The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-24
THE SOLONS IN SESSION
TIE WORK OF TIE Law MAKERS OF
tbs STATE ASSEMBLED IN CO.
LUMBIA.
A Condensed Report Of the proceedings
Taken From the Daily Papers From Day
to Day as the Work Proceeds.
January 25.
IN THE HOUSE

The house was the only body il
session today in so far as Legislation
ia concerned. There was whole lot
of discussion on bills presented, bat
as q rule they were passed over OF
otherwise disposed of.
The Schley commendatory resolu'
ton came up one day last week, il
being introduced by Representative
Johnson, of Fairfield. When it came
up for consideration today there was
much discussion on the resolution
A number Of members thought the
resolutions were unduly hard on
criticism of the naval board, and
while the house was as a rule ''Schley
men," they did not want to commit
the state of South Carolina to par
tisan expression of opinion. The
resolution after much discussion was
referred to the committee on federal
relations, but the Sehley- Sampson
controversy was largely debated be-
fore this was done.
TEXT BOOKS FOR THE POOR.
Mr.. Lomax's bill to provide free
text books for poor children was then
taken up, and Mr.. Rucker defended
the measure. He thought the bill a
well conceived measure. 1t was pro
vidsd that not over five per cent.
should be invested in any one year
for school books, and the books are
to remain the property of the school
trustees.
Mi. Ashley thought the bill was
right and il ought to pass.
Mr.. Lomax said he was familiar
with the school situation of today
and be held that the bill was on the
right line. His whole purpose was
TO help the public schools. Last
year he proposed to the trustees of
his school that they would buy books
and lean them to the children and
the result was that every school child
in the district attended the schools.
Mr. Webb said he. was the friend
of the poor children. His sympa
thies went out to the poor children.
The bill forces the children to take
an cath that they were unable to buy
books.
Mr.. Ashley and Mr.. LomaA in
sisted that no oath was required.
The best thing was to improve the
schools and get them on cash basis.
Books are now very cheap.
MIR. f. H. McMaster favored the
bill with q strong speech. The bill
was then ordered to it's third reading
ss follows:
Section l. That whenever it shall
be made to appear to the satisfaction
OF the trustees of any school district
that any patron Of such school is un-
able by reason Of poverty to purchase
the necessary books for the use OF
his or her child o. children, then in
such case the trustees of such schools
district may in their discretion pur-
chase such necessary books for such
pupils: Provided, the sum so ex
pended for the purchase OF said books
shall not exceed the sum of 5 per
cent. of the SCI u fund of said dis
trict in any one year: Aud provided
further, That the books so pur-
chased shall be the property of such
public school district.
Several other matters we're dis
cussed but. nothing of importance
was disposed OF.
IN THE SENATE.
January 20.-The Senate met at
800 o'clock tonight. Among Others
the following new bills were intro
duced:
Senator Goodwyn: To provide
for an oil inspector and regulating
his duties.
Senator Douglass: Regulating the
aid given by counties to Elk Confed
crate soldiers and to prevent their
disfranchisement.
Senator Gaines: To deliver Ger
tain relics TO the Daughters OF tn
Confederacy of Greenwood.
Senator Raysor: To compensate
township boards of assessors.
Senator Stsnland: Providing TO
q Confederate home.