The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-01-10
Both Houses of General Assembly
Spend Opening Day Organizing
and Preparing for Work.
HOYT SPEAKER OF HOUSE; SEN
ATE CHOOSES WALKER
Number of Bills Presented on Senate
Side-Upper Body Accepts In
vitation to Visit Winthrop.

Columbia. Jan. 9.--'rhis was dis
tinctly day of organization in the
General Assembly. 1t was otherwise
uneventful. Governor Manning's ad-
dress, brief and to the point, was read
and made its impression.
The temper was to let well enough
alone, and make no changes. This
was the view in the reelection of
Speaker James A. Hoyt, president of
the Senate Pro Tenn, LIE Grand Walk
cr and in the reelection of the old
staffs from Clerks Marvin M. Mann,
of the Senate, and j. Wilson Gibbes,
on the House side on down the list
to the very humblest position. Eff
cheney had its reward. Senator LIE
Grand Walker, who has served in the
Senate for "a years and who the title
of the "Grand Man of the Senate" !"
realized that he was making a sacri-
flee when he was again rcelectd as
president of the body.
TO Visit Winthrop.
The Senate tried itself a bit this
morning on all invitation to visit Win
throp College. After some discussion,
AL pleasant enough, the invitation
was accepted by vote of 25 to 12.
A number Of new bills have already
been presented on the Senate side,
among the more important being two
relative to the State cotton warehouse
system.
The Senate is, SO to speak, the post
graduate branch of legislation. 1t is
where the methodical and careful
work is done and the custom is for
those older and more experienced in
legislative matters to round off their
careers in that body and there give
their best legislative services. Out of
forty five Senator's, one from each
county, half were elected this year.
OF the 28 new senator's 16 were re-
elected and l2 are new members.
Personnel of Senate.
AS record the personnel of the
Senate follows:
Andrew j. Bethea, Lieutenant Gov
ernor and President.
j. A. Banks, Calhoun; J. e. Beam
guard, York; A. J. Beattle, Kershaw;
j. B. Black, Bamberg; Proctor A..
Bonham, Greenville; A. G. Brice,
Chester; H. G.. Buck, Horny; Niels
Christensen, Beaufort; Charlton Du-
Rant, Clarendon; j X. burst, Green
wood; E. G. Epps, williamsburg; r.
D. Epps, Sumter; J. j. Evans, Marl-
boro; E. B. Friday, Orangeburg; e.
r. CHM, Hampton; J. D. Griffith, Sa-
luda; II. H. Gross, Dorchester; j. A.
Harvey, Berkely; M. C. Harrelson,
Marion; j. Gordon Hughes, Union; J.
H. Johnson, Barnwell; Alan John
stone) Newbcrry; II. II. Ketchin, Fair
field; Geo. X. Lancy, Chesterfield; C.
d. Lee, Darlington; j. II. Manning,
Dillon; j. W. McCown, Florence; J.
NJ. Nickles, Abbeville; B. f. Nichol-
son, EdgefeM; w. r. O'Dell, Pickens;
j. &. Padgett, Colleton; II. X. Purdy,
Jasper; E. c. Ridgell, Lexington; +.
c. Robinson, Mccormick; w. S. Rog-
ers, Jr., Spartanburg; j. w. Sheor,
Oconee; j. L. Sherard, Anderson;
Huger Sinkler, Charleston; A. f.
Spigner, Richland; Richmond Stacy.
Cherokee; Geo. M. Stuckey, Lee; Lc-
Grand G. Walker Georgetown; j. H.
Laurens; j. f. Williams,
Aiken, D. r. Williams, Lancaster.
Many of. those ,classed as "new"
have had legislature experience. Sen
ator burst comes from the House; so
does Mr.. Friday, of Orangeburg; DR..
Ridgell, of Lexington; Mr.. Rodgers,
of Spartanburg, and Mr.. Harrelson.
Mr. Bonham, whose face is new in the
Senate, has long been a capable So
licitor. The Senate seldom changes,
and it is well for the State that it
IS so. The Senate reelected:
Marion M. Mann, Of St. Matthews,
rs clerk.
r. Beverley Sloan, of Colubia, as
assistant clerk.
j. Fred Shumpert, Of Spartanburg,
as sergeant-at-arms.
DR.. w. S. Stokes, of Bambery, as
reading clerk.
DR.. c. A. Freed, Of Newberry, as
chaplain.
There were no changes. Mr.. Mann
has entered his ninth year Of active