The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-23
Appropriation Is 2,423,377.24.

bill, as recommended by the senate
finance committee, will be S2,42S,'
over the aggregate Of the appropr1a'
tions as adopted by the house.
The finance committee provides for
increases in more than 40 items and
for decreases in five items, not includ-
ing the large change Of $4,000 In
crease made in the appropriation Tor
the State Hospital for the Insane.
The greatest alteration is made in
the sections for pensions, where In
addition to decreasing the amount OF
pensions there is $1,000 decrease Id
the item Of salaries; an increase OF
$1,000 in maintenance and S1,l00 IN
repairs is provided for.
The finance committee also recon-
raends two changes ip the section on
public schools by decreasing the con-
tingent fund for needy schools from
$4,000 to $4,000 and by increasing
the appropriation for graded and con-
solidated schools from $4,000 to
s125,O0O. This change conforms IN
part with recommendations from the
state superintendent Of education.
The committee leaves in the pro-
vision creating emergency funds OF
$50, 1000 for the enforcement OF the
prohibition laws and $4,000 for the
payment Of the shortage in militia
equipment.
An increase of $4,000 is recon-
mended in the section providing Tor
the maintenance and the erection OF
buildings at the State refornatory IN
Florence, over which until recently
there has been some misunderstanding
as to the necessity Of state aid.
Having passed the Padgett substl-
tute, requiring the fiscal agent OF the
state board of charities and correc-
tions to investigate the financial con-
dition of the parents Of boys and girls
attending state colleges, the finance
committee has recommended an IN.
crease Of s2,945 for that institution.
A similar increase of $4,000 Is pro-
yided for the state tax commission.
Throughout the bill the finance com.
mittee in it's proposed amendments
shows tendency to increase salaries
and to provide for number OF incl
dental items; appropriations for re-
pairs have also been Increased over
the figures the house set
Supports Two-Quart Measure.
The house refused on a yea and nay
vote of 55 to A to recomm!t the Dill
by Senator Carlisle limiting the
amount of liquor to two quarts and OF
beer to 50 pints month. Opposition
to the stringency Of the measure gain
ed strength over night and many
staunch supporters of prohibition voted
in favor of having the bill amended
so as to strike out some OF the pro-
visions that escaped amendment on
second reading. --.a->ss--.iIs.
The bill provides among other sim
liar stiplations that a person carry
ing whiskey in his satchel must nave
It so stated on the satchel.
Mr.. Searson moved to recommit the
"two-ouarts-a.month" bill on the
ground that the bill carries a provision
that in case person carries liquor IN
his suitcase he must so state on the
suitcase. He argued that women ire
ouently carry flask while traVehns.
He SAL that the electorate did not
want such restrictions placed on tne
prohibition it voted for.
The senate placed its approval up
on the Mccullough bill by far great
er majority than had been anticipated
by its most ardent supporters. Inc
vote, whereby the senate refuse to
strike out the enacting words, was 81
to II. The bill passed to~third read
ing with notice Of certain amendments
whereby children whose labor may be
necessary for the support OF lnd1gent
families or widows, may be excepted.
The main fight, however, has already
been made, and the bill is certain
Of passage in slightly modified form
from that in which it came from the
house. The bill raises the age limit
from 12 to "A years.
On a yea and nay vote of So TO ~
the house tabled a motion to direct
the sergeant-at-arms to remove the
piano in the rotunda Of the state
house. >,
A bill has been introduced provld'
ing for capitation tax Of 81 upon all
dogs in Kershaw county.
Hammond Bill Killed.
The house reversed its action by re-
fusing tc give a third reading to the
hill bv Mr.. hammond providing Tor
Al, election on the question of issuing
bonds for the improvement OF roads
in Richland county Again the debate
was filled with 'quasi-charges and IN
nuendos," all Of which were categorl-
callv denied. Two or three members
arose to points Of personal privilege.
The house refused passage OF the Dill
on a yea and nay vote OF 10 TO 81
and the "clincher' was put on. Aue
Hammond bill had been substituted
on second reading for the majority
bill on a year and nay vote Of AZ to 4.
The committee on state house and
grounds has introduced a resolution
to- authorize the clerk Of the house to
nav to Poindexter Page Carter, artist,
5000 for the portraits Of Robert E.
Lee and "Stonedall" Jackson, which
were exhibited in the VestiDuIe OF tne
hall Of the house.
! New Circuit.
: A new judicial circuit was created
nv action of the senate with the pas
sage OF the house bill which proposed