The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-18
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
THIgTY.sIxTa DAY.
NIGHT SESSION.

Senate met at 7:2O O'elOck-a quorum pres
ent.
On motion Of Mr. Gilbert the privileges Of
the Senate were extended to Hon. X. II.
Thompson. Of Lincoln county.
II Il. No. l9l, TO repeal an act TO reclaim 10
the State and from overflow Of certain lands,
was passed.
H. b. No. z65 an act to amend the charter
Of the city Of Vicksburg, ETC., was referred to
the Committee on Corporations.
II. u. No. 23l. to create Bridge Commission
ers in Amite county, was passed.
The unfinished business before the Senate
at its adjournment was taken up, viz.
s. B. No so, an net to prevent extortion and
unjust discrimination in the rates charged by
Railroads for the transportation Of treigbts
and passengers, and 70 punish the same, etc
together with the substitute therefore, an aci
10 enable aggrieved persons TO seek and OBJ
tain relief In the Courts for unjust discrlmina'
ton and eXtortionate charges by Railroads
aud other transportation companies, in con.
travention Of their charters.
The Chair ruled that the consideration Of
the substitute was first in order, and that the
motion OF Mr.. Reynolds 10 consider the original
bill, section by section, was out Of order.
Said substitute was then considered Mr.
West offered an amendment to the same, which
was adopted.
The question recurring on the adoption o.
the substitute, it was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
YEAs.-Messrs. Anderson, Birchett, Cooper
Cowan, FitzGerald, Gayles, Gibbs, Gilbert
| Griffin, Hamilton, Lowranee, Magee, Rey-
nolds, Rogers, West and WilcoI-lG.
NAYs.--Messrs. Bills, BRENNAN, Crigler
HUMPHREYS, Jackson, johnson, Longtime Per-
kins, Ratlif, Singleton and Walker-ll.
ABSENT AND NOT yoTISG.-Messrs Bridges
| la o. IL
trict, Dalton, Janagin, King, Peery
Stewart and Vance-10
Mr.. Vance announced that he was pairet
with Mr.. Brown. who is absent; Mr. Brown
would vote may" and Mr.. Vance AYE"
Mr.. Cowan offered an amendment, whicl
was lost
Mr. Bills moved TO rccommit the bill an,
amendment which was lost
Mr. Perkins offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted:
Sec. - BE it further enacted, That nothing
in this act shall apply to narrow guage rail
roads while in process OF construction.
On motion Of Mr. HUMPHREYS, the substitute
was indefinitely postponed
| YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Birchett, Bren
ham, Cowan, FitzGerald, Gibbs, Gilbert, Hum
phries, Lougno, Lowrance, Peery, Perkins
Ratlih, Reynolds, Singleton, Stewart Walker
Wilcox-lS.
NAYs-Messrs Bills, Cooper, Crigler, Gayles
Griffin, Hamilton, Jackson, johnson, King
Magee, Rogers, West-l2.
Absent and not voting-Messrs. Bridge:
Brown Carter lst District, Carter, 9th Dis
lrict, Dalton, Jarnagin, Vance.
Mr. HumphrieI said that he voted AYE" be
cause the substitute for the original bill does
not correct the evils sought to be remedied.
Mr.. Reynolds moved to reconsider the vot
whereby said substitute was indefinitely pest
poncd, and to table the motion to reconsider
The Senate refused to table the motion t.
reconsider by vote of q nays to yeas.
Mr.. Cooper moved to reconsider The vot,
whereby said substitute was adopted, whic
prevailed
Mr.. Cooper moved to table the substitute
which was lost.
Mr.. Humphrics moved to amend by striking
out first three sections of the substitute ant
insert first three sections Of original bill
Lost.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS moved to refer to a selec
committee Of five with instructions to repor
Wednesday morning which motion prevailed
and Committee appointed us follows Messrs
Gilbert, Poetry, FitzGerald, Lowrance anC
Cowan.
AT 1915 o'clock, the Senate adjourned.