The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-18
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.

The general assembly for l9l
convened Tuesday, 10th. Til,
entire Clarendon delegation were
present at the opening to reSpono
to the roll call and to be sworn in
TIE first week Of the session
has ended with practically moth
ing done out to effect the organ
!izatIon, the appointment of com
mittecS. and the introduction 0!
bills. There are many who can
not understand why it is that i,
takes a whole week to get the
general assembly in working or.
der. but if they could be present
and see the two bodies and learn
how the work has to be divided
up for facilitating the labors OF
the members they would come &c
the conclusion that a Legislature
is Of considerable magnitude and
that it must have system. or it
would soon get into a sass Of con.
fusion. This is the case with
every legislative body in the
world. it has always been so and
it will continue to be so.
The Clarendon delegation re.
ceIved the following committee
appointments: Senator Applet,
Chairman of Railroads and In
ternal improvements, Printing,
Legislative Library, Finance,
Education. The selection of
Ciarendon's senator for the chair
manship of the railroad com
mittee is appreciated by him, as
lit is one Of the most important
committees in the senate, of equal
importance as is the educationa;
and the finance committees. ard
which will keep him busy during
the session.
The House members are as
signed as follows: Mr.. Richard
son on Ways and Means. This
committee has to do with the
finance aud bears the same reIa-
ton as the senate france com
mittee. The selection OF Mr..
Richardson to this place is Very
complimentary in that it is his
first experience as legislator.
Mr.. Mitchum has a number of
assignments, namely, Education.
Legislative Library, State House
and Grounds. Public Buildings.
Mr.. Reaves also has several
assignments. Public Schools,
Banking and Insurance. Peniten-
tiary, Offices and Officers. Clar-
endon Jared well all the way
through and it might be well 10
explain the reason Mr.. Richard.
son has but the one committee
This committee has TO do with
the finances of the State. arrange
the tax levies and other matters
which will keep it busy without
its mem bers being loaded up with
other assignmeuts;there are some
members of the Ways and Means
committee on other committees
bnt these are old and experienced
Legislators.
Miss May Strange has taken
we'll to her work in the engross-
ing department, ard the head Of
that department told the writer
that be regards ber one OF the
bestin his department, which was
very gratifying to the delegation
and especially to the one who is
responsible for her appointment.
Among the visitors to the capt
tol this week from Clarendon
were Messrs. John Chliders.
Frank Rawlinson and John Hor-
ton from Davis Station, and Webb
Sprott Of Jordan. They came to
Co!umbia in an automobile.
Mr.. f. c. Richardson. accom-
panied by his wife and Miss DeaS,
came mp to see the Merry
Widow" and Miss Bertha Davis
with Mr.. Felix Dinsle were also
of the party. Mrs. Richardson
has many friends and relatives
in Columbia VINO showed much
attention, so much so that We
believe she was loath to go back
to the farm. It is always pleas
ure to see the folks from home.
Mr.. Mitchum has introduced a
bill looking towards limiting the
amount OF money going to Glenn
son College from. the fertilizer
tag tax, and to provide for some
OF this money to so to the public
schools to support q primary
course in agriculture. | have
not had an opportunity to see
Mr.. Mitchum'S bill because 1t Is
still in the hands Of the com.
mittee. and has not been printed.
From its title ! Judge it to be 4
good bi!! and should become 4
law. but anything touching Glenn
son which seeks to cut It's reve-
nue. is proposition that has so
often been tried only tomeet with
failure that | would not venture
a prediction as to the outcome OF
this attempt. There should be
some way Of getting 4 pull at
this vast amount Of money paid
bv the farmers for the tax on
fertilizers but whenever It has
been tried the Clemson autho!1.
ties have always managed to con-