The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-11
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troduced become law. it would
have swoolen the budget con-
siderably and necessltated ad-
ditioual book space in the many
law libraries, besides bringing
to both, the bar and laymen,
endless confusion.
Very few general measures
were enacted into law, this is
fortunate, because, the land
is ridden now, the people
cannot keep up with the many
changes, and to be law abiding
one would have TO carry on MS
person a copy of the statutes to
read every time he comes in con-
tact with propositlon-we have
a plenty of law, a great deal
more than can be enforced.
The general assembly did wise
when it refused to comply with
all of the demands made upon it,
to have complied with these
demands, would have forced a
levy of about eight mills, and,
Notwithstanding the House did
use the pruning knife and
brought the levy down to seven
mills, the senate thought this
burdensome also, aud proceeded
to cut out every cent it regarded
extravagant: it succeeded in
reducing the levy to six mills,
aud in doing this, it even pre-
served more money for the pub
lie schools than has ever been
given to them before.
It has been said by newspa-
per correspondents that politics
played an important part in this
session, we do not see it so; the
membership of course, is made
up of two factions, but to US
there was every appearance OF
an effort on both sides to avoid
factional strifes, when it came
to raising the budget for the
State. all were agreed to look af-
ter the interests Of the taXpay-
ers, we know this to have been
the feeling in the Senate, and
presume it was so in the House,
and therefore, by this spirit OF
unity, there was thousands OF
dollars saved to the people of
the State, both sides had their
watchful eyes upon the treasury,
and 10Th sides were agreed to
not tolerate extravaganza. The
gentlemen composing the COM
mittee to adjust the differences
between the House and Senate
we're of both factions, about ev-
enly divided, and the result Of
their labors show they succeeded
in bringing down the levy to a lit
tie less than it was last year.
Both sides are entitled to this
credit.
The only sign of politics came
the last week Of the session, and
then only, because an afternoon
newspaper wrongly quoted a bit
ter enemy of the governor. The
newspaper referred to is always
unfriendly to His Excellency,
it never loses an opportunity
to take a crack at him, it is con-
stantly trying to ';start some
thing and succeeded when it
brought on a condition that the
governor felt called upon to de-
liver his message in person, and
which, created considerable ex.
citement, but at no time was
there any danger of fight, not
withstanding the fact, that one
man made a bluff at going to-
wards the governor, and the
other one, after the governor
left, boasted that he did not
apologize.
We deplore the action of the
governor, but when it is consld-
cred that a few men persisted in
speaking of him in disrespectful
terms in order to force an issue
between the friends of the gov
ernor and themselves, then there
is some palliation for the gov
ernor to go in person and look in
to the faces of his detractors, to
say what he thought of them, at
any rate, his appearance and
the delivery of his message had
a quieting effect, that is to say,
things got very quiet after,
wards, and some who were back
ing up the disturbing element
went about disclaiming such in
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