The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-13
PRIMARY ELECTION
MATTER IMPORTANT
One of the Subjects That Will
Have Legislatures Attention.
SENATOR LANEY'S VIEWS.
He Thinks Everything Else Will be
Overshadowed by Primary Re-
form Agitation.

Columbia Special to Charlotte OBJ
the primary elections will be the
most important matter to be decided
at the session of the general assembly
convening this week in the opinion of
one OF the vanguard, who has already
reached the city. The Chesterfield
senator things everything else will
be overshadowed by the primary re-
form agitation.
Legislators are ready to rain a de-
luge of bills on the general assembly
which meets in annual session Tues
day at noon. Lawmakers arriving in
the city have measures ready to be
introduced as soon as the two houses
come together, while others have pet
bills, still in rough drafts, crammed
in their grips, which they will round
into shape and offer for the relief of
the people and the advancement of
the state, as they view it.
Both houses will be called to
order promptly at noon on Tuesday.
Lieutenant Governor G.. A. Smith
will bring the senate together, while
Speaker NJ. l.. Smith will assemble
the house of representatives at the
same time on the other side Of the
capitol. Committees Will be ap-
pointed to wait on Governor Blease
and notify him and then will come the
1Sual message. Indications are that
hn ~ mi will
sumo so much time on the opening
day that both houses will likely re-
cess after hearing 1t until Wednesday.
Calendars OF both houses are al
ready loaded down with measures
which did not get through the last
time. Senator Nichols bill tighten
ing up the primary heads the third
reading bills on the senate calendar.
Senator McLaurin's state warehouse
bill for storing cotton is on the SEN
ate calendar as a second reading bill,
while a twin measure stands as a sec
ond reading bill in the house. Sena-
tor Earle's bill providing for a fiat
two-cent passenger rate on railroads
is at the foot of the senate calendar.
Bills providing for statewide com
pulsory education, permitting Char
lesion the right to regulate the liquor
lIdlllC ny ulBH llNtHSS, SlNluB Iut
railroad commission the right to en-
ploy an inspector, proving for the
sale of the state farms and the plac-
ing of all state convicts on public
roads, providing for an appropriation
for an exhibit from this state for the
Panama Exposition at San Francisco,
all come over from last year. In ad-
dition there will be offered a resolu-
tion providing for an election on
statewide prohibition. another pro-
viding for statewide election on
high license and repeating that sec
tion of the constitution prohibiting
high license, scores of proposed meas
ures dealing with the primary, and
other matters too numerous to men
ton.
/ Political dopesters are predicting
a hot fight between Governor Blease
and the general assembly. They
point to the bitterness In the closing
hours of the past session when the
legislative and executive departments
locked horns in n stormy scene, and
/ they assert that the resentment which
is still smouldering can be expected
to break out early in the session.
The session will last at least 40
days and may run over two months