The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-24
THE SOLONS IN SESSION
THE WORK or THE Law MAKERS or
The STATE ASSEMsLED IN co.
LUSBIA.
Condemned Report Of tho Proceedings
Taken From tho Daily Papers From Day
to Day IN tho Work Proceeds.
January 25.
IN THE HOUSE


is concerned. There WAS whole lo
of discussion on bills presented, bu
as a rule they were passed over o.
otherwise disposed of.
The Schley commendatory resolu
tion 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 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 Schley Sampson
controversy was largely debated 5o-
fore this was done.
TEXT BOOKS FOR TIE 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 Il
we'll conceived measure. 1t was pro
vided 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
Mr.. Ashley thought the bill was
right and it ought to pass.
Mr.. Lomax said he was familiar
with the school situation Of today
and be held that the bill was on tho
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 loan them to the children and
the result wus that every school child
in the district attended the schools.
Mr.. Webb said he was the friend
of the poor children. His syinpa
thies went out to the poor children.
The bill forces the children to take
an oath that they we're unable to buy
books.
Mr.. Ashley and Mr.. LomaN in.
sistea that no oath was required.
The best thing was to improve the
schools and get them on cash basis.
Books are now very cheap.
Mr.. T.. H. McNlaster favored the
bill with strong speech. The bill
was then ordered to it's third reading
"a follows:
Section |. 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 IN
able by reason of poverty to purchase
the necessary books for the use of
his or her child or children, then in
such case the trustees Of such schools
district may in their discretion pnr-
chase suoh necessary books for suoh
pupils: Provided, the sum 40 OK
pended for the parchasa Of said books
shall not exceed the sum of S per
cent. of the school fund OF said dis
trict in any one year: Aud provided
further, That the books 30 pur-
chased shall be the property of such
public school district.
Several other matters were 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
dnced:
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
Acknowledgement.
Senator Gaines: To deliver cor.
tain relics to the Daughters Of the
Confederacy of Greenwood.
Senator Raysor: To compensate
township boards of assessors.
Senator Stanland: Providing fol
a Confederate home.
The Senate then went into consid