The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
FUND FOR PROHIBITION
\ ENFORCEMENT $4,000
COALITION BETWEEN MILITIA AND
PROHIBITIONISTS?
Lies Chain Gang Bill Well Under
Way-State Warehouse Appro-
priati0n-Other Matters.
(By Jno. K. AuH.)

(By Jno. K. AuH)
Columbia, Feb. THE house has
practically finished with the appropri,
alton bill, and it will so to the senate
next Tuesday night, when the two
bodies reconvene, after an adjourn
ment since Friday, the senate having
adjourned Friday afternoon and the
house Friday night, until Tuesday
night. The house on third reading will
read5ust the bill to make the totals
conform to the changes and the re-
capitu!ation be in keeping.
The more important amendments to
the bill included the $4,000 for pro-
hibition enforcement and the $4,000
for militia Indebtedness to the Federal
government, allowed to be borrowed if
necessary; the increase in the appro-
priation for the state warehouse COM
b mission, the increase in the fund under
the S1nNh-Leyer act and the increase
in the litigation fund for the attorney
generals Office. The ways and means
committee had cut down the attorney
generals litigation fund and the appro-
priation for the warehouse commits
sion, but these departments were given
the same appropriations by the house
as last year, the ways and means COM
nnitsee finally consenting.
The statement was openly made in
the house that coalition had been
formed between the prohibitionists and
the militia supporters to get the $50
900 for prohibition enforcement and
) the $25, 600 for the militia. This $4,000
is to pay the federal government for
lost equipment. The house did not
make direct appropriations for these
two amounts, but>a"thorized that shey
be borrowed, if necessary. The amend
msnt IS as follows:
The s75,0So Fu1d.
Section IL. Add at the end of sec
1ion Il the following: Provided, that
h[f measures pending in. congress shall
Fail to relieve the militia Of this state
OF the charges now levied against the
militia by the war department. in
Washington, and provided the governor
and adjutant general of the state shall
have exhausted al means to have the.
war department relieve the militia OF
this state of said charge, and shall be
convinced that the charge is just and
henest obligation of the State, then
the governor, the comptroller general
and the state treasurer be, and they
areshereby, authorized and required to
pledge the credit of the state for an
amount not exceeding twenty five
thousand ($25,080) dollars, at such
time as the obligation must be dis
) charged, and pay and discharge the
dent of the militia to the war depart
I ment: Provided further, that shall
&the axigencies in any municipality or
kcounty in this state justify or require
#extraordinary measures to enforce the
4 prohibition law, now in force and re-
8cently enacted, that the governor of
the state may expend in his discretion
fifty thousand (s5O,OOO) dollars. or so
Emuch thereof as may be necessary, to
Reinforce said laws. and shall such funds
Zoe found necessary, the governor, the
comptroller general and the state
$treasurer shall be, and they are here
by, empowered and required, to pledge,
\ the credit of the state at such time
and for such amounts as may be neces-
Asary to enforce such laws, not to ex-
aceed fifty thousand (s5O.oOo) dollars
How They Voted.
The first proposition was on Mr.. Dix.
pn s amendment to the Wagnon amend
ment. This was adopted and provided
thaA the governor shall at the next
session Of the legislature submit re-
port in which shall be stated the
county or counties in which any part
of this fund is used and the amount so
used in each county.
The house voted down Mr.. LaGrone's
peendment, which provided that con-
Estables should not be sent to a county
until asked for by the grand jury Of