Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-02
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dealers, and in warehouses, etc., to-
gether with the number of spindles in
operation. The resolution contem-
plates that these reports shall be made
on the same days as the reports as to
ginning, condition of the crop, acreage
etc, and the object is to provide the
cotton growers with information as to
the supply on hand and the probable
consumption, so that they may govern
their. operations accordingly. THESE
statistics, il is believed, will be OF
much value to the farmers as the sta
tistics now given as to the ginning,
acreage and condition are valuable 10
the manufacturers. Mr.. Lever mas
talked the matter over with the d.
rector of the census and with a number
Of. the house leaders and has secured
their, endorsement of his plan and 1t
will quite likely be put into erect.
Charlotte N. c., December 80:
That the notion that war makes Tor
manly development is at variance with
all history was largely the burden or
an address delivered here tonight by
Col. Henry Watterson, who advocated
the ratification of the pending peace
treaties between the United States
and England and France. Col. Waiter
son spoke to a large audience and was
heartily applauded throughout his ad-
dress. ( At the conclusion Of Mr.. Wat
tersorfs speech, Major ]. c. Hemphfll,
editor of the. Charlotte Observer, Of
fered a set Of resolutions endorsing
the ratification of the peace treaties.
A sensation followed when Mr.. Cam
p
torney, made a vigorous reply to the
proposition advocating the endorse
ment Of the peace treaties on the
ground that the constitution OF the
United States delegates this power to
congress and that the matter should
be left entirely in the hands OF that
body, The resolutions offered by Ma
jor Hemphill were unanimously adopt
ed thus stamping the audiences dis
proval upon Mr.. Morrison's position.
- Shanghai China, December 2s:
The peace conference being held here
between the representatives OF the
Pekin government and the revolution
ary party today agreed that the form
of government to be ultimately adopted
for China should be decided by a ma
tional convention whose determine
ton should be binding on both parties.
1t also was agreed that pending the
decision of the national convention
the Manchu government was neither
to accept nor to attempt to obtain for
eign loans. Another agreement reach
ed Is that all Manchu troops in the
provinces of Shan-Si-Shen-Si, HUI
Peh, Nganwei and Kiangsu shall evac-
uate their present positions and with
draw frcm them to a distance OF 100
II (about 81 miles) within five days,
beginning from December 81. The
republican - troops. meanwhile; shall
neither advance nor occupy the places
evacuated pending special arrange
ments to be reached by mutual agree
ment. The Manchu troops are not to
advance nor to attack the positions at
Shantung held by the republicans, nor
shall the republican troops advance
upon nor capture new places. 1t Is
understood that the national conven-
ton to be called Is to include those
delegates at present In conference at
Nanking who have elected DR.. Sun
Vat Sen president Of the republic and
others to be elected.
Democrats OF the house Of repre-
sentatives, plan to eliminate from the
next sundry civil appropriation bill
the $325,000 appropriation for the pres
ident's tariff board, the $4,000 appro-
priation for the economy commission,
and the $25,000 appropriation for the
presidents travelling expenses. Demo-
cratic members OF the appropriations
committee are understood to be unan-
imously in favor Of this elimination
programme and they believe that tibet
cutting out of this expenditure Of $685.
600, all OF which is under the direc-
ton of the president, will meet with
the approval Of the majority party In
the house. The sundry civil bill will
be ready for submission to the house
during January and the Democrats
plan to defend denial Of the quarter OF
a million appropriation for the tartn
board on the ground that the very
principle of a tariff body under the di-
rect supervision Of the president Is
undemocratic. They further will point
out that the constitution gives to the
house of representatives the power of
initiative in revenue legislation, and
will contend that a presidentially con-
trolled tariff board practically amounts
to a usurpation- of this power. The
house Democratic leaders have an
economy plan Of their own, and will in
sist that the maintenance Of the econ
omy commission is waste Of time and
money. They will argue that the house
expenditures committee for the various
departments of government can take
care of any economies that may be
needed if the members of the cabinet
fail to discover eXtravagances OF the
administration. AS far as the presi-
dents travelling expenses are con-
cerned, the Democrats feel that the
annual appropriation of $4,000 for
that purpose is being used against the
Democratic enemy, and they propose
to cut it off for that reason. These
eliminated items are certain to pro-
woke lively discussion when the sun
dry civil bill is reported.
Columbia, December 29: The pres
ent textbook contract expires June
30, 1917. Under the contract one
company secured upwards of so per
cent of the textbook business Of the
state. Such domination is neither
wholesome nor desirable. Its recur-
renee or continuance should be made
impossible" is the statement made by
]. E. Swearingen, the stare superin-
tendent Of education, in discussing his
annual report to the general assembly
on the need of a state textbook board
He points out that no more vital ques-
tion than that Of the textbooks will
confront the members of the general
assembly, and urges that some action
be taken. The board charged with
the adoption of textbooks" he con-
tinued, should be made directly re-
sponsible to the people instead of to
the executive. This board should be
composed of public school men and
should adopt books for all Of the schools
of the state. A uniform series of
books should be adopted for city and
town schools as well as the rural dis
tricts, but If voluntary agreement can
be secured among independent dis
tricts the substitution of this agree
ment for the state adoption should be
everywhere allowable in long-termed
schools. The sole limitations being
that where once adopted it could not
be changed within six years. The
state textbook list should be so clas-
sified and subdivided that not more
than one-third of the books in use
could be changed at one time. This
could be readily accomplished If the
term of each adoption ran for six
years and if only one-third Of the
books on the list could be considered
every. second year" These statements
and suggestions are made by Mr..
Swearingen in the section of his re-
mort dealing with the text book QueS-