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And the report was agreed to- as amend
Mr.. Mcintosh moved 70 amend the SEN
ate amendment as follows: Insert after
the word railroad" Ia the second proviso.
the following proviso: Provided. that a.
I sOon as the taxes paid into the Treasury by
any rnlroad company shall amount 60 A
sum equal 70 the amount actually received
taxes shall cease.
1 Mr. Leavell moved To amend the amend
ment offered on Mr.. Mcintosh a. follows
Insert after the word taxes the words
''ot one and one half per cent" and add 20
/ the prOviso the following words: ''from aud
/ after that time said roads shall pay into the
I Treasury a tax OF oue-half Of one per cent.
| And Mr.. Leavel's amendment TO the
| amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Street moved to table the amendment
as amended. Carried.
Mr.. Street moved 10 amend the Senate
anne Rdment BY Inserting after the word
railroad" in the second proviso, the fol-
lowing: whenever such tax exceeds
eight per cent. OF the amount Of subsidy
paid any railroad company, then the per
cent. on the gross earnings of such roads
shall be so reduced as not 70 exceed eight
per cent. on such subsidy"
Mr.. Mcintosh moved To postpone further
consideration OF the whole subject until to-
morrow at III O'Clock.
Mr. Carter moved the previous question
on the adoption OF the amendment offered
by Mr. Street, which was sustained.
Mr.. Street moved "a amend as follows:
Strike out the words. latter the compile
ton of said railroad" and insert the follow
ing: commencing within two years from
the time Of receiving the subsidy"
MIR. Barrett moved TO table the amend
ment.
Yeas ~; nays a.
Mr.. Streets amendment was adopted.
Yeas, ~; nays. Al.
Aud the Senate amendments, as amended
by the House, was concurred In.
Mr.. Gill moved 10 reconsider the vote last
taken.
Mr.. Barrett moved 70 table the motion 70
reconsider. Carried.
Mr.. WilliEg intro inrc Joint Resolution
providing for the ayment Of the clerk APP
pointed by the joint Committee to compare
the Revised Code win the original copies,
which was adopted.
Mr.. Mckenzie introduced an act 10 attach
certain territory now in Carroll county 20
the county of Montgomery.
Referred to Committee on County Affairs.
An act la relation TO Circuit Courts and
to reduce their number.
Mr.. Lowry moved that the majority re-
port. which recommended the passage of
the bill. be agreed TO. Lost.
Yeas, 45; nays. IS.
Ieas-Messrs. Allen. Armstead, Apple
white, Baker, Balbfidge. Benson. Bolton,
Calhoun urrie, Curlee, Evans. Ford Grace.
Gaddis, Gaines. Goar, Hall, Hudnall, Hug
guns llollanu loliJNal Jputrf NtllN slslllu-
sey. Leavell. Land, Lopez, Lowry, Mcintosh.
MCKEE Mckenzie, MeInnis, Nets, Martin
iere, Nisbett, Potter, Reed, Robbins, Roane.
Ross, Street Streeter, Sawyer, Wharton,
and Willing-45.
Nays--Messrs. Andrews, Avery, Barrett,
Bell, Bush, Br oks, Brennan. Corcoran. Cos-
sor, Chandler, Cooke. Carter, Dixon, Fisher,
Foley. Feemster, Gill, Griggs, Green, Gayles,
Hill, Handy OF Copiah, Handy Of Madison,
Howard, Holmes, llasie, Houston, johnson
of Kinds, johnson of DeSoto, Jacobs, kend-
rick, Landers, McCawley, Mallory. Nor
gan, Piles, Reese.Shadd, Stewart OF Holmes,
Stewart of NoXubee. Stone, Spelman,
Smothers, sullivan, Webster White, and
Mr.. Speakers.
Absent aud not voting-2l.
MIR. Webster moved Ia agree to the minor
ity report and on this motion moved the
previous question.
Mr.. Roane, at 2 o'clock, moved 20 adjourn.
Lost; and the previous question was sus
tanned, and under the operation thereof the
minority report was agreed TO.
Mr.. Avery moved TO reconsider the vote
last taken. and 10 table the motion 20 recon-
slider. Carried.
And the House adjourned.