The commonwealth., 1897-02-04
THE LEGISLATURE.
[cosr1srEp FROM rIp.r P.G".1

a..si !. I.ether negative or ;Jsitiva IN
| i,,:i ;iiteiit, ,31iIposc-r affect. the gov
er.,or shall forthwith remove such
states proxy and directors and appoint
others who shall Immediately take
Office, cali a meeting and elect a presl-
dent OF the road to whom books shall
be turned over under a penalty OF not
less than 81, 600 fine or six months i'm
priscnment, and if it becomes neces-
sary the governor shall institute pro-
ceedings in each county through which
the railway runs.
Mr.. Hancock said the purpose is to
protect the state against a change In
the bylaws of the company and also to
protect the state against mismanage-
ment
The resolution was taken up which
was introduced by Mr.. Hauser.
Mr.. Johnson demanded the yeas and
and nays on its passage on its second
reading. The vote was-yeas, ,65 nays,
"a.
Mr.. Brown, of Jones, objected to its
going on third reading and Mr.. Haus-
$ motion to suspend the rules and
put 1t on the third reading. The text
of the resolution is as follows:
:'Whereas> under the decision OF the
United States Supreme court, the leg
is!ature, in adopting a maximum rate
for railway charges has right to dlsre-
gard excessive salaries and all other I'M
necessary expenses.
Resolved, That the Governor be re-
quested to call upon all telegraph,
steamboat, express and railway compa-
MES doing business in this State to fur
nish before February 10th next list
of all officers and employees whose sal
aries and perqulsitles cxceedS2 800 per-
annum, as to all officials, agents and
employees who are paid wholly or In
part from earnings in this State, with
the aggregate annual amount received
by each, including total salaries, howe v
er apportioneai 10 various companies"
, TWENTY-FIRsT DAY, FRIDAY JAN. 20.
l SENATE.-Bills were introduced:
, By Senator Hardlson, that no com.
pany CT corporation shall catch fsh by
seine or net In any water of the state
8 without first obtaining $500 annual
license from the treasurer.
: BY Senator Early, to prevent fishing
l with nets i'll Albemarle sound and riv
} ers emptying therein.
t BY Senator Alexander, to impose
| fine not exceeding $50 Or r1mprisonmen
r not more than thirty days on tramp
and vagrants.
The special order was ia ken up, beins
2 the following resolution:
: Resolved, by the senate, the hous,
: OF representative concurring, That ou
/ senators and representatives in congress
3 be and are hereby instructed upon al
l occasions and at every opportunity, t,
vote for free and unlimited coinage O
G silver at the ratio of 16 to l, lndepen
t dent of any international agreement
whether the same be in the nature O
: an independent bill or be attached as
D rider to any bill or species OF legislation
G Senator Butler offered the followln,
e substitute:
Section l. That our senators be in
structed and our representatives re
quested to use every honorable ant
lawful effort to not only to secure fre
and unlimited coinage of both gold an,
silver, without waiting for the consen
y of any foreign country, but also to fun
ther increase the amount of legal ten
der sufficient to meet the needs of OF,
increasing population and business an,
to abolish the national banking system
and to have the government issue al
money and currency, as the constitu
tion provides and requires, and to pre-
vent discrimination against any of til
0 various kinds OF lawful money in tn
t United States, and to prevent the re
firing of greenbac
Sec. 2. To prevent special favor
from being given to monopolies an
trusts and to take away from every pe1
son Or corporation any special favors
e privileges, franchises or subsidies whic
have or may tend to create monopolie
o or trusts.
Sec. 3. To prevent the passage c
the bill now before congress known a
the Pacific Funding bill or any simila
measure to fund Or extend the debts {
|. the Pacific railroads and to have th
q government foreclose its mortgage O
these roads ind to take charge an
y operate them.
o Sec. 4. To secure the establishment
d of postal telegraph and telephone sy'
d tenn, also government postal saving
|. banks.
d Sec. 5. To check and prevent dan
|. gerOus extension and ursurpation q
2. powers by the executive and feders
? I'D