The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-04
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CAROLINA'S LAWMAKERS
MEET IN ANNUAL SESSION.

SOU CAROLINA'S LAW -lAhIItts
MEET IN ANNUAL SESSION.
Both Doases Goto Work, Without Delay
On i4mss Years CalenicEs---New Mca.
surcs Introduced, &c.---Tac Days Pro.
cecdinSs IN Detail.
Columbia Register Nov.27.
4: Il O'clock Yesterday whca Colonel
Sloau, :iie veteran Clerk Of the House,
raped to order and proceeded to sail
the roll, there was 70: quite as large a
number OF visitors present as IS usual a.
the opening os the session, and only q
few ladies' occupied seatsin the galleries.
At the members desks there wcrea num-
Der Of vacant seats, but still considerably
more than quorum were preser: to al
swer 20 their names.
The days proceedings were opened
with feyvid ard eloquent prayer by the
Rev. DR. Ellison Capers.
Speaker Simons, in short speech Of
congratulasion to the members upon re.
assembling for the discharge OF their
duties, commended them to the tranSac-
ton CT the business before them, and
then with accustomed dispatch proceeded
10 take up the regular order Of business.
He announced that during the recess
tgo of the members, viz: Mr.. 4. n.
of Chesterfield and M-. r. E.
Hill OF AbbeVille, had rendered their re
signasion and writs of election had
been Issued by him 10 ill these vacan-
cies; their successors, MIR. ". S. Jackson
of Chesterfield and Mr E. B. Gary of
Abbeville, were later % in the proceed
incs announced as presen. By their
colleagues and appeared before the bar
of the House to take the usual oath OF
Office.
The Speaker also announce that be had
appointed Master Robert MoormaD, as
House page to fill out the unexpired
term OF bis brother, Wardlaw Moor
man, who had gone to the Citadel
Academy.
On motion of Mr. Brawley, the usual
message was sent 10 the Senate Informing
that oody that the House was lu session,
and on motion of Mr.. Hutson, SINH
lar message was sent to the Governor,
who replied that the he would deliver
his message to the General Assembly to-
day.
The call by Counties was dispensed
with and number of bills and lesolu-
tons were then introduced, the greater
number being merely OF local interest.
Among tee more important are the fol-
lowing:
By Mr.. McCrady-Joips resolution
proposing an Increase OF the public debt
of South Carolina for the purpose OF
founding, establishing and maintaining
an agricultural mechanical and industrial
school or college.
Joint resolution to amend Art. " Of
the Constitution, BY repeating section 10,
which provides board OF county com
nissioners.
By Dir. Raysos-Bill to charter the
Hampton and Branchville railroad.
By Mr. Chiids-Bill to regulate the sale
Of Intoxicating liquors.
By Mr.. Guess Bill to authorize towns
tc substitute hard labor on the streets
for fine and i'm prisonment in case of mis-
demeanor; bill to give trial justices juris-
diction ia cases of carrying concealed
weapons, and bill to amend the law in
relation to the provisions Of certain stat
utory liens.
The last named bill was. By the re-
quest of the author, Dir. Guess, referred
to the committee on agriculture.
a slight breeze of debate was raised
over motion authorizing the Secretary
Of State to expend thousand dollars, if
so much should be found necessary, to
purchase new chairs for the use of the
legislative hall and the committee roons,
Nj. Graydon, who introduced the reso-
luton, explained its necessity, saowi ng
that the sum appropriated at the close
of the last session for the purchase OF
desks and chairs had been expended By
the purchase Of the desks.
Messrs. McKissick of Union, Bean oi
Edgefeld, Kinsler, Davis and Pur:foy
opposed the bill, while Mr.. Fickeu Of
Charleston joined with Mr. Graydou in
urging its passage.
The resolution was tabled by q vote of
so to 3S.
The calendar was then taken Up aud
some twen:y-three or twenty-four bills
called. Most of them were passed over
or the debate adjourned to future day.
Mr.. Edens's bill with "a unfavorabe
report to pro7ide for the regulation OF
marriages iu this State, was passed over,
TO be considered in conjunction with
several other bills OF similar tenor.
The bill to protect the interests Of
underwriters in cargoes Of vessels load
Ing at the ports 10 this State for foreign
ports, was indefinitely postponed; as
was also the joint resolution authorizing
and requiring the respective county
treasurevs in this State to repay to tax
payers all taxes or assessments for town
ship bonds or Subscriptions which have
been paid under protest.
The following bills passed to third
reading:
Bill to protect the interests Of under
writers in csrgoes OF vessels loading at
the ports IL this State for foreign ports:
Bill TO charter ierry in tairlci0 anc
Lancaster counties al point formerly
known as "Peay's Ferry"
Bill to provide for the survey OF a
portion OF the boundary line between
the counties Of Charleston and De7ke-
ley.
The b:l: to prohibit the imposition 5y
mnc!clpa corporations Of licenses as q
,ax upon business, with substitute by
committee. to-wit: Bill to provide that
no n.nicips.. corporation shall have the
rigns to impose the oenalty Of imprison-
meat FOR he non payuen: Of any tax or
business Or for the exercise or carrying
ua II aoy business without license from
suca municipal authority--wss also
taken up and tie substitute accepted fol
the original bill. An effort was made 20