Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-02-05

necessity If he were consincedof this IL slotid
Esreceive hin support A0thsssise be would opposeit
He opposed the sexesOss Of Legislative powes BY
the Convention, other than that which the exigen.
cies of the times fmperatively demanded !
Messrs. Graham and Battle of Wake, replied to
Presenting many very tf0reible arguments in favor
Of its passage. 49, -, -. 81. go. 20
Mr. Graham proposed the following amendment:
Be 10 further ordained, That the said Railroad
may be constructed with ternini at any point or
points in the said Goalelds region that the stock
holders in said company may agree upon, with the
appreciation ofthe Board Of Internal improvements
Adopted. 80
Nj. Battle Of Wake, offered the following amend
ment: $3.50 s7..s ,..- sa.; rs. - sss .
BE 1t further ordained, That the corporate
authorities OF incorporated towns, subscribing to
the capital stock Of said Chatham Railroad Com
pany, in order to provide for the payment of their
subscriptions and of the principal and interest of
bonds for that purpose BY them issued shall aave
authority to lay and collect taxes from all subjects
which under the charters Of said towns are taxable"
Adopted woe ~i
Mr. Manning offered the following amendment to
come in at the end of the 4th section In addition
to the Deed of Mortgage heretofore required to be
executed and delivered by the Chatham Railroad
Company, the State Of North Carolina shall by this
ordinance have lien upon the estate both real and
personal Of said company which they may now have
or may hereafter acquire to secure the principal
and interest of the bonds of this State authorized
to be issued" Adopted
Mr.. Thompson, in speech Of some length defin-
ing his position, announced his determination to
support the measure, though opposed to general
legiSlatiop by the Convention, and representing
constituency which had consistently opposed,
through its representatives the giving Of State aid
to works Of internal Improvement lie should vote
for the ordinance solely account Of the imperative
necessity, growing out Of the war, for the speedy
development Of the mineral wealth Of the coal and
iron region. He dwelt at some length and earnestly
on the urgent demand for iron for all mechanical
pnrpoSes-especialy those connected with our mill
tary deienceand adverted to the calamtous results
which would follow the prospective failure Of the
very limited quantity on hand.
MeSsrs. Leak, Ruln and ktvfell concurred in
urging the passage Of the ordinance, and the discus
sion closed with earnest reonstrance against its
passage by Mr.. Strong of Wayne at whose instance
the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk proceeded to call the roll and the Or
dnance passed its third reading.
Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.
Allison, Arlington, Badger Bagey, Barnes, Batch.
elor, Battle of Wake, Boyle, Brodnax, Caldwell
Galloway. Christian, Council Dick, Durham Ed
wards, Eiler Fcrebee, Glliner Gorre, Graham
Hamlin Hearne, Ileaden, Holden, Houston, John
ston, Jones Of Caldwell, Jones of Rowan, Joyce
Kit,rcll Leak of Arson, Leak of Richmond, Long
Manning Mcdowell of Madison, McDuie, Mcneil
of Harnett Meares, Mebane, Merritt Miller, Myers
Philer Reid Rhodes Rutfin, Satterthwa;te, Setter,
Smith of Halifax Smith of Macon, Starbuck, Thomp
son, Warren, Wilson and Woodhn-57.
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.
Berry. Brown, Bunting. Cannon, Cunningham, OAR
den Dickson, billiard Douthit Ellison, Fuller,
Greenlee, Iargrove, Holmes Kelly, Lyon, Mcdowell
Of Burke, Mcneil of Cumberland, Michal. Mitchell,
Moseley. Penland, Rayner. Sanders. Smith Of John
ston Strong OF Wayne, Sutherland Thornton, Will
liams, Williamson and Wooten-3i.
On motion Of Mr. Badger the title Of the ordinance
was amended to read as follows:
IAN ordinance in addition to- and amendment of
act of the General Assembly, ratified the 10th
day of February. 1861 entitled ian act to incor-
porate the Chatham railroad company" and to re-
peal an act supplemental! thereto, ratified the a3id
Of February, 1891"
On motion of Mr.. Rufiin, the report Of the judi
cary committee, on 1.-THE ordinance to repeal in part
the existing Stay Law" was made the special order
for y o'clock, Tomorrow
The Convention then adjourned.