The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-30
CLOSE OF THE SESSION.
WHAT WAS DONE BY THE LEGlSlA-
TURE THE LAST WEEK.


No Constitutional Coavention aad No
Lively Discus.ien III tho Hour.-A sum
mary OF Other Bnstness.
COLUMBIA, S. e.. Dec. 25.-TEe
Legislature adjourned sine die last night,
and if tic body at lis late session did
not pass many acts Ct Importance, it
showed a conservatism that is enccuras-
ing. and which proves that the men,
hers at least did their own thinking.
The morning session Of the House On
Tuesday was devoted to business apd
the calender was attacked and rapid pro-
gress made thereon. Several bills of
minor importance was taken up and
passed
About the only matter Of particular
importance done was adverse action on
th, Worlds FAIR bill. The bill, which
bad been recommitted on last Monday
night, came up again. TUESDAY morn
ing the bill was reported tavorably and
immediate consideration was requested.
Ten members, however, led by Mr..
Norton Of Marion, objected and under
the rule the bill was laid over until
Wednesday which killed it.
At the night session CT Tie House on
Tuesday bitter fight over the corsti-
tutional convention was the feature. The
bill was ~ ior its third reading. NJ.
Sarratl lnevcd 10 rccommlt.
Mr.. John Gary Evans made forty
minutes Eery and impassioned speech
proclaimirg the need for a constitutional
convention. He said the people wanted
a new constitution. He objected TO the
clause OF the constitution forb!dding the
payment of rebel debts" as stigma
upon he State, q proclalnring to the
world that the brave and true South
Car1li;ans wEo fought for t.eir consti-
tutionai rights were rebels.
Mr.. Burn made a calm but deeply
earnest speeca against the bl!l. He
was opposed to any constitution Which
would dc away with the homestead law
and Tie two-mills school tax.
Mr.. Boozer said he was not on the
floor OF the House as Reformer or an.
ti-Re:ofmer. as Tillmsnite or anti-Till-
mantle. No cne could whip him into
line. He was there simply to do his
duty toward tie citizens Of the State.
He did not think the source OF anything
an argument against It. What did the
source Of the present constitution mat
ter if that instrument was good? a,
good constitution was something to be
arrived at slowly. Mr.. Evans had urgei
against the present constitution that it
had nineteen amendments tackled to it.
This was a good sign. 1t indicated that
the constitution was just getting into
the proper shape. If there were any
more defects thev could be remedied by
amendments. He remembered the time
when it vas considered an honor TO be
called rebel.
The motion to recomuit was with.
dra~n and direct vote taken. 1t re.
suited IN the non-passage Of the bill by
q vote of 81 to 35, two-thirds beng rec-
essary, as follows:
Yeas-Speaker Jones, Alderman,
Blease, Bowen, Breazeale, Brown,
BUST, Carwile, Conner, Cox, Crum,
Dean, DuBose, Dukes, j. Z. DuPre,
Eaddy, Earle, Elder, Evans, Finley,
Folk, Fuller, F. B. Gary, T. A. Gra-
ham, Gregory, Gunter, Hardy, Harvey,
Hicklin, Jetferles, Kinard, Kirkland,
Mccall. McFadain, Mcintyre, D. ".
McLaurin, Moseley, Norton, Patterson,
Rast, Riley, Scott, Stackhouse, Todd,
Townes, Traylor, Ulmer, Watts, Wolfe,
Whyte and Yeldell-5l.
Nays-Abney, Attaway, Anderson,
Bissell, Blake. Boozer, Bremen, Brice,
Burn, Chandler, Fields, Fowler, Fox,
Goodwin, S. A. Graham, Harrison,
Haskell, Hazard, Hutto, Hughes,
Mears, Mcmillan, McWhite, A1iley,
Patton, Rsvenel, Rowlard, Rutledge.
Sarratt. Slmons, Sullivan, Tupper, Won
KolnltZ, Wigg and Wilson-35.
The House Committee appointed to
Investigate the treasury reserve fund
made yolrlmiDous report showing that
everything was as 1t shonld be. 1t will
be remembered that Treasurer Bates in
his report requested this Investigation.
The proceedings of the Senate on
Tuesday we're especially interesting.
Like the House, the Senate disposed Of
much important work at the morning
session and made big hole in It's calen-
car. Quite number OF bills of local
character were passed.
A message was received from the
House informing the Senate that it disa.
greed to the appropriation of S65,000
for completing the building and equip
ping Clemson College.
Senator Evans moved to concur in
the refusal of the House.
Senator Donaldson asked for CON-
mittee conference and stated that gen.
orally acceptable plan had been reached.
Senator Smythe explained that it was
proposed TO authorize the State Treas
urer to invest the proceeds of the Glenn
son estate in notes by the Board Of
Trustees due at such intervals that the
payment would not cramp the instltu-
lion. This would make part of the per-
manent fund available for immediate
use.
Senator Evans withdrew his objection
and tie President appointed as con-
trees Senator's Donaldson, Evans and
Stokes.
Senator Evans called up the concur
rent resolution regulating the use OF the
halls of the State House to such pur-
poses as shall not be in the opinion OF
the Secretary of State injurious.
Senator Stokes moved to table; .ost,
elcven 10 fifteen.
Senator Stokes then made an address
against the use Of the Site House balls
by the ladies and gentlemen Of Colum-
bia for balls and darces. and continuing
said it looked like chlld's play to pass
resolutions one year and 60 back on
them the next.
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