Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-12-06
By Mr.. Chadwick, bill to diminish


Clerks of the County Courts in certain
cases.
Resolutions in favor of Rufus TEL. Jones,
Executor of Alfred Jones, and the Execu-
tors of Seth Jones, deceased, OF Wake
county passed their several readings, I'M
der suspension of the rules.
GENERAL AMNESTY.
GA bill granting a general amnesty and
pardon to all officers and soldiers of the
State of North Carolina, or of the late Con-
federate States armies, or of The United
States, for offences committed against the
criminal laws of the State of North Caro-
lima, " was put on its second reading. This
bill was reported from the Judiciary Com
mittee as q substitute for l1ill with SINH
lar title, introduced by Mr.. Waugh.
Mr.. McKoy, Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee addressed the House in favor of
the bill and explaining its scope and pur
view
Mr.. Crawford, of Macon, moved to
amend the substitute, by striking out the
words g 1st day of January, A d., 1866"
and substituting therefor the words 6 LIST
day of June, 1865 as the time to which
the amnesty should extend.
NIessrs. Davis, Dargan, keenan,, Long, of
Cabarrus, Richardson, Waugh and Whitley,
urged the adoption of the substitute and
It's passage WlInOuU anGnUnlenG.
Messrs. Blythe, Blair and Freeman OPP
posed the bill.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Craw-
| ford Of Macon, was rejected.
The substitute reported by the commit
! tee was adopted and the question then be-
| ing on the passage of the bill as amended,
it's second reading, Mr.. Blair offered the
| following amendment, which was rejected ::
viz as additional sections
"SEC 5. BE ii further enacted That no
person shall be liable to Indictment or sub
ject to civil action for damage, for any Of
fence committed prior to the first day of
January, 1866, against the person or pro-
perty of any person i'll the civil or military
service of the State, or OF the late Confed-
crate States, or in the service of the United
States.
Sec. &. BE ii fu1fhe,' enacted, That any
person mentioned i'll section 5th against
whom any action is now pending, civil or
criminal, committed prior to the LIST day of
January, 1866, shall be entitled to full and
complete amnesty and pardon upon the
payment of cost Of such action. The ques-
| ton recurring on the passage ofthe bill, on
it's second reading, the yeas and nays were
ordered, on motion of MI. Waugh, and the
| bill passed as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Autry, Baker, Boyd, Bowe,
| Bradsher, Bright, Brown, BrysOn, Chadwick.
Clements, Crawford, of Macon, Crawford, Of Row
an, Dargan, Daniel, Davis, Davidson, Durham,
Everett, farrow, Foard Galloway. Gambril, Gar
| rctt, Gorham, Cranberry Guess, Harding, Har-
per Henderson, Hodnet, Holderby, Horton of Wa
| tauga, Houston, Hutchinson, Jones, Judkins, Kel-
| sey, kcnan, Kendall, Latham, Of Craven, Latham,
Of Washington, Lee, Long, Luttcrloh, May. Mar
tin, McArthur, McClammy, McGougan, MeKoy.
McRac Moore Of Hartford, MOrchead, Muir
ril Neal, Patton, Perry Of Ca:terct, Perry,
OF Wake, Eenhardt, Richardson, Rogers Rose
| bro Rus SbpltOO + N
Stevenson, Stone, SuGderth, Walker, Waugh,
Westmorelard, Whitfield, Whit ley, Williams. OF
Harnett, Williams, Of Martin Williams of Pitt,
Williams Of Yancey, Wombie, Woodard-SI.
| NAYs-Messrs. Ashworth, Beasley, Black, Blair,
Blythe, Carson, Freeman Godwin, Hinnant, Hor-
ton, of Wilkes, Jenkins, of CASTOR, Jenkins, of
Morton. Morissett, Scoggin, league, Trull YES
| tai Wilson, of Forsyth. York-23.
On motion of Mr. Waugh, the rules were
suspended, and the bill passed its third read
ing.
| ADJOURNMENT.
| A message was received from the Senate,
transmitting a joint resolution, proposing
that the two houses al journ sine Nie on the
| 18th of December next.
Mr. Patton moved to lay this message on
the table, and on this question the yeas
and nays were ordered on motion of Mr.
Hodnett.
The motion prevailed as follows:
| 1EAs-Mcssrs. Baker, Beasley, Black, Boyd,
Bright, Bryson, Chadwick, Crawford, OF Macon,
| DArgan, Daniel, Davis, Davidson, Durham, Eve
rett, Ford, Freeman, Galloway, Garrett, Goodwin,
| Harper, Horton, of Wilkes, Houston, Hutchns,
Jones, Jordan, Judkins, Kelsey, Kenan, Latham,
Me1rtGn S S& MHar o M'
| Hartford, Morehead: Norton Morlissctt, Neal
Patton, Perry, OF Carte:et, Perry, Of Wake, Rich
ardson. Rosebro, Buss, Simpson, Smith, Of Dup
I'm, Stevenson, Stone, Sueiderth, Trull, Walker,
| Waugh, Whitfield, Whitley, Williams, of H&rnett,
Williams, of Martin, Williams, of Pitt, Williams,
of Iancey, WoOdard-64.
| NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Ashworth, Autry, Blair,
Blythe, Bowe, Bradsher, Brown, Carson, Glenn
ents, Crawford CT Rowan, Farrow, Cambria, CIR
ham, Cranberry, Guess, Harding, Hinnant Hold
nett Hoderby, Horton, of Watauga, Jenkins, OF
Castor, Jenkins of Granville, Latham, of Wash
Iington, May. McClammy, Moore, OF Chatham
Murri, Reinhardt, Rogers, Scosgiin, shelton,
syth, Wo1nble, York-38
Mr.. Kenan (by leave) introduced a joint
resolution, proposing sine die adjournment
of the Assembly on the 24th Of December
next. Rejected.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor transmitting executive correspon-
dence with the Secretary of the Treasury,
relative to the National Currency, which
was read and sent t. the Senate.
The House then adjourned until eleven
io'clOck, A. NJ, tomorrow.
SENATE.
SATURDAY MORNING, Dec t.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Cash, from the committee on Cher
okee Lands, to whom was referred that por-
ton of the Governors message which refers
to the Cherokee lands, reported back the
same, and asked to be discharged from its
further consideration.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on the
Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill
authorizing certain counties to subscribe
for stock in the Cheraw r. r., recommen-
ded its passage.
Mr.. McCorkle, from the committee on
the Judiciary, to whom was referred the
bill for the better suppression of horse and
mule stealing, reported back substitute
for the bill as the original bill declared it
to be a capital offence, and punishment
death The committee Thought the pun
ishment too severe for the offence
Mr.. Avery, from the Judiciary commit
tee, to whom whom was referred the bill
for the protection of landlords, reported
back the same amended and recommend
ed its passage.
| RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.