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t . kTHErATZ, *I44 BRED. The Vot Fot Unanim -Has -Boen Under Discussion For Two kontlUs. Washington, May 18.--After sev enty days.of almost coAtinuous delib eration the senate today at 4.53 p. m., passed the railroad rate bill by the practically ianimous vote of 71 to 3. The three negative votes were cast by Senators Foraker, republican of Ohio, Morgan and Pettus, democrats, of Al abama. There was a somewhat larger attendahee of senators- than usual, but the attendance in the galleries was by no means abnormal, and there was no manifestation of any kind when the result was announced. There was, however, an almost general sigh of relief among the senators. History of. the Measure. The bill has received more atten tion fr6m the senate and from -the country at large than any measure that has been before congress since the repeal of the purchasing clause of the.SheriMan act in 1893. It,was re ported to the senate on February 20, and was made the 'unflnished business on Marh 12. March 12 to May 4 the bill was under dismission, without lim itation on the dtiration of speeches, 58 of which were delivered. Many of these were prepared with great care, and two of theui consumed more than a day's time in delivering. - Senator LaFollette, the juneor senator from Wisconsin, spoke for three days, and Senator Daniel, of Virginia, for two days. Senators Bailey, Foraker, Lodge, Rayner, Dolliver and others each spoke for one entire day. For twelve days the bill has been under consideration under a rule lim iting speeches to fifteen minutes each. The debate has at times been ear nest and animated, but for the most part devoid of personality as between senators, the past few days, however, having called out sonic caustic criti cisms of the president and of some newspaper correspondents by' Senator Bailey. In addition to passing the bill the proceedings today consisted in con cluding the consideration of the amendments as such and the delivery of a number of speeches on the bill. The only amendment adopted was the one offered yesterday by Senator Tel ler, eliminating the words ''in its judgment'' form the power given t( the Inter-State commerce commission to fix rates. Effect of the Bill. The principal purpose of the railroad rate bill passed today is to pernit the Inter-State commerce commission 1to fix rates. The provision conferring this authority is foind in the fourth section of the bill and amends See tion 15 of the Intyr-State commerce law, so as to accomplish that result. That section direels the commission-to investigate complaints of unjust and unreasonable charges on the part of common carriers in transpor.Itation of personis or property or of regulations or of prlactices affecting such charges. It also authorizes ani inquiry as to whlether the rates or p)ractices are 'unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential or prejudicial or other wise in violation of the act, and in case any of these conditions are' found to exist the conmmission is em powered to determine and prescribe wvhht will be the just and reasonable maximnum rate and wvhat regulation or p'ractice is just, reasonable fair. Fur ther authority is given commission to enforce orders and they are to go in to effect within thirty days and con tinue in force for two years unless suispenided, modlined 01' set aside by the commission by a c-ourt of compe tent jurisdiction. Other p)ower's conferred by this see tion are; To apportion joint fares, es tablish through routes and maximum joint rates and prescribe their divis~ ion and to determine the compensa tion to be paid to shippers doing ser vice for carriers. Section 16 of the present law is so changed as to pro v'ide for an award of pecuniary dam ages to complainants found entitled, and in ease payments are not prompt ly made in accordance wvith this award the beneficiary is authorized to file' suit in a United States circuit court to compel compliance. The findings of thme commission is to be received as prima facie evidence of the facts in such Suits and the petitioner is ab solved from all liability for costs. Another provsioq renders legal-the service of the orders of the commis sion through~ the mails, and provides that these* orders shall take effect 30 days after, service, unless suspended or modified by. the commission or suis pended, or set aside by the courts. A penalty of $5,000 for each offense in disobedience of the order is imposed, and the penalty is to accnniijlate at the rate of $5,000 a day in case of contind~ous violation. Orders other than those for ~money payments are to be enforced by the Federal courts through writs of mandamus or in.. junction, and in case of appeal. to the F supreme court, these .