The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-03-04
OUR LAWMAKERS.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING FOR SOUTH
CAROLlNA.

CAROLlNA.
Several Very Important Matters Consid-
cred and Settled. Adj djournment in Sight.
The Governor Te:oes a Tax Bill Other
Proceedings.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 25.-Special:
The house today finally passed the
general pension bill. appropriating
500, 900. Efforts were made TO re-
Suce it to $50, ,0G0 and increase to S15O,-
oCo and both failed.
After great deal OF debate It was
decided to repay t5.e expenditure made
at Atlanta from Governor Evans for
$4,000, if so much be necessary. and
that the exhibit be used at the Chicago
Cotton States Exposition.
A long fight was made on the South
Carolina college appropriation. Leon
Williams wanted it cut to $50. 600.
This was voted down, but no further
action was taken in the morning.
The general hope is that the general
assembly will adjourn about Wednes-
day or Thursday.
The ways and means committee re-
commend four and half mill levy.
The senate devoted the morning to
the consideration of the insurance bill
and the road bill. The former came
back from the house with amendments
knocking out the provision to exempt
cities of over 15,0U0 inhabitants and
upon motion of Mr.. McCala, the sem
ate concurred in the amendment.
The road bill was then taken up and
a number of amendments were adopt
ed before the whole batch were recon-
mitted.
The metropolitan police bill then
came up and Mr.. Barnwell got through
amendments to give the city authorl-
ties some control over the new police
in such matters as requiring reports to
be made to the mayors by the chiefs
re curing accounts Of expenditures to
be submitted, records to be kept open
for the inspection of the city authorl-
ties and making them subject to such
ordinances as are passed to regulate
the duties of police. Debate on the
bill was adjourned to the night ses-
sion. Then the first matter Of any
general interest considered was the
bill to repeal the free pass bill, which
came up saddled with an unfavorable
report and died without a groan. The
metropolitan police bill then came up
again, on motion OF Mr.. BarnWeli,
and passed.
The house bill to fix the passenger
rates for railroads then came up as the
special order and the unfavorable re
port was indefinitely postponed aud
the bill, after being amended by
Mr.. Mccall to fix the rate at 81 and q
cents for first and second class fares
respectively passed by a vote OF IA to
IS.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 26.-Special: The
senate struck q snag on the railroad
rate bill yesterday and stuck to Il
nearly all day until motion to take
recess prevailed.
Immediately after the morning hour
the report of the conference committee
on the bill relating to the adoption OF
children, recommending concurrence
IN the house amendments was adopted:
Non-concurrence then being voted
in the house amendments to the pen
sion bill, Messrs. Norris and Douglas
were appointed on the committee OF
conference.
A bill to exempt certain portions OF
Hampton county from the operations
of the general stock law was then kill
ed on an unfavorable.report
A bill relating to the conveyance
and admission Of patients to the State
hospital for the insane then came up
and was amended by Mr.. Jordan to
fix compensation of attendants at 81
per day and ID cents per mile, with 81
per day for guard where one is neces'
sary.
Mr.. Buist then introduced bill to
incorporate the Roman Catholic
church of ST. Joseph's of Charleston,
which was placed upon the calendar
without reference. -,
Mr.. Barnwell also introduced a bill
to declare the law in reference to the
revision of the acts of 1898.
The question whether the bill should
pass its final reading then came up.
The yeas and nays being called, the
DILL passed by the following vote:
Yeas-Archer, Barton, Brown, Der
ham, Douglass, DuBose, Finley, Full
er, Harrison, Jordan. Mayfeld, Mill
er, McCalla, Odeu, Saunders, Stack
house, Stribbling-1S.
Nays-Barnwell, Brice, BUST, Den.
mis-, Kirkland, Mauldin, Moses, Nc
Daniel, Pettigrew, Ragin, Sloan, Iur-
ner, Verdier, Walker, Watson, VII
liams-16.
The house resolution to fix the 9TH
OF March as the day of final adjourn
nent was then agreed to.
NEW BILLS.
The following new bills were intro
duce,l during the day:
By Mr.. Moses-To require certain
acts passed during the session OF 1894
TO be published with the acts Of 1896.
By Mr.. Archer-To validate and
confirm certain acts of the Spartan
burg and Rutherford Railroad Com
pany.
By Mr.. Barton-To authorize the
board of trustees of Clafin university
to sell or lease the property of that
university to the Colored Normal and
Industrial college of South Carolina.
THE FIRST VETO.
The first veto of the session came up
lastnight, when the following message
was received from the governor:
T, the Honorable, the Senate:
herewith return without my ap-
proval, "A joint resolution (Senate) to
remit the unpaid State and county
taxes for the fiscal year commencing
November l, 1892, in Beaufort county
and part of Colleton county" l re-
gret that am compelled to do this, as
am satisfied, so far as Colleton coun-
ty is concerned, the resolution is a
oror,er one. INIT RaanfOrt county