The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-01-16

40 with this question, but it would
not surprise me if it is referred to the
people. l hear a number of men who
were very much in favor of the quart
a-month measure at the last session,
now express themselves that the state
had better not act rash, and go to
fast as the people, in their previous
vote on the liquor question as to
whether or not they should vote out
the dispensary, have never yet voted
on question involving the sovereign
rights of the state, and what it should
surrender to the national government.
SO FAR as | am concerned | have not
yet studied the question fully, but
expect to before it comes up for
! vote, and do not propose to vote with
either the ultra extreme prohibition
lists or those who would hold up
scarecrows in favor of liquor. Com
! mon sense is what we want in the
! making and administering the laws
in South Carolina, whether it comes
from either side Of the classes Just
I mentioned.
One rather noted measure which
was introduced at the last session and
came up for action in the house last
! week was bill to prohibit smoking
! tobacco or cigars or cigarettes in any
hotel dining room, restaurant, cafe,
lunch room, or any atmosphere where
food was served. If the bill had pass
ed man could not have lighted a
cigar in Jacks Cafe or a cigarette in
Jim Richardson's restaurant without
laying himself liable to go to the
chain gang, even though there might
not be y lady within half mile of the
place where the fellow lit his cigar,
pipe or cigarette. The bill was killed,
but it would surprise you to know how
many members voted for it.
Both houses convene again Tuesday,
and expect the best part OF the mid
day sessions for three or four days
this week Will be taken up with elec.
college trustees, etc. Judge Wilson
comes up for reelection, but | am
satisfied will have no opposition.
Judge Spain of Darlington will be op-
posed by two or three candidates, one
| from B2mettsvillc, a Mi. Owens, and
! Mr.. f. r. Mclvcr of Chcraw, son
of the late Chief Justice McIvcr.
Judge Bowman of Orangeburg, so it
is said, will be opposed for recollection
by Mr.. Ed Dennis of Monck's Cor
ner In the Columbia and Camden
fight. Judge Mendel Smith has re-
signed to accept position as Judge
advocate in the army, and the aspir-
ants will likely be Mr.. Kirkland of
Camden, and Messrs. Graydon, w. r.
Aycock and w. II. Townsend of CO.
lumbia.
am not going to attempt to dis
cuss county affairs in this letter, as
our delegation has not had a meeting
yet since we have been over here, and
of course have not fully made up our
minds as to many matters concerning
the county. | want to say for myself,
and | know | also speak for Mr.. Du-
Rant and Mr.. Johnson and Mr~Mel-
lett, that representing county is no
child's play job, and we are going to
do the best we can for the county, as
we have the light before us. OF course
we do not expect to be able to please
everybody, but we will do what
seems to be for the best interests of
the people, at any rate.
There is strong, deep grounded
disposition among the members of the
house to get through in thirty DAYS
and go home. This disposition is
shown most, not in the talk that one
hears, but in the fact that the influx
of new measures introduced is not
nearly SO great as usual. The two
bills. providing revenue for the state
government and the county govern
! mentS, under ou' Goa: :,turiun, must
60 Innate with the co.n,.,ittcc on WAYS
am. Teaas in the house of representa-
;;ves 'he general assembly cannot
adjourn until these -w, measures have
been passed and sicnel by the COVER
nor, thus providing Tor the running of
the state and couE'v governments for
the ear. The wa" ana means com.
E'";te have already l.: :un to hold
meetings and get figures and cst-
mates, and these two bills will be in
troduced about next Wednesday or
Thursday. They will be put through
the house and sent to the Senate in
about week or not later than ten
days. 1t will then be up to the Sen
ate as to whether an early adjourn.
: ment will be had. Last year the Sen
ate put up the appropriations so high
after the house had appropriated
what it thought was necessary to run
the state government, that the house
declined to stand for these big appro-
priations, and there was a deadlock.
The house hda to either give in or
stay there fifteen days longer and get
up another bill, and thus the senate
won. The house is body fresh from
the masses of the people, and just
watch what | am now predicting: The
Senate is going to go wild on big ap-
preparations again, ana if there is an
other disagreement and deadlock,
causing long session, / predict that
the east wing statesmen will be to