The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-03
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COLUMBIA, Feb. 27.-After the pre-.
Itineraries of the opening Of tie Sen
ate had been disposed of Saturday the
work of clearing the calendar was be-
gun and the following bills given
their final reading:
To require sll State institutions to
pay lor transporting, clothing, guard
ing and for medical treatment OF ali
convicts received by them under acts
or joint resolutions of the general as,
sembly, and to give receipt for their
work
To exempt ex, Confederates from
taking out license as hawker or ped
6ler.
Rouse bill to amend the general
statutes, so IS to provide for the cleo
ton Of the State board of medical ex-
aminers by the State Medical associa-
ton.
Bill to amend an act TO require con-
tractors in the erection, alteration or
repairing of buildings to pay laborers,
subcontractors and material men for
their services ard material furnished.
When the senate had cleared the
calendar, Mr.. Norris rose and said
that he wished 10 make a statement.
of which he hoped the newspapers
would make note. During the dis
cussion of the Clemson college mat.
ter few days ago, he had called at
tention to the fact that the curriculum
OF Clemson college was not as broad
and exhaustive as its friends would de,
sire to see, and that one Of its most
promising graduates had found him
self unable to enter the Sheffield
school. In order that this might not
lead to q false impression. he wanted
10 give out the idea that Clemson col,
lsse is giving an advance course in
certain lines, and that the friends OF
the college are satisfied as far as those
lines reach. But in the Sheffield
school the course was very much
broader and took in courses not in
cluded in the Clemson curriculum.
He did not want it understood that
Clemson was Offering an education
that would unfit its products from en-
tering any school; but there were
many branches required in northern
schools that were no: required N
Clemson.
The finance committee has amended
the appropriation bill by making 81
general increase in the provisions.
The most important items are those
relating to the South Carolina college
and the Citadel. The committee
amendments increase these appropria-
tions, the former to $25, 900 with s., coo
for sewerage; the latter to 81, 500, the
81, 500 being for the purpose OF repairs:
Gen Farley is given $500 additional
for the purpose Of completing the Con.
federate rolls. The clerks salaries are
generally restored to the amount pro-
vided in the original committee bill.
The senate adjourned at2 o'clock
until II o'clock Tusday, Monday be-
ing Wasbington's birthday.
The senate Tues6AJ passed the Sink
Ter bill to limit the hours OF labor OF
certain employees of street railway
companies.
The principal fight was made over
the street car bill limiting the hours
of labor to 10 hours each day.
Mr.. Sloan offered an amendment
that any corporation in Richland
county be exempted from the provi-
sions OF the bill. he stated that the
electric railway of Columbia had cost
great deal of money and was being
run for the accommodation of the pub
lie and for the upbuilding Of the city.
No complaint had been heard from
any of the employees and the bill was
wholly unnecessary so far as It applied
to this city. The motormen and con-
ductors, he assured the senate, were
well treated. They had to run Is to
1S hours day, but an hour Off at din
ner and an hour off at supper was al
lowed to each employee. Besl6es re
liefs were provided during the day.
The men were well paid, but if this
bill became law the wages would
have to 5e cut. He urged that The
Columbia street car company be al
lowed to run its affairs and cars as It
saw proper.
Mr.. Archer, in reply to Mr.. S,oan,
said it might be quite true that there
was no demand from the employees
for this bill, but this was due probably
to the fact that they did not dare to
open their mouths. From the stand
point Of humanity be did not think 1t
right to make men work 10 and -
hours day. They never saw their
families. They went home at night al
ter the children were asleep and leftln
the morning before the children were
awake. It was not right to keep men
at this ceaseless toll day IN and day
out sith never a moment OF.
Mr.. Henderson, on the ground that
there was no demand for this bill,
moved that the enacting words be
stricken out.
Mr.. Dean said that there was de-
mand for the bill-humanity demand
ed it. Already on the floor OF the
senate threats were made that II the
oil passed wages would be cut. WHAT
evidence had the senate that these
threats mad not been made to the en-
ployees and their complaints thus
stife62
The discussion broa0ened, Messrs.
BUST, Pettigrew and Mayfeld all
making speeches. Mr.. Mayheld OF,
fereo an amendment to include ali
classes OF workers, newspaper men,
lawyers, doctors and farm laoorers.
On motion of Mr.. Archer TINS was
promptly voted down, ne stating tast
this was no question for testing,
By a vote of IS to 13 Mr.. Sloans
amendment to except Richland ccun-
ty was killed. The bill then passed It's
third reading by vote Of 20 TO "A.
Mr.. Mayheld offered an amend.
ment to the house jim Crow car bill
which provides that the State officials
and members Of the general assembly
ebo,,1I he "a -rieS frsa nv a II railroads