The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-11
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500 for elections, and other items.
It was decided to take up the bill
paragraph by paragraph and pass
upon each one, then adopting the
bill as a whole.
!. There was no discussion until the
section on the comptroller generals
Office was reached. Mr.. Sawyer
wanted to increase the appropria-
tion for the special investigation Of
books Of county officers from 81, 900
to $4,000 and made strong argu-
ment on the necessity for checking
up each county on account Of short.
ages. The amendment was killed,
however, and the appropriation
stood at $1,000.
Parental Authority Bill
An unfavorable report has BEEN
made by the house committee on Sem
ator Graydon's bill relative to the
father deciding children, brought
about by the Tillman case. The
house committee reported favorably
on the Gasque house bill, which it
thinks is better. The Gasque bill
seeks to amend the present law by
adding to the present Law, but 10
such deed shall be valid unless
signed by both father and mother,
if both be living. The committee
amends by adding, provided that
nothing herein shall be construed
to abrogate, lessen, or interfere with
the right and duty Of court OF
competent jurisdiction at any time
as heretofore, to transfer and assign
interest.
! School Trustees Terms Bill Passed
Senator Earle's bill relating to APP
pointment and term Of Office Of COM
mon school trustees passed third
reading in the senate. The bill,
which created lengthy discussion
this morning; is as follows:
",Section l. That the term Of off,
fee Of the trustees Of the common 1
schools shall cease on the. first day.
of May, 1910. On or before said (
date there shall be appointed asanow
provided by law three trustees for
each common school district, one of s
whom shall hold for one year, one
for two years and one for three
years, and on or before the first day
Of May of each year the successor
to the trustees whose term expires
on said date shall be appointed to
serve for term Of three years. ;"
Costs for New County Movements.
It would appear that there are in
embryo several new county moye-
ments, Judging from the debate upon
the floor of the senate yesterday
morning. Upon Senator Harveys
bill to require new county advocates,
that is to say, the new county pro-
ponents to pay the costs Of the move
ments, there arose a storm II dis;
>cussion pro and on. The Dillon
county fight came up again In the
debate, and Senator Montgomery, IN
.favoring the measure, stated that 9
debt of $4,000 had been piled up By
the Dillonites and Marion must
stand her share Of this under the
present law. -. : ..z,#,5 9,zs= SIS
/ After general debate, and proba- /
bly, under stress Of the argument
that "he who dances must pay the !
fddler,' the bill was passed. How
ever, Dillon county would not be at
fected by this act should it pass IN I
the house. j..
TO Change Citadel's Name.
If the bill passed in the senate
goes through on the house side, the
South Carolina Military Academy
will be known as ''The Citadel, the
Military College Of South, Carolina. =
Contrary to expectations, and, very
Unusual in a bill 50 strongly advo-
Gated by those whose interests it
mostly affects, the measure met with
Some opposition on the floor Of the
senate. .>1.