Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-02-10
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LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CAR0lIHA

LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
MoxsAr. Rsh :. lesa
SENATE
The Senate v,s called to osdes Il 10 S'e3eek.
Reports from committees vce pssssassd -
Gesss.. Ooonsll and Battle. al p.
". Ward suhmissed The vp<t a ths je;ae ss'scs
committee on Mouse River NaviQsisa Ceopesy.
Ordcsed to Be printed
4 msrsass Ma .rns 70 shs Mouss .egssi:s ieIse-
bjb;, IN but nsahsss snS cacsm q de Asr@hay
On motion q ". Boyd. . Wssaags vss ssus Do
The Hooss prOPosins 10 'siss tvo esouissess % sa
rolled bills
Mr. Doansll introduced bin to amend he oh
sec Esd chsp. Revised Cob. Resrssrd
Mr. Milk. bin 10 authosiae The xufvsies d X 1.
Allen, late Sheriff Il Folk, to collect surar,ess a
taxes Also rrfesTva
Ellis ON sussa sH,se ssAssSa.
The ball relative IN public rod In DAVE and
Davidson. and bridge srruss the Ysdkia rives.
passsd lie third rrsdins Also
The bin TO psuscct purchasers st judicial saic snd
The hill 10 incorporate the Tennessee Valley
Turnpike Company.
motion Of W. Ramssys to postpone the cno.
xilcratiou o( the Revenue hsll iill tonnrpu q 10
o'clock. and motion II W. Pools to postpone iiIl
y CLOCK y. ~. were tvIrrtctl
The consideration Of the Ian uas then proceeded
with.
The 1st. 81 and al sections xssv ssvvvi ia
Mr. Leach novel . technical o,icrsioa to he
9Th. which wss r-;ccse,l snsr .iss~.eI
The sih. 9Th and 9Th wsw ssrrr,l 10 vithout eP-
position.
Mr. Eincy novel TO strike on, the sch. Adrpsrd
Thc ninth was then amended TO ccuvsTend uith
the 9Th
Mr. Ein~y moved 10 amend The iUsh section
Rcjcss~l
The li,h and is,h ~crr s.,opsra
Mr. Esin~y novel 10 strike out tse 18th Re.
jcstci
The 18th am, 18th xsrr adopted without d-,..ss
Mr.. Eincy moved 10 amend the islh 10 allow an
appeal frum The boards a valuation 10 sss courts
R1re,c,l
Al tho Other srssicas up 10 tho 18th son ssrvsd
I The fuerso;sx smrn.imsnss srsr IN srshnse,S.
|. and Of M public interest
Section % Lscasht The Ssns,e 10 schchs,e 4.
w. Worth MOVED To strike eas Il eisuse !
twenty ernis and insert fifteen evnts o. The tax
on each $i"o II real property. The ground a To-
. equality .. bSsurvn hpd and slaves. lfsny dis-
elimination vas Ia i~ maxi Il should is .. ss,n.s
slaves Nearly half Il the sisvr property ps;d
ne,hins-all kind of land were taxed. ss:S uassh
o(. land paid luicv murh sas . slave Sossh
thst amount. 1lc protested sxsinss thisS
Nr. lrsrh. ~ ono of the anancv csssmissrs sad
that the sum nsmr'i In The hill uss . cunpeussis<.
The committee thought Il ~as The hS>s that ccald
bc d.oc.
Mr. Elney cumr,sinc,i t.as che Srnaie vss CON.
PEELED io move in che siask-they had m insaeus.
ton N the purposes fnr which The revenue usS
TO ,c raised except 10 ti-.Gs foe the sinking
fund. u wss hard urno his rsarlc TO he eaIlvd
upon to pay this tax seeing they hsi rvvis~i eosh.
ing in tho shape al improvements lie. ss one a
their representatives ws> unwilling n suissril~ %
any tax bin while ,hi. wss the case. The prn,r.sd
7 tas on land Vas moo-'rous proposition considering
| hos land rad rrnc up in vs.uc
!. Mr. leach sasl tbC committee hsd ail The iafs.
