The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-09
NO MORE 1|LlMAN CASE.
GRAYDON BILL AMENDING OLD
STATUTE PASSES.
Senate Repeals Old Law After A
vigorous Debate-The Opponents
OF the Grayden Bill Were in a DE.
cided Minority.

Columbia, Feb. 5.-voting 26 to 8
last night passed to third reading
Senator Graydon's bill limiting the
authority Of father to dispose of his
child. The bill was not passed to
third reading. however, without con-
siderable debate on the par. of several
senators, who demurred at its pass.
age. The eight were Senators Bates,
Clifton. Crosson. Earle, Hough. Nc
Gown, Rogers, Stewart. The senti.
ment running all through the oppo-
sition to the bill was that the faith
er's right to the children resultant of
union with the wife is time honored
and should still be respected.
The bill was changed by three
amendments. offered by Senators
Carlisle. Croft and Montgomery. sena-
tor Carlisle's amendment was to
place the word written" before the
word consent" in the bill, thereby
requiring the consent of the mother
to be In writing. Senator Mon.gom-
ery's amendment was to the effect
that in the event of q disagreement
between the father and mother in
regard to the disposition Of the child
rem the circuit court should decide.
Senator Croft amended the bill, in
serting the words with the written
consent of the surviving parent"
The author of this amendment ex-
planned that this further safeguards
the sacred right and the mother is
protected by being made a party to
the contract in deciding children.
The bill as it was passed:
THAT section 26Ss Of the civil code
be amended so that 1t shall read:
1.-The father Of any child or child
rem, under the age of 81 years and
not married, with the written consent
of the mother, or the mother Of any
such child or children. the father
being dead. whether such father or
mother be under the age of 21 years,
or of full age. may. by their deed.
executed and recorded according to
law, will or testament, made and pro-
bated according to law, and with the
written consent Of the surviving par
ent, dispose Of the custody of the
tuition and such child or children
for and durng such time as he, she or
they, respectively, remain under age
Of FL years. to any person or persons,
In possession Of remainder: Provi-
ding, That upon disagreement be-
TWEEN the father and mother in regard
to the disposition of the children
herein provided for, the same shall
be determined by the circuit court
for the county wherein the dren
are residing at the time. either in
open court or at chambers, upon a
petition to be presented to a court
for the said purpose by either the
father or mother or a friend of the
children"
The vote on the motion to continue
the bill until next year was, ayes s,
nays 26, whereupon the bill was pass
ed to third reading. The 26 senators
opposing the motion to continue and
voting nay: Senators Back, Carlisle,
Carpenter, Christensen, Forrest, Croft,
Graydon, Hamrick, Johnstone, Kelley,
I'aney. Lide. Mauldin, Montgomery.
Muckenfuss. Rainsford, Sinkler,
Spivey, Sullivan, Summers, Townsend,
Waller. Weston. Williams, Whar. IN.
The senator's favoring the continuing
Of the bill and voting yea: Bates,
Clifton, Crosson. Earle, Hough, Nc
Gown, Rogers, Stewart
One of the most vigorous debates
of the year in the senate was launch
ed on the calling Of the bill. Senator
Earle, opposing the bill, said a man
had been supreme for 5000 years and
why should he not continue so.
Snator Carlisle offered an earnest
plea for the bill. The senator from
Spartanburg said a man had been
supreme for considerably more than
5000 years, as the senator from
Oconee suggested, adding that Noah,
Moses, and even so ancient a man as
Adam was supreme, but that times
and conditions have changed and so
should the law change Senator Car
Isle said that Senator Earle's ideas
were as old as those 5000 years ago.
Senator Rogers opposed the bill.
Senator Croft discussed his propos-