The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-18
HOUSE GETS BILL
APPROPRIATION MEASURE CAR.
RIES S2,39l,795 TOTAL
LARGER Than LAST YEAR

Bill Is Reported by Chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee-H
Figures Stand Tax Levy Will be 2
Mills, an Increase Of Three-Quar.
ters Of a Mill.
The general appropriation bill was
presented to the House Thursday
night by Chairman Geo. W. Dick, on
the part OF the ways and means COM
mittee. The committee has had a
prodigious task to keep pace with a
fast growing State and at the same
time not to make heavy increase IN
the aggregate of the appropriations.
The committee has many hearings
and has been faithful in its work.
It has gone over the bill time and
time again, pruning here and revis-
ing there. The bill presented Thurs
day night by Chairman Dick IS con-
sidered complete in every detail, and
while showing an increase in dollars
and cents is not really so much so in
view Of the heavy increases in de-.
mands for the growing State and in
creases necessarily all along the line.
The chief difference that apparent
ly has to be provided for is that last
year there was special ACT carrying
a one-mill direct tax tIat was used
for the Garris-Nicholsou High School
Extension and Library Act that in
volved about 100000. This years
bill carries this 100000 directly, as
it has not been provided for in spec
ial Act, as was done last year; there
fore, in the apparent increase Of
s532,718 in the bill over the amount
carried in the bill of 1913, at least
100000 is to be credited to the
school items that were provided for
in the special one-mill tax.
If the bill is passed as reported It
will mean a seven-mill State tax levy.
Last year the levy was slightly less,
and including the school fund there
will be an increase Of three-quarters
Of mill. In other words, the total
tax for 1914 will be seven mills, and
this will include the fund necessary
for the various school items that were
provided for last, year in the special
levy of one mill. The miscellaneous
schedule in the Act Of 1913 carried
s96,5S9, while this year it aggregates
s366,s92, most of which is to be cred
tied to the school items that were
otherwise provided for last year.
There are number of items in the
Act for 1914 that show decreases IN
the bill Of last year. The insurance
commissioners Office is provided with
$50 less than in 1913. The Attorney
Generals Office $4,000 less, public
buildings less, the tax department
nearly $4,000 less. The University OF
South Carolina gets s2,1O5 less than
the total for 1913. The interest on
the State debt is cut $4,000. The
legislative expenses are reduced 49,
900. The total reductions aggregate
s41,334 and the increases s574,O06,
the largest increase being at the
Deaf. Dumb and Blind Institution, for
which s43,946 is added, and Of this
$4,000 is for new building.
Winthrop College is allowed $780,
600 for the erection Of a gymnasium
provided $4,000 is raised by VIM
throp from other sources. The appro-
priation for Winthrop shows an in
crease Of s2O,S40, including this gym
nasium item.
The Hospital for the Insane Is al
lowed an increase Of $4,000 on ac-
count Of it's increasing population.
There is not cent provided for the
development Of the new State Hospi-
tai for the Insane at State Park.
The Health department shows an
increase Of $4,000, and there Is a
provision of $4,000 for the estao-
lishment Of tuberculosis hospital.
There is no provision as to where
this hospital is to be located.
There is an increase Of $4,000 for
the Office of the railroad commission
ers. The Catawba Indian item shows
an increase Of $4,000. The commits
sioner Of agriculture is allowed an
increase Of $4,000 for his Office. The
Adiutant Generals Office Is allowed
an increase of $500. The industrial
school at Florence is allowed s44,-
600. The pension fund is Increased
$1,000, and then elections have to be
poryided for this year at an aodl-
tioual cost Of s36,435.
There is an increase Of $4,000 In
the appropriation for the Medical
College Of the State at Charleston.
The total of the bill presented is So
3s1.7s5 as against s1,S59,0H for
last wear. The total net increase ls
about s25O,O00, the difference being
in the amount raised by the special
one-mill tax for school purposes.
IN the miscellaneous items is In
cluded $4,000 for tick eradication
and provision is made for an appro-
priation Of $4,000 for a militia
manoeuvre camp, and the encamp-
ment Is to be held on the condition
that the city getting the encamp-
ment supplements the $4,000 with
an equal amount. There is proV1-
sion for $4,000 for the representa-
ton of this State in the peace nenor-
ial on Lake Erie.
The military appropriation is in
creased $4,000 over what it was last
year. An appropriation Of $4,000 Is
recommended to pay Mr.. A. W. Iooo
for designs and plans for an exten-
sion to the tSate House.