The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-08
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
FULL FORTY DAYS
APPROPRIATION BILL AND ASY
LUM MATTER UP.
Amending Statute as to Custody o
Children.-Compulsory Educa~
ton Defeated.
Soeeial 10 The Herald and News.


Columbia, Feb. I'm the defeat
Of the Statewide prohibition by the
senate and compulsory education by
the house, two Of the important
measures which confronted the pres
eut general assembly have been prae-
tically disposed Of.
The vote In the house on eonpuE
sory educatiors measure was a. sur
prise to the friends Of compulsory
education. The vote against the BILL
was IS to 20. The only NeWberry
representative who voted was Dr.
Wyche, Representative Harmon be-
inc confined to his home on account
Of sickness, ard Representative Klb-
ler having BEEN called home on &C
count of the Illness Of Mrs. Klbler.
Representative Wyehe voted for. the
compulsory education bill.
The bill was substitute presented
by the committee on education tor
HE hill introduced by Mr.. Fultz. 1t
required all children between the
aces of eight and twelve years, not
mentally or physically incapaelbated'
to attend continuously during its en-
tire term the public school provided
for them, or to attend an equal per-
iod q private school, or to receive IN
struetion at home, with the approval
Of the board Of trustees Of the school
district. One great trouble with the
bill was that there were too many ex"
emptions.. It, exempted "such child
ren as may be serving apprenticeship
to learn useful trades or occupations,
or may be employees in domestic
. service, or may be working 2g for wages
on farms, or such as may be for spec
lad causes excused by the county
board of education upon the recon-
menlafion Of the hoard of trustees, y
and it was provided that the act
should not apply to children residing
more than three miles from the pub
lie school provided for them unless
transportation should be furnished
by the trustees.
The bill was in the right direction,
az far as it went, but there were en-
4iire4y too many exemptions. Uhe
sentiment Of the house, however,
seemed to be against any compulsory
education measure, and it is almost
certain that no matter how perfect
the proposed law may have been, 1t
would have been defeated by the
house.
: Senator Kelley, Of Lee, has intro
aueede a compulsory education meas
are IN the senate, but the bill has re-
eived. an unfavorable report from
The committee on education. The
hM Is on the calendar for consider
ton by the senate, but the house hav-
ing already put itself on record, even
if the Kelley measure should get
through the senate, which is hardly
likely, it would be of no avail.
The Appropriations.
The appropriation bill has been re-
ported by the ways and means COM
nnittee. A full synopsis Of the rec
concentrations Of the committee is
siyen in another column of this issue
Of The Herald and News. The ap-
preparation bill and the bills affect
ing the asylum are the measures which
WELL occupy most Of the time OF the
general assembly during the remain
der Of the session.
No Session Yesterday.
Neither house is in session today,
both having adjourned until tomor-
row in order to permit the members
to be home for February salesday.
The Asylum Measures.
! The asylum measures are scheduled
by the house for consideration tomor-
row, having been made special ord
ers for that time. It may be that
they can not be reached tomorrow,
but it is altogether probable that the
asylum matter will be disposed of in
some way this week. Three bills af-
fecting the asylum have been made
special orders for tomorrow. Two
Of them embody the receommenda-
lions of the majority Of the legisla-
tive investigating committee, and one