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<wa*?Tin- situation.
Columbia. Feb. 18.?The unexpect?
ed happen*- 1. Word, had gone forth
among the m mbers that Governor
Bleaae would appn.vv the appropria?
tion bill aa 1( was sent him; almost |
half th?- m. mbers went home, for a
bare majoritv was here when the sur
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prise came. Bvtry Act had been rati?
fied and the House wu? about to send
a message to Um Qovernor. asking if
he hsd any further communication, I
when the surprise came in the shap- I
of dlsapprt)val of Items aggregating
$81,000. The House, caught napping,
an* Iffy badly shocked. Many hud1
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gon? home; others had arranged to go
home and they did not know what t<>
!
I >n the hrst yea and nay ballot, 64
members out of 1-1 were present, and
on subsequent ballots 63 voted. Mr. I
Stevenson had to go home and such
lsvders ss Osborhe, Mow -r. Stevenson,
Qary and others had gone home, se
curt in the belief that all was well '
and that the coast was clear for go?
ing home. Hut it was not.
The Citadel'* new wing was spared;
Wlnthrop's nea science hall was re?
tained, hut the addition to the innrm
ary at Wtnthr p was vetoed. The I'm
hgfgtlr of Bruth Carolina was denied
Its new auditor*..im and Its heating [
plant Is to rrmaiu uvdesu It takes a
two-third v. te io retain an item in
the Approprt&do* Act over the Gov
ernor's vet j, and with the slim at- '
tendance and general demoralisation
this senned difficult. j
After tak ng six ballots the House,
eaesr a n*ess for aa hour to try snd '
catch Its Ireath and see whst It all
meant. The members had onlv ?wo
minutes In which to discuss any ques- .
Oon. that rule having been adopted, i
but If the time had been longer out ?
of the 64 or 66 present there were and ,
have always been enough economists .
and adherents of the Governor's
policy to let the axe fall without really j
figuring the ultimate cost.
It was the moat rer.arkable scene
and demoralised situation I've witness?
ed, in reporting the General Assem?
bly continuously since 1882, and in
passing It Is the first time a slugle .
Item In the appropriation bill has
been vetoed. The Governor bus not '?
had time sufficient to Investigate the j
situation, as has the says and means
commute,, and tho finance commit?
tee.
The House must first consider the
Items vetoed, as the appropriation
bill ortg'natfd in that branch. The
Debate looked on for a while, voted to
take a recess until K o'clock and then
the House wondered what it would
do. It wrestled wl'h six disapprovals,
then took a recess for an hour, met
at 7:16 and then there was no quorum.
When the House reassert! b,. d. Mr.
Me Dow offered a concurrent resolu?
tion, rescinding the resolution ad?
journ today at noon and agree to ad?
journ st U i -day noon This will
give an p p. >r t u nl t> for the sixty |
sent members to return and take up
an unexpected situation. A mere
handfn! cannot and should not meet
this serious and new sltuatl >n.
Mr Wtiham-t wanted ihe House Mi
go ahead with its work. Members
were He attend le Ihelf duty
and should he here. Dr. Idck said
this would mean work on Sunday and
he protested against such a course.
The members ehjected to Mr. M<
Dow's resolution and dlspesjgsjd with
its eoneiderati
gpeaker Hrnith pointed out the dan?
ger of the situation. There was a bal
quorum, and If a quorum wer? not
Shown to be present It would Involve
serious trouble, bet ail we the House had
on Its Journal that It would adjourn
st noon today, and if an adjournment
was taken from day to day to secure
a quorum. It would be shown by tin
Journal and (hit would s'-rlousb
Jeopardize all work done today.
