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-rur rn Ann rv A MlMfTD I the judges of this mc cnn miiu rrtmmr.n. distaneeof THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1874. TIIK OISNEltAL, ASSEMBLY'. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, Feb. 12, '74. Mr. Speaker Robinson called the House to order at 3, p. rn. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Mr. Jones, of Caldwell, moved to postpone indefinitely the university hill, being the unfinished business of the morning. Mr. Jones, of Caldwell, these pro cess would amount to $00,000 and as the bill stands after being inves ted in I'mb-d .Suites bonds the in terest would le about $-1,00, which would give the gentleman, Mr. J's county alout 3 mills to a child, which" would'nt do them much good, as ignorant as they are represented to le. It is utterly ridiculous, $3,G00 to about 2n,noo children. Mr. Mickael, we raie revenue by cents, and j came here to take care of the cents and the dollars will tak-care W themselves. Mr. Mehee, the agricultural scrip bei ng in.vestfil in special tax b nds has diverteil from the true int rit of the act, the course this body has taken would, be surprised if the scrip would not be called for and a direct tax levied to return it. Mr. Waugh, however little the amount, he was in favor of its going into the literary fund. The motion to indefinitely iost-jK-ne prevailed. Yeas 78, nays 43. S1'K IAI. OKDKU NO. I. The hill in relation to the Western divi-ion of the W-stern North Car olina railroad was taken up, and af ter -vral provisos and amend ments pa-sed it.s third reading. sl'KOAI. DKIiKi: NO. 2. A bill in relation to amnesty and pardon. Mr. MHJeh' f followed the prece dent f the Pn-ident of the United States in the pinl m matter, and with the wi!ie- of prominent re publican reid"mg in the districts wh re tin on rages were commit ti si, Vr. .1 Ie o!ler-d an amendment which, in eiIect,ol.literatesallcrime ave ;ir.-n .mo rajM. Mr. Gorman uain lavor of wie ing out allttbe-e oI Nuns eomtnit-t-d in t i nit-- of great excitement, U-Iievitig it to be l the best interest- of t.'ie g od old State, A-'. The amendment did not prevail. y as J:, n;!y- " Mr. MHelu e now moved to lay tbe bill o;i the table, whi-.'h prevad cd. Yea- :: ; nay- 2. :i motion of Mr. Gudger, the bill incororuting the riental Fi-.ii and )yster Company was ta!a n up and passed. On motion of Mr. McGehee, a bill incorM)rat i g the Wilmington, Ital- igh and 1! wboro Railroad Compa ny, was ti-.k. n up, and passed its several readings. On motion of Mr. Moring, the bill incorporating the Cape Fear Woolen and Cotton mills, was taken up and parsed its .-everal readings. - - On motion of the same, a bill in corporating the Lxkville cotton anil woolen mill.-, passed its several readings. On motion of Mr. Wheeler, the bill to amend the charter of the town ofTarboro, was taken up and passed its several readings. MilitlJtird ntovtHi to iisienu the rules to take up the bill to amend chapter 1 P of Rattle's revi sal,the bill passed its several read ings. On motion of Mr. Rennett, the bill amending s-e. ;, chapter 44, of Battle's revisal, passed its several residing-!. On motion of Mr. Rcan, the bill incorporating the town of Rush Hill, Randolph county, was taken up and pa-setl its several readings. On motion of Mr. Dula, the bill laying off a read from Wilkesboro to Statcsvilie, was taken up. Mr. Carson moved to lay the bill upon tie- lao.e, which prevailed. Hie huuse, at- p. m., adjourned. SKXATK. Feiwiuauy 13, 1ST I. Senate met at 10 o'clock, Lieut. Governor Rrogden in the chair. On motion of Mr. Murphy, the reading of the journal for yesterday was di-H-n-ctl with. rr.Ki:TATioN of petitions. P.y Mr. I randy, a petition from eiti.ei:- of Perquimans county, praying the passage of a law re-jH-aling the fence law for said county. Referred. By Mr. Merrimon.a petition from citizens of A-heville, Runcombe county, praying the passage of a law prohibiting the sale of intoxi cating lienors within five miles of -aid town. i:i:i'(UTS )F STANDING COMMIT TERS. Jesrs. St-yinoar, Norwood, Price and Morehead, of Guilford ; Jr. Love from prorsitions and griev ance; Todd on enrolled bills. INTP.OlU't TION OF RILLS. Mr. Miller, bill to change the powers heretofore granted to the tru-ti - of Shelby seminary, to the count y commissioners of said coun ty. Calendar. Mr. Waring, bill in relation to Rattle's revised. Referred. motions. (in iri-.tion of Mr. Grandy bill to abolish fences in the county of Per ipiimans was taken from the table ami placet" on the calender? On motion of Mr. Cramer the special order was ostponed until after the expiration of the morning hour. Mr. Scott moved to suspend the rules and take up and put upon its passage the bill geremandering the Injudicial district. Objections were made, uon which Mr. Allen called f r the yeas any nays, the motion to suspend the rules prevailed. Mr. Covvles moved to strike out ' Hertford" Yeas 20 ; nays 24. Mr. Scott offered an amendment altering the times of holding the said courts. Adopted. Mr. McCabe moved to strike out district to ride a j distance of over five hundred miles to attend their courts. That trie people of that district did not desire thisgerremandering of their district. That the members of the bar of both political parties were opposed to it. And why pass this measure. Was it simply for the pi:.-j .