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RALEIGH N. C. S AT Ull DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8. 1873.
80. 263.
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Having, for reasons already given- lothe
public, denied, it Judicious to postpone their
li It A J D O I F T CONC IS It T
la aid of this new and delightful
s e i -sin e, u jc s o jz or,
The undersigned take pleasure In an
nouncing that the Concerc will take place,
without Jail,
On Thursday, Feb. 20, 1873, '
IN THE OPERA HOUSE, NORFOLK, VA.,
When the folio wins inagniflcent gifts,
amouutiug to
10 0,000 DOLL AUS,
Will be distributed by lot to the holder of
tickets :
1 Gift in Greenbacks of ' $ 5,000
5 Gi its in Greenbacks of $1,000 each, 5,000
IS) Gifts in Greenbacks of to00 each, 10,000
75 Beautifully located Cottage Lots
" oy tne sea," 3a by isu leet, at
Vue de L'Ean, valued at 100,
200 other beautifully located Cottage
Lots, 25 by 130 feet, at Vue de
L'Ean, valued at $200 each,
J00 Gifts in Greenbacks of tloO each.
30,000
JO.OOO
10,000
401 Gifts, valued at
J10J.000
20,000 TICKETS AT $5 EACH.
The distribution of Gift3 will take place
immediately alter the Concert, on the vast
stage of the Opera House, and in full view
of the audience, under the immediate su
pervision of the President and Directors f
i lie Vue de L'Eau Company, and the fol
lowing distinguished gentlemen, who have
kindly consented to be present and see that
he giits are properly distributed as adver
tised: ' Hon John R Ludlov, Mayor of Norfolk,
Hon A Si Watts, Mwyor of Portsmouth,
Col Walter H Tayler, of Norfolk,
Hon John U Whitehead, Ex-.Ma3Tor of
Norfolk,
James G Holladay, Esq., of Portsmouth.
Should the tickets be not all sold when
the concert comes on", the presents will be
distributed in proportion to the number
sold.
Currency Gifts will be paid in cash at our
Hanking House in the city of Norfolk, on
presentation of the tickets entitled thereto,
without distount.
For further particulars and for tickets,
apply to the undersigned, who alone are au
thorized to appoint agents lor the sale of
.ickets.
The undersigneJ, Directors of the Vue do
L'Ean Company, pledge themselves to the
public that the above Grand Gilt Concert
shall take place on Thursday February
I'nth, ls73, as announced in above card, on
the basis of the original advertisement as
to the distribution of gifts :
Win. Lamb, IV J. Neely, M. Parks,
V. 1). Groner, W.H.White, W. Keed,
F. (. Gliio, G. W. Grice, N. Uurruss,
E. C. Lindsey. i
Tickets are now ready for sale, and can be
obtained from the following agencies : ;
Fogarty & Co.,
l!ank of Portsmouth,
Hain & Brother,
Uurruss, Son & Co.
iUJitityss, son & co.,
lii' iikcrs and Fiuancial Agents
Vue de L'Eau Company,
N O IV F O L K , V A . -..
Tickets can be purchased of
It II . II It A 1) L E Y
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use. to remain perfect and serviceable.
We have purchased the right in this pat
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lecture them In any ouantity.
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who has them in use, can leu
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..FEBRUARY 8.1873
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LOCAL MATTER.
JE. C. WOODSON, City Editor
See fourth page for interesting
local, telegraph and legislative matters.
$W Correspondents will please write
on one side ot the paper.
r. Our local space is necessarily
given up to-day to make room for the
excellent speech of Col. 11. P. Waring
before his constituency at Charlotte.
Local Briefs. ;
(3) Century whisky, ,thc creme de la
Creme of all whiskies !
Paul B, Means, Esq., of Concord, N.
C, honored our sanctum with a visit
yesterday.
Father McNainara has returned to the
city, having boon driven in by high
waters and rough roads.
The Vue de L'Eau gift coucert tickets
are sold at Bradley's.'
sale closes on the 18th.
Remember the
Col. Browu, a member of the House
of Representatives, from Mecklenburg,
is ill at his home in Charlotte.
The Senate was in session last night,
at work on the private bill calendar.
We will give a summary of the pro
ceedings in to-morrow's issue.
CEttinger is always in time, and will
keep up with the fashions, lie has just
received a most beautiful line of those
bewitching silk shawls and ties. It.
