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SYNOPSIS OF WORK ( OF GENERAL ASSEBtBia (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1.) given the bill showed that the house was in no uncertainty about the mer its of the bill. Mr. Stevenson moved the previous question. Mr. Wyche moved to commit the bill to the judiciary committee. The kouse refused to commit the bill. I To Test in Court. Mr. Evans offered an amendment providing for testing the bill in the eourts as to its constitutionality. The . house adopted the amendment Another amendment making the property purchased under the act re rert to the State if the warehouse system should become inoperative for any reason was adopted. The bill was then passed to a third c reading. WIVE CHILDREN BETTER CHANCE. louse Passes Tobias Juvenile Court Bill-Age Limit Made 15 Years. 1 The juvenile court bill, introduced . br Mr. Tobias, was passed to third reading Thursday night by the house by a vote of 73 to 25, after determined opposition. The age limit of the chil Iren who are subject to the jurisdic ion of the court was changed from 18 to 15 years. t Mr. Rembert tried to exempt Rich- z land county from the provisions of the c bill, but the house refused to allow , him to do so. A fruitless effort was i also made by Mr. Hutto to exempt t Orangeburg county. s Mr. Tobias will stubstitute the ju venile court bill which has passed the a senate for his bill. The first section of Mr. Tobias' bill t seads: - "That whenever a petition shall be b presented to the probate court, sup ported by affidavit, either on knowl- F edge or on information and belief, t that any child within its jurisdiction u vnder the age of 15 years is destitute b "r homeless, or is a beggar, or whose s ho2ne, by reason of cruelty, neglect a er depravity on the part of its par- C *nts, or other person in whose care it 0 may be, is an unfit place for such p wild, or that any child is being re- tl quired to work contrary to law, or in* - an unreasonable degree, the conditions e and circumostances of the parents or person with whom it resides being' c .onsidered, or is iincorrigibly mis- s dhievous or vicious, or is a persistent a truant from school, or habitually as- e sociates with criminals or vicious or h knmoral persons, or is growing up in t ig'norance Or idleness, or is in immi- p D.ent danger of becoming vicious or t eriminal; or whenever a report is t made to the probate court by an offi- s eer of the law, as hereinafter provid- c ed, that any child under the age of S years is liable to arrest or has bee t arrested for a violation of law, the r said probate court shall issue a sum eons to the child and to its parent or a parents or persons with whom it re sUQes, or in case of a child under ar rest, to the officer in whose custody t< he then is, also to show cause why the supervision, care or custody of the i said child should not be assumed by'y that court. Such summons shall be returnable .within three days from the g date of serv-ice. The issuing of such summons shall not be a stay of any g eiminal proceedings which have been s istituted against such child and which are referred to said petition or t report except as hereinafter provided. ~ In case the child has parent or par- E ents within the jurisdiction of the oourt with whom the child does not g reside, but whose residence is knw or can with reasonable diligence be ascertained, the said parent or parents t shall be summoned to appear before t te court before the final disposition y of the case." e Mr. Tobias spoke briefly on theIC merits of his bill, which he said was.a designed to take innocent childr'en out of vicious environments, for which they were not responsible, and to gives them a chance to grow up into good oitizens. HONOR BY LEGISLATURE. Degree Conferred Upon Dr. Newton F. Walker-His Work at Cedar Springs. The house passed a concurrent res- t Qlution from the senate, introduced by .y Senator Young, conferring the degree d of doctor of philanthropy and charity ( upon Newton F. Walker, director of 3 the State Institute for the Education of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind at Cedar Springs. The resolution stated that the de gree was simply a recognition of his s services to the State in devoting his I life to instructing unfortunate chil dren. t "Whereas. Newton F. Walker. of