The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05
WORK OF THE
LEGISLATURE
Economists Attack Department
of Education Demanding
Curtailment
MORE TRUSTEES FOR
STATE UNIVERSITY
Representative Jackson Intro
duces Bill to Authorize Cities
To Levy Taxes For Municipal
Purposes

Columbia, Feb. 2.-Representative
Busbee, Of Orangeburg. has introduce
ed i'm the House Of Represen. atives q
bill looking to the creation of de-
partment of dentistry at the Med
ical College in Charlestoni The reso-
luton would provide for the appoint
men. Of a commission to investigate
the advisability Of such a step and the
cost, and to report to the General AS
sembly of 1922.
BLOW at Education Dept.
Aiming a blow at the sta.e depart
ment OF education. Senator Wells, OF
EdgefieId, today introduced i'm the
General Assembly a bill to abolish
several branches of the education de-
partment, the office Of rural school
supervisor. that OF supervisor of mill
schools. the high school Inspector, the
adult school Inspector, the colored
school inspector the supervisor of
0rade and industrial instruction and
the supervisor Of agricultural in
struc.iOn.
Mr.. Wells would devolve these du-
ties on the county superintendent OF
education and would authorize an In
crease OF salary for each county sup
efintendent OF $500.
Not Take Children
Senator Williams has introduced in
the Sena.e bin to provide that who.
soever shall uDlawfu!ly take any male
child. unmarried and within age Of
IA years, from possession. OF or
against the will Of his parents, shall
suffer, on conviction, imprisonment
Tor two years.
Protect the LogiOn.
Representative Bryson, Of Green
Vile. has introduced in the house a
bill to make it unlawful for any per-
son. other than q member of the
American Legion In good standing, to
wear the American Legion button. The
bill would provide a fine. for viola
zion. OF not more than 800, or i'm
prisonment for not more than thirty
days.
Representative Winter, of Berkeley,
Is introducing a bill to require tnat
at least one high school I'm each coun-
~ shall receive state aid, regardle less
or whether or nor the high school
measures up to the standards Of at
tendance.
Representative Jackson, OF Sum-
ter. is introducing a bill to authorize
all cities I'm the sta g, with ten thou
sand or more population, to levy taxes
for municipal purposes. a section
or the bill would limit Columbia's y
taS levy 10 twenty y-scven mills, OF
which twenty per cent annually is to
be spent for permanent improve
mems.
On Special Sales.
Representative Bryson is this week
introducing I'm the house a bill TO re-
quire persons who conduct special
sales OF merchandise TO file with the
state insurance commissioner surety
bond to the amount Of ten thousand
dollars for. each sale conducted, this
for the protection OF the merchant
for whom the special agent is con-
ducting the sale. The penalty for vio-
lation il $500 fine or Imprisonment
for from 6 TO 12 months.
The First Act.
One of the first acts to be ordered
for ratification ny both houses OF gem
eral assembly and to he engrOssed
for ratification is that providing for
the sale by the trustees OF the
Charleston high school Of the old
high schoo! property. The bill was
introduced I'm the senat. near the frs
o. the legislative term, by Senator
Young