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The people had already with: srif ni unanimity selected " him and their representatives in the General Assembly had but to record: their choiye unless they were recalcitrant and unfaithful. . . - Senator Ransom is in the very prime and vigor of. intellect and phy sically is excellently preserved. Fie is about 56 years of guished alumnus of of North Carolina, years experience as age, is a distin- the University has had eleven Senator, "and is now better qualified by ' ripe judgment " and large reason of influence than ever before to do the jSiatt great service. A,, man of rciuavkabli? prudence and moderation a'd personally : very j popular among liis brother 5 Senators, he occupies a vantage ground that renders his posi tion in Washington of interest not only to his own immediate constitu ency but to tEe whole people," We hope lis life will be long spared. ; At the end of his third term he will be in his sixty-third year, and he will then have sat hi the Senate for seventeen years. 'Senator Benton,another North Carolinian, , represented Missouri ihe Senate for thirty years. in There, have been two cases of small-pox arid two of varioloid iVilson and one death. - 7 at Short Ilae. On Saturday last, as we learn from the h'sa miner, Col. R.- Bridgehi, President of the VY. & Y Railroad; Mr. Sl Haas. Gen-. era! Freight Agent: Col. Gardner. Chief Engineer of the Short Line survey, and . Mr. 'iVMlters, of Baltimore., were in Fay eiteviile looking after the interests of the new Short Line. The party Jeft on that day oa a reconaoitering expedirhii)," going through the country via Semia,"abd aiming at Wilson as their objective jxint. -Tlieir purpose seems to have ' leeit, by- personal obst-rvatiou, . to obtain information "of the resources of the country and' its capabili ties of supplying business to ; the contem- plated railroad, .-"'jv -Uf ' Foreign Shipments. ; . The foUowing; comprised the " foreign shipments yesterday: The, Haytien brig , DaupJiin, Capt. Punlz, for Port-au-Prince, by Messrs. Northrop & Cummin with 88.920 feet of lumber, valued at $1,255.08; the Norwecan barque Eleanor Capt. Niel . sen, for Hull, England, by Messrs. Robin son & King, with 826 barrels of .rosin and 1,300 barrels of tarvalued at $4,023; 'and the Norwegian t barque Emily. Capt. Lar- sea, for Liverpool, by, Mr.- Eugene, McDon nell, with 1.305 bales, of cotton, weiuhine -611,338 pounds and valuedat:$64,758. To- iu value ot formirn TTwirf.-,ffr t.h riav 570,039.08. lllnesa of Hon. J. W. Shackelford. TIT i ' . e learn that a private Jetter was re ceived by a brother of Hon. J..W.t Shack elford, in this city, 'yesterday, to the effect that that gentleman, present member of Congress from this District, was very low, at Washington, where hn M&telv arrived and that hi. Ulrifn wua alar, naiifo ill " Vnnnff Mr. Shackelford left .for ..Washington last evening. ' . ...--. THE LEGISLATURE. Kftleigh News-Observer Report. . , f . SENATE.' ' . .' ; ' SIXTH DAT. .. Tcesdav, Jan. 91883. . Mr. Womack, of committee,'; re- pi w;u auverseiy on toe Dili to pro- ou. justices oi the peacelrom elec ting themselves or their relatives to -Othce m Lenoir county ; Mr. Battle, aaversely on bill relatinsr to the matching of fish in Lumber river; Mr. uiari,, adversely on ;the pm pro hibiting the shipment of lumber in tne log from this State' to, other states. . . . ; -. '- ' - IXTEODUCTIOIT op bills. ' Mr. Purnell, to make false 'listing " iJioperty tor taxation a : misde- mea.nor. ' - - : ' - ' ,; ! ' -JIHUI IW MWW9!H-ail - , , , ' A- - i i i' - ' JuB M .r, ; " u - w h?totzt rp. A lu, ..