The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-02-03

first for said claims.
The committee reported unfavora
bly, upon the joint resolutions to au-
thorize the general assembly to estab.
lish new counties pending the further
election for the location and name Of
the county seats. The unfavorable
report was adopted and the resolution
Irejec:ed.
Among the many matters Unfavora-
bly, reported by the committees were
the following:
Mr.. Witherspoon'S bill relating to
the free school law.
The bill fixing the fees of witnesses
attending the courts Of general ses-
siops.
The bill to authorize the purchase Of
bloodhounds.
The bill to require 50 per cent. OF
the road tax 10 be applied to the i'm
provement Of bridges and roads in
several townships of the State.
As members Of the special commit
tees to whom all bills and matters re-
lating to the dispensary law and pen
sions are to bereferred the speaker an
nounced the appointment Of the fol-
lowing: Aiken. A. W. Cushman j;
Laurens, O. P. Goodwin; Fairfield, J u.
G. Wallins; York, S. Il. Epps, Ches.
ter. ?. T. Hollis, Pickens, joel H.
Miller; Greeuville. II. P. Goodwin
Horny. jeremiah Mishoe; Darlington,
4. J. 4. Perritt; Florence, B. B. Nc
White; Richland, L. D, Childs; Barn
well, J. NJ. Skinner; Kersdaw, D. II.
Betnune; Abbeville, Al. Speer; New
berry, John T. Banks; Marlboro, J.
F. McLaurin; Berkeley, B. 4. Hen
derson; Charleston, W. II. Sinkler :;
Anderron, r B. a. Robinson Claren-
don, @. M. Davis; Spartanourg, R. a.
Lancaster; Saluda, B. L. Caughman :;
Lexington, D. F. E6rd Williamsburg,
j. L. Graham; Oconee, G. R. D.
Burns; Georgetown, NJ. W. Pyatt;
Chesterfield, w. P. Pollock; Lapcas,
ter, G. Il. Plyer; Union, G. w. Viii
sonant; Marion, J. D. Haselden; Sum
ter, W. a. Nettles; Edgefeld. w. B.
Yeldell; Beaufort. w. @. Vincent; :;
Orangeburg, a. F. E. Dukes: Cole
ton, E. J. Limehouse; Hampton, 7. a.
Hamilton.
When the house got ready for bust.
ness on the calendar It tackled the
third reading bills aud Mr.. Sinkler's
bill relating to the hours Of labor Of
the street car employees was passed
without word.
On its final reading the senate bill
relating to the abolition OF the Office Of
referee in certain counties was amend
ed by Mr.. McWhite so as to strike out
Florence and was then passed.
It was II 80 o'clock before the house
got to unfinished business, taking
up Mr.. Bedon's bill to amend the act
relating to fishing at certain times in
Aiken, Barnwell, Darlington, Cole.
ton AID Orangeourg counties. II was
promptly ordered to third reading
without debate.
M. Timmerman's bill to forbid the
county supervisors, the boards OF
township ommissioners and the coun.
| ty board of commissioners from enter
ing into or making any contract or
auditing any claim against their re-
spective counties for any fiscal year
beyond orin excess of the appropria
ton made by the general assembly for
such year, and making violation OF
SUCH forbidden acts felony WAS taken
fap.
In the House Thursday Mr.. KILLERS
bill to provide for an insurance and
banking commissioner was unfavora-
bly, reported, as was also Mr.. Robin
sons bill to repeal the anti free pass
act.
Mr.. W. S. Smith introduced bill
to provide for a new judicial circuit
to be known as the niuth judicial cir
cult and to define the limits of the
first, second and third judicial cir
cults.
Mr.. Werner introduced a bill to pre-
vent the charging of usurious rates OF
interest under certain penalties. The
bill provides that those charging and
collecting lsurious rates shall be gull
ty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction before a magistrate shall be
fined 500, to be collected by the mag
iistrate and paid into the county treas.
ury for school purposes. The second
section provides that 1t shall be un-
lawful for any person Incorporation
after said conviction, either to loan
money or to do any other banking
business within this State. "
Mr.. Werner introduced another bill
to require railroad companies to pay
for crossties within a certain time
The bill provides: That whenever
any person or persons or corporation
under a contract with any railroad
lcompany owning or operating rail
road within this State shall deliver
crossties, bridge timbers, or other con
structing and operating materials upon
the line Of any railroad co a
pany, it shall be the duty Of said rail
road company to receive and pay fol
such material within 80 days after the
lsame shall have been delivered, either
to the party owning or delivering the
same, or his or her assignee.
| Mr.. Thomas introduced bill to pre-
vide for the sale Of native wines IL the
Icounty dispensaries, the producers tc
receive a percentage of the profits,
Isuch percentage to be fixed by the
State board OF control.
Mr.. Crum introduced bill to estab,
lish Bamberg County.
| Mr.. Mccullough presented protest
from !, 300 operatives of the Piedmont
cotton mills against any kind OF labor
Legislation in this State. Mr.. Miles
presented similar petition from oper'
atives in Spartanburg; Mr.. Ashley
presented like petition from opera.
tives in Anderson and Mr.. Townsend
one from mill employees il Union
Mr.. Toole's bill, unfavorably re
ported to provide for the election oi
masters was taken up and Mr.. Magill
moved to strike out the enactlne
| words, which was carried by vote
OF IS to AZ.
Mr.. SINNERS bill requiring the
sinking fund commission to lend funds