The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-29
SOCIAL REFORMS
TO Be PRESSED
Large Concerns Await Law
makers Attention.
THEY MEET JANUARY u.
'"mpu'sor! Schoot Attendance and
Primary Election Regulation
viii Have Consideration

VIII Have Consideration,
The Columbia State of Monday
says problems OF magnitude, many Of
which might be classed IS reforms.
will confront the general assembly
when it convenes on January IL.
The chief issue in the campaign last
summer, aside from that of remov-
ing conditions that make for law
lessness in the state, was that OF
compulsory school attendance. 1t
is confidently expected that the leg
islature will pass in 1915 a law re-
quiring the attendance of children
on the public schools. The over
shadowing Importance of a compul-
sorry school attendance law can be
seen when South Carolina's S place i'm
the literacy list of states is taken
into consideration. North Carolina
alone prevents South Carolina from
standing last in literacy
Richard l. Manning. governor
elect, Will be inaugurated on Jan
uary 10, one week after the general
assembly corvenes. Ii is expected
that an overwhelming majority OF
both the house and senate will be in
sympathy with the policies he out
lines in his inaugural message to the
general assembly. Mr.. Manning on
the stump last summer championed
compulsory school attendance. advo-
eating the passage or a law which
would permit the electors in each
county to vote on the question of
compelling all children between GER
tain ages to attend the school near
est their homes
Another matter that will probably
be undertaken by the general assem-
bly, is the enactment into law of the
rules OF the Democratic party under
which the last primary was held. II
is possible that the rules NAV he
changed in certain particulars before
they are introduced in the general
assembly as a bill
Medical inspection of children in
the public schools, an important
hygienic measure, which sessions of
the general assembly have passed in
the last two or three years only to
see il vetoed will be taken up by the
next general assembly. It's enact
ment into law is predicted.
1t is possible that a rural credit
bill intended 10 permit landless fem
ants to acquire farms may be pre-
sented
Ihe matter of the adjustment of
taxation on more equitable basis. n
subject which has been discussed
VITA more or less difiidence by the
Ia. half dozen general assemblies.
viii probably he taken up by the next
session. Mr.. Manning in his pub
llshed platform said: Il shall advo-
cate such changes in assessment,
and taxation as shall more fairly dis
tribute the burdens of taxation and
make more equal assessments and
with the eXempt;o ;ons of small homes
in towns and small farms of limited
acreage"
'' S'Hel al assembly VIII have tn
settle other matters OF Importance.
many OF them growing out OF the
economic conditions brought on the
state in common with the South at
large by the war in Europe.
The advocates OF prohibition of
the sale of intoxicants have been
carrying OF an active campaign dur-
ing the last few months They will
ask the general assembly to pass a
bill ordering an election next fall
on the question of the adoption of
a statewide prohibition law. The
prohibition question when broached
hitherto in the general assembly has
been productive of endlss argument
which consumed much time. There
are those who fear that the intro
duction of this question, which has
been fought over time and time
again, will block remedial lee;sla-
ton of which the state stands badly
in need.