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. TP" T.H .IS, i .i Tuesday, Febnikry 13, 1877. 11 AS R. JO WES, P. BREVARD McDowell, I, J A -. 'j, ' i . ,--Free from the doting scruples Miat ratter our free-born reason." W can not notice anenymous commnnioa ' Hons. In all eases we require the writer's name and address, not for publication, but m a gnaiantee of good faith. Mm eaanot, nnder any elronmstanoes, re . tarn rp jected communications, nor can we f anaenaxe to preserve man a sen pis. Articles written on both sides of a sheet of paper eannot be accepted for publication. OBSERVATIONS. - Justice Bradley was a presidential elector , ' . on the republican ticket in 1868. Beware of a man that doe? not talk, and of ad' g that does not bark. It was a Jersey Dutchman who said "Maria, Jakey's tied de dog loose." The resident has appointed a brother of aoerrilla Mosby to a place in tbe secret ee vice bureau in the treasury department A Miclrgari man now tp'tits rails by patent machine. His wife .urns tbe crank while he alts on a log and bosses the job. A company of mounted, robbers dashed ;'Jnto Bagle'Pass.'.Texa?, and shot all tb norses, cows, ana dogs in the place, m re venge for tbe hang'ng of their oni panions A youn woman stepped out on a balcmy in Paducab, but the account savs that "die balcony wasn't there, andwyer had been.' A broken leg was the consequence. .. , Tuere are CO.COO Hebrews in Sew Y. rk and of tho number 100 have estates valued a' $' 00.00Q or upward. They express surprise that the Massachu setts woman's suffrage full ticket was nonii sated and not a woman on it! Turners Falls Reporter. it h poor policy lor a young man to en gage himself to a lady late in the tall. It sometimes happens that the money which goes for a ring is really needed for under clothes. He was a well-meaning man but they had been man ied a loDg while, and when be playfully asked her what wa3 next to noth- .ing, she sarcastically answered that at this eason of 'the fear she thought his flannels were. Norwich Bulletin. winter She wouldn't stand to have a tooth pulled for one million two,hundred thousand dol lars, sbesaidani yet she walked the streets .aiiflaj fn tiny g titers, two sizes too small for her, and thought nothing of t; but then nobody saw the tooth, and several saw the gtitera. . , . . Same old story of a Miller fattening his hogs from other men's grain, viz giving the Til den majority in Florida to Hayes. Thjeicaond EnQUirer Asks: "Was there ever such a political compost-pile under the sun as the Louisiana return ing board?" Strong! The Republican tribunalists swore in the beginning to' khoV no party in their decision. They did not surely so mistake the oath as to think it meant .pfie&ifeHa. fiuror of? the Republican The Legislature . of Tennessee has p issed a resolution directing the Conan- truller aad Treasurer to suspend the payment of interest on the State bond ed debt. Jtf'Hayes is counted in.hs will have to sit during the whole term of his of fice on the "'jgsjed edg" of the splin- form tne cushion of hi unholy seit. - The Wilmmtoniaos propose to ex hume the b dy or the Ibag jBince dead Cornelius HametTbury him tbe second tirnwuhonoHinOak Ceme v tteiy-ahrl-erect a ha.Td3om"ft monument to commemorate his virtues. Nn&$Y LTw-TbeUsed to be an old maxim law that fraud J'ftmdWlrii3 The motto of the 8 HtMjtt be- that fraud is 6 PfffflM Si eood' title to office. . 44' proceedings of the electoral com mission in the case of the State of Florida jpn foe region of the people of the United States against the action of a returning boards, concurred in by Messrs Bradley, Miller and Strong of the Supreme Court of the United States. .$liffrd arid, Field dissent from the above opinion. f & WraKit now transpires -hit oni Wth Radical - electors in Louisiana (Josephs) is a convict who served a term, of w years , in Jtb State's prison of Alabama for house-breaku) and never was pardoned. That con lia et o the ..strongest Jinks that fian biad that fellow to his party. He is what may be termed a true and a tried Republican. The only differ- ' ence between hira and the returning boards is this Josephs has atoned for Wcrimejf and thttrnfpg boards have not ; because they! were - hired especially by - tbe leading: con spirators" i to slalAmericari flilwerty ; they Have faithfully performed the work assigned them, and will receive protec tion .and no doubt plenty of plunder as Fayetteville has a "novel ' way' of clearing, her - Court House,- when crowded TheMeputf' sheriff whisp tTM, the floor is giving away. A MONSTROUS PRECEDENT. . The Republican tribulnalisls claim that in throwing out Tilden's majority in Florida and civing that State to Hayes.'