The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-02-06
IMPORTANT MEASURES
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
SENATE PASSES MEDICAL INSPEC-
TIQN BILL.
Other Measures OF Importance to State
Being Considered BY Senate and
House.
to The Herald and News.

a multitude of local measures.
An invitation has been accepted to
! visit State Park-the new asylum
property-at $50 o'clock this after
noon. The development of this proper
~, in connection with the policy of
the State in regard to its unfortun-
ates afflicted with mental troubles, is
one of the biggest questions now be-
fore the legislature.
The legislature has also accepted an
invitation to visit Charleston, to in
spect the Medical College of the State,
the Citadel, and to be the guests OF
the city of Charleston, at time to be
fixed by the neutrality-suspicious.
Wednesday of next week.
Senate For Medical Inspection.
The senate on Tuesday night passed
and sent to the house Of representa-
tives the Weston bill providing for
medical inspection of school children.
Upon Senator Sharpe's motion to
strike out the enacting words, 26 of
the senators voted against the motion
COR for the bilD, while only nine voted
for the motion Ito kill the bilD. The
senator from Newberry voted for the
passage of the bill. Several amend
ments were made to the original bill,
and as the bill goes to the house the
compensation for the inspecting done
shall not exceed .25 cents per pupil. 1t
was urged that the physicians Of the
South Carolina Medical society would
make the examinations without cost.
There was a great deal of debate
upon the measure and the bill was
stubbornly fought.
Governor Blease, it has been recall
ed, has announced that he would veto
any bill of this purport; so that if the
bill gets through the house, it will
take a two-thirds majority in each
house for it to become law over the
governors veto.
The Compulsory Education Measure.
The Harper r-McCravey-Lawson local
option compulsory education measure,
the substance of which was published
in the last issue of The Herald and
News, has passed It's third reading in
the house and has been sent over to
the senate. The vote in the house up
on giving the bill it's final reading
showed 70 for the bill and 18 against
it
Committee Against Fortner Bill.
The senate committee on education
has submitted an unfavorable report
on the Fortner bill to prohibit white
persons from teaching in negro
schools. This bill has passed the house,
after one of the most stubborn and
picturesque fights seen in that body
in some time. The bill will be strong
ly supported and strongly opposed in
the senate, and an interesting fight is
expected on it there.
sThe Yellow PERIL"
Representative c. c. Wyche, of Spar
tanburg, has introduced in the house
IN interesting bill regulating the hold
6g of lands in this State by aliens.
There is a similar bill in the senate by
Mr.. Stuckey. The acquisition of lands
Joy japanese is said to be the princi-
pal matter contemplated by the BILL
it being suggested that in a few years
this State might be facing a problem
somewhat similar to that Of California
in this respect, and it is to meet this
contemplated condition that the bill is
introduced
Two-Cent Rate Bill
The house of representatives on
Wednesday gave third reading to the
2 cents passenger rate bill for rail-
roads. The house refused to accept
Rany amendments to the bill, which was
Sinted In the last issue of The Her
spd News. Several amendments
to apply to small lines we're
but they were voted down,
IT the passage of the meas
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