The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
WORK OF TIE HOUSE,
What the Representatives Are
Doino in Columbia.
THE WORK SO FAR DONE.
Work Done by the Lower House
Of the Legislature During the
Past Week OF General
Interest.

getting ready for work. \ great man!
new bills have been introduced, bu
none of very important nature. The
following is report Of the proceeding
since our last issue:
On Monday, 10th instant, large
number o. bills were introduced apc
referred, but beyond this nothing much
was done.
The calling Of third reading of Mr.
E. D. Smith bill to appropriate s.,
900, or so much as may be necessary,
as an emergency fund, to be used by
the State board Of Health in dealing
with certain Diseases was the signal
for an attack BY Dr. Woods, Of Claren,
dou, and others. After considerable
discussion pro and con the bill passed
its third reading BY good majority.
At | o'clock the senate came over in
a body for the purpose Of canvaSsing,
in joint session, the vote for govcrLo OF
and lieutenant governor.
Senator'S Brown and Sullivan and
Representatives Theus, Simpkins and
CAN'T we're appointed a committee to
canvass the vote. This occupied con-
siderable time, and when it was finally
announced officially that W. II. Ellerbe
had been elected governor, Mr.. Magill
moved that committee be appointed
to wait upon the governor elect to noti-
fly him Of his election and to ascertain
his wishes as to the inaugural. This
motion was carried rnd the committees
will be appointed at the convenience Of
the presiding officers.
There was quite debate over Mr..
Stevenson's bill to repeal an act passed
in 1888 entitled an act to protect pri-
mary elections and conventions Of po-
litical parties and to punish fraud com
mittcd thereat" However, it passed
it's third reading.
The House then adjourned to 10
o'clock Tuesday.
On Tuesday fer the first time, the
House met at 10 o'clock and continued
until 2 o'clock.
The resolution to present Lieut. Vic
tor Blue with sword was withdrawn
from the files, because there was ali ev-
ident desire to kill the bill.
There were two bills on the calendar
marked NO. So" the original of Mr.
jeremiah Smith to devote the net pro-
ceeds from the privilege tax to the
erection and maintenance of academic
preparatory schools in the counties Of
this State and the substitute offered
by the committee on public schools to
apportion said funds among the free
public schools of the several counties.
Mr.. Prince moved that debate be ad-
journed until Friday, when all matters
relating to the privilege tax could then
be discussed. This motion prevailed,
and the fertilizer tax in all its phases
and features will then be considered.
A concurrent resolution from the SEN
ate, that the State printer be instructed
TO print 300 copies Of the county gov
ernment law. The house concurred in
the resolution.
A concurrent resolution that COM
mittee Of two senator's and FIVE repre-
sentatives be appointed to wait upon
his excellency, William H. Ellerbe,
governor, and Miles B. McSweeney,
lieutenant governor, to inform them as
to when they wished to qualify.
Mr.. Magill moved to insert three
representatives for five The amend
mept was adopted with the resolution.
There was some debate over Mr..
Blease's bill to provide for the selection
by primary Of the nominees for the po
sitions of superintendent of the peni-
tentiary, county auditor, county treasu-
rer and trustees Of public schools. The
bill was killed.
The house received and accepted an
invitation to attend the awarding Of a
medal by the Wade Hampton Chapter
Daughters Of the Confcderacy, the ex-
ereises to take place at the South Caro-
lima college Thursday night.
Mr.. Blease offered aresolution thank
ing all who had volunteered to serve
the country in the recent war with
Spain. The resolution was unanimous
ly adopted, and the House adjourned
to 10 o'clock Wednesday.
The session of the House Wednesday
was interrupted by the Inauguration
ceremonies, but considerable work was
accomplished
Mr.. Ashley moved to strike out the
enacting words of Mr.. Blease's bill to
increase the punishment for refusa! to
pay road tax
Mr.. Blease said that he would make
no argument on the bill but would mere
ly make statement III regard to it.
The highest punishment now inflicted
for refusal to work the roads was five
days and he thought that the punish
ment ought to be made more severe.
Mr.. Sturkey thought the present lin
it Of punishment enough and moved to
indefinitely postpone the bill. This
motion was lost.
The bill passed its second reading
The section when amended will read
as follows:
Section ). That it shall be the duty
Of every overseer to make out a list of
all persons liable to road duty. Said
overseer IS hereby authorized to de-
mand of any person or corporation the
name Of any and all hands in his, her
or its employ; and any person or cor
poration receiving Of such overseer OF
warner by him appointed, such demand:
failing or refusing to furnish list c"n,
tanning the names Of all male employ
ees, shall be guilty Of misdemeauor.
and for every such otfense shall be sub
ject to fine of not less than SO Lo.
more than $50, or imprisonment in tie
Sounty Jail for not less than 10 mol
more 80 days, and place said list in
hands of the warner. who shall serve
notice, either by seeing the parties per,
sonally and giving verbal notice: or
leaving written notice at the residence