The city night police, we think, justly
complain of the extra duty ot lighting
the street lamps. They get a less salary
than the day police, are more exposed,
and make a3 many arrests. We would
suggest that the day police light the
lamps, and the night police put them
out, and think k nothing more than tair
and equitable. -
Seuious if Not Fatal Injury
From a Fall. Mr. Alonzo Adams, son
of Lynn Adams, Esq., and a young man
highly esteemed in this city, fell from
his bed room window yesterday morn
ing to the ground, a distance of" about
ten leet, and fracetured ki3 6kull. Dr.
MeKee was called in, and thougluevery
expedient has been resorted to, lor the
relief of the unfortunate young man, it
is ieared the injury will prove fatal.
Mr. Adams is deservedly popular in
this city, and was attended yesterday
by a host of sympathizing iriends, who
deeply lament the sad misfortune.
P. fc. Since the above was in type,
we are called upon to announce the sad
intelligence of the death of Mr. Adams,
which occurred at 11 o'clock last night.
As will be seen elsewhere, a meeting of
Seaton Gales Lodge, L O. O. "F., vof
which the deceased was a member, is
called to make arrangements lor paying
the last tribute of respect to their de
parted brother.
Farmers' asd Mechanics' Associa
tion of North Carolina. At the Cist
annual meeting uf the stockholders of
this Association, held in Goldsboro, on
Thursday last, the following gentlemen
were elected Directors for t he
year : : . '
ensuing
V llaum F Konnegay, L W Humphrey,
II Weil, A Day, Dr D Cogdell, Major B
F IIookeH L Grant, C F K Konnegay,
A J Galloway, oi Wavne, Colonel. A M
Faison, of Duplin, J C Wooten, of
Lenoir, and J B Faircloth, of Greene.
The election ot President and other
officers by the Board of Directors will
take place on Monday next.
Agricultural Meeting Thursday
Night. The Agricultural meeting,
which will come off Thursday night at
Metropoloton Hall, promises to be one
of much interest." The citizens gener
allv and the L-eiiisiators
especially are
invited" to be present,
distinguished gentlemen
The plans of the new
Speeches by
are exnected.
grounds and
buildings will be on exhibition. The
Advisory and Executive Committee will
interchange views and other business of
importance to the Society will be trans
acted.
Secketaky of the N. C. Life ' Insu
KxVnce CoMrANY. v e are pleased to
announce that our young townsman, W.
II. Hicks, Esq., has been elected Secre
tary ot the Iorth Garoiina Lite Insur
ance Uompauy recently established in
this place, Major John Devereaux
declining to accept the position. We
are confident Mr. Hicks will h!l t!:
position most acceptably to tlje Com
pany.
'Srinrr of the South." We 'wel
come to our exchange list the ; above
named paper, which has just been com
menced in Rockingham, N. C, by Wm
R. Terry. Editor and Proprietor. It
succeeds the Garoiina Clipper lately
published by Mr. Terry. The Spirit of
the South will undoubtedly be an able
ally in the rank of improving the wel
fare ot JNortn Carolina. , ,
It's All Right Now. We chronicled
the presence of George M. Mathes, Esq.,
of -the Winston Sentinell in the city a
lew
days ago.
Mathes, through his
oaoer. savs wo were mistaken, it was
some other good looking fellow we saw
You are right Mathes, we mistook Mr
Wheeler of the House lor you, but we
have. made the necessary apology, ant
he has forgiven us.
SENATOR WARING AT HOME.
113 REPLY TO U. mm ON PUBLIC PRIMING
A TRIUMPH ANT VINDICATION.
His Course Unanimously Endorsed.
Our Reporter was present at the dis
cussion in Charlotte on last Saturday
between Hon. Josiah Turner jr., Editor
of the SentiTiel, and Capt. R. P. Waring,
Senator from Mecklenburg, on the sub
ject of the Public Printing. . .
