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TIIESENTINEIr. llmjilT: .TRIAL OF W. WilllOLDEN, TWENTY SIXTH DAY. BtsNATK Chambkh, March I, lS7t. Court met, Hn. Richmond M. Pearson in tli chair. .;.:'.,'.'. '; lbill culled slid forty-two senators sii iwrml.. ', -.i .;' Jemima Outlaw, col,, a witness on he hull' of the , respondent sworn and tes tilled. - ' - : Quitiond by Mr. McOnrkle. "'""' I ain seventy -five: years old, live In Gr ham. am Wyatt Outlaw1 mother. I lived Willi him at the time of his death. (She merely stated alimit Ilia arrest of Wyatt Outlaw, by disguised men, with the fol lowing additional; -When the men liad him in Uin house, before leaving with him, she ran in, caught up a stick-aiid "fell to" upon them an hard a alie could. They knocked bcr down, stamped her, and in juiwl her badly. Outlaw wan then taken off.) . ', . -Dr. 3. 8. Murphy, a witness on behalf of resonleiit, testiltett naving Caswell Holt after he was shot, and that 1 ha wna vftrv nadir 'noil seriously Injured. John Allied, witness for respondent, -'bit d, Unis.ssrnw.disgirf'men visited ' niTliiiusc on one. occasion, but Ms wife telling them that 'her tiiisbuid was (tone, tlief tuft, saying to her, "Tell him if he don't change hid politic wo will make lib neck rod." I wan never troubled again. - .:."' ' ' . . Je Harvey, col., a witness for respon dent, tealilfod, that teat Christinas ft jmf ago, he gave a frolic and had some twen ty there, enjoying ami behaving them selves. Some disguised men came, burst ed open door, niu in, shot ,off guns- and pistols. Asked for Dsinoit Hohv In run ning after him they knocked my-little baby out of my wife's arms, it lull on the floe r, an 1 1 tliey ran over itsf epped on it,mid injure 1 it so that it died in about a week. They look Damon Holt, Green Freeman;, and Jerry Lynch nut and whipped them. Troubled no oiks else. On eross-examination by Mr. Merriinon. he stated that he saw one of the men p:il his Icet on the baby, but don't know whether he mashed on it- or not. The bnbv wa injured inside from the fall and running over by the men, and died' in h I. wbj uitilr luf,irii lliil mil have u doctor to see her. Donon Holt, colored, a witness for re spond lit to-tilled to his being whipped at the rime alluded to by Harvey. There was ! enteen disguised men. Meter sa' disiruised men before or aiuc. I k! none of them. On cross examination, he stated that he never kuew for what he was whipped.; he h id never beau charged with stealing .Bmm Freeman, colored, a witness tor the respondent, testified to having been whipped ut the same time, at Harvey's, by the disguised men. Never indicted anybody, because' I never knew who to indict. : No further additional facts. John Bason, a witness for respondent, testified that lie lived in Alamance county, ii. postmaster a Haw River. In August, JHti'.), while on watch at HimVs Factory, a 1 tarty of disguised men went to him, caught lim," carried him off, whipped hiui not severely. I uever indicUsI anybody. 1 knew a good many outrages hid been commuted arid no iom) punished, so I ..thought I would not say anything about it I had no Idea wnu but one was, and that was young Crnlilrce, one oftjiu work . men in the factory. Polly Gappi, a witiMsm for the re spondent, testified. ' ' QueaioiieiJ by Mr. McCorkle, 4 I am forty six years of age, live in Ala mance county. A little over a year ago, some disguised persons came to my house and pulled it down. I have six lit fumily. tie nil men (Win), dressed in white pants and robbins, with horsc-liairlieard. 1 and my daughter Julia were kittinjif up by the fire It was the coldit niglit'of the win ter, though I didn't get coiil, I was so mud I could not. Wo heard a noise out doors, and Caroline looked ont and said the Ku klux were coining. They canw tip and knocked. Julia said "come, in, or scratch under.". They told us to conic out, that they were going to pull down the house, Wo went nut, anil tiiey pulled down th 1 - It... 1.,.. f aui.l fn.M- Iiiriisv t nit: miwmu i'ii(. " work for my neighbors to do." I knew every mie.' IMvid Foust, John mid George Barbee, UasUm Stafford. Joseph Petty, (and others naiiual) all white, . i- Cross-examined by ilr. Merriinon. '" tjnestiiwi. Whnt is 'your- occupation. Answer. I Bfciid at home and attended to my ownbiislncss. I was never married. Have had sovwh. vluUivo. i A " C. How many negro ehildreu I i , A. Not but one, I thank yon. I did not keep common bnitlicl. I kept s decant - bouse, my neighbors will testily so. If any laxly says aoytTitfig etae, they say talsc. J (jot out a warrant agniiist the boys, before Justices Htroiit and Holt, but it seeing like ,' they went! afraid Ui do justice; -they dis niimed the eawi. 1 kad tmir of thein bound over to keep th (K-acB. v,., Julia (JjJliu a B'itiiow for (ho twpon deut. daughter of Polly, testincj (iibsian tially tlis same asj aboi o, uxcept as to the children. She! is only twenty-one. UI ,1,1 tl,U 1... ...... WIU FJIIB JHIIIWI ,H . .Mini iid t.uw . ww torn down, tney.pui.a lent in irie yard and lived iii it for thirteen months. Milly Alston, col.,' a witness for respon dent, testified to having btv whippid piite4ieVen-ly by disguiiwd mun, on 'wv fount, they said, if my fighting a white lady, Mrs. NewlanJ. I never knew who any of them wore. - Win. . Bradsliaw, a wituess for tlie re--. . fipondmt, testilhil. lucstioneil by Mr. M.-Corkle. . r u ..r .... . t:.....i 1.. 1 am uiiy-iour ytsim i w . " Alamance, near Oiuham, was magistrate of tha township. Have b.i magistralc alxMit two years. I know Matilda Pur year. Tha day after ber husband was taken off, she came to we: lu g. t adviiv. She told niu about their taking bun off Iasked'herwhyit was done! fllie ul kr-did not know, uukas it was bwanseot his treatment to her. I was a member of the White. Brotherhood, joined early , in ,18C0. . Mn it. St.n'kard came to my Iwuse one day and said to me thai be heard members of tb rder were going to make a raid on the Mayor of Graham, (W. A. Albrigiit,) and asked me to gn and f ser- my bnitlier,. James Bradshaw, and stop it. I did so, am) that was the but I beard of it Htockar l was a member. I can't tell bow many belonged to the order. I m-vr attended but two meetings. Jasper Vools was cKief of the eatnp. In't know what has hAVttmi nf Wnuri4.-Utt-.JCU. IOC ,-11,11,,. mn 11 I - t i. ...a m niinilir of " I 11V KIUIUB inn nr..... -. - persons who belongi w me nnie, iu tMrrilml diaruises.lTLa8t meeting I, at trailed was in Anril sr May. ' No ont or decrees made that night At first suoefiug it waa proposed to go on a do ' ' monstration towards Ureenslsiro'.'lMit the di kf said if any of them diil go. and any Violence was done the onh would not lie responsible for it tailored people were not allowed to Join the order. Jacob Long was the chief of the county, lam t know how many cani there were In the etmnty I knewot some who nelorjgcd to theorderoatsideofniTcainp.. 8.imcofllie tuen Kirk arrcsUd IN-Iifflgrd f the order. I ran't say tkat all did. Uome others lie longed to the Constitutional I niiai Ua"M: ...I ..... I. . I L. ... 