The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-24

member the opposition of those
opposed to him and to the
measure. When, in obedience
to the comptroller generals con.
struction of the law, that official
held up the appropriation made
for the conduct of the state
warehouse system, McLaurin
found himself absolutely without
the means of paying running
expenses. Did he falter? Did
he act niggardly and whimper
and whine because of lack of
means to carry on the work
which he had undertaken? No,
indeed. He carried on the work
by paying the expenses of the
system out Of his own pocket,
ais has continued to do that up
to the present time.
''Well do I remember his com
ing into my room during this
period and handing me check
for one hundred dollars, signed
by Wade Hampton Gibbes, ex-
mayor OF the city of Columbia,
and telling me of the circum
stances of its having been offer
ed to him by Mr. Gibbes to assist
him in this great work which
meant so much to the people of
the state, and how he said that
"Thls check shall never be
cashed, but shall be handed
down as an heirloom to nv chill
dren in remembrance Of the gen.
erous sympathy and support in
a time of need by the friend Of
my young manhood, with whom
I spent four years of my college
life Surely this friend knew
him better than those who are
undertaking to discredit him to-
day.
81 protest against the charge
that John L. McLaurin has not
the confidence Of the people of
lSouth Carolina, and challenge
the senator who makes it to- his
specifications and proof. %
After Senator Banks complet-
ed his remarks, the debate was
adjourned until $3.50 p. m. The
speech of Senator Banks took
all the stifening out of the op
ponents of both McLaurin aLd
the bill, and on a vote upon the
amendment by Senator Lee to
Ideyolve the duties of the state
warehouse commissioner upon
the commissioner of agricultures
the amendment was killed by a
vote of 81 to 13, the state ware.
house system as now managed
receiving a majority of IA votes
lout of a total of 40 members
present:
| Another incident that created
considerable discussion in the
Finance Committee and upon
the floor of the Senate, was the
litem to. allow Governor Manning
$4,000 for legal advice--this was
so unusual that we questioned
| the advisibility Of, it, and ex-
pressed the belief that the Gov
ernor did not ask this to be done,
however, a member of the com
mittee called on the Governor to
ascertain his wishes in the mat
ter, be reported to US the gov
ernor did not ask for the item.
but irasnuch as it had been al
lowed by the Ways and Means
committee he would prefer. that
| it be not taken out. When it
came up for consideration in the
Senate Clarendon's senator made
clear his position in practically
the following words:
"As a member of the committee
I thought the item Under pres.
ent conditions unwise and should
not be inserted. My information
is that Gov. Manning did not
ask for this item, but inasmuch
as the ways and means commit
tee deemed it proper to allow
him $1,000 for legal advice, he
would prefer it to remain as tx
ed by said committee; therefore,
as it is the governors desire to
have this appropriation, and be-
ing desirous to aid him in max
ing his administration a success,
I voted for it. I did not vote for
Gov. Manning. My vote was
cast for Chas. a. Smith in the