The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-01-10
|SOUTH CROLINA LEGISLATURE BEGINS
ITS annual SESSIONS ON TUESDAY
the other officers of the Senate, all o
whom were reelected
Bethea's Address. a.

Bethea's Address.
The Senate machinery, after prayer
by DR.. Freed, was started by Lieuten-
and Governor Bethea. Mr.. Bethea's
address made fine impression and
touched the temper of the body.
First came the organization of the
Senate, the selection of standing COM
mittees, then the reading of the COM
pact annual message of Governor
Manning.
Senator Buck wanted to clear the
desks Of the elections just as soon as
possible, and had committee ap-
pointed to report on the elections to
be held this session.
Senator Laney also provided for the
Inauguration Of the Governor on the
10th Of the month.
The Senate received an invitation
to visit Winthrop College next Fri
day, the 18th. The invitation came
through the Governor, as ex officio
chairman of the board. The statement
was made that the trip was arranged
without expense to the State.
Senator Padgett suggested that the
date be changed to Friday, the 10th.
Senator Banks thought the visits
ill-advised and that they did not COM
pensate for the time spent. He
thought the reports could be studied
and that they would give just as good
information. If Winthrop be visited
then all the colleges should be visited.
Mr.. Beamguard explained that the
train would be paid for by friends of
Winthrop by money given the college
funds. The day suggested was Lees
Birthday and legal holiday.
Mr.. Manning said the money was
given Winthrop, no matter by whom,
and if in the treasury it was State
money. He was opposed to the trip.
Senator Padgett favored the trip
from an educational standpoint. He
related his experience as cadet
when the Assembly visited that insti-
tuition.
Senator Christensen favored the
trip. 1t was explained that the money
came from the interest on q fund
given the trustees of Winthrop to do
with as they see fit. The expense
was about 1920 for railroad fares.
Senator Sinkler favored accepting
the invitation. He favored such trips
as educational.
Senator Johnstone explained that
the House had already accepted the
invitation and favored it's acceptance
as an original proposition.
The invitation was accepted by a
vote of Is to 12.
The Senate at 2 o'clock adjourned
until II o'clock in the morning.
Warehouse insurance Bill
An im' ortant and far reaching bill
as today presented by Senator
Banks, of Matthews. 1t seeks to
handle the fire insurance situation as
related to the cotton warehouse cys
tenn The bill provides:
Whereas the State warehouse COM
missioner is required to keep insured
houses, and whereas, a number of the
larger insurance companies refused to
operate here under the law regulating
the insurance passed at the last ses-
sion of the General Assembly, and
whereas the rates charged by the in
surance companies operating in South
carolina have not been uniform and in
many instances are and have been cx-
cessive, now in order to protect stor-
ers Of cotton in State warehouses as
we'll as the State itself from liability
on warehouse receipts issued in the
name Of and under the seal of the
State:
Section 1. That the State ware
house commissioner is directed to pre-
pare schedule of rates of insurance
on warehouses operated by the State,
and the cotton stored therein, taking
as basis the rate of insurance now
being paid on said warehouses and
cotton. When this schedule shall
have been prepared it is to be submit
ted to the Governor, insurance com
missioner and Comptroller General
and no rate is to be promulgated
without their written approval.
Sec. 2. The premiums shall be col
lected in advance by the said ware
house commissioner and turned over
by h,m at the end of each month to |
the State Treasurer. The State Treas