1 I J ijlM eryf . persona arrested iiy. Kirk, who belooged t the orucr.) I ttotrt kaowot any indict ment against any of the members. I had no connection with the order when I had onaliried as Magistrate. Never saw but one man disguised, and that waa the night I was at nieoting, when tome persons were initiated. - Cross examination by Mr. Meniinon. ' ' The leagues existed before tlio ka klus. I took no oath to commit crime or violnte the laws. It was bo part or design of the orgnuization to overthrow the Htato or Federal governments, of to deprive the eolonil people of thuir rights nndtw the law. ' Obligation would nut bind me not to di-harge ray every duty, as an officer.' I would issue a warrant to any one when applied to, to black as welt as white. Would grant warrant to arrest st member of the osiler as soon as any one lt, ' I never attended bnt two meetings, but had ( have been an active memlier my obliga tion to the order would, bv no moansj pre vent me from doing my duty as an oSI ccr to all men 1 and the government As to Pnryrar'g wife. When she cnotu to me and said they hsd taken hor husband away, I asked her why they did It, and she answered, I dmt know unless it is because of his treatment to her, I asked what was the matter t Blie said, that he had whipped her severely lost Monday, and bad loaded his gnn and said that he was loading it specially to shoot her with. I lohl her to go back, aud treat her hes band well, aud live like a man and wife should. 8he said she was afraid to go l:u'k, and asked me to gn over there and dosomcthiiig for Iter. I got several gentle men nnd went on over. . licfore getting there I told her to gnnn U the house, and we mAdil jfouround jlimuglj the wjfils, so an to search alMiut for hiui. She iigain said she was afraid to go, for fear be would kill .her. . But she told ua at my limt. timl when he h id whiiiiied hiir.she threatened him, with the Kuklux and tlie Jay-hawkem, saying that she would have liim killed for his treatment to her. We weiit on up to Iter house, but did not And him. i asked the men what I should do, and, us some federal troops were then tl the tUuips. they suggested that 1 write to the otiiuer, relatiro to the matter. That was the last thing I did alaiut it. Had I not liave written to this ollieer, I would have arrested the woman, on account .of this threat, and the bad feeling between them. The feelings between the Meet were gisid. '. No opMMiti to the execiilion of the law's at all. Any injured party could get s State's warrant when tliey wanted it. I did not take other stem aliout the Pu ' year matter, because I did nut know iui to go about it ' 4 ' '.'.I i;j j He-direct examination. , (Heru Mr. MiiCorkle hands witness copy of the onlli, bire published, anil asked if that was the oath .he Untk, and if it was the oath nf tlmonler. The. witness, rend it, and said that lie thought it sub stsntiallv thesaiue.) ross-etaniincd : ' Oenerallv. whenever parlies were whip ped, tliey were bad people. . It was no part or desixu of the order, that members should get on juries and give .false yer- i dicta, swoir falsely, oraiiything of tlie kinil. It required no violation of the taw. ; . Court adjourned. - j TWBNTY 8KVENTH DAY. 8knatk Chamber, Msn-li 3, 1871. Court met, Hon. Chief Justice Pearson In theChair. . Joseph Harvey, col., called on behalf of the niKiiuli iit and testilied. Questioned by Mr. Mclirkle, I live In Alamance county, near the. Omp.iiiy Hhops. Alt 'wo years ago, at night some disguised men came to my liousi!, IHirstea oeii the (lisir, ami came ui. I wo sil k at the time.; They caught me, took me out, tied me, carried me about a utile. Tied, to a tree, and each 'one gave uie live licks apiece, - (Thore were twelve -of them.) They again gave nle tlin licks apiece. They then put a nic around my neck, threw it over a limb, and dr.'W me up off the ground, kept mo so until I became unconscious. When I came too, two men were standing by mo holding me up, and one had his band on my lift, breast. They cursed me, and said I was Just playing possum. Three of them again gave me live licks each. When Ihev first carried me out of the house, some of them went in, When I got back to my wife, and child five mouths old 1 found the child was severely struck about the nose, from which it died in a short time. My wife was also struck severely over the head, aqd she still suffers from it, They accused me of striking a white wo man, and knwking down a whit num. I had theln bctiire two magistrates, Messrs. Iliirdiii ""and Albright, who 'bound the parties over to court, but that was tlie List ot it. I thought ut the time knew them, but now think I was mistaken. , Cross-examined by Mr. Merriiuou, , -: At first on cross-examination, the wit ness denied having ever been convicted of stealing, but npon loe questioning, ae knowlcd'.ed that lie was convicted by jury, but Judge Tourgos granted him a new trial, ana tunc was uie wi ne evor heard of it" It was after this that he was whipped.., . s ! I suffereil about a moflh from the whipping as ft man would who had been whipiicd licfore. I have bnen whipjd at various times uetbre. Hare" been charged with stealing frequently. Dout know how ninny times 1 have Iwen wliipH-d f 1 car ried them before Justices Hardin aud Al bright, who, after hearing the esse.dis eliargul them. I tlieu went to flolii itiw Bulla, wlui sent me to the Grand Jury-. That was the-end it. ..I don't know who did it, but I think those whom I had nr riMted knew.' I can't say who' struck my wifo and child it was done that night I worked for Hardy Wright, a jwhite iujii. He eve scHIihI with ine, only paid me a little along. 1 belonged to tlie league, I did nt call white people to we my child, as there Was Very niuehvludilfi'rcncs be tween the whites and the Macks, The whites employed the. blocks -wanUil thein to work for tliem, but white pvople didn't like the lda:k jsiople muclu Porter Mebanc, col., s witness on behalf of respondent, testitlol ; j ' Last fidl one year ago, I was at home, and one night some disguised persons came, bunted open door, took me out, car led me about a qiuirtcr of s mih, stripped me naked, formed a itstg ttnuind uie and gave me, I re kon, three hundred licks. They ent skin badly. They said tluy whipped me because I belonged to the Union League. They were dressed in whito, with horns. In answer to Mr. Marriiuon, said be had not lieen chanrnl with any tiling, never heca accused of stealing-' Nerer wlnpped before. Sally Holt, witWBSSL.Jor responilent, testith'd : ' " j ".