The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-24
The General Assembly.
A Day Of Much Debate In
the House Of Representa-.
tlVeS.

CVlumbis. Jan 16.-The house to.
day adopted the resolution under
which the people osn. ct the next
gesessl section, vote on the ques.
(,on OF holding biennisl sessions of
the general assembly Under the
consultation 70 require . two ,hirds
vote Of oil the members elected. not
only Of those voting, TO carry
through suoh resolution, aud on the
1nsl pssssge Of tho resolution todsy
Me necessary 8S votes were secured
10 10 . rsse thing to have such q
large vote ard the wonder 10 that lis
oeUbsrs happened to DO present to
vote today
Iomsdisss.y following this vote q
resolution was taken TO submit to the
people constitutional amendment
looking 20 the election of the mem
bers OF the house for four, instead OF
Two. years Although 10 members
voted for shis resolution, il needed
S3 TO be adopted end. therefore.
failed.
There ives . greet deal of discus.
sion over . bill which aimed to pro-
hibit the use Of convicts ON private
fssms Tho debate took oil sorts of
tvisss and tarns. and il wss finally
voted that the preference 10 to be
given counties wanting the convicts
10 use them on the public bighways
or for public work The penilentisry
10 10 be paid a per month net for
each Of the oouviots taken for work
90 tho public works of the counties.
There wss quite an outbufst of
eothusiasm in favor Of the improve.
mert OF the public roads
Final arrangements were made for
the memoriaI exercises in honor of
tho late Gov Ellerbe
The following new bills were in
trodoced BY Mr. Moscs
To allow discount to taxpayers
wbo psy their taxes soon after the
spfniug Of the books
a petition from former Railroad
Commissioosr II r Thomss to pro.
' 10 Tor sn investigation of the
workings Of the rsilrosd commission.
Referred TO the railroad committee
The senate today had ito 6rst reel
debate on pendiok measures The
dsbsse generally wss On legal Sub.
jsese and wee segsgsd in principally
- the lswysss In the body
The committee on privileges and
slsotioes reported . concurrent
Sssolusion, which wss adopted, that
The TOO housss meet on February
1oe The purpose Of eleosing the follow
isg officers: Three directors Of the
Psoitso,iasy. for the term Of two
ye~s and one TO Gill On expired
eesas seven members Of the board oi
osussses Of the South Csrolius
College, for elk yesrs; seven members
Of the Winthrop board. for six years:
-four members Of board of visitors oi
shs Citadel. for elk years. who shall
- grsd0stes Of the Academy {; two
trustees Of the Colored College st
Orsogeburg; one member of the
State board Of control, for Eve yesrs;
thu election 10 for Q successor Of Nj
Hsseldon whose term expires; three
trustees OF Clemson College. for four
years. one to ill the vacsncy cause d
By the death Of Governor Ellerbe
The committee reported unfsvora
bly, on . bill to appoint Q commission
TO report spnoslly ss to the condition
Of educational institutions
Senator w. A. Browns con pulsory y
education bill had both Q favorable
end % unfavorsble report 1, re
quires parents to coppel their
children to attend public schools for
eight months. A majority favored
the bill Senator Grsydon put in q
minority report. saying that he is op
posed making the State the guardian
Of the peoples children. The bill
went on the calendar
Senator Aldrich's bill to amend the
pension law, TO include in Glass B oil
soldiers who by reason Of wounds re
ceiv ps or disease contracted from
exposure sre in inospscitsied from
earning au income exceeding $3.50
Per sunum. was postponed after some
dsbste.it being understood that ano,h
OF bill in conformity with the wishes
Of toe Confederate Veterans would
be introduced later
The fsrsilissr trust investigating
Iesolutios Wss called for ice third
rssdios end wss passed wi,hou, op-
position
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