The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-22
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Mileage Bill Finally Killed.


Mileage Bill Finally Killed.
The railroad rate bill was killed
in the senate by the rejection Of the
free conference report by vote Of l3
to 10 on Saturday night, ending one
Of the most remarkable pieces of leg
1slative work that has occurred in the
general assembly. The bill original
" provided for 2 1-2 cent rate, and
for the taking up Of mileage on
trains. Many amendments were tag
ged to the bill in the senate, the most
important Of which was the Mauldin
amendment, making it possible for a
contract to be had between the rail
road and a traveller so that the 9th
sr form Of mileage might be used.
Then the Weston amendment made it
compulsory for the railroads to put
on the interchangeable mileage as now
Rsed. The conference report was kill.
ed by the senate after two days. in
termittent discussion. It was agreed
to take vote at $50 o'clock Satur-
day night, and one was reached at 10
O'Clock with the result that just be-
fore the general assembly quit its
work, the mileage bill that has trav-
elled over such a rough road, was
killed.
Freight Ra*e Bill Killed.
One Of the prettiest fights Of the
session Of the legislature was on the
sdoption Of the report on what is
known as the fve-mile break bill.
The measure was intended to apply
to freight rates, and was subjected
to q hard fight,
On Saturday the committee on fcee
conference submitted a report, sign
ed By all the members with the exaep-
tion Of Mr.. C. W. Garris, who did
not think the measure right, and who
had fought it al along.
When the report was submitted,
Mr.. Garris resumed his fight, and
pointed out that the bill was simply
arbitrarily undertaking to fix freight
rates, without due and proper con-
sideration, and that the suggested
bill was not what the house or senate
wanted.
Mr.. Dixon led the forces in favor
Of the bill.
On the first vote the record showed
"a to rs against the adoption of the
report, thereby killing the bill. Mr.
Dixon insisted that no quorum had
voted, and stuck to it. This neces-
STATED closing the doors against any
member leaving, and the sergeant-at-
arms was instructed by Speaker
:Whaley to 60 out and bring in all
members he could find. It took full
ly half an hour to get the missing
members to make up the quorum. In
the meanwhile members were get
ting anxious about their. dinner.
Finally the quorum was secured,
and on the second roll-cal the free
conference report was again reject
ed by a vote of "a to 35-one differ
ence, as in the first case-and the
proposed bill was killed
., Income Tax Endorsed.
The resolution ratifying the amend
ment to the Federal constitution as
to income tax, was finally passed
and ordered for ratification in the
senate, this being the house resolu-
tion. Thus the income tax PROPOSE
tion is settled in this State, and
South Carolina has led the States Of
the Union in the adoption Of the pro-
posed amendment.
Nepotism Bill Killed.
The house bill providing against
nepotism in the State institutions Of
learning, was killed by a vote Of 81
to 9.
Senator Rogers, who was a mem
Der Of the committee from the legis-
lature that investigated the institu-
tion, explained what was meant by
the committee in its report.
The committee found that the con-
dition Of nepotism> existed nowhere
else but at Clemson, but this was
due to peculiar circumstances. These
sspeculiar circumstances were not
explained in the report and Senator
Rogers, on the floor Of the senate