The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-22
THE SOUTHEASTERN
MUST LEAVE STATE
Senate agrees to the House Amend
ments and Bill Ordered for
Ratification.
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
Columbia, Feb. 1S.-I,ne senate to-
night agreed to the house amendments
20 the bill driving the Southeastern
Tariff association out of the State. The
bill was ordered enrolled for ratifica-
zion.
The administration bill providing
FOR a board of conciliation passed the
senate late tonight and was returned
TO the house with amendmtnts.
At the night session the senate
passed the bill providing pay for mill
tiamen who attend drills. The bill
was returned to the house with minor
amendments.
A test vote showed the senate over
whelmingly against the two-cent rail-
road rate bill. The measure came up
for debate and Senator Carlisle, in or
posing it's passage, said that it was
batting the railroads. On a motion
by Senator Sharpe to adjourn debate
en- the bill until 1O:3O tomorrow, Sen
ator Hughes moved to table this mo-
ton, which the senate refused to do
by vote of IA to "a Those who
voted for the motion to table, that is
presumably for the bill, were: Banks,
Beattie. Earle. R. D. Epps, Goodwin,
Harvey. Hughes, D. B. Johnson, Alan
Johnstone. Ketchin, O'DeIl, Sherard,
WighSman, D. Reece Williams. Total
Il.
Those who voted against the motion,
that is, presumably against the bill.
we're: Black, Buck, Carlisle, Chris
tensen, DuRant, E, c. Epps, Evans,
CHM, Laney, Lee, Lide, Manning, Nc
Gown, Mullins, Nicholson, Richard
son, sharps, sinkler, spigner, Stacy,
Stuckey, Werner, Walker, John F.
Williams. Total "a.
Debate on the bill was then ad-
journed until 1O:30 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Child Labor Bill.
The Mccullough child labor bill was
called up at 9 o'clock and Senator
Padgett moved to strike out the house
amendment limiting the bill to dis
ericts which nave compulsory educa-
ton. The Colleton senator proposed
to make the bill Statewide and to pro-
hibit the employment of children un'
der Il years of age. Senator Padgett,
in a forcible speech, pleaded for the
passage of the bill and told the SEN
ate that the children should be pro-
tected. He referred to the Keating
bill now before congress and said the
State had better do something.
There were several amendments Of
feerd to the bill and the opposition
was led by Senator Wightman. Senator
Carlisle joined Senator Padgett in
defense of the bill, Crowded galleries
listened to the debate with much in
5erest.
The senate amended the child labor
bill by making it apply to all children
under IA years of age. The bill now
reads: "No child under the age OF
IA shall be employed in this State"
The bill will become effective JAM
uary l, 1917. The bill was returned
to the nouse with these amendments.
On With the Dance.
A kick on the dancing in the lobby
tOI the SIdlS uOuSS was ISSloI0A GU EAA40
morning by Senator Werner who in
troduced a resolution instructing the
.sergeant-at-arms to prevent dancing
and the playing of instrumental music
in the Capitol building while the SEN
ate is in session. The young ladies
of the engrossing department hearing
of the resolution fiocked to the gal
leries and watched the debate with
much interest. Senator R. D. Epps
moved 10 table the motion, which was
done, a to II, which action met with
a suppressed stir of approval froV
the fair ones in the galleries.
Under the terms of resolution the
drawing for seats for next session
took place this morning This would
have caused a general rearrangement