The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-03
in parliamentary language.

not reported until Tuesday evening by
the finance committee. At the time it
was held up the impression was that
this was fer the purpose o. having it
not affect, if passed, the present ad-
ministcation, which BY a peculiar set
! Of circumstances did not come into Of
fee until a week after the beginning
I Of the general assembly's session.
! The bill would give given the COVER
nor $4,000 and other State officials ST.
500, instead of $1,000, as now. The
governor now gets $4,000. Even if
passed next year, the bill would not
affect any administration until there
! is another election.
For Protection Of Child Labor.
The house of representatives Tues
day night, by an overwhelming vote,
passed Mr.. Osborne's bill to perfect
! the child labor laws. No speech was
made in opposition to the bill. The
motion to strike out the enacting
words was made by Mr.. Smith, of An
derson. Mr.. Osborne ard Mr.. YOU
mans spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Osborne explained briefly that
it is the bill indorsed by the State
commission, consisting Of Dr.. Geo. B.
Cromer and others. It eliminates the
feature of the present law, which per-
mits parents to make false statements
in order to get their children into the
mill when they are under age. The
bill makes the fiat age limit II years
and further raises the age limit from
- to Is years of the children who
shall not be required to work at night
and adds q proviso that every parent
or guardian who permits a child un-
der IA to be employed in the daytime
shall give to the overseer or super
intendent a written statement, which
shall be filed for inspection by the
State authorities and a duplicate sent
to the commissioner at Columbia, and
only upon his permit shall the child
be employed.
There was no argument against the
bill and it passed second reading.
When the bill came up for third
reading ON Wednesday there was an
unexpected fight upon it, but it passed
final reading.
Would Change Old Custom.
An important bill was introduced by
Senator Young, of Union, relating to
the engrossing department. This bill
reads:
''The attorney general is hereby au-
thorized to provide a sufficient num-
Der of 1ewriters and stenographers
| for the preparation of bills, resolu-
tons and acts for each session of the
general assembly,"
4 High School Fight.
! Mr.. Aver led losing fight. His bill
to require the high school fund to be
applied to needy rural communities
was killed by vote Of "a to IS.
Mr.. Aver explained that the orig
inal act was intended to develop the
educational interests Of the county. It
was then decided to place a limit on
the size of the towns to be aided. He
decided that the original intention has
been de-. .rted from and this money is
diverted to schools in larger commu-
mites.
Headlight Bill Passed.
With an amendment that a railroad
less than so miles in this State shall
not be affected the senate railroads
committee substitute: bill as to- elec-
trio headlights for locomotives passed
finally in the senate The bill was the
one agreed upon by the representatives
of the railroads and the railway en-
gineers Of this State in session here
and adopted by the senate railroad
committee and presented to the senate
as substitute measure.
Hannah Plowden Honored.
Miss Hannah Plowden, of Claren-
don, and Miss Katie: Gunter, of Aiken,
will be given scholarships in Winthrop
college, if the bill that passed the
senate is likewise received and sent
from the house. These two young Ia
dies will he given: under the bill, a
four years course. The resolution was
warmly debated il the senate. While
all recognized true mecit should be
awarded there was considerable doubt
! of the advisability Of passing the BILL.
However, when the resolution came
to vote it was passed in viva voce
! fashion,