- . ..... Questimicd by Mr. Mcfiorkle. , . - I lived In Alamance, Alwut twelve months ago, one night, some disguised men came to my house, there were live of them, stayed a few moments and talked awhile, and then took two boys, who wee there on a visit, out ana Kept mem bile. The boys soon returned sml got their easts. These men did not whip Uie boys nor do anything wronir. Tlie Iwys name were Aison ouiw anu jewis niuura. Some time after that tliey came again. I and my fiimily were gone. They broke open uiy door and carried some of my Ihiugs out That was all they did. tnss-examinatinn by Mr. Merrimoo. I hare been married. Have two girls one of them has had a child, she was never married. I did notkecp s bawdy bouse. The boys had their coats off lie raihd tliey were' plavlng, nnd were warm. Polly Jink, dauirhlcr of ttally Holt, tes tiric.tand substautiated what her mother i l . . Ned Stroud, colored. , witne Jor re sionda:, Wtifii d : " That M lieeewbar, lttOB, a body of dis guised men went to bis house, called hiss out, mode him and his family take every thing they had in the bo as, out -doors. build op a large are, and then whipped .hiui quite badly. Told hkn it he said unyuiuig aooui it iney womu silt mm. Then were sonic sixteen of them all had horses. Never hve seen ' any sincet - No indictment, because I knew iHttbiuir about it, and was afraid if I did they .might comeback, ' " : -"""oti-i'vu . Green Murray, colored, tostiUed to being at Bis son s, alsKit s year ago, St a frolic. when disgniaed men came, caught Green rreenian, Jerry Lyncn, and JJauton itott, took them bnt and whipped them. His apn's child was hurt, from which H died. - Alphotuo Gueninger, s witness for re spondent, textiiled:- i . One night William GMorringer eaaic by my house and asked me to go to the da lolling society with him. We started, sad before gettinir there 1 heard an unnatural voice. I asked William wltat it was.,. He snid hedidnt knew. I beard it again. Presently two men, or tilings, disguised in white, with long tilings on top, lumped right p in front of us, and eanui at us just so (witness raising his arms up like he was going to tly.) William put down the eosd and I right after him. They caught tsm I said "friends, what yoo got me for ; I ain't done nothing to anybody I" They carried me down in the woods, said thsy were gisng to bang me. They gut a withe, tied it around my neck and pulled me up a little,. They then let me down and told me tliey were going to hang niu, to gilt down and pray. And 1 did get. down and prayed t(y lt; I got HjJjlliey hung me up sgoiu, but did not hurt uie. Tiny then told me to run, and I said "legs, save my body if you can,'' and you ought to have seen Me get away. They cu to toy fullers alter that, asked f water,, got it and It It Cm examined, i t , I never charged anylxidy with it. Tliey did not say they got after me because I said something, ugly to an nld huly.i 1 never said nuytbing ugly tioe I Always loved them too much for that They just dime it for fun, I thought i . h. B. Holt, testified on behalf of resptsa detit, that about first of last March, one night, some disguised men came to his house, eullcd him up, said tliey hod whip Ih1 11am Briem, negro near by and Hiid, tell W. A, Albright, that Uutliiw was bung, snd others li;ul to he hung tliey uudcrslood he was organizing a i.roe to devastate the country. I did know any of them, , . , ", .- Ham lb icm, -ol., testified nn.liehatt: of nxpoiulunt, that disguiseil men went to his limise, about the first of March, 1!70, J took him out and whippid hint. They, ran his family out of doors. His d nigh tor was iu child-bed. and they frightened her so she juniH'd up aud run out (triMS-exaniiiied. - They never chargwi me with stealing. Never was whipped before. Never offer-' cd u kiss a decent white woman, but that was what they told me they whipped. uie for. '. ,. , ,.,-,..'.. ,: , ;. lionet It Holt, testified on behalf of re spondent.. That about the twentieth of December, lsou, aliout 13 0 clock one night, while he was sleeping in his office at his mills in Alauuince comity, be heard a noise, got up, looked out, and saw some men at the olhce where Mr. Biddlc, oue of bis employees slept. I saw one person disguised. ,1 heard some hollowing. Next morning I saw where Middle bail lnt'ii whipped. . lie remained ill the couuly sev eral nioiilhs, and then went Mouth, Crnssexuiiiiucd. : When I saw him the next morning, I asked hint what they whipped him lor. He said for using soinu tilisccne lan guage in tliu pnrstnu e of some lodjea, and liviugia adultery with another man's wife. Biddlc was a man of hud moral character, very lewd. He was a democrat, , He-direct. ' Question; Did he say who they were who whipped them f Answer; lie said Hint ho thought he recognized one Mr. Gabriel Leigh," the treasurer of the North Carolina Itiuiroad. lie did not deny using the language, tried to apologise to mo for it, but said t hat ho did not recollect i(. , Mr. Leigh Is a man of good: moral character, and is a republi can. .: . :, -. ; -' i J. C. Wilkinson, testified on iielialf of respondent, to having seen and talked with some disguised men one night St Ijccsbnrg, Caswell county, about one year ago, Tliey 4d they were after a curtain colored magistrate by naiuo qf David John son. They came from the direction of HillsboroV , ' Santmd White, col., tcstlll.fl on behalf of respondent, thnt some disguised men went to liis houso and whipied him one night, "to put him on an e,nallty with white folks." And they said I eat with the white folks. I lived in Chatham, ' I re cognized three of them --Dan Pranit, John Burliee and Ctoro1 MePhersoi; front Ala manee. I livi just In Chatham. " ' John Overman, testified, to being at homo one night about twelve months ago, with his wife and child. Some (jiegittscd men came, broke open door, took me out nnd whipped me. They cut oft one side of my hair, and tin opposite side of my whiskers. All struck two licks apiece, : 'l knn(yono--Cleoro McPhersonof Alnmnncf. ' (Jross-exaininatirtn. ' ., ' I . Cicero McPherson told nie they whip ped me because I was pitching around a woman they charged me with keeping woman. It wis true. My wil'eeomplaiu ed of me a Utile. . Have not quit it yet . Redirect. I never indicted any one, did not think it worth while.. He-cross cxaniinalion. 1 thounlit I deserved nil Igot. n Alfred While,' colored, testified to hav ing been whipped by men disguised, anil with horns. Acctiscd-me ofiulking fm mtrtiurntly to white people. ' I keep s null. They said I was guilty of sf Hying with 'some, white women, but I didn't. Honie white Women live near my mill, who .ire had characters, one of whom has bail blmk children, , James Cole testified to having been whipped by men dKguiscd, and with hiH-ns, in the fall of lHtitt. Haid it was lor keeping a girl M.irtha Parish. It was true.-.- ', ',. . ', " '-''- ,,--, . Wm. Rbnt testified to having seen men disgulsnl nnd with horns, the time thoy hipied Bnm White. lieeognized one as John Bnrbee,;. "" :-:- Henry Holt colored, "testified to having been whipped by men disguised and with horns, in fall of 18ul. Tliey accused him of cursing white people, and said tliey bad come front Greensboro' that night to -tie with me. '';'' ".',. : Joseph Mr Adams testified that he lives in Alamance, is forty -nine years old.. One sight coffin, the usual sias, was put at I is door. On one end was written, I-IUM your tongue or this will be your home.'' t)n another place, "Alive to-day, dead to morrow,"', I heanl tliem out iu my. yard. T.iuy fired off several guns in my yard, AlW they left I got up anil started out to fasti's my dog As I opened the door the coffin commenced sliding in. It wss rest ing apinst the door. I kkkei it off to oue side and went out sud fastened the dog. I am repulilicait, ; , . j. , turt adjourned. , , , v 4 ','-;--r ; TWENTT-EIGUTIT RAT. ', , San at CiiAUUKB, March 8, 187t. Court hM - Hon. Chief-Justice Pear son in the chair.'