The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-10

600 and the committee struck out
100000 from the appropriation for
pensions by providing that persons
eligible for pensions should draw but
ST if their annual income is $1,000 or
more.
More for Schools
This S270,000 represented the big
decreases made in the bill by the fin
ance committee while the main in
crease was to the superintendent Of
-education's office which was advanced
from S1,186, 700 as in the house bill
to S1,321, $40, an increase of S125,-
140, the largest made by the commit
tee. Superintendent Swearingen had
asked for an increase Of $4,000 ov-
er the house bill.
The committee restored several po-
s:tions abolished by the house and
adopted rule of equalizing all the
clerks as far as possible. For exam
pie all the chief clerks OF departments
were restored to $4,000 in contrast
to varying salaries fixed by the house.
The bill, according to the figures
submitted by the finance committee;
would carry levy of seven and one
half mills as compared with five mills
in the house measure. This increase
was made necessary because of the
apparent failure of some Of the new
revenue measures that the house pass
ed.
Only minor changes are made in
the legislative and judicial depart
ment, the committee restoring the
salaries of the supreme court en-
ployees to the same basis as 1921.
In the governors office the record
ing clerk and stenographer are COM
bined in one position with an extra
$500 for additional clerical help.
An emergency clerk for one year,
election year, is provided at a salary
Of S2,16O for the secretary of states
Office over the house bill.
In the comptroller generals office
the pension fund is reduced by $780,
600 and $4,000 is added for auditing
county Offices.
The adjutant generals office is in
craesed from S31,2O25o to s55,-
996.50.
Decrease for University
The University of South Carolina
is decreased from $247,413.70 to
93,203.7O, the big cut being S54,-
900 due the sinking fund commission.
A proviso is attached to the bill to al
low the university to retain hospital
and dormitory fees.
Practically no changes were made
in the figures for Clemson, the state
treasurer and a number of other de-
partments and institutions.
Winthrop college, while reduced
from s396,296 to S373,130, really
gets more as everything asked for by
the authorities was granted except
money to complete a building. The
reduction was in the sum owed the
sinking fund commission, which the
senate struck out.
The John de Ia Howe school is in
creased from $3S,22 to s56,702.
Among the items increased or re-
stored in the department of education
was the mill school supervisor, which
was not provided for by the house.
In the board of public welfare the
salary of the secretary is increased
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The law enforcement department is
raised from $4,000 to $4,000.
The chairman of the tax commits
sion is raised from $1,000 to $500
and more changes are expected to be
made as the tax commission will have
to carry out the provisions Of the new
revenue program.
In the railroad commission item
$500 is added for the four new
members to be chosen under the new
bill.
In the amount for the department
of agriculture the position of mar
keting clerk is abolished while the
salaries of the chemists and assistant
chemists are increased. The depart
ment is decreased from $S0,505. 20