The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-10


callv the same as the original Brcc
bill OF last year. was brought Up i'll
the house on Tuesday morning: A
number OF arguments were made dur
ing the morning session and the de-
bate was continued at the night ses-
sion. the house refusing to kill the
bill by vote OF 81 to 6S and finally
passing it. Mr.. Higgins voted to kill
the bill, Messrs. Earhardt and Tay-
lor voting in the negative or the mo-
ton to strike out the enacting words.
What the senate will do with the
measure remains to be seen. The
senate has already killed one bill very
much along the same line.
At this session of the house the
salary of the clerk to the historical
commission was reduced from $1,000
to $1,000. The reduction had already
been made by the senate.
Reformatory and Industrial School.
The bill passed by the house pro-
viding for the establishment of re-
formatory and industrial school is
one of the most important matters of
the session. The proposition as it
passed the house carries an appropri-
alton of $1,000 and convict labor for
the erection of the necessary build
ings. The movement, it will be re-
called, was inaugurated some time
ago by Mrs. Martha Orr Patterson,
of Greenville, who has recently visit
ed number of cities in the state, in
cluding Newberry, as the representa-
tive of the women's clubs throughout
the state which have declared in ia
vor of the movement. The bill was
introduced in the house by Mr.. Pat
terson. of Greenville, who is son of
Mrs. Martha Orr. Patterson. The
vote by which the bill was passed was
decisive, the house refusing by vote
of 20 to II, to strike out the enacting
words. Of the Newberry delegation,
Messrs. Earhardt and Taylor voted
to kill the bill. Mr.. Higgins's vote
was not recorded.
The bill as it passed the house
places the institution under the man
agement of seven trustees, three of
whom shall be women, besides the
governor, the superintendent of edu-
cation and the attorney general, who
shall be ex-oflcio trustees.
Section of the bill provides:
"Section T. That it shall be the duty
of such school, and it shall have the
power, to receive, care for and pro-
vide fer the welfare of white boys be-
tween the ages of 8 and I6 years,
who. because of their conduct and
surroundings, are likely to become
base or criminal. or hurtful to the
state or to the best interests of So
ciety, and who may be committed to
said school by Judge or magistrate.
under the provision Of this act, or
who may be voluntarily committed
to its keeping by their parents or
guardians, or the persons having
such boys in charge, who having no
parents. guardians or other persons
to care for them, may voluntarily
commit themselves 20 its keeping:
Provided. said board of trustees may,
in their discretion, require the pay
ment of reasonable sums to provide
for the maintenance and tuition OF
bows voluntarily committed. That
any commitment under this act,
whether by Judge, magistrate, par
ent, guardian, or by any person hav-
ing in charge the said boy, or by the
boy himself if he have no person to
care for him. shall be full and suffl-
cient authority to the trustees, off,
GERS and agents of said school for
the detention and keeping therein OF
the boy so committed. That any
bov committed to said institution un-
der the provisions OF this act, ex-
cent nnnn conviction OF crime. shall