The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-04

and Intelligent brow crowned with
luxuciaat head CT ha;- and adorned wit
a flowing beard OF snowy whiteuess
i'm mpressing ooe rs the conccmi.Gnts 0
2 Ca-oliaa gentiema:. CT the OLD school
o. motiln thc clerk was instructed t.
bear the usual message 20 the House. IL
forming that Dndy thu, the Senate ha<
organized. and { committee consisting 0
Senators Sclythe, Pope ard Noise were
sen. .ri,;, the same message +, the Gov
eGno:.
Af;c- an absence Of q lew a,omen;s tit
committee reported that tie Governor
would communicate lis annual message
to the Senate at 80 on Wednesday.
4 resolution by Nr. Murray was
adopted authorizing the President &c
appoint an assistant clerk during the
temporary disability c; Clerk Gailard,
VINO shall receive he sawe per diem as
the committee clerks during the time be
may serve Mr. T. Z. Horton was ap-
pointed by President Maaldin.
Senator Buisl Introduced the following 3
bills:
Bill to amend Article OF the Consti-
sutton By repeating Section %, which
provides for boards OF county commits
sionecs
Bill to amend Section $50 of the Code
of Procedure relating 20 proceedings IN
the Supreme Court.
Senator McMaster introduced bill to
regulate trials o; jury, the main purpose
OF which is 20 make the agceameat OF teu
Jurors sufficient 10 fGd verdict.
The calendar brought over from last
session about tweats FIVE bills, which, on
motion of Senator Murray, with the ex-
ception Of three bills, were referred TO
the committees from which they came.
The three exceptions were tie following
from the House:
Bill to amend Section 5!2 Of the
General Statutes, providing for triplicate
receipts for MONEYS received Ly the State
treasurer.
Bill TO amend Sections 514 aad SO of
the General Statutes of South Carolina,
relating to deposits of public funds iu
banks.
Bill to regulate the paymen: Of interest
by the treasurer of the State OF South
Carolina on the recognized valid debt of
the State.
Upon Senator MuEray'S mo;;on, the
above bills were<coutinueC on the calea-
dar and made special orGcrs for Welnes-
day of next week.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The annual message of Governor Rich-
arison is quite q long documentary
bare synopsis of which would scarcely be
satisfactory. The following arc the mos:
points covered:
The State debt, funded AID fuudab!e,
amounts to $685., 924.02. OF this,
S5, 973, 1868: natures in July, 1898.
The Governor recommends that the
take steps to fund in new
bonds bearing per cent interest.
The law providing for the collection of
taxes due on forfeited lands is shown to
De 50 cumbersome as to have been prac.
tically iooperative. The Sinking Fund
Commission suggest certain changes, to
which the Governor Invites the attention
Of the Legislature.
The public schools sbow.improveneu;s
in all respects. The report OF the supe:
Of education shows that during.
the scholastic year ending August 81,
1876, there were enrolled Ia the public
schools 50, 761 white pupils and i04, 505
colored pupils, making q total enrolment
of 1914, 264. During tue same period the
average attendance was: White, 59,357;
coloced, G9,s92; not classified, 7,109;
total, 136.35S. Teachers enplo:ed:
White, 2,52S: coio-ed, 1852; total,
1850. The average length of the puolic
school term throughout tie State vas 3.4
months. The Governor recommends
some action by the Legislature looking
to lengthening OF the school term.
The University, the Military Academy,
the Winthrop Training School, Clafin
College and the Institution for the Deaf
and dumb and the blind, are reported to
be doing, each in its sphere, excellent
work for the State. The Governor COM
meuds these institutions to the fostering
care of the General Assembly.
The department of agriculture con-
tiaue. to 90 good work for the farming
interests of the State. The experimental!
statious are IN successful operation, ard
promise most excellent results.
The penitensiary contains S25 co!ored
convicts, and 50 white. The prisoners
are employed within the penitentiary or
on the Columbia canal, or on farms near
the city
The iuaatic asylum contains 722
patients. The Governor recommends
separate and distinct asylum ;oc colored
patients. The institution 2as been most
economically managed, the maintenance.
of patients costing 1a al average only
37s cents 3 Gay.
The Governor calls attention to the
condition of the railroads. as shown in
the report Of the commission. He
specially urges g law providing separate
and equal accommodations for co.oEed
passengers.
The militia has fallen of slightly in
numbers, owing to more rigidinspectioas,
but is il excellent condition. The Gov
ernor recommends 8: ne provision tor the
pay Of militia called ont for special ser
vice.
For pensions the State has expended,
during the past fiscal year $4,000; 20,
distributed anoag 1919 pensioners The
applications rejected number 321'.
THE CLEMSON COLLEGE,.
The Governor on Wednesday sent q
message to tic House, embracing h!sap-
proval OF the act to establish the sepa-
rate agricultural college ~ Fort I!lI.
The Governor gives iae following ezp'a-
nation Of his action il his message to
the General Assembly :"Cnder the pro'ls-
ion o. section %, article Of the CoaS:l-
tuition Of this State. retained this 3:i
withou. ac::on, % await the decision OF
the courts as 10 the r,gh: Of 1lF. CIeu1-
son to bequeash the property il question,
the Act llaviag been delivered 10 me On
the 22d day OF December, 1885, the day
OF It's ratification. Iwas induced 10 take
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