The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
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Here is another bill reported by my
mmittee favorably which will meet
tn the approval OF the public gen
ally, and if enforced should make a
ference in the freight rates.
\ BILL.
) Prohibit Discrimination by Common
Carriers in Freight and Express
Rates in This State.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION l. That on and after tue
passage Of this Act il shall be unlawful
for any railroad company. steamboat
or express company. or other common
carrier OF freight or express in this
State, to put into operation or maintain
any rate for the transportation OF
freight or express higher than is
charged in adjacent or adjoining States
for the transportation Of similar and
like articles under like conditions.
SEC. ,. Any railroad. steamboat,or eN-
press company, or other common car
rier. doing business in this State, shall
be liable to Il penalty OF not less than
fifty dollars and not more than two
hundred dollars for each and every
violation of Section l. Of this Act.
which shall be enforceable in any court
OF competent jurisdiction of this State,
which penalty shall accrue to the State
of South Carolina.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
Railroad Commission of this State to
see that the provisions OF Sectlons1 u and
Section , of this Act be enforced. Upon
complaint to the Railroad Commission
OF any consignee, shipper, or other
party interested, that Section l. Of this
Act is being violated, the said Rail
road Commission shall investigate the
same. and. if they find such discrimi-
nation to exist, they shall cause TO be
Instituted legal proceedings in any
court Of competent jurisdiction in this
State for the recovery of the penalty
provided III Section 2. of this Act.
LOUIS APPLET. Chairman OF Com.
Governor Blease is after many re-
forms and has sent to the general as
semblS q number OF messages. some OF
which. to nSt. Il common expression, are
''hot numbers" H.. not only used the
hatchet upon the many Notaries Public
but he has gone after the ''Winding-up
conmission' with vim: his message
demanding that the Investigators be
Investigated has caused sensation.
Personally ! cannot believe the com.
mission has been corrupt, but I DO cot
think the Governor would cast a sus-
picion upon these men without having
information which made him feel it a
duty to have an inquiry as to their acts
and doings looked into. There is no
doubt that the lawyers employed made
stacks OF money out OF the Investigation.
and the investigation, il gone into as
the Governor directs, will expose wrong
doing if there was any, and if there was
none. it will forever wipe away the
cloud of suspicion which the message OF
His Excellency may have cast upon
them. There Sh"nld be thorough eX.
animation made. even il il t@kes all OF
the summer. | pen sOraI;y know one of
the members Of the commission, Mr..
John McSween. Of Timmonsvllle, have
known him ever since he came TO the
State from Scotland, and I would have
to have presented 10 me the most con-
vinclng proof before l could believe be
would Knowingly lend himself 10 any
thing which was dishonora5le. / know
the man as possessing character above
but should it turn out 10 the
that the commission did
things they had no right to do, would
still! believe, SO FIR as John McSween is
concerned, that he had no guilty knowl-
edge but acted upon the advice and in
structicns of the attorney for the com
But my estimate OF Mr.. Nc
Sween's character has nothing to do
with the m.tter nov. The Governor
has called for 40 investigation, and in
so doing ne has created a suspicion
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