The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-31
cally the entire legislative day in the

cally the entire legislative day in the
house today
The medical stud ents won and so
did the cigarettes They both had
hard fights, but won in the end The
medical students did not know now
strong they were until the vote had
been announced, and then seventy
four members voted that the students
of the Medical College of South
Carolina, at Charleston, be admitted
to practice in this State, upon the
diplomas of tha. College, without
further examination, trusting to the
standard and integrity of the faculty
of that College.
After a protracted discussion the
scope of the bill was broardened so
that any college with four year
course of acceptable standard, might
receive similar exemption for It's
graduates provided the State board
Of medical examiners thought it pro-
per to class the college as in the
exempted list 1t was a spirited
fight and developed considerable
spice
The cigarettes came dangerously
near being excommunicated, go far as
the House is concerned. About all
that saved the bill from passing in
the house was the demonstration OF
the injury such bill would be to
growing industry 10 this State with.
out commensurate benefit
The tide of new bills has not yet
been checked
SENATE.
The Only bill discussed in the sem
ate this morning was the Marshall
King's Daughters bill against child
labor in factories. The debate con-
sumed all day. but was interesting
and had it's sentimental as well as
practical side The senate took the
practical view of the question and
the bill was rejected by vote of %
to 8
During the morning hour Senator
Henderson introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted
Whereas, it is desirable that the
session of the general assembly shall
close 8! as early day as possible,
aud divers opinions have been ex.
pressed as to it's constitutional limit,
be it resolved by the senate, the
honse of representatives concurring,
That it is hereby referred to the
committee on the judiciary in both
houses to hold joint session of said
bodies at an early day and rep ort
either jointly or separately. their
opinion as to the constitutional limit
of this session, end as to the limit of
the pay of the members under the
constitution.
Senator Graydon introduced res
oluticn requesting the board Of phos
phate commissioners to report at
o1ce to the general assembly why
they have not collected all the roy
atty Que the State upon phosphate
rock mined during the past fiscal
year. The resolution alleges 80 a
reason for this that the price of phos
plate rock bae been quoted for the
past six months at from 81 10 IS per
ton. and the report of the inspector
shows that the total number of tons
moved was 12l.0 .073, upon which
only $34, ,92S was collected
Senator Graydon said that his IN
formation came from the Mapusac
turers' Record which also stated that
the States royalty would be about
$4,000 BE wanted immediate
consideration. but Senator Gruber
pointed out that this is too important
a measure to be acted on hastily,
whereupon the resolutions were re-
ferred to the Guance committee.
NEW BILLS.
Senator Manning: To sell the
Oessaussure and Reid farms
Senator Graydon To prevent
municipal corporations from lmpos-
ing licenses, unless specially author
lied to do so by their charter
Senator Appeit: To fix the time
for haidiny conrts In the Sd circuit