The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-16
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
ANTI-vICE BILL PASSED BY THE
HOCSE-GAME WARDEN ROW
IN THE SENATE.
Resolution To Refer the Prohibition
Amendment tO General Election
Senate Votes to Repeal the Income
Tax Law.

"hSh mas ieHi>lihcu OH the calendar
since last session, making 1t a felony
to procure. debauch or transport for
immoral purposes any woman in
South Carolina. The measure makes
the offense triable I'm the circuit courts
and carries maximum penalty of
i've years imprisonment or $4,000
fine. or both, in the discretion of the
trial Judge.
The house. on the motion of Mr..
Daniels OF Saluda, recommitted the
third reading bill. introduced by Asa
Hail. Jr.. of Anderson. providing for
trial by jury before a tenant can be
elected from the premises occupied
by him. The vote was 81 to 2s for
committal. This action by the house
virtually disposes of the measure, as
1t Is unlikely that II will be reported
back to the house this session.
The house this morning continued
to speed up its work on disposing of
the calendar by killing ten bills, re-
committing two, passing eight to the
senate. IL through second reading
and ordering one enrolled as an act.
The senate resolution setting Feb. 2
as the date for adjournment sine die
was passed over without alton.
Fifteen new bills were thrown into
the hopper OF the house today, which
Is very few for this time Of a ses-
sion.
Among the important new bills in
troduced today are two by j. c..
Duckworth of Anderson. One for the
extension Of the terms Of governor
and elective State officers to four
years, making the governor Ineligible
to succeed himself; the other being
an amendment to the constitution
raising the age of consent limit from
II to Is, years. This last measure
was recommended by Gov. Manning
in his annual message. -
Howard II. Moore of Abbeville in
troduced a. resolution placing the rati-
hcation of the amendment to the fed
eral constitution providing for abso-
lutte prohibition in the general cleo
ton next November.
The house today reconsidered the
resignation Of F. Marion Whaley, of
Charleston. who is in the naval SER
vice. and then rejected 1t. This action
was taken on the motion of Represen-
tative A. r. Young. of Charleston,
who said that Charleston county did
not care to stand the expense of an
election of member to the house,
which would be necessary If Mr.. wha-
ley's resignation stood accepted. The
election. said Mr.. Young. could not be
held in time for the new member to
be OF any service. The house adopt
cd a resolution yesterday granting an
indefinite leave of absence to mem
bers in the service.
lTc Sen0te.
Columbia. Jan. 10.--The senate il
grinding along with it's work, but
there Is the element of uncertainty as
to what progress is being made be-
cause the major legislation suggested
by Gov. Manning has not yet pre-
sented itself.
Today the game warden contention
occupied the center OF the stage, and
as earnestly as the senator's undertook
to make the discussion impersonal,
the personal equation bobbed up.
Briefly stated. the situation Ia this !:
AT the last session Of the general as
sembly a bill was passed., providing
that the game warden should hereaf-
ter he elected by the people, but it
contained a clause that the then in
cumbent game warden. Mr.. Alfred A.
Richardson. should be retained in Of
ice until the next election. Governor
Manning vetoed this bill on various
VtiNSt Odt tiC VI ISlCn
ardson contend that the chief ground
TO. the veto was personal feeling and
objection to MIR. Richardson. In fact
Governor Manning. in his MESA sc
stated that he objected to Mr.. Rich
ardson for various reasons and sug-
gested improper political influences
and mismanagement of his office. I,
was around this that the argument re.
volved today. The veto message CAME
up. and the contention was. whether
or not there should first be direct
vote upon the bald question as tC
whether or not the act should becom,
law the governors veto to the con
trary notwithstanding; or whether, as
the friends OF Mr.. Richardson insist
ed there should nrQt no an ipyesti