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

COLUMBIA. January 2S.-The House
speas two hours to Gay working on
unfinished business and receiving pew
bills aud com mittee reports. after which
it went into the election OF Judge to
succeed Judge Earle. aud then adjouro
ed until nezt Tuesday at uooo. The
election resulted in the choice of Jas z
Klugb, of Abbeville. as The successor
of Judge Earle Mr.. Klugh has the
distinction Of having won his honors
in e clean aud close race. He was
presented to the people of the State
with & good record, aod what is kaown
of him b. his work as member of the
!! Constitutional Convention, of his char
acter as gentleman. his ability as
lawyer, aud his dealings between his
fellow men. commends MIN to the peo-
pie as worthy successor of Judge
Earle Perhaps as gratifying as all
else is that be was cot elected as fac
tiooal Judge: by the votes of any fac
ton. DOR was his candidacy upon fac
tional party lines in any sense of the
word.
About the only iuroads made 90 the
Calendar were 10 pass the two bills
down under the head of unfinished
business
The first of these was Mr. Sanderss
bill to prevent free labor from being used
on tee States farus, which was amend
ed SO as to curtail the use of convict
labor on farms under leases
Mr.. McCullcugh's bill to require
county officials to keep their Offices open
during certain hours passed, after all
of the counties that did cot waut the
measure had been exempted from its
provisions.
Upon motion Of Mr. Robinson the
House adjourned npfil Tuesday at
noon.
Quite number Of pew bills we're
offered to- day. Perhaps that Of most
general interest was the bill of Mr.
Childs looking to the conversion of the
dispepsary system into one for the sale
Of liquor for medicinal, sacrameutal
aud scientific purposes He proposes
to use the dispensary machinery as far
as possible, except the constabulary.
Mr.. Epps presented bill to regu
late the sale of cigarettes and cigarette
papers. The bill prohibits placing
more thar Eve cigarettes iu a package.
and imposes special tax of % ceots
oa each package.
Mr.. PattoD's redistric'iug bill was
reported favorably by the committee
Nine members Of the committee de-.
clared themselves 10 favor Of the meas
ure at the committee meeting. The
other three stated that they wished to
be free for the present. but did DOT vote
against the report.
At IL Is the joint assembly was
called to order to elect judge of the
Eighth Circuit to succeed Judge Earle
The nominees were Solicitors Martin
F. Ansel. Of Greenville, Hon. j. E
Bceazeale. of Anderson, aud } G
Klugb. of Abbeville, NJ, Klugh was
elected on the second ballot. the vote
standing. Klugh 79, Aose SO, Brea-
zeale Z.
The Senate considered second read
ing bills for an hour and then adjourn
ed until 5 p. m Tuesday.
Mr. j. C. Klugh was born. in Alb
.sbeville. County, and is SO years old
He was reared on his fathers farm,
and attended the schools of the
neighborbood Afterwards he was
sent to the Cokesbary Conference
School, and thence to Wohord Col.
lege, where he graduated in 1871
Engaging in teaching for several
years, he then studied law, spent a
year in the University of Virginia.
receiving therefrom the degree OF
bachelor of law He came to the
Bar in 1882, and was the same year
elected attorney and clerk Of the
board of county commissioners. To
this position he was re elected two
years later. In 1885 Governor Thomp-
son appointed him Master for Able
vile County, and upon the unani-
nous recommendation of the Able
vile Bar, and has held this Office up
to the present time. ile'was elected
a member Of the Constitutional Con
vention of 1895-in which he did
good work
Mr.. Klugh is devoted to the study
Of his profession, and is especially
fond of equity noctrines and ques
tions of constitutional and statutory
construction In addition to his pro-
fessional and official duties he has
taken an active part in the educa
tional and material interests of his
community. He is a member of the