The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24


drainage Of public roads
Mr.. Sheppard: Proposing an amend
mere to she constitution providing for
blennis! sessions of the Legislature.
Columbia. Jan 1.-THE House to
day did considerable work, although
there was much debate
Mr. Wharton7s bill providing for
;he popular election Of dispensers
was defeated
Mr. Werner made hard fight aod a
good one for his bill against liens,
but the measure was again defeated
Mr Wilson's bill to provide fer the
erection of monuments to the soldiers
at Chickamauga, although 1t involves
an expenditure of $4,000, if SO
much be requisite, was given it's
second reading without word OF
inquiry or debate.
Mr. Bacot tried to get through a
bill allowing the running Of trains on
Sundays for the accommodation of
passengers who wanted to go to
camp meeting on Sunday, but Mr.
Princes opposition defeated the
measure
The bill cediDg certain rights on
Sullivan's Island to the Government
was passed to its third reading and
the bill relative to the barber com
missioneIs or Charleston went
through with a few amendments
Several bills have been pending to
provide for oee instead of three
county supervisors of registration,
but largely on the representations of
Mr. Moses the measure was killed to.
day
Quite a number of new measures
were introduced today, among them
being resolution of Mr Evans to
inquire into the lease or ownership of
the South Caralina and Georgia Road
by the Southern
Mr. L Mauldin was not satisfied
WITH his convict labor bill as amend
ed At his instance the bill! was
recommitted, by vote of 43 to 35.
so as to allow other amendments 10
committee
THE SENATE
Tie seDate's morning session was
devoted to the consideration of the
wide tire bill introduced by Senator
MauIdin, which came over from the
last session. There was a vivorous
fight on the measure but it was
finally passed by note of 2l to IL,
almost two thirds.
The debate was vigorous and inter
esting and was participated in by
quite a number of the senators. At
times there was crowd in the GAL
leries and outside the senate chamber
proper listening to the argument on
each side
The seoate met at II o'clock and
the only thing considered was the
wide tire bill, the session lasting
nearly four hours, and a night ses
sion being necessary for the passage
of second reading bills.
TIE biz as it PASSED is as fol,
lows:
Whereas the nse over ths public
highways Of the State Of the narrow
tire wagons pow 10 general use is
injurious 70 SAID ighWays and against
tbs pu; lie welfare F; therefore.
Be it enacted by the general Assem-
Div OF the State of South Csrolila
secsioc l Tbat after January Is,
1901, i, sbal. De unlawful FOR any
person or persons, frm or corporation.
&c sell or otherwise dispose o. for use
rpoa the highways CT public roads 10
this State. any wagon bayiog less width
of tires ban below specified. w On
all wagons having standard ion or
s.ee! axies. GOT exceeding ooe and
three eighths inches tubular ax!es net
exceeding ore aad seveo eign;hs inches,
or ,himtle ske,p axics Dot exeeeding
two apd one eigath inches, tte width Of
the tires shai re: he less ibau fwo
inches or all wagons hsvioe s;aocart
ircn or steel az es exceeding o:.e 400
three eigh'hs ia.hes. but po' sxceed'ng
ore ard fv, e'shrhs inches. 'abp!a7
ax!es excsaaicg one ao1 seven eigh,bs
iacbse, bas rot exceeding two aud Que
eieh iuchee, OF sh':sibc sseln axIes
exceeding two and three elghths inches,
bu. cot exceeding t.o aud 'hree-fourtbs
incbes. the width OF tires shall not De
less thsn three and ooe half inches
Oo all Wagons having standard iron or