The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-14

all.
The Clemson college section carry
ing S242,S62.85 was passed without
objection with the exception of a
query from Senator Moore, who ask
ed when the tick eradication request
was going to get rid of these ticks. .
Amendments Voted Down
Senator Duncan offered an amend
ment to the Winthrop appropriation
to add $500 for a special audit, but
this was voted down. Senator Dun
can then offered an amendment to al
low $4,000 addition for an uncom-
pleted building, but this was voted
down after debate.
Senator Hart then offered an
amendment to allow the trustees to
retain hospital and dormitary fees,
the same as was allowed for the uni
versity, and the York senator led the
fight for the passage. The amend
mert developed rather warm fight.
several senators declaring that this
was nothing but an additional appro-
priation and they were against It.
! The. amendment would give the col
| lege the use of from $4,000 to $15,-
O0O, Senator Hart said, and he urged
It's passage because it was needed.
! The amendment was finally adopted
after considerable debate. As passed
the Winthrop section gives S373,-
1906 and no further change will be
made unless it is in free conference.
The same proviso added to the Win
throp section of the bill to allow the
trustees to use the hospital and dor
mitory fees caused an effort to be
made TO reconsider the vote whereby
/ the university section was passed IN
an effort to take up this proviso as 70
! the university again, but the motion
to reconsider was tabled and later
when another effort was made to re-
consider the vote whereby the re-
considering motion was tabled the
president ruled such motion out of
order. Senator Goodwin attempted to
have a reconsideration. Senators
Pearce and Miller objected and
! fought off the reconsideration. In
arranging the university appropria-
ton this amendment allowing the fees
to be retained was taken into consid
Grafton by The finance committee, but
the Winthrop amendment was not
considered, it was said.
No effort to change the figures for
the state negro college, the John de la
Howe Industrial school, the school for
the deaf and blind and the state med
ical college was made and The finance
committees recommendations went
through with the following amounts:
State negro college, $72,450; John
de Ia Howe Industrial school, $780,
j-02.04; school for the deaf and blind,
| $104,620; medical college, $S5,455.
Other Actions of Day
The senate concurred in the house
resolution extending sympathy to the
Aiken storm suerers. After the res
clution was adopted Senator Wells
wanted to amend it to provide for an
appropriation Of $1,000 to the Red
Gross of Aiken county to help the
sufferers, but he was advised that no
money could be appropriated in a
concurrent resolution and he will
make an effort to put this figure in
: the appropriation bill.
! The house receded from its amend
ments to the code bill of Senator
Laney and the measure was ordered
enrolled for ratification.
Representative Owens bill to reg
lulate the sale of calcium arsenate was
passed and returned to the house as
iamended.
Senator Young offered an amend
ment to the F. G. Harris bill amend
ing the state highway act in regard
to licenses so as to provide for the
counties to place funds at the dispos-
al of the state highway department
so they can get federal aid. This is
I :
federal aid act. Senator Young SAID.
No action was taken on the amend
ment, but it will be considered today.
Senator Pearce has an amendment he
proposes to offer TO the bill to eX-
empt cities having population over
$1,000, it was announced.
Satisfied