The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-02-17
Ter. Williams. Wyche, Yelde!I-So.

va $3.50 SE<>% SS-~A 10000 -
| State as common carriers Of passen
gers for hire shall furnish separat
apartments in first and second elias
coaches, or separate frss and seconl
class coaches for the accommodation
OF white and colored passengers: pro
vided equal accommodations shall os
supplied 10 ell persons. without dis
tinction of race, color or previou
condition, in such coaches.
An invitation was read from tht
Mayor Of Charleston inviting tht
Legislature to visit the city OF Char
lesion on the 18Th instant. The inYi
tation said: The South Carolina anc
Georgia railroad have generously Of
tered a special train to bring you
down on the 18th instant, leaving
Colunbia at I o'clock a. NJ, reaching
Charleston at 11:10a. NJ. and return
ing same day, leaving Charleston al
$3.50 .. m., and reaching Columbia al
the usual time. Immediately upon tie
arrivat of the train steamer will be
waiting and you will be taken around
the haroor and. see the war vessels OF
| the United States fleet"
Mr.. BIco9 explained that the invita-
ton was 50 the General Assembly as
guests Of the city, and that no expense
would attach.
Mr.. Pollock moved q concurrent
resolution that the-i Invitation be &C.
cepted and that when the House ad.
journed on toe 18th it stand adjourn.
ed until the 10Th ct ID o'clock.
On motion OF Mr.. Sturkie the hour
was changed to 10 o'clock.
Mr.. CuShman moved an amend.
meat that members should receive no
pay On the day they took q recess. He
held that tha State should rot pay for
such holidays.
Messrs. Johnson and Stuckie agreed
win nim.
Mr. Gazqpc moved to table the
amendment, aud the ayes and noes
gere demanded. The House voted
down the motion very decidedly when
q viva voce vote was taken, but on the
call many members who had voted to
table the amendment changed and
Mr. Cushman's amendment was sdop.
ted by vote of 62 to 80.
Mr. Pollock moved that employees
and attaches should not receive any
pay during the day.
Mr.. Rogers held that it was wrong
for the House to force employees who
had 10 voice in the matter to be cut
OFF from their pay. He moved to lay
the amendment on the table, which
vas agreed to.
Mr.. Ilderton pointed out the incon
sls!ency Of the action Of the House.
They drew pay for visiting Rock Hull.
Mr.. E. D. Smith held that under
the circumstances of the trip members
should receive their pay. The Legis-
lature could on the trip inspect the
Citadel and it might be well for mem
osrs to associate with the people Of
Charleston at which all guns had peen
fired in recent years.
Mr.. Williams and Mr.. John P.
Thomas held that some members
would not and could not go, and they
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OF their pay.
Mr., Cushnan's amendment was
then killed by viva voce vote, the
House having reversed IFS action.
The Clemson invitation then came
up. Mr.. Pollock said no expense
would attach to the trip. They would
gcand return On the same day. It was
a legal holiday-the 22d. The invita-.
ton was unanimously accepted.
The Dorchester county bill was
taken up. The reading OF the bill was
nearly completed when Mr.. Ilderton
moved to recommend the bill to the
judiciary committee. This brought
on long discussion, which was not
concluded at the hour OF adjourn
ment.
Ia the House on Thursday Mr..
Prices resolution appointing q COM
mittee to investigate the dispensary
was passed. The resolution IS a
sweeping one, giving authority to the
committee to report at the next ses-
sion.
Mr.. Limehouse's bill to declare the
law relating to the mileage Of all per.
sons for the payment of whose tray
elled mileage provision is made By
law was called up with unfavoraoIe
report. Mr.. Graham moved to strike
out the enacting words.
Mr. Garris SAID that his county par
ticularly needed this bill. Many peo-
pie there went through Charleston
and charged 10 miles when it should
not De over Is miles.
The bill, after this explanation,
passed. The bill provides taat the
payment OF the mileage OF Jurors, Wit,
nesses and other persons required to
attend court or to travel to perform
any legal duty, said mileage shall oe
computed and paid for by the shortest
practical route to be travelled over any
regular established highway.
Mr. Miles joint resolution authorlz
ing the comptroller general to pay all
claims for elections for new counties
was taken up again and Mr. W. G.
Davis moved 10 strike out the resol7-
ing words. lie did this on the princi-
pie that when people want anything
they shouId pa for It. There was
considerable discussion over the mat
question as TO whether the
State should pay these expenses, hav-
ing made no previous provision there,
for. or whether the counties Interested
should bear the expenses themselves.
The sentiment CT the House, judging
from the debate, seemed to be against
establishing the precedento OF the State
paying such expenses. The resolving
words OF the resolution were stricken
out.
Mr.. Jno. P. Thomas bill 20 amend
lhe law so as to allow aliens to own
5, 900 acres Of land IN this State was
ordered to 3 third reading, there being
no opposition to it.
In the House Friday when Mr..
Johu P. Thomas bill 10 permit alien
ownership o. LAM TO the extent OF
5000 instead Of 800 acres Was taken
up for It's final reading there was con,
siderable discussion the fight beng
I.N,,,o lly- on