The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-16
WITH Us AGAIN.
The Opening of the General
Assembly in Columbia.
WHALEY Is SPEAKER

WHALEY Is SPEAKER
Or the House and Col. L. Bisase
President Protein of the Senate.
All the Old Officers Are
Reelected in Beth
Houses
The Legislature Of South Carolin;
net II annual session on Tuesday o
last week, snd both Houses orgenizet
without any trouble and sos down t
work. The gallery and floor OF the
House we're crowded when M. Thos
@. H$ner, acting clerk, raped
for or6sr at noon and asked for The
election CT 2 ten fo-ary chairman
Mr.. John G Richards, Jr., nominal
ed Mr.. Frank 3. Gary OF Aobe VILE.
NJ. Gary was unanimously elected
and on taking the chair ordered the
calling Of the roll. Messrs. Courtsnay
OF Aiksn, Doar Of Georgetown and
Cause OF Williamsburg were absent.
There vas one ray Of hun9r in the
otherwise routine and dull proceed.
ings. NJ. Esner called the roll frcm
the newspaper list printed some TINA
ago snd when Clarendon was reached
resd tie name Ct D. L. Green. There
was no answer and he was about TO
ba marked absent whep 8 member OF
she delea ation INFO, NED the CLERK
that MI. Green fsiled Of reelection.
The election OF speaker came next.
Mr.. J. P. Gibson Of Nslboro, In q
short speech nominated Mr.. McCou.
It was seconded BY Mr.. Croft o.
Aiken.
MI. George F. Won Kolnitz OF Char
lesion placed before the assembly the
name Of Mr.. Richard S. Whsley.
which was seconded by Mr.. Fraser OF
Sumter.
Dr.. J. q. Miller Of Lsurens nomi-
nsted Mr.. J. W. Nash, which Was
seconded by Mr.. NJ. W. Walker OF
Spsrtsnrurg. The nominations then
closed. Mes IS. son K )lritz, r charcs
and Miller wers appointed teiers.
On the first bsliot che vote stood as
follows:
Whsley IS votes. Mccall so votes
and Nash l3 votes. As it took So
votes to elect there vas no election cn
the first ballot. and another ballot
was ordered.
Mr. Walker then withdrew the
name OF Mr.. Nash and the second
ballot resulted as follows:
WRALEY.
Arnold, Aull, Banks, Bsattie, A..
G. Brice, B1yan, Carey. Cs;ringtoD,
Gary, Clinkscsles, CosgroVe, Oothrsn,
Cox, DeVore, J. B. Dodd, J. q, Dodo.
Fraser, Frost, W. ]. Gibson, Greer,
Gyles, Esn, Hsrley, Hemphill, Hin
ton, Hydrsck, Johnstole, Ksllshsn,
LAWSON, Legsre, Macarthur, Msnn.
Marshall, Nash, Nesotst Nichols,
Nicholson, Niver, Parker, Patterson,
Rsaves, Rucker, Ssye, Scarborough,
Sellers, Shipp, D. L. Smith, KIrtz,
P. Smith, Spivey, Sttllwel, Thomas,
Todd, Vandsrhorst, Werner, Won
Kolnitz, Wade, Walker, Wallace,
White, Virgins, Wimber!sy, Win
gard, Yeldell, Youmsns-64.
MCCOLL.
Aver, Bailey, Ballentine, Bethune,
Boyd, Brsntley, T. S. B,ice, Cannon,
Carson, Carwile, Croft, Cutler, Der
ham, Dick, Dingle, Dixon, Douglsss,
Dowling, Rps: EpsiDg, Gsrzis. Gary,
J. P. Gibson, Glasscook, Goodwin,
Harman, dsrris. Harrison, Hughes,
Tones, Yershsw, Klr7en, Lane, Les
ter, Le.aner, Little, McKeown, NC
Master, Miley, Miller. Morrell, Nor
ron. Richards, Richardson, Robinson,
Sawyer, scruggs, Sharpe, Slaughter,
}. E Smith, Stuobs, Tstum, Tonp'
kirs, Woods, Wyche-55,
Not voting-Whaley. McCou.
Total vote 1ls. Necessary to
elect 80,
MI. McColl was congratulated upon
the large vote which he received. BIS
friends now clsim that he was win.
-ner no to 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Mr. Whalsy's friends counted So votes
for him Monday night and he receiV'
ed 5A on the first ballot.
Isnight be hard to say to what
extant the dtspensary issue was work-
ed. Both sides used 1t, snd neither
side claims to have raised the d1ssur-
bance.
Messrs. Henphil], Johnston and
Carey vera appointed committee TO
escort M1. Whalsy to the chair and
the house arose as the rewely elected
speaker came down the aisle and
tookshis sest. M. Whaley's remarks
were short bus the thanks he gave
were sincere.
TIE OTHER ELECTIONS.
The other elections were unani'
nous, but under the law the roll hao
TO be called in each case.
MI. Thomas @. Hamer was no.
minsted for clerk by Mr.. J. P. Glib
son and seconded by = number OF
members. Mr.. Hammer Is connenc-
;ng his ninth year as clerk and dur
inc that time has given universal
satisfaction and seldom has oppost'
sion. During bis service ne has neve,
loss or misplaced paper OF oil
despite the constants demand on MS
time. ~ ~c.,,4.,
M John S. Withers OF CHESTER
was nominated by Mr.. J. 3. Mingaro
Mr. Withe,s is the Oldest sttacne o!
the house snd this session is the be
ginning OF his 18th year.
MI. John S. Wilson was onsni
nously reelected ssrgesns-ss-arms
,hie he;ng his fifth year, he "a