- - ' v ? I toll called and forty-six senator pre Sfllt,.: ' Oeorgn A Brown, a witness for respond ent, testilied. " questioned by Mr. McCorkle. ' '' I an, twenty-eight years of age, reside myilk'es county'. 'I sm Superior Court cWV of the county. I know th general efasmter of Col. George W. Kirk. I was aa otiiuer in bis command during the late war In ltiOt-'M. Know nothing of him before or since. , lie ss , (Xdonel of the Sd Regiasout N. (LJMouiited Infantry, U. S. Troops. Thoy were regular troops. His character in Ills commiuid was that lie was aa honest, high-minded man, and a brave, daring 'soldier, lie was a kind, humane olliccr to his soldiers and tlie prisoners he . captured, I was first Sergeant-Major, then tirst-LioutenanV and served st tiuies as Adjutant Cnsw-euuuiuud by Jtli". Cruhani. , I did not know his reputation outside of his couiwwhL I did not, nor do sot know what it was of is in the- ritjue. 1 belotured to the t'out'cilenite army, and de- !iprtoii and went or to TeuuessiKi snd Joined Kirk a MHiuand. I went to hirk alHHit the tint part of JHo4. I was at Aslut.viile at one time. There was no charge against me' tor ateitling a trunk of ritbW -1 did init do it nor did Hot compromise it by paying lor it ' I stared with Kirk until the disbanding of tlie army in tStiS. . M., .,. Ko-direet ' 1 ' -"1 was ennacripteol into the Confederate army In 18118, and not feeling that I was under any obligations to stovii sn after reaching the command to winch I was sent, in the army of Northern Virgin ia. After I left tlie army I staid aliout in Wilkes until '64, whth I joined Kirk. " Green lank ford, a witness for the to spesidtwt) tmtiBetl ;" v I live in A laniance, am seveiity-tu o years old. About one Jrenr ago seven dis guised HiHl came to j in v bonne one night and drugged nnraiid llivwife out of lied, They bnke the lock and got in. Tiny carried me short distance and gave me fifteen lasuc. Tliey were dressed iu white clothes, streaked, -snnis 'with horn and some with snouts on their mouths. ' tinestion. IHdtbey hurt yonf ' Answer. Voti eaB jiidjte-tf you plaase gentlemen. I was hit fifteen Hcksun Hie naked skin,' t '.'.' ' , Q. Wecaunot well judge ourselves A. Well, t cannot tell any more, you know how s whipping hurts, I reckon. - Of course it was painful. Cmss-examiimlion by Mr. Merriinon. i. What did they whip you for? A. Well, tht you will have to find out, my fVieiid-: tffi'(' v'''!;:: ' i Did not they tell you j d d yon not bear them say ? A. They said my W I'c had it done, but I don't know whether that was so or not. They didn't say any more than thai she had it dime. " Q How did yon and your wife get on lojjutherf A. Well, as good as anybody I reckon in the world. Q. Were you peaceable ? A. Tes, never hart a hit of ftissin my life. ' J; Did yon not load your pun and tell your wife you Were going to shoot hurt A.' Nosir. ': - , Q. ( will put you on your guard t A. Don't care if you do. You can't scare me. No sir, 1 sint to be scared by any such. Q. Rut you are liable to the law if you don't 1.11 the truth: A. I tell-the truth. ' Q. Yrtii did not hare any dispute with your wifcf ' A. No, sir, I hare had iwo wires, and I am just as clear as you are. Q. What I do is not the question. Have you from time to time had quarrels with yonrwttef A. no. Q. Didn't you haul vourgnn and threat en to shoot her ? A. May lie you was one of. tliem." !'. -'" ; i .-.'.'-.! v lteieats the quiwtlon. V i- A:1 No, I did not I ncri did. .-, - Q. You never had any dispute with your wife ! A. No, I never bail any dis pules, only some little arguments at times. ' (j. You have had arguments with licet A. .All short words spoken to onoano her, and thai was all. Wc had no others. Q, Yon lived very happily together? A. Vm sow . i . Ttiet.'hief Juslice. You can name some particular time that yon snpxme or allege he handled a gun or .threatened his wife. Witness! want to know how you got that gtm business? - - . '. ; Mr Merriinon. It is none of your busi new hnw We got it. A. Oh I' my sonyou might get hurt yourself, niaylte.. .-' Q. When you get into a controversy with your wife you are not as oltciisiv towards her as you nrc tome J - You don't get1 out of humor? A. No, sir, she don't ask mo such lies; 1 The Chief Justice. I did not under stand 5'" to say what they whipped you for? A. Tliey suit) my wife had it domi. I don't know for what. v J. !. liugstnff, a witness for the respon dpnt, ttilicf. I live in Alamance coiptty; lit Octuber ISfi'J, some disguised men came tn my house, broke open the disir, caine iu, ask ed me uiy name. ' told tliem. They said I was the mun" they wanted. They then Said that they heard I wiw going to Polly flappio's, and if so, I must stop it All drww d in whito, and had horns, About 22d December lHu, they eanm again.. I wont st homo. Tliey went ill the house, and carried some tilings out, bnt did no damage to anything, They left a notice, "if yoti don't leave the county in twenty ifors, yon will (Mm if it was from life to death."- My guq was carried elf. I found the pieces in William McVey'syard. Almiit the Hth January, 1H70, they t aint again, I WW' from noma again. They left notice, "If this house Is not cleared of all persons in three days, not ft log will lay oS the other." I aeon after left the county, and went to McDowel. I thought I knew some of thcia, Daniel foust, (4orge Barlioe, and othors. I got ant -a warrant for these men, had them before a magistrate and bound over to court-' It was Uien.uroppiM, at least I never uearu anythiiig more about it. . s Cross-exsnitnallon. 1 1 hal been 'going to Polly Osppins'. Bhc kept a bufSouse. I have ln there ft great many timesl went there to see tjie women. "I was guilty of one of the wonii'ns'' I kept up the visiting sbout three years. I lived alxmt a half mile from lltero. I went to Court and talked with BnHnitur ftalla, ''ut nvor wont before grand jury. ' ,, ,: ' -.: Wm, McVey, witness for respondent, testified: . h , I live ill Alnmiuice, am lipy throe years .of ft ti. I live about ft quarter of mile frii i. C, Uiugstall's. The disguised nun e une to my house oue night about the same time they went to RingstatTs, and told me to te.l Kingstaff if he didn't leave in twenty days he would be dead, dead; dead, dead. , They were dressed in long white gowns, with. high heails or things, with horns they looked wa y up yonder, I Ssind the gun; it wss iu my yard, broken. Tlie women went out door that night and found it. I didn't gn out, I was ft little dubious of tbem-r tliey ht tainly were skeery looking things. , They treated me very rusowetful just bke geo tlisBen, i.!,- . i 'rosssxaniinallrn waived, f - , - Dr. Joiih A. Moore, ft witness on behalf of respondent, testilied s - s i rasids at the Company Bhops, in Ala tnanceeounty. - I am ft phyab iiiu. W'sss Conserrstive member of the last General Assembly. I knew Corliss. He was teacher of ft colored school at the Hlmp-. I got home one Haturday night difriilg the eaaiiHt of the Legisiaturu. Hail not been in bed long IhmVmiu I lieanl a. noise. 