The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-04
MORE EVERY YEAR.
IT'S spee,a! Legislative Coagis4sa
Scheme IS Growing.
SEVERAL SIT Between sEssIo&s
go ;4ooE In.o Various Matters. Some
of Which Are Important, and
Some. of Not TUcI
Consequence.

Some ct Not NEci
Consequence.
During the interim between session:
of the genera! assembly. the Legislative
investigating commissions hold Thea
sessions. Some OF these investigation:
or inspections are merely formal ani
the expense upon the State is gro"Ih-
every year. The members are paid 81
per day for each day in actual SeivlcE
and given mileage at The rate "t ;
cents mile.
Each year anothe: committee or Sc
is added To the list and each commit
tee costs about $500 a year. Last veal
there was added to the list the com.
nittee TO visit the State colleges anc
to look into their financial reports
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 Of the State will no doubt cX-
pect something from these new COM
mittees to prove the necessity fol
their having been appointed.
Following are the commissions ap'
pointed under authority OF concurrent
resolutions passed at the session just
ended:
Committee to examine into eNpendi,
ture of appropriations for State edu'
cational NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. p. L.
Hardin and Representatives 7. IT,
Rainsford and Arthur Kibler.
Committee to consider completion
OF State hpuse-Sanatprs Robert Nd
rich and Richard l. Manning and
Representatives T. y. Williams, 10
Patterson and Jodie NJ. Rawlinson.
Committee elected by the commit
tee on State hospital for the insane,
to examine accounts of penal and
charitable Snstitutions-Ssnator W.
Z. Huugh and Representatives j. II
Brooks and J. E. Beamguard.
Committee to examine and chech
up the books of the diSpensary-Sena,
tor w. H. Sharpe and Representatives
Joseph Glover and r. w Nichols.
Committee to examine the books
and vouchers Of the State treasurer
comptroller general and commissioners
of the sinking fund-Senator Edward
McIver and Representatives W. J.
Johnson and J. G.. Richards, Jr.
Committee to contract for printing
supreme court reports-Senator J. S.
Brice and Representatives J. +. Cog.
geshall and 4. b. Moss.
Committee to consider how best tC
put the State upon cash basis-Sen
aJors George S. Mower and Richard
I. Manning. and Repr .sentativcS .Ino.
2. Thomas, Jr.. AltamunJ Moses ano
W. O. Tatum.
Committee to investigate and report
on certain repairs on State house
Senators J. Q. Marshall and George
Won kolnitz, and Representatives Al
lamont Moses, c. J. Colcock and S. 7.
D. Lancasner.
Some Of these gentlemen have
served on the committees under form,
er administrations. it is q matter OF
legislative courtesy 70 appoint the
member or the senator who introduces
the concurrent resolution-and these
resolutions are never delayed MANY
days after tie opening Of the session
There are other legislative appoint
ments which entitle the holders there
Of to opportunities 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 Senator
Geo. W. Brown Of Darlington anc
Representative B. A. Morgan OF
Greenville, succeeding Senator u. S
Henderson and Representative Hugel
Sinkler.
The chairman OF the finance com,
rnittee OF the senate, Senator George
| S. Mower. aud the chairman OF tht
ways and means committee Of the
house, Hon. Altamont Moses, are
members of the sinking fluid commits
sion.
Senator Sheppard and Representa-
tive J. O. Patterson. by virtue of be-
ing chairman Of the committees or
| privileges and elections, are members
of the State board Of canvassers which
has duties on election years.
The new commission to consider
ways and means Of getting the State
on cash basis was appointed because
of the demand for some way to get
taxable property returned for its pro-
per valuation and to get property or
the books which has escaped taxation.
The expenses of the government are
increasing, and the income is not
what it should be. Mr.. Jno. P
Thomas, Jr., of Columbia. is mem.
Der Of the commission. He thinks
that one way to rectify the trouble
is to take the auditors Office out OF
the primary. He thinks that men OF
honor and qualified in every way car
be gotten for the auditors offices with
out the primary method, and the
advantage would be that they would
not be hampered with campaign
pledges, etc., and could get the pro-
perty returned for its right value.
Auditors nominated in the primary
must sometimes make inclination to &c
right secondary to a necessity to be
tactful or discreet in order to gel
back into office. Another remedy
suggested is to raise revenue by tax.
ing franchises. This matter admits
Of discussion.
There are two State house commits.
sionS, one to consider the quality OF
the work which has been done: the
other to look into the estimated cost
of putting the interior Of the build,
ings and the grounds into first Class
condition. At the last session The
commission in charge OF completing
the State house made its report, anG
Senator Marshall madea minority re.