The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-20
FIRST WEEKS WORK OF
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS WILL BE RESUMED
TUESDAY NIGHT.
A General Review of Last Week. $
Work, Showing Tendency OF
Present Session.
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Columbia, Jan. 19.-Today, the an
oiversary of the birth of Gen, Robert
= Lee. is a legal holiday in South
Carolina, and when the general as
semblv took a recess on Friday it ad-
journed over until Tuesday, me
house will meet on Tuesday at noon
The senate will not meet until Tues
day night at 7:5O-which will give 1t
10 minutes to organize before going
70 the house for the reconvening OF
the Joint assembly to finish the cleo
tions.
The legislature has yet to elect a
State librarian, insurance commission
er, a good many trustees Of State col
leges, and two directors OF the state
oenitentiary. There are about ~
candidates for State librarian-alI OF
them ladies. Insurance Commission
er McMaster is opposed by Mr.. Eli
l;son Capers, Of Summerton, and MI
w A. Hudgins, of Anderson. There
are several candidates for the two
penitentiary directorships-one OF
these being MIR. A Hayne Hawkins
who will be placed in nomination 10
succeed himself.
Both houses of the general assem-
bly, did a good deal Of work during
1he four days they were in session last
week. In a short review of the first
week of the session, it would perhaps
he too tedious to go into details as to
the various measures acted upon, and
the various actions taken. So early
IN the session, better idea OF the
work may probably be gained by
general statement as to the tenden-
cies which the opening days shcw.
Child Labor and Compulsory Ed
ucatiOn.
Child labor legislation is being
dressed. The commerce and manufac-
.nres committee has held numer-
ously attended hearing upon a bill
in the senate by Senator Weston pro-
hibiting the working of children under
"a wears of age. Another hearing
will be held by the committee this
week. It has been stated that unless
the committee changes its mind as
result of the second hearing an
amendment will be reported by the
committee which would make this bill
also, in effect, in the nature OF a COM
pulsory education bill. This tenta-
tive amendment, which has been pub
llshed, reads:
provided, That it shall not be IN
lawful under this section for any
child between the ages OF II and IT
wears Of age to be so employed De-
tween the hours of 6 o'clock a, m.
and 5 o'clock p. M, for not exceed
ing eight hours a day, who shall nave
attended the nearest school for the
Dublic school term of the county IN
which such child shall reside, and
certificate from the county superln-
tendent of education of such county
that he is satisfied these requirements
have been complied with shall be pro-
cured before any such employment
shall be legal.
Compulsory education as a general
proposition has not yet been taken
up, but it is stated that its advocates
are getting ready for the fight, and
that a compulsory education measure
or possibly several different measures
will be strongly pressed.
There will no doubt also be light
for one or more primary reform
bills.
A bill to provide for a system OF
medical examination Of school chill
dren and students attending pubic
schools, and colleges within the State
also has a prominent place on the
senate calendar, and promises to come
in for its share of attention.
On the second day of the session.
the senate killed a bill providing Tor
medical examination for marriage.
Votes For WOmen2
Votes for women in certain cases
will be a Subject of discussion dur
ing the session, bill having been in
troduced in the senate which would
give women votes in elections for
school and college trustees, in the
matter of vc ting additional taxes and
issuing bonds for school purposes,
and permitting women to hold the OF