-e of putting a democratic judge on the bench? That Major Yates, oj the county of Hertford, was op posed to this change'. That gentleman, as high-toned a gentle man as lives in North Carolina, would be comix'lied to practice law in three different di-tricts. That Mr. Whitney and o:ner gentlemen were opposed to it that the only gentleman who advocated the change v;h Maj. Gilliam. He said it would b" necessary, in eider to attend these courts, to pass through territories of other districts, and al so comjtel them to travel over two hundnrd miles by water, in tugs, old flat boats, or any kind of a canoe that may chance to come along; that the bar. irrespective of parties, were opposed to it. Mr. A vera called the attention of the senate to the time of the Sena tor, that he' had already spoken twenty minutes, but he, as a cour tesy, would allow him to go on ten minutes longer. Mr. Grandy said it was a measure dear to his heart, and to the hearts of his people, ami he hoped that ho would not be cut off. After reviewing the merits and demerits of the bill in a sound and able manner, gave way to the .Sena tor from Tyrrell, who was more fa miliar with the country that would be effected by the passage of the bill. Mr. Ransom He was physically unable to do justice to himself and the bill then pending, which pro posed to intlict so great an injury upon his county, lie could not un derstand why senators who did not live in the district, should so zeal ously urge the passage of this bill pressing it through the senate un der a suspension of the rules. He felt a deep interest in the geryman dering of his county and district against the expressed will of his people, who had not petitioned either orally or in writing, and the only petition tor this change was made by one or two representatives wIk) wi.-hed to beat judge Albert son and rid themselves of the coun tenance of another judge. The whole matter was based upon pre judice, and to gratify a little petty spite, arising from the fact that one of these judges bail refused to sen tence :i prisoner beyond the time required by law and the dignity of the offence; the other was a legal diilieulty between the judge a prac titioner of the bar. This whole wrong ami stupendous injustice proposed to be indicted upon his people, grew out of this individual spite and malice. He demanded of the friends of the bill to name the lawyers and present the peti tions of the people, as asserted by them. He asserted here, without the fear of contradiction, that his people never asked, or petitioned through their representative in the house. He declared that there was nothing to be gained, either agri culturally, commercially or politi cally, as all the counties composing the district (as it now stands) are a large cotton growing interest, ex- ; cept the counties of Dare and Cur rituck. Politically, it is largely re publican, and never will be other wise. Its commercial interest cer tainly cannot have anything to do with the change of a judicial dis trict. As the district now stands, the counties have a contiguity of territory, and having for these boun daries the Albemarle sound, the Chowan river on the south and Vir ginia on the north, without any natural impediments for a judge to overcome. Therefore, he could not see why the change is desired, whilst this district is as complete as can le, and as convenient as man could possibly desire. The distance re quired for the judge to travel in the district, as it is, being two hundred miles, and only one small river to ero.-s one mile wide. Now the contrast between the district as it is and as it is proposed no contiguity of territory with the counties of Hyde and Tyrrell, the judge, in traveling this judicial district as proposed by this iniquitous and out rageous wrong perpetrated for no other purpose but to subserve party ends, in which the advocates will never realize their cherished ob jects, the judge would have to travel four hundred anu ntty miles one hundred and sixty of which is water passage, in an open boat, down a dangerous and boisterous sound in the dead of winter to reach his court in Dare county, and should he by adverse winds or se vere cold fail to do so, he is docked one hundred dollars for every fail ure, or charter a vessel sufficiently large to stand any storm at a cost of seventy-five or one hundred dollars to be paid by himself. This is not all. after crossing from Eden ton a distance of twenty miles to Ply mouth, he then has to pass through the entire county of Washington in another district to reach Tyrrell and Hyde. What wisdom, what convenience, what advantage can be possibly derived from this change. Nothingeither agricultur ally, commercially or politically, the county of Tyrrell being largely a cotton growing county, and Hyde a corn, or more correctly defining their products, it would be more proper to say they were mixed, about equal of cotton and corn, commercially there is no uninimity of interest as agricultural. Now politic-ally, do I live in an age of civilization, morally, religiously upon its passage, - and however much he would like to reply to the speeches made by the opponent of the bill, would say nothing more but call for the previous ques tion sustained. The bill passed its several read ing. Yeas 23 ; nays 19. Mr. Morehead of Guilford, moved to suspend the rules to put the bill upon its third reading. The motion prevailed. Yeas zt; nays iy. Mr. Chamberlain offered the fol lowing amendment : Provided That the next general assembly shall not change the district back again." Mr. Grandv offered the following i amendment "provided that the provisions of this bill shall not go into effect until ratified by a major ity of the qualified voters residing in the territory to be effected by the law." Mr. Scott called the previous question upon the passage of the bill on its third reading. Sustained. Yeas 25, nays 19. Mr. Chamberlain, at the request of some of his friends, withdrew his amendment. The amendment, to submit the bill to the voters of the said new district, was rejected by a strict party vote. Mr. Cowles being the only conservative that voted with the republicans on the side of the people. Yeas 18, nays 25. The question recurred upon the passage of the bill. Yeas 23, nays 20. SPKCTAL ORDER. Rill to pay contractors for the Ashe vi He and Marion turnpike. Mr. King read from a written manuscript, carefully prepared, giving his views in opposition to the passage of the bill. Notk. We presume Mr. King's remarks will be printed, therefore do not attempt a synopsis of them. The bill passed its several read ing. Note. Jr. Chamberlain stated in explanation of his vote that he voted for the measure upon the stat nients of senators, believing it was a