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TH E ERA AND EXAMINER. JSJm wuXf55 b" tke
THURSDAY. FEBKUARY 12, 1374.
THE GESEUAIi ASSEMIILY.
SENATE.
MtillT SESSION.
Feb.
2. 1S71.
Monday,
Senate me t at 7:30 p. in.
UiKn a call of the roll the follow
ing members that voted to-day for
night sessions, failed to answer to
their names: Messrs. A vera,
Cowles, Ellis, of Catawba, Love,
McCaule, Morehead, of Kocking
hanf, JYiciogon, Norwood and
Price
Mr. Seymour the
and door-keeper
jro after anil bring
before the bar of
the Senate. k Pending the execution
of the order Messrs. I,ove, Guilder,
Morchcad, of lloekingham, More
heail, of Guilford, Price, Avera and
MeCottcr put in an appearand
which made a quorum. '
L'jHin motion of Mr. Warinr c-cti.-es
for the absentees wer ac-.-pt--d,
and The Senate prot-eed .1 to
business.,
Later in the evening Messrs.
Cowles, Nicholson and McCnuley
'"Irbareheadof G u i 1 foTdnoved
On motion of
serpen n t -n t -a r m s
were ordered to
absent inrmters
Mr. Scott said he was for assum
ing the responsibility that belonged
to him as a Senator ; and the idea
of submitting the question to the
people appeared to him that Sena
tors were shrinking from their duty.
He honed it would be disposed of
on this floor, and urged a reconsid
eration. Mr. Jerrimon argued at con
siderable length in support of the
position he had hcrrt lore advoca
ted. He thought we ha I a right to
submit the questi'-u Jo the people,
and in reply to iiio Senator from
Columbus, "would s.iy wo had the
same right t suS.mit the revenue
bill to the people if we see proper.
Mr. Norwood reiterated his re
marks. lY'Mi ih" motion to reconsider the
adopt: n of the amendment sub-mipl-ig
the bill to the people for
the'r 'adoption or rejection, the
v :.s and nays were ordered. Yeas
Lj. Nays l'J.
By consent 31 r. Worth offered
thi? following amendment: Pro
videil further, that no exchange of
bonds shall be made, and no tax
collected until two-thirds of the
whole of each class of bonds, as
herein described, shall be presented
lor exchange. Adopted.
crrn
that the vote by which the senate
agreed to meet every night during
the week be reconsidered.
Mr. Love moved to lay the mo
tion to reconsider upon the table.
Yeas 12, nays 18.
The motion to reconsider pre
vailed. Yeas 19, nays 14.
The Question then recurred upon
the adoption of the resolution,
which, upon motion of Mr. Sey
mour, was tabled.
Mr. Love moved that the senate
do now adjourn. Yeas 2, nays 23.
The following bills passed their
.second and third readings:
Bill for the relief of N. C. Coor.
Dill to incorporate the Tokay
Wine Company.
Bill to incorporate Kicniana's
Farmers' Asswi.it ion.in the county
ol Onslow.
Bill to re-enact an act of private
lwsof 18G3-'C9 in relation to the
corporate limits of the town of Lex
ington, in the county of Davidson.
Bill to incorporate Enfield Insti
tute, at Enfield, N. C.
Bill to amend the charter of the
town of Winston, in the county of
Forsythe.
Bill to empower the commission
ers of Stanley county to levy a spe
cial tax.
Bill to allow the commissioners
of Sampson county to levy a special
tax passed second reading.
Bill to incorporate the Brunswick
j Bridire Ferry Company passed its
second reading, and was referred to
tho committee on the judiciary.
On motion of Mr. McCabe, the
; senate adj urned.
j SENATE.
February, 3, 1871.
Senate met at 11 o'clock.
Lieut. Governor Brogden in tho
chair.
Journal of yesterday read and
approved.
QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr. Hyinan asked leave to re
cord his vote on the passage of the
."consolidation bill."
i Mr. Nicholson, asked leave to re
cord his vote In the negative on the
ivoto of last night, that tabled, his
resolution, providing for nest-ions of
tthe Senate every night.
t Mr. Cramer objected.
r Mr. Nicholson said the privilege
!had been accorded a Senator here
this morning of recording his vote
a mea.nro previously auopieu
or strom
people. Yeas 24. nays 14.
Mr. Morehead moved to lay the
whole matter upon the table.
Mr. Dunham called for the pre
vious question.
The amendment offered by Mr,
Todd, tcto voted against the consou
dation bill, providing that all the
State's interests in stock and in
ternal improvements, be surren
dered to our creditors was rejected.
Yeas 7, nays 34.
The bill passed second reading by
the following vote: Yeas 20,
nays 10
Upon the motion of Mr. Worth,
the bill was then made a special or
der for Thursday next at 12 m.
Special order being the " general
election bill."
Mr. G randy moved to postpone
and make a special order for Thurs
day next at 12 m. Not agreed to.
Mr. Cowles offered the following
amendment : That when a vote it
challenged at the polls upon de
mand of any citizen of the State, is
shall be the duty of the inspectors
of election to require said voter, be
fore being allowed to vote, to prove
by the oath or some other person
known to the judge, the fact of his
residence for (30) days previous
thereto, in tho county in which he
proposes to vote. Adopted ; yeas
ZJ. nays 14.
Mr. Grandy offered the following
amendment : That all electors who
have failed to register before the
election shall be allowed to register
and vote on the day of election,
iiejected ; yeas 18, nays 23.
Mr. Hyman offered the following
amendment : "That any elector
may vote at any precinct within
his county, provided he furnishes
the judges and inspectors of the
MIlsat his precinct, when he de
sires to vote, the certificate of the
registrars of his township, that he
has been duly registered, and is a
qualified voter, or makes ailidavit
of the same." Rejected. Yeas 14,
nays 2G.
