The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-21
THE MESSAGE
sEE BEST he EVER WROTE.
ie Advnaces Pronounced Views on
the Leading Questions. Which
Are Lik ely to be Discuss
ed this Session.
ed this Session.

Gov. McSwecnev'S Message WIS reao
before both EouScS OF the GeHcfai
Assembly on Tuesday. Jan IL We
have room only Tor 4 synopsis OF the
able document He made anumber Of
recommendations, briefly stated as
follows:
IA compliance with the clear
mandate of the Constitution that AL
taxes upon property, real and personal.
shall be laid upon the actual value Of
the property taxeG''-not 80 per cent
ofits actual value, nor 80 per cent, nor
yet 50 per cent, as is the case noNIn
some parts Of State: but Hpon the
sestEa.11Salue.
= 2. A general system Of road i'm
proyement, to be paid for by property
tax, to be levied on all taxable pro-.
perty, whether situated in town Or
country.
3. The enactment Of compulsory
education law.
4. State aid to the public schools
and such an appropriation as xii!
t.bring up the deficient schools to
minimum standard''--the approprla-
tion not to be less than the aggregate
amount appropriated for the support
of the State colleges.
5. The creation of County Boards OF
Education and the emplyment OF eN-
pert Superintendents OF Education, in
accordance with the recommendation
of the State Superintendent, so that a
business in which the State invests
nearly million dollars every year
be without capable business
supervision.
s. The establishment Of Home
Schools for Girls and Farm Schools for
Boys in such counties as shall, by
special Act Of the Legislature. vote
upon themselves a tax not exceeding
two mills for the, support OF such
schools.
!. The continued favor OF the Gen
eral Assembly towards the several
State colleges.
S. The passage of a law prohibiting
the employment OF children in the cot
ton mills of the State.
9. The building Of a new house for
the Governor, the present Executive
Mansion being utterly inadequate.
10. An increase in the number OF
judicial circuits in the State, instead
of making any further attempt to re-
heve legal congestion by the eNpedlent
of ordering special Courts.
II. The imposition Of a tax of , per
cent al outside insurance COM
panies doing business in the State on
the gross premiums collected in the
State, instead of the tax now required
Of these companies: and the payment
by each agent or representative of an
Insurance company soliciting insurance
IN the State Of small sum for a
license to do business. In 1901 these
companies collected from the people
Of the State s., 800, ,iS9 4 and paid back
in losses for the same time S1,3333tt, 81.
The companies realized on the years
business in this State 81, 1863, 40 IS.
u. The cure Of certain growing
evils Of the pension system adopted by
the State for the relief OF old Con-
federate soldiers, by having the execu-
tive officers Of the Camps OF United
Confederate Veterans in each county
act as the county pension board, or
having the survivors to elect the
members Of the pension boards. Las.
year the State paid 5000, 700 toindigent
Confederate Veterans. four times the
amount first appropriated for this
purpose three or four year ago. and the
Comptroller General reported that
there are now I,.50 names on the
pension rolls of the State. It is a
growing evil against which the Cover
nor would have the Legislature pro
vide.
l3. Ample provision for the support
o. the State militia, upon the strength
of which "rests at last the safety OF
our structure of civil government.
Il. The creation OF the office OF
State Bacteriologist. so that the work
of the State Board Of Health may be
more effective and the health Of the
people protected and promoted.
Is. Provision for the publication of
the invaluable historical records OF the
State at Columbia which are inaces-
sible in their present condition to
those who would consult them.
Is. The establishment Of a bureau
Of immigration for the purpose Of
keeping the resources of the State
steadily and intelligently before the in
yestmeDt and home-Seeking world.
The above We take from The News
and Courier. What follows below is
from The State:
The last annual message OF Gov. Nc
Sweeney gives view OF South Caro-
lima which presents many points OF
qualification and encouragement. The
State, he says, has enjoyed an era OF
material prosperity which is unprece-
dented;' ''new enterprises are being
projected and the building Of cotton
mills goes constantly on; business Of
every character has been exceptional
" prosperous; peace and good order
prevail, and progress has been made
along educational lines" The only
conspicuous cause for dissatisfaction is
the inability Of the State to meet dur
ing the year the obligations it had in
Cured. As to this the Governor says:
The Governor and the State treas
urer were forced to borrow the full
amount Of the $4,000 authorized by
the last legislature. This was made
necessary by The fact that The last ap-
preparation act carried with it more
than the revenue from the levy for
State purposes would realize. 1t is not
good business judgment for the State
w OS14NN lIOAiSy W I14NSl Sttt tiSi4I
penses. Knowing the total assessed
property Of the State, the levy should
be sufficiently large to meet the appro-
priations. Or if it is desired TO tx
(meaning, we judge, TO maintain at
the present rate) the levy the appro-
priation bill should be kept within
the amount such levy viii realize.
You should so regulate the two that
the State will not be compelled TO bor
row money for current expenses and
be forced to pay interest charges.
Which is sound advice, obviously de-
manGed by the occasion. The COVER
nor goes on TO make a good argument
in favo. Of such a measure as The
State has for years advocated, TO wit,
the assessment of property at its act
ual value as required by the constitu-
tion. ''Why not follow" asks the gov
ernor, 1.-THE plain language Of the con-
stitution?' He shows by illustration