The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-26

The closing week of the legislature
was a busy one in both senate and
house.
Mr.. Lyle's bill to empower towns
and cities of five thousand inhabitants
and over to subscribe to the mainte.
nance of public libraries was opposed
by Mr.. Dorroh and Mr.. Mauldin, Of
Greenville, who did not think that the
people should be taxed for public libra
ries Mr. D. D. McColl favored the
BILL He thought that If the munich
palities wanted to tax themselves they
could tax themselves without any
harm to the people at large. Mr.. Black
wood said that there was nothing thai
the people of the state needed more
than public libraries. Now we have a
chance to get them and we should not
| put anything in the way Of this noble
| work. Mr.. CASTOR, of Chester, hoped
that the bill would pass and wanted
the bill amended so as to include
towns of less than 5000 inhabitants.
The bill was passed by large ma
| jority.
The famous Kinloch Creek bill was
| up in the house again the past week
and was finally disposed Of. The bill
as passed reads: Section l. That the
right, power and privilege to construct,
erect and maintain dam across said
| Kinloch creek is hereby authorized,
| granted and given to said A. A. Springs
! and st. J. M. Lachicotte, co-partners,
doing business under the firm name of
| S. W. Ward & Co., their heirs and as
| signs and the survivors of them, or
either of them Provided, that the said
A. A. Springs and st. JIM. Lachicotte,
/ co-partners, doing business under the
| firm name of S. M Ward & Co., shall
be liable for all such damages as may
| be established in any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction by any landowner,
claiming that his land has been dam
aged by reason of the erection of said
dam.
A communication was read in the
senate from the governor, who trans
mitted letter from the Hon. John
lizard Middleton, of Baltimore, offering
| to the senate a portrait of mis- great
grandfather, Arthur Middleton, sign
! er of the Declaration of Independence
from this state. Senator Raysor offer
ed a resolution thanking the donor and
accepting the gift, and the governor
will so communicate to Mr.. Middleton.
The portrait is to be Ilaced in the
senate chamber.
A road working bill, with some
changes, to so into effect next year,
as we'll as bill to require railroads Of
forty miles in length to run Jim Crow
cars were passed.
Senator Aldrich offered a concur
rent resolution, which the senate
adopted, to refer the reports of the
state house commission to special
committee to consist of two senators
and three representatives. The COM
mission made two reports, the major
| ity holding that the work had been
properly done. The minority, consist
ing of Col. ]. @. Marshall, reported
that the work was faulty and defective.
1t is proposed that the special commit
tee provided for in the concurrent res
olution shall meet during the recess
and shall have power to employ an ar
chitect and summon witnesses, and to
report at the next session. Senators
Aldrich and Manning were appointed
members Of the committee.
The child labor bill passed in the
legislature is now law, having been
signed a few days ago by Governor
Hayward. Under the provisions OF
this law, from May l, 1904, children
under eleven years old shall be exclud-
ed from the mills, and from May l,
1905, those under twelve years old
cannot be employed in factories. From
May 1, of this year, no child under
twelve years shall work in factories
between the hours Of p. m. and I
a. m. The exceptions to the opera
tions of this law is in the case OF chill
dren Of a widowed mother or Of a to-
tally disabled father, dependent on
their own labor for support, and or
phaned children dependent on them
selves for support may be permitted
to work in mills when under twelve
years old. In every case the parent
or guardian must make sworn affidav-
it to the facts, and this must be in
dnrsed by the mill Superintendent, who