The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-22
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A(1Mk- pciaoaAR>hlp In .and Free Tui.
tIsan state Colleges-Proposal foz
Oonsisatienai Convention Made In
Senate.
|. Columbia, Jan. 20.-Pr Jhibition Leg
Iislation In the South Carolina general
assembly scored another point yester-
day when the senate passed bill pro-
hibiting newspapers. magazines, or
periodicals Of any kind from carrying
whiskey advertising. Such advertis.
Ing 10 also forbidden by bill. ..is or
through circulation Of price lists. vio-
lation Of tho act IL made q misde.
meanor punishable by fine or impris-
onment. Under the bill newspa pers
and magazines from outside the state
cannot DO sold on trains or at news
stands by nswsboys II such publica-
ton carry any whiskey advertisinR.
The bill passed without q voice being
raised against Il and was sent to the
house Of Representatives 4
The house Overwhelmingly passed
the fllss bin making II q straight
chat Ans ctEsase 10 ssli whiskey and
doing away with the alternative Of I
nne a. now allowed. The minimum
FOR the f,rst offense 10 thirty days and
for the second sixty days and the
judge can suspend the balance of the
sentences except this minimum. The
Pill has come over to the senate and
Will undoubtedly be passed by that
body.
Ths senate Il debating ut much
lslgth and with much vigor the bilr BY
Senator Werner Of oconss to abolish
al free scholarships In the state irsti.
tutions and require all students 1t the
state colleges to pay Z tuition Tea of
s4s per year. Senator Werner bitter.
y attacked the present method of
awarding these scholarships ana s,aid
the majority Of students enjoying tree
tuittaa yeav children Of parents who
wsi ets nay their tuition. Senator
cassp Fsls spartanburs proposes to
take the notes Of students unable to
Day and let them pay back the
amounts within two years after gradu.
stion. Tho spartanburg senator said
ths present plan was forcing the do
norninational colleges to 90 up against
Unfair. competition and no declared
Tat assnts Of the state ooiissps were
gtilg - b,ys WIN intended GSiaS 10
eeaeMinationAl eehoois and saxanS TO
them that they could get free tuition
1T che Ststv colleges and why go to the
denominatlonal schools. He paid a
glowing tribute to the work or the de-
nominational colleges when they kept
alive the spark OF education during
the dark days Of reconstruction while
the State colleges were closed to rspu-
table white men because negroes were
then admitted. He said he was not
opposing State colleges but thought
hose who paid for "a education appre-
dated It more than those who cot 1t
free.
Senator IAnsy Of Chesterfield came
TO the defense of the scholarships and
free tuition in state colleges with, Z
powerful speech last night ana said
what abuses there were should be
rsmsdlsd. The nsht promises to grow
was0ee and Il will cause q good deal
Of atfsntaon throughout the state Tor
this has been . matter Of irritation
for long time.
Nearly 800 new bills have already
been introduced and they cover every
conceivable subject almost. A great
many Of them deal with rural credits
others with prohibition and still 9TH
ere taxation.
A bill calling for the question of
holding new constitutional conven-
ton to bc submitted to tho people at
the next general election was introduc-
90 IN the senate last night by Senator
ID. n. Williams Of Lancaster. II the
people vote to hold the convention the
general assembly Of 1917 will set the
date for the same.
Legislators from those former dis
penary counties which had some left
over stock Of liquor on hand have
drawn up q bill and introduced 1t in
the senate allowing dispensaries with
this stock to open at the county seats
for sixty days and sell the same at re-
tail. but only to allow one gallon a
month to be sold any one person. This
matter will be bitterly fought for
many Of the prohibition leaders believe
the leftover stock ought to be poured
into the gutter.
The election for warehouse commits