just claim and ought to be paid. Adjourned. quire iuto. I am in favor of the tax and feel confident that my con stituents will sustain me. The question being upon concur rence in the senate amendment of the penitentiary tax the house de cided not to concur. Yeas 23, nays 73. BILLS ON FIKAL READINGS. A bill incorporating Leaksville, Rockingham county, passed. A bill authorizing the payment of certain newspapers for certain advertisements, passed. A bill in regard to servants of the supreme court and the office of at torney general. Passed. A bill in favor of the North Caro lina deaf and dumb and blind insti recommended that $102 be stricken out and $28 inserted. Mr. Avery moved to lay the bill on the table. Motion prevailed. . Bill to establish a turnpike across the swamp at old Lebenons mill in Columbus county, passed second reading. Bill to i ".corporate the Carolina stock and poultry association, passed its second and third readings. Bill in relation to distribution of Battle's revisal was taken up. Mr. Love said the adoption of his bill would cost the State an enormous sum, and to prevent this, would move to adjourn. The mo tion did not prevail, when the bill passed its several readings. 15111 to auow tne countv com- tution.it appropriates the balance missioned of Henderson, McDowell ana otner counties to build tole bridges and contract for public roads. Passed second and third readings. Bill to amend chapter 43, public laws of 1872-'73, passed its second and third readings. Bill to incorporate the town of Shoe Heel, in the county of Robe son. Provides for the levying of a special tax and for a tax on dogs Passed its second reading. Bill to incorporate the Planters Bank of Mt. Airy. Bill to amend an act to incorpo rate the Mt. Airy and Central Rail road Company, passed its second and third readings. Bill to regulate taxation in the towns and cities in this State. Pro vides that incorporate authorities shall not levy a tax on certain funds held in trust. Passed second and third readings Bill to amend chapter 116, public laws of lfc7l-'72, passed its second and third readings. Bill for the greater protection of human lite was taken up. Provides that any person who shall be guilty of th adulteration of any spirits iermenteu irom iruit or grain shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined and imprisoned for five years, at the discretion of the court. Also provides that any person who shall sell or give away any such adul terated liquors shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined and im- due for the year 1873, which is the sum of $500. Passed. A bill in regard to fees of com missioners of records. Passed. A bill to amend chap. 205, sec. 2, laws of 1870-"71. Passed. A bill authorizing the appoint ment of foreign commissioners of deeds by the governor. Passed. A bill to incorporate the Rocky Mount bill, passed. An act authorizing the commis sioners of Alexander county to levy a special tax not to exceed $1,500, passed its s eond reading. The bill levying a special tax for Washington county was taken up. Mr. Guyther said this bill to levy a special tax for the county of Washington for the purpose of build ing a court house, is not the bill that the commissioners of said county requested me to . support, there is a material difference be tween the two bills. They request ed me to support the bill as sent by them without any amendment. I am therefore compelled to vote against this bill. The bill was, on motion, laid upon the table. A bill changing the time for hold ing superior courts in Cumberland county. Passed. A bill amending an act in rela tion to foreign insurance companies. Passed. A bill for the establishment of a colored collegiate institute, for the Ilousi: OF REPRESENTATIVES, education of the colored youths of prisoned as above. Passed second ana tmra reauings. Bill to amend chapter 128, private laws of 1868-'G0. Changes the name of a certain bank. Passed its second and third readings. Bill to amend section 18, chapter 14, Battle's Revisal, failed to pass on its second reading. On motion of Mr. Mabson, rules were suspended and resolution . of instruction to member in Congress, in relation to an amendent to the Pension Law, was taken up. Mr. Mabson offered the following Amendment. "Amend Pension Act above referred to, so as to in clude, and place upon the Pension Roll3 of the United States, the names of all Survivors of the Mexi can war. 1 Adopted. The resolution then passed its readings. On motion of Mr. Troy rules were suspended and bill appropriating $110,000, for the maintainance, and for prosecuting the work at the Penitentiary was taken up. Mr. Troy moved to amend by pro viding that not more than $8,000 per month should be paid out for the said Penitentiary. Adopted. Also, an Amendment putting the salary of the Chiei Architect at $3, 000, and allowing the said Chief Ar chitect thspower to select and ap point his own deputies. Adopted. Mr. Love moved to strike out the amendment allowing ministers or the gospel $200 for services at said penitentiary. He thought it a re flection on the ministers residing in the city of Raleigh. That they re ceived a regular salary, and it would be nothing more than their duty to preach to the poor convicts in the penitentiary. Mr. Murphey hoped the amend ment would not be stricken out. That the convicts required "spirit ual food" and ministers who fur nish it ought to be paid. Mr. Mabson said he concurred with the senator from Jackson, and hoped that the section would be stricken out. If he knew anything about the bill, it said the "spiritual food." referred to by the senator from Sampson, was offered "with out money and without price." Mr. Cowles called the previous question upon the amendments and the passage of the bill. The amend ment was not stricken out. Yeas 15, nays 27. The bill then passed its third reading. Yeas 24, nays 18. On motion of Mr. Barnhardt, the rules were suspended and the bill to amend the charter of Concord passed its several readings. Resolution in favor of the sheriff of Tyrell county, passed its several readings. Resolution in relation to a public manual for North Carolina was in troduced by Mr. Love, and passed its second and third readings. Resolution in favor of the sheriff of Bladen county passed its second and third readings. On motion, at 11 : 20 the senate adjourned. and intelligently, that a party will descend into the political dust, to ac complish the gerrymanderingofaj u- dicial district, to gratny tne spieen Mr. Speaker Robinson called the House to order at 10 A. M. