The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-02-14

measure. The two houses may get
together, or they may not. The only
certainty in$regard ito the whole mat
ter is it's uncertainty. IA & "a
IY The house has biven second read
ing to the measure to perfect the
system Of land registration in this
state under the Torrens system, to
farm loan bank, soon to be establish
ed in Columbia. Upon the call Of
Commissioner Watson, OK the depart
ment of agriculture, commerce and in
dustries, meeting Of farmers was
held in Columbia some time ago,
which recommended certain changes
in the law and measure was intro
duced along the line Of their recon-
mendations. The proposition is that,
where there is Torrens system in
any of the states, it must provide for
certain matters in regard to land
titles before loans will be made by
certain defects in the present law and
to make the whole law more simple
and effective that the measure now
pending, and which has been passed
through second reading by the house,
was introduced. @#
Both branches of the general as
sembly have been working hard dur
ing the pase several days in order to
reach final adjournment at the end
of this week. Morning, afternoon
and night sessions have been held
in an endeavor to catch up with the
work. Bills have continued to pile
into the legislature hopper, however,
and it has been q hard matter to hold
down the calendars which confront
the two bodies each morning.
The general appropriation bill, hav-
ing been sent to the senate; the coun-
ty supply bill having passed second
reading in the house; the house hav-
ing finally determined its course in
regard to liquor legislation, and the
senate having thoroughly discussed
the various measures before it in re-
gard to whiskey; the insurance legis-
lation having been sent we'll on its
way towards final PASSAGE; a multi
tude of local measures having been
disposed Of, and special orders made
being strongly urged by their pro-
ponents, the legislteure is working
towards final adjournment at the end
of this week as hard as it can. 1t is
expected that the proposal to estab-
lish home for the feeble-minded
may meet with some opposition when
it comes up this week.
All indications polns to final ad-
iournment at the end of this week.
1t may come, or it may not-nobody
kn9ws--but that is the end towards
which the legislature IS working.
Very few acts have as yet been
ratified and most of these are local
measures. The coming week, how
ever, will see the house go over to
the senate frequently for, the ratifi-
cation of acts.
eff the house and senate should
agree upon a measure to cut liquor
shipments out of South Carolina, or
to provide for only quart per month,
under rigtd restrictions, what action
woulr be taken by Governor Man
ming in regard to his veto power" is
a question frequently asked and gen
orally discussed. There has been alb
solutely no intimation of any kind,
so far as the public knows, from the
governors Office in event of the pass
age of either of such measures. All
that has been stated by him or from
his Office was included in his recon-
mendation to the legislature in the
annual message of a measure look
ing towards a reduction in the amount
Of strong drink and substitution in
lieu thereof of light wines and beers.