The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-12-15
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
BOTH ,Gu>I1S G:ET DOWN go -:<rt:ii,
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Several Measures. OF Public h:":@s! Goa
>i,icred---S, nopsi> cf the Proceedings.
The third week of the session o. th(
Legislature was full OF important work
Below viii be found synopsis of tAs
proceedings.
The following new bills We're intro
duced: Bill amending the charter Of The
town of Chester; relating to The pay
ment of witnesses III criminal eases IL
Lancaster county; allowing Probate
Judges to perform the duties Of the
supervisor OF registration.
Bill to charter the Bank @; Greenwood,
amending the priority lien ls:": JOINT
resolution to amend the Constitution by
striking out Section 32 OF Artlclc >, n
reference to homestead; 10 rcsuiate the
sale OF seed cotton and unpackeli lint
cotton in Abbeville county: bill 10 require
assignees to give bonds; to enable the
Superintendent and directors OF the peni-
tsnt;arv 10 make contracts for work IN
this State.
On motion OF Senator Murray q con-
current resolution was adopted and sent
to the House fixing the time for ciecting
a Judge to the Third Circuit at one
O'Clock on the 9th inst. The election
was duly ;.eld, and the Hon. I. B.
Fraser, Incumbent, was reelected with
out opposition.
The Senate agreed to the House con-
current resolution as to the printing Of
the reports of the State Boar: Of Health.
SECOND READING.
Bill to repeal the Act regulating the
admission OF foreign snety companies;
bill providing for the repair OF the Beau.
fort Arsenal; House concurent resolu-
ton requesting Senators and Represen-
tatives to support the bill providing for
agricultural experiment stations.
When the House bill came UP author
izing the foremea Of grand ilries to ad-
minister oaths to witnesses, Senator
BUST moved to strike out the enactinS
clause. He made a vigorous speech
against the propo ton as q dangerous
innovation.
Senator Woodward said that the law
was necessity not a luxury. 1t came
high and there was complaint about it.
1t ought to be simpifed, but he was
afraid the legal gentlemen didn' want It
to be simplifed. He knew that if he
were lawyer he would object Q making
law matters easy OF understanding. He
believed that Simplifcation could go
farther. All this tonfoolery N The long
indictments about discharging one leaden
bullet aforesaid, laughter, oc2lt to De
done away with. He vas curious 70
know how much the reading OF this
rigmarole had cost the State IN iler his
tory.
Senator Patterson thought taere was
good reason for the present practice ard
that it should not be changed.
On Senator Buist's motion the vote
stood: Yeas-Bieuann, Buist, iEemphill,
Howell, Kennedy, Mc2iaster, Noise,
Monroe, Patterson, Reynolds, Williams
and Youmans-l2. Nays-Aiexander,
Austin, BYRD, Erwin, Field, Izlar,
MOODY, Moore, Murray, Sigh, Smith,
Smythe, Ningard, Woodward and
Wofford-i5.
The bill then passed without a di-
vision.
The House bill reducing tie salary of
the Lieutenant Governor brought Sena-
tor McAIaster to his feet. He moved to
strike cut the enacting words, but did
not speak.
Senator Woodward was III doubt and
,,-o,,ta5 information,
Senator Patterson could see no reason
made by the Lieutenant Governor for
the extra salary of 81, 900, which it was
proposed to cut off. If there was to be
reform anywhere it ought to begin here.
Senator Field thought the salaries
paid some OF our State officers amounted
to practical idolatry. The State was on
the verge OF famine and this useless ex-
penditure ought to be cut OF.
Senator Sigh agreed with these views.
Senator McMaSter said that he had
made his motion on &he general PROPOSE
ton that salaries ought not to be re,
duced. Salaries in this State were small
enough already. The salary Of the office
should be commensurate with its dlgnl'
ty. Poor pay meant poor preach. i
the salaries were cut down, it would
bring into Office a class of impecunlous
one-horse men, or leave the offices to the
rich.
Senator Woodward did not object to s
reduction Of salaries, but he did no'
want this clean sweep. He WAS willing
to reduce the salary to $500, but not tc
cut it off. He proposed TO sit down or
those who had come here proposing tt
make the State rich by cutting off a bit
tie slice of salary here and little slice:
there. He would not give aid or com
fort to these pretensions.
Senator Howell avowed himself al
economist and supported the bill.
Senator Buist rallied Senator Wood
ward on his position in this matter a
contrasted WITH his vote against paying
Mr.. Miles for his services in the bont
scrip cases.
Senator Woodward retorted by sayin:
that he had taken his position under tn
mistaken impression that this salary wa
one of Senator Buist's glorious institu
tions of the past, which should be pre-
served inviolate. Understanding 10Y
that it was post bellum law he with
drew his opposition.
Senator Moore showed that the Con
stitution required the Lieutenant Coy
ernor to act as Governor in case OF IL
latter's disability. The salary was ev
dentiy designed TO fit such az emcrgeE
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