The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-30

negroes are taught in this State, or
white nurses to be employed in negro
hospitals to nurse negroes at any
hospital or sanitarium or for any
negro to teach or instruct in any
college, high school, public school,
graded school, private school or any
school where white persons are taught
in this State; and any person who
shall violate any of the provisions Of
this section shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and, upon con-
viction thereof, shall be punished
by fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding II months:
Provided, that nothing in this act
shall be construed to prohibit the
teaching of the Bible and religious
matters. that the provisions of this
bill shall also apply to intimacy CT
the races in houses of i'll repute.
The test vote on the bill in the
house on Tuesday is Of general in
terest. On the motion to strike out
the enacting words, the vote was as
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative
(to kill the bilD are:
Messrs Atkinson, Barnwell, ,Bethea,
Bolt, Boyd, Brice Busbee, Charles,
Clement, Courtney, Dantzler, De-
! Laughter, Evans, Greer, Hun
ter, Johnson, Kirk, Lee, Lilies,
Lumpkins, McMaster, Mcqueen,
Means, Melf, Nicholson, Pegues,
Riddle, Rittenberg, Walter NJ. Scott,
Senseney, Shirley Smiley, Thompson,
Tindal, Wander Horst, c. T. Wyche,
Youmans, Zeigler.-38
Those who voted in the negative
(for the bilD are:
Speaker M. L. Smith and Messrs
Addy, J. w Ashley, NJ. J. Ashley,
Blackwell, Bowers, Browning, Bur-
CESS, Cross, Daniel, Fortner, Friday,
Gasque, Goodwin, Gray, Halle, Hall,
Hardin, H. F. Harrelson, NJ. C. Har-
relson, Harvey, Holley, Hutson, Irby,
James, Jones, Kelly, Kennedy, Kirby,
Lybrand, Mcdonald, Miley, Miller,
Mixson, Moore, Moseley, Murray, Mel
son, Odom, P. att, Ready, Riley,
Robertson, Robinson, w. S. Rogers,
Jr., Sapp, w W. Scott, Sherwood,
Stanley, Strickland, Sturllie, Summers,
Walker Warren, Welch, White, White
head, Wilburn, c. c. Wyche-59.
On the final passage of the Fortner'
bill On Wednesday, the vote was 81
for the passage of the bill and 40
against. Of the Newberry delegation,
both those present, Messrs. Mower
and c. T. Wyche, voted against the
bill.
urinary REFORM Dill
The Nicholson primary reform"
bill came up for discussion again in
the senate on Wednesday, and "pri-
mary reform" was again threshed out.
Senator Young, Of Union, said he
wanted to give the senate something
to put itself on record on, and wanted
vote on the matter of requiring gen.
eral election restrictions for the pri-
mary. The matter, however, was
finally referred to a committee to take
the measure under consideration and
to work upon a bill to be reported
back to the senate. This action was
taken upon motion of Senator Crouch,
of Saluda. The committee is compos-'
ed Of Senator Nicholson, Of Edgefeld,
the author of the measure before the
senate; Senator McLaurin, of Ben
nettsyille; Senator Sharpe, of Lex
ington; Senator Clifton, of Sumter,
and Senator Sullivan, of Anderson.
Compulsory Education Measure.
The local option compulsory edu-
cation measure is expected to come
up in the house for discussion pos
sibly today. This measure has a
favorable report in the senate, and
is a special order in the house. 1t is
along the line of the bill last year,
which was vetoed by the governor,
the veto being sustained. The Rich.
land delegation will urge measure
providing for compulsory school at
tendance in Richland county.
Proposed Liquor Legislation.
Bills have been introduced looking
to an election upon Statewide prohi-
bition, and, as has been stated in
The Herald and News, looking to-
words ouf1a wing thn social clubs