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section 45, chapter 199, laws of lS71-72. On motion of Mr. Morrison, the rules were suspended and the bill to regulate the salaries of the Gov ernor and Treasurer was taken up on its third reading. Mr. Gorman moved to amend by striking out section 2, $2,500 and . insert $3,000, as the salary of the Treasurer. Lost. Mr. Anderson of Clay, moved to amend section 1, by giving the Governor $300 Instead of. $5,000 as the bill now provides. Lost. Mr. Heaton spoke at some length in favor of the reduction of the sal ary of the Governor to $4,000 per annum. - Mr. Brown of Davidson, moved to amend the first section of the bill by giving the Governor $3,GO0. Ixwt. v Mf. Settle moved to amend by striking out $2,500 for the Treasurer and Insert $2,000, and to allow mm to employ an additional clerk at a salary of 1 1.000. Lost. The bill then passed its third reading. On motion of Mr. Gorman, the House adjourned til half-past 10 o'clock to-morrow. SENATE. TWXNTY-6ECOND DAY. , Thursday, Dec. 12, 1872. ' Senate met at 11 o'clock. Mr. President' Morehead lnthe Chair, -u - Journal of yesterday read and ap proved. . Mr. Morehead stated he had been unavoidably delayed for two days longer than he had leave. - . 9 - - ' . BEPOIIT3 O COMMITTEES? , Reports from standing Commit tees were presented-fey Messrs. Mur ray, Troy, Welch, Gudger, Grandy and Flemmlng. " A message was received from the House transmitting a number of bills and resolutions which had passed that body, and asking con currence of Senate in same, which were appropriately disposed of. . INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr. Davis, bill to change dividing line of Franklin and Granville counties on South side of Tar River. Mr. Grandy, bill to amend chap. 12, Revised Code, in relation to Dastaras. i Mr. Dunham, bill to repeal chap. 133, publi6 laws of 1871-'72. Mr. Miller, bill to prevent the sale of liquors within two miles of Shelby, Cleaveland county. Mr. Grandy, bill to amend sub division 15, chap. 178, public laws 18GS-'69. SPECIAL ORDER. Bill to be entitled an act to alter the Constitution of the State, was being read, when Mr. Cowles moved the further reading be postponed and made a special order for 111 o'clock Mon day. 3Ir. Grandy moved to amend by making special order for 16th Jan uary. Mr. Merrimon opposed the mo tion. Mr. Grandy spoke at length, and was in favor of postponement. Said he was opposed in toto to in terfering with the Constitution of North Carolina. . Mr. Stilley thought some amend . ments were necessary to the Consti tution, but it should not be acted on hastily. He favored postpone ment. ; Mr. Harris favored amendments in some particulars, but wanted . tinve to consider them. Mr. Welch moved that the bill be recommitted to the Committee with instructions. Mr. Love opposed the motion to recommit. Mr. Merrimon opposed the mo tion, and was in favor of it passsing !ts second reading to-day, and then made special order for a future day. Mr. King opposed the present bill, but favored some amendments. Mr. Norwood thought it should be acted upon deliberately, and was willing for a postponement that the senators couiu ail consider wen tne important steps to be taken. Mr. Welch spoke in favor of his motion to recommit. . Mr. Grandy's motion to postpone until the 16th of January, prevail- ed yeas 23, nays 17. .Af - I t .1 the vote, in order that Mr. Welch's motion could be considered. Adop ted. Mr Welch then moved that it be recommitted to the committee with instructions to divide it into sec tions and report the same on Tues day, the 17th Inst. Mr Avera introduced a resolution concerning the State debt. Referred. Mr Ellis of Columbus, a bill in re lation to the support of the Insane Asylum allows $70,000, to defray all expenses. Mr Ellis of Columbus, a b'll to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors within twe miles of Pleasant Plains ru,..u T r J Mr Norwood, a resolution ofin 'struction to the judiciary com mi t 'tee. Adopted. Tjeave of absence was granted to Mess. j. iiil.H f i'niurobus, and Rea per for com.iiiui o duty. Mr Grandy was granted leave of absence for five days. BILLS ON THIRD READING. Bill to prevent the destruction of fish in certain waters and at cer tain seasons passed its final reading. Mr Cunningham moved a suspen sion of the rules in order to take up the bill incorporating the New York, Norfolk and Charleston Rail road Company. Suspended. The bill was read with the amend ments offered by the committee. The amendments were adopted, j . Mr Grandy offered an additional amendment thereto. Adopted. Mr Merrimon offered an amend ment requiring the construction of the Road to begin within 12 months. Failed. Mr Merrimon moved to strike out section 8. This created considerable discus sion. Messrs. Stilley, Love, Grandy, Welch and Chamberlain spoke against striking out the section, and advocated the bill In an able man ner. " . Messrs. Norwood and Morehead of Rockingham, were in favor of in ternal improvements, but did not like to grant this company too much power. Mr Merrimon defended his motion to strike out, giving his reasons why it should be adopted. Mr Murphy, an amendment to come In section 8, line 2, after the "after road." Adopted. Mr jsierrimon'8 amendment to strike out section 8 then failed. Several other amendments were offered by Messrs. Cowles and Hor ton, who, after a long discussion withdrew them. Mr Grandy spoke at some length on the bill, scoring the Western men for trying to clog the bill by amendments. The bill as amended then passed its second readme yeas 36. nays b. On motion of Mr Lovevt he Senate adlourned until 10 o'clock to-mor row morning. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TWENTY-SECOND DAY. Thursday, Dec. 12, 1872. House called to order at half-past 10 o'clock, A. M. Speaker in the Chair. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Brown of Davidson. ' Mr. Moring presented a memorial from the Juchre of the 7th Judicial District and members of the bar of said District. " The memorial was appropriately referred. Mr. Dennett from the committee on the indiciarv. Mr. Settle from the committee on salaries and fees. Mr. Morrison from the committee on enrolled bills, submitted reports. , B v. Mr. Cox. a resolution in favor of Arthur-Dennis. Referred. By Mr. Perry of Bladen, a reso lution for the relief of Evander Sinarletarv. Register of Deeds of Bladen county. Referred. - By Mr. Dula, a . resolution of in s traction to the committee on education.-Calendar. v . V By Mr. BennetJ, a bill to incor porate the Wilmington and Wes tern Railway Company. Referred. . By Mr. Gudger,a bill in relation to obstructions in the Catawba River. Referred. By Mr. Jones of Orange, a bill in relation to the sale of spirituous li quor in the town of Durham. Re- By Mr. Bean, a bill to 7 repeal chapter 21 of the public laws of 18GS. Referred. By Mr. Richardson, a bill to al low the commissioners of Catawba Jy to lev' tt special taxi . f,.u Re- Mr. Jones of Caldwell, from the committee on corporations submit ted a report. Under a suspension of the rules. House resolution of instruction to the committee on education was taken up, which was, On motion of Mr. Johnston of Buncombe, laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Goodwyn of Halifax, the rules were suspended, House bill No. 48 was taken up. The bill amends chapter 139 of the laws of 1871-'72,,and provides for 5 cents mileage each way to county commissioners attending meetings of the board in addition to the sal ary of $2 dollars per day. Mr. Stanford spoke in opposition to the bill. Mr. Watson moved to amend by striking out $2 dollars and inserting $3 dollars per day. Mr. Goodwyn of Halifax, opposed the amendment in a speec h of some length. Mr. Ellison spoke in favor of the amendment offered by Mr. Watson. Mr. Bowman offered a proviso "that the county commissioners shall not receive mileage for more than four terms in any one year, nor per diem for more than twelve days in a year." The speaker announced that the question now was upon the substi tute offered by the committee, the original bill being to allow county commissioners $3 dollars per day. Mr. Brown of Davidson, moved to lay the whole matter upon the table, upon which motion Mr. Dud ley called- the yeas and nays. The motion was lost by a vote of yeas 33, nays GS. Question recurred upon the reso lution reported by the committee and it was adopted. The Question recurred upon Mr. Bowman's proviso Mr. Badger moved to amend by saying that the proviso shall not ap ply to the county of Wake. lie thought the proviso was a good one. The chair ruled Mr. Watson's amendment out of order, as the House had negatived such two propositions to pay $3 per day, in the adoption of the substitute giv ing $2 per day and five cents mile age. Mr Settle after explaining his reasons therefor called the previous question. The vote recurred on the amend ment offered by Mr. Williamson that the proviso should only apply to the county of Mitchell. Lost. The amendment offered by Mr. Badger was lost. " The question recurred upon the proviso offered by Mr. Bowman, which was also lost. The bill then passed its second reading. Upon the third reading of the bill, amendments were offer ed by Messrs. Dula, Anderson of Clay, Jones of Caldwell, Ellison and Trivett, all of which were re acted. Mr. Settle called the previous question which was sustained, and the bill passed it3 third reading. By Mr. Marler, a resolution of in struction to the judiciary commit tee. me rules were suspended and the resolution was adopted. uyiur. liaager, a mil to porate the town of Apex, county. Referred. Under a suspension of the ineor Wake rules, House bill for the better securii of for life property on Railroads, ami other purposes was taken up.' The bill makes it a capital crime to obstruct Railroads for the pur pose of throwing cars off the tract, or by shooting or throwing stones at cars in motion, Ac Mr. McGehee spoke at length in favor of its adoption. . Mr. Ellison thought that a bill of this magnitude should be printed. the passage Mr. Badger opposed or the bill. The bill then passed its third reading. By Mr. Beau, a bill in regard to certain sales in North Carolina. Calendar. Under a suspension of the rules, House bill to establish the line be tween North Carolina and Tennes see at a given point was taken up and passed its third reading. By Mr. Ellison, a resolution of Instruction to the committee on Deaf, Dumb and the Blind. Re ferred. Under a 'suspension of the rules, House bill No. 4, authorizing the word company,- the words the completion of said J f commissioners