Mr. MrDow said it was pit. h iarl
and the hour of noo.t had long Mine.;
I t?e I Speaker Smith said he wish?
ed to point out tin- danger of the sit?
uation of no quorum showing. Then
half a dosen members started to walk
out and break the quorum, ten mem?
bers having objected to the McDovv
resolution to change the dav f >t ad?
journment. Mr. P.! lee Haiti It was a
substantial objection to consider stM h
matters with only a bare quorum pres?
ent. Mr. drowning begged the mem
shed April. IH?O
'lit ?I ust ai
B81 SU
ban la rami In and stand to their guna
ami da the best they could. Mr. Todd
hoped ull tie to''- is would remain and
vote und take their share of the re
?ponslblllty? Mr. Idaan wanted to
know if absent mam ban oould i?e sent
for. Mr. Smith said they could be.
But the voting kept up, each tim
I bo Wing a ban majority.
. ?n the ballot just baton the r+ceei
the absentees as rei orded by Assistant
dark Haue 1 were; Ayer, Ilaskln,
Hethea. P.. H. BfOWD, Charles, Connor,
Dobson, imbose. K. C. Ed?
wards, Gary, Oaao.ua, Gibert.
Hamilton. Harrison, Hill, Hiott,
Hopklaa Hunter, Jatties, Jones, Kel
lehan. Kir\en, Met 'ravey, McKeown,
McQueen. Mansfield, Manuel, Maul
dln, Millar, Mima Mltchum,
M OOn, Nunnery, H. A. Udom,
\V. It. nd.m, Osbornd. Paulling,
I'cKUes, Peebles, Polk, Ulchardson, j
Bailey, lawyer, Boye, Scott, Sear- j
son, Bhulcr, C, I>. Smith, D, L. Smith,
Stanley, WatSOO, Wyehe. It Is to be
said that the veto was entirely um x
pi ted. Frlende of Governor Bleaae
bad stated openly thai then would be
no trouble with the appropriation bill.
Put befon more is said, it will be well
to read the sj ? eial message of Gover?
nor Please, In which he sets forth his
position, as follows: ,
Governor'* Message.
"State 4 Boutto I arollna, Bxecuth e
I partrrunt, Message No. Jt.
"To the Honorable the Members of
the General Assembly, of the State of i
South Carolina?Gentlemen: It Is j
with a great deal of relut tam e that I
return to you without my signature
the general appropriation bill far the .
year 1911. I do not veto the entire j
Act, but, |a obedienc e to pledges mado j
to the people of South Carolina In my
campaign for the oflice of Governor,
and doing what I believe to be right '
and for the best Interests of all the '
people, I feel to redeem those pledges
and to do my full duty, that 1 must
exercise the right given to me unde*" [
Section 23, Article 4, of the Constitu?
tion of the State of ?ou>h Carolina/
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1195 which reads In part as follows: !
" 'Hill? Mpproprt'-'tng- money out OT
the treasury shall specify the objects
and purposes for which the same are
made, and appropriate to them rj
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spectlvely their several amounts In
distinct Items and sections. If the ^
Governor shall not approve any one
or more of the items or sections con- i
talned In any bill, but shall approve of
the residue thereof, It shall become a 1
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law as to the residue in like manner
as if he had signed it. The Governor
shall then return the bill, with his ob?
jections to the items or sections of
the same not approved by him, to the '
House, In which the bill originated,
which House shall enter the objection
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at large upon its Journal and proceed j
to reconsider so much of said bill as
is not approved by the Governor, etc." j
"I do not disapprov e all of the items
of said bill, but mention specifically |
herein which I do disapprove. All j
not herein specifically mentioned are
approved. South Carolina pays up?
ward of $20,000 each year interest,
for borrowing money to pay appropri?
ations, you should make the levy suf?
ficient to meet them. Furthermore,
South Carolina has to borrow from
New York each year one-third of the
money that is appropriated to run her
Government. Now, gentlemen, be?
hold our condition; In debt, heavily
already! borrowing and paying large
Interest, still making appropriations
to do what we are not compelled to
dc aad borrowing momy and paying
interest to meet the deficiency, This
WOUld be disastrous immediately to
private IndUStriea and must be sooner
or later to our grand old PalOlOtOO
State.
