The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-30
What theLaW=n7akers are
A~D0ing in the Capital City
BILL AGAINST WHITES
TEACHING The NEGROES
PASSED BY THE HOUSE AFTER
STUBBORN FIGHT.
Asylum Investigating Committee Nam
ed.-VariouS other Matters OF
Importance.
Special to The Herald and News.

Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, Jan. 29-The Fortner
bill in the house to prohibit white
persons from teaching in negro schools
and to prohibit negroes from teach
. ing in white schools-public schools
or private schools-and the appoint
ment of the members of the asylum
Investigating committee, have been
e two matters in the general as
mbly so far this week in which
( Eterest has centered. The Fortner
i'll produced one Of the most pictures
hue fights seen in the house in long
time. After a hard and stubborn con-
test it passed second reading on Tues
day, and on Wednesday it passed its
third reading and went to the senate.
A strenuous affort was made to null
lily the bill by loading it down with
amendments As it went to the senate
i carried two amendments-that It's
provisions shall apply to intimacy OF
the races in the houses Of i'll repute'
and that it shall not apply to white
persons teaching negroes the Bible.
The bill was passed in the house by
a decisive vote-the vote on Tuesday
showing SO for the bill and 38 aginst.
The Investigating Committee.
The Investigating committee is COM
posed of Senators T. ]. Strait, OF Lam
caster; T. ]. Mauldin, Of Pickens, and
Macbeth Young, of Union, appointed
by the president of the senate, and
Representative w. F. Stevenson, of
hesterfield-who introduced the re-
solution providing for the investlga-
1ion-C. C. Wyche, Of Spartanburg,
and ]. A. Hunter, Of Bamberg, appoint
ed by the speaker of the house. The
senate members as first appointed by
President Smith on Tuesday included
Senator F. H. Weston, OF Richland.
In a letter to the president Of the
senate, copy which was handed Sen
ator Weston, Governor Blease, for the
reasons stated in his letter, objected
to Senator Weston upon the COM
n1ittee. Senator Weston withdrew
and Senator Young on Wednesday
was appointed in his stead.
In his statement Withdrawing from
The committee of investigation Sen
ator Weston read Governor Blease's
letter. and said:
Governor Objects-WestOn WithdrawS
"Mr. President, l rise to question
of personal privilege. hold in my
hands copy of letter from the gov
ernor which reads as follows:
1.-The Hon. Chas. A. Smith, lieuten-
ant governor, senate chamber, Colum-
bia, S. C.-Dear Sir: notice from
newspaper reports that you have ap-
pointed F. H. Weston, senator from
the county of Richland, member OF
the asylum investigating committee.
Personally l haven't any objection to
3Ir. Weston, and, in fact, have no
personal interest in this investigation,
either one way or the other, other than
that, if there should be anything
wrong, that it be exposed, and the
proper steps be taken to correct the
evils. However, l desire to call your
attention to the fact that Mr.. Weston
appeared before the board Of regents
at recent meeting as attorney Tor
one of the parties interested, $50 l
understand and believe,) and l do not
think that he should be member OF
the jury to try his own client, or mat
Iers interesting his own client, and If
he remains on the committee | shall
decline to have anything to do with
it, either in my private or official
capacity, for the reasons / here state,
as l have had enough partiality dis
played against me, and enough po-
litical spite, since have been COVER
sAaor, in these matters of so-called in
estigation.
Very respectfully,
"'Cole L. Blease,'
"tGovernor. "
81 wish to state that I am not an at
n.o.rn.. fnr any nnn internsfnd in this