Mr. Merrimon called the previous
question.
Mr. Humphrey moved that the
senate do now adjourn. Yeas 18,
nays z4.
The call for tho previous question
was sustained. Yeas zti, nays 13.
i no oiii tnen passed its second
revding.
Senate adjourned at 2 p. m.
Mr. Stanford offered an amend
ment to the section concerning the
penitentiary, making the tax eight
instead of six per cent. He sup
ported his proposition in remarks
of great ability, and humanely treat
ed of the condition of the convicts,
who were now huddled up in small
roams. We should tro on and com
plete this work, and when that is
done, we will soon find the institu
tion self-sustaining.
Mr. Marler concurred with Mr.
Stanford.
So did Mr. Ellison, saying, raise
a sufficient amount of revenue, and
go ahead and prosecute the work.
He spoke of the suffering and expo
sure of the convicts. They had
plenty to eat, but as Mr. 8. remark
ed, ten or twelve are caged up in a
single close room, breathing an im
pure air, without fire this cold
weather. If the State cannot finish
the work, why you had better turn
them out.
Mr. Moss had as much humanity
as any member on the floor, but he
thought if these convicts were farm
ed out and made to work it would
be better for the State. Gentlemen
speak of a want of work for them.
1 saw them a few days ago working
inside of the enclosure on the stone,
fcc.,&c. Unless I have more light
on thasubject I am opposed to the
arm it tonal evy.
bill was so Intro-
point, called the yeas, am
his resolution. The first
on
bv the Senate, and he thought he
was entitled to the same privilege.
; Mr. Cramer said his objection was
iascd upon the fact that Mr. Nich
olson was overly iersistent in his
(L-fforts to force uin this senate
niirht sessions, and to carry his
d nays on
rst night of
the session Mr. Nicholson failed to
answer to ids name, and now he
wmw into the senate this morning
and asks leave to record his vote on
a measure which he should have
been hero to protect himself, but if
the senator would promise hereafter
to act his record, to please him,
would withdraw the objection..
' Mr. Seymour renewed the objec
tion. Mr. Nicholson appealed to tho
senate to allow him to record his
vote, when the motion was put by
the president, and the senate refused
allow him the privilege.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Speaker Robinson called the
House to order at 10 A. M.
ine Journal or yesterday was
read and approved.
PETITIONS.
to
REPORTS OF
STANDING
TEES.
COMMIT-
Mr. Murray, from Committee on
Engrossed Bills; Mr. Morehead,
from Committeo on Internal Im
provements. j A message from the Governor was
received transmitting a statement
of the amount of drafts drawn in
favor of the geological depart
ment of the State from the year
18C9 to 1873.
On motion or ir. Love, the raes-
sasuJkVaiQnlcrQd.to.be piiottd.
1.N IXTux tki aoS
Mr. Perry, of Bladen, a petition
praying a prohibitory law.
Mr. McNeill, for a new county
by the name of J ura, from citizens
of Robeson.
Mr. Richardson, a petition for
the amending of chapter 144, laws
'72 from certain merchants and
liquor dealers of Wilmington.
REPORTS OF STANDING COM
MITTEES.
Messrs. Bryan, of Swain, from
the Committee on Turnpikes and
Post Roads. Jones, of Caldwell,
Committee kon Coporations. Mr.
Marler from Engrossed Bills.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr. Perry, of Bladen, an act pro
hibiting the sale of liquor within
two miles of Carver's CreekChurch.
Mr. Blythe, a bill allowing Coun
ty Commissioners to contract for
the construction of transportation.
Mr, Houston, a bill repealing sec.
9, chapter G, Battle's Revisal.
Mr. Carter, a bill in favor of the
institution for the deaf, dumb and
blind.
Mr. Whisnant, bill to prevent the
felling of trees in second broad
out convicts If a
duced, but this was a different ques
tion altogether. ,
Mr. Craige, though opposed to
penitentiaries in general and be
lieving in the old mode of punish
ments, we are compelled by the
constitution to have them, and he
hoped the amendment would be
adopted.
Mr. Bennett thought six cents
was sufficient, and no necessity was
produced to show to him that eight
cents was necessary.
Mr. Ellison defended the repub
licans from some remarks thrown
out by the gentleman from Rowan
county. If the republicans had
had their way they would have
held the Coleman Brothers up to
their contract and never let them
off by giving them $30,000 to do so,
but we would havs I made them
stick up according to the agreement.
The conservatives were to blame in
this matter.
The amendment inserting eight
cents did not prevail.
Mr. Wheeler, an amendment
which was accepted by the chair
man of the committee, taxing tra
peze performances. (Flying pony
riding.)
Mr. Bennett, an amendment that
nothing herein contained shall ap
ply to the sale of articles which are
the agricultural production of this
State, which prevailed.
In section 16, Mr. Wheeler an
amendment striking out thirty-five
dollars, and inserting twenty dol
lars as the tax on tobacco ware
houses.
Mr. Settle favored the amend
ment, it would aid in keeping to
bacco at home and prevents its go
ng to Virginia. The amendment
was adopted.
After still further commendatory
and able remarks by Mr. Settle.
who also introduced the following:
Provided that if any tobacco ware
houseman, shall charge to account
of sales of any patron or customer
any item or sum under pretence or
color of State taxes he shall be
iable to a tax of one per cent on
gross amount or commission on said
sales subject to exemptions of the
said chapter. Accepted.
Mr. Costner, an ameudment in
regard to the sale of liquor, striking
out quart and insert gallon. He
was in favor of making all dealers
take out a liquor license.
Mr. Bowman favored the amend
ment, it could not break up these
little grog shops selling any quan
tity however small with no license,
Ac.
