The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-06
LEGISLATURE CONVENES
One WEEK FROM TODAY
SOME OF THE MEASURES WHICH
WILL COME UP.
Matters of Statewide Interest-List
of the Members OF House and
Senate.
Special to The Herald and News.

Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, Jan. "a good many
matters of Statewide interest, in ad-
dition to the election Of an associate
justice to succeed Judge Woods,. and
the other elections, will proSably
claim the attention of the coming ses-
sion of the general assembly, which
will convene at noon one week. from
tomorrow
The fight for a fat two-cent passen-<
ger rate on all railroads in the StafaS
will no doubt be renewed and vigQg-
ously pushed Governor Blease has
been strongly urging two-cent rate;
which would put all passengers on
an equal footing, and obviate the diff
ficulty which has been experienced by
the public in connection with the var
ious forms Of mileage books, which
give the advantage to the man of
means, and which, with all the legisla-
ton and attempted legislation in re-
gard thereto, have caused no end OF
trouble
The senator from Edgefeld has been
quoted in a Sunday morning newspa-
Fer as saying that lie will make
fight for his primary reform bill, Of
fering several amendments to his
measure introduced last session, and
which is still on the calendar. There
will probably be other primary re-
form bills. The legislature, however,
will probably go very slowly in any
| matter looking towards restricting the
primary. There are plenty of laws
now to protect the primary, if those
laws are enforced There are string
ent laws against bribery and corrup-
ton. and undue influence. All good
Democrats are agreed that in the pri-
mary, as in every other election, there
should be fairness and honest dealing
between man and man. There have
! been and there will probably continue
to be efforts which if successful
would require additional qualifications
; for participation III the primary, But
it is hardly possible that any law will
meet with favor which would keep
white men out of the primary. The
heople of South Carolina believe in
I free ballot and an honest count, and
when there is free ballot and an
honest count, nobody has the right to
complain-though the DEBATED. even
when they have all the election ma
chinery in their hands, sometimes
raise great hurrah.
Compulsory education measures
will probably be introduced and press
ed, as at previous sessions. 1t Will
be recalled that a compulsory educa-
ton bill passed at the last session,
but was vetoed by the governor, and
the veto sustained.
1t has been stated that a bill will
be introduced by a Charleston mem
Der looking towards license system
for the handling of the liquor traffic
in that city.
There is a bill now on the calendar
to provide for the sale of the State
farms. The governor is on record as
favoring the discontinuance of work
on all State farms except the Refor-
matory in Lexington, and placing the
convicts on the public roads.
The matter of cattle tick eradication
and the establishment of a tubercu-
losis sanitarium will also engage the.
attention of the legislature.
After the short time which it will
take to organize, the governors an
nual message will be read, and the
two houses will be ready for the rou-
tinue work of the session.