The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09

the State, scarcely any OF the
members live outside OF the
towns. I find in this report the
names of some mi!lionalres who
live in New York. but who are
interested in game preserves.
either Owned or leased by them
for their winter outings, Yet to
make better shooting for the few
town Sporsslnen and the northern
touriS: everybody must give up d
privilege that was handed down
from the beginning of this coun-
try, or pay out money to create
positions with big pay for men
who have been failures all Of
their lives. Tie amount Of the
license is small under the propoS
ed bill. fifty cents year license
to have a gun. In my Judgment
| this small amounts only = feeler.
III it is submitted 70 the demand
Will be a prohibitive license TO all
except the rich and the tourists:
as an evidence Of this the advo
Gates Of the license although
claiming they wanted 20 protec:
the birds. refused to vote to pro
hibit the shooting OF birds for q
period of three years. and then 1t
was sought 70 get them to con-
sen, to stop the shooting OF birds
for onc year, this they also de-
clined. saying It would break OF
the coming into the State crowds
OF people who come for hunting
purposes principally. They are
not after bird protection half so
much as they are after the loaves
and fishes Of big salsried Offices
which this legislation seeks 10
provide. | succeeded in getting
| Clarendon exempted from the
provisions of the Act, bu: the ad
vocateS Of the bill! finally got the
Senate to reverse itself and put
Clarendon back into the clutches
i of the Audubon Society with its
membership OF eight persons
here, but the fights not over yet,
the bill has TO have another read.
ing and ] shall renew the fight on
! it then.
At the request Of Rev. S. O.
Cantey have had passed and sent
| to the House joint resolution to
| release him from the obligation
! to teach school as was required
of him when he graduated at the
Citadel. MIR. Cantey began teach
ing and his health gave away
which forced him to stop. when
he got better he went into the
ministry and is now q member OF
the conference, preaching at
! Batesburg. The joint resolution
| will pass the House without oo-
| lection just as it did the Senate.
The more | try to find means
20 keep from raising the county
levy the more am | convinced it
| cannot be done without making
the deficit greater. The income
/ taxes is S12. $50: tines and licenses
| 50. 900: communication tax 5000;
total $40, $50. The demands for
1909 We're $23, 500, showing a de
icit Of S3,52 There must oe
means provldnd to wipe out this
deficit, and it cannot be done an
less the levy is raised to meet 1t.
have. as best / could, looked
over the expenditures Of the
county and do not see a single
item they could have avoided
paying the money Of the people
out for, yet the expense has IN.
IcreaSed TO the extent that claims
have heen approved for more
than the income admitted.
! Up to the time | LEFT Columo ola
the celebrated TiiIman case had
not been decided by the supreme
court. The people have made
up their minds as to who should
get those children, but the de-
cision to have effect must come
from the court. This case has
opened the eyes Of the lesis
lature to wipe out this relic OF
barbarism and they will wipe
the statute which the TilimauS
lclaim the children under from
the books and enact q law
that Will give 4 mother her
rights. There is much feeling
Iasainss Senator Til!nan, SO
much so, that the Senate refused
20 consider a resolution TO invite
him to address the General AS
lsembly.
The full budget for the year
1910. has not been fully made up
vet, so far, however, IL SHOWS
that the amount necessary Will
be about $3.50, 900 more thar last
| year. and if the appropriations
continue there viii have TO be a
lift in the State levy as we'll as
the county. Well may the tax
payers say they are heavily bur
dened and unless clamor for
money ceases, appropriations for
| the building OF this dormitory and
that addition to some other IN
stitution. and other things. the
tax burden will be unbearabie. |
am on the finance committee and
when these matters come up l
have gotten so close my eyes
20 the demand and vote. right or