Our Reporter took full notes of the
discussion, but we did not care to
burthen our . columns with a subject
with which we believe the public has
alroidy "been "surfeited ; und we there
fore stated in our Tuesdav's issue tho
act, that Capt WaringV course had
been unanimously endorsed by the as
semblage alter listening to the speech
of Mr. Turner and to Cant. Warinc's
reply. We then stated that it might be
proper for us to refer to the matter
more in . detail hereafter, according to
circumstances. V
Wc expected that Captain Waring
would return to the city in a day or two,
and were anxious that he should revise
our report of his remarks before they
were published. As he has been detain
ed by serious illness in Charlotte during
the whole week, and as the Sentinel has
published in full Mr. Turner's speech,
delivered on Saturday, we have con
cluded to give a synopsis of Captain
Waring'a remarks which contains the
substance of his argument. Wc do not
pretend to report the speech in full. It
was a calm, manly, pointed, unanswera
ble effort, which carried conviction to
every reasonable man who had an7
doubts on the subject of the discussion,
and was universally conceded to be a
riumphant and overwhelming vindica
tion of his course on the subject of the
State Printing.
The following is our Reporter's ac
count ol Capt. Warmg's speech :
The speaking was announced bv
flaming posters to occur at the Court-
louse at l j o clock. We remained
there till nearly 2, when a messenger
came in and informed the audience there
in waiting, all five of us, that .the speak -
take place at the Public
Square, immediately -in the business
centre of the town. To this point we
made our way, where wc found an au
dience numbering from 80 to 100 per
sons. Mr. Turner first addressed the audi
ence, his subject being, in accordance
with the announcement on the posters,
. uuuc x liming, otute ana uauroaa
iings. His remarks have? been pub
ished in lull in the Sentinel.
Capt. Waring said there seemed to be
a slight misunderstanding in regard to
the meeting. He did not
desire a discussion on the subiect of
jl'udiic rnnting, nor did he expect to
come beiore his constituency to answer
at this time for his acts during the ses
sion of the Legislature. He said that
in the course he had uursued in thp
General Assembly of North Carolina he
lelt as a lree agent to act in behalf
of the people of Mecklenbun?. and he
did not think that the Editor of the
Sentinel had a right to point out to him
what course he should pursue. When the
was attacked he remained
silent, but when personally attacked.
through the columns of the Sentinel, he
arose to a question ot personal privilege
on tue noor oi ihe benate in reply to the
threat of Mr. Turner.
that he would
appeal from Cscaar
Mr. Turner had
the Committee on
; to -the people,
charged that
Public Printing
had not represented their constituents
in not giving the printing to the Senti
nel. In answer to that assertion, he had
said in his seat in the Senate, that Mr.
1 urner might go beiore the people of
Mecklenburg and speak two hours, and
it he, Waring, was allowed one hour in
reply, that Turner , might then speak
till doomsday : whereupon, Mr. Tur
ner made the announcement thr
tue oemmei, tuat the challenge was
accepted, and without consulting Mr.
Waring as to time or place, telegraphed
to Charlotte and had posters struck off
that he would discuss the mat
ter here to-day. Mr Waring
was greatly -surprised when
he saw the announcement in the St
and wrote Mr. Turner a note, saying
that owing- to legislative duties he
could not meet him here at the the time
specified. Mr. Turner replied- that he
was going at all events, whether he
(Waring) went or not. as the meeting
had been advertised. Mr. Waring said
a telegram bad been received frem his
friends on yesterday,. Friday, saying he
ought to come. He. therefore, appeared
before them to-day through the advice
of his fiiends. The responsibility of
this untimely discussion; was upon Mr.
Turners shoulders ; it was not contem
plated by him, but he did not shrink
from a discussion on his course before
his constitut-nt3 at anyjime.
Mr. Waring eaid he would not at
tempt to follow Mr. Turner's scattering
remarks on the subject of the Public
Printing. It was all a tempest in a tea
pot, in which the public generally were
but little interested and cared but little
about.
As to his hostility to Mr. Turner, that
was the merest bosh. When he went
to Raleigh as a member of the Legisla
ture in 1871, Mr. Turner had no strong
er friend than himself, (Mr. Waring.)
His record on the Public Printing will
iihow that. As Chairman of ..that Coin
mittee,'he bitterly opposed giving out
the contract to the lowest bidder in
1871, and favored 75 cents per thousand
ems, and voted to give it to the Sentinel.
"Mr. Turner knew nothing about print-
ing, and James II. Moore, for.( Turner's
benefit, was first awarded the contract
at 75 cents. A committee was appoint
ed to measure up the : work, consisting
of Messrs. Dudley and Marconi, practi
cal printers, both connected with the
Sentinel office, and Mr. Gorman on the
part of the State Auditor. Mr. Waring
then'tobk strong ground for the Sentinel
in all his actions in that Committee, but
endeavored to make a contract suitable
for all. Mr. Moore said he paid fifty
cents for labor; we gave him 75 cents.
