropriation to death with
his assertion that 20 cents worth Of
cotton seed oil and oil of sassafras
would rid a whole herd Of cows OF the
pest.
The South Carolina Industrial
school at Florence was given $3.50
for a new building and equipment.
while the Institution for the Deaf.
Dumb and Blind at Cedar Springs was
given "A like amount for the same pur-
psss.
working rapidly at it's afternoon
session yesterday. the house passed 90
sections OF the general appropriation
bill without changing any of them
by even 80 much as q comma. Mr.
Dick. the chairman. and other mem
bers OF the ways and means commit
tee. explained items in the bill TO
which objections were raised and in
variably the house sustained the
Judgment OF the ways and means COM
mittee in all 20 of the sections acted
on yesterday afternoon.
The house voted $4,000 for state
tuberculosis hospital. to be erected
under the supervision oc the state
board of health. This item was op-
posed. but after "a brief debate the
house agreed to 1t.
The University OF South Carolina
was given $4,000 for II building for "a
law school. OH the showing made that
the 100 students studying law now at
the university had only ono small
classroom.
The item OF $40. 900 for a national
encanpment of the militia. condition
ed on the Appropriation Of Hike
amount by the cour.v In which tho
encampment Is held, was also passed
after some opposition.
Uader tho terms % the appropria-
tlon bill. tho trustees Of tn" Univcr-
sity Of South Carolina are given the
right 20 permit the erection of build
ins TO be used as public library On
any part 81 the campus II was stated
on the noor OF the house that the
library building would be paid for by