The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-17

to perform duties o. ES2tCl CmcorS
Mr.. LaF1tte's to give magistrates jul
isdicuion in case Of THEFT Of live stoc
ii value OF stolen property does no
exceed $50; MI. Sanders bill agains
bucket shops Mr.. NJ W. Walker
to protect boarding housakeepsrs; Mr
Laban Mauldin's to require county au
ditors to administer oath to person
making return OF property for taxa
| tioT.; MI: Prices bill to authorize S
NJ. Orr, a. H.'Tstklns and S5he5s K
| dam the Savannah river at Cherokee
shoals.
M. Sanders bill against 'bucke'
shops makes a misdemeanor the
lxsgsng any room OF place where con
; tracts are made for the future delivery
Of any stocks, bonds, cotton, grain
meats, OF any other animal, mineral
or vegetable product Of any kind with
out the seller being the owner CT the
stock, boad, cotton, grain, or Other
article contracted to be sold, and with
out any inteution on the part OF either
the seller to deliver OF the buyer re-
ceiying the same"
THE SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by
Lieutenant Governor Sloan, who
made a short address after prayer By
the Chaplain, Rev. W. I. Herbert.
Former Senator Hyd1ick, who has
been made a Judge, is succeeded ty
Mr.. 81 b Carlisle as Senator from
Sparsanturg. he was duly sworn in
ans was appointed to all those com.
mIttees on which his predecessor
served.
q Committee, consisting Of Senators
Manning, E.r1e and Raysor, was ap
pointed to inform the Governor that
the Senate was ready for business and
to rsceiye any communication be
might see fit to make.
It was exnecte3 that the bill giving
yue dispsnsary Investigating commit
tee further powers would be intro.
ducsd Tuesday, but Chairman bay
said there had been so'oe mistake in
enrolling it, and that it would likely
be intro duced later.
The committee met Tuesday after
noon to perfect the bill. In general
terms it will be similar to the original
resolution, except that it will be in
the form Of an Act, and the phrase
ology will be so constructed as to give
the committee definite and positive
authority to compel, attendance OF
those summoned as witnesses, punish
tor contempt, etc., and in short to
give the committee those powers, for
the lack OF which the investigation
has been much hampered.
The following appointments were
announced b. f IRE adjournment: G. E
Moore, Houea Path, Journal clerk: A,
NJ Deal, Cclumb bia, bill CLERK; N. O.
Piyes, Columbia, postal clerk; Andrew
Ora axforc, Jr., Columbia, clerk to the
president; E.'V. Cu'lun, Jr., Bates
burg: and W. D. Johnson, Of Aiken,
pages, AID the same laborerS who
served last year. There Is q vacancy
in the place OF assistant clerk. Gen.
,Henphill will announce that appoint.
ment "Wednesday, and the successful
nau will likely bs NJ. ". ". Mann,
OF st. George.
TIE Governors NJ sssge was read
and with that the business OF the DAY
was completed.
Oaly one bill was introduced, that
being by Senator Bates to amend
Section 5 .057 tf Volume I Of the Civil
Code. It has reference to assiSnees'
liens.
rhe Eu,inoss Of the senate Wednes
day was not lengthy. There was Only
one discu sion waile the calendar was
bsing read. Tac report Of tns dispen-
sary com nstt@e was made.
The two third rea1ing bills to pun
isl theft OF car brasses and to re-
q lire toilets az railway stations were
reeG.
The COCO cola bill wss rs-comnlfe5
and there Saa, an efc-s to have Sen.
ator W. E. Johnson's lockout bill
made special osder for WEDNESDAY
but this tal!ei. Senator Hood Il 'red
an amend ment relating to change 10
the eide regarding wills but after a
legal discussion this YVES killed.
a committee was appointed IN CON-
nection with the presen tatiOu OF the
portraits given by Capt. T. G. Whlse
OF Beaufort. TIE day set is February
1st and the committee consists OF Sen
ators Christensen, B;ice AID war.
rem.
A bill killed was that sent from the
house introduced by Mr.. Clay, 70
eardipg the obstruction OF streets b;
railways. l. wss thought there are
uow enough laws to cover the sub
j9c5.
A resolution was passed to investi.
gate what elections are necessary tc
be held this year.
President Sioan read a letter from
Nr. E S D.ng;e. formerly assistant
c,erk, who has resigned. Resolutions
we're passed accepting it and Nj. NJ.
NJ. Msnn was appointed to succeed
Mr.. Dingle.
! The dispensary committees report
and bill were introduced by Senator
Christensen.
In sbe Senate on Thursday q b II tc
give the railroad commissioner
more power over depots was given
third reading, and a bill to extend
protection over qaail and partridge!
until 1910 received sscond reading
Several bills were r,c5mmitted, a.
nong them one regarding raj!Ioat
rates and two ralatthE to the kinsaiE
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