The Daily clarion., 1875-02-20

Commissioner 81, $50 instead of $2,500; Cap
tains 5000 instead of $500; Sergeants $3.50
instead of $500; Patrolmen 5000 instead of
$12OO; all adopted /; also giving the Governor
power to organize under this bill metropoli-
tan districts in any county or town in the
State. Mr.. Applewhite moved to table; /;
lost, and the amendment was adopted. Mr..
Tison offered an amendment appropriating
100000 from the State Treasury,
and requiring all expenses under
the bill to be paid by the State. He
said that if the House was determined to
pass this iniquity, he wanted the whole
State to bear the burthen, and that it should
not be inflicted upon one county. Mr.
Ford opposed the bill. Mr.. Cessor favored
the bill. Considerable confusion, finally
the amendment was tabled; yeas 40, nays
Al. Ressrs. Landers and Moseley were the |
only colored members voting "no." Mr.. |
Clover moved to reconsider the vote adopt
ing the amendment giving the Governor
power to organize additional Metropolitan
Pollce Districts in other counties, etc. Mr..
street moved to table, lost; yeas 49, nays
40 Mr.. Street moved to adjourn, carried
30 to 81.
MINORITY REPORT.
MR. ATKINS made the following report and
81 stated Chat the other member OF the minor
ny, Mr. byrd or Pearl, was sick, and did not !
nave an opportunity to sign the report:
MR.. SPEAKER-We the undersigned mi
hority OF your special committee, to whom l
was referred H. B. 762, to be entitled an act
20 establish Metropolitan Police District
'no 10 provide for the government of the
,alne, nave not considered the bill in that
1a ilannef 5haG the Importance OF the same !
'emanded. The committee have 'onIv had u
me formal meeting and that for :
'efy short time, and without arrivino at n
my conclusion upon any feature in The
:in since which time one of the under
= neu was cailed upon informally, by
majority or the committee and informed
nm that they had agreed to two amend. os
nents One reducing the salaries provided ~
OF In the original bill, one-half: the other u
uthorizihg the 6overnor, at his discretion. III
organize similar police force for any I'll
lty, town. or county in the State -;
10 the first amendment, of course. we do Vi
OF ooJect. But the second meets our most
arhesC ana serious opposition. for the req
'n thaI IL conters too much power upon the
oVerhoT, ana extends the great wrongs
lroposed In the original bill upon the neo- of
ie of Warren county, or any other countp VI
ty OF Town In the State without any ex- on
Clng ground or reasonable prospective ne tic
'SslCy Tor any such organization, sh
~ =, alS oppoSeo TO almost every provision | or,
tne Oil Tor the reason that we cannot i'm -
slhe any Kind of necessity for it, with th
IL lG is for the purpose of destrovino ne
e civil and political liberty, of the co1n7
ana bankrupting the people of this
ave, d Inere Is no county, city or town in
e e stat state that calls for any such power As
PROVIDED Tor in this bill, to keen the MOO
e {. II Ia suoJecLlon to law and order and one Gag
Ihe effects That it will have will he to ;r- tai
'a'e ana dlssatlsiy the people of the state bla
40 are as quiet and law abiding as tho oo,
Uple OF any other State III the Union. ~ ~
l nc people or all classes, colors and CON he'
'iohs are naturally jealous OF their liner set
IS and the creation of such force nc io am
oViued Tor In this bill in time of min To
iupted peace, strikes us as unreasonable
produces in the public mind feelings Of no
ehse alarm. 1t exhibits degree of recLo er
SIless ana disregard OF the constitntiona,
nlS oi the citizens not heretofore de-
opeu Dy the most reckless il presents q
position On the part of the same. at leost La
all the Safeguards provided in
consultation for the protection of minor
: In This State, 1t proposes, in yioIation
Ill Cne principles of constitutional law IN Fro
. country, to set aside the civil law and r
|! authorities and establish i'm their staad
.ino OF semi-military organization II .ies ne.
poses TO take from the civil officers ~ MIS-
otate the right to make arrests. searcbos of t
nI's nosse Si"o po"er III the hands OF Ser win
po.se L. Z. ATKINS. cha,