The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-02-03

4 Synopsis ofthe Bllls OF General Interest
Introduced into and Passed by the Up
per House.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 29.-Tbe Wis.
it by the legislature to Winthrop col
lege came up in the senate Saturday.
As the matter noN stood both houses
would probably adjourn today until
the following TUESDAY IL order TO en-
able the repres sentatives TO be az home
Monday, which was salesday. = free
excursion would be run Saturday and
all the members could 60 to Winthrop
without any time being lost and at nc
expense to the State. Mr.. Sloan spoke
in favor Of the resolution and Mr..
Archer against 1t. By a vo:e OF 70 10
5 the resolution was adopted.
MIR. Mayfeld was seiZsd with de-
sire Yesterday to know who got the
dispensary rebates. He introduced
concurrent resolution that q commit.
tee on investigator composed OF
mem bers of both houses, be appointed
10 investigate the oiSpensary charges
of corruption. It passed without com
ment or objection.
a joint resolution authorizing the
Stste treasurer 10 issue to Samuel
Lord, as receiver Of the president and
directors of the State bank, consoida-
tion bonds or stock eoual in amount
10 so per cent. of the par value of Ger
tain s per cent. Stste bonds and inter
est thereon (Which bonds were taken
and lost or destroyed by Federal sol
diers during the late civil war, and to
which the said receiver, by DEGREES OF
the court, has been adjudged entitled,
and to permit the refunding OF the
same under the acts for the redemp-
lion of the State debt.
Mr.. Mower introduced a bill to pro.
vide for the appointment of magis
trates and to define their jurisdiction,
powers and duties.
This bill is the same one vetoed by
Governor Evans in every particular,
save that the words should the senate
refuse to confirm any appointee, It
snail not be lawful for the governor
10 reappoint the party so rejected for
that term" are stricken ont.
In the absence of the president and
the president pro ten, Mr. Moses was
called to the chair It was his for
tune TO preside over the warmest ses-
sion which tae senate has yet held.
Two fiery debates over second reading
bills was the days record.
The first was brough ht about when
concurrent resolution to allow to be
introduced a bill to incorporate the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company
of South Carolins and to authoriZe the
consolidation Of certain railroads un-
der that name, came up for second
reading.
Messrs. Mavfeld and McCalla OF the
committee on railroads submitted an
unfavorable minority report and Mr..
May6eld moved an indefinite post
ponement OF, the resolution.
After much talk the resolution wss
voted on as follows:
Yea-Brown. Buist, Dean, Dennis,
Douglass, Griffith, Henderson, Moses,
Mower, O'Dell, Ragin, Scarborough,
Sloan, Stackhouse, Talbird, Walker,
Williams-17.
Nay-Alexander, Archer, Connor,
Games, Hay, Love, May6eld, Mccall.
la, Mcdaniel, miller, Pettigrew, Rags
dale, Sanders, Turner, Wallace-15.
As two-thirds vote was necessary
the resolution tailed to pass.
The second debate was on bill to
amend the free school Law so as to re-
quire school trustees Of each school
district to be elected by the qualified
electors. After considerable discus
SION the aye and nay vote was taken
as to whether the enacting words
should be stricken out with the fol-
lowing result:
Aye-Alexander, Archer, Brown,
Buist, Connor, Gaines, Griffith, May
held, McCal,a, Mcdaniel, Miller, Mo.
ses, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Ragin, Sand
ers, Scarborough, Stackhouse, Tai
bird, Turner, Wallace. Williams-22
Nay-Dean, Dennis, Douglass, Hay,
Henderson, Love, Mower, RagsdaIe,
Walker-9.
The bill was killed by this over
Whelming vote.
In the Senate Tuesday when the
hour arrived for the election of Unit
ed States Senator, MIR. Dean as senator
from Greenville arose to put in nom
inatien Judge Earle. He said:
I'VE are here to execute the will OF
the people; I, therefore, rise to place
in nomination the name of the gentle
man who was chosen by the people to
represent them in the United States
senate. A gentleman whose purity
in public and private life has never
been questioned; g gentleman VINO
will reflect honor on this State IN the
halls OF the national legislature. It Is
my privilege to present the name OF
the Hon. Joseph Il. Earle OF Green
Vile"
Mr.. Moses-I second the nomination
OF the Hon. Joseph Il. Earle with
pleasure.
MIR. Henderson, ability and puri
ty of character in public and private
life counts for aught, ten the Hon,
Joseph &. Earle will ably represent
this State. second the domination.
Mr.. Mayfeld-The gentleman whose
name has been putin nomination was
chosen by the people after q heated
campaign. Iopposed his election then,
but since the will Of the people has
been expressed, il gives me pleasure tc
second the nomiration OF the Hon
Joseph e. Earle.
MIR. Buist-The metropolis CT the
State unanimously endorses the elec
ton of the Hon. Joseph 8: Earle, a1o
SIS their representative, I second the
domination.
Mr.. Sloan-Representing the Capl
tai city of the State OF its behalf 1t !:
with pleasure that I second the noml
nation of the Hon. Joseph &. Earle. .
Mr.. Archer-As understand 1t, Il
the roll is called we will all second the
nomination of the Hon. Joseph h
Earle.
The roll was then celled, all the sen