- VOL. XIV. Mr. Pemberton, a bill repealing the law which compels county com missioners to levy a special tax to keep up public schools for. four months when the btate tax , is insuf ficient. . - ' . ' ' ' Mr. Boykin, a bill, to appoint a railroad commission. ' - ' " By the same, a bill to prescribe and regulate the fees of solicitors and the mod of paying the same.. Jur. Siott, of New tianover, a bill ' to incorporate the Coast Turnpike Company. Mr. McLean, a bill to amend . the law relating to the enforcements of asrricultural hens. . ; - Mr. Ebbs, a bill authorizing magis trates to hold juries of inquest in their respective townships, y-- krrPiDni'a billets ntgiilatetb sale of spirituous or malt liquors by the smalt measure. . . Mr. Mebane, to establish a House of Refuge and Correction. ' 1 ' . On motion of Mr. Payne, House bill No. 115, in relation to prohibi tion, was taken up and passed its' several readings, it repeals tne pro hibition act. The ayes and nays were called on the third reading -ayes 36, nays 4 Messrs. Morehead, Alexan-! der Ebbs and Webb. , ; f Mr. Payne moved that his resolu tion of instruction" to the Senators and Representatives from North Car olina in the Congress of the United States, in relation to the internal re venue laws and the tariff be taken' up. In instructs to repeal, but if not, that they urge the immediate . repeal of the tax on manufactured tobacco and on brandy made from: fruit, and insist upon such an amendment to the system of collecting the revenue on whisky distilled from grain as will dispense with the services of so many needless oiheers. It also instructs to make Revenue officials amenable to State law and to secure a repeal of those provisions of the Internal Rev enue laws, which allow Revenue offi- cera to make arrests without warrant and to destroy stills without precept.5 It also asks for a reduction, modifica tion and equalization of the tariff. The: majority report,, was then adopted by a vote of 31 to 12.- Scott, of New Hanover, voted, against. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Judiciary committee reported favorably upon the. following: Bill to amend chapter 232, taws 1819. Bill to -pay witnesses in criminal causes before justices of the peace. .Resolution .relative -i to raising a loint r committee to redistnet the otate. ' " " Bill relative to injunction orders. Unfavorably upon the following: Biir to repeal the bill to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors on days of public speaking. V THE FINANCE COMMITTEE reported : the following bills favora bly:; .;; '-V;: v v Hill to set apart certain funds in the State treasury for the use of the I Western North Carolina Insane Asv Unfavorably upon the following bills: Bill to relieve persons over 45 years of age from poll tax. Bill to exempt farming implements from taxation. ' Bill to relieve ministers of the gos pel from, poll tax. ,.- BILLS. The following bills w'ere intro duced and appropriately referred: Mr. Lawrence, bill to change the time of holding btatelections to the first Thursday in August. '. Mr. trreen, of New Hanover,-Dill to repeal chapter 306, laws 1879. . Mfc .rowers, of Cumberland, bill to amend chapter 139, laws 1870-71,rel ative to the fee of constables. Mr. Kay. bill to amend the stray- law. - . . Mr. Myers, bill to prohibit the sale of deadly weapons, other than guns, to minors, Mr. Matheson, bill to facilitate the construction of short lines of rail roads. " t ' -Mr. Riggs,bill to require fishermen to pun up ana remove ineir net; stakes. Mr. Covington, bill to repeal the office of County Superintendent. : By the same, bill allowing the- peo ple to elect all county officers. . -r -.., ! i :- 1 A. i.1 ' Mr. DCOKes, Din to prevent me sta tioning of portable steam engines near the public highway. ,Mr. Harris, of Wake, Din to restore local self-government to - the people of North Carolina, Mr. Holt, bill relating to the run nin&r at larere of stock. Mr. liuderer. bill concerning tne conveyance of, real estate.'