The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-02-21
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. IA, 1885,
The House was called to orderat 10 o'clock
AM
Mr. Waugh, for the Joint Select Commit
tee, reported back the bill to consolidate the
acts in relation to the Courts, recommending
that it do not pass.
Mr.. Murphy introduced resolution in res
lation 70 Tie -ztlief Of administrators, Ex-
ec7tors, 6dafdians and Trustees who received
Confederate money or invested in Confeder-
ate bonds. Requests inquiry by the Com
mittee on the Judiciary. Adopted.
Mr. Ferrell, resolution in favor of Charles
Krester 6 Brother Referred.
HII.s INTRODUCED.
Hr Cowan introduced bill to incorpo-
rate the inhabitants of the town OF Whining
ton.
;Ir Trull, bill to authorize Culpepper
Austin, Sheriff of Union C&dnty, to collect
arrears of taxes.
sir. Webb, a bill to incorporate the Trus-
tees of Little River Select School, in the
County of Orange.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Blythe
on Yesterday, that the ,Hense of Commons
lnll Evening Sessions daily, meeting at
O'Clock P. NJ, was rejected.
On CALENDAR
The bill to regulate Salaries and Fees, was
put on its second reading. The bill as re-
ported from the Joint Select Committee on
Salaries and Fees, fixes the salaries of public
officers as follows:
The Governor of the State, four thousand
dollars; Counsellor of State, six dollars per
day for every day he mey attend on public
business, and twenty cents for every mile he
may travel to and from the capitol on public
business; the Judges of the Supreme and SUI
perior Courts, twenty-five hundred dollars,
and for every extra term of the Superior
Court which Judge may hold, one hundred
dollars, and that one week shall constitute
term Public Treasurer. twenty-five hundred
dollars; Chief Clerk of the Treasurer, fifteen
hundred dollars; Secretary of State, one
thousand dollars and fees. and fees allowed
in chapter 1902, Revised Code. Private Sec
rotary of the Governor, one thousand dol
lars, and double the fees allowed in chapter
10j. Revised Code: Attorney General, one
hundred dollars for his attendance on each
regular term of the Supreme Court, and thir-
ty dollars for each term of the Superior Court
of any county he shall attend and fifty per
cent IN addition to fees allowed in chapter
102, Revised Code; each Solicitor Of the
State thirty dollars for every term of the Su-
poror Court he shall attend, and fifty per
cent. in addition to fees allowed in chapter
102, Revised Code; Reporter of the deci-
sions of the Supreme Court, one thousand
dolar:, and fees allowed in chapter 102, Re-
vised Code; the Messenger in Governors Of
fee five hundred dollars
Mr. McNair opposed the bill, deeming any
increase OF the salaries of public officers, at
the present time impolitic and unnecessary
1t APPEARED to be intended merely, or main
IL to benefit public officers resident in the
city Of Raleigh. The bill did not increase
the pay of Clerks of Courts, and other Off
GERS who as much deserved such increase.
Mr.. McAden defended the bill at length
szaIr. Henry opposed the bill as unequal in
rs provisions.
Mr.. Blackmer moved to amend the bill by
fixing the salary of private Secretary of the
|. sGovern )r at 81 800 per annunp.
Mr. Baxter offered substitute for the bill
fixing the Governors salary at 81 900 leav-
r ing the other salaries as at present,
NJ. Hoke was III favor of reducing the sal
aries of the z6overnor and Judges proposed
IN the bill, eeming the former salari4s ade-
quate.
Mr.. Dlrgan addressed the House in Seyor
of the bill
/ The question recurring on the substitute
proposed by Mr.. Baxter, it was rejected.
The question then required upon fthe
smrndn,,ant proposed by Mr.. Blackme., in