r ,edar Springs, Spartanburg county, S. J 3., has throughout his life devoted an g inselfish patience, zeal and talents in ti )ehalf of the unfortunate deaf, dumb 3 md blind children of this State; has I b .ntributed to their present and past 'eaf and comfort; has aided them to a levelop themselves to a status of good t tnd intelligent citizenship; and has )repared them to worthily earn their ivelihood and to become most excel s. ent members of society. "Therefore, Section 1. Be it resolv xd by the general assembly of the state of South Carolina, that a de ree of doctor of philanthropy and harity be, and the same is hereby, to 'onferr-i uL;oI the said Newon t Valker, as a fitting testimonial of his vorth and usefulness and life laborer n the vineyard and as a benefactor to >outh Carolina's unfortunate chil tren." S FARCICAL RESOLUTIONS. t ai ttempt to Amend Senator Weston's 0 h Measure by Asking for Pardon of Jones. i 0] The joint resolution, the purport of vhich is to smash the pending case a ,gainst Samuel H. Owens, a former, su- z hi 'ervisor of Richland county, that was ntroduced in the senate on January 1 by Senator Weston, was called by, in out of its regular place on the alendar for the purpose of sending it vi o third reading. There was an amend aent offered to it by Senator Young, t f Union, to "squash" another indict- tr aent and conviction-that of W. T. G ones, formerly of Union, but now in A ie State penitentiary serving a life; fo entence for the murder of his wife. Neither the resolution nor the mendment to it were acted on. They ai rere held over for further considera- la !on. cc The full text of Senator Weston's to ill follows: th "Section 1. That the solicitor of the M 'ifth judicial circuit is hereby au- ca iorized, empowered, and directed pon the approval of this resolution PC y the governor to forthwith, or as of )on as same can be done, to dismiss D9 ad have ended the suit entitled 'The ounty of Richland vs. Samuel H. l wens and the American Surety comn any of New York,' by consenting to e passage of, or himself having assed, the necessary orders, to that b !fect. "Section 2. That the clerk of the0 ourt of common pleas and general s essionis for Richland county is herebyt uthorized, empowered and directed to ei nter upon judgment now of record in II is office in the cause mentioned in a tie preceding section full and corn- tc lete satisfaction thereof, except for T tie sum of $1,533, the amount voted P >C. M. Douglass as a raise of his alary as clerk of the board of county! si ommissioners. .F: "Section 3. That thle solicitor of te Fifth judicial circuit is hereby di- tE ected, after having complied with the' rovisions of section 1, not to take CJ ny further proceedings upon the onds of Sam. H. Owens as supervisor or Richland county for the years 1899 . > 1904, A. D., inclusive; said bonds l eing dated respectively December 9, ~ 898, December 17, 1900, and Decem er 30, 1902." Senator Young's amendment is as F allows: "Amend section one by adding the el llowing proviso at the end of said n ection: b4 "Provided, That whenever the solici- h or dismisses the said case, that the c overnor, his excellency, Cole. L. re lease, is hereby authorized, empow- e red, directed and required to issue a: rthwith a free and full pardorf to B] ne W. T. Jones, formerly of Union vi ounty, but now serving a life sen- de ence in the State penitentiary; and til tat the verdict of the convicting jury ti e set aside and the judgments of all ifi ircuit judges and of the supreme p ourt be and the same are hereby set a< side and that his estate he reimf- c( ursed all money spent in said case o f the State vs. W. T. Jones, as afore- of aid." [EFUSES TO ANNUL fr STATE'S CONTRACT m C: rouse Indefinitely Postpones Rembert T: Resolution to Abolish Hosiery cc Mill. a The house refused Friday morning a pass Mr. Rembert's joint resolution Al rhich provided that the State repu iate its contract to furnish J. M. si raham convicta for working in the. of osiery mill at the State penitentiary. as The joint resolution, offered by Mr. fc tembert, which the house indefinitely as ostponed, follows: in "Be it enacted by the general as embly of the State of South Caro- ci na. to "Section 1. That the contract en- a< ered into between the board of di M. Graham on the 10tn day of Au ust, 1910, to let to said