The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-01-19
The Legislature.
The House Went all the Way
Through its Long Calendar.
The Tax Resolution Passes.
January l3.

HAD yesterday oeeo Tue opening day
of the last week of the session. the
house could not have put in harder
days work Everything went along
smoothly-as smoothly as if nearly a
year had not elapsed since the last
session was adjourned. The mem bera
showed that they we're entirely familiar
With the broughtover bills The house
had hardly met at 10 o'clock before it
tackled the heavy calendar of 81 bills
Before the body left of it weof entirely
through the calendar. Here aid there
bills were given death blows. then one
would be ordered to a third reading
occasionally. large number were with
drawn BY their authors aud great
many were recommitted The frst
bill on the calendar. Mr.. Haselden's
bill to equalise the railroad fares of the
students of the Wirtbrop college was
killed after brief debate The last
measure on the calendar was Mr.. Pol
locks joint resolution. introduced on
the Opening day, to exteod the time for
the payment Of taxes to Feb 20; there
mas lively debate over it. but the
house by a large vote declared in favor
of 1t and ordered it to a third reading.
Mr. Mishoe withdrew bis marriage
license bill; Mr. MoWhite his dispen-
sary profit bill !; Mr.. de Laach bis bill
to allow the borrowing Of money in
York county, aud thus number Of
other bills we're disposed of Mr..
Thomas alien ownership of land bill
was killed as vas Mr. Lancaster's bill
to create the Office of State geoIogist.
Mr.. Cushmao bill to prevent railroad
companies from employing night opera
tors under l8 year of age aud the same
gentleman'1 bill to regulate the speed
of railroad trains passing certain sta
tions
The house ameaded the senate reso-
luton fixing the time for the judicial
elections so as to have the elections on
Tuesday. next, instead of Monday. to
have nominations without speeches and
to have the election for chief justice
come Lass
Taken as whole, "Wednesday vas q
busy day 10 the lower house. A run-
ning start was made on the sessions
wo,k. Il Dumber of uew bills we're 10
trodnced during the day.
Mr.. Meares' bill to anepd section
176 of the revised statutes Of 1898, in
terpre.ing what shall constitute notice
for the posting of land was considered.
After discussion the bill was ordered to
third reading. 1t will make the law
read thus
Sec. a7e Every entry upon the
lands after notice from the owner or
senant prohibiting the same shall be a
a misdeneanor. and be punished by
Gae not to exceed 500 OF imprison-
mens with hard labor on the public
works OF the county not exceeding 80
days; provided. that whenever any
owner or tenant of any laods shall post
a notice 10 four conspicuous places on
the borders of any laeds prohibiting entry
and sbail publish once a week
for four weeks such no,ice io any news
paper circulating in the county where
such laDds are situate a proof Of the
posting and of publishing such no'ise
shall be deemed and taken as notice
conclusivs against the person making
entry az aforesaid
Me-. Poilock's joios resolution 20 ex
tend the time for the payment of taxes
as oalled upw and Dr. Wycbe moved to
definitely postpone the resolution
After discussion. the roll was demand
ed On the motioa to Indefinitely post
pcpe Tbe vote was 81 TO SO The
resolution was ,hen agreed to as fol-
lows:
Section l. That the time for the pay
meDt of all taxes. ioclodiog State.
county. school aud special taxes levied
for he fiscal year ending Dec 31s,. A.
D 1897, be, aud the same is hereby,
extended from the 3lss day of Decem-
Der. A. D. 1897. uosii and including
the 2O'h dag Of February. A D 1898;
aod the county treasurers Of the sev-
eral countics of the State are hereby
authorized aud required 20 received aoy
and all OF such taxes, without penalty,
up to aud including the 30sh day Of
February. A D 1898
Among the many uew bills intro
duced were the following:
Mr. Pcice-To license the carving
of pistols dirks. razors, koucks. knives
having blade over three inches in
length or any other deadly weapons
upon tbe person.
Mr. R5gers-To repeal the agricul
susal lien law
Mr. Caugbman-To require railroads
to provide separate first claes coachea