The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-03

0ee,As Warden % Bc Appointed BY
Gose.nss - Hsretoforc-NGany Un.
coetesesd Local Bills Passed.
Columbia. Jan. 3o.--Foflowing con-
siderable dshsts and parliamentary
mansuvssins. the house today passed
ROM second to third reading a bill
nahine ths :lsGsi, rate OF interest In
seuth Caroliha 9 per centum and the
costraos rsAs per csntam per an
mum.
The house today passed 81 local
unssntsstsd bills from second to third
Mr.. Cothran. OF Grsenvills. Tuesday
introduced . bill providing FOR the
Ase>salis~ systsm Of ballotins In all
pgtnary sloctions held In South Car
eltns. Itwas referred to the judiciary.
TIM 10 an administration bill recon-
'Repdsd ~ the governor in his inaug-
ural addrsssl t....,s
Anothsy Administration bill intro
anesl Tuesday was that Of N. @.
Evans. Of Edgsdeld. providing for the
eppointnsnt Of the chief game war
den By the Sovsrnos with recommsn-
0eeien feon the Audubon Society as
NJ - prsapne aias the consolidation
- th> sA@e and nah departments Of
~ esata
Co)umh1a, Jan. sso.-Praeticaly the
entire ssa.lon In the senate today was
o1ysa over 70 debate On the equal
saRtase rsfsrsndum. Both sides were
skronely asitatsd. Senator Williams Of
Aikn isedlas the opposition. strong
afgppspR fsr submitting the Ques-
9oa = ths psepls were made by r. d.
No. 81 sumter; Senator CHM. Of
Htnpton and Senator shsrard. who
intrQAppsd the resolution. Much
eqHptnrA was quoted In support Of the
svqoNflen BY senator wnliams. The
enly oBestion at issus. the proponents
areusd. Wa whsthss the people were
- b allowed 70 vote on the rssolu-
tion. an Axsd by the state convention
- last Nav,
Coanpbia. Jan. al,-rivs hours
go seeas,fusA ysstsrday afternoon in
~ c9b1(a heefang befors the banking
39e een9l1tees q tAes tive
nsD vklpA weald yS< enable
- QtH3e ssFstAin . supsrvisorv con-
sre cvts issuranee raks making in
oooxh Carolina and simultaneously re-
uess enough Of the undesirable fea-
tarss Of the bill to encourage the re-
turn % Ne companies which withdrew
upeA the passage Of the Laney- Odom
49, % enc year ago. Throughout the
aftsrnoon the wires remained crossed
and adjournment was taken with little
prespsst of closing the breach. The
eb5etciAnahiA feature is that which
sopswsss the state. through a COM
niesion Of three. to SIT in Judgment.
the charge having been made that
sAlss are "unreasonabie" To elimi-
nate this word would render the State
inSusancs department. impotent.> as
- rsts regulation.
J. II. Doyle Of New York, repre-
ssntins the national board of under
writsrs. lsngthily discussed the fea-
tnrss % objectionable to the insur-
ance companies. r. H. McMaster.
Drtsht Williamson. L. NJ. Pinckney.
and several membsrs Of the commit
tss from the business men pledged for
adequate insurance protection.
colswbia. Jan. ao.--"The most
striking part OF the statistics, however.
is the marked reduction In the death
rate. being III for 1915. as conpar-
% with 1876 In 1915 and 2oA In
fs1t." says c. Fred williams. M. d..
superintendent OF the State hospital
for ths insane In his annual report to
the board Of regents. The asylum re-
port has been sent TO the legislature
by the regents. The decreased death
rate 10 taken a. an indication Of i'm
proved conditions Forty per cent. of
the deaths were caused by pellagra.
In the report II Ia shown that d.
vsrsional occupation continues to be
an important adjunct In the treat