The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-19
WITH Us AGAIN
The Legislature Mes a! Noon on tuesday
and Organized.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE

GOVERNORS MESSAGE
Opening Session Was Along Rou.
tine Lines in Both Senate and
House - Several Appointments
Are Made by the Speaker and the
President OF the Senate.
The ccarening Of the legislature
at noon Tuesday was married by
the usual scenes. The work OF or
eanizsng vas smooth, this being
the second year Of the present ad-
ninistrat.on. and the officers aod
attaches being well trained in their
duties.
In Is minutes both houses had
organized and had informed each
other and the governor that every
thing was ready for business.
| Three new members were sworn il.
two In the house, Nessrs. D. !.
Smith Of Colleton and T. P. Brown
OF Florence. and one in the SEN
ate, Mr. W. c. Hamrick, OF Chero-
kee.
The governors message was read
In both houses and the usual reso-
lutons Were adopted referring il
in parts TO appropriate commit
tees.
Both houses accepted without dis
cussion Wtnthrop.s invitation to
spend Lees birthday at the COL
!ege. The invitation was present
ed by Governor Ansei as chairman OF
the Winthrop board. He pressed
the invitation on the ground that
the members o: the legislature
would be afforded q good chance to
see how the States money is be.
ing spent At Winthrop. and said a
special train OF four coaches h-d
been chartered for the trip.
In the house Mr.. Aver present
ed 3 resolution. which was adopted.
saviang Nr. James Henry Rice.
Ir.. OF tae State Audubon Society.
to address both branches on the
subject Of protection OF game.
The house did aot touch its long
calendar Inherited from the las;
session. adjourntng half an hour
after convening until II O'Clock
Wednesday.
| The senate. however. waded
through its calendar, which contain
| ed one third reading bill and SO
| second reading bills. Most CT the
bills were passed over. the p1iEt,
ed bills not being available Tuesday.
In some instances. however. the un-
favorable reports OF committees
were adopted and the bills reject
ed. Only one second reading bill
was ordered to third read;ns-that
OF Senator Clifton to allow certain
widows above 55 years Of age tc
participate in the pension fund.
| The only new bill introduced was
By Senator Rodgers Of Marlboro
to establish Dillon county.
The committee appointed on be
half Of the senate to notify the gov
ernor consisted OF Senators ". J.
Johnson. Sinkler and Crossol. and
the committee from the house was
composed OF Representatives Patter'
son. vanderhorst and Cothran.
Shortly afterwards the annual
| message from Governor Ansel was
presented to each house by Secre-
tary 4. J. Bethea. and the messaS'
was read. The reading Of the mes
sage was closely followed by most
OF the memb bers.
The following appointments were
announced BY President Mcleod in
the senate.
Doorkeepers-W. E. Mcdonald.
Peter Sanders. J. J. Hargin.
Laborere-Aloert Nance, Calhoun
Butler. Shepherd McCants.
Pases-Frank DesChamps aud
Ernest Campbell.
Speaker Whaley announced the
following appointments in the
huose:
Mail carrier-N. o. Pyles.
Doorkeepers-Owen T. Mcbride.
John Johnson and Wiley \. Austin.
Pages-W!lliam Rodses Mood.
Jr.. =. Henry Suydam. Hammond
Bowman and Estes Smith.
Porter to Speakers Room
Charles Rutledge.
| House Laborers Jordan OIL
phant, Sam Duncan. A. Bozeman and
Henry Harris.
Senator Lide OF Orangeburs was
elected to FL the vacancy on the
| judiciary committee caused by the
retirement OF Senator Otts Of Cher
| okee and Senator Hamrick OF Cher
oGee was elected to the following
committees: Commerce and mans-
s2ctures. banking and insurance. ard
interpretations.
Senator Rodgers bill! to repeal the
act establishing a department OF
agriculture. commerce and immi-
grafton, and abolish the Office OF the
commissioner. which appeared on
the calendar as a second reading
bill. with unfavorsble committee
report, was rejected. the unfavorable
report Of the committee. on motion
OF the author OF the bill being
adopted.
Senator Carlisle's bill providing
fo- the erection OF FIRE escapes in
hotels. etc. and p-oyid.nc for the