The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-17
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Columbia, S. c., Feb. II. 191


Columbia, S. c., Feb. II. 1915,
The General Assembly is now
working it's way to the home
stretch, every effort is being
made to get through by the 10th
which is next Saturday; wheth-
er this can be done remains al
together with those urging meas
ures relating to revising the
taxing system, the hospital for
the insane, primary reform, the
fifty car limit. and the legisia.
ton recommended by the State
Game Warden relating to bleed
ing the masses out of coin to
give financial assistance to that
officer that he may provide Off,
cial berths for his friends in
each of the counties. In my
opinion, some of those proposed
mea ures will have to go over
to the next session or be given
the axe outright.
The compulsory attendance
bill went from the Senate to the
House with the amendments, but
that body did not concur in them
and sent over to the Senate
what is known as the Harper
Bill, the Senate will not agree
to this and the result will be,
the whole matter will be sent to
free conference, there 1t has to
be adjusted or die for the lack OF
agreement. The rules require a
majority from each house to
agree and then both houses
must adopt the free conference
report before the measure can
be ordered to. ratification; if the
free conference fails to agree,
the bill is killed. There is every
good reason to feel that there
viii be no compulsory legisla-
tion this year, but should there
be. it will be so mild that it will
overcome the objections of the
opposition.
am glad to report that the
Referendum Bill has finally been
disposed OF, it is now up to the
prohibitionists Ito arouse the
masses TO turn ont and vote for
prohibition. this I have no doubt
they will do if they secure
enough money by contributions
TO pay men to go over the State
toarouse the sentiment, if they
do not do this, and just leave it
to the people to go out voluu.
tary, I think there will be so
much Indifference, the vote cast
will not represent anything like
q majority endorsement. The
vote that will be cast
will be practically unani-
nous for prohibition. but u
would think the advocates Of the
proposition would want to make
a full showing.
Z notice in the report of the
proceedings, the daily newspa-
pers: have me down as giving
notice that I would 'srenew the
fight. against the bill, after it
had passed to a third reading,
this is not true, Whist I did say
was I will on tomorrow submit
q substitute for the whole mat.
Ter, with a view of permitting |
the voters to vote on three fea- |
lures instead Of one, to wit: |
Prohib bition, Dispensary, License,
ssWhen the referendum bill came
mp for consideration an effort
was made to railroad it through
without discussion, moved to
stike out the enacting words !
with this statement 81 make
this motion in the interest of
fairness for the purpose of dis
snssion, then when it has been
discussed, ] shall Withdraw this
notion After the bill had
been discussed by one from each
side, ] withdrew my motion and
was ready to yotes but the Sena-
Tor from Aiken renewed it, and
the discussion proceeded, when
the vote was taken I voted
against striking out the enact
ing words motion which /
means the killing of the bills; I
hen voted for the amendment
offered by the Senator from
Charleston which proposed to
sdd to the referendum bill offer
ID by the Prohibitionists sec:
ions that would let the people !
say whether or not they are will