The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-11-27
Wharton. Whipoer. White. \. II.


Ashe, Atkinson, Austin, Bowen
Breazeale. Buist. Connor, Douglass
Efrd. Estridge. Field, Gary, Glenn
J P: Gray. Hamel. Harris, Hender
SOP. D. S.: Houser. Johnstone
George: Jones, Willie; Neitt, Neares
Mower. Nicholson, Otis, Peake, Prince
Rae sdale. Russell, ShUler. Sloan
Smith, r. f; Sullivan, Tillman, B
R.: Tillman. G. D.; Zimmerman,
Virgins, Wilson, Stanyarne: Wink
ler.-42.
So the proposition to make the pay
50 all through was killed.
Several parties were announced
among them the following:
Mr.. Bradham, who would have vot
ed no" with Mr.. J. 2. X. Bryan
who would have voted aye.
Mr.. Stokes voting mo, with Mr.
Dennis voting aye.
Mr.. Bates voting mo, with Mr.
Bellinger voting aye.
Mr.. ". D. Evans voting mo,
with Mr.. jeremiah Smith voting
AYE"
Mr.. Jones voting mo" with Mr.
J. L. Glenn voting aye
Mr.. Lowman voting mo" with Mr.
N. 2. Howell voting aye
Mr.. Floyd voting mo, with Mr.
Oliver voting aye
Mr.. Barker voting nc, with Mr.. j.
W. Kennedy voting aye.
Mr.. Lee voting mo, with Mr.
Nash voting aye
Mr.. Sheppard voting mo" with
Mr.. Miller voting AYE"
Mr.. Talbert voting mo" with Mr.
William Henderson voting aye
Mr.. r. B. Watson voting no,
with Mr.. Perritte voting AYE.
Mr.. Patterson voting no, With
Mr.. Farrow voting AYE.
Mr.. Haynsworth voting mo, with
Mr.. Wigg voting AYE.
Mr. McWhite voting mo. with Mr.
Gilland voting aye
Mr.. MCGOWAN voting mo, with
Mr.. Morrison voting aye"
Mr.. Ragsdale moved to pay the
pages 81 90. Adopted. His motion
10 pay the postal clerk $500 was ia
bled.
Mr.. smalls moved to pay laborers
50. 90. Adopted.
Mr.. w. D. Evans moved to pay
each chaplain 500. Adopted.
Mr.. w. B. Wilson proposed S2.5C
for the assistant door keeper. Adopted.
Mr.. Smoak then offered the follow.
ing, which was greeted with roar OF
laughter and he withdrew it:
After the word session on line Sin
sert: Provided, nothing herein con,
tained shall be construed to enforce
the acceptance OF this per diem on the
part of those having conscientious
about accepting the same"
About this time Mr.. Nicholson sent
the following to the press stand:
'sAs the convention has voted its
members 81 per day from the 18th
Oct., 1895, agree to turn over to the
Columbia hospital all ofmy pay IN ex-
cess of 50 from above date till the
close of this session.
Mr.. Ragsdale again tiled to get the
pay of the postal clerk increased and
The roll was called on the motion to
take it up from the table. The vote
resulted-yeas 70, noes SO, and that
was boforo the house.
After a few words by Mr.. Mears the
was adopted.
Mr.. johnson offered to amend by
raising Doorkeeper Jolly's pay from
81 to s. day.
On motion of Mr.. Talbert the
clerks pay was raised to $500.
Mr.. Austin moved to make the read
ing clerks salary 81 a day, and, by a
vote of IS to 66, it was adopted.
Mr.. George Johnstone moved that
they turn over the entire $50, 900 to
the employees and adjourn. 1t was
voted down amid laughter.
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson moved to in
crease the pay of the second assistant
the journal clerk and the
bill clerk to 81 a day. Tabled.
Mr.. George Johnstone moved to re-
commit the whole thing to the com
mittee. He said that they were here
under solemn obligation to the peo-
pie not to act as they were acting. He
begged them to pause, and consider
carefully what they were doing. lie
pleaded with them to stop where they
were. There had been practically a
unanimous increase all along the line.
The committee recommendations had
been practically doubled. They were
on the toe of the poor tax
payer. They had hesitated as to com
mon schools appropriation, yet they
were here grabbing like mad men. The
legislature had been postponed and a
protracted session would be necessi-
ty, and it would be heavy expense.
Last year our people staggered under
the weight of the hard times-cotton
at 1 cents-and IN spite Of the reason
ably advantageous prices we are get
ting for our products, it will take US
three years to recuperate.
Mr.. Talbert seconded this measure,
and everything they had done tonight.
They had come here under an implied
contract to take only 81 day.
Mr.. Cooper asked him if he had not
advocated the increase of the secre-
tary's salary to $500.
He said he had done so.
Mr.. MCGOWAN said he was tired of
trotting up the hill and coming down
again. He had voted Tor 81 at first
and he thought he was right:
The president said that if the report
stood as amended the total amount Of
the conventions cost would foot up
over $50, 900. This started
the landslide, to which attention was
directf d by Mr.. Johnstones speech.
Mr.. Slanyarne Wilson opposed the
increase, as did also Mr.. Watson.
MIR. McCalla came here understand
ing that he would get 81 day, but he
was willing to do anything and ac,
cept the committees report, or recon-
NIT it if that would better things.
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson asked Mr..
Johnstone to withdraw the motion to
recommit to allow him to submit a