.they acted . according to :the strict letter of the Uw. Granting, for the sake argument, that they did thus act, it cannot be shown that they acted just; and the object, of all laws, is to secure justice between contending par ties, and give to the owner that wh?ch rigbtly belongs to him. In some cases it is true that ; the law is defective, and cannot do lulr justice. In that case, then equity comes to the assistance of law and cures the defect! There is no power in, this world that can ever make wrong out of a right, and as sure as a wrong is committed, there will be a retribution for it. "Truth crushed to earth will rise again," is a maxim co eval with the creation, and its truth remains to-day as firm and unshaken as the eternal hills. Hayes may be counted in by defeating the popular will in Florida and Louisiana, but it will be a blot in our hiltory that all the waters that line our Eastern shores can never wash out, and the decision of the tribunal that makes him Presi dent, will be known for all time as "the robbery of the two States." What is the precedent it establishes? It s:iy8 that the three men composing the returning board in Florida,, are higher than the highest judicial tribu nal the State, and makes them even superior to the Legislature and te people who own the government and furnish the means with which to run it. They declare they cannot go be hind the seal of the State ! According to that decision then, it remains en tirely with the government of the different States to say whether or not there shall ever be a change of parties in this country however much tbe people desire it. It is indeed a danger ous precedent that they have set! The doctrine that a title cariibe good when tainted with fraud, is a siab to liberty and an insult to justice ! ; THE GENERAL A SBLEMY NORTH CARLINOA. i Session of 1876-77. OF Condensed from ibe Ka'figli Obseiyer. SENATE.I Friday, Feb. 9, 1877. Ihe Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock, Mr. Robinson in the Chair. PETITIOnsi t. -r- t .i - . ! ny air. ijinam . a. neiltion iroui ine mercnanta oi nymoutn praying tne repeal ot the tax on drummers. Finance. i By Mr. Wynne: A; petition from the cttizens of Raleigh asking that the cuy oi Kaieign be exempted from the operations ! the graded school bill which passed the House of Reoresen tatives a few days since. By Mr. Stanford : Petition from the citizens of Duplin, Wayne and Lenoir cou sties asking the formation of a new county to be called Vance ; also a counter petition. Corporations. By Mr. I ny : Petition from the merchants of Wilmington asking the repeal oi tne tax on; merchandise. r i nance. ! INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, kC. By Mr. Dinger: iJillto incorporate tiictury Li age A. A., at Hickorv. uorp irations. s by Mr. Bingham : Bill to authorize the co mm loners of Watauga county io levy a special lax. torporations. .cy Mr. iNicholson : Two bills to prohibit the sa'e of liquor near Pro uect School, aud the town of Moores mine, Iredell county. Referred to the liquor calendar. By Mr Wynne: Bill directing the commissioners of the several counties o publisti yearly statements of the finances of these counties. Judiciary . UNFISISHED BUSIN'ESS. ine m i in relation to tarming out convicts to work on the Rmherford Kailroad was rnsumed. ! Ttie question to strike out 600 and ser!, 500, was put to a vote and car ried. I The bill was then i nut unon its several re idinas and parsed. (Allow- aid'ioad75 convicts by pai l road feed ntr. ci'iinmir and navnif nil pinnnn Mr. Justice moved to amend so as to allow the convicts to wcrk on said road three vears. instead of two. as nrooos- ed in the bill. Lost. Mr. Williams moved to strike out 500 and insert 600, Lost. fhe bill then passed1 its third read- tig- ; Ihe following resolutions in regard to Senator Marler were taken up and adopted : Resolved by the Senate. That the Senate has been gratified to learn that the report of the death of the Hon. ohn G. Marler, Senator frord thf 33d district, is unfounded, i . ' V t ' Resolved further, That we tender to him our congratulation upon his recovery, and we trust he may long be pared to his tamuy, his constituents. and his State. CALENDAR. Bill to authorize the sale of the State Arsenal, at Fayetteville, was taken up. Mr. oiewart movea to amend so as to require the arsenal to bring f 275. Adopted. " .; i The bill then passed. ; Bill to establish-, a Stats Beard of Health was taken up. ; Mr. Latham moved to "strike out all appropriations. Mr; Thorn e was opposed to th amendment ; thought the experience of physicians should be published, and that it would, show that the .business of doctors ought to be dispensed with. and he should niosi neartny. support any measure that would aid in carry- ing out his idea as to doctors The bill then passedjits second read- The Senate then adjourned till to morrow at 10 o'clock. , : .t ? HOUSE f OF REPRESENTATIVES. FRiDAyFeb. 