The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-04
HAS HAD A BUSY WEEK.
MIR. KOHN REVIEWS WORK or
LAWMAKERS TO DATE.
Compulsory Education, Referendum
and Primary Measure on
Docket This Week.

COlumDla. JAN. oV.-iAllhouSH
there have been a number OF very i'm
portant matters disposed OF in the
general assembly, there has been
thus far the kindliest feeling and the
utmost lack of partisanshlp on the
part of the members, both in the
house and senate. There has not
been the slightest indications OF any
political lines of demarcation and no
vote or suggestion has indicated fac
tional feeling, nor has any member
been referred to directly or lndlrect-
" as having won or lost in the re-
cent political struggle in South Caro-
lima.
There is apparently a marked de-
sire on the part of the membership to
let the administration, of which SO
much is expected, have its way in the
more important matters of policies.
These policies were indicated in the
inaugural address of Governor Man
ming.
It might be noted that two of the
most important matters that have
been acted upon either by the house
or senate, or both, were not lncor-
porated as a part of the admlnistra-
ton policies, that is the repeal OF the
cotton acreage bill and the prohlbl-
ton referendum. These two matters,
together with the State warehouse
system, have brought about the most
interesting discussions thus far dur
ing the three weeks of the present
session.
Like a Whirlwind.
Whether it be an embarrassment
to the present administration or not,
as the Charleston Evening Post sug-
gests. the prohibition referendum
went through the house like a whlrl-
wind. The expectation is that it is
going to pass the senate, and the
chief hope of those who are opposed
to plunging the State into prohlDl-
ton is to have the opportunity OF
letting the people vote upon a license
system. and in that way bringing TO
the attention of the voters the merits
of such a system as compared to pro-
hibition.
There are going to be very few
remnants left of the work of the eX-
traordinary session. The most I'M
portant action of that session was to
pass what was known as the cotton
acreage reduction bill, which has
been repealed by a decided majority,
both in the house and in the. senate,
AS a matter of fact, the sentiment
against this legislation has been the
strongest that has been evidenced IN
the legislative halls.
Warehouse System.
Whether the fight on the ware
house system is more against the
policy of the State going into a new
business or whether it is against the
incumbent commissioner is not so
certain. There are two views: one
is that the system is wrong and that
the State ought to leave the ware
house business to private enterprise,
the other that the selection of the
present commissioner has introduced
a political element into the question
that has minimiZed the possibilities
of success. Although the house had
only few days previously repealed
the cotton acreage reduction bill the
warehouse act was allowed to stand
only by few votes, and the solldarl-
ty of the Orangeburg and Richland
DELEGATIONS is credited with saving
the system, at least temporarily. 1t
might as we'll be recognized that
some of those who voted to spare
the system do not expect to give 1t
any additional money. The original
appropriation was for $4,000. VI
this amount $4,000 is left, and some
of those who voted in favor OF the
retention of the system indicate that
this balance will have to be sufficient
for at least another twelve months.
This, of course, is very much less
than the commissioner is asking for,
and it may result in his announce
ment that he cannot make success
of the undertaking without more
funds, and this may have its sequel.
Work Ahead.
The next week is going to be de-
voted to three of the most important
propositions that are pending. First,
the senate expects to take up on
Tuesday the compulsory education
bills; then on Wednesday the refer
endum proposition, and after these
the Nicholson bill to reform the pri-
mary election laws. On the house
side compulsory education. the pro-
posed tax commission legislation and
medical inspection will be the most