The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-09
LEVY OF IL MILLS
WILL BE REQUIRED
General Assembly Appropriates S6,-
1oO,OCo-Building Program TAX
en- Care of.

The State, 7th.
The general appropriation bill for
state purposes this year calls for ap-
proximately s6,1o0,0O0. a levy OF
~ mills will be required to raise
this amount.
The free conference committee
from the two houses reached an
agreement as to the amounts to be
raised near midnight last night. To
tai reductions from the bill were
about 100000.
In applying the pruning knife the
committeeman spread the building
program for some of the state insti-
tutions over two years. In other IN
stances provision was made to bor-
row, if the amounts previously ap-
propriated might be necessary. A
portion of the sum for the State Hos
pital for the Insane is to be taken
care of in this way.
The appropriation of 100000 for
the Citadel is carried in the general
appropriation bill. The general as
sembly appropriated 100000 for
this institution for \ new plant. This
is practically loan, as the old plant
is to be sold and the proceeds return
ed to the state.
f..A v>o~se rorf
While the amount appropriated
may appear out of proportion, the
report Of the budget commission
shows that the total expenditures for
last year were $5,S1l,012.35, which
is only 100000 below this years
figures.
Both houses of the geaeral assem-
bly, were in session at an early hour
this morning. The free conference
committee had not yet been able to
make it's report because of the in1-
mense volume of work attached 10
engrossing and checking up the bill.
There is little likelihood that the
report of the committee will meet with
any opposition in the house, as re-
ductions bring the figures within close
range of the amount the house appro-
priated, and Governor Cooper will not
veto any portions Of the measure.
Adjournment sine die this morning
was not regarded likely soon after
midnight. The engrossing depart
ment has much work ahead. The sUg-
gestion was made that adjournment
until Monday be taken as soon as the
free conference had made it's report.
The house. last night adopted the
free conference report on the Baskin
bill to- abolish the state pension COM
mission. AS the. bill becomes law it
provides for the retention of chair
man, D. w. McLaurin, this year and
also allows the names of all veterans
removed last year to go back on the
rolls. It also provides that at the
end. of the year the entire pension
business will be. cleared through the
/. Office of the comptroller general.
Should the chairman resign, become
;. ineapacitated or die during the year,
the duties of the Office would devolve
upon the comptroller. general. Mr.. Nc
Laurin will be allowed $4,000 for the
work. The rolls: will be made up by
county authorities as was the custom
until one year ago: =
Oajection-to Report.
The free conference report caused
, sharp debate in the house. The first
free conference committee was unable
to agree. The second was then ap-
pointed and after a prolonged debate
the report by the second committee
was adopted by q: vote O. So TO IL,
whcih was just quoGtn of the house.
The opposition was lead BY Repre-
sentative Dra1nlett Of Gree2ville. Had
the report been rejected, The act Of
last year would have remained IN
force and veterans removed would
have stayed off The rolls. 1t was for
the sake of these that the bill was
passed.
The house also last night passed
the resolution by Senator Christensen
of Beaufort, providing a commission
of seven members Of the two house
to study the question Of tax legisla-
ton and report back to the general
assembly proposed legislation next
session. Four of the members are to
be from the house and three from the
senate. The resolution was amend
ed on motion of Mr.. Dreher of Lex
ington to limit the expenses of the
commission to $1,000.
Automobile Bill Dies.
The house last night killed the bill
bv Senator johnson of Barnwell and