The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-12-22
TEE ccI.TMBIA CANAL.

TIE ccI-TMBIA CANAL.
There was quite fight ovec tie Co.
iumbia Canal bill, which was tie special
order for the 18th inst. Without objec-
ton Senator NcMaster secured the
adoption Of amendments allowing the
whole appropriation OF l2,G30 to be
drawn from the State treasury and re-
funded out Of the surplus earnings Of tie
penitentiary.
Senator Sigh offered an amendment
providing that the penitentiary aUthori-
ties build check dam az the present
head of the Canal to preserve tAe work
from injury By freshets; that the CITY OF
Columbia have the option until May /,
1887, Of accepting the States interest in
the Canal; that the State grant to the
city one hundred convicts for tie period
of tlree years, the city to pay for the
food, clothes, guards. &C., required by
them, provided the city give bond to
supply the penitentiary with 59Q-horSe
power on the completion OF the Canal,
and further assume the States liability
for furnishing Col, S. 4. Pearce the
a0-horSe power due him by contract
upon the completion OF tie Canal.
Senator Byrd moved to table this
amendment. The vote resulted:
Yeas-Senators Bell, Byrd, Erwin,
Field, Howell, Izlar, Mccall, McMaster,
Noise, Moore, Murray, Patterson, Rey-
nolds, Smith, Smythe,, Williams, WIZ
gard, Woodward and Youmans-l9.
Nay-Senators Austin, Biemann,
Black, Crews, Edwards, Hemphill, hen-
nedy, Moody, Munro, Sllgh, Talhert and
Wotsord-l2.
Senator Sigh next offered an amend
ment providing for theconnection Of the
old and new canals at Il cost Of $1,000,
with view simply to furnishing water
power to the penitentialy.
Senator Byrd moved to table. Adopted
by vote Of is to -. The only change
from the preceding vote was that Sena-
tor Erwin voted mo.
Senator Sigh next moved to strike out
the appropriation OF $4,000 and insert
one Of 5000.
Senator Howell moved to table. Car
rle;t WltnUHI = QlVlStOu.
After further debate Senator Ts!hect
moved to strike out the euacting clause
of the bill. Senator Murray moved to
talle.
Ieas-Senators Bell, Byrd, Field,
Howell, Izlar, Mccall, McNaster, Noise,
Moore, Murrag Patterson, Reynolds,
Smith, Smythe, Williams, Wingard:
Woodward and Ioumans-lS.
Nays-Senators Austin, Eielnann,
Black, Crews, Edwards, Irwin, Hemp
hill, kennedy, Mooly, Munro, RhaiGe:
Sigh, Talbert and Woford-ii.
Senator Taldelt then moved 10 dis
charge the bill and make it the specia
order for tomorrow. Senator Smythe
moved to table Carried by a vote o
% to 9.
The bill then passed withoti5a division
It appropriates from tie surplus earn
ings Of tt" paniten:iary SD O4G Tor tnl
prosecution Of tie work. The important
prov;so is added that the penitentiaty
directors are authorized 10 draw this sun
from the State treasury, to be returned
when the penitenti&gy earns the allo&nt
On the question OF the final passage Q:
the bill Senator Talbert demanded tIt
yeas and nays, his previous motion tc
.ecomnait having failed by a vote OF . tc
Is. The vote resulted:
Ieas-Senators Bell, BUist. Byrd
Field, Howell, MvM&ster, Noise, Aiur
ray, Patterson, Reynolds, Rhcmc, Sink
ler, Smith, Snythe, Williams, Ningare
and Youmans-II.
Nays-Senators Alexander, lastin
Biemann, Crews, Edwards. Aenncdy
Moody, Sigh, Tulbert and y Wotfori- 70