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. The chairmen of various com mittees made their reports. Jr. Gilbert, A resolution author izing the appending of the amended constitution to the volumes of laws. Placed on calendar. Mr. Waugh, s resolution of in struction to the attorney general. Resolved by the House of Represen tatives ; the senate concurring, that the attorney general be, and he is hereby authorized i and directed to examine the books of the State ge ologist and if it appears that money has been overdrawn from the treasury as shown both by the gov ernor and the treasurer's reports, he shall at once institute suit against the said State geologist W. C. Kerr for the collection of the sum or sums thus overdrawn and in such investigation he is hereby au thorized to send for persons and pa pers . A bill on the calendar re-enacting section 5, and 6, chapter 104 Battle's revisal passed, authorizes certain postage for the Secretary of State. A bill on the calendar exempting Scotland Neck in Halifax county from the operations of Rattle's revi sal. Taken up. Mr. Stanford, a bill for the ap pointment of commissioners of deeds of foreign countries. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Goodwin opposed strenuous ly the bill pending, concerning the boundaries of certain farms in Scot land Neck. There were 10,000 acres of laud here and the tenants of these large farmers were numerous. If you allow these fences to be done away with and the proposed boundaries established every one whose stock gets upon one of these farms is a trespasser. It was against the interests of a majority of the people who lived in that vicinity. He represented 2,000 voters. This petition is signed by only nine and he moved for many other reasons, to table the bill, but the motion did prevail. Yeas 43. nays 45. The bill then passed its second reading. Mr. Johnston moved a suspension of the rules in order to put the bill on its third reading, which motion prevailed. Mr. Goodwyn offered an amend ment, that the question be submit ted to the qualified voters of the section concerned for ratification or rejection, but it wa3 not adopted. lho question recurring on the passage of the bill on its third read ing, the vote resulted: Yeas 52, nays 43. A message was received from the senate transmitting several bills, among which was the election bill with several amendments, which were opposed and denounced a3 an abridgement of the right of suffrage by Mr. Fly I he, who was replied to by Mr. Stanford, when Mr. Craige, the chairman of the judiciary com mittee, demanded the previous question. It prevailed, whereupon Mr. Blythe moved that the house do not concur in the amendment. The motion was not adopted. Yeas 42, nays 50, and consequently the amendment was concurred in. (Strict party vote.) A message was received from the senate transmitting several amend ments to the revenue bill, among which was one making the tax 8 instead of G cents for the support of the penitentiary. Mr. Bowman opposed, with warmth and great earnestness, the increase to 8 cents. Mr. Stanford, with equal ability, sustained the amendment, taking occasion to say that, although he was opposed to the penuentiary, the State. Mr. Abbot spoke at some length in favor of the bill in which he took occasion to invoke the aid of members in behalf of this institu tion. The bill proposes that the commissioners named shall have authority to inaugurate this lottery to raise the desired funds, for if we cannot by such means do it, it will take till judgment day to do so. Gentlemen may talk of the colored convicts in our penitentiary, which is too true and I desire to elevate the race by educating them, and at the same time in this respect lessen crime thereby. 1 wish every colored man in the State could look in on the peniten tiary, and I also wish that these convicts could have been put to work on. our roads, for it would have resulted in great good to our people for their parents might have pointed to them and told their children of the punishment and disgrace of these mens crime&c. Mr. Outlaw moved to lay the whole matter on the table which prevailed. Yeas 50, nays 36. A resolution in favor of the first National bauk of Fayetteville, pass ed its several readings. A bill in favor of Alexander Dawson and others. Passed. A message was received from the senate, transmitting the bill for re districting the counties of the first judicial district, with an amend ment changing the time for holding the courts, in the county of Hert ford. Mr. Sharp opposed the bill and amendments, stating fully his own, and the objection of the bar gener ally to the proposed change. Mr. Guyther had given his opin ion previously on this question, and without indulging further, had no cause for a change in that opinion, and moved to indefinitely postpone, but the motion failed to prevail. Yeas 41, nays 59. The amendments were now con curred in by a vote of yeas 59, nays 38. During the vote just taken, Mr. Gilbert being in the bar of the house refused to vote. Mr. Sharp moved that the gentle man be compelled to vote. He still refused stilting that he did not fully know the interests involved in the bill, and did not wish to vote. The speaker called the gentleman before tne bar of the house for con tempt he complied. Mr. Craige moved that he be ex cused from contempt, as he did not think the gentleman intended such to the house. Jr. Jones, ol Caldwell, thought that it wa3 a bad precedent to es tablish, and thought that the gen tleman should be reprimanded. (Cries of no, no.) The