The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE.
|c--,,ETa <. c., Jan. %, 1911.

>.':-IN Nl'i!i. w jan. 20, 1S11.
,!le :,eagr wo.:s of the session ha;
eos set II. -c"3 arc proper. and will 81
act:i.;.i:-, Irti: ..0ja@rnlnent, with the
I.H>s,.. ;;2,@, ;.,,C which will be cans
~ 5v -;,.cs;u2 oi the fifth associate
i1,ic, L-xc "ee. This race has as
sc.-.el: :; s:;:&s:!,,n "hich is battling the
members, who as Z rule, cao tell in ad
vance who the successful candidate vii
be, but today all are up in the air. Tc
my mind. however, Judge Memmingei
appears 10 have the inside track, with
Judge Watts close by; then there is
Hon. T. B. Fraser, who has been sew.
eral times defeated for 4 place on the
Judiciary. He has many friends VINO
are doing all in their power ID land
their favorite. All of the candidates
are coed, strong men, and each have a
following which must be reckoned with,
hence it is anyoody's race up to now,
and ali are oo the anxious bench. The
Clarendon delegation is divided. 1 am
going TO vote for Judge Memminger,
Messrs ReaYes and Richardson for
Fraser, ard Micchum for Mr.. Gruber of
Colle,on. Mr.. Gruber is my second
choice.
There will be but few general laws
enacted at this session. The general
feeling is TO have as little general leeis-
lation as possible. and the only interests
which will be effected materially will
oe the railroads. The Senate railroad
committee has given favorable reports
70 several bills, among them being what
| IS known as ':lhe five mile brake" bill.
This measure has been demanded by
what Is known as the merchants assocl'
alton, and represented by Mr.. +.
Campbell. The railroads are opposed
to it, and claim that it will be very
damaging to them. Il was the original
intention of the committee to refer all
matters relating 10 transportation rates
to the railroad commission, and with
that end in view, invited the commits
sion to appear before the committee.
The chairman came but his argument
did not afford any enlightenment, but
rather tended to confuse, therefore the
committee decided to send it IN to the
Senate with favorable report. The
following is the text Of the bill:
\ BILL.
To Prescribe a Mileage Base for Max.
ing Freight Rates, and to Fix Pen
atty, Etc.
BE it enacted bY the General AS
sembly OF the State of South Caro-
lima:
SECTION l. After thirty days from
the passage of this Ac: all railroad
companies, common carriers, doing
business in this State, for all shipments
and between all points, shall be re-
ouired to provide rates at each and
every five miles for distances under 100
miles, and at each and every ten miles
for distances over 100 miles, and to
apply the rate at the nearest mileage
for distances intermediate TO these bases
,. SEC. For the first FIVE miles the rate
shall be Is per cent OF the rate for 10
miles. and for each FIVE miles thereafter
between 10 and 20, and 20 and 30, and
80 and 40, and 40 and so, and 80 and 60.
and so and 10, and 10 and 50, and 50
and 80. and 80 and 100 miles. there
Shall be provided rates which shall be
an equal division of the difference IN
the rates fixed for these distances. For
example: If the rate is 20 cents at 70
miles and 50 cents at 80 miles, rate OF
% cents would apply at 25 miles.
SEC. The South Carolina Railroad
Commission shall be charged with the
adjustment and enforcement OF the
provision OF this Act, and any railroad
company found publishing, assessing or
collecting charges 10 violation hereof,
shall be liable to q penalty of one hun
dred dollars in each and every case, 10
be recovered by any person 50 aser;ey-
ed. in "a action IN any court OF compe-
tent jurisdiction; one-half Of which
penalty shall be retained by the party
suing therefor, and the other half paid
into the County Treasury for the use