The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-15

seek ali the information they
can get for their newspapers and
naturally form opinions; school
teachers too should De exempt
for the reason that they fire.
quently are teaching alone, and
in such case service upon the
jury would interfere with the
school work, and the same reas-
on applies to preachers There
is clamor to purify the jury,
out in my opinion, the Act, if it
becomes a law, Will not make
the juries any better, and the
very men the Bill seeks TO put
upon jnries vii! be objected to
nine times out Of ten.
If l should publish a full ac-
count Of a crime that has been
committed, the lawyers interest
ed on the other side will certain.
" not want me to sit in judg-
ment. and they, are right as 1t
wouldbeunjust to their Giants.
This letter is not as full as |
usually write, and the reason Is
explained in the beginning, there
is very little to write!about tnat
has not been previously covered
in nv communications. How
ever. I will soon be back at my
post, and l shall then, from
time to time discuss the various
measures that have been enact
ed into law.
The mileage break bill has moi
found it's way upon the statute
books yet, and may not at this
session for the reason that the
railroad commission are opposed
to the bill because 1t takes from
that Office its jurisdiction, and
they are now working upon a
scheme which will remedy some
of the complaints that have beer
made along this line. believe
however, t::::at the introduction
of the bill has had a good effect
and will result in some changes
in freight rates whether the leg
islature does anything or not, a:
the commission realizes thai
such action is demanded.
The mileage bill which passed
the senate is in the house with {
hard fight before it. if it i:
reached at all; the conductor:
have been up before the house
committee urging the Legislature
10 let the law alone, and l va:
told that travelling men also 90
ject to the contemplated legis
lation. It is my opinion tht
railroads will not put into effec'
mileage books to be pulled OF tht
trains, they will take them OF
entirely if the bill goes through
as originally introduced.
The bill to prevent the form
alton OF ':ill shaped counties" has
passed and it will have the effec
of putting crimp upon thos'
who are constantly agitatins
new counties, causing the tax
payers a heavy expense for th'
qualification of a few person:
who have political Or hnancia
interests to crafty. The Hey
ward county proposition ha:
cost the people of that section
thousands OF dollars without re
suits. 'The Rutledge county at
fair has cost US much money TO-
nothing, and the contemplate
Beulah county will cost a whole
lot Of money before it is endee
if the projectors insist upor
their scheme. I voted for a bill
to put the expense of new coun
ties upon those who are further
ing the scheme because l do no
think it is fair to make the ole
counties pay for this sort o
thing.
| I see where two new bank:
have been organized in Manning
] hope they will prove my con
lecture wrong, but cannot sex
how so many institutions in
limited area can possibly succeed
Both of these new institutions are
well officered and they may SCI
farther ahead than I can. hope
so. a.