The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-08
General Assembly.
WHAT The LAW-MAK-
ERS ARE DOING.

spent sbe whole OF the mefhisg SESSION.
"a discussing it
There we're nosicas to postpone
aebate aud indefinitely postpone the
Oil, all Of which were voted down.
Mr.. .Jereniah Smiths bill on the
sabseess had In view the use of the
pzoceeds for the purpose Of establishing
Sigh schools in different counties.
The committee reported substitute
&;;II which was killed and then Mr..
Smith uishdraN his measure.
Then came many motions to reduce
she tax. necessisasing several roll
easis.
Mr Werner wanted che tax reduced
so 20 cents, which would raise about
$40 900 enough for Clemson. Mr.
Ashley wanted she tax abolished
entirely.
Mr Wingo defended She tax and
s,asd If is Has tnrned into sbe state
sreasarg it means the death sneA OF
Gleason. szz.5s:.
Mr. Crum moved to make the tax Is
eanss. similar fate befell Mr.
Ashley's bill TO make it ten cents.
TIE hoasc then proceeded to consider
sad;eiary committee bill which puts che
esx at 25 cents and surns the money
into the state treasury. Mr. Blythe
oasred anendmenss which would make
sae money subjecs 70 the order Of the
board Of trustees Of Clemsoo. who shall
!sspecs and anslyss fertilizer and pab-
aish the results.
Mr. Blythe's amendment vas killed
and sae committee bill vas passed.
Yhis .arns all the proceeds into the
ssass treasury aad Clemson will have TO
-ecsiiTe appropriation like any other
college.
Most Of the morning session of the
aepate Sas devoted TO routine business.
die reading Of bilas and the passage of
ahir5 reading bills.
Senator Marshall introduced 8 bill OF
sonsiderable importance to the city and
sEe sssec institutions. &c provides that
sassa institutions shall cse the metre
sgssem and shall pay ten can,s per
sheasarld gallons for the wster. Il
alse provides that the city council may
gsduce the charge if Il sees proper.
When the hoase assembled lsst night,
che frss mater taken under considers
sion Has Mr.. Winkler's bill relating to-
4ke terms Of the free schools OF the
Ssase.
his question involved she matter OF
d;ssribntion of profits aecsuing from the
State dispepsafy Up TO December 3lst
es Tie year juss ended, these profits
.aere, By law. distributed among those
ID wnic6 the per capita school
sax did not amount to So As the
darasion Of sha. law had expired, Mt.
Finkier had introduced q bill TO make
she le.g.h Of the terms of the public
schssIs sye moo tbs. and those counties
where the funds we're not ample we're
50 be aided ous Of the profits 70 the dis-
yensary
aar. S;nkins offered an amendment
ina. tie profits be distributed per capita
af sahos! pop1ission among all the
ssaassss. irrespective OF the amount
raced for school purposes.
Mr. Sawyer, of Usion, introduced an
ansudmeas to MIR. SimkiDs' ameaduens
providing that she enrplaa IN the State
aispsusarv profits BE divided among the
;-essecase counties IN proportion 60 the
.arnouos Ct profits derived from the gale
.os asechosic liquors 10 the said respective
couasies. The force cs this amendment
s. that sasa caua.ies as have dispeosaFies
Wisi o5tain pro rata share OF the
,,yoe.s 10 The Stase eispensary, While
sboss coGasies nssing 20 dispeasaries
s.s;s::s get uoae Of the preass.
Mr. Sasyer's amendment was carried
av To;e ss 4s To, 42 MI Sinkins
anenansut as amended By Ms. Sawyer
.ss shao voted upea sy viva voce vote,
aad sss adopted by u to 29. Mr.
Wipgler. tbe anther Of the original
b:!l. sotieg FOR the ameBduens. The
bill IS thus ameaded passed its second
reading
As Consequence ei several important
bi;ls acted 90 dar,ag sbe last few days,
wbios 3asuraiIy called for deliberate
:assiaa and discussion, the senate calsc-
asr bad grown to considerable pro-
portions Tae senate yesterday conhoed
.issaf to passing as uaoy of these
measures as possible. and selected as
.cie those bills which would net
provoke deease
Ms. Gsabar's eounty court bill was
given its fssl rssdiag, not. however,
.5ess.e a ses uore amendments we're
nzae 10 It IS sbe bill DOW goes over
60 .as house it requires stat oo q
ps.itioo presented By oue-thiFd OF the
ass.,a.s es county to tie county