The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-22
WORK OF TIRE LEelsLA AZURE.
No CHANGE IN DISPENSARY
Law THIS YEAR.
BY w. 81. Me- Cav.


Columbia, Feb. 4 a vote of
81 to 46 the house this morning killed
Nash's bill to authorize water
scunpanies to condemn lands to pro-
stect water sheds. The house wanted to
gige Spartanburg the relief it seeks,
BIT objected to a general law.
q vote of so to SO the house
kslled the Clemson trustees bill to
re-enact and perfect the tag law with
regard SO merchants offering for sale
fertilizers that do not come up TO the
standard
The house passed the bill thoriz-
ing cities and towns to pass and ene-
force compulsory vaccination or
nances amended so as to strike out
the provision which would have the
effect Of preventing. employment to
any cotton mill operative not success
fully vaccinaied.
The senate increased the South
Carolina college appropriation to ss5,-
0ee from $3.50 Thus the college
gets ali it wants although Senator
Eidrd wanted itreduced to so, 900.
BY a vote of 20 to II the senate to-.
day killed the Toole bill repeating the.
tax feature Of the Brice act, and thus
passed the last aopes Of any change in
the dispensary law this session
The supply bill passed seeend cad.
ing without amenduent, as It came
FROM the house
Both houses could adjourn sine
die tomorrow, but VIII have 70 wait
z On tie engrossing department until
saturday morning
copSsnbia Feb THE two
houses of the legislature are taking
turns at laughing and singing as they
are alternately waiting and acting on
conference and free conference re-
ports But sine die adjournment can
not besrsaehed until tomorrow morn
ing
The general appropriation bill is
with the conference committee, the
house having refused the senate's
raise for the South Carolina college
and disagreed also on minor partic-
The house is just now singing
lone sweet Home ? The senate is
considering anendments to the sup
ply hiais
The amendment OF Senator Johnson
to carry the state levy back to 5 mills
was lost 2Ssto 9. Senator Manning''s
amendment substituting q fat penalty
OF 4 per cent. for non payment OF
taxes in place Of the. present per
cent graduated penalty, the penalty
to- apply the first Of January for sixty
days after which executions shall is-
sue. was lost by a vote OF 20 to 16.
s. Columbia, Feb. 1s.-At noon the
lsicinf assembly is reading acts, after
whicE ala hands will go home. Tie
hills an which the finishing touches
were put this morning were these,
which we're ratified. &
AS TO roads.
Mca6aster bill to protect railroad
employees from rapaeious collectlon
agencies. as:
SIS to time of holding court in va
rious circuits Of the state.
Nash's water shed bill. y
The following are the committees
appointed by President Sloan and
Sneaker Smith to work in the recess
and report to the next session.
no examine into the financial conol-
lions of State colleges, Represents
tivea Huper Sinkler and Nd. ". Walk.
er aud Senator Hardin.
10 examine accounts of penal and
charitable institutions, Representa-
lives J. M. Rawiinson and L. b. Eth
aridge, Senator Brooks.
TO examine and check mp BOOKS o.
Dispensary, Representatives a. q.
CaIlison and John B. Watson, Senator
To contract for Supreme Court re-
ports Representatives Lahtte and D.
Harry Foster.
TO inauire into the progress Of t;he
code commissioner, Represensatl yes
Fishburn end Nash, Senator Hudson.
20 provide for the examination o.
books of certain State officers, Repre-.
autatives Richard, !. Beamguard ant
Toole, Senators Butler and Douglas.
ne examine into the terrapin anc
oyster industry, Representatives Sea
hrook. Doar and Haskell, Senators
{ christensen and Mcleod.
TO Investigate the dispensary under
tbe BIease resolution, Representative
CASTOR, Fraser, Lyon and Spivey,
Senators Blease, Christensen and Eiay.
70 report on biennial session to tne
and Morgan, to the senate, Senators
McIyer. Raysor and Food.
Speaker Smith has appointed M. W.
walker With Huger Sinkler on com
5 mite To examine State collge fnan ces.
The senator is Mr.. Hardin.
Mr. Nasb5is on. che COMMITTEE te
Irok after the ccde commissioner.