The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-23
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THE SESSION DRAGS ITS WEARY
LENGTH ALONG.

The More Import tant Matters Considered
Since Our LIST Issue-No More Free
Passes-senator stskcs Presides Over
the Senate.
CoLUIBIA, :. G.. Dec. l0.-Durlng
the past week the Legislature has been
quite busy IN passing and killing bills.
In the House on Wednesday the bill
compelling railroads to provide seper-
ate coaches for white and colored peo-
,Ie passed 1t second reading and ea-
crossed for q third reading.
Representative 0. II. Buchanan, Of
Chester, sent ia his letter OF resignation
to the House or Wednesday morning
Mr.. Harrison presented the House
with the bsttlrflag Of the 18th 5. e. v.
The letter Of Col. MCCULLOUGH, present.
ing the ilag, was couchsd in the most
patrtoti: language, Mr.. Harrison.
who it may be mentioned, marched
under the colors Of the 18th, made
brief but eloquent speech, giving short
sketch Of the regiment. which served
principally In the Army OF the Tannes-
see. On his motion the letter OF Col
Mccullough was ordered to be spread
upon the journals of the House.
Mr.. Finley, of York, presented to the
House in behalf OF Samuel L. Campbell,
blind Confederate soldier OF York
County. handsome gavel which will
hereafter enforce order in the House.
Mr.. Campbell t!as voted $500 at the last
session. Speeches were made by Ar.
Finley and Speaker Jones. The testl-
monial was received by rising vote OF
the members.
In the Senate on Wednesday Senator
Stokes introduced bill to provide for
the election Of cotton weigher. The
bill provides that on petition Of twenty
Ave voters adjacent to marketing
place for cotton an election shall De or
dered for weigher or weighers. one for
5000 bales or less weighed the season
before, one for each additional 5000 or
major fraction ,hereof above the 5000.
The welghers sre to give bond In $500
each. They are to charge not exceed
ing ten cents bale for weighing. The
supposition is that competion, where 1t
exists, Will reduce the price, or where
there is none the candidates for weigh
or can arrange the matter with voters
before election.
When the bill providing for a Worlds
Fair commission Was reached Senator
Strait moved to indefinitely postpone
1t. He said the amount appropriated
(315, 1000 was not enough to do any good,
and would be only a useless addl-
ton to the burdens OF people already
sorely pressed. The Senate refused
II to 13-to indefinitely postpone and
the bill passed its third reading.
The ladies Of the State watched with
great interest the hard fight over the
prohibition bill in the House. They
were grat:fed by the noble and earnest
fight made by Mr. L. D. Childs to secure
the passage OF the measure which
means 80 much to tho wives. mothers,
sisters, daughters and sweethearts OF
South Carolina. Thursday Mr.. Chllds's
desk was decorated with a basket OF
rare and lovely flowers. On card at
tached to the basket were the following
words: from the ladies OF Demaree
Lodge Independent Order OF Good
Templars, Dec. 10, 1891, Columbia, s: C.:
to knight sans pelLT et sans TepTOcite.
The bill to provide fora return to the
old system Of State board OF medical
examiners, instead Of the County board
system which has been IN practice for
a year, and with which there is much
dlscontent. was the subject OF a lively
discussion. SIr. Burn attacked the bill
with much bitterness. Messrs. E. Gary
and Evans led the defense. The most
potent argument in favor OF the bill
was that it was. recommended by the
Governor. a motion to table motion
to strike out the enacting clause was
carried by vote OF SIS to IS. The bill
passed It's second reading.
The House received the following
Message:
II beg to transmit herewith the re.
port Of the Attorney General on the
claims of Edwin +. Wesley and others
with accompanying documents. Ha7-
ing only one copy I send that to the
House, and as the facts set forth are OF
Importance, AID have direct bearing
on the States credit, I suggest that 500
copies be printed for the use Of the Leg
islaturs and for use at the financial cen
tres, to show that the claim is not le-
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