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

OuSsed In the House
The house If representatives, Thurs
day by an overwhelming vote, lrofusoa
TO extend to cotton factory operatives 8
rights of .felloH servants guaranteed
railroad employoes When tho third
reading bill had boon disposed Of Mr..
Wobb bill was taken up as unfinish, d
business. Mr. McMaster's bill was
;akon up ia connection with it. IS. Nh
Hardin of Chester moved to strike oui
the enactipg words He said that tho
oil is too far reaching Why not in
corporate the operators Of all kinds OF
maohintryr reapers. mowors, etc.? He
has the highest respoot for tho opera
lives, but he has also high regard for
the men who aro putting their Dames
into tho groat industry. Tho effect of
this bill would be lordship on the cot
ton mill operatives, for they would bo
compelled 70 carry accident insurance
Mr.. Ashley said he bad mixed up with
cotton mill people as much as any man
on the floor. He had gone 10 every mill
in Anderson County and had told them
that no WAS tho author of tho law to
reduce tho hours Of labor in mills aid
that he was opposed to any further
legislation Oh this subject. He had
cotton very nearly unanimous vote
from tho cotton mills Wednesday eve
ming he had received petitions from
1,OOO operatives protesting against this
bill. 1t they o~nsd cotton mi | and
this bill should psss, he would immedi
atoly oommonoe deduoting from the
wages a fund to meet damages,t There
are good men in tho cotton mills as,
any who're, but there arc some trifing,s
lazy follows who would bo willing to
have their arms takon IF to get $5, 900
and soJ up and do mott ing the balance
Of their days. g5 5ig
Mr Lover, tho now membor from
Lexington who is quite youthful in ap.
poaranco, agreeaby surprised tho
house by a thoughtful and well deliver
Cd argument, He3would slike TO have
discussed tho question in Lsxington
county With Mr Ashloy in he oam
paign. The lattor gentleman would
have been left at home to run his farm
fer tho operatives of Lexington demand
this enaotion. Mr. L,vor, coa,iluiup,
SAD that there seemed to be an idea
prevalent in this bJdy that any bill hav-
ing the word cotton factory" in it was
opposed to tho progress Of the cotton
mil industry. This was all amiatako
Fiftoen years ago suoh onaolion Swou,d
not have buen neocssary, but tho t me
has como whom tho labor is ue IS para
mount In tho State Money is moi
higher thar mon, corporate rights are
nOt higher than the Inter, q ID of human
ity i{
MIR. j. Caldwell r ,borts)n of Rich
land favored Tie oill Ii said that
op,rstives have right, which should De
piotColod He oouid not be said TO be
in The position Of lator az inst ca,,i
al. He oooupies ratncr al iudepend-
ent position, He favored The bill, for il
would not be a hardship on Tho mills
to garry inaemuity o omploy Oh, and
this ID What The mills would do
MIR. Croft VI Aiken then moved to
ind. hui.ely postpone inc bill. This mo-
tiun was ut dcbatable BY an over
ahulning m jorily tho house yute,sln
favor OF this motion and lho Dlll W az
k, led
| NJ. MoMasior's bill was thoa before
thv house Tno purpose Of this sbi j
YVES to extond the rights and remedies
Of employees Of railroad corporations, as
provided by tho constitution, TO em-
pioyes of toxtilo mil corporations,
slie. trailaay aud tol, graph companies =
Mr.. Crft offered u motion to slr,ke
out Of the bill tho words textile mill
corporations In behalf Of this mo-
tion, he said that this as to mako the
measure apply 10 strcot railway and
telegraph oUmpanies alone. Mr.. UiOft
poured tho development Of the mill
industry and made tho leading argu-
ment agsinsL the oil. 3fs
| 10 behalf Of his bill, Mr.. McMastel
spoke very earnestly. He asked pr
tlnently If this bo good measure fol
railroads why shoulc it be-. bad laa
for other oorp0ralions2 TAo bill IL
founded upon tho common law princi
pal recognized long before thero vas
corporation whom tho servant had ever
additional protection because ho sat OF
i tho same work benoh with tho master
, The house then voted on Mr.. Urofs'
motion to amend tho bill SO as to 70
move textile corporations from its pro
visions. This was adopted by yot
, of SO to &c. and the bill as omasoulste
subsequently passed socond reading.
Those who voted against tho amend
| mont Of Mr.. Croft and in favor Of til
: original bill were Mossrs, Banks, B .tes
Garter, Dominick, E6rd, Estrid &c, G. Gas
ton, Gourdin, Galluohat, Gunter, ia,
n,gan, johnson, K,blor, Kinaoy, Leve1
Lldo, Logan, Lomax, Mayson, ,Ms
Laughlin, Jno. MoMaator, Mishoo, Mo-
gan, Moss, Richards, Richardson, Rob
ertson, Strom, Stroman, Tetum, Thort
as, W. j., Thomas, Jno, p. Jr,, Wobl
!. Wells, West, Weston, Williams
Woods, and Woodward. 1. 83.
Thoso who voted in the affirmative
in favor Of the amondment woro: Hor
w. 3, Stevenson, speaker, and Mussrl
o Ashley. All, Austin, BAcot, Beam
9 guard, Biyene, Bolts, Brooks, Brown
|. Boatisk, Biyap, Butler, Campbell, Coz
{. geshall, Ooscoek, Cooper, Croft Uru6
y DAn.slor, Dean, De Loach, Denai,
"a Dodd, Dnmbar, Durans, Eydor, Iro,ls
Fraser, Eret man, Halo, Hardin, Hill
Hollie, Humphrey ID am es, i Kools, lssif III
9 ard Little, Look wood, Lotion, 4 Nj,
4 Gall, Mcleod !, Mo oWan, Moffott, Mo-
riaon, Moses, Nesb. y, Nichols, r rkol