1 looked out, snd aw ft white object going by my gate. - I got up, dressed and walkecl out, but saw nor beard nothing niore. The next morning I was called to dress CorlisM' Woumls, He was whipped very badly, lie left there almut two weeks afterward. I was s mcinlier of the White Itruihor hood. I did not know, until the revela tions last summer that there were twent y -live mrmlxTS Iq the county. I Joined in small shop, near my bouse. Joint lMxou iuitiated me; 1 I was in Graham on one occasion, to at tend sick child of Cot. Wm." Albright It was tlm etli "f January 1870. I had just stepped into Mr. James Hunter'., store, when Jlr. jaincs c. uoyu, caueu iqp irom across the street, I wtjut oi ec,, He asked uie if I had beunl tlie news. I ssked what newa Uu said, the ku klux were going to susiiead rMioffuer'i writ of kitbm eorvus to uuriit . I suid it would never do, it must be stopped. He asked me, if I would undertake to stop it I said I would, and lie told me thejr (lUK. X.) would assriublc at OilbrothV bridge, lie said he was going to Urccnsboro to be out of the county. Boyd told me to go to Mr. Jauics KiaiUhiw's slid get htm to. go with me. .1 t.en went to tlie Shops, .and tuw arils dllak I slarUd to the briilgo. It wns ft very cold night I went to Brad sliuw's, saw him, and told him what 1 warned, and tic wiid lie would assist 'wa, and have it stopped. I went on then sisue livs mill's from the bridge, and there met some four or six mi'n cominir from the direction of Niwland's Pactory. I asked Uiwb. if they were going to tlie bridge,, . .They said yes. I Slid it won't worth while, tint Ninffnvr wini't at home. One said thnt tliey had ridden thirty or forty miles, to bike part in the in alter and did not like being ibsappointwd, t Buid It t deoeived them lliey would get after uie. None of them disguised. All strangers to me. I did not know any of thoni. , I did not want to trow them, because . I was afraid I might be called upou to testify, against them, and I did not Want to know them. , , -s . t dou't recollect the obligation!. It was to keep sectors of the Oilier, , No part of the Order to kei'p the colored people from enjoying all tht'F ' rlj'lita under the laws, i uibicrstomi tlril hi-n violations of the law took plane, stonling ye., and the courts failnV to-pnnish tlietoitthe Orler whs to take nil such in hand. I .under stood it to be nothing more than a vigi Innce Coinmitti'C, ' ' r- 1 The ilnis was here asked aliout his testimony hut Summer, in which ha said Unit he met Mr. Fred Wnidwick aud " fleilseth. in (ho cntwd who were on their way to kill fthoffner.' ' ' He said : I wanted to make an explana tion UKin that point last Summer licfore the Supreme Court, and was rof ised. I will do so now.- When I ri red at Mr. Briidiihaw's that evening,! asked him but to the gate. Ho told inc be had some triends in the hiwmo who had just cmne on foj hunt. I walked In, sod there found Mr. tllrudwick and Mr. lliilsnh. That' is what I intemlcd to hnv'c siiid last Biiiniiur. I did not know oue of the party 1 met n the rood. When I left Mr. lis, he aceonr p uiied me to the gate, nnd then it was 1 told him my business, nnd he said It must snd slum hi be ,stopH'd. 1 Shnflnur 'was rtcnator. lie left at' wnmi ng the tegista'' tn Bil)minied,.t'or Indiana, John Pmbi linger was eiilef'of my oauip, J:ierd lemjr chief of the county. The witness then mentioned the name of several who wen1 members of the Ordets ' i -,' . Cross-exainhiatlon. :.. ','..;! 't'"' It was nat p.irt of the Order to over throw tha rttnte or ftdcroi governments, or in any way to disturb the colored people in the enjoyment of tliclr pisitkid and civil rights under the laws. Nor was it; ft part tor momlieni to get no juries and give fitlse verdicts, or swear tUlsely, in fa vor of members. I sm generally squsint ed with the people of the county, nnd the feelings between both races were friendly. ' Ite-dircct -. !.f: I never knew of any colored people be ing discharged, or refused employment on aint of' politics. . I know of , sonic! whito' people. : A numlair of men nw turned off frtun employment on tlm'N. C K. 11 laiiise tliey w cousurvatives. r Jacob Wbllcsell, uitness lor n-spoi:d cot testilied to hating Ira ft member of the White Hroilu-ihomU iitleiidwl s!veral liieetiiurs. and were in , the crowd who whipMd ilift ,oug, col., and Carter Cor si'y, col. ' " ' i - The object of I lie order was to punish ollcuders against the luws, wheru the Courts did not . ' ,it . Crisis exnmiimtion. Xssigaud Lhmy were whipped for stealing.-' ! .'. .., .1 . ' Daniel Wliilewll, ft witness for the re spondent, tosiilinl to ha jug Ihshi a mem, bar of tlio White UiothnrhiH, nttended several meetings, and was on the raids when Duuicl Jordan and Bill Uuig. Isilh ciilorcd, were whipiK'd. The objLvt was to put down, sti-.iling, and barn burning, i Cross-vxamiiu'd. . i : , ; ! r Both whipiicd for suiling. X- ' . Jcif. Younger, i nilii(t! (xj ;wi,'liteiit, uatifled' to having bueu a meinlicr of the White lliollurlKiod. nd fttteuded several meetings, .Was never on a raid, At one rarup he was ordered to make a Isn (or collln.) He did it, and. left it U bis sho. . It was taken out by some! one .he did not Know ndj carried and put st Mr. Mc Ad ants' door. Mr. Mc A. hod been talking alxmt bis ncighlHirs, and (hey wonted to put ft stop to it.,, ' :' ...f '"J Court then adiuWMl&u' U'' '. Legislature of North ('uroliiia, ' ' HKNATK. .hmhiT., j : 'Witiitiia'iiAY, Marrh 1, 1S71, f Called toordiT by Pnnidetit Warren. Journal of yesterday read and approved. V Mr.' Cnrriu, from (kimitiittuo, Eq grotisod Hills, remrUdi calendar, ,i . ; ' Mr. Noi iiioiit, from Coounittee on Tub lie Building, rcKirtcd; calundiu". Mr. Ivc from Conimittoi on. Pmpfsrf tiisis and (iriovonces, nqsirbtd j cnlendm , Bill concerning salaries of uertoia orfi cers was made sjieiial order tsar sloud ij night next. Also bill' to' establish I he Leounty of I j, made sporial onler for Moa- day'monuiig next. vi.ji,; ',.s ; Mr. Albright: A bill to.ineorporate Faff mount Foundry in Ctialluun emiuty re terr.il. -. - . , Mr. Edwards : A bill to repeal chapter 77 Revised -Coda, laws of Dt-'tO. re fcrreil. ,. ., ? ;,. On ino'.i ,ji of Mr. Merriinon, the rales weft' MiH-iidvd Rnd tile bill toconsolidaie the North Cnniliiia and the Western North Cniolina liuilroud Coinpanii Was taken up and jisssi'd its sneond toailing and mode Sh i.il urinr fir 10 art o'clis k on haturday nevt, ' n;ii . On motion Mr. ftoutley. rules were snsended iid hill anfhorizing the late Hherilf ot U:rti 10 collect arrears of taxes. Tabled, on motion of Mr. Robtfins of Dsv idsiMi. . -.'.v'ir ' if t ; Mr, E1 wards ssked suspension of .rulrs and take up bill to fuvor -of K. Il Haines. , Motion prevailed, and passi'd several readings. (Hill pays- 1 2.YI) for furniture funnsliod the hueate t'banils r.l Ordered to be engrossed and sent to Hie III SSW. ; :. i . - - ' , Mr. Dorgan askeil , suspension of rules nnd take up bill aulhoriiiig (hminiissii'tij era of Ansou to levy a sisM'ial tirui pay Kir ers:iioii of court hutwejj . Passed third ivswliiig, '. ! On misxiian of Mr. Lhinry, rules were suspended, and bill in relation t widows' year's snpKirt sssed second reading. ' Mr. Wbilesiile opposed the bill. The existing law he thought simple enough snd ample for sll . purposes, with'Hit ainendim-nt, Mr. lbdibins, of Davidson, eom-iirrr.1 with Mr, Whiteside, Mr. iilnier ottered an amendment which was sib iptcdj Mr. Wbitesidi-snyivei to strike out sec I timsi one and two, wbii-h stillinrises the Clerk of tlie Superior Umrt to siimmoaa jury to 'make allowance. Lest, for want of a quorum. i i ; . ' .