The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-01-18
THE STATE SENATE.
The Opening of the Body in An
nual Session.
ONLY EIGHT ABSENTEES.
The Lee County Senator Stood
Aside. Names of the New
Senators, Other Business
Transacted.

in his purple robe Of Office at noon on
Tuesday of last week was the signal for
the senators to hasten to their seats.
A single rap of the gavel was sufficient
to call the chamber to order, and the
legislative session for 1899 had begun.
Since the last session the chaplain,
Rev. Mr.. Willoughby, had died, so the
Rev. Z. L. Archer, senator from Spar
tanburg, was requested to make the
opening prayer. He besought the Lord
to put our hearts and minds in proper
frame for rightful performance Of
duty" and asked that what is done
may be for the good Of the people and
the glory Of Thy name.
The roll call showed eight senators
absent-Talbeft, Of Beaufort, Ragsdale
Of Fairfield, Walker of Georgetown,
Scarborough of Horny, Wallace Of Laur-
ems, Livingston Of Marlboro, Alexander
Of Oconee and Bowen Of Pickens. As
last year was election year there were
number of new senators to be sworn IN,
Col. J. W. Floyd. who was acting as
sergeant at arms until his successor
should be elected, conducted the new
members before the bar in groups OF
seven, where they were collectively ad-
ministered the oath Of Office by the pres
ident.
DIn the second group was Senator-elect
E. E. Carnes Of Lee county, which
few days ago was declared to by the su-
preme court to have been unconstltu-
tionally formed. As the oath was
about to be put, SenatorGeo. ". Brown
OF G.4..---ton objected to the senator
from Lee being s~Sorn into ofioe for the
above reason.
Il hold certificate Of election as
senator from Lee county and desire TO
be sworn in, said Mr.. Carnes.
Mr.. Mayfeld at this point was recog
nized and, offered the following Eesolu-
ion pertinent to the question:
Whereas, Objection has been made to
swearing in Hon. R. E. Carnes, senator.
elect from Lee county, on the ground
that the supreme court has decided
that an act of the general assembly
establishing said. county IS unconstltu-
tional and void, therefore be it
Resolved, |. That the right Of Hon.
r. E. Carres to seat in the senate as
a senator from Lee county be referred
to the committee on privileges and cleo
tions.
2. That Hon. R. E. Carnes be not
sworn in, but permitted to occupy a
seat until the motion is disposed OF,
with the right to be heard upon the
question.
It was at the suggestion Of Senator
Barnwell that the latter part of the res.
olution was changed 50 as to give Mr..
Carnes the right to be heard on the
question.
Mr.. Carnes took his seat, and the in
iuction into Office continued. Here
are the names of the new members:
". n. Graydon, Abbeville; J. N. Sulli-
van, Anderson; Jos. W. Barnwell,
Charleston; R. G. Sarratt, Cherokee; j.
Lyles Glenn, Chester; W. S. Blakeney,
Chesterfield; Louis Applet, Clarendon;
W. B. Gruber, Colleton; Geo. ".
Brown, Darlington; VIM. nderton,
lorepce; ". c. Houyh, Lancaster; J.
Q. Marshall, Richlaud; Richard [.
Manning, Sumter.
Senator j. c. Sheppard of Edge6eld
was sworn in alone to fill out the unex-
pired term of Senator Gaines. Messrs.
Knox Livingston and ". 7. Bowen
were not present to be sworn in.
There was no excitement incident to
filing the clerkships and other senate
positions, such as in the house.
On montion Of Senator Mayfeld.
Senator r. B. Scarborough was elected
president pro tenn. Oa the motion Of
the same senator, Gen. R. r. Hemp
hill was reelected clerk of the senate
and he was Immediately afterwards
sworn in. There was no opposition to
either of these gentlemen.
CFor this position there were several
candidates. Senator Love, seconded
by Senator Glenn; placed in nomina-
tion Mr.. ". J. Waters Of York; Sena-
tor Henderson, seconded by Senator
Aldrich, proposed the name of Mr.. Jno.
T. CASTOR, now Of Columbia; Senator
Mower nominated Mr.. j. T. Smith CT
Newberry, and Senator Archer second
ed it; Senator Hay, Ill the absence Of
Senator Ragsdale, and at the request of
citizens Of Fairfield county, nominated
Mr.. S. f. Cooper of that county; Sena-
tor Marshall of Richland minated
Mr.. L. K. Marshall of Columbia, who
had served from 1878 to 1889 as ser
geant at arms; Senator Hough nomi
mated Mr.. j. Vim. Sistare of Lancaster,
and it was seconded by Senator Geo. W.
Brown
On the first ballot the vote stood:
CASTOR Is; Smith {. Sistare 3; Waters
5; Cooper l; Marshall l. Senators
Graydon, Suddath and Hay changed
their votes to CASTOR and he was de-
clared elected.
The reading clerk, Mr.. v. H. Stew
art, was reelected without opposition.
Senator W. A. Brown for chaplain
put in nomination the Rev. G. Il. Nad-
dell, superintendent Of the Epvorth Or
phanase.
Senator Aldrich asked if the rules Of
the senate required this Office to behll-
ed. If not, it seemed to him that the
hard times would warrant the abolition
of the Office. The times were when the
senate had no chaplain. He moved
that the president invite different min.
listers Of the city to lead in prayer from
day to day.
Senator Henderson at once opposed
ach motion, and it was lost. Mr..
Waddell was then elected chaplain.
Al the suggestion Of Senator Hender-
son, the president appointed commit
tee Of three to notify the governor that
the senate was ready for business. Sen
ators Henderson, Sheppard and Dean
were put on this committee