of Clay county to levy a tax for the building of a Jail house in! Hayesville in said coun ty, was taken j: up and passed its several readings. f ' - Under a suspension of therules, House bill No. ,40, to amend an act to provide the procedure in special proceedings and for other purposes, was taken up and passed its several readings!.' j; " Under a suspension of the rules, the resolution) for the relief of "Rvnndpr 'Sinirletarv. Register of Deeds for Bladen county, was ta ken up, and j . ',' ' ! On motion of Mr. Johnston, re ferred te the committee on the Ju diciary. i! , - Under a suspension of the rules, House resolution no. C9, providing for the building of five new alcoves in the State Library was taken up and passed its third reading. ! House resolution no. 4, asking our Representatives in Congress to use their influencein having the bank rupt law so amended as to place the advantages of the law within the reach of the poorer classes of our citizens, passed its several read ings. J House bill no. 04, to prevent the sale of spirituous liquor within 1J miles of Cold Springx Camp Ground in Cabarrus county, wa3 taken up and passed its several readings. ; The Houso adjourned til to-morrow at 10 o'clock. SENATE. 1 TWENTY-THIRD DAY. j Friday, Dec. 13, 1872 Senate met at 10 o'clock. , President Moreheadn tlte Chair. J ournal of yesterday read and ap proved. , . ! - 'i- v i Mr Chamberlain stated that he had been misrepresented in The News in being . reported that he agreed with Mr Grandy in his speech on yesterday on the railroad bill, i REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. j Reports fronl standing commit tees were presented by Messrs. Cun ningham, Murray, Merrimon, Cowles, J Scott, Todd and Ellis o Catawba. -l BILLS INTRODUCED. MrRes;ess, a bill authorizing the levying lot" a special tax in Beaufort county. Referred. ' j On motion of Mr Murray, the rules were suspended, and the bill authorizing the commissioners of Guilford county to levy a special tax, was taken up, and passed its second reading.! Mr McCauleyL .a bill concerning the right of way to public worship in Union county. , Referred. i j RESOLUTIONS. Mr Love, a resolution in favor of II. Adatns. Referred. Mr Norwood, a resolution amend ing the joint rules of order. Laid over. i . ' ! I UNFINISHED UUSINES3. The bill incorporati ng the New York, Norfolk and Charleston Rail way Company, was read third time. Mr Durham desired to explain why hej voted against the bill he was not! opposed to the building of the road, but djj n t like the bill without certains amendments to it, and spoke at s. no length slating why the amendments were necessary- I ! ! Mr Morehead, of Rockingham, concurred in the views of Mr Dun ham and offeree some amendments theretoj as follows : Strike out so much of the bill as allowed ;the company to decrease its stock; stiike out the part that allows the company to change its name; and that th commissioners appointed to asset damages shall be appoint ed under the provisions of the gen eral raijroud law. j Mr Chamberlain' stated that the friends pf the road would accept the the amendments. The bill then passed its third and final reading by a vote of 41 to 1. j Mr Love introduced a bill in re lation tO printing the private Jaws. Referred. j Mr Seymour moved that the rules be suspended and 'the bill just pass ed be sent to thei House. Adopted. On motion of Mr. Troy, the rules were suspended! and the bill re- enacting the charter of the Fayette ville and Floreiice Railroad Com pany was taken; from Calendar and passed second and third readings. , Mr. Ellis, ot Catawba, from the Committee on Printing, submitted a report stating the reasons why.the Committee recommended the in crease of the price of State Printing. The hour having arrived for the special (order, (bill in relation to election of Superior Court Judsres) it was postponed until the printing bill was disposed of, on motion of Mr. Merrimon. j Mr. Worth said he wished the price fixed to be affair one one that would -not cramp the printer, and then wanted it given to tlie friends of his party. : ; Mr. Respess ' stated that he was willing1 for a fair price to be paid, and thought that 75 cents per 1,000 for plain matter and $1.50 for rule and figure work was a good price, and moved it as an amendment to the bill. ! Mr. King thought that a high price and was in favor of enacting new law in regard to printing. i iJr. Seymour -favored a new act. Mr. Troy mdved to insert the words re-enact" in the first clause of the bill. Arirtptod. r j, Mr. Love spoke in favor of the prices fixed by the Committee as fair and just. 1 ; t Mr. Stilley moved the further consideration of the bill until to morrow. ,;1 ; Mr. Love called the previous question. - .:! 