Mr. Bryan, of Alleghany, thought
it would be a hardship. We have
many petitions coming up here
against its sale; it is necessary some
times as medicine, for snake bite;
it is said to be.good also for a spider
Referred to committee on claims.
Bv Mr. Grandy. a bill to amend
section 22, chapter 117, Battle's re
visal, concerning widows. Referred.
to committee on juaiciary.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Mr. Morehead, of
Guilford, Senate bill 365 and 366,
whifh r-onfer final iurisdiction on
Justices of the Peace in certain
were made special order for
1 1 to-morrow.
On motion of Mr. Cunningham,
indpffinate leave of absence was
fpfl to Mr. Hvman.
On motion of Mr. Ransom, leave
of absence was granted to Mr. Hol
loman. On motion of Mr. Ellis, of Co
lumbus, Senate bill 396 to amend
chapter 197 laws 1871-'72 was re
committed to committee on judi
ciary.
On motion of Mr. Cauley, Senate
bill 61 was taken from the table and
recommitted to Committee on Judi
ciary. On motion of Mr. Cunningham,
bill to confirm the order of the sale
of swamp lands to Samuel T. Car
row, special order for Saturday
next 11:30 a. m.
On motion of Mr. McCotter, rules
were suspended and the bill tor the
better protection of Greenville
bridge in the county ol , Pitt. ; Pass
' ' ' -
this amendment would deprive
mem oi all protection under the
constitution in regard to taxation.
It was urged by the democrats in
their zeal to amend the constitu
tion, that it did not provide for the
exemption of the poor man's prop
erty, but only for the rich, because
sucn property as the constitution
provided should be exempted, was
not owned by the poor, therefore
the necessity for the change. Now
the constitution has been amended,
and three hundred dollars worth of
personal property, such as the poor
man has got, can be exempted. The
democrats in this general assembly
refuse to exempt anything at least
not more than one hundred dollars.
This is egregiously wrong. It is
protecting the strong against the
weak. He asked and demanded three
hundred dollars worth of personal
property to be exempted from tax
ation
On motion of Mr. Grandy, yeas
and nays were ordered yeas 6,
nays 32-.
On motion of Mr. Merrimon, ad
journed until 7:30 this p. m.
HOUSE OP
REPRESENTATIVES.
the
Mr. Speaker Robinson called
House to order at 10:30 a. m.
Journal of Saturday read and ap
proved. ;--;.vo;-i.-v-l , w ' - t-
tain sections from the constitution
in regard to the issue of bonds,
moved that the bill be referred to
the judiciary committee.
Mr. Bowman did not fear z-y
scrutiny of the judiciary com mi i
tee, but he did oppose a refers, e
at this late day of the session
Mr. Jones, of Caldwell, said the
credit of the State is not pledged.
This payment comes from the gen
eral fund and we have as much
right to do it as any other. The
bill has already been postponed for
the gentleman, Mr. Bowman, and
be referred to the judiciary commit
tee, that they report to this house
at 11:30 a. m., and that the bill be
made special order at that hour.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. Johnston moved a suspension
of the rules, which was adopted to
take up a bill entitled an act to
amend an act chartering the North
Carolina Railroad Company known
as the
CONSOLIDATION BILL.
Mr. Gorman, an amendment after
the word " grounds" in section 11.
line 13, insert as follows : 44 Or any
one who has charged for the public
printing by the letter 44 31" or who
has been in any way connected
directly or indirectly with any
printing establishment which has
overdrawn from the State Treasury
8.
of North
Mr. Seymour, a bill to be entitled
an act for the punishment of crim
inals. .Referred.
Mr. Humphrey, a bill to prohibit
the sale of spiritous liquors within
two miles orllood Swamp meeting
house, in Wayne county. Referred.
Mr. HarrUs, a bill to incorporate
the "Queen of the South" Lodge
numlerf, of the Independent Or
der of Good Templers, in the city
of Raleigh.
Upon motion of Mr. Harris, the
rules were suspended and the bill
passed its several readings, ordered
to be engrossed and transmitted to
the house.
Motions and p.esolutions.
Mr. Love, 'a resolution in favor
of John B. Fain. Referred to com
mittee on claims.
By the same, a resolution in fa
vor of John II. Wheeler. Referred
to committee on education.
On motion of Mr. Seymour, bill
for the relief of such counties as
have not received the compensation
allowed by law for the support of
lunatics, was made special order for
Friday next, at 12 m.
special order.
Consideration of the bill provid
ing for the adjustment of the public
debt.
Mr. Dunham having moved a re
consideration upon the adoption of
the amendment providing that
submitting to the people for their
adoption or rejection of the plan of
adjustment, said that he had chang
ed his vote from the negative to the
affirmative to move a reconsidera
tion because he believed it would
have the direct effect of thrusting
the question of repudiation into the
politics of the State, and he did not
wished to be placed in the position
of doing that.
Mr. Ellis of Columbus, concurred
mil j
Mr. liavnes. a bill incorporating
Reno's camp ground, if ay wood
county.
Mr. Normeut, a bill amendatory
of an act chartering the town of
Lumberton. All properly referred.
leave of absence.
Mr. Rhodes asked indefinite
leave for Mr. Patrick, on account
of sickness in his family, and
Mr. Abbott asked leave for Mr.
Kinjr until jfrriday, which were
granted.
Mr. Gorman stated that Mr. Per
ry of Wake, was detained from his
seat by sickness.
Resolution concerning adjourn
ment, being a resolution transmit
ted by the senate, proposing to ad
journ on the sixtenth inst.
Mr. Jones of Caldwell, hoped the
house wonld not concur. If we go
on and certain gentlemen quit in
troducing these Buncombe resolu
tions, we can adjourn before that
day. The house can certainly get
through before that day.
