The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-09
THE LEGISLATURE.

oenSation. .'eb. 18th will proba,
biz be the last day that the body
VII be in session. From & cur
sorv forecast of the measures
which have exhibited symptoms
of probably appearing this ses-
sion. we can think of nothing
very radical or sweeping IN Its
nature. calculated to disturb the
well beaten and time trodden
wavs of the masses OF the peo,
pie. and which will entertain the
attention of the General Assem-,
biz. In the run Of q year gen
orally sufficient routine work ac,
cumuIates. which can scarely be
conceived Of by people who have
not taken the trouble to look
closely into the methods OF leg
isIation. TO occupy the time OF
the session fo:' something like
thirty days, provided al matters
receive reasonable care and eau
tons consideration, so that
Whenever any measure Of grave
importance IS introduced, in order
for it to receive any attention,
the time limit is ABOUT used.
Whenever politics is involved,
or there is IN Office Of honor OF
emolument to be bestowed, there
is generally more than ordinary
interest displayed by the average
American citizen, and legislator,
calculated to divert his attention
from dry and laborious leglSla
ton in which he is not specially
Interested. therefore the body
could scarcely 60 3 more practl-
cal thing than to set the earliest
possible day for the selection Of
Judges in the two circuits which
will become vacant. and filing
the other positions at their dis.
poSal. Then their minds will be
left free to be devoted to actual
legislation.
Of course the broad tire bill,
which was last championed by
the late Senator lIauldin Of
Hampton. will find a new cham
pion in the person perhaps OF
some young sage who would like
to win fame upon the passage OF
such measure, but in as much
as the same measure in different
bills has been before the body
continuously for the last three
sessions, and upon the further
ground that it is one theoretical
in its nature and reform which
the people would take hold of
themselves if they wanted it, we
think that the bill this time will
amount to little, and that when
it comes up for passage it will go
the way Of its usual fate.
The re-districting bill, which
was so ably advocated by the
late Representative Patton, will
also probably amount to naught
this sessions, as pending legisla-
ton in Congress regarding the
re-apportionment Of our repre-
sentation in that body, based
upon the recent census, would
seem to place an estoppe: upon
any reasonable action in re-dis-
tricting the State at this time.
The child labor question is, in all
Importance, 4 serious one, which
can only be appreciated by those
who have seen the many Woe
be-gone and dwarfed counten-
anceS O. children in factories.
This is 4 question which appeals
more to the upper than the lower
mn 81 the STATE. sid S, Is sseeS t;.i9y l.
q subject upon which some sen
sible Legislation would not be
out Of place. Of course there
viii be minor amendments offer
ed to the dispensary, but we
scarcely think that measure will
be subjected to any material
changes at this particular time.
mere VIII De 2 scheme on loot,
probably conceived in the minds
Of some Columbia capitalists, to
sell the Governors Mansion and
purchase another, and while we
are scarcely yet in position to
Judge inteIligentlv upon this
matter, yetupon the first impulse
We cannot see the use in It.
Charleston will request that the
State appropriate fifty thousand
dollars towards making a crndi-
table exhibit al the South Caro-.
lima and West Indian Exposition.