9, 1877. 'The House met and was called to or ler at 10 J a. m., by Mr, ..Mpringof th itham. .: -....;' v U--frS-:i -i ;- ' n .i BILLS INTRODUCED. . j By Mr. Austin: An act to protfioi he farmers of Union county.; Propo sitions and grievances.' : :"'4t-; ;- Bv Mr. Fox j - A bill to proviae lot justices of tbe peace to have pay. forj the examination of witnesses. ' Judi ciary. r ; CALEXDiR. - unaer a suspension oi tne rules, a bill entitled an act to authorize the Clerk of the Supreme Court to admin- ister oaths. - Bill to require the Register of Deeds keen indexes and rrow indPTP was to keep indexes and cross indexes, was I taken up, with an amendment from the Senate. ' The amendment was con curred in and the bill ordered to be en rolled for ratification, j , - a. . -.v.. .... - : SPECIAL ORDER, Bill to amend 'certain sections of chapter 6, Battle's Revisal: in relation to the government of the Insane Asy lum at Raleigh was taken up rs the special order for 11 o'clock a. m A BtU- id be entitled lAii Act to amend certain Sections of Chapter 6, Battle's Revised, in relation to the "Insane Asylum" at Raleiah. The following is the substitute sub stantially for the bill as reported by tne juaiciary committee : OECTION 1. The General Assembly of vr-fT, r ; j . r, - -i n we western norm Carolina Sfff f CTc'v That peciio.. Railroad, who has now the largest con two (2), of chanter 6. of Battle's ReVl- t,oM ,mt Z4. Kh I IT! Tttl O t inn FA T l-i A I .ir.fi T-.-V A BTrlnm be stricken out ard the following sub stiiutea theretor Ihe ankira of the Insane Asylum of ortn L-arolina thall be managed by nine Directors, wno shall hold their office for two years, and until their successors are appointed ; their term ot office shall begin on the first day of aiarcn, next ensuing their appoint menu Sec. 4. Strike out section eight (8) in saw cnapter and substitute theretor, the ft llowing. "The Board of Direc tors Bhall appoint a Superintendent of tne institution and prescribe his duties. He shall be a skillful phyei cian, educated to his profession, of gooa moral character, ot prompt busi ness habirs, and a married man, and of a kindly disposition. He shali hold his place for four years, from and after ms appointment, unless sooner remov ed by the Board, who may, for infi delity to bis trust, gross immorality, incompetency to discharge the duties of his office, fully proved and declared, ana ine prooi thereol recorded in the 1 1 - oook oi uieir proceedings, remove him and appoint another in his place air. mcjienee iook tne noor m op- position to tne bill upon the grounds that it anticipated the complete sub version of the government of the In bmic aBviuiu. mr. lucuenee spoice in regard to the constitutional ty of the bill, and referred to the decision of th Supreme Court in support of his nosi tion. He asked what eood there for the change as the aDnoint- menis tnis aay made would place the . .... . . management of the Insane Asylum in tne nanus ot the majority of this Gen eral Assembly. Mr. McGehee thought fK k.ill ,. - i kuc vm vita uitueiv an aitempc oi a partizan nature to remove Dr. Gris 8om. Mr. Henderson favored the bill, and spoice in reierence to the legal objec nous presented in opposition to its passage. He said there could not TA0JlK1 it Via nn MaAB..J- I 1 f fht th. wn 5i3 " w v.. a AWV Ml1 J I.I. I L I I I I Jl P I" I Ma I moving any man from the offiop. - i wnicn ne enjoyed at the present time, ihe only object of the bill pending ws to reuuee ine ijoard ol Directors lrom hfteen to nine, and leave the management of the Asylum in their hands as it now is. Mr. Moring opposedvthe bill. Mr. Ransom said that as he was the introducer of the bill he dtsired to dis claim any personal interest in its pas VJ iucu, iu xcuiv lu JUT. JUC I J . U . 