The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-02

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 Senate biii No. i7e, tho Worlds Fais bill, being the special order, Mir. Emmer son moved that the further consideration of the bill be postponed until Tuesday ai P. n.
 The motion to postpone was made tn the interest of the bill, and was carried, the vote being as follows
 Ayes Messrs. Berry, Black, Blaekshare, Bledsoe, Booth, Bradley, Brideweli, Brod- max. Brown, of Logan, Carroll, Churchill, Collins, Crump, Emmerson, Ferguson, oi Woodruff, Galloway, Gates, Gulley, Ham mock, Harrison, Hawkins, Hunt, Hutton, Jones, of Pulaski, Kimbell, Kirby, Kitchens, Leatberw- -od, London, Mckay, Owens. Park, Pinnex, Richardson, Roberts, of Madison, Roberts, of Pulaski Robertson, Rodgers, of Benton, Rogers of, Craighead Rodgers, of Jefferson, Sellers, South, Will liams, Williamson, Wright and Mir Speaker-47.
 Noes Messrs. Adams, Bailey, Baird, Baldridge, Brawley, Brown, of Prairie, Carr, Clement, Colquitt, Eagle, Edwards, Foster, Gray, Hayes, Hilyer, Hooper, Jones, of Monroe. Judkins, Le wis, Lindsey, McCauley, McGhee, McMullsn, Miller, Mitchell, Neill, Overman, Pate, Pope, Roberts, of Crawford, Sessions. Smith, Stewart and Mir. Witt 35.
 Senate bill No. II, the fellow servants bill was then taken up, the question re- curing upon the adoption of the substitute offered by Mr South to the amendment presented by Mir. Emmerson.
 MT. Jones, of Pulaski, spoke against the substitute.
 A vote was taken on the substitute and amendment and both were voted down.
 MT. Emmerson offered the following amendment; That every corporation oper- ating a railway in this state shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person, including the employees of such corpora tion, in consequence of the neglect of its ageuts, or by any mismanagement Of any employe of the corporation, and in conse- quence of the wrongs, whether of commis- sion or omission, of any agents or empioye, when any such wrongs were in any manner connected with the use and operation of any railroad on or about which they shall be employed, and no contract which re stricts such liability shall be legal or in force.
 Mir. Rodgers, of Benton, raised the point of order that the amendment was not ger mane to the till. The point of order was sustained.
 MT. Mitchell moved that the bill be read third time and placed on it's final passage. The motion was lost. Mir. Sellers offered the following amend. ment to the bill: Amend section by add ing: Provided, that this act shall also ap- ply to all persons, firms and corporations engaged in any mining, manufac turing and other business in this state, in which busi- ness machinery or works operated by steam are used.
 Mir. Colquitt offered the following sub stitute for the amendment: Amend sec tion 1 by inserting in lieu of the words, railway corporation or the word corpora ton" the words 'fperson, company or cor poration," wherever the words occur in said section. Amend section by substi- tuting in lieu of the words railway cor porations and corporation and corpora tions,' the words person, company orcor- poration," wherever said words occur in said section 2.
 Mir. Colquitts substitute was voted down, and Mir. Sellers addressed the house in support of his amendment.
 Mr. Foster spoke in opposition to the amendment
 Mir Sellers closed the debate on the amendment, and the motion to adopt was lost
 On motion of Mir. Foster, the bill was read third time.
 Mir McGhee, of the judiciary committee, read the following report:
 We, the undersigned members of the judiciary committee, beg leave to make a minority report against the passage of sen ate bill No. II, and for the following, among other reasons:
 We are opposed to class legislation of this kind.
 We are opposed to increasing the danger and risks of the travelling public, which the passage of this bill would cause.
 Railroad men know the risks of their em- ployment and assume them, and are paid therefor by wages thereby enhanced, and we are opposed to granting them imuaunity from dangers assumed, and for which pay ment is made, and against which they have ample means for their protection.
 The speedy development of our state is more dependent upon the increase of rail- way facilities than upon any other factor in her interests, and we are opposed to re- tarding the progress of Arkansas by legis- lation of this kind, which we deem unjust and unreasonable.
 If this bill were to pass, it shonld apply alike to all persons and corporations in this state engaged in business, but we deny that the principle is right.
 F. NJ. McGHEE,
 J. c. SOUTH,
 RANSOM GULLEY,
 J. F. SELLERS,
 J. E. LONDON,
 J. JUDKISs,
 JNo. F. BRADLEY. Mir. South spoke in opposition to the bill.
 MT. Wells favored the passage of the bill. He believed there would be fewer accidents if the measure became a law.
 Mir. Kiiby made an argument in su uppcrt of the passage of the bill.
 On motion of Mir. Rodgers, of Benton, the previous question was ordered,
 The roll was called and the bill passed by the following vote:
 Ayes-Messrs. Bailey, Bsldridge, Black share, Bledsoe, Booth, Brawley, Brodnax, Eagle, Ferguson, of Woodruff, Foster, Gal. loway, Gates, Gray, Hammock Harris, Harrison, Hawkins, Hayes Hilyer, Hooper, Jones, of Monroe Jones, of Pulaski, Kirby, Kitchens, Leatherwood, Luck, MeAllister, Mckay, Miller, Mitchell, 0verman, Park, Pope, Roberts, of Crawford, Roberts ot Madison, Rodgers, of Benton, Rogers, of Crsighead, Russell, Sessions, Wright and Mir. Speaker-4l.
 Noes Messrs. Adams, Baird, Berry, Black, Bradley, Brown, of Logan, Brown, of Prairie, Carr, Carroll, Clement, Collins, Eagle, Edwards, Emmerson, Gulley, Hunt, Hutton, Judkins, Kimbell, Lewis, Lind sey, London, McCauley, MeGhee, McMul- len, Owens, Pate, Pinnix, Richardson, Roberts, of Pulaski, Sellers, Smith, South, Williams, Williamson-36.
 The house then adjourned.
 Saturday Morning, February 25.
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