Mr. Lindsay favored the resolu
tion transmitted from the senate,
as also did Mr. Bryan, of Alleghany.
They saw no impropriety in the
house concurring.
Mr. Dudley favored the motion
of the gentleman from Caldwell,
lie was opposed to time being con
sumed 'every day, like it is, with
resolutiona of adjournment, thereby
fooling the people, and in a day or
two rescinding what you have done.
Mr. Marler moved that the con
sideration of this matter be post
poned until Monday next.
Messrs. Bowman and Stanford
hoped this motion would prevail.
The question being upon the mo
tion of the gentleman from Yadkin,
(Mr. Marler) to postpone until Mon
day, then prevailed.
unfinished business.
The Revenue bill, on its third
reading, was taken up.
bite. Many a poor mah can't af
ford to payfor a gallon, but he can.
buy a quart, and hoped the amend
ment would not prevail.
Jit. Bennett read the law on the
subject of taking out license
Amendment not adopted.
Mr. Rhodes, an amendment mak
ing the tax on all liquor dealers $35,
instead of $25, but after stirring
remarks from Mr. Scott, of Jones,
it was rejected.
Mr, Scott stated that this was
driving people right out of the bus
iness. Many a fellow couldn't start
now hardly by paying $25, much
less $10 more. olks will drink
liquor. Down in his country he
tried to scatter them around. Pass
this amendment and you stop the
poor man and the rich man goes
ahead reaping the benefit of an in
increase of tax upon the poor man.
After several other amendments
offered mostof wheih were rejected.
Mr. Stanford, the chairman of the
committee, demanded the previous
question, which was sustained and
the revenue bill passed its final
-reulmr rnrl
"Voting in" the
special order jso. i.
Resolution concerning the
called special tax debt
Carolina.
The resolution is prefaced with a
preamble declaring the reconstruc
tion acts of Congress unconstitu
tional and void, and the convention
of 1868-69 an illegal body, without
the authority to pass the ordinances
of the said convention, which cre
ated certain of these bonds ; also
that the Legislature of 1888-69, call
ed together ih pursuance to said
reconstruction acts was not a legal
body, and acts passed by that body
were unconstitutional and not bind
ing upon the State. That these
bonds were disposed of by wicked,
corrupt and selfish men, and the
State had nothing to show for them.
The resolution then declares the
contract upon these special tax
bonds null and void, and directs
the State Treasurer to drop the
same from the books and records in
his office.
Mr. Waring called for the pre
vious question.
Upon that Mr. Seymour called
for the yeas and nays. Not sus
tained. Yeas 15, nays 25.
Mr. Seymour said it was a very
extraordinary proceeding to at
tempt a call of the previous ques
tion upon a motion of so much im
portance, thereby cutting off dis
cussion upon a resolution with
such a long preamble, stating many
things that he did not believe to be
true. He was surprised that the
introducer of the resolution should,
by his vote, attempt to preclude a
discussion upon the merits of his
resolution.
Mr. Dunham moved to indefin-
ately postpone. He made this mo
tion to test the sense of the senate.
Mr. Merrimon proceeded to ad
dress the senate in advocacy of his
resolution, when Mr. Love sug
gested that the matter be postponed
until Saturday next at 12 m., until
the public debt was disposed of.
Mr. Avera hoped it would not be
postponed but fought out to-day
He thought the senate as well pre?
pared to vote upon the proposition
to-day as at any other time. f
SPECIAL order NO. 2. !j
Bill for the better care and prof
teclion of the orphan children of
the State. Bill failed to pass its
second reading. Yeas 16, nays 191
Mr. Avery changed his vote and
moved a reconsideration of the vote
by which tho bill failed, and that
the consideration of that motion be
postponed until 1 p. m., on Friday
next. f
SPECIAL ORDER Ndl 3.
Bill known as the "machinery
act."
Mr. Dunham moved that the bil
be considered by sections. Adoptf
ed. j
Mr. Avery moved to strike. ou
in section 9, subdivision 7th, the
word3 "goods, ware and merchan
dise." He said his attention: had
been called to this by parties who
complained of double taxation. j
Mr. Barnhardt opposed the mo
tion to strike out, stating that hi
was a merchant himself, and
thought merchants ought to be
compelled to pay tax on their goods
as well as the farmer on his stock. ;
Mr. Worth said this matter had
been fully discussed before th0
finance committee, and he thought
it was right just as it stood, and
hoped no change would be madei
The amendment was withdrawn.
Mr. Ellis, of Columbus, moved td
amend by striking eut,in sectiod 9
subdivision 3d, the word "proviso
ions."
Mr. Murphey hoped the section
Mr., Jones of Caldwell petition
from citizens of Lincoln county,
praying the incorporation of Mace-,
donia church.
, Mr. Hughes a petition from
members of Pleasant Grove church
and the citizens near, for the pro
hibition ' of the sale of liquor in a
mile and half thereof.
Mr. Turner same in reference to
Catawba church.
Mr. Scott a petition from citizens
of Pollocksville, in regard to the
sale of liquor.
Mr. Reid the same near Mecklen
burg church.
Mr. Maxwell, a petition from
Sampson, in regard to the same
near certain churches in that
county.
Mr. Trivett, a petition in regard
to a road from the top of Blue
Ridge to Flint Hill.
Mr. Shackelford, petition of citi
zens of stump sound praying for the
prohibition of the sale of liquor
within six miles thereof.
A petition by mail in regard to
prohibition of the sale of liquor near
,lara Church, JNorlhampton coun
ty. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Messrs. Bennett, of the judiciary
committee; Jones, of Orange, from
the committee on agriculture and
mining; Mr. Brown, of Mecklen
burg from the committee on prop
ositions and grievances; Carson,
from the committee on internal
improvements; Settle from the
committee on salaries and fees.
