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

/ y o Y ore fraternity SOCletISS III the SSAl
Colleses-The House Takes Another Hol
idsy-The Cross Tie Bill Passed-Othe
Matters.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 27.-In the Housf
on last Saturday when the Mackey
claim joint resolution came up for il!
final reading by consent it was amend
ed so as ID require the commission t
report back during the first week o.
the next session. The bill was ther
given final reading.
Err. Reynoldsc called forthe printing
bill, and announced that he accepted
the amendment of Mr.. Gage. Mr.
Efrd moved to continue the bill to the
next session. DR.. Wyche wanted tc
indefinitely postpone the bill. The
roll call was demanded on the motion
to continue tie bill to the next ses'
session. The house agreed to doso by
the following vote.
Yeas-All, Armstrong AUstell, Bal
ley, Bedon, Bethune, Blythe, Bree,
land, Carson. Caughman, Davis, Geo.
w, Davis, ". c., Dukes, Efrd, Epps,
Fairy, Goodwin, H. p, Graham, J.
S., Humphrey, Ilderton, Johnson,
Kennedy, Kinard, Henry j.; Kipard
J. D.; Lancaster. Lester, Msgill, Maui.
din. Miller, joel II Mishoe, Moore,
McDaniel, Perritt Phillips, Plyler,
Price, Prince, Russell, Speer, Sturkie,
Zimmerman, TooIe. Wolling, West,
moreland, Whisonant, Wingo, Wink
Ter, Wyche-4S.
Nays-Asbill, Banks, Carraway,
Colcock. Cushman, DeLoach, Ed
wards, Gage, Gssoue. Haseden, Hiott,
Hollis, kioler, Lennon. Livingston,
Meares, McKeo0n. Mettles, Pollock,
Pyatt, Reynolds, Robinson, Sanders,
Slnkler, Skinner, SlmkiDs, Smith. e.
D., Stevenson. Sullivan, Thomas, W.
H; Werner. Vincent, Williams, Nc
Cu!lough-34.
1t will be noticed that over forty
members did not vote on the printing g
bill. It is said by some that these
members intentionally lodged the
vote.
Mr.. Garris called up the anti Greek
letter fraternity bill. After some dis
cussion it was passed. It provides
that on and after the 1st day OF July.
next, 1897, the governing boards of
all institutions of higher learning IN
South Carolina, supported in whole
or in part by public funds, be, and are
hereby, required to forbid and disal-
low in their respective institutions
such Greek letter fraternities, or all
organizations OF similar nature:
Provided, nothing herein contained
shall interfere with the literary socie.
ties in sucn institutions.
Mr.. Verner's bill to require railroad
companies making contracts for the
delivery of cross ties, bridge timbers
and other materials for the construc-
tor and operation OF railroads to re-
ceive and pay for the same within 80
days after their delivery upon the line
of such railroad under certain I1ans..-
ties was taken up out of its order. DR..
Wyche moved to strike out the enact.
ing words of the bill. Mr.. Werner
said that the railroad attorneys had
not objected to his bill. It was bill
to help the poor people. Sometimes
timber lay along the road for SIX
months before the road came along
and received it. It was great hard
ship on the people. The bill would
force the roads to receive the timber
when it was delivered. Dr.. Wyche
finally withdrew his motion to strike
out the enacting words. The bill was
then ordered to a third reading in this
shape:
Section 1. That on and after the pas
sage of this act whenever any person
or persons or corporation under a con-
tract with any railroad company own
ing or operating railroad within this
State shall deliver crossties, bridge
timbers or other constructing and op-
Grating materials upon the line of any
railroad company, it shall be the duty
of said railroad to receive and pay for
such material within 20 days after the
same shall have been delivered, either
to the party owning or delivering the
same, or hisor her assignee: Provided,
That nothing herein contained shall
apply to any such timber, crossties or
material which fails to come up to the
Specifications set forth IN the contract
for the same.
Sec. 2. Should any railroad compa.
nv fail to comply with the terms Of its
contract for such delivery Of material
within the said SO days, il shall forfeit
and pay to the party with whom such
contract is made the sum OF SlOO, IN
addition to the contract price OF said
to be recovered in any court
OF competent jurisdiction in this Stste.
The senate bill to amend the act to
regulate the service of process IN trial
justice courts in criminal cases IN
Sumter and Barnwell coun-
ties, changing trial justice" to mag
istrate" and including Ocaugeburg
county under the provisions Of SAID
act was taken up and passed. This
bill makes the present &C. read as fol-
lows:
That from and after the passage OF
this act, the magistrates in R!chland,
Sumter, Barnwell, Orangeburg and
Fairfield counties for WHOM there are
constab!es appointed with fixed sala-
ries shall not be authorized 10 place
their warrants or other criminal pro
cess in the hands OF the sheritfs OF
said counties for service, unless at the
same time they make and file with the
ss;d sheriff their certificate, setting
form that at the time there IS riot Or
other disturbance, or sufficient cause,
stating cause, in the locality which
renders it Impossible or mex oedient to
have the same served by the regular
constable; and the account of the
sheriff for any such service shall not
be allowed or paid unless vouched by
and based on such certificate; provid
ed, that when such process is served
by the sheriff OF Fairfield county be
shall not receive therefor any com
pensation in addition to the salary al
lowed to him by law.