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

COLUMBIA, =. g.. Jan. ~, l9ll.
The heavy work o! the session has
now Sc; IN good and proper. and will *
continue until ADJOURNMENT, with the
possible interruption which will be c;,n$.
ed by the election OF the fifth as>oclst.
Justice next week. This race bus AS
sumed situation which is battling The
members, who as rule. Gao tell in ad.
vance who the successful, candidate will
be, bu, today ali are up in the air. To
my nicd. however. Judge Memmtogcr
appears TO haze the inside track. with
Judge Watts close oy: then there Is
HOP. T. i. Fraser, who has been sew.
eral times defeated for place on the
Judiciary. He has many friends wh"
are doing all IN their pc*er ~ land
their favorite. Al! o: the candidates
are good. Strous men. aus: each have =
following which mus, be reckoned with,
hence i, is anyoody'S race uu 70 now.
and eli are 90 The anxiou> bench The
Clarendon delegation is divided. | am
going 70 vote for Judge Mer;m!ager,
Messrs Eeayes an2 Richardson tor
Fraser, and Mi,chun for Mr.. Gruoer o!
Co.le,oa. Mr.. Gruber is my second
choice.
There will De bet few general laws
euac,eJ a. this session. The genera!
;eelins is 10 have as li,,le genera! ieS!S-
laLiou as possible. aod the cc:v Interests
which viii be effected materially will
tv the railroads. The Senate railroad
committee has given favorable reports
20 several bills. anong them being what
Is known IS '..he i've mile brake" bill.
This measure has been demanded by
what IS known as the merchants aSSoci.
a,ioo, aud represented By Mr.. +.
Campbell. The railroads are opposed
20 it, and claim that it vii! be very
damaging 20 them. l. was the original
Intention OF the committee 70 refer sii
matters rei1:iny 20 transportation rates
TO the railroad comn.ssion, aaa with
.hae esd in view, Invited the commits
sion 10 appear before the committee.
The chairman came but his argument
did no, afford any enlightenment, bu,
rather tended To confuse, therefore the
committee decldee 20 send IL n 20 the
Senate with favorable report. The
following is the text OF the Dill
\ BILL
To Prescribe Mileage Base for Max
ing Fre:gh, Rates, and 70 Fix Pen
atty, Etc
&. i, enacted by the Genera! As
sembly OF the State OF Sor,h Caro-
lima:
SECTION !. After thirty days from
the passage o! this Act all railroad
co,npan;es. common carriers, doing
business 10 this State. FOR ali shipments
and between al! points. shall DC re-
CURED 10 provide rates st each and
every i've miles for distances under 100
miles, and =: each aud every ten miles
70. distances over JOG miles, and to
apply the rate o. the neares, mileage
for distances Intermediate 10 these bases
> SEC. For the frs, ii.e miles the rate
shall be - per cent OF the rate for 10
miles, md 70. each five miles thereafter
between 10 and 20. and 2n and 50, aad
81 and 20. and 20 and 20. and 80 and 20.
and GO and 20. and 20 and 80, and 50
aud 80. aad 20 and 100 miles. there
shall be provided rates which shall be
~ equal division OF the difference IN
The rates fixed for these distances. Fo:
example: II the rate is 20 cents ~ 2U
miles and 80 cents =. 50 miles, rate OF
- cents would apply q: y miles.
SEC. The South Carolina Railroad
Commission shall be charged with the
udius;meu: aud enforcement OF the
provision of this ACT, aoG any railroad
company found publishing, assessing or
collecting charges 10 violation hereof.
shall be liable To peua!,y OF one hun
tred dollars in each and every case, 10
be recovered by any person so asgrleS-
ed, in 40 action il any cou:t OF cornpe-
tent jurisdictions; oCe-halt os which
penalty shall be retained by the party
suing therefor, and the other half paid
into the County Treasury for the use