The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-08

the views of the minority Of the COM
mittee.
One of the bills introduced by the
majority of the committee would sub
INIT to the people of the State the
question of voting bonds to the
amount of one million dollars for the
purpose Of building two new hospa-
tails, one for the whites and one for
the blacks, it being: proposed to place
the present plant in the hands of a
sinking fund commission to be dis
posed Of to help retire the bonds.
The companion bill introduced by the
majority of the committee for a
commission Of five to be appointed by
the governor, to e1pend the add1uon-
al amount which the present leglsla-
ture is asked to appropriate for main
tenance and equipment for the pres
ent plant, to select sites for the two
new plants, to have plans drawn and
to proceed with the erection OF the
buildings In case the bond issue should
carry, and if the bond issue should
not carry to report to the next ses-
sion Of the general assembly the op-
tons secured on sites,. the plans
drawn, and such recommendations as
the commission may deem proper,
$4,000 being appropriated for the
purpose Of having plans drawn, etc.
The bill introduced by the minor
ity Of the legislative investigating
committee provides for the purchase
Of not over 1900 acres Of land on a
railroad within ten miles Of Colum-
bia at a cost of not over $4,000, the
ultimate purpose being to use the
land, in connection with the present
plant, for separating the different
classes Of patients, and for farm
purposes. +. -. ..-
Committee mendations.
The ways and means committee OF
the house has reported favorably on
the bill embodying the majority rec
concentrations and unfaVorably on the
bill carrying out the recommendations
of the minority. AS stated, however,
the three bills have been made, spec
ial orders for the same day, and t2e
fight Will come up in the house On the
whole proposition.
Both the majority and minority
factions Of the investigating commit
tee recommended an increase in the
appropriation for maintenance and
equipment Of the present plant until
the respective plans recommended
could be carrid into effect. The
ways and means committee has rec
commended $4,000 additional for
equipment and $4,000 additional for
maintenance. This. accords with the
minority recommendation, the ma
iority urging an increased appropri-
alton of about 100000 for mainte-
nance and equipment. Il
Deciding Of Children.
As a. result of the prominence
which has been given the statute by
the proceedings instituted by Mrs.
B. R. Tillman, Jr., for the recovery
of her children, who were decided by
her husband to his parents, Senator
and Mrs. Tillman, the effort being
made in the present legislature to
amend the law so as to give the
mother equal rights with the father
in the deciding of children, and to
require her consent if she be living,
to make q deed from the father valid,
has been watched with a great deal
Of interest.
The Graydon bill to this effect has
passed in the senate, with several
amendments, two of which we're pro-
posed by Senator Carlisle and Sen
ator Croft, which went further than
the original bill in extending the
rights Of the mother, and one by Sen
ator Montgomery, which provided for
disposal Of the children by the cir
cult court in case Of disagreement
between the parents.
The bill as it passed, amends Sec-
tion 2689 Of the Code so that it shall
read:
"Seehon 2689. The father Of any
child or children, under the age Of
2l years and not married, with the