The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-01-25

ton to adjourn on February II was
killed by a vote Of IS o 20. The usual
talk occurred in consideration of this
measure and much time was lost in
bringing about a consideration Of
other matters.
BRIEF REVIEW OF THE TWO
WEEKS WORK.
Columbia, Jan. 23.-Though this
South Carolinoa legislature has been
in session two weeks the finished
product Of the mill is only beginning
TO appear, the first and only act being
that enrolled on Saturday-to provide
against a county going without legal
jury las was the situation in Claren-
dom by reason of the jury commission
sneglecting to fill the tales box In fact
it was not until last Saturday-when
the horse spent three hours and a
half at hard work, during which it
passed to a third reading the Laban
Mauldin bill to repeal the secret fea-
Eture of the income tax law, passed
with amendments the Mogan autono-
bile bill, passed without amendments,
the yelden bill forbidding traffic in
cotton seed and eunpacked lint cotton
after dark, passed Ardery anti-tres-
pass bill and killed after short
but swift fights the Lebana Maui
din bill to require assessment of prop
erty at actaal value and Mr.. Graham's
bill to forbid the taking of liens on
crops grown on the lands Of another
without the consent of the owner
that anything of general interest or
importance was accomplished
Absolutely nothing has been done
so far in the way OF meeting the main
issues before this legislature dis
Ipensary, the states finances and COM
Epulsory education. The Blease inves-
Etigaiion resolution has passed the sem
ate and has been ordered printed for
consideration in the house, but this is
merely side issue Of the main point.
There has not SO far been a vote on
any of the measures looking to
amenaments of the Brice act and
seeking changes in the manner of
conducting the central dispensary-
Some of these Will be reached this
week as will the compulsory educa-
tioa bills Doubtless some important
tax measures will also be reached this
week
The Morgan high license bill, which
fhas been printed in full in this cor
Irespondence, has not yet been intro
drced. / have really nothing substan-
ton enough on which to hang
an opinion as to it's probable fate. So
far as Il have been able to observe
this dispensary legislation has every
body guessing up to this time. Al
though South Carolina is he of the
Egreatest experimenters in the nation
in the matter Of legislation see ne
indication Of. anything like general
Indication to wipe the dispensary out
The committee reports so far have
shown decided tendency to hold in
check anything like freak or class
or decidedly radical legislation.
A bill whose passage would relieve
the financial situation almost sufhc-
Eiently to place it on a cash basis and
which seeks a radical change in the
matter of pensions is Mr. Princes
which takes the pension matter
out o the hands of the comp
tro.ler general. does away with the
~tate appropriating 100000 a year
for this purpose equivalent to
levy OF one mill) for pension purposes,
the money so raised to be paid on
the warrant Of the respective county
pension boards. which shall have sole
authority to distribute it, according
to classifcations and regulations
which these boards shall themselves
adopt. This, Mr.. Prince thinks, will
prevent padding the lists and result in
a more just and equitable distribution
In the counties where there is more
property in proportion to- the num-
Der Of pensioners, each pensioner will,
Of course, receive a larger amount.
Those who are unworthy VIII not be
admitted to the lists inasmuch as those
VINO will have the making up Of the
list will be directly interested.
Another new bill of Importance is
Mr.. Turner'S compulsory vaccination
bill. which provides:
THAT from and after. the passage Of
this act all persons residing within
this state who are not immune by