The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-22
bers of the state board of oon.col to give


The bill required boud Of $25. 600
for each member, and provision en,
acted that the premiums TO the surety
or guarantee company sbould be paid
out of the d;spenssry profts and should
be charged to the expense account.
The house voted against the latter
provision aBd required the members to
pay their owu bonds.
On motion of Mr., Sawyer the bonds
we're fixed at $4,000. There vas con-
siderable CONFUSION as to the proper
count of the vote. but after the house
bad been polIed the vote vas declared
81 to so 10 favor of the amendment.
Mr. Stevenson offered an amendment
that the state commissioners be required
to be give the same bond as the state
treasurer. the bonds to be approved as
his is. The treasurer's bond is $780,.
900.
Mr.. Sharpe offered an amendment
that the bond be fixed at $4,000,
which was agreed to, and the bill was
passed.
At the opening Of the session Mr.
Blease attempted to have the beer priv.
ilege matter recommisted. He desired
that it be considered distinct from the
hotel privilege business. The house re.
fused to reeommis.
Dir. Cosgrove moved shss all speeches
bereafser be limited to Eve minutes
Me-. Blease wanted indefinite debate on
the Archer bill, but on motion of Mr..
Wingo this vas tabled and all debate
will be limited.
The South Carelina and Georgia
railroad extension bill was passed after
several suenaments bad been adopted
It vas decided to take up ouly senate
bills for the rest of the session.
A resolution was adopted allowing
the hospital for the insane the use of
as many convicts as may be deemed
necessary. Mr.. Bacot stated that
patients we're comiug in at the rate OF
forty month aud more room was need.
ed.
TIE senate passed the greater part Of
the day 10 considering the fertilizer tax
bill from the house That turned all
the proceeds Of the tax into the treasury,
Clemson 10 reeeive appropriations as
other colleges. The senate adopted g
substitute bill which lesves the law as
it az present staods. There will have
TO be committee Of conference on the
bill.
The fertilizer tax bill vas taken up
again at the nighs session aud read q
second time. The senate bill which is
Intended to take the place of the
present lsw and the house bill provides
in general terms that the funds
collected shall be placed 10 the State
treasury aud paid out on warrant OF
the board Of trustees of Clemson. The
whole amount goes to this college. The
Law governing the use Of tags for
fertiiiz.r is very much more stringent.
Il provides for q cancellation of these
tags and imposes heavy penalty for
sountsrseisiog them.
Mr.. Mower zishdrev his amendment
to make the receipts, Overland shove
$40, 900 per aHoum, % endowment
fund for Clemson.
NO PALMETTO TREE ON TIE
BOTTLES.
The sentimen,alists got in little
dispepssrs Legislation this mosning.
TEE particular thing that has worried
them is she palmetto tree blo~a 10
every dispeosary bottle The palmetto
tree 10 sakeu TO be sn emblem OF the
Sssse and sensimentalists believed 1t
was dragging that emblem IN the dirt
and mira to have it on whskey
bos:le-
Some anti -dispensary people are of
the opinion that the palmetto tree is not
disgraced as much by being blown 10
bottle as .he State is in handling what
the bottle contains, bat that sentiment
was to be expected from them.
The bill TO prevent the use OF the
tree on the bottle was introduced by
Mr jackson. who said he did it out OF
respect to Confederate and Mexican
soldiers.
Messrs E6rd aud MsgiIl opposed
wha. they termed sickly sen'imen'aIlsy
10 this matter aud the discussion was
wasting time over useless matter.
Mr.. II. II Evans was moved to deep
Indignation when he saw soldier lying
10 the gutter druuk with bottle
sticking out of bis pocket upon which
the palmetto tree was the most
prominent object to be seen. Therefore
the palmetto tree ought to be wiped Oft
these bottles.
A motion to recommit the bill was
lost By SO to 81. but an amendmens
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