The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-12-26
,,,+ soventoon aves and fifteen nays.

When the Senate met the next morn
ING aud the Senate Clemson College bill
came up for its faal reading, and the
House bill to the same effect being sub
srituted, Senator Murray moved to ad-
iourn the debate until ll.30 a. m. The
vote resulted:
Yess-Byrd, Buist, Dozier, Erwin,
E,well, Jzlar, Moore, Murray, Pattsr-
so.I, Sinkler, Smith, of Horny. Ferdler
Wood Sard-l3.
Nay-Donaldson, Edwards, Fergu-
son, Field, Hemphill, Mason, Mccall,
Metz, Noise, Munro, Pope, Ready,
and Wilson-13.
Senators Smythe, Soiourner and
Rhame, who would have voted IN athrm'
at We, were paired with Senators Smith,
of Spartanburg, Bell and Moody.
The Chair (Lieutenant Governor
Mauldin) voted "no,' so that the motion
was defeated.
Senator Butt offered an amendment
providing that the bequest pe not accept
ed by the State until the injunction
grated be dissolved. Senator Pope
moved to table. The vote and the pairs
were thesame. The tie was broken by the
! Chair, who voted mo" thus definitely
committing the Lieutenant Governor
to the support OF the bill. Then Senator
NJ Irray moved to continue the bill to
the next session.
Yeas-Byrd, Dozier, Erwin, Howell,
Izlar, Moore, Murray, Patterson, Sink
Ter, Smith, of Horny, Verdier and Wood
ward-12.
Navs-Donaldson, Edwards, Fergu-
son, Field, Mason, Mccall, Meetze,
Noise, Munro, Pope, Ready and Wilson
-l2.
Senators, Buist, Rhame, Smythe,
Soiourner, and McMaster, who would
have voted for the motion, were paired
with Senators Hemphill, Moody, Smith,
of Spartanburg and Bell, who would
have voted against it. Senators Nc
Master and Soiourner were both paired
with Senator Bell. Messrs. McMaster
and Sojourner were both present. The
| point is two votes in favor of the motion
to continue were swapped for one against
! it. II Mr.. Bells pair had been only one
Senator, the bill would have been con-
tinued until the next session. As it was
tie, the Chair voted s.no," and the
motion was defeated.
Senator Murray next moved to recon-
nit the bill. On this vote Senators
Rhame, Smytbe and Sojourner were
paired with Senators Alexander, Smlta
of Spartainburg and Bell. The vote
stood Il to IA. The Chair voted 'no, :"
and the motion was lost. Then, by the
same vote, the bill passed its second
reading, and the Senate bill to the same
effect was given its final reading and
sent to the House.
FLORENCE COUNTY.
When the Florence County bill was
taken up. the walls of the House were
decorated with Mp of the ut VI county,
the desks of dou tiul members loaded
! With pamphlets, statistics and appeals,
and tue floor crowded with lobbyists.
Tue fight was opened by Mr.. Nettles Of
Darling ton, who opposed the bill IN an
elaborate argument. He was followed
BY Mr.. r. G. Evans of Darlington, who
ravored the new county. Spec ches were
made by Mes>rs. Cannon of Darlington,
Moses OF Sumter, Grayd,a of Abbeville,
in opposition, and Messrs Prurifoy of
Edaeheld, J. G. Evans of Ajken, ard
O'Brien of Collector, In favor Of the bill.
Finally Mr.. Kelly, in behalf of the
Williamsburg delegation, made the an
nounce,nent that Williamsburg county
no louger opposed the bill, which was
subs,-o ,,en,ly passed by vote OF IS
to p.
The PRIMARY ELECTION BILL,
Which passed the Serete, was substituted
for Mr.. M,Crsdy's House bill. It went
! ,hrosga without opposition. The pen.
atty for wi!fui violation OF duties by
managers Ct primary elections Is hxed at
Sl0G ~ SIX months imprisonment. and
ror fraua end corruption at $500 or
twelve months. Tue managers aoc
,.o,ers are to be swa'n end made liable
70 indictment for p,sidr if sh=y sw ar
; g se.y.
TEE RAILROAD BILL.
The b,!l to amend an sct entitled can
ACT to amend IN act entitled en- set to
provide a general railroad Law for the
manage ment and regulation Of railroads
in the State, and for the appointment If
a railroad commissioner, and to provide
for his powers and duties," approved
F. b-uary 9, 1882. said act being incorpo-
rsted with aud known as CHAPTER Il,
General Ststutes, 1882, and therein en-
titled of ''Rs.lroad corporations, general
railroad law"
Mr.. haskell opened the debate by
moving to strike out the enact'ny words
he said he thought the bill would bribg
ioiury not only to the railroads, but:to
the people of the State. He reviewed
the history OF the railroad law, showing
how powers were given the commission
before, bu: on pe tition o. 10000 citizens
the law vas T. spesled; but in twelve
months the Richmond and Danville road
had losses Of $50, 900 on account of mis-
management by the commission. There
was no justice in putting millions of
property ito the hal DIS of men noto-
r;ously unfit. He would be willing to
vote to amend the law, but would not
vote for bill to give the whole manage
inert of the roads into the hands Of a
commission.
Mr.. Moses said he thought it time to
give the peoples chance. The railroads
nave been robbing and swindling the
people long enough, and it was time for
it to stop.
Mr.. Peurifoy made characteristic
argument in favor of the bill. The pec-
ple in his section had been swindled by
the railroads. and were tired of it. The