The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-21
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES,
The Governors Message Read. A
Tribute to the Late Chief JUS
tice. Proceedings Of the
First Week.

the chaplain. the election Of officer:
was Immediately entered into and re-
suited as follows:
PRESIDENT Pro Tem-Senator Johr
c. Sheppard.
Clerk-Gen. Robert r. Hemphill.
Reading Clerk-Mr. w. H. Stewart
Sergeant-at-Arms-Mr.J. F.Schum.
pert,
All Of these were unanimously elec.
ted without opposition.
There were four nominations fol
chaplain: Revs. DR.. .. A. Darby,
Walter l. Herbert, NJ. NJ. kinard and
A. J. Harrison, of Hampton. \ vote
was taken and resulted as follows:
Rev. DR.. Darby 81: Rev. Herbert 4:
Rev. NJ. NJ. kinard !; Rev. A J. Har-
rison l. Dr. Darby was elected.
Senator Sheppard arose and return.
ed his sincere thanks for the renewed
mark Of confidence and esteem and for
the honor conferred upon him by his
selection as president pro TEN.
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments made
by Lieut.. Gov.-elect Sloan were then
announced;
Assistant Cle"k--R. NJ. McCown.
Journal Clerk-Tjllman Bunch.
Bill Clerk-Henry D. Butler.
Doorkeepers-J. R. Boulware, Jas
per K. Watson. J. F. Gooding.
Keepers Of Committee Rooms-Jas.
P. McGorty and J. A. White.
Keeper of Presidents Room-E. B.
Jenkins.
Pdges-G. Duncan Bellinger, Jr.,
and Henry Jefferson F'etner.
Purter-Robt. Adams.
Servants-Jack Presley and Albert
Nance.
Mail Carrier-N. o. Pyles.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
After the new members and officers
lad been sworn in Lieut.-Goy. TIL
man called the president pro ten. 10
the chair and left the senate cham
Der.
Before leaving he announced to the
Senate the SAD information of the
death Of Chief Justice McIver, and
paid a glowing tribute to the depart
ed chief Of the States Judiciary.
He congratulated the State Of South
Carolina on the great progress that
the made in recent years and spoke Of
the benefits we were now rea aping
from the recent Charleston exposition.
He referred to Capt. F. W. Wagener
Of Charleston, as the one who had
done more than any cne else to ad-
vance the commercial interests of the
State. He thought the $50, 900 appro-
priated to the exposition the wiseSt
investment the State had made in re-
cent years.
He congratulated the Senators that
none of their number had been called
into the great unknown realm" since
the last session and accounted for the
absent faces as due to the hard fate
Of politics,
On motion of Senator Sharpe COM
mittee Of three, consisting Of MeSsrs.
Sharpe, Sheppard and Brown was ap-
pointed to notify the governor that
the Senate was in session and ready
for business.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
\ special messenger conveyed to the
Senate the governors annual message,
which was read, many Senators follow
ing the reading clerk from the printed
message which had previously been
distributed on their desks. A number
of special messages were also received
and referred to different committees.
Another special message was re-
ceived and read announcing the death
of Chief Justice Henry McIver, copy
Of which was also read in the house
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The president then announced the
appointment OF the following commit
tees:
Agriculture-J. T. Douglass, chair
man; \. Fl. Williams, 4. |. Manning,
T. W. Stanland, James Stackhouse:
o. ?. Goodwin, J. NJ. Gaines, c. S. Nc
Call, P. L. Hardin, G. H. Carpenter,
T. G.. Mcleod, E. +. Warren.
Education-G. w. Brown, chairman:
J. Q. Marshall, T. NJ. Raysor, W. E.
dricK, r B. Butler. j II. Forrest, j.
W. Ragsdale.
Claims and Grievances-R. I. Man
ming, chairman: J. S. Brice, W. II.
Sharpe, D. E. Hydrick, J. r. Blake, j.
X. Hocl. J. E. Peurifoy, c. S. Mccall,
T. B. Butler.
Enrolled Bills-W. E. johnson. chair
man: e. J. Dennis: j. y. McDermott.
e. L. Warren, J. X. Hood, r. G. Nc
Leod. J. E. Puerifoy, w. Z. Hough.
Contingent Accounts-W H. Sharpe,
chairman: 0. P. Goodwin, c. NJ. Davis,
T. B. Butler, G. II: Carpenter, G. F,
Won kolnitz, Jr.. J u. Forrest.
Finance-Geo S Mower, chairman:
\ H Williams. J c Sheppard, } z
Marshall, r Manning, J a McDer-
mott, J $ Brice, " H Sharpe. c S Nc
Call, J NJ Gaines, T 6 Mcleod, } f
Blake.
Dispensary-T " Stanland, chair
man: Robert Aldrich. W II Sharpe,
\ H Dean. E L Herndon, James
Stackhouse, P L Hardin:
Penal and Charitable Institutions
J T Hay, chairman: W G Hough, D l.
Herndon, O P Goodwin. G i Won
kolnitz, Jr, X Hood, J E Puerifoy.
Commerce and Manufactures Q
Marshall, chairman: G " Brown, S G
Mayfeld, \ H Dean, " Gaines, W
E johnson, J X Hood, c S Mccall, ]
w Ragsdale, E + Warren, C b Car
penter.
County Offices and Olicers-Le
Grand G Walker, chairman: J \ Nc
Dermott, James Stackhouse. E L
Herndon, O P Goodwin, P L Hardin.
Engrossed Bills-P L Hardin. chair
man: w G Hough, J NJ Gaines, c u
Davis, P L Hardin, J E Puerifoy, J X
Hood
Federal Relations-E J Dennis,
chairman: J S Brice, " Fl Sharpe;
Thomas Talbird, c II Carpenter, & +,
Won Kolnitz, Jr. T G Mcleod.