The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-18
All Former Attaches Elected
Without Opposition.
WORK Disposed OF.
Several New Measures introduced OF
tke First Day. Among Them Joint
Reselntion Calling for an In.
vestleation OF the State
Dispensay.
Dispensay.

Promptly at noon on Tuesday, Jan.
10th, Lieutenant Governor Jno. T.
Slcan let ra}l his gavel and called the
senate to order. Prayer was offered
By tie chaplain, Rev Walter I. Her,
bert, and the body p:oceeded to or.
ganizstien By the election OF the otf
GERS. It was not long before some
real business was done. In fact the
senate was working well before the
hour Of Adjournment at so o'clock.
while that more unwiedy body, the
house Of representatives, presented
the other extreme.
There are many lew faces in the
seDate. Senator E. J. Dennis OF
Berkeley, who came up from the
house OF representatives, succeeds his
father, the late Gen E. J. Dennis.
Senator Robert Aldrich OF Barnwell,
so long Commanding figure in the
deliberations OF the body, is succeed.
eo by Senator George b. Bates. Ex-
Governor John C. Sheppard Of Edge,
field has retired from the senate and
in his place is a new senator. T. 6.
Talbe1t. Senator s. G. May field OF
Banberg resigned his seat to enter
the congre ssional race in the Second
district. BE Is succeeded by DR.. J.
3. Black, who was in the other house
four years. In the place OF Senator
Thos. Talbird Of Beaufort is Neils
Christensen, J-., the editor Of the
Beaufort Gazstte. Senator Geo. S.
Mower e Newberry is succeeded by
G. L. Blease. Capt. J. Hampden
Brooks Ct Greenwood succeeds Sena-
tor J. N. Gaines. The other new Sena-
tors are: Or. W. L. Maul5iu OF
Greenville, who once presided over
the senate IS lieutenant governor, E.
S. Blease Of Salu6a, F. P. MCGOWAN
Of Laurers, J. &. Earle Of Oconee,
W. S. johnson Of Fairfield, Walter
q. Wells Of Florence, D. F. Edrd OF
Lexington, J. D Bivcns Of Dorches.
ter.
The new senators and those who
were reelected at the last election,
were sworn in by the president Of the
senate, the sergeant-at-armS holding
the Bible before them as is customary.
The senate then proceeded to the
election Of officers and Senator Thos.
F. Rsysor Of Orangeburg il a few
graceful remarks. nominated for pres
ident Of the senate SsnatoT Richard
I. Manning OF Sumter, Nom.nattcns
were then c.osed and Senator Man-
ming was elected unanimously by an
aye and nay vote. Senator Manning
therefore will preside in the absence
OF the lieutenant governor.
Senator Blake Ct Abberi!le placed
in nomination for clerk the name OF
the veteran in that position, General
Robert r. Hemphill Of AbbeVille,
who was then elected without opposi.
tion. This begins his eleventh year
as clerk OF the senate aud his popu.
larity and efficiency seem to increase
at each rew term. Serator Blease OF
Newbe-ry nominated for sergeant at
arms Mr. J. Fred Schumpert Of New
terry, who offered for re-ele ction, and
Senator j. S. Brice Of Yerk nonirat-
e6 ". 81. Stewart CT York for re.
election as reading clerk. Both nom
iDees were slsctec unanimously. Sen
ator McIvec o. Chesterfield nominated
Rev. Walter I. Herbert for chaplain,
Senator c. N. Davis Of Clarendon
nominated Rev. ". J. Snyder and
Senator Blease Of Newoerrs nominal
ed Rev. n. a. Hanrick OF Lexington.
Rey. Mr.. Herbert received "a votes,
Rev. Mr. Snyder and Rev. Mr..
Hamrick 4. Mr.. E. S.s Dingle OF
Charleston was reappon0ed assistant
clerk and Mr.. Augustus N. Deal OF
Richland was appointed bill clerk.
The psesioir g efic=r announced the
following appointment is: Dlorkeepers.
J. F. Bobo, W. E. Evlns; pages, E.
Y. Cullun and W. 81. Johnson; lator-
ers, Jack Pressly and Albert Nance.
President SlCan made a brief out
heartfelt address in which be express
ed pleasure at being once more with
the senators. His speech was coucheo
in fne language and delivered with
good effect.
After Lieut.. Gov. Sloan had de-
elared the senate ready for the trans.
action Of business, Senstor Manning
OF Sumter expressed In fitting words
his qualification at the trust imposed
in him. He thanked the president
and the senate for the mark Of conf
cence and begged their Indulgence fol
any mistakes that Ee might make.
BE assured them OF his intent tion al
ways for the right ano felt that they
too cherished this ideal.
A motion was made by Senator
Eough that a committee Of thrle be
appointed to amour ce TO the cover.
nor that the senate was organized and
ready for business. On this commit.
tee were appointed Senators Hough o1
Lancaster, johnson sof Fairfield anG
Marshall Of Richland. Senator Peu
rifoy Of Colls ton moved that similal
message be sent the house.
Resolutions Eere introduced b.
Senator'S Warren cf Hampton ane
RaySOr CT OrGnG6Oulsi III leSaIo " ttls
omnibus bills for changes and vacan
eies in county offices
A concurrent resolution was intro
duced by Senator Blease Of Ne" oerr!
TO investigate the conditions and a.
fairs Of the State dispensary. Thi:
resolution provides that a connit et
Of Two senators and three member!
from tie house be appointed to con
duct the Investigation. employing ar
accsuntant and stencgrapher anc
having access ct all times to the book
ard the right to s@nnon witnesses
The resolution proposes that ths
crmmit-ee should be empowered t
call On any cncer or employee of th'
6tsoensary, and to have witnesses a