The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-01-19
GOV. SMITHS INAUGURAL
House Appoints Committee Members
to Arrange for Gov. Manning's
Inauguration.

columbia, Jan. Ex-Governor Chas.
A. Smith, in an address before JOINT
session Of the senate and house, TO-
day outlined the principal policies OF
legislation which he would like to see
enacted into law. The address took
place at noon. Supreme court JUS
tices, State house officials and many
citizens hearing the inaugural remarks
o. the man who will occupy tie gov
i ernor's chair for five days.
A committee, consisting o: Senator'S
Applet, Laney and Mullins, and Repre-
sentatives Charles, Odom' and Robin
son, waited On Governor Smith and
escorted him from his office to the hall
OF the house. Associate Justices Hy-
drick, Watts, Fraser and Gage, and the
Rev. C. A. Freed, the chaplain Of the
senate, accompanied the gubernatorlai
PARTY. Senator LeGrand Walker, the
president pro TEN of the senate, pre-
sided over tie joint assembly. As
Governor Smith appeared with his es-
corts at the door of the house Mr.. Jno.
s Wilson, sergeant-at-arms Of the
Slouse, announced the presence OF the
Aovernor. President Pro TEN Walker
allied on the lawmakers to rise to re-
ceive the governor, and as he walked
''bSdown the aisle to the speakers stand,
legislators and spectators broke into
applause. Senator Walker then called
the joint assembly to order and an
nounced that Chaplain Freed, of the
senate, would offer prayer.
Ooutlines Policies.
Received with cheers Gov. Smith
began his remarks by referring to the
unexpectedness with which he had
been called to the governors chair,
and said that while his term would
u only last a few days, he would men
ton those important measures which
he considered for the peoples wei
fare. He called attention to the great
European war, and of how it had al
fected the people of South Carolina
in common With the rest of the neu-
traI world. and urged the legislature
in thes times o. stress to forget al
factionalism and to work only for the
benefit of all the people.
The governor recommended limita-
tion of the State levy to not over six
mills, the enactment OF water power
tax, repeal of the three-mill constltu-
zional school tax, increased support
for the common schools, the practice
o: rigid economy and the keeping OF
the appropriations to the lowest mini
mum, rural credits act, system OF
land registration, which he thinks
would make the farmers long time
loans on real estate, and he suggest
ed that the sinking fund commission
funds might be invested in this way.
Appropriation Bills.
Governor Smith said that he believ-
ed in the responsibility to the peo-
pie, just as President Wilson insists
upon taking responsibility for his ad-
ninistration In this connection he
suggested that the governor and comp
troIler general should be empowered
with the duty Of introducing the ap-
preparation bill, which the legislature
could not increase, but might de-
crease This he thought would tend
toward less extrava gance, and said that
while recent events might not look
with favor on increasing the power o.
the executive, still he commended il
to the sober second thought of the
lawmakers and the people.