The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-23
GOVERNOR THANKS ASSEMBLY,
SENDS MESSAGE TO WEARY LAW.
Makers DURING CLOSING
HOUR.
Speaker HOyt is Observation-Disclosures
OF Appreciation Extended Engross-
ing Department for Zeal i'm Work.


Columbia, Feb. 20.-rhis morninp
at $50 o'clock this simple but effective
message was transmitted to the weary
members of the General Assembly:
State of South Carolina,
Executive Chamber,
Columbia, Feb. 10, 1915.
Gentlemen Of the General Assembly
Permit me to thank your honora BILE
body for the courtesy and considera.
tion extended to the Executive depart
inent and to me personally. during
your session. The f.. .iendsIhips, brought
about through personal associations
In a patriotic service to our honored
State, will linger with me long after
you haye adjourned and returned to
your homes and loved ones.
I respectfully inform your honora.
BILE body that l have signed the ap-
preparation bill. and the school and
county suppy bill. and have no further
communication or message.
May Gods blessings rest upon Won
and yours always. is my earnest pray
err. '
Very respectfully.
Rich'd /. Manning,
Governor.
The Curtain Drops.
It was the dropping of the legisla-
tive curtain. Just as soon az the
message was read Mr.. Jesse Boyd. Of
spartanburg. secured the floor and in
fve minutes the General Assembly Of
the State had adjourned without date.
Those OF the members who had not
gone home on the afternoon trains
went to their hotels for their grips
and left for their homes on ehe early
morning trains.
( A synopsis Of what was done in the
closing hours Of the session has been
but 1t is well for the rec
ord to give the text of the resolution
OF sincere thanks to the officers of the
House. It reads:
Resolved, That the thanks OF this
body are extended to the Hon. James
A. Hoyt for his unusually admirable
administration Of his office as Speaker
Of this House, and the confidence and
esteem for him on the part OF the
House Is hereby extended: that the
Hon. George s. Mower is hereby COM
mended for his valuable and efficient
services az Speaker Pro TEN ana the
esteem for him on the part Of the
members of the House which has been
Won BY his uniform courtesies and
t4R
5 That the appreciation Of the men,
bers Of the House for their untiring
energy and uniform accuracy and ef-
be extended Clerk ]. Wilson
oibbes Of the House and his assist
ants on the desk.
THAT the thanks OF the members
be extended to the reading clerk, A.
p. Hutchinson. and Sergeant.at-Arms
J: s. wilson"
Standing Committees.
Speaker Hoyt announced these
committees:
On rural credits: Messrs. Tools, L.
NJ. Rogers and Huffman.
, On penal and charitable institutions:
Messrs. Rush and 8. A. Graham.
On educational institutions: Messrs.
Berry and Wingard.
On work Of the Code commissio oner:
Messrs. Carey and ]. F. Walker, Jr.
Some of the unpublished resolutions
are the kindly thanks offered by Mr..
Lawrence Mills. and unanimously
adopted. which reads:
BE 1t resolved by the House Of
Representatives. That the thanks of
this body be extended to the manage
ment of The News and Courier for its
courtesy In placing upon the desks of
the members Of the house each day
q copy Of Its daily paper"
Another came from Mr.. Massey, of
Lancaster. which reads:
BE 1t resolved by the house of rep
resentatives. That the engrossing de-
partment Is commended for their zeal
and manner in which they have at
tended to the multitudino, duties
which have been theirs, and we espe-
cially desire to congratulate them on
the promptness' and correctness with
which they transacted the business of
enrolling the acts on this, the closing
night of the 1915 session."