The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
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The Special Legislative Committee
Scheme is Growing.
SEVERAL SIT BETWEEN SESSIONS
To Look Into Various Matters, Some
or Which Arc Important, and
Some Of Not Much
Consequences.

4 O HCn Arc sAmpOrtAut, anu
Some of Not Much
Consequences.
During the interim between sessions
Of the general assembly !, the legislative
investigating commissions hold tl,eii
sessions. Snme 0f-these investigations
or inspections are merely formal and
the expense upon the State is growing
every year The members are paid 81
per day for each day in actual service
and given mileage ut the rate OF j
cents mile
Each year another committee or 50
is added to the list and each commit
tee costs about $500 u year. Last year
there was added to the list the COM
mittee tOvisit the State colleges and
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 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 ut the session lust
| ended:
Committee to examine into cXpcnd-
ture Of appropriations for State cdu-
catiOnal institutionS-Se p. L..
Hardin and Representatives II. II.
RainSfOrd and Arthur I[ibler.
Committee to consider completion
rich and Richard L. Manning and
representatives Il. y. Williams, j O.
Patterson and ,Jodic NJ. Rawlnson.
Committee elected by the commit
tee on State hospital for the insane)
to examine accounts Of penal and
charitable institutions Senator w.
Z. Hough and Representatives. j. Ii.
Brooks and j. e. Beamguard.
Committee to examine and check
up the books Of the diSpensary-Scna
tor w. II. Sharpe and Representatives
Joseph Glover and X. 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
Dricc and Representatives j. II. Cog
geSllall and a. II. Moss
Committee to consider how best tt
put the State upon Il cash basiS-Sen
ators George S. Mower and Richard
l. Manning, and Repr Sentatives ,Jno
z. Thomas, Jr. Altamont Moses ant
w. O. Tatum.
Committee to investigate and rcpor
on certain repairs On State house
Senators j. 9. Marshall and Gcorg
Won kolnitz, and Representatives Al
lamont Moses, G. j. Colcock and S. II
ID. Lancasner.
Some OF these gentlemen hav
served on the committees under form
er administrations. 1t is matter 0
legislative courtesy to appoint thu
member ur the senator who introduce
the concurrent rcSOlution-and thcS
resolutions are never delayed man
days after the opening Of the session
There are other legislative appoint
mentS which cntitle 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
thr0p. These gentlemen are Senate
Geo W. Brown OF Darlington an,
Representative b. a. Morgan O
Greenyille, succeeding Senator y.
Henderson and Representative Huge
Sinkler.
The chairman Of the finance com
mittcc Of the senate, Sena tor GcOrg
S. Mower, and the chairman Of tn
ways and means committee of th
house, Hon. Altamont Moses, arr
members of the sinking fund commits
sion.
Senator Sheppard and Representa-
tive j. 0. Patterson, by virtue OF be
ing chairman Of the committees ol
privileges and elections, are member
of the State board Of canvaSscrs whicl
has duties on election years.
The new commission to considc
ways and means Of getting The Stat
on cash basis was appointed bccauS
or the demand for some way to gc
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 Il mem
Der Of the commission. He think
that one way to rcctify 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 thu
advantage would bc that they woul(
not be hampcrcd with campaign
pledges, etc, and could get the pro
perty returned for it's right value
Auditors nominated in the primar,
must sometimes make inclination to III
right secondary to Il necessity to b.
tactful or discreet in order to &c
back into Office. Another rcmed,
suggested is to raise revenue by tax
ing franchises. This matter admit
of discussion.
There are two State house commits
sions, one to consider the quality 0
the work which has been done; th
other to look into the estimated COS
of putting the interior of the build
ingS and the grounds into first elias
condition. At the last session til
, commission in charge OF complctin,
the State house made its report, an,
Senator Marshall made Il minority re
port in which he severely criticiSe
the work.