The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-16
A WALK OVER.
Stevenson Won Over Two Op.
ponents on First BatIot.
AAmER RE ELECTED CLERK.
The House Of representatives
Elects All Of Its Officers
and Gets Ready for
BUSINESS.

uesU5F VI 1885, week. W USu lNe MSu'
bers had all been sworn in, the election
Of officers was in order, the first ef6:e
to be filed 5eing speaker, or presiding
ofioer Of the house.
Mr.. ". F. Stevenson Of ChesteGfeld
was put in nomination By MIR. T. Yam
cey Williams Of Lancaster. Mr Fran
els H. Weston of Richland was noni
mated by Mr.. John McNas;erof Rich
land, Mr.. George Z. Prince Of Auder-
son was ronioased by Mr.. Z. NJ.
Ru ;ker Of Anderson.
Oo the frst ballot I16 votes we're
cast, SO being necessary to elect. Mr..
Stevenson received 73, Mr.. Weston Il
and Mr. Prince 26. Mr.. Stevenson was
6eclsred elected.
The following is the vote Of the
house:
Prince-AustiD, Brown, Dantzler,
Dean, Dodd, Dorrob, Eird, Fox. Har
din, johnson, K.bler. Lever, Lomaz,
Lyles, Mauldin, Morgan, Nesoitr,
Nichols, w L Parker, W Il Parker,
Rsukin, Chas Z Robinson, r B a
Robinson, Rueker. S,rom, Wingo.-26
Weston-Bro Brooks, DeLcach, freeman,
Gulluohst, Little, Logan, Msyson, Mo
Laughiio, Mcleod, + Il McMaster,
Joo McNaster, MoSett, Moss, Pystt,
Robertson, Sea5rook, Webb IL
s;eveDson-Aull, BacOt, Banks,
Bates, Besnguard, Biveps, Blease,
Bolts, Bos;ick, Bryan, Butler, Camp
bell, Carter, Coeeeshall, Cclc2ck,
Cooper, Cossrove. Croft, Cum, De
B.uhl. Dennis, Donini k, Dunbar, Du
rant, Elder, E,tridge, Fraser, Gas:oo,
Gou1diD, Guuter. Halle, Hill, Hollis.
Humphrey, James, JsrnigaD, Keels,
Klnard. Klnsey, L de, Lock wood, Lef
tor, M,Call, McJ-aw, McGowao,
Mishoe, Morrisos, Moses, MurchisoD,
Patterson, Rainsford, R4dfarn, Rich
ards, Richardson, S,sckhouse, Saun
ders, Seigler, SiDkler, j B Smith, NJ L
Smith, 81 ears, S r,nan, Tatum, Theus,
WI Thomas, Wolliog, Wells, West,
Whsley, Williams, Wilson, Woods
73
Mr.. Ashley Of Anderson, who would
have voted for Mr. Prince, was paired
with MIR. E B Ragsdaie, who would
have voted for MIR. Stevenson.
Messrs. Bscct, Rucker and McMaster
were appointed to conduc: the speaker
elect to the chair.
MIR. Moses administered the osth Of
the speakers ofi:e to Mr.. Stevenson,
VII, was receiver with applause.
Mr.. Stevenson then addressed the
house, speaking with difficulty on &C
count of cough. His remarks were
timely.
Nominations for clerk of the house
were then in order. There was two
names before the house-Mr. T G
Hamer Of Marlboro, and Gen J Walter
Gray of GreeDville. MIR. Hsner de
feated Gen. Gray TWO years age. This
time l19 votes we're recorded. Mr. Ha
mer receiving IS and Gen Gray Il.
There were i've nominees for ser
geant-at. arms to succeed Mr.. n Il Stan
sell, who is now dispensary inspector.
Oa the first ballot 1l6 votes were cast,
Capt. T S Browning Of Berkeley, a
member of the house last y,ar, re;elv
ins rs, Mr.. j F Wilson Of Lancaster
q, MIR. J P Goodwin of Greenv,lle 26,
Mir St. Julien Yates OF Orangeburg II,
and MIR. W II Hair of Barnwell II.
On the second ballot Mr.. Yates ha7-
ing 6ropDed ont. the vote stood: Wilson
81, Goodwin 26, Browning 32, Hair 5.
TIE latter then withdrew. On the
third and last ballot the vote stood:
Wilson IS, Browning 29, Goodwin 10
MIR. John s Withers Of Chester, the
e7en-tempere6 stentorian voiced read
ing clerk, Ess reelected unanimously.
The election of chaplain was not en-
tered upon, as motion to adjourn was
put through at 3.15 p. N. The session
Tuesday was not opened with prayer.
WEDNESDAY.
The House was opened with prayer
By Rev. j. G. Abney. The election
of q captain was then ertered
into. There were two nominees, Rev.
E. Palmer Rutson, Of Green Street
Methodist church, Columbia, and Rv.
r. n. Pratt of the Second Baptist
church, Columbia. MIR. Hutson vas
elected, receiving 62 votes out Of ll6
Speaker Stevenson announced the
following appointments:
Assistant clerk, j P Richardson.
Bill clerk, Gill Hollis.
Journal clerk, w E Cook.
Inside doorkeeper, W L Gibson.
Outsider doorkeeper, W B knight.
Gallery doorkeeper, R L Hagood
Keeper of speakers room, J n Pear,
man.
Mail ,lerk, John N Sharp.
Pages. for this session only, William
WaDnamaker, Willian Prince, Frsns
Gault and Calhoun Csson.
Laborers: Fred Jones Collie Robin
Archie Oliph,Dt, Abram Foster.
Mr.. Ashley introduced resolution
to exteDdthe time for payment Of taze:
until March !. Mr. StroR will Introduce
ST uilar measure making March 10 the
l,st day.
Mr.. Tatun wanted to take a reces:
until S clock so that the speaker cou!t
at that time announce the committees
However, the house on the molon O
Mr.. Wingo Adjourned until ThuEsca,
norpiDg st 10 o'clock, ss very ittl'
could be accomplished by the commit
tee before Thursday afternoon.
THURSDAY.
After the opening exercises IN tn
House Thursday the calendar vas .akeI
up, and second reading bills considered
Mr.. Ashley made a cbsrsoteristic de
fepse Of his joint resolution to exten'
the time for the payment of taxes IN
til March |. He said it would cost tn
State nothing. The roads cannot .
worked and tie road tax would be sy
ing in the treasury until the first 0
ArrIl