The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-11
Liquor Legislature Is
More And More Drastic

cold drink pr0pOSltlOn mucn more
alarming.
Senator Sink'er offered another
amendment as a substitute for his
other amendment allowing a citizen to
order 80 pints Of beer or half a gal
lon Of liquor a month. The Charles
ION senator said his amendment was
in the line of temperance
Senator Lees motion to indefinitely
postpone the bill was lost, s to u.
Senator Carlisle's amendment cut
ting down the amount from one gal
lon to two quarts month was adopt
ed 26 to IS. Those who voted for re-
ducing the amount to half a gallon a
month were Beamguard, Black, Brice,
Carlisle, Christensen, DuRant, Earle,
E. c. Epps. R. D. Epps. Evans, CHM,
Gross. Harvey, Alan Johnstone, La
ney, Lide, McCown, Nicholson, O'Deli,
Padgett. Richardson, Sherard, Sink
Ter, Spigner, Werner, Walker-26.
Those who voted for the amount to
remain at a gallon a month We're:
Panks. Beattie, Buck, Goodwin, D. B.
Johnson. Hughes, Kitchin, Lee Man
ning. Mullins, Nickels, Patterson, },
F Williams, Sharpe Stacy, Siuckey,
Wightman, D. Reece Williams-1S.
Werner Usuary Bill Passed.
The illicit liquor seller and the
banker who evades the law by chadg-
ing us1,ry were yoked together by
Senator Werner, who wants all such
violators seat to the chaingang, as
serting they would make "a beautiful
rair." The Oconee senator said the
gorcrnor was enforcing the laws
agair I liquor selling, but wanted tc
know what he was doing on enforcing
other laws. He charged that bankers
who violate the law by charging usur-
ious rates of interest were at the top
socially. The Oconee senator was
debating his bill to prohibit the charg-
ing of a greater rates of interest than
allowed by law.
Senator Wightman didn't see now
any man could vote against this bill.
The bill as finally amended prohjh-
its the charging for loans of a great
er rate Of interest than allowed by
law except that minimum fee OF 5O
cents can be charged as discounts on
loans of $50 or less. Where the banks
or others charge a greater rate of in
terest than allowed by law they VIII
forfeit as penalty twice the amount
of the interest charged. The bill was
passed and sent to the house.
The judiciary committee bill relleV-
ing outside companies from liability
of usury when a usurious fee for ne
gotiating the loan is charged by their
agent in this State, was passed and
sent to the house.
Child Labor Legislation.
The house on Tuesday night refused
to pass to third reading the McCul-
Tough bill raising the age limit OF
children to II years, and on Wednes-
day morning compromise measure
was agreed upon and introduced, pass
ing the house by vote of 81 to 29
This compromise bill provides;
Section /. That section 422, volume
2, criminal code of South Carolina
1912. be and the same is hereby
amended, by striking out said section
and by inserting in lieu thereof the
! following:
'No child under IA years Of age
residing in any sch district where
| the compulsory school law is in force
shall be employed in any factory, mine
or textile establishment Of this State
After July 1, 1916, no child under The
age of 13 years shall be employed IN
any factory, mine or textile establish
ment in this State After July l
1917. no child under IA years of age
shall be employed in any factory, mine
or textile establishment in this State
To Elect Game Warden.
The mouse on Wednesday morning
passed to third reading bill to pro
vide for the election of chief game
warden by the legislature. The game
warden is now appointed by the gov
ernor, upon the recommendation o.
the Audubon society. A similar bll
mas passed in the senate. The pres
ent game warden is Col. A. "A. Rich
ardson, who was appointed by Gov
ernor Blease.
Calendars Crowded.