The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-26
MUCH IHORk DONE
By LAWMAKERS
BOTH HOUSES OF GENERAL AZ
SEMBlY HAVE BEEN BUSY
DURING WEEK.
ANTI : BOOZE BILL PASSES
House Rushes Through Lilies Bill Pro
vidine chainsans Sentsnce With
out Alternative FOR Violators.
Columbia.
Woman Suffrage Gains.

Columbia.
Woman Suffrage Gains.
Woman suffrage net defeat in the
lower house Of South Carolina's gen.
eraI assembly by vote of 81 to 81
on Joint resolution proposing con.
stitutiocal amendment to be submit
ted to the voters at the next general
election This was the first time that
the question Of votes for women has
been presented seriously and fought
for 6etermiDedly Oh the floor Of the
house. Some naTv>.ed at its strength
IN the Palmetto State, others were
surprised that it failed to receive a
majority vote, while some were heard
to predict that it would receive the
necessary SO affirmative votes in the
lower house. Suffrag gists express graf
ifcation at the strength their Cause
developed.
Sehool Law Good Enough.
Considering that the present opera
ton OF the local option compulsory
school attendance law is sufficient for
the needs and purses Of South Caro-
lima, the house killed a bill by Mr..
Harper to place the question before
the people Of the state in the next
general election, the county being the
unit. The arguments against the bill
were based on the inexpediency Of
changing the existing law this year;
the valpe Ct education was not dis
counted by any Of the speakers. some
Of whom, however. favored the pro-
posed measure to the end that COM
pulsory education be statewide at an
earlier date that BY the operation Of
the present statute.
Rural Credits.
A majority favorable report was re-
ceived from the finance committee in
the senate on the rural credits bill,
introduced by Senator Sherard of~An-
derson. Senator Christensen reported
for the majority, with the minority
unfayorable report signed by Senator
Stuckey of Lee county. BY the pro-
visions Of the bill, the state would
eoat bonds to the amount Of Slos00Q,-
900 to be extended as aid in purchase
OF farms. The issue is to De submit
ted to the people.
Senator DuRant Of Clarendon intro
duced bill providing for an amend
ment to the constitution to change the
time Of meeting Of the general as
sem5ly. The date proposed is the
fourth Tuesday in July instead Of the
second Tuesday in January.
Work on the appropriations bill IS
progressing at rapid pace. The
members Of the house ways and
means committee and the senate
finance committee are using every ef-
fort to complete consideration Of all
sections Of the bill. J. T. Lilies, chair
man Of the ways and means commit
tee. said that it was possible the bill
would be ready for Introduction in
the house by February l.
Public Printing.
Bills embodying recommendations
Of house and senate committees to in
yestigate the public printing were in
troduced in both branches general as
sembiy. The two measures in chief
are identical in their terms. They pro-
vide for the erection by the legisla-
ture Of joint committee on printing,
In which shall be vested control Of
"aIl the public printing. binding, hth-
Graphing and engraving for the state
or any department of the state gov
ernme7t."
: "Safety First"
Discussions arose in the house over
the adoption Of recommendation by
the rules committee, amending rule
So so that reports Of committees of
free conference shall be printed in
the journal on request Of ten mem
bers and lie over for consideration
on the next legislative day-:o The
amended rule was proposed by Mr..
Mower, who said that the object is
important report on bill. Mr.. Gray
con, objectiag, called attention to the
fact that the rule would probably
lengthen the session of the legisla.
ture and that the reports Of commit
tee on free conference were usually
the best that could be done for g
bill. Mr.. Warren, chairman Of the COM
mittee on rules, said that the amend-
ed rule would expedite the business
Of the house. The rule was adopted.
: Mr.. Toole's bill, providing for the
teaching of agriculture in schools, re-
ceived an unfavorable report from the
committee on education.
The senate has confirmed the fol.
lowing South Carolina postmasters:
S. T. King, Georgetown; NJ. J.
Spears, Lamar; A. c. Ligon at Orange.
burg. No action has yet been taken
on the nomination Of Judge J. T. John
son.
Remodeiing Of the Columbia union
station has been begun and the work
will be progressed as quickly as is ex
pedieat. Tearing away and other pre-.
= iiminary steps are now being taken
At recent meeting Of the Union Sta
ton CcEpany Of Columbia. it was de-
cided to make improvements costing
between s50,00O and 100000.
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