The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-08
PASS HOLDERS.
"A siiNsATIoN SPRUNG IN THIs
HoUsR FRIDAY. 4.
Mr. Carson introduces q Bill to Find
Out who Carries Rail-
road Passes.

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On Last Friday Mr.. T.. Al, Cafaon
introduced the following RESOLUTION ia
the House: ".
"Re III resolved by the Honaa Of
Representatives, Sne Senate concur.
ring, That oJmmittee of nix be- ap
pcintad. (sbres Of whom, shall bs &c.
pointed by the House and three by
the Senste) to inquire and report
back the names of all membera OF the
HOUSE, and Senate, who. are onnployat,
] by tho railf6adB In this State in any
capacity; and the names Of all NOM
bsrs who use OK have free Transports.
tion for .themselves or theis families,
either In payment OF E0rvl0eD OF
otherwise. and that the aaid commit.
tee proceed further to make hho in.
vestigation herein required"
When the House met Friday night
Mr.. Harley moved to strike out the
enaoting woSds Of the resolution. Mr..
Dixon favored tho resolution Ia q very
vigorous speech
Mr.. Harley said that,when he waa
elected to the House he considered it
an honor. hut no took this RESOLUTION
to indicate that to DO q member was
diBhonor. Ho'had never spoken to
curry favor with his homo people or
any other saotion. He was not an at.
torney for any railroad and did not
have q pass, but he objected to any
suoh resolution, whioh seemed to
question the honesty and integrity of
the m0mb0rs. II the lawyers who
represent railroads accept passes IL Ia
business proposition. BY this Yeso,
luton the lawyers are exempt,s but
the character and integrity Of the
others are questioned. 1t Ia o oripoi-
nal offence to accept pass while q
legislator, and this resolution plaoes
the members under suspicion OF being
criminals.
Mr.. Werner said he disagreed with
Mr.. Harley. If any one thinks any
one has . pass the best way iB TO find
1t out. He had been on the railway
committee for six years and In Ghab
time had voted for only two railroad
bills, but IL any one thought he had 8
pass he wanted them TO find out the
truth.
Mr.. Hemphill said he occupied o pc
culiar position. He had In tho pasb
represented 6h0 Southern Railway,
but he belonged to the State Of South
Carolina and not TO the RAILROAD, and
he had tried to be honest. This reso-
luton impugns the honesty Of every.
paonber. He hhoughb hhe roll should
zoe: 0al lls0 and letl ssesy man asssyser'
iWheth0r he was guilty or NOT. He
didn't give 3 continental damn, 30 far
% he was concerned, but he had q Uon-
tempt for the little ninoompoops who
think men with more brains than
they have can be bought. He had
never concealed his connection with
the Southern railway, but he had
been fair and honest Oh every ques.
tion. G
Mr.. Carson, tho author of the reso.
luton, said he had no Ill feeling
against any one In introducing the
resolution. TheYo was talk of graft.
On all sides you hear of graft In this
office and that office. 1t Ia against
the law for Legislators to ride on
passes, He had nothing to say against
any railroad lawyer who received o
pass as part Of his pay. He accorded
him honesty, but the man not en-
ployed by q railroad, whether lawyer.
merchant, or anything else, was not
honest II he rode on pass. He had
not expected tho resolution to be dis.
cusssd. There Was no use to diaouss it.
Mr.. Nichols said: "Mr. Carson,
have you any information on which tt
base thia resolution?"
Mr.. Carson: mo, sir; have beer
thinking about this for several years
| want to see If all the graft is In the
State dispenssry; that there Ia sc
much talk about"
Mr.. Niohols;. Don't you think II
any man 10 bought with psss he viii
| lie about ibP"
Mr.. Carson: "No, sir; I wouldn'I
do 10, and don't believe you would
do it?" ~.
A vote was then called for Whiof
resulted In the adoption Of the regolu
tion by q vote OF SO ayes to. 30 nays.
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Sustained ny Democratg.
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