The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-09


decided movement on the part of GER
tain Senators and other interested
parties to get Senator George X.
I.aney. of Chesterfield, to oppose
Governor Robert A. Cooper in the
primary election during the coming
SUMNER if Senator Laney will consent
/ to {un. This movement was started
Yesterday and gained considerable
hpetus today. W. ). '.
g kumbia, March 5.-After being
4 session the major part OF three
says at II o'clock tonight the con-
ferees on the general appropriations
|nill had only agreed on an apparent
uction of $4,000 and on an act
al reduction of s11,500. The con-
Fserees adjourned late tonight without
-eaching decision.
The house this afternoon IN the
committee on the whole adopted a
motion of confidence in it's conferees
on the bill, Mr.. Bradford, Of York;
Adr. McLaurin, of Marlboro, and Mr..
koise, of Sumter; and while not bind
them with specific instructions
wed them in unmistakable terms
Ehat it favored them trying to reduce
ehe revenue measure to ss,ooo,ooo If
this is possible.
The conferees reported to the COM
roittee that the Senate conferees mad
submitted to them tentative sched-
ule of particular items showing where
thew might agree to reduce the bill
by s427, 900 while the house con-
ferees submitted tentative reduc-
\ ton schedule amounting to $780,
hoo. They could not get together.
Items Agreed On.
fter considering twenty-eight Sec
lions of the bill item by item they
had agreed on reductions totalllng
SGT 900. This was an item OF S3O,-
900 for the maintenance of the State
National Guard but the adJutant gen.
eral and the governor were allowed
to borrow this amount; S1,50o out OF
the appropriation for the printing
committee; the elimination OF
$4,000 residence at the State School
for the Predetermined and the eilnl-
nation of $45, ,553, an item for the
oayment for the Brooks farm mort
gage connected with the South Caro-
Nina Industrial school at Florence but
lthority was given to pay the inter-
ese on the mortgage on the farm.
An interesting sidelight on the
spirit Of economy in the house was
the adopting Of concurrent resoiu-
ton providing for the payment OF
s1oo for expense money to each OF,
It's members, the total amounting to
s12,4Oo. When record vote was
taken ON the resolution majority OF
two members were opposed to its
adoption but divided vote without
the names of the members ballot ap-
nearing in the house journal the res
olution was accepted by vote OF ~
20 90 and sent to the senate.
- It appeared this afternoon that the
conferees on the measure stood
6d chance of getting together but
was blown away when they recon-
Ened after lunch and it appeared
tha. both sets were mistaken in pro-
posals made by each side. After de-
hating the item thoroughly it appears
late tonight that the breach is just as
wide as ever. 1t is understood that
under no circumstances will the SEN
ate conferees stand for reduction OF
salary raises.
Citadel Men Protest.
The suggestion made by Governor
Cooper to the conferees yesterday
that it might be necessary for him to
.eto certain items among which was
the building fund of 100000 if the
senate total was not reduced TO
se.Oo0,000 has caused storm of pro-
test to arise from frierds and alumni
of The Citadel. Every train today
has brought Citadel men into Column
bia and they have been besieging the
AGovernor to save the Charleston IN
Atitution.
Indignation has been the prevail
r mood of the senate since last
Nit against the position taken by
Governor Cooper and Speaker Thos.
P. CotAran of the house on the
finance measure. This feeling has
fSopped out in the debate in the up
no, bodv and the executive and the
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