The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
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Tho Special Legislative Committee
las ls Scheme 10 Growing. 3EE
SEVERAL SIT BETWEEN SESSIONS

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To Lock Into Various Matters, som,
or Which Are Important, aud
Some OF Not Much
Consequences.
During the Interim between sessions
Of the general assembly the Legislative
Investigating commissions hold theiI
sessions. Sume ofthesc Investigations
or inspections are merely formal and
the expense upon tho State is growing
every year. The members are paid 81
per day for each day in actual service
and given mileage at the rate of s
cents mile
Each year another committee or so
is added to the list and each commit
tee costs about $500 IL year. Last wear
there was added to the list the com
mittee to visit the State colleges and
To look into their financial rennrts.
This year there are three new com
missions, one to consider how. to get
the State out of debt, and two to con
slider matters in connection with the
completion OF the State capitol. The
people IF the State will no doubt OK
pcct something from these new com
mittecs to prove the necessity for
their having been appointed.
Following are the commissions ap.
pointed under authority OF concurrent
resolutions passed at the session lust
ended
Committee TO examine into cxpcndi-
ture of appropriations for State ctlu-
cati0nal institutions p. T..
Hardin and Representatives. II. ii.
RlinSfOrd and Arthur I<iblcr.
Committee to consider completion
Of State huusc--ScnatorS Robert Aid
rich and Richard /. Manning and
Representatives II. y. Williams, 40.
Patterson and Jodic NJ. Rawlinson.
Committee elected by the commit
tee on State hospital for the insane)
to examine accounts Of penal and
charitable institutions Senator w.
q. Hough and Representatives !. II.
Brooks and j. e. Beamguard.
| Committee to examine and check
up the books of the dlSpensary Sena.
tor w. II. Sharpe and Representatives
Joseph Glover and II. w. Nichols.
Committee to examine the book.
and vouchers Of the State treasurer
comptroller general and commissioners
Of the sinking fund Senator Edward
McIycr and Representatives w. j
johnson and j. G.. Richards, .Jr.
Committee TO contract for printing
supreme court reports-Scnator j. S
Brice and Representatives j. r. Cog
gcShall and a. IL. Moss.
Committee to consider how best tt
put the State upon Il cash basiS-Sen
ators George S. Mower and Richart
l. Manning, and Rcpr sentatives Jno
p. Thomas, Jr., hitamont Moses ant
w. 0. Tatum.
Committee to investigate ard rcpor
OH certain repairs on State house
Senators j. q. Marshall and Georg
Won kolnitz, and Representatives Al
lamont Moses, q. j. Colcock and S. Il
{. D. LancaSner.
Some Of these gentlemen hav
served on the committees under form
er administrations. IL is a matter 0
Legislative courtesy to appoint tht
member or the senator who introduce
the concurrent resolution--an thcS
resolutions are never delayed mar.
days after the opening Of the session
There are other legislative appoint
mentS which entitle the holders there
of to opportuniti. for pleasant trips
and for responsible duties. The chair
men OF the senate and house commit
tees on education are trustees Of Win
thrOp. These gentlemen are Senate
Geo. w. Brown OF Darlington AM
| IL n kf.,f t,yn - -
Grccnyllc, succeeding Senator D. S
Henderson and Representative Huge
Sinklcr.
The chairman Of the finance com
mittec Of the senate, Senator Gcorg
S. Mower, and the chairman OF tn
ways and means committee Of th
house, Hon. Altamont Moses. ar
members Of the sinking fund commits
sion.
Senator Sheppard and Representa-
tive j. O. Patterson, by virtue Of be
ing chairman OF the committees ol
privileges and elections, are member
Of the State board of canvasscrs which
has duties on election years.
The new commission 10 considc
ways and means Of getting the Stat
on cash basis was appointed bccaus
or the demand for some way to re
taxable property returned for its pro
per valuation and to get property ol
the books which has escaped taxation
The expenses of the government ar,
increasing, and the income is no
what it should be. Mr. .Jno. p
Thomas, Jr., Of Columbia, is mem
Der Of the commission. He think
that one way to rectify the trouble
is to take the auditors Office out o
the primary. He thinks that men 0
honor and qualified in every way cal
be gotten for the auditors offices with
out the primary method, and th'
advantage would be that they woult
not be hampcrcd with campaign
pledges, etc., and could get the pro
pcrty returned for its right value
Auditors nominated in the primar,
must sometimes make inclination to d,
right secondary to IL necessity to b
tactfnl or discreet in order to &c
back into Office. Another rcmcd,
suggested is to raise revenue by tax
ing franchises. This matter admit
of discussion.
There are two State house commits
sons, one to consider the quality 0
the work which has been done; TIL
other to look into the estimated cos
Of putting the interior OF the build
ings and the grounds into first clas
condition At the last session th