The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-21


lowing that officer to farm OUT or
authorize any one not in his office to
issue such permits, and for him to-
be the judge as to whether or not
such permits should be issued.
Liberality the Keynote.
The temper of the legislature was
altogether liberal this year. This is
perhaps largely due to the fact that
South Carolina has enjoyed year of
unbounded prosperity, and the farm
ing interests and all other interests
have prospered. The railroads, the in
surance companies, the banks, the
cotton mills, telegraph companies,
telephone companies, water works
companies, were all left alone. The
only bill affecting or relating to rail-
road interests was one with refer
erice to simple little wire screens,
and even that fell by the wayside.
There was absolutely no mention of
a 2-cent rate, or anything else that
might be of doubtful expediency, as
far as the Elhpfole State was concern
ed.
Governor Manning seriously stress
ed the Importance of legislation that
might be used in emergency to sus-
pend the labor laws, because labor is
getting to be the vexed question in
South Carolina at this time, but the
labor unions raised such a rumpus
abut the matter that no bill along
this line was even introduced, and the
matter died before it could be seri-
ously considered by the general as
sembly. Governor Manning made
many suggestions, the most import
ant of which was the suggestion with
reference to the labor laws and an
adequate bond issue to relieve the fl
nancial strain of the State. The
most important of his desires took
form in the esta blishment of the in
stitution for feebleminded and in the
two bills with reference to the hand
ling of the vice situation. The 9TH
ers, generally, went by the board and
were defeated.
Woman suffrage was not mention
ed. This probably was due to the
pendency of the federal legislation.
Senator christensen tried to have
constitutional amendment submitted
to the people looking to women hold
ing positions on school and other
boards. This was defeated. There
are three young women now taking
law at the University of South Caro-
lima, under the same rules and regu-
lations and by the same examination
as applies to men.
For the first time in the history of
the State, flexible levy. has been
provided. In other words, the ways
and means and finance committees,
through Chairman Christensen, an
nounced that the plan was to have a
maximum levy of g IL mills this
year which could be reduced in the
event that taxable property should
show substantial increase.
This year South Carolina will
spend s3,435,75S.8S for the conduct
of all of its institutions, for the main
tenance of it's schools, in addition to
other forms of taxation, for the pay
ment of the interest on it's bonds, for
the operation of it's courts and for all
of the legitimate expenses of the State
government. South Carolina is grow,
ing, and growing very rapidly, and
while apparently the increase in the
appropriation bill over last year is
about $4,000, this is not in proper
ton to the growth of the State. The
extraordinary expenditures in the ap-
preparation bill were the provisions
for the home for wayward girls,
which will ultimately cost $4,000
one-half of which is to be paid this
year. 100000 for the establishment
of a home for the feebleminded-one
half of which is to be paid this year.
The fund for the maintenance Of the
council of defense, $4,000, and the
beginning of the construction of a
100000 dormitory at Winthrop, to
be paid for in three installments.
A most interesting little side-line
attraction, so to speak, was the con-
tention over the bill not to allow the
killing of heifer calves under eight
cen months of age. The one side con-
tended that milk was essential and
that by killing off the calves, the
mich COWS that were essential to the
production of the milk were being
cut off and that milk-bearing COWS
were now getting to be very expen-