The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-23
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE.
SENATE CHAMBER.
Columbia - 4

have been very impressive, ana the
committee under whose management
the function took place were the recip-
tents of many compliments. The gov
ernor's a1dre: was highly commended
by a vast audience. Among the col
lege girls saw at the inauguration,
were the Misses Davis of Davis Station,
who are students at the Columbia Fe-
male College. Leon Weinberg of Man
ming and j. r. Griffin of Clarendon.
students of the South Carolina College
were also in the audience.
| thought from the indications OF las5
week that we would have very short
session, but owing to the decision CT
the supreme court, of which | hare
heretofore written, there have been
many new bills introduced, and fear
very much it will cause Us to remain in
Columbia the rull limit of 80 days. The
election which was to have come Off
Thursday. on account of the Inaugural
tion had to be postponed until Tuesday,
and as there was mistake made in the
date for the election Of the United
States Senator that election, although
a formal affair will have to be done over.
In the lower house Hon. II. 3. Rich
ardson has bill looking to the further
protection OF game, and to relieve land
owners from the expense of posting. He
is also having bill prepared looking to
the exemption of certain townships IN
Clarendon county from the provisions
of the stock law. This matter has been
urged upon US by persons interested, |
have not seen the petition which the
law requires, nor have had an oppor-
tunity to see Mir. Richardson's bill, but
before the same reaches the Senate l
should feel grateful if some of the sign
ers to the petition would write me
whether or not they understand that If
the townships asked to be exempted are
cut of, the people living in the exempt
ed district will have to build fence at
their expense and keep it up. The
fence must be built and only that por-
tion exempted will have to pay for it.
It is not my purpose to thTart the
wishes Of my constituents, but l feel it
my duty TO call their attention to any
matter which l am satisfied they have
not looked into. I do not believe the
people asking fer this exemption are
willing to build fence simply to aid q
dealer in cattle, say at ForeSton Or
Manning to procure cheaper paSturage.
There are men who are buying up cat
tie for a song to ship out OF the coun-
try, and of course, they are specially in
terested to secure an open range, and
they of course would be willing to pay .
tax for fence: but the question in my
mind is, are the people in that commu-
nifty willing to contribute to such al
enterprise? If they are, as their SER
want am willing to give them my best
efforts to secure what they want.
In speaking of a bill with reference to
the sale Of State farms Mr.. Richardson
made an impression in the House, which
caused that body to defer action until a
more c;.reful> investigation could be
had Mr.. Richardson urged his col
leagues to make themselves intimately
acquainted with the penitentiary affairs
before casting vote on such an i'm
portant measure.
Major Richardson was right; there
are class Of politicians who are con-
stautly seeking some new scheme TO go
before the people with, and for the past
two years this element has been ham,
mering il the State farms, wanting
them sold and wanting the convicts put
on the public roads. 1t is easy for
sap-headed-stateSman-out-of-a-o b, to
make e lot of noise to attract attention
to him, bat when it comes down to bus
iaess, Us a rule, these fellows who are
wanting to tear things up are not to be
found at the tearing, in other words
talking and acting have two different
and distinct meanings. The State
farms are institutions which belong to
the State and are doing we'll. and before
the legislature tears them up, it should
look well into the matter and provide
something better.
Hen. NJ. G. GallucGat introduced a
bill limiting the existence of labor con-
tracts to the end of Calendar year in
which they are executed. The COM
mittee to whom this bill was referred
reported unfavorable. This bill was
INTRODUCED at the instance OF citizens liv-
ing in the Pamela section, they seeking
relief from system which is permitted
under the present labor contract law.
The purpose is to prevent contract
being made say in June of one year to
the June of the following year: those
asking for this change complain that
merchants advance goods to a laborer,
and as security take labor contract,
which often results in forcing farmers
who want hands, to pay the laborer out
of debt. The bill was placed on the
Calendar and will probably come up
this week for discussion. but we think
Mr.. Galluchat will meet with much op-
position. Mr.. Galluchat also introduc-
ed a bill to extend the law of agricul-
tural labor contracts to ell labor con-
tracts. Here is another measure which
will meet with strong opposition and
when it comes up shall try to get over
into the house to hear the debate, as l
want to know why such a measure
should become a law, for l confess do
not see what good will result from it.
Bill from Marlboro recommended by
committee, applying to Marlboro's road
tax, laying out and working the public
roads OF that county, brought out much
discussion, and it WAS pointed out by
Mr.. Galluchat that such a bill was in
controvention of the decision OF the
supreme court and virtually killed it.
y special committee of which Mr..
IdiIUSiISiG - lilSilDSI I,dS UClOtS luS
measure to provide a general county
government law for the laying out and
maintaining public roads and prescrib-
ing method OF providing for commuta-
tion and other road taxes, and their
collection, and a subcommittee, five
lawyers, one of whom is Mr.. Galluchat,
were appointed to frame the law in
conformity with the constitution. This
is one OF the most important matters
before the legislature.
Hon. I. NJ. Woods introduced bill to
amend the emigration law, providing a
more effectuai remedy in collecting the
license fees from emigrant agents. The
doctors idea is to empower the county
commissioners to employ detectives 10
run down class of men who comes into
this State and carry away laborcrs, Civ
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