The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-04
REDUCING EFFORT
NOT SUCCESSFUL
MOVE TO CUT APPROPRIATIONS
20 PER CENT FAILS.
Senate Enters Into Discussion Of
Financial Matters-No Deci-
SIGN Reached


The State. 2.
; Fist efforts at reducing the senate
appropriation bill, were defeated yes
: tect;ay morning when by a vote Of
% to II the senate refused 10 recon-
nit the bill to the finance committee
with & request that all Items, except
chose provided for by the constitu-
! ton, be reduced 20 per cent. Senator
; Clifton made this motion and spoke
in behalf of the need for reducing
! the bill He wanted the measure re-
committed and the 20 per cent re-
duction made if "in the wisdom OF the
committee such reduction could be
made"
Senator Wells offered an amend
men to the finance committees re-
port to strike out the levy Of rot
more than II l-2 mills so as to make
! the levy not more than II mills, this
being the house bill provision. The
!! senate tabled this motion by vote
Of % to II.
Practically all morning was spent
on the motion by Senator Clifton for
20 per cent reduction and besides
| killing this motion and: the one by
! MIR. Wells little was accomplished.
/ No sections of the general bill or the
finance committees amendments re-
ceived action.
Senator Christensen called up the
bill soon after the senate had met at
i 10 o'clock and Mr.. Clifton then made
his motion to recommit to the finance
committee.
Laney Serves Notice
Senator Laney gave notice from the
start tnac ne would oppose ali IN
creases recommended by the commit
tee and would hight to reduce the
ways and means committee measure
to figure very close to what the ap-
preparations were last year. he SAID
I the condition Of the people all over
the state at this time was forcing
them to curtaiI and to live at much
! less expense than what they did last
year and he saw the necessity to re-
quire the state government to curtail
the same as the people who are sup
porting the government are doing.
; Senator Clifton made an earnest
plea for reductions because he said
of the financial straits OF the people
today. He predicted strong upris-
ing of the people in the next two
years if appropriations and taxes
were not reduced. Another huge tax
bill on the people and they would be
up in arms, the Sumter senator said.
He told of the cotton price and how
the farmers are hard put for bare
sustenance and how money could not
be borrowed with gilt edge securities,
w. P. G. Harding, governor of the
federal reserve board, to the contra
ry, he said. Mr.. Clifton took excep-
ton to Mr.. Harding's statement that
the peak of low prices had been
reached and referred to the federal
reserve governor as "that little gump
! Harding"
/ Senator Bonham thought nothing
would be accomplished by recommit-
ting the bill to the finance committee
and further thought such action
would practically be an insult to the
committee as it has already thorough
ly considered every item and reached
Just and fair conclusion on the va
rious items.
Senator McColl said he had been a
member of the finance committee for
three years and had nearly always
opposed creating new departments
and increasing the appropriations,
; but now the institutions and depart
ments are here and he was not in
favor of cutting out the life of these
state departments. He said the COM
mittee had already considered the
items carefully and the proper method
now was to take up the bill on the
open floor of the senate.
Duncan Sees Hard Task
| Senator Duncan, a member OF the
committee, said the senate might just
as we'll try to stop the earth in its
pilgrimage around the sun as to try
/ to cat the appropriation bill at a fiat