"Suppose, gentlemen, that We WCn
to strike a panh like we had In lyoT,
and OOUld not borrow this mom y,
what a pitiful condition our proud
mothei would be In, unable to meet
lu r Obligation! and unable to barrow
eUfhOieal to meet them. Humiliation
Would follow and disaster would ? e
the result. You may say that the
panic is not coming, one of ui thought
M in ite?, The i ambling and specu?
lation which is no*.1 going on In this
?ountry, with a few men controlling
the entire rnom j Interesta may thiow
it upon us at any moment.
The wise man guards against such
conttagenclea Shall we be wise, or
shall \s. be like the foolish virgins.
with ?tur lamps not trimmed and
bum hag 1 Boe the amount! of your
appropriation! for Itll; compare
with that the fact that your revenue
for this year from Indirect sources
estimated by your Comptroller, who
should know from his long experience
In that office, is 1141,790, Your tax el
at a levy of live aad I hree-quaftCf
mills on |l7t,7ft&,tft, according to
the estimate by tin same party will
bring In f 1..1 iM/?21, making you a
grand total of 11,111,111. Now, gen
M| Fear BOtWi?t all the ends Thou Alii
MTER, S. 0., WE ON ESI
tlihp n, look on the other side of the
balance inset and see what amount
this iiii! approprlatea
"Where is the money? How <an
we pay It? The p- "pie of South Caro?
lina said to me: "Check it.' Tho po*0
pi ?.f South Carolina are saying to
y. u, 'Relieve us from our burden; the
yoke is heavier than we 090 bear.'
In my inaugural address, 1 said to
you, gentlemen. In regard to appro?
priations, for the State institu?
tions of learning: "1, there?
fore, hope in order to keep down any
friction along this line between the
legislative and executive departments,
that you, gentlemen, will reduce these
appropriations.' Could I have spoken
plainer? Again, in the same mes?
sage, 1 said: '1 sincerely trust that
in your deliberations you will be liber?
al, but not extravagant, and that you
will reduce expenses and not make
any extravagant appropriations for
any purpose; stop the useless expen?
diture of money by olliclals; stop the I
creation of and abolish useless offices]
and all other methods of careless ex-;
travagance ami useless expenditure of
money, and that you will not create
an increase in the tax levy, but that
you will reduce both the State and the
county levies, as all our taxes are too
high and our people are now burden?
ed with taxation. They are groaning
under their load and begging relief,
and to you, and you alone,
must they look for it, for
you and you alone, can give it
and if you do not give it the respon?
sibility wdll rest upon you.'
"Gentlemen, you have seen fit not
to give it. I do not criticise you. YOU
ate a m parate and distinct depart?
ment of this Government, but 1 said
on every stump In this State that what
was needed in the executive otflce was
a man who had the political courage
and the backbone to veto these ap?
propriations when they were extrava?
gant and that, if I was elected, I
would do it.
"Tho majority of the people of.
South Carolina believed me, and 11
must be true to my trust, let the con?
sequences be what they may. The re?
sponsibility will not rest upon me, but
upon those who have brought about
the conditions which 1 attempted to
avoid.
"When all of us again appear be?
fore the aoverign people, they must
P..s3 judgment and to their Judgment
1 will humbly and peacefully bow, as
I have done In tho past, whether it |
be In defeat or in success.
"I disapprove of Item 11, Section 3,
because In my opinion this is the duty j
of the Comptroller General, as now i
provided by ?aw, without this unneces?
sary expense. This is $5,000 for spe-,
eial investigations of the Comptroller.
The parenthetical note is inserted to1
explain the item. It is not in the mes?
sage, 1 disapprove Item 5, Section 4,
as a useless expense, an actuary for
thi insurance department, $1,500. l|
disapprove Item 3, Section 5, because!
in my opinion, this is the duty of the,
Clerks in tho ofilce. This is $600 for!
