The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-20

that court. From this decree an ap
peal was taken to the United State
circuit court Of appeals, which cour
affirmed the order Of the circuit, an
the case was then taken to tn
United States supreme court, Whicl
court granted the writ Of certiorar
asked for. The whole cause is nov
before the United States suprem
court and is to be argued on the 23rt
day Of February Of this year. W.
fully expect that a decision will b'
made in favor Of the State, and tha
| the commission appointed will bt
/ ll1ow,d to wind up the affairs Of tht
Stats iispensary in the near future
and in accordance with the act unde!
which they were appoi2ted. A full
and detailed report will then bt
made by said commission Of all it!
ac:ings and doings as such commits
sion
For a history Of the litigation IL
the United States court I respectfully
refer you to the report Of the at
torney general.
II recommend that provision be
made for the per diem of the mem
bers Of the commission for the year
1909.
Department Of Agriculture.
This department has spent much
time during the year in the agricul-
tural interests Of the State. 1t has
been instrumental in having the ag-
ricultural department Of the United
States establish several demonstra-
ton farms within the State, and
much good has been accomplished
:. that way for the farmers. Little,
If any, attention has been given to
the matter Of immigration, except
to furnish information about the
State and her resources to any who
would inquire for the same, and to
encourage homeseekers and home
builders to come to our State.
1T seems to me that this depart
ment should devote its time and en-
ergy to the agricultural and CONNER
cial interests of the State, and that
it should be maintained and support
ed mainly for this purpose, at the
same time giving to all homeseekers
and homebuilders such information
as to our climate, resources, ETC.,
as they may desire. The duties of
the commissioner of labor could al
so be placed on this department and
thus save the expense Of this office,
should it be established. In this
connection, / call your attention to
the matter Of the ablishment Of q
department Of labor. A bill looking
to this end was introduced at the
last session of the general assembly
and will likely be introduced again
this session. bespeak your earnest
consideration Of it and recommend
that some conservative measure be
adopted with such powers and duties
as to you shall seem wise and pru-
delE.
Criminal Assaults.
There are some amendments TO
the criminal statutes that consid-
er Of great importance and which ]
think should be passed by your hon
ore.ble bodies at this session. They
are in the interest Of the good order
and peace Of the State. called at
ten tion to them in my inaugural ad-
dress in January. 1907, and, as they
hare not been enacted into law since
that time, / wish to repeat the rec
concentrations now and to say that
subsequent events in this State have
confirmed my opinion that the rec
concentrations were right and proper
National Guard.
e'The citizen soldiery is very I'M
po-tant arm Of the State govern
ment and should be sustained and
encouraged by all lovers Of peace
and order 1t has been my duty 20
call on some Of them on more than
one occasion during the past year,
AMI they have always responded with
promptness and performed the du-
ties for which they were called with
fidelity. I call your especial atten-
ton to the needs of the National
Guard and recommend liberal ap-
preparation for it's maintenance.
Penitentiary.
This penal institution, under the
wise administration Of the super
intendent ami directors, ls one Of the
best and is self-sustaining. Much
damage was done to the State farms
and the crops thereon by the foods
of August last. Fully one thousand
acres of corn were overfowed and
washed away, and this with the low
price of cotton, will show decrease
in the income The health OF the
convicts has been reasonably good
and the death rate very small.
The seven white boys under the
age of sixteen years who were On the
Lexin ngton county farm, called the
reformatory, were transferred IN
November last to the 1ndustrlaI
School for White Boys at Florence
as provided in the act establishing
the same, and they are now being
we'll cared for and taught by ocm'
petent persons at this industria
school Right principles and habits
of work and labor are taught them
and it is hoped that when they leave
the school they will make good citl'
zens.
There were on the first day d
January, A. D. 1909, eight hundred
and eleven prisoners in the penlten
tiary, as follows: White males
1872; colored males, 599; white fe
males, 8; colored females, So.
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