. " . ior tne registration or aeeus, . .1 ' . ft Mr. Hayes, of Robeson, bill to in corporate the town of Pate's, in Hob-? eson county. . ' ' ' Mr. Bndsrers, bill to provide for the better protection of election re turns. Mr. Patrick, bill to provide for the paying or jurors oi tne superior Court their per diem in cash.' ; -. Mr. BaiIey,.of Mecklenburg, bill to prescribe the venire in civil actions against sheriffs. '' - T, , Mr. Williams, of Sampson, bilhto make it the dutv of .the Carolina Central Railroad to place lights on the bridge over the Cape . Fear river at Wilmington. , ; " . . ; The following by Mr. Mcuioud: A bill to be entitled "An act to en courage the sale and ; use" of , revol- WILMINGTON, N. C. FRIDAY, JANTJAJtY:19, 1883. vers, English bull : dogs, toy pistols I and other ' deadlv and - dan?erouR I weapons, and to make dealing in the same respectable.' It provides that all dealers in fire arms shall nav a-' license tax of $2,000. OAX,Ein)A.B. - ' .4. On motion of Mr. Page, a, bill-tt): authorize the commissioners of J&nes county to levy a special tax. passed its first reading-under a suspension of itho rules. - ' The Senate resolution to print 500 copies of 'the census returns of the counties was adopted; r - v h- SENATE. ; SEVENTH DAT. ' BILLS AND EESOLTJTIOXS. . Mr. .Speight Bill to exempt farm-. ing implements: and ruechanieal tools' from taxation. Si-':. ' Mr. Soott, of New Hanover Reso-1 lution instructing rthe Attorney Gen eral to bring an action in the proper court to inquire by what right the Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad Com pany hold stock in the Carolina Cen tral Railroad Company, and to have the stock so held by the Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad Company f or- f eited to the State, to which it is al- leged that it belongs. ; Mr. Boykin. by request, bill to consolidate the insurance laws of North Carolina. Mr. Boykin, bill to authorize the county of Pender to issue bonds. 1 Mr. ayne, bill to; regulate and prescribe the manner : of allotting the nomesteaa ana personal properxy ex? emption. - ' ' ! " : " '. Mr. Morehead, bill to authorize the granting of judgments at Chambers in certain cases. - v Mr. Toon, resolution requesting our Senators and Representatives in Congress to secure appropriations to render navigable Lumber ' river as far as Lumberton, in Robeson coun ty, and Waccamaw river as far as t-ake W accaraaw, in uoiumnus county; ' '::i''f 'J'-:: ; ' : Mr. Black, a bill to authorize the commissioners ot moore county to levy a special 1 tax. ' By request . it was placed upon the calendar. . .: Mr; Payne, a resolution authoriz ing the.appointment of five Senators and eight members as a committee to take into consideration the ques tion of establishing a railroad com mission for this State. The resolu tion was read and adopted. , CALENDAR. Mr. Mebane's bill, putting a fine of f500 upon all parties who buy or sell a pistol, bowie-knife, dirk, dag ger, stiletto slung . shot, loaded cane, sword cane, , -brass, iron or metallic knucks, upon its second reading was placed upon the table, Bill for the relief of the adminis tration of the late sheriff of Colum bus county was put upon its second reading, but upon the suggestion of Mr. Linney , was postponed until the passage of. a general bill, which would meet tne wants or inis qui Bill to amend chapter 282 . of the laws pf 1881, concerning the protec- tion of fish , in Lumber river . and its tributaries, was amended, passed its several readings and was ordered en grossed Mr. Mebane s bill nxmg a penalty or $3,000 upon all persons who ship lumber in logs from this State to any other btate or . territory by rat t or otherwise was laid upon the table. Bui to amend section 5 of the laws of 1881, chapter 230, passed its second and .third readings. 1 his bill is to abolish prohibition from what was I formerly known., as Warsaw High I Scnool HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUDICIARY COMMITTEE '' report favorably upon the following: ad act concerning Dig owamp Bladen countv. ? ' , An act amending chapter 95, laws of 1879..- . . : An act to provide for the working of the public roads by taxation. An act to amend chapter 141, sec tion 5, laws 1876-7. ;. , , And unfavorably upon the follow ing Bill to amend an act for the better I security of human life, Bill to prohibit the carrying off of minors. ; . Bill relating . to obstructing the highway. , - - " - ' ,i - Bill concerning the netting, trap ping and shooting of birds. : Bill to work the .public roads of Edgecombe county by taxation. ; COMMITTEE Oil PEOPOSITI02TS AND . GEIEVANCES , , Reported, favorably on the follow ing: - ; . ., An act 'making a standard weight for a barrel of pork. , .' Resolution