The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1883-01-06


made report at the last session of
this Grange which was adopted,
with resolution directing the com
mittee to present the matters there
in stated to the Legislature, and de-
handing the enactment of laws
which would protect the people
from the unjust expressions exer-
cised by railroad companies and
other corporate monopolies in ex
tortionate and discriminating rates
of transportation of persons, prop.
erty and localities, that being claim
ed as privileged right by said cor
porations, which, if acqniesced in
must finally result in absolute do
! minlon of corporate power over
both the political and material in
terests of the producing classes, and
reduce them to a condition OF
bondage.
| Your Committee, in accordance
with these instructions, presented
your resolutions to and urged the
matter thereof in the Legislature,
and a bill appointing a B oard of
Supervisors, with the necessary
power to adjust an equitable rela-
ton in the business transactions be-
tween these corporations and the
people, was pessed by the House of
Representatives by vote of IS to
IS, which was smothered in the
Senate, under parliamentary rules,
by motions and amendments, and a
vote on its merits prevented, until
it was indefinitely postponed at the
last of the session.
The influence ofthe corporations,
exhibited in the active and persist
ent opposition to this bill by some
of the leading members of the Sen
ate, proved to be stronger than the
interests and wishes of the peopla
and thus this bill, intended for their
protection, failed to become a law.
Your Committee recommend that
the situation Of this most important
question should not be lost sight of.
as its threatening aspect is con.
stantlv increasing and that the PEG
pc should be vigilont and deter
mined IN their oppos ton by all
proper means to this claim Of power
by the grasping cor orations they
have created, and n er cease until
they have caused the enactment of
efficient laws, giving them ample
security and founded in justice to
both-by reducing these CORPORA.
tons to their legitimate sphere as
useful public servants, as was in
tended and promised in their crea-
tion-which eau best be &C ON
plished by making this test ques-
ton in all elections 10 office, in Civ
ing their ballots to those only who
can be trusted in the defence of the
rights and interests of the people.
Fl. O. Dixon,
w. E. SMITH,
AS. PURvIs,
Committee.
After reading the foregoing re-
port, the chairman stated that he |
had copied from the journal OF the
House the names of members who |
voted against the bill creating Rail |
road Supervisors and those tha. did |
not vote, also from Senate journal,
page PA, the action had on the bill |
showing those who opposed it.
They were read and on motion m ,de |
a part of the report and ordered to
be published Herewith that our
people may know the names of
those who disregarding their inter
est, favored that of the corporations:
HOUSE JOURNAL.
ID. b. 2l8. On passage of bill, SO yeas, Is
nays.
Nays: Blackwell of I.saquena,
Bourne of Warren
Buford (coT of ,livar,
Coates (col) of Warren,
Cartwright of Sharkey,
Edwards (coI) of Warren,
Erwin of Lowndes
Hurt of Montgomery,
McSwane of Grenada,
Mitchell (coI) of Washington,
Montgomery of Bolivar,
Norveil os Yszoo,
Rose of Webster,
Warrington of Yazeo,
Wise of Coahoma
Not voting: Burdine, Byrd, Davis of vii
kinson, Field, Gibson OF Warren, Gully, Har
ow, Ivy, Magruder, McBeath, McKie, Mel,
EN-, Montgomery of Madison, Pope, Poston,
shorter, Stevens, Sykes, Watts-12.
SENATE JOURNAL.
81 B. 2lS. Reynolds moved indefinite post
oonemeat.
1eas: BRENNAN, Brown, Cooper, Cowan of
Warren, Dalton, Fitzgerald, Gayies, Jarne
ran, Jeffords, Longino, Luse, NJ crtin, Mitch
III, holland, Ratlif, Reynolds, walker-17
Nays: Crigler, Eaton. Hamilton, Hender-
ION, Dyer, HUMPHREYS, Johnson, Keith, Kyle,
liddeil, Magee, Roape of Calhoun Roam of
Webster, Smith, Stewart, Terry, wilson-I7.
Not voting: Boone, Perkins and Spears.
Boone and Spears paired. Spears wouId
ave voted yea, Boone nay.
5. M. Roam moved to table subject to call.
1arried.
Reynolds moved to call up at once. Lost. {
Reynolds moved to reconsider vote to call ;
p and enter SAID motion On Journal, Carried.
This was the last heard of the bill.
On motion the report as amended ::
vas adopted unanimously by ris-
ng vote.
The special committee to whom
vas referred the Secretary's report !.
Or apportionment made the follow
1g report: :
Your committee to whom was re
erred the Secretary's report for dis :
'ibution to committees beg leave to =
sport that SO much as refers to res
utions sent to members of Con- :
ress and State Legislature be re- =
rred to the committee on G ,od Of =
lie Order; also that pars referring =
irregularity of reports by Subor- :,
nate Oranges to same committee.
I'd more particularly call the atten -