The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-04
SENATE REJECTS
SALARY DECREASE
NOT WILLING TO REDUCE PAY
OF STATE OFFICERS
Wells Would Abolish Educationa'
Jobs-Fire at Tax Commission.
Telegraph Bill
The State, 2

The State, 2
Real action featured the opening
session of the senate after week
end holiday yesterday afternoon, this
body slaughtering Senator Wight
mans bill to decrease the salary OF
every state employee from governor
to coroner and doorkeepers Of the
senate by 20 per cent, and passing TO
third reading the Saluda senator's
measure to abolish the state tax COM
mission.
Senator Johnstone's joint resolu-
tion providing that the state loan
Clemson college money to tide the
institution over in case the college
runs short on funds was passed to a
third reading. The measure limited
the amount to be loaned to $150,000.
Senator Wells introduced a bill to
abolish the Offices of state supervisor
of rural schools, mill school inspec-
tor, high school Inspector. adult
school supervisor, negro school super
visor, state supervisor Of agricultural
instruction and the state supervisor
of trade and industrial instruction.
The bill provides that the duties of
these officers shall devolve upon the
several county superintendent of
education, and further provides for
$500 increase of salary to all coun-
ty superintendents of education, to be
paid by the state.
Pea-ce Has Bill
50 Senator Pearce offered measure
making the liability CT telegraph COM
panies in South Carolina unlimited,
when these companies send messages
wrong or make mistakes that cost the
customer considerable sums. Senator
i Pearce explained that at present the
telegraph companies are only liable
for the amount of the message under
ordinary circumstances when an error
is made and only up to $50 when the
customer has the message repeated.
His bill would allow the customer to
take the matter to courts and let the
courts say how much damage the Gus
toner is. entitled to.
Senator Wightman's bill to abolish
the state tax commission and devolvc
the duties, thereof on the comptroller
general with a commission appointed
to assist him was passed 30 third read
!. ing BY vote of Is to II. Debate On
this measure was rather warm on the
part of Mr., Wightman, he holding
that tie commission had failed to do
It's duty and pointing ou': that no
equalization had come about from The
commissions work. He said Saluda
county row had a much worse tax
system and equalization than it did
before the tax commission was Great
ed. Senator Young moved to strike
out the enacting words and this mo-
tion was lost by Is TO "a vote. The
: bi1l was then passed to third reading,
but it is scheduled for d hard fight be-
fore getting by the senate.
&. The Saluda senator's bill to de-
crease the salary of every employee
of the state, including everybody Of
all classes and colors, met with stiff
opposition and upon roll call vote
the only votes cast for the measure
were by Mr.. Wightman and Senator
Hubbard.
Padgctt Wakes Warm
Senator Padgett said he would not
allow Mr.. Wightman or any other man
to, dictate to him what salary ought
to be paid TO his county officers and
charged Mr.. Wightman with being
more autocratic than the former
kaiser of Germany.
On motion of Senator Young to
strike out the enacting words the
following "yeas" were recorded: Al
exander, Baskin, Beazleg. Bethsa,
Black, Bonham, Crosson, Dennis, Dun
can, Goodwin. Gross, aa-re!son, Hart,
johnson, Johnstone, Kennedy, Laney,
Iaghtsey, Marion, Mason, McCol, Nc
Ghee, Miller, Padgett, Robinson,
Rogers, jeremiah Smith, H. L. Smith,
Jr,, stabler, Wells, Wideman and
Young. Mays: Wightman and Hub
bard. 90.
Senator Johns5one's bill to eurtail
the acreage to be planted in cotton
in South Carolina to one-third Of all
other crops was passed to third read
ing with the understanding that
amendments and debate would ba n
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