relative, to the election law. , . ' ' BILLS.. ' .,, ' The following bills were intro duced and passed their first reading, and were appropriately referred: Mr. Sherrill, an act to establish 'graded schools. ,-' ; .. . ; j .' Mr. Green, of New: Hanover, an act to amend section 1, chapter 308, .laws of 1881. ,' , ' . Mr. Lenoir, an act to extend the time for getting grants for entries of iana. . . - f . : , ' Mr. Hewlin- An act to provide for the pay of school committeemen.' J ; . Mr. Brown An act to Amend the public school law. ' ' ;f Mr. HcCurry -An act tot amend chapter 173, law of 1681. ; " 1 . Mr Bailev, of .TVIecT ' :b.ur--AhI act to amend section 63, chapter 63, Battle's Revisal, relative to e :reties. - Mr. Covington-An act to author ize school committees . of each town ship: to fix the salary of teachers of liU'glllUCD. , SfBy the ; same, an act t to exempt from.taxa- $100 worth, of properfy: tion. a - ' r , , " : . Bill to change the tima of settling. with the State and county treasurers m certain counties. , ; APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. . ' . The Chair announced the following oommittees: . , ' - Salaries and Fees Messrs. Sherrill, Bailey, of Wilson, Fulton', Houston, Reynolds, Steed, Stewart, .Barrett, Temple, Frazier, - Brace,- Hamilton and Hall. . v Immigration- Messrs.' Myers,' Ma-' theson, Riggs, . Williams, of Samp son,; Beal, Marsh, Tomlins, Stokes, Reade, of Person, Mitchell' and Ne- well. t , . . . . ' , Education Messrs. ' Green, of Franklin, Gatling, Peebles, Leazer, Sherrill, s ;Wood; Mathis, McCotter, Bennett, Sandifer, ,iiiggs, Walker, Page, Bullock, Green, of New Han over, Poe andMewby. . i- . . Banks and CurrencyMessrs, limg, McAllister, " :Lawrence, McCotter, Houston, Harrison, Bradley, .Dixon and Gnasett. ': .. ' State Debt Messrs. Co well, Liles, Stringfield, Byrd, Hardy, Houston, lieade, of Person; Hamilton, bmith and Bryan. ! ' Railroads, Post Roads and . Turn- pikes--rMessrs Ray, Anderson, Bai ley, of Wilson, Baum, Cheek, Ful ton, Gudger, Person, Jenkins, Hen derson, Landreth and Harris of Wake. ; Claims Messrs. Strudwick, Brown, Byrd, Patrick, Renoir, Biles, Sandi fer, ,r Covington, Bridgers, Bledsoe, Grissett and Leary. CALENDAR. The calendar .was then taken up and disposed of as follows: -; ' Bill to- amend, chapter 232, laws 1879, passed its third reading. - Bill to levy a special tax m Jones county passed its second reading. SPECIAL OBDER. -. ' The hour for the consideration of the substitute of the committee for the. resolutions reletive to the internal revenue having arrived, which was the special order; for this hour, the House proceeded to consider it. It favors the abolition of internal reve lines" and a rebate, and, a tariff high enough to raise all needed, f nnds for the U. S. Government. It opposes a tariff tax higher than the per cent, at which they would, raise the I greatest revenue. It favors an equal distribu tion of .th burdens, fcc. J r? Mr. Bower offered : the following amendment: ' ' v. ,;-j.wj!.s If Congress should deemit imprac ticable. to modify" the present tariff, and, at the same time abolish the in ternal revenue taxes, as the less of the two evils we prefer the retention of the former, and the abolition, of the latter,- which was adopted. ,.' . ; v. Upon the adoption of the commit tee's substitute, as amended the yeas and nays were called, and the vote was,' ayes 101, nays 14. It passed its .third reading.-;-; k-AA-,-Hf-A -'1 5 X '. CALENDAR. p ' i .The calendar was then resumed, . ;! Bill to amend the charter of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany. , Third reading. . ; A. .Bill, to exempt 'from poll tax per-, sons over, 45 years of age.. Tabled. TY ' Bill to, relieve ministers J from ;poll tax. . Passed over informally, ; ; v - -':' : SENATE. p;'Xvrv )i " ; ' EIGHTH DAY. ' r - ; -) ' ' ; ; Thursday,: Jan. 11.- BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED- Mr. Payne, , by request, s. bill to amend the charter of the! Hiberniam Benevolent Society,- of Wflmington Referred to committee., on corporations.'