motion was put to the honse to excuse the gentleman, which was done by a large majority. A bill authorizing the commis sioners of Franklin county to levy a special tax, passed its second reading. A bill to amend an act relative to the Planters railroad company, passed its several reading. On motion, the house, at 2 p. m. adjourned. LS! rt al J should extend cashs of petty article stolen value five (5) third SENATE. SENATE. EVENING SESSION. February 13th, 1874. and petty spite of a few individuals, still it was compulsory by the con Mr. Scott advocated the passage of the bill in a speech of consider able length, generaily replying to the senator from Tyrell and Pas quotank, in support of this bill. That as a member of the judiciary committee, and upon the represen tation irom tne representative lrum stitution, and the eight cents pro posed was none too much for its support. He hoped that njow the building was in course of erection, it would be finished, and as hastily as possible, if on no other ground Cian for the sake of humanity to the convicts, who are penned up in the cSunSSof " 1 and 1 Hyd thSt 3 ho felt it tobehis duty rooms entirely tded and demanded the yeas and nays, to advocate the bill. He recited a Mr. Michael opposed the amend the amendment was lost. Yeas 18- list of names o wnMjvative Ian- ment mrf. Mn- nays 'Zi Mr. Morehead, of Guilford, noti fied the M'tiators that if they desired to sjeak on this bill they had bet ter do so and stop these amend ments, as he intended to call the previous question. Mr. Grandy said he proposed to !e heard upon a mcasureof so much iniK)rtance to his constituents, but he thought it nothing more than courtoy to allow senators to exer- vers residing in tno sam uimuu, and reiterated .his former assertions that the change proposed by this bill was the will of the people in the said district. Mr. Chamberlaine opposed the bill in a strong and forcible manner, commanding the attention of all parties. He denounced the propo sition as not being a measure tie sired by the people that would be effected by it, and as one being based upon purely selfish grounds, made corrections con cerning statements regarding tne rescinding of the contract with the Coleman Brothers. It would have cost the State four or five hundred thousand dollars and justified this action. Mr. Ellison wanted a sufficient tax laid. He was in favor of eight cents. Some gentlemen on my side think that these convicts have dne nothing over at the peniten tiary, l say they are mistaken for toJcrfS t the b .1 by'STch daptoTbenate regard .rhE ment, m they think Sroper. less of ,rty in a happy and spirited Hwe made . all the brick that the Mr. Grandy then proceeded to discuss the merits of the bill, and denounctil it as a grosj injustice to the bar of that district. That the passage of this bill would compel manner to cease that class of legis lation which has for its purposes only political ends and the destruc tion of our ancient land marks. Mr. Scott desired to put the bill hrautiful building for the colored tltaf and dumb and blind asylnm.is bailt of and avast deal of work otherwise, that some gentlemen hnve not taken the pains to in- Senatc met at 9:30 p. m. Senator Seymour in the chair. House bill to authorize the city of Wilmington to subscribe to the sea-side railroad, passed its third reading. House bill for the relief of persons who have entered lands in the counties of Cherokee, Clay and Gra ham, passed its third reading. Bill to incorporate the Brunswick bridge and ferry company, passed its second and third readings. Bill to incorporate the Seaboard and Raleigh railroad company, passed its second and third read ings. Bill to cure certain irregularities in probate courts. Passed its sec ond and third readings. Bill to incorporate the "Wilming ton Raleigh and Roxboro railroad, passed its second reading. Bill to incorporate the Rocky Mountain mills. Bill to incorporate the bank of Wilson, passed its second and third readings. Bill to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Greenville and French Broad railroad com pany, ratified 13th of February, 1855, and an act amendatory there to ratified z&a iecemDer, ia, passed second and third reading. Senate met at 11 o'clock. Lieut. Governor Brogden in the chair. The reading of the journal of yes terday was dispensed with. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMIT TEES. Mr. Love from the committee on propositions and grievances. Mr. Gudger from the committee on corporations. Mr. Horton from the committee on military affairs. Mr. Avera from the committee on propositions and grievances. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. On motion of Mr. Seymour the senate reconsidered the vote by which it agreed to concur in a sub stitute adopted by the house for the senate bill in relation to the pro vision for fuel, printing and postage for the office of secretary of State. On motion of Mr. Norwood the rules wijre suspended and the bill to incorporate the Wilmington, Raleigr and Roxboro railroad com pany, passed its third reading. Also k bill to amend sec. 13, chap. 27, laws of 1868, and sec. 13, chap. 27 of Battle's revisal. On motion of Mr. Cole the rules were suspeBded and the bill to pre vent the storing of guano and other fertilizers, within the corporate limits of the town of Tarboro, pass ed its several readings. On motion of Mr. Scott the rules were suspended and the bill to em power the commissioners of Jones county to levy a special.tax, passed its third reading. On motion of Mr. Mabson, rules were suspended and the bill toesj tablish a special criminal court in the city of Wilmington was taken up, Bill to pay Peter Adams $ 102 for - Mr, Flemming asked for the read- services rendered as a State senator ing of the report of the committee for the year 18G1. The committee j to which it had been referred. Tiie report of the committee was that it do not pass. Mr. Flemming moved lo lay the bill on the table. Mr. Mabson arose to a question of privilege and said that the bill had been'reported on favorably. But