The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-13
SENATE MORE Liberal.
Increases House Figures $3.50, 900
Differences Will be Adjusted by
Conference.


Conference.
Columbia. Feb. 1.-The general ap-
preparation bill was given it's final
reading in the senate tonight and
conferences are now in order. This
makes Adjournment some time Satur-
day practically certainty.
The Edgefeld7Aiken county line
dispute again came up in the senate
tonight with the result that the bill
was continued. The house also to-
night struck out the enacting words
OF, the bill providing for q ratification
of the resurvey OF that county line.
The appropriation bill was then
taken up by the eenate The finance
committee recommended $4,000 for
canal commission for fees, surveys.
etc. and that recommendation was
adopted. The equalization fund for
needy schools was raised from $780,
600 to 100000. The senate added
$4,000 for vocational training. This
is to secure the federal aid An item
of $4,000 was added for the State
House grounds.
The University OF South Carolina
was allowed $4,000 for maintenance,
$4,000 for heating plant and $500
for extension work. The Winthrop
items aggregate s211, 900, which Sem
ator Beamguard insisted showed the
lowest per capita in the appropria-
tions for State colleges.
The senate added to the house ap-
preparation bill these large items:
Home for feeble minded, $50, 900; law
enforcement fund. $4,000; sanitary
barn for Winthrop, $4,000; Univer-
sity OF South Carolina, $4,000; ad-
ditional for needy schools, $50, 900; vo-
cationai training fund, $4,000; sup
port for militia and overcoats, $15,-
900; expenses for canal commits.
sion. $4,000: upkeep State House
grounds. $4,000; Industrial School for
Wayward Girls. $4,000; teachers bu-
reau, $4,000; Council OF Defense, $50
600; tax commission. $4,000 Total.
$S5o,OOO. None of these items are in
the bill as ii came from the house.
The items as to the Council Of De-
fensc and the tax commission were
inserted with the distinct understand
ing that senators were not pledged
to support these items pending action
on the bills. affecting these particular
matters. Many of these items. such
as the Home for Predetermined and
home for girls, have been agreed up-
on by acts. and are not i'm the house
bill
There were other minor changes in
the bill. ranging from 800 to $500.
Provision was made TO increase the
salaries of tho assistant bank exam
iners 20 per cent out OF the fees col
lected from banks. The senate In
creased the salary of the Supreme
Court reporter. More money was pro-
vided for coal and $500 was voted for
the game warden investigation. The
salary Of the clerk Of the Joint COM
mittee on printing was increased from
$1,000 to $500. and the allowance
for public printing was cut from s24.-
600 to $4,000. The clerk Is to be EN-
ployed for full time. The Council of
Defense item was left open to insert
such an amount as may be agreed
upon in the act after its passage. The
tax commission was also left open.
Foth the tax commission and the
Council of Defense were left to the
committee on free conference. Sena-
tor Nicholson thought this dangerous
as the Council OF Defense and tax
commission items were added pendinr
the action on the pending bills. The
Appropriation Act was then given its
final reading.