The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-12
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.
SENATE CHAMBER,
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i ne DaSG NeSh las oS0IA VIZ
most strenuouos the legislature
has had this session. On account
Of last Monday being salesday a
large portion of the general as
sen1blv being lawyers who were
compelled to be at home there
was no session. Tuesday the
work began, but was interrupted
bv the death Of a member from
Greenwood. Both houses have
been holding night sessions, sit.
ting twice a day and notwith-
standing this, the Calendars are
loaded down, and [ am afraid
tha5 matters Of local Importance
will die on the Calendar when
the legislature adjourns.
Every measure introduced by
me in the Senate has passed that
BODY and sent to the House. The
court house bill has been ratl-
fed and the bill to consolidate
school districts l and 25 has
been ordered enrolled for ratlh-
cation. the same with regard to
REQ uiring a board of assessors
for Manning and Summerton.
The bill to have a bond issue to
payef past Indebtedness and
road building is over in the
House and our Representatives
will do all they can to have 1t
advanced for passage.
The bill to tax liquor drum
mers lies away down on the Cal
endar, and unless there is some
one who will take an active in
terest in it's baggage in the
lower House, it will remain un-
considered. If it can be reached
it will be enacted into law; there
is some opposition to it however
as is the case with all general
bills especially anything affect
ing the liquor interests. The
momert there is a bill
introduced touching the whis-
kew element, it stirs up an
opposition which often results in
bitterness. In my last issue /
gave it as my opinion that this
bill would be fought in the
House, and stated there We're
s:liouor drummers in Columbia.
and 5hey had friends in the leg
islature;;" this was reproduced IN
some other newspapers. A mem
Der Of the general assembly ask
ed ne if I did not regard state
ment of that character a reHec-
ton upon the members. OF
course. I did not. It would have
TO be a very thin-hided member
with a ghost Of wrong-doing
haunting him to feel that such a
statement is a reflection upon
him. when in his own conscience
he knows he is guiltless. Evry-
thing said adversely to |. uor
interests seems to be an irritant,
to some it seems to touch them
in a tender spot and they get up
and denounce itas infamous" as
outrageous" and insulting, ,
with hair standing on ends, un'
less they happen to be bald,
headed, they vehemently de-
clare with manifest emotion ii
war'nt me-" they then proceed tc
grow eloquent and punctuate
their remarks with very bold e.,
propositions, intending then
language to be taken by the
public as withering but the
scorching words are always pre-,
faced with, in effect, ''if [ am
meant" or If any man imputes
to ne wrong motives for voting
as J did on that meanure, OF
charges me with being recreant
to ny duty to the State" etc OF
II scorn, / put the foot of my
uttermost contempt upon any
charge from any source thai ]
have ever swerved in the right:
ful discharge of my public duty,
as it is given to me to see the
right" It sounds warm, there
appears to be an atmosphere
charged with sulphur, but when
one to whom this rush of hot all
is hurled at, is not posing for
effect, and will not permit him.
self to forget that he is not
bully. but an officer of the State
charged with certain sworn
duties, he can very gracefully
maintain his self respect by let,
ting pass unnoticed these if-but-
impugn- my motives d cl a : a
tions, even emphasized as they
may be with tremulous voice and
reddened face. ;'lf" is a condi-
ton, and amounts to nothing
whatever. If I We're to say IN
the Senate chamber, somebody
has stolen my pocket-book," ]
wou;l regard it unnecessary for
a man not having stolen my
poe. It book, and not having any
know ledge OF VINO did steal it,
to sc up and vehemently declare
Il cd not steal the Senator's
pocb book. but if any man
mea, to impugn my character,
that man hath not fig leaf to
coves his naked indecency and it
would be base fiattery to call
him dog"
I make these observations be
cause on last Friday there was
precipitated in the Senate an un-