Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-16

acted into law, the wish will be COM
piled with.
The rural library bill, by which the
state was to furnish free reading mat
ter for rural and mill communities,
seems to have gone by the board for
this session. Senator Beamguard in
troduced the bill in the senate and
supported 1t in an excellent speech,
but the small appropriation-small
for the worthy results 1t would have
accomplished-shooed off some Of the
very senators whose constituents
would have profted most by it. The
bill is certain to be r~e-introduced at
the next session.
One item Of particular interest to
York county in the appropriation bill
provides for a new gymnasium at
Winthrop college. Thirty thousand
dollars is to be expended for the build
ing by the state, half the money to
be available this year, and half next
year. DR.. Johnson, president OF Win
throp, will supplement this appropria-
ton by $50, 600 from outside sources.
Mr.. Bradford looked after the interests
of the college before the ways and
means committee Of the house and
Senator Beamguard will do likewise
before the finance committee of the
senate.
Probably hi last meeting of the
York delegation for the present session
has been held. 1t is said that there
has been practically no friction in any
of the meetings and that the only con-
test Of any kind came up over the re-
commentator for appointment Of
township assessors for Bullock's
decided to recommend the old board
for re-appointment. Very few changes
were made in the boards, which will
be as follows:
Bethel-R. Meek Barnett, j. b. Ford,
John L. C%urrence.
Bethesda. T. Crawford, S. c.
Byers, r. NJ. Bratton.
Broad River. l.. Rainey, JEFF D.
Whitesides, Ellie D. Darwin.
Bullock's Creek-J. G. Blair, f. NJ.
Bankhead, o. ]. Gwinn.
Catawba-J. r. Gettys, r. H. Cowan,
J.. S.. Stutz.
Ebenezer-T. NJ. Oates, T. A. Bar
ron, T.. w. Jackson.
Fort Mills. H. Epps. ST., d. G.
Kimbrell, Ira G. Smythe.
Kings Mountain-J. Darby Smith,
w. D. Moore. r. N. Whitesides.
York;. r. McCorkle, r. f. Nc
Farland, G. NJ. Carroll.
Town Of Yorkville-J. NJ. Starr, ].
p. White, Mason Mcconnell.
City Of Rock Hill. E. Parker, w.
B. Byers, w. w. Miller.
Town of Fort Mill-A. A. Bradford,
w. P. Crayton, L. A. Norris.
Mr.. Leslie has introduced in the
house a bill providing that the term
of the agent for the Catawba Indians
shall be two years. Under the present
law the agent serves until his sue
cessor is appointed and qualities. In
this connection 1t is said that there is
some hitch in the disappointment of
Mr.. White as agent for the Indians.
At first it was thought that Mr.. White
would be ~re-appointed. but opposition
is said to have sprung VI in the last
few days and it is regarded as doubt
full whether he will receive the execu-
tive favor.
The house finally put acros about
as mild a compulsory chool attend
ance bill as any one could wish for,
and it is now in the senate to be act
ed upon. In a few days the bill will
get out of free conference, perhaps
with some amendments, and then go
to the governor for approval. Messrs.
Cherry, Leslie and Bradford voted
for the bill: but Mr.. Num- refused to
vote for it because the g limit was
Ia wears instead of IL years, as he
thought it should have been. An
amendment to the bill, proposed by
Mr.. Bradford. precludes the collection
of any tuition, m"atriculation. Incl
dental or other fee by any school