The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-23
IN THE SENATE,
Lieutenant Gcvernor Tiiiman in
the Chair
HONORlNO LEES MEMORY.
A Number Of Bill Passed, Some
Killed and Nav Onas
Brought In

The Senate was in session j1st half
ao hour Monday night Of las: week On
Tu, sday vas in session three hours.
After the roll call and prayer Presi.
dent Scarborough announced the ap.
pointmens Of Senators Gruber and
G1a7don and Representatives J P.
t. onas. Jr, J. R Cegseshall and F.
b. Nc Master ss the committee TO pre-
pare bill fixing the compensation for
,ounty officers
At II o'clock, on motion Of Mr..
Sheppard, the senate proceeded to bal
lot for Uuited States Senator, as re
q lired by the constitution. This was
gone through with without any fireworks
or blowing OF horns or clashing of GYM
balls. Il nominate Hon. 3 r. Till
man Of Eige6eld, who vas nominated
at the recent primary" said Mr.. Hend-
erson. Il second the nomination, !"
| said Mr.. Brice. The clerk then called
the roll and each senator present voted
"Tillnan~ when his name was called.
There we're "a senators present and
Senator Tillm.n received every vote.
Not more than three minutes was con-
suned from the time Of MIR. Sheppard 8
motion until the result Of the vote was
| announced, and the senate quietly pro-
| ceeded to other business.
The house resolution to extend the
time for the payment of taxes was then
| taken up. Mr.. B!akeney moved to
strike out the resolving words, and the
motion was seconded by Mr.. Brice,
| Mr.. Ilderton spoke for several minutes
in favor Of the extension, and there
! were a number Of other expressions pro
| and con. Finally the senate refused to
strike out the resolving words by a vote
| Of 10 to l3. as follows:
Yeas-Appelt, Blakeney, Bowen,
Brics, Douglas, Gains, Glenn, Hern-
don, Henderson, Hough, McDermott,
S,sckhouse, Sulli7sn.-13.
NaYs-Aldzich, Barnwall, Brown,
Deao, Dennis, Goodwin, Gruber, Gray
Ion, Hay, Hydrick, llderton, Masshll,
Mower, Rsgsdale, Sarratt, Sheppard,
Ct0ulSuO, = 4alO1GO- IL.
The house resolution was then adopt.
ed by the same vote.
WEDNESDAY.
The senate was 10 session not quite
two hours Wednesday, but notHith-
| standing that great deal Of time was
spent in discussing Mr.. Gruber's con
| strucsion bill," the calendar was
| cleared and number OF new bills and
resolutions were introduced. The SEN
ate wastes very little time over unim
portsnt matters. The two houses met
IN assembly at II o'clock to ratify the
election Of Senator 1illmau, but this
did not take more than l5 minutes.
The senate met at 1lo' clock and soj ourn-
at 1:50, to meet at IL O'Clock this morn
ing.
Senator Graydon introduced con-
current resolution, which was adopted,
calling on attorney general to report
at once what action, if sny, he has
taken in regard to the fertilizer trust,
as instructed by bill passed at the
last session.
The special order for the dsy, Sena
tor Gruber's billto declare the construc-
ton to be placed on certain acts amend
ing former acts, was then taken upand
Mr. Gruoer spoke in favor of its adop-
ton. Senator Mover thought such q
law would be harmful and gave illus
trations by which the interest OF the
general assembly would be defeated
| aud the result then would be remedid.
Mr. Gray don favored it, saying he want
ed to make the laws 80 plain that sDy
!ayman might read them and tell what
they meant. Mr. Ragsdale favored the
bill, as he thought it would prevent
many laws being repealed by implica-
| uoo Without the Intention of the legis-
lature. BarnWeli opposed it. He thought
the bill unnecessary and calculated
to make confusion worse confounded.
Mr. Henderson favored the bill, saying
that at present the preamble Of an set
r,f:rs to enc thing aud the body of the
a,t refers to something entirely DIFF r
ent. 4 motion W's made to indehoate.
Iy postpone The bill but this vas los, By a
vote Of 81 to 6, and the bill was read
and ordered to Its third reading.
Mr.. Marshsll's bill as to requiring
peace officers in mil towns to give
bond, passed its third reading and was
sent to the house.
The house resolution as to the extern
sion of the time for the payment of tax
es was read the third time in the SEN
ate. The senate then adjourned to
Thursday.
THURSDAY.
On Thursday on motion Of Mr.. Gray
don, the senate adopted q resolution
calling on the attorney general for in
formation as to tie enforcement Of the
la9in regard to the fertilizer trust. Mr..
Sheppard announced that he had been
requested to state that the information
desired will be found in the forthoom-
ing re port of the attorney general, which
| will be placed on the desks Of the mem
| bers in few days.
The following bills passed their third
reading aud we're sent to the house:
Mr.. Gruber's bill declaring the con-
stru,tiou to be placed upoa certain acts
amending former acts.
Mr.. Sheppard's apportionment bill.
Mr. Gruber's bill to 1atify the smend-
ments to the constitution providing for
tie condemnation and assessment OF
lands for drainage purposes.
Mr. Livingston oferea the following
resolution:
Resolved, that the comptroller gen.
eral be aud is hereby requested to re-
port to the senate at the earliest prac'
able day whether or not the provisions
of an act to provide for the taxation OF
telegraph, telephone. palace car, sleep,
ing car, drawing room car. expres: and
fast freight, j,ins stock associations,
companies, partnerships and corpora
sioDs, transscting business in the State
of South Carolina" approved February
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