Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-26


The most prominent of these are: The
child labor bill, the compulsory educa-
ton bill, the biennial sessions measure
and what has become famous as the
chicken BILL"
The child labor bill passed the senate
last session and this time received more
support in the house than before. 1t
will no doubt be heard from again.
The compulsory education bill was in
troduced in the senate by Senator Ray
sor, Of Orangeburg, until recently
member Of the state board Of educa-
ton. It's support in the senate was
strong, but 1t did not receive enough
votes to pass.
The biennial sessions bill passed the
house and was killed in the senate,
which also rejected the several bills
presented on this subject by Senator
Gruber, Of Colleton.
The Chicken bill" passed both houses
and its neck was wrung by confer
ence committee. The bin sought to
include domestic fowls under the pro-
visions Of the general stock laws. The
house wanted 1t to. apply to turkeys,
geese, ducks and guineas and the SEN
ate wanted to include chickens. The
two houses could not agree on the
chicken bone Of contention and the
bill thus failed Of passage.
The redistricting bill Is one Of the
most important bills passed at this ses-
sion. It has already been published In
this correspondence. The congressman
most affected are Messrs. Elliott and
Lever. Col. Elliott's county, Beaufort, is
taken out Of the First and put In the
Second district. If he runs in this dis
trict, composed Of Aiken, Barnwell,
Beaufort, Edgefield, Saluda and Hamp-
ton, he will have to oppose Attorney
General Bellinger, Of Barnwell, and
Representative Croft, Of Aiken-both
strong men. Col. Elliott has been In
congress almost 16 years. Some Charles
ton man may come out for congress
in the First, and Senator Gruber, Of
Colleton, Is also a possibility.
There will be a general shifting
around of state house officials at the
next election. Attorney General Bellin-
ger, as stated, will run for congress, and
his present assistant, Colonel U. x.
Gunter, Jr., and Speaker Stevenson will
be candidates for attorney general.
Secretary Of State M. r. Cooper is In
bad health; but If he offers for any Of
flee 1t will be for governor. His as
sistant, Mr.. Jesse T. CAN'T, will run
for secretary Of state, as will the gov
ernors private secretary, Colonel E. H.
Aull. Representative ]. Harvey Wilson,
of Sumter, Colonel J. Thomas Austin,
a member from Greenville, and Captain
j. Hampden Brooks, representative
from Greenwood, are also mentioned.
Comptroller General Derham will be
opposed, 1t is said, by Senator Sharpe,
Of Lexington, and 1t is possible that Mr..
N. W. Brooker, who made the race two
years ago, will be a candidate again.
Adjutant and Inspector General ]. w.
Floyd will oppose Congressman Finley,
and the present assistant adjutant and
inspector general, Colonel John D.
Frost, will run for his chiefs place.
Colonel Henry T. Thompson, captain OF
the famous Darlington Guards, and la
ter lieutenant colonel of the Second
South Carolina in the war with Spain,
Is being urged to run for adjutant gen.
eral, and Colonel J. C. Boyd, Of Green
VILE. commanding the first regiment of
militia, may also be candidate, as will
Paul E. Aver, Of Anderson.
For Railroad Commissioner Wilborn's
place, the aspirants are too numerous
to mention; but some Of them are Mr..
Wilborn, Senator Banks" Caughman,
w. Boyd Evans and Jim" Cansler.
These are some Of the candidates for
state offices that have cropped out thus
early in the season. Besides there Will
be five or six for Senator McLaurin's
seat, as many for governor, and several
for lieutenant governor. Many Of these
have been in Columbia during the ses-
sion, making themselves solid with the
politicians; but for about three months
there will be a rest from politics.