The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-21
GA TO RI As
7..-,+ba - The Kind You Have AIwavS Bought
Stare c: N@xH2Z2tz%x
Major Richardson Explains.

Editor The Manning Times:
notice in the last issue of THE
TINES that certain individuals complain
of my withdrawing my tobacco bill in
troduced during the last session of the
Legislature. and wish some explanation
about the matter. This convinces me
that these are some who did not read
nv card on this very subject, just after
| determined to withdraw the bill.
| hold that the people have right
at all times to criticise the work of their
delegation. and although the reasons |
presented through the columns Of The
TINES. | cant remember the issue, were
more complete than l can produce now.
still l take pleasure in again giving my
motives for the step took.
The bill was introduced in Difference
to the interests of the tobacco growers
of this county and State. and was in
tended to bring about a proper adjust
ment OF the schedule of prices charged
by tobacco warehousemen in handling
leaf tobacco. If these were too high,
they should be lowered. and if the said
charges were irregular. system should
be adopted to meet all requirements.
This was an important measure, and l
was sure it would be thoroughly Sifted
when brought up in the House and pos
siblv from the amount of discussion pro-
duced it would, as is often the case. in
conditions like this. be lost without be-
ing properly understood, or mutilated
to such an extent as to impairi its useful
ness. |. therefore, requested the bill
be referred to special committee, COM
posed of two members from each Of the
delegations representing those counties
where tobacco is grown. 1t can easily
be seen that those members would get
all the information they could on the
subject. and that their united verdict
would be of more value. than that OF
four-ffths of the members who know
nothing of tobacco. and care little. as
the interests of their counties were not
involved. There were eight or nine
counties represented on this committee.
and every man. | am sure. had the good
of the people at heart.
| was chairman of the committee,
and DR.. Woods was the other commit
teeman from this county: but unfortun-
ately the Doctor was prevented from
being present. as he was away at home
at the time The subject was carefully
considered from every point of view.
and l. must be borne in mind, that this
was done by committee, all OF whom
were specially interested in the matter
under discussion. where all friction
from heated arguments was avoided.
and a calm conclusion was arrived at.
OF course this committee had to rend
er in report on this bill, and the re-
port must be favorable or unfavorable.
/ knew the verdict would be an un-
favorable report. and that it would be
useless for me to attempt to put bill
through the House, opposed by every
single delegation in that body interested
in tobacco growing.
To avoid any expense which would
have been useless to have incurred on
the State. and other obvious reasons. |
requested the committee to withhold
any action. and that would Withdraw
the bill as I was satisfied it would have
no chance of passing. the overwhelm-
ing majority of tobacco growers being
of one mind: that the present schedule
was the safest to keep in effect, for the
present at least.
l will only add that as l think it my
duty now. l thought it my duty then to
explain to the people of the county why
I withdrew the bill and did not wait a
day to forward a card for that purpose.
which was published in the columns of
THE TINES.
Respectfully.
HENRY B. RICHARDSON.