1 I Mr. Respess' motion failed by the following vote : I Affirmative, 22 ; negative, 23. The bill then passed its second reading by the following vote: Affirmative, 26; negative, 19. On motion of Mr Waring, the bill was enrolled and ordered to be sent to the House. , i A message was received from the House ( transmitting a number of bills which had passed that body, and asking the concurrence of the Senate In the same, which were re ferred or otherwise disposed of. j Mr. Seymour ! introduced a bill to amend) the charter of the Neuse River Navigation Company. Re ferred.! U ; Mr. Cowles moved a suspension of the rules in order to take up the bill in relation to the salary of the Governor and other officers. Lost. Senate bill to incorporate the Bankoi the city of Raleigh was be ing read, when ;M I j Mr. Horton moved it be made a special order for to-morrow,' ;11 o'clock. Adopted.1 , ' On motion o" Iir' Love, the rules were suspended, and the bill ex tending the time of taking out grants in McDowell county passed its several readings.' - - r . , The rules were suspended on mo tion of. Mr. Powell, and the bill providing for the election of Supe rior Court Judges passed its second and third reading yeas 39, nays 3. BILL ON SECOND BEADING. The bill to regulating the interest of money in this State with a sub stitute from the committee, fixing the rate at 6 per cent where no rate is6pecified and limiting it to 12 per cent. , -r Mr Avera moved .to lay the bill on the table. Lost. ' . Mr Ellis of Catawba, moved to strike out 12 and insert 15. . Mr King advocated the bill and the amendment. Mr Stilley spoke at some length In favOr of the substitute. . ' Mr Humphrey thought the rates should be unlimited. Mr Avera was opposed to high rates. Mr Merrimon wa3 opposed to changing the present rates and thought to establish higher rates would redound to the injury of the mass of the people. - MrNorwood spoke at some length and was in favor of a general law fixing the rates of interest. ' 5 . Mr. Nicholson opposed both the original bill and substitute. Mr Earnhardt coincided with Mri Nicholson, and said if confidence 1.1 I l 1 I .rU man thare would bo Ibill. - Mr. Waring said that if he were to consult the interest of the bar he would favor the bill, for it would derange all previous contracts, c., and moved to lay the bill on the table. Mr King called the previous ques tion. When the amendment offered by Mr. Ellis failed yeas 12, nays lo. The substitute and original also failed to pass. On motion the Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TWENTY-THIRD DAY. Friday, Dec. 13, 1872. House called to order at 101 a. m. Speaker in the Chair. Mr. McNeill presented a rnemori al from citizens of Robeson county in relation to the sale of liquor near places of worship, which was ap propriately referred. Mr. Bennett from the Committee on the Judiciary, Mr. Stanford from the Committee on f inance, Mr. Moring from Committee on En grossed bills, Mr. Carson from Com mittee on Library, and Mr. Rich ardson from Committee on Finance submitted reports. Mr. Bennett, resolution of instruc tion to the Judiciary. Calendar. Mr. Marler, resolution for benefit of teachers of common schools. Re ferred. Mr. Shackelford, bill in favor of E. Merrill, Sheriff of Onslow Co Referred. Mr. Watson, bill to require fines and penalties to bo paid into the County Treasury for. county schools and the poor. Referred. Mr. Abbott, bill to amend sec. 8, chap. 139, laws of 1872. Referred. Mr. Goodwyn, bill to authorize the Commissioners of Halifax coun ty to levy a special tax. Referred. Mr. Grandy, bill to amend sec.-l J chap. 215, laws of 18G8-'G9. Refer red. Mr. Marler bill to be entitled an act to amend sections 1 and 8, chap. 71, public laws 1871-'72. Referred. Mr. Bryant of Alleghany, bill to lay out and construct a public road from A.M. Bryant's to the Virginia line. Referred. Mr. McNeill, bill to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors near Beau ty Spot Church, Robeson county. Referred. Mr. Jones of Northampton, bill to incorporate the town of Jackson, Northampton county. Referred. CALENDAR. Bill giving the Commissioners of Bladen county certain powers was taken up and passed its third read ing by a vote oi yeas si, nays is. Mr. Jones of Caldwell, irom the Committee on Corporations, sub mitted a report. Resolution to instruct Committee on Constitutional Reform to inquire into the propriety of so amending article 6, section 3, of the Constitu tion of the State as to make all elec tions vive voce, was taken up. Mr. Houston moved to lay the resolution on the table, whereupon Mr. Badarer called the ayes and naves. The call was sustained. The motion to lay on the table prevailed ayes 78, nays 27. Resolution authorizing the At tornev General to test in the Su preme Court of the United States the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of the United States in the case of Lee Dunlap, (colored) was taken up and passed its several readings. Bill to prevent cattle from dis temper and other infectious diseases was taken up. Alter a lengthy de bate the resolution passed its third reading by a vote oi yeas bz, nayes 44. Alter a long deoa:e the Dill was referred to the judiciary committee. By Mr Jones of Caldwell, a bill to empower the commissioners of Caldwell county to sell certain lands. Referred. By Mr Abbott, a bill enticing minors to leave their homes a mis demeanor. Referred. The bill in regard to certain sales in the State was token up. Mr Settle hoped the bill would pass at once. Mr Waush was opposed to it and moved to indefinitely postpone the Dill. Messrs. Bean and Goodwyn sup- portea ine measure. Mr Waugh withdrew his motion to indefinitely postpone. Mr Johnston offered a proviso ex cepting all counties West of the lilue Ridge. Rejected. Mr Warlick moved to except Burke county. Lost. Mr Waugh moved to except Sur ry county. Lost. . Mr Houston moved to