The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-05
TIE WORK OF
HELEClSLATURE
Review of Legislation Enacted
and Proposed up to
Date.
HUB EVANS LONE
WHIsKEY BILL
He Wants a Gallon a Month
Gentleman From York Would
Make Flirting a Misdemeanor.
fBy Harold C. Booker.)

{By Harold C. Booker.)
Columbia, Feb. 3.-Neither branch
of the General Assembly was IN ses-
sion today, both houses having ad-
Sourned on Friday until Tuesday
night. Today is salesday anc all OF
the members wanted to be at home
for the day.
When the senate reconvenes to-.
morrow nigh. it will find the com
puisery education bill from, the house
awaiting its attention. Also it Will
find bill from the house providing
for. the election Of the chief game
warden by the general assembly. The
bsl! providing for the abolition OF the
State tax commission and the SucSti-
tuition therefor of a State board OF
tax assessors composed Of fourteen
members, one from each judicial cir
cult. is another bill that has been
sent over fEom the house for the
consideration of the upper body.
The senate has sent over to the
house for its consideration joint
resolution providing for an election on
the question of holding a constitu-
tional convention. This will probably
cSme up N the house this week. The
resolution passed the senate by big
vote and many think that it will get
by the house also.
It is. probable that good roads legis-
Iation viii be taken up in both houses
this week Senator Christensen Of
Beaufort viii Tuesday night intro
tluce ia the senate bill providing
for an election on the question Of IS
suing SIS, 900, 900 worth of bends for
the construction of permanent roads
snd a companion bill making certain
changes in the highway commission
and otherwise paving the way for
such bond issue.
Similar bills have already been IN.
5tfoduced in. the house by Representa-
i've. Burguson OF Charleston.
Friday night DR.. S. c. Byrd. presi-
dent OF Chicora College, brought the
Chieora student body down TO the
capitol 70 see the general assembly in
session. When he got down there he
found that both houses had adjourn
: ed early IN the afternoon Over II
tie senate chamber two OF the senate
clerks and two newspaper men were
ldunging around when the student
gisis:Walksd in, headed by the presi-
des Some one suggested that a
ssisrN session of the senate be held
Their!s fen forsthe idea and elected
anes as their number as. president and
reading. clerk and proceed
en 46shbtd a session.
Tna. first matter brought up was
wernan,s suffrage. This.was discussed
pro and con and vote finally taken
which showed that majority OF the
gfrss wanted woman's suffrage.
Next the compulsory education bill
was taken up ard discussed pro and
eoSaand a,voce showed that a ma
s 5o95tY OF the girls favored compulsory
education.
Finally the house bill by Represen-
rativsx John R. Hart of York to pre-
yent young men from flirting with
college girls was taken up. All OF
the discussion on this was orae-sided-
the. girls were ali against it.. Finally,
Dt Byrd, the president. got up and
made a strong statement in support
OF the bill As soon as. he sat down
; one OF the girls demanded the pre-
tfous question. The president then
.1sked alb who favored the bin to arise.
Not g. girl arose. The president then
asked all who opposed it to arise and
every .girl arose. '.I killed the bill,
laughingly remarked DR.. Byrd.
y The girls had big time of it and
the Two clerks and the two newspa-
per men who happened to be in the
senate chamber enjoyed the evening
very much also-especially the two
clerks. who Mapped to be single.
Only one wlaiskey bill has been in
trodaced at the present session Of the
general assembly. It's author is Rep
resentative Hub" Evans Of Newberry
and he wants to change the law SO
man can get gallon a month instead
OF a quart a month as at present. The
bill has been referred to the police
regulations committee. which is about
the last that will ever be heard Of it.
Jt has about as much chance Of get
ting through this legislature as the
Kaiser has Of becoming president Of
the United States.
The prohibitionists have rot made
any effort this session to pass bone
dry law. They are content to wait
for national prohibition. which will
be here soon. They will probably give
their support, however. to the bill
introduced in the house by Represea
tatire John R. Hart, CT York. to
prevent the purchase Of patent medi-
cines and f1avoring extracts for use
as beverages.
Columbia is beginning to miss the
soldiers. The men are not seen on
the streets in such large numbers and