The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-01-08
South Carolina Solons
To Meet January 13.

program for the 1914 session is
in the formative period and
there is not man In South
Carolina who can predict with
any degree of certainty just
what will take place.
Thistis the last session and
next simmer every man in the
house and many members Of
the senate will go before the
people asking for reelection and
they want to take record
back home with them. This
situation lends strength to the
proposed constructive measures.
1t is possible that the proposed
measures will receive the sup
port Of those who want to show
the home folks" that they
have accomplished something
in the legislature.
Among the more important
measures to be considered at
this session will be: Compul-
sorry education, reformation of
the primary system, medical in
spection Of school children, crea-
tion of a central board of tax as
SCISSORS. final disposition of the
convicts labor problem at the
state penitentiary, appropriation
for an exhibit at the Panama
Pacific exposition, cotton ware
house bill, appropriation for the
state hospital for the treatment
Of tuberculosis, commission to
study pellagra, appropriation
for pellagra hospital. general
financial policy toward the state
hospital for the insane, quest
tions involving the refunding of
the state dept for 5000, 900, bill
to provide for an official execu-
toner at the penitentiary,
changes in the criminal statutes
appropriations for state institu-
tions, and an appropriation of
$4,000 to fight the cattle tick.
Places To Be Filled.
The general assembly will
convene January 13. The hear
ling of the annual message by the
governor will be the first bust
ness Of the house. The next
few days will be given over to
elections. Among the places to
be filled are: Associate Justice
of the supreme court, several
directors of the state peniten-
tiary, insurance commissioner.
and a state librarian.
Those who are acquainted
with the situation declare that
there will be bill introduced at
this session to throw the proper
safeguards about the primary
system in South Carolina. IF
the bill fails. then twill be left
to the state democratic conven-
ton.
e, P. McCravey, of Pickens.
made a name for himself in the
. last general assembly by his
+ valiant fight for local option
) compulsory school attendance
bill. He is expected to reintro-
| duce this measure at the COM
ing session and it is generally
, conceded that the bill will get
: through regardless of the op-
position of the administration
! The measure has the support of
). q. Swearingen, state superin-
tendent Of education. At the
> last session the bill, passed both
houses, was vetoed by the gov
ernor, passed over the veto by
:, the house and met it's defeat I'M
the senate, which was char
acterizedI as a Childish body"
, by one of its members.
ChildLabOr Legislation
Il Members of the child labor
committee in South Carolina
! are urging the members of the
,, house and senate. through let
E ters, to raise the age limit for
! children working in mills to IA
.. years 1t is believed that q bill
Of this nature will be passed,
! but that it will not he put into
/. Operation before 1915.
Il physicians of South Carolina
will urge upon the members the
necessity for the passage of a
medical inspection bill A vital
} statistics measure may also be
urged. This is considered one
of the most important pieces of
legislation and one that would
prove of lasting good to the peo-
pie OF the state. The bill has
the endorsement of the medical
association.
There is good chance for the
cotton warehouse bill to be pass
ed, although many fear that it
would not stand the constitu-
tional test that would have to
be given in the supreme court.
John McLaurin. of Marlboro, is