J. M. Graham le labor and services of from 200 t: 50 convicts be, and th.e sam'e is here y annulled. "Sec. 2. That the ins- tution known s the hosiery mill at the State peni mtiary be, and the same ;s hereby, bolished. "Sec. 3. That this joiu t resolution hiall take effect 60 day.3 after its ap royal by the governor.' Mr. Stevenson de: Tr.:( ti:at ihe ?solution expressly provided for the tate to repudiate i'r contract and, possible, would n ua tr'at the Site r South Carolina 5'roul.1 Ie drawn; in lengthy litigation. fore.ocnied tc se when the matter was finally ireshed out in the courts. Convicts Making Them Rich. Mr. Rembert said he thought the tate had a right-to annul the con act as contrary to public health ad safety. He referred to the rec nmendation of the State board of ealth that the hosiery mill be abol hed. He also spoke of the unfavorable ;nion rendered last fall by the Rich .nd grand jury in regard to the mill, ad said that several Richland citi mns were getting rich by means of the )siery mill, and he could understand by the Richland grand jury did not ant to stop these citizens from mak :g money. Mr. Rembert made a gorous plea for his resolution. Mr. Stevenson said that the face of e resolution showed that the con act between the State and J. M. raham had been fairly entered into. ad the resolution provided no reason r abrogating the contract. Against Constitutions. The constitutions of both the State d the United States provided that no w should be passed repudiating a ntract, declared Mr. Stevenson. As conditions in the hosiery mill at e penitentiary, opinion differed, but r. Rembert wanted to abolish it to rry his opinion through. Mr. Dixon moved to indefinitely rtpone the resolution. By a vote 64 to 40, the house agreed to Mr. Ion's motion. - AY REESTABLISH DISPENSARIES IN COUN TIES The substitute amendment to the 11 of Senator Lide to permit the re ~tablishment of dispensaries in rangeburg county was passed in the nate Friday morning and sent to e house. The bill as it io~w stands npowers all those counties that are >t allowed by the Carey-Cothran law id other acts to vote on the question, hold an election on the second iesday in Feb'ruary, 1913, for that irpose. The Lide bill has been under con deration for some time, It seemed riday that the discussions would Scontinued, but, after much fhibus ring and the offering of~ .mend ents that were killed, the Montgom y substitute was accepted and the 11 sent to the house. The most far ~aching amendment that was killed as the One prohibiting the aestab shment of dispensaries 'within five iles of county lines. The Montgomery substitute follows: "That On the second Tuesday in ebruary, 1913, any county in this :ate shall have the right to hold an ection for or against the sale and anufacture of alcoholic liquors and everages, and such election shall 'be ld .and conducted by the same offi eis and under the same rules and gulations provide~d by law for gen -a elections: Provided, That before iy such election shall be held there tall be filed with the county super sor of such county before the first ty of December of such year a peti on in writing, praying for such elec n, signed by one-fourth of the qual ed electors of such co'unty. Said su ~rvisor shall give 30 days' notice, by vertisement, of such election. Buc ~ssive elections under this act may i held, but not in any one county tener than once in four years." There is a proviso to this amend ent that exempts those counties om the provisions of the bill that ay hold elections in 1912 under the irey-Cothran act oz any other law. .e 'bill as it stands will allow "wet" unties to vote the dispensary out id "dry" counties to re-establish .em. grees to Submit Question of Bonds. The joint resolution providing for bmitting to the people the question issuing $1,000,000 bonds on the olH ~ylum property to carry out the plans r developing State Park, the. new ylum sit, was passed Friday morn g 'by the house. Mr. Brice offered an amendment itting the amount of the bonds down $500,000, but the house refused to ~cept it. The joint resolution 'was offered by .e ways and mans committee. ATLANTIC COAST LINE . B. CO., Passenger Traffic Department. MARDI GRAS, New Orleans, La., Me bile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla. 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