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

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SO opp ressud. why didn't they qui
working on the railroads aud go tc
work on the farms. He called thi.
medicine legislation. They had too
much law in this State. He thoug ht
ono General Assembly ia four years
sufficient. Even the Supreme Court
didn't know what the law was. The
great trouble was that the State had
TOO much law, and too little obedience
to law. He would like 30 take care OF
and give sympathy to every hard
worked man. He pictured the over
worked doctor, up for "A hours without
nope OF pay. His sarcasm was refined
ana to the point. He doubted if they
would accomplish what they wanted.
Mr.. Weston thought that it would
result In a salary reduction. 1t was q
contract entered into by the men them
selves.
MIR: Bunch hoped that the bill would
be killed. He did not want any mans
privileges to be abridged. If he
wanted to work l6 hours it was no,
body's business. 1t seemed to bin
they were going into radical legisla-
tion.
Judge Townsend wanted to know, iu
case the law passed, who was going to
report the roads for violating the law.
DE withdrew his motion to recommit.
Mr.. Bowman said he wanted the
travelling public protected.
Mr.. Rast replied to some of the
arguments made and then the vote
was taken, the House refusing to
strike Out the cnacting words by a
vote Of 35 to 46. The bill was then
ordered to third reading in this
shape:
Section 1. That from and after tue
passage OF this act it shall be unlaw.
tui for any railroad doing business in
this State to require or permit its
employees, who. are engaged in the
business of operating its trains over it's
roads, to make runs of over thirteen
hours, or to make runs aggregatipg
more than thirteen hours in twenty
TOUR hours, except when such train is
detained by reason of casualty, or
other cause, from reaching its destina-
tlon on schedule time, and no trainman,
after having been on run or runs for
as much as thirteen hours out of
twenty-four hours, shall be required to
again go on duty until after ten hours
rest, except in case above stated. No
employee OF any railroad company
shall be deprived of his right to re-
cover damages for personal injury by
reason OF the fact that he, at the time
Oh SUCH injury, was making o run of
moro than thirteen hours, or making
q run aggregating more than thirtccn q
hours in twcnty-four hours, or had
gone on duty after a thirteen hours
run, or runs aggrcgating thirteen
hours, before ten hours rest.
Section 2. That any railroad viola
ing any OF the provisions of section |
OF this act shall be subject to forfei-
ture OF not less than $50 nor more than |
5000. That one half Of all forfeitures |
act shall be paid into the State treas.
ury, to the credit of tue school fund, |
and the other half to the informer.
EMPLOYERS RIGHTS.
Mr.. Thurmond's bill to declare the |
liability of railroads or corporations |
Tor injuries sustained by persons while
In their employment was adopted as
follows:
Section /. That from and after the
approval of this Act, any person who
while in the employment of any rail
road or other person of corporation in
this State shall suffer any injury from
Or because of any act or negligence on
Inc part OF such railroad company, or
of his superior officer or agent in said
to control or direct his services, shall
have the same rights and remedies
against said railroad as now exist in
favor OF persons not employees.
Section z. That any person who
while in employment of any railroad
Or other corporations or persons shall
,uifer any injury from or because Of |
the negligence of a fellow. servant en-
gagged in another department Of labor
from that of the party injured, or of
Il fellow servant on another train OF |
cars, or OF one engaged about diff
ierent piece of work, shall have the |
same rights and remedies against rail- |
road or other corporation or person as |
now exists against persons not en-
ployees.
Section ). That the knowledge by
any employee Of railroad or other
or persons Of the detection
and unsafe character or condition of
any machinery, ways or appliances
shall be no defense to an action for
injury caused thereby. except as to
conductors or engineers in charge Of
dangerous or unsafe cars or engines
voluntarily operated by them.
Section 4. That no contract, or
agreement, expressed or implied, by
any employee of railroad or other
corporation or person to waive any of
the benefits Of this section shall con-
stitute a defense to an action brought
against the railroad or other corpora
tion or person by such employee or his
legal or personal representative.
Mr.. Townsends bill relative to the
suspension of certain public officers
follows the new constitutional pro-
vision on the subject, allowing sus-
pension in probable embezzlements, a
trial and removal If conviction result is.
1t was passed without debate.
THE PRIVILEGE TAX
Mr.. Connor's bill to abolish the pri-
vilege tax on fertilizers came up. Mr..
Connor said that it was an imposition
on farmers. The sum collected amount
ed to from $1,000 to $53, 900 yearly.
The total sum for the last fifteen years
was over $4,000 There is some merit
in the contention that the tax should
be collected to pay for fertilizer aualy-
sis for farmers hut it has been diverted
from its original purpose. The farm.
ers have paid for Clemson College
through this tax over 100000. Are
the farmers TO be taxed always To keep
up Clemson? Why not tax the dudes
on their high collars To support the
"dude factory" in Charleston or the
ladies on their millinery to support
Winthrop or the professions to support
the college at Columbia? So far as
| opposing Clemson College is concerned
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