Mr. Gidney, from the committee on
finance ; Jones, of Caldwell, from the
committee on corporations ; Mr.
Stanford from the Committee on
finance; Mr. Marler from the
committee on enrolled bills. Sub
mitted reports.
PETITIONS.
Mr. Turner, a resolution concern
ing the return of certain non-residents
to testify in the impeachment
of Judge Samuel W. Watts. Placed
on the calendar.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr. Hughes, a bill to prohibit the
sale of liquor within one mile and
a half of Pleasant Grove church in
Granville county.
Mr. Ellison, an act in favor of
Rev. J. V. McNamara.
Mr. Bennett, a bill amending an
act in reference to certain insurance
companies.
Mr. Hanner. an act amending an
act in reference to dogs.
Mr. Bryson, ot Jackson, a bill
amendatory of the. Western Turn
pike. Mr. Grady, a bill to give mileage
to sheriffs.
Mr. Gilbert, a bill amendinsr
aenoifio uisgmgg'ieiund'uriiiaKiw
good the said overdraw." The
amendment was rejected.
Mr. Trivett an amendments that
no person shall be a commissioner
director or general manager who
has heretofore or may hereafter
enter into, aid or abet any con
spiracy to usurp the executive
power of the State in any public
worK, for party ends by participat
ing in any election of special or
deputy governor, themselves, nor
any member of the general assem
bly who -has heretofore or may
hereafter take, a bribe for his vote.
Mr. Jones, of Caldwell, an amend
ment to the amendment. "Nor
shall any membar of the legislature
who has ever promised his constitu
ency on the stump that he would
not take more than three dollars
per diem."
Mr. Trivett accepted the ameud
ment, which was adopted.
Mr. Bennett, an amendment ki
effect taking away the right to
change the guage.
Mr. McGehee said, rom Rich
mond to the Canada border, we
have the four feet eight inch guage.
A northern road of the five foot
guage has recently been changed to
the 4 feet 8 inch. Coming South
at Richmond you strike the road of
five feet. In this State all the roads
are of the old guage. At this late
day,is NorthCarolina to be deprived
of her proud position and made
an humble dependent on a single
tributary in a foreign State; he
hoped not, and condemned any
proposed change of guage.
Mr. Gudger thought that the
gentleman from Person was mista
ken on this point, explicitly giving
the guages of roads that would
comejn at Morristown all of which
were of a different guage to the
North Carolina Railroad ; and to
get this Memphis and other western
traffic for our ports to comp'ete with
thoseln South Carolina and Vir
ginia, he hoped this guage will be
changed; the western people believe
this to be their only hope. Under
the charters of the Tennessee roads
we cannot have their gauges chang
ed. Could see no reason why the
gauge cannot be made uniform and
trusted the amendment will be vot
ed down.
Mr. Johnston, an amendment
striking out Ashevillo and insert
ing Salisbury, allowing the western
road to change its gauge to that
point, but he afterwards withdrew
it.
An amendment allowing a change
of gauge from Paint Rock to Ashe
ville, adopted.
House at 2 p. m. adjourned.
Gems of Thought.
Compare what you have done
with what you might have done.J
Laziness grows on people: it be-
i S 1 t 1 "
I giiio in couweos anu enus in iron
1 chains.
We often hear of people being
very brilliant in their own circle.
wno sned very nine ngnt beyonc
it. i
Govern the child by gentleness;
even the camel moves not swifter
before the whip than behind the
flute.
The greater the difficulty, the
more glory is there in surmounting
!1 ! C11?lf..l ? 1 i ? . a .
ii. i oKiiiui piiois gain ineir reputa
tion irom storms and tempests.
Time can heal the wound of the
body, over which it holds its em
pire ; but those of the soul, like
the soul itself, spurns its transitory
sway.
-Liicic is in; jtuiiib uii wilicii nit;
world is so sensitive as that of age.
Many people would sooner confess
their worst sin, their most ridicu
lous weakness, than the date of their
birth.
Courage, when genuine, is never
cruel. It is not fierce. It foresees
evil. Its trepidations come either
before or after danger. In the midst
of peril it is calm and cool. It is
generous, especially to the fallen.,
Among many other evils that at-
los3 o f rep u ! t a tioh
loss of fortune, loss
loss of health,
of temper, the
ruin of families, defrauding of cred
itors, andi at last the loss of life
itself. j
The deceitfulness of the heart
produces ignorance of ourselves. It
keeps men strangers to their own
characters, and speaks of peace
when the moral principle is ready
to burst with antagonism and des
pair, jr.
It is a proof of man's adoration of
the other sex that in all ages the
virtues have ever been represented
by females, showing that women
have always been more pleasing,
pure, and attractive by their per
fection and grace.
War's presence is a curse, its
breath is cruelty, and its progress
is inseparable from sights and tears,
and libations of human blood. Yet
war is called glorious,, .and those
who are most successful in its work
of carnage are styled heroes.
Our inquiries into immortality
are, alas I too often made in the
time of mourning and sorrowful be
reavement, and therefore our views
are not sufficiently bright and cheer
ing. We never walk amid "the
graves save with crape upon our
faces.
Cruelty to dumb animals is one of
the distinguishing vices of the bas
est of the people. Wherever it is
found, it is a certain mark of ignor
ance and I meanness; an intrinsic
mark, which all the external ad
vantages of wealth, splendor and
nobility cannot obliterate.
Nothing! exists so base and vile
as not to i have some redeeming
quality. There is no poison with
out some antidote; no precipice,
however barren, without some
trace of verdure; no desert, however
vast, without some spring to re
fresh the parched traveller.
