The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
PROGRESS OF OUR LAWMAKERS
IN LAWNAKING.

In LA w NAhlNG.
Heavy Calendar in the Houze. an'
Lots of Work for tho Senate.
Al the close of the second week Of tht
session OF 1889 the Legislature of Soutl
Carolina appeared to have made decided
II slow progress, if judgment may be
formed from the oumber of public
measures carried through the final stsgeo Of
lsw-naking. The House calendar COZ
tained S71 neasures-bills, resolutions
and claims. A resolution was passed pro-
viding that 90 bills be introduced after
the 18th inst, except by the com Dm!ttees
on ways and means, judiciary, aud privi-
leces and elections. The Senate has ex-
hausted its calendars much better, to be
in readiness for the avalanche of bills
that must be expected from the House.
Both bodies will put on steam for the
last pat of the session.
TIE PUBLIC rRzATING.
The bill, by Col. Mckissick, of Union,
to ameud the law in relation to Stste
printing came up in the House for sec
ond reading. 1t provides for less
method of binding the Acts and
other volumes of State printing, substi-
tutipg paper binding for cloth in some
cases, aud cloth for calf in others. No
body made any attack on the bill, but its
author rose to justify and advocate it.
Many members were anxious that their
local bills should have chance and
wanted to omit speeches
Mr.. Irby presently interrupted Col.
McKlsssick's speech by saying that no
one opposed the bill. The member from
Uzion looked bewildered, and rather re-
II tant to give up the floor, whereat the
whole House laughed. The speech was
resumed, but very soon abandoned with
a shrug Of the shoulder, and the bill was
passed without dissenting voice. The
passage was greeted with such al out
burst OF applause and laughter that the
Speaker had to ply his gavel vigorously
to reduce the hilaeity of the House.
MR.. OAe1s 5 BIRTHDAY.
Mr.. Childs, of Rich!and, introduced
the following bill to amend the Section
1886 of the General Statutes in relation
to legal holidays:
Be it enacted. etc., That Section 1856
os the Gaperal Statutes of the State be
amended so as to read as follows:
"Section 1886. National ThanksgiV-
ing days and all general election days,
the 1st day of January, the 22d Gay of
February, the 4th day of July, the 30th
day OF June and the 25th of December,
shall be legal holidays"
The bill was placed on the calendar
without reference.
TIE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The committee on privileges and elecss
tions called up their bill providing for
the election OF one railroad commissioner
at this session of the. Legislature as the
successor of Commissioner Bonham, and
the election of successors to the other
commissioners upon the expiration OF
their terms of Office in 1891 and 1898.
respectively.
MIR. Grsydon Immediately moved to
strike out all of the bill after the enact
ing clause, and insert substitute pro-
v,ding for the immediate election OF
three railroad commissioners. one from
each section of the State as at present,
who, as soon as possible after their cleo
ton. shall draw lots to decide who shall
serve fer the respective terms CT two,
four and six years; that upon the expi'a-
ton of the::1 terms of Office the Leglsla-
ture elect successors to serve for SIX
wears each, so that every two years an
election shall be held and that each COM
missioner after those first elected shall
serve six years; that the terms of the
three commissioners to be elected this
session begin January 1, 1890, and that
the Governor shall have power to fill any
vacancy arising until the Legislature
shall fiji it By election.
Gen. McCrady presented the legal
views inducing the committee to make
the report it did, and Messrs. Graydon
and Gary opposed them. The arguments
were technical, and, therefore, not OF lC-
terest to the great non legal majority.
Mr.. Graydon's substitute was adopted
by vote Of 81 to %.
PRosIBITIoN DEFEATED.
The bill. with an unfavorably report.
to prohibit. the sale of intoxicating
LIQUORS, introduced by MIR. Childs, OF
Rithland, was called for by that gentle
man when it was reached on the calendar,
and he made gallant but unavailing
6ght for it. Mr. Childs said that South
Carolina had always been found In the
front rank Of advancement against any
enemy threatening its rights, It's liberties,
its peace or it's welfare, the empty
sleeves of many of the members of The
House attee.ing their devotion to then
couutry's cause. To-day she was con
fronted by an enemy that checked he
prosperity, retarded her advancement anc
hinde,ed the progress of Christianity.
Mr.. Childs then reviewed all the a7gu
ments for and against the prohibition 0
the LIQUOR traffic, and said that it wa
evident that the flowing tide was on th
side of temperance reform, and that i
was the next great question that must D
settled by this country. The bill he ha
introduced did not affect the question 0
individual abstinence, but was openl
meant to check the evils resulting fror
the liquor traffic. High license, he COT
tended, could not check or control th
thing.
he then appealed to the Christianit
and moral sentiment of the LegislatuI
to throw the weight of their influence 0
the side of the bill, and let the Ssa'
give the matter tair and satisfacto,
trial.
The vote on the motion to kill the bi
was as follows: Yeas IS, nays 46.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES.