The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-07


county in which convicted, if such
county maintains chain gang, with
out regard to the length of sentence
and in the alternative to irnprison.
ment in the county jail or State pen
itentiary at hard labor: Provided thai
in any case the presiding judge shal
have the power by special order tt
direct that any person convicted be-
fore him be confined in the State pen
itentiary, if it is considered unsafs
or unwise for such convict be com
mitted to county chain gang"
Separation of Races and Sexes.
The following proviso was adopted
after lengthy discussion:
provided that a separation OF the
sexes and races be maintained at all
times, except in the State penitentiary
and On the State farms"
Greenville and Clarendon counties
are exempted from the general pro-
visions of the bill.
The Present Law.
The law at present sends all con-
victs TO the State penitentia1y whose
sentences are over ten years and pro-
vides that th,e supervisor may use
his discretion as to those under ten
years, sending them to the peniten-
tiary or placing them on the gang.
Senate Passes "Mileage" Bill.
Ending another big battle on the
mileage question and killing various
amendments, the senate On Friday
might, after two hours discussion, vot-
ed to send the measure Of Senator
Carlisle, of Spartanburg, providing
that mileage shall be :pulled" on
trains, to the house of representatives.
The final vote in the senate was 70 to
7. although Senator Clifton, of Sum
ter, voted with the prevailing side in
order to be able ITO move within the
next two legislative days, to reconsld-
er the vote whereby the bill was sent
to the house.
In it's final form the bill passed as
follows, with the provision added that
it take effect October 1, 1911:
THAT any railroad company SELL
ing mileage books for transportation is
hereby required to receive coupons
from mileage books, sold by said rail
road company, on its trains for trans
portation within the State, and
to check baggage for passengers upon
presentation of said mileage book"
Inheritance Tax Bill Goes Over.
On motion of the finance commit
tee the inheritance tax bill, that oc-
casioned SO mch discussion in the
house. was continued until next ses-
sion by the senate.
The general impression il the SEN
ate was that the members were not
sufficiently acquainted with the prop
osition to vote inteligently on it this
year.
Fowls and Animals May Stray.
Mr.. Magill made a valiant fight in
the house fer his bill relative to fowls
He had tie support of Mr.. Stevenson,
but the bill was killed all the same
The bill undertook to make it unlawful
to permit animals and domestic fowls
to trespass on lands Of another, where
on is growing or ungathered any gram,
cotton or vegetable production raised
for market or domestic consumption
after notice, and to provide punish
ment thereof. The discussion proVok-
ed much amusement.
Hunters License Bill Killed.
The Audubon society bill to require
hunters to take out a gun license
came up as special order in the
house on Thursday, and was killed
Mr.. Ma,gill, of Greenwood, in whose
name the bill was introduced, warmly
defended the measure.
Liquor Cases by Circuit Court.
Mr.. C. D. Smiths bill to make mag
istrates have jurisdiction in cases OF
violation of the dispensaly provoked
lively contest, some contending that
the present courts we're too slow, but
the house determined that it would
leave the law. alone and retain dis
pensary cases in the higher courts.
Mutual Insurance Companies.
There was a surprising debate on
the bill to allow a mutual life insur-
ance company, at Anderson, to have
a larger field than is now permitted.