The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-01-28
LEGISLATURE IN DEADLOCK.
c. A. Woods, Of Marion, Leads
for Associate Justice.
LATIMER IS ELECTED SENATOR.
Senate Will Pass The Child
Labor Bill.
LONG DEBATE ON SEED COTTON
TRAFFlC.-.THE HOUSE KILLS TIE
TEACHERS CERTIFICATE BILL.

sembly is in deadlock over the elec-
zion of an associate justice to succeed
Y.J. Pope, recently made chief justice.
Three ballots have been taken; Mr..
G. A. Woods of Marion is leading
with 72 votes, just six short of cleo
ton. While this is very close, his
gains on the three ballots have been
but very slight.
On the first ballot the result was
G. A. Woods of Marion, So; ". B.
Gruerb of Colleton, 19; Robert Aldrich
of Barnwell, 80; j. L. Tribble of And
erson, 20; j. FL. Caldwell Of Green
wood, 12; j. F. Izlar of Orangeburg, Z.
The Charleston delegation voted as
follows: Won Kolnitz and Carey, for
Aldrich; Baker, for Izlar; Herbert,
for Gruber, and Messrs. Whaley Sink
ler, Seabrook, Lotion and Logan for
Woods. .
On the first ballot there we're 154
votes necessary to choice, IS. Mr..
Woods needed "A votes to have a
majority of the whole.
On the second ballot Mr.. Woods
gained 5 votes and Senator Aldrich 10.
Mr.. Trihble and Mr.. Gruber each lost
8 votes.
The same total was recorded at 2.25,
when the House proceeded to third
ballot.
The joint assembly receded from
business at 5 O'Clock, no election re-
sulting. It will meet again tomorrow
at noon and resume balloting for as
sociate justice.
The Senate and the House today
separately balloted for United States
Senator. A. G. Latimer of Anderson
received the entire vote. The election
was mere formal balloting.
The House killed Nj. Wade's bill
providingssfor Office of commissioner of
agriculture.
Mr.. Kibler's bill to have all public
school teachers examined periodically
irrespective of college diplomas was
also killed.
WORK OF THE SENATE.
Columbia, Jan. 27.-The Senate
h.ld ira first session last night and
transacted only routine business.
The Marshall's sschild labor and the
compulsory education bills are made
special orders for Wednesday. Those
who have carefully polled the vote Of
the Senate assert that the child labor
bill will pass with about six majority.
Its opponents have about decided to
make no special fight in the upper
house The compulsory education bill
will also probably pass.
Nearly the entire tim. of the Senate
was taken today in debating the bill
to regulate the traffic in seed cotton
and unpacked lint cotton. The bill is
intended to apply to the whole State
and places the license at $500. No
unpacked lint cotton can be bought
between the 18th of August and the
Goth Of December without a license.
An effort was made to exempt Hamp-
ton and Florence counties, but both
were voted down. The matter was
finally submitted to the judiciary
committee to report whteher or not
amendment to exempt certain counties
from the operations Of the bill can be
classed as special legislation. The bill
had formerly been referred the COM
mittee on agriculture.
Mr.. Lotions bill granting to the
national government the titles of the
State to certain lands in Charleston
County for improving the inland
waterways between Charleston harbor
and point opposite McClellanville
passed it's third reading.
Hon. Asbury Coward Latimer of
Anderson received the unanimous
vote of the Senate for United States
Senator.
A few minor bills were introduced,
including one to provide for State
bacteroriologist.
Mr.. Moses To change and designate
certain townships in Sumter County
and to provide for changing the re-
gistration certificates.
Mr. Clifton: To amend the Code in
reference to demurrers.
PlsGAH NEWS NOTES.