The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-01
Members of House Of Represen-
tatives Vote to Pay Them
selves Larger Salary.
SENATE CoLDLY TURNS
DOWN PROPOSITION.
Both Senate and House Have
Passed Bills Providing for
Adoption Of Budget SYSTEM.

Columbia, Feb. 27.-The house Of
Representatives last night voted TO
pay the members of the general as
seesbly .s10o each for expenses for
the present session. Several unsuc-
scesssfui attempts had been made to
put over resolutions Of a similar ma
: tulre during the session but all hae
met with defeat Last night. however.
majority of the members voted IN
fassor of the resolution and it was
sert TO the senate, where it was very
proDsptly rejected.
The senate last night passed the
bill providing for new and greater
citadel. This bill carried an appro-
pir.ation Of sS00,6o9 one-tfirs avail
aote this year, one-third next year
allG one-third in 1921. The proceeds
from the sale of the old site and old
buildings viii also be applied to the
coastructien of the rev institution.
I,he senate last night adopted
Substitute compulsory education bill:
for the one sent over from the houSe.
The. substitute bill was offered By
s. ato,. Duncan OF Union and is re-
ggar,led by friends of compulsory eau-
cation as an Improvement over the
house measure.
The house last night adopted Rep
reseratat!ve John r. Hart,s bill pro-
v.ding for the adoption Of q budget
system in .tae State The bill is SIM
lar to one passed by the senate
Adption of the system nov seems as
sssred. There was a warm fight or
tie measure in the house. The gov
eranr delivered special address TO
the general assembly TUESDAY night
urgsng the adoption of this system
The appropriation bill Will be TAX
en- sip n the senate today and given
sacaas reading. Adjournment sine
die Saturday right seems ntsie
more probable now than It did forty
e.ght hours ago.
The senate today passed and sans
10 the house bill by Senator'S Banks
and Laney providing for the creation
sof g. beard Of exports and market
ssag. This board would consist OF
.:;sse members. including the State cot
TON warehouse commissioner and tie
Commissioned oi agriculture WHO Wi
re members ex-officio, and three o1;i-
or members to be appointed bE me
governor by and with the advice anc
consent Of the senate. OF the three
appointed members one shall be
person, experienced in banking or
finance. and one shall have been ac-
t::vely engaged in the mercantile ous-
.faass in the State for at least Two
years prior to his appointment. me
governor must designate one OF the
fye members as president OF the
board. The president VII be the
cs,ief executive officer Of the board
aad will devote his entire time 20
the work OF the board He will re-
sceive an annual salary Of So.00o- Ihe
two ether members appointed by the
governor shall receive o salary Of 81
600 o year and their reasonable
travel;ng expenses.
Tie bill provides that corporations
70 be organized for the purpose Of en-.
gaging principally in the business Oh
exporting commodities frcI:1 the
United States TO foreign countries or
Ito dependencies or nsular posses
sions of the United States may oe
formed by any number Of natural
persons Gnet less IN any case than
FIVE. Such persons, reads the act.
1..hall enter into articles of assoc!a-
ton which shall specify in genera!
terms The object for which the ass'-
citation is formed and may contain
any other provisions not inconsistent
with law which the association may
see fit to adopt for the regulation cf
its business and the conduct Of its
affairs These articles shall be sis-ia-
ed by the persons uniting to form
the association and copy OF them
shall be forwarded to the board Of
exports to be filed and preserved VIII
the records.
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