Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-02-13
0 wipe them all out and start over

working well and ought not to be in
sterfered with. His own town of Tim
monsyille would not willingly sur
render its special charter for any
thing. 1t would be all injustice to
the other schools because it would dl-
vide the working force of the county,
already loaded down with work.
The motion of Mr.. Kershaw to
strike out the enacting words pre-
vailed:
A substitute bill for Mr.: Brice's
bill regulating the sale Of socains
and other drugs, which is pretty strin:
gent in its provisions, was passed.
MI. Brice's child labor bill was
taken up in place of Mr.. Dixon's,
which was withdrawn. There was a
majoriy report unfavorable and~mi-
nority favorable. Mr.. Lawson, who
made the adverse report, moved to
strike out the enagting words.
Mr.: Btice explained the provisions
Of the bill: It added a provision to
the bill now in force providing that
no child under IA could be employed
in factory during school tenn unless
the child could read and write legib-
ly.
MIR: ayles supported the bill, think
ing it move In the right direction.
Mr.. Lawson thought the bill a
compulsory education bill for The fac
tory people and if compulsory educa-
tion be good thing let us have it
for all people and not legislate either
for OF against the factory people.
Mr.. Greer protested against any law
that would keep any orie from work
ing.
Mr.. Greer Of Greenvilie opposed the
bill. The cotton mill people are get
ting along very well. They have
chances for education which are de-
MED to people in the rural districts.
If the hours Of labor are reduced the
income Of the operatives will be re-
dued. II would take children out Of
school and put them In the mills.
Capt. W. w. Dixon Of Fairfield,
the author of a compulsory atten-
dance bill, favored the bill. He spoke
at length on conditions in mill COM
munities. Let the children be taught
to read and write.
BY a vote Of AZ to 81 the house re-
fused Is strike out the ehacting
lSswords. On the question Of ordering
SSthe bill7fto third reading the vote
|ssWas so to s39.
Il atum,s sgbill to amend the lien
IslaW va taken up and debate adjourn
dr.s Tatum made a very clear and
i,aSfa nG6ttion The bill,
setaiis Into The
iIsisb eettaia seq
here VAS i spirited debate i,lsthe.
House over the Harley bill, directed
SatS the hopes of Hayward county. The
|Sbill after an interesting debate, in
which Representatives Croft, Harley
Garris, Carey and others engaged,
was killed by a vote of 5S to 81. MI.
Croft of Aiken, made feeling speech
addressed In favor Of the bill, de-
clarings that Hayward county was an
Augusta chamber Of commerce scheme
and that Augusta had raised the mon
ey to carry it and spent the money
God knows low; that Augustans were
moved into the territory to carry the
new county, which had been voted on
already twice in violation of the splr-
it of the constitution; that Augusta
corporate interests were trying to
push the county into existence i'll vio-
lation of the rights and the wishes
of the citizens Of South Carolina.
The House after brief debate
killed Representative Brantley's two
bills, the one requiring all but life
term convicts to serve on the county
gangs, and the other calling for the
sale or lease of the State farms now
operated by convict labor.
The House passed Mr.. Aull's bill
providing for scholarships in the tex
tile department at Clemson College.
The general appropriation bill came
into the House in printed form,
and is of much interest. 1t carries
total. of $1,321. .13S.4S, which is
net increase of $4,000 over last year.
The total is exclusive of the $4,000
for the new high school project, ST.
500 for artificial limbs, $4,000 for
State House grounds improvements
and $500 for Confederate State
reunion.
Much time was spent in the Senate
debating Senator Efrd's bill to re-
lieve State Treasurers Bates, Tim
norman and Jennings from financial
responsibilities on their bonds for the
Zimmerman bond embezzlement
amounting to $12,50O, accrued inter-
est. The bill was finally showed un-
der by vote of 81 to II. In other
respects the work of the. Senate was
of the routine nature.
Local Option Sure.
The Senate did not reach vote
on the Carey-Cothran bill, though it
cleared the way for final action by
ting the Talbert straight prohibl-
ton measure. In this vote the State
dispensarv people did not stand up
to prohibition. The vote was y to
IL. Senator Bivens changed
from the State dispensary to local
option. The Carey-Cothran bill goes
over for consideration along with
great mass Of amendments from half
dozen Senators. The fight is on
these amendments. 1t is likely that
the amendments proposed bv Senator
Otis, of Cherokee, will be adopted IN
the main, as these come from the To-
cal option side. The effect of these
is to limit the manufacturing to wet
counties and to existing distillerles
and breweries and to allow elections
to vote out either manufacture or sale
in county OF both. The local option