The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-25
Y 0Rk OF SENATE.
What the Grave Senators Are
Doing in Columbia.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
Work Done by The Upper House
of the Legislature During the
Past Week Of General
interest.

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1ays' recess, and were in their seats and
ready for business, as the senatorial
parlance has it. when that body was
called to order at noon.
Mr.. Henderson offered a resolution
instructing the secretary Of state to
have 115 copies printed Of the county
government act ard laid on the desks OF
the members. This measure has teen
held up by the governor aud only be-
came law on the third day Of this scs-
sion. There were numerous inquiries
about the law. and there was no way
for its text to be seen without refer
ence to the original in the secretary Of
states Office.
Mr.. Appelt's bill to exempt Clarcn,
don COUNT from the operations OF all
acts providing for the licenses and Ii
cense fees for trafickins in seed cotton
was, on motion of Mr. Douglass, killed.
Before the vote was put, Mr.. Aprelt
spoke in defense of the measure. 1t
was purely local, be declared, and said
that year after year the Clarendon del
egation had been urged to seek the re-
peal of the act so far as it applied 70
that county. The law was practically
without force and effect IN Claren-
don. He made an earnest effort to Sc
cure the repeal.
Mr.. Manning, of Sumter, insisted
that the measure did affect other coun-
ties contiguous to Clarendon. For the
reason that it affected Sumter county,
he urged the adoption Of the motion to
kill, which motion prevailed.
One o'clock, the hour the senate was
t> m>~t tin joint session with the house
having arrived. that body adjourned to
the hall of the house. There the vote
intbe last general eli, ction was declared.
The Senate then returned TO It's own
chamber, and, On motion of Mr. Arch
er, adjourned until tuesday at y
o'clock.
Among the first things taken up
Tuesday were the resolutions authoriz
ing the introductions Of bills to amend
the charters of several corporations.
They were considered successfully and
passed.
Mr.. Love of York is anxious for an
early adjournment. He offered reso-
luton fixing the Gay for final adjourn
ment on the 10:h of February. No ac-
ton vas taken on the matter.
The chair announced the appointment
Of Mr.. W. Eugene Cooper as doorkeep.
er in the gallery.
The bill to require county boards of
commissioners to deduct from salary Of
regular constables compensation paid
persons acting as constables on par
ticular occasion, unless such service was
rendered in an emergency wherein the
regular constables could not perform
the service, passed it's third reading.
Mr. Henderson's bill fixing the time
at which objections to the qualifications
Of Jurors must be made was taken up.
This bill provides that if objection is
not made to a juror before be is sworn
in, NO verdict can thereafter be set
aside because any Of the jurors hap.
pened to be disqualified. The need Of
such a measure was manifest that the
bill passed its second reading without
discussion aid by unanimous vote Of
the senate.
Mr.. Mower has undertaken to rectify
the evils OF the act providing for the
formation Of new counties He had Of
fered an amendment and secured its
adoption Monday, making it incumbent
on the county boards of election COM
missioners as judicial officers to settle
all election contests which might arise
on questions of facts. Dy the same
amendment the State board Of canvass
ers is made the last court of appeal
against the decision Of the county
boards. The contests which have been
had with Lee and Pee Dee counties
made the senate anxious to accept any
law which would prevent a repetition
Of such contests.
The Senate met at II o'clock We'd
nesday. Thursday being Gen. Lees
birthday, MIR. Manning moved that
when the senate adjourned it be to meet
at II o'clock Friday.
The regular order Of the calendar be-
ing taken up, these bills were speedily
given third reading:
Mr.. Henderson, fixing time at which
objections to qualifications Of jurors
must be made; Mr.. Mower, amending
the act providing for the formation o.:
new counties; Mr.. Graydon, relating to
fling affdavits; Mr.. Barnwvli. amend
ing law with regard to sealed insuu.
ments.
The hour at which the senate and
house were to meet in joint session for
the inaugural ceremonies having ar
rived, the senate went over IN a body to
the hall of the latter.
Upon the reassembiing Of the senate,
Mr.. Graydou spoke in favor Of his reso-
luton looking to a striking out Of the
provision of the constitution for the
legislature changing county lines. Mr..
Graydon dwelt upon the injustice to the
counties in allowing any section, no
matter how small, even to a single
plantation, disrupting county lines at
will. 1t was, he said, new-countyism
run mad He cited many instances in
which injustice or evil might be
wrought by allowing the people without
restraint to change th- map Of the
State to suit local issues. The vote
being taken, the unfavorable report Of
the committee was adopted.
After the transaction Of some other
business Of minor importance the sen
ate adjourned to meet at II clock Fri
day.
The first matter to draw the senate
out of it's usual quiescent state Friday
was Mr.. Sullivans amendment to the
constitution aboli>hing the homestead
of NJ Henderson the raSo.