The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17

aud the insurance aHu OauhtuS ih
spector bills are awaiting ,considera-
ton so is Mr.. Cages resolution re-
lating to the supplementary constitu-
tional school tax.
All the new county measures have
been finally disposed of save that of
Dorchester county. which has been
fought over in the senate. The house
decided to wait on the result of the
fight in the upper house and will
doubtless pass the senate bill without
question. This gives the State four
new counties-Dorchester, Cherokee,
Greenwood and Bamberg
The senate is we'll advanced with
its work and will devote it's attention
this week very likely to the consider
alton of dispensary matters. All
pending measures are fixed tor a
hearing to morrow. but it is not un-
likely that they will go over. There
are rumors of a new proposition in
regard 10 the dispensary situation
which may sidetrack all pending
measures save that introduced by Mr..
Garris is the house designed to
patch up the the interstate commerce
clause.
At the end of the fifth weeks ses-
sion there were 80 bills on the house
calendar some Is or 20 more will
appear thereon this morning. Qf the
90, l8 are senate bills over Which
there will be but little discussion and
seven are claims A good proper
ton of them are special orders If
the house works like it did on one or
two DAYS last week there sis no rea
son why the body shall not reach an
adjournment sine die by the end OF
the present month Many unimport-
ant bills will have to go over to the
next session, however, and there will
be no time to spare on talking about
fish, shad aud surgeons.
TEE SPECIAL ORDERS
I Mr.. Garris' anti Greek letter fra
ternity bill and the public printing
bill, which has already been fully
discussed, are both special orders for
this evening at 8 o'clock. So are
Mr. Rogers board Of health bill, Mr.
Asbill's joint resolution as to claims
of certain newspapers and Mr.. Lime
houses Dorchester county bill The
senate bill will be taken up in place
of the latter and. will be quickly
passed no doubt. Further proceed
ings in regard to the printing bill! are
awaited with very great public in
terest
For this morning the special orders
are Mr.. Pollock's Coast Line charter
bill, the fight over this bill having
been fought, <Mr Barns privilege
tax bill and the concurrent resolution
relating to the completion of the
State capitol For II o'clock the
special order is Mr.. Child's prohibi
ticn bill Other special orders in a
position to be- called up to-day are
Mr. Haselden's bill to equaiize the
railroad fare of all students hereafter
attending the Winthrop college,
which has already been argued and a
vote ordered on motion to indefn
iteIy postpone, Mr.. Kibler's banking
and insurance commission bill, Mr..
Winkler's bill to provide for the ex.
animation of the banking corporations
of the State Mr. Garris' "administa
ton" liquor bill and Mr. Cages sup
Elementary school tax bill.
TIE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION.
The most important special order
for the week, so far as the taxpayers
are concerned, is the senate concur
rent resolution fixing the day for the
final adjournment of the general as
sembly.. The senate fixed the 10th
as the day in its resolution. The
house moved to amend so as to fix
the 25th and then made the resolu
tion special order for this morning
| Immediately after third reading bills
Of course no one can tell whether ii
will be called for or not, but Mr.
Rainsford, who has similar resoiu'
ton has been using his every energy
to get'a day fixed and he will doubt
less push the matter in view of the
important bills to be considered and
acted upon
For to morrow at noon the special
order is Mr. Williams bill providing
for the forfeiture to the State OF
abandoned railroad property. The
judiciary committees substitute bill
to require the rate Of interest upon
any contract arising IN this State for
the hiring, Tending or use of money