The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-20
HOUSE TENTH DAY.
Fk1pAY. January is. 1856.


House met pursuant to adjournment.
Message from the Senate announcing
The passage o. certain bills, and concur
renee in numerous House resolutions.
Mr.. Burkitt moved the adoption of the
amendment to IL. B. 46-An act to rati-
fy and confirm the corporation of the
Memphis, Birmingham aud Atlantic
Railroad Company and forother purpos-
es-which provides for the use of said
company's track from point of diver
| gence by company which shall build
the road chartered to run by way Of
Pontotoc and Okoiona, Mississippi, and
| to Selma, ALABAMA, upon payment of a
reasonable compensation. The subject
was discussed exhaustiyely and ably by
Messrs. Barkitt, Gordda and Gwin, in
support of amendment, Naad by Messrs.
McCabe, Buchanan, Harrison, Collins,
and Hoyle, in opposition to same.
Mr.. McGabe offered an amendment to
the amendment under discussion, pro-
viding that the compensation to be paid
the Memphis, Birmingham and Atlantic
! Railroad by said company, as provided
| form amendment, be fixed by the board
of railroad coieaa. .ssioners of the State
Amendment accepted
Mr. Burkitt moved that the oTf,Nssqal
| bill and amendment be recommitted
Mr.. Norrell, of Yazoo, moved to table.
Tabled by vote Of yeas 57-to so
| nays, as follows:
1E..s-Messrs. Allen, Aiverson, Arbo,
| Askew, Baird, Bates, Beasley, Bizzell,
Brooks, Buchanan, Bush, Bynum, Car
raway, Causey, Clemens, Collins, Cook,
Cutrer, Draughn, Epperson, Evans,
Foules, Fowler, GolIoday, Harrison,
| HoyIe, johnson, of Kinds, johnson, of
Madison, Kendrick, Lee, Longstreet,
Lowe, Magruder, McCabe, McDonold.
". A., Mcdonald, w. ", McGehee, Me
Kie, Mckinney, McRae, McWhorter
Mitchell, holland, NoireIl, of Yazoo
Raiford, Rhodes, Rush, Russell, Selman
Siliers, Taylor, Trigg, Watson, Watts
Weaver, Williamson, of Kinds, Mr.
Speaker-57.
NAYs-Messrs. Acker, Ballenger
Banks, Beeman, Bridges, Burdine, Bur
kit, Carroll, Chapman, Cooper, Craw
ford, Culpepper, Dale. Dilworth, Esk
ridge, Ferguson, Flowers, Gibbs. God
bold, Gordon, Groves, Gwin, Haden
| Hannah, Henry, Hill, James, Jones, 0
| Claiborne, Lynch, Madison, Magee, Nc
Arthur, McInnis MilIsaps, Nicholson
Niles, Pitts, Roberts, Rowan, Shamburg
er, Scarborough, Simmons, Southworth
Sullivan. Summer, Truly, Welch, Wells
West, Wise, Young-50.
Mr.. Hoyle called for the previou
question on the motion to adopt til
the amendment. The call was sus
: sustained and the amendment TO th
: original bill was lost by a vote Of 81 {
Sc, as follows:
: YEAs-Messrs. Acker, AlTerson, Arbf
, Balienger, Banks, Bates, Beemar
} Bridges. Brooks, Burdine, Burkitt. Can
, roll, Chapman, Cooper, Crawford, Gu
pepper, Dale, Dilworth, Eskridge, Gibb.
Godhold, Gordon, Groves, Gwin, Hader
Hannah, Henry, Hill, James, Jones, G
Claiborne, Lynch, Madison, Mage,
Macarthur, McInnis, Millsaps. Nicholson
: Pitts, Raiford, Roberts, Rowan, Shan
!, burger, Scarborough, Simmons. Soutl
3 worth, 5 iiliyan, Summer, Weich, Wes
Wise, Young-51
NAYs-MessTs. Allen, Askew, Baird
! BizzeIl, Buchanan, Bynum, Carrawa-
: Causey, Clemens, Collins. Cool
! Draughn, Epperson, Evans, Fergusol
Flowers, Foules, Fowler, GolIoda,
: Harrison, Hoyle, johnson, of Hind
: johnson, of Madison, Jones,of WiIkinso
i Kendrick, Lee, Longstreet, Lowe, hapri
: / der, McCebe Mcdonald, W. A. McDonaI,
a ". f., McGehee, McKie, McKinne
McRea, McWhorter, Mitchell, Norrei
g of Yszoo, Rhodes, Roseborough, Rus
Russell, Selman, Sillers, Taylor, Trig
/ Truly. Watson, Watts, Weaver. Well
: Williamson, of Kinds, Mr.. Speaker
Mr.. Niles, yea, paired With Mr.. Atte
/ bury's nay.
2, Mr.. Gwin offered IN amendment
= the report Of Railroad Committee ,
: above bill s ag that unless Il
said Railroad sougis to be incorporate
: shall run within onA nile of the town
! Pontotoc in PontotoAcounty then. Il
= acls exempting from sxaxation for
:. years, the Memphis, Biz bingham & a
"a lantic Railroad, as succeAor to the Ne,
phis, Brunswick & Selma Mad. shall
a. null and void, and said Memphis. B
ng miDgiam and Atlantic Railroad shall
On subject to taxation as other property
ng this State
Spirited debate between Messrs. f,v
d, Henry, Burkitt, Williamson. of Care
K supporting the amendment, and Mess
Norres,, of Yazoo, Gibbs, Williamson
ae, Kinds, against its adoption.
II A message from the Governor !
II received, announcing his approval Of
Up, B. /, an act to authorize the hos.rd
es, supervisors of Washington conntv
convey school lot in the town
r.. Greenville.
Mr.. Niles offered 4 substitute fo
=, ~ pending amendment providing that
Us. ~ said road be exempt from taxation
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