The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-01
FELLOW SERVANTS BILL KILLED
Rights Of Cotton Mill Operatives Dis.
oussed in The House

Rights Of Cotton Mill Operatives Dis.
ousssd in The House
Tho house Of representatives, Thurs
da} by on overwhelming vote, rofused
TO extend to cotton factory oporatiycs
rightu Of 'fellow servants guaranteed d
railroad employocs Whom tho third
reading bill 8 had beon disposed of Mr..
Wohb bill was taken up AZ unfnish, d
business. Mr. NJ, NJ astor's bill was
takcn up in connection with it. Mf.
Hardin Of Chester moved to strike ou,
tho onaoting words He said that The
bill is too far roaching Why not in
corporate the operators Of all kinds Of
machinery. roaprrs, movers, oto.? He
has tho siEhost fospuot for tho opera
tlves, but ho has also high regard for
the men who arc putting their pamo.
into tho groat industry. Tho effect Of
this bill would be lordship on the cot.
ION mill operet,vos, for they would bo
compelled 10 carry accident insurance
Mr. Ashley said ho bad mixed up with
cotton mill pooplo as much as any man
on tho floor. He had gono 10 every mill
in Anderson County and had told thom
that he Was the author of tho law to
reduco tho hours Of labor in mills a, d
that no was opposed to any further
legislation Oh this subject He had
cotton very nearly a unanimous vote
from tho cotton mills. Wednesday eve.
ming ho had roocivod petitions from
1,OOO operatives protesting against this
bill. II they owned a cotton mi | aud
this bill should pess, he would immodi.
atoly commence deduoting from the
wages fund to mcot damages. There
are good mon in tho cotton mills a.
any whore, but thcro arc somo trihings
lazy follows who would bo willing TO
have their arms taken /, fl to get $5. 900
and sot up and do mott ing tho balance
OF their days. - {" I. '.
Mr. Lover. the new member from
Lexington who is quite youthful in ap.
poaranco, agreeably eurprised tho
house by thoug full aud we'll deliver
I'd argument, He would sliko TO have
discussed tho question la Lexington
county with Mr. Ashley in the cam
palgn. The lattor gontlomau would
have been left at homo to run his farm
for tho operatives of Lexington demand
this enaotion. Mr. L,vor, con,iuuins,,
SAD that there seemed to b. an idea
prevalent in tins b)dy that any bill hav-
lng tho word ''cotton factory la 1t was
opposed to the progress Of the c>tton
mil industry. This was all mistake
Fifteen years ago suoh enaotion 6you,d
not have boen no0cssar7, bu5 tho me'
has como whom tho labor 10 ue Is para.
mount In tho State Money is not
higher thah men, corporate rights are
uot higher than the lnter, s,s of human.
ity IA
Y Mr.. j. Caldwell II ,borts,n Of Rich
land favored lie uil. H. said that
operstives have right, which should De
mot.cled He ooud not DO said to be
IN The position Of iauor ag inst oali
al. He oooupi.s ratncr an iudtpend-
ent position HI favored The bill, for IL
WOULD not be ard,hlp on The mills
to carry lndemnity o omploy es, and
tAip ID what the lis woulo do. III
Mr.. Croft VI AIKEN then moved to
indt fuitcly postpone Inc bill. This mo.
tiun Was MT duDatable. BY an over.
ahclning IN jori.y Tho house yoto. In
favor OF This motion and tho Gill W az
x, I'D
Nj. MoMas,er'e bill was then before
The house. The purpose Of this .bill
was 70 exteud the rig hts and remedies
OF employees Of railroad corporations, as
providod by the constitution, TO ON.
pioSes Of loxtilo mil corporations,
stIe trailsay and tolt graph com panies ?
Mr.. Cr,it offerad motion to sir .ko
ou. Uf tho bill the worus textile mil
corporations. In behalf IT this mo-
ton, he said that this was to mako tils
measure apply 70 s,rcet railway and
telegraph companies alono. Mr.. Croft
poured the oevelopmont Of the mill
industry and made tho loading argu-
ment against the oil.
In behalf Of his bill, Mr.. McMastor
spoke very earnestly. He asked p,r
tlnently if this be good measure for
railroads why should it bea bad law
for other corporations? Tle bill ia
founded upon the common Law prinoi-
pal recognized long before thoro vas
corporation whom the servant bad oven
additional protection because he sat on
tho same work bench with The master
The house then voted on Mr.. Uroft'e
motion to amend tho bill 90 as to ro
move textile corporations from its pro
visions. This was adopted by q vote
Of 50 to 80, and tho bill as emasoul ated
subsequently passed second reading.
Those who voted against tho amend
mont Of Mr.. Croft and Ia favor Of, The
original bill wore Me, ,srs, Banks, Bates
Garter. Dominick. E6rd, Estridgo, G. as.
ton, Gourdin, Galluohat, Guntor; Ja ar
nigan, johnson, K.blor, Kinsoy, Lever
Lide, Logan, Lomax, Msyson, Mo
Laughlin, Jno. McMaator, Miehoo, Nor
gan, Moss, Richards, Richardson, Rob
ortson, Strom, Stroman, 1'atum, Thom
as, ", j., Thomas, Jno, p. Jr., Webb
Wells, West, Weston, Williams
Woods, and Woodward. y. II
Those who voted in the affirmative,
infavoro Of the amendment we.o: Hon
wv. T. Stevenson, speaker, and MsBsrs
Ashley, All, Austin, B Bacot, Beam,
guard, Bivens, Bolts, Brooks, Brown,
GBoatiok, Bryan, Butler, Campbell, / Cog
geshall, Ooleook, Cooper, Croft Orun1;
DAn,sler, Dean, DeLoach, Dennis
nodd, Dunbar, Durant, Esdor, Fox
fraser, Eroeman, Halo, Hard IN H iii,
Hollis, Humphrey ii amos, Koels, Kan.
ard Little, Loo kwood, l, Lotion, Mo
Gall NJ Lood, n eG owanY / M ioffott, Nor
riaon, Moaes, N Nosbitt, Nichols, Parker,