Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-01-26

ling to give more than that HIS amendment gave
all that was asked; Mr.. Leach would give more than
was asked He hoped Mr.. L. would 60 home to his
constituents and tell them So Abiding to Mr..
Thomas, he said he was sorry to hear him doing
such injustice to eastern and central Senator'S The
amendment proposed to give all that had been prom.
Used and asked for. Mr.. Edneys bill was satisfied
with the appropriation, and Mr.. Thomas amend
ment provided that the appropriation of 1S54-55
was not to be exceeded 1t was therefore proposed
to give what both of the Senators asked for. He,
(Mr. b. would now ask what it was they desired?
He proposed to give them all they asked for and
they then back down. Did they ask more than the
State promised, and failing to get it do they con-
slider failure to carry out the States good faith?
He, Mr.. B., would remove all restrictions if they
would be satisfied with the appropriation. Mr..
Thomas had proposed to extend the road many miles
and add to the cost Mr. Bledsoe read from the bill
to show that Mr.. Edney proposed to indemnify the
State from all further calls. If that meant any
thing it meant that the road was to be completed
from Salisbury to the Tennessee line for the four
millions of dollars appropriated, and he repeated
that by Mr.. Thomas amendment the appropriation
of 1S54-55 was not to be exceeded. He, (Mr. b.
intended to stand by the pledges of the State let
the consequence be what it would to himself, and
he would do no more His desire was mel to
put the matter on record that hereafter it could
not be said that the State having redeemed her
pledge, it was not considered final settlement of
the matter.
Mr. Leach replied to Mr. Bledsoe After a fling
at him for his attack, he concluded by saying he
was "not going to palm off miserable pittance on
the west"
Mr. Thomas only objected to being tied up, so
that in the event of the appropriation not being su
ficient they could ask for no more assistance.
Mr.. Turner would vote against Mr.. Bledsoe's
against the bill If he could not 60 for these bills
he would not cripple them. He would support this
BILL though he did not know of any pledge of the
State. What pledge, he asked? He then recited
the provisions of the original charter, &c. He had
voted for that BILL and he would not have the vote
back if he could get it. He belonged to one of the
counties having railroads which were charged here
with being opposed to other roads. The charge was
true, he said All the candidates in such counties,
with perhaps few exceptions took that ground.
Here Mr.. I. gave way to allow Mr. Ashe to move
for recess till o'clock in the evening
Mr. Bledsoe asked leave to withdraw his amend
ment for the present Objected to-
The motion to take recess was lost.
Mr. Bledsoes amendment was rejected
The question then occurred on the substitute as
amended. Rejected-29 to I, as follows:
Ayes.-Messrs. Boyd, Edney, Gilmore Humphrey,
Reinhardt, Straughan and Thomas.
Noes-Messrs. Basnight, Battle, Blount Brown,
Cherry, Cowper, Cunningham, Davidson, Dobson,
Donnell, Doutiitt, Gorrell Guyther Lane, Lank-
ford, Leach, Mcdonald, Mcdowell, Miller, Mills,
Person, Ptchford, Pool, speight, Taylor, Turner,
Walkup, Whitaker, and Williams-29.
Mr. Thomas hoped the further consideration of
the bill would be postponed, as he intended to offer
substitute which would meet the approval of all
the friends of the work.
Mr.. Miller said the bill introduced by him to-day
would obviate all the difficulty.
Mr.. Martin moved to adjourn. Rejected
Mr.. Thomas objected to the present bill. He de.
sired to get the friends of the bill together and
concile the differences between them. He hoped
the Senate would consent to the postponement, and
give them that opportunity. 1t would be more sat
isfactory to the people of the west.
Mr.. Pool suggested that the present bill could be
voted down. and then the friends of the road could
settle upon some plan and incorporate it into the
bill introduced by Mr.. Miller.
The question now reccurred on the passage of the
bill, and resulted in its rejectiCa-31 to l.
Mr.. Edney voted for the bill.
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs
Basnight Battle, Blount Brown, Cherry, Cowpcr,
Cunningham, Davis, Dobson, Donnel, Douthitt,
Gorrell, Guyther, Humphrey, Lane, Landlord,
Leach, Mcdonald, Mcdowell, Miller, Mills, Person,
Pitchford Pool, Speight Straughan Taylor, Turner,
Walkup Whitaker, and Williams.-31.
On motion of MIR. Humphrey, the Senate ad-
journed
The amendment to the bill to regulate the sale Of
spirituous liquors in the town of Lenoir Caldwell
county, limited the sale without license to one ga
lon, instead of one quart, as stated in our last.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
A few minutes before 10 o'clock the House was
called to order.
REPORT FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. Scales, frosa the committee ON claims, report
ed adversely to the claim of William H. Gillian Of
Granville county.
Mr. Hargrove from the judiciary committee re.
ported avoraby on the bill concerning county court
chairmcn.
DASvILLE CONNECTION.
Mr. Outlaw moved to reconsider the vote rejecting
the bill to charter the Greensboro and Danville
Railroad Company. He stated he did this for the
purpose of allowing the members from Rockingham
to introduce substitute instead of the rejected bill
The motion was adopted and the bill read 1t pro-
yides for building railroad from the North Carolina
railroad to Leaksville Rockingham county Pro
uided 1t does not 60 nearer to Danvile than twenty
miles or within two miles of the Virginia line
After some explanation from Messrs. Settle and
Simpson, Mr.. Bullock said he wished to have the
improvements, as he wished to vote understandingly
He considered this was the Danville connection in
disguise. If it was he could not give it his sup
port
On motion of Mr.. Outlaw an amendment wal
adopted that it should not connect with any Vir
GINA railroad under penalty Of the forfeiture of it,
charter.
Mr.. Caldwell, of Guilford, would oppose the bill
as mere "soft soldering" operation. 1t was thu
peoples right to have railroad to Danville and h,
would not accept this as substitute.
Mr.. Settle said the road would not come within
twenty miles of Danvile, nor within two miles o
the Virginia line which ought to satisfy the House
He asked them to let the bill pass its second read
| ing and then it could be sent before the commtte
on internal improvements.
| Mr. Outlaw said the House had the right to Sc
that the interests of the State not injured; bu
he denied the moral right to prevent the peopl
from building roads with their own money Thi
bill would make the road feeder to the North
i Carolina railroad.
Mr.. Bullock said when the road was extended t
within two miles of the Virginia line, the Danvill
road cOuld he h,ilt tn the limo ond ,hor onIy t,u