Clerical help in Treasurer's office, i!
disapprove of Item, 7, Section 8, as,
In my opinion, this should be per- j
formed by the regular officers. This
Is $150 for a law clerk in the Attor-1
ney General's office. I disapprove of
Item 8, Section 10, as having been j
spent without authority of law. This
is $1,500 due the secretary of the
Audubon Society for last year, i dis?
approve of item 7, Section 12, as I
think the same is excessive, $7,500 for
water furnished by the city of Colum?
bia to State Institutions in Columbia,
i disapprove of item 12, Bectlon 12,
because l think it should he paid un?
der Attorney General's general fund.
This Is $31.60 lor insurance on arm?
ory.
"1 disapprove ?>f Item 15, Section
12, because 1 believe it is Useless, $2,
600 for the commission that takes
care of the state House grounds and
provides for wor k ami plants.' 1 dis?
approve of Item 17, Section 12, be?
cause 1 think it should la: paid from
the Adjutant General's fund, $400 for
repairing ar senal at Beaufort.1 I dis?
approve of Item 2, Section l;;, because
I believe it a useless expenditure of
momy. This Is $ 1, I* 0 U contingent
fund tor state Geologist Bloan.' 1
disapprove of Items ?; and 7, Section
1 1. because I believe this wasted ami
is not giving 1 valuable return to the
taxpayers, salary of statistical clerk,
$1,000, and salaries of two inspectors,
$1,200, and $600 each for expenses
in commissioner of agriculture depart?
ment total $4,100. 1 disapprove of
Item 22, Section 15, as this work
BhOUld be (lotle b.v the (ode CiuntnK
sloner at the salary provided by law.
This is an allowance of $460 for extra |
work. I disapprove of item ?;, Bec-|
tion n?, because 1 believe this should
be paid !iom the contingent fund of
the health department. This is $1,
lis t at be thy Country's, Thy God's ai
DAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1
ooo for enforcement of the pure food
and drug law. ?
"I disapprove of Item 4, Section 19,
because the state is not In a financial
condition at this time to make the ap?
propriation. Tins is for the auditorium
building at the University of South
Carolina, $16,666.66, to be provided
this year. I disapprove of Item 6,
Section 19, for the same reason. This
is $5,000 for extension of heating plant
at University. I disapprove of Item $,
Section 20, for the same reason. This
is $6,000 for enlargement of infirmary
at Winthrop. I disapprove of Item 7,
Section 20, for the same reason. This
is $960 for the three critic teachers at
Winthrop. I disapprove of Items 3
and 4, Section 23, for the same rea?
sons. This is $8,500 and $2,000 for
heating plant and Artesian well at
the Colored College. I disapprove of
Item 6, Section 24, because I consider
it a useless and unnecessary position.
This is $720 for payment stenograph?
er for Prof T?te.
"I disapprove of Item 8, Section 21,
because the Constitution, in my opin?
ion, forbids donations by he Legis?
lature of public funds for private pur?
poses. This is $2,000 for the Confed?
erate Home College, Charleston. I
disapprove of Item 2, Section 2?;, be?
cause I do not feel that the State is
financially able to make the improve?
ment at Hps time. This is for build?
ing a heating plant at Florence Re?
formatory, $15,000. I disapprove of
Item 5, Section 30, because 1 do not
believe the clerk Is necessary, as the
secretary should do the work. This
is $1,200 for indexing clerk In his?
torical commission. J disapprove of
Item 12, Section 33, because I believe
the Constitution forbids the donation
of public funds for private purposes.
This is $1,000 for the South Carolina
Live Stock Association. I disapprove
of Item 14, and Item 15, Section 33,
because these are societies composed
of private individuals and do not be?
long to the taxpayers of tho State, and
they are charged for all admissions or
other privileges received from the
same. This is $500 and $1,000 for
th*> State Agrleultttra4 Society and
State Colored Fair. I disapprove of
such items or sections of Section 38
as are in conflict with the foregoing
disapprovals. Very respectfully,
"Cole L. Please, Governor."