- On motion of Mr. IJiinrr, tlie bill wss made the special order forHalurdsy morn i'lg next " ' ' ' ;s , i Mr. Urahain, is" Orange: A bill punish-' iug roiniierfeiting of pnvste marks sad seals of mechanics, llrferred. ' Messiige from tha House informing the Semite ot' ttwysnsagaar sissain fcalkvstw On motiun of Mr. Albritht, the rules were suspended, snd the bill ftutihorizing tlie county ot i nanism vi issue ismus was taken up, read one time and lies over. Mfssageraa diouso inloniiiiig tVn.ilc of Uie passage of the bill ih-claring the Wilmington itailmad the dividing ,lnw between Nash and- Kdgisxoibe. , Battle moved to make it the special order for to-night AibipUd. , . , The Prcsidont snnouuccil the., hour lor tlie Court of impeacbinent, , After adjoiuiiuient of Court! the Senate was called to order. 7,a ., . ... , ,; k A(jounieil. ' - ! i- . :'t. ." . HOCSE OP BmtrJfclENTATlVKa t , ! WKiiNKSOAr, March I, IH7L i Honse calhil to order' at the nsusl Itour, Prayer by ttov. Dr.: Mason, of 'the city. Journal of yesterdny'rcml nnd approved. 'A memorial frmn the citiwns of Mun freesboM1,' Hertford county, against the mile of liqiiiw in the town, was read and appropriaMy referred. ' "-' 'i' - Mr. McCauley, from the Committee ea Counties and Townships; Mrt ifendursoa, from the (!oinuiittee on Corporations i Mr. Shall, from the Committee on Public 0 rounds and Buildings and MK. Crnwnird, from the Conunittoe on Kngrossed Bills, submitted n'rts from thrlr Committees. ' By Mr. Welch : A bill tn inenporate th Wavncsvillo Academy " Association ; frrred. :.: , -j - .. . -v...... 4 . ' lly the same: A blU In relation to the Waynesvillo Female Academy t referreit. r; '" -,: ;.. cai.khdak. ' f - Hill in fiivor of the Sheriff of t'atawU county nils takeu tip and passed its sever al miitimts. ' "--' "---- j Hill to forbid sale of liquor within one milu of fort Hambrc Academy, Clay county, was taken up, amended aud pass ed its -venil readings.;- . ' :! ' Bill to - incorporate the Georgia and North Carotins Railroad Company was takeu up.' ' ":' '.' Mr. Dickey occupied the floor for some time in eipfiination and wlrocacy uf the bill. . Tlie liIU then passed its second reading. " .--.... .. J ' Mr. Dickey mored to suspend tlie rules and put the bill on its third resiling. ' Mr, Houston oltjectod to the snspemon. He thought time should be taken tn con sider this measure This bill, if passed, might conflict with' the Interest of the Western N, C. R K. " . f The motion t suspend the rules was pul to ii vote and adopted. ... Mr. Houston again argued against the pnasage of the bill to-dnv, giving substan tially the me reasons jfor liis objecfinn, ' Messrs. Dickey, Justice and Harris of Uuill'ord, -' itdvocated the Wll. j The bill, then passed its th(rd ti'mling, ' ' , Bjf Mr' Wiull:' A bill to, amend the the charter of the Cold will and Watauga' Turnpike Hoad j referred. : . '" ' ..'- ',..,' j CAl.KND.tU '(.HHHVMKO.) "r'nri ." , . Hill to incorporate the Cabarrus sad , Riwky Hirer BihIku Company was taken up snd pasaud its several readings, ; .. i,.-. Hill to incorporate, the Oo-operstie Savings ftod Loun Associates, m Hickory ! Tavern, Catawba oouuty, was taken up and passed iu several readings, t i liill to provide for another mode of tak ing depositions to be used in the Courts of tills Btate was taken up snd psssed its several tradings. . ' -1 tiiw. i Bill to regulate the appointment of guardians at if cm was taken up, ' Ou motion the bill was recommitted to th 1 Judiciary Committee snd ordered to lM;'(U'i!ltcd.'',.;. ..ii. '.ilJ: ll; l to authorize the Commissioners of Currituck rounty to levy Sfiecial tax was taken up and passed its third read ing by rout of yeas 7, nays at. -, Dili to imiiruonite Uie kiwi of Wllk boro' was taken up snd passed its several readings. ,, , .' . ; .r - u 'sti'- -By Mr. Waring t A rusolnlion asking the Twasorer U' ha bus been eiiiohwd agninst the payment of the dividends of the . v. Jt It, it so, by whom, aud what authority, t'uder the suspension of till' run tne resolution was auopteit. , ' Mr. KoMnaon, from the Committee on Eurollnl Ullls, reMirtod TSrious bills and msoiiaions as ueing correctly enroilea, 1 t .ii ;; CAI.ItSDA (SKSUUftl).) ,,. i Bill to prevent the sale of liquor within three milos of Montpclicr Church, Robeson county, snd witliintwb miles of Hnlknrille, Duplin eounfy, was taken op and passed its several rciidinirg. i f .o BUI for the better government of the Inwiiui Aaylltm wns tnken di4 . ' Alt. Gregory ottered a substitute for the bill,,.:,,,.. ;, . ,'..' ..t.v-.T - , . (In motion, the whole mutter was n'fcr red to the Coinniittee on Insane Asylum, ' Hill to repeal chapter TO, pnvata laws, tttiti- u was taken up a tiassod Its several roadiiiirs. . ."s 'j'ri. . Hill in rcg.ird to hituiMpal elections is Kbsals'ih City was token up and, on mo tiouof B)kt,eol., was indefluiiely pusfc possth ' . . l.l.h".,ri,i,i'wiiit,rss' Bid to iucornrn(e Ihs Navassatiusne t!oitiuiy of Wilmington wss token ap ami pssseu us several reuiliuga. "" , , Bill to vslablisli ami entoree ss scrirut turitl lien was token lutd ordered to I printed. ' .. . ; !; - , Bill to miuire Hheiifrs and Conmers to ghu notiu! ui parties ia waswd tsviw they have pmusas tiir eolhtitioav of money was lnKHii up anu passed its second; reading. Bill to suieud chapter 7, section Oil, lutvisni to.li wiunakeu up and, on' mo tion of Mr. Withers was laid ou tha table.. By Mr. Bmwu: Abill ooniwning die wverai os per lor tpuru in the btale ; ra- icrrea. ; ; , i ? liill to-charier the Citizen's Rink, tircendhiro', was'toaun up snd piawed its several readings. , ;:'T ; Mill coneerniug elections held Is this Mtutc. liill pronih s Uiat all voters must ote in I We preciiiot in w hich tliey nesidi' and gives Hie right of challenge on day IH SHS'llott.) ,-:- .1. An Biiundment offered by the Commit Uu, allowing voters to vote anywhere In the t'ounly on the presentation ofa eor- uncsteoi rvgMniuou, was adopted. ' Page, col, moved to-indetlillUily nosi- io the bill, i The- yeas and Bays were called and the ttiotUm toindodaitely post S was lost by vote of yeas Mi, nays O motion of Mr. Wither the rots by Wlik-n tlie IJoumiUtee s ssacnalnuat was adopted wss reeMnstdsraiLo . The questim recu ring npon the amend neat, to yess and nays were called aad tha amendment Was ntjected by a rota of yesaaji asyssT I-Page, cot. suns' so strikeout to sec ond sscetioa of the biU whU h gives the right of thsllcng oa Ui stay alee tio ; hwf yes U aays . The bill' thin psiwed its third reading by a vole of yess 57 nars 49. s t Mr. Ashe, fnsii the Kiaaaea Canmittet, submitteil ft repiwt., v, , j , Hill to inoorpontta Lktla itiver Acade my, i umixwsiut tAxmty, was taka up and passed its several readings, ;i , t , ' Bill to protect tha interest of the Bute tn sales emaer eneeatMsB was takes up ami psaacn ns ssverat resuings, - Hill m relation to tlie semoeof process when tlie Hheriff is party was takea up sou nssHTo nssHTcrai resuings. i Bill to inenrponao the pmbody Educa tional Association of Newport, Carteret county, wa laitea ap awl nasaed Its ser eral readings; !: '. .. . ; ., ,., By Mr, Jones, of Caldwell: A bill to appoint a Board of CommissiiRMrs jo Caldwell rounty to assess .damages and for otlier purposes; plsced on cakadar. Resolution in refereac so explanstion of rotes while ft ballot is being takea wss taken up." " n . . ,. i . . Hykes, col., mored to by th resolution ou the table; hart, - ' r , .. Pngr. cut, moved to indellwtely post poa Hie resolutioa; hat The resolutioa was adopted by a rote .i ii iii , aayaaa, wo . NoTK The leavn'nf a manlier ol luu uiVnl. . - ;t , . . KVKNINII SKSSIOH. 