The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-01-06
ASSEMBLY MEETS JAN. Il
BOTH HOUSES ORGANIZED AND
READY FOR WORK.
No Indication on Eve of Session of
Any Matters of Unusual
Interest.

Columbia, Jan. 1.-The second
session of the list general assembly
of South Carolina will convene in
Columbia on Tuesday, January II, at
noon. Both houses are organized and
the preliminaries should consume
very little time The house will be
called to order by Speaker James A.
Hoyt and the senate by Lieut-Gov.
Andrew J. Bethea or, in his absence,
by Senator 'Legrand Walker, of
Georgetown, the president pro tem
The lieutenant governor went to Eu-
rope with Henry Ford's pacifcation
expedition, and he. may not get back
until after the opening day of the
session.
The annual message of Governor
Richard l. Manning will probably be
read in both branches on the opening
day. The referring of this message
to the proper committees will likely
be all that is accomplished at the
initial meeting.
New Members.
There will be three new members
sworn in by Speaker Hoyt in the
house of representatives j. Terry
Wood, of Greenville, takes the place
of A. NJ. Hawkins, who resigned to
devote his time to teaching; R. B.
Belser, Of Sumter, will occupy the
seat of George w. Dick, of Sumter,
who resigned to become postmaster of
his native city; R. H. Hicks, of Spar
tanburg, succeeds w. G. Query OH
that delegation, Mr.. Query resign
ing to accept a position on the State
tax commission.
There will be only one, new face in
the senate, from Clarendon county,
succeeding to the seat made vacant
by the death of Louis Applet, which
occurred after the close of the ses-
sion last year.
The resignation of Representative
Dick of Sumter, left vacant the chair
manship of the ways and means COM
( naittee and Speaker vHoyts pointed
Representative J. T. Lilies, of Orange
burg, to the vacancy.
Nothing Startling.
There are no indications on the
eve of the session of any matters of
unusual interest to come up. There
may be considerable discussion of
proposed amendments and changes in
the tax commission act, but it is not
believed that any considerable altera-
tions will be made. 1t has been init
mated that fight may be made in
the senate on the confirmation of the
senate on the confirmation of the
tax commissioners, for the act pro-
vided that they should be appointed
by the governor, by and with the con-
sent of the senate. 1t has been ru-
lnored that because of opposition Of
certain ones to the actions of the
commission in assessing the banks a
fight might be made when they come
up before the senate for confirma-
ton. The names which will be sent
in by Governor Manning as the men,
bers of the commission are: A. w.
Jones, chairman; j. P. Derham and
w. G. Query
Another appointment which will be
submitted to the senate for conirma-
ton by the governor is that of DR.. c.
Fred Williams as superintendent of
the State Hospital for the Insane.
Warehouse Commissioner.
The most interesting election to be
held by the general assembly, will be
that of warehouse commissioner.
John L. .McLaurin is the present COM
u11SSlOuSI d1u uc " LII Uc oPPooSu' LII
reelection by John ]. McMahan, of
Columbia, at present member Of the
delegation from Richland county.
This fight is beginning to attract at
tention and may take on considerable
of a political significance before it is
through. <
An effort to strengthen the local
option compulsory school attendance
law may be made in the legislature.
Some of the advocates of compulsory
education are not satisfied with the
present act, but want to make it
Statewide Immediately. Others pro-
pose to make the change gradually.
One of the recommendations which
will be made by the governor in his
annual message will be the passage
of the Torrens system of land regis
tration, and there are indications that
this may be done. The governor will
point out that this step is necessary
before a rural credits system can be