The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-07
Till. D!NpEASARI
The MaS:eE Up Again Before the
State Senate.
MAYelELO BILL PASSES.
Various Schemes Rejected and
the Fina! Vote Shows San
tineat Of Senators on
Wh;skey ISSUE

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The pendiu: measure w'ea the Seu,
ate met TUESDAY nisat w&s Seu$soE
Graydon's bill and he pcal oScd ame!.I,
ments. The Gray,loa hi;l, providing
for a board Of cec;rci Of State officers,
had beer amended py riki0g out thls
provision. Senator Archer offered Al
amendment 10 section providing that
the board should consist Of three mem
bers, TIC senate to elect one member
of the board, who should DC chairman,
the house to elect the ether two, tie
tern, to be two years, and thai they
shall receive per diem and mileage Ct
members of the legislature aad t2u
days .fte, approval Of this act sha'!
meet and take oa;h Of Office. Seoator
Archer said he had 10 speech TO make,
but had been thinking about this mat
ter great deal. He Cid not wish TO
see a repetition Of the scene Of last
scar in e.ectiug members Of the tozrd
in jo;1t assembly. Also there would
be removed the opportunities for anol-
tious men wE;tisg 10 ne chairman.
The complexion cf the board would be
different from that if both houses elect
ed together. Each house would DC on
its uettle to pct the best possible men
on the board. After much discussion
pro aud Goa the vote was taken on the
Archer substitute, which was adopted
by a vote of 25 to IL. The vote vas as
follows:
Yess-Archer, B!akeney, Brown,
Connor, Crosson, Dennis, Douglass,
Glenn, Graydon, Henderson, aough,
Ildertor, Love, Marshall, Mauldln,
May field, McDerInott, Ragsdale, SAr-
att, Stssnland, Sudoatb, Taloird, Walk
er, WaIlace and Wal!er-25.
Nays-Aldrich, Alexander, Appeit,
Barnwell, Bowen, Brown, G. ", Cru
Der, May, Manning. Mower aud Shep-
pard-ll.
Senator Livingston announced that
he was paired with Senator Williams
on all dispensary questions, but he DID
not know how Senator Williams would
have voted on this substitute, SO he
asked to be excused from voting,
which was done. Senator LiViogston
would have voted aye had Senator
Williams been present.
The composition Of the board OF
control being determined, the next
nooted question was the maRncr OF
electing the commissioner. Senator
Henderson offered an amendment to
the original Mayield substitute pro-
viding for the sppoiutment OF com
missioner By the governor until the
next general e?ec;.va, when the com.
missioner shall be cIe::e3 by the peo-
pie.
Senator Sheppard thought the senate
had agreed the governor should not
have anything to O. wltn the matter,
nor did he sbiuk the people should
elect the commissioner. He would pro
pose that the commissioner De- elected
By the legislature.
Senator Henderson said the three
propositions-to elect by tue people,
by the legislature or by the board
would come before the senate He did
not think the commissioner Should be
elected by the board, as that was one
cause Of the present trouble. AS to
election By legislature, the senate bad
declared the directors should not be
elected By joint assembly. Election by
the legislature would mean scramble
for the place when the legislature had
other business before it and had no
man in mind. He thought the goyer-
Dor should appoint for the intermio
and the people then elect. The people
could choose with Discrimination.
Senator Manning said he would vote
against election By the board, as that
was the cause Of present trouble. He
opposed election by the legislature be-
cause Of the logroliing aad wire pulling
incident upon such elections. 1t came
then to Senator Henderson, plan. He
favored part of disappointment BY the
governor. This allowed division of re-
spousibility, and he thought would Sc
cure good man.
Senator Lldertoa said if be were gov
ernor and the legislature should place
the appointment on him he would give
up the Office. The responsibility should
be on the legislature. He favored s
ope-year term for the commissioner.
Senator Ragsdale favored election By
,he people. Ia reply to him, Senator
Aope!t urged that 1t would be an in
ius,ice to put this upon the governor
when both ne and the appointee Woulc
have to 90 before the people at tn
same time. There would be charges O
collision Of interests.
Senator Livingston offered an amend
ment to the amendment making tn
appointment by the governor, with tn
conformity Of the senate. This va
ruled out Of order a: this time.
Senator Sheppard offered the simple
proposition: Shall the commissions
be elected by the people. The aye:
and noes resulted in the defeat of thi
proposition by a vote Of II ayes sad q
noes, as follows:
Ayes-Aldrich, 'Alezau Ter, Appelt
Ba-nwell, Gruber, Henderson, Hough
Mower, Ragsdale, Sarratt, Suddsth-ll
Nsys-Archer, BIakeDey, Bowen, 4
". Brown, w. y. Brown, Connor
Crosson, Dennis, Douglass, Glenn
Grsydon, Hay, Ilderton, Livingston
Love, Manning, Marshall. Mau!din
MAY field, McDermoss, Sheppard, Stan
land, Walker, Wallace, Wailsr-Zo:
Senator Henderson then Withdre'
his amendment, and Senator Living
stou's amendment providing for ap
Doiptnent, with consent Of the senate
was declared in order.
Senator Sheppard offered suosti
tute for Senator's Llvlngston $ PROVO
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