The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-22
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE.


Columbia, S. c., Jan. 20. 1902.
The past week has been de-
void of much interest, for the
reason, it takes the first week to
get things in readiness. Sena-
tor Tillman was in Columbia at
the opening Of the legislature.
ard his presence gave rise to
the rumor that he had left his
seat in Washington where i'm
portant matters to the country
were being discussed, to come to
Columbia to hit John McLaurin
another lick, by getting the gen
eral assembly to take some step
looking to discrediting McLaurin
with the people-the adopting Of
resolutions repudiating McLau-
rim, and declaring that mas
much as the two Senators had
signed designations a vacancy
exis, and an election be held
for both seats. OF course Till
man expected. il this course was
adopted, he would himself be re-
elected without opposition, and
successor to McLaurin would be
chosen: possibly, some one who
he himself might suggest, but
whether Tillman had anything
to do with it or not, such was
the current rumor about the city
and I believe there was founda-
ton for it. Many members of
the general Assembly expressed
themselves openly to the effect
that if a new election was order
ed, they would vote for neither
Tillman or McLaurin, and two
new men would receive their
support: this sentiment was
growing stronger and stronger,
when all at once I heard that
Tillman said there was no va
cancy, and if the general assem-.
bly, had the election, it would
be ignored by the United States
Senate. Wonder if the senior
Senator was 1nfunced in his de-
clsion by the growing sentiment
to drop both, he and McLaurin:
I have, at two sessions sue.
ceeded in having bill passed
through the Senate to repeal the
law requiring a license to buy
seed cotton, only to get it killed
in the House. Now, inasmuch
as I cannot get it repealed I have
introduced a bill, which has been
favorably reported from the
committee, to make the license
in every county in the State,
thus doing away with the ad-
vantage a non-license county has
over a county requiring license.
Clarendon requires a license OF
$500 a year to buy seed cotton,
and the adjoining county of Will
liamsburg allows the purchase
of seed cotton without license.
the consequence is, that people
living near the line are annoyed
by the little cotton traps that
are put up, and encourage steal
ing from the fields. [ am salts
fed my bill will pass the Senate,
but how it will fare in the House
r cannot say. I think Claren-
don's delegation Will support it,
since it is impossible to get the
license repealed.
Over in the House the ques-
ton of general interest was the
attempt made to give the people
the right to vote for dispensa-
ry, or to vote one out if they did
not want it. This proposition
came from Spartanburg where
the largest white vote in the
State is polled, and where here
tofore the Reform movement got
it's heaviest vote. The bill
brought out a great deal of dis
cussion, and one of our own
Representatives, Maj. H. B.
Richardson, took a position
against the bill, because he
thought the measure would re-
suit in opening a way to new
elections. He did not want to
disturb the present dispensary
legislation. On motion to re-
commit the bill which virtually
kills it. Richardson and Woods
voted AYE" and Galluchat voted
"No"
On a bill to appropriate $780,
900 to the public schools of the
State Doctor Woods made a
speech favoring the bill. and the
measure was killed by vote of
66 to 36.
There was no meeting OF the
Senate on Saturday and nearly
all of the Senators went home.
The county commissioners
sent up their suggestions and
recommendations which will be
considered at a delegation meet
ing, but as it is Of public interest
I send for publication.