NIGHT SESSION.
Mr. SPANN resumed his speech. It a Railroad Commission be created it ought to be composed of a merchant, a manufacturer and a farmer; and no person should be on said Commission who was connected with or owned any stock, in any railroad That the Legislature has the power to regulate frame on railroads there can be no doubt. When he concluded, at 9:30-
Mr. HENRY spoke in favor of some legislation upon the proposition presented by both of these bills, and hoped to see the time when the Legislature would pass some carefully-considered and proposed bills, and hoped to see the time when the Legislature would pass some carefully considered and proposed bills regulating traffic over the railroads in this State. He spoke in opposition to the bill S. 19, an in favor of the bill S. 10, with some amendments which he indicated.
At 12:43 a. m. he gave way for a motion to adjourn, which came within one vote of being carried, but after several changes of votes the result was announced as yeas, 22; nays, 17; a recount showing yeas, 17; nays, 29. Mr. H resuming, concluded at 1:27 o'clock a. m.
Mr. GRAHAM was next recognized by the President protem [Mr. Spann], which recognition was resisted from the Democratic benches till 1:45 o'clock a. m., when Mr. G. proceeded to speak against the bill. At 2 o'clock he yielded to-
Mr. HENRY moved that the Senate adjourn till 10 o'clock, that the special order of business shall be the consideration of the House Bill No. 133 until 4 o'clock in the evening, and at that time the vote be taken upon the bill, and that no other business be allowed to interfere except by unanimous consent of the Senate, and that the Senator from Jay [Mr. Smith] withdraw his motion to restrict debate.
These motions were severally agreed to.
So at 2 o'clock and ten minutes a. m. the Senate adjourned.