When Mr. Moore charged up his work,
then commenced the squabble about the
quad em, and the letter m. The matter
underwent ; investigation.
Here is the sworn testimony on this
subject. Mr. Waring here read from
theitestimony taken before the Com
mittee appointed to investigate the
matter. - Mr. Waring here referred to
last Summer's campaign, when he
replied to his competitor in defensa of
the charges against Mr. Turner about
oy,erdjavjdng? notwithstan feg-the Com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Dudley,
Marcom and Gorman, reported that the
difference in the ems showed that the
printer had overdrawn over three thou
sand dollars. Mr. Waring said he
would throw no imputation on the
character and honor of Mr. Turner in
this transaction. This contract was
annulled and the Committee on Public
Printing met again. They met to get
the work done. .There was ring
in it. The printing was then ordered
to be put out to the lowest bidder.
While the contract was being mtde sev
eral bids came in from different quarters.
The printing was given to John C.
Syme, of the Sentinel office, and the
report made to the Senate of what had
been done. The Legislature refused to
approve of the action. The contract was
afterwards given to nearne. I refused
to have anything more to do vith it.
Then we had a caucus on Public Prin
ting and no price for printing was fixed.
I offered a oill in the Legislature to give
Mr. Turner the printing.
Afterwards, at his suggestion, a law
was passed submitting the whole mat
ter of making a contract for the public
printing to a Joint Committee, who
were empowered, under the law, to exe
cute the contract on the part of the
State. A contract was then made with
Theodore N. Ramsay, of the Sentinel
office, for Mr. Turner's benefit, and re
mained in force until December,. 1S72.
This was never submitted to the Legis
lature, and Mr. Turner had no right to
complain now of the very law under
which the contract was made for his
benefit. This act was ratified on the
10th of February, 1872 ; under this act
Mr. Turner received the contract : under
this act no action could be taken bv the
Legislature unless the Committee viola
ted it; and under this act, re enacted and
amended by the present Legislature,
Stone & Uzzell were made State
Printers.
The matter was taken from the Leg
islature and given to a Joint Committee
to prevent endless -discussion and strife.
The Commitiee have to make the con
tract at a certain price fixed by law, and
have to take a bond lrom the Contrac
tors. If the law has not been complied
with, of course the Legislature have the
right to haye the contract annulled. If
it has been complied with, the Legisla
ture cannot interlere.
How can Mr. Turner object to this
.when his contract of last year was never
submitted to the Legislature for action.
The Legislature refused to confirm the
contracts with Moore, Syme and Hearne
beiore the law of Februray the 10th
was passed, putting the matter exclu
sively in the hands of the Committee.
In regard to the conspiracy to buy
out or break down the Sentinel, he had
nothing to do with that, as he did all
he could, while a member of the Com
mittee on Printing in 1871-'72, for Mr.
Tumei's benefit. He was never at Capt.
Jarvis' room, and had nothing to do
with any proposition looking to the
purchase of the Sentinel. He knew that
Gen. D. M; Barringer and Hon. A. S.
Merrimon wrote to Mr. Turner, asking
if he would sell the Sentinel.
Mr. Waring then referred to the sale
C . I l n . 1 -j - W T" 1 I A. T "
or tne "oenunei ' Dy iur. reii to uir.
Turner, and the fact that Mr. Turner's
father borrowed the money from Geo.
W. Swepson to pay for the 'Sentinel."
Also the fact that Mr. Turner's father
had f given a mortgage in
favor of Swepson, which is now on the
"ftnrvf i noi" fH-o TVTr YvnrmrT caul
with these facts;patent to the world, Mr.
i urner was accusing him and other
gentlemen with colluding with Swep
son to bfeak him down. "Why," asked
Mr. Waring, "what have I to do with
Swepson? I never had a transaction
with him iu my life, and I defy contra
diction of the. statement. I in the
Rings the Swepson Rings 1 the Rail
road and Printing Rings! Fellow
citizens uicl you ever se my wealth
My creditors around here doubtless
would be glad to see some of it. I
neither know anything about the Ring3
or ever saw any of their operations.
Littlefield, it is said, was a master of
I voted for an appropriation for
his arrest.
