The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-04-06
SLOrmY HcsSlnns.

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On last Saturday, local bin day /,
thc House of Representatives, th.
Democrats and Conservatives, trust
ing to the honor and the good hltl
OF tho Radicals, permitted, by a sus
pension OF the rules, another socia
equality abomination bin, under tn,
false title of "Nn act to incorporat,
the Nlcksburg and GrcenviIIe Rail.
road" to be introduced, read twice
by its false title, and referred to q
committee. The committee OBJ,
tanned leave to sit during the session
OF the House, and very soon report
cd tho bill with the Recommendation
that il pass. Tho rapidity with
which it had been rushed through
led the Conservatives and Democrats
70 suspect that there was something
false connected with it, probably q
largo land grab swindle, and II de-
mand was made for its reading. It
turned out to be no more, and no
less, than the social equality iniquity
which the carpet bag negroes and
their baser white allies have been at.
tempting to press through the Leg
l%slature eyer since its session Then
followed Il scene of tho widest con.
fusion, the seampering for the door
by tho white Republicans who could
not stand the pressure, and the de.
riding cries of the negro members
us they attracted the attention of
the House to them. The yeas and
nays were called for on agreeing to
The report. Tho Temporary speaker,
Black-and-tan Convention Howe,
who Speaker Lynch had called to
the chair to do the dirty work of
ruling all points of order-without
regard to their corroctness--out of
If they tended to defeat the
passage OF the billthus surreptitious-
" brought before the House for its
consideration, ordered the roll to be
The Democrats and Con- .
.'ervatives refused to vote, aud "no
quorum y was the result. The RAIDS
demanded that the words used by |
hem in 50 doing should be taken !
Town by the clerks and spread upon /
he journal, which was done. Mr..
of Lowndes, Republican,
'oted against agreeing to the report,
nd gave as his reason for SO doing,
hat as a member of the committee to
ihlch the bill was referred, he had !
been permitted to read itor hear /
t read, and that he was told it was
My a railroad bill. This the Con.
ar%vatives and Democrats demanded
hould also be spread upon the jour ,
ais. 1t was, however, too much of
good thing for the RAIDS, and one
eyre member wanted what dem
zen oil said all stuck oil of dar." In
10 confusion the bill was recommit- !
ID, after several votes had been
'ken and mo quorum" found, and ]
10 House adjourned. 1t affords us
Ieasurc to state that Mr.. Streeter,
Carroll, stood with the Democrats r
Conservatives, and refused to
ote. Thus ended Saturday. session $
the s~o,called House Of Represent J
lives OF Mississippi.
On Monday, in its regular order, p
e committee reported the bill to {
incorporate the Vicksburg and s
reenyillc Railroad" MS It was \
to the House, but which was /
fact the new social equality abom>
The m~ajorit, recommend a
ltsl passage; the minority, Mr.. W
ckenEie, dissenting. The Con- n
ryatlves and Democrats refused TO Il
'te as before, and with them stood f
essrs. Armstead and Streeter. oil
and Mr.. llubnall, of KEN,
II. After many roll calls and much !.
infusion the bin was passed, there :,
ing just a quorum, with three Re. q
iblicans voting against it. This II
I'd was accomplished by the negro o.
embers going into the committee O.
oms and other hiding places and :,
aiding the white members in by tho
rs and compelling them to vote. &c
any expressions were heard, such
"Let the clerk take the chair, as
y running the machine; Y Mr.. 50
! move this body raise it. Va
70 the dignity Of d mob z Is
We's gwine to spot dem men ct
hich lodges this pint, now:" "Ipe
to know how the gemmcn v,
,m the Publican county Of il ne
Finc to vote on this question z eff vi
y don't stand up now to the party. ID