The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-12-26
NOTES of THE SESSION.
A GLANCE INTO SOUTH CAROLINA
LEGlSLAIIvE HALLS.

A GLANCE INFO SOUTH CAROL1SA
LEGlsLAIIvE HALLS.
Some Important and Many Unimportan
Measures Copstdered-a Great Deal "
Work with karher Little speech Max
ing.
Co1UNsA, S. c., December 22.-Tb'
Session of 1883 is about over. By tn
time this paper is read the members vii
ali have gone home-in time to el!o!
their Christmas dinner. Both houSs
adopted resi- Luton to adjourn size 6i'
on Monday next. Below Will be foun;
a synopsis Of the proceedings since th'
last report.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR PENSIONS
The Pope bill to establish home f.
disabled Confederate soldiers. (bearlns
al unfavorable report the bill to repea
the ots:e Pension Act of last year (wlti
favorable report and the military com
mittee's substitute b,ll to approprias.
annually $4,000 to pensions for th'
most needy and deserving applicant
came up together for consideration IL
the Senate.
= There was a long AID earnest debate
Senator Murray moved to table tue
soldiers home bill with view to taking
It up the committees bill.
Yess-Alexander, Byrd, Buist, Don
a'dsca, Edwards, Erwin, Field, Hemp
hill, Howell, Izlar, Mason, McMsster
Mccall, Noise, Moody, Moore, Munro
Murray, Ready, Sinkler, Smith, O
Horny, Smith, of Spartanburg, Ferdler
Wilson and Woodward-25.
Nsys-Dozier, Ferguson, Patterson
Pope and Soiourner-5.
So the monon prevailed.
The committees bill then came up
Senator Pope's motion 20 table it VIZ:
lest.
Senate Pope then moved to strike on
the provisions for county boards OF vet
Grams to pass upon claims.
Agreed to on division by 16 to Z.
The bill then passed w,thouta division
Senator Murray next moved to con
tinue the soldiers home bill until ths
next session so IS to let it be on hsne
when the public had observed the work
ing of the committees bill. Lost IA K
Is.
The bill was then indefinitely post
poned and the fight was over.
TIE CRIMINAL COSTS.
The next special order was the substi
tute bill to provide for the payment b.
the State of the expenses Of all crlinlns
prosecutors. After debate Senator Nun
70 moved to continue it to the mex
session. Lost, yeas 2, nays 20.
An amendment offered by Senate
Pope was adopted making it go int
effect November l, 1890. Senator Murra.
moved to Indefinitely postpone it. Lost
1oto Is. The Dill then passed.
CUTTING DOWN SALARIES.
The last special order was Senate
Fields blu to cut down the salaries O
State off, ers and clerks. Contrary t<
expectations, there was no debate o,
this bll. On Senator Howell's motor
it wss immediately killed oy the follow
Yeas-Senators Byrd, Buist, Dozier
Erwin, Hemphil, Howell, lzlar, McM.s
ter, Mccall, Noise, Moore, Munro
Murray, Pope, Spkiec, Smith, Of Horny
Verd,sr sud WoooSard.-1S.
Nays-Seuat,rs Alexander, EGwsrds
Fergpsob, Field, NJ. TIE, Moore, PaStsr
son, Ready Ind Wlison-9.
At lste hour Senators donaldson
ana Mason rose TO a question Of priv
lege and announced that If they has
bseu present ~ tie tine Of vote, the,
would have vut,d tor the bill.
LIQUOR BILLS.
Two bills reIsting to the sale Of iqno
ir the town of Cues er wer= cons,dere,
by the Senst-, esch having been pre-
pared by repr. ses t.tlfss OF tas t"'
fsctsors into ~h:ch the eopis c4 Chesie
appear 70 Dc d.ylo.o ON the liq ,or qua S
llun.
The Grst OF the calendar vas one K
enforce the preseat proaloltory las !.
Chester by prohli lung drugg: IS &c. Er"n
8, ,,intg Eo.ur, even under prescription
to any one whats eve, AID eVen tron
gvipg 1t away. Heavy peralties We1'
provided for Violation o. the bill.
The second Was one t. repeal TIE
present prohlbitory Law OF 1852, and pro
Eds ,for. Icc.1l optlcau .elecnons and tns
granting of hcelses, IN case they ar'
authueszeds astthe high figure Ct SOU
EACH {
The Senator from Darlington moved
to substitute the prohibit 'ry bill for The
Incense bill. This notlon wss tabled b,
q vote Of 81 to II, and the high lcens'
bill passed without debate, the piohloi
ton oil being killed.
TIE STATE TAX.
The bill TO levy taxes for the psymen
of the gene rsl lenses OF the State aut
county governments excited much ols
cusslon.
MIR. Haskell first made statement il
behalf O, the committee of the financial
aspect of the s,tuaulon. The Legislature
he SAID, would have to provide for abou
S9lU, ,0O0 to meet this. The commltte,
calculated upon SITE, 900 phosphate roy
atty, which left S736, 900 to be provided
by taxation. Their calcuistion WAS Daset
upon All assessed Value OF SlA5, OOo, 600
aud they esrmsted that mill WouiC
yield about Sl37, 900, making allowance
Ior delinquent taxes sc. thus tax O.
81 mills would yield about S62O, 900. ADD
Sl75,0U0 Of phosphate royalty and tn
fund would reach 1894, 900, about Sl6,
600 short Of the needs OF the State