Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-21
A DAY IN COLUMBIA.
Legislators Had Gone and Taken
Their Politics With Them.
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Legislators HAD Gone ana aken
Their Politics With Them.
Editorial Correspondence.
Columbia, January 1S.-I left York
vile last night with the idea of spend
ing today among members of the York
delegation for the purpose of getting in
touch with what they have in mind as
to various matters Of local legislation;
but having learned from the Columbia
Record after | passed Chester that the
house and senate had both adjourned
during the day, the latter until Mon
day night and the former until Tues
day at noon, have had to put in the
time in other ways; but nevertheless
have found enough diversion to keep
me more or less interested.
Heretofore, previous to the last sew
eral trips l have made to Columbia,
usually on the occasion of some gath
ering out of the ordinary / nave Ueen
telegraphing ahead for a room. Some
times l would get it and sometimes
would not. This time took chances
and saved the cost of a telegram with
out inconvenience. The new Gresham
has been completed within the past
few months, and Wright's hotel hav-
ing undergone a complete renovation,
secure accommodations except under
extraordinary circumstances such as
will prevail during the corn show be-
ginning January q.
There are very few legislators III
town today. Most of them left by the
outgoing trains yesterday afternoon
and last night and only few are re-
naming over until work Is resumed on
Monday and Tuesday. There is not a
single York man in town, all Of them
having gone home to talk 1t over with
constituents and attend to personal
business that had been left unfinished
on the departure for Columbia on Mon
day Of last week.
If the legislators had been here, |
think 1 would have been able to gather
a pretty good notion Of the existing
sentiment as to things political; but
as 1t Is, there is not much to be learn
ed. The question Of the greatest mo-
ment is the comparative strength Of
the administration forces in the house
and senate. From talks with both sides
1t appears that while the anti-adminis-
tration forces probably have majority
in the senate, and claim majority in
the house, the administration forces
are not willing to concede much of a
margin in the senate and insist that
the house is safely theirs. But as to
this do not feel like making any pre-
diction. 1t would be something more
tnan guess at best. One thing, how
ever, is certain. Neither the house or
senate is so overwhelmingly one way
as it was last year, and not only will
there be fewer bills passed merely for
the purpose of badgering the governor;
but no such bills will be passed over
the governors veto.
The most strenuous fight of the ses-
sion, take 1t. will be over the educa-
tional appropriations. The governor
has made it clear that unless the COM
mon schools are provided for, he will
not stand for the usual large appro-
priations for the state colleges. 1t Is
pretty certain that a majority of the
legislators will not vote for these heavy
appropriations, and then vote for a
material increase in the amount allow
ed the common schools. This would
result in too great an increase in the
state levy, and that would be embar-
RAISING, especially under conditions
where the whole people are giving such
close attention to the situation. There
is no other one issue that could have
calculated to bring about a sharper
division and put representatives more
on their mettle.
There are several other matters Of
Importance under consideration, and
the outlook Is for quite a strenuous
session of the general assembly; but
as / have stated, the members Of the
general assembly being out of the city,
I was unable to get great deal of
information that seems to be worth
printing. w. D. Grist