The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-11
REDUCTION IN STATE
.TAXLEVY OF 81 MILLS
PROVIDED FOR IN AP?ROPRIA-
TON BILL SUBMITTED TO
HOUSE
Suspension Entirely of Statewide AS
sessmcnt fer Construction Of
Highways is Recommended

highways IS NecCmmenoea
Columbia, Feb. 7.-Carrying to-
tai appropriation of $6,563,0So.7l
for all state departments and re-
duction of the state levy of II IL
mills of 1920, to II mills and as sus-
pension entirely of the special state
wide 2-naill levy for the construction
of highways, the general appropria-
ton bill was reported out to the low
er house by the ways and means COM
mittee tonight.
If the measure is passed as intro
duced tonight total reduction of 3
1-2 mills will be made in taxes of the
state, 1 1-2 mills coming from the
general levy and 2 mills from the
special 2-mill tax levy for the con-
struction of highways. This 2-mill
levy would be suspended for the pres
ent year.
Some large reductions from the re-
quests of the departments are noted
in the bills as reported out by the
WAYS and means committee and also
as recommended by the governor IN
his budget recommendations, while
on the other hand some increases are
allowed. The total requests OF the
state departments were S9,SO0,Soo.-
So and the governor recommended
Still, ,68s.83. By these figures it is
seen that the bill reduces the recon-
mendations of the chief executive by
$548,602.15.
The University of South Carolina
is trimmed from a request of $780,
154 to $211, 1855, this, however, beng
q few thousand above the. governors
recommendations. .n.i.
The Citadel is given. a decrease
from a request of sG23,015 to $452,-
SIS and Winthrop likewise shares a
trim from $833,0O5.17 to- $416,083,
this being little above. the recon-
mendations of the governor.
For Confederate Veterans
The committee adopts the bill to
again place the payments of Confed-
crate veterans by the comptroller
general and provides for a total OF
s79,27O.34 for this department. This
is big increase from request, but
is due to about 100000 for pensions
to veterans.
The work of the committee was
largely to reduce the tax levy to show
some appreciation of the financial
and economic condition of the state
at this time and at the same time try
ing to make sufficient appropriations
for the current operation of the gov
ernment.
) Chairman Hughes of the committee
said tonight, "In doing this it was
necessary to suspend all permanent
building programs, with the excep-
ton, of course, Of the old programs
for the building provided for by the'
legislature last year and years past.
The only new building carried in the
bill is an appropriation Of $4,000
for improvements at the school tor
the deaf and blind. This item is the
only one for buildings or improve
ments not already provided for 10y
law, Mr.. Hughes said.
"The public schools are well cared
for, the bill appropriating $685.
$50 for the state superintendent of
education's office against 1891 ,29o
for last year, but a reduction from
s2,154,65O from the request of the
department and s1,973,e50 as rec
commended by the governor.
owe got right down to an actual
operating basis, allowing no salary IN
creases," said Mr.. Hughes.
A basis, the same as of 1920 is
carried in the bill.
Highway Department Suffers
A large number of departments are
cut and few increased, among the
big prunings being the commissioner
of agriculture's Office from a request
of s1ss,e4o to s77,74s.4', F; ,.a..t the high h
s453,243 and recommendation from
the governor of S216,693 to $119,-
400. The highway commission suffers
the biggest cut, proportionately, to
any department. No provision is made
for the increased work of the public
service commission, the amount in
the bill being $4,000.
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