The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
OUR SENATOR'S.
Senator Tillman Was a Busy Man
During the Session.

Some Facts as to His Work Taken
From the Record. What Sena-
tor Latimer Did.
Senator Tillman was a busy man at
the last session Of congress, despite
the fact that be was laid up with ar
liberated throat part Of the time
The new Congressional Record index
shows Some interesting things about
the lines OF his activity during thai
session. He was one OF the mcst fire.
Quent speakers In the senate and, de-
spite bis threat trouble and bis en-
forced absence, ne managed to bt
heard about as often in the total a!
any member Of the senate.
During the session he was appoint
ed a conferee once, was appointed
member of one funeral committee
and was excused from serving on tht
conference committee to which be hat
been appointed. During the same time
he introduced six bills ia the senatt
all OF them pension bills. rr bills TO-
The relief OF constituents.
he offered five motions and resolu
tiDns during the session. Oae was t.
investigate the appointment OF the ar
my officers who went in under th'
constructive recess policy Of the ad
ministratiCn. Another was for the 10
restigation OF the Cum appointment
which by this time number a half ;
score. Another was to ascertain ths
powers and limitations OF the admin
istration relative to recess appoint
mentS. Still another was 70 recon
slider the vote bn the bill for the re
lief OF Q ieen Liloukslani OF the Haw
allan Islands. The other molten Wa
for the improvement Of the Wateres
river. This was the only motion o
SJuth Carolina interest, except tina
relating to the Crum case, offered By
Senator Tilluan during the entire
session In two instances he introduc
ed petitions for constituents.
1t was in talking that the senate
from South Carolina wlo always com
'mands attention when be is billed Il
speak. is so busy. BE talked at length
on the agricultural appropriation bill
discussed the reports OF the agricul
vural experiment. stations, had
great deal to say on the subj ct o
animal breeding discussed the suhjec
Of bu ldings for the executive depart
nents, had some remarks to max
about the estate Of E. W. Bulloci
and {. great deal about the appoint
ment CT Crum. The constructive re
cess business went down hard witt
him nd be had a lot CT things to sa.
abou' it. He spoke on bakers dCz
en- OF other subj ,cts during the sss
sion.
Senator Latimer had little to sa.
during the session, but was busy alont
other lines. he concluded that th'
only solution Of the good roads ques
tion was to have them built by feder
al aiG, and one Of the two times b.
spoke during the session was to aeVo
cate bis bill along that line. The othe
time be addressed the senate to sa,
something about rural free delivery
a subject that is just now one OF TIT
standbys Of every new member Of th'
house and senate.
Nj. Latimer introduced three pub
lie bills during the session. One was tt
give federal aid to the building O
roads. The second was to change tht
organization Of the police force O.
Washington while another was Il
erect q public building at Anderson
MI. La5imer made several motion!
during the session. One was an Inquiry
for information relative to the i'm
proyenent of the Peedee river, anc
another was to have the department
# agriculture ascertain the cast O.
road building. BE moved once during
the session that the senate adjourn
and that was when be announced ths
dsath Of Representative Croft.
Summed up, MI. Latiner introduc
ed three pubic bills, and six private
ones, addressed the senate twice, offer
ed FIVE motions, presented five peti
tions and was ap pointed member Of
q funeral committe.
Gambling on Government Reports
TIE New York American says the
government should stop gambling or
its reports regarding the cotton croI
or make them public daily. The
American goes on to say: Tine busi'
ness Of buying and selling futures ir
cotton is now reduced to a gamble on
the Government reports o; the size OF
the crop. Recently the Census De-
partment gave out a report that We
will know to be correct or incorrect
not before next August. But it
served the purpose Of knocking down
prices halt a cent a pound. The
spectators settled their bets and are
now awaiting the next report. The
value of the crop was not changed.
Cotton is as valuable today as it was
last wec,k, but the SHIFT in the Stats
tics enabled a shift in prices, and
thai j., all the use the report served.
The United States has abolished lot
teries and other forms OF interstate
gambling. Il should take steps to
stop it's information f 'om being used
for plain gambling. II these reports
were given out as they arrive, from
day to day, the gam blers would at
least have to seek bet; in other bust
ness. The cotton future business in
New York has become mere gamble,
Lot on cotton, but what the Govern
menr reports on cotton" The Ameri-
can is right and the sooner the mat
ter is remedied the better it will be
for the best interests OF the whole
country.