The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-02-17
THE ANTIFREE PASS BILL.
REPEALED BY THEHOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATlVES.
A Heavy Week's " ork-Many Bills Passed
aod Number KIIled-How the Members
Voted on the Free Pass Bill.

sad Number Kuled-How the Member
Voted on the Free Pass Bill.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. Feb. 13.-On Sat
urday last the following bills wer
passed and sent to the Senate:
Mr.. Crum's bill TO save small es
tates from being consumed by tn
costs of administration.
| Mr. Wingo's bill to require tn
ccnlmutation tax to be expended il
the townships in which the taxpaye
resides.
Mr.. Rainsford's bill relative to com
pensation for township commissioner
while serving as members Of the coun
ty boards of commissioners.
Mr.. Iiderton's bill to provide for th'
removal of any county officer for in
capacity, misconduct or neglect 0
duty, pursuant to article Ill, section
81 of the Constitution, was ordered It
a third reading without debate.
Whe- NJ. NJ E2.o5;nsoc's bill to repea
the anti-free pass act was called Up
Mr.. Robinson said he was ready TO:
trial. He said it was a reflection on
the members to have it intimated tina
they could be bought by free pass
Mr.. Patton said it would look lit
| tie bad for the house to do this. /
was not exactly the thing. He would
have to call the roll.
Josh Ashley believed that every
member should have a free pass on
the railroads. His people had conf
dence in him. He was not afraid OF
the ayes and noes. He created great
merriment by his earnest speech.
Mr. Bacot suggested that the best
way to preserve the appearance of the
thing was to amend by striking out
all after the enacting words and IL
sert instead 3 provision that should be
stated in the char.er Of all railroads
that they must transport all members
to and from the capital free of charge
Mr.. Winkler insisted on the roll
call or the motion to strike out the
enacting words. The house refused
to strike out the enac.ing words by a
vote Of 40 to 50.
The following members voted
against repeating the bill: Hon. F.
B. Gary, speaker; Asbill, Austell, Ba-
cot, Bethune, Caughman, COshman,
Gage, Gasqoe, Goodwin, II. P; Ora
ham, ]. S; Graham, Thomas, A.;
Hollis, Johnson, Kinard, Henry j.
Lancaster, Layton, Lester, Meares,
Miles, Mishoc. Moore, Mcdaniel, Nc
Laurin, McWhite, Patton, Prince,
Rainsford, Russell, Sinkins, Smith,
Jr., Smith, ", S.; Sullivan, Thinner.
man, Werner, Whisonant, Wilson,
Winkler, Yeldell-40.
The following members voted in
favor OF repeating the bill: All, An
derson, Armstrong, Ashley, Bailey,
Bedon, Blythe, Breeland, Caraway.
Carson, Childs, Colcock, Crum, Da
Wis, G. N; Davis, W. c.; DsLoaehe,
495En, aaTaEdS4 hg, A2DE HEsaselden, e. Henderson,
Hiott, Humphrey, Ilderton, Kibler,
Kinard, J. D.; Limehouse, Living.
ston, Mauldin, Mehrtens, Miller, Joel
H: Mccullough, Nettles, Oven,
Phillips, Plyer, Pollock, Pyatt, Rob-
inson, Sinkler, Smith, E. D.; Steven
son, Thomas, W. H; Townsend,
Wolling, Westmoreland. Wingo,
Miller, j. E, Williams, Wychs-52.
This vote repealed the anti free pass
act and ii the Senate concurs in the
action of the House the members will
be free to accept free passes from the
railroads.
Mr.. Kinard's bill to require all COM
mon carriers to pay al damages for
loss, damage and breakage of any ar
ticles shipped over their lines, was
taken up. The committee amend
ments were then adopted. Mr.. XII
nard, though no one was opposing the
bill, spoke explaining its purposes.
He told Of a case he had with the
Southern road. Then the bill went to
its third reading.
On Monday the bicycle transporta-
ton bill was the first upon which any
discussion was had.
After considerable discussion the
bill was passed. The bill provides
that bicycles shall be deemed baggage
for the purpose Of transportation by
common carriers and shall be carried
under the same rules and subject to
the same liabilities as govern trunks
and other separate baggage OF passen-
gers.
The Senate bill authorizing the Rail
road Commissioners to require all
railroads to erect at functional points
union depots and to impose a penalty
for their failure to do so when requir-
&c caused little discussion, and was
passed.
Mr.. Wolling's bill to require all
railroads to stop all passenger trains at
all stations where an agency IS main
tanned came up and was passed.
Mr.. Sullivan's bill to require rail
roads of a length of fifty mile or more
to run one passenger train each way
each day was passed to a third read
ing after few minor amendments,
which do not affect the general pro-
visions OF the bill.
MIR. Sullivan's bill to permit the
consignee to hold the last connecting
liae responsible for loss or damage OF
goods was defended by him. He did
not believe consiguees should be put
to the expense OF proving where the
damage occurred. If the last line IS
not responsible, il will get damage
out of connecting lines which it had
TO pay consignees. He believed It
matter OF justice to merchants, VINO,
as class, are modest and don't take
much hand in politics or ask theGen-
erai Assembly for much. The bill
was passed.
The bill TO amend the county gov
ernmert Act was introduced prlmarl-
" to affect kerShaw county only; but
members from all counties wanted to
get in and the Judiciary Committee
reported back bill. When it came
up for discussion half Of the members
had other amendments to otter. As
introduced by the committee the bill
reads:
Section /. That section 49 OF an Act