1 ..f L - v-curo o(jwilc ui tne exiravagance in '.ha expenditure of the funds of the institution, and showed that great waste naa Deen made in us adminis tration. Ihe Democratic party had come into power upon pledges of retrenchment and rpform. and now here ws an -opportunity to" carry out iiiftio pieugew. Mr. Kose moved to strike out the words, "aud a married man." in th, fourth section ; which motion prevail ed. The bill was then put upon its third icauiug.auu upon ft can oi tne yeas A : i " n . . . anu nays passed oy tne loilowmg vote Yeas Messrs. Abbott. Ardrev. Av cock, Baxter, Brasweli, Brown, Bry son, Cooper, Davis of Haywood: Dd lard, Dunlap, Fagan, Fennell, Fox. xuicner, unroy. uraves, Gudger. Harris, Harttsell. Henderson. Kn.e- Leach, McBrayer, McCubbihs, McLean, Mcie, Maaurey, Morris, Mose ev. aioye, rarnsn, reel, Pinmx. Ransom R se, Bowland, Rush. Ryais. Shackel ford, bharpe, Jihotwll, S.ngfltarv. Mmpson, Smi'h, Steohenson. Wilson ot ..Burke, Wilson of Tran-wlvania Wihslow, Worth, Yount 50. Nays Messrs. Austin. Baxlev. Bpam. Bizzrll, Bledsoe, Bryant, Dunn.Cale, warier ot nyae, uarter of Warren Clarfc of Bladen. Clarke of Cravpn Crews, Davis of Lenoir. Diiean. Jinnis, EiWing. Marrion. Hil . Mood Horton, Johnson of Warren. Johnston of Washington. Lindsav. Linnbar.k juioya, aicuenee, m elver, McCiure, 1 J m y. I .. ' . . Moring, Ormond, Purnell. Reynolds. Richardson, Roberts. Rosrers. SamaJ ocom, Dimmong, swaim lodd of Ashe Todd of Wake, Ward f Bertie, White' winiamson. wiuon ot Wew Hanover -46. Mr. Wilson, of Burke, arose to a question oi personal privilege in refer- ence to a cowardly, slanderous paper 1 . " . . . ' memoera oi this Mouse and said Mt fine i rrnn Tl .1 1 I ,, , . w 1 "' uio mcu luuuiKfjnue on a r . m, " . i ui priYnege. nis morning tuere was a circular oistriDuted clan- uwuueiY io memoers ot thu body, wnicn i here denouuee as low, con- uwuviuic uu tuwsriiiv. Ron r trnm I Whatever innrra if m . T . I t.L 7 t " . w iunj-. in cuniges fcat A was in the rin? CO hAVA tht rt. , O " " -m.v I western road sold: what are the farts? ine morteaee was made bv a "Rnartf T. . , . , T i cv,uuio oi wnicn i was never a mem. uer. ine aeot OI SZo.UUU. nnon whip.h - . . . r.nA mnrtflrarra Kn4 I a t I -w wyuuo ncic buiu uut, x u.u uuiuujg muo witn. it was not, uuwever, made ior thirty days as has uceu "wuiten repeated, nut was carried twrucariy iwo years, ant it was after me legislature nortnnorf k t hn p Ta 7 ,1 uoi tuneu uv toe irresidpnt of i again lm w n . 4 - v 1 tZZ&J:: were sold. w wv utmuo 1 Navoi HovitMv o facer of ;Wno" "fUli time, lean In no wav be " . ww.m .'WU . A LAA III L i I in I - - o I a rASnnneihla ...i.v..ulu,u -v.. uwto caiu iiuismuouin tne oetense. But to the card: if charges that. ton. contracter on ' the' road r what if I am : I took the work for a much lef 8 2 vl than aiQy on else offered to do and cheaper than it ought to have been t.fl.LTAn ' att ' Y I ... - .m, w. an evidence oi this 1 have offered to tender my contract to tne company whenever they were will- The card ssVo tb,'v v. ber from KurlTo of Sf i 1 ?ooklQS to the : completion oftheesteru N. C. , RaUroad. The member from Twv 3 such bill, but aSiTfr represent. I But whv ahntiU. o represenung a; constituency Z ' subscribed more liberally ta thn mm. pletion of the road than any along its line, be not allowed : to introduce any bill he pleases looking to its comple tion ? If there is anything against my nonor fis member of this body, it is one to the good people I have the hon- or, represent tht it should be expos ed- ould it not have been far mort ore manly and less cowardly had the member who circulated this card have introduced a resolution to that effect? And with no reflection upon the good people of the country, whom the mem ber does not represent, I denounce the whole affair as worthy of a craven rep resentative and demand that its con tents be investigated. ..' Mr Wilson sent to the Clerk's desk a copy of the paper which was read as follows : A few Questions a Taxpayer ivould like to ask some Members of the General Assembly 1. Why should a person who is said ,it i- .u r'..--:- i- I 1 . ' With the original Riner puage ?i,2UO,uoo of the company bonds t. make goud the payments of only $240,000 in thirty days? Why snouia this member be selected to present a law fur your consideration ? 2. What right have vim to build or extend tnis road, and allow the private stockholders to share pro rata with the State, they not expending a farthing? bursed fro 6. it i.- said the State is to be reim m the road s earnings ! But have you any more right to loan mon ey nd material to these men, and wait io be paid by doubttul dividends, than you have to any one else ? What have they done for the State more than others ? 