The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-20

Columbia, Jan. 1S.-The house or
representatives today killed the Lilies
bill which changed the delinquent tax
penalty from graduated scale to
one that would impose one per cent.
December 81 and four per cent. Jan
uary 81. The bill invoked spirited
debate. the pending motion being
that Of Representative Moore to strike
out the enacting words. The debate
was adjourned from Tuesday until af-
ter third reading bills today. The
vote which killed the bill was 6S to
So
Representative Richey. author of
the "air tight" prohibition bill sought
this morning to have the bill with
drawn from the committee on police
regulations and references dispensed
with. Representative Daniel of Sa-
luda moved to table Mr.. Richey's mo-
tin and it was tabled.
The centre of interest today attach
ed to the election which began in the
| general assembly at noon.
The house adjourned at 2.15
o'clock this afternoon to meet again
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Legislative delegations from Cole
ton, Hampton. Beaufort and Jasper
counties are considering q bill, de-
signed to prohibit the maintenafice Of
large hunting preserves. A. bill is be-
ing discussed which will place q pro-
hibitive license on NONRESIDENT hunt
ers. Several conferences have been
held with the attorney general. The
hunting clubs in the four counties own
about 100000 acres Of land.
Representative L. b. Harrison of
spartanburg will introduce In The
house a bill to take the pardoning
power out of the hands Of the gov
ernor. Under the proposed measure
the chief executive would grant full
pardons only on recommendation Of a
majority OF the pardoning board:
could grant paroles Tor not more
than three months without i majority
MISREPRESENTATION from the pardAhing
board, but could still excroise hia
right in reprieves, commutations, etc.
Representative Harrison will also
intoduce q companion bill which
would make the members Of the
board of pardons elective by the gem
eral assembly instead Of appointive by
the governor.
| With the Senate.
Senator Harrelson Of Marion in
troduced a bill yesterday, looking 20
regulation Of hours in all manufactur-
ing and industrial plants in the Stat ..
BY provisions Of the bill. 10 hours is
the maximum number in which work
men may be employed for a days
labor. Saw mills, lumber plants, pa
per factories, and cereal establish
ments are included. Penalty for vio-
lation is 500 or 80 days imprison-
ment for each offense.
The senate yesterday morning pass
ed the concurrent resolution from the
house. commencing the good work
that Is now in progress to bring init
Of the federal nitrate fxation plan ts
to Columbia. The resolution also
urges that the State delegation in
congress be memorialized to coope-
rate in procuring the establishment.
Noon tomorrow has been designat-
ed as the hour in the senate to debate
the bill introduced by Senator Bon
ham Of Greenville, which would re-
move the disqualification to testify In
the courts from persons convicted of
| crime.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Villains of Aiken yesterday, provid-
ing that the present prohibition law
admitting shipments of one gallon of
whiskey to each individual a month
be retained, but modified SO as to
allow substitute shipments of FIVE
dozen pints Of beer Another bill,
looking to modification of the liquor
laws, will be introduced by Senator
DuRant Of Clarendon county, which
will reduce the quantity of whisk ey
20 one quart a month.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate. providing for the erection OF a
new $4,000 county Jail in Laurens
county.
Cotton ginned from the crop of