The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-26
FORECAST OFLEG-
ISLATIVE WORK
Question of Extension of Time
For Payment of Taxes Most
Important

Columbia, Jan. 22.-The general
assembly Will have before il, when
Il conVeneS again next week the oues-
ton of postponcment Of taxes ana
also the election Of Il number of Of
hccrS. These are to be outstanding
matters of the week ahead in the
halls Of legislation
The house has adopted a resolution
to make the tax penalties this year
one per cont for taxes paid in Jan
uary, two per cent for February,
three fOr March, four for April, seven
for the first half of May and after
May - collection Of unpaid taxes
| by execution. In the senate a reSo-
luton is on third reading, probably
to HAY" It's final vote Tuesday, 10
make the penalty one per cent until
Nay |. and after that seven per cent
Representative f.. II. Hughes, OF
Marion, chairman of the ways and
means committee Of the house, con-
WINGED Ihc house on this question
when ne said that to eliminate tax
pcnaliicS now would mean that the
state would have to borrow money
with which to operate it's govern
mcnt and this would mean appro-
priation would have to be made to
cover the interest on the loan. which
: would pace heavier burden on the
people than to make them stand the
; LaN penalties.
The elections are to be held Wed
) ncsday. The election OF chiefest in
= tercst is that of an associate Justice
with Speaker Thomas Cothran, and
Circuit Judges Memmnger Of Char
lesion, and Soasc, OF Spartanburg, as
} the chief candidates. Prof. r. Ma.
rion Ruckor, of the University Law
school, has announced that he will
not be Il candidate, though friend.
had presented his name. Speaker
2 COthran is the strongest candidate anC
| will likely be elected. In addition
: four circuit judges are to be elected
l n supcrintendent Of the state pcniten
tiary, three directors of the peniten
= tiary, and n chief game warden. Capt
@ A. *. Sanders, superintendent of tn,
e penitentiary, is one OF the best MOI
| who ever filled that office, and h,
e will likely be reelected wi;hou
= strong opposition. p. II. Lesesne. o
= Columbia, is an announced candidate
w. II. Gibbcs, Of Columbia. has an
nounccd that he will retire as stat,
chief state game warden.
At one O'Clock Tuesday the hous
\ of representatives will hold memor
ial exercises for the late w. T. +
Sprott member of the house las
: year from Clarendon county. TIL
0ill aiming at abolition in abou
twenty counties of the attendance of
GCorS for enforcement of thn CON,
= pulsOry school attendance law, vii
:, also be on the calendar Of the hous
I Of representatives next week for
!, strenuous fight.
Representative Sapp has before til
IL mouse bill to provide for the estab
$ iishmcnt Of county tuberculosis hos
S pita's in counties where the peopl
. endorse the plan in n referendum.
!. The house OF representatives pass
f ed Il resolution, TO be acted on b
I the senate during the corning week
TO authorize the trustees of Winthro
q to borrow money for the operation O
l. the college until the 1921 appropria
= tlons are available. Representativ
b. Bradford was author Of the bill
resolution is before the legis,a
ture to provide for the states takin
over the Fairwold Industrial SchoC
= for negro girls, near Columbia.