The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-31
THE DISPENSARY,
The Senate Refuse to Put State
Officials on Board.
is IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL? j?
The Graydon Bill, Which Is En-
dorsed by the Friends Of the
DispensarY, Passes the
Senate.

Senator Graydon's dispensary bill
was taken up ia the Senate on Wednes.
day. When the reading was completed
Senator Sheppard offered an suend.
men, making the salary Of the commits.
siorer 81 900 instead of IS, 900.
Senator Graydoa called attention
to the provision requiring the commits.
sioner to give bond in the sum Of
s75, 900 in three surety companies. He
would have to pay about $500 for these
bonds. The idea of having bonds in
surety companies was that the compa.
Dies would examine his books several
times a year and detect anything wrong,
which might escape the State officers.
In reply to Senator Applet, Senator
Graydon said the treasurer gives bond
Of $9O, 900, but it can be a personal
bond.
Senator Barnwell said he was on rec
ord in 1890 as favoring high salary
for the commissioner. While opposed
to the law, he thought they ought to do
the best they can as long as it stands,
and he favored getting as good man
as possible The commissioner under
this bill would be placed in the status
of the commissioner under the original
dispcnsary law, and he would have
charge of million dollar business. As
for himself, he wou dn't take the place
for s25, UUO OF 500 900 year. The
position was open to great ptationS,
and even if a man is pure az ice he is
liable to be suspected of dishonesty
The salary of So 900 is not too large for
man who has to occupy the place with
its TEN ptations and responsibilities.
Senator Sheppard said it was not the
question whether this salary Of the
treasurer was TOO small, as several had
stated, but whether the proposed salary
Of the commissioner was not too large
If there is any virtue in a surety bond,
let the expenses be paid out Of the dis
pensay funds. He did not see why a
personal bond should not be sufficient
for the commissioner as well as the
treasurer. Since 1890 there had not
been lost cent through the treasurer
There was no reason why the c1mmis
sioner should be of highel character
than the treasurer or any other officer.
They are all supposed to be houora BILE
men. If this bill passes with salary
of $1,000, when the election takes
place, you will find several candidates
for the place.
Senator Ilderton recalled the action
Of the legislature in cutting the salary
Of Commissioner Tra1ler, whereupon
Mr. Traxler resigned. A man who
would take the place at 81 90O and pay
$5U0 for the bond would be man who
had never done anything or had just
made bare living. The commissioner
was different from the other State off
GERS. A man not WORTH over 81 300 is
not fit to take the place.
Senator Archer moved to lay Senator
SheppaId's amendment on the table and
the vote on Senator Archer's motion
was q ayes to 10 nays, 30 the senate
agreed to lay the amendment on the
table, thus leaving the salary ats3, 900.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Alexander, Archer,
Barn8ell, Bowen, 6. W. Brown, W. A.
Brown, Connor, Crosson, Douglass,
Grayion, Hay, Henderson, Ilderton,
Love, Manning, Marshall, Mauldin,
Mayfeld, McDermott, Mower, Stan
land, Suddath, Talbird, Wallace, Wal
ler, Williams-27.
Nays-Ap2elt, Dennis, Glenn. Cru
Der, Hough, Rsgsdale, Surratt, Shep-
pard, Sullivan, Walker-l0.
Senator Sheppard offered an amend,
ment to section 2 striking out the
words: "a board Of control is hereby
created which shall consist Of the comp
troller general, the secretary of state
and the state superintendent Of educa-
ton" Senator Sheppard said he
thought it ought to be known whether
the senate proposed that these State
officers or any others should be on the
board OF control. If the bill is to be
passed, it should be perfected and the
scnatc should determine what it wishes.
Senator May said he agreed with
Senator Sheppard. He did not thiuk
any State officers should be Oh the
board. They would not be removable
by the governor as outsiders would un.
der his plan. Experience had proved
that the board had assumed power:
which do not belong to it aud had un
dertaken to run the whole State. The
seuale was agreed that the presen,
board should go. A plan similar to The
one proposed in the bill had been tried
and failed. 1t is mpo>s;ble to put am
bilious men, constitutional officers, II
these places, who would not use theil
powsrs to forward their interests Those
who favored the dispensary law at frs
are not bound to support the law in al
its phases. 1t had been success il
regulating the liquor traffic but il
should be divorced from politics. The
management Of the dispeusary shoulc
be res pouSible to the legislature.
In reply to Senator May6cld he saic
it would be impossible for these officer:
to use their poser to further persona