Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04
CONSIGNED ID TIE TOMB Was Barnes Railroad Commits
 sion Bill. A SHARP, DECISIVE FIGHT By Advocates of the Measure induced Bitter
 Counter Movement, AND THE END CAME VERY QUICK Altman the Only Jefferson Representative Who Voted For the Measure-Anti- Pool Bill Side-Traeked By Wi
 ley's Convict Bill.
AND THE END CAME VERY QUICK

Montgomery, Ala. Feb. 3.-(Special Staff respondence) 1.-The event of the day was the complete knockout given the proposed railroad commission bill by the house. The action was not unex- pected. It was predicted in this morn ing's State Herald. It landed without much of jar, as the friends of the bill had come to realize that itShad no hope of passage, and were nerved up to ac- cept gracefully the inevitab ble. The vote on the bill was 54 to 39, and the detailed report of it's demolishment is given be- low.
 The first order in the house today was senate bill 152, which seeks to require that all passenger trains, excepting vesti- bue trains carrying mail, shall stop at the telegraph station nearest the court house town of each county, heavy pen alty for violation is sought to be imposed. MT. Cameron moved, as an amendment, that all trains be required to stop. The bill provided considerable discussion and was finally postponed until tomorrow.
 DEATH OF THE RAILROAD BILL.
 When the continuing special order, the railroad commission bill, came up for consideration at Il o'clock, MT. Barnes secured the floor and offered substitute 
 of the amended bill as passed by the senate on yesterday. He called the at- tention of the house to the differences between the original bill and the sub stitute. The substitute continues the present commissioners in office to the ex- piration of their terms, and provides that thereafter the commissioners shall be elected by the people. It also gives the railroads or the other parties to com pfaint the right to appeal from the de- cision of the commissioners to any court of competent jurisdiction.
 eIr Barnes argued ably in advocacy of his substitute. He insisted that the pre- posed law was very much less stringent bn the railroads than that existing in Georgia Mississippi and Texas. He in- Sisted that the Georgia railroads had not suffered at the hands of their commis- sion, but at the hands of the many sharks and stock manipulators. He said local rates in Georgia were at least 20 per cent. lower than in Alabama. He said that nearly all of the saw mill owners along the Chattahooche river had moved their saw mills across on the Geor- gia line. in order to get the benefit of the cheap local rates in Georgia. His argu- nlent was an exceedingly able one and is highly complimented by the opponents as well as the friends of the measure.
 Mir Waller followed in a strong speech in opposition to the bill, in concluding which he moved that the bill, with the
 
 Mir Browne of Talladega. moved to lay the motion of Mir. Waller on the table A thrill of interest pervaded the hall while the vote to table MT. Walters motion was being taken. The vote re- siifted-ayes 40, nays 54.
 The question thenrecurred on MT. Wal ler's motion to indefinitely postpone the bill and the subs titute. and MT. Barnes being entitled under the rules, to close the debate, transferred his right to MT Browne, of Talladsgs.
 MT Browne made a vigorous speech In defense of the bill. He insisted it was an exceedingly conservative measure and much more lenisnt on the railroad com panies than the railroad laws of ma jority of the states.
 The vote was then taken OF MT. Wal ler's motion to indefinitely postpone the consideration of the bill and the substi- aute, which resulted as follows:
 Ayes:-Messrs. Abercronrbie, Beasley. Beeson, Brown, of Colbert; Brown, of Jefferson; Cofer, Dale, Darby, Del Champs, Franklin, Cast, Glover, Greene Harlins, Haarn, Henley, Henson, Hib- bard, Hill. Huddleston, Hunt, Joseph Kennamer, Killebrew Killen, Kyle, Law ender, Lipscomb. Lloyd, Long, Long shore, Love Mcclellan, NeSmith. Ovens, Palmer Perry, Pitts, Porter, Reynolds, Rogers, Shamblin, Simmons, Smith, of Dallas; Stansel, Ttmberlake Townsend, Troup, Tunstall. Turner, Waller, of Hale:
 
 Macon Total-54.
 Nays: :-Messrs. Speaker, Altman. Bak- CT, Barnes, Barron, Bouldin, Brandon, Browne, of Talladega; Brothers, Burns. Cameron. Campbell, Carmichael, Cole man Canant, Davis, Dreyspring, Tland, Espy Flewellen, Gaston, Graves, Harris. Hefln, Knowles. Lawson, Meadows, Mills. Merrill, Mitchell, McCoilum, Mcclure, Newman Poole Prowel, Sheldon. Smith, of Tallapoosa; Stewart, Wood. Of Henry; Marlborough. Total-S9.
 ONE CHANGE IN 100.
 While the substitute that was killed by the house this morning was in the exact language of the amended bill, which pnssed the senate yesterday, that bill will come to the house tomorrow and will, in the regular order of things, be referred to the committee on commerce and common carriers. The chances are, however 99 i'm 100 that it will remain with the committee until the close of the ses- sicn.
 It will be observed that all of Jeffer- sons delegation voted against tha bill excepting Col. Altman.
 Alter the vote on the railroad bill, which was taken about 12:45 o'clock, MT. Greene. of Jefferson, reminded the chair that the next order of business was the