The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-15
BIG DAYS WORK IN SENATE.
CHILD LABOR BILL FINALLY PASSES
ITS THIRD READING
Appropriation Bill Is PasBed,-Also tn,
House Bill Fo, bidding tho Carrying
Of Fire Arma Less Than 20
Inches In Length.
(The State, February 13. ]

1h " "oih''f ihoou duo', altuouRu
thero were many speeches., action was
taken on u great many bills.
At the morning session the bill to
give Winthrop college the use of 25
convicts was debated and killed; the
unique house bill as to carrying pis-
tolls was given it's second reading
after long debate; and big batch
of second reading bills were advanced.
Many bills were continued until the
next session at the request of the au-
thors who saw no chance of getting
them through this year.
At the night session the general
appropriation bill was given it's third
reading and ordered sent back to the
house for concurrence in the senate
amendments, which are unimportant,
except the defeat of the appropria-
tion Of 100000 for the common
schools. Considerable work was also
put in on the supply BILL
Mr.. McMaster's bill to extend the
rights and remedies of employees of
railroad corporations, as provided by
the constitution, to employees of street
railway and textile mill corporations
and telegraph companies was the
first bill on the calendar and was
taken up and given it's second read
ing.
THIRD READING BILLS.
These ills passed the third read.
ing:
Mr.. = tiers bill to authorize the
commissioners of Cherokee to build
bridges across Broad river.
Mr.. Elders bill to provide for the
completion of Winthrop college and
to appropriate money therefor
The bill relating to the publication
of the supreme court reports.
NO CoNvICTs FOR WINTHROP.
Mr.. Brice's bill to require the di
rectors of the penitentiary to furnish
25 convicts to Winthrop college was
taken up for its second reading.
The committee report was unfa.
vorable, on the ground that this was
an indirect appropriation.
On Senator Sheppards motion to
indefinitely postpone the bill the ayes
were triumphant and Winthrop will
not get convicts
PISTOLS MUST GO.
Mr.. Cooper's bill to regulate the
carrying, manufacture and sale Of
firearms usually used for the inflc.
tion of personal injury, and to make
a violation of the same misde-
meanor, was then taken mp. The
bill is very drastic in its provisions,
and the committee report on it was
unfayorable.
Senator Graydon offered an am mend-
ment making the bill apply only to
pistols, and advocated the bill with
his amendment at some length.
Senator Aldrich thought it the
best bill that has been introduced at
this session. Public opinion has
crystalized on two points, be said,
that whiskey and pistols are respon
sible for most of the crime. The
penalty for carrying concealed wea.
pons is entirely too low. He knew
Of no evil in the State more to be de
plored than the almost universal Gus
tom Of carrying concealed weapons.
1t is a most demoralizing and degrsd
ing thing. The penalty cannot be
made too severe The habit Of carry
ing a concealed weapon will make g
coward Of any man. All the conr
age he e,rsr had will be sunk in The
barrel Of his pistol, apd Is be ever
gets into row s7lthoui bis pistol be
will run as sure as BIZ lives A pis-
tol as a disgrRoefol thing, and Do
man c2ght TO be allowed TO GETTY
one whether nor>eeale,d or not If a
dnHn DAhSs firs grrn M a1l ha raa5e
gun and not pistol.
Senator Mower anRlyzed the bill.
I'm the first plRns it ahsolutely for
bids a citiz@n carrying piatol,
wbtiths'r nonoehle'd or not, and gro
VISION of ahht knua ID sntine1y r1nuuD-
sttatnt6onhl. lit ALSO provides that
there shall Dot bs apla I'm th8 Sthte q