I have done nothing, fellow citizens,
in the Legislature but what was open
and above board. I may have made
some mistakes ; I may have committed
some errors. It so, then to you I am
responsible and . accountable for my
conduct.
: "I acknowledge the public , services
ot Mr. Turner. , I think- he has done
much for the party, which I and the
people fully appreciate. The question
is now, why did not Mr. Turner get the
'Public Printing V- I know that when
that Committee was appointed, five or
six of its members expressed their pref
erence and intention to vote for Mr.
Turner ; but why did he not get.it?
Because he "failed to support the nom
inee of the party in the Senatorial cam
paign. But lor the course oi the "Sen
tinei" he believed . that cur gallant
standard bearer, Vance, would now be
the United States Senator. (Mr. Turner
here interrupted the speaker, by saying
that he had told the representative ir.mi
Orange, Mr. Jone3 YvTatson, not' to vote
for Judge Merrimon, but to suppoit the
party nominee.) Mr. Waring continued.
But yoti did not say that in your paper!
I believe if yc-u had dene so, the
result would , have
been
quite
the reverse. Mr. Turner tad a
right to go for whom he pleased till the
decision of the party caucus. Then, as
a good party paper, aa tho organ of the
party, the "Sentinel" should have en
dorsed and advocated the nominee in its
columns. But did that paper do it?
No, fellow citizens, his was the only pal
per in the State that refused to support
our candidate, and yet he forgets to tel
the people when he charges upon that
Printing " Committee a conspiracy to
deprive him of the office of Public
Printer, that he failed to endorse the
party's nominee for Senator in the edi
torial columns of the "Sentinel." Now,
fellow citizens, to whom did we give the
Public Printing ? To Messrs. Stone &
Uzzell, of the Dailt News, a paper
that made a most gallant fight in that
memorable Senatorial campaign. These
of the News in Raleigh on their own
hook. They came from Weidon, where
they founded and published the "Roan
oke News, a paper that did good ser
vice in every campaign since the war.
It is a well known fact in that section
that they were on one occasion threat
ened with arrest by Governor Holden,
if they did not cease their bitter at
tacks upon the State administration.
They were not to be frightened from
their purpose, and they continued as
bold and fearless as ever. He said
since the establishment of the Daily
jnews in rtaieigu, no paper had grown
so rapidly, both as regards its reputation
and extent of its circulation.
He then referred to the service and
reputation of Capt. S. T. Williams, the
political editor, who, in 18C8, was the
Conservative-Democratic candidate for
Congress .in the Fourth District, and
made a gallant fight in that lorlorn
campaign against the notorious Deweese.
He relerred also to the war record of
the Messrs. Stone and Uzzell, Proprie
tors of the News, who, for four years
breasted the storm of war in delence of
Southern Independence, and both of
whom now bear on their persons honor
able scars received in battle. Has Mr.
Turner done more ?
Mr. Waring then relerred to the
charges made by Mr. Turner, that the
Proprietors of the News were backed
by conspirators to break down the
"Sentinel." Mr. Stone did offer to buy
from Mr. Turner the " Sentinel." Mr.
Turner reiuscd to sell. The proposition
was made by Mr. Turner to lease to
Stone, after the News was established
at Raleigh.
After reviewing the several charges
made against him, Mr. .Waring said he
did not come here to defend himself.
His acts were not hid from his con
stituency. If they disapproved of his
course" here he wa3 interrupted
by Dr, C. J. Fox, who mounted the
stand and said: "Fellow citizens: I
have in my hand a resolution prepared
by a number of Senator Waring's consti
tuents,which I am requested to read and
submit to you for ademption or rejection.
He read as follows :- Resolved, We the
citizens of Mecklenburg county,
lully endorse the action of our Repre
sentative, R. P. Waring, in the matter
of public printing."
The vote was taken, and every voice
in . the crowd responded, Aye. The
negative.was taken, and not a dissenting
voice was heard. Col. Waring then left
the stand amid the shouts und applause
of his friends, and the crowd generally
dispersed. Mr. T. ascended the stand,
and rejoined after the unanimous ap
proval of Senator War! ug's course. A
vote was proposed by him to those of
the assemblage who remained about the
stand, but the crowd refused to take
any action, either of approval or disap
proval of his question.
Oxfokd Items. Our Oxford cones
respondent, under date of yesterday,
gives us the following items :
Rev. A. D. Cohen and family have
arrived in Oxford.. Mr. Cohenwill, at
a very early day, receive inmates at St.
