The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-03
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.
Senate Chamber.

CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.
Senate Chamber, I
Columbia, S. c., January Both, 1909. !
The past week has been the most
strenuous we have ever had during the
session, it is work, work, work, and to
those who are not in position to under
stand, it would seem as If the general
assembly was giving most OF its time and
attention to the elections now pending,
and doing very little on the work OF law
making, but in this they are mistaken.
The elections, it is true, are cutting into
the days we are there, but they inter-
fere only a little with the actual work,
as we meet early and get of of the cal
endars as many bills as possible before
going into joint session, and practically
all of the local measures get acted up
on.
All of the bills introduced by me in
the senate, with but one exception, have
passed the senate, and are now pending
in the House, with the assurance of the
House delegation that they Will be put
through without delay. The delegation
from Clarendon has worked harmoni-
cusly, and each member is doing what
he can to promote the best interests OF
Clarendon.
On Friday afternoon we had our first
delegation meeting to consider local al
fairs. We had before Us the recommen-
dation of County Auditor Burgess, as to
who shall be the township tax assessors,
we vent over the list carefully, and
agreed to have the assessors as recon-
merded with only such changes as the
individual members would suggest for
his section. In Salem Mr.. Green with
view to getting men from different
sections of a township made three chang
es, otherwise the list is as Mr.. Burgess
recommends. The following are the as
SCISSORS recommended to the Governor:
Fulton.-Dr. P. NJ. Sally, P. II.
Broughton. H. B. Richardson, Jr.
Calvary George Tindal, P. B.
Hodge, W. E. Tisdale.
Friendship.-J. S. Cantey, C. W.
Brown, A. P. Brock.
ST. Psuls.-J. &. King, ". A. Rich
bourg, David Levi.
ST. Marks.-I. N. Tobias, W. A. Low
der. G. G. Thames.
Midway. r. Barrow, S. ". McIn-
tosh, Samuel Johnson.
New Ion.-J. Il. Garland, J. P. Bud
Gin, P. N. Gibbon.
Douglass. G. Turbeville, F. n.
Thomas, E. NJ. Kennedy.
Sandy Grove Luther McFaddin, r.
E. Burgess, Silas Floyd.
Plowden Mill. NJ. Montgomery, D.
G. Shaw. W. M. Davis.
Harmony.-E. r. Plowden, W. E.
Daniels, r. D. Thompson.
Santee.-C. II. Bradley, W. G. Frier-
son, John ". Clark.
St. James.-Jef N. Davis, N. E.
Brunson, Z. Y. Eaden.
Manning "A. Weinberg, ". L. Les
esne, Jno. W. Ri6gill.
Sammy Swamp.-A. A. Broadway, J.
w. Minis, T. J. Tisdale.
Mt. Zion.-W. II. Muldrow, E. c,
Coskrey, c. J. Haley.
Brewington.-W. T. ?. Sprott, S. NJ.
Eaynesworth, E. N. Fulton.
Concord.-L. T. Fischer, }. S. Watt,
J. D. RutIedge.
The delegation then took up the mat
ter OF considering the appointment Of
county commissioners. DR.. C. 5. Geiger,
notified the delegation that he would not
serve another term, and Mr.. P. B Broad.
way who has served from the Pinewood
section q number OF years wrote to a
member Of the delegation that he did
notcare to serve if he was not the unan-
imous choice OF the delegation.
All of US appreciate the services Mr..
Broadway has given the county, having
every confidence in his faithfulness. and
know ne did the best he could for the
county, but inasmuch as one Of the pres.
ent board refuses TO serve any longer,
some OF the delegation felt it would per.
haps be more satisfactory to the people
were an entirely new board named, and
thereby give another section of the
county representation on the board.
The delegation therefore agreed to
recommend as commissioners Mr.. F. G
Thomas, OF Manning, and Mr.. John D.
Gerald Of Summerton, both of whom are
recognized business men. who in our
opinion should give to the county a frs:
class service. Mr.. Thomas is man oi
affairs, and it was only after much per
suasion that he consented to serve. Mr..
Gerald is an energetic business man, q
man of practical ideas, with a mechani-
cal turn of mind. The two gentlemen
are endowed with financial and mechan.
ical ability, and should give to the coun.
tv business administration
In connection with this appointment,
and in order that they may have a voice
in the administration of our county gov
ernment, haye introduced bill which
has passed the senate, and will prob
ably pass the House the coming week.
requiring the operation of the chain
gang shall be under the direction of the
board, instead of under the Supervisor
alone. thus, the Supervisor will have
the board to share with him the respon,
sibility. This bill also requires that al
contracts made and all claims approved
must be by a majority vote of the board,
and BY 1t, | hope there will be q more
economical handling of the chaingang.
an that the board will so direct IT'S op-
erauions, that the county will receive q
better distribution OF the gangs work.
It will be remembe that I intro.
6uced a bill looking to rid the county Of
the stock on hand in the county dispen-
sary, my purpose, l am sure has beer
misunderstood, as I have heard there is
an impression going abroad that I cap
tiously desire to perpetua5e the dispen.
sary by reopening it. If there is any
such understanding on the part Of peo.
pie, it is a mistake, and absolutely for.
eign to my Intentions. AS everybody
knows, am not Prohibitionist, and
was opposed to the closing Of the dispen'
sary, arguing, it would result in loss
to the taxpayers. and not reduce the
consumption of liquor to any apDrecia.