The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-30
FELLOW SERVANTS BILL KILLED
Rights Of Cotton Mill Operatives Dis
oussed in The House.


The house Of re presentatiycs, Thurs.
day by an overwhelming vote, refused
to extend to cotton factory operatives
rights Of fellow servants guaranteed
railroad employees. When the third
reading bills hsd been disposed of, Mr.
Webb bill was taken up as unfinished
business. Mr Ministers bill was
taken up in connection with it. Mr.
Hardin Of Chester moved to strike out
the eoac,iDg words. he said that tie
bill is too tar reaching. Why not in
corporate the operators of all kinds Of
machinery, reapers, movers, etc.2 He
has the highest respect for the opera
,lves, but ne has also high regard for
the men who are putting their names
into the great Industry. The effect OF
this bill #ould be lordship on the cot
ION mill operatives, for they would be
compelled 10 carry accident Insurance.
Mc. Ashley SAID be bad mixed up with
cotton mill people as much as any man
on the -four. H. had gone to every mill
in Anderson County aud had told them
that be Was the author of the law to
reduce the hours of labor in mills ard
that he was opposed to any further
legislation On this tj=ct. He had
COTTON very nearly a unanimous vote
from the cotton mills. Wed sdsy eve
tiog be had received petitions from
2.UU0 operatives prote sting against this
bill. If they oan.d a co.toa hi and
this bill stould p.ss, he souli immedi
s,ely commence deduc,iog from the
wages fund to meet damages. Thtre
are good men In the cotton mills a,
aoy where, but there are sone tr'f ,ng,
lag, fellows who Wou be vii log TO
have taeir arms taken e 10 get S., QUO
aod set up and d. not. Ing the bslsnce
OF their days.
Mr. Lever. the new member from
L 1.ngton who Is quite youth u. in ap-
p:srance, asreeaoly surprised the
mouse by thoug aod we'll deliver
I'd argument. He would ike 10 have
discussed the guestloo in L xlngton
county with MIR Asuley in ,he cam
pa,gn. Tne latter gentleman would
have been left at home to rus his farm
+ the operatives vi L zingt)n demand
thus eoa,,i>n. MIR l. Yer, con,i .uin., !,
SAD ltat there s=eGed TO be an idea
pre- salent 10 tn b ,dy that any bll! hsy-
,Dg the word cotton factory" In 1t va,
opl ossd to the pr, gress of the c,tton
mil lLda.ty. TN. Was sll mistake
Fifteen year, ago such enaotion Wou.d
not have been NECESSARY, but the me
has come when the labor sue is para
mount in tie State Money is no,
hlgner than men, corporate rights are
not higher than the lnberests Of human
ity.
Mr. j. Caldwell R ,bertson of Rich
land favored tie dill. Hs said that
operatives have rights which should be
protected He cou;d NOT be said to be
IN the position of labor g,inst cari
Ial. He occupies rather al independ-
ent position. He favored the bill, for it
would not be hardship on the mills
to carry indemnity 10 employees, and
this Is what the mills would do.
Mr.. Croft of Aiken then moved to
inde ioitely postpone the bill. THIS mo-
ton was not debatable. By an over
ahelning N .jori,y the house votes IN
favor of this motion and The bill WAS
killed
Nj. McMaster's bill was then before
the house. The purpose Of this bill
was to extend the rights aud remedies
of employees of railroad corporations, as
PROVIDED by the Constitution, TO en-
plo,es of textile mil corporations,
stse- trails ay I'D tel. graph companies .
Nh. Cr.it .hered motion to slr'ke
out If the bnl the WOrIs textile mill
corpora,lons In behalf IF this ms
tloo, he said that this Was 10 make tne
nea,u1e apply 10 street rallSay an !
lele graph cumpaoles alone. MIR. Croft
PIC, urrd the oevelJpm mt Of the mill
iaou-try and made The leading srgu-
III. Mt az sinst lha oil.
Iu behalf # his Dil, Mr.. McMaster
Spike yer, earnestly. He s.ksd p
r.nentIy If tLls be goo1 measure tJr
railroads why shoulI 1t be bad law
for other CORPORATIONS? Tle bill Is
founded upon the CON non law prlDcl-
pal recognized loug befure there was q
;vrptrA,un when be serVant hal even
add.uunal protection because he sat on
lhs same work bench With The master
The huu,s then voted on Mr.. Croft $
motion To amend the bill 50 as 10 re
move tex lie corporations trom its pro
VISIONS. TINS va. adopted by a vote
OF 68 to 80, and the bill as emasculste1
sub. que lily passed second reading.
Tnose who voted against the amend
ment of Mr.. Croft aud in favor Of the
original bill were Ne ,srs, Banks, Bates,
Carter. D. mlnlck, Eird, Es;rl g., Gas
ION, Gourlin, G,l,uchar, Gunner, Jar
gan, JOHNSON, < oler, hinsey, Lever,
Llls, l. gan, Lousx, MaysOn, Mo
L.us LIN, Jno McMas'er, Mlshoe, Nor.
gar, Mos, Richards R chards %, Roo
.r,son, S,1ou, S.r,wau, Tatum fhou
as. W. j., rhomas, Jno ?. Jr, Webb,
Wells, West, Weston, Williams,
Woods, and Woodwarl.
Those who voted IN the affirmative,
in favor of tue Amendment WeIe: H,u.
W + Stevenson, speaker, aud Messrs
Ashley. All, Aust Bout, Beam
suard, B vcns, Bol,s, Brooss, Brown.
b stick, B.yao, Butler, Campbell, Cog
g-shall, Colo. OK, Cooper, Csolt Crum,
Ger, Dean, d Loach, Den Is,
Doda, Dunbar, Dutspt, E der, F K,
Ftaser, Frc, mau, halle, H.rd,n HUI,
AvIh-, Humpurey, james, Keel, KIN
ard, Ll:t.e, Lock Sood, L feon, Nc
Call, Vi Leoo, M,Go~an. NJ, f,tt, Nor
rlovn, Noses, Nesoltt, Motto ;, P.rker,
W. l. Patterson, Pr nee, P,att, Ran
kin, K. o!e.tn, Ronnsun. Z + Rvo
lnsou. r B A; Rucker, S ackhouse,
SeaArooA, o.nAler, Smith, j + Smith,
T,, NnlI1t0