The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-14
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, March Z.
The House met at 10 o'clock, A NJ
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Brewer.
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
An engrossed bill to amend chapter 40,
revised code, in relation to draining, etc,
passed its several readings under suspension
of the rules.
A bill supplemental to the act to charter
the city of Newbern, was taken up, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Manly, and passed its severalrea-
dings
A resolution, reported from the Finance
Committee, to authorize the publication,
with the act of the present SESSION. of sun
dry acts heretofore passed Passed its seye
raj readings.
A bill to authorize the Western N. G.
Railroad to borrow money on the faith and
credit of the State; passed End reading.
SPECIAL ORDER.
A bill to raise Sinking fund, was put On
its End reading.
The Judiciary Committee had reported
substitute for this bill, entitled "a bill to
raise revenue from taking railroad receipts"
Cfhe substitute proposes to levy tax Of one
per cent on gross receipts of railroad from
travel, and one half of one per cent on their
| receipts from the transportation of freight,
| to be applied to the payment of the public
debit
The question being ON the adoption of the
| substitute the yeas and nays were ordered
on motion of Mr. HoE.e.
Mr. Cowan opposed the bill and moved its
indefinite postponement.
| Messrs. Caldwell and Dargan opposed the
bill.
Messrs. McAden and Hoke supported It.
The question recurring the bill was indef-
nitely postponed as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Beasley, Black, Bonner,
Burton, Caldwell, Cameron, Campbell, Chad
wick, Cowan, Cox, Dargan, Davis, Of Garter
| ct, Everett, Faircloth, of Wayne, Forow,
Faison, Foster, Gains, Gidney, Harrington,
Harper, Henry, Holderby, Houston, jenkins,
OF Warren, Joyner, Judkins, Kenan, Logan,
Lucas, Luke, Manly, Marler, McEachern, Nc
Nair, Niven, Newsum, Smith, of Columbus,
Smith, of Cumberland, Smith, of Guilford,
Smith, of Hartford, Thigpen Trull, Waugh,
Whitley, Williams and Wilson-47.
| NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Arlington, Ash
worth, Baxter, Baekmer, Blair, Blythe, Bry-
son, Carson, Coats, Craige, Daily, Davis, of
Halifax, Dickey, Dunn, Faircloth, of Green,
Garland, Hamilton, Harrison Hodnett, Hoke
Holmes, Horton Hutchinson. Jenkins, of Gas
ton, Jones, Kinney, Lyon McAden, McDon-
aid, Mcclure, Mcintosh, Nelson, Moore, of
Alamance, Moore, of Chath am, Murrill,
Nicks, Palmer, Potter, Rosebro, Russell, Sim
mons, Stilley, Scoggin, Teauge, Webb and
| Yellowley-46.
A bill improving the law of evidence, was
put on its 3rd reading.
| Messrs Smith of Hartford, Blackmer, Man
ly, Cameron, and Dargan, addressed the
House in support of the bill.
Messrs. Jenkins of Warren, McNair and
Waugh, opposed its passage.
Mr.. Holderby asked the gentleman from
: Hartford, if it was not contemplated by this
bill that each party to suit before single
magistrate, should be allowed to testify
Mr.. Smith answered in the Affirmative
Mr.. H. said, then the responsibility will
devolve on the justice of deciding as TO the
eredibiity of witnesses therefore he should
vote against the passage of the bill.
The question recurring the bill passed IT'D
third reading as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs. Allison, Barnett, Baxter,
Beasley, Blackmer, Blair, Blythe, Bonner,
Caldwell, Cameron, Carson, Chadwick, Cow
an, Cox, Daily, Dargan Dickey, Dunn, Fai-
son, Foster, Fur, Gaines, Gidney, Hamilton.
81 Harper, Hoke, Holmes, Horton, Houston, Hy-
man, jenkins of Granville, Jones, Kenan. Kin
ney, Logan, Lucas, Luke, Manly, Marler, Mat
thews, McAden, Mcdonald, McEachern, Nc
Guire, Mcintosh, Moore of Alamance, Moore
:. Chatham, Moore of Martin, Murrill, Niyen.
Z Nicks Paschall, Potter, Rosebro, Smith Of
Columbus, Smith of Hartford, league Trull.
Webb, Wheeler, Whitley, Williams and vii,
J, son-66.
NAYs.-Messrs. Arlington, Asfworth.
Black, Bryson, Burton, Campbell, Gambler.
Coates, Craige, Everett, Farrow, Garland.
Harrington, Harrison, Henry, Hodnett. Hol,
derby, Hutchinson, Jenkins Of CASTOR. Jen-
kns Of Warren, Joyner, Judkins, Leigh Of
Tyrrell, Lyon, McNair Nelson, Newsum.
Palmer, Russell, Simmons, Smith Of Cum
berland, Smith Of Guilford, Stilley. Scoegin,
Thigpen, Thompson, Waugh and Yellowley
message was received from His Excel.
: iency the Governor, transmitting in response
to resolution of the House, correspondence
relative to Cotton belonging to the State
The message and corresponds were: sent
to the senatewith a proposition to refer to !
t ommittee Of three ON the part of the House