-as6s kre to be given precedence over all others ex Ce)t those of a criminal character. %'Viruit Oourt Given Jurisdiction. S The bill was amended by the sen ate so,as to give the United States circuit cou'ts jurisdiction to enter- d tain suits brought to annul or change S the oiders of the commi,ssion, and also to provide against the gianting of in terlocutory decrees without hearing and making appeals from such orders direct to the supreme court. Other provisions extend to defini- p tion of the word "railroad" so as to make it include switches, spurs, tracks terminal facilities, freight depots, fv yards and grounds and defines ''trans- st portation" so as to make it embrace cars and other facilities for shipment to Or carriage, ''irrespective of owner- t ship or of an,y tontract'' the intention m being to make the railroads responsi ble for all special car .serVice. It is made the duty of carriers to funitsh special car service upon reaonable request. .lm Senate anendmeitts include oil I pipe lines, express companies nid sleeping car Companies, under 1110 a head of ''Common Carriers,'' and make them amenable to the require mnents of the bill. Other senate nwid ifications prolibit i4suance of pass- le es or the granting of special fAvors to one class of passengers over an Other, prohibit railroad colpallies from transporting commodities pro-till dluced by themselves; require coin bines to put in sw.itches at reasonablo hi, request of shippers; prohibit thei .rantilng or acceptance of rebates, and reinstate the imprisonment penalty di: for violation of the law. ' d There are also changes in the law relative to the reports to be required n of common carriers, and a penalty of f100 a day is imposed for failure to aomply with the report requirement. The commission is given access to ti the accounts of the companies affected by the act, but examiners are forbid den under penalty of heavy fine and . long imprisonment from divulging the " facts ascertained. Fines of $500 for tc each failure to keep proper a-ecount is . provided. A falsification of accounts I is made punishable by fine and impris- rc Dnment. M Circuit and district courts of the IIU United States are given jurisdiction di over all complaints by the commis- a sion of failure to comply with its or- lil ders, and such courts are required to t issue writs of mandamus compelling 's such colmpliance. Senator Bailey's Prayer. tL Nashville American. H) rn closin- his recent speech in the seite Seinator Bailey indulged in tome reflections aside fromn tile legal l phase and Illerits of his argunilts, and which all can- endorse. They are worth repeating. -Te said: ''I would " el tilat we were reaching aln erali i n ta his devroted lanId wh'lere men~l are to be In judged bly how thley act and( what Cl they think, rather than b)y what they tI hlave; whlen intellect, and not for- " tnle. when conduct, more thlan birth, t should1( he tihe measure of our esteem, and when aln honelst fame shlould be C( the goal towards whlich Our ambitious 4 youthl should be taughlt to toil and hope.ll ''Mr'. President, I am 011e of those who blelieve thlat such time may come -of course, I am not so simple-mind ed as to dream that tIle old1 days of reC small fortunes and great contenItment ft wiill evei come again to bless the land, ti but I (10 believe iln the coming of ,a ill better day than thlis wvhen tIle man T1 whlo knows that he0 is just anld hIonest of will feel thlat lhe is happier ill his cir- PJ nuimstances thlan the man whose ricells til hlave bmeeni corrupted through injuls-- (e tiee. -te ''T pray for tile time to come'when w we shall have a new stanldard to gulide m" our chlildlren ; when we shall teachl sl [hem thiat justice is better than powv- thi er, andl lead them into tihe ennobling r'C faithl thlat truthi shall conquer false- fr hood( in every home whlere peace en abides and iln every land where men to ire free. Under the influence of highl- eni er ideals and more unlselfishl aspira- t.ii tionis all hate anld envy wvill vanishl su fromll our mlinlds and tihe only evil s1' thloughlt which still must vex us will km be the -malice whichl the bad shal11 ta forever feel towvard tile good. Whlen to eonduct inlstead of fortune is made tihe in rulle by which we judge all men, ev- thi iry boy in tle land, no matter ho0w so Ilimble his parentage or how limited re0 Ilis .opportunity wvill feel 'tile thlrill'of n< hope, anId tile carpenlter's son will kno1w that if only lhe is just and S5 brave and honest he will be more re Ipected than tile son of any million iire who ever wvasted hlis fathler's for bune ill idle dissipation or soiled hlis C. L'athler's niame b)y gross excesses.'' Pi It doesn't paIy to argue. Congrain- m. late your'self on being so 11uch1 mOr' mf sensible thlan tile othIer fellowv and let sO it go at thlat of armnrs' Union Bureau of Information. -Condueted by the uth Carolina Farmers' Educa tional and Co-Operation Uniun. OfiNCommunications intended for this partMent should be addressed to J. C' ribling, Pendleton, S. C. Stunting Corn. Will Mr. Williamson reply I Now, if Mr. W1illiamson's stunting 'ocess proves with all of us to be as ofitable And satisfactory as it has th Mr. Williamson, we can then see lat a fool we have all along been r losing so much sleep over the Luiting corn habit of our free no oes and