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Burnes, Felix Campbell, Cassidy, Chalmers, Collins, 

 Connolly, Covington, S. S. Cox, Curtin, Deuster, 

 Dingley, Dorsheimer, Dunham, Eaton, Ellwood, Eng- 

 lish, Ermentrout, Fiedler, Findlay, linerty, Forney, 

 Garrison, Geddes, Graves, Guenther, Hammond, 

 Hardy, Hart, Hill, Holton, Hooper, Horr, Houk, Hurd, 

 Hutchins, Jeffords^ Kelley, Kellogg, Ketcham, King, 

 McAdoo, McCormick, Maston, May bury, S. H. Miller, 

 Money, Morgan, Moulton, Muller, Nicholls, Ochiltree, 

 Paige, Phelps, Poland, Post, Price, Ossian Kay, W. 

 E. Robinson, Russell, Seney, Shaw, Shelley, Slocum, 

 Smalls, Spooner, Steele, D. H. Sumner, Talbott, E. 

 B. Taylor, Towushend, Valentine, Vance, Weller, 

 G. D. Wise, J. S. Wise, York, Young 92. 



Dec. 17, 1884, Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, moved 

 the following amendment to the O'Hara amend- 

 ment: 



After the word " discrimination " insert : 

 "Nothing in this act contained shall be so con- 

 strued as to prevent any railroad company from pro- 

 viding separate accommodations for white and colored 

 persons." 



For this amendment, Mr. Breckinridge, of 

 Arkansas, proposed the following substitute : 



But nothing in this act shall be construed to deny 

 to railroads the right to classify passengers as they 

 may deem best for the public comfort and safety, or 

 to relate to transportation between points wholly with- 

 in the limits of one State. 



The debate on these points took a political 

 turn the Eepublicans arguing against the 

 scheme for classification as a violation of civil 

 rights, and the Democrats showing a disposi- 

 tion to avoid the issue, while the advocates of 

 the bill asserted that the question was brought 

 up merely to defeat the measure by those who 

 did not dare to oppose it on its merits. Mr. 

 Breckinridge's substitute displaced Mr. Crisp's 

 amendment by a vote of 137 yeas to 127 nays, 

 and the amendment as amended was then adopt- 

 ed, as follows: 



YEAS Aiken, Alexander, Ballentine, Barksdale, 

 Bennett, Blackburn, Blanchard, Blount, Bratton, 

 Breckinridge, Broadhead, Buchanan, Buckner, Budd, 

 Burnes, Caoell, Caldwell, J. E. Campbell, Candler, 

 Carleton, Cassidy, Clardy, Clay, Clements, Cobb, 

 Converse, Cook, Cosgrove, Covington, S. S. Cox, 

 W. E. Cox, Crisp, D. B. Culberson, Dargan, David- 

 son, L. H. Davis, Dibble, Dibrell, Dockery, Dunn, 

 Eaton, Ellis, Ermentrout, Ferrell, Findlay, Follett, 

 Foran, Forney, Fyan, Geddes, Gibson, Glascock, 

 Graves, Green, Greenleaf, Halsell, Hammond. Harde- 

 man.W. H. Hatch, Hemphill, Henley, Herbert, 

 G. W. Hewitt, Holman, Hunt, Kurd, J. H. Jones, 

 J. K. Jones, J. T. Jones, Kleiner, Lanham, Le 

 Fevre. Lewis, Lore. McAdoo, McMillin, Matson, 

 J. F. Miller, Mills, Mitchell, Money, Morrison, Moul- 

 ton, Muldrow, Murphy, Murray, Mutchler, Neece, 

 Nicholls, Gates, O'Ferrall, Patton, Pierce, Peel, Pry- 

 or, Randall, Eankin, Reagan, Eeese, Eiggs, J. H. 

 Rogers, Eosecrans, Scales, Seymour, Singleton, T. G. 

 Skinner, Snyder, Springer, Charles Stewart, Stock- 

 slager, Storm, C. A. Sumner, Talbott, J. M. Taylor, 

 Thompson, Tnrockmorton, Tillman, Townshend, 

 Tucker, Tully, H. G. Turner, Oscar Turner, Van 

 Eaton, Wallace, A. J. Warner, Eichard Warner, 

 Wellborn, Wilkins, Williams, Willis, W. L. Wilson, 

 E. B. Winans, John Winans, G. D. Wise, Wolford, 

 Wood, Young 137. 



