The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-10

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The present session has been marred
bv sadness. The senate lost one member,
the late n. S. Gibson Of Florence, and
Senator J a. Harvey OF Berkeley, lost
his daughter, Mrs. Smith, formerly Miss
Julia Harvey. who Was married only
four months. This lady was we'll known
in Manning, having been a guest sever
al times in the home of Mr.. G. r. Har
vim. and on her visits here she attracted
many by her beauty and her charm of
manner. Senator Christensen of Beau
fort was called home by the death Of his
father. In the House Mr.. T. a. Clarke
of Florence died after q very brief ILL
ness, and MIR. Busch of the Aiken dele
cation. suddenly lost his reason and had
! TO be taken to Il Sanitarium. Mr.. Busch
was very hard of bearing, and many
think this affiiction had no little to do
with his present condition Then Hon.
Dan Peurifoy, member Of penitentiary
directors, and former member Of the
House, was accidentally killed. All OF
these incidents have made the present
session peculiarly remarkable as well as
sad.
Mr.. Green. just before my leaving for.
home today called at my hotel and told
me be desired 10 make some provision
for modern school building in his dis
,rict, TO do so, he says Two districts will
have to be consolidated 10 supply the
necessary property valuation. He has
asked his friends az home TO send him
petition signed by the people IN the Two
districts for consideration. and should
they do so he will provide for i bond IS
sue. | have promised him Al! the help
| can give him, and | hope his efforts
will succeed in the Douglas section hav-
ing an up-to-date building for the school
children of that section; no better IN
yestment can be made by the people. |
am afraid though it is getting late to DO
much with bills introduced now, but II
Mr.. Green gets his petition will intro
duce it in the House. and both working
together we might get it through at this
session.
The bill changing the tobacco ware
house charges, has brought on much
Concern by the warehouse operators,
Mr.. W E. Jenkinson was here to ask
that it be defeated, and warehousemen
from other markets were here for sim
liar purpose. 1t is a House bill, and
from what have heard do not think
there is any chance for it. The fact IS,
l ain Of the opinion the present law reg
ulating such charges IS unconstltutlonal'
IS I do not believe tho legislature mas
any more rignJ to dictate what ware
housemau's charges shall be, any more
thar it would have the right to dictate
the rental charges for land, or the
charges cotton Gin shall make. Com
petition should regulate such things and
not legislation.
I know there are IL good many cobac-
co farmers wanting warehouse charges
cut down. but in this they may throttle
competition and thus wake up 70 find
themselves worse hurt by having lever
warehouses. and these inconvenlently
located. The bill however, has not
reached the senate, but should 1t, l
shall oppose its passage, unless ! am
convinced the farmers will not be IN
iured thereby.
The repeal of the lien law-kuown as
the Richards bill, is now over in the
senate. In my Judgment, If it is adopt
eG the people will be convinced they
have only been given faint shadow,
and it will not have the effect of closing
down the business of advancing supplies
to the class that usually get easy cred
it. I am sure that unless toe mortgage
clause is repealed also, those clamorlng
for the repeal of the lien law, and hope
for the RELIEF through the Richards
bill' will be buncoed. Now am salts
fed the people OF Clarendon want the
real thing or nothing, they will not be
satisfied with pretense, anc land TO-
day where have always stood-in IA
vor of snakipg it invalid TO mortgage
that which does not exist at the time
the mortgage is given, and unless such
a provision is made shall not be par
ty to deceiving the people by voting for
the Orchards bill :" think the enact
ment into law of the Richards bill, and
leave standing upon the statute BOOKS,
the right 70 mortgage crop before II
exists is q humbug.
l am informed by the Governors Of
fee, that the recommendations for coun-
ty commissioners. township tax assess
ors, and officials nominated II the PR
mary have been acted upon, and the
necessary notices OF appintmenJ sent
out. I presume these officials viii quail
| ;fy Immediately.
A few days ago Solicitor Stoll came to
me from the engrosslng department with
the bond of Magistrate j. E. Richbourg
of Foreston. saying be found it on ia
BILE, how it got there is a mystery, how
ever, I sent it to the Secretary OF State,
aud presume, by this time MIR. Rich
bourg has been commissioned.
The prohibition measures are having
u hard time. and it begins 10 appear
that the leaders are not over anxious
to push for a Determination Of the mat
ter. The Prohibitionlsts are somewhat
a, sea as to & oil to stand on. One eIe-
ment want the whole question referred
to a special election, another want
state-w wide Or nothing. then there IS
another who want statewide With 9;
provision To let counties vote IN. as 10
dicGted IN Governor Ansel's message.
but the coDcenSus of opinion at this time
is rather favorable to let the local op-
tion law stand at it is. There was an
effort made today by Senator OTIS 20
have prohibition legislation made q
special order for Tuesday: b"t after
having adopted the motion, Il was Iater
reconsidered leaving the bills to take
their chances on the calendar. When
the fight does come on, il will be hot
from the start, as the opposition 10 both
houses is strong. with probability OF
the House refusing 10 adoDo any prohl-
bition Legislation.
The travelling men. known as Drum
mers have been here in force to get the
legislature TO require the railroads to
change their rule with regard to mile
age books, as it is now the railroads re-
Quire those holding mileage books TO
exchange their mileage for tickets be-
fore boarding a train The Drummecs
claim this requirement makes it lncon-
veniens, and causes them TO lose time.
The railroads claim that on account OF
the books being interchangeable, good
on different systems, the require emenS IS
necessary for the proper checking OF
mileage.
There is bill requiring the railroads
al a,5Iirhrc Or, a II of N al p