Here is how the vote stood on the
various questions: On the Item of
$5,000 for investigations by the Comp?
troller General. Veto sustained 32 to
32. On providing $1,500 for an actu?
ary for the department of insurance,
the veto was sustained 42 to 22. The
$600 for clerk hire in Treasurer's of?
fice was retained in bill 56 to 10. The
veto of $4 80 for a law clerk for the
Attorney General was sustained 36 to
30. The House sustained the veto by
a vote of 39 to 27, and refused to al?
low the back pay due the chief game
warden. ,
The House refused to sustain the
veto to the provision for $7,500 for
water supplied by Columbia to State
institutions by a vote of 4 2 to 21. The
item remains in the bill so far as the
House is concerned. The House by a
vote of 59 to 6 retained the item of
$36 for insurance over the Governor's
veto. By a vote of 65 to 8 the House
retained the Item of $2,f>oo for the
maintenance of thr state House
gn inda over and above the Gover?
nor's veto. By a vote of 39 to 29 the
House dec lined to reinstate the item
of $1,900 for contingent fund for the
State geologist. By a vote of ",3 to
12 the House refused to sustain the
Governor's veto on a fund of $400 for
tin Beaufort arsenal.
By a vote of 37 to 31 the House
sustained the veto by lacking the
neceaaary two-thirds vote on the ap?
propriation, for two Inspectors for the
department of agriculture. By a vote
of "?7 to 9 the House refused to sus?
tain the veto on the $1,000 item for
the pure food inspector. The item
goes back in the bill. The Code com?
missioner gets his $450, notwithstand?
ing the veto. Mr. Rembert and Mr.
Kibler led the tight to retain the
Item tor a new auditorium for the
Unlveralty of South Carolina. Mr.
Williams objected to the appropriation
and said the State could not afford to
spend the money. Mr. Riley called
the previous queation. Then came the
roll call. An yea and nay vote is nec
ceasary on each Item. Those about
the room had been keeping tab found
that the vote st .od 46 to 22, then there
were appeals to members to change
over, ami Mr. Bowman gave the South
Carolina Univereity the 47th vote,
which made the two-thirds vote and
th?n there went tip the oudeat, the
sharpest ami the heartiest applause,
it was us unexpected as the message
had been, and when the result was
certain another cheer and a whoop
rang forth.
Speaker Smith was so shocked that
he talked of . tearing the galleries aad
floor but ht repented and uttered a
id Truth's." THE Tltl"
911.
warning. By a margin <?f one vote
the House refused to sustain tho veto
on tin- University auditorium item
and it got s tu tin- Senate.
Those voting for the University ap?
propriation S/ere as follows: Sneaker
Smith, Arnold, Bailey, IVamguard.
Belser, Booktsr, Bowman, Boyd, B. H.
Brown, T. P. Brown, Brenvning, Bry?
an, Butler, Cary, Chandler, Davis,
' Dick, Dixon, Drummond, Earle, Erck
' ma.m, Evans, Praser, FultS, Graham,
Horlbeck, Kibler, Kirkland, Lee, L#6
j land, Lengnick, McDow, Manuei,
j Meeres, Motte, Nicholsem, Heaves,
Rembert, Richardson, -Sanders, Sin
1 gleton, K. P. Smith, Tobias, Todd.
' Vander Horst, Wing ml, Youmans?
47.
j Voting against the appropriatior
and for sustaining the Governor: A*
ley, Bodie, Bowers, Courntey, J..
M. Daniel, W. L. Daniel, Harrte, Mines,
Hutto, Irbj Jackson, Ketchin, League,
! Magill, Rlley, R. 11. Shuler, Tison,
I Turnbull, Vincent, Wells. Whisonant,
Williams?2 2.
i The House declined to override the
j Governor's veto on the $.",000 item to
make the University heating plant of
I any avail. The veto on this was 40 to i
, 27. Mr. Tom McDow made a ringing
I speech to override the Governor's veto j
of the $6,000 item for an extension of
the infirmary at Winthrop. Mr. Wood- j
ward Dixon, who stood for all the col- j
leges, rallied to support of Mr. Mc- J
Dow, but only six members, Messrs.