amend by excepting the counties west of the Catawba River. Lost. Mr Bryan, of Wilkes, moved to amend by excepting the county of Wilkes. Lost. On motion of Mr Settle the pre vious question was called, and the bill passed its several readings. SPECIAL ORDER. The bill to incorporate theNorth- ern and Southern Telegraph Com pany, was taken up.; ; , ; On motion of -Mr Craigethe bill was referred to the judiciary com mittee. - .i -i - : -V : ,v ' . ' " The bill to repeal chapter 8, laws of 1870-,71, was taken up, - and, on motion of Mr Dula was referred to the judiciary committee, i - The Senate resolution to raise a joint committee of. five to rent out by contract the keeping of the pub lic grounds and buildings was taken up and passed its third readings. ". Mr.Gorman moved to lay the res olution on the table. The motion kwas lostr . " v5: 'r i' - r By Mr .Ellison, a resolution of in struction to the, committee on edu cation; Referred. By Mr. Morrison, A resolution in reference to the Penitentiary. Cal endar. '" The resolution raising a joint se lect committee of 5 to examine into accounts of the Treasurer was taken up and adopted. ? By Mr. Gilmer,' a resolution rais inerajoint select committee of 16 rto take into consideration the con stitutional amendments proposed by the last General Assembly, as to whether they shall be acted on as a whole or separately. ; On motion of Mr. Waddell, the -rules were suspended and the reso lution was taken up, and On motion of Mr. Brown f Meck lenburg, the further consideration of the bill was postponed til to-morrow at 11 o'clock, a. m. s The chair announced Messrs. Johnston, Corson and Dickey as the 11 ouse branch of committee to let The bill to amend section 9, of the act concerning county Treasurers was taken up and passed its several readings. Under a suspension of the rules, genate bill No. 9, to incorporate the N. C. State .Lite Insurance Com pany was taken up and passed its several readings. The bill to amend section S, of the act concerning the government of counties was taken up. The substitute offered by the committee was adopted, and the bill passed its several readings. ' On motion of Mr Bennett, the rules were suspended and the reso lution instructing the judiciary com mittee to report a bill to require the Auditor to give bond, &c, was ta ken up and adopted, i i The bill to discontinue a public highway in Forsythe county from Salem to Moses Stewarts, was taken up and passed its several readings. The House adjourned til to-mor row at half-past 10 o'clock, a m. From Daily News, Dec. 14, 72. Our Railroads -President ford's Report. Ru- Col. A. S. Buford, President of the Richmond and Danville Rail road, made his report at the twenty fifth annual meeting of the stock holders, held in Richmond last Wednesday, the 11th inst. - From Col. Buford's report, we gather some interesting particulars in regard to three railroads in which some of our people feel more or less intt'rested to-wit: The Roanoke Valley, the North Western North Carolina, and the North Carolina Railroads. The Richmond and Danville road has taken charge of Roanoke Val ley road and has contracted to con struct a line from Keysville, on the R. & P.,4.-lt.; to CJUirksville, on the Roanoke River, the work to be done by the 15th of November, 3. This road will be of much service to the people of this State who live in the counties adjacent to the line. Col. Buford says when the road is completed to Clarksvill only, in af fording transportation and conse quent development to one of the most producti ve and desirable dis tricts of Virginia and North Caro lina, it will bring valuable acces sions ot business to the Danville road. M i Iu speaking of the North Wes tern North Carolina Railroad. which leaves the main; line at Greensboro and extends westward ihrmiorh n forli lo to'tmn in S!ci1uyt Col. Buford gives the circumstances under which the Danville road ob tained control of it: From Greensboro to Salem the work of graduating, masonry and supplying cross-ties had been fin ished during the year 1870. In 1871, the Company being unable to complete the work, made proposals lor its transier to the lticnmond and Danville Company to have it completed and put in operation within a reasonable period. It was not until the 29th of March, 1872, mat any positive agreement was made. On that day a final contract was entered into between the two companies, by which the Richmond and Danville company undertook to complete the road from Greens boro to Salem, a distance of 29 miles. in consideration of the issue and de livery to the Richmond and Dan ville Company of 1,600 shares be ing a majority of the whole of its capital stock, and also $500,000, be ing the whole issue of the. first mortgage bonds of the North Wes tern JNorth Carolina Railroad, which had been before authorized by law. In accordance with this contract, the stoek and bonds have been issued and delivered to the Richmcnd company, and work commenced last aii. About one- half of the track is now laid, the work is going on actively; and will be soon completed. Two of the depots have been finished and the remaining: one at &aiem . can oe completed in a few weeks. In resrard to tne iNortn uaronna Road. Col. Buford informs us that it is beirnr successfully operated un der the contract of lease of Septem ber 11th. 1871. In order to promote its usefulness to the communities it serves and to secure its continued prosperity and value, the tariff rates have been i revised so as to reduce passenger iare ana ireignc auoui twenty per cent. 7 ! - Col. liuford tninKs mat me dusi- ness of the Road, though not fully sustained during some periods of the past year, proves that the prop erty is self-sustaining and will be come remunerative for the cost and risk of its control, and eminently useful to North Carolina and adja cent States as a public highway and artery of commerce. 7 7 Mb. Jacob Jaspeb dropped dead in the streets of Salisbury, was walking with his daughter at the time, just be low the Bank. Was 65, and died or heart disease, says the Watchman. WEEKLY ERA. THURSDAY, IEC. 1 9, 1S72 The Weekly Era. . We have at last got the Weekly JZrato what we want it, and now, we - present to the people of North Carolina a ' weekly paper we are proud of. .It has been enlarged, re vised and greatly improved, and it appeals to the; support of every Re publican in the State Viod is in all respects a paper for the people. Our Railroads We re-publish ? from V the Daily News of this city, a very timely, appropriate and satisfactory article on the management and progress of some of the Railroads in which the people of North Carolina are vitally interested. " - ? We welcome, with no little pleas ure, the appearance of articles of such practical value to pur people. and so materially to all the interests of the State. We propose a hearty co-operation with our city contem porary in all matters looking to the material well-being and prosperity of North Carolina; and in the field before us we believe the Neics can, at present, accomplish ;more than any "paper Of the'Statei afibT, in ev erything, save ; the advocacy of its partisan principles and the danger ous practices of its.' party politics, we shall be happy rto supplement every effort the Neics may make in behalf of North Carolina and the South. " Hawking.' The State of North Carolina, with all her great interests, magnificent capitol building, noble charities and splendid history is " to let V Already are. there propositions before the Legislature to let out the Capitol, the State Library and pub lic grounds ; the Governor's Palace haying been under lease for a num ber of years. The other property and institu tions of the State will be advertised, we hear, before the Supreme Court has an opportunity to decide who are the legal custodians of the State House, grounds, property and char itable and reformatory institutions. Thus, like Bledsoe and his Stew ard crying their " savings " of 44 rot ten fish" through the market places, and seeking a customer for their "perquisites " of provisions paid for bv the State and "stinted11 from the allowances of starving con victs in the State pen, self-imposed agents of North Carolina may soon be seen carrying the auctioneers bell and red fliur. 44 hawkinsr " the erreat State of North Carolina af- ter the manner of a vender of- Our State in the War. As a Confederate soldier, in the service or JNortn jaroiinaanu ner Southern sisters throughout the en tire period of the war, we claim a just pride in the glory of the con test : for if there was no eriory in the heroism and valor displayed by the soldiers of the South in the late war, then there is no glory in any conflict of arms. We grant to every one his opinion regarding the mer its or dements of the issue we are merely talking about the fight the soldierly qualities of our people the gallantry with which they res ponded to the call of their State and none more erallantly than those union-loving men who believed the war wrong. It was the mistake of some during the war. that, only they aided and fought the war, who wanted the war and early favored the secession of the Southern States. It was the mistake after the war, that, only thev could support and abide the Union who had clung to and refus ed to fight the Union. "But, the greatest mistake of all, and the most serious in its results to our people,! was the feeling and opinion that no good Southern man or true Confederate soldier could ally himself with the Republican party of the nation. For, there is nothing in the prin ciples of the Republican party "aiid nothing in its practices, now, forbid ding the alliance and support of any Confederate soldier of the South; and there has been no time since the close of the war when the men who so gallantly followed Lee, or bravely led the charges of Jackson, Stuart and Hampton might not have given their undivided support and unreserved adherence to Grant; and we are glad that this sentiment and opinion is at last penetrating the ranks and taking hold of the minds of the men lately composing the Confederate Army. We regret to see evidences of a dispute and controversy between Generals Hood and Early on the relative merits of the soldiers ol North Carolina and Virginia, and the support these States gave the Confederacy, j General Hood on a visit to Raleigh took occasion to compliment the valor and well- known heroism of our people. To this Early apparently takes excep tion and deems it worth while to come ou in a card, which, by odi ous comparison, reflects on North Carolina soldiers. We resent the implied affront.