4. ihe tax payers would like to know how it is that Col Tate can come to Raleigh and b on the committee which causes the State to buy the road, making good a large amount of worth less claims, which are now owned and controlled by the Burke Ring, run in the interest of Col Tate, of Morgantou, salary $2,000 ; W S Pearson, of Mor- ganton, salary $2,000, and Maj Wilson wun a $zu,uuu contract. And now this member, with a $20,000 contract, comes down lrom Burke, for what? only to ask you to tax the people to loan the private stockholders (Burke Ring) money to complete their share of the road to loan it with no security and no interest .'virtually to give it! & Gentlemen, the people asked for re form, and were promised it during the campaign! Are you going to give them i stone ? This is what the people demand. If the State (Col Tate) has made a bad bargain with the private stockholders (Burke (Col Tate) Ring,) let her abide ty it: but no more than that. For every $100 worth of labor and cash ex pended on the road of which the pri vate stockholders do not pay their pro rata in CASH, give to the State a cer tificate of one sbare of stock. This is f'r o all parties and no Honest Man .11 1 I 1 niii I in sif ir it! Your constituents demand some such equitable arrange ment as tnis. One of the Tax Pavers and x citizen of a western co. Mr Wilson asked that a committee be appointed to investigate the mat ter. Mr Carter of Hyde, the chairman of the committee ou in rrnal improve ments, stite 1 thit it was at his request, as chairman of the committee. tht Mr Wilson reported the bill to the House. iur oiarxe, oi uraven. paid he was not the HUthor of the letter but that he had circulated it. jir ijnidger obiected to the pnnomt ing of any such com mi; t e as the let ter just read was f ciich a cowardly, slan derous chararter as to be fr beneath the dignitv of this House. Messrs Parish, Carter, of Buncombe. Rose, Hender.on, McGehee and others opposed comniiitee and spoke in word a f highept praise of Mai Wilson as re gards every th ing which is honorable. Ihe qu8ion recurring upon th niuLion oi iur w i son t raise a com liiLiee, ine xiou?e reiuseu to concur therein. Mr Carter, of Bunrombe. introduced tho following resolution : Resolved. Thnt a om mittee of five be appoinied by the Spoker to inquire and report to this House as soon as practicable. ist. wno circulated the paper lust red t)y the Clerk r zd Are ihe charge therein made re fleeting on Mai J w Wils n true? ord. If not, whether the person who circulated the paper should not be ex pe led trom this body? On motion oi Mr Pmmx, Mr Carter s resolution was made the anecial order lor to morrow (Saturdavl at 12 o'clock ni. On motion of Mr Mc Braver, the House adjourned till to-morrow at 10J o ciocc a. m. SENATE Saturday, Febraary 10, 1877. The Senate wa called to order at 10 o clock, the President pro tern.. Mr. -Kownson, in the chair. introduction of bills and resolu tions TRr. Wadii t,a n.A , r" - xC . i ... .. uxuvwv w IM I t;ov.aiic tne anaira or r.ne Adintunt. unnora f. j hce. Mr. Moore of New Hanover, col arose to a question of personal nrivil ege, stating that on yesterday, he was in r,rA Mnnao rt Mcnmonat to ; a.: - . . ' uuuversauun who a memoer, when a nn icumin srriust Kin1 nnt v,; jr.wwi U1UI AUU 11 i III down in th Pirxr nri if- v.; ;u . " u iyi n Liau uo n ma arrested Mr. Renneft. rffavQrl V, f.-.n.i w.uwv vuvHU WUX-y AUUU lUt: i ? t , . , resoiu non, relative tnereto, wnicn waa adopted Whereas, tbe Senate of North Caro- una is informed that one of its members was on last evening, without cause, f - u V r uu uePriea 01 nis personal nnertv tor a pnno h j " vvJouvia.uici nixie, uu charge ti n tL ubbii if iutip goal nor. mm nnrt I t- l ' i x . . I r"Ilc' "" "P8 10 a ' 1 (IBS lfllH.I.1flIl 41 I Ma TiriWl I UrrAQ tt-ta. I mamhnn -f 4-U 1 a 11 I . -w-j. fcv ui ' ' lii clo wa L uc I .v,-vi uuo vjeueiai AsseuiDiv: mrF. -'I njcitiujc. i ' , f, Resohedl That U W referred to a committee of three Senators to inquire and report to the Senate under what circumstances, for what cause, and by Whom Dlirh arraif nr.a w,o ThonKr.r 11 , , IbeChairappointed Messrs. Bennett, mittee. - VJ . LUQiilkria ui tints liULU- I Bill a to lncornorate th Ornrtari'o I ABvmm oi W estern North Carolina. I t 1 r : - f" " i tst j is toUn j . "j j. 7 .. v-. t auu ; imsaeu i several tj h i. ? i - ;- - -xui wj inuamoiatA the .ncn nf Hntnt taken P and P98 118 several readincrs. - ComV,ftn I ?$??Je,ftH- PlODee5 Fe SfSi ftai-' UP anu passed its several TooHinora ' . - . '. -r iv I HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday, Feb. 10, 1877. . The House m et and was - called to order at 100 b Mr. Speaker Price. K Mr. Clarke of Craven rose to a ques tion of personal privilege and said: . Mr. Speaker: I rise to a question of personal . privilege in regard to an affair that occurred in this House yes terday. I will say this, as concerns my connection therewith, that I meant nothing personal towards Mr.s Wilson but simply desired this Western Rail road bill about which there is bo much talk, to be fully ventilated, The matter was given to me by a personal friend a Western man, and one who has always voted the Democratic ticket; I only gave out four or fi ve copies of the paper to a lew of my personal friends, mem bers of the House, whose judgement I valued. These cbarares