John's Orphan Asylum: We have heard
of several orphan children who intend
availing themselves of this favorable
opportunity of obtaining an education,
and of fatting themselves tor useiuines3
in alter life. The dedication of St.
John's College for the benefit of the
orphans of JNorth Carolina, was a noble
exhibition of charity on the part of the
Masonic fraternity, and is worthy of the
highest commendation.
The Express office at this place was
robbed a few days ago ot two packages
of money, containing : about two hun
dred dollars in all. One of the packages
belonged to J. L. Jones, Esq., and the
other to Walker Mitchell, Esq. Certain
circumstances have conspired to fasten
suspicion strongly on Ferry Skidmore,
a colored man. who is generally well
known to our citizens. Ferry hasbeen
lodged in jail, and as he professes to
possess supernatural powers, he says he
will come out in three daj s. His eccen
tricities for some months past warrant
the belief that his mind is disordered.
I. O. O. F. There will be a called
meeting of Seaton Gale3 Lodge, No
Gi. at the Odd Fellow's Hall this evu-
nmr, at 7 o'clocck, for the purpose of
making the necessary arrangements tor
the interment, with the usual honors, of
the remains of our departed brother A.
L. Auams.
Sister Lodges arc respectfully invited
to attend.
By
order of the Noble Grand.
M. V'B, GlLEEltT,
Secretary.
ATTEXTI02I AlJSEST SENATORS !
The fate of the Constitutional Amend
ments depend upon your early return to
your posts.- We are requested by your
lriends and fellow members to say to
you, stand not upon the order of your
corning, but come at once. Come!
Come 1 1 Come ! ! !
To the Pkess. Papers,
Magazines
ai;d other exchanges ol the Farmers and
"Mechanics Jonrnal," - Goldsboro, will
nkwse send in the luture to the "State
Agricultural Journal," Raleigh, N. C.
R. T. Fclgiiuji, Editor.
PosTroED. The sale of the furni
ture of Mrs. A. II. Saunder3, dec'il., has
been postponed until the 15th inst.
Sec notice elsewhere.
LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CAR-OLINAi
SENATE.
Satukday, Feb. 7, 1873.
Senate called to order at 10- o'clock.
Lieutenant Governor in the chair.
Journal of : yesterday read and ap
proved. Petitions.
By Mr. Love, a petition from citizens
of Transylvania asking a law to pre
vent the sale of intoxicating liquors
near Little River Church in said county.
Referred.
Reports of Standing Committees.
Messrs. Troy, Morehead, of Rocking
ham, Avery ,Todd, Gudger, and Dunham
reported from their several committees.
On motion of Mr. Allenthe bill to
charter the Central Carolina Railway
Company was made the special order
for Thursday next at li o'clock.
Introduction of Bills.
By Mr. Cowles, a bill to repeal an act
providing tor Justices to issue summons
for defendants in civil suits beyond the
limits of their own counties. Referred.
By Mr. Troy, a bill amendatory of a
bill providing for a Board of Public
Charities. Referred.
By Mr. Cramer, a bill to secure the
proper indexing of the laws. Referred.
By-Mr. Powell, a bill to incorporate
the Roanoke Iron Company. Referred.
By Mr. Worth, a bill to authorize the
Commissioners of Randolph county to
levy a special tax. Referred.
By Mr. Troy, a bill to authorize the
Mayor and Commissioners of the town
of Fayetteville to appoint a Receiver of
railroad taxes, Relerred!.
By Mr. Long, a bill to prevent the
sale of liquors within two miles of the
town of Rockingham, Richmond coun
ty. On motion of Mr. Welch, the consid
eration of the reconsideration of the
vote on the Constitutional Amendments
was postponed till Monday at 11 o'
clock. '
Calendar of Private Bills,
The "Credit Mobilier" resolutions
offered by Mr. Cowles, and published in
full a lew days ago in the News. They
are resolutions of regret and indigna
tion at the corrupt and fraudulent prac
tices of certain members of Congress in
the "Credit Mobilier" affair. The reso
lutions failed by 1G ayes, to 20 nays.
House bill to authorize the Commis
sioners of Bladen county, to levy a
special tax, came up on its third read
ing, and on motion, was referred to
Committee on Propositions and Griev
ances. Messages Received
From the House of Representatives
transmitting several bills and resolutions
asking' the concurrence of the Senate
thereon.
