The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-02-25

Was uOG SOS1dilSO falIO -GUO oOuOo
amounting to $4,000, said to have
been lost or stolen years ago, will be
written off the books Of the State.
THESE WERE KILLED.
To protect highways from parallel or
insersecting tramWays, etc.
To authorize the receiver Of the
president, directors and company of
the State bank or his successor to sue
the State to establish his right to
certain State bonds claimed to have
been lost or destroyed.
A Joint resolution to authorize and
empower the board Of trustees of the
South Carolina college to improve
lands Of said college, to build there
upon, to borrow money for such pur-
pose and to pledge the lands so i'm
proved for the money so borrowed.
To amend code relative to appoint
ment Of school trustees.
To amend section 1910 Of the civil
code CT 1902 as to appointment OF
school trustees.
The claim Of Ex-Judge Buchanan
for back salary alleged to be due him
was submitted to the judiciary comit-
tee, VINO at midnight made an adverse
report.
It was the opinion of the judiciary
committee that Judge Buehanan's
claim for service was not valid. His
claim was based upon the view that
Judges salary could not be reduced
during his term of Office. The only
reason that could be assigned, the
committee held, was that the appro
priation bill for that year carried q
salary of So, 800, while the salary re-
duetion bill had been passed, and IN
der the terms Of that bill his salary
was fixed at $1,000; and for eight
years Judge Buchanan drew the sum
of 5000 each yes1-in fact stood for
reelection knowing that the salary
was s3,000 The judge is either en-
titled to the salary on matter of
law or he is not entitled to it. The
judiciary committee Of the senate
held he was not entitled to any sum
whatever. The report is signed by II
of the Is members of the committee
Mr.. Mower offered a joint resolu-
ton, which was adopted and sent to
the house and by it accepted, to ap-
point Joint committee, consisting of
five members, with authority to sit
during the recess to ascertain the best
plan to put the State on cash basis,
what additional resources of revenue
for the State are avilable and what
changes should be made in existing
laws for the assessment and collection
of taxes.
Their report must be fled with the
governor by Jan. lst next, to be trans
mitted to the general assembly at its
next session.
The president appointed on behalf of
the senate Messrs. Mower and Man
ming.
all debate was practically suspended
during the day until the "shad bilP'
was reached. This brought MIR. Walk
er to his feet, who in his introduction
stated that it would take him an hour
and half to state clearly his objections
to the bill. The senate Immediately
deemed it wise to continue the bill un-
I'll next session.
During the evening 4S acts were
ratified and up to midnight the total
number for the session is SO.
At12.05 a. NJ, the senate was called
to order and quorum being present
the reading of the iournl was dispensed
with.
Third reading bills were taken up and
the first measure discussed was the
bill proposing fifty cents capitation
tax on all the dogs in the State.
Mr.. Dennis, one of the quiet SEN
abors, made an earnest speech against
1t. He said the bill is a hit at the
negro, and the world knows that we
have eliminated the race from politics
and the jury box but we owe them
something. He would be recreant to
his duty as senator not to grant them
at least this one privilege. He would
be ashamed that his children should
be educated by tax money wrung from
the opossum dog of the poor negro.
Mr.. Warren pointed out the uncon-
stitutionality Of the bill, for the su-
preme court has decided that dogs are
property
Mr.. Brown was sorry that he had to
speak against the ya1ler" dog, after
having spoken previously upon che
chicken bill. This is police regula-
ltion for the protection of the sheep
ana turkeys OF GnS 0tatS. 4uS sGssIs-
ing yellow dog should be relegated to
the past.
Mr.. Stanland advocated the mea-
sure and stated that there was more
dogs in this State than sheep, and
this he considered an unanswerable
argument in favor of the bill. Coon
hides are worth 81 apiece and one
coon hide will pay tax on two dogs. The
vote to strike out the enacting words
was IA to IA. The president voted
aye SO the dog bill was killed.
The senate committee on the dis
pensary made a report to the senate
in which they declare that they find
nothing wrong with the management
of the dispensary. The report was
accepted and ordered printed III the
journal.
At 1.30 the senate receded from
business until 10 o'clock this morning.
Atlanta, Feb. 22.-Peter Feller, one
Of the leading local Democratic poll
ticians and State coal gauger, was shot