The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-12-19
NOTES OF THE SESSION.
A GLANCE INTO SOUTH CAROLINA's
LEGISLATIVE BALLS.

| A GLANCE INTO SOUTH CAROLINA'S
LEGISLATIVE RAILS.
Some Important and Many Unimportant
| Measures Considered-A Great Deal of
Work with Rather Little Speech Max
| Ing.
COLUMBIA, S. c., December l5.-The
third week of the Session of 1888 has
been busy one. The lawmakers have
settled down to hard work, and they
have put in good deal of it. Below is
given synopsis OF the proceedings.
THE CRIMINAL COST BILL,
HALF of days session OF tie Senate
was consumed in debating and voting
on the bill to provide for the payment
by the State of the expenses OF all crlml-
nal prosecutions. Several amendments
DESIGNED to render it fairer and more
sfected we're adopted. Then the real
fight began.
Senator Murray offered an amendment
to the bill, providing that from and after
the passage of the Act the salaries OF ell
trial justices in the county Of Charleston
be, for such as are in incorporated cities
and towns, 5000 per annum, and for
those outside of such towns SlO0 per
Der annum, in lieu OF all fees.
Senator Smiths motion to indefinitely
postpone the amendment was adopted
by vote of 20 to 10.
Senator Wilson, of York made bold
attack by moving to indefinitely post
pone the bill itself. He showed by the
records that some of the smaller and
poorer counties incurred greater Court
expenses than some of the larger ones.
The bill was therefore not just one. 1t
would also necessitate delay Of about a
year in the payment of the money the
officials depended on for living. 1t
would unsettIe legislation and require
twenty Acts to be placed on the statute
BOOKS to carry it into effect.
Senator Smith, of Horny, the author
of the bill said that 10 one had denied
that the proposition that the expenses OF
State prosecutions constituted properly
debt against the State. Equity and
Justice were with the bill.
Senator Dozier of Georgoto thought
the principle of the bill good, although
he did not see his way to approve all OF
its details. It wSs now time to harmonic
the laws so that We should have law for
the State of South Carolina instead OF
Separate laws for thirty-four govern
ments. Why call on his poor and small
county for three times as much to en-
1orce the S ate criminal laws as We exact
ed from other larger counties vita Larger
means? If subse quent legislation was re-
uulred to make the law effective, let US
manfully engage in it.
After further discussion Senator Pat
terson, of Chester, moved to table
Senator Wilson's motion. There was a
tie-vote Is to Is. President Mauld'n
voted s.no," so that the motion was lost.
After further debate by Senators Muir
ry and Smith Senator Wilson's motion
was lost-I4 to l6.
Then the Senator fcom York moved
reconmit the bill. Ssna:o. Smith, OF
Horny, moved to table. Loss-l4 to l6.
A vote Wss then taken 'oG motion to
recomrait, and 1t preTa!led-lo to IA.
4 COUNTY ROAD BILL.
The bill to provide more efficient
system of working the public roads III
Laurens County has passed the House,
with amendments making 1t apply also
to Lexington, Edgeield, New berry, aud
Marlboro counties, an.t SeEator Murray
gave notice of an amendment Oh the third
| reading including Anderson CoInty IN
It's provision. IL IS a bill modelled on
1hat passed coupls OF years ago WITH
reference to Anderson Cuu4ty, aid
which, although exciting mucl oppo-
sitiou ut tirst, has resGl.ea IL sr-s5 I'M
provement of the roads OF tnat county.
rhe peldlng bill is az improvement On
the Anderson one, inasmuca US 1t 10
creases the Communication tax from 50 TO
$6, and contains provisions compelling
tne county commissioners to eItcrce IL.
1t will not be very long before all tn
counties adopt this stringent law IL
place OF the present faulty and inefficient
one.
IMPORTANT REPORTS.
Among the reports were the following:
Favorable on Senator H0odwards Bill
to restore the power of the railroad COM
missloners to Tx the rates Of flegnt ard
traffic in the State.
Untavorable on the bill to repeal the
agricultural lien law.
Favorable Oh Senator Murray's bill to
restrict the ''gobbhng" or consolidation
OF railroads without Legislative author
ity.
COTTON SEED MEAL.
There are several bills on the Calendar
looking to the classification OF cotton
seed meal with other fertilizers that are
liable to analysis, and 70 the payment
OF the privilege tax, one OF winch came
up to-day. The farmers seemed divided
on the subject, ard there was brief but
spirited discussion. 1t turned out,
however, that the bill in question was
directed at the wrong section OF
the Act, in that it provided for tax and
not ior an analysis, ana the debate was
finally adjourned.
MARRIED woa1Es's CONTRACTS.
The House has passed to its second
reading bill to revise Section 2,O3' OF
the Revised statutes relating to the power
OF married women to make contracts.
Inere was a short discussion, during
which llr. Mower, OF Newberry, the
author of bill, Mr.. Brawley and others
took part. It was explained that the
bill is intended to settle the law on that
much vexed question by repeating the
Act of 1887. The amended bill Is as
foJlorc.