- "':,-.' -: '...,..v. . x'-. . .", ; Mr. McTjean, bill to restore fees to attorneys at la w in civil cases. " Re ferred to judiciary committee. ' Mr. Lyon, bill in regard to lands belonging to the board of education ! in Bladen county. - Referred to com mittee on education.1 ; J " , ? By the same, bill to ' prescribe the fees of clerks of V the Superior Court-" for probating ' and of" Register- of Deeds for recording 'chattel ' inort-- gages. ' ' :; -' Mr.' Womack, resolution - concern ing Governor's Mansion- and repairing State CapitoL Placed upon the caW j ' Mr. Clark, a resolution requesting the Treasurer ' to inform the Senate whether the five hundred and fifty thousand dollars of the first mort gage bonds of the Western North Carolina railroad have ; been deposi ted in the Treasury. ":'-' ' s Mr. Hill, regarding the'sale or giv ing away - of - spirituous liquors 1 at places where1 political ' speakings are held. - t '- v-" ., Mr. Ebbs; bill in regard; to allows iftg commissioners to' place the names of school committeemen in the jury box. Referred ' to : j udiciary com mittee. -7 ' - i; By the same, disallowing the regis ters of - deed any fees except mileage and per diem while acting ?as clerk, ex-officio to the board of county com missioners. ; ' Referred to the commit tee on salaries and fees. -fj ' 1 ' - - Mr.'Loftin, bill j to pay -judges or inspectors Of election! ; for I'their services.;- 1 - . . Mr. ' Scott, of Rookingbam, reso lution: suggesting to the committee on -finance certain -changes Jin ,the manner now- in force 'of collecting 1 merchants? 4 tax, which was adopted,' s ' messages .n f . Messages wero received from the House announcing the passage of the following bills: . . ! Bill relating to lands donated by the town of Edenton to the ..Eliza beth & Norfolk Railroad Company. Bill touching injunction orders. . Bill to amend the charter of the Atlantic Coast Railroad. - Upon Mr. Jones' motion, the rules were suspended, and1 the report of I we uommitiee on privileges ana elec tions in regard to the contested case between Halstead and Woodhouse was- taken up.1 The committee unan imously reported ; by resolution that .1. . . . , . ' 3 .1 I Mr. J. M. ; Woodhouse,! Democrat, was entitled to the seat in the Senate as Senator from tha first district in stead of Mr. Halstead, Republican, who held the -seat by a certificate from that district. . . . , . .- 1 Pending the, passage" of the resolu tion Mr. Clark t stated that he -was a Republican, but felt assured from the evidence that ; had . been brought be fore the committee that Mr. -Wood-. house was; duly ; elected, and was in favor of his being seated, w , - . ; Mr. J ones, chairman of .the com mittee, explained "that the reason a report was" made favorable 5 to Mr. Woodhouse was because in one town ship (St. John's) it was found that the board of : canvassers gave Mr. Woodhouse credit for only 82 votes, while the records show that he re ceived 282 these 200 votes omit ted being a sufficient number to give Mr. Woodhouse a majority over his competitor. Mr. Linney asked if he was .wilung to hold the seat, knowing as . he did that Capt. Woodhouse was elected. Mr. , Halstead said he was willing to give it, up. j . - " i , The resolution was adopted all the Senators voting, for it except Mr. Scott of New Hanover, who voted, against it.' ,v . CALENDAR.' . - Bill for the: relief of the adminis trator of the late sheriff of Colum bus county was passed over infor-' mally, : , ; -: :rl?, Bill, repealing, the law which pro hibits the selling or giving away, of ppirituous liquors Within two milej) of any political- speaking was ' placed upon its second reading. " U pon motion of Mr, btrayhorn the. bill with amendment was recommit--ted to the' judiciary committee. MrJ Halstead, bill to amend ; the laws of 1879, making the Governor's" salary" $4,000, ' was put upon its se second reading and upon : motion of Mr - Linney iwas indefinitely-, post- . Bill in regard to clerks of the court employing deputies, upon motion of Mr. Mebane, the introducer, was ta bled. i . , Bill in regard to judges and regis ters of election, upon motion of the introdncer, Mr. Mebane, was indefi nitely