The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-21
and was sworn in. This is MS second

Mr.. John S. -WitherS. Of Chester
had no opposition for the position o
reading clerk. an office which he ha:
filled with great acceptability fol
twelve years. Mr.. Withers is a very
useful member Of the speakers staff.
The house adopted a resolution pre-,
sented by Mr.. John P Thomas, Jr.,
granting the use OF the hall to the
State Bar association for IT'S annual
meeting Thursday night, Friday af,
ternoon and Friday night.
On motion Of Mr Morgan com.
mittee of three waited on the COVER
nor to inform him that the house
was organized and ready for business.
4 similar message was sent to the SEN
ate. The governor submitted II mes
sages his annual message, II mes
SageS submitting reports Of State Of
fcerS, ETC., and one announcing the
death Of Hon. Henry Mclver, chief
justice.
The house concurred in the senate
resolution t. appoint a committee to
attend the funeral of Judge McIver.
The speaker appointed Messrs T. Y.
Williams of Lancaster, John p.
Thomas, Jr., Of Richland, ]: Q. Pat
person. OF Rarnwell. Wm. L, Mauldn,
Of Greenville and r. S. Whaley, OF
Charleston. Mr. Williams was ex-
cused on account OF physical disabil-
ity and Mr., AlJamont Moses substi-
tuted.
The house, on motion Of Mr.. John
P, Thomas, Jr,, then adjourned until
Wednesday at noon in honor of the
deceased chief justice,
NEW BILLS IN TIE HOUSE.
When the House met Wednesday 1T
had to go through the tedium Of
drawing seats. after which it proceed
ed to business. Rev. r. n. Pratt was
elected chaplain.
After the introduction of several
bills message was read from Gov.
McSweeney vetoing the bill passed
last SESSION abolishng the Office Of
phosphate Inspector:
On Thursday the Speaker an
nounced the committees and several
bills we're introduced.
Mr.. K. Fl. Aull introduced a road
bill Of great Importance, and a child
labor bill. This is the first child labor
bill in the house this session.
FRIDAYS HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the hall of the House OF Repre-
sentativeS there was d joint session
Friday, and the result of the recent
general election was published by the
speaker Of the House. 1t was declared
that D. G. Hayward had received 3D.
81! votes for governor, and John T, S.
Sloan had received al.al4 votes for
lieutenant governor. They were ac-
cordingly declared duly elected. This
is the rormulity required by the con-
StitutiOn.
Governor McSweeney Friday sent
a message to the House announcing
that he had vetoed the act of 1902
aboliShing the office of phosphate in
spector.
Inc Following clerical appointments
were announced: J. Wilson Gibbes,
Columbia, reappointed assistant clerk:
W. Eugene Cook, Florence, reappoiEt-
ed journal clerk: W. Boyd Evans. Co.
lumbia, bill clerk; J. NJ. Sharpe, Lex
ington, mail clerk; w. r. Mckinney
and W. Sanders. doorkeepers; S. NJ.
Richards. Roy Smith, James Strom
Williams and A. 7. Nichols, pages.
There were several new bills intro
duced, among them being Mr.. Toole's
bill to fix the time Of work in cotton
mills at 10 hours a day: Mr.. Holman's,
bill to provide for election of county
boards of control. and Mr.. Wade'S bill
to create the office Of State agricultu-
raj commissioner. Mr.. Sinkler brought
in a bill to cede certain State proper
ty on Sullivan's Island to the federal
government for military purposes.
There were also several bills to correct
errors in the new code:
GOV. MoSWEENEY'S TRIBUTE.