The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-08
rHE TEN HOUR LAW
PApaedthe State Senate by a Largo
q Majority.

RAnaeo3the State Senato by Largo
Majority. M
The senate Thursday by q vote Of
of SSS 20 9 passed the Toole tan-hour
Law, aSp6ndod by Senator Graydon 80
rs to ma 10 the limit aixty.two hourB
a. week After July next and sixty
hours W0ek after July l of next
year.
q 4Ssnafor Carlisle. of spartanburg
the pesh cotton mill centre In the
stAte, syor0d the bill, and on Reeing
II GoulE not be Sil lied Q llsred ala amend
iseiIn ~ ~ or i4aEa5 8 cf CSC
men or children under sixteen at
nigha. His amendment was tabled by
vote OF 20 TO IA.
Mr.. Williams wanted a graduated
reduction, and Senator Blease offered
an amendment to deter the time when
the aot shall go into effect.
Finally Senator GradonB amend
mont was defeated by vote Of "a to
13.
Seuator Applet offered an amend.
ment excepting knitting mills from
the provisions Of the bill. This was
killed.
The other feature of the senate ses.
sion was the passage to third reading
OF Senator RaYsor's bill looking to the
establishment Of q system of high
schools throughout the state.
BY vote OF % to II the senate
killed the Weston bill to create the
Office Of labor commissioners and de.
volve his duties upon the immigra.
tioD commissioner. This WAS far.
reaching measure, which embraced
the ten hour proposition and child la.
Dor, and Ii authorized tho appoint
nent by the commissioner OF q mum.
her Of inspectors to go through the
state and personally inspect labor con.
ditions in the mills and all other places
where five or more persons are employ.
cd and required the factories to file
periodical reports under oath and In
detail rs to Its employees, their ages,
sex, hours Of work, etc.
PASSES THE HOUSE.
BY the action of the House OF Rep
resentatives In passing unanimously
the SenatS judiciary oommittee's g con-
ourrent resolution directing that Dis.
pensarY Directors Rswlinson, Black
and Wylie be prosecuted on charge
OF fraud az the regu i of the manner
In which the board has bought or 81
loved to b6 bought enormous qlanti.
tiles Of whiskey and Overlooking the
State diSpensary at D great cost TO
the people OF the State. Every mem.
ber OF tho legislature of South OAro-
lima has voted for the prose cution OF
the three members OF tho dispeusary
| board.
/ Immediately following ts action
the House sent word to the Senate
that the resolution had been passed
and that the matter Ia now up to the {
governor for his action. Similar In
| formation has been transmitted to
the governor, but he Will not aot be.
fore morrow, when he will llkoly
direct the attorney general to proceed
at once to have the necessary war.
rants Issued and the arrests effected.
| Director Wylie was In tho side aisle
at the time the resolution went
through the House and listened with
out 3 change OF countenano0 to Rep,
resentatlve Wyohe, who said he spoke
for the dispensary advocRteg Of both
houses when he denounced the pur-
chasing by the present board as 8 psi.
pablo fraud on the people Of the State
The dispenrarites he wanted it under.
stood, are as strongly insistent that
honesty characterize the diBpensary
management as the anti. dispensary
people.