The -Senate resolution in regard to
adjournment, with House amendments,
was, alter some discussion, on motion
of Mr. Gudger, laid on the table.
From the House of Representatives,
announcing that the House had passed
a resolution to impeach Robert M. Hen
ry, .Solicitor of the 12th Judicial Dis
trict, of high crimes and misdemeanors
iu office, and that the House would in
due time prefer articles of impeachment.
Mr. Allen moved that the House be
notified that the Senate would receive
the Managers On the part of the House
whenever it may deem nt to send them.
Messrs, Merrimon, Norwood and
A vera favored the postponement of the
consideration ol the matter until No
vember next.
Mr. Dunham argued that it was due
to the party against whom the charges
had been made that he be heard, and
that at once. It was an act of injustice
to Solicitor Henry to refuse him a trial
now. .
Mr. Ellis, of Columbu3, argued to the
same effect; the Senators were not sent '
nere to consult tneir own convenience,
but to do the will of the people.
Mr. Merrimon moved that the House
be notified that its managers in this
matter will be received by the Senate on
the 3rd Monday in November next.
cVdopted by a vote of 24 yeas to 13
nays. -
Mr. Love moved that the time of re
ceiving the House Managers be made
the 4th Monday In November.
Mr. Humphrey moved a reconsidera
tion of the vote by which the considera
tion of the matter was postponed. He
argued that to postpone the matter from
this session to the next would be indefi
nitely passing it over, as the one session
had no right to leave unfinished busi
ness for the following session
Messrs. Fiemming , and Dunham
favored the reconsideration, beleiving
the Senate would make. a serious mis
take to postpone this matter until after
the close ol this session, as they did not
believe it had the power to do so. The
House may have acted hastily, but, with
this the . Senate had nothing to do-r-it
had only to investigate the charges
made.
Mr Merrimon contended that to post
pone the matter'would not be an mtlefi
mte action, nor ma he Per eve such
action ; would ue discourteous to tne
House.
Mr. 'Norwood thought the Senate
should resolves itself into a Court and
hear the articles of impeachment, and
then it could decide as to its future ac
tion. Mr. Ellis, of Columbus, said to post
pone this mitter without organizing a
Court would be a virtual nullification
of the law in such-cases provide 1.
Mr. Morehead,of Rocki cghim, opposed
the reconsideration ol the motion, and
favored the postponement of the matler
until the next session this would not
depose Solicitor Henry until the articles
of impeachment had been, received, by
the Court of Impeachment. .
Mr. Humphrey's motirsn to nc tosHi .r
ilia vote 'obtpon-ing hv tatilier w.t
adopted -22 ay.s. 15 '
"Mr. JUetnm-):i ja -mf ituiv- a i;
be sent to tlu House inquiring
body wbe i ifwoufi h-c t?
to picseut thd articles 'Of
:c;r pirn re
i:n pencil meat.
Mr. Allen did not think tne hi nate
should express its opinion ;is to the
propriety of. the House acting m the
matter.
Mr. Merrimon had endeavored tefpr e
vent the Court of Impeachment being
organized, as he did not think . the
matter demanded the expense "which
the State would be forced into. Tho
pepple of his section did not desire this
thing done. He meant no reflection
upon the House in anything he
may have said. .
Mr. Todd moved that the House be
notified of the reception ot the message
by the Senate. Adopted. .
Calendar.
Bill authorizing ' the Commissioners
of Davidson county to sell public
grounds in the town of Lexington, wss
laid on the table, by motion of Mr. Cra
mer. Bill incorporating the Stone Square
Lodge, A. Y. M., of Warreuton, passed
its several readings.
On motion of Mr. Merrimon, the rule
requiring the nyes and noes upon the
third reading of private bills, was sus
pended in all cases, except when requir
ed by some Senator. ' '
Bill in relation to the Superior Courts
in the counties of Graham, Clay and
Swain. Laid on the table.
Bill authorizing certain counties to
subscribe to the capital stock of the
New York, Norfolk - and Charleston
Railroad Company. Tabled.
Bill incorporating the North Carolina
Construction-Company. Tabled.
Bill to prohibit the hunting of deer
in certain counties. Tabled.
Bill to incorporate Selma Lodge A.
Y. M., in Johnston, county, passed its
several readings.