- Jb or, be it known to General Jttariy, all others, that the State of North Carolina was pre-eminently a Union State, and a majority of the soldiers of ISprth Carolina were Union men, who only deemed it their duty to fight the 'Union, when the Union had decided to fight them, and had invaded their section with hostile armies ; and j when, under such cir stances, the flower " of North Car olina svelled the ranks of ther inch defending the,;, sojjof. Virginia, we claim for oar people a merit of the highest order, and a name and afame to be slurred and blurred by no one. 5 '-.! . ' :; Southern Claims Reported. The following list of claims, re-, ported as 44 allowed " by the Com mission, was sent in to the Congress on the 9th inst. We hasten to lay it before our readers: - . .) NORTH CAROLINA. 7 5 . ALLOWED. - . . , Jas D Abbott, 8912 B C Jennet $130 Jos J Andrews, 370 Charity Jennet 2G3 Burr ell Bell, sr. 140 Jesse Jessup; 131 Dicey Betts, i 80 Friday Jonas . 055 Abel R Bolger, 165 Jesse Keen v 210 Pet Bolton, sr, 422 Elisabeth King 240 Wra Boone, 110 LiT Klrkland 223 Cannon Bowers 475 Edmund Lamb 125 WRBrewingtonS17 Wm E Iee -209 Thos Brock well 102 Eleanor Leigh 200 Wm Brock well 338 Addison Liggon 109 Wm M Brown v 26d P Lock hart ' 120 D A Bryant -r 37aSalry F C Long 37 Si las Burns 480 Stephen Lloyd 98 Calvin C Bett1 215 Mich McGufre -135 Lewis Bryan' ' 17 Daniel Mann 185 H Copeland, sr," 402 W H Mallard 180 William Case, 150 Jas Mobley 300 A B Chapin 597 Dan C Monroe 245 James Chavis 80 Curtis P Moore 658 Jas M Cheek 1,509 Lane J Moore 2,055 James Coffey 230 Jacob Morris 90 John Copeland 200 1 Murchison 150 Lydia P Cox 95 J P Newberry 263 Elijah' Crowley 100 Reuben Morton 334 Wiley Crumpler314 Robt Phenney 150 Edmund Daly : 140 Elijah Pate 295 Elizabeth & Ma- Estate of Laz. hala Dale 210 Pearson 1,483 514 Wm R Perkins 170 1G4 Alford Petti lord 85 92 Juddy Pettiford GO Thos A Deans T L Deaver j Jas Dudley, ! Warren Evans . John Edwards 135'Zach Plummer 4G0 144 Wm J Pool 713 320 Geo W Price, jr 439 180 Asbury Reid 52 590 Percy Reid 42 Thos P Elliott Henry Faucett R K Ferrill C Sam R Fowle 1 1 478 Isaac Kice 15 140 John Robinson 590 Seth Gaskins i Jeff Goodwin j Josh Goodwin Ken Goodwin Silas M Green 533 John Rosemond 982 335 Geo D Simmons 200 623 Lou Sinallwood 42 178 John A Smith 500 250 Robt Snellinss 487 Jos B Gregory Henry H Harris 250 Cnarity Sparrow 400 Har Harrison 100 Nan Spraggins 155 John Harrison 832 William Stegor 140 Titus Hart 130 Thomas Stew.irtl86 James Hay 395 Mrs N Sutton 585 W Henderson 707 Wm S Taylor 156 Reuben Hobby 135 Frank Thomas 920 Alex Hogan 726 McL Tucker 18 Jes Hollowell 2,841 Louis Vorheef 180 Jno Hollowell 1,091 John Woodered 75 Jerry Hooper: ' 70 John White 10 Major Howell 38 Thos Woodey ' 100 Alex Jackson 273 Caroline Wynn 90 Travis Jackson 151 The following is a list of the Claims reported to the Congress as "rejected " by the Southern Claims Commission, on the 9th inst : NORTH CAROLINA. K EJECTED. Edward C Albertson, Alfred Altman, Peter Andrews. William F Atkinson, Lynn Banks, Handy Barefoot, John Barefoot, Charles A Barrentine, Phillip J Barrentine, Gideon Baswood, .Bennett Bachelor, Joseph F Baxter, Frederick M C Beasley, Samuel Bizzell, James F Bond, John Brady, Elizabeth A Bright, Elizabeth Brock well, Matilda Brough- toit, estate of Joseph Brown, Rebecca Brue, Louisa Burroughs, Flora J Camp bell, Henry Carter, -James B Carver, Enos Case, Willis Cooper,' Elizabeth Covington, Thomas A Crowder, Wm Crumpler, Elbert Dail, , Daniel Dalley, Daniel Darrook, Susan Deal, James Deans, William H Deever, John Dock- ery, Francis Dodd, William Donelson, S W Eddins, Elizabeth Eldridge, John Eldridge, Flora Ellis, John II Elmore, Enoch Evans, L L Eubank. Cassern M Ford, William R Fossett. G B Franklin, Elizabeth Gatting, Tyrell Gill, Hugh B Guturie, Anderson Ginn, Joshua Hall, Robert C Hamer. Penelone Ham. Avis Hardison, Elijah Harrel, James L Har rison, Mahala Harrison, Tiddia llaslett. F M Hatchcock. John Hawlev, jr, Jas E Hay, Joseph D Hayes, Freeman Hines, Gordon R Hinton, Jas Hodges, Joseph C Hogan, William J Hogan, Rebecca Holland, William Holland, Richard J Holt, John C Hood, sr, Annie Horton, Miles Howell, Stephen Howell, Warren P Hudgins, John F Hutcbins, Epsie Jackson, Henry T Jackson, Nat Jacobi, Willis Johnson, R R Justice, Andrew J King, Elbert King, Turner King, John Kirkland, Win A Lassiter, estate of Mat Lawton, John A Layton, Mat N Learv. Abel J Leatherwood. Jas R Lee, John Lee 1st, Thomas Lee, estate of Pricy Loudon, Wm II Lloyd, Duncan McCormick, Harriet E Mccor mick, Wm F McCoy, Bryan McCullen, Hector McMillan, Abel Maurey, John Melarkey, Wm A Markham, Samuel B Mooring, Miles Morgan, Wash J Nance, Eliza A Nixon, Francis Nixon, Reuben Nixon. Eu Norton, Godfrey Norton, Monroe C Olive, Aug W Oxly, Elbert H Oxly, Nancy Peacock, Jos A Peebles, Calvin Perry, Robert S Perry. J A D Phillips, William Pike, jr, Pine Forest Cemetery, Turner Pulley, John Ray, Calvin -J Bogers, Maria P lioyster, Elisha Sanderl'ord, Geo A Sanderford, Seaman' 8 Friend Society, Willie Sexton, Alexander Smith, Daniel a Smith, Jos K Smith, Needuam Smith, William J Smith, Crawford Stevens, M Steward. Jessie Stewart, Mary C Sutton, Hicksey Taylor, Holly J Tew, JN el T Thompson, Uriah Underwood, Jas C Vaugh, Ruffin Vaughn, Thos Wakefield, EH Walker, Caroline Waters, Jacob West, James Whitaker, ir, estate of Thos