postponed. ; Bill amending chapter 3, laws of 1876-7, in regard to lawful fence, passed its serai readings. ; - i Bill amending chapter 62, laws of 1873-'74, ' tj-ansf erring ' jurisdiction from magistrates to Superior Courts in regard to sale of cotton within cer tain hours, passed its several readings and was ordered engrossed. ;" " Bill to authorize the registration of the bonds of this ; State to pro vide the means therefor and other purposes, passed its second and third readings and was ordered engrossed. r Bill in , regard to cotton . weighers employing assistants passed andfwas ordered engrossed. q Bill relating to disposition of mort- gage property was passea aim or dered engrossed. ; House bill in regard to the commu tation ;and settlement ' of the State debt passed; and was ordered enrolled. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEES. , "Various committees reported favor ably upon the following bills: -. To relieve .Carteret county from provisions j of sections 6 and 7, ' of chapter'118, of Battle's RevisaL To make ' fishermen ' reserve' their net stakes in navigable waters. To ascer tain the dividing line between Carte ret and Craven counties.! tTo extend time to take out land grants To estab- lish the dividing line between Har nett and Johnston county. - A sub-" Stitute for an j act . repealing chapter. 147, laws 1881, relative to pilotage. .A substitute for an act to make the, Carolina Central Railroad keep a light, on their,, bridge above -Wil-nington. To amend section 3, chap--ter 84, laws of 1879. , - ' To prohibit the erection of artificial nslands ,ii the navigable -waters of ;the State. ' J - . - ' To authorize the commissioners of Carteret county to pay certain school orders. .Substitute . for an act' to amend section 63, chapter 63,; of. Battle's Revisal. Resolutions of instruction to our members in pongress relative to the internal revenue. r " ...'r biixs. .... ' -i r , The following ' bills were intro duced, passed their first reading- and were appropriately referred." - Mr.. Bryan, to elect"? school com mittees by 4he voters v of the school districts - To abolish 'the county su perintendents of free schools in North Carolina! tTr,; - v . ,Mr. Covington, allowing school committees one dollar: per day while actually-, engaged. ,For. the protec tioa of citizens and factory operatives'.-' ' 1 r "I ' l ' Mr. Barrett, ; regulating fishing - in Pamlico and Tar rivers. , ., , . -.. Ttff ; 1 0 j . Mr." Bullock, ;, to pay; t registrars judges, &c, of elections. . i'A Mr. Smith, to furnish soldiers from North Carolina with artificial limbs.' Mr. Rose,, to grant amnesty and pardon to - certain persons retailing liquor without license. - , - Mr.: Greenof Franklin, to change the nscal year ot,: tne c?tate govern- ment and for other purposes, . - . : vj: CALENDAR. t The calendar ;was then taken up and the following bills disposed of as J follows To authorize the county commis sioners of Jones county to levy a spe cial tax,' passed its third reading. , To amend chapter 116,?laws 1881, changing gallon to quart, passed third reading. - - . - -..To relieve ministers of the'gospel tronr.. working .J,he ': roads and from poll-tax. ' Tabled. . ' v- r SPECIAL ORDER.- 1 1 o'clock hating arrived, and the following bill, being the special order for that hoiirj was taken up on its second reading. . ,r -Bill to repeal chapter 212, laws of 1879,, which prohibits the sale of li quor on days of public speaking. - I " On motion the bill was laid upon the table. . - " f , calendar (resumed). . .Relative to the carrying off and hiring of minors. Tabled.' A To pay witnesses in criminal prose cutions before Justices of the Peace. Referred. .... . , .To work the public roads by taxa tion, t Tabled. ,:: '' :" To prevent the obstruction of high ways. Tabled. ;-1 To exempt farming implements from; taxation. Tabled. . Ta incorporate, the Charlotte cot ton mills. Passed, third reading; To amend the act prohibiting the sale of liquor on Sunday, so as to prevent the disposing of " it in any manner, c 1'assed third reading. ,. To establish, the standard . weight for a barrel of pork.