Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-12
IhIy Saadtg a law at thi5 Sessioll for
lever passenger rates COY. EAfsa will
be man enough to veto il; RsS 49,.
Senotor Sinklar's P6siti1flH

lWlS enaelS law at luiSj ScSoiVh loi
lever passenger rates Coy. EAtssl will
be man enough to veto ii: Rsk5E ...
Senator Sinkler's PAsihohE i.
SenatogaSinkler made Il shvAh ad.
dEeessin> >fsplSto the criticEh aSSd by
Senator Walker UPON theEsAHtseseE rsils
4oad; ilFestIgatals commit AGs:}a re-
gard 70 the bill to stan aWdRs The
iraikGaqs 14e, ea}Nl attehHhanajj9 eer-
tain features of tho rerdsltt slttS8Is9q by
,thht fbmhtFts1lTI( (o1 theF MsaA and md
dangerous condition Of flR qAlroadi.
tracks in the State. AH ] =.
He declared that the r4 E3aaS have
concentrated -puvrr-Hrl NYsaHlt be-.
hind them and should iR RPreAaAE pted:
sHe sdfif not believe thatitESsEIH hger.
gus conditions as, repor orFasRS the
ieohihittet' should be oVeElRaksd The
,pfotection of lifel aAa liniY9fE fEI d ls eshahded
thati.the general assembly HaseH9 Is F9ine pm,
action TO remedy mlatteFT Ea
tt ffe said that the sHeHisfa a;h broad
committee had establiskea Ia thpg fact
That The railroads were adssal hfnat-'
ing against Charleston &E s sasspinst
the State and he felt thatFsdhS hing
slaulR be done. He said leiAlad fthel
pay rate higher than thsa Hhfsent
rate jim phis, Stgte and haESe,sbell ,s tfh' ac-
tcdnlodatidnI On the ral BadsH more
satisfactory schedules. csea4ls5 cars
'B||ttsg 'B||ttss r](sH'sSs r(lIgS stydF an f''lly
Senator Sinkler did MOI ; a&af in
favor of the rate bill buf pMad with
the senate to take definif afSe posi-
tive action in regard to athe ] better
ment of the tracks and tIeAseHWfc on
the trains ill., the, State. as
ssnateg .ss Esyd4n 9naI, ps5s Ds5sI1 !, to
the expressions of Senatds:AElaslkkeer as
to rotten politics being bfEM5 this
proposed rate lceislationS sssaA
He said that while tue sephtyA From
Georgetown had disclaimR q sAS per-
5onal. .application.ip the teiMsEas used
de considered that he inasss' some
-ery unkind: reflections upon. members
Il tho senate. /:
Senator Gfaylot said That iliei did
not think it was good policy or good
taste to insindatt that ali opponent Is
actuated by improper motives. Ho
said that while lie knew that some Of
tie members of the senate, were rail,
road attorneys, he would 5 not:i think
Tor one minute of accus; .gHthess SEN
ators of being actuated by otheT than
proper motives. I'll
Hk1 characterized the arguncpt OF
aSsaaBr.EWalker as the most Illogical
utterance the latter had eyer made in
the senate.
In reply to The statement that
-suutfr- Curufinu wnys--leads, never
hll15jW1ss atns Hfayydon6 declared
@a* rad f2 sea Fl. the senator
from Georgetown and Some others
South Carolina =would=have led al
other Southern States in rate l4gis
.lation,; and fpr ione he did not pro4
pose to vote against the. bill bec4 4uso
perchance, North Carolina, Virginia.
Georgia and other States had pre-
ceded us in the passage of such b bills.
AT the night session OF the ser ate
Mr.. Graydon resumed his argumellt
in favor Of thc"2 1..2S cent rate. He
admitted 'thht The railroads paid on.
nually good per cent: of the taxes,
of tile State, he asserted that the
people made the railroads what they
are and made it possible for them to
pay the taxes they are paying, The he,
people in many instances put up
Z 4 I-'aeVV for building the railroads in,