M Wiggins. Mark M Williams, JohnS Winslow. Amanua jl xoung. A correspondent from the West says: "We put a guideboard on the head of our representative and started him in time for the assem bling oi tne Legislature, but we have not yet heard from him." We are happy to say that ho got here, and, appreciating the position of his constituents " Anybody-to- beat-Vance " he voted for Merri mon. Five dollars a day and twenty cents each way, is what this " set " tanes instead oi tnree aouar a day , and ten cents each way$ as proposed hv ho Tact et.fr And this is reform ! economy and good goxeriimGritenchanlingty re- trenchful ! . Salaries of the Governor and Treasurer. . , The Legislature has fixed the sal aries of the Governor and Treasurer at4$4,000 per annum for the Gover nor, and . $3,000 per annum for the Treasurer. r " Kecess. After a session of thirty-two da. s, and the expenditure of" $00,400 on its "members anil bench men, the General Assembly tak7 n:ess. j As. members ,! return ? lt ,i.i-Ir homes; let theirs constituents '. st them what they have done for this 50,400? .. . '.:': I The answer truthfully is CSTNoti:- iNGnBS- ,"'.( . ;' ' ' T We challenge jany member or friend of this le gislature to point toone solitary act on tho part of this General Assembly of public bene fit to the people of Korth 'Carolina. .Coming here with a majority of twenty-four, the Democrats, Con servatives and Liberals have held the Legislature 6trictly under the baus of PARTY, and have pro vented any and all legislation look ing to the good of the people. We regret to be compelled to say, that, latterly the meeting of the Legislature of North Carolina is but simply a re-union of the Ku Klux, and, that, all the legislation for this great people Is conspired planned, and determined by the "ghouls" in the "dens'? of - the ""Invisible Empire." '.'; That this is so.lwe appeal to the record and the circumstance of thtir, partisan" legislation "and the base ness of their conduct in all public action. j We say to the people of North Carolina : The re-assembling of your Legislature; is merely tho re union of the Ku Klux, and tho leg islation for which you - pay $1,200 per day is merely to promote and perpetuate the "Invlsiblo Empire" over you. ! If these things be not so let your Democratic-Conservative and Lib eral members tell you what they1 have done for the $50,400 already spent of the "bloody taxes" wrung from the hands and "stinted" from the mouths and j minds of poor chil dren half-fed, arid unschoooled, ex cept in the ways of poverty and ig norance. Will The Charlotte Oiiskh ver and correspondent " Virginia make a note of this: Joseph C. Abbott trough i j more money into the State of North Carolina and has done more to 'develop the State, than Gilbert (X Walker has ever done in, or for, Virginia. Yet you call Abbotta " carpet-bagger." We know Gilbert C. Walker, Governor of Virginia long, well and intimately. ! We honor, respect and like him; He is a gallant gen tleman, and we! had the pleasure of saying four years ago that he would grace the execultive chair of Virgin ia with as much! honor and dignity as any of the great Governors of Virginia for a half century past. Yet, he is as! much l,a " carpet-, baggW " as Abbott or a hundred " other Northern j gentlemen whom we could name1, f The Odservei' and its corresKn dent, however,1 make this diainc tion: A Northern man coming to the South is a gent leman if a Demo crat; a " carpet-bagger " adventurer and thief, if a Republican. The terra " carpet-bagger " is one that ought nevcj" to find expression on the lips of a Southern gentle--rnan ; and we never employ it in seriousness. We incidentally used it the other day to rally the " friends of good government." j We are in capable of anything that could de tract from the merits of Governor Walker; and far be It from us to in sult or decry a friend and acquain tance whom we have known and liked as long and as well as we, have personally known and liked Gilbert C.Walker. New York, Norfolk & Charles ton Railway. One amendment to the charter of this Railroad Company ought to prevail. That is, the New York, Norfolk and Charleston Railway Company ought to be compelled to PRO-RATE with any and all Rail roads in NoTth Carolina with which their road may at any time connect, cross or touch. Phis will secure all protection to Wilmington or any other interest in the State. Ten cents mileage was proposed In the ' Constitutional- amendments by the last Democratic-Conserva- ti ve Legislature; The Conservative-' Democratic-Liberals of this General Assem bly have " gone in " solidly for - TWENTY CENTS, -a This is retrenchment and reform, (f) It has been suggested that the why and the wherefore of the action of this General Assembly in "farm ing out" the ! State House and grounds: Is to get possession of the Arsenal as a good place of meeting, arming and equipment, for tho Ku Klux. I ' Jtive dollarh a minute Is the amount the people of North Caroli- na pay for the luxury of a Legisla- (ure in session. At this rate, what , money Mr. Dun- an amount of combe, of Johns on, annually spends for the people of North Carolina ? Legislation in this General As sembly goes by the will, and winks and blinks, of their majesties of the "Invisible." - The State Printing has been given to the Daily Netcs of this city.