The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-12-03
Law WMAKERS At WORK.
WHAT THEY DID in THE SESSIONS
FIRST WEEK.

Branches-Few Important Measures
thus Far 1Iooted.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 29-Special !:
The first week of the Legislative ses-
sion except, perhaps, in "off years. y is
always anticipated with more than
ordinary interest by those who watch
ed the course of public affairs. 1t goes
without saying that this has been
more than ordinarily the case with the
General Assembly which met on Tues
day. There we're guesses and SurmlseS
and predictions in abundance-but
these are now of the past. and we are
confronted with some of the actual
work of the lawmakers.
There have been many changes in
both branches. The "hold-over" Sena-
tors are about all that are not new in
the upper branch. The House is "fresh
from the people, as the saying goes
| the number of old members being. per-
haps. smaller than that fany House
since 1876. 1t follows from these con-
ditions that in each branch there IS a
decided majority in full sympathy with
| Governor Tillman and the measures
he has urged. In the organization of
each branch, the dominant element
made clean sW eep-the caucus noml--
nee being chosen in every instance, and
all the subordinate places being filled
with those in full sympathy with the
Farmers Movement"
The Senate.
The Senate was called to order by
Lieutenant-Governor VIM. L. Mauldin,
who made a brief address Of welcome.
He made touching allusion to the late
Senator Edwards of Darlington, who
died few months ago.
The new Senators being duly sworn,
The President declared the body ready
for business.
The first business Ill order was the
election of officers. The result is given
below:
Clerk, II. A. Gaillard Gncumbent) of
Fairfield, -; DR.. Sampson Pope of
Newberry, 81.
Reading Clerk-A. D. Goodwin of
Columbia Gncumbent,) H.; F. G. Caugh-
man of Lexington, 10.
CclSeduG-dI-Aiu -OlGJ IOu Sul IL
of Newberry GncumbentO 10; J. G..
E lliot of Lancaster, IA.
Nh. J. 7. Jones was appointed journ.
al clerk, Mr.. W. J. Moore bill clerk,
and Mr.. Robert n. Townes assistant
clerk.
Masters VIM. L. Hemphill and W. C.
Irby were appointed pages.
The important bills thus far intro
duced are as follows:
By Senator Smythe, charters for the
River and Seacoast Railroad Company,
and for the Colleton Land and Improve
ment Company; to amend jury law; to
charter Macon and Atlantic Railroad.
BY Senator Stokes, to charter Branch
Vile and Bowman Railroad.
By Senator Glenn, to amend statute
relating to State House and grounds; to
abolish the Office of jury commissioner
and devolve the duties thereof on
county auditors, to amend Act relating
to compensation OF board of equallza-
ton.
BY Senator tIemphill, to amend Sec
ton / of an Act entitled an Act to pro-
vide for the payment of township
bonds issued in aid of railroads in this
State.
BY Senator Stokes, to provide for
new school district in Orangeburg and
the levy of special tax therefor.
By Senator Dozier, to amend the law
touching the rights and liabilities of
married women.
Senator Meetze, of Lexington, was
elected president pro tenn.
The Governors message was read
and referred to appropriate committees.
The standing committees were an
nounced by the president. There are
notably few changes.
The memorial of Mr.. w. D. Scar
borough, aiming to have been elected
Senator from Sumter, was presented
and was properly referred. Mr.. Scar
borough was declared elected by the
county board of canvassers. DR.. Alb
bott appealed to the State board, and
that body awarded him the seat. Mr..
Scarborough went into the Supreme
Court, asking that the State board be
required to give him the certificate of
election, but that tribunal decided in
favor of DR.. Abbott The only ques-
ton in the case, it seems, arises out of
the action of the County board in count
ing for Mr.. Scarborough about fifty
votes as having been cast for him at
Rafting Creek precinct. There was no
Senatorial box at that poll. 1t was
shown, by affidayits, that voters, to the
number aboyestated, would have voted
for Scarborough. These votes the
county board allowed to that gentle
man, thus giving him a majority over
DR.. Abbott.
| The contest of E. J. Dennis, of Berke-
lev, who claims the seat OF Senator II.
K. jenkins of that county, was also re-
ferred.
House of Representatives.
The House was called to order by
Col. Jno. T. Sloan, Sr., the Clerk.
On molten of Mr.. Buchanan of Fair
field, Mr.. John Gary Evans of Aiken
was made temporary chairman.
When the enrolment of members
was completed, the Chairman announ-
ced that the first business IN order was
the election of Speaker.
Mr.. Earnest Gary of Edgefeld nomi-
mated Col. J. L. NJ. IrLy of Laurens.
Mr.. j. C. Blease Of Newberry seconded
the nomination. There were no other
nominations. Col. Irby received all
the votes cast lis and was declared
elected. On being sworn in, he spoke
as follows:
"Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
rentatives: Permit me briefly to return
nv sincere and heartfelt thanks for
the fattering and complimentary man
ner in which have been elected to
preside over the deliberations of
this House. Indeed, gentlemen, it is a
distinguished and grand compliment
to be elected to preside over the deliber-
ations of the Representatives OF the
people of South Carolina. Permit me
to say, too, that l dare not hope to
equal, much less to excel, the distin-
guished gentleman who preceded me
as Speaker of this House. 1t is con-
ceded all over our State that he is
among the ablest, if not the ablest, par
Humanitarian in South Carolina. But,