The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-03-14
LITTLE PROGRESS
ON MONEY MEASURE
SENATE DEBATES SCHOOL
ITEMS AT LENGTH
Discussion en- Effort TO Reduce
Appropriation Causes Fight.
Winthrop Gets By
The State, 10.

The State, 10.
Practically no progress was made
on the general appropriation oil yes
terday by the senate despite long
day and night session devoted almost
entirely to the measure.
No real hitch was encountered un-
til the appropriation for the depart
ment of education was reached and at
this point a regular wall of oostruc-
ton was found and the senate deoat-
ed on this section part of the day and
all night without reaching vote, so
much so that Senator Johnstone re-
minded the senate that if the general
assembly wanted to adjourn sine die
this week some speed would have to
be injected.
An amendment offered by Senator
Noise to strike out 100000 for guar
anteeing a seven months term and IN
sert in lieu thereof $4,000 started
the debate. Senator Noise spoke for
this amendment at the day session,
submitting facts not contradicted to
show that the law as administered now
is great injustice to the majority OF
the counties which pay for the educa-
ton in a minority Of the counties.
Butler Would Amend
At the night session Senator Butler
offered as substitute for Senator
Noises amendment another amend
ment to the section so as to give the
counties so per cent of the amount
collected in each county and to pro-
vide for the adding to this fund by
the counties themselves, if necessary.
This amendment revived the debate
and brought forth a speech from SEN
ator Butler in behalf of all the coun-
ties and the poor children off all the
counties as contrasted to minority
of the counties as at present, accord
ing to his opinion.
Senator jeremiah Smith was
brought to his feet in reply to the ar
gument of the senator from Chero-
kee and he defended the help to the
needy schools as now given and de-
clared that educating the children was
state problem rather than county
question. Senator Smith declared
that Horny county was the stronghold
of civilization in South Carolina, that
his county had restored white suprem-
acy in South Carolina in the days
when the state was in the clutches of
the carpet baggers and scalawags.
The veteran senator's address touch
ed the senate so that he was loudly
applauded, something that is seldom
allowed in the upper house.
Senator Laney of Chesterfield was
also called to his feet in defense of
the children of the state who are not
able to get an education unless help
ed by the state Senator Laney said
the question of whether or not the
state or the county was to be estab-
Iished as the educational unit might
as we'll be established now and for
all time. He urged the senate to give
the '1ittle devil lack in the stix" a
chance, to educate those who can not
educate themselves. The senator from
Chester waged fight for the reten-
tion of the appropriation and the prin-
ciples of the state educating its chill
dren who can not otherwise get an
education. He pleaded that the law
be left alone.
Other Amendments
Senator Wightman likewise came
to the defense of the weak schools,
pleading for the state to educate the
children in the districts that need
help. He said it was the states duty
to educate the young and now that
the children are here he urged that
the thing most vital in their life be
not taken from them. He urged that
the amendments offered be killed.
Senator Moore Of Abbeville offered
amendments to increase the apppro-
priation for guaranteeing a seven
months term from 100000 to S42O.-
600 and the figure for consolidated
and graded schools from s265.O0O to
$295,000, but these amendments were
not acted upon.
The net result of the senate's ac-