The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-01-22
IS READY FOR work
SENATE MEETS and ORGANIZES
FOR BUSINESS
HAVE NAMED OFFICERS

Again on Duty, Which Ensures
Smooth Sailing From the Start,
as They Are Trained ia the
Routine Work.
The upper branch Of the general
assembly Of South Carolina was de-
clared convened, by Lieut.. Gov.
Smith. president Of the senate. few
minutes past noon Tuesday In Its first
session Of 80 days following the elee-
ton Of the legislature last fall, after
which the body was organized and
the annual message Of the governor
was read. Senator P. l.. Hardin OF
Chester was elected president pro
tenn. Thursday was appointed the
day for a Joint session OF the two
legislative branches to consider the
election Of judges from the First and
Seventh circuits and three directors
of the State penitenttary.
The work Of the senate was begun
with prayer BY Dr.. Steel. pastor of
the washington st. Methodist church
Columbia. The roll was called i'm
nediately after. and but three failed
to answer to their names Two OF
these came in later, leaving Huger
Sinkler of Charleston, who is SICK.
the only absentee. The oath Of ONCE
was then administered to the new
| and reelected senators present BY
the president; these, with two mem
bers who came in later ana took the
| oath, numbering %. The address OF
the president followed in order. Two
death were recalled by him-sena-
tor John B. Green: Of Marlboro,
whose seats are now filed By Senator
Wilton II. Earle and Senator John L.
McLaurin, respectively.
The president said in part:
"Rhe beginning Of the year 1918
| brings together the senate Of South
Carolina, Democratic in name and IN
sentiment, gratiled and hopeful be-
cause Of the great victory OF their
| party In q notable national contest.
who. under the leadership Of the
| peerless standard bearer Of Democ-
rscy, the scholar IN politics, Wood
| row Wilson: q victory in which our
State shares. In national affairs We
look expectantly forward to q period
of real Democratic leadership and
| such sane legislation as will correct
| the unjust inequalities OF the tar1n
and give real relief to the great num-
Der who labor under grievous bur-
dens heaped upon them by years OF
Republican misrule. In our Official
capacity We meet, conscious Of re-
sponsibility and ready to assume 1t,
working together for the best inter-
ests of all the people. We trust
events will justify our confidence
that this will prove the peer OF any
previous body, however distinguish
ed by patriotism or achievement"
Senator P. L. Hardin OF Chester
was chosen president pro tenn. of the
body as was expected by choice OF
tie caucus Monday night He was
unopposed. NJ. n. Mann Of st. Mat
thews continues as clerk Of the sen
ate by viva voce vote. Following
their election the oath was admins
tered. ]. Fred Schrmpert OF New
berry was reelected sergeant-at-
arms, his name being placed In noD-
ination by Senator Johnstone OF New
| berry and seconded by Senator Har-
din Of Chester. He took the oath Of
ofice. Rev. W. s. Stokes was nom
mated for reading clerk by Senator
Christensen OF Beaufort and elected.
For chaplain two names were PRO-
posed-Rev. D. W.. Keller, pastor OF
Main street Methodist church, end
Rev. C. A. Freed. pastor OF Ebenezer
Lutheran church. Columbia DR..
Freed was chosen By vote. Of 26 to
II. R. Beverley Sloan was sworn In
as assistant clerk, having been ap-
pointed BY the president, who later
also made the following appoint
ments: Secretary to the president,
Leon n. Green; Journal clerk, G. e.
Moore; bill clerk, E. A. Perry; door,
keepers, G. T. Hyatt, T. c. johnson
| and T. R. Scott; keeper Of presidents
| room. John Brunson; pages, JACK:
Nullikin and Andrew Graham: Ia
borers, Calhoun Butler, Albert Nance
! and Ernest Hargrove.
Senator Lide moved that the rules
| Of 1912 be adopted as governing the!
body and the motion was carried. On
notion Of Senator Hardin rule 49,
| was dispensed with and the various,
standing committees with their re-.
spective chairmen were named
At this point the clerk was sent to-
the house and a committee OF three
to the governor to announce that the:
senate was ready to proceed with
business. Appointments by the pres
ident followed.
The governors message was then
announced by the sergeant-at-arms,
J. <. Aull, the governors private
secretary, presented the message,
and it was read by Rev. W. S. Stokes
reading clerk. This completed, SEN
ator Applet introduced resolution
referring the various portions OF the
message to proper committees.
Following the swearing in Of Sem
ator LeGrand G. Walker OF George
town, James A. Hoyt, clerk OF the
house. appeared on the floor OF the
senate and announced that the lower
branch Of the legislature had re-
elected Mendel L. Smith speaker and
James A. Hoyt clerk and was ready
for business.
Senator Carlisle Of SpartanburG IN
troduced resolution appointing