The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01


Here is another bill reported by my
committee farorably which will meet
with the approval OF the public gen
erally. and If enforced should make a
difference in the freight rates.
;, BILL
;; To Prohibit Discrimination by Common
Carriers in Freigh, and Express
Rates in This State.
be il enacted by the General Assem-
bly Of he State OF South Caro!iua:
SECTION |. Tha. on and after the
passage OF this Act it shall be unlawful
for any railroad company. steamboat
or express company. or other common
ca rrier cf freight or express III this
State, 10 put into operation or maintain
any rate for :he TRANSPORTATION OF
| freight or express higher than IS
charged in adjscIn; or adjoining States
! FOR :he transportation of similar and
! like articles under like conditions
| SEC ;. Ary railroad. steamboat, or eN-
press company. or other common car
(; r!cr doin. business in this State. shall
! be liab!e 70 2 penalty OF not less than
! City dollars and 20. more than Two
hundred dollars for each and every
yiu!ation OF Section l. OF this Act.
| which shall be enforceable in any cour;
| OF competent jurisdiction OF this state.
which penalty shall accrue TO the State
OF South Carolina.
SIC ;. 1t shal! be the duty Of the
Ea!!road Com miss,oo OF this State TO
see sha: the provisions of Sections1 and
j Section OF this Act be enforced. CDon
complains: TO the Railroad Commission
OF any consignee. shipper. or other
party Interested. that Section !. OF this
.Ac. is bcin. violated, the said Rail-
road Commission shall Investigate the
same. and. ii the. ind such dlScrlm!-
| nation to exist, they shall cause 10 be
Instituted legal proceedings in any
cou-, of competent jurisdiction IN this
State for the recover OF the penalty
provided in Section >. Of this Act.
LoC:S APPELT. Chairman OF Con-.
Governor Blease is after many re-
forms and has seUt 10 the general as
scnb!y number OF messages. some o:
| Tho. numbers H.. no, oulv used the
hatchet upon the many Notaries Public
bu, he has gone after the ''windin@-up
commission" with 4 vim: his message
demanding that the Investigators De
investigated has caused L sensation.
Personally l cannot believe the com
mission has been corrupt, but l do not
think the Governor would cast i SuS-
picion upon these men without having
| information which made him fee! 1t
duty 20 have an inquiry as 10 their acts
and doin.s looked ic:c. There is no
doubt that The lawyers employed made
stacks OF money out OF :he Investigation,
and the investigation, II gone into as
,:,- Governor directs. will expose wrong
Guiug il there was ANY. and II there was
none. it will forever wipe away the
cloud of suspicion which the message OF
His Exceliency may have cast upon
them. There s.: :puid be Z thorough cN.
aminatioa mad, -rca ;: II takes all OF
the summer. personally know one OF
,le members OF :he commission. Mr.
John McSween. Of TimmonSvi,le, have
Known him ever since he came 10 the
S:ase from Scotland, and would have
70 have presented 70 ne ;he most con-
vinc,ns proof before could believe he
would knowingly lend himself 10 any,
thing which was di>honora5le. know
/, the man aS possessing : character aoo-
rvproact, but should IL turn out IN .ue
Investigation that the commission aid
things they had 40 right 70 do, | would
still believe, so f.,:. a. John NcSweea IS
concerned. that he mad 60 guilty kaowl-
edge bu, acted upon the advice and in
st-uct:onS OF the attorney for the coC1-
mission. But my estimate OF Mr.. Nc
Sweec's character has cothlog 70 co
with the rn4,,er now. The Governor
has called Tor 40 inreS;i CATION, and 10
so doing he has created Suspicion
against the commission rs whole.
hence ], becomes the duty OF the gen
era! assembly 20 have an Investigation
thoroughly made.
The last message Of the Governor vas
hot shot: after those members o! the
general assembly who are also trustees
OF the State colleges, auc some who are
40; trustees but hold TWO offices in v!o-
la,iou OF the constitution. Co not
! think Is some do that the Governor Is
after any particular person, ne, IN -:
opinion. would have the constitution
respected bv the hisa - we'll rs the
! low, and in this he IS emineutiy correct
Senator Tillman IS trustee oi oo;h
| Winthrop and Clemson, aad II It Is Dr.
cided tha, he has no legal right 70 Nil
these positions. i! will remove from
these boards one of the most valuable
advisors they have. do noi believe
Seoa;or T!!l,nar or Senator -Alan joan
S,oae. both Of whom are life trustees oi
Cle:nsua, are violating the constitution
| by holding 10 the senacor>hIp aod the
! .-uSceeship st the same time, Tor the
reason, these gentlemen were aadc
! life trustees OF Clemson by the Clemson
will before the constitutional iuh'oi-
ton OF 1905. II j; WIS !awtu! for them
! 70 hold this lrns,eeShip then, II Is now,
but there are others on the boards who
are clearly violating the provisions o:
the constitution. aud the Governor pro
poses 70 make them eject which posi-.
ton ,ney will keep. Tney must GRO?
one Of them.
Governor BleaSe has GU; the oiL2:as
, heai OF o: TaoS E Miller president OF
the State negro college, aoG Che reason
,iven OUT is tina: Mii'er was ''pernic-
i ;ously active il pol.tic,.' Ii this Is
| true. he was right 10 put stop TO The
heads of our educational Institutions
dsbbl;us IN partisaa politics. this Is i
view have always entertained, rs vii!
be remembered 10y THE TINES readers
| when / oirec;e2 =r::ation 70 TIE he.!
OF the University o! South Carolina
making political speeches around the
couu.ry in the in,eres: OF prohib!tica:
nv position WAS thee, and 1t Is so now.
,ha, the head OF STATE. sducatlona!
Institution Injuries his influence and
thereby hurts the !uStita,ion whsn he
lends himself TO partisan politics, anG
the governor is righ. whe.1 he lives
these officials ID know they ;uust look
on; for The Interests entrusted 20 them.
I Will venture the opinion that ~ long
as BieaSe fills the executive chair The
heads OF the S,a.e colleges will Keep
OF the political grass. aud II they co
not they VII! meet the fate CT Miller
Personally reC-e; that Miller Is The
tir,, 70 feel the governors diSpieasure.
no has made a most successful college