The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-07
HOUSE OF COMMONS


HOUSE OF COMMONS.
TUESDAY, Feb. 81. 1894
ne Rouse was called to order at 10 o'clocL
approved. vac ieao and
mi. Nicks presented number of nom;no
tions TOR appointment as Justices Of tbs paa"o
iof iadkln county, accompanied bv . not;
ZION signed by 1855 votes of said conn,r
praying their appointment. Among the nnrs
nations was the name of II. c. Felts wha.-
tte House on former occasion refncod ~
appoint. '''u 10
MIR. Waugh said that a few DAYS since
when list OF nominations of magistrates f.,
Yadkin county came in from the Senate tSs
gentleman from Yadkin Qdr. Nicks) had ON
posed their appointment for the reason tbp,
a sufficient number had already been appo;n
ted. He moved that the nominations \.
laid on the table, but withdrew the motion
temporarily. u
MIR. Nlcks said that number of the now
" appointed magistrates for his county had
failed to qualify, and hence the necessity f.,
appointing Others Mr.. Felts whose cbsraO
acter had been assiled by the gentleman from
Surry, was high minded, honorable man
He better knew the wishes of his constitn'
ents than the gentleman from Surry did. He
did not interfere with the concerns of Other
counties, and deprecated such intermediate
by Others.
Mr.. Waugh renewed the motion to Law tbo
nominations on the table. Not agreed to.
The nominations were then approved and
sent to the Senate.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. McAden, bill to require deposit
of securities to be made by foreign insurance
companies doing business in this State.
By Mr.. Hoke, from the Judiciary commit
tee, "a bill to reduce the bonds of Sheriff.
and other officers
By Mr. Caldwell, resolution that the iud;.
cIary committee inquire into the proprietv
OF repeating the act establishing Medical
bond in this State, or of reviving the same
as in their judgment may be expedient. AID,
opted.
By Mr. Niven, a resolution that a special
committee offive be appointed to inquire in.
to the condition of the suffering poor, in
those regions of country that were devasta-
ted by the federal armies, and that they re-
port the result of their inquiries at as early
day as practicable Adopted.
By Mr.. Wheeler, bill to amend chapter
IS, Revised Code, entitled notariesp
By Mr.. Faircloth of Wayne, bill in rela-
ton to the town of Goldsboro. Passed ito
several readings under suspension of the
rules.
By Mr.. Paschal, a bill authorizing the re-
moval OF certain State Bonds in the hands of
the Chatham Railroad Company.
ON CALENDAR.
A bill to amend the Gath section, chapter
60 Revised Code, entitled inspections. +"
Passed second reading and was referred to o
select committee of three.
A bill concerning assignments, passed its
third reading as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Allison, Arlington, Barnett.
Baxter, Black. Blackmer, Bonner, Burton,
Caldwell, Cameron, Gambler, Carson, Chad
wick, Cox, Davis, of Halifax, Everett, Fair
cloth, OF Wayne, Foster, Fur, Gidney, Har-
rlngton, Halves, billiard, Holderby, Hyman,
jenkins, of CASTOR, Jenkins, of Warren, Joy.
ner, Kenan, Lee, of Gates, Leigh, of Tyrreil.
Lucas, Luke, Manly, Marler, McAden, Nc.
Eachern, McNair, Moore, of Alamance. Moore,
of Martin, Murril, Niven, Shaw, Stilley,
Thigpen, Trull, Waugh, Williams, Yelloyley,
NAYS Messrs Ashworth. Blair, Blythe,
Bryson, Burgess, Campbell, Craige, Crawford,
Daily, Davis, of Carteret, Dickey, Farrow,
Flythe, Garland, Hamilton, Harper, Hari-
son, Henry, Hodnett, Horton, Houston,
Hutchinson, Jones, Kinney. Logan, Matthews.
Mcdonald, Mcintosh, Nelson. Moore. of
Chatham, Nicks, Newsum, Palmer Paschall,
Potter, Russell, Simmons, Smith, of Colum-
bus, Smith, of Guilford, Scoggin, league,
Thompson, Webb, Whitley, Wilson, York,
An engrossed bill to amend the charter of
the town OF Salisbury, passed its several
reading under suspension of the rules.
at IL o'clock NJ. the revenue bill was ia
ken up for consideration.
Mr.. Harper, from the finance committee
explained in detail the provisions of the bill
ana the considerations which had influenc-
ed the recommendations of the committee.
1.-The bill proposes to raise $500, 900 to meet
the current expenses of the State until Octo-
Der 1866. 1t is proposed to raise BY a tax of
ten cents on each hundred dollars value of
real estate to raise S110, OOO-to raise $45, 900
on taxable white polls and $50 900 on black
peiis-the residue to be levied on other sub
jects oftaxation.
Inc bill was partially read by sections and
amended in sundry particulars.
Pending its consideration the House ad-
Journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Harrison voted in the affirmative on
yesterday on Mr.. McNair's motion to strike
out the 9th sectionof the bill concerning Ne
groes and persons of color or of mixed blood.
The omission of his name in the Standard
was typographical error.]
SENATE.