Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-02-22

reporting the amendment to "the bills
reporter stated that
motion Of Mr. Philips BY adding at s close the oioRine
words Excepting, however, from the operation of this
place subsequently to the 26th day Of April D. 1865
corlng to the forms of law prortded further, that al
In this he mistaken. This amendment was intend
ed as an amendment to offered by Mr. Smith of Her
ford but was neither finished nor offered 1t was copied
by the reporter through mistakel
SENATE.
4 MONDAY, Feb 12th 1866
PRAYER by the Rev. J. NJ Atkinson of the Presbyterian
church.
i GOVERNORS PALACE.
Mr. Winstead from the commistee the subject re-
ported resolution appropratng eight thousand dollars
for the repairing and reng of the residence OF the
ernor.
PUBLIC
By Mr. Bynum from the committee on finance reported
special report in obedience to resolution instrucng
the committee to ascertain what portion of the public
purposes with the following preamble and resolutions,
which they recommended to be adopted Ihe report and
resolutions ordered be prined) The resolutions
Whereas the convention by an ordinance ratified the
18th October 1865, declared and ordained that all debts
and obligations created incurred by the state aid of
the late rebellion are void aud no general assembly OF the
state shall have power to assume OF provide for the pay
And Whereas by the 1st section of the ordina 1ce
is declared and ordained that shall be the duty of the
general assembly of the state as practicable, to
provide for the payment of all debts and obligations
ted incurred by the state otherwise than IN aid of the
late rebellion;
debts and obligations of the void and what
not void, under the said ordinance,
created incurred by the State of North Carolina by the
of bonds Except certain rail road bonds
Individuals between the Goth day of May 1861 and the 1s
& 85 as fully set fourth in the Teasurers report to
the convention OF 1868 be- and the hereby de-
clared to be void 1nder the said ordinance:
H. Resotred That all debts and obligations, created or
incurred by the between the 2oh day Of May 1861
and munitions of transportation, pay salaries aud
wages of officers agents and employees iu the military
| to be void under the said ordinance.
III. Resoced That all the debts and obligations of the
state created or incurred prior to the both day of May
1861 and consisting Of bonds to the amount Of 50 749 500
aid OF the rebellion be and the same are declared to be
valid and the faith of the state is pledged to their
" Resolced, That the following bonds issued for rail
road purposes since the goth of May 1861 to wit for the
for the Chatham rail road OOO for the Western rail
road, 5000 OOO for the Western North Carolina rail road
Su 00 debts and Obligations of the state, incurred
IN aid of the rebellion and are declared to be valid
under said ordinance.
salaries and fees of the officers OF state which
CURED between the goth May 1861 and the day May
1865 obligation of the state incurred not i'll aid of the
rebellion, and are valid under said ordinance
VI. ReS0lUed That the debts and Obligations of all
countless and other corporations of the state
the both May, 1861 and the 1st
of claim against state they declared be
void under the said ordinance.
RULES OF EVIDENCE.
Mr. Cash introduced resolution instructing the judi
cary committee to inquire into the propety OF SO alter,
defendants to testify The resolution was adopted
PUBLIC COMPTROLLER.
The senate concurred in the amendments of the house,
to the bill in reference to the public comptroller [Ihe
BILL passed, allows the comptroller $500 per annum,
| and no clerk
TRUSTS, &C.
The engrOssed bill repeal the 18th section of
law passed in 1861 THE section in question enacs that
all deeds of trusts and mortgages hereafter made and
judgments conferred debts, shall be void to
creditors unless is expressly declared therein
hereunder
of all debts and liabilities of the trustor mort
Iessrs Howard, McKoy and Wilson advocated the pas
Of the BILL and Messrs Morehead CoVngton and By
On motion Of Mr. Morehead, the bill indefinitely
postponed by vote OF ayes H. noes 10 Mr. Howard
The Senate adjourned motion of Mr.. Covington
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The house was called to order at 10 clock, A. NJ.
The journal of Saturday was read and approved.
INTRODUCED
Mr.. D1ckey introduced bill to the charter of
the Hiwassee Turnpike"
Mr. Farrow "a bill to appoint board Of commission
suspension of the rules.
"a bill to authorize the construction of toll bridge over
the Caawba river Rock Island factory passed
"A bill to incorporate the Bladen company bill
to amend the charter of the town of Graan bill to IN
corporate the Ruds gold mining company, and an en-
crossed resolution to furnish clerks not heretofore sup
Piled with copies OF the revised code passed their na
| readings.
1
senate proposing that the proceed forthwith
| to the election Of one trustee of the university
Mr. Murril (by leave) introduced "a bill to amend the
the town of Jacksonville, Onslow county, The
rules suspended The bill amended on Its Sc
cond reading motion of Mr. Everett by providing that
in the election for OF sad town. the com
missioner received the number of votes shall
mayor of the town. The bill rs amended Passedlts
second and third readings.
received from the senate refusing to con-
cur in house amendment the bill to furnish clerks not
heretofore supplied with copies OF the revised CODE and
asking the appointment of committee of conferences also
with elect trustee for the university. go
An engrossed bill to prolblt the sale OF splrltnous
liquors in the of Salem, had its first reading.
The house concurred in Senate amendments to the bill
to charter of the Tuckasegee and Keowe Turn
pike Company and also III the proposition (aboVel TO
raise a committee OF conference
Mr. Allison presented the resignation OF Messrs A u
Mclean A. II. Davis, R. W. Allison and W. W. Wheeler
Directors of the Insane Asylum The letter OF
| was transmitted to the senate.
Leave absence granted Mr. Caldwell OF Guilford
concerning assignments Ordered to be printed and re-
! ferred the committee the judiciary.
Mr. McAden from the joint select committee on salaries
reported "a bill to regulate salaries ana ices. eaa rs
| time and ordered to be printed. =,
Mr. Davis, of Carteret (by eave bill to amend the
charter of the of Beaufort Passed its several read
ings under suspension of the rules.
resolution i'll favor of Drry King passed second read
ing ,,.ou, ouo,.oz ,o.i.or so,,, r,,s+ioas 81 tho
Peace of Randolph county, praying repeal OF SO much OF
the ordinance of the State convention entitled Revenue
public treasury Referred to the finance committee.
The house then adjourned until ten O'Clock, A. NJ, to-
morrow (r. Hoke presided to-day, at the speakers re-
quest the latter being necessarily absent from his post
SENATE.
| TUESDAY, Feb. 18th, 1866.
The senate was called to order at 10 o'clock a. NJ.
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr. Cobb, of the Baptist church
| The journal of Yesterday was read and approved
bills resolutions &C., which read and disposed OF
as follows, viz 1900 =. p,do,,,h