The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-13

killed. and the amount lett at SIo.VUU
as fixed by the ways and means com"
mittee
The amendment by Mr. Harry Hines
OF Lancaster to increase the anioune
from $1,000 to $4,000, was then kin
ed by an aye ard hay vote OF to
to ~.
The house recessed from business
until 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The house resumed consideration o.
the general appropriation measure
when it met al I O'Clock.
The mouse cut down the salary ol
the mill school supervisor from ST.
oUO to Sl9,OUV.
Upon moLion OF Mir. Dobson, OF
Cherokee. ai1er considerable Arsument
the salary OF property Ohlcef III
connection with the aujutant Senerai .
uepar;ment, was fixed at $1,000, less
such amount as might be appropriated
by the federal government.
After a session OF two hours the
house rscesseu until clock to nlghl.
Night session.
Columbia, teb. 9.-A hen the house
met tonight it again tackled the ap-
preparation bill.
For more than an hour the amend
ments proposed by Messrs. Rector aliu
Findley, to increase the appropriation
for consolidated anu graded schools
from $3.50 CO.., as carried by the Dill,
to 100000, was debated. BY VOTE
OF Is to 81, the amount was increased
to 100000.
On motion of Mr.. Num-, of Yors,
the amount of $4,000, provided 1oi
night schools, vas increased to 81
500. BY a vote of 81 to SO, the house
reduced from $4,000 to 100000 the
amount proposed for high schools.
This amendment was proposed o5
Mr. ". W. Johnson, of Clarendon.
The $4,000 provided for "contin-
gent fund, needy schools was strlck-
en- out upon motion of MIR. Hemphlli'
of Chester, and on motion of Messrs'
Rector and Findley, all addluonal
item was inserted to provide a schoo,
building fund of $4,000. By vote
of 55 to As, the house also added sl0.-
600 for the teaching of agriculture Ill
the schools, to be expended in the
discretion of the State board OF edS'-
cation. As the section for public
schools finally passed second readlns'
it carried an appropriation of $780,
500. an increase of $50,500 over the
committee bill, and an increase OF
sS1.1OO over the amount carried by
the appropriation bill of last year.
When the section to make appro-
priations for the department of State
electrician and engineer was reached
Mr.. Moore moved to reduce the
amount provided for water for public
buildings from $500 to $1,000 HIS
understanding, he SAID. was TIL.
when the State turned over the Co.
lumbia canal to the interests whose
successors now operated it that Wate-
would be furnished free for State III
stitutions. After discussion, the
amendment was adopted and the
amount reduced
An amendment by Mr. Moore to r.
duce the amount proposed for light
rag public buildings from $4,000 ~
$4,000 was killed by a vote of IS
to so.
There vas a fight upon severa;
appropriations for the work of th~
State board of charities, but theJ
went through.
By q decisive majority vote, the
amount provided for the tax commits
sion was, upon motion of Mr. Moors,
reduced from $4,000 to $4,000. Mr.
Moore urged tat the commission dlo
not need any money but their sa~
aries, that ''any additional amouns
only tended to worry them
By a vote Of SO to 19, the house kill
ed Mr.. Moore's motion to eliminate
the iteu of $4,000 to Fay the eA-
peDses of sending the State militia
to Andersen during the recent strike,
NIr. Moore proposed an amendment
to eliminate tue item to pay the eA-
penditure of $4,000 for law enforce
ment' used by Governor Manning
during the past year. which vas boz
rowed under authority given by the
last legislature.
The Moore amendment was killeo
by vote of 69 to 1S
The Senate.
Columbia, Feb. 9.--The senate to-
day, after lively discussion, passed