The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-15
PASS IT over
The Rouse Continues the School BID to
Last Of tie Sessiea.
PRACTICALLY KILLED
The Bid Will Probably Be Taken Up
Next Session, But 1t Will Hardly
Be Considered Again This Session,
aS 1t Was Postponed to the Very
Last Day.

aS 1t Was Postponed to the Very
Last Day.
The House practically killed me
new school bill. for this session i,
least. when il continued it 10 the las,
day. The Houses reversal OF its po-
sition on the bill was a great sur.
prise. Several motions hostile TO the
bill had been showed under. but a,
the psychological noment a motion
was made TO adjourn debate until
the last day Of this session. and this
molten swept the house. the bill thus
being in effect sidetracked as above
stated The vote was 63 TO 10. no,
vo;ing l9. Those who voted in IA
vor Of the motion to postpone the
bill were:
Messrs. Arnold. Ashley. aver.
Bailey. BeamguaTd. Bowman. B. II.
Brown. T. P. Brown. Benter. Cary,
Charles. Connor. J. ". Daniel. Davis.
Dixon. Isaac Edwards. Ercknzn,
Gary. Gilbert. Graham. Hamilton.
Harrison. Hill. Hopkins. Hunter.
Hutto. Irby. Jackson. Jones. Kirk
land. Leland. Lengnick. McCrayey,
McDow. Mcqueen. Magill. Mauldin,
Minis. Mitchum. Moore. Mower. Il.
A. Odom. ". P Odom. Paulling.
Pegues. Polk. Rembert. Richardson,
Sanders. Scott. Searson. P. l.. Shuler.
c. d. Smith. D. L. Smith, X. +.
Smith. Stanley, Stevenson. Tobias,
Watson, Wells. Williams. Willis,
Wingard.
Those who opposed deferring &C
ton were Speaker Smith and Messrs.
Baskin. Belser. Bethea. Bowers.
Boyd. Brice. W. l. Daniel. Dick.
Doar. Dobson. DuBose. Drummoud.
E. C. Edwards. Fraser. FultZ, Har-
ris. Horlbeck. James. Ketchin, kib-
ler. Kirvin. Lee. McKeown. Manuel.
Mea-es. Miller. Motto, Nicholson.
Osborne. Reaves. Riley, Sawyer,
Saye. C. T. Shuler. Singleton. Tisoo.
Turnball. Wander Horst. Wh!sonant.
Wyche. Your,ans.
The abSen;ceS were Messrs. Bodie.
Book;er. Browning. Bryan. Chandler.
Courtnav. Earle. Evans. Gasque.
Hines. Hot. Ke!leban. League.
Mansfield. Nunnery. Peoples. Salley.
Todd. Vincent.
Fight on the Bill
When the school bill came up
morning, under the head
OF debate interrupted. considerG-
ton OF the committee amendments
was resumed Mr. Mowers amend
ment offered the night before was
adopted. This provided that the sec
ton in the bill with reference TO the
OF appointing the State board
OF education be struck ont and the
following substituted: The State
board o. education shall consist OF
the governor. the State superintend-
ent CT education and one member
from each congressional district 10
be appointed by the governor.
The house adopted Mr.. Drum
mond's amendment that no aid shall
be -iven 70 high schools in towns
OF more than 800 population. The
committee had suggested more than
! 900 population.
Trust the People.
Mr.. Mower sought TO have adopt
ed an amendment that the county
boards OF education consist OF fve
members to be elected by the people.
This was tabled on motion CT Nj.
Sawyer. The proposition then re-
Cured to the committee amenGmen;
that the county boards De- appointed
on The recommendation OF the !egiS-
la;ive delegation.
At this point the house. which had
been growing more and more rest
loss under the adopting OF amend
mrn:s showed more and more dis
position a-ainst the whole matter.
Mr. Williams Of Aiken. who hac
preached the funeral OF Hayward
county" had also started az o2po-
s:,ion TO this bill which later mani
tested itself.
Mr. W!nsard opposed the appoint.
ing OF the county boards upon the
recommendation @! legislative dele
cations. He declared that It would
interfere with the work OF the legis-
latu-e. delegations would be assa!led
by applicants for positions on county
boards OF education and valuable
time would be lost. There IS tina;
in human nature which likes power
a&d persons seek positions whlcn
give power He stands by the oic
Democratic doctrine Of letting the
people govern. The United States
senator's are 10 be elected by the pco,
pie. why not other officers?
Afraid OF the People.
Mr.. Aver disagreed with Mr.. Win
gard. He thought this the way tc
get the good board b. the use o.
he appointing power.
Mr.. Watson Of Anderson opposed
the bill. He is in thorough accord
with the efforts o: the miss!oa
but the hill IS the most nomentoI:
OF the whole session and the judE
ment OF the members OF the house |!
premature. The shortest and mos
concrete way OF managing Tx
schools is the best. and for that rsa
son he tavors the bill in part. but ~
provisions for carving out the la'
arc Objectionable" he does not oc
lieve r. the appo;ative power. The.
who use II are influenced By favor
itiSm. In his county they have ha'