'I'-wyi; Wkunksiiav, March 1st, 1H7I The Senate waa called to order at 7 o cluck On motion, tin hill in relation to tlw coniorat limiU of the town nf Thomas ville wss taken up aud failed to pass its intra reading tor the want of s quorum - Owmothm of Mr. Oraliam, of Oraugeya call of tlie Hensto was had and II oeuaUirs answered to their nsines. AftiTS short times iiunilvr "of Senators apienring, a quorum was declared to be Bi'eent,K..-,..f!. .i,tt. Here an hour or more was spent In a running ucOaie as to wbcthiT record sliould be made as to the absentees. '" "I .l.ei,i - '' ' .-.-i-' j . ' ftPKCIALOKDKIt The bill sutliori.iiig the consolidation of the Atlantic and North Carolina Kail- rsmI with that portion uf tlie North Carolina luuiroau uetwecu tiaiciiii ana uolilsuoro'. being the special order for this hour Its consideration waaemcrcct lino.' ' " 4 Mr. Urahsift took the floor taxplftns tioa and support iaf Uis, bill.- He had in troduced this bill, snd hw urged its pas sage, as be bclicred !'. indicated the true policy for the Bute tn pursue In such mat tors, Ho behWvcd, living when ha did, that Norfolk was the .true, outlet, but he was opHised to forcing our people, by a monopoly, to send their products thereat an outrageous and extortionate charge. He did not urge this matter on the ground that it would build up a North Uannios port, but in order that ear people might lie protected, by competing lines to . the seacoast Ironi theextortton practiced upon them br the means of the monopoly -now enJoyerby the Kalcigh & Oashm and the RiinokeHeabiard ltnllroada. Ho would not advocate consolidation which Woald compel any one to ship over any particolsr Una, bnt he did ' desire to see producers and shippers protected against- ruinous chsrges by hftving competing lines to the seacoaat put Into operation. ' - hchi ,4. 1 1 In regard to the benellcia effect of hav ing competition in these matters, he cited the fact that any one st Charlotte, where they bare tha choice between' two1 linos, could ship s bale of cotton to' Norfolk cheaper than it could be done from Hilkv boro . lie also mentioned the fact that the cost of shipping s barrel of corn to Norfolk was f 1.30, where It Wat met by one from Chicago which cos about gu cents,- ""'' , ..' . . ,j, . .... Mr, 0. continued for tome rime, urging the passage of thtt"bilT on the ground, that It wn the true North Carolina policy, and one' which would give a much-needed protection to' the industrial interest of tlie Mtste. ', ' ' ' Mr. Jones next occurled the floor In op position to the bill. lie based his objec tion ' on tlie, ground that the interest of the State would lie damaged by the trans fer of 1 1,000,HK Of stock, which the bill provides, front the North Carolina K. 11, where it now pays 6 pet cent., to road that pays no dividends, and probably would not even if this bill should pass and the transfer be made. ,1, , , - , ... Mr. Merrimon said he would support the bill If he wss convinced that It would benefit any section of the Btat and not m I urn materially, any other, but he Uionirht the bill susceptible of the instruction of making the Hlate decrease by million ot dollars her .stock in tlie N. C. Koad and increase one million of dollars in th At lantic Koad ' Messrs. Edwards sid ' Skinner "both argued ftgninst the bill.' e r :" Messrs. , iiobliiiis, of Itowas, snd Par trail favored the bill. . j . Mr. Oltmer liked the idea of the bill, lint tmnigiit tut nrovistoBs Instituted a very poor trade ss to th transfer of stts k. He thought the geutlcmuu in the luterost of the Atlantic lined would gladly enter into s very different arrangemciit He was willing tn si low the Atlantic Eoad to In crease its capital t( .k for the purpose of paying for the portion of the N, C. Itoml promised to be onasulidated. 1 ' Mr lxive spok Ho- toiqutlme in opposi tion to tlie bill. m.-4K ti , u 3 ' . The bill then passed Its second reading. On motion uf Mr, Kandolph, the bill was made speolul order for Monday night t 7 o'clis-'k. .1 i,r, o , ! ' Oa motion, the Senate thru adjourned. n ''f'i-( SENATE. .).- TttttusnAT, March Sd, 1871. Called ti order by President Warren, ' 'Journal of vostenlav read and anuroved. r Leave of abseuos gnuitsd Mr. Allen un til next Monday evening. . Also, to Mr. Uauey until next Tuesday. , ..... j Mr. MoChinuny prusuulod a memorial fnH the Cape r'ear Navigation Company ; wli1 wsV i iwt'iiHi ws, j( ' Mr. Linney froui Comiuittoa on Judici ary ; Mr. Kobbins of Davidson from Com mittee on Kurolled Bills; Mr. L'urrie from Csnuiuittot on ICngrossisl , Jtills; sir, (Im Iimii f Orange, from Cimiiuiltee on Ju dietary, submitted reports row their re Nwtiveeoniiuitteea. . , ' , Mr, Edwards introduced ft bill Incoriio- rating Ui Warreutou and Macon Turnpike :inpiiny : ititerroiL ... ,.. ,'. Mr. Mci'inmmj, ft bill to tncorjiorate the Cupi' Pear Ouano tnnpuny : referreit Mr, Troy, a' bill to prevent tlie sale is spirituoas liquors witliia. two miles uf iskH'kersville Acsxlemy, Cumucrlsuu couu ty: Mermd. i.ui'irt, , ,. ,: :i ... f Mr. Baruett, a bill entitled an wt to hqiiidate Uie public debt of the htat4. The bill authoriesth Truasuici, uudur Ihedireetioa f ,Uiyr. TuL. It Caldwell, fcx-Uo. llniirg, and Judge iii. u.,luad. to silrertise kw ssl tlie Ktatu's uitnrest iu all Railroads, for bonds issued by- the Stnto prior to May 1st Dttio, except, uomU imiih-u utiiiii iiiewar; iriermi, , 1 , Mr, tlilmer moved to strike out seven. and insert half post seven, for evening ses sions of bonntc . , . , 1 j v, Atuv ftdelxftteof length, it was adopted, under previous question by Mr. 1ih i.liesd. Mr, Troy moved suspensioa uf ruka. sail take np bill relative toautborijng OKunly of I jiatluun. to Has bunds. -1 Mo turn prevsdedf sad, bill .passed weond smiling., , i l; y r, i , . ' Os motlo of Mr, , Morehend, ft simi lar bill to abovejtelatire to. liockiag- ham iviuuty, was taken,, up aud sssaed setviod reading..!.., . 4 . .c Chair aiiiKKiucvd arrival of hour for sit ting of the Court of Impeachment After ailiouruiaont of court, senate d to ordw , , s I Mr, Moors, frtm Committee oa Coriiort- tions, snported favorably oa rarious bills ; calendar, ., o.:.,..i j Mr. Jones, a resolution relative to State Deportment, (authorize 'th Heeretory f tHnte to employ n additional Mark lor tlirae inoaths) j oalendar. ; '!." , ; Adjourned, j 1I0USKT Or REPRESENTATIVES. , . TmvksdaT, March 2d, 187t I ' House wss called to order at Uie usual hoar. - . ., , 1 "'f,!'mi:, ' ; Prayer by Iter. - Mr ray son. of the House. ,- , -,. . I- Jon real of yesterday read sod approved. The point of order raised on yesterday, in reirard to the resolution introduced by Mr. Brown, was sustained, by tne chair. sir. Jordan, front Committee on Judi ciary; Mr. Clinard, from Committee on fcnirrosseil ttills; Mr. nettle, from Commit tee s Claims; Mr. Herd rson. f -om tv.in motteeouCoriiorations; Mr. McNeill, from Cowmittosou Piuputitious and Oricvauces, tubuitted reports, r. WllcOX. S bill to m..n.l 1 ..n ,in itht!oits of CiviU'iocedursf'to- lerrca, . , ... ,1 &.. BiiXtoq, I bill to jm tlus' aval Exteiisioii rtailnunl ',,,,,,,,, ,., N: fi-rred . ' , ' Mr Ir. M ikx, ft lull to lay out and csUlu arond 111 Iheroimtv nl Alu. rL.m,.i lish Mr, Mader, aiull iu favor of th.