Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-20
Mistellanrous Readina.
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
Subjects Of Interest That Will be Con
sidered by Lawmakers.

sidered by Lawmakers.
Anderson Intelligencer.
Columbia, December 14.-With the
legislature a few days less than four
weeks off, discussion is being INDUCED
In here as to whats what" Some OF
the most important matters being
talked about are: Compulsory educa-
tion, railroad rates and the mileage
question:; hosiery mill at penitentiary,
the cotton warehouse bill, the Charles
ton liquor situation, the one mill for
country schools and other educational
matters, constitutional amendments
tonching direct election Of judges. and
a statewide prohibition law. These
are few Of the things being discuss
ed. This by no means is the entire list
and probably there will be something
OF great significance sprung at the last
moment.
Compulsory education has been gen.
orally spoken about throughout the
state recently. The fate Of compul-
sorry education bills in the past has
been their defeat, but those who are
advocating the matter, are going to
press hard this session Of the general
assembly for the passage Of a law to
compel the parents Of children to send
them to school for a definite term.
The state superintendent Of education
isopposed to compulsory education ex-
cept as local option measure, some
thing like the operation Of the pres
ent whisky laws in this state. Govern
or Blease called attention a few days
ago to law Of educational facilities IN
rural schools and stated that first Of
al the schools should be bettered be-
f3re there was any talk Of compulsory
education. He does not think COM
pulsory education law practicable at
this stage Of the game. Judges Of the
circuit court have recently urged COM
pnlsory education and there have been
various endorsements Of such law.
THE press of the state for the greater
part, has favored compulsory educa-
ton.
However, 1t is doubtful that COM
pplsory education act will past this
session Of the general assembly. There
issgoing to be warm fight waged. A
leading educator speaking Of the mat
ter few days ago, said: "a very mild
law will first have to be passed for
compulsory education to be anything
cf O success in this state. The people
will not stand stringent act for the
beginning. But above all else the peo-
ptn will first have to be educated up to
the necessity Of such law. You have
got to have sentiment back Of laws.
The situation is slightly analogous to
the non-enforcement of the liquor
la.xs in Charleston. When the people
Save been led to know that compul-
sorry education is good, probably at
that, time there will be no need Of a
AN. / am not looking for the COM
rulsory education act at this session
to pass, but believe that In a few
years such an act in mild form will
pass our general assembly" ... .
A two cents fiat rate on the railroads
will lie urged at this session Of the leg
islature and some adjustment OF the
mileage matter will be sought. When
the mileage act requiring the pulling
of mileage on the trains was up before
the last general assembly, K. P. Smith
of Anderson, then chairman OF the
railroads committee of the house OF
representatives, warned the members
of that body that the mileage act
would not work satisfactorily. This
prophecy has been fulfilled, and now
he people and the members OF the
general assembly are looking for some
relief. The plan has proven unsatis-
factory all around, 1t Is generally be-
lieved. While more convenient, In
that mileage is pulled on the trains,
there are other drawbacks well known
to the travelling public. 1t Is hardly
probable that the general assembly
will compel the railroads to charge as
low a rate as two cents fiat, but there
will probably be some adjustment
made about the mileage matter.
AS already announced in the Intel
ligencer, Governor Blease is going to
make fight on the hosiery mill. Just
few days ago, the state board OF
health announced that 1t still consid-
cred the hosiery mill a menace to the
health Of the convicts. The battle will
be renewed in the general assembly
and with partisan politics removed, II
is thought that something will be done
about the hosiery mill at the peniten-
tiary.
The cotton warehouse bill will again
be put before the members Of the leg
islature. It will be recalled that last
year an act was passed creating state
system of warehouses and that later
the supreme court declared the act
| unconstitutional. Constitutional law
yers and members of the general as
sembly have gotten together and they
| think they have framed an act that
| will pass the courts this time. So
new bill will be introduced and the
members of the house and senate will
look 1t over carefully and will probably
pass it. This bill Is regarded by many
as a very wise thing and by many 9TH
ers as an unwise proposition. The
same question. practically, except or
the moral side, is involved as was the
case when the state dispensary was es-
tablished. It Is argued on the other
hand that a system of warehouse:
bring to the farmers an adequate price
for cotton.
The Charleston liquor situation Is
| referred to in an article from Charles
ton, and the one mill for country
schools has been explained in the '
telligencer as has the motion Of Gov
ernor Rlease toward direct election OF
the judiciary.
Senator Carlisle of Spartanburg, Is
slated to introduce statewide prohi-
bition bill which will probably moi
pass, although it will receive strong
support.
Other matters, Of course. will come
up in the next session Of the general
assembly, but the above mentioned are
some Of those talked about around
here.
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