The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-08

cents per pile for piles Of two hun
dred and fiftv pounds or over. For
weighing and handling, ten 10y cents
per Pile for all piles Of less than ono
hundred pounds; for all piles Of over
one hundred pounds at the rate OF
ten QW cents per hundred pounds:
for commission on the gross sales OF
leaf tobacco in said warehouses not
to exceed two and onc-half per cen
tum.
Sec. .. That the proprietor of each
and every warehouse shall render to
each seller of tobacco, at his ware
house. a bill plainly stating the
amount charged for weighing and
handling, the amounts charged for
auction fees, and the commission
charged on such sale, and 1t shall be
unlawful for any other charges or
fees exceeding those herein named to
be made or accepted: Provided, Iha1
the provisions of this act shall not ap'
plv to the counties of Marion, Horry,
Sumter, Clarendon, Pickens and
Chesterfield.
Sec. 3. That for each and every
violation of the provisions OF TINS
act a penalty of ten dollars shall be
enforced, and the same may be re
covered by any person so offended.
Sec. (. That this act shall go into
effect Immediately upon its approval
Clarendon's Senator voted to re-
peal the Metropolitan police act fo'
the reason as he stated upon the
floor, that the law was obnoxious tc
the people of that city, and the ne
cessity for it does not any longer ex
ist.
The bill to exempt factories from
taxation for a term Of five years wa:
killed in the Senate and Clarendon!
representative was among those who
.;olped to kill it. He did not believe
it was right to exempt q class Of peo
pie from sharing the burdens Of tax
alton when still larger and poorer
class were forced to pay taxes. Ht
put himself in the position, If the bl!
was going to pass to add an amend
ment to make the act apply also t(
those engaging in the cultivation O
tobacco, but as the vote on the sec
ond reading showed clearly it woulc
be killed, the opportunity for HI:
amendment did not arise.
Governor Ellerbe has been extrem
" i'll and fears were entertained fol
his recovery, but we are now glad t(
say that he is much better and hope
he will soon be at his post again.
The prospect for short session grow
less every day, and it is still hard to sa,
when the end will come All of the legls
20 Sns
home, but the food OF bills has been al
most unprecedented.
1t has often been said that the plesen
general assembly is the strongest body O
men that has assembled in Columbia 10
many years, bpt We cannot agree wit!
those making the assertion, because WneI
We look around US and see who are hilln!
the seats of men like Simonton. Simons
Gary, Buchanan, Tindal, Rhame, Pope
Jones, Finley, Wilson, McLaurin an'
others we have;come to the conclusion tina
other assemblies have been composed o
stronger material There is one thing t
be said to the credit of the present body
that is the total obliteration of factlona
feeline;every man acts and thinks for him
} self, and all with desire to work TO
the best interests Of the State.
TJe great battles are yet to come; IN II
house the privilege tax fight IS over, an'
it will come over into to the Senate 10
final action. The opponents OF C.emso'
have made desperate fight to cripple tn
institution by forcing appropriations al
rect from the treasury; what the Senate VII
do remains for the near future to declde.
The redlstricting bill comes up thl
week and we believe it Will dlSappolu
those who are desiring to carve out Con
gressional berths.
The proposition to force upon the pee
pie two additional circuit judges has me
: its deserved doom, and the aspirantS fo
judicial honors will have to walt until "a
complexion of the Assembly changes.
As we stated IN previous letter, on
county supervisor has tue money IN III
: hands to pay cash for bridge work and die
ing prisoners; this money Is not. no
should It be used for the paying OF salaries
, and we feel sure if the money Is used o
the delegation intended it. and fixed i
the supply bin, there will be consideraoi
saving TO the people.
On account of sales6ay the Senate too
recess Saturday until Tuesday night an
the House until Monday night; Clarer
dou's Senator objected to the recess rnt
Tuesday night, but the majority content
ed that the Senate u'enGar was cleared
and NJ many of the Senators lived 10 III
,p-countrv they could no. $peEd s'Iies""
; At home and return before Tuesday hiEh
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