The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
HOUSE.
FIFTY-SECOND DAY.
NIGHT SESSION.

FRIDAY March 5, 1880.
The House met and resumed the discussion
of the Humpries Railroad Bill
Mr.. Downs having the floor, spoke in oppo-
sitiOn to the bill.
| Mr. Featherston moved to strike out the
| third section, and insert:
Section 3, Be it further enacted, That ne
railroad corporation embraced in the Ist and
ID sections of this act, shall make any un-
just and unwarrantable determinations in
their charges for freghts passengers, be-
tween local freight and ,passeng RS, and
through freight and passengers, but such just
and equitable discrimination may be made in
the enhanced charges on local freight and
passengers as the additional cost, trouble and
expense incurred, necessarily, in such trans
portation, may Justly warrant, and any rail
road corporation violating the provisions of
this section, shall be deemed guilty of extoT-
ton, and subject to the fines, forfeitures and
penalties hereinafter provided.
Mr.. Featherston also offered the following
by way of additional section:
Section Re it further enacted, That the
provisions of this act, so far they relate to
the transportation of passengers and freight
and the charges and tolls therefor, and
apply to the owners, managers, lessees and
operators OF all steamboats, plying in the wa
ters of this State; and that such provisions
shall 90 into effect as to said owners, mana
gers, lessees and operators from and after the
passage of this
Mr. Gibson moved to table the bill and
amendments, which was lost by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Atwood, Bailey, Buffkin, Bur-
dine, Burnett, Chamberlain Clark, Day,
Downs, Erwin, Field, of Lowndes, Fields, Fort
son. Gibson, Gilmer, Hardin, Harris, Hurt,
Lewis, of Claiborne Lewis, of Perry, Martin,
McGehee, of Wilkinson, Mcneil, Melville,
Montgomery, holland, Ramsey, Robertson,
Rogers, Russell, Seal, Shields, Spears, Sykes,
Talbert, Watson, Williams and Wilson.-39.
NAYs-Messrs Applewhite, Bowman, Buch-
RuffOr1 RVnnm Cameron
Christmas, Cooper, Cratin, Davis, Eaton,
Featherston, Glass, Gum, Harkreader. Har-
rison, Hicks, Hill, Howry, Hunter, Kearney,
King, Lampkin, Leslie, Love, Lyle, Madison,
McGee, of Clark, McInnis, McLaurin, of Ram
kin, Moore, Norrell, Rees. Ross, Seabrook,
SOmerville, Stamper, Stephens, of Yalobusha,
Tankersley, TAYLOR, of Lee, TOrrey, of Sun
flower, Walker, Weatherly, Welborn and Wolff.
Mr.. Clark moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill and amendments, which motion was
lost on call of yeas and nays-53 to 81.
The question recurring on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Featherston, as a substitute for
section 3, it was adopted by vote of 60 to 81
The second amendment, offered by Mr..
Featherston, was then adopted and the bill
as amended passed by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Applewhite, Atwood Bow
man, Burnett, Bynum, Cameron. Carroll,
Christmas, Cooper, Craytin. Davis, Eaton,
Featherston, GLASS; Gum, Harkreader, Har-
rison. Hicks, Hill. Huddleston Hunter, Kear-
NY. L1lci NAduISOhf 4hCUee, Ol
McInnis, Mitchell, Majors, Norrell, Rees,
Ross, Seabrook, Sommerville Stamper, Steph-
ems of Ya1obusha Tankersley, Taylor of Lee
Teunisson. Walker, Weatherly, We born, Wolff
and Mr.. Speaker-A
NAYs-Messrs. Bailey, Bufkin, Burdine.
Chamberlain, Clark. Day, Downs, Erwin, |
Field of Lowndes, Fortson, Gibson, Hardin, |
Hurt, Lamkin, Lewis of Claiborne Lewis of |
Perry, McGehee of Wilkinson, Mcneil, |
Montgomery, holland, Ramsey Robertson,
Rogers, Russell, Seal, Shields, spears, Sykes, |
Talbert, Watson and Williams-31
II. b. No. 206, TO secure compensation to |
owners of live stock killed by railroad corpo- /
rations in this State, was taken up.
Mr.. Lamkin moved to amend
Provided, That when stock is killed by any
the value shall not be assessed at /
more than the owner thereof gave in at the as
sessment Immediately previous to the killing
81 the stock. Adopted.