- .Passed third reading.. " Relative to Big Swamp, in Bladen county. Passed third reading. . :, ' , To appropriate and set apart cer tain funds for the use of the Western, North - Carolina Insane - Asylum. Passed third reading. . . , :';flV: A '" "-MESSAGE; "- A message was received; from the Senate informing the House that the following bills and resolutions had been passed by the Senate: ' :. ,To amend section 5, ch; 234, laws 1881. i .. - ' '. , Prohibiting the catching of fish in Lumber river. , . ,- " ; ' s , To raise a joint committee" on;rail road commission.-: Concnrred inV ' tio . ; senate:. J:;;:f -. : . - NINTH DAT; :" .-" -'' : " . i' Friday, Jan. 12 1883. "Mr. Scott, of New Hanover, said upon investigating - more f ull V in re gard to Hhe contested case between - Halstead ."and Woodhouse, that' he was satisfied that neither one of the parties were to .blame for what they had done, and that the action of .the committee and the Senate was cor rect in seating Mr. . Woodhouse, and that he Would.be glad to change his vote of yesterday. f The Chair ruled that he had no right to order a change of the record. - Mr. Ramsay moved that Mr. Scott be so recorded. Adapted. . ' " - PETITIONS.' . Mr. Boykin, petition from the citi zens of Clinton, Sampson county, in regard to their town charter. MESSAGES. Messages were received from the House announcing the passage of the following bills and asking the Senate to concur in the sarae. . BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. "Bill to incorporate the Charlotte cotton mills. - ' ' j. . Bill to appropriate and set. -apart certain funds to the use of the Board of Directors of : the Western North Carolina Insane Asylum. . ' i Tlill t r ollrttir; iTKa miTit.rr nnmm's. sioners , of., J ones county to levy a special tax. . , . : Bill to amend an act to prevent the sale of malt or spirituous liquors on Srfnday. Bill concerning : Big Swamp in Bladen county.- q Bill to establish a standard weight of a barrel of pork. , Resolution on internal revenue taxation. ' v Mr. More head, a bill to amend the law of divorce. Mr,; Scott, of Rockingham, a bill to amend the law in regard,, to the cancellation of mortgages. . , Mr. McLean, a bill amending the law relating to advertising. ? By the same, bill for the relief of Mr Webb, bill to amend the pub- lie school law, , MrC Boykin,' bill to amend the lavy in regard to the charter of the town of CintohjRef erred to the commit tee on corporations.. ,;: : ' , 1 V " The following announcements were : made of the Senate branches of joint committees: Z:.; v-'s ;' '--' ' . Salaries and Fees Messrs. Wood house, Black, Alexander,Berry,Scott, "ofewHanover,Gray and Goodwyn. , Printing-Messrs. Evans, Whitford, and Speight. , , Iiibrary Messrs. ,Hill, Hampton and Eaves. Public Buildings and Grounds-r-; Messrs PooleBattle and .Purnell. - .' Kedistricting . the . State Messrs. Caho, ;, Dortch, Boykin, Womack, Pinnix, Graham; Watson, J ones-and. Clarke. - .. r. -- " Railroad Commission Messra.Pin-, nix, Boykin! Costner and Clarke. ' Enrolled Bills-Messrs.Pemberton, Black 'and.Rainsay7 " '.IT. -- Mr, Woqdhousfr was announced, as taking tho place of Mr. Halstead on r the committee on finance. . . '.' Upon motion, Mr. Pinnix and Mr.. Hampton were added to the judiciary - CALENDAR.. ' - . v .Bill for the . relief of the adminis- . trators of . the sheriff of; Columbus -county passed its third reading and was ordered engrossed.' - .'"s" . ... . -.' Bill authorizing the commissioners of t Moore.; county ;, to. levy a special tax to pay county indebtedness passed and was ordered engrossed." Every Senator present voted for the bill except Mr. Purnell, who voted -against it. - . - . Bill in regard to Fender county is- suing conponbonda to build a court uouse, jaii, tc, was pui upon us cond reading The bill passed. its second reading . . ; 'i Bill in regard .to magistrates in Le . -noir county electing- themselves was put' on its second reading.