The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-02-10
the GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
sADvEBrssansE Er:

ea---AIso the Bill Permitting the
sontieastern Tariff Associa-
lion TO Work in This State
And Winthrop College Bill, Providing for
i2@ Scholarships Each Of Sie5.
eolnmbia. Feb. 33.-The House de-.
rotad 3 considerable portion OF IT'S
session today to the memorial exercises
n honor of the late John McMaster,
Who was an efficient member from
R;chIand county. Quite number OF
handsome tributes were. palo 20 Sne'
.nemory Of Mr.. Nc Master. -
s a great deal of argument was degos-
ed to g bill which nnder5akesso 60 ois-5
courage she use4of bicycles ana auto
mobiles on public highways. Ihere
was considerable feeling shown IN the
disnss;on. and the bilR aselt passed
5nrnvides that any person riding q
h;eycIe or automobile upon puDllc
hiohWay beyond corporate limits, and
neesins any person riding on horse
haek or IN q vehicle drawn by morse
or horses, shall stop and dlsmonns
from sIe bicycle or automobile Wlsnln
NAT less than twenty-five yards and re-.
T,ain 70 digmornted until the horse
iora rahorse-dYawn vehicle has passed. Tae:
bill was intended TO AFFECT Wnag rs
said to be the pernicious and reckless
riding Of bicycles by negroes upon
the publlc highways, but as 1t mas
sy,assad the House it embraces anSo-
nnhiles Mr. Killers bill, which
sought TO fx 9 direct annual appro-
;snrist;on for all of the State colleges
except Clemson. was defeated.
s The concurrent resolution which
was intended to 90 with the biennial
sseassion resolution, and winch pro-
.vides for four-year terms for members
Of the General Assembly. was taken
up, bat lacked Eve votes OF recelvlng
fine cousti tutional two-thlrds Dalios
necessary for it to be ordered TO a
third reading. This does not aeteae
IL but is remains pending question
for consideration tomorrow. Mem
hers insist that the biennial session
nropramme can be carried out whether
the fonr- wear term plan is adopted or
5not. and shat probably it is just as
wall Co have frequent elections, even
of the members heye to serve but one
term before going before the people
again. ~
The House is looking ahead Co the
finish of It's work by the Adoption. OF
: resolution that after next Saturday
no more bills can be introduced. The
Senate met at II O'Clock TO-DAY ana
nearly an hour was spent IN Sransacs-
ing routine business, hearing reports
of committees. etc. Before IL O'CLOCK
Senator Mayfeld suggested that, as the
Senate was to attend in the house OF
REPRESENTATIVES., to be present at the
memorial exercises in respect to the
ate Representative McMaster, or Rlch-
land. only uneontested bills be taken
IN. snd shat there should be a night
session. This being agreed to the
Calendar was taken up ana tnlro
reading'' bills were passed.
The Senate met tonight. but there
yas very brief session. The report
ON She bill against the Southern haii-
road owning or controlling the South
Carolina and Georgia Railroad was re-
ceiysd. The report was fayoraote.
The bill to cede to the United States
exclusive rights over certain lands IN
South Carolina was returned by the
House with an amendment snbstitut-
ing the word concurrent for ex-
elusive. !"
Senator Sheppard moved to concur
In tie amendment, aud this produced
q debate.
Senator'S Brice, Won Kolnitz and
Walker supported the bill in its otlg'-
nal form, saying that the District
Courts are nov practically ruled over
by South Carolinians, and the per-
sons committing nisdemeanors on
United States lands would receive the
same treatment in these Courts as IN
sthe South Carolina Courts. -,
:. To this Senator Sheppard agreed,
sbut said the Courts may. not alwsys
rsntain as..ts,ey are now. If Judge
.Sinorton or Judge Brawley should
die. no one knows who would take
their places. He hoped that there
would bs no vacancies on this Benech
during the present Administration,
and spoke Of this in no uncertain
The vote vas taken on the motion
to concur, resulting in 3 tie, when
was broken by the Chair voting
"yea',. and the motion was carried.
/. It was said during the arguments
Shat the United States would MAKE
mo- more appropriations for buiidlngs
On lands over which it did not have
exclusive control and that the South
Carolina Representatives in Congress
wsnted the change made in the State
iaws. Charleston. Florence, Spartan
brrg and Georgetown are interested II
One OF the most interesting features
os the brief session of the Senate to-
night was the presence Of Chief Har'
re Of the Catawba Indian nation. in
Rock 6 Hill. While he was not officially
present, ne was in the Senate TO pieae
the cause OF his people WHO Ssas sa;t no
only more money. bat . more eqa's'