- sheiiir iftdklnomintr; rlrn! of Yi Mr. Ashe, a bill to iiwurmM'-it ttm wa. mlugton Railway Co-Operative' Associa tion! reltned. - r , , ,. ., 1 CALKKinn, ,.-."-, : A lull to amend chapter lftft, lawn IsiN and !(!, taken up and passed its severaf nwiliuirv .. ' ' A bill fi the Is-tUr government of the town of Hertford, Perquimans county, pskssditt servral readings. A bill supplemental to the act to lay out and establish the county of Hwaiu, passed its several readings. Mr. Settle, (by consent) a resolution in1 favor uf G. W. nd & K. Dicker . v terad. , A bill to inoornonib. llm ti,n ir T. r. lerson, in Uie county of Aalie, passed its several readings. , i A bill to amend an ordinance of the; Convention of 1803. in reirard to the iiiris. diction of tlio Court of the State, passed iw sevwnu reaamgs. , . , An tct iu regard to takmtr fl ,h from the waters ut Neua rivor nnd Contcntnua creek, passed its tevurni read intra. A resolution m favor of G. Wand, IV K. Dickey, (havinir been f ivorablv n-isntcd from Couimittee. on CUinis.) was bikett I lie yeas and navs were cull, nnd the resolution failed fo pisut its thinl reading; yeas 31, nays 80. , r Sl-Kl tAI, Olilll.R. 1 A bill for the appointment of an :vi- tant State JJeologiat,. was token up. ,, Mr.. btrudwrrk", moved that the bill be postponed till Monday next;' adopted. .Mr. Kobinson, from Coirimittee on En-' rolled Bills, rosirted several bills ss cr racDy snnillcd. f ,., . ,v , . .. CAT.IUJ1AK aKrirjURD. ' 'A bill In rri!kril to th coiivlnir of the public law tor the Publiu Printer wa ki kes up. , . . i Mr, Justice moved to lav on the table lost, f (. - . vTheidll then latasn Its several mulinua, 1U motion of Mr. Jovner. of Johnston. the .vote by which the lull amend inu elisptor 1B0,' laws IWW-tf pasael its Ultra resiling was monatderod, snd the lull, wsa roeoauuittod to the Judiciair Committee. ,; 1 :. A liill allowing the city of Wilmingtofi to perfirt title to t certain lot in that city, tor uiboons Iiodgo, If. and A. M., was taken up and ? (Msaed il several Jiiulings. , An ai't to amend sivtion 31, rhnpur 201, laws lSUS-'Uit, passed its several read ing". ' '' ' ,:- .. - ' trsmiOXDsx. ;' '" 'A bill to abolish the utiles of Ptute Qeologitt, was taken up. -,. ; ,, . , , un motion or wr. Jirown, the bill was pisttponed till Monday next at half past SPKCIAI. OHDKK. ' . ' The bill allowing the N. Caralina R. R. and the Western North Carolina R. It to consolidate, wo taken up. , ' The question being on the adoption of Uie amendment to prohibit the North Car olint H. it to lease or sell any part of its road or change its gunge, tlie yes nnd aays were called and tlie amemlmc.nt did not prevail by the following rote: Ykas. Mmsrs. Anderson, Armstroiifj, Ashe, Atwater, Broadfoot, Brysun, Cnw tboro, IJrawfnrd, Currio, Danlen, Dickey, Drake, Dunhsin, Faulkner, Ksench, Purr, Unrrison, Oulliek, Grayson, Ouytlier, Har ris, of franklin, Hendeisou, Hinnnnt, Johnston, of Buncombe, Jones of North ampton, Joyner, of Johnston, Joj-ner, of Pitt, Jonlan, Jiistioe, Kelsey, Kinudd, Lnckoy, Mabsori, Maxwell, McCauley. Mor ris, Pagoj Robinson, ricott, Smith, of An son, Hmilh of Halifax,, Smith, of Wuvw, Stunfonlj Htewsrt, Btmdwick, Welch, nd Wood house 4U,- ' v i.,r, NAV.-Mesr. Brooks. ILown. Brvan. of .Iihim, Bmm, Carson, Clinnrd, Copidnnd, Dudley, i-Kllison, Fisher, Fletcher, Onm brel, Gregory, Hampton, Harris, of OuU nird, liaiirmw,' Hard v.' Houston, Hill. Johnson, of Eiigeoombe, Jones, of Cald well, Kelly, or Uurte, Jstssitcr, l,oftin. iiyou, martin, marier, McAllister, McNeill, Morgan, of Wake, Mitchell, Nil liolsosi, Nisaon, Phillips. Paykir. PowelL Uniikiu. Heavis,1 Regan, Robbins, Bottle,, Hbull, Bykesi Ttickcr, Tomliilson, Waring, With ers; Wileos, Womwk, Young, of Wuke, and York B!l, ,!-s, ...; v; . Mr, Kelsny. offered ft substitute for the whole bill consolidating the North Caro lina it it, tne western north larolina ft It and the Northwestern N. C. It 11 v Mr. Kctsey sucks in Ikvor of the substi tute aud moved to postpone tlie mutter till Tuesday next st 1 1 o'clock. ' " " Alter consHleralile disrrussuut on the motion to postpone, Wie vote was token and the motion did not prevail. , The question occurred on the adoption of the substitute.' ; 1 '. Mabson, ' col., mored to postpone the wholu matter till Saturday. , , . ., Th motion did not prevail. . " The uiitmlion ouaiu recurred rat the sub stitute - . A oomnmuiciitioii was received frim the Treasurer, in answof to the resolution adopted by the Houston yesterday, asking him if he had boon enjoined against pay ing Uie dividends of tlie. North Carolina Railroad. , Ho replied at length, stating he ht, hem, and showing the embarrass, ed coi : 1 1 1 rioil i if the Treamiry iu eonseq uence thersoC '.,.,( ..!:,,,, , Mr. Ashe, (by reqii(t) introduced u bit for the relief, oi tlie treasurer. The comiHimleiillon of the Treasury and the bill were relerred to the Finance. Com mittee. .' -,i Puire col. moved, that the further con sideration of the consolidation bill be postponed till to-morrow at It o'clock ; ftlrtt. The auestion being on the adontion of tlie siilwtitute, the ya and nnys were Called and the substitute wm rejected by 11 vole, ot yeas 4 nay 70... ' Mr. Jones, of Caldwell, Culled the pre vious question on the adoption of rlie original bill. " IImi yi-as and nava were w! led and tlie bill tailed, to par by tue following Ykab. Messrs. Brown. Tirvsn. nf .Tones. Riiiin, Cnrsitn, Clinanl, Cojk iund, Dudley, unison, r rshor, nwclier, Uambret, Own', llainliton, Harris, of Uuill'ord, llsnly. Hill, Jolmson, isT iCdg'i'iaiibe, Jones, of f 'uld wcll, Kelly, of Davie, Lsssitrr, ' I,ntlin, Msrler; McAllister, Morgan, of- 'Wake, Mitelu'll, NkHmisou, Nitsi'iu, PhiiiiiM, i'sy o, PoweM, itankht, BcUlc, .SliulL Tuck er, Touilinson, Withers, W illis, Wilcox, Young, ot n skCj and ork. 41. WAYS. Messrs. Anderson, Arttistnuig, Ashe, Atwater, Itroadibot Brjant of Hal ifax, Brysna, Cawtbom, Crawl'ord, Currie, Dorden, Dickey, Diake, Dmduni, Faulk ner, Furr. Galling, tiisxUin, Uullick, Grayson, Gregory, Ouytlier, Hargrove, Henderson, Houston, ltiiiiiHnt, Johnston, of Buneoiiihe, Jones, uf NorthanipUm. Joyner, qf Joluistun, Joyner, of Hit, Jor- diui, Jiistics, b.elscy, hiucaul, Lucss, Mickey, Matwon, iluxwell, Met an ley, Morris, Page, Kiavis, Rcid, Robinson. Hmilh, of Ansou, tioiith. of il.ililnv. Smith, of Wayne, Htaiitord, Stewart, Sirud wick, Sykes, Waring, Welch, Womuck, WoiNlliouse and t ilUigiison.--oe. . . On motion Die House then adjourned. The C. S. C'ouiiuLssiom 'i"Hiil in is uct- tiug alter those who sell liipier, without ft Itceusi), UU "shrp iiUck.? Mr
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