The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-03-11
l. LEGISLATIVE WORK
BROUGHT TO CLOSE.
Permanent Roads, Better Schools and
Public Health Receive
Much Aid.


Much Aid.
The State.
! The second session of the seventy
third general assembly of South Car
olina was concluded at 7:45 o'clock
yesterday morning and the majority
of the members caught the early
trains for their respective homes.
The clocks in the two houses were
stopped at 11:55 Saturday night.
The free conference report on the
appropriation bill was received in the
two houses around o'clock. The re-
port was adopted Immediately with
out discussion. BY 1880 the bill had
been ratified and signed by the gov
ernor. A few minutes thereafter final
adjournment was taken. Total ap-
preparations amount to s6,091.241.39
for which a levy of IL IL mills will
be required.
The general appropriation bill as
first passed by the house carried $5,-
500, 900, which did not include $780,
900 it had appropriated by statute for
the Citadel. An appropriation Of $780,
900 for heating plant for the State
House was also made in a resolution
passed by the house. A number of 9TH
er amounts thus favored by the house
were put in by the senate. Whenrall
these had been added to the ap-
preparation bill in the senate and the
senate's own increases put in the tot
al carried by the bill was $6,731, 900.
The free conference took off about
$672,000 by distributing the appro-
priations over two years, providing
for loans and by reductions, thus
bringing the bill to approximately
what it was when it left the house.
Generous for Roads.
While many of the legislators were
somewhat disappointed in the volume
of constructive legislation enacted,
and although many desirable measur-
es went into the discard, much was
done toward laying a solid basis for
future growth and development. This
can not be better emphasized than
the response to the universal desire
throughout the state for good roads
and the generous manner in Whlch
county delegations voted bond issues
for their counties. A statewide levy
of two mills was also put on for per-
manent road building, the amount
each county raises to be spent In 'that
particular county. Bond issues for
roads and bridges in the different
counties approximate $13,OOO,O0O.
Appropriations for public schools
arc the most liberal ever made. The
amount appropriated for 1919 was
.s7O4,337.83. The amount carried this
year is s931,0s0. ,I
Public health activities are to De
encouraged rather than neglected.
The amount last year for this depart
ment was s102,241.83. This year
the appropriation is $220,3s4.14.
State Colleges Helped.
Permanent improvements at state
institutions are to go forward in keep
ing with the spirit of progress. III
running down the appropriation Diii
the free conference committee ais
tributed the amounts for new build
ings over two years, instead OF pro-
yiding the full amount this year. In
some instances provision is made for
borrowing the necessary funds. rms
latter provision applies to the UNI
yersity of South Carolina, the trus-
tees being authorized to borrow Sfo'-
600 for the erection OF nine homes
for professors. An appropriation OF
5000 900 is carried by the bill for the
new plant for the Citadel, the $6OO,-
600 appropriated for this purpose
being distributed through three an
nual installments. The old plant IS
to be sold to repay the amounts ap-
Ipropriated. .,o
Other constructive work was the
passage of a statewide dog law, whlch
increases the tax from so cents to 75c
cents and requires the dog to wear
a collar, with the license tag attach,
ed. This should mean much toward
encouraging the sheep raising lndus-
try, particularly in some OF the coast
al counties where farmers attempt
ing this venture have been greatly
handicapped because Of the great
number of sheep killing dogs running
at large. This measure was pressed
through by DR.. Barnwell, representa-
tive from Charleston, whose zeal was
unflagging to get such statute on
! the books.
The resolution by Senator Chris
tensen for a joint committee from
the two houses to study the state tax
problems and needed legislation ana
IN renort hack next session with rec
commended measures was passed after
considerable debate in the house Sat
urday. Expenses are limited to $lo'-
900. The president of the senate ap-
pointed on this committee: Senator
christensen of Beaufort, Senator Lam
! ev of Chesterfield and Senator Marion
! Of Chester. House members are: Ber-
rv of Orangeburg. j. B. Atkinson OF
Spartanburg, Lide of Marion ana
Buckingham of Aiken. The following
are the provisions of the ChrlSteh-