The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-20
LEGISLATURE ORGANIZES
GENERAL ASSEMBLY STARTED
NEW SESSION TUESDAY.
Hozt Elected Speaker Of House and
J. Wilson Gibbes Is the New Clerk
Nothing New Comes Up.

In a decidedly business-like manner
the general assembly of South Caro-
lima organized Tuesday for its list
session. The refusal Of the Senate to
accept an inviteti ton to visit Winthrop
college January 20 is taken by OBJ
servers as an indication that the up
per house is resolved to waste as lit
tie time as possible. A significant
incident in the. House Of Representa-
tives was the applauding Of refer
ence in the speakers address to the
necessity for passing a compulsory
school attendance law.
The Senate was called to order at
noon by Charles A. Smith Of Tim
monsville, retiring lieutenant-goVer-
nor. The Senate, acting under the
caucus of Monday night, elected Le-
Grand Walker Of Georgetown its
president pro tempore and NJ. NJ.
Mann Of St. Matthews its clerk In
addition to the annual message, the
Senate received from the governor a
special message recommending the
continuance OF the State warehouse
system started under an act Of the
October special session. The senate
debated the question Of going to Win
throp and finally decided not to do
so, after an hour Of discussion. The
Senate met Wednesday at noon.
The most interesting feature OF the
organization sessions Of the House
was the hotly contested election for
| clerk. J. Wilson Gibebs of Columbia,
who had a lead on the first ballot, was
finally elected after the roll had been
called nine times. AS had been an
ticipated, James A. -Hoyt of Columbia
was made speaker without opposition.
In a brief speech he outlined his
views on important measures which
will be introduced shortly. Members
applauded him VIXEN he said that the
general assembly uld not afford to
| ignore the passage of a compulsory
school attendance law, under the In
junction laid down by the voters IN
the last primaries.
The House passed unanimously a
resolution introduced by Mr.. Brigham
Of Aiken, felicitating President Will
son on his administration. The reso-
luton commended the president in
the highest terms, praised the Sim
mons-Underwood tariff bill and con-
graduated the nations chief execu-
tive on his policy as regards Mexico
Important amendments proposed te
the rules of the last House caused the
1 House to defer their adoption unit!
| Wednesday. One of the amendments
offered makes it impossible to carry
on a flibuster such as blocked for
number Of days the passage Of the
bond issue bill in the House during
the special session.
Another amendment does away
with the limitation on the number o!
members on committees, leaving this
to the discretion of the speaker. In
dications are that fight will be made
on this amendment, to the end thai
not more than 13 members can 5e
appointed on the more importan,
committees and not more than nine
on the others.
In the House the annual message
of the governor was received imme
| diately after the chief executive wa:
notified of the organization Of the
body. The reading of the message
was interrupted by a motion to ad
journ until 11:45 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. The message will not be
! printed in the journal, under q spe
cial order from the House, until i
has been read in full.