The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-29

DOU all sure LIS pal OO11 WILL OS
granted not later than the month
of March.
I have had quite a tussle with
seed cotton legislation the past
week, the first bill introduced
was killed mainly because the
Solicitor who drew the bill
did not make it complete and
the opposition would not con
sent to the bill being amended to
cover the objections. | have
had another drawn, this time, by
our own solicitor who went over
it very carefully. 1t provides
for a general license, and 1t
makes it the duty of the super
visor to look after the enforc-
ment and brings the jurisdiction
to magistrates. The agricultural
committee to whom it was re-
ferred is made up of men who are
large planters and they favor a
prohibitive license, they have
taken my bill to build up a sub
stitute which they will present,
thus putting the matter in
a position altogether in favor OF
the large planter and directly
against the small planter. Twill
fight the substitute with all Of
my might. I would much pre-
fer knocking out the license al
together but it is impossible,
and since this cannot be done.
then I want a sensible license so
that it can be collected. If the
substitute bill goes through, it
makes the license not less than
two hundred dollars, and no.
body will take out the license
and the traffic will 60 on just the
same.
I have also bill which has
been favorably reported from
the finance committee, requiring
the county and towns portion OF
the dispensary profits to be dis
tributed monthly instead of quar-
terlv Under the law now, this
fund lies in the treasury three
months and cannot be touched
for any purpose, thus doing
neither the people nor the coun-
ty any good; my bill seeks to
put the money back into circula-
ton at the end of each month.
There appeared in The State
one day last week under the
head of Lobby Chat" a state,
ment with reference to myself
which was not true. The cir
cumstances were as follows: In
the discussion of a jury bill !
discovered language which | did
not understand it's meaning, and
having made it a rule never to
vote for any measure unless l
understood it's meaning I ad-
dressed the president OF the
Senate, and asked if the Senator
from Bamberg would explain
what he meant by the words
mot less than ten nor more than
fvo - President Tillman court
eously as I thought, replied by
saving, 'twill the Senator from
Bamberg supply the Senator
from Clarendon the information
he desires" The State however,
and I may add, the Senate re,
porter for The State discluimesd
having had anything to do with
it, said that the president said
will the Senator from Bamberg
supply the Senator from Claren-
don with brains and informa
t;on9" Lieut.. Governor Tillman
did not use this outrageous Ian
guage from the presiding officers
desk; had he done so, I should
certainly have given him a very
appropriate reply. Just where
the stLobby Chat" reporter for
The State got this piece Of news
which did not happen, l do not
know.
The people of Summerton are
not satisfied with their present
charter and Mr.. O. G. Scarbor-
ough has been up here with a
view to having the charter
changed. I have promised to
introduce his measure as soon as
I can get a bill drawn and given
to me. Mr.. Scarborough has
had Mr.. Purdy looking into the
matter for him, and he. was to
draft the bill, but up to now l
have not seen or heard anything
from Mr.. Purdy, and when at
home last Saturday I telephoned
Mr.. Scarborough informing him
of the existing conditions. L am
anxieus to get for the Summer
ton people just what they want,
but cannot do so until the par.
ties who have been entrusted
with the framing of the measure
come forward with it.
There is a bill looking towards
the State establishing it's own
plant for the manufacture of
fertilizers. I have not had time
to read it's provisions as care
fully as I would like, but unless
there is very strong reasoning to
show that the State should do
this, I am inclined to be op-
posed to it. In my opinion this
is paterna-ism of the rankest
sort. the very thing which we