Ashley, Davis Harris, Hutto, Irby and
Williams, voted to sustain the veto (
and 64 against, so the $0,000 for the I
' infirmary goes hack into the hill. The '.
item for critics for Winthrop was also
; sustained, 59 to 11, and remains in
the bill, the veto being overruled,
i There was no veto on the Citadel. The
new building is provided for in the
i bill. The new building for Winthrop
is also left without Gubernatorial in- j
terference. The Item for new build?
ings at the University is the only one
involved. The House voted to over- j
I '
rule the veto and the question goes to
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the Senate to be concurred in or voted
I out. The heating plant at the Colored
j College was left out. The Governor's
'veto was sustained 47 to 24, which
the Speaker held was one short of the
tWO-thlrds vote necessary. Had Mr.
Beamguard voted, the result would
have been different, and the veto j
would have failed. The House voted
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i for Artesian water for the Colored
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j College. The Governor cut out the
$2,000 and the House refused to sus- I
tain the vote, 60 to 11. j
The House refused to sustain the
veto of $720 for a clerk and steno?
grapher to Prof. T?te, w ho has to j
have some one in his oftU 9 while OUt
! in the State. By a vote of 55 to 15 j
j the veto was not sustained. Mr. Ash- j
ley Tobias led the light la over-ride
the Governor's veto on the $2,000 item
for the Confederate Home, in Char?
leston. Mr. Todd supplemented in his
efforts and had Mr. Ashley cast his
very first vote against sustaining the
veto. The HOUSS allowed the $2,000
item by a vote of 65 to 5 over the
Governor's veto. The Charleston
members on the floor got busy and
won on the House side. Mr. Brown?
ing explained why the Industrial Col?
lege, at Florence, needed the new
building i> r>d improvements. Dr.
Dick gave an eloquent picture of the
work done at the Reformatory anil ex?
plained how nee-ess;-ry the help was.
Mr. Dixon wanted the veto sustained, I
but the House by 4>> to is kept the
Item in the bill and refused to sustain
the veto. The House then by a Note
of 49 to is overruled the veto as to
the index clerk for the historical com?
missioner and reinstated the $1.200
item. The bill provided $i,ooo for the
Live Mock Association. On this the
House voted 4 7 to 16, refusing to sus?
tain the Governor, and the Item
goes back Into the bill. Mr. Brown?
ing made a personal and strong ap?
peal to sustain the item of $5,000 for
the State Fair Association.
The State Fair appropriation ?*f
$5,000 v-as retained in the bill by ?
vote of 57 to 7, and the item goes back
into the Act. <>n tin- vote on the
State Colored Fair the veto was re?
jected, 49 to 14, and this item was re?
stored to tho bin. Mr. Browning said
the veto came like a thunderclap and
he wanted to recur to stone matt- rs.
Speaker Smith held that it was not
usual to reconsider votes on a veto
question. Mr. Browning, however,
withdrew the motion to reconsider.
Therefore, the House summarized its
previous action.
This is a summary of the H >USe*S
action tonight
I Veto sustained: Five thousand dot
' lars comptroller's investigation. $1,
500 insurance actuary, i-iNU law clerk
for Attorney General, $1.150 Audu
j bon balance, $1,900 contingent for
I State geologist, $6,000 for heating
I plant at University, $8,000 for heat?
ing plant at Colored College, $1,000
i: SOCTIIKON. Established .lnur, lUM
Vol. XXXII. No. 1.
for itatlstlcan of department of ag?
riculture.
