The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-02-28
EDUCATION BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Upper Branch Indorsed Compulsory
Attendance Amendments Were
Adopted-Measure Provides Cloth
ing for Poor Children-Message f.
Sent on Parole Given.

With several amendments, one to
provide clothing for children who can
not afford it, and several counties
exempted, the Lawson Nc Craves
compulsory education bill passed the
senate last night after further de-
bate by vote of 81 to IL, several
senator's pairing, and the measure was
ordered returned to the house with
the amendments. The appropriation
and supply bills will be taken up to-
day.
The compulsory education bill
which passed the senate last night is
that of Senator Lawson inserted after
the enacting words of the bill of Rep
resentative McCravey which passed
the house. An amendment of Sena-
tor Mauldin's was adopted last night
reducing the age of the children from
13 to IL years, making the bill apply
to children from 8 to IL years of age,
in order that the bill might conform
to the child labor laws. An amend
ment offered by Senator Lawson re-
quiring four weeks notice of election
was adopted. Senator Laney offered
his amendment to provide books for
the children not able to purchase
them and it was adopted, with the
provision that the question of inabil-
ity to buy clothing be decided by the
county superintendent of education
and the board of trustees of the
school district. Senator Williams of
fered an amendment to provide with
clothing all the children unprovided
for, with the question of inability left
in the hands of the same authori-
ties. Senator Clifton proposed the
reference to the superintend, and
Senator Young reference to the board
of trustees, thinking that the superin-
tendent alone would have too much
power, Williamsburg county was ex-
empted by request of Senator Epps,
Abbeville and Oconee counties, by. an
amendment of Senator Mars, and
Greenville county at the instance of
Senator Earle.
Parole Granted Union County Negro.
The governor sent a message to
the senate last night announcing that
he had granted a parole to Simon
Ellis, negro serving a term of 13
years from Union county, because of
"inhuman" treatment by w. H. Son
dley, captain of the guards, and DR..
R. T. Jennings, physician at the State
penitentiary. According to the mes
sage sent to the senate, the case was
reported to the governor through an
unsigned letter. The communication
on which the governor based his &C
tion charged that the convict had
been severely whipped because he in
sisted on speak ing to the governor
while he was a member of the group
of convicts cleaning up the State
house.
The letter containing the charges
was submitted to the senate with a
request to investigate the matter. The
message was referred to the senate
message was referred by the senate
to the committee on penal and chari-
table institutions for an immediate
investigation.
The governor said in his message
that his private secretary had been
sent to the penitentiary following the
receipt of the letter and that the re-
'rt was such that he ordered the
negro to be brought to his office and
a parole granted. C. C. Wyche, Mr.
Mitchum and Mr.. Fortner, members
of the house, were named by the gov
ernor as witnesses of the condition
of the negro.-Columbia State.
Accepts Position With New Store.