The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-21

letter, the matter of pay for the
members was taken up by the
Senate and disposed of, adopting
by practically a unanimous vote,
a resolution fixing the compen-
satlon at s. per day instead of
$500 for the session as allowed
by law, it was sent to the House,
and after holding it up for sew
eral days, the House killed the
Senate resolution. Both of the
members from Clarendon, Bur.
CESS and White voted against
the reduced pay. o. the cotton
acreage bill Representative Bur
CESS voted for the bill that was
sent to the Senate. Mr.. White is
not recorded as having voted.
and l am told he was absent
when the vote was taken.
There appeared in the news
papers a statement to the effect
that Clarendon would send a
delegation to Columbia TO advo-
cate the total elimination of cot.
ton, whether there. had been a
meeting of the citizens of Clarn-
don to select representatives or
not, I am not informed, but there
did come to Columbia last Fri
day, Messrs. J. E. Kelly and J.
z. Breedin, both Of whom favor
total elimination, but when they
reached the STAGE house the Sen.
ate had 'adjouned, and the House
was engaged in memorial SER
vice. Sheriff E. B. Gamble ac-
companied these gentlemen to
the state house. and he informed
me. that while enroute to Co.
lumbia he was requested by the
other two to go with them, that
be was not selected by any meet
ing called to send representa-
tives, but individually he be-
lieved it would be better to eli
inmate cotton for 1915, his pres,
ence was not as a delegate. but
solely as an individual on busi-
ness of a personal and official
nature. I regretted very much
that these gentlemen did not get
an opportunity to present their
views to the committee in charge
of the measures, it might have
had a salutary effect. The CON-
nittee IN charge of this remedial
legislation has been bombarded
petitions and letters and speeches
from all quarters, and it could
have withstood another on
slaught I have no doubt; how
ever, it was fated to miss the
arguments of those who went
from Clarendon, but 1 have no.
doubt when the committee learns
of it's misfortune it will deplore
the accident, even though it does
not 60 to the extent of adopting
resolutions Of regret.
I was present during part OF
! the memorial service in the
House, and I heard the eluogy
on the late Representative E. M.
Kennedy. Mr.. White gave a
biographical sketch of hi~ COL
leagues life, and in fitting and
eloquent language paid the mem,
ory Of his friend a high tribute.
l was present during this SER
vice as a mark of respect to the
late E. M. Kennedy, a man who
IN life I respected for his splen-
did manhood. modest demeanor
and his devotion to the position
his people honored him with.
It will be noted in the reports
from the legislature where l
introduced a bill affecting the
magistrates; this bill vas merely
to correct an omission in the
Acts of 1914. where salary of
the magistrate at Pinewood was
reduced. The Acts of 1912 fixed
that magistrates salary at $500
per annum, but by some unknown
accident in the engrossing de.
partment or in the codifcation
of the Acts his salary was cut
down to 500, and the bill refer
red to was merely to correct the
error. It went to the House
Friday, and will be taken up by
the delegation the coming week.
Last Wednesday night the
Senate went into executive ses-
sion at the request of Hon. Alan
Johnson, the senator from New !
berry. It remained in session dis