The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-02-11
BOIL WEEV|L FUND
KILLED BY HOUSE
Resolution for S150,OOO Recently APP
proved by Senate
RECORD VOTE NOT TAKEN
Principal Argument Used by Oppon-
ents Is, it Would Be Waste of
Money.

Columbia, Feb. 9.-Thc House of
Representative tonight without a re-
cord vote quickly sat OH and crushed
the life out Of concurrent resolution
pledging the General Assembly to
vote for an appropriation of $3.50 900
to be expended under the direction of
Clemson College extension department
in an effort TO neutralize the effects
of the boil wecvil. This resolution
was passed by the Senate two weeks
ago without a dissenting vote.
1t was the purpose of Prof. w. W.
Long, i'll charge Of the extension work
and his assistants to produce the
services of about thirty bool wecvil
experts and sen them into the in
fected counties and teach the unskilled
farmer, who knew nothing but the
planting of cotton, to diversity his
crop. The appropriation was not
asked by the college, but by the bus
mess interests of the State, which
CLAIM that the economic fabric Of the
State is mcnaced by the advent of the
parasite.
The principal argument advanced
against the resolution was that it
would be a useless waste of money,
as there has been no method found
to eliminate the destructive pest. The
fundamental element underlying the
request for the appropriation that of
giving scientific instruction in diver
sfication, was left almost untouched.
Debate on the resolution was begun
with the motion of Mr.. Owens, Of
Marlboro, to strike out the resolving
words of the measure.
Mr.. Buckingham, Of Aiken who op-
posed the resolution, referred to the
recommendation of Governor Cooper
for some such appropriation, stating
that he thought the executive was i'll
advised.
Mr. Evans of New berry, thought
the money, if appropriated, would b
wasted.
Mr. Bradford, chairman of the wavs
and means committee, warned against
pyramiding appropriations unless the
General Assembly desired an cxccs-
sivc levy.
Mr. Morrison, of Charleston, op-
posing the appropriation, was fearful
that "if twcnty-four additional dem
onstration agents were put in the field
it would rcnd Clemson College," He
said that the cotton seed oil interests
and the South Carolina Cotton Seed
Crushers' Association not Clemson
College, was behind the appropriation
because the cotton seed oil men want
cd peanuts to crush for oil when
they could not get cotton seed.
He stated that j. S. Wannamakcr of
st. Matthews in the presence of sew
eral members of the House today, in
discussing the appropriation said we
want none of it."
Mr.. Leopard, of Pickcns, likewise
was opposed to the measure on the
ground that the government had been
" y '''fr w i''N ooliiS ilciHS vi tIuu-
icating the boil wecvil for sixtcc
years and had not succeeded vet.
Mr.. Dennis, of Darlington. made .
strong plea for the resolution. Mr..
Lidc of Marion, said he would be
afraid to vote against the resolution,
and not for political reasons, either,
but on account Of the economic cat
aclysm the State faces if the effects
of the weevil are not cradicatcd. He,
pleaded with the members of the
House not to be precipitate, but they
would not listen and quickly adopted
Mr.. Ovens motion, which rejnutcd the
resolution so far as this General AS
sembly is concerned.
After considerable debate the House
tonight passed the Folk bill providing
a penalty and preventing children
under twelve years of age to operate
motor driven vehicles on the highways
of the State, and sent the measure to
the Senate.
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