The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-17
BUT LITTLE DONE
TIE FIRST WEEK
Resignation Of Gov. Blease Over.
shadows FinS Session of Gen.
eral Assembly.
Special @ to The Inlelliqsnoer.

Special to The IntelliRencer.
NoLuMBIA, Jan. 16.-The dramatic
exit or Cole l.. Blease from the Gov
ernorship overshadowed the first
week or the first session of the list
General Assembly of South Carolina
mat Blease preferred to Quit the
stage OF public attention attended ~
all the noise, sensation and noteriety
possible is the very general belief IN
this State, for he would have ptvan
way next Tuesday to Richard I. Man-
ming anyway. His sudden resignatf,n
removed all fear OF general freeinp
OF prisoners FOR Charles A. Smith. 1pbo
succeeded him and who for five fiays
heid the Office of Governor of spufb
carolina, is conservative ana not given
10 spectacular performances. =
Fhe coming week will witness the n.
auguration Of Richard i. Manning as
Governor and Andrew J. Bethea as
Ldentenant Governor. The inaugura- :
tfon VIII take place at noon before n
lolnf session OF the Senate and House
IN the hall of the House of Renresen- !
tatves. Chief Justice Eugene iB. CARY
q. che State Supreme; Court viii ad-
minister the oath OF office to the in
coming Governor and lieutenant
Governor. The supreme court, State
Rouse officials. and people from every
part OF the State viii witness the in
augaral. Railroads have put on round
Tip reduced rates for the occasion
ana Q large attendance is expected.
Beyond organization and election OF
Mendel l. Smith, former speaker Of
me House, 70 the iudgeahip OF the
nth circuit little was done the lrst
week outside of the Introduction of
plliss great many proposed meas
nfes nave appeared son all sides or the
lGeneral Assembly. Three BILLS proyid-
ins s5r State-svide compuls6ry educa-
lion nave been introduced. A bill To
sapmit % q referendum on September
itth the people of Statewide prohi-
pition has been introduced In both
tne House and Senate. a nat tUo cent
passenger rate bin appeered last
nlgnt le the Senate. A &C sstitutionai
amendment taking the full use Of the
paruoning power ont OF the hands OF
sns @ Governor and leaving II with the
General Assembly 10 limit hfs use Of
the power viii he introduced ffha sro,,,.
my Week by Senator Sherard OF Ane
desSpn county. Z, =
Abe program for the coming week
rt-sS9 y Iil0t new
Gcsernbr on Tuesday, 4 visit Ia win.
throp College at Rock ffiiI on We'd
neatay, and the election of three d ii
rectors OF sae State penitentlary, asgo,
raennhesg Of the Beard or Visitors 81
- 1e che Elasii
cal College. and 4 Code Comm 6issio,ieT
by the Joint assembly OF the two
siesses On 8 81 . 81 Il Ii not fikely
that much actual work viii be koeteiis
through with GA the ss1ssGae or bills
befora the end OF the seeis. There are.
several isnporsaiit eonalnittee hearings
on proposed bills. Cor the coming
week. pfintipai of them being that on
the tysn cent e&sA lore f,, 5s,s
road committee OF the @enat6 On Friz,
day afternoon as i oscsocks
I. Al Of the State House officials win
begin another term sininltaneonsiS
with GggerEoF kfaHasne 1n Tnesdav
The only change IS Oh the board az
railroad commissioners Efaals
Shealey taIkshE the pinoe ef II. Banks
FAu8nmnu mo VIII retire effer Twelve
years on Thai hoafds