The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-02-15
the LEXINGTON DISPATCH.
Wednesday, February Is, 1905.
LEGISLATURE.

In the senate the unfavorable re-
po=t Of the commitiee ON the bl!. to
REQUIRE trustees of schools to make
reports to patrons was adopted AID
the bill 1.jeoted. Similar acton
was taken on the house bill relative
10 cock fighting.
The unfsvorabie report on the bill
extending the powers of the railroad
commission as to telephone com-
spanies was also adopted and the bill
was rejected.
The bill to establish juvenile re-
fermatory ,swhich passed the house.
was referred to the committee Cd
finance.
Senator Macldin's bill to submit to
voters of various counties where dis
peusaries are established the question
Of .diepensary" or ''prohib,t'on was
on motion OF the author Of the bill
eopsinued until next session.
The ten.circuis bill came up again
for discussion on motion of Senator
MeGowan, sisera great deal OF dis
eassion for and against, the bill as
amended finally passed.
4 resolution was adopted referring
to special committee consisting OF
t~o senators and three representa-.
tiges to report at the next session
what is necessary to carry out the
proposed biennial sessions.
HOUSE.
Mr. Patterson's bill to establish an
industrial school for boys was reach.
ed when q snag was struck IN the
shape of motion to recommit from
Mr.. Lauey, who thought the house
had s'gore of half cooked" the day
before. He thought such &c institu.'
zion ebould be run by the peniten-
siary authorities. The bill wascreat.
ing an entirely pew state institution
which would cost more and more
money.
Mr.. Ke,shaw declared that Mr..
Laney was mistaker; thas the friends
OF the bill knew what they were do
ing. Their purpose was to divorce
the institution from the penitent'ary;
wanted to. get the boys away from
hardened criminals.
Mr. sEsheredge, of Lexington, spoke
against the bill. He thought it 8
sinr on the penitentiary directors, to
whom he had been talking.
Mr.. Ashley opposed the bill.
Mr.. Patterson defended the bill
and said that Superintendent of the
Penitentiary Griffith was in thorough
accord with it's provisions.
By q yes and nay vote Of 30 to 81
] she motionto recommit was lost and
the bill was given its third reading.
The Toole ten. hour bill was then
taken up.
Mr. Doar opposed it because it ap-
Piled only to cotton mill operatives.
Is should be made to apply TO lum-
Der mills ard other manufacturing
plants and to the farms.
Mr.. Gibson of Marlboro. opposed
the bill because he was satisfe d both
the milimanagements and the opera
tiyes looked upon it as likely to dis
rupt the present amicabie feeling be-
tween the managements and the
operatives.
Mr.. Yeldell pointed out that limit
ing the hours to ten does not prevent
working overtime for extra pay, bat
only prevents the mill managements
demanding more than ten hours from
the women and children.
By vote Of 81 to 80 the house re-
fused to order the previous question.
Mr. Taylor of Newberry, said that
the operatives were demanding this
humane legislation. If the con-
ditions in the mills without labor
unions were to continue such Law
would have to pass. If this is not
done every mill community in the
stste will be organized and there will
be battle royal between capital and
labor. The passage of the law would
satisfy the operatives, who would
work peacefully or them for 25sos.
SO years.
After total of Eve hours debat,
ing, the house by yea and nay vote
of 65 to ~ indefinitely postponed the
bill.
Mr.. D O. Herbert's bill to codify
the military laws of the state passed
without objection. The bill increases
the adjutant generals salary from
$1,400 tcS1, 900, the amount paid
other state officers.
The resolution calling for special
committee Of three representatives
orI frn copotcrc fn ovorr1po tho