The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-24


How it will be settled Of course no one
cao tell. Judgiog from all that can be
beard. however, the taxpayers will
vail if all the taxes and licenses pro-
posed are imposed The situation is
one that all realize will require most
careful and judicous handling.
With these measures going oyer to
the uext session there is 90 reason why
the general assembly cannot adjourn on
the day fixed. Nearly all the bills Of
consequence are on the special order
calendar aud with hs new 6ve-mioute
rule as to speeches being eosorced the
debate should not consume very much
time. rbe house on Saturday night
showed how it could work when it took
a potion to do so.
The dispeusary question has been
practically gotten OUT of the way
Legislation ios regard to that matter
will end with the passage Of the Garris
..admiuistrasion" bill The house has
already considered that bill pretty fully.
It has been amended so as to do away
With casters" on the board of control
aud Mr.. Wiukler's amendment that the
profits on liquors offered for sale shall
not be more than 80 1-3 per cent. of
the original COS, thereof is pending.
It's understood that none of the other
dispeusary bills will be pressed at this
session. Neither Senator May6eld or
Mr.. Barns are iu the humor to press
their bills. aud Mr. Mauld:n has al
ready bad bis continued to the next ses-
sion. What Mr.. Childs will do about
his prohibition measure remains to be
seen be is not bere now, having been
called away by sickness If the body
adjourus by the tine contemplated he
wi. be unable to get the bill consider
ed at this session.
The appropriation and supply oils
have been disposed Of by the house
The house cut the South Carolina col
lege appropriation dowo, bu. 10 the
fight over it practically settled the qaes.
ton Of charging tuition fees 10 the edu-
ca,ional institutions OF the State SO far
as this general assembly is concerned.
Mr.. E D. Smith has had his b;!l on
the subject continued until the uex'
session. The senate 6nanoe committee
has recommended that all these appro-
priations but those for the salaries of
state house clerks ce .sstored 60 the fig
ures presented by the committee 90
ways and means 1r some Instances
additional sums overlooked have been
provided by this comgittea
During the past week radical meas
nre was introduced through the COM
mistee on afairs-oue that is designed
to drive wbiskey distil!ers out of bust
ness 10 this State It is bill to pro
bibit the distillipg of liquors containing
alcohol in this State and providing 6ues
from $500 to $1,000 or Imprisonment
from two to Eve years.
The senate did not have very much
to do during the week just ended. It con-
tinuea until next session Mr. Counor's
bill to reduce the privilege tax CO fer.
tilizers, thereby settling the fate of sev
eral such bills DOW pending. Then it
passed the bicycle baggage bill aud it
became law to the joy of the wheel
men It killed the anti! cigarette bill
and the bill to repeal the au'i.free pass
act 1t has passed the bill reiuiriog
all railroad passenger trains except
through vessibu'ed flyers, to stop at all
statious. after putting proviso so as to
provide for at least one mixed traiD
day. This week the house promises to
give the senate all is can do day and
night
The most important measures aside
from the appropriation and supply bills
to pass the house last week was the
Kibbler bill providing FOR banking
aod insurance commission. The print
ing bill! went over TO the next session
aud the Atlantic Coast Line bill was
passed; 80 was the general bill eeIa'iug
to boards of health
In the senate Senator Archer's at
tack on Clemson college was one Of the
features Of the week.
The house has passed the arti Greek
letter fraternity bill, concerning which
o~' haps the least said the better.
Judge Mackey's claim has been dis
oosed of for this session. though i, has
gone through 10 a shape that its advo-
cafes little desired
sIr Cages supplementary school tax
ioiot resolution is still onJthe caieu:ar
A grea, many bills are up as uDdalsbed
business.
o-day there will De DO session of
either house, it being Washiogton's
birthday aud, therefore, a legal holi-
day.
Tomorrow the two houses will tegio