The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-22
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Columbia, January 20th, 1908.

CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Columbia, January 10Th, 1908. !
The first week of the General
Assembly is over with only the
preliminary work done. In all
legislative bodies it takes time
to ge5 the machinery started be-
fore anything of Importance is
done. The Clarendon delega-
ton we're promptly in their seats
when the gavel of the speaker
fell and all Of them seem to be
in good trim for the work. Mr..
Scarborough is having the mat.
ter OF the additional bonds for
the Summerton school district
thoroughly investigated before
asking for legislative action, IN
order that he may not bring
about any confusion with those
who bought up the old bonds
He vent down to Sumter Thurs
day night and conferred with a
lawy ar, and has gotten him to
draft the necessary bill. In my
Judgment however, and have so
advised him, that it would be
Just as well, and perhaps better
to le the additional bond issue
alons., and have an Act passed
authurizing the loan needed to
comp.ete the building. This
money can be gotten at ; per
cent and can be paid without
raising the levy by paying it out
of the surplus arising from the
preserS bond issue. This is Mr..
Scaroorough's matter however,
and which ever course he
chooses to take he shall have
my aid.
Messrs. Woods and Dingle
have not as yet introduced any
bills. They are watching things
closely and will perhaps have
something later: it is not always
those that introduce bills who do
the most and best work, as it
frequently happens the silent
member exerts the greatest in
fuence when questions Of I'M
portance arise.
When I reached here it was my
purpose to getin my work early,
SO on Tuesday morning I was
among the first to get in the en-
crossing department with the
bills I had brought with me.
The following are my bills: "A
Bill to further regulate agricul-
tural labor contracts. y This
was referred to the committee
on judiciary, and I am told all of
the bills upon this subject will
be gone over, and from them. the
committee will draft a bill. One
member of the committee in
formed me that my bill comes
nearer getting around the recent
decision of the supreme court
than any he has yet read and
will probably be taken as a basis
for the committees bill.
A bill to impose a license tax
upon all liquor drummers and
persons who solicit orders or
offer for sale liquors or bever.
ages containing alcohol" This
was referred to committee on
dispe asary but on account of the
abse,. ce of it's chairman it will
not be until the midle of the
conf g week that a report will
be m3de. The purpose of the
bill is to make a pronibitive tax
on persons engaged in soliciting
whissey orders. and thereby
keep ng out a class of men who
are flooding both the prohibition
and aispensary counties with
liquor, depriving the dispensary
counties of the revenue. and
making a farce in prohibition
counfies. I am satisfied it will
pass he Senate. and it should
pass the House. It is a good
bill, and [ think it will meet the
approval of the President of the
W. C. T. U. If it does I would be
glad # she will voice her ap-
prov:l in the State and News
and Courier so the members of
the c eneral Assembly may read
it. As soon as the bill is print
ed I will send her a copy.
GA bill to authorize and re-
ouire the County Board of Com
missicners Of Clarendon County
to issue bonds for the purpose
of erecting and furnishing a
Court House at Manning, and
to provide a special building
Commission, to be known as the
Court House Commission, and
to prescribe their powers and
duties, and to provide for an
annual levy for the purpose Of
paying an interest on bonds, and
to provide a sinking fund to re.
deem same" Over my protest
the bill was referred to Com.
mittee on Finance, but it has
since been reported favorably
and is now a second reading bill.
It viii probably get over in the
House about Thursday. Since
my arrival here there have come
several largely signed petitions
from various parts of the county
urging the delegation to give
the people this needed legisla-