The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.
CoLUMBIi, =. e., Jan. -. lsil.

COLUMBIA, -. e., Jan. -. 1911
The heavy work o: the session has
now set 10 good and proper. and will 50
coa;inue until adjourninec,, with The
possible interruption which will be c,r>-
ed by the election OF the itth associate
Justice mex: week. This race bus AS
sumed : situation which is battling the
members, who rs rule, Gao tell 10 ad-
vance vino the successful candidate wi:i
be, but today ali are up in the air. To
INV micd. however. Judge Memminger
appears TO haze the inside track. with
Judge Watts close by: then there IS
Hop. T. 3. Fraser, who has been sew
eral times defeated for i place on The
Judiciary. he has macy friends wao
are doing ali IN their poSer ~ land
their favorite. A! G! the candidates
are coed. strong men, ana! each have =
following which mus; Sc :eckoned with,
hence it is anybocy'S race 40 70 now,
and sl! are oc the anxious beach. The
Clarendon delegation is divided. | ain
.,oing 10 vote for Judge Memm!nger,
MesSrs Eeayes and Richardson Tor
Fruser, and Mi.chum for Mr.. Gruoer o!
Coile.o.. Mr. Gruber is my second
choice.
There will De but few Cenero. laws
enacted at this session. The genera!
seelius is 70 have rs little genera! le2Is-
latiop as possible. aod the oaly interests
which will be effected materially will
be the railroads. The Senate railroad
committee has civec favorable reports
TO several bills. among them beias what
l. In b, O
This measure has been demanded by
WIS, IS known as the merchants aSSoci.
alton, aud represented by Mr.. r.
Campbell. The railroads are opposed
70 il, and claim that it viii! be yer.
damaging 70 them. II was the origlnal
intention of the committee 10 refer all
matters relatin" 10 transportation rates
10 the railroad commission, and with
,ha: end in view, Invited the contnis-
sion 10 appear before the committees.
The chairman came bu, his argument
cid no; afford auy enlightenment, but
rather tended 10 coatuse, therefore the
committee decided 70 SEND lc!n TO the
Senate win O favorable report. The
following is the text OF the bill
4 BILL
To Prescribe Mileage Base for Max
ing Freight is-tes, and 10 FIX Pen
atty, Etc
BE i, enacted bv the Genera! AS
sembly OF the State OF South Caro-
lima:
SECTION !. After thirty days from
the passage OF this Ac, Ill railroad
companies. COMMON carriers, doing
busiress 10 this State. for al! shipments
and between ali poio,S. shai! be re-
ouireG 70 provide rates At each and
every i've miles for distances under leo
miles, aad ., each and evers ten miles
Tor distances over 100 miles, and 20
apply the rate q. the nearest mileage
for distances Intermediate TO these bases
,. SEC. For the frs: Ave miles The rate
shalt be 80 per ceot OF the rate Tor 10
miles, and !o- each five miles thereafter
between 10 and 20. and 20 aod 80, and
80 and 10. and 10 and 80. and 30 anG 10.
and co and 20. and 20 and 50, and so
and 80. and 80 ard 100 miles. there
sha!. be provided rates which Shat! ne
an eoua! division Of the difference in
the rates fixed for these distances. For
example: II the rate is 20 cents ~ 20
miles and 80 cents 4: so miles, rate o!
- cents would apply a, 25 miles.
SEC. The South Carolina ltaiiruad
Commission shall be charged with the
adjustment, aud enforcement OF the
provision of this Act, aoG any railroad
company found publishing, assessing or
collecting charges in violation hereof.
shall be liable 10 penalty OF one hun
cred dollars in each and every case, TO
be recovered by any pe:sou so as?rIer-
ed, 10 50 action in any cour: OF conpe-
ten. jurisdiction: oce-hali Of which
penalty shall be retained by the party
suing therefor, and the other bal! paid
into The County Treasury tor the use