The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
The Body Ce1s Down to Work on
Schedule Time.
1AE WCRk DONE SO FAR.
The Dispensary Trouble to be In
vcstigatvd. Reading oi the
Governors Message At
tent;veiy Listened TO

tEn ,rnr Ic-S ,,rgSr-f Sga.Ln- Gar,
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ea.'s' 'Ae ooeS ~ ''Ge'' 's'N d, III.
request the Chaplain, hey, VIZ NoncS
oleced the session wiki, prayer. FIX
Sacaler then delivered a very brief al
dress, IN which he sGd the member.
must get 70 wo'k, as ;hcy had much Il
30 in i very short tifnr Ewo nc"
men. bcrS, I. F B,aut.ey, Of Orargc
burg, aud j II Bates, Of B,ruwci!,
were then Sworn IN.
Mr.. AIa.i!i presented concurrent
resolution rrovi3ias thar the two
houses meet IN joint assembly on
Thursday. JanuaIy Il, 1t noon. to
eIcc, the successor cf .ls>o-il:e Justice
Eugene B Gary, wh">c term eXpir'
before the mex: session Ad"rted
without discussion
Mr.. johnson, Of fa:'tle!4, moved 10
appoint committee to walt on IAe
Governor and adylse nam 'h3t the
House Was ready Ter ~oIS, aud Z
receive any message !Tom Mm. UFon
the adoption Of the rcsc'n'!"n Me>sr7
Johnson, Robinson aac Patton wcr'
appointed tr AID Wal Gu Gu DoVtFHoF
Mco%eeney.. =,
Before this Clerk Il. K IiemM:i, ct
the Senate, was presented and an
nounced that that body vas ready ioI
the transaction Of business.
Mr.. WiOkler then introduced reso
luton providing fer joint committee;
consisting Of two Senator AID three
Representatives, TO investigate tne
affairs OF the State piSpenSary. he
committee has iull power 20 scno 'or
persons and papers; 70 swear witnesses:
to REQUIRE tie attendance OF any Pafocs
whose presence shall be deemed
necessary; to appoint an expert &C
countant and stcnographcr, an 10 M
vcs;igate fully all Transactions con-
cerpiDg said dis?cpsary and It's man
agemert, ard TO take testimony elther
within or without the State, aud shall
have access at all times during its
service to all the books aud vouchers
and other papers OF SAID Institution.
After considerable dlsseuSs,on inc
resolution was adopted BY large ma
jority.
During the debate on the resolution
Private Secretary Aull appeared ard
presented the annual message os Gov
ernor McS1eeney. Ills quite long
document and II took considerable
time to read ii The members paid at
tentiop to the reading and commented
on the message a, it vas being read,
saving that this oy that was timely or
good. When tie message had been
read Mr., Magill nov that it De
referred to appropr1a'" committees,
which was agreed to. Governor NC
Sweeney then p-cscntcc the report CT
State Historian Thomas, which was
received as information
Mr.. Bates was appointed on the com
mittee on agriculture, cn the c9mnlitee
on Penitcntlary ana committee on
military.
Mr.. Braotley was asslgncd to the
committees on c1ucatlon aHo ways ana
means.
Speaker Gary annource1 the appoint
melt Of Mr.. }. I: klchardS as assist
ant clerk Of the House.
Mr.. Abney, who Is chaplain OF the
PeniteDtiary, reslcned his position as
chaplain OF the House and the he';
Z. d. Mann was unanimously eIeceeo
IN his place,
\ number OF ne* oliiS We're eNen IN
troGuced and The house sojoorneo 10
meet at ~ Q clock Nendes0ay morn
ing.
The House assembled promptly at
the appoip,cd hour Wednesday and was
nnened with PRAYER by the new chap
lain Rev G. D Mann. Tweuty-six
new bis were Introduced, some Of
them. 70 all appearances, good MAS
ures. Two were killed and 10 with
drawn By their authors The calendar
numbers II pages, each rage contain
ing the tltles OF eight bills on an aver
age. The house took Up me calendar
Systematically and TorSed through 'he
fast 10 pages, \ nuulocr Of bills OF
more than ordinary Importance were
passed over for the present.
On account OF the preVa!ene, oi
smallpox and other lnteclous diseases
in this and other States, much lnteEeS'
was msnltesicdla the OH 10 pt9E'o(