The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-01-11
Resolutions Were introduced in
Both Houses of South Caro-
lima Legislature.
MANNING READS MESSAGE
Governor Makes Strong Recon-
mendatiOns to Law-Making
Body Which Met in Columbia
Tuesday.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 10.-In
what is expected to be one of the
most important sessions in it's his
tory, the South Carolina legislature
began here Tuesday with much
war legislation planned in both
houses. Governor Manning read his
annual message to the general as
sembly in th hfternoon.
Resolutions referring to the pro-
posed prohibition amendment to the
federal constitution were introduced
in both houses. Immediately con-
sideration was not pressed in the
senate. In the house, however. when
the resolution was presented and a
vote asked, the required 10 mem
bers necessary to postpone consider
alton objected, and the resolution
went over.
The war message" of Governor
Richard l. Manning to the general
assembly of South Carolina. in
which he deals with the economic
industrial, educational. agricultural
pena! and other internal problems
OF the state and part South Caro-
lima should play in the war, was
read to the joint assembly by the
governor Tuesday afternoon at 4:3O.
Underwriting, unselfish, and patri-
otic service should be rendered by
every South Carolinian to his state
and his nation during the contin-
uance of the war. said the governor.
He scathingly arraigned those sim
lister forces working at home to un-
dermine the government. These
are enemies without the excuse of
blood relationship binding them to
the Teutonic cause" asserted the
governor-'they take no risk in
battle. they lack the physical cour-
age OF the kaiser's avowed retainers
and followers; they are sneak
thieves far from the front, probably
taking bribes from Germany, trying
to do behind our armies what they
dare not do in the OPEN
Again he says: These men are
traitors; the constitution gives
them this name. and they should re-
ceive the punishment"
The governor recommended the
following as war legislation:
The passage of the bill legalizing
the state council of defense and ap-
propriating $4,000 to 1t.
Appropriation for the equipment
and maintenance of the state troops
and the amending of the military
code regulating these troops
Passage of bill protecting the
! civil rights of South Carolina's SOL
diers and sailors.
An act providing for compulsory
employment OF all able-bodied male
citizens OF South Carolina, between
the ages OF IS and so, inclusive. who
are not regularly and continuously
employed.
That the governor should be given
authority to suspend the labor laws
of the state upon the advice and con-
sent OF the executive committee of
the state council of defense and upon
the recommendation of the council
Of national defense.
The passage of five laws govern
ing the vice situation: A reforma-
tory for girls, the making of va
grancy triable in the sessions courts.
submissal of constitutional
amendment raising the age of con-
sent from IA to Is years, an injunc-
tion and abatement law to reach
those property-holders who rent
their houses for immoral purposes
and making provisions of the Mann
white slave" statute intrastate.
Woman Suffrage.
Relative to equal suffrage Gov
ernor Manning takes the position
that 1t should be a matter with
which the individual states should
deal. when he says:
''In my Judgment the question Of
granting the suffrage to women is
one that should be under the juris-
diction Of the states, and not the
federal government. The right OF