The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-02-10
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
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Goodwin, deLoach aud Barkeley, and
Ilderton and Mccullough composed
the pairs. Tue House refused to table
the motion by voIe OF IS to 50, as
follows:
Yeas-Bacot, Bailey, Blythe, Barns.
Carraway. Childs. Colcock, Crom,
Gadsden, kibler, Livingston, Lotion,
MearaS, Mehrtens, Mitchell, Moore,
Nettlas. Patton, Perritt, Pollock, Py&tt,
Reynolds. Rogers, Sanders, Seabrooh,
| Sink!er. Smith, J. R.; Smith, w. 5 :;
! Smith, +. D.: Stevenson, Sullivan,
Thomas, Jno p. Jr.; Thomas, ". II. :;
Townsend, Werner, Vincent, w hlso-
nant, Wilson'S
Nsys-Gary, speaker; All, Ander-
son, Armstrong, Asbi!l, Ashley, Aus
tell, Banks, Bsdon, Bethune, Bcee-
/ land, Carson, Caughman, Cusbman,
Davis, c. n. Davis, Geo. w; Davis,
W. c.: deLo2rl, paired; DG6es, Ed
wards, Eird, Epps, Fairey, Fox. Gar-
ris, GasqUe. Glenn. Goodwin, Il. Z :;
Graham, J. S; Hamilton, Harvey,
iazaiton, Henderson, Hot. Hollis,
johnson, Kennedy, Kinsrd. Henry j.;
Lancaster, Layton, Lester, Llmehouse,
| MasilI, Mauldin. Miles, Miller, Joel
| H: M!shoe, Mcdaniel, McLaurin,
McNyhite, Owen, Phillips, Plyler,
Prince, Raipsford, Robinson, Russell,
| Skinner, Simkins, Speer, Sturkie,
Zimmerman, Wolling, Westmoreland,
WIugo. Winkler, Williams, Wyche,
Yeldell-59.
TIE motion OF Mr.. Magill was then
put and the bill was continued to the
rext session, the final vote being
clinchGG.
Mr.. Robinson's bill fixing the fees
OF witnesses for attendance upon the
courts OF general sessions was called
up and Mr.. Westmoreland moved to
strike out the enacting words OF the
bill. After some further argumen:
Mr.. 7. y. Williams called attention
to the fact that great proportion OF
witnesses could not make 50 cents g
dav az home. By vote Of 55 to 81
the house killed the bill, which was to
raise the per diem from 80 c5ntS rosff
a asr.~Fhe House then adjourned un-
I'll evening.
At the evening session much work
was accomplished. It was the last
night for the introduction Of new bills
by any member, and there was q rush
Of new measures. One Of them, &
joint resolution offered bv Mr.. Gage,
was one Of the most fsT-4 eaching and
important vet presented. It is direct
ed at the enforcement OF a mandatory
provision Of the new Constitution,
| which will cost the State 100000 and
more. This resolution directs the
comptroller general to levy tax on
the property Of the State sufficient
to realize the sum Of S92, 2,OIO.l2,
to be held and used as the supple.
mentary school tax provided for IN
the new Constitution. The resolution
sets forth that the report of the super
intendent OF education shows that on
Oct. 81, 1895, there we're enrolled only
22S, 02l pupils, and that 1863, 065 should
have been the total fund.
The dispensary committee reported
Mr. Child's prohibition measure back
to the house without recommendation.
| Unfavorab bic reports were presented on
Mr.. J. P. Thomas resolution relating
to the sale of native wines in the dis
pensaries, and Mr.. Joel 7. Miller's bill
to allow the county boards OF control
to purchase liquors.
a substitute bill was presented by
the committee for the original bill es-
| tabliShine Dorchester county. The
substitute bill establishes the county
with st. Georges as the county seat,
the Judiciary committee being of the
opinion that the matters OF the name
and county seat Of new counties are
not required to be settled by two
thirds majority, but are settled ytne
rules of ordinary elections and that
under those rules ST. Georges was
chosen as the county seat. This view
was adopted by the committee upon
the conclusion OF majority of the
committee that section 2, article OF
the Constitution applies only to the
establishment of the new county and
not to the choice of name for the
county seat.
The Bamberg county bill being the
special order for the evening was
called up. Mr.. Crum was in charge
of the bill. He had the bill amended
| in regard to certain minor features.
The bill was then ordered to third
reading without dabate.
Mr.. Bacot also introduced a joint
resolution for the payment Of a Judg'
ment ef $4,000 obtained by AarranIa
Cantini against T. G.. Gaillard, G. B.
| Swan, R. H. Pepper, G. B. Melon
aid, State constables. The case has
been carried up to the court of appeals
and the Judgment against the consta
bles still stands. The money cannot
be recovered from them and the prop
osition in the resolution is to require
the State to pay it, it being conteuded
that the men were acting as State otli'
Gers.
Mr.. Winkler's bill to amend the
! law relating to costs created some de,
bate. Mr.. Stevenson opposed the
bill. Mr.. John P. Thomas was IN ia
vor of the bill. Mr.. Winkler then de,
| Tended his bill at some length. He
said it was not right that the sheriff
should get the same fees for foreclos
| ing $50 mortgage as $1,000 mort:
gage. Mr. Skinner said that the bll!
simply proposed to put sheritfs and
clerks on the same footing with other
officials. The bill was passed to its
third reading. 1t provides that the
costs allowed by law n all cases OF
partition where the property sought
to be partitioned does no exceed 81, ,OOC
in value, and in actions for foreclosure
of mortgage where the amount does
not exceed $500, shall be one half OF
the costs allowed in cases where the
value exceeds those sums, and this
provision shall apply to all cost in the
cause.
Mr.. Crum's bill to save small es.
tates from being consumed by the
oosts Of administration was taken UC