nation before them upon which .. issse . rvvrnps
hall No, svnt murr wss callc,i ios than uas nc
cs>sary durin. the nrxi ixo Year. Ater taxing
every spccc. Il property In chs utmost they found
themselves t:;.'h. hri.iei The -.tusa:e and ,h~y
had icn cumpsici to make The up Nv reducing he
sum tar the SINKING fun. 10 t.5..o
Mr. s,scsr aid The rvssnuc rv,,,,issd Z. m~rs
The labliic. NJ the State. ~ ts Mr. Einry'. russ.
piint> and those ot w. Worth he aid The tsx a,
! hnd hal bsvn raised ca The las, ssvsaue L;li hot
49, while that IN slaves hal suoc up ss sn.i shey
wcrr not >aiiiicd sl that lie tMr. 81 souA vose
t@ the I'LL in ~hssytcr SHAPE Il ras.<d the Senate
10 reference TO the i.erimnaii.n b~twsvn lsnd and
shscs. he disagreed wish W. Worth. the xss r~r.
0ancnt property. the other not so-Lnd would
n.s d;c OF take wings and ily from the State. lie
csn'cnsled land oush, TO hear ~ mach tasss;ua -
| ssy other species os property snd H u vesr sr.
d,ess to Is cvnss. slaves would have 10 be pss up
Tel cr$i.s5.
~. Einsy eoose"i-,i ,'., the iar-r..e Il sss a
ansl would increase che rcvrnsc In Sisa go in.scsd
of Ss".s In consequence of tie in~rrs.r In value
The athtion II ssi On slaves vss MT Q act "a 10
this, - coethird 81 them vss exempt iron sxssico
Ncrues wcvv the mort valuable species e wcp<ssy
Tn the Sssse-a large passiua a che land y;eiard
! nothing.
w. Pi,chferd asked what portion of uassssd Nc
sru- Yielded anything To the o~nsrs
Mr. Eincy. the young and the al: ray ncshins
Mr. rtchfasd Ani yield nothing ts the cuprr.
Mr. Einey hal se~n an untsscd n~xro eel &c
u. s1 lie continued his wmssks on The insq,sii.
" trs~cen hnd and Negroes. The commi,see had
nat coosslcrcd the matter fully. As the utsvs<n.
.ssivc Of hts people he would not submit Ia this
heavy tax IN land
Mr. Steele was sent thrsv 10 irxi.sie &c the Sssse
and To lsosSct her interests and hooce uithnus re.
gard to hov his own constituents might specially bs
ahcetct. u Mr.. Elncys people hsd never gotten
any thin. from the State u w.ad nel shso,ve thru
from their obligations to her. There vesv Other
Senators about him whose constituents had not re-.
csivcd even spoonful. but Mr. Einry's had svcviv.
Cd somethins. The Western y. c. Road uss soue.
thins. and shSrc wss Euncombe Turnpike he hsd
scsTd OF lie: Cdr 50 ~as aware ss halls uess
not popular: bat u every Senator vas TO shrink
sros, fear Of dcusssosucs at home. the Sssie would
,c driven TO Svpudistiou. Mr. Ein~y vas IN syrus
/. to his imaginary amount from the sv~vnue I'm
The list was not tho high fus The wants a The Ssaie
strike Il down TO the level cf the lass vssaue
bill, he s.id. snd demands Would Be msds upua The
treasury IN vain lie. Or 81 kn~~ ,his h;i xeuid
ec unpopular In his section a The Stsie-he kssv
he would be met with the cry u taking he POO
pic bot u he could not rvpsvsens his pcoPie By
doing What he believed essential to save de espis
q the State. he did not desire to pss-ent them q
all The people were hooes,, ho~s,sr. and vosid
pay their desis.
Mr. Leach replied to W. Eaney. " he hsd sos
the necessary information the commissse could nos
help that-they hsd
Mr. Cowpsf said The committee hsd hhoss,a Aish.
fully IN this matter They hsd net tv;ce Q dsy
and hate at night Sus several weeks snd hsd evea
the matter full and careful consideration and she
| p6eHent bin NaA The hrzf that cuuld he duue In