The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-15
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATION.
Child Labor and Redistricting 10 Be
Considered Soon.

Columbia, s. c., Jan. 1.-THE work of
organization has been perfected In the
House OF Representatives. Unlike the
members of the last General Assembly.
the legislators do not give evidence OF
any wild desire to introduce new DIS
1t is true that sixty bills and joint reso-
lutions have been presented, but this does
not approximate the record Of the last
House.
Very little real legislation will be ac-
complshed this week. A great hght IS
expected over the bill to prohibit cnid
labor I'm cotton mills This bill was IN
troduced by the Aiken delegation ana was
referred to the Committee on Commerce
and Manufacturers. 1t is expected thae
the committee will report taVoraOiy On
the bin.
The sale Of the state farms is another
question which viii give the legislators
no little opportunity for airing views.
Some rode this hobby through the cam
paign. 1t is one thing to say that the
farms should be sold. and another thlng
to get an individual to buy the lahn
its proper valuation. For 1t is reclalnleu
from the Wateree by dikes, ana CONVEX
labor is valuable in keeping up these ON
hankments. On the other hand the peo-
rge Of the state are demanding better
bigbv,avs Just within the past ie"
vears has this been an industry OF the
state. and the experiments nave peeh 50
encourag ing that some people "oulu en-
nloy all convicts, except those sehtehceu
for life terms in building permanent couii-
try roads The convicts VINO are sen
ed for life could be used on nearpy Iditlis
under close surveillance, 10 make IN IN
enough 10 provision the penitentlary' Inc
nfa n
coming very Objectionable. n,
rTyha raarrangement of congressional JUS
| .ricts NAV occa sion a big fight az inns
session. When the late Mr.. II. u Falton i
Rushed his bill urging that the Pres7"
| sboestring districts were unnecessary ~
,nconvenient. it was urged by the oPp ..1
| ton that It were best to wait u1lii al
| the census had been taken -.
Not only has the census been taheh ~
| 49, Lover House of the National congress
| nos nassed the Burleigh Dill Whlcn' a.
though it will not interfere with 0ouen
CaroI,na's representation. prescripes tha'
| on congressional districts must De c 'I.,
nact and of contiguous territory Inc
| fght will be on the question Oh
trictlne. but on the shaping OF theae Wis
| tricts - .bot the matter
| a, he disnosed of at this session. ioi
| a. rdu then be but little over year
NTH the next primary campaign ana o.,
nirants for congressional honors VIII wan
! time in which to set their sails.
TIVE patton bill, 1t is said, VIII be tnt
Ao.ts MON which the redistricting VII
| he made. However, although thls inca
| ~ meets requirements so far as tht
grouping OF territory ana peoples III w.
cerned it can be improved upon IN set
| fling districts more nearly palahceo "
population. zo.
The following shows the plan proposed
| nv the late Mr. Patton, and the total D
nonuIatIon for each district shows tina
sonoe OF the groupings suggested by hin
| fau short of the required l9S0OO, whil'
others are considerably in excess.
pee Dee District-The counties of Mari
boro Chesterfield, Darlington, Marion
FLORENCE. Horny. Total population l67'44f
| Santee - Georgetown. Williamsburg
Charleston and Berkeley. Total 1881.
Edssto-Orangeburg, Barnwell, Bamberg
| Hampton. Beaufort Colleton ana Dorches
ter Total 22l Az.
Wateree-Fairfied. Kershaw, Richland
Sumter, Clarendon. Total 1881.
Saluda-Edgeheld Aiken, Saluda, New
berry. Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington
Total 2O6, 446.
Keowee-Abbeville, Anderson. Oconee
Pickens and Greenville. Total 1857.
| Catawba-Spartanburg Union, YORK
Chester, Cherokee and Lancaster. Tota
217. 031.
The general plan of the above district
Is acceptable, for the bill passed the lower
house of the Legislature.