The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
THE LEGISLATURE.

The unexpected happens as
was the case with the Des-
Champs bill to establish expert
mental stations in the various
counties. Mr.. DesChamps press
ed this measure last year, and it
was defeated through the oppo-
sition of the Clemson College
authorities. He renewed the
tight this year with more success
and cot favorable action on the
part of the House. If the Glenn
son authorities renew their op-
position over in the Senate Mr..
DesChamps will have good rea-
sons to take his cause into the
next campaign. The College
authorities are very jealous OF
any attempt to. decrease their
operations. and if their opposl-
ton last year was in earnest, we
will expect them to renew their
efforts in the Senate where the
membership is smaller and easier
to reach with their arguments.
Mr.. DesChamps was one Of the
free conference committee on a
Concurrent Resolution to inves-
tigate the management of the
State Dispensary.
Senator Davis has had a bill
passed to refund over paid taxes
to Mrs. Weeks.
On a bill to provide for and
protect tobacco wareh u IS:
there was quite spirited debate
in which Representatives Brad
ham and DesChamps took part
The measure was to regulate the
charges and Captain Bradham
opposed it, taking 'sstano pat"
position. He contended that the
present law which becomes oper-
ative next year should be given
a fair chance. He said 'shis peo-
pie had warehouses, and his
folks say the new and untried
law is satisfactory.
Mr.. DesChamps also was op-
posed to the proposed bill, but
after the arguments from repre-
sentatives of other tobacco coun
ties. Captain Bradham announc-
ed that he would withdraw the
the motion to kill the bill which
he and Mr.. DesChamps were
pressing. Messrs. Bradham
and DesChamps endeavored to
amend the bill but to no pur-
pose. The measure as it passed
to a second reading is as follows:
Section 1871. The charges and eS-
penses of handling and selling leaf to-
bacco upon the floor Of tobacco ware
houses Ia this State shall not exceed
the following schedule OF prices, to wit:
For auction fee, fifteen (l5) cents en- ali
piles of one hundred pounds or less.
and twenty-five (25) cents on all piles OF
over one hundred pounds aDd less than
two hundred pounds: fifty (50) cents per
pile for piles of two hundred pounds or
over: for weighing and handling, ten
(IOl cents per pile for all piles Of less
than one hundred pounds: for all piles
of over one hundred, at the rate OF ten
lO} cents per hundred pounds: for com
mission on the gross sales OF leaf to-
bacco in said warehouses, not TO exceed
two and one-half per centum. The pro-
prletor OF each and every warehouse
shall render to each seller of tobacco
at his warehouse, bill plainly stating
the amount charged for auction fees
and the commission charged on such
sale: and it shall be unlawful for any
other charges or ices exceeding those
The General Assembly will
enact at this session a general
seed cotton license law so that
the county commissioners in
each county will be authorized
tofx the license for trahcing in
the product. This is necessary
in order to make the license tax
constitutional.
The compulsory education agi
tation is a matter which pro
vokes strong argument on both
sides, and before it, is definitely
settled in our opinion it should
be made an issue before the peo-
pie. We do not think the Gen
eral Assembly should take unto
itself the power in a matter of
such Importance without giving
the people an opportunity of ex.
pressing their wishes. The en-
forced attendance Of children at
school would not be object to, if
it were not for the fact that we
are peculiarly situated, entirely
different from States where such
legislation exists. and if we had a
voice in the discussion we should
advocate the postponement of
action until the issue had been
fairly presented to the voters.
The biennial sessions problem
has been put aside until the
next session, in order to see if
::men learned in the law" can
not fix the defects in the way of
carrying out the wishes of the
people with regard to having
the legislature meet once every
two years instead of every year.
The obstacles in the way were
pointed out before the election
by the State" but those who
knew better scoffed at the
States legal learning, but now
that a committee has been ap-
pointed to correct the defects,
composed of lawyers, confirms
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