The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-05
Resolution Adopted to Submit TO the Pee
pie a Constitutional Amendment for
Biennial Sessions---Fixing Saia-
ries Of County 0fRcers.

DicuHloI ScSSIVuS"..E tAtHS SoJo
ries Of County Officers.
Columbia, January 29.-Tbe House
today devoted practically its entire
time to the consideration of two meas
ures-the bill providing for an cleo
ton of an insurance commissioner and
the adoption of a resolution to submit
to the people constitutional amend
ment on the subject of biennial ses-
sions. The House by a larger vote than
on previous occasions gave its approx
al to the latter proposition, and tomor-
row the resolution viii go to the Sen
ate for that body to say whether the
voters shall have an opportunity to
decide whether they want biennial ses-
sions or not.
Mr.. Kibler's bill looking to the
election of an insurance commissioner
met with surprising Strength and pass
ed the House by decisive vote.
The House committee today present
ed favorable report, with material
amendments, on the Senate child Ia
Dor bill.
The committee proposes that section
1 of the bill shall read:
ssThat from and after the 1st day Of
May, 1902. no child under age of 10
years shall be employed in any textile
manufacturing establishment Of this
State and that from and after the 1st
day of May, 1903, no child under the
age OF IL shall be employed in any
textile establishment of the State; and
that after May l, 1902, no child under
the age of II shall be permitted to
work after o'clock at night, until
after 6 O'Clock in the morning in any
textile mandatory of this State.
The military committee reported un-
favorably on the Confederate Home
bill.
The senate held both morning and
night sessions. At the morning ses-
sion the bill fixing the salaries Of
county officers was the principal mat
ter considered.
The salaries to be paid to county
officers was the first item to be con-
sidered. The roll of the counties was
called and the senator from that
county fixed the salary to be given the
auditor in that county. A few of the
senators were absent and those coun-
ties were skipped or the salaries left
as fixed in the committees bill, with
leave to amend on the third reading.
AS rule, twe-thirds Of the salary
of the auditor in each county is to be
paid by the State, and one third by
the county. The following is the
schedule for the auditors, as the bill
passed the senate Yesterday:
Abbeville, $500; Aiken, s1,100: An
derson, sl,500: Bamberg, $500; Barn
well, $1,000: Beaufort, $1,000; Berke-
ley, 1925: Charleston, $1,000: Cher
okee, s675: Chester, $500; Chester
fiel. 1913: Claredon, $500: Colleton,
s1.1oo: Darlington, 5000; Dorchester,
500; Edgefieid, $1,000; Fairfield, $500 !;
Florence, 5000; Georgetown, 1919 !;
Greenville, slips: Greenwood, 5000 !:
Hampton. 5000; Horny, $3.50: Ker-
shaw, 5000; Lancaster, $500: Laurens,
1915: Lexington, $3.50; Marion, S937 ;
Marlboro, $500; Newberry, $1,000 !;
Oconee, 5000: Orangeburg, 81, 800 :;
Pickens, s675: Richland, $1,000;
Saluda, $500: Spartanburg, !:
Sumter, $1,000; Union, $780, Viii
liamsburg, 5000: York, 800. That
in addition to the salaries herein pro-
yided, the auditors shall receive Zee
of % cents for each conveyance Of
real estate recorded.
TREASURES.
The salaries of county treasurers
was then fixed the same as the county
auditors, the salary to be paid in the
same proportion by the State and
county as that of the auditor. There
was some discussion over the proviso
to give the treasurer fee of S1.00 for
each delinquent taxpayer, and the fee
was finally fixed at 80 cents for each
delinquent. Senator Dennis at first
wanted to make it % cents, but con-
sented to the amendment making it
80 cents.
Then the senate went to work to fix
the salaries of the sheriffs of the var
ious counties, after deciding to allow
them 20 cents per day for each pri-
soner. The following were the figures
decided on by the senate last night:
Abbeville, 81, 100; Aiken, $1,000;
Anderson, 81, 800 Bamberg, $3.50 Barn
well, 81, 500 Beaufort, $1,000 Berkeley,
$3.50: Charleston, $500; Cherokee,
$500; Chester, $500; Chesterfield, 5000;
Clarendon, $500; Colleton, 81, 300; !;
Dorchester, 800: Edgefeld, 5000;
Florence, 81, 500; Georgetown, 81, 800; !;
Greenville, 81, 800; Greenwood, ST.