since the return of the sena tor from JDuplin, the bill had been taken from the calendar, and re- forted on unfavorably. lie did not ike this courtesy of the opposition that was resorted to by the demo cratic party upon this floor to kill off bills that they did not desire to have passed. Mr. Allen said this bill had been fully considered, and the endorse ment on the bill was not in his own hand writing, but was done by his direction and dictation. His opposition to the passage of the bill was that he regarded it as unconstitutional, and wrong in prin ciple to pass a bill that involved doubts so plain, and could only give rise to litigation. Mr. Mabson called for the read- in? of the bill, in order that Sena tors might vote intelligibly upon it. Mr. Harris moved the previous question upon the passage of the bill. Mr. Mabson called for the yeas and navs upon the bill, leas 13, Navs 23. On motion of Mr. Worth rules were suspended and bill to au thorize the Governor to appoint Commissioners in Foreign countries passed its several readings. On motion of Mr. Troy, bill to change the time for holding the Superior Courts in the county of Cumberland, passed its several read inzs. On motion of Mr. Waring, rules were suspended and bill to make the Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace final in certain cases, was ta ken up. Mr. Waring advocated the pas sage of the bill. Mr. Gudger said as the committee had repoated on the bill unfavor ably, and recommended a general bill, he moved to lay the bill on the table. Mr. King called the previous ouestion. liv consent. Jir. iUoreneaa, oi Guilford, offered two bills recom mended by the committee as a sub stitute, and to the substitute offered an amendment, striking out petty larceny, etc. Mr. Miller made a strong speech in favor of the passage of the bill, reciting many excel lent' reasons for the same. Mr. Seymour also advocated the bill, and at the close of his remarks, called for the previous question up on the passage of the bill. The amendment and suostuute were adopted. The question then reeurred upon the passage ot the bill I5v consent. iur. waring the ioi- lowing amendment : That jurisdiction to magistrates in all larceny where the does not exceed in dollars. Adopted. The bill then passed its reading; yeas 23, nays 19. Mr. Cowles moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed its third reading. Carried. Mr. Waring, by consent, with drew his amendment upon the ground of its unconstitutionality. The bill then passed its third read- On motion of Mr. jmiis, oi uoium- bus, a bill to authorize the commis sioners of Bladen county to levy a special tax, passed its third read inar. Also a bill lo incorporate the town of Shoe Heel, in the county of Robinson, passed its third6 read ing. JJiil concerning the care of the insane was taken up and passed its several readings. On motion of Mr. Miller, the rules were suspended and the bill to repeal chapter 10G of the act of tne general assemDiy, passeu at us session for 18GS-'G9, and for other purposes, passed its several read- A. X A incrs. On motion of Mr. Murphy, the rules were supended, and the bill relating to the board of public charities was taken up. Mr. Love -thought such a bill ought not to be rushed through here upon the heels of the adjourn ment. That he did not fully un derstand the objects of the bill, and thought it ought not to be passed now. Mr. Murphy explained the object of the bill in a feeling and humane manner. As chairman of the board of public charities he had visited tnirty counties in the btate, lor which he had never received one cent and never expected to receive one cent for his services, and would not now take it. That the condi tion of the paupers and poor-houses in the State was disgraceful and in many instances the persons who were responsiDie ior mis state oi affairs were destitute of a feeling of humanity and were answerable for the filthy and destitute condition of these poor-houses. He was in 'favor of sending some person to these counties to correct these abuses. Mr. Love said he did not intend to say much more on this bill, but he thought the senator from Jack son was like what w as said of Paul, "Much learning hath made him mad" when he gets on those char itable institutions. After further discussion between Mr. Love and Mr. Murphy, which was quite spirited and entertaining to visitors that thronged the lobby, the bill passed its second reading. Alter hllibustenng halt hour, the bill was ordered to be read a third time. Mr. Love moved to amend by striking out five hundred dollars and insert five thousand dollars. Mr. Grandy offered an amend ment providing that the provisions of the act shall not go into effect un til nrst ratified by a majority of all the qualified voters in the State. The amendments were lost. Mr. Love then moved that the senate do now adjourn, and called for the yeas and nays. The chair ; decided the motion out of order. Mr. Love appealed from the de- i cision of the chair. Upon a call of the yeas and nays the chair was sustained. j The question then recurred upon ! the passage of the bill on its third reading yeas 22, nays 24. Bill for the relief of certain coun ties that have not received the ap propriation for the support of the lunatics in their several counties. Mr. Seymour offered a resolution appointing three senators to exam ine the calender, and report such bills as ought to first be considered, and that the rules be suspended, to put the said bills upon their several readings. Adopted. Senate adjourned at 3 p. m. reqi to il: "i bill t loi mo4 sts the same to bo appended proceedings of to-day. j s.iid substantially, when the charter the N; C. Inmiigra- i Society was before the enate. onciay last, mar l was ono of who diil not believe in these" extra efforts to secure imigration, and did not believe that we would be benefitted by an influx of 200,000 of them, i But if they came volunta rily jve should, as we had always dont), treat them friendly. And I nowjfurther add, that I believe the colored laborer is the