Gentleness subdues all hearts, and
also ennobles them. Not only vice
is seductive, virtue is so likewise,
and in equal measure. Who can
resist the charms of love and kind
liness,? Who jean insult a meek and
gentle person without at once
blushing at his own vileness ? Who
would give himself up to unre
strained passion when he has! the
happiness of beholding undisturbed
equanimity of mind ever beaming
on him from a cheerful, smiling
countenance?
What are Republicans Doing ?
We adverted a few days ago to
the activity of the democratic party
in the South, and at the same time
iook occasion 10 mention somo of
the tactics to which it resorted. Tho
republican organization in this sec
tion of the United States, being tho
representative of the Union, and an
exponent of conservative law and
order, is called upon to defend the
existing governments , which owo
their origin to that party. What
ever radical i.-in in the South re
mains, is drawn upon in embattling
lines, and its strokes will be leveled
at the reforms introduced during
the past six years. Tho absolute
success of the democratic nartv. '
while it preonN the issues whii-h
have beei. i:s war cry since 1808,
means a repeal of what It has resist
ed heretofore.
In 1868 it went into the oresiden-
tial election upon an opposition to
the reconstruction measures, and it
was defeated. . In the late election
t went into the canvass without
any decided declarations, except
anything to 'beat Grant." But
who is so ill-informed as to doubt
that, if that party had succeeded in
seizing power under; Its vague and
intangible promises, a general
overthrow of every measure which
the rrrmMfesn Tvmv hq ftnhh.mmi
tujnrtwnriiwwniiacirviitWf
The Republican party is not suffi
ciently alive to the importanco of
the elections which will take placo
this yearr It roost depend upon Its
own exertiowr to keep tho foot
hold it has taken in the South. We
must show ourselves worthy of the
duty which has been, entrusted to
us of faithfully preserving the Con
stitution and government of tho
State againsthe .attacks. of their
determined , enemies.- We must '
show that we cad6 IhU important
work by our'ownVexertions and
finally we must show ; the Demo
crats that we can repel outrage and
lawlessness by adequate measures
of self-preservation.
Never did a party; in this State
enter Into a canvastutrder more
auspicious circumstances than the.
Republicans when, they go before
the people this year. The Demo
cratic ascendancy In the General
Assembly during the past fouryears
hasthorne a plentiful crop of tho
abuses which have , ever marked
their success. If our friends will
only organize in time, and go Into
the election resolute to win, their
success will not only astonish their
enemies, but its magnitude will bo
surprising to ourselves. Wil. Post,
neira
II Ve. a ieA3'bor
would stand just as it was, that
many persons would give in none
under the cover of the proposed
amendment. Amendment failed.'
Mr. Cowles moved to amend In
section 9, sub-division 3, after the
nruvivirm
nays'ST:
Mr. Gorman, a motion suspend
ing the rules to take up his bill re
garding night sessions, but it did
not prevail.
Upon motion of Mr. Bennett, the
act incorporating the Queen of the
South Lodge of the Order of Good
Templars of the city of Raleigh,
was taken up and passed its several
readings.
Upon motion of Mr.
Davidson, the house at 2
Adjourned.
Brown
p. m.
of
SENATE.
February, 4, 1874.
The Senate met at 11 o'clock.
Lieut. Governor Brogden in the
chair.
Journal of yesterday was read and
approved.
PRESENTATIONS OF PETITIONS.
By Mr. Avery, a petition from
citizens of Clayton in the county of
Johnston, to extend the corporate
limits of the town of Clayton, with
bill for the same. Referred to com
mittee on corporations.
REPORTS OF STANDING COM
MITTEES. Mr. Murray from engrossed bills;
Messrs. Gudger, Todd, Seymour
and Grandy, from committee on
judiciary; Mr. Avery from com
mittee on corporations.
INTRODUCITON OF BILLS.
By Mr. Seymour, a bill to amend
chapter 197, laws of 1858-'59. Re
ferred to com mittee on corporations.
By Mr. McCabe, a bill to amend
chapter CC and 211, laws of 1831-
'32-'4-747. Referred to committee
on corporations.
By Mr. Morehead of Guilford, a
bill to pay Peter Adams mileage
and ier diem as senator in 1864.
and above the amount necessary fo
Mr. Ellis, of Columbus, advoea
ted the adoption of the amend
ment, and called for the yeas and
nays upon the same. Yeas 17, nays
16.
At the request of the senator fromr
Guilford, Mr. Cramer, having voted
in the affirmative, moved a recon
sideration of the vote by which the
amendment was adopted.
Mr. Morehead said the amend
ment would allow the person who
had $5,000 worth of provisions to be
exempt from tax, while the poor
devil who only owned, in all kinds
of property, $300, had to be taxed
on $200.
A long discussion ensued upon
the merits and constitutionality of
the amendment, between Messrs.
Merrimon, Gudger, Welsh, Dun
ham, Norwood and others.
After which the motion to recon
sider prevailed.
The amendment failed. ,
Mr. Barnhardt, to amend section
9, sub-division 7th, after the word
" all," in line 38, insert the words
"tar, turpentine, cotton and tobac
co." Adopted.
Mr. Troy, to amend same section
and sub-division by adding "and
provided further, that each tax
payer shall be permitted to deduct
from such valuation the amount
owing on such goodsi Wares and
merchandise. Rejected.
Mr. Cowles, to amend same sec
tion and. sub-division by striking
out one hundred dollars, and insert
three hundred dollars. Rejectee!.
Mr. Love, to amend same section
and sub-division, by striking out
all of the " proviso," beginning at
line 41.
Mr. Grandy said he was opposed
to the amendment of the senator
from Jackson, as this was the only
protection the poor had. To accept
chapter 105, section 8, Battle's Re
visal.
The above bills were properly
referred to their appropriate com
mittees. By a suspension of the rules, up
on motion of Mr. Hanner, an act
amending the act incorporating the
Haywood and Cane Creek railroad
was taken up, and -passed its sev
eral readings.