Bill authorizing the Commissioners of
Watauga county to levy a special tax,
passed its second reading.
Bill to incorporate the Cape Fear and
People's Steamboat Company.. Passed
its several readings.
Bill relating to the sale of liquor in
AshcYille. Passed over.
Bill authorizing special tax in Beau
fort county, not to exceed $5,000.
Passed its second reading.
House resolution in favor of A. S.
Hill, Sheriff of Cherokee county.
Passed its several readings.
Bill to recharter tho Hickory Nutt
Turnpike Company. Informally passed
over.
Bill to discontinue a certain highway
in Forsythe county. Passed its several
readings. ;
Mr. Troy moved that when the -Senate
adjourn it adjourn to meet to night
at 7 o'clock for the consideration of
private bills. Adopted.
Mr. Cunningham introduced a bill
to incoiporate the Danville, Hills
boro & Lockville N. C. Railroad Co.
Referred.
Mr. Gudger introduced a hill in rela
tion to Register of Deeds.
Adjourned.
HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, Februaty 7, 1873.
House called o order txfc 10 - oclock, ;
by Speaker Robinson.
Journal of yesterday read and ap
proved. Mr. Moss was granted leave of ab
sence until Monday.
On motion of Mr. Waugh, the rules
were suspended and the resolution in
structing ' the Judiciary Committee to
inquire what steps , are necessary to be
taken to collect arrears of taxes in
Wayne county was taken up and adopt
ed. Mr. Houston made a verbal report
from the Joint Select Committee on the
Western North Carolina Railroad.
The bill to extend the time of E. A.
Gupton, late Sheriff of Franklin county,
to collect arrears of taxes, was taken
cp and passed its several readings.
Mr. Bennett, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported a resolution impeach
ing Robert M. Henry, Solicitor ot the
12th Judicial District, of high crimes
and misdemeanors.
On motion of Mr Anderson, of Clay,
the rules were suspended and the rcso-
v lution passed its second reading.
Mr. Bowman thought the words "high
crimes " should be Btricken out.
Mr. Badger thought so too.,
' Mr. Bowman moved to strike out the
words referred to. The motion wa3
adopted by a vote of yeas 89, nays 7.
The resolution passed its third reading.
Mr. Anderson, of Clay, efferred a res
olution raising a committee of 3 to notify
the Senate of the action of the House in
this matter, and that a Committee of 7
be appointed to prepare articles of im
peachment. The resolution took its
place on the calendar.
The bill to amend section 3, chapter
03, laws 1871-2,was taken up aud passed
its several readings. "
On-motiou of Mr. Anderson, of Clay,
the resolution, introduced by himself,
in regard to appointing a Committee of
three to inform the Senate of the action
of the House impoaciiing R. M. Henry,-
and that a Committee of 7 hi appointed
to prepare articles ot imi
ipeathmnt, was
taken
up.
Mr. Houston offered
the Clerk transmit a
Senate luforming that
a sun-
titutethat
message
to the
ody
of the ac-
tion of the House, which was adopted
Mr. Houston offered a resolution that
the Speaker be directed to appoint five
members of the House '.as a Board of
M m.igers to preparejarticles of irnpeach
m'ent Hguinst R. M. Henry, which was .
adapti'd. :''"'.''
. Aclal Order. ;
The bill to'provid; for 'the collection
or taxes by the Stale, an 1 by tho several
counties i f ihe .State on property, polls,
&-q. known as the "Machinery, bill,''
.was taken up.
In section 11, property to the amount
. f H0 was exempted from t iXation.
Oil motion of Mr. Gorman. "00" was
-stricken, out and '100'' inseiled.".
In the i-aine section it wr.s provided
, that land belonging to charitab'e insti
tutions be exempted from t x-ation, pro
vided that vr.id txemptions Khali not
i txreed twenty acres.
) .Mr. AVikvI'i' nujved to strike out the
p:wv-so, which "'motion ' was 'put to a
' voh' and lost. :
-. Mr. Gudger moved to reconsider the
j vovc-by wldolriieWM-d "fifty " was
btricken out in ecbtioh eleven, and the
j v pids one" hundred v Were inserted,
j Hi s ;id lie was in favor of adtalorein
taxation. He" would, however, vote for
an exemption oi auy dollars, as that
would cover most cases of poor men ;
contikued on fourth, pacie!
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