best laborer we cim get, and I do not believe in voting him out to give place to any foreign population." IIO LIS E OF IlKPliKS K N T ATI VKs. Fkbkuary 11th, 1ST i. The House met at l':l",a. in". Speaker Robinson in the chair. Journal of yesterday v. ;Li read and approved.; Seieral 'petitions were presented which were appropriately referred to committees. KEirOUTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. and Costner sab- Waugh Messrs mitted reports. On; motion of Mr. Normcnt the report of the committee of confer ence in regard to the prohibition of the sale ot liquor in certain locali ties N)vas taken up, -after the inser tion )f various churches, towns and schools, the report was recommit ted. 1 Mr. BroWn, of Davidson, a reso lution requesting the judiciary committed to report whether Bat tle's jrevisal is in full force. Onj motion of Mr. Freeman the resolution rescinding the lGth inst., as the day of adjounment, inserting therefor the 23d inst. Mif. Bryan, of Alleghany, moved to lay the ; resolution on the table, yeasj82, nays 11, as follows : Ykas Messrs. Abbott, Anderson of Davie, Anderson of clay, Ballard, Bean, Blackwell, Bovve, Brown of Davidson, BroWn of Mecklenburg, Bryson of Jackson, Bryson of Swain, BYyan of Pitt, j Bryan of .Sampson, Brvan of Wilkes, Bryan of Alleghany, Brooks, Builird, Carter, Carson, Cobb, Cope landj Costner, Co.x, Craiy', Dula, Fletcher, Foster, i;int, Gidney, Good- wynj Guyther, J I an nor, Hampton', Hayjies, Iliinnant, Houston, Johnston, Joneis of Cal.lweil, Jones of Northamp ton, Jones of Orange, Jones of Tyrrell, Joy iter, Johns, Jindsav, Marler, Max well McGehee, McNeill, Miller, Mich ael, jMitehdll, MizHl, Moring, Moss, Nonjnent, Perry of Bladen, Keid of Mecklenburg, Kicliardson. Settle.Shaw. Sharp, Shiun of Iredell, Shinn of C!a- barrus, Shackellord, Stowo, Snecd, Todd, Trivtt, Turner, Warlick, Wad- dil!, Watson, Waugh, Winslow, Wiley, Whijtmire, ; Wheeler. Whisnant ami Woddhouso. Nays Bryant of Halifax, Corson, Dudlevr, KUison, Freeman, Gilbert, Uorftian, Jordan, King, Lloyd, Lutter- loli.jMcLaurin, Outlaw, Pa.schall, Scott and Stand ford- On motion of Mr. Jones, of Cald well, a resolution in favor of Josiah Turner, jr., appropriating $1GG for work done, the account accompani ed by a certificate of two competent printers mat it was correct. Mr. Dudley moved to lav the res olution on the table, and demanded the yeas and nays, but the motion tailed. Yeas 38, navs 6o. Mr. Sharp contended that the le r- islature had no right to pay these sums during the pending of a decis ion of this matter in the court. Mr. Jones, of Caldwell, said the accounts were correct, as testified toby Messrs. Gorman andJFerrell, and the work was done for this houjsc. It was to pay the poor printers of this city for "their labor, &c. i Mr. Ferry, of Bladen, thought it should be paid. It was correct. Mr. Houston followed, coinciding. Mr. Scott thought they were wasting time. They all wanted to pay the account, and wanted to have a chance to vote. Mr. Gorman. While the question of the public printer was pending before the court" this legisla lature had the right to have its printing done and had chesen Mr." Turner to do it. The accounts are correct. I ;am in favor of doing jus- ticci to a political enemy, and hope the resolution will pass The reso lution now passed its several read ings. j The unfinished business of yester day being! the substitute of Mr. Moring, it failed to pass its second reading after being substitu ted j for the senate bill concerning the! public debt. Mr. Moring again took the floor, speaking on the merits of his sub stitute and replying to the remarks of Mr. McGehee of last evenintr. Mr. Houston moved a reconside ration of the vote, adontintr- the would offer a resolution to rescind the joint order. Mr. McGchco demanded the pre vious question which was ordered, and the bill as amended by the substitute passed its second read ing yeas Chi, nays 42. liy consent, Mr. McNeill offered a resolution in favor of tho sherills, authorizes tho treasurer to pay theif expenses for bringing and deliver ing convicts to the . penitentiary. Iteferred to the judiciary committee. On motion o. Mr. Johnston tho rules were suspended and ho was allowed to introduce his substitute in regard to the State debt, which authorizes the governor and certain commissioners, namely: Messrs. Bain, Worth, 'i -:i!i:inl and IlavfV appointed by ims' bill to compro mise the state debt, which being read, Mr. Corson moved to lay it upon the table. It did not prevail.' eas 27, nays Gl. Mr. Johnston explained his sub stitute, that these commbsionera should examine into the bonds issu ed efore the war and since tho war exclusive of special, tax bond, though he thought it would be well to make some statement as to these also, and report in full to tho next general assembly, making such suggestions as they may deem best at the same time. Ho looked upon this bill at this late hour as the last chance. I had the honor of presenting this plan somo two years ago. The State of Georgia adopted this plan and to-day her bonds are at par; while North Carolina bonds are hawked about at the pleasure of any gentleman. He -was not choice about the gentlemen's names who are in the bill. I merely-put them in at a suggestion. I am willing to have any good men in their stead if tho members think it at all necessary. I tell gentlemen you are under obligations to your constituency to do something in re-? gard to this question of tho Stato debt before you return home. Mr. Lindsay agreed with Mr. Johnston, thinking his plan tho only feasible one they had had befbrw tho body. Mr. Luckey would tell the gen man Jr. Moring that he might lay no flattering unction to his soul that hi bill w uld pass. I can tell the gentlenuu with no disrespect, however, that the house has only been fooling with him. This last proposition is the only feasible plan that at this late hour of the session I can conceive that is well to adopt. Mr. Standford opposed any milk and cider bills, or anything that smacks of recognizing these