The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-08
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.

oac C.IsS matter.
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.
COLUMBIA. :. G.. Feb. i,h. 1911.
The general assembly IS low on the
home stretch with the heav!eS. caleo-
Oars of any year previous, but most OF
the Bills are o. local nature, and these
will have but little contests. The gen
eral laws Of most importance 70 be acted
upoo will have opposition: amoog these
is the general school isw which Is sus-
sested by commission 30 frame law
70 govern re common schools, and II
this bill! gets through as it Is written II
will revolu,;ooize the schoc. laws Of the
State, take away the governing power
from the people. Sod place tha. power
ir the hands OF the State board. l favor
many of the features OF the Bill pro-
posed. but am opposed 70 those features
which deprives the people FROM voice
in the control OF the local schools l
shall oppose giving any ooa-d the power
TO selec. superintendent OF the county
schools, for think it will make dis
satisfaction. and do more harE than
good: II there is aoythioS the people
are Jealous Of. II is their right OF self
government. anG when it comes TO
matter OF placing their schools n the
hands Of strangers they vii! resent II.
and give trouble. The Dew school bill
is . very long document, :here is Go, :
member o. the genera! assembly who
has had the time. DOR the Inclination.
10 read i: in its entirety, therefore. |
have suggested 70 many o! the members
that It would be best 10 carry the Bill
over TO the next session along With the
Inheritance Tax Bill" so that the
members may hare an opportunity TO
study these measures At home. I think
their importance demands the most
careful consideration. The report OF
the comptroller general shows dodg.
ing OF taxasioa on the part OF banks.
especially in Charleston il is shown
,ha, a certain bank pays taxes on only
abou. three per cens. OF its capital
stock. Mr.. Mitchum has taken hold OF
the proposition 10 The shape OF "A Joint
Resolution" whereby it is proposed TO
get the attorney general behind these
tax-do6gers. am not sufficiently ic-
formed TO know jus, wha: the condition
is. The following IS Mr.. Mi.chum's
resolution. am informed that sub
s,i,u,e hss been offered having the sane
tio1 Of the alto, ney general which seeks
TO give lha, Official more power. This
was offered, ! think. by Mr.. lrby, OF
Laurens, and ,hink it has Mr.. Micch-
uufs approval. so e anything comes OF
this agitation Mr.. Mi,chum shares ;u
the credit. The following is the Ni,cham
resolution:
AJoINT RESOLUTION.
To iirsc: III. Attorney General 10 file
n sui, to apnui and set aside thh al
legged assessment liked for certain
bxnkS-
Whereas, It appears from the report
o. the Comptroller General :ha: Ger
tain ha,S> assessed upon their capita!
STOCK. sarplus. and other property in
vio.a,ioo ul the Law. therefore,
Be it received by the General AS
sembiy OF the State OF South Caro-
lima
S-c.ion l. That the Comptroller
Ger..al t,e, an,i he is hereby, required
10 furnish lis, OF such banks. ant iu!l
INFORMATION. 50 Far ~ Is within his
power. to the Attorney Geuers! !o- ,h-
purpose OF Siding the Aus -ney Gen
eral liz the determination OF che Illegal
aSs->s,n-o, Of said hanks.
SEC , TIA. ,h- Attorney Geoe:a:
b-. spd ne is hereby, directed 10 6'e
such suits, bills iu equity. AID take
such other ac,ioa as be may De advised
TO Sc, aside such Illegal assessments,
TO have the property proper. assessed
and Jus. tax collected.
The clerk of ite board OF county
commissioners has sent rnesa statement
o: the tiaaocial condition OF the county
which is 90, aS complete Is | should
ike however, it is getting late. 10 the
Session and the supply bill Is ready for
consideration. sd ! called the Geleyx-
sion together and we made up the sup
ply for the year 1911, Us follows: Or
dicxry county pu, poses four and one
half mills, and .or pas, indebtedness
one hsl! q; one mill. We also Speci-
fed ,ba, the lou- and one-hall mills
was 20 pay salaries, the roads. bridges.
courts and the other ordinary expenses
O: the county, and we especially men
toned a provision that the supervisor
shall not allow any claim, or the treas
urer pay aoy claim which Is not au-
thorized by law. In usk;cg up the
provision / hsd it written so that i.
would be clear and distinct that no
money should hereafter be paid out Of
the treasury for detective work until
authority was given for the sane, but
after the delegation agreed 10 this,
Mr.. Nitchum recoosi3ered. and want-
ed the provisihn stricken out, rs in his
iudgmen, il would be construed slap
IT certain individuals who were instru-
mental 10 getting the commissioners Z,
allow tie claims for detective work
After sone discussion OF the matter we
agreed 10 strike ou, the words 'detec-
:,ve work" ana insert the words no.
authorized by law" which means that
the commissioners. before they can pay
out any OF the couu.y's money for de
,ective work" io The future. they must
6rss get legislative arthory. II the
regular authorities, clerk OF court, and
the sheriff cosae 10 the conclusion that
in order 70 have the liquor laws en-
forced 10 this county that they must
have the services Of detectives, and
they will make reouisition for the
authority j, viii have my mos, rdSpect-
full consideration, but shall never
consent !or prirase Individuals 70 put
The couoty 20 expense without aa:aori-
", and then when the expense has
been incurred. TO have them draw
money from the treasury. aS it seems
they have done 10 the past. am in-
formed the county commissioners have
given warrants FOR somewhere io the
neighborhood OF $1,000 10 pay des-c-
.iveS, or rather TO reimburse certain
private parties ;o- the money they
paid 70 these ''sieuchs.' and am also
informed that because o. tAiS outlay
some salaries have been aeld up for
lack o. funds 10 the treasury. There
fore the provision mentioned in the
supply bill! seeks 20 preven; are petit
tioo OF this paying on, OF monies with
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