Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-02-15
gORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7th, 1866.
Prayer by the Rev. Thompson Bird, of Iowa
d. NJ Carter, Senator elect from the county of
Beaufort, being the 18th Senatorial District, in
place of w J. Warren resigned, presented his
credentials and duly qualified.
Repeats OF COMMITTEES
Reports from various committees were submit
ted The bills reported on will be noticed as they
taken up.
STATE PRINTING.
Mr.. Morehead introduced resolution, which
adopted, proposing to raise Joint committee to
inquire into the expediency of having part or all
of the State printing and binding done at the Deaf
Dumb and Blind Asylum.
SUPPRESSION OF CRIME.
Mr.. Mckay introduced the following preamble
and resolution:
Whereas the increase crime the country demands
the utmost vigilance order for its suppression and
ventiOn, and there being certain and eectual
way than have the guardians of the public peace
for its detection and punishment therefore be
Resolred That the Judiciary committee be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of amending the law as
that Grand Jurors shall be drawn, empaneled,
and charged at term to at the next term Of the
and that the said Grand Jurors shall be bound to
take notice of all offences committed which may come to
their knowledge the committee to report by bill or other
BOOKS AND PAPERS OF THE ADJUTANT GENERALS
OFFICE.
Oh. motion of Mr.. Howard a message was sent
10 the House proposing to raise joint committee
to take into consideration the propriety of remov
ing the books papers, &C., belonging to the de-
partments of the Adjutant. Quartermaster and
Commissary Generals, of North Carolina, from the
room of the Secretary of State to that lately
pied by the State GeOlogist
COUNCILLOR STATE.
The Senate declined to 60 into an election for
Councillor of State.
JUSTICES PEACE.
TuC Of tho tha
ties of Halifax, Johnston, Dupin and Cherokee,
appointed.
Mr.. Whitford introduced bill to amend g an
act for the relief of Landlords" Referred to the
Judiciary Its provisions will be given hereaf-
ter
ENGROSSED BILLS.
Several important bills were received from the
House, and were filed or properly referred.
INTEREST ON STATE BONDS
The Senate resumed the consideration of Mr..
Berrys bill to make provision for the payment of
interest on State Bonds now due. The time until
II o'clock was taken up in perfecting the bill by
amendments, and pending the vote upon it's pas
sage on the second reading the Speaker an
nOunced the hour for the special order, to wit
DIsTILLATIoN OF GRAN.
The House bill to prohibit the distllation of
spirituOus liquors from grain.
Several amendments were offered as to the time
Mt which it should go into operation, and rejected
but the time was fixed on an amendment of Mr.
Williams, at the 10th March.
The amendment of the Judiciary committee
making the punishment ''tO be fined or impris-
Oned, or both at the discretion of the Court, was
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Latham, potatoes were
added to the list of prohibited articles.
Mr. Jones of Wake, moved to insert ''And no
person in the year 1866, shall be allowed to plant
and cultivate than four of cotton, or two
acres of tobacco to the hand. Male hands between
the ages of sixteen and fifty years, to be counted
us hand. Males between the ages of twelve
and sixteen, and above the ages of fifty years, to
be counted a half of a hand, and females above
the ages of fourteen and under sixty to be counted
half hand.
This amendment gave rise to extended de-
bate upon the merits of the bill. Messrs Coving
tOn Latham Wilson and Mclean, favoring, and
Messrs. Jones of Wake, COwles Winstead and
Pitchford opposing it.
Mr. Howard was prepared to support the meas
if its friends could show the necessity of such
legislation at this time, and desiring to have it
discussed in all its bearings, moved its postpone
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY
Pending the discussion, the Senate concurred in
the proposition to go into election for one Trus
tee of the University. The Senate voted as fol-
lows: w P. Bynum 80, j. III. Hyman 9, J. F.
Hoke l. The committee subsequently reported
there no election.
HOUR OF MEETING.
Mr.. Wiggins introduced a resolution, providing
that hereafter the Senate meet at 10 o'clock every
morning The resolution lies over.
The Senate adjourned until II o'clock to-mor-
row.