NAYS G. E. Adams, Anderson, Atkinson, Bag- 

 ley, Barr, Beach, Belmont, Bingham, Bisbee, Bou- 

 telle, Brainerd, Breitung, F. B. Brewer, J. H. Brew- 

 er, W. W. Brown, T. M. Browne, Brumm, Bur- 

 leigh, J. M. Campbell, Cannon, Chalmers, W. W. 



Cuibertson, Cullen, Cutchcon, G. R. Davis, R. T. 

 Davis, Deuster, Dingley, Eldrcdgc, Evuns, Everhart, 

 Funston, Goff, Guentlicr, Ilanbaek, Ilanner, II. 11. 

 Hatch, Haynes, D. B. Henderson, T. J. Henderson, 

 Hepburn, A. S. Hewitt, Hill, ULscock, Hitt, Hoblit- 

 zelL Holmes, Holton, Horr, llouk, Howey, James, 

 Jeffords, Johnson, B. W. Jones, Keun, Keiler, Ketch- 



Parker, Payne, Payson, Peters, Pettibone, Phelps, 

 Poland, Post, Potter, Price, Eanney, G. W. Rav, 

 Ossian Ray, Reed, Rice, J. S. Robinson, Rockwell. 

 Rowell, Russell, Ryan, Seney, Shively, C. R. Skin- 

 ner, Smalls, A. H. Smith, H. Y. Smith, Spooner. 

 Spriggs, Stephenson, Stevens, J. W. Stewart, Stone, 

 Strait, Struble, E. B. Taylor, J. D. Taylor, Thomas, 

 Van Alstyne. Wadsworth, Wait, Wakefield, Ward, 

 Washburn, Weaver, Wemple, J. D. White, Milo 

 White, Whiting, James Wilson, Woodward, Worth- 

 ington, Yaple 131. 



NOT VOTING J. J. Adams, Arnot,Barbour,Bayne, 

 Belford, Bland, Bowen, Boyle, Felix Campbell, 

 Chace, Collins, Connolly, Curtin, Dorsheimer, Dowd, 

 Dunham, Elliott, Ellwood, English, Fiedler, Finerty, 

 Garrison, George, Hancock, Hardy, Hart, Hoope'r, 

 Hopkins, Houseman, Hutchins ; Jordan, Kelley, Kel- 

 logg, King, May bury, S. H. Miller, Morgan, Muller, 

 Ochiltree, Paige, Perkins, Pusey, Robertson, W. E. 

 Robinson, W. F. Rogers, Shaw, Shelley, Slocum, 

 Steele, D. H. Sumner, Valentine, Vance, Weller, J. 

 S. Wise, York 55. 



Mr. Mills, of Texas, offered the following 

 amendment : 



Nor shall any railroad company or its officers charge 

 or receive from any person who is to be conveyed from 

 one State or Territory into another any sum exceeding 

 three cents per mile for the distance to be traveled by 

 said person. 



It was adopted by a vote of 139 yeas to 120 

 nays. Mr. Goff, of Arkansas, then submitted 

 the following amendment to the substitute : 



Provided, That no discrimination is made on ac- 

 count of race or color. 



This amendment was adopted by a vote of 

 141 yeas to 102 nays. Dec. 18, 1884, a motion 

 to lay the motion to reconsider this vote hav- 

 ing failed, Mr. Barksdale, of Mississippi, sub- 

 mitted the following amendment : 



Amend by adding after the word "color" in the 

 amendment last adopted the following : 



" And that furnishing separate accommodations, 

 with equal facilities and equal comforts, at the same 

 charges, shall not be considered a discrimination." 



This amendment was adopted by a vote of 

 132 yeas to 124 nays. 



Mr. Horr, of Michigan, brought up the old 

 question again by offering an amendment pro- 

 viding that such separation must not be made 

 on the basis of race or color, but it was re- 

 jected by a vote of 114 yeas to 121 nays, 89 

 not voting. An amendment requiring any 

 railroad that at any time issues a free pass to 

 any person not an employe shall issue a free 

 pass to whosoever applies for it within ten 

 days, was voted down. 



Dec. 19, 1884, Mr. Hewitt, of New York, 

 moved as an amendment to strike out the fol- 

 lowing provision from the third section of the 

 bill: 



