The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20
The General Assembly.
MANY House Bills Must so
Over.

The house yesterday morning took
up second reading senate bills and
passed number of them. Nearly
all of them were local measures
Senator Graydon's bill TO domessicate
railroad corporations in this State
passed
There we're eleven third reading
bills. among them the legislative
appropriation bill, aud sill of them
passed aud were sent 20 the senate
% motion of Mr. Prince. the house
decided to discuss only second read
ing senate bills duriag the morning
session
Senator Henderson's bill to pro.
vide uniformity and equality in the
assessment OF cotton factories passed
With general amendments
Senator Gaines had bill to regu
late the delivery of alcoholic liquors
by common carriers.
Mr.. KinaTd stated that the object
of the bill is to keep liquor from be
ing put off at coal chutes and water
tanks
Mr. DeBruhI and Mr. Spears con
tended that tue law now forbids this
Mr. DeBrnhl twisted SIR KiDard
that Greenwood was prohibition
county and needs no such law Mr.
Kinard replied Shat the prohibition
fellows got left at home !" The town
is for prohibition and therefore there
is no dispensary in the county
The house then gave second read
ing TO Senator Sheppard's bill ireia
tive to regulating diseased i've stock
The bill provides that the board of
trustees OF Clemson college shall
promuIgate and enforce regulations
TO guide the Veterinarian os the col
iege in the treatment or destruction
of infected animals The board is
empowered to prevent the introdQc
sion OF infected stock into the State.
The veterinarian is given the right 10
visit any section OF the STATE and to
enforce treatment of Infected animals.
Those who interfere with him shall be
guilty of misdemeaaor An investi
CATION must be held upon the demand
oftwo or more reputable citizens that
their animals are affected with con.
sagious disease
Section recltes that: 1t shell be
unlawful to sell, or offer for sale. in
this State any horse, mule, cattle,
hog, or any live stock. that is known
to be affected with any contagious
disease. the tendency Of which is to
cause the death of any such live
stock and any person or persons
violating the provisions of this sec,
ton shall be deemed guilty of 9 mis-
demeaaor, and upon conviction shall
be fued in sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in
the county Jail not exceeding 80 days
The house last night went though
she calendar until it had concluded
the senate bills. and ,hen few house
second reading bills we're acted
upon All other house bills die on
the csiendar
The frs. matter the house disposed
of was to pass the bill to create ,ae
Office of state geologiss The bill
provides that the governor may
appoint by and with the consent of
the senate The expenses will be,
sslsry Sl,5oo and contingent fund
$3.50.
Mr. Spears made the motion to
strike out the enacting words, but
withdrew mis- motion when he saw
shat Senator Brown Of his county
was the author OF the bill Mr. Nc
Laughlln renewed the motion
Mr. Prince champioDed the bill
TIE State has missed great deal By
not baving State geologist The
federal government will contribute as
much as the Stale
TIE geologiss of North Carolina
has within the last few years done
more to advertise the resources of
that State than any other man it ii
a State geologist can arrange miner
al exhibits for exposition, etc He
did not know bow loag State
geologiss would be needed This is
but an experimen: so far as that is
concerned
Mr. Tatum stated ,ba, he had
always been one to vote against the
creation of new Offices, out he favor
ed establishing this Office
After considerable discussion the
vote was taken on the motion to
strike out the eDactiDg words Of the
bill, which resulted ayes 40, nays ST,