Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-12-27
HOUSE OF COMAIOAS.

! R1DAY, Dec. list, 10bb.
| Sundry reports were made from standing COM
mltteGs
Among these, was report made by MIR. Waugh,
from the committee on lrOpositi" us and Grievan-
ces, adverse to the bI,l proposing the establish
| ment OF anew county by the name Of Vance, to be
| formed Of Il portion Of Cherokee county.
Mr.. Han per introduced = resolution authorizin z
| the committee Finance to burn Old Coupons
and Treasury notes i'll the Comptroller's Office
Adopted.
| Mr.. Brown introduced resolution to extend the
time for the return OF taxes for the county of Lin
| coin The rules were suspended and this rcsolu-
| ton passed its several readings.
| The consideration OF the special order, viz: the
bill to regulate assignments and to protect cred-
| tors, was postponed until the next session.
resolution for the relief of the people OfStanly
| county-proposing to loan $4,000 to said county
from the Public Treasury, passed its several read
| lngs under suspension OF the rules.
Dir. Mckay introduced a resolution extending
| the time for the return Of State taxes from the
county Of Cumberland.
| This resolution amended by extending like
indulgence to the SheritfS Of Northampton, One-
| low, Wayne, Moore and Caswel, and then passed
It's several readings I'm relation to Caswcl county.
| Sir. Bowe stated That the State tax had already
| been paid in. The indulgence desired for his
Snerltt was only as to county taxes
resolution for the relief of the people of Uni
| on county-loaning said county $4,000 from the
| State Treasury. Passed it's several readings.
MI. Davis introduced resolution authOrizin <
| the Governor to extend the provisions of the act
granting Amnesty and pardon for offences COM
| mltted during the war. Adopted, and sent to tho
Senate Tor concurrence.
| NIr. Davis, from the Judiciary Committee, sub
| united the following report, which oraS u1'dni-
| nlO1tSty adopted
| Tile Judiciary Committee, to which was re-
| teTred q resolution instructing them to request
| the member from Henderson, to appear before
them and farnish the facts on which he based al
legations of the partial administration of Justice
| and Of the persecution Of Union men, to the end
that the persons or authorities guilty of such
prosecutions may be punished, have discharged
| thp ham
| submit the following report
| Nr. blythe, the gentleman referred to in the
resolution, authorizes the committee to say that
he meant no reflection upon the Judiciary, or the
| courts OF the State, and that he misundcr-
| stood ii any gentleman supposed that he intended
| to charge or alege that there was a partial ad-
ADMINISTRATION of justice i'll North Carolina, or that
| Union men were pelsecrtcd by the courts There
was great deal Of crimnaton and recrimination,
and L: saying that Union men had been persecu-
ted, he merely meant to say that those in favor Of
| the Howard Amendment had been slandored, and
| abused, and stigmatized as being in favor Of Ne
gro suffrage and Negro equality"
The committee well satisfied, from their
own knowledge, and from their Investigations
that justice is fairly and impartiay administered
N the Courts OF North Carolina, .and that no Le-
giSatOn, such is contemplated III the rcsolu-
ZION, Is necessary,
1t is due to Nj. Harris, the Senator from Ru-
therford, TO state that at his request, and with
tee consent Of the committee, his testimony was
withdrawn, aud that he declamed "any connec-
ton with the charges and insiDuations contained
in one Of the papers Of this city" against the Ju
dietary Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
JOS. J. DAVIS,
for the Committee.
An engrossed bill for the support Of the Insane
Asylum, passed its several readings.
A bill transferring to the University the Land
Scrip donated to North Carolina for the estab-
!lshment OF an Agricultural College, was put on
its second reading.
Mr.. Davis addressed the House in support of
the bill
Mr.. Foard said that the scrip was already in
possession OF the State, and that all was neces-
sary to secure il, to sell it. There were bids
1Jr 1t already.
He was not opposed to the University, but was
opposed to diversion OF this fund from the OBJ
Jects for which it originally intended.
Mr.. PEBBLES stated that the scrip was merely an
endowment fund, and could not be touched for the
erection Of buildings. He urged the passage Of
the bill
Messers. McNair, keenan,, McClammy, Waugh.
Long, Hutchinson and MOrehead advocated the
bill
Messrs. Russ, Boyd, Everett and Foard opposed
the bill.
Mr.. Foard offered an amendment, providing that
the University shall, after receiving the donation
annually receive, instruct and board one benefi-
ciary from each county of the State to be recon-
mented by the several county courts.
This amendment was rejected after discussion
ana on motion OF MIR. Durham, further conside-
sion. ~
Dir. Whitfield, (who has been detained from his
seat Dy slckness) obtained leave to record his
name IN favor of the resolution rejecting the How
ard Amendment
message was received from the Governor re-
porting the success of the Commissioners to Wash
1ngton City in procuring the abroeation of the
military order prohibiting the iniction of corpo-
real punishment by the courts of the State
MIR. Kenan introduced resolution of thanks