The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-04
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Of its cities and towns. It was far
better, he said, for the enforcement
Of prohibition law to let the eoup-
ty vote it upon itself rather than
have prohibition forced upon it. He
spoke Of the whiskey now flooding
prohibition counties and said he be-
ieved the only remedy was action
by congress looking towards modl-
flying the present interstate com
merce laws, 50 as to give the State
more control. 4.
Mr.. Wade, Of Aiken, made an ar
gument against the bill, saying that
prohibition was failure wherever It
had been tried. - -.
Mr.. Sinkins, Of Edgedeld, said If
the prohibitonists did not try to
force prohibition they would achieve
greater results. Education and the
building up of public sentiment was
the remedy, he said.
Mr.. D. L. Smith saw no reason for
further discussion, the measure. I'M
doubtedly having majority in the
house, and he moved the previous
question. " =, - -. ~
Mr.. Richards said it had been in
simulated that the prohibitonists were
afraid of discussion, and he did
not want the motion to cut off discus
sion to come from Nthe prohibition
side. - r, 49,: :s.-s ,y...
There were several requests for Z
Mr.. Smith to withdraw his motion,
but he refused, and by vote of; 81
to 80 the previous question was or
dered. By vote Of so to So the
house refused to reeomnnit, the bill,
J and the bill was given final reading
and sent to the senate. j,
Compulsory Education.
Senator Kelley has introduced q
compulsory education bin in the:
senate. @:s,t' =. i.i':.:llxts4ftt
Tie bill requires parents or guar
dians to send theirS children OF
wards, while between the ages Of 8 !:
and ID, inclusive, to school for at
least u weeks each year, unless pre-
vented by Illness, or L living more than
two miles from school house, or
unless the child or ward be already
proficient by reasons Of having at
tended such public or private schools.
Non attendance on account Of prof
cieney must be approved by the
! board Of trustees of the district: =.
The bill imposes a penalty of not
less. than. SIS nor more than $40 or
imprisonment for not less than 10
days nor more than 20 days for each !
and every, ofense, to he imposed by
any court or justice having jurasdic-
ton, on sufficient evidence of two OF
more creditable Witnesses, the fines
to- be placed to the credit Of, the !:
school district. It is provided, how !.
ever, that no prosecution may be: in-ss5;s NJ
stituteG except upon affidavit Of the
trustees, of the school district, which I
affidavit may be made upon Informs
tion and belief. 80
l-:..x4 Pension Bill Dias. IS
| The senate has killed Senator ]:
Mauldin s bill relating to pensioners,
which would give pension : to: all
who had served IL months in the !.
EConfederate army. There was a long
fight on the bill, its opponents urging
that it, would practically double, the
pension appropriation without CIV CIV.
ing much more aid to the needy than
at present. = ): ::: !. s.
! As to Kidnapping.
-. MI. Wells introduced in the houss
this morning a bill to make it :
capital ofense 10 hdnap a child for
ransom when accompanied by an in-$.
tent to murder or threat to murder
l l
if not ransomed. -. -s.,l:"
| Mr.. Robertson of Colleton intro
dueed in the house a bill proVld-
ing that eonvicts sentenced to not
more than 20 years. service may be
assigned to the county chain gangs.
Under the present law all convietA
having sentences Of ten years or
more must go to, the State peniten-
tiary. It Will be recalled that there
was am interesting case in the courts
recently when 'saluda county made
requisition for her convicts in the
State penitentiary, under a special
act requiring the superintendent OF
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