The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE.

next session: II lSl great pity that some
iUi the bills which have been enacted
! INTO law, had not found their way into
the Legislative grave yard. The bill TO
permit graduates of the Charleston
Medical College to practice without
gong before the State board OF medi-
cal examiners Is one of the number.
opposed this bill because | regarded it
I measure teeming with danger and
dneful results: it would injure the
standing of the college and its gluIu-
ateS. opposed the bill on the further
ground that it was the duty OF the law
makers to throw around the people
every safeguard possible. The doing
away with the State board examina-
tions is simply opening the doors to
mai-practice. quackcry and charlatanry.
and the people are the sufferers: and
As the Columbia State properly said in
very strong editorial 1T is a good
bill to kill. But it was not killed. it
passed the Senate by q majority OF two
votes. Notwithstanding the fact that the
+moSt pitiful and pleading appeals We're
made TO members to vote fer the meas
ure. and strong lobby worked hard
for its passage. still with it all the bill
got through "by the skin of its teeth
and it IS now up TO the governor where
we hope il Is removed from that Sickly
poverty sentiment which clung to it
during its passage.
The wide tire bill was continued over
to the next session and leaves us with a
breathing spell for at least one year
more.
\ bill to prohibit Children under II
years of age from working in the fac
tories was defeated in the House by a
ma ajority Of about , to l and I; similar
bill came up afterwards in the Senate.
| opposed its consideration and sup
ported 4 proposition to continue it over
TO the next session. on the ground that
it was waste of time and money to
take up the time of the Senate with 4
measure that the House had already
indicated It's opposition to: there was
not 4 possibility of passing the bill. and
further am opposed to the legislature
debating what parents shall do with
their children. 1t is such legislation
which brings about labor troubles and
the people intended to be helped are
always the ones injured Whenever
South Carolina has in operation COM
pulSory education law. then perhaps
would a child labor law be effective.
but without. it would be taking the
children away from making a living
and forcing them into idleneSs. and
thus add to the army of tramps. vag-
rants. and diSSolute women. The ma
joritv in the Senate voted down the
proposition TO continue, many Of them
had speeches to deliver and deliver
thhem they did. without. regard
TO the cost to the people. The
| speeches on this one bin occupied
three evenings. and some OF the
speeches were the bummeSt lot of rot |
| have ever listened III. but if the Sena-
tors who were inflated with all this
wind had not been given the opportu-
nifty to let it escape. something might
have happened.
~ Bill constituting L commission to
Iadjudicate the claim OF the Receiver of
The President. Directors and Compa-
~ OF the State Bank" TO fund certain
bonds Of the State which have been lost
or destroyed. was killed.
These bonds We're issued before the
war and as the books in the treaSurer'S
Office show. have never been paid. be-
cause the owners thereof have never
been found. 1t appears that during
the war they were stolen by Sherman
army and were either DESTROYED or lost:
only Z part have been recovered. The
bill provided for a judicial inquiry TO
TO be made, and Us amended. before
anE authority TO pay would have been
given. after u judicial inquiry by a
commission composed Of circuit judges
and the supreme court as the final
source. then the findings were to be
reported back to the legislature for its
approval. The matter took a wide
range OF argument. scme contending
that the statute of limitations should
apply. and others favored the matter
being investigated to ascertain whether
or not the State owed this money. SO
on the motion to strike ont the enact
ING words, which motion prevailed |
voted No.
Because l do not believe that South
Carolina desires to repudiate any honest
debt. and as the records show. the
bonds have not been paid, the question
arises to whom do these bonds belong.
The amendments offered by Senators
Livingston and Mower make provision
10 have the bonds investigated by judi
cial inquiry as to the validity and own
ership. and having full confidence in
our Courts. | believe that the interests
|of the taxpayers would be fully pro-
tected against any fraudulent claims.
This. | believe to be just TO the State
and to the people
In the House Doctor Woods came to
the rescue Of Winthrop when the at
tempt was made 10 cut down her ap.
telling speech and the attempt was de-
feated.
Doctor Woods emigrant agent bill
came from the Judiciary committee with
an unfavorable report. but notwith-
standing the committee was composed
OF lawyers they did not escape severe
criticism from Dr.. Woods. He pressed
his measure with a strong speech and
ripped the committee up the back for
the extraordinary finding that the
bill be continued:" the bill passed the
House and is now in the Senate.
When the Confederate pension bin
came up the House went wild. the halls
rang with eloquent speeches. Mr..
Galluchat responded to the appeal for
the Young men to come to the rescue OF
the veterans. and in substance said:
Il was too young to smell powder
from 81 to 50. am glad the gentle
man over the way referred to the re-
port Of the Comptroller General and
insists that taxes shall not be raised
even for this purpose. 1t stirred up
the old Confederate soldier and when [
perceived the fire flame in his eye just
now and saw him sink back in his
chair, going down game. | could not
keep my seat. Deep down in his heart
there is something that makes him
truly eloquent. Coming to the point.
the question is: Shall the tax levy be
raised or is the old soldier 70 Starre on:
Though hungry and ShelterleSs. he is
too proud to beg. too honest to steal. l
don't believe there is 4 man on this