The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-03
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Mr.. RsoSQ3le Salu thattlnle UnneceS
sary was being Consumed. This mat
ter bad 1een gwen due considers
ton and there was no coed reason fol
its oeine taken up again.
Mr.. Moses for the benefit Of the SEA
ate related the rulings in the house
and the senate on the same motion
Mr.. McCalla had made.
Mr.. Buist said that to take from the
table meant that the bill would have
to 60 on calendar. it could not &C
on the calaDdar without motion tc
reconsider. Therefore there was no
way for the bill to be taken eff tie
table.
MIR. Archer made the telling point
that the motion 10 reconsider had been
laid on the tsble and not the bill.
After hearing all the arguments the
president decided that the motion OF
Mr.. McCalla was out of order which
decision seemed to meet tl5 approval
Of the senate.
The object OF Mr.. McCalla's motion
is, Sc it is understood, to get the anti.
free pass bill repealed so that Mr.. May
fields free transportation can pass.
As long as the anti-free pass act re
mains on the statutes the free trans.
portation bill cannot pass.
The house pension bill coming up
for second reading. Mr.. Hay offered
an amendment that the bill be put into
operation not before 1898. Rejected.
Other amendments we're offered but
rejected. Mr.. Brown got through an
amendment to make the law 60 ipIc
effect in May.
Mr.. Miller inserted an amendment
to provide for Mexican and Florida
veterans. The bill then passed.
In the Senate on wednesday the ap.
preparation bill was taken up after the
third reading bills had ali been dis.
posed of. The bill was first read and
then SIS the amendments by the senate
committee were read one by one they
were debated. The first amendment
by The senate committee wss the res
toration of the salary of the chef
clerk Of the comptroller general to 81
400 firm 81, 250 as reduced By house.
Mr.. Ragsdale moved the indefinite
postponement OF the smendnents. At
Ter some discussion the motion was lost
by the following vote:
Aye-Alexapder, Archer, Connor,
Dean, Douglass. Gaines. Hay, Nc
Daniel, Miller, Norris, O'Dell. Petti
grew, Ragsdale, Sanders, Stackhouse,
Wallsce-l7.
Nay-Brown, Buist, Dennis, Du
Bose, Griffith, Henderson. May6eld,
Moses, Mower, Ragin, Scar
borough, Sloan Talbird, Turner, Wal
ker, Willians-17.
The president cast the decisive vote
with. the nays against indedaite post
ponement. The amendment, restor.
ing the salary was then adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Henderson the
giving the comptroller
general an additional clerk at the sal
ary OF $l,5C0 was Indefinitely post
poned.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson the
amendment giving $500 additional for
handling the dispensary funds was
killed.
The amendment to restore the salary
Of the chief clerk Of the State treasurer
from 81 $50 to 1900 Ees adopted by
= vote of II to 16.
The amendment restoring the salary
Of the armorer from $500 to $500 was
adopted by a vote OF is to II, the presi-
dent casting the deciding vote
An amend ment TO allow $500 Tor q
clerk for the State board of health was
rejected.
The salaries OF the superintendent
Of education's clerk and the salary OF
he clerk of the adjutant and inspector
general were put back at $500 from
500.
Mr.. Archer, when the amendment
placing the appropriation of the South
Carolina college back to s25, 900 with
IN additional s., 900 for sewerage was
moved an indefinite postpone
nent. After considerable debate the
motion was defeated by the following
vote:
Ayes-Alexander, Archer, Connor,
Gaines, Mcdaniel, Miller, O'Dell, Pet
,igrew, Suddath, Wallace, Williams
Nays-Brown, Buist, Dean Dennis,
Douglass, DuBose, Griffith, Hay Hen
ierson, Mauldin, May6eld, McCalla,
Moses, Mower, Norris, Ragin. Sand
ers, Scarborough, Sloan, Stackhouse,
Talbird, Turner, Walkers.
The $1,000 for a sewerage system
was CIT &c 81, SEQ on motion of Mr..
Brown. seconded by MIR. Mayfeld.
The 81, 500 recommended for re-
pairs to the Citadel went through
without opposition.
In the Senate Thursday after the
usual morning exercises had been dis
posed Of on motion of Mr.. Sloan the
unfavorsble report of the committee
on the house Jim Crow car bill was
adopted without debate by the follow
ing aye and nay vote:
Aye-Brown, Buist, Dean, Dennis,
Douglass, DuBose, Maul6in, May field,
Mcdaniel, Miller, Moses, Ragin, San
ders, Scarborough, Sloan, Stackhouse,
Turner, Walker, Williams
30.
Nay-Alexander, Archer, Conuor,
Gaines, Griffith, Henderson, McCalla,
Mower, Norris, ODell, Pettigrew,
Wallace-13.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment
to the appropriation bill to strike out
the appropriation Of $1,000 for the
State fair. After some discussion the
aye and nay vote was taken on the
motion with the folio wing result
Aye-Alenauder, Archer, Brown,
Buist, Connor, Dennis, DuBoSe,
Gaines, Griffith, McCslla, O'Dell,
Stacknouse, Wallace, Williams-14.
Nay-Dean, Douglass, Hay, Hen
derson, Mauldin, May field, Mcdaniel,
Miller, Moses, Mower, Norris, Petit.
grew, Ragin, Sanders, Scarborough,
SIcan, Suddath, Talbird, Turner-19.
Mr. Mayfeld called up the dispen-
sary investigation resolution and OF.
fere6 some amendments To II.