Upon motion of Mr. Carter, a bill
in reference to the first judicial dis
trict and for other purposes was
taken up. It strikes out certain
counties and inserts others in their
stead.
Mr. Guyther wanted to know
more-about this bill than he learned
from the mere reading of it. I
think it should be printed. This
taking of Hyde and Tyrrell and
substituting Bertie and Hertford is
a radical wrong. It smacks of the
wish to elect a democratic judge
and without consulting the people
on this subject. This matter is tried
to be rushed through this body. I
demand the yeas and nays on the
passage of- the bill on its second
reading. The following was there-!
ct- - - , A kUO 0.lllKJi;l
suit? Yeas 54,nays 42. : rt woafthmi him
all votinsr in the nes-ative. u , ..TIrr
The bill being upon its third
The Game Known as Poker.
About two years ago a Missouri river
steamboat left Fort Benton with a party
of tough and well-to-do miners on
board. There were, also, among the
passengers, three or four "brace men,"
aud, before arriving at Sioux City, they
had, generally, cleaned out tho pockets
of the miners. The boat stopped at
Sioux City to wood up, and found
among others waiting to get on board,
a ministerial-looking personage, with
the longest, and most .solemn counten
ance on him you can well imagine. He
was dressed in a suit of black, wore a
white stovepipe hat and choked collar,
ornamented with a black neck-handkerchief.
Well, he got on board and the boat
started down the stream. For two days
he was unnoticed by the other passen
gers, but one of the sports at last
thought he saw a chance to make some
thing out of the sad and melancholy in
dividual. The latter would once or
twice a day step up to the bar, and with
a voice that was as mild and gentle as a
maiden's, ask for "a glass of soda, if
you please," and then he would pull a
roll of bills from his pocket and take a
quarter from their interior layers. Then
he would say to the bar-keeper, as if
under a thousand obligations, "Thank
you, sir," and walk aft again as if he
was about to commit suicide.
This thing had gone far enough, and
tho gambler I have spoken of at last ap-
Special Despatch from Rerlin A
Conjuror Dead The flections in
England. ;
.London", Feb. 4 The Daily Neics
has a special despatch from Berlin,
which says alarming reports are
current in that city concerning the
relations between Germany and
France.
Professor Anderson, a well-kn0wn
conjuror, is dead. i
London, Feb. 4. Up to (this
morning 10? liberals and 141 con
servatives have been returned. The
balance of parties in 208 other places
remains unchanged. The conserva
tives have gained thirty seats pre
viously held by liberals and the lib
erals have ousted nine conserva
tives. Conservative journals !are
jubilanljcwrer the results of the elec
tion, j
Additional returns from members
of Parliament show that the lib
erals have gained one seat each in
both Durhampole and Worcester,
and two seats in Boston. The con
servatives made gains of one seat
each in Bury St. Edmonds, Col
chester, Graham, Hersham, Ply
mouth, Portsmouth and Windsor,
and two each in Cambridge! Exeter
and Wigan. John Laird, liberal
conservative, has been re-elected
from Berkhead by a majority of
2,000. I
A Mania for Rhyming".
Max Adeler writes :Thcy have
a woman in Toledo, it is said, who
cannot speak without rhyming. In
all her conversation about tho
house, even in her orders to her
servant-girls, she uses poetry as
the vehicle of her orders. The
rhyming mania seized her after a
severe fit of sickness, and now she
cannot get rid of It. ; The effect of
this, when she is attending to tho
ordinary duties of her household,
must often be remarkable. It is,
;we suppose, something. like this
"It would give rao, Matilda, enormous
relief,
If you'd cook thoso potatoes and beans
with tho beef" '
Or this:
"Mary Jane, go right ' upstairs and
sweep, and make my bed,'
And do it quickly, too,:d yoa hear? ori
else rll punch yerhead.'
Or this: vr l
"You, Johnny I if you tear your pants,
I'll flog you till I make you dance !"
Or this:
"Alphonso, you aro; eating ;rrow your
fifteenth buckwheat cake I
The next thing you'll be howling with
a frightful stomach-ache."
Or this:
"Louise put your bustle on and get 3'our
woolen shawl, -
And come with me to Ferguson's to
make a little call ;
It makes no difference, my child, what
bonnet you may woar.
Hut for gracious sake, Louise, tako a
comb and fix your hair."
This is all easy enough. But sup
pose the woman wants to tell the
hired girl to bring up the coal scut-
tie, where is she going to find a
word to ihvme , with "scuttle?"
And ir&he should! have occasion to
discuss with her husband such sub-jects-as
Ecphysesis and Loxodrom
ics4nd Seismographicism, how is
she going to ring in rhymes on
those names? We do not profess
to know. We are only certain of
one thing that if the disease be
comes common among American
women, tho men will leave the
country. j
reading, Mr. Cox moved to lay on
tne tame, ana aemanaeu tne yeas
and nays.
The motion did not prevail. Yeas
44, nays 57, and the question recur
ring on its passage, Mr. Guyther
demanded the yeas and nays, and
the bill passed its third reading.
Yeas 57, nays 43.
Mr. Carter moved a reconsidera
tion of the vote just taken, and
moved to lay that motion on the
table.
Mr. Cox demanded the yeas and
nays. The motion prevailed. Yeas
57, nays 43.
Upon motion of Mr. Brown, of
Mecklenburg, the rules were sus
pended, and the act concerning
seine owners staking out the mid
dle of the channel in rivers, with a
supplemental act, was taken up and
passed its several readings.
SPECIAL. ORDER
being a bill in favor of the con
tractor on the Marion and Ashe
viell turnpike, Mr. Bowman eA
plained the merits of the bill in a
clear and lucid manner.
Mr. Jones, of Caldwell, defended
the amendment of the committee.
