The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-22
THE HOT SE MEETS.
With Fine Attendance Of Members at
the.oPening.
WHAT EAs BEEN DONE so FAR.
The Governors Message Read. Two
Eetoes Are Sent In by the
Governor and Both Are
Sustained.
Sustained.


Sustained.
The house Oc representatives was
called to order at noon on Tuesday Of
last week by Col Tom c. Hamer, the
clerk. The roll by counties was called
and majority of the members found
present. Hon. W. +. Stevenson Of
Chesterfield, speaker of the house, then
took the chair and addressed the
members Of the house.
NEW MEMBERS.
At the conclusion of his remarks.
the speaker called the new members
before the bar Of the house and they
were sworn in. The new members are
L. F. lzlar Of Barnwell: W. J. John
son Of Fairfield: J. r. Towill OF Lex
ington and NJ. J. Hough Of Chester
field. These new representatives then
presented their credentials and sub
Scribed to the oath Of office. Mr.. Izlar
is a lawyer. a brother OF former Judge
Jzlar. and a leading citizen Of Black
vile. Mr.. Towill is quite young man.
editor OF the BateSburg Advocate and
succeeds Congressman Lever. Capt.
johnson is leading merchant OF
Ridgeway. has been a member OF the
house before and iSa member Of the
State house commission. Mr.. li0ugh
is brother Of Senator Rough and was
clerk Of the Judiciary committee OF the
house last year.
CHAPLAIN ELECTED.
\ message from the senate declared
that that body had organized. The
house, after electing a chaplain, noti-
fed the senate that it was ready for
business. There were three nomina-
tions for chaplain: Rev. r. \. Pratt
of the Second Baptist church; Rev.
NJ. NJ. Kinard Of the Ebenzer Luth-
eran church an Rev. J. L. MulliniE
Of the Methodist conference. On the
second ballot Mr.. Pratt was elected.
The senate and the governor were no
tilted Of the houses organization. The
governors message was received and
read.
THE VETO USED.
act No IG3 providing a special school
district in Anderson county was vetoed
by the governor, as twas special legiS-
latiOn. and the house was 50 notified.
The Anderson delegation agreed to
the business of the attorney generals
decision in regard to the act No. 103.
and the house concured.
The governors message returning
the free past act was read.
Mr.. Spears moved that the bill be
passed. Notwithstanding the COVER
nor'S veto.
Mr.. Ashley wanted to postpone &C
uion on the veto Of the free pass act, but
the speaker ruled that it was matter
which should be acted upon at once
as a courtesy to the governor. The
vote was then taken and the bill was
buried by a vote Of 81 to- 3S, the latter
being in favor of passing the act over
the governors veto. whereas it requir-
ed S3 votes to pass It.
APPOINTMENTS.
The speaker announced the following
apeointments: Assistant clerk: J. Will
son Gibbes: speakers porter. Parnell
Meehan: laborers. Peter Harrison,
Callie Robins, VIII Burton: door
keepers. Peter Saunders. S. L. Pope.
+. c. Jennings: pages, Calhoun De-
Rruhl. Clark Wardia8 Adickes, c. J.
Colcook. Jr.. and Robert Evans.
The new members Of the house were
assigned as follows: IZlar on ways
and means and internal improvements:
Hough on judiciary and enrolled acts;
johnson. State house and grounds and
public schools: Towill, education and
printing.
NEW BILLS.
The following new bills were intro
duced; By Mr.. Rucker, to increase
the annual appropriation for pensions
to $50, 900; by Mr.. ). B. Smith, to ex-
tend the time for the payment Of taxes
every year.
The first bill or resolution Of the ses-
sion was Mr.. Bacot'S concurrent reso-
luton suggesting the poStponement OF
the exercises incident to the preSenta-
tion of the brass tablet from the last
resting place of Gov. James Glen. The
resolution also extended an invitation
to Col. Jno. B. Cleveland, the donor,
to be present at the exercises. The
resolution was adopted by both
.Shouse.
WHAT WAS DONE WEDNESDAY.
IN the house On Wednesday Mr.
Moses Of Sumter offered a resolution
that a committee Of one from each
county be appointed to consider the
several bills on redistricting the State
and to report by bill next Tuesday.
This was opposed by Mr.. Croft OF
Aiken. Mr.. Tatum Of Orangeburg,
Mr.. Rainsford of Edgetield and others.
The resolution was voted down. 1t
was finally decided to dispose Of this
matter on the 22nd Of this month.
The first bill to occasion debate was
that Of Mr.. Dodd Of Spartanburg to
prohibit the sale and manufacture OF
cigarette papers. Mr.. Spears moved
to indefinitely postpone the bill. IhlS
was voted down. The representatives
from the Pee Dee section pitched In
to the bill. Among those who op-
posed it were DR.. Woods Of Clarendon.
Mr.. Wells Of Florence, Mr.. Sinkler OF
Charleston and Col. Robinson Of An
derson. 1t was urged that this would
cripple the great tobacco industry OF
the State without accomplishing any
good. The bill was killed.
Mr.. Dorroh offered Il resolution for
the appointment Of a committee OF
three to draw up a bill providing for
the establishment OF police courts ana
of the Office Of recorder in cities OF
: over 10000 inhabitants. ms was