The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-12-31
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME.
The 1915 Session of South Carolina
Assembly Will Convene Jan. II.


programme of legislation for consid-
Grafton at the next session. The
1915 session will begin January IL
and will continue for 40 days or
more. =,
The first important event of the
session will be the inauguration OF
Richard l. Manning, as governor.
The inaugural ceremonies will be
held before the joint assembly in the
hall Of the house of representatives
at the State house on January 20.
Governor Manning will read his first
inaugural address. The last annual
message will be received shortly at
ter the session convenes from the
present governor. This will be the
last official utterance of the COVER
nor.
Next week advocates Of child labor
laws and compulsory education will
meet in Columbia to discuss measures
to be introduced at the forthcoming
session. Jos. A. Mccullough of the
Greenville delegation will head the
conference.
Marketing will be one of the i'm
portant questions to come before this
session. 1t will be one of the main
features of the annual report from
the State department of agriculture.
Every effort will be made this year
to hold down appropriations. The
State is in a bad way financially and
if possible the State tax levy will not
be increased. However, no matter
how hard pressed the State may be-
there will be many requests Tor
funds. 1t has been suggested that
the State institutions declare holl-
day for one year in the matter OF
appropriations for new buildings.
Practically every institution In the
State will ask for some kind of an
appropriation. These buildings are
needed, yet the heads should consider
the financial condition of the people
as whole.
There is much work of a construc-
tive nature before the next general
assembly. The asylum needs atten-
ton. The entire government Of the
institution should be. changed in the
opinion of many members and an e1-
fort along this line is expected.
Commissions for investigating YER
ious conditions during the past four
years have been suggested in some
quarters and it is practically certain
that such a commission will be ap-
pointed.
The prohibition movement will
cause much talk and little action at
the session. Those who are against
the sale of whiskey seem to be divid-
ed The prohibition party, strictly
speaking want the right to vote on
a Statewide law in September OF
1915. The anti-saloon leaguers may
ask a fight for a Statewide prohlbl-
ton bill. Either of the measures will
call for much discussion and will
serve to block progressive legislation.
However, the prohibitionists declare
that they do not want to block
measures of a constructive nature.
They desire that the matter be set
tied at the earliest possible date.
Governor-elect Richard I Manning
has not announced the questions with
which he will deal in his inaugural
address. He favors constructive leg
islation and his address is awaited
with interest by the people of the
State.
Among the elections will be, an as
sociate justice, superintendent of the
State penitentiary, judge of the fifth
circuit. seargent-at-arms, speaker OF
the house, clerk of the house and
other places. Every place is being
sought by many candidates, except
that of speaker. James A. Hoyt is
without opposition for the speaker
ship.
There is no doubt at present con-
cerning the passage of a measure for
the compulsory attendance of school
children. The fight for this bill has
already been won. The terms Of the
bill are yet to be decided upon.