The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-28
The Legislature.

Our House delegation have each pre-
sented bills for the consideration of the
General Assembly, Mr.. Lesesne has
two, both of which have passed the
House, are now in the Senate. The mer-
its of these bills we are not prepared to
show, because they are OF nature that
lawyers, and not laymen are only COM
petent to decide.
Mr.. Lanham who is not lawyer, but
a travelling man, drummer, is the term
commonly used for his vocation, has a
bill which is aimed to give the travel
ing public, but drummers especially,
the privilege OF carrying more baggage,
free, than IS now allowed by the rail
roads or steamboats,. This measure
could be properly classed as "a bill to
permit drummers to load down baggage
cars without charge for excess the
public generally would get very little
benefit from it. Mr.. Lanham has an
other bill, ITO permit croppers on
shares to give liens for allowances with
written consent of their landlords
We have not seen the full text OF either
OF Mr.. Lanham's bills, but if the title
is correct, we do not see the necessity
for the latter, because, unless our mind
is greatly at fault, "croppers on shares
can give q lien now with the written
consent of their landlords and it is
sometimes the case, that troopers"
who work share crops, with Land
lord" who is unable to furnish supplies,
and to get them, he either joins the
s'croppers" in giving lien, or he gives
his consent in writing that it should
be done, in other words he signs a
waiver of priority, hence our view that
such a bill is unnecessary.
Mr.. DeSchamps has a bill which
from its title, appears important and
for the public good. The bill is to
''protect highways from parallel or in
tersecting tramways." We have not
seen the text of his bill either, but if
it is what its title indicates to our
mind, it seeks to prevent the running
of trans alongside Of the public roads
which are dangerous to life and prop
erty, and we hope Mr.. DeSchamps will
90 step further and include protec-
tion from telephone lines. In our
opinion, there is immediate need OF
legislation which will forbid the hang
ing OF telephone or any other cleo
trical contrivance, within 200 feet OF a
public highway. There is absolutely as
much danger, if not more, from telephone
wires, than from tram roads, because
with the latter, one has time to jump
out OF his vehicle and hold his horse,
but with the former it is impossible to
dodge lightning. Mr.. DeSchamps' bill
commends itself to our Judgment, il we
understand it.
Last Saturday there was a bill look
ing to putting the selection OF county
dispensers in the election by the peo-
pie, and we are glad to note that all
three members in the House from Clar-
endon voted against it, ard that Mr..
Lesesne opposed the bill, on the ground
that it would open the way to more
scandal.
We would be glad if our delegation
whenever any one of them introduce
measure, would send US copy OF the
bill, as it is, we must rely on the brief
titles as published in the newspapers:
It would be preferable to have the full
text so as we can present it intelligent
ly to our readers who are their con-
StltuentS.