The clarion., 1886-02-17
HOUSE-THIRTY FOURTH DAY.
TUESDAY, February 10th. 1886.

House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Sharp in the chair.
From Speakers table, an act to Sc
cure manufacturers and owners of rail
road equipments and rolling stock in
making conditional sales and certain
contracts for the lease thereof, was taken
and referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
The special committee on an act in
relation to contracts for labor, reported |
a substitute therefor, providing that
when any employe shall leave an en-
ployer, with whom he has red into
contract as per sec. 1860, Code of |
1880, without good and sufficient |
cause, and enter into the service
of another, the prior employer shall
have lien upon the products of the |
employees crop, upon his goods and |
wages, which shall take precedence of |
the latter employer. The employer shall |
be responsible to the empluye in his |
goods and chattels in case he violates |
the contract, to the damage of the eni
ploye and to the extent of said damage |
The contract to receive the benefit of
this act, shall be in writing, witnessed |
by two persons, and one copy each |
to be gwen to employer and employe. In
case any latter employer is notified in |
writing, within fifteen days after en-
pIoyo has left employer, of the breach |
of contract by the employe, he shall dis
charge him or be responsible in his
goods and chattels to said former EN-
pIoyer to the extent of his damage. Any
one who entices an employe from employ |
ment, as per contract with prior employ |
er, shall, upon conviction thereof, be |
fined in a sum not less fhan IS, nor |
more than $25 for each offense This act
to extend to- all contracts, as provided
in chap. so of the Code, for contracts
between landlord and tenant.
Mr. Eskridge offered an amendment
providing that the liens contemplated
in this act shall be enforced as provided
for in chap. 81, Code of 1880.
On motion of Mr.. Hoyle, the COM
mittee rose, reported the bill back to
the House without recommendation.
Mr. Eskridge's amendment was adopt
ed. Motion to consider bill by sections
prevailed.
Mr.. Cutrer moved that the substitute
be made the special order for Thursday
night at 7 80 o'c'ock.
Mr. Cook, as author of the bill, OPP
posed its being set for a day certain, and
moved that the motion to that effect be
tabled. Carried.
Mr. Truly moved that the bill be made
the special order for to morrow ct 10
O'Clock Tabled.
Mr.. Magruder moved that the bill be
made special order for II o'clock o.mor-
row. Lost.
Mr.. Cook moved to reconsider the
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considered section by section. Lost.
Mr.. Cutter offered an amendment pro-
viding that the part of the 1st section
which relates to contracts under sec. $50
of Code of 1880, which provides for con-
tracts in agricultural products be striken
out and be applicable to all contracts foi
labor whatsoever.
Mr.. Southworth moved to table
| Tabled
Mr.. Southworth offered an amend
ment providing that nothing in this
section be construed to effect exemptions
to laborers as provided for in sec. 1874,
Code $780,
Mr.. Scarborough moved to table.
Tailed
Mr.. Scarborough movedithe adoption
of the Is. section and upon that called
the previous question. Call sustained
and 1st section adopted.
Mr. Magruder moved to reconsider
the vote whereby the bill was
ordered to be considered section BY sec-
tion. Carried.
Mr.. Burkitt offered an amendment
providing that If any case an employer
shall charge more than a reasonable
price for supplies or more than 10 per
cent on mony loaned, he shall lose the
whole amount so furnished, moved its
adoption and called the previous ques-
ton Call sustained and amendment
lost by vote of 38 to 81.
4 After lengthy discussion and various
amendments, Mr.. Hoyle called the
, previous question on the passage of the
bill. Cali sustained and bill passed by
vote of 81 to 35, as follows:
YEAs-M essrs. Acker, Alverson, Ar.
bo, Askew, Atterby, Baird. Banks, Bates
Beasley, Beeman, Bizzell, Burdine, Bush
Carraway, Causey, Chapman, Cooper
,, Dale, Dilworlh, .Epperson, Eslridge
Ferguson, Flowers. Foules, Godbold
; Groves, Gwin, Henry, Hill, Hoyle
Jones, of Claiborne, Jones, of WiIkin
son, Lee, Lengstreet, Madison, Marks
Macarthur, McCa6e, Mcdonald, w. A..
! McInnis, McKie, Meharg, Nicholson
Neland, Norrell. of Rankin. Rhodes
Roberts, Russell, Scarborough, Sullivan
Taylor, WsIdrip. WEIGH, West, William
. son, of Kinds. Mr.. Speaker.-57
II NAYs-Messrs. Allen, BalleDger. Bird
|. tges. Brooks, Bynum, Carroll, Collins
Crawford. Culpepper, Draughn. Elmer
Evans, Gibbs, Gordon, Hannah, John
eI son, Of Madison, Kendrick, Lowe