The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-23
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S.s,sn re s,zaEa reacE1el again on Ned
saT lie consils-a6 cI the DUFAItt
! if araiast free passes. Afr. Boyd. OF lip
81. faoved 70 amend By striking oas 80
aea ef j. as made i apply 70 county
does and Or raaking i apply 10 district
s.torne-s. he said that county officers
had littls CT no 0upurs unity 70 shape Legs
iatioa or to influence Judicial process q
decision. me Senator then avaIled him
self Of TIE lat5tuas the Chair had allowed
and spoke 10 the general merits Of the lii
He ssltl. IN TepIy to tho Senators from the
IIth and 18th. ssho lsad insimated that the
bill imputed dish9nor to the judges and
members Of ths IegislatGre- that lie dc
not think ii did. but that tho tendency 2.
free passes was sn-eiy % influence Risa
HAS me holders Of them Senators h1sd
said ttaE tie las did nos make that winch
vas not q crime psr = criminal I'll som :
evil was shown. The giFIi1s or taxing q
the passes witIlont eoasidera s.o-l was
yzr1ng n ilssf-the giving, oes'.aSe 1fe'e
could be no motive other than i0 lsi-sEeLace:
the taking. because it was permitting osilets
who had no better claims upon to 4s'.s;as
tEssi tie receiver Of the pas - HsE h's
fare. But if proof was neeesd . sil'
that CYL had result "a from Is CT a. re
had but 10 refer % tae testimony oG aif-
jaw Goald before the Senate GA 1Is5ae on
labor anI CAPITAL, IN walea that genie
man said hoas.f1IIy that lacy aia giFs
them for the purpose Of II sHenclFg mem
bers and did aid Ia sacu.l7l t@etr etsc-loI.
It was IN. natural IL - ths people
shoald BE jeaIou5 Of the rari-T Of taeiE
judiciary aa1 Legislature lie thon8h'
that lie great PopT.ar cl no. = some
legislation on mis- sub. eet was lot
i as gentIsnea called AZ, = 'H2iiow AID sense
less cry, but a rezs }aabla adj just thoagh
an urgent one and orc WIIeh C1ust and
would be hearkene3 -. lie considered this
cry brt the forerGaaer Of legislative action
on this subj Coming events cast their
| shadows before" and those who stood II
| the wal. of such a measure must buF 70 the
inevitable or bs swept ont Of the way. The
bill as it now stood did not altogether suit
| him: it had too much dead weight about II
Included too many persons who were not
/ intended BIZ the Trainer AMI friends o. the
| original bill. and whom the people did not
wish to b. included bat, if Il was the hesi
thing that could be got, h. woSid yo-e for
it.
Mr.. Wake, of T.a1de.d .,e. sid b had
not intended, and had hoped thit t2e oc-
casion would no. ari &c, to engage ia farther
debate On this question. 1t will he resnen-
bered that on yessei d iy his remarks we're
confined chiefly to bis own amendment, ana
one submitted before the debate opened or
The main question. He desired that further
amendment should cease. and that we
shoulG reach a vote on the bill as it now
stood. He had no personal pride in tie
bill, but believed the question al important
one. lie believed at FIRST, ike other friends
of the measure, that this bill rs ii nov stood
was perhaps toosweepiug .aad lie had oppoa-
ed including newspaper r1en engaged III
| public printing, and hardly thought that MI
nor county officers should be incl1ded Blu!
after greater reelection he thought it would
| be highly proper to include county officials.
Railroads had property which had 10 be
assessed, and litigation that had 10 he tried
| by juries summoned by sheriifs. Il had
| been discovered in Iowa that town asses
sor where the railroads had property en-
/ joyed the luxury of free passes when his
/ poor brother assessors in the interior never
| knew suca pleasure IYas tbs a c0uTtez5
| due 10 postum?
1.-THE constitutional rig mt was questioned,
as it had been by soma Senators, hewould
express the opinion that. il railroads were
public Or quas!-public corporations, the
Legislature mad the power to exclude al
persons whatsoever from using passes
non-olficial as we'll as official The use oil
them is a discrimination against the put
lie, if nothing worse thu blIllinr up Of 4
privileged class. Railroads had to make
up all losses by free passes in increased
rates He was no: unfriendly to railroads
and hoped thai their representatives would
-
tiyes of the people on halfway ground.
and unite in obliteratinE forever all an
tagoaisms, lock hands in the grand march
of prosperity the last few years have indi-
Gated was the near destiny OF our State.
He would submit a few remarks in reply TO
the distinguished and eloquent Senator
from the Eleventh District. 4Is Rcynolds).
He felt the influence of the gentleman's
eloquonce yesterday. The gentleman as
sumel TO speak for the honor OF Mississip-
pi. That made the blood Jingle IL his
veins and mount to his temples. The
honor Of Mississippi! In whose hands is the
honor of the Stale Of Mississippi safer-ia
the hands Of himself and associates IN this
measure, and jhe great body of her yeo-
manrg. OF ii the haEds of gentlemen WAC
traverse her territory without cost, with
their po.keis full Of free passes: submit
TO the gentleman own conscience whether
OF not, his long service and long use OF
railroad passes have not biasai his own
judgment. ] maintain that no man can
accept faTors for years wi5hout becoming
uncJnsciously biased in favor OF those who
bestow tie bauefactions.
I Will say to my friend that IN ny opia-
ion bat Tor his heresies on this and Kin
bred subjects he might have occupied a
higher and more honorable place than he
even lie now does. Ills abilities are known
and his here5ies lameuted. l do not say
he ever sought a higher place. I believe he
never did. But | believe it awaits him, if
he will repent Of these hercsies- and will
say that l should be proud to join the army
that wishes to promote him.
The Senator and others have, il seems TO
ne, made an effort to ridicule this question
out of public sight, because it is a very
small matter. They say VINO vopld be IN
iueuced b. the small saving Of free passes?
[ answer with an anecdote, If this grave /
BODY VIII excuse mel The poor girl who |
vas arraigned before the church for bas- |
ardy, had one female friend who arose il
Ter defense and said tie erring sister
h0ald be excused because said she, L have
eenithe baby and its very small"
The Senator from lie l1,h said the bill
vas unconstitutional, because it provided
hat officers violating it could be re-
moved from ofGcs by a Justice of the Peace.
he Senator was eloquent. He said he
7as a Sndtor, that he would wrap
he Constitution about hin and defy
be officer and say: Thus far, and
o further. This was substantially bis
loquence on that question. I hardly be-
eve the Senator was serious. 1t IS trae,
enators are exempt under our Constitu-
ion from arrest during the sessions of the
enate and for 10 days after and before,
kept for treason, breaches OF the peace,
&c. The Senator viii not, hope, say he
still not amenable, like other citizens,
} the criminal laws of his State. A part
{ the penalty il removal from Office. In ,
use of Senator &c, Of course, must be t
showed in the usual way, By the Senate, 1
n charges preferred. But during recess
. could be tried before a Justice of the I
eace, and if found guilty, the penalty in
icted as he could for crime or nistie-
leanoF known to tie present laws. :
Mr.. billiard offered substitute relieving
le bill of what had been denominated j
lead weight The bill with amendments
i'd substitute was ordered recommitted.
H-ls - CT. $50 - =