soine of our white tenants, D. We have watched this seemingly avoidable process going on about , more or less every year, with a eat .deal of displeasure ; counting C apparent loss as we passed by. But Mr. Williamson's success in this iproved stunting corn practice oves to be as good with others as th himself, we can truly say to one other along the line, farmers, what fools we mortals be.' Mr. Williamson-we do not once ubt-has been tihoroughly convinced at his stunting plan is all right or would not .practice this plan, let e)lie advocate it in public print. But lit we want to know from Mr. Wil 1111011 nlOw is, how does he know at, there is mofe in the stunting of s corn than there was in the side plication of the fertilizer? Did r. Williamson make repeated coin rative tests upon different soils and rferent seasons by the actual Weigh i of the different yields and actual easurements as to the area under S comparative test? or did lie form s conclusions, like many of us have ne before, by the mere looks of the ing? We would like to hear from Mr. iliamson on this subject, as many of r p)eople are making these pointed quilries of our btur-eau about these sts. With tile Aldrich system of plant g corn all( cotton after the double w alternation and rotation plan of r. Williamson, and the breeding of w varieties of cow peas to suit our fferent purposes, by Mr. Brabham id Dr. Mason, we feel very much ce there is something doing along e right. line by our farmers, which gratifying to the whole progressive mily of ouri. farmers. This progressive turn of tihe llinds 0ur Southeri farmers away fron e all cotton system to the more sells le rotationI planI and the inclination build up the land upon a permi'l m,t planI of rotation i.j like thle dawn a bright ndw day for our Southern imers. It looks like our' people tre abouit ready now to call tle far er that ean make a reasonable profi ble erop from his lind alid leave the nd richer than before lie grew thle op, the best farmer of the funtutre; at is t he kind of rarmers that then hole counttry must now look to to rnl the tide of the long practiced bber system of skinning tile lauind by nttinuious erVops of its soil for prle. t gain anmd future dev'astation. Cheer up. farmers, you are on the .ht road.. Farmers' Union Picnics. It is etow time to begin to plan11 a gular order of farmers' meetings r the adivanucemnent of tihe organiza m dulring the time b)etween the lay' g by of crops and gathering time. iese public meetings or rally (days farmers if freed front obnoxious litical schemes, does a great, good inig by b)ringing the farmers togeth to discuss the things of prime in rest to all .farmers. Just here we ishi to reminiid the unlion that it. is >t a good plan to have too many eakers at these meetings to talk ont e samte subjects, for the following asons: When you get a sp)eaker om a distance you should bear' his penses, and again do not get a man speak upon1 aiiy sub)ject unless you ni get a good one and give him his ne to tell what hie knows about the b)ject iln hand. If you can have a eaker to go to your meetings that ows something about what lhe is to 1k ab)out, it wvill not take him long tell it, wlhile it usually takes sonme m3 a long time talking tryng to make e p)eople believe that lie does know mething about his subject, wh'en in ality lhe knows but little or nothing w to tell you. mething Doing Here--We Like to Hear From -all Uniens Like This One. Col. J. C. Stribling, Pendleton, S. -At the last meeting of the Uniona -esident T. T. Wakelleld wvantedl to low of the memb)er's pr'esen)t how miy were bulyinig corni with which to Ike this erop, anid I am proud to y that wve onily found three, and one these wnnld have hna none to buy had he not lost a,quantity of pea vines and other feed in the fall by fire. And, by the way, it was found that those who had to buy corn 'ould got all they needed from other members of the Union. Yes, and they can see what they are getting-it's right from the crib on the cob-not in sacks and it. half rotten. And now I want to say that tile nicinbers of our Union feel that so long as we raise plenty of corn, with some to sell to those of our members who didn't make quite enough, to getiher with plenty of small grain, that it is not possible for us to make an over-supply of cotton. No, sir, we believe that those who are responsible for too much cotton is the fellow you see ill town about eve'ry week or so loading his wagon witi sacked corn and baled liy from the store, that's ''runnin'' hii yes, and the heartless landlord that Woi't allow his tenants to have even Ia ''roastiear'' patcl. And here is another tiing, Brother Stribling, about this corn raising proposition: Mr. T. M. Welborn, one aniong the most progressive members of our Union, and one whose ability an up-to-date farner is recognized by us all, says that lie can take a piece of land, run it i*1 corn avery year anld by planting peas between each hill of4 (101Il a11d1( then sowing them in the mid die at lay-by time, can improve it faster than Ie