The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-29
Railroad Attorneys IN the Senate

The foil0giug chapter from the Dem
ycfatic campaign book recently issued
viii further illustrate the control which
the great Dlonied corporations have oh
.dued in the upper house Of Congress
lt is the same body from which the
illu.trious commoner, Thurman, Of Ohio
$50, driven into retirement:
"On June i, 1856, Srr. Beck, a Demo
cratic Senator from Kentucky, intro.
duced ju the Senate of the United states
the following bill
BE II laqeted, DO. That it shall be I'M
lawful for aLv member Of either House
af Congress 20 accept employment as
attorneys a. Law Or payment for services
of any kind from any railroad company
5r amy officer or agent thereof, which
obtained it, charter Or any grant Of
lands or pecuniary aid from the United
States. aud any person who violates this
provision shall he guilty OF a misde
u-anor, and on conviction be rned IN
ary sum not exceeding $1,000 and i'm
urI-0ued not more than one year in the
discretion Of the court.
Which was ordered to lie on the table.
ON the lOth Of June Mr.. Beck called
DO up, aud Mr.. Edmunds, Republican
Senator from Vermont, moved to refer
it To- the Committee on Judiciary This
motion was defeated by a vote Of q
yeas to "a noes a. follows Democrats
90 ilalicJ.
Yeas-Messrs, Allison, BlaiI, Came
ron, Chace, Cullom, Dawes, Edmunds,
Evads, Frye, Hale, Hawley, Hoar, Nc
MILAN, Malone, Iiller, Mitchell, of
Oregon Morrill,, Sawyer, Sewe,l, Sher-
man, Teller.
Nays-Alessrs. Beck, Berry, Bro,ca,
HHl,r, C1H, Cockreii, Cole COiq1du,
Lusis, GeUge, HIrrjs, Harrison, Jones,
of Arkansas NcPhersJH, Harey, Pdyne,
Pugh, Raason,, Rddleberger, salisbury,
T.d ITbHth5rHe Wilson, of Iowa, Va
San, of Mary land
so the motion WAS not agreed 70,
40 amendment being proposed TO the
bin, il was reported to the Senate.
Ordued, That it be eugrossed and
read 2 third time
The said bill was read the third time
and passed, yeas 81, nays II, as follows
Democrats in italic-)
Ayr.-Me-srs. Allison, Beck, Berry,
Blair, Brorn, Butier, Chace, CockreH
CoLs. CoigdH, Culom, Dolph, Eastts,
Frye, Ge1rge, Hale, Harris, Harrison,
ilawIey, Jones, Of Arkansas, kenad, Me
MILAN, McPhes0n, Malone. Marcy,
Miller, Morrill,, Payne, Plumb, Pugh,
RlHs9m, Salisbury, Sherman, Vest Whit
h0raC, Wilson of lows, Wilson, of
Maryland
Nays - Messrs Bowen, Cameron,
Dawes, Edmonds, Eyarts, Hoar, Mitchell
OF Oregon, Riddleberger, Sawyer, Sewell,
Teller
After She passage of the bill as aFore-
said, Mr. Hawley, Republican Senator
rom Connecticut, entered a motion,
that the Senate reconsider It's vote on
the passage of the foregoing bill"
And ON the 23d Of June, 1886, said
motion TO reconsider was carried. Ayes
81, nays y, as follows Democrats in
tahcsl:
Ayes Mpssrs. Allison, Blair, Cali,
Chace, Cougcr Cullom. Edmuuds Evarts,
Frye. Groy Harrison, Hawley, Hoar,
Jones Of Nevada, Logan, Mcmillan,
Maudersou, Mitchell of Oregon, Palmer.
PqgaG riatt, Pugh, Ransom, Riddle
berger. SAWYER, Sewell, Sherman, Spoon
,r stanford, Teller, Wilson, of Iowa.
Nay.-Me~srs Beck, Berry. Blackburn,
Bugey. CocireH, Coke, CoiQ,an, Eustts.
Georye. Harris Hearsf, lanes, of Arkan-
,as, keaHG, MPherSoa, WIrey, Panee,
Van W,ck. Fcsf, ralthdH, IPhHfhorHe,
Ijttou, of Maryland.
Mr. Haviey then moved to refer the
bin 20 the Committee on Judiciary,
which motion prevailed-yeas, 80; nays,
2l The vote WIS as follows democrats
in italics)
Yeas-NIessrs. Allison, Blair, Call,
Chace, Conger, Culiom, ,Gdmunds, Eyarts,
Frye, Gray, Harrison, Hawley, Hoar,
Jones, of Nevada, Logan, Mcmillan,
Manderson, Mitchell, of Oregon, Palmer,
Payne Platt, Puqh, Ransom, Sawyer,
>ewel, sherman, Spooner, Stanford,
Teller, Wilson, of Iowa.
Nays Messrs. Beck, Berry, blackburn,
Bat'er, Cockrep, Coke, CoiquiH, Eastfs,
George. Hagris, Hearst, ,Iones, Of Arkarr
sas Keaaa, Mcpherson, Marcy, Riddle.
berger Vance Van Wyck, Fesi, lVakhdH
IibWiorne.
The bill was afterwards reported from
tbe Committee on Judiciary loaded
down with amendments, and the Senate
failed TO put it upon its passage.
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