The Daily clarion., 1886-02-25
HoUsE-FORTIErH DAY.
WrnNrsnAY. Feb. "a. 1856

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House met pursuant TO adjournment
Speaker Sharp in the chair
Rv Mr. Hoyle-A Resolution providing
thatafter Saturday the 9th inst, the call Of
counties be suspended and no local bills be
introduced except under a suspension of
the Rules Lies ever.
Report of Judiciory Committee resumed.
To amend sec 2l64 chapter 60 Code 1880
An amendment was offered by the Com
mite providing that the boards of super
visers of the several counties may allow
salaries not less than $50 nor more than
$3.50 to county auditors.
Mr. Selman moved TO adopt the amend
ment.
Mr. Burkitt moved to table. Tabled.
Mr.. Burkitt moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill Carried.
MIR. Gwin asked permission to refer the
resolution in reference to investigation of
the survey of Lowry Island back to the
House for correction of inconsistent
provisions Permission granted and cor
rection made.
The special order recurring under the
Rules on account of its postpOnement last
night-An act to provide more effectuaI
remedies against extortion and discrimina-
ton bv Railroads, and to abolish the Rail-
road Commission of the State of Missis-
sippi
Mr. Magruder. its author, moved it be set
for to-morraw night.
My Norrell of YazoO, moved to amend by
inserting Friday at l, ocloek instead of
tomorrow night.
Amendment accepted by Mr.. Magruder
and the motion was lost
MIR. Williamson, of Carroll moved the
indefinite postponement of the bill.
The hill nrnVidpg that any napsoO w ho
shall be disseminated against by Railroads
shall be entitled 10 recover in court of
justice the sum oil $40, besides twice the
amount of injury sustained, and in proper
cases be entitled to punitive damages, If
the suit brought in 30, days and the right
to damages shall be gnable, and the Rail-
roads so discriminating shall be guilty of 4
misdemeanor and subject to fine not less
than $40 andno more than $500 for each
otfense; and further provides for the
repeal of an act to regulate freights and
passenger rates and to create Railroad
Commission. approved March IL, 1885.
Mr.. Evans in the chair.
Mr.. Gwin moved to strike out the words
30 days in which time suits for d IMAGES
shall be brought, and insert years instead
Mr.. Cook called the previous question on
the whole matter Call sustained.
Amendment lost and bill was indefinitely
postponed by vote of 81 to 81, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Alverson, Askew, Baird,
Bates, Beasley, Beeman, Bizzell, Bridges,
Burkitt, Carraway, Carroll, Causey, Chap
man, Clemens, Collins, Cook, Cooper,
Crawford Culpepper, Dale, Dilworth. Esk-
ridge, Evans, Ferguson, Flowers, Gibbs
Godbold, Groves. haden, Hannah. Hoyle
Jones, of Wilkinson, Kendrick, Lee Madi-
son, Macarthur, Mcdonald, W. A.. McDon-
aid, W. T., McGehee, McInnis, McKie,
McRae, MeWhorter, Meharg, Millsaps
borough, Rowan, Rush, Seman, Sham
burger, Scarborough, Southworth. SUMMER.
Truly, Waldrip, Watson, Weaver, Welch
West Williamson, of Carroll Williamson.
Of Kinds, Wise and Young.-Total Yeas, 81.
NAYs-MesSrs. Acker, Arbo, Atterbury,
Ballenger, Brooks, Buchanan, Burdine,
Bush, Elmer, Epperson, Foules, Fowler.
GOlloday. Gordon, Gwin. Harrison, HeaFF,
james, johnson, Of Madison, Jones, of
Claiborne, Longstreet, Lowe, Lynch,
Msgee, Magruder, Marks, McCabe,
Mitchell. Niles, Norrell, of Rankin, Nor
rell. of Yazoo, Russell, Simmons Taylor.
Trigg, Wells and Mr.. Speaker.-TotalN Nays
The following pairs were announced:
Johnson. of Kinds, voted yea, with Black
we'll WHO Nouiu nave Noteu nay Mchln-
ney voted yea, with Cutrer, who would
have voted nay:
Mr.. McInnis called up, an act for the
protection of the edueational al, moral, social,
financial and religious interests in the
territory adjoining Greene and Wayne
Passed.
Report of Judiciary Committee resumed;
To amend see. l677, Code 1880, in relation