cani to run the same lanid inl cotton every year and put all the stable mianure oil it that lie call make. Now, listen at. some old knot ty-headed, Ole-sided, itll cotton rais ing farner say that lie don't believe it. Well, then, come around and take ai peep at Brother Welborn's farm and see if you don't go back hone and or der you a kicking machind with which to give yourself justice for having no Mre farming sense than you'yve got. Anld now, in conclusion, we Wait to say that. Five Forks Union preaches and practices crop diversification, and the otier fellow call do just as lie likes. but when Ie comes around to bly corni fromli us, an)d we find that lie doesn't try to raise it, we will put a price to him that will give him the bhid staggers. W. L. Casey, See. Five Forks Union. Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Lib erty. Did you ever know of a greaft vie tory beiiig won withlout a hrd fight,? lnwmers.- eternal vigilance is the price of Liberty! Constant attend puce at your local Uniions is the price tlint you must pay to keep up the life of your organlizationls. Have soietling good and new to talk abouit at every imeeting you lavc. L'eave tle had news for the 1111orraln ized growler to tell, he always enjoys the telling of that kid' of news, any way. inioll men, never for a moment for get. the f act thait your union)1 is made(1 P lanit eow lpeas, youngi( man1 , an md pay hack to nature's God thme debht up out of the reputation1 anid character of its miembiers, and that each and ever'y mnembler of tIle union01 is at it al11 lie while building up1 tIle' strength of li'e union11; Or pulling dlownl the ini Iluenice anid power of his union at. all imies!I The unlion p)asswuord or thme uniioni signs or grip do not mrake the man a good uniuon member; it is the good works and the character of elachI and every member that tells the tale to the world for either good or hlad for the reputation of the union. Give to the uniion a good reputation ando you have a power for good I Make a replutat ion for goodl works and you will be p)rosper~ous and hiappjy. Plant Cow Peas. Plant cow peas, young man, and( you will not have to go wvest for rich lands. Pointed Paragraphs. A free thinker isnl't a free think e~r when he is in jail. Pushecart merchiants are always be hind in their business. Petty larceny is grand larceny when aplplied to a stolen kiss. A woman will have her way even if it is a roundabout way. Never judge a man 's worth b)y his <tatement to the tax collector, An optimist is a man who declines to judge the future by tihe past. Many a girl marries an old man be Sause of the cloud 's silver lining. 'No man can accomplish anything .great who doesn 't b)egin on a small eale. Did you ever hear of fortune in the uise of a tramp knocking at any linan's door. The wife of a hank teller can give him cards and( sp)ades when it comes to telling secrets. Most people will gladly do'anythling you want thiemf to-if you request tem to do the opposite. After 10 dayl ing, and to good daily s pared to rer f merchan( great throng Ers carried a We have had shippe rnore good values. N wear, Belts and all oi -ived. Lots of new mi he hot May days, fron 5c. each, up to the nev t is our plan to move :o make room for the i we make a specialty 01 Nhite Canvas Oxfords, why not you? Ladies' White Hose -noney, II 1-2c. a pair. 20 doz. Ladies' Tapi HAIR .& The Right 0 Prescriptio Which we use are withou We believe in PURITY We constantly preach F We always practice PU c cines. *I PURITY counts, and cc 9 Ask your doctor. MAYES' DF Newber Dapital stock paid in Surplus . .. Deposits . . . We do business on t We extend every c with safe and sound b Four per cent. paid Department. Burglar F [AS. McINTOSH, President. Frank R. Hunt Real Estate, St Bought IF IT IS REAL I If we haven't got what you s We have a most desirable li arming lands in various sectio racts, ranging in price from $ For particulars concerning: :harge phone, write or call on FRANK R. HU Office over Summer Bros. Special attention to coliectic Fin4 IHA VII 3 of great sell keep up the ales, we pre >lace the piles :ise that the of value seek .way. d by freight and express ew shipment of Neck rer Net Waist have ar 3rchandise just out for i the little turn over at vest designs to be had. quick our merchandise iew things. This week Ladies and Children's Everybody uses them, that's worth double the : Neck Vests 5c. each. HAVIRD, Price Store. IuMaterials t exception the purest grade URITY. RITY when preparing medi es unts for much, in medicines. + UG STORE.+ ry, S. C. . . $ 50,000.00 . . 25,000.00 . . . 235,000.00 usiness principles. onsideration consistent anking. on deposits in Savings Fire Proof Vault. proof Safe. J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. er & Company. ocks and Bonds and Sold. ESTATE, SEE US. rant we can get it for you. st of city property. Also good ns of the State in large or smna 5.00 to $75.00 per acre. mny property that we have in US. NITER, Manager. 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