The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-17
SHORT SESSION OF THE
HOUSE.

Columbia. Jan Is The house
met today and in a few hours time
had gone through with the calendar
and then took up few local meas
ures.
In short while the passing over
of bills left over from last year
resulted in reaching the bills which
had not been on the desks of the
members for "a hours, and then The
house had to adjourn after an effort
bad been made to revive certain
measures
The only considerable fight was
over Mr. Rogers motion to recommit
the bill to repeal the income tax law
Mr. Rogers thought that the law
ought to be given q better and
further trial He was not present
when Mr. MauIdin's bill, repeating
the law. was given it's second read
ing, and that was why be made his
fight on the third reading.
By vote of 81 to "no further
count" the house refused to recon.
nit the bill on Mr. Rogers motion.
Mr. Ashley and Mr. Bacot put the
clincher on the votes and the bill was
given its third reading.
All bills down for their third read.
ing were passed and will 60 to the
senate
Mr. Graydon's bill to reduce the
salary of the phosphate inspector to
$500 was taken up There was some
effort to delay action.
Mr. Prince wanted to inquire into
work of the phosphate inspector, and
thought the bill ought to go over
He had some views he would like to
present. In Difference to Mr. Prince
the bill went over without action to
day
Mr. E B Ragsdale bad bill limit.
ing the number of acres of land
which an alien may own to 100 acres
Mr. Rsgsdsle was satisfied with .he
Act of 1896. limiting the ownership
to 5UO acres, and the bill, by his
request, was killed
Mr. Rsgsdale's joint resolution to
authorize the sinking fund commits
sion TO refund two hundred dollars
to John McSween, paid by him under
protest for alleged back tsxes. which
were not justly due, was given it's
second reading
Speaker Gary appointed Messrs
Bscos, Prince aud Stevenson as q
special committee relative to the
message on the drainage of the State
sod the redemption Of certain lands
The following new bills we're proposed
today:
Mr. Weston To authorize the pay
meot Of two notes DOW held by the
Carolina Na,ioosl Bank, which they
paid upon the endorsement OF Col w
A Neal. then superintendent Of the
PeniseOtiary. and endorsed by him as
superintendent. aud for which the
Peoiteotiarv received the money.
Mr. Dukes : To provide for the
issuing of bonds for school purposes.
Mr. H 4. johnson To amepd the
Law as to carrying concealed weapons
Mr. Wharton 70 provide for pen
sions for paralyzsd soldiers and sailors
of the Confederate army.
Mr. Ashley: To regulate the grao..
log of bail by magistrates.
Mr. Whisonant: To amend the pres
cot ACT as to barbed wire fences
Mr. Mauldin To 6x tho salary of
the clerks of the House sud the clerk
of the Senate at $500 per year. bu.
DOT to affect the salary of those uow 10
Office.
M Young. Of Sumter : To regulate
the foreclosure Of mortgages 90 as to
make it unnecessary to have a persons al
representative 10 foreolosipg mortgages
especially 10 snail estates.
Mr. SiokIer To amend the law a.
to the foreclosure Of mortgages on real
estate
Mr. Mccullough A memorial f:om
the trustees of the South Carolina Col.
lege relative to the building of a ball
for the students to board a.. A erea,