Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-28

1900 BILLS INTRODUCED.
Warehouse RiiI is u Spe-
cial Order in Senate.

Columbia. Jan. 26.-With over
1900 new bills already having been
introduced in both branches, the
General Assembly began it's third
week of the 1914 session to-day.
"Vutes for Women"
The "Votes for Women" appeared
at this session. Senator Carlisle Of
fered proposed constitutional
amendment in the Senate to submit
to the people an amendment giving
women the right to vote in all mat
ters affecting the schools and per-
mitting them to hold the Office of
school trustee and notary public.
Representative McMillen is willing
to grant them full and equal suffrage
rights with the men, and he submit
ted proposed constitutional amend
ment along this line in tho House.
with these entering wedges the
people generally expect to see this
become live issue in future cam
paigns in this State, for there is
small probability Of the General AS
se"bly passing the proposals this
time and submitting them to the
people of the State next year.
Senator Carlisle would have the
question OF Statewide prohibition
passed on by the people in a general
election next November. He has in
troduced the proposed referendum in
the upper chamber.
The warehouse bill is special Or
der on the Senate side, Senator
John l.. McLaurin having opened the
debate on the measure last week. He
says that he intends to push it
through If possible.
The Senate passed the concurrent
resolution previously adopted by the
House memorializing Congress to re-
peal the Fifteenth Amendment to the
Federal Constitution which, in effect.
gives negroes the right of SUI rage.
The Senate, however, trimmed the
resolution OF the preamble which was
attached as 1T came from the House,
and it now goes back to that body
for concurrence or non-concurrence
in the amendment.
The bill proposing to gradually in
crease the age limit for children
working in the mills at 13 years
after January l, 1915, and at IA
years after January 1, 1915, has re-
ceived an unfavorable report from the
majority OF the Senate committee on
manufactures. A minority report,
children between the ages Of II and
IA to work in the mills provided they
have certificate from the County
superintendent Of Education that
they have attended the regular
school term, was returned. The bill
was introduced and is in charge of
Senator Weston, of Richland county.
Petltlons from several mill opera
tlVes throughout the up-country
poured in on both branches Of the
Legislature asking them not to raise
the age limit.
The local option compulsory educa-
ton bill has been introduced in the
senate by Senator Lawson and in the
House by Representative Harper. The
OIL gives to each county the right to
declde whether or not they will have
compulsory education. The Senate
committee on education have made
a favorable report on the bill. A SIM
liar measure was passed by the Cen
eral Assembly at its last session, but
was Killed by the veto of Governor
Blease, not enough votes being rallied
TO repass the measure over the veto
Governor Gives a Smoker.
Interest in political circles was
intensified by the smoker which
Governor Blease gave to his friends
in the General Assembly last week
at local hotel. 1t is said that mat
ters of legislation we're discussed and
also the necessity of organization in
each county. No public announce
ment was made of the smoker, and
| the Governor made no statement to
newspaper men concerning it.
Amendments to the State Consti-
tuition providing for the recall of
Judges and the limiting Of the par
| doning power OF the Governor by re-
curing majority favorable report
from the Board Of Pardons before
favorable action can be granted on a
petition for clemency have been in
troduced and are now before commit
tees for consideration.
The bill prohibiting white people
from teaching in negro schools will
probably be called up in the House
this week. A message from Cover
nor Blease calling attention to white
people teaching in some negro schools
was received by the Senate on Friday
night and by the House on Saturday
morning. The House referred the
message to its committee on educa-
ton.
The Ways and Means Committee
nave begun work on making uD the
appropriation bill Requests for ap-
propriations aggregating more than
$2,50O,000 were received.
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