The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-18

he imposed upon the road for doing,
which would have been manifesly un-
just and unfair.
Nr. Williams also finds fault with me
because he says some merchant in Aiken
told him that the passage Of the Mer-
ger Act. against which l voted, had in
creased his freight rate on bill OF goods
shipped from Philadelphia. Every busi-
ness man knows that if the Aiken mer-
chants freight was increased on 4 bill
OF goods shipped from Philadelphia that
the Merger Act had nothing in the world
to do with it, for all freights on goods
shipped from points without the state
TO points within the STATE are governed
by Interstate commerce and not by the
Merger Act, and cannot even be rs8us
lated by our railroad commission. Thus
you see this complaint Is without foun-
dation, and Mr.. Williams having had to
do with the shipment Of so much liquor
into the state ought to have known that
the Merger Act had nothing in the world
to do with increasing the Aiken mer-
chants freight. II the freight rates to
Aiken from points within the state were
increased after the passage OF. the Mef-
ger Act the persons affected had their
remedy by applying to the railroad COM
missioners OF our state for the correc-
ton Of the wrong done, and I have
heard Of no such thing being DONE But
II they were increased am not = to
blame. I voted. against the bill which
he says increased them and the bill
introduced two years later was to test
the constitutionality Of the very bill be
says permitted them. .: .
/ submit to the voters Of the district
that there is no foundation or justice
in a single one Of these complaints made
by Mr. Williams, and !. leave it to them
to say Who is right, Mr.. Williams or my
self. , o.. =. ...:
Jim Crow Car Bill. =.
In 1898 MIR. Pollock introduced a bill
in the house to provide for separate
coaches for the races. This bill passed
the house and came to the senate and IL
known as the Pollock bill
Mr.. Williams Is quoted In the report
Of the meeting at Beaufort in the News
& Courier, as saying, having reference
to the Pollock bill, THAT Mr.. Mayfeld
at the morning session Of the senate had
voted to lay the unfavorable report ON
the Jim Crow Car Bill on the table. and
then at the night session voted nay on
the final passage Of the bill"
The record Of the Senate Journal Of
1898, at page 232, shows that this bill
was not considered at tho morning ses-
sion at all. It also shows that it was
not considered at the night session until
late hour. It also shows that when
the bill was called up moved to lay
the committees unfavorable report on
the table, and my motion prevailed It
also shows that on the call Of the roll
10 pass the bill ! voted nay but this
must be an error in the entry. or some
good reason was shown why I should 50
vote q do not remember the vote) for
but few minutes before on my mo-
ton the unfavorable report was laid on
the table, II had been opposed to the
bill would have moved for the adoptloa
VI luS COululllCO Ou4dSO4oO3O AS1SG
which would have killed the bill This
Was on the second reading. Additional
proof to show that l favored the bill Is
to be found In the same Journal at
page 256, when the bill was brought up
for the third reading Mr.. Sloan moved
to strike oat the enacting WORDS and
l am ecorded as voting nay which
meant that the bill should not be killed.
but should pass.
In 1900 Mr.. Caughman introduced a
bill in the house which passed the house
and came to the senate and Is known ~
the Caughman bill. This was bill to
amend the Pollock bill, which had pass
ed two ytars before.
The Senate Journal Of 1900, at page
357, on a motion made by Mr.. Mo Her
to strike out the enacting words, shows
that I voted against the motion, and on
the same page, on the motion Of Gr.
Mower to indefinitely postpone tho bill,
again am recorded as against the mo-
tion, and on page 365 this Journal
shows that I am twice recorded as vot-
ing in favor Of amendments to the bill,
which passed; and the Journal further
shows that I offered amendments which
also passed.
In the face Of this record how can It
be said in any sense Of fairness that
was opposed to the Separate Coach or
Jim Crow Car Bill?
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