The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-02

was in favor of S.. The House con
ferees obtained an opinion from At
torney General Barberon the question
of the salary reduction Act Of 1888.
Mr.. Barber construed the Act as going
into effect. asto members, officers and
employees, at this session, or as having
gone into effect the first of this year.
He stated, however, that the Act as to
State officers does not go into effect
until the 1st Of January, 1895.
The House conferees came to the
conclusion that the law was against
them, although equity was on their
side. They, therefore, agreed to the
report that the House recede from its
position
The House adopted the report with
out a speech or voice against it, and
50 members were paid s. a day.
OTHER APPROPRIATIONS.
The House did not so readily agree
to the report of the free conference
committee on the general appropria.
ton bill, but finally came to time.
The chief differences between House
and Senate on this bill were as to the
appropriations for the educational in
stitutions. The House was in favor OF
giving the South Carolina College
S21. 900; Clemson. $4,000, and the
Citadel, $4,000. The Senate raised
these to s25.0GG. $4,000 and SIS, ,00G
respectively. The House refused to
agree to the increases, and & free con-
ference committee had to be appoint
eG. On the part Of the House the con-
ferees were Nessrs. Gary, Garris and
Crum.
The committee worked bard Satur-
day night and early yesterday morn
ing, but was unable 10 reach unanl-
NOUS conclusion. The Senators In
formed the House men that they
would not budge. and that if the
House did not give in it would necesSl-
tate an extra session. At last Mr.
Garris, cf the House side, went over
20 the Senators, makinga majority OF
the committee. This majority recon-
mended that the House recede from
its position. the Senate refusing to cut
anything except the appropriation for
Clemson College, which vas put at
S25.000.
When the committee reported to the
House Mr.. Garris said that he had
signed the report after finding that
unless the House agreed to the Senate
amendments an extra session of the
Legislature would be necessary. The
extra session. ne said, would cost
more money than the increases made
by the Senate in the appropriations.
It was :. business hke-talk which Mr..
GarriS made.
Mr.. Crum said that while he had
refused to sign the report he also
thought that the trouble would not
warrant an extra session.
After considerable talk the House
adopted the report Of the committee
BY a vote of SO to 80. as follows:
Yeas-Speaker Jones, Adams, Bacot,
Breazeale, Carroll, Cooper, Crum, w.
C. Davis, Devereux, Dothage, Duncan,
Elder, Floyd, Gadsden, Garris, Gary,
Castor, Gregory, Harper, Haselden,
Hiott, Hollins, Kennedy, Kinard,
Kirk, Demmon, Love, Magill. Mehr-
tens, Mellett, J. W. Mitchell. Nc
Keown, Patton, Price, Pyatt, Robert
son. a. K. Sanders, Thomas. Todd,
Tyler, Wallace. WatsoG. Weston.
Whitemire, T. S. Williams, John q.
Williams, Fred. Williams, Wilson,
Wvche and Pickens-50.
Nays-Blackwell, Bowman, Bran
lett, Brown, Burns, Caughman, L: S.
Connor, Edwards, Finklea, Fowler,
Hammett, Hardy, Holloway, Hump
hreys. Ilderton Lancaster, Leverett,
Moore, Mcintosh, Prince, Rowland,
Tatum. Thompson, Townsend, Thur
mond, War;. Welch, Wof-29.
The committee split the differences
over the salaries of the health inspect
ors at the ports, reducing the pay
about half the amounts proposed by
the House. The House desired to give
only $500 forreprairs to the Executive
Mansion, but had to come to time and
agree to the Senate appropriation OF
1000. The Senate also had its way
as to a number of minor differences.
For instances the Senate reduced the
pay of State officers from 81, 933. 33'
each a year to $1,000, making even
amounts. It also cut off small sums
from the salaries of other State en-
ployees. The House at firstrefused to
accept this. but did so on the recon-
mendation of the committee.
The differences as to the Dlspensary
bill We're settled as indicated in The
Register on Sunday, the salary Of the
State Commissioner being fixed at So
500 year.
4 rather funny incident occurred IN
the House shortly after noon, when
about twenty-five members were
louncine around and talking to each
other. NIr. Thomas of Richland Of
fered a Joint resolution permitting the
use Of the hall of the House for the
annual bail Of the South Carolina
Club. The resolution stipulated that
the club would guarantee to secure the
State from all damages.
Mr.. Mitchell of Lexington objected
to the resolution, and sprung the point
OF nc quorum.
Mr.. Capghman Of Edgefeld hoped
the resolution would not pass. lie
objected to it on general principles.
State property, he said, was not Tor
the use of balls.
Mr.. Cooper OF Colleton could see no
objections to the passage oithe resoIu.
ton. Neither could Mir. Blackwell OF
Williamsburg. The latter thought 1t
simply and act Of justice.
Mr.. Mitchell still objected, saying
the House should not be turned into
a dancing room. His objection pre-
vented the passage of the bill thbn,
Mr. Mitchell walked out of the hall
few minutes later and while ne was
absent the resolution was passed. Ii
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