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

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The hill to amend the law in relation
to highways and bridges was amended
so as only to abolish tie Office Of super
intendent OF highways. 1t passed its
third reading in such shape as to exempt
the counties Of Greenville, Chesterfield,
Sumter, Darlington, Orangeburg, Fair
field, Chester, York, Clarendon, Rich
land, Beaufort, Marion and LaurenS
from its provisions.
The bill to regulate criminal practice
IN the Courts OF General Sessions passed
its second reading afteG Z fight, by g
vote OF ,! to S. 1t reduces the number
Of percmptory challenges for defendants
in criminal cases, and abolsbes much of
the unnecessary verbiage of indictments.
The bill to drovide for the payment
by the State Of the expenses Of II prose-
cTs;cns IL criminal cases provoked much
discussion. \ motion TO Indefinitely
postpone The rnfavccable report Of the
committee was adopted by a vote OF 1G
to u, bat soon after proposition to
continue it TO the next session was car
ried by IL yeas to II nays.
The bill regulating the taxation Of
attorneys costs in certain cases, and
prescribing the method by which an
attorneys right to additional costs and
fees under control OF the Court may be
determined-went through without op-
position. with q provi2o that it shall not
apply to causes already commenced.
On motion OF Senator Smythe one
hundred copies OF the resolution il re-
gard to the Charleston Jcttics were
ordered to be printed and distributed in
accordance with the terms of the reso1u-
ton.
Senator'S Smythe, Murray and Mccall
were appointed the Senate conferees on
the earthquake reassessment bill.
On Senator NIurray's motion the Sen
ate refused to concur in the House rcso-
luton in regard to phosphate royalty.
Tie Senate agreed to the House
amendments to the bill providing Tor
the transportation Of convicts to the
State penitentiary by penitentia!y
guards.
Senator Sigh made a vain cnde;syor to
rescue from an unfavorablc report his
bill to give physicians a lien for profes.
sional services, and the bill was killed.
Senator Mc,Iaster's joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendment.
that the State superintendent Of educa-
ton shall be elected every four years by
the Legislature, was, after L brief de-
fence, continued until next session.
The bill fixing fees for tuition in the
South Carolina College was amended so
as to strike out the clause requiring
beneiciaries to teach two years in the
public schools, ana authorizing to sus-
pend benefciaries at the end o! any ses-
S;cH. and passed and sent to the House.
The bill to stay executions (thut is.
providing Stay Lew til next Novcm-
ber was killed
The bill to change the time for listing
taxable property was killed.
The bill to repeal the lien law was
passed to 4 third reading. The repeal to
take effect one year hence.
The bill 10 amend Section 20Si of the
General Statutes was passed to its third
reading. This bill is intended to punish
parties OF organizations Qike the knights
Of Labor from interfering with laboreGs.
The bill to abolish the Office OF Master
in Laurens county was killed.
The bill to redGce the number of trial
iustices in hershaw county was passed to
4 third reading.
The bill Diil to make the State. instead
Of the several counties, pay the costs OF
criminal prosecutions was passed.
y Joint resolution passed, to extend
tue time for payment CT taxes TO de 18th
January, lSS?,
Tie bill 20 proAii:it ZIG settlement OF
criminal cases ithou: the consent Of the
attorney general or solicitor, was killed
\ bill 20 make carnal knowledge Of =
woman child under the age OF sixteen
vears, either with or without her consent,
= capital offence, was killed, on motion
If Senator Woodward, by a vote OF 1t
to l..
< bill 10 give a lien to owners OF >taL
lions, SC, on the mares served and tLei,
ygoecny was postponed to the neyt ses
sion.
Senator Nunay's bill, relating TO The
objection Of delinquent taxes. was passet
! ov 4 vote oi u to Il.