The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15


who are champ pet
local lsmsasures 81 lat sitt::ssis simplysa
local measure. hat statement.
should a s hereafter mari: the i measures
for i;' Immediate me i Slaughter and the seal
of d;s csoin1demnatio si1 3 hlonld be placed
.gittbonf Us & question on al snch meas
ard policies
Other important measures demand
also. sawss relatives to Trusts
need rsrfectiing laws relative .tosfors
.gisg,niIaiIffoads s,i and other corporations
doing business here, and child labor SIS
nils viii no. donbt be again pressed
upon youI attention.
The past year IN most Of the State
has been hard son thesagricult lt1rist and.
his failure make "a scrop has been
felt 81 81 lTcIassgss hence taxes should
be}l levied Only sffor absolute necessities
on the other hand great progress has
been made in the State IN manufac-.
turing, and the whole State may we'll
feel proud of the Carolina Interstate
and West Indian exposition which is
now open IN Charleston.
It is needless to say that the appear
ance Of this State house now justifes
the action taken by the general assem-
bly, IN 1900 in directing its compile
.tiion. twill soon Be a structure Of
which the State should be prond, and
now let me urge that suitable proyis-
ion be made for equipping the Offices
and preserving the valuable records
contained in them. Irreparable loss
maybe suffered BY failing to make
proper provision for them.
We assemble with the lesson Of the
uncertain ties Of life mpressed upon as.
Three OF our members have died
since the last rcIl call Of this house
and I feel a loss in each one peculiar
and personal, and especially in my
colleague with whom my associations
have been peculiarly close for 15years.
Within IS hours, too, the hand Of
death has been laid upon the assistant
clerk of this house, and We have lost
an efficient, painstaking and affable
official.
The record of those who have pass
ed is honorable: their memories are
dear to us and our affection will be
put into permanent form, but this
should warn US that death is claiming
its victims daily and we must all.soon
pay the debt and pass away
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE SENATE.
Columbia, Jan. l5.-The only trou-
bic that the senate had at its first ses-
sion was in adjourning. Everything
had moved smoothly enough and only
Senator Barnwel1's chirography had
occasioned any hitch in the proceed
;ngs until all business being apparent
" disposed Of Senator Sheppard, the
parliament authority of the legisla-
ture, moved in his usual manner
that the senate do now adjourn. =
It was taken for granted that the
motion would pass, since there was
nothing else to do, and so no one
voted.
Senator sheppard's Gladstone collar
was perceptibly agitated when the
presiding officer, Lieut.. Gov. Till
man, also from Edgefeld, announced
that the motion was lost, that the
senate refused to adjourn. The sena-
tor from Edgefeld for once was puz=
.zled and did not conceal the fact.
Finally he inquired the reasons Of the
chairs ruling.
No senator voted . said the presi-
dent, and the motion is lost.
How many, Mr. President, voted
in the negatlve?'' asked the senator
It was a tie, y said the president,
and in=case of tie the president
has the right to cast the deciding
vote. The chair voted no. =
Senator Sheppard smiled and then
again moved to adjourn. Lieut..
Gov. Tillman promptly ruled the mo-
ton out Of order, since one motion
to adjourn cannot succeed another
without other business intervening.
Senator Hough tried his hand and
moved to adjourn. He was met with