The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-17
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Bob aacses Of The Censlsi Assembly
Mss at Neon oa tuesday
4 SHORT SESSION HELD


The Rouse Adjourned After Meeting
One Hour, But the Senate Was in
Session Some Longer and Trans
lated Considerable Business Before
1t adjourned for the Day.
The General Assembly net Tues
day at noon IN regular session, and
was soon down 20 routine worE. The
session Of the House was CUT short
OF account Of the coidless Of the
hall. For some unknown reason he
furnaces gave very little heat. It
was uncomsortably cold, anc: after
being in session about an hour and
half, the house adjourned until
i:30 p. N.
Before adjourning. the representa-
t;ves made provision for holding
elections to FL four VACANCIES on the
circuit bench, for electing fourth
associate justice o. the supreme
court, referred the governor an
nual message to committees and
heard three special messages read,
making them special order ror neon
tomorrow.
NJ. L. Smith, speaker CT the house,
was delayed BY a late train and did
not arrive il the hall until I2:15
p. 70. when James \. Eoyt, clerk OF
the house, called the house 20 order.
The roll of the members was called
ty counties. Two or three Of the
county delegations had rot arrived.
Rev. r. n. Pratt. chaplain, opened
the proceedings with prayer.
a concurrent resolution was intro
duced by D. H. Magin providing that
the joint assembly meet Thursday,
January II, at noon to elect q Judge
for the second circuit to I'LL the IN
expired term OF the late Robert Al
orich judge for the eighth circuit
tc FL the unezpired term CT the late
!. C. Kiugh, judge to fill the ez-
PRED term Of J. W. DeVore Of the
eleventh circuit, judge to fill the
expired term Of S. w. G. Snipp Of
the twelfth circuit, the expired term
et c. 4. Woods, associate justice, and
the unexpired term OF ira 2. Jones,
chief justice Of the supreme court.
The governor vetoed the bill ap-
pointing rural police in Cherokee
county. A similar bill appointing
rural police in Spartanburs county
was also the subject Of 3 rero mes
sage. Among other grounds for We
toing, the governors message said
that the bill allowed the proposed
rural police force too much freedom,
especially in the matter OF making
arrests.
n special message, the governor
said that he had decided to allow
the act to prevent the establishment
Of Informed counties to become a
law without his signature, and the
courts were open IL the question OF
its constitutionality were raIsed.
After the adjournment OF the Joint
assembly Tuesday night, the mouse
heard short message from the gov
ernor explaining tha. the cctGness Of
the hall had been caused By the rail-
vre Of the electric power plant which
was put out OF commission BY the
sIeet and ice Monday
What the Senate Did.
The senate convened at noon and
in the brief space ci one cour ac-
compIished nucii. This hour was
consumed in the reception Of the va
rious messages from the governor,
the r5stponement OF severaI bills
pending on the calendar, the o1sposi-
ton of the annual message and the
introduction Of bill providing for
the establishment OF Jasper county
that was voted on last summer.
Practically al! Of the members OF
the senate were present waen the
body was called tc order by c. A.
Smith Of Timmonsville, the president
Of the senate and lieutenant COVER
ror. The reading Of the journal was
dispensed with, following prayer by
the chaplain. The appointments for
the senate were announced ov Presi-
dent Smith.
4 vetoed measure providing for
rural police for Newberry county was
passed Tuesday by the senate over
the veto Of the governor by vote Of
35 to 2. The measure VIII be sent
to the house for vote. The meas
yre provided that rural policemen be
appointed by the sheriff OF New5erry
county and not by the governor.
The senate on motion of Senator
Carlisle Of Spartanburg decided to
vote on the question Of the vetoed
measure providing for a legislative
commission to investigate the old dis
pensary commission, the attorney
general, the governor arc ocners n
&C injection with the State dIspensary.
The senate decided to take the bill
up for vote at noon Wednesday
and the real strength CT the COVER
nor as compared with the senate VIII
be decided, as the resolution IS the
most important vetoed.
In his message yetoing the ABOVE
treasure the governor stated that he
believed an Investigation cy the COM
mission would be ore-sidec. He saic
that he had instructed the members
OF the new dispensary commission to
make the desired Investigation, and
that he would lend his personal and
political power to see TIA, a thor
ough Investigation was made The
measure was passed at the last ses-