The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-23

chairman of the COMMITTEES On mines
ana mining he wished 30 relate the IL
sinuation that the phosphate comsnis-
sion !ill was prepared IN The uoYern-
or's Office.
Mr. Haskell: 81 did not say in The
Governors Office, bnt down stairs.
When MT Norton returned TO the
charge Mr Haskell lmpetuousiy asked
If it was not true that Governor slil-
man had himself testified that he pre-
pared, the bill.
Mr. Norton: "He cn!y prepared the
first part
Mr. Haskell: The testimony before
the phosphate Investigating committee
is that ne prepared tae bill and that
the amendments we're prepared oy
Messrs Smith and AldricA, the ;ttor-
neys of the Farmers and Carolina
manufacturing companies.
Mr Norton dropped this subject, and
asked If 1t was not true that the treas
urer of Richland County Gsd been
$500 OF S1,.00 behind Tlen Re cams
to settle with thu Gomptroila: General.
aad was it not true that thousands OF
dollars had been turned into She treas
ury from discovered frauds.
Mr. Jones attempted to cal! the 52eS&-
ers to order, but Mr. Haskell said tnac
in Justice to Richards treasurer, whc
WAS as honest q MAJ as ever LIVED. ne
would say Thar i: Mr. Norton meant to
say that the treasurer vas {! de:au.Sec
the assertion was untrue.
Speaker Jones said She pe2dicg cues
ton was motion 70 strike cat .he En-
acting claass.
Mr. Tiale7 said he 50 understood =
and would coatire his remarks TO t:1e
question. He opposed the BIZ oecanss
it would increase county taxes various
ly from ~ to 5 mills iG the various
counties. Inen. tao, il you'd be ;2,-
possible to get good :::eu - the vaT::eus
townships 10 serve or 3aa beard %iSh-
cut pay. The State w&s not ready To1
the measure. It should Ict be pcahed
nov, but shouiG De submitted 10 g. coz
stitutional convention.
Mr. Glove opposed tie 5,!l. though
ne admitted sone 0f is provisions
we're good
Mr Evans moved to table the motion
to strike out tue enectlng clause. rar-
ried by a vote OF 52 20 80
The further consideration of tha bill
was then postponed until Wednesday,
when it was again taken ZIP.
s good deal Of discussion occurred
when the section relating to the town
ship road commissioner came up. Ihe
bill provided that these commissioners
should De appointed ~ lhe Goverlo7;
that on refusal to serve they should
forfeit $50 The only privilege proyic
cd for them was that they SHOULD oe aZ-
enpt from road and jury duty.
This was amended SO snat the forfeit
was mads S25.
Mr Harden moved that they 0e given
50 per day for their services.
Mr. Evans conten6ed that l. should
remain as It was; thst the idsa was taat
if no compensation was given, GOOD
men would consent 10 serve.
The mem Ger from Aiken was sharp
" piled with questions as to whether
he would serve as road commissioner
without pay, and on his saying ne
would forfeit $50 first, there was gen
eraI laugh, and it was evident that Mr
Evans had broken the backbone Q? his
arguMent.
Mr. Wilson moved to amend 80 that
each commissioner draw 3 per ,:ay Tor
not more than ten days in the year.
Mr. Evans moved to table this. His
motion vas lost and he move; TO
amend by making it 81 per dag:
Mr. Dean spoke in favor OF Mr. Wiz
sons amendment and his forcible and
practicable remarks evidently had
great effect. This amendment pre-.
vailed.
Mr Connor moved 20 amend the bond
of the county supervisor hv making 1t
10000 instead of $4,000. He sCpptrted
his motion very strongly. but accepted
an amendment by Wilson to MAKE Is
$4,000.
Mr. Evans moved to table. This Hsss
carried.
The bill provided that $50 could be
paid by persons fable to road duty as q
Communication tax. in leu OF road duty.
a motion was maje to change this
to So.
MIR kirkland said he wished IN behalf
OF his county TO enter a protest against
this, the most vicious system he coul@
think of. The plail & the bill! for york
ing the roads Tas basad OF a radically
wrong system. rhe county supervisor,
like the little boss that ne will be. vii
have power to assign any clan III tie
county to {. contractor for road Guty
a0d the contractor couid put him along
side OF = convict a. provided II the bill.
He entered MS personal prote5o. I.is
Was an attempt 10 compel, against a
constitutional! provision, men to ray Z.
per capita tax II was a roundabout
way TO evaGe the constitution.
AIr Fowler said he h;ad nevar ex1sct-
ed to see body calling Itself Reform
work SO hard to grin! 5Ee poor iabo-e7.
This waald Da a:r unjust ta- Ii direct
con:Iadictioc TO The Constitution.
NIr 5 4 Graham moved to indeG1lfe.
i postpone the bill This was carried
bJ vote OF Is TO Il as fo!iowa:
Ycas-Attaway. Barkley, Bisseii. Bowen,
Brennsn, Brown Carpe&tsr. Connor,
Crum, Dean, Eady, Elder, Einley, Folk,
Fowler. Fox. 5. a. G-a!!aul. Harrison,
Hart, Harvey, Haskell. Hazard, Hughes,
| Kirkland, MearS, MeNii!an, N!!ey,
Mooney. Noses, Patton, 2ayeIcl, Row-
land. Rutledgc Russci, SarrStt, Simoas,
Sullivan, Tupper. U,mer. Onkolnitz,
Whatley, Wilson, Woods, Whyte, ZinIne1-
man-46.
Nays-Speaker Jones, Alderman, E:ease,
Boozer, Bowden, BrcaZea!e, Browning,
Buist. Cox, DuBose, Dukes, DuPre. Earle.
Evans, 7. A. Graham, Gregory, Guntec,
P L Harden. Hutto, Jeferie:, Kin ard,
Mccall, McFaddin, &cistyrc. D y Ne