The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1885-12-09
Thursday, December 3.
SENATE.


SENATE.
The Senate to-day worked hard to
suppress its gradually rising Calendar,
and succeeded fully. a great many
measures of minor interest were dis
posed Of. On half a dozen bills there
was good deal of debate.
The tax exemption section in the
Mason Cotton Gin Company's charter
passed BY a vote of nineteen to thir-
teen despite Senator Bobo's opposition.
This looks like test vote on the cx-
cmption of manufactures from taxa
ton, but Senator Bobo is confident
that the Senate will later repeal the
law.
The proposition for constitutional
amendment allowing Judges to charge
juries questions effact was defeated,
to %.
The stcnographers' bill for the Third
and Fourth circuits was Gpcctedly
successful bya two-thirds majority.
The forfeited land bill was postpon-
ed until tomorrow.
New bills continue to pour in. Prop
ositions to amend the Constitution have
been very numerous.
The Senate concurred in the House
resolution to elect Judges in joint
assembly at o'clock tomorrow.
The House devoted five hours to day
to the disposition Of work on its Cal
Oar. No measures Of public interest
were considered.
The Phohibitionists evidently realize
their defeat and to day made q formal
surrender b. Withdrawing the bill to
provide for Il Prohibition election in
Aiken county.
The Judiciary committee the State
last night answered the Governors re-
commendations in regard to the num-
Der OF Circuit Judges, and agreed to
report bill increasing the number
from eight to ten. A subcommittee
was appointed TO draught a bill. In
some way the House resolution pro-
viding for an election Of Judges to-
morrow was cOncurred in by the
Senate before the sub-committe could
arrest action. The Senate had pre-
viouslv declined to enter into an cleo
ton until the Governors recommenda-
tions as to all increase ofJudges should
be considered by that body. The
election to-merrow will be for Chief
Justice and for Judges of the 1st, Cd,
4th, 7th and Ssh circuits, now presided
over by Judges Presley, Aldrich,
Hudson, WitherspooH, Wallace and
Cothran. No opposition is manifested
TO the incumbents in ang of the cir
cults except the I'd, where Judge
Aldricil will have an honorable COM
petitor in Gen.;Janes W. Moore, the
Senator from Hampton. Gen. Moore's
friends think that he will have large
vote, and arc hopeful. 1t is impossi-
bic, however, to say what is the rela-
tive strength Of the candidate, because
members are, as rule, very reticent,
and many have not made up their
minds.
The following hills received their
second reading: To prescribe the
width Of public highways (twenty
fecO to change the dates fixed for the
meeting of boards of equalization so
as to conform to the time of listing
property for taxation; amending the
General Statutes relating to railroad
corporations by adding a section; to
authorize defendants in actions to re-
cover land to set up claim for improve
mcnt; relating to the formation and
proceedings of the College Of Electors;
Joint resolution to amend the COnstitu-
ton relative to justices of the peace
and constables; to repeal Section 304
and amend Section 81 of the Code of
Procedure with respect to lien Of judg-
ments and executions and tue mode of
enforcing the same.
The concurrent resolution to adjourn
sine die December 10 was postponed
temporarilv-veas Is.
Unfavorable reports were made on
the bill to re-establish the usury law,
the bill to establish the Office OF county
solicitor, the bill to abolish the depart
ment of agriculture, aid the House
to utilize the labor Of Jail and munich
pal convicts, and they were placed on
the Calendar.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House devoted five hours to
work and managed in that time to get
rid of four pages of the thirteen-page
Calendar which now confronts it.
There were no debates Of startling
character and no measures of great
public interest passed.
Mr. Massey presented the present
ment Of the grand jury of Lancaster
county on the subject of the sale of
liquor in the town. The report asks
that either the sale of liquor by drug
giSts be stopped or that the Prohibition
law be repealed. A bill will be intro
duced shortly repeating the law, the
people of Lancaster having evidently
found that Prohibition does not pro-
hibit A petition was also presented
from the citizens of the town of Ches-
ter praying the repeal Of the Act pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor i'll that town.
The following were among the most
Important new bills introduced:
81r. Pope, bill to repeal the Act reg
ulating the hiring out of convictS.
Mr.. Richardson, bill to charter the
Cnadbourn and Conway Railroad in
Horny county.
Mr.. Donaldson, bill to provide for
an election in Greenville county on the
prohibition of the sale of spirituous
liquor.
Mr.. Thompson. bill to apporlion and
distribute the school tax between the
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