The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-24
GETTING on SLOWLY
Memorial Meeting in Honor OF the
Late Governor Eileroe.
A TWO DAYS HOLIDAY
Taken by Both Branches Of the
Legislature. Very Little Work
Done So Far by Either the
House or Senate.
House or Senate.

House or Senate.
After considerable discussion TIES
day the House Of Representatives
reduced the salary Of the Phosphate
Inspector from 81, 800 to 81 200
After long running debate the fol-
lowing billregardiDg convict labor was
PASSED to third reading
The board of directors Of the Peni-
tentiary are hereby authorized and
empowered to lease or hire out any con-
sicts in the Penitentiary, except con-
yicts under sentence for murder, rape,
arson and nanslaughter, under the fol-
lowing rules, and regulations, and
restrictions, with all others imposed By
the said board That the said board
of directors shall make an annual re-
port to the General Assembly at the
regular sessions, showing the number
and names of convicts hired out, to
whom hired, for what purpose, and for
what consideration, and the board of
directors are authorized to retain for
the use of the penitentiary all amounts
received by them from the hire or
labor of conviets during the current
fiscal year: Provided, that the prefer
ence shall be given to counties desiring
to hire the convicts FOR work On the
public works of such counties for 81
per month, and the county pay all ex-
penses of guards, transportation and
medical attendance: Provided further,
that the county authorities shall have
the right to hire such cony;cts and
work them on their chain gangs and pay
for them out Of funds appropriated for
repair and construction of public high
ways.
Theyea and nay vote on the final
passage Of the bill resulted 81 to II IN
favor of the second reading Of the bill
being ordered. The vote was clinched.
Anumbcr Of new bills were introduced
and the House adjourned to WedDes-
day.
There was a spicy debate IN the
House Thursday over the proposition to
take Friday and Saturday holiday. Mr..
Magill moved that when this house
adjourns it be to meet Monday al y
o'clock.
Mr.. Lockwood moved to amend by
making it 8 o'clock at night. The
amendment was adopted by vote of
80 to 20.
Mr.. c. P. Sanders moved that for
Saturday the house draw no pay. Fri
day is Lees birthday, holiday which
should be observed But for Saturday
the meubers should accept no pay from
the State.
Mr.. Bacot and Nj Ashley heartily
favored the suggestion Of Mr.. Sanders.
Mr.. Williams said that there were a
number of members who could not 60
home Saturday and it would be unfair
to them to take their pay from them
for an adjournment which they could
not help.
Mr.. Means suggested that those mem
bers who were here Saturday appear
before the clerk and have their names
recorded. They could draw their pay
and the absentees could forfeit theirs.
Mr.. N. B. Woodward contended that
the time had heen frittered away thus
far during the session and he was op-
posed to adjourning until Monday.
Mr.. Marion wanted to meet at 1890
q m FRIDAY. Lees birthday.
Mr.. Stevenson thought it proper to
spend day in honoriDg the memory Of
hero, but it was not right to use that
as an excuse to obtain another holiday.
Mr.. Marion's amendment was killed,
as was Mr.. Sanders amendment to the
original motion.
The question before the house then
was Mr.. Lockwood's amendment to MIR.
Magill's motion, to assemble Monday
st S p. N The aye and nay vote was
demanded, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Bacot, Bates, Blease, Blythe,
Colcock, Dargan, Bowling, Dukes,
Epps, Estridge, Evans H. H., Evans n.
G., Fairey, Floyd, Cause, Henderson,
Hofmeyer, johnson H. f, johnson
w. j., Lockwood, Lotion, Magill, Nc
Graw, Mccullough, Mehrtens, Mitchell,
Mobley, Montgomery, Moses, Nettles,
Patterson, Pya,t, Ragsdale L. B.,
Richardson Henry B., Rogers, Sanders
E. L. Sawyer, Smith, G. P, Stackhouse
Strom, Theus, Thomas ". H. Thomas
". j., Williams, Wilson Witnberly,
Winkler-47.
Nay-Tbe Speaker, Ashley, Bailey,
Bell, Black, Bolts, Brantley, Browning.
Cross, Crum, Davis, Dean, DeBruhl,
Den6y, E6rd, CAN'T, Graham. Hollis,
Jackson, Leverett, Lyles, Mann, Man
ming, Marion, Mauldin, Labau, Mccoy,
McDilI, McLauriD, Means, Moss, Peuri
fey, Prince, Ragsdale j. W, Richards,
Richardson George W., Robinson c. E.
Robinson E. B. a Sanders c. P,
Sharpe, Sinkler, Smith jeremiah,
Smith J. L., Stevenson, Suber, Thre-
att, Warn, VerGier, Werner, West,
Weston, Wh;sonant, Wingo, Woods,
Woodward H. H, Woodward II B.,
Wyche, YouDg-5..
The house having refused to adjourn
until s o'clock Monday night, Mr.. Ba-
cot, noyed that when the house ad
iourns it be until y o'clock Monday.
This was agreed to by the house and
clinched on motion Of Mr.. Rogers. a
number Of those who opposed adjourn
neat until S p. m. Monday were
standing in the hall with hat in hand
and overcoats on, ready to break for
the train and to take holiday which
they had voted against for the house as
a body. :,
Mr.. ". J. johnson defended his bill
to reduce the rates of transportation to
not more than q and 3 cents, The
railroad people had been given hear.
hAen-n thn com mittea while he had