The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-15
REPORT FILED
0NCITADEL BILL
Majority Recommends Appro-
priation of S3oo,0O0 for
New Citadel.
SEVERAL OTHER BILLS
ARE BEFORE HOUSE
Veto Message on Camp Jackson
Fare a Special Order for To-
Day in Senate.

Column ola, rep. a. ne way salIu
means committee delivered u divided
report today on the bill for a greater
Citadel. The majority was favorable,
, with amendments, which provide that
the Hart Minis measure Will carry
an appropriation of s3G0.000, payable
/ in three annual installments Of $780,
GOO each The minority was unfavor-
abe The bill provides for the re-
moval Of the Citadel from its present
site to plot OF land OF about geo
acres, donated by the City OF Char
/ lesion, on the Ashley river, near
Ham pton Park The bill as delivered
to the ways and means committee
carried an appropriation 100000.
judiciary committee reported with
out recommendation the Cooper joint
resolution providing for q constitu-
tio.?al convention and delivered di-
vided report on the Christensen meas
ure providing for a like convention
The majority was favorable and the
minority unfavorable. The Christen-
sen measure has been passed by the
senate.
The committee on education deiiv-
cred a favorable report on the Laney
bill providing for vocational and oc-
cupational training in the schools
which has already passed the senate.
and likewise on the measure provid-
ing q loan fund FOR students at State
colleges in lieu Of the present scholar
ship system.
The concurrent resolution provid-
ing for joint legislative commit
tee to investigate the state of the
which it is built and the advisabllity
of erecting a more suitable dwelling
for the chief executive in another
part Of the city was adopted by the
house and sent to the senate. re-
port VII be made at the next ses-
sion OF the general assembly.
The Gallman bill providing that
fremrn il, cities and towns Of more
than 10000 inha bitants shall not be
worked over twelve hours daily was
reported without recommendation by
The committee on commerce and man
ufactufe
The house passed twenty-one
measures OF loca! application to the
senate. ordered five enrolled and sent
seventeen to second and third read
ing. The house devoted practically
all it morning session to sounding its
calendar which is practically cleared.
It was decided not TO order night
ccssion so that the various commit
tees might catch up with their work.
The rAnate put in hard mornings
work on it's calendar and decided to
come back tonight to finish up.
The most interesting matter III the
! senate tooay was the fght between
Parnwe!! and BlacEville Barnwell
county. looking toward the future of
the court house which Blackville de-
sires t. have removed from Barnwell
to Plackville. However. Blackville
! lost as the Davis hill which has al
ready passed the house, was given its
! final reading in the senate after con-
siderable debate The measure pro-
vides that the county seat cannot be
removed in an Old cCuntH 70 within
eight miles CT the existing county
line.
The veto message Of Governor
Manning on the cent car fare bill
between Columbia and Camp Jackson
was made special order for tor2or
row morning at IL O'Clock.
Senator Christensen introduced q
bill providing for complete survey
of the State by the State Tax Com
mission TOR tax purposes.
Two bills By Senator Banks. which
seek 10 esta blisll SYSTEM by which
the State through the sinking FUND
commission may write Ere insurance
on cottor stored in warehouses. were
passed 10 second and third reading.
The Christe:lsen-Laney bill provid-
ing for e memorial hall for those
participating in the world war was
reported favorably by the senate
finance committee. amended to pro-
vide a different hall for negro sol
diers.