He had no interest in the matter.
claimed the amendment was as
meritorious as the original bill.
The amendment of the commit
tee was adopted.
Mr. iiennett. an amendment mat
the sum to be paid shall not exceed
$8,500. Accepted.
Mr. Moring, an amendment that
this amount shall be in full for all
outstanding claims.
Mr. Jones, of Caldwell, objected
to the latter amendment and ably
spoke in behalf of the suffering con
tractors.
Mr. Bryan, of Alleghany, foliow-
ed to the same effect.
Mr. Bennett, after reading eer-
seven
upt
what Is seven-up ?
Jrlease tell me, my good mend.
"Why a game'of cards, you know,
just to pass away tho time ; let us play
a game."
"My good friend, I do not know
anything concerning cards ; I cannot
play them."
" Well, come along, we'll show you
how to do it." And the mild gentleman
in black, after some further protests, at
length consented.
They showed him how 'twas done,
aud they pla3'ed several games. The
gentleman in black was delighted. Gam
blers want to know if he will play poker,
live cents ante, just for the fun of thing,
Gentleman in black says he can't play
the game, but they explain again, and
the poker commences. The gentleman
in black loses every time. The e are
six men in the game ; each one deals be
fore the gentheman in black, and ante
has been raised to a dollar. Gent
in black deals awkwardly, and looks
at his hand. Next man to dealer bets
five goes around, and bets are raised
to one hundred dollars. Gent in black
sees it and makes it a hundred better.
Gamblers look surprised, but will not
be bluffed. The bet has reached five
hundred dollars a thousand. All
draw out except a Pike's Peek miner,
who sees and calls him :
"What have you?"
'Waal," auswers the gent iu black.
"I have let me see, let mo see waal, I
think I have four ones."
The gamblers, who have suspicioned
some time before, now look wild, and
the light begins to dawn in the .miner's
mind. If e leaned across the table and
said in the most sarcastic tones he could
command:
Oh, you have, have yer? You gol
durned sanctimonious son of a gun!"
The gent got up from the table and
handed one of the gamblers his card.
It read " Bill Walker, New Orleans "
one of the most successful sharpers in
the country.
The island" of Ascension is situa
ted about 600 miles north-wesi of
St. Helena; it received its name
irprrk Ugifcflgrf layered the
is a mountainous,' barren island;
about twenty miles round, and un
inhabited ; but it has a safe, con
venient harbor, where the East In
dia ships generally touch, to fur
nish themselves with turtles or tor
toise, which are plentiful here, and
very large, some of them weighing
about 100 pounds each. The sailbrs
going ashore in the night time, fre
quently turn two or three hundred
of them orr their backs before mor
ning. 1
Something: to bo Done
All friends of peace, who read the
following petition,! prepared by tho
executive committee of tho Anier
ican Peace Society, are requested to
attach half a sheet or more ofj com-
mon-size paper, date it, rule: it for
names, past offices and States, circu
late it for signatures, orat least leave
them in public places for the Batne,
ham7X5mArAgent of the.Anierican
A Breakfast Bill of Fare
for Every Day in the Week.
Sunday Coffee, tea cold tongue,
rusk, butter, and fruit. Monday
Coffee, tea, ham and eggs, butter,
stewed apples, and light bread.
Tuesday Chocolate, tea, hash with
onion and potatoes, butter and corn
cakes. Wednesday Coffee and tea
broiled beefsteak, buckwheat cakes
and molasses. Thursday Coffee,
tea, pork steak, fried potatoes, hot
biscuit and butter. Friday Coffee,
tea, stewed j chicken, corn-bread,
jelly, and butter. Saturday Cof
fee, tea. mutton chops, toast but
tered,
jam.
boiled eggs, and raspberry
The emperor of Austria has
created Hon. Thaddeus Fairbanks,
of St. Johnsbury, Vt., the inventor
of the well known Fairbanks's
scales, a knight of the imperial or
der of " Francis Joseph," an honor
gained by no other American ex
hibitor at the Vienna exposition.
Annopolis, Md Feb. 4. James
B. Groom, was elected governor ftr
the unexpired term of Whyte, who
was elected to the Senate of the
United States.
Lesion Jelly Cake. One good
cup of butter; z cups oi sugar; a
scant cup of milk ; half a teaspoon
ful of baking power; 5 eggs, leav
ing out the white of one; 3k cups f
flour. Flavor with the grated rind
of 1 large lemon. Bake in jelly
cake pans.
Peace Society, at No. 1 Somerset
street, Boston. These petitions will
then be forwarded to Washington,
and placed in the hands of some in
terested and able member of Con
gress for presentation and ad vacacy.
Let men, women and children pe in
vited to sign them (for all are suffer
ers from the war), and let us send up
to our legislators an appeal for peaee,
urged by so many that it will be
heard and heeded. We shall have
war with its horrors, or peace with
its blessings, as publie sentiment
preponderates for one or the other.
petition. j
In view of the happy issuo- of our
late arbitrations with Great Britain,
now so promptly and faithfully ful
filled, and of the recent address of
the British nousoof Commons to
the Queen, praying her 'to instruct
her principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs to enter Intofcora
munication with foreign Powers
with a view to the further im pro ve
mentjof Intern tionalLa wand the es
tablishment of a general and! per
manents ystem of International
Arbitration," I
We the undesigned citizens of the
United States, earnestly pray i His
Excellency the President, and the
Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives in Congress assem
bled, to use all suitable endeavors
for the attainment of these great
and beneficent objects ; and, as a
preliminary measure in the interest
of general security and national
disarmament, to seek to an express
stipulation between nations that
they will not resort to war till
peaceful arbitration has been tried.
and never without a full year's pre- .,
vious notice. V
1874.
Names.
Post-Offlcos.
State.