The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-02-26
uage of the song: ''The heart feels

uage of the song: ''The heart feels
most when the lips move not"
In accepting this beautifuland valu,
able present at the hands of the ap.
pointees of this senate, I fail to find
words to sufficiently express my high
appreciation of the gift thus presented.
I recognize in this act the fact that
they were moved not only by sincere
intention to honor me, but to approve
| of my acts as l walk among men.
l appreciate it the more highly be.
cause it comes from the hands of those
who are accustomed to labor and toll.
My own hands have been used in that
same way. as we'll as my fathers, for
generations before me. In stepping
| down the declivities of life. this will
be constant reminder of the conf
dence and esteem placed in me. When
| have finished my course in life. Ishal.
| leave it as an heirloom to my posteri'
t. and trust that it may be an incen-
tive to them to act well their part in
life. In accepting this gift, allow me
to say again that value it most high
" and to express the hope that those
who have been prompted to this grace
full and generous act may be blessed
| with contentment and prosperity in
this life and rewarded with JOY in she
life to come.
TheSenate disposed of a number OF
bills of no interest to the general pub
lie.
HOUSE PocEEDINGs.
The House disposed of mass OF
routine business.
The bill relating to the public print
ing was passed to its third reading. II
| reduces the prices about 20 per cent.
The bill to purchase the farm adjoin,
ing the State hospital for the insane
was passed.
The House accepted the Senate
amendment to the negro college bill,
requiring that the faculty shall be
composed exclusively Of negroes.
Resolutions were introduced request,
| ing the ways and means committee tc
report the bill to create and regulate
State repositories as soon as posi- ole
requiring the committee to be appoint.
ed to consider the bond of candidates
for the position of printer to the State
to meet on the 2Sth.
Mr.. Skinner moved to lay this on
the table, stating his reasons, but fin
ally withdrew his motion and the res
olutions were adopted.
The special order fixing the final ad
iournment of the general assembly
| was discharged until next Wednesday.
The following was given out:
"The committee on arrangements
for the Charleston trip beg to an.
nounce the following programme.
Leave Union depot Feb 90, t7:O5
q. NJ. arrive Charleston II a ~. Up
on arrival take steamer at Northeast
ern railroad wharf and remain on the
| water until / 80 p. m., then visit the
citadel, where a salute will welcome
the guests. Inspect barracks, review
and inspect drill and review of the
| cadets. Then participate in grand re-
| view of militia. Fourth brigade
Then repair to Northeastern railroad.
depot so as to leave at p. N. and ar.
rive at Columbia at II p m.
The Joint resolution to allow the
board of directors OF the penitentiary
to borrow money on the Reed farm
and mortgage the same was ordered to
a third reading.
Mr.. Miller Introduced resolution
that the superintendent of the peniten,
tiary furnish the authorities of Clafin
| college 40 convicts.
The bill to define in what manner
towns and cities in South Carolina
may Increase or diminish their corpo
rate limits was ordered to third read
ing.
The bill to amend section S14 of vol
ume of the revised statutes, relating
to the Office of register of mesne con-
veyances for certain counties was Or
dered to third reading. It provides
for the election of the registers OF
mesne conveyance for Charleston and
Greenville counties to be made by the
people of the respective counties, and
not by the general assembly, as here
tofore.
The bill to amend an act entitled
IAN act to fix the price of public ad,
vertisements," passed at the regular
session of 1894. This bill fixed rate
for the insertion of public advertise
ments, so as to prevent more being
paid for an advertisement in large
type than in small. The rate was fix
ed at cents per word. Heretofore 81
an inch had been paid for the first in,
sertion and so cents per inch for each
subsequent insertion.
The bill to repeal an act entitled San
act to prevent the use Of free pass,
express or telegraph frank on any
railroad by any United States senator
or member of congress from this State
or by any member of the general as
sembly of this State, or by any State
or county official or by any judge
of or court of record in this State,
was next considered.
Mr.. Kennedy, who introduced the
bill, said that he had done so in OBJ
servance of the saying, Equal rights
| to all and special privileges to none.
/ When a representative is sent to the
United States senate be is at liberty to
| use free pass as soon as he crosses the
State boundary, and in South Carroll
ma he should also be allowed this priv
ilege if the roads do not object. South
| Caroliniaus, he said, should have
more confidence in one elected to a
position of honor and trust than tc
he-a law which prevents him from
! enjoying privilege for fear OF brib
cry.
Mr.. Ilderton did not think such a
law on the statute books was, by any
means, source of pride to the people
of the State. 1t was blot there, and
should be wiped away.
Mr.. Williams said that the bill was
passed by the farmers TO show their
independence, and desire on their