Veto not sustained: six hundred
dollars for Treasurers' clerk, $7,500
l<?r water in Columbia, $31.50 fur in?
surance armory, $400 for arsenal,
$4 50 cor Code commissioner, |lt,f4)i
f?.r University of South Carolina, $6,
ooo for Infirmary at Winthrop, $960
for critics at Winthrop, $2,000 for
Artesian well j> ''olored College, $1,
000 for pure .specters, $720 for
Prof. Tate,f . $2,500 for State
House gr ^ 02,401 for factory in?
spector jfl .penses, $2,000 for Co.i
federr ?? ne, $15.0000 for Reform?
ator lorence, $1,200 for index
cl V historic commission, $1,000
^ e Stock Association, $5,000 for
^ Pair Society, $1,000 for Colored
V .r. Total, $64,397.50.
It will be noted that in no vote was
the Governor's veto sustained by a
majority vote, and had the majority
vote prevailed, every item, except one,
where there was a tie, would have
been restored. On two votes, the actu?
ary for the insurance department, the
heating plant at the colored college,
were not restored to the Act by one
vote. The House tried to get back to
the previous close votes, but could
not get to it. At 11:30 o'clock the
House finished its voting and sent the
bill to the Senate for its action.?
August Kohn in News and Courier.
SENATE STICKS TO BLEASE.
Only Three Items Passed Over Gov?
ernor's Veto.
Columbia, Peb. 19.?The Senate this
(Sunday) morning took the following
action on the items coming from the
House:
Extra clerical help, treasurer's of?
fice, $600, Governor's veto sustained.
Water for public institutions, $7,500,
passed over Governor's veto, 21 to 8.
Extra work code commissioner, $450,
by vote of 25 to 4 passed over Gover?
nor's veto.
Insurance on armory $31.50, Gover?
nors veto sustained; for work -dVLVM
State House grounds, $2,500, vote of
13 to 16, veto is sustained; repair?
ing of arsenal $400, by vote of 23 to
6, veto was not sustained and becomes
law; salaries Inspector Commissioner
Watson department and expenses $3,
400, by vote 11 to 17, Governor's
xeto sustained.
The big fight in the Senate this
(Sunday) morning was on the Uni?
versity appropriation, which Gover?
nor Please had vetoed, but the House
passed over his veto. The Citadel got
her building and Winthrop hers, so
the argument was effectively urged
that Carolina get the proposed $50,
000 auditorium. The vote la the
Senate to pass the appropriation over
to the Governor's veto resulted:
Yeas: Carlisle, Christensen, Clif?
ton, Croft, Green, Johnstone, Laney,
Lawson, Mars. T. J. Mauldin, Mc
Cown, Montgomery. Muckcnfuss,
Spivey. Stewart, Stuckey, Young?
17.
Kays: Appelt, Plack, Crossen,
[Carle, Bppa, Forrest, Hall. Hardin,
Lide, W. P. Mauldin Stuart. Sullivan?
12.
So the University lost.
The Senate sustained Governor
Please on nearly all items he vetoed,
which the House did not veto. The
Governor thus won nearly every con?
tention, except three. Only 10,000
was appropriated over the Go\ er.tor's
veto.
Winthrop loses the $960 for three
critic teachers, the Qovernor'i veto
being sustained.
The Collage at Orangeburg, for ne
groea, lost its $2,000 for an Arusian
well, the Governor's veto being sus?
tained.
Prof. T?te lost the $720 for a sten?
ographer.
Kill. TORKEN8 LAND PILL.
House Adopted the MiSMMrUj Report
On Ashlej's Motion.
Columbia, Feb. 18.?The Torrens
land system will not be investigated
by :t commission. Mr. Ashley got his
dander up when this bill came from
the free conference committee with a
majority and a minority report. The
senate adopted the majority report
that a commission I ? appointed to
get Information for the legislature to
act upon next year. The minority
recommended that the judiciary com?
mittee supply this Information with?
out COSt. The house on Mr. Ashley's
motion adopted the mtnorit) report
and therebj killed the bill.
Since the policemen of Grooavllle
are rcQuired to accompany the col*
b ge girls to church, it is said that the
mayor of thai city i,; 1m ing besieged
with applications from men in all
parts of the country who want to be?
come policemen.?Lexington Despatch