The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-02-24
WORK OF THE HOUSE,
PENSION CHANGES AND MAGlS-
TRATES DISCUSSED.
.lu Adjournment In Respect to the Memo
ryof the Late Judge AldrIch-Trip to
CharIeston--Otter RusIness Transacted.

CharIeston--Other business Transacted.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 20.-Wheu the
House met Saturday morning Mr..
lotions shad and sturgeon bill which
had been so fully and exhaustively
discussed the proceeding day, was
then called up. Mr. Pyatt moved to
recommit the bill. Mr.. Stevenson
though. that the House should not do
this; it should either pass or Kill the
bill without further delay. Mr. Hen
derson then amended the bill SO as 10
make ii apply only to the coast coun-
ties OF the State aud it was thereupon
ordered to third reading. The clin-
cher was put on the final vote by Dr.
Sturkie
The House then took up and passed
Mr. Prices joint resolution authoriz.
ing aud requiring the comptroller
general to draw his warrant on the
State treasurer to pay certain balances
OF salaries Of supervisors of registra.
ton OF the several counties of the
State and to require the State treasur-
er to pay same, whereas many OF the
supervisors Of the State continued to
perform the duties Of their offices
from Nov. 1, 1895, 20 March !. 1896,
and have received no compensation
therefor.
The senate bill to provide for the
appointment Of magistrates and to de-
fine their jurisdiction, powers and du.
ties, being special order, was called
up and a good many amendments
were offered.
After many other amendments had
been made DR.. Wyche moved to
amend by striking cut the provision:
Should the senate refuse to confirm
any appointee it shall not be lawful
for the governor to reappoint the par.
ty SO rejected for that term" He said
the House had stricken out this pro-
vision last year. He wanted the House
to say whether it was willing to allow
the senator from a county to dictate
who the magistrates should be.
Mr.. Rogers said Mr.. Gadsden was
in error in his argument as to what
the constitution meant. Mr.. Rogers
said the responsibility rested primari-
ly with the governor.
Mr.. Gadsden said that he was not
favoring secret sessions. The consti-
tuition required them, no act could
change that.
Mr.. Pollock wanted the charges
against a man openly preferred and
not secretly.
The House then struck out the
clause and the bill was ordered to a
third reading in another column as
published
The pension committees bill to
amend the general pension law was
then called up and Mr.. Leyton offer
ed an amendment to have township
boards consist of four old soldiers and
one physician.
Mr.. Cushman said that the commit
tee had thought it best not to have
physicians on the township boards,
but to have one on the county board.
Physicians at home would be inilu
enced by their patrons.
Mr.. Legion said his object was tc
keep the old soldiers from going tc
the county seat to be examined. The
amendment was then tabled and the
bill passed as printed in another col
umn.
The senate concurrent resolution re
lative to the Peabody fund was adop
ted in this shape:
Be it resolved by the senate OF the
State Of South Carolina, the house Of
representatives concurring: That the
Hon. J. L. NJ. Curry, as agent OF the
Slater and Peabody educational funds
and the gentleman associated with
him in the distribution Of the same,
be, and they hereby are, respectfully
requested to appropriate to the Color
ed, Normal, Industrial and Mechahl,
cal college of this State all Of said
funds that are applicable to the edu,
cation of the negro youths OF this
State, as in the opinion OF the general
assembly said college is the only
school entitled to said portion OF said
funds; and, further. that an engross'
ed copy Of this concurrent resolution
be forwarded to the said agent by the
clerk of the house of representatives.
Mr.. Phillips at this iuncture offered
a resolution eulogizing the late Judge
A. P. Aldrich who was at one time
speaker Of the house and declaring
that the house stand adjourned out OF
respect 10 his memory.
The resolution was unanimously :
adopted.
The ways and means committees
bill to provide for the redemption OF
land sold for the payment Of taxes
was taken up and ordered to third
reading without debate in this shape:
Sec. l. That where yer any lands or
tenements shall hereafter be sold to
enforce the payment OF taxes, the
owner, his heirs or assigns, or any
person or corporation having a lien
upon or interest in said premises SO
sold, shall have the right to redeem
the same by paying to the sheriff OF
other officer making such sale within
one year from the date thereof the
full amount of the purchase money
with 10 per cent. penalty thereon,
which said sum shall be paid by the
said sheriff or other officer to the par,
| ty who purchased at such delinquent
sale.
Sec. 2. That wneneversuch redemp'
ton shall be effected as hereinbefore
provided the title to said lands shall
instantly reinvest in the former own,
er thereof, subject to all the incum:
brances and liabilities that existed
thereon at the time Of said sale: Pro
vided, however, That whenever re-
demption is made by a person other
than the owner. his heirs or assigns,
the amount so paid for redemption
shall constitute prior and preferred
lien upon the said premises.
Sec. ). That in order to allow for
such redemption all sheriffs or other
officers making such sales shall hold
the surplus proceeds thereof, if any,
for one year from the date of such
sale, and in case no redemption shall
| ha then made stal] nav over the