contain nothinar but what seems to me notoriously true nor aia i see anything to mem to question Mr. Wilson's personal integrity, only that he and his friends were unduly benented by the bill in its present shape; but; I will also add, that had I deemed, the gentleman from Burke so sensitive on -this subject, 1 should have shown them to him first, which I now regret not having done. It the state ments therein contained are untrue, i were best the House knew of such cnrges oeiore actnjj oh tne bin, so that we could refute them; or if true, that more safeguards could be thrown- arouud our appria tion. On yeaterday, when I told tbe mem ber from Burke that he might append my name thereto, 1 only did so n order that he might be fuliy satisfied that I had no idea or intention to d aoythn g behind his back that he might deem derogatory to his persona character, without being willing to fullyjsheulder my share ot the respon eibility therefor, and let him see that nothing was further from my intention than to stab him in the back I beg leave to again disclaim all intention either to violate any privilege of the iiuusc, ur w uj uiemuer inerew,orto aeijaii iub j.eiaonai cuarauter oi me gentleman lrom isurke. Mr. Powell arose in his seat and said : Me. Speaker: I see a distinguished ,,r tm.u n 1: lL. i.ll.. oju ji nuiui vaiunua 111 me louoy, not distinguished as usual, in the volit- wviiw, liuk iu mc juieieat oi agri- culture, and 1 beg that he be invited to a srai, uuuu IUB iiuur UI lie nOUSe. anuoe to uapt. oyoenham u. Alexan- ii j . . . oer, tne worthy master ot the State Grange of North Carolina. The Speaker appointed Mr. Powell a committee to escort Mr. Alexander to a seat upon the lioor of the House. CALENDAR. ,T , uauci asusieusiwi oi me ruie3 a uin iu jjiuiuiuiyc ouuuj. jroiii ruiuimg i a large in tne countv oi Mer.k:- lenourg was laken upon its second . i: - icauiog. nr. Harris submitted an amendment making the provisiuns of the bill -apply to certain townships in Labarrus coun ty, which was was accepted. Mr. King submitted an amendment to strike out the words "one month" and insert "thirty d iys." so as to make the bill coniorni to the Constitution which was also accepted lae question recurring upon the passage of the bill on its second read- ing, as amended, upon a call of the . . . -. . 1 - : i It . r ou uny, ii, passeu oy a vote oi yeas y: navs 14. oro. ihat tnere 13 now and was at the time of the decree for sale, a pro .1.. : u . i . ,i unit; iu ofcuikkruuuvy, against tne VV estern North Carolina Raiiroad Com pany, which has not yel been deter- mn.ed. 4th. Because it whs shown tl at the decree for the sale was made by the consent of the private stockholders, with the understanding thit they were to have their shares allowed to ; hem in the reorganization, and in pursu ance thereof, the Company was reor ganized and acted and controlled the road. VVe (the minority) think this was a fraud upon the construction bondholders, which would invalidate the tale of said road, as far as sai.i bond holders were concerned. We (tne minority) cannot recommend an appropriation of $70,000 per annum, together with $59,500 per annum, as interest on the bonds issued by the c. mmissiom rs, fcc, &c. On motion of Mr Wilson, of Burke, it was agreed to consider the bill by stctieus. Ihe question recurred upon the amendments recommended by theju diciry commitiee, to section 1 whi h takes away the stock given to the prvat stockholders. Mr Wilson, ot Burke, opposed this amendment He thought it to be gross ujjuaice io nis people, who were paying tax on $o0,000 of bonds. The adoption of the proposed amsnd ments, would be an act of bad faith on n . i. r . l : t i r. wie part ui mis legislature. It was true, he was a stockholder but no ner sonal inierest or motives influenced him. lie cared nothing for the amount of stock which he owned and controlled, and would cheerfully sur a : . . i lu . i . . . . iniuci n to me otaie, to see tne road built. 1 h is was his individual feelin g in the matter, but the rights of his con stitueuts were in his hands to rnard tnem, ne wished justice done to them .1 1 . He argued for some time in opposition to tne amenaments. Mr Moring was in favor of the amendment, and did not believe the private stockholders had any vested nuni in tne matter, and could not eomplam at the taking back what he termed a donation r a gift which had never been perfected Mr Wilson, of Burke, denied that the giving of this one-fourth of the stock was without consideration, and called again upon the House to Drotect the rights ot these private stockholders, as i. T.t they could look for protection nowhere else. Mr Graves thought that there was legal necessity for the proposed amendments. Mr Henderson did not aeree with iir waves, ue did A 1 A 1 private stockholders owning one-fourth 1 ui tuc etMCA. wuuiu nam oer th a rstafp Uey f2,ooo,00 VZSZ k a wnnri ' f Ji;nM u" .t . . & wuc xwuibu wi the stock to tbe private stockholders, rtma via.U . I . I - n w iifiiiiiiiiLr I ill I. I iu pa rannrmiiiin . i , . a , , vw6ui.iun .. tneir rie-nta. HAnnnmoH tho omon. . . . 