The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-14
Capital Correspondence.
SENATE CHAMBER.
Columbia. S. c.. Feb. 10. 1900. !

Columbia. >. g.. teD. III. l9oV.
One more week and the session OF
1900 will be over: Notwithstanding the
fact that the legal fraternity are about
evenly divided as to whether limit IS
fixed bv the constitution for this ses-
sion. the concensus of opinion Is in favor
of adjournment at the expiration Of the
forty days. Next week will be rush
from start to finish, and scores Of bills
will remain on the calendar to go over
for next year. All the bills relating to
Clarendon introduced IN the Senate, to-
gether with the amendments Of other
bills affecting this county, have passed
the Senate and are now high up on
the House calendar, sufficient y ad-
vanced TO get through before ADJOURN
ment.
The bill putting the Clerk of Court 5
Office on a salary has passed ootn
Houses, and has been ratified; the same
can be said of the bill requiring the
Sheriff to perform the duties OF consta-
bic for the magistrate at Manning with
out extra compensation. Both go INTO
effect January. 1901.
A Joint resolution authorizing the Su-
pervisor to draw his warrant for 500
on the County Treasurer in favor OF
Mrs. Kate Tobias, widow of the late
Samuel T. Tobias, who was killed IN the
attempt to capture the notorious Bill
Dixon, passed the Senate and is now
third reading bill in the House: it will
be ratified next week.
Major Richardson's bill defining the
duties of sheriffs with regard to escaped
,N,c@aI -hn Hn,,Sa aNS
over TO the Senate. The committee to
whom it was referred made an unfavor
able report. on the ground that the
ture escaped convictS. have carefully
looked into this matter and l cannot see
where there IS any law compelling a
sheriff to make an arrest withouta a war
rant. except in cases OF breaches of the
peace, and Notwithstanding the unfa-
vorable report I had the bill placed on
the calendar and it is now second
reading bill.
DR.. Woods bill to exempt certain
townships from the stock law during
certain months IS far down on the House
calendar and | hard Y think there IS
time TO get it through at this session.
Mr.. Jones bill with reference to
property sold under tax executions, and
so as TO permit a redemption within
certain time was killed.
The broad tire bill which passed the
Senate against my protest was killed in
the House, but later resurrected and
loaded down with amendments and eX-
emptions, Clarendon being among the
exemptions. to such an extent that the
friends OF the measure are not anxious
for its passage, and l believe it will be
smothered to death by the failure Of
the free conference committees TO
agree.
a bill now on its third reading in the
Senate fixes the salary for Clarendon's 5
treasurer, at 5000 in lieu of all commits
sionS and fees; the costs and fees from
tax executions TO be turned into the
ordinary county fund. This has been
4 lively week for appropriations: the
Senate passed the State House compile
ton bill appropriating $4,000 year
for four years. opposed this measure
on the ground that the people were not
IN position for an increase in the tax
levy and l offered an amendment pro-
viding that the appropriation should
not cause an increase in the present
levy: this was voted down, and the bill
unhampered was sent TO the house
where | believe it will be killed
Al of the educational institutions of