The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-18

which would have been manifestly un-
just and unfair.
MIR. 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 voted mad in
creased his freight rate on a bill Of goods
shipped from Philadelphia, Every bust
ness man knows that IL the Aiken rner-
chants freight was increased ON Il bill
or 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 ssate are governed
by Interstate commerce. and not by tbs
Merger Act, and cannot even lbet feSp,
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
4 TO do with increasing the Aiken mer-
chants freight. II the freight rates to
kAiken from points within the state were
Increased after the passage Of the Msr-
ger Act the persons affected had their
remedy by applying to the railroad COM
transformers OF our state for the correc-
ton OF the wrong done, and i have
Picard OF no such thing being done. But
Iif they were increased am not to
1oiame. voted against the bill which
he says Increased them and the bill l
Introduced two years later was to test
ihs constitutionality Of the very bill he
says permitted them. r, r.......z .,.. 10.
y submit to the voters OF the district
that there Is. no foundation or Justice
IN u single one of these complaints made
NY iMr. Williams, and leaye 1t to them
to say who is right, Mr.. Williams or my
salf. t
.s..- Jim Crow Car Bill.
In 1888 Mr.. Pollock introduced a bill
IN the house to provide for seperate
coaches for the races. This bill passed
the house and came to the senate and In
known as the Pollock bill
MI Williams Is quoted In the report
OF the meeting at Beaufort, In the News
N 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 Blu 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 the morning ses-
sion at all. 1t also shows that II was
not considered at the night session until
late hour. 1t also shows that when
lhe Dill was called up l moved to lay
'he committees unfavorable report On
the table. and my motion prevailed 1t
also shows that on the call of the roll
10 pass the bill voted nay but this
must he an error e the entry VI soIuo
good reason was shown. why l. should 30
vote Il do not remember the vots) 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 adoption
OF the committees unfavorable rvp,,rt
which would have killed the bill This
Was on the second reading. Additional
proof to show that / favored the bill Is
TO be found in the same Journal at
page 256, when the bill was brought up
Tor the third reading. Mr.. Sloan moved
10 strike out the enacting words and
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 hous.
and came TO the senate and is known ~
the Caughman bill. This was a bill to
amend the Pollock bill. which had p,s,-
ed two ytars before.
The Senate Journal Of 1900, at page
S51' on motion made by Mr. Mo gcr
to strike out the enacting words, SHOWS
that l voted against the motion, and on
the same page. on the motion of MIR.
Mower to indefinitely postpone the bill,
again am recorded as against the mo-
tion and on page 366 this Jouinal
shows that 1 am twice recorded as yot
Ing In favor OF amendments to. the bill.
which passed; and the Journal further
shows that l offered amendments which
also passed. Il.
In the face OF this record how can IL
be said In any sense OF fairness that
l was opposed to the Separate Coach or
Jim Grow Car Bill? ...p 80 v
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