The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-15
SESSIONS.
The Matter Taken Up in the
House Of Representatives.
HOW TIE MEMBERS VOTED.
On Account Of Very Slim At
tendance Of Members the
Matter Was Post
poned.

Matter Was Post
poned.
In the House of Representatives on
Tuesday OF last week Mr. Sturkie
moved to take up the resolution provid-
ing for biennial sessions and four,year
terms for members. His people want
ed such legislation.
Mr.. Blesse said the Contribution pro-
vided that two thirds vote Of the
members elected was necessary to pass
the resolution. There were barely
two thirds Of the members present, and
he hoped the matter would be taken up
with a larger attendance. The house
agreed TO take up the resolution.
Dr.. Wyche said if the General AS
sepbly did not fritter away It's time it
need not meet every year; in fact, one
session every four years would do as
well. There was no earthly reason, ne
could see. for sessions everyyear. There
was too much work done there which
ought to be transact by the county COM
missioners. He said members present
a bill one year, and next year leglslate
to change It around. If the Legislature
confines itself to general legislation
there will be more than enough time.
Local matters should be left to the
county commissioners. He thought
all county officers should be elected for
four years, as it would save a great deal
Of money now spent in holding cleo
tions. Annual sessions may be better
for the politicians who want to keep
themselves before the public. Laws
are re-enacted. Laws which have been
forgotten are revived simply to do
something. General laws should be
passed TO give the people time to get
acquainted with the laws.
Mr.. Ashley favored four year terms
and BIENNIAL sessions.
Mr.. Winkler wanted to indefinitely
postpone the bill.
Mr.. Eird appealed to the members
to relieve the taxpayers Of the 500, 9D0
expenses for a session. The lawyers
and solicitors do not have the time to
know the law, the changes are SO free
quent and confusing. Let the people
vote on tie matter.
Sir. Dendy said the resolution would
do no good. 1t is a matter Of experi-
ence that wherever biennial sessions
are the law extra sessions have been
called. There was no necessity to
change the Constitution The history
OF the State has been that Of annual
sessions. Dg strict attention and cut
tag out local measures toe sessions
ought nor to last over thirty days.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
the res,ution was then renewed, the
vote s.aui1Gs:
Ica>-B cot. Bailey. Blythe. Col
cock, D5r-@n. Dsaa. D.Bruh!, Deudy,
n G Ev..ss. HydrisS Jackson, Jones',
LefJoa. 4gs. 5h&I' Iaps;n: Ma
r.oa VI; ,li:s,gp. lLLlrrin I<ao os,
II :h-re en>, u .e>. Patton. b. B RAYS
dale. Hvory 3 R ch4~iS9' Iimner
uaa, Nlt:iaaI>, WiuEer-25
Nays gea&e- G~ry. a=t!ey Bel,
B:ease, B its. Cadghmsn, Coserore,
Urumm, Dukes, Eird. Epps, q. H.
Etaas. F4iry, Floyd, Gaase, Hecder-.
son. Hill. HoS re: er, Hopkins, Fl. E.
johnson, W. J. Johnson, Mann, La
ban 5IaudiG. William L. MauIdiu,
McCras. Mellow, McLauchiin, Miley,
Montgomery, Moss, Prince, Pyatt,
Georss ". Richardson, c. E. Robin
son. L. B. 4. Robinson, G. P. Sanders,
L. L. Sanders. Sawyer, Shape, Sim
kins. Shaker. c. ?. Smith, jeremiah
Smith, Stackhouse Stevenson. Strom,
Sturkie. Threatt, Warn. Verdier, Wes-
ton. Whacc"n, Wilson. Wimberly,
Wingo, Wolfe. H. H. Woodward, NJ.
B. Woodward, Wyche, Young 81.
Eighty-nine members voted, and
eigaty-three is the two-thirds' require.
ment. so only six over the entire two
thirds vote were present.
The house then agreed to" adjourn
the debate until there was fuller at
tendance.
Dir. Sturkie on Friday again calledup
the special order the joint resolution to
submit 10 the voters Of South Carolina
the question Of biennial sessions.
nIr. Moses said as elections under this
billcouId rot kehe!d until the fall Of next
year, he thought that the bill ought to
be continued until next session. He
made motion to continue the bill.
Mr. S5urkie said that this was ques-
ton which the people were very much
interested in. and action should be
taken at this session.
lIr. Moses explained that he thoug ht
tha. he matter ought to be debated,
brJ act at this session; it would take too
much time. and it was not necessary to
pass ituntil next session.
The motion to continue vas, upon an
aye and nay vote, killed.
The bill than passed second read
ing by the following vote:
Yoas-AsAley. Bell. J. B. Black,
B!easc, Belts, Browning, Caughman,
Cos-roYe. Cross. Grun, Davis, Dow
linz, Dukes, Eiri. Egps. II. Il. Evans,
y. L. Evans. F&irey. Floyd, CAN'T,
G.aham. henderson, Hill, Hofmeyer,
! Hegk;2s. Jackson. Je8kins, H. 4.
Johnson Y. J. Johnson Leyerett,
Mann. L. 5lIu5&in, HcCoy, McCraw,
NcD:.l. 2IcDow. ll;ley, Montgomery,
Mos. EeCiies. Patterson, Prince Pyatt,
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