The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-02-09

"A Report Of the Work Done.
The session OF the Senate Monday
was entirely without incident or de
bate. TIE entire morning was taken
up in routine work, which was pushed
forwsrd at rapid rste.
President McSween<y announced
the appointment Of Cspt. a II Ruth
SIS senate post MASTER. vice j. T. Parks
resigned, Capt. Ruth is an old Con-
fe6erate soldier ard served for Is
years as sheriff OF Hampton county
For number OF years before tee war,
his father wSs senator from Beau
fort county.
TIE bill 10 require the kiijing OF
the sheep killing dogs, which had beer
passed by the House vas killed.
On Tuesday the session Ct the Sen,
ate was devoted 10 the discussion
principally to two msasureS-the qusS
ton Of biennial sessions CT the Legis
lature and vide tires for wsgors Af
ter considerable discussion the first
proposition came 10 avote SIS follows:
Yeas-Alexapder, Archer, Brown,
Buist, Connor, Dennis, Douglass, Du
Bose, Gaines. Love Asuldin. Nc
Gala, Mcdaniel Miller, Norris,
O'Dell, PetGgrew, Sanders, Scar
borough, Sud6s!h, Turner, Walker,
Williams-23
Nays-Dean, Griffith, Hay, Hender
son, Jeferies, L:sssne, May field, Nc
Albany. Moses. Mover, Ragsdsle,
Sloan, Talbir6, Wsll2ce, Waller-l5
The measure failing TO set twc-
thirds vote as required by the coos;itu
ton was declared defeated, aid the
Legislature will meet every year ss
heretofore.
The Senatewentto work with r7est
sx Wednesday and, killed almost every
bill On which thera was the leas. de
bate. The first to suffer was Mr.. Pat
tons paving bill and soon after Mr.
Gaines broso tire bill received the
same fate. Mr. Her derson's county
government bill ran the gsuntlet, but
it was the only one to successfully Go
SO. When the paving bill was reach
ed Mr.. Archer moved on indefinite
postponement, which after considera-
bic argument was agreed TO Dy vote
of 81 to Is.
Mr. Hendeson's county government
bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Ragsdale thought il would be
better to try the county govermsl,t
law in force for q while longer. It
was beginning 10 work satisfactorily
in Fairfield stree it wss becoming uu
derstocd by the people. He moved an
indefinite postponement.
Mr.. Archer said the PEOPLE OF his
county wanted 5 change, and the
sooner it could be had TIE better. The
expenses of Spartsnburg had been il
creased enormously under the present
law and change was needed.
Mr.. Moss endorsed every word tbs
senator from Spartsnburg said, for
they applied 10 Sumter equally as
well.
MIR. Lesesne hoped the bill would
pass.
Mr. Henderson said that il each sen
ator would devote FIVE minutes to cal
culation they would see that at leas'
Eve or six hundred dollsrs per annum
was saved to each county. He tbeD
pointed out the cum oersone machin
cry of the present law spd contrasted
it with the simplicity OF the bill under
discussion.
Mr.. Archer moved to table the mo
tion to inde dnilely postpone the bill.
The aye and nay vote resulted:
Ayes = Alexander, Archer. Buist,
Dean, Dennis, Douglass, Dubose,
Gaines, Griffith. Hay Henderson, Jsf
ferries, Lesesne, Love, Mauldin. Meal
hsny, McCalla, Miller, Moses, Mower,
Norris, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Sanders.
Scarborough, Sioan, Stackhouse, Sud
datb, Turner, Walker, Wallace, Wsl-
Ter, Williams-S3.
Nays-May field, Mcdaniel, Rags
dale, TalbbirG-4.
Mr. Norris wanted to amend by pro.
viding for the election OF the two ad-
visory commissioners by a popular
vote. The senate almost unanimously
rejected the amendment.
A number of amendments perfect
ing the bill in miner details were oHer
ed, some of which were adopted and
others rejected. The bill thea passed
its second reading with notice OF gen
ersl amendment on the third reading
Then the broad tire bill came up
and after some discussion was killed
by the following vote:
Yeas Buist, Connor, Dean, Doug
lass, DuBose, Griffith, Hay, Hender-
son, Jeferiss, Love, McAlhany, Nc
Daniel, Mower, O'Dell, Pettigrew,
Ragsdale, Scarborough, Sloan, Wal
Ter, Williams-2l.
Nays--Alexander, Brown. Dennis,
Gaines, Lesesne, Mauldin, Mayfeld,
AcCalla, Miller, Moses, Norris, San
ders, Stackbouse. Suddsth, Taibird,
Turner, Walker, Wallace--lS
Mr.. Love called up Mr. DsLoache's
bill to regulate express and telegraph
companies and TO extend the powers CT
the railroad commissioners, 50 as to
give them power and authority to
requisite charges by express companies
for transportation, 10 regulate tie
charges Of telegraph companies for
the transmission OF messages by tele
graph, for charges By persons engaged
in the several businesses herein nsn-
ed, to apply the powers given TO ssid
commissioners, by law, over railroad
comIanies or persons owning, conteo!
ling, or operating line or lines ot
express and telegraph, and make the
penalties prescribed against railroads
for violating commissioners rutss ap
ply to the companies and persons
. herein named, whose line or lines J:
or are wholly or in psr. in this Safe
Mr.. Henderson, after the bill bac
been discussed, moved TO p; soone IL
definitely the bill The yeas and nay:
resulted as follows:
Yess-Messrs. BUST, Dennis, Lu-
Bose, Hay, Henderson, Lesesne, Maui
din, May feld, McAIhauy, Miller
Mower 0'D,0 Sanders Sfnan Tur