The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-16
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CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.

The legislature is in session. / find
many new faces in both Chambers, at
the same time there are also many OF
those who were members when was
in the Senate before, and it was indeed
a great source of qualification to re-
ceive their warm greetings and well
come.
Our entire delegation reported for
duty promptly, Messrs. Woods, Dingle
and mvself reaching the city Monday
and Scarborough on Tuesday in time
TO be there at the opening OF the ses-
sion.
AS was predicted in The TINES sew.
eral months ago, Hon. r. S. Whaley OF
Charleston was elected Speaker, over
D. D. McColl OF Marlboro. On this
election of course I had no vote, it
being only for the members OF the
lower house to participate in, and from
the viewpoint of striking the lucky
side. Scarborough struck it first, he
voting for Whaley, and Woods and
Dingle for McColl. A great many
people regard the vote in the election
for Speaker as an indication OF how the
LIQUOR question stands IN the House,
because it is well known that Mr..
Whaley is local optionist, while Mr..
McColl is for the State dispensary,
although coming from a prohibition
county, but in my opinion this election
is no indication at all, as McColl re-
ceived number of votes for Speaker
that will 60 against the State dlspen-
sarv. The man who presented Mr..
NcColl's name, Hon. J. P. Gibson Of
Marlboro, is, and has always been,
opposed to the State dispensary, then
there were other votes cast for McColl
from sectional sentiment. 1t is true
the State dispensaryites had their
forces we'll in hand, and made the vote
for Speaker show up close to the out
side world.
The Senate's presiding officer is
elected by the people the same as IS
the Governor, but the Senate selects a
president pro TEN, to preside when the
president is absent. There is custom
that the Senators holding over every
two years meet in caucus and prepare
the committees, and also name the
president pro TEN, and when they make
their selection the same is presented to
a full Senate in open session and con-
| frmed. This time, however, the hold
over Senators were not at all uuanl-
nous IN the selection of a president
pro TEN and the choice OF the majority
! which was indeed a minority OF the
Senate, brought on considerable NUT
terine and discomfort. An effort was
made to get up a revolt to smash the
precedent which prevents the newly
elected Senators from having a voice IN
the selection of a presiding officer, but
it failed because no new Senator cou!o
be found who was willing to have his
name presented because of the dlsap-
pointment OF the opposition to Hon.
Cole L. Blease who was the caucus
nominee. I was approached to lead
this fight and was assured of the sup.
port of the new Senators and some OF
old. but never was fond of chesnuts
if I had to pull them out OF the fire, SO
I declined and was the first to have my
name recorded in favor of Blease and
who in my judgment, will make an en-
cellent officer.
The next important part of the or
eanization was the arrangement OF the
committees. On the part of the Senate
Clarendon's representative is chairman
of the committee of Enrolled Bills.
which is job hoped to escape because
il carries with it vast amount o
labor, and especially towards to middle
and last part of the session; every ol!
will have to be read and compared with
the original bill, and every amendment
must be carefully looked after to see
that it is properly inserted. mus
confess l had rather that some one
more fond of hard work had this place
am also on the committee on Educa
tion, which is important but 1t ooes
not make the labor so nard, as a ciers
is provided, and of course we can MAKE
him earn his money. Legislative,
Library and Printing are my otnel
committees. Our first meetln,: OF tne
committee on Education will be heic
this week, when we will take up mum
Der OF bills looking to improvement II
the public schools, and if possible :.
, shall endeavor to urge some inquiry II
the matter Of school books:
I have introduced bill to further
: regulate agricultural labor contracts
: which if enacted into law will put
! stop to the barter and sale Of labor
: and what is fast becoming a system
5 that will not only ruin labor, but !
: will cause untold trouble anon:
/ neighbors. I propose to require labo
] contracts to be either written or print
e ed, witnessed by at least two disinter
e ested witnesses, that the contract mus
] terminate within the year in which j
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