The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-03-05

Item I, Section 20, completing new
dormitory, University Of South Caro-
lima, s25, ,000-2s to 6.
Item 9, Section 20, heating plant,
University of South Carolina, 1850
2Y tot.
Item 2sSection 25, Confederate Home
College. s2,OOO-31 to l.
Section 81, Several items, historical
commission. s5,350-32 to 0.
Item 3, Section 81 printing histori-
cal commission, Sl.0Oo-32 to O.
Item 4, Section 30, work on Confed-
crate recorGs, historical commission,
50, ,500-28 TO l.
Item 5, Section %, interest to accrue
on bonded debt, S5,000-29 to 2.
Item l, Section 38, claims, $4,000
32 to2.
Item 3, Section 35, deficit, public
printing for 1912. s5,341.45-24 to 8.
Item 4, Section 3S, Corn Breeders
Association, Sl.0OO-2l to Is. (Sus-
taned.l
Item 6, Section 3S, phosphate CON-
mission, S300-2l to Il. (Sustained.)
Item 10, Section 3S, South Carolina
Agriculture Socie ty s5.0OO-29 to 4.
Item 20, Section 80 deficit for print
ing, 1911. sl,136 1918 to l6. (Sus-
tained.)
Item %, Section 3S, chairs for House,
sl.079-34 tol.
Item %, Section 3S, Iinoleum for
House gallery, s324-32 to l.
Item 25, Section, %, Plant Breeders
Association. 81, ,500-l0 TO II. Sustained.
Section 40, for borrowing funds-29
to 5.
THROUGH THICK AND THIN.
The vote 90 the veto messages indl-
GATES quite clearly that there are about
tenn members of the House and three
or four in the Senate who will vote
With the Governor on any proposition
he wants, just so long as be saas it is
all right. There are four or five men,
bers of the House who are hero wor-
shippers Of the governor and would
accept his views on auy and every
thing, but the vote indicates this. This
does not mean that his political follow
ing is not much larger On political
issue, but has reference to what might
be termed personal worship.
UNIVERSITY vEToES.
The most important vote was on the
several items connected with the Uni
versity OF South Carolina, uDder this
head the governor vetoed items aggre.
gazing $4,000 for the University, but
both the House and Senate overwhelm-
iugly overrode the vetoes. All the
other items we're comparaoly small,
the largest in importance being the
effort TO defeat the historical commits
sion by depriving it of its maintenance
and this was perhaps the record vote
against the sustaining of veto in the
thirty that were submitted.
CHARLEsToN'S DELEGATION.
1t has been my lot TO SIT at the press
stand for t~enty-one years and TO
watch the trend OF legislation and the
work OF the various delegations. l
have seen more brilliant delegations
on The floor from Charleston, but I
have never seen a steadier, more
united, more reseurceful nor a more
resultful delegation. Whatever the
delegation "went after" they got and
in the present day results are what
count. There was not moment OF
the session when Charleston was not
fully represented on the floor and that
counts for much. 1t is not by any man.
ner Of means the man who does the
spasmodic brilliant ''Stunt" who counts
10 the end, but it is the plodder who
keeps everlaslingly at the job and that
is the crowning credit of The Charles
ton delegation, both in The House and
Senate, and by unanimous consent
there is nc more influential delegation
here.
When the history Of this session of
The General Assembly is written it will
be that il was ''let- well-enough. alone
lawmaking body" There was no desire
to disturb the present industrial, agri-
cultural and commercial progress Of
the State. There appeared to be no
demand for it.
ONE SAVED, OTHER LOST.
The Assembly, to continue the good
era and 70 lend its hand TO the pros
perity and development of the State,
passed Two companion bills, one TO. i'm
pose one-mill school tax for the COM
mon schools on all property 10 the
State, aud another looking to compsl-
sur, education Both of these Meas
ures, after they had been adopted BY
ma iori,y votes in the legislature, SUI
frrs d vetoes. The one-mill tax over
came the veto and is now a law, 1.-The
veto of the Governor to the contrary
Notwithstanding" as is announced at.
Ter the vote is taken. The optional
compulsory school attendance law
patsed the House by more than the
vote required, but failed 10
secure the two-thlrds vote in the Sen
ate, and therefore, will not find its way
TO the statute books.
The Governor has consistently and
persistly fought compulsory education
anu his veto was 10 have been expected
and was in lire with his of-repested
position, but sooner or later his Stale