The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03

after the 5th of FEBRUARY no bills
can be introduced except through
committees.
CoLunB1A, Jau. 27 The House.
While il worked and talked hard enough
to-day, really accomplished very little.
except TO receive large batch Of CON-
nittee reports. which will mean the
heaviest Calendar Of The present ses-
sion The House eeetns to have dis
position 10 adjourn debate 90 measures
4afler they have been discussed for jsome
tine This is very good idea when
there. is 20 hope Of doing anything ex
cept 10 proiong the debate to no good
end The House oow seems to realize,
thsssis has to get on ito working clothes
10 accomplish anything much. and it
mas done so The disposition, as has
been repeatedly said, was not to enact
any nonecessary or iIi-advised legisla-
ssion. aud what has been done up to this
time has not met With any objec,;oa
from any source, and SO the hope is
that the good work will 60 on
To-day Judge Earle vas formally
elected UDited States Senator to sue
coed Senator Irby, his formal resiena-
lion .s Judge was reported to the Gen.
erai Assembly BY the 6rss message
rom Governor Eliebe to that effect.
aud the election Of his successor was
sci for Friday
The House after a, proiracted debate
killed bill which sought to provide
for sheS pua:shment Of county officials
who spend more money than is appro,
priated to them for ceatain purposes.
A decidedly interesting, important
and fsr-reaebing bill 90 education was
.recommhted after . long debate The
stumbling block was whether parents
should have the right TO send their
cbildrea from the school district io
which they dyed into aoother school
distrie. where there may, be better
schools, or where it may be more con-
.venieas. Tue main question involved
ii the debate was whether such child
Tea had the righs OF ought to be al
lowed TO go into the schools Of another
district where there is special school
levy
a bill vas passed today, applying to
an parts of the State. requiring an
itemized report of actual income of all
couat5 officials. The House, by de-.
ciissye vote. refused TO make any excep.
tions on the ground that what was good
fer ore part Of. the State vas good for
another, in such matters. at least.
Speaker Gary announced ths fol
lowing committee under concurren.
resolution. to which will be referred
Iall bills relative to the dispensary aud
pensions: Aiken, A w Cushman !;
Laurens, O P Goodwin Fairfield,
; G Walliug; Chester. Peter Hollis :;
Pickeps. Joel Fl Miller; Horny.
Jeremiah Mishoe; Florence, B B
McWhite Kershaw. D NJ Bethune !;
Newberry. j F Banks, aarlboro. J
F McLaurin /; Berkeley, q z Hen
dereon ; Anderson, r B A Robinson !;
Spartanburg, R A Lancaster; Lex
ington, D F E6rd Williamsburg, j
S Gresham /; Oconee, G R D Burns !;
Lancaster, g Il Plyler Darlington,
81 A Perritt; Barnwel! j NJ Skinner;
Greenviile, FL P Goodwin Union. e
W Whisonant Marion, J D Has
elden; Edge6eld, W Il Yelde,l ;
Beaufort. W G Vincent; Orange
burg, A F Fl Dukes; Colleton f j
Limehouse; Hampton I A Hamilton;
Ricbland l. D Childs; York S Fl
Epps Abbeville, A j Speer; Clar-
endon, G M Davis Charleston, w
H Skinner; Saluda, B L Caughman ;
Georgetown. M W Pyatt Chester
field, w P Pollock; Sumter, W A
Nettles
Mr. Buist in the Senate offered the
following resolution, which was
adopted:
"Be it resolved by the Senate, the
House of Representatives concur
ring +: That this General Assembly
does respectfully urge upon the Sen
ators of the United States the I'M
portance of taking prompt action in
favor of the treaty of arbitration be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain, whereby the sense OF the
American people may be manifested
that resort to war as means OF de-
termining international disputes is
unsuitable to the spirit Of the age
Resolved. That a copy OF these
resolutions be sent to the Senators