The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-02-11

Goodwin, Hammett, Harper, Harvey
Hollis, Hough, Humphrey, Ildertor
Johnson, Kinaru, Lancaster, Lommor
Mellard, Miles, t. F. Mitchell, j. w
Mitchell, Moore, Murray, Mcintosh
Mckeown, ID. w. McLaurin. McSweer
ey,. Nunnery, OTIS. Pickens, Prtce
PRINCE, Rainsford, Rowland, Shumar
War;. Watson, Welch, Whitmire
L. j. Williams, Fred williams, Wy
man-53.
MIR. Gadsden spoke Of the. hardship
the law would inflict on truck growers
Mr.. Watson didn't SEQ why fruit ant
truck could not stay on the vine o.
tree one day and stand over until Mon
day.
Judge Townsend said as far as In
ter-State commerce Is concerned. the
law will be- unconstitutional, and tha'
1T would discriminate against our owr
citizens.
MIR. Townsend at the night session
reiterated the opinion that the law
would be unconstitutional, but as far
as he could see there was just as much
harm in running passenger trains on
| Sunday, yet no effort is made to stop
| them.
Mr. Ilderton said the question was
simply between q man and lis God,
and whether the General Assembly
would countenance sin. 1t is our duty
to put our foot on every evil whether
the Supreme Court says 1t is unconsti.
I tional or not.
Mr.. Skinner referred 10 the fact that
number Of people had entered busi-
ness as truck growers with the under
standing that they could ship their
products any day or any time and it
would be bad faith to shut them Off.
Mr.. Price thought it good bill be-
cause 1t Is in the interest Of humanity
and will work no hardship on the peo-
pie. He asserted as fruit grower
that fruit could be pulled day in ad.
vance OF or 3 day after Sunday without
injury.
Mr.. Wyche said he had heard so
many sermons on this subject that he
began to doubt whether he could drive
horse on Sunday. Is 1t right to run
mail trains on Sunday? Why not
raise that question ? 1t seems that
members want to go back to the old
Blue laws. 1t will ruin truck growers.
If you are going to legislate morality
why not pass the "cussing bill" He
would vote against it in the interest of
truck grOwers-men who make their
living out the soil.
Mr.. War; held that the man who
would load a train on Saturday night
was responsible for the violation OF the
Sabbath.
Mr.. Fred Williams said he had lived
in Texas where neither passenger or
freight trains were allowed to run and
he heard nothing about the law con-
tlicting with Interstate commerce.. II
you pass this law the great Jehovah
will make arrangements that the fruit
snail be protected until it can be
pulled.
MIR. Josh Ashley held that it was just
as much harm to drive horse fifteen
or twenty miles as it was to run a
freight train. The whole thing is bosh.
Let us clean up around our own homes
before we go and try to clean Other
peoples places.
Mr.. r. S. Williams spoke of what
fruit would be injured and showed how
the fruit growers would be injured.
The ayes and noes were demanded on
the motion to strike out the enacting
words resulting N the rejection of the
bill by q vote of 46 to Al.
PENSIONS FOR CoNFEDERATEs.
The Senate had under consideration
the bill to amend the law in relation
to pensioning soldiers OF the Confeder-
ate States.
MIR. Mayfield offered an amendment
to the pension bill, changing the ap-
preparation from 800, 900 to $75,O
Mr.. Finley hoped that the amend
ment would not prevail. The sum of
100000 had been decided on by tho
unanimous vote of the Joint finance
committees, rs that which the State
could afford to pay. The subject had
been very carefully weighed and the
committee only regretted that the
State was not in a position to give
more for those who risked all they had
In life for the honor of the State.
Mr. MAyfield believed the 5000
additional was a liberal increase and
he thought it would do the deserving
ones more good than IL 100000 was
given. Experience was that by open
ing the doors too wide undeser ing ones
would flock in and cut down that going
to the needy ones. At this time when
they had beon increasing and taxes
were heavy, Senators should be care
full about making too heavy an increase
in one direction, Ii we could stand
$25, 900 increase this year. he would
favor giving another $25, 900 next year,
and 80 on till $l50,000 was given.
Mr.. Moses, as q member of the e.
nance committee, desired to state that
they thought this was the least they
could do and obey the constitutional
provision requiring liberal appropri-
alton. They thought 100000 too little,
but the best they could DOW do.
Mr.. Brown was opposed TO the $780,
0OO, but thought there we're cases of
needy soldiers and their widows which
this bill did not reach. He favored
giving something to the many, rather
than more to the few.
Mr.. Pettigrew hoped the original
bill would pass. He related how he
had started a movement for pensions
in Darlington County and sent TO the
Legislature the first petition that had
been gotten up asking that pensions
be- granted to needy Confederate sol
diers. Give the old soldiers this $780,
600 and not a dollar will 60 amiss and
not man In the State will protest.
Mr.. Norris-Mr. President, 1 move
TO lay the amendment OF the Senate
from Barnwell on the table. Carried
The bill was passed to a third read
ing, with notices OF amendment. The
| several section as amended are as fol
lows: ~
Section $50. The following persons
soldiers and sailors, now citizens o
! South Carolina, who were in the ser
vice OF the State or of the Confederate
States In the late war between The
States, shall be entitled to re eceivofron
the treasurer of the State q monthl,
Davment OF fOur ak and oio ht dOlla rs