The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-01-21
,REVIEW And FORECAST
OF LEGISLATIVE WORK.
NOTHING DOING TILL AFTER ELECTIONS
THE PROHIBITION FIGHI-THE
LIEN LAW 4 LIVE ISSUE.

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1S:-At noon on the 18th instant
the General Assembly met and each
house remained in session long
enough to organize, then adjourned
until twelve O'Clock neSt day. An
account of the organization has
already been given in The RECORD.
The committee assignments of the
members from Williamsburg was as
follows:
Mr. Bryan was placed on the fol-
lowing committees: Agriculture,
Roads, Bridges and Ferries and
CLAIMS. Mr. Carter was given q
place on the following committees:
Ways and Means, Mines and Mining
and Federal Relations. Mr. Graham
was assigned to the following COM
mittees: Public Schools, Hospital for
the Insane and Engrossed Bills.
1t will be noted that each one Of
our representatives was assigned to
at least one committee of importance,
the committees on Ways and Means,
Agriculture aud Public Schools
ranking among the most powerful
committees of the House.
Senator Bass was made chairman
of the committee on Contingent Ac-
counts and was also made member
of the following other committees:
Enrolled Bills, Penal and Charitable
Institutions, immigration, Peniten-
tiary,and Roads, Bridges and Ferries.
The committees of the Senate are
not made up by the president nor by
the Senate, but by caucus of all
the old senator's, except the few of
this class who are opposed to such
an undemocratic and unfair method
of selection. This plan appeals
very strongly to snch as wish posi-
tions tat will attract attention to
themselves and to such as desire to
escape work, but is very subversive
of selection according to fitness.
Very little real work has been
done up to this time. Invariably
the first part of the session is wasted
in lettering and ad;ourning and
then comes perfect spasm of ~
dustry and the session which began
I in the most dignified leisure ends i'll
hurricane of hysterical rush. Dur
ing the week just ended the session
of neither house averaged an hour
day. AS early as Thursday the
lower house passed resolution to
adjourn from Saturday to Wednes-
day noon.
Several bills have been presented
in both branches of the assembly
but no measure of Importance has
received vote and it is more than
probable that there will be nothing
decisive before next week. The in
augurstion ceremonies will be the
feature of Wednesday, and then the
elections will claim first place until
they be oyer. 1t would break all
precedents were the assembly to
settle down to earnest lawmaking
until after the candidates and their
friends shall have been gotten out of
the way; and it would be the part of
wisdom to get through with the
election as early as possible.
For the chief-justiceshlp, made
vacant by the resignation of Justice
Pope, the names of Justices Jones
and Gary will be presented. For
associate justice about dozen men
have been mentioned-too many to
Ss here noted. The outlook appears
10 be at present that the race will
/ he narrowed down to Judge Watts,
Judge Hydrick, Judge Gage and
Hon It P Cothran and Hon J P
Carey.
Liquor and the lien law will again
re the two leading subjects for
sbilling, brawling and bull-rag-
ging." Several bills on both these
matters have already been presented