- ' - Mr. Dortch: The Code provides that no magistrate is allowed to elect t himself ommissidner, ; which will co- .. verthe bill now pending, ' . Upon a motion to table, made "by Mr. Costner, Mr. ' Loftin demanded ' the yeas and nays; The bill -jvas -placed upon the table by a vote of 30 to 8. t . ' ' ' , . Bill to amend the public ! school ; laws of 1881; upon motion ! of Mr. Pemberton, was tabled. . - 1 : Resolution of inquiry totheTreas- urer in regard to the $550,000 bonds was read. .:''' ' ' 5 ;' ' Mr:"Morehead called the attention of -the Senator . from Craven to the fact that i the Treasurer's report, now on the desks of the Senators showed the disposition of $220,000. ' -- . Mr. Clarke Yes, sir, but I want to know about that $30,000. .,, Mr. Dortch If the Senator will read the bill of sale of the ; Western, North Carolina Railroad; enacted at the ; special session of 1880, he will -see that the $30,000 was paid cash. A vote was then -taken upon the v resolution and it- was adopted. ; i rt Resolution appointing a committee tb: look into the propriety of erecting a Governor's mansion and renova- ting and 1 repairing the; 5 capitol was adopted. L I Resolution in regard to paying Mr. Halstead, the ousted Senator from the first district, fifty? dollars in addition to mileage ' and - per diem was, upon motion of Mr. Loftin, -placed upon the table. . ! . , HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES . REPORT OF COMMITTEES. r , Mr. Bailey, , pf ; Mecklenburg; the chairman, reported for the committee the following: A bill to be entitled . an act to grant amnesty and pardon to persons who retailed liquors with out license, (duruig prohibition, ex citement.) , Mr. . Williams, of Sampson, peti tion from citizens of his county with reference to a school district. x.?v; f m : bills. ; . The following bills were introduced and passed- their first reading, and were appropriately referred: ; MrV Forbis'ainending the consti tution : relative; to " the election of sheriffs and coroners. : .. i -: Mr. .. Worthington, to establish : twelve" judicial districts in North Carolina. ' ' Mr. Bailey, of -Mecklenburg, to -authorize judges going out of . office to perform, certain functions. , Mn Strudwick, to amend chapter 183, laws of 1879, relative to notes r and bonds. . ''. ' Mr.. Stringfield, concerning the killing of live stock by railroads. - Mr. Bailey, of Mecklenburg, to . authorize the Virginia and North Carolina' Railroad and the Pamlico , Railroad Companies to extend and operate their roads within the limits ... :of this State A bill to ' provide 'for the working of the public roads by taxation. -. Mr. Williamsof Sampson, moved to table, and upon that - motion the ayes and. nays were called fot.- and ' the " call - sustained. 5 The bill . was upon a vote , being had - tabled by a' party vote. The vote was ayes 75, nays 33. Upon motion the vo.te to table' was reconsidered - and that motion laid upon the table. ... -Bill for the protection of sheep and other domestic animals in Yan cey -county. Passed its third read ing. - " ' To compel the Carolina Central Railroad to keep -lights on- their ; bridge over the Cape Fear - River above Wilmington. The substitute of the committee ? was adopted and . the bill as amended by the substitute passed its third reading. , To require fishermen to remove their net stakes passed its third reading. ' 1 - To extend the time of getting out grants for land, passed its third read- To amend chapter 63, section 63, of Battle's ?JRevisal. After being amended . by the , substitute of the cpmmittee, passed its third reading. .... , MESSAGES. . . A message was received from the Senate" informing the House that the Senate had passed the following bills and resolutions . , To amend chapter 62, v laws of 1873-74, prohibiting tbe sale of cot ton during certain hours.' 4 To amend' chapter . 31 laws of 1 873-74i Xfi'&ihtf fM b&rif-::i .To provide for the; registration of bonds, etc. V - Resolution asking Congress for an j appropriation to make navigable cer-: tain rivers.4 , , - ' r, To i amend . chapter 234, laws : of 1881. To amend chapter 3, laws ot 1876- .77. ' ..--r r.,-, 1. 1? - . .r, "l - , - 7 ' .-" " r , . f :. - . v iii P . - ' . r - . ' - - ri'.s' v - ' ;. ..!. i . . ' 1 -",--,'! ' ' "J - S " f ' i y , v-