The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-05
CREATE ANOTHER CIRCUIT.
ELL PASSED SECOND READING;
TUESDAY NIGHT.
M Opposition Shnwn-Usury SIarj>s
To br Hit llIavy by McNfaster's Bill!
Senate Does Little Business

| Columbia, Feb. 5.-The m,rning
session Of the house yesterday was
taken ur With a discussion of four
second reading bills. three Of which
We're passed to the third reading and
on the other discussions was postpon.
ed until the night session.
The first bill brought W. was by
Mr.. Legare, which amended the act
regulating fisheries in South Carolina.
The amendments raised the salaries
of inspectors from $50 t. SIS per
month and gives the board further
powers relating to the reports from
the industries
Mr. Norton's bill. creating a de.
partment of land jurisdiction in
Marion county, passed by a division
vote Of S5 to 20. The act would pro.
vide for tho registration. transfer and
titles Of land.
There was long debate on MIR.
McMaster's bill declaring unlawful
the charging and receiving cf usury.
Mr. McMaster explained the operat.
ions Of tile money sharks IN Columbia
| and their successful work il. rob-
ling the poor people who are COM
pulled to pay as much as 90 per
cent on lean Of $40. Mr. vander-
hurst also favored the bill, telling oe
his experience in Charleston, where a
campaign had heen wased against
the money lending sharks with con-
siderable success.
Mr.. Robinson opposed the bill be
cause Of its stringent requirement
which he said might sometimes
wrong. an innocent party in a loan
transaction. MIR. Rucker and several
others offered amendments all of
which were rejected and the bill was
fhsscd to third reading with tho
c"mmittce amendments. y
The substitute bill creating an
eleventh judicial circuit passed the
house unanimously last night after
Er. Frank G. To,npl<ins had explain.
eel the necessity for more courts in
Elchlan1 in order to. relieve the con.
Gcstcd condition of the criminal and
civil dockets. Mr.. Thompkins read
the letters from the Ri .hland and
Lexington bar associations, a;ready
published, telling Of the mead of clear.
irg the dcckets. He then told of rhs
statements from the solicitor citing
the fact that prisUnors were oftpn de-
privedS -of their constitational rights
for SPEEDY trial, In addition TO the
regular. cas.~ Richland.. often had to
stand the expense Of trials in State
cases. The county was in perfect un-
ity with .he rest Of the State and
was willing 10 do IT'S share t.f the
work and ther.fore Its request for
relief was not unnatural nor IN
reasonable.
The substitute bill which was
iassed dues MT .rrovid. f,r Calhoun
county. but as sc on as this is created
by the legislature 1t vii. probably be-
placed In the second circuit The bill
as sent It. thir.l reading is as follows:
SEC. l. That the State b.. and is
hereby, divided int II judicial cir.
cults, comprised as folliws:
"rhe first circuit shall b.. COMPOSED
CT the counties Of Berkeley George
town, Dorchester and Orangcbmrg.
The second circuit shall be COM
posed Of the counties Of Hampton,
aiken. Eamberg and RarnweN
1.-The third circuit shlll te conpos.
ed of the counties of Clarendon, Flor
ence. Lce. Sumter ana Williamsburg
The fourth circuit shall b.. COM
posed of the counties Of Che st .rfcld,
Darlington, Horny, Marion and Nal
bcro.
THE Fifth circuit shall. b. COM
posed Of the c"unties Of Kershaw and
E}chland.
The Sixth circuit shall Re com
posed cf tn, counties Of York, CheS-
tc;. Lancaster and Fairfield.
The Seventh circuit shall be COM
posed Of the counties Of Cherokee,
Spartn and Union.
The Eighth circuit shall be com
posed OF the counties Of AhbevIlle,
NCWtrrry. I.aurens and Greenwood.
The Ninth circuit shal b. cornpos-
Cd of the counties Of Charleston, Col
Teton and beaufort.
"Tho Tenth circuit shaI! be co:npos-
cd of the counties Of Anderson
Crccnvi!lC, PiCkens and Oconce
'Thr Eleventh circuit shall b..