1 " ments as nnmst and cinlnfino rmA faith, etc. .Mr Rose - thought that if these amendments were adonted it micrht operate to plunge the Company into r...L i- eTT " . r '"W ire8U Iaw 8UUS- -e tnought the pn vate stockholders had a vested right, LtT. a the am end- rrionf a """"! --.,1- . Th oaa j . . j.'j . J"J "VAUjro were ueiuauueu on the 4th amendment, vohinh adopted by the following vote ,ii,n.:.T,u t- i n -n I Bizzell, Bledsoe, Brasweli, Bunn, Cale lrt.. xir i i. - A Crews, Duggan. Dunlap, Ewing, Fagan Gudger, Harriion, Hill HSod xt t t.i. .. . ' . . ' uuxvwu. ;urTis, oonnston. oi wasnint?' ton, King, Lineback, Lloyd, McGehee Mclver, McRae, Moring, Moseley, Or mond, Peel, Pnrnell, Reynolds, Rogers Rowland, Ryals, Shackelford, Sim mons, Smith, Swain, Todd, of Ashe Vaughn,' warden White, fWilson, o New Hanover and Worth 48. Nays : Messrs Abbott. Austin. A v. cock, Brewn, Bryant, Bryson, Carter, oi Dancomoe, uarter, oi Hyde, Clark of Bladen, Cooper, Davis, of Haywood Davis, of Lenoir, Dillard, Fennell, Fox Fulcher, Harris.: HartselL' H flHprsnn Lindsay, McBrayer, McCubbins. Mc-' ljean, m cumre, Maddrey , Morris. Move xiuvuu, xmusuu, xucnaroson, Koberts u-ose, Jiusn, oams, Scott, Sharpe, ihot wen, oimpson, Spake. Stephenson. "ouu, vi ure, ana w uson, oi Iran sylvania 32. mi . ne question recurred upon the amendments offered bv the iudi committee to section 2, which operate to reform this bill to oarrv ant t.h irfo OI the exclusion of the private stock holders. Mr Kowland offered an amendment tnat tne Governor shall appoint a di rector of this road for each of the Con gressionni uistricts, and one for the ota e at large. Mr Carter of, Buncombe, earnestly "FHcu mis amueoment. Mr Rowland advocated his amend ment He thought us adoption wo"k tend to make every section of tht .-tte feel an iuterest in tht comp e tion of tbe road, &c. Mr Carter again argued tion to tie amendment. in oppo'i Mr Todd, oi Ashe, favored tl amendment ot Mr Rowland. The road was a mate road, and all portions of the state should be represented in its management. Mr Wilson, of New Hanover, favor ea tne amendment. The pep'e of the XiHot ieu a great interest in the con. piet ion of the road. Mr Scott was opposed to the amend ment. The yeas and nays were demanded and the amendment was adopted. The vote was as follows : Yeas. Messrs Abbott, Austin Av- r"'i -""T, xsaxter, .Beam, Bizzell jury ant, iaie, Uarter of Hyde iarK, oi Bladen, Clarke, of Craven Crews, Duggan.Ewing, Fagan Fennell' Fox Fulcher, Geffroy, Hill, Hood, Jar- vis, Johnston, of Waahineton Kino- 1 ;nri,.. t:-i i , , . . o muooji, juiueoacic, JlCijehee MClver McLean, McKae. Maddrev. 'MosIait' hju, xcci, jrurnen, xtansom Key noids, Kicbardson, Roberts, Rogers 1 nuniauu, XlVaiS. Simmnnx Simnann 'mitn, Btephenson, Todd, of Ashe i., ... r 'f"""! vaugnn, ward, ot Bertie, White, WH son, of New Hanover. 54 Nays. Messrs Bledsoe. Brown Brv son, uarter of Buncombe, Coeper, Davis of Haywoed, Davis of Lenoir ' UDlaP' S?' 5' Hart" sell, Henderson, Horten. McBryer, Mc- n-uooms. mcuiure. Mnnn Mnrr . x iuuii, xvusn, earns, Scott, oharpe, onotwen. snats Sw m w;i r l V - I I1DU1I UI eurke. Wilson of Transvlvnria Win.. i v. .. ' - " iow, worth, xount 6z. All of the other amendments to th Din were accented bv Mr farter f uuncombe, and thev were adonted bv the House. The question then recurred nnan the amendment of the judiciary com mittee to strike out acotion 2 and it was adopted. Unr readers will understand that all of these amendments refer to iho exclusion of tbe rriva'e stock bolder and which hinecd unon the adontinn I Til f . . - oi me nrsi amendment. Mr Carter, of Buncombe, asked that the bill be put through irs second reading. Ihe question recurred upon its pas sage on its second reading. Mr Vaughn moved to strike out $70,t)00 as the amount of annual an- propriation and insert $10,000. Mr Carter, of Buncombe, onnosed this new amendment, be'ieving that it would virtually kill the bill. The bill did not propose to add one fanhin t.. the burdens of the tax pavers of the State. He urged the Hou-e to vote down the amendment. Mr Clarke, of Craven, tho icht the bill was sufficiently guarded and he hoped that it would now pass, and that the amendment of Mr Vaughn would be rejected. Mr Vaughn did not think the State in a condition to make so larte