special tax bonds. Mr. Maxwell an amendment striking out all reference to special tax bonds was adopted. f , Mr. Dula an amendment that no bondholder shall be a commissioner , nor shall the commissioners receive any compensation for their services. The amendment was adopted. Yeas o, nays 4o. . f he question recurring upon the substitute of Mr. Johnston, it pass- . ed its second reading. Yeas kr nays .'JO. He moved a suspension of the rules, to put it on its third reading which did not prevail. On motion of Mr. Outlaw at 2:20 o'clock p. m. the house adjourned. fl-'rom the Ashevlhe Expositor. Status of the Railroad Hill. From the legislative proceedings KJL AlOU k A VA1 V V, Ilk fjijv . ill J O V I k iu:i ui uiu iiii.i.iii'Kuuiii i jit; senate bill has not passed the house on its third and final reading. On the second reading, the day iirevi ous, Mr. Norment's amendment preventing a change of guage, was adopted ; but we are glad to shj that on tin; final reading, on motion of Mr. Johnston, of Buncombe, anil supported by Bowman and Ilobin son, the amendment was stricken Note. Mr. Avera has written out the following remarks and handed them to the reporter and substitute, for the plan was not a matured One. the seriate bill is. WO are under a pledge to do some thing in this matter, and he hoped thejsenate bill would nass this dav. ugh he was anxious as any one to go to those he loved best still he felti compelled to stay a few days longer and do something to save the State in the way of presenting sorme means of compromise to her bondholders. A suit has already beejn inaugurated which will take thejth old state to the supreme court ofUnited States. What will become of her then, I know not. Let us do something to save her. Mr. McGehee replying to Mr. Moiring, said he was sorry to say that his assumptions were erro neous. In no part of the world do we hear of a creditor dicta- f in the manner proposed by him. 'l he proposition ot the gen tleman is, in itself, utterly imprac ticable. Can we dictate to the United States in regard to certain bonds she holds? No, there's no hope in that direction unless we ap proach the holders of these bonds in ja spirit of doing what is right. I an afraid we will accomplish, but utle if we go on and adopt the proposition of the gentleman. The seriate bill is the best proposition "or relief that we have had be fore us. Let us do as Virginia and other States have done go to our creditors and make a compro mise. Mr. Bryan, of Alleghany, made a ev stirring remarks against the substitute and the senate bill, wind ing up by moving to lay the whole matter upon the table. The motion failed. Yeas 18, nays 78. Mr. Grady moved to reconsider the vote adopting the Substitute. eas 42, nays rj. Mr. Shaw, an amendment strik ing but section 4 of the substitute. Mr. Gorman askea ior tne yeas anid nays, and the amendment was rejected Yeas U, nays lb. Mr. Shackelford, an amendment striking out the proposition con cerning the construction bonds. Ite jeeted yeas 5, nays 85. Mr. Gudger could see no good to go on with these amendments, for according to the rules and the joint resolution of adjournment adopted itiis impossible to pass this bill If I thought that we could agree next wieek and pass the Senate bill, 1 Irom the bill on a vote -yeas ., nays Co. If no other amendm .its' were attached, the bill is now the law; but if the house put amend ments to the same, it will have to be returned to the senate for concurrence. As we understand the bill now, the only objcclional feature of il is the one proscribing W. A. Smith the President of the I toad. "And our correspondent from Washinton thinks that the Hoad will not . . ex cept the act with this prescriptive, and insulting provision. But wo hope that on mature relhjction this v:ill have no weight. The amend ment is absolutely void, and has hit , legal force. The attempt of. I he Legislature to qualify who hb dl hold an ollice, is beyond their juris diction. And it is retrospective in its char acter, and therefore void. Why . lawyers in the Legislataic shoi Id vote for an amendment totally vo'd in law, is passing strange. And it is also to be regretted that what might be co strucd into per son al ha rt'ds, and a! tipathies to mith or any other individual, should be allowed to -a great mc-i'sure of such jiio- inento 's intcre. s to tbe Sta e. Mr. Gudgfv, in the hoti", Jtook the true position on this 'amend ment, a id as we said last week, ho deserves the thanks of the people. In fact we hea his coai.Xi on the question highly '.rnnif did. We hope the North Carolina Itoad will dis-egard this harm e.s and meaningless amendmei , and com plete the Itoad as con torn plated by the bill. We regret to see a disposition among members from tho eastern and middle portions of the State op posing any measure tending to tho building up of the Great Western portion of the State. It is feared that our friends in other portions of the State having their connections by Railroad North and South, that they forget our isolated'condition in the West. But the time is fast ap proaching when a more general sympathy will exist between 'tho Last and the West, and all will travel harmoniously together on , the high road to prosperity. Tak- ing all the facts into consideration, we feel confident in the success of the enterprise, and hope, before many months, the work will begin. We omitted to stato last week that $750,000 cash, of tho proceeds of the "bonds," are to be set .apart to the building of tho road West of Asheville, in the direction of tho Georgia line. Let us hope for brighter days, and for a time when all sectional pre judice willcaasCj and we can stand together as a united people battling for home, kindred and country. A singular disease, it is reportpd, has appeared in Williamson coun ty, about six miles from Makanda, Illinois. It first commences with a small whito blister on the end of the tongue of the patient, this en larges, and then the tongue turns black and severe pains . are experienced.
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