The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-12-19


which $4,000 is in real estate and the
balance personal property.
acres ........ $4,000 90
not to be sold. ........... 29l 25
Personal property to be sold. 663 30
CBladensbure1. .....:.... 10000 90
Silver plate and table silver. -. l,SO0 OO
SO oil paintings; no meals OF
valuing.
9 family poTraiSs; no means OF
Taluing.
Books ard maps in house and
hbrary;nc means Of Valulng.
Stocks and bonds, s49, $40. :. 1928 90
Bords secured by mortgage of
real estate. e................. Z4,ool oo
Notes foung among Mr.. Glenn
sons papers. s............... LIS 90
Grand total slO6,l III 81
MONEY FOR TIE CITADEL.
The Senate struck the bill appropria-
ting the funds from the United States
Government for damages to the citadel
to repairs and improvement Of the clta-
del academy in its progress through the
calendar. A shower OF amendments fol-
lowed. The committee had recommend
ed that $4,000 of the S77,25O received
be covered into the State Treasury and
that amendment was adopted. On &C.
couut OF numerous changes In the meas
ure Senator Donaldson sought to have
it made special order for Friday and
failing in that, moved to recommlt the
bill, which motion was lost. Several
other motions to postpone consideration
were lost and Senator Smythe, who had
charge OF the measure, charged that the
intent was to endanger the bill by delay,
which charge was denied by Senator
Donaldson and those who voted with
hun, Senator Edwards announcing IN
cidentally that he was in favor OF the
bill as he was in favor Of any measure to
promote the true interests Of eductlon IN
the State. The bill finally passed Sec
ond read as amended, notice being given
OF amendment on third reading as
amended, notice being given of amend
ment, on third reading.
STATE PENSIONS.
Mr.. Williams, of Hampton, has
introduced his pension bill, Of which
mention has been male in this correspon-
dence heretofore. The pension is fixed at
$50 per annum, payable in two equal
iEstallmsnts, viz: on January and July
l. The persons entitled to pensions are
soldiers and sailors now citizens of the
State who were IN the service of the
State, or the Confederate States, in the
late Wa-.
Il order to obtain the pension the
soldier or sailor must show that he wss
bona fde soldier or sailor and that he
lost, while in such service, leg or an
arm or received other wound causing q
permanent disability and and incapaci-
tatlng him from earning a livelihood; ;
that neither himself nor his wife are in
receipt of any income exceeding $3.50
per annum. Applications for pensions
must be made in writing, sworn to and
endorsed by two or more credible wit
nesses. Widows are entitled to the pen
sions while they remain unmarried.
AL applications are to be submitted IN
each county to board composed of two
responsible citizens and a physician, the
hosrd to be appointed by the State board
of pensions. The conuty boards are to
report to the State board. The rest OF
the Act is devoted to throwing safe
guards around the granting of pensions.
Discounting or shaving certificates is
made o misdemeenor and al attempt to
secure fraudulent certificate is also
maize punishable. Fifty thousand dollars
i, appropriated for the payment OF pen
SONS.
REFORM IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
The Judiciary committee introduced q
bill of their owo, ia lieu of the others,
which had been submitted to them pro-
vlding for reforms in primary elections.
The following is summary CT its pro-
Visions:
Section 1. All primary elections shall
be presided over and conducted by the
rules Of the party having them, and by
managers Hho shall take oath to conduct
them fairly, impartially and honestly.
Should any manager fail to appear at
tie polls, thu remaining managers shall
select another in his stead, and he shall
take the requisite oath before notary
public, or if net, before the other mans-
gers. who are empowered to admins
ter it.
Section 2. Before the polls are opened
or any ballots received, the ballot-bo1 is
to be opened in public and exhibited
publicly, then closed and locked and
not opened again until the close of the
election. Poll lists are to be kept and
each voter is to be sworn as TO certain
requisites for his voting. The managers
must certify the result OF the election
and transmit such certificates with the
full poll lists, all ballots and boxes and
papers pertaining thereto to the proper
executive committee of the party.
Section 3 deals with immaterial de-
tails.
Section provides that any manager
guilty OF violating any provision OF this
law or any duties devolving on him be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
punished by fine or imprisonment, or
both. Any manager or any voter guilty
OF fraud or corruption in regard to the
election is subjected to similar punish
ment.
THE LICENSE QUESTION.
Mr.. Bradley, for the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported yesterday substitute
tor General McCrady's anti-license bill.
The substitute permits municipal cor
porations to impose licenses, but forbids
FOR non-paynaent of such