The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-22
HOUSE DEBATES
APPROPRIATION
ALL NIGHT
Special Message o f
Governor Seems to
Have i Irri t a t G d
Some of the Mem
bers

berS
Columbia. Feb. 11.-At o'clock
this morning the house of repre-
sentatives adjourned debate on
the annual appropriation bill. nav
irg agreed To II Of the 60 provi-
sions OF the bill and made only one
cat in the measure rs presented to
the house Tuesday by the ways and
means com mittee. This lone re-
Guction was at the expense OF the
University Of South Carolina. the
appropriation OF $2.501- for the
holding of n summer athlete coach
ing school being eliminated upon
the motion OF Representatives r. j.
Wade Of Aiken and O. \. lEdrick
Of Orangeburg. The bin was un-
der fire six hours last night and
this morning.
The majority OF the IL sections
passed without amendment We're
each advanced only after consld-
erahlc debates and action on the
bill was interrupted frequently hy
efforts OF various members to Sc
cure an adjournment and post
pone action on the bill The house
clock had been stopped at ll:44
o'clock and ii was the purpose OF
the ways and means committee to
extend the legislative day so as TO
permit the passage OF the bill TO
second reading and then the re-
convening OF the house Immediately
10 give il its third reading and send
il TO the senate.
At 10:30 o'clock just when the
house was in the midst OF its con-
eidcration Of the measure. n Speclal
message from Gov. Robert a..
Coopcr was received and read. In
this message the governor urged
unon the general assembly that II
any reductions must be made in the
aDpropria,ions rs suggested IN the
budget tha in fairness these reduc-
lions should net all be made at the
expense Of the high schools ana
rural schools. The report was re-
ceived rs information and ordered
printed in the journal.
At about 80 o'clock this morn
ing the section OF the appropriation
bill providing for funds for the
suDerintendcnt Of educations Of
fec was reached and here the
question of the governors mes
sage was again brought to the fore.
Representative j. X. E.amblin of
Union moved to amend the section
so as to eliminate an approprla-
tion OF 5000 for the "bettcrmtnt
or negro schools this proposal
being lost. however. by a vote Of 81
to "a. Practically every one of the
numerous amendments which had
80 far been proposed to the bill had
excited lengthy debate and Repre-
sentative J. w. Hanahan then NOV
I'd the previous question on the
entire matter. This proposal would
have cut further debate upon
amendments and would have killed
all proposed amendments that We're
rot on the speakers desk when the
motion was passed.
This proposal evoked storm OF
G;sapproval several members call
ing the attention OF the house To
The fact that the governor had not
sent special message TO the house
on The section OF the bill under
consideration at the time. The mo-
.ion. it was argued. would be con-
strued as 4 refusal ON the part Of
thc members OF the house to re-
gard the opinions of the governor
on this question.
Mr.. Hanahan withdrew his mo-
ton TO order the previous question
hut rose TO point Of personal PRIV
ilase to voice his criticism Of the
act OF Governor Cooper in sending
q special message to the house
when it was known that the house
had under consideration the sub
Iects covered by the message
"XVhen l have to be told by the
governor or any one else how
shall vote on any question. Mr.
I:anahan said. Il should not be
here in this general assembly. The
governor. Mr.. Hanahan thought
when he sent the special message
to legislature at the time he did
did q mcst inappropriate" thing.
THE message coming in The midst
ton discussed in the governors :
communication" Mr. iIanahan sad.
LEADS me 10 believe that the mes
sage was intended To influence votes
Mr.. Hanahan's address brought
Fuscnso S. Please of Ncwbcrry L"
his feet in defense of the governor.
Il know" Mr.. El"asc sad. that
Robert \ Cooper is an honest man
and know that h" did not intend
to influence unGuly the h"u'r He
is not that kind nf a man. II" IS
not that kind OF n governor II N"n
viii reflect YOU will recall iilat
though the state constitution pro
yidcs that there shall hc three - l'A
rate depar, r,cntS Of the STATE COY
rrnmcnt. this sam" constitution
also gives tho governor TN" right L"
furnish the legislature with III" m
formation. This sam" constitution
gives the governor the right t" veto
a bill passed by both houses and
not even a ma irrity &c the members
OF The two houses can override this
veto