The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-02
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STATE LAWMAKERS
ELECTION OF REMBERT'S Success.
SOR WILL COMPLETE HOUSE.
Senate Remains in Tact.-NeXt SeSl
sion of the General Assembly Con-
yeneS January 13.

and the session, the election or a sue
cessor to the late George r. Rembert,
of Richland county, will complete the
quota of the house Of representatives,
which, with the senate, convenes in
annual session here January 13.
There have been eight changes in
the house during the year, as follows:
Anderson county, Mack King,
elected at the 1912 election, resigned to
become county supervisor, and H. c.
Summers, Jr., brother-in-law Of Gov
ernor Blease, was elected recently to
succeed Mr.. King.
Charleston county-R. S. Whaley,
resigned to become congressman from
his district, and Capt. J. c. D. Schro-
der, of Charleston, died In the place
Of these two members Of the house
NJ. ]. Clements and A. w Todd, the
latter a former member Of the house
were elected.
Clarendon county-Harvey w
Mitchum, State dispensary auditor,
resigned at the last session to accept
that appointment from Governor
Blease. Joseph H. Burgess was elected
to succeed Mr.. Mitchum
Darlington ~county-W. E. James,
member Of the house, died, and J. F.
Pate was elected to succeed him.
Marion county-s. oQuinn, member
of the house, moved over into Sum
ter county and resigned, NJ c. Har-
relson, of Mullins, being elected few
days ago to take his place.
Pickens county-,Ered Williams.
member of the house, took his life,
and j. L. Bolt. of Easley, was named
to succeed him in the general assem-
bly,.
VIII Complete Membership:
Waen Mr.. Rembert's successor is Sc
lected the house will have a complete
membership. The election for sue
cessor to Mr.. Rembert will be held
January 6.
For many reasons the next session
of the general assembly for South
Carolina, which convenes Tuesday,
January Is, is regarded the most i'm
portant in recent years. Issues of
vital Importance to the State are to be
met and questions Of policy that mean
much to the future welfare Of the citi-
zenship are to be settled.
The personnel of the approaching
legislature is, therefore, matter of
more than passing interest. Those
who will undertake to discuss and
vote upon the grave measures that
are to come before them have the eyes
of State upon them, and, in some of
the questions involved, the eyes Of
the entire nation.
Senate in Tact.
From the senate not one Of the men
who served last session will be re-
placed at this session on account of
death or resignation, for all members
of last years upper branch, if moth
ing happens between now and the 18th
of January, will return to Columbia to
take their places in the senate cham
Der.
lieutenant Governor Charles A.
Smith, of Timmonsville, by virtue of
his Office, is the presiding officer of
the State senate. This is his fourth
session in the capacity and will be
his last, except for the opening week
of the 1915 session, when at the in
auguration exercises he will turn his
official position in the senate over to
his successor. The lieutenant COVER
nor is candidate for promotion. He
is running for the governorship.
The president pro tenn of the SEN
ate is Senator P L. Hardin, of Ches-
ter, legislator of many years ex-
perience. He was also named chair
man Of the finance committee of the
senate, position which vies with
that of the Craftsmanship of the judi
ciary committee for the leading senate
committee. BY many it is regarded
the most important committee chair
The clerk to the senate is Marvin
N. Mann, an attorney of ST. Matthews,
and the assistant clerk is R. Beverly
Sloan, of Columbia, the United States
commissioner here and an attorney
at the Columbia bar The reading
clerk Of the Senate is Dr. w. S. Stokes