The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-15

4 reported back sfavorably, a bill to exempt
certain personal property from sale under ex-
ecution and to provide homestead: Id
gersely, from same COMMITTEES, resolution
giving the appointment of -four inspectors in
the City of Wilmington to the Mayor and
| Commissioners of said City.
! Mr. McClammy, for the committee on pri-
vate bills reported back, favorably, bill to
prohibit citizens of other States fishing in
Currituck Sound.
| Mr.. Moore of Hartford, for the relief COM
mittee, reported bill altering an ordinance
of the Convention to change the jurisdiction
of the Courts and the rules of pleading there
in.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. Williams of Martin, bill to APP
point u Tax Collector for the county OF Mar
tin.
By Mr.. Scott, bill to abolish imprison-
ment for debt.
Mr.. Allen, a bill to amend the existing law
in relation to contracts with freedmen.
BY MIR. Wilson of Perquimons, u bill to in
corporate the Trustees OF Perquimons Male
and Female Academy.
BY Mr.. Foard, Il bill to promote the Agri-
cultural interests of the State and for other
purposes, also, u bill to amend the charter of
the Plaster Banks and Salt Works Railroad.
By MIR. Patton, bill to protect Executors
and administrators: also, a bill to give Bun
combe Superior Court exclusive jurisdiction
OF the Buncombe Turnpike Road.
Mr. Perry OF Carteret, from the committee
on claims, reported Il resolution in favor of
john r. Wheeler-Lto pay him 500 fo1 his
services i'll procuring the land scrip for
North Carolina. Mneeler's memorial asked
Tor 81 900.
A bill restoring to married women their
C0mmon-law Right OF Dover, was put on
its third reading.
Messrs. Mckay, Morehead, Dargan, Kenan
and Richardson addressed the House in sup
| port OF the bill.
! Messrs. Long and Russ opposed the bill if
its action was intended to be retrospective
| and exempt real estate from sale under
execution Tor debts heretofore contracted.
Mr.. Long moved to amend the bill by adj
ding a proyiso that it shall not effect debts
contracted prior TO its passage.
| MIR. Hutchinson opposed both bill and
amendment, as being whether, prospective or
retrospective in action, unjust to creditors,
and highly impolitic.
The question recurring the amendment
was rejected.
| Mr.. Hodnett favored the bill but did not
think it afforded adequate relief to the peo-
Pile He objected to its partial legislation,
and preferred that the bill should be recon-
mitted, and that some measure atfording
ample relief should be brought forward
The question recurring on the passage of
the bill, it passed its third reading and was
ordered to be engrossed.
A bill in relation to the County Seat of
Clay county, passed its several readings I'M
der a suspension of the rules.
A bill to authorize the Comptroller to en-
ploy clerk, was laid on the table, on mo-
ton of Mr. Moreton.
Mr. Crawford of Rowan (by leave) intro
duced bill to authorize the Incorporated
towns of the State to establish a system of
Public Schools.
Mr.. Cowan, (by leavel introduced bill to
establish a criminal Court in the county of
New Hanover, to be held in the city of Will
mington.
The House then adjourned.