an ap priai ion s the bill recommend-. Be sides he did not think that the State had a clear title to the r ad, but that there was a cloud hanging over it, which in the future threatened trou ble Mr Vaughn mide an explanation of his views and stated that he was in f ivor of the completion of the road. Mr lodd, of Ashe, was dissatisfied with the title which the State had for this railroad. He was in favor of spending a small amount to complete it because notwithstanding who got the ultimate control of it, it would be of great ben fit to the people of the West He was in favor, and it was due to the people ol the West, to make such appropriations as would support the convicts proposed to be worked upon said road. He was will ing to assist the road as far as the State was able. He, like Mr Vaughn, could not see the use of expendine so large an appropriation as $70,000. He Said it was a fact that both parties were pledged to tbe completion of the roan. Mr Wilson, of Burke, said that the rt . i i . .. uoosiruyiiuu uonus were not a lien upon the road, but were only a lien against the State's interest in the 6tock ot the company, Mr Moring said that Mr W N H smith had given two weeks examina tion of the title of the road, and was of tne opinion tnat tne state had a good tine to toe roao. ihe question recurred unon the amendment ot Mr Vaughn, and the Mouse retused to adopt it. Un motion of Mr Carter, of ITvrle the House adjourned till Monday, at Sale of City Proper ty in Charlotte. f8 Monday, the 5th day of March, 1S7T I w wui sen at puDiic auction, at the Coon Howe door in Charlotte, that valuable City Property knwn as the Blair olaep. Imntini 669. ' "V i. r. Terms-One third ensh, balance in six auu iweiT monuB. Joi A vl SHORN IT. Assignee Bank of Mecklenbur. febll marl Special Notice. WE take pleasure in informing the citN zens of Charlotte thxt nn t- w . HowelL of Newark. New Jer -t IL.f ed this city last Fall.'wUl be at 'the (Wra Hotel for abont ten dayswith a fine a.a jrU ment of samples, of eooda in nnr n"- .xT latest styles, snch as Cassimeres and Boil ings for the Spring trade. Please tl a examine oorf assortment Meesuresi taken and fits gvaranteed. - - .-r4rT r, , " i WESTE8VELT & HOWELL -febll tf FiTSt Cla8S ttl8t01Q Tail9ra-' SPRING-13 COMING. If you wish to secure B A R G A I N S -IH- WINTER GOODS,; BLANKETS. FLANNELS, SHAWLS. Cheap Dress Goods, AND EVERYTHING IN THE WAY OK HEAVY GOODS. - . . . t NOW IS THK, TIME TO GET TH l M AT Barringer & Trotter's. feb2 Dissolution. mHK firm of Wade & Pegram is this day X dwFolveu by mutual consent, a&d the busmtss will be settled by PEGRAM fe CO , who are ftuthr zed to sign tLe iianie of the tirm in liquidation. R. D. WADE. . 8 PU-GKAiVf, Febraary 1st, 1877. CO-PARTNERSHIP. Tbe undersigned have this dav formi co-partnership under tbe style or firm of PEGRAM A CO.. for the purpose of condnntinv k tj-vvh and SHOE Business in all it hraok all and see oa at the old stand r w iC Pegram. 8. 8. PEGRAM W. W. PEGRAM First Nat Bank Building, Charlotte, N. C. feblO 5t Democrat and Home copy tf The Regular ANa?UAL Meeting of the Stockholders of the Charlotte Baildiner A Tnn aoh; tion will be held in the office nf REi vk rane, oyer Merchants & Farmers Nat.inni Bank, on Thursday the 15th inst ,at 7 p. m for the election of officers for the ensuing febll4t Sec. A Treas. 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While each mm- Slf22r-f fc-U. itTddTesses it self particularly to that ereat bodv of intel- nt-ent readers who seek nr.. fit Vail o tare healthful litera- eacrTnK 12? Pa ( reading matter, Kt mr of the maeazine contains a ;nnfTl EraTine-a8ualiy a portrait executed in the most artistic manner. address $&i" nd any 14 Maazine to one Postage free to all subscribers. Addreis ?-9o E R PBLTON, Publisher. Jan2 25 Bond 8treet, N Y. Dissolution of Co partnership. TE Co pwtnership heretofore existing nnder the firm noma .i at i. r Mpr 0 ' "dissolfed by ' iheaeaih of Mr J E Stan hnnQA nrV. .til' iL . ruf. i . wuw win uuuuaae me ihorfJLj?81116!? bis own account, is au- namein liqIon:" oia nrm w-k. WMACAULAY & CO. Febrnary 5th, 1877. The nndimttiTna m .t: n. n.u Shipping and Commission Business on his Own icconnt tt fk .IA - 1 -r nJ .fiu.00 Le5e ats. where he hopes to meet all his old friends and customers Wr " " . v - f E STENHODSB. ..'i'-t Dissolution. HI HE Firm of Pegram & Ward is this day A dissalTed, W W Ward having purchased " W Peeram'a intoraat xxr ur r-.j . i?.1rized setUe P the business of the iWe nrm. v He Will enntinna hniinsn t h mi-"laSdo W Sram takes an inter est with 8 S Pegram in the Boot and Shoe uuauieas. PEGRAM A WATm. fetn ' - "T.r-v SI
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