The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-23
The General Assembly.
Senator Tillman TO be Elect.
cd Again-Strange Mistake
of Law.Maksrs.

VOuWO1es VoO Zls-I00 senate
transacted no more business tonight
than was absolutely necessary.
Only routine business was attended
to. and the body was not in session
more than an hour
Mr. Livingston introduced bis bill
to provide for the appointment of
code commissioner and to define his
duties.
Mr. Appel. introduced q bill to reg
ulate aud make Uniform the salaries
of the, clerks of court
The judiciary committee made
favorable report on the bill regulating
the voting of cumulative stock 10
corporations also q favorable report
on the bill az to alien ownership of
land.
Gov McSweeney sent q message
transmitting the annual report of the
attorney general.
The constitution of the State pro
vides that the election for United
States senator shall be held on the
second Tuesday after the opening Of
the session. The Legislature conveu.
ed Tuesday two weeks ago. and last
Tuesday proceeded to ballot for
senator. Senator Tillman himself
made the point that the election wss
illegal. and tonight Immediately after
the roll call in the senate. Mr. Shep
pard introduced concurrent resolu
tion setting forth that ss there was
doubt ss to the legality of the cleo
tiou last week. another election should
be Seld today The resolution was
adopted, and tomorrow the senate
and house will ballot separately for q
United States senator. and Wednes.
day the two bodies will meet in Joint
session to count the ballot and declare
the result.
THE HOUSE.
"he house was 10 session several
hours tonight and when q motion to
adjourn was carried the body was 10
the midst hot debate over the
Webb bill to grant additional rights
and remedies to the employees of
textile mills. street railway compa.
MES and telegraph companies
An effort to 6x . time for adjourn.
mens Vas defeated BY . vote Of &C to
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Mr. Harvey Wilson. chsirmau of the
ways aod means committee, stated that
The committee 10 working toward
sdjouromeut ss tho earliest possible day.
He asked the county delegs gstiops to
send 10 st once their statement Of the
levy necessary for each oouosy 90 thss
she supPly could be buried.
The speaker auoouuced that the
general committee TO consider the
matter Ct drainage had appoiu.ed the
fIllowiog sub.oommi,tee to draft . bill {:
Messrs Prince. Baoot. G. Il. Robinson,
Mccall aud Blssse.
Mr. Duraut introduced Q bill to
prohibit further hiring of convicts to
private parties aud giving 10 detail the
manner in which they are to be disposed
OF to counties aod to public works. He
also introduced q bill TO require auditors
to sttesd two days Of eight hours each
st each voting precinct 10 the county
tor the purpose of receiving tax returns
10 eoooecsiou with township boards of
equslisssioo.
OTHER NEW BILLS.
Mr. Bacot-To mako tho Office of
State librarian appoiutivs by the gov.
error.
M MorRan-To amend free school
Law BY making term for which books
are adopted BY State board ten years
instead Of fve {; slso to require teachers
to make annual reports to trustees a.
TO iodividusl scholarship sud a..suds oce
Of pupils
Mr. Wilson-To pro,idelfor collection
OF certain fees by tho secretary Of
STATE.