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

! Columbia was taken up and passed.
The legislative appropriation bill
was called up by Mr.. hinard. y
great many verbal changes were made.
| The committee had made provision IN
the cases of Mr.. CAN'T, journal clerk
Of the senate. and Mr. Evans, Journal
clerk Of the house, that they should
be paid only for the number of days
actually in service. Mr. Pollock
moved to strike out such provision.
Mr. Yeldell OF the committee stated
that these two officers had been away
ne understood on their own personal
business. He thought that they
should only be paid in case Of sickness.
Mr.. Pollock made an earnest protest
against this docking OF salary. Re
wanted fair play. He did not wish
two men singled cut and all others
lett alone
The speaker stated that be had given
the house journal clerk leave Of 40
sence during his sickness. This SET
tied i. The committee withdrew ob.
iections and Mr.. Pollock amendments
sEClC a. IScu W.
An attempt ,Has made to increase
the pay Of the chaplains from $50 each
70 SIS each. This was voted down as
the salary OF these officers is fixed by
special tax.
Mr.. Reynolds wished to strike out
the provisions for 10 days extra pay
for the clerk OF the committee on ways
and means. There was some discus
sion on the matter and then the house
agreed to strike out the provision.
Mr.. McWhiie moved to raise the
pay Of the assistant clerk OF senate
from $3.50 to S275. Mr.. Toole moved
TO lay the motion upon the table. Mr..
Yeldell urged that both assistant
clerks were hard worked men. lie
thereupon moved to raise both assis
taut clerks pay to $3.50. He was 2
salary reduction man, but this was
matter of simple justice.
Mr.. Ilderton thought the assistant
clerks should be paid at least $500
each for this long session.
Mr.. Thomas said that the statute
fixed the pay and it was the commit
tees duty to fix the amount as the act
provided. Mr.. YeldelFs amendment
was then voted down; so was Mr.. Nc
Whites
Mr.. Efrd endeavored to have the
pay OF the clerk of the senate cutfrom
$500 to $500.
Mr. Reynolds called attention to the
facS that this salary WAS fixed by the
Statute.
Mr.. Thomas said they bad been
working on the basis of the act Of '93
in regard to other amendments. It
was poor rule that did not WORK
both ways.
The house refused to make any
change in the appropriation.
Mc. Rogers wanted the house to fix
the pay of the solicitors for the same
period as members of the house and
senate. The committee wished the
solicitors docked for what time they
were absent. Mr.. Rogers suggestion
was voted down.
The administration dispensary bill
was :hen called up by MIR. Garris, who
was aueineeri1g it. Mr.. CTup offered
an amendment to permit dispensers to
give personal as well as surety bonds.
After some discussion the roll call
was demanded on the amendment. By
a vote OF 69 to 81 the house agreed to
the amendment.
Mr.. Mccullough offered the follow
ing amendment: Amend section 2,
line a, by adding jus! after the word
'provided," the following: That
said board OF control are hereby re-
quired in the purchase of liquors as
herein provided to purchase from
manufactures distilling or manufac-
turing liquors in this State, provided
said liquors stand the test herein pro-
vided Tor and the cost thereof to the
State does not exceed the cost Of other
liquors of equal quality or grade" Mr..
Mccullough said that in the up coun-
try there were many distillers of corn
liquor. This encouragement to them
would decrease the blind tigers.
Mr.. Tocle said the State should pur-
chase her liquors as far as possible
from home dealers.
Mr.. Price wanted distilling stamped
out Of South Carolina. He believed
that to pass this provision would be the
severest blow ever struck the dispen |
sary system. His people believed that
the dispensary was the nearest road to
prohibition. |
Mr.. Garris believed that this looked |
fair on its face. He said that this act
was drawn to surround and bridge |
over the decision of the United States
court. 1t was drawn by the attorney |
general assisted by the governor and
others. This provision would result |
in establishing distilleries all over the
State.
Mr.. Mccullough said that if this |
provision was putin, the board would
purchase the liquor from home dealers |
without any further provision to
make them do so.
Mr.. Garris moved to table the |
amendment. 1t was done by vote Of
SO to 80.
Mr.. J. P. Thomas, Jr., offered an
amendment to provide for the grant,
ing Of beer privileges, which read as
follows: The State boari o. control
shall havethe right in their discretion
to appoint special beer dispensers un,
der such rules and regulations as said |!
board may esta blish, said special beer
dispensers to give bond in such sum
as the Safe board Of control may pre-
scribe, and the said board Of control
may in their discretion at any time
revoke such appointments. " Mr.:
Thomas sail that this amendment did
not give the board the right to do |
more than they are doing noT. the
amendment would not affect the va
lidity Of the law. The State board !
wanted to remove all possible douot
as to the right OF the board to appoint
such dispensers. The State board de-
sired this provision to pass. 1t would
result IN a revenue 10 the State, al the
same time doing no harm. The board
wanted it as measure in the line c.