The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-02-16

SoioAS lN BOTH BRANCHES
WRESTLE WITH STATEWIDE
MEASURES.
URGE CANCELLATION BOARD
Provide For Agriculture In Common
Scheels.--Lone Time Land Loans.
Child Labor Bill.
Columbia

Child Labor Bill.
Columbia
The administration bill to create 8
board Of concilation for the inTesti-
CATION and arbitration Of industrial
disputes, introduced, in the house by
J. ". Boyd. passed second reading IN
the house without opposition or de-
bate. No vote was taken; the bill go
ing through as if it were an uncon-
tested local measure.
The Bill provides for a board OF
three members to be. appointed by the
governor, one for two, one Tor four
and one for six years. which Will
thereafter be the term Of service.
The per diem is fxed at SO and the
board can be called into session by
the governor. the attorney general or
either OF the aggrieTed parties.
The duties and functions Of the
board shall be the cancellation o. in
dustrfsl disputes or strikes or lock-
outs and the removal Of cause for
Industrial disputes Of strikes or lock-
outs" The board is given power to
summon witnesses and compel them
to testify, to compel the production
Of books and documents, to inspect
property and to examine into work
ing conditions and sanitary conditions
aIn the interest Of harmony and
justice and. for continued good feel
ing and mutual understanding be-
tween employer and employee in
South Carolina, earnestly urge that
this law be enacted without delay
says Gov. Manning in special mes
sage, sent to the general assembly.
in which he advocates the immediate
passage Of the bill providing for q
state board Of coacilation.
Provides For Agriculture.
Without opposition the house pass
ed the Toole and LaGrone bill, pro
T.ding for an appropriation Of $4,000
for the teaching or agriculture in the
common schools OF the state under
certain conditions. involving the CO..
operation OF the schools and the kind
Of schools. It was maintained by the
authors Of the bill that an early IA
miliarity with agriculture would in
culcate love for and knowledge OF
the soil and would inure to the benefit
Of the state and the young people.
This is one Of the measures the pas
sage OF which was urged by GOV.
Manning in special message.
The bill provides that state aid to
the extent Of $3.50 will be given when
three or more school districts raise
. similar amount; the aggregate Will
provide for the teachers salary. Any
public school, however, cooperating
In this work must have an enrolment
Of at least Is pupils with a regular
attendance OF at least 40. three teach
ers q term OF seven months, local
tax Of 8 mills, sanitary building Of
n least three rooms, plot Of not less
than two acres satisfactory equip
nent and use Of the adopted text
books. The bill also provides for the
Tree enrolment Of pupil more than
II years old who desires to pursue
the agricultural course.
Land Loans
The creation Of board Of land
commissioners, which will sell home
sseads on long time loans and which
win make farm mortgage loans IS
provided in bill by the Florence
county delegation, consisting Of W. S.
Lynch, Charles W. Muldrow and R.
Keith Charles. The bill is one Of
these recommended for consideration
at this session by the steering COM
mtttee.
The purpose Of the bill, which au-
thorizes the issuance OF s20,ooo,0O0
In bonds in lots Of s500.000, is to
foster aad encourage the art Of agrt-
culture, the occupation and develop
nent of the partially developed OK
totally undeveloped lands Of the state
IN honesteads and to offer opportun-
tiles to the citizens for land improve
ment." The bill provides method
for the state to lend its aid and credit
10 farmers on land warrants" or con-
tracts to be paid back on an Install
ment basis.
Both the Sherard rural credits bill
and that by Senator Nickles passed to
third reading, with notice Of general
amendments when the bill came up
for consideration. The plan proposed
in passing the two to third reading
was to strike out the enacting words
OF the Sherard bill and amend by
substituting the Nickles bill, which
would create a rural credits bank.
The bill to create 18th judicial
circuit out Of Hampton. Beaufort and
colleton counties was read the second
time.
A bill relating to the high schools
OF the state and providing for state
aid was passed in the house by the
overwhelming majority OF SO to 9.
The bill regulates the disbursement Of
the $4,000 appropriation for the ad-
yancenent Of high schools and does
away with the charging Of tuition in
certain instances. The bill has been
tndorsei by practically all those con.
nected with the public school system
.oG South Carolina