The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-15

If the passage of laws on this subie
will accomplish much good. We vii
have something besides laws.
The senate refused to strike ou
the enacting words by vote of II
to 81.
Senator Graydon offered an amend
ment to simply make it unlawful fo1
a man to carry 4 fire arm less thar
~ inches in length or less than three
pounds in weight. This, he SAID
will give a man tho right to bear any
arms except pistols.
Senator Brown moved to indef1i
nitely postpone tho whole matter.
On this the vote was Is to II, and
the senate refused to postpone the
bill.
The question of adopting Senator
Graydon's amendment then came M
and was adopted by vote Of lG to
10.
Senator Gruber moved to indef1i-
nitely postpone the bill, but the
chair ruled the motion out of order.
Senator Gruber then moved to re
commit the bill. This was voted
down by vote Of 10 to ID, and then
senate refused to recommit.
The minority amendment that the
fines collected Hnder the operations
OF this bill shall go to tho school
fund in the county in which the VIC.
lation oc urred was then adopted.
The bill then passed it's second
reading.
CHILD LABOR BILL.
The child labor bill was then taken
up for its third reading. Senator
Sullivan offered an amendment to
place the age limit at 10 years in
stead of IL years, and to provide
for compulsory attendance upon the
public schools for. at least four
months each year of all children not
engaged at work. Parents or guar
dians failing or refusing to send
such children to school as provided
are punishable as for misdemeanor.
Children from z to IL years old are
to be sent to school for at least four
mouths each year. He said the
senate stated it's object in passing
the bill against child labor was to
insure an education for the children,
and he wanted it carried to it's
logical conclusion, and offered tho
bill in good faith. He repudiated
the idea that compulsory education
law would affect the negro question,
as the negroes are sending their
children TO school anyway.
Senator Marshall said he hoped
there would be no debate on tho
question. Every senator has had
his say. He Thought the practical
effect Of Senator Sullivan's amend
ments would be to kill the bill and
he moved to lay the amendments on
the table. On this the vote stood 81
to ID and the amendments we're re-
jected.
SenatorMayfeld offered an amend
ment to make the school term in
factory towns of equal length with
rural communities, which was
adopted.
Senator Hydrick offered an
amendment that if any parent or
guardian should make affidavit that
the earnings of child were neces-
sary to the support of the parent of
the child itself such child might be
employed.
Senator Graydon opposed the
amendment, as it would be abused
and would practically kill the bill.
Senator Rsgsdale said there
might be an occasional case in which
father might need the earnings of
his child but it would be very rare,
and as the purposed amendment
would leave open room for abuses
and might practically kill the bill, he
thonght it should be voted down.
We are to consider what is best for
the children and not what is best fol
the parents.
On the question of adopting the
amendment the vote stood II to II.
There was tie and the lieutenant
governor voted no, thus rejecting
the amendment