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 BiII Is Passedy-Aiso the
House BllI Fo, bidding tho Carrying
OF Firo Arma Ltss Than 20
Inches In Length.
(The State, February 1871

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The senate did rousing days
work yesterday. The senators were
in u working mood and, although
there were many speeches, action was
taken On a great many bills.
At the morning session the bill to
give Winthrop college the use of 25
convlcts was debated and killed.; tho
unique house bill as to carrying pis-
tolls was given it's second reading
after long debate; and a 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 bills passed the third read.
ing:
Mr.. Buffers 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
rs convicts to Winthrop college was
taken up for it's second reading.
The committee report was unfa.
vorable, on the ground that this was
an indirect appropriation.
On Senator Sheppard's motion to
indefinitely postpone the bill the ayes
were triumphant and Winthrop will
not get convicts.
PISTOLS MUST 60.
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 rnisde-
meanor, was then taken up. The
bill is very drastic in it's provisions,
and the committee report on it was
unfavorable.
Senator Graydon offered an amend
mont 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, he said,
that whiskey and pistols are respon
sible for most of the crime The
penalty for carrying concealed wea-
,1ons 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 most demoralizing and degrad
ing thing. The penalty cannot be
made too severe. The habit of carry
ing concealed weapon will make
coward of any man. All the cour
age he ever had will be sunk in the
barrel of his pistol, and If he ever
gets into row without his pistol he
will run as sure as he lives. A pis.
tol is disgraceful thing, and no
man ought to be allowed to carry
one whether corcealed or not If a
man needs fire arm at all he needs
gun and not pistol.
Senator Mower analysed the bill.
In the first place it absolutely for
bids a citizen carrying q pistol,
whether concealed or not, and pro
vision of that kind is entirely uncon-
stitutional. It also provides that