The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-26
Oils before LEGISLATURE.
BILL TO ABOLISH SCHOLARSHIPS
IN STATE COMES UP TONIGHT.

Strongly EavOred-Pr Bills
Food Assembly-LAles Bn Goes to
Senate and Bill Forbidding Liquor
Advcrtiscments Goes to House.
Columbia. Jan. 24.-Scholarships
and free tuition In State colleges will
Be heard again when the senate re-
convenes tonight at o'clock. The
Werner bill asking to abolish them is
q special order and debate on the
measure will be resumed as soon as
the upper chamber gathers. The
pending Queations are amendments to
the Werner bill. one by Senator Car
isle providing for doing away with
scholarships and tuition for allowing
those students unable to pay to give
their notes signed by their parents Or
guardians and payable within two
years after graduation; another by
Senator Williams requiring only the
straight note Of the student without
any endorsement; ana still another by
Senator Paigett retaining scholar
sh4Sss and free tuition but allowing
the Htass, Board Of Charities and Cor
rsstisns 20 pass on the eligibility Of
those taking the examination for
scholarships and investigating the
fnanical standing Of those students
who enjoy free scholarships.
The Padgatt amendment seems to
the Idea Of large section of
the senate and 10 supported by such
leaders a. Senator's Laney and Alan
Johnstone. Senator Johnstone In his
speech during the debate on the ver-
hsr bin last week cautioned the SEN
ate to 80 slow and not act rashty.
He wanted the bill to 90 over until
the conferense to- be held by heads Of
The state institutions which viii con-
slider these srabjscts could be hsin and
he thought their conclusions might he
oG esa1stAnce. .@s.
- Dosiflon OF the denominationnl
sssu ~ been brought int6:: taae ds-
oa1ssaAa more will probably he heard
,ft1Asfr side. = S.s' Il,
the house will probably xgain take
apeths twe cent pAssenser ! rate bill
Which It paibtd to third reading On
Friday. by majority Of two to one.
Both houses reasonable for tho
lhiYd week q. the session tenieht at
pollock. = So ~
~sA1drswgl, RS<hsas lieutenant,s cover
nor Of south Carolina. has returned
lron his trap -, Europe with the Ford
peace expedition. and viii preside
over the senate. During his absence
sere9or Leerand Walker, The presi-
ient pro tenn, mas been welding tho
gsvsi. "a.
The gsneral assembly has invited
President Wilson to address q Joint
session Of the two houses on the sub-
ject OF "Prep paredness'' during his trip
through the South. An effort led by
Representative w. W. Dixon to have
W. ]. Bryan included In the same in.
vitation met defeat overwhelmingly.
The iood Of prohibition legislation
continues. Bills reenacting the gallon
= month Law ana the Statewide pro-
have been introduced In the
sanAts. The Lilies bill doing away
we1h s1nss on convictions for blind
tissss and making 1t q straight chain
gang offense has come over to the
senate whore 1t has received favor
able report from the committee. The
senats bill prohibiting liquor advertis-
Ing In newspapers or on bill boards
has gone to the house. An amend
ment prohibiting news stands or
news boys from selling In this State
papers and magazines printed outside
the State which carry liquor adver-
tising will be offered to this bill in
the house.
The house will probably take up
this week ebc bill proposing q fund
Of $4,000 to be placed at the dis
posal OF the governor to enforce the
laws. The bill in the SEN
ate allowing the governor to name
constables to help in enforcing the
prohibition laws has received a ma
jority favorable report from the COM
mittee on police regulations.