The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-16
LEGISLATURE HAS ADJOURNED.
END COMES TO SENATE AND
HOUSE SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
Session Lasted So Days-Shortest in
Number Of Ycars-Usual FTolic
Marks Closing Hours of House.

Columbia, Feb. 13.-Shortly after
midnight tonight the second session
of the Seventy South Carolina
general assembly adjourned sine die.
This was one of the shortest sessions
in number of years, adjournment
coming just 35 days after convening
on January 8. The house adjourned
at 1918 o'clock and the senate a few
minutes after midnight. Gov. Man.
ming signed the general appropriation
bill at $40 o'clock and the resolution
ratifying the amendment to the fed
eral constitution Is minues later. The
county supply bill, which held up ad-
journment, was given executive ap-
proval shortly before midnight. The
governor had given his approval to
127 acts before the adjournment of
the legislature.
The members of the general assem-
bly, whiled a way the time awaiting
the county supply bill from the en-
crossing department by the usual
mock session and the rendition of old
plantation melodies. The house choir
was much in evidence during the
past two days. The senate did not in
dulge in the spirit of boisterouu
hilarity; the dignity of the chamber
was disturbed only by wreaths of
tobacco smoke. Since this afternoon
there has been far from a quorum in
either house.
The governor, up to 10 o'clock to-
night, had received 29O bills from the
general assembly and by midnight
had signed 127 of them, the vast ma
jority being measures Of local appli-
cation. Among the measures of State
wide Importance signed tonight were
the bills providing for q school for
the feeble minded, creating a reform
atory for wayward girls; increasing
the automobile speed limit to 25 imles
an hour; exempting building and loar
associations from taxation, and plac.
ing a constitutional amendment in q
referendum on the question of abut-
ting property
The general assembly today rati-
fed the measure providing for a sys-
tenn of State insurance on cotton
stored in the State warehouse system.
The bill designates the governor the
State warehouse commissioner and
the comptroller general as a commits
sion to designate a reasonable rate
The premiums are to be collected by
the warehouse commissioner and de-
/ posted with the State treasurer The
sinking fund commission is to pay all
losses out of the fund it now has on
hand. The State is forbidden to un-
derwrite any single insurance risk
larger than 100000.
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The bill exempting soldiers and
sailors from South Carolina in the
service from the payment of commu-
tation and street taxes was ratified to-
day. The provisions of this bill ap.
ply only during such time as the
men are in the war service.
Ihe measure creating a correction
al administration for the State of
South Carolina was ratified today. The
board shall consist Of five members.
to be appointed by the governor by
and with the consent of the senate.
whose terms of Office shall be for five
years and so designated that the
term of one member shall expire each
year. South Carolina Industrial
School and the State Reformatory for
Negro Boys. The chairman of the
board and the superintendent of the
State penitentiary are to inspect the
premises and property of the reform
Gtory and shall decide on the prom
erty now under control of the peni-
'tntlary, to be turned over to the re-
iormatory. They are to make their
report to the general assembly in
1919, recommending an equitable plan
FOR the division of the property.
The bill providing for the creating
OF n bureau of registration and en-
ployment for teachers at the State
department Of education was ratified
oS the general assembly today. Gov.
Manning sent the following messapo
TO the general assembly late tonight:
Gentlemen OF the general assem-.
oiy' l respectfully inform your hon