The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-01-14
REAL LEGISLATIVE
fights SCHEDULED
Little Work Done by House After
Organization
GOOD ROADS CONFERENCES
Suffrage Amendment Gives Promise
of Causing Considerable
Discussion
GOOD ROADS CONFERENCES


the House Of Representatives today
after it convened in the 1920 annual
session at noon. Little other work
was done.
The members appear to be finding
their bearings and are lining up on
the real legislative fights which will
commence in the next few days. The
members are Investigating the var
ious improved highway methods be-
ing advanced on all sides, and it seems
certain that some sort of comprom-
ise will be effected so that South Caro-
lima will have good roads. Some of the
members who left Columbia last year
as unswerved opponents of q good
roads system which will cost money
are back here determined that some
sort Of highway legislation will be en-
acted. Already several small confer
enccs have been held on the matter
A number of good ros,d bills are in
prospect for the House and Senate
hoppers.
Sufragist "Lobby" on Hand.
The suffragist "lobby' showed up in
force today, and already it is gen
eral thing to see some devoted woman
advocate buttonholing the members Of
the General Assembly and telling
them Of the benclicienc governmental
results to be obtained from allowing
the fair sex the ballot. No decided
:-Itiment has shown itself on either
@ of the question as yet, but there
strong partisans Tor and against
the Susan B. Anthony amendment to
the national Constitution, and like
wise there are many who do not know
question today among legislators is:
rs the Suffrage amendment going to
carrT?" ~ iIbt is very convenient, some
times, to vote, with the prevailing side
resolution was adopted by the
House and concurred in by the SEN
ate asking the Governor to person
ally read his annual message to the
joint assembly at noon tomorrow. Sub
sequently a request was read from
Governor Cooper requesting this idcn-
tical thing.
James r. Bcllamy, prominent
truck-grower and business man of
Beaufort County took oath today as
representative from his county Mr..
Bcllamy could not report az the last
session of the General Assembly be-
cause his large truck-growing inter
estS would have n,cn ieopardiZed be-
cause Of lack of labor and expcrt
supervision. 1t was necessary for him
to stay in Beaufort as nurse to his
interests or otherwise suffer irrcpar-
able financial loss.
George w. Seignious, of Charleston
and George w. Failcy, ofg Fort Motto
were two new members who were
sworn in today. The former succeeds
Joseph Il. Wise, of Charleston, re-
signed, as member of the House from
Charleston County, anG the latter j :.
G. Redmon, of st. Matthews resigned
as a member Of the House from Cal
houn county.
TT Attend Reception
The House accepted an invitation
of the student body of the University
of South Carolina to attend a reccp-
ton for the member of the Legislature
and attaches and State officers at that
institution Wednesday, January II
from $3.50 to 7:30 O'Clock in the after
noon.
The bill regulating surety funds in
probate courts, which received an un-
favorable report from the judiciary
committee last year, was rejected to-
day and stricken from the House cal
endar.
The measure which repcals the low
excmpting certain building and loan
associations from taxation, so that all
institutions of this sort will have to
pay for the upkeep Of the government
was passed from second to third read
ing in the House.
At the request Of their authors bills
regulating the salary of the court
stc.Iographer for the Fifth Judicial
Circuit and providing for commits
sion for improving and cnlarging
Barnwcll County Court House we're
Withdrawn from the files of the House.
No other measures on the House
calendar were considered
The surprise was that neither the
House nor the Senate had any new
bills introduced. Generally members
come to Columbia primed for the in
PRODUCTION Of some pet scheme Of gov
ernment and these are presented at
the initial session but not so this year.
Announces Appointments.
The Sneaker announced the follow
ing appointments, all Of which served
in like positions last year, except Ash
ley Monteith Wayne, Of Columbia. a
page to Mr.. Cothran.
Assistant to clerk (on recommcnda-
ton of clerk), w. II. McCaw, Colum-
bia.
Journal clerk, w. d. Barnett, Colum
bia.
General desk clerk, John A. Kamin-
er, Columbia,