The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-02
Nothing much has been heard dur.

ing the legislative session regarding
the candidacy of Col. R. B. Watson,
but he is looked upon as being per-
manently in the race.
Ex-Soicitor Schumpert of New
berry, is spoken of as a certain candi-
date, and some Of his political friends
say that he has given them assurances
of his intention to make the race.
Should be decide TO enter, it will give
a decided flavor to the contest.
Col. George D. Tillman is also re
garded as very probable candidate.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL
is now on the desks of the members,
and can be given consideration at once.
It would be much better if it were
acted on now instead of leaving it, as
usual, to the last week of the session.
There is every reason why it should
be adopted Immediately.
NO FIGHT AGAINST COLLEGES.
The impression is that there will
not be the usual long and bitter fight
on the college appropriations. The
tendency seems to be to accept COM
mittee reports, and in this particular
case concessions were made and
given to get the bill iuto acceptable
shape.
The South Carolina College seems
to have Jared worse before the COM
mittee than any of the other State
colleges, based upon what was asked
for and what was granted. Some OF
the members who have insisted upon
reductions of these appropriations
are now members OF the ways and
means committee, and are not likely
to make any fight on the measure.
PEOPLE MUST PAY THE PIPER.
The ways and means committee has
not vet settled upon the amount of
the next tax levy that it will suggest
to the General Assembly Chairman
Thomas said Yesterday that he had
not been able to get the data on
which to make the exact estimate, but
that he thought it would have to be
five and a half mills. This will be
found to be rather uncomfortable
financial pill, but it appears to be in-
evitable, and the sooner the condl-
tons are realized the better, and no
trifipg savings will make any differ
ence in the levy.
OPPOSITION TO CLEMSON.
The same fight that has been made
against Clemson College is likely to
be repeated. The effort will be to
have the privilege tax paid into the
treasury, and have direct appropri'
alton made to Clemson, as to other
colleges. The trustees OF Clemson
want matters left alone, and say that
they have textile school and many
other improvements i'll view if they
are not interfered with.
BILLS OF MARKED EFFECT.
The General Assembly has not yet
taken any very important steps which
will make material changes in the
existing conditions. Perhaps the bill
that looks more towards that end
than any other is one which proposes
to place express, telegraph and tele.
phone companies under the control
of the railroad commission. Then
there are the separate coach bill, and
Mr.. KILLERS insurance bill, which
proposes to make insurance compa-
nies fix upon the amount of reserve
that can be had after certain period,
with which to continue the policy.
Some policies already do this and
parties intending to take out insur-
ance can select the companies
they want and the style of policies
they prefer, and after all buying IN
surance is very much like buying a
suit of clothes or barrel of -four.
Neither side has to buy or sell,
and no one is proposing on what con-
ditions a barrel OF -four or a suit OF
clothes shall be sold nor on what
guarantees it shall be given the pur-
chaser.
no HOSTILITY TO COTTON MILLS.
TaIkino about the disposition as to
corporations it might be suggested
that happily, just at this crises, when
the whole commercial and textile
world is watching the South and
looking for any evidences of legisia-
ton antagonistic to the cotton mill
interests not single bill relative to
the labor of cotton mills has been Of
fered. It is to be remem bered that
thousands of mill operatives petition
ed tue members of the Assembly last
session-the membership is the same
that absolutely no action be taken
as to mill labor. They said the oper-
atives were abundantly satisfied With
their present conditions.
A FEARFUL WASTE OF TINE.
Some time ago it was thought an ad-
iournment could be had on the 18th
of February-that would have been
as long as the sessions before the new
Constitution. Then the final date
was showed up to the 18th, and now
it has been placed for the 18th: 1t
seems it ought to be easy enough to
adjourn by the latter date, but then
there is no telling what may be done
Had it not been for the fearful con-
eestion of local and minor bills there
would have been but little for this
Assembly to do.
A WAITING LIQUOR POLICY.
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