Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-02-18
North Carolina Legislature.
Reported Expressly for the Journal
RALEIGH Tuesday Feb 9Th 1870

the Committee the Atlantic X.
examine affairs and report to the Governor Rejected
pany, discussed considerable length by Mr. Badham
for, and Mr. Tominson against it. Mr.. Badham made
the best speeches of the session. The rejected
yeas, SO nays, 67.
The bill to provide for survey from Ashegile to Duck
town h Was 81 r nays on tho limo f tho
Wilmington Rutherford Railroad to certain property
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second and third readings 1t afterwards reconsidered
and Arson county excepted it then passed again.
sembly indefinitely postponed.
bill to prevent free negroes travelling from county
to another, passed tssecOnd reading.
AT night, the Fayetteville Savings Bank bill passed The
Western Extension discussed and substitute offered,
which takes off the restrictions for the whole route Messrs
T. R. Caldwell and Morehead occupied the time of the House
until adjournment
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, Feb. 9th, 1859.
The bill relative to the Chesapeake and Abemare Canal
discussed at considerable length and passed its second
reading by of 10 II. 1t proposes subscription
under the original understanding of sl5O OOO
conditions to complete the of 00 guaranteed by
implication to the work.
Several unimportant bills read second time.
RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9th, 1859.
OF COMMONS.
The House passed bill authorizing the Treasurer issue
100000 of State bonds debt be DUE The
Western Extension discussed, but nothing done-made
special order for Thursday next.
Mr.. Ransoms Bank of North Carolina was discussed An
amendment adopted taxing all property real per-
sona owned by the Bank. Also that shall pay per
cent amount of notes in circulation at time of suspension
number of other amendments offered rejected.
Bill passed-yeas 81, nays IL.
The bill establish the Bank of Commerce was taken up
Amendments were adopted that bill above IS shall be
other than multiple OF $40, that branch shall be establish
ed at Goldsboro and that quarterly exhibit of the affairs
U sG cGmPs1y shall be published Passed I'd reading
bill to charter the Fayetteville and Warsaw Railroad
passed resolution granting 1000 additional to the
State Agricultural Society, rejected.
This includes the night session.
RALEIGH, THURSDAY, Feb. TO- 1859.
SENATE.
The Revenue bill was resumed its Sd reading, and
continued up to O'Clock without material amendment
though many attempts made.
During the afternoon number of bills passed their second
reading Those of Importance will be noticed their 3rd
reading.
HOUSE OF OF COMMONS.
bill to charter Railroad from the Shops the N. c..
Railroad to the Virginia line at or near Milton was lntrodu
ced had passed its ID and about to its Sd reading
before any noticed it, 1t then opposed and at last
Indefinitely postponed.
The bill to charter the Bank of Lexington slightly
discussed ana passed its I'd reading was however, haul
up on its Sd and very politely requested to breathe
last which did in handsome style The physicians of the
House got together and revived it by motion to reconsd
which carried The feeling that State Bank of
bill to punish usury by Banks or Bank officers passed
The House took recess while discussing proposition to
buy copy of Hawks History for each Common School in
the State.
At night this resolution was discussed at considerable
length and laid on the table.
The Western Extension discussed and discussed
ded and substituted but nothing definite DONE 1t
RALEIGH, FRIDAY, Feb. H. 1859.
SENATE
half past O'Clock. Nessrs. COwper, Leach Lane, Nc
Donald Doutht and Miller spoke the bill till the hour of
The only alteration made since the bill left the House
that the marriage licenses mortgage Deeds deeds
trust, and other deeds of conveyance, stricken
The tracks and cock added the second
reading, stricken of the Sd reading tax of per
cent was laid on all sums Of specie drawn from our Banks
The vote will not vary much from that on the second read
Ing.
RALEIGH FRIDAY Feb. IL.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
House, resolution by Mr.: Benbury authorizing the
Governor to receive our portion OF the SIX millions OF acres
just granted by Congress- was reecedyeas Az nays 3D.
bill to appoint tax collector for Robson, was amend
ed by adding Baden and Craven and passed Sd reading
The Western then taken and discussed
Mr.. Williams substitute for the original bill was adopted
1t effect takes off the restrictions, but does not allow the
State to be called on for more than S6OOO 600 year Mr.
Norwood Mr. Smith spoke against it. Messrs Williams
Morehead for it. On moton of Mr.. Meares, amend
then adopted that the act should be void unless
the Greenve French Broad Company would surrender
their charter. The bill then elected by yeas a.
81. In of debate stated that the Newton
branch the Wilmington and Rutherford Road would drain
the Western Extension but that the produce would to
Charleston instead of Wilmington
The bill to take restriction off the Greenvlc and French
Broad charter discussed until recess.
At night the Greenyile and French Broad Road was dis
CusScd, but no final action taken on it,
RALEIGH, FRIDAY AFTERNOON Feb II.
The bill on second reading reported by the committee Of
the whole relative to the Cape Fear and Deep River improve
ment was rejected were two other plans in the
shape of amendments bill ultimately passed as an amend
ment providing or the purchase of the works by the State
the event Of sale at not to exceed 100000, and
annually for two years. unless further authorized by bse
quent egaton tor the purpose of keeping up the works.
by vote of % to 10.
The bill appropriatng $50 900 to the Chesapeake and
Albemare Canal passed its third reading by vote of % to
to 20.
The bill carteng the Bank Of Salisbury passed its third
reading.
The bill to charter the bank Murphy, Cherokee, passed
RALEIGH, SATURDAY MORNING, Feb. u.
THE ReCCtuc BNThe Revenue bill passed its third and
last reading this morning Attempts were made to amend
but failed Mcssrs Miller Ramsay, Turner, Mcdonald and
time: The following is the vote-aye 81, nays r.
Appraisers. Asio, R}snight, Bledsoe, Boyd, Brown,
Their, Houston Lane Landlord Leach, Martin, Mcdowell,
MckOy, Mills, Person. Pitchford, Ramsay, Rephafdt,
Spegh Steele, Straughan, Taylor Thomas, Ward, Whta
NAYS-Messrs Battle Blount, Davis Donnel Dowthitt,
Edney, Flanner, Mcdonald, Miller, Turner. Walkup and
The bill goes the House for concurrence and amend
ments.
The bill to establish tie county of Ellington passed it's I'd
and Sd readings and was ordered to be enrolled.
COMMONS.
To-day The Greenvle and French Broad bill passed I'd
reading by consent being that is not to
up the Sd reading until The Western Extension, which has
been reconsdered, is disposed OF.
Mr.. Fries introduced bill to Incorporate toe Deep River
and Cape Fear Navigation Company.
The greater portion of the session taken up in dis
cussons upon motion to elect Trustees and the French
Broad Road, and Western Extension.
For the Journal.
Democracy ArstOcracy.
MEssRs. EDITORS As passed along the street yester
day overheard remark which struck conveying
meaning have frequently found coed Up p the midst Of
political harangne The speakers-twon en-opseFyed Of
third Pshaw he's Democrat he's the proudest man in
Wilmington NEITHER know the speakers or him of whom
they spoke and if did would have nothing to do with
the facts of the appears to me that there
grave frequently made that of confoundng po
ca with social democracy for both antagonistic
the two poles or to use more familiar trope slavery
and aboltonsn. Social democracy is the cloe ism
of the French Revolution commencing with the leveng of
all recognised landmarks in ty and ending in lawless
and chaotic confusion that whose motto one
good as another, its coat of arms guilotne. "
Political democracy is, on the contrary the most perfect
system, not of evelng but equalization; being the key