The Monticellonian., 1903-03-26

jority vote to appropriate money for such purposes, Qde ting the pr me courts d cision on tie stlte hCusa m it. ter.
 The chair ruled that Is sis1 Tailed to pas not rec iYing a two-t irds ma jority.
 Senator Wood moved to appeal fir m the decision of t.e cEar. which app al was sustained by vote of 13 to II,
 The pr, sident then announced that the bill ha passed.
 S. B. 152 prohibiting the removal of surveyors landmarks was taken up and passed.
 Mir Huddl ston called up H B Al (Moore of r llips), for the organiza- ton and re sultti of trust companies. Read tw ce.
 Senator Gotham introduced an emer- gency ill to prevent the nuing at large of hogs in the St. Francis levee dist let.
 Senator Wilson moved to take the Keel anti-tr st bill from the table. and tn motion WIS carried and the bill plac d on the calendar subject to call.
 The House.
 II. B. 401 CHale), abolishing the rail- road commission, occupied almost the entire days session.
 Mir. kerwin of Jefferson occupied over two hours with an argument in opposi- ton to the bill.
 He said that the railroad commits sion was of benefit to a great number of people. and that the passage of this bill would be a step backward of at least ten years in the commerce of the state. He said the railroads were the only ones who suffered because of the existence of the commission.
 The speaker stated that he had a let ter in his pocket from one concern that had saved enough money by the reduced rates to pay the entire expense of the commission for four years
 MT. Toney spoke in favor of the bill. He said that in his opinion only the big shippers got the benefit from the com mission. and the people who paid most of the taxes received no benefit. He said the commission was a detriment to the small shippers.
 MT. Butler urged the passage of the bill. He said he did not believe ta. commission had ever benefited poor peo- pie and his people. who were farmers. wanted it abolished
 Mir. Perry favored the bill and re- ferred to a plank in the democratic state platform faXoring enlarEing the powers of the commission. According to statements of railroad people the commission had cut rates on an ever age of 20 per cent.
 Mir. McGuigan believed in enlarging the powers of the commission.
 MT. Holland argued that the commits sion was a useless expense.
 MT. Thompson was not in favor of taking away protection from the peo- pie, and that was what the commission had given them.
 Several other gentlemen spoke on the pending question.
 On roll call the bill failed to pass, the vote being as follows:
 Ayes-Apple. Bevill. Campbell of Ran dolph, Chestnut. Cook of Chieot De Rossit. Dixon. Eldridge. Green of Ben ton, Hale. Hogan. Holland. Hooker. Matheny, Merriman. Moore of Newton, Stockard and York-21
 Noes-Allen, Atkins, Baskn. Bell. Bird, Bradley. Briant, Brooks Camp bell of Pulaski, Cate, Chambers. Chap man. Clement, Cooke of Phillips Crut- cher. Daniel. Ellis. Funk Fuller. Fu- trell, Gibson, Green of Ouachita, Griffin Hall. Hill. Holman. Holmes. Jacobs Keel. Kelso. Kerwin, Knox. Batimer Martineau. Matmilter MeGuigan. My CTS Norheet, Parks. Patterson Perry Pindall. Poole. Rountree. Rowland Slaughter, Stafford. Stevens, Slower TarVer, Thompson. Toney. Weaver White. Whitley. Winn Witt, Wofford and ATr. Speakcr-52
 Several who voted aye changed to no with the evident purpose of nov ing d reconsideration.