The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-29
House Killed MOrrtn Bill Pro, idins
Tor Marriage I.inCenses- Otber Mat.
ters Discussed ana Acted Upon by
- nate aud House.


SsnItc aud House.
Columbia. JAM 23-Associate ius.
tice-Eugene b. Gary Of Ahhev,lle.
Judge Of second circuit-Robere
Aldrich Of Barnwell.
State librarian-Miss LaviLia n.
IaBor.l, Of Columbia.
Directors of State penitcntiary-D
b. Peurifoy # Saluda and B. F.
Thomas IF Barnwell.
Trustee South Carolina Military
aca'lmey--tTlanGo Sheppard Of Edge.
field.
trustees University of South Caro-.
lina-E;"bcrt McFarlane of Darlington
end julius II. Walker of Columbia.
Trustees Winthrop college-Wilie
Jones Of Coiurbia end ]. e. !,reazeala
Of Anderson.
Trustees Colorcd Normal ana Indus.
trial ccl'ege-Arthur kibler OF New.
berry and A. L. Dukes of Orangrburg.
Trustees OF Clemson college-John
q. Richards. Jr.. Of kershaw. Coke d.
Mann Of Oconee AMI Jesse II. Har.
den Ct Chester.
The state senate met yesterday
morning at 1l.a0. taking a recess at
noon on account ef the joint assembly
which was held in the house chamber
for the purpose OF conducting the an.
nual elections. The half hour was
devoted principally to the inh&Suction
OF new bills, titles OF which will be
found elsewhere.
A number OF petitions I'm fayer Of
the passage Of State prohibition bill
were presented and another aygumen.
was occasioned over the motion made
Ga the previous day that only the
headings OF such petitions shall be.
printed in the journal Senator Tools
Of Aiken presented a petition fro,a Cit
izens OF Aiken county. asking that tho
Legislature pass a prohibrien meas
ure. The petition was about four fe~,
In length and contained several hua..
dred signatures. Again the $. nate an
nounced Itself against tho printing OF.
any part OF these petitions exec ptinx.
| the headings
A c,'urie Of messages were receiver
| from The governor cnn.eraing the rc-
emily reported irregularities in tho.
thices of the ccanty treasuI.r and
county auditor CT Berkeley county.
The messages We're received as infor.
nation AMI the matter will bo consid.
cred at a later date in executive ses.
| sion.
Senator w. l. Mauldin. for the ma
Jcrity Of the france committee, re-
ported favcrably upon senator Chrs -
tensen's bill to provide $1o,beD for
the prosecution of the alleged graft.
ers OF the state .dispensary. with AM
amendment to the effsct that the
amount be made $4,000. Senator W.
]. Johnson. for the minority, sub,ait.
ted an unfavorshle report. rhe money
Is not to oe direct appropriation,
but is to be used tput of the 1ispensary
funds. 1t may rot be necessary ta
use all CT this fund Or any large part
Of it, tot the a.ttIney general p,ghS
be embs rrassej without It.
Several petitions were presented.
favoring the establishment OF an in
surancc department and number
werc presented fav,rirg the free
public library bill.
When the noon hour was \. achc.l
the senate had not compl .tcd tln,
reading Of the t:,hs Of the new bills.
Afterl"n'n Session.
Al 3 O'Clock y ~. the seLate was
called to order ty the president and
the regular CIDER Of business ..f the
day was resumed.
But one bill on the calendar wns
reached and tk&t a local bill OF Sena~
tor Aprejt's authorizing and reIiring
the county board Of commise toner's Of
Clarendon county to issue bends for
the erection ot court hpus. H. prc.
'"S 'oi 'u HbH'H'i levy u meet the
i".cr.st OH the M nis, etc. Alter be.
ing amended it rasscd third reading
nd wa orr 'tred sent to tn. house.
Tho house resolution providing thai
Ser atCr b. r. TIllman be invited tn
s.GGres the legislature in Joint a.
sclnbly was adorted.
house resolution ,ro>,;.,,r. .AA
Gen. Stephen Z. Lee be invited 10 ad-
dress ioint assembly OF the two
houses at noon to-day was adopted
atfer being amended 10y Changing tina
hour t" o'clock y. M.
AT 6.45 the senate adjourned to
meet today at 1850