The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
The General Assembly.
Mondays Proceedings OF the
Lower House.

Columbia, Jan 22.-.ihe house Of
representative spent the entire MORN
ing in the discussion of Mr. Patton's
bill, which was introduced at the
instance o! the city council Of Co
lumhia, looking towards the exten-
sion of the city limits Of Columbia.
The cardinal feature Of the meas.
ure was that the election should be
left 70 the qualified electors of the
territory desiring annexation, aud not
to the freehold voters.
Just before adjournment the house
decided to adjourn the debate unsil
tomorrow
A little earlier an amendment.
offered by Mr. Montgomery was
adopted, which materially changes
the force of the bill by requiring
half of the qualified electors to
petition for the election before it is
ordered
The chief contest was whether the
law should not apply to all towns and
cities of the State AS the bill stood
at the time of adjournment it applied
only to cities of more than 5000
population, except in two or three
instances
SENATE
The Senate met at s O'Clock to
night, Senator Sheppard, presiding
Special orders were passed over
end consideration of third reading
bills was entered The first taken
up was that relative to pensions in
aroduced by the committee: The
bill provided that soldiers who lost
one arm or leg, or who by reason of
wounds received or disease contract
ed from exposure in the service are
incapacitated from earning 5000,
shall receive s6 amonth.
Senator Graydon moved TO strike
out the provision as to disease con
:rscted. He thought that such pro
vision would lead to dangerous re
suits and might give to those not
deserving it part of the pension
money. 1t would be difficult to tell
whether the disability really was the
result of disease in the service
Senator Mower moved to strike cut
the enscting words He said that
the bill brought in measure of un
certainty in the allotment of pensions
that the present law did not. The
Senate thon rejected the bill by vote
of 16 to IL
The next batch of bills on the cal.
endar was of local measures aud
passed the third reading without de.
| bate
Mr Henderson's bill as to water
works, sewers and drains Of cities
and towns passed its third reading
The bill makes it uisdemeanor to
tamper with or injure such public
works
Mr. Mowers bill relating to the ex.
animation of accounts Of State Treas
>urer, Comptroller General and COM
missioners Of the sinking fund passed
its third reading
TIE bill amending the sc: reeulat-
Ing The foreclosure OF mortgages oF
real estate has numerous amendments
cfered to il, but vas finally rs:srrea ie
tne epgros>ioe ~m,';ee
The iuaiciary couoeif5ee rspo:'a3
uofa7oraby oa Senator Appai,'s loca
opsioa Dill. 1t locked as il 'he uo:ay
c.so!e report might b. adopted IS
,1p oed!aie consideration sss dsmacdee,
Da: objection being maze tie biil welt
en- tie Cs!eadar
Ths sscood resdiog bills were takea
u2.
Tbe bill; in relation TO reinsurance
aoa transaction Of business by 6re in
sarance companies, except through
re ldeut agents. was frsi discussed
Mr Grayaoo moved to strike oas sec
,ioa 2, Which allows the comptroller
seoera! to 60 70 home oAi'ss s.saa
exanIce books of iosuraace companies
doiog business 10 the State which a.e
Got ;aco: porased 10 tie State, and as
tie ezpeose OF tie company. He sa;c
/, aas ABSURD to think such see'iao
could DC cnfa9ced
Mr. Msyfoid, ia defendioe the 5;il.
sa:e tic ssctioo vas cnobjec'iooabie 70
iosusaaoa companies Tie sena:c re
fused TO stake oat the sac'.oo. aa5 tie
b!Il sas c.terat to third reading.
Mr. Gra;cor's bill fegasa iog ceai-
cioal ordinances, having as is object o
prevent violatoTs Of the law from bslng
tried twice Tor the same cfIsace b3 he
nuo;cipal aad then the State couT;. va
rejected after sone DEBATE. Ssoas"'s
G.asdoa aud May feid detected 'hc
Siii. Senator's HenGers5a, Hay aoa