The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-17
The General Assembly.

voice, Fasseo W itS Ibii " i0oot"S w
bill repeating the Income Tax Act
Mr. Rodgers bill 10 provide for a
record of marriages by imposing
small fee for recording the license
passed its third reading
Resolutions looking to extending
the time for taxes further than already
extended were lost
There was another skimIsh about
the salary of the State librarian, but
the "only lady office-holder in the
State" won and got the $500 extra
salary.
The Gruber bill 20 establish County
Courts has gone through the House.
and the amendments, as to which
counties should be and should not be
exempt, is the only possible hitch
now
The Senate bill looking to the
readjustmen; Of the salaries of county
auditors was killed.
On motion of Mr. Montgomery the
House agreed to concurrent re
solution to hold memorial services 10
memory of the late Governor Ellerbe
on Thursday next
Mr. McCullough's bill providing
for extra Courts, where needed in any
county, was passed without opposl
tion It will do much to expedite
legal business
SENATE.
The senate took the fret steps today
looking towards the completion of the
State bouse. the committee having
INSTRUCTED Chairman Marshall to draw
up q bill in accordance with Architect
Stands plans.
After the Senate opened the commit
tee 90 judiciary. through Senator Hen
dersou. reported fovorabl5 oD the
following bills Relating to the appoint.
ment Of magistrates relating to salary
oftreasurer of Kersbaw Joint resolution
requirlog the attorney general 10
investigate the Virginia Carolina Chem
ical company aud other like corpora
.iops reia,iog to the service ADD
suumonses ard transcripts from magis
trates' courts
The same committee reported
uofavorably on the publication OF
petitions for pardon before fling with
the governor and the bill was rejected
A concurrent resolution from the
house appointing Friday, at nooD, as
the time for the election of eeven
members Of the board of trustees of
the South Carolina College. seven of
the board of trustees of Winthrop,
aod FIVE Of the board of visitors OF the
Citadel, was referred to the committee
on privileges and elections
The house bill to validate the grand
jury of Union County for 1900 vas
passed
The bill providing that 90 person
engaged 10 teaching a free pubic
school shall be a member of the board
of trustees vas recommitted 10 order
tba: the Superintendent of Education
may have 40 oppostuolty Of be'cg
heard on the bill
Senator Walters bill providing that
the weight of bushel of bolted coro
meal shall be 46 pounds passed to
third reading.
The state house committee met today
during recess Of the senate and
elected Senator Marebal chairman
Architect Shapd made a report as to
the cost of completing the building
according to original designs He
says:
..Iu many particulars the cost of
construction is greatly reduced by the
INTRODUCTION Of modern methode, which
are equally strong. durable and as
effective 10 appearance as the old way
"lu uany instances the original
design has already been changed and it
is impossible to carry out the rig'oal
Intentions 10 all details. but the draw
ing presented shows the building exact
ly as intended. except as regards the
roof and dome The original drawing
called for much fatter roof tbao Is
DOW upon the building aud called for
tower thirty feet square at the base. to
be Constructed OF marble. The al'efec
shape of the roof as 's pow stands
would DOT be 10 keeping wl:h the tower.
as originally designed, Dor could such
tower be executed io ua'bie. as taen
Intended. without enormous expense
and without reconstructiog deal OF
the interior OF the building. The
dome sbogu 10 the drawing waee work
ed cut 10 all It's details would make 9
handsome addition to the building, and
executed iu Portland cement viii be-
durable aod 6reprcof.
Il give baloa toe detailed figures ct
3y estimate