Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-12-27

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MIR. McNair moved to lay the amendment on the
table, the effect of the motion fif adoptedj be-
ing to lay the bill on the table. The motion did
not prevail
PEBBLES suggested that the further consideration
of the bill be postponed until the first Thursday
of the next session. He was in favor of the bill
but did not think it went far enough. He favored
q homestead restricted as to quantity not as to
value. There was no need OF haste. The post
ponement would enable members to consult their
constituents and act adyisedly.
Mr. Richardson urged immediate action upon
the bill. Ample time had been given members for
a thorough consideration OF its provisions IL was
introduced fortnight since, and had been upon
the desks for several days in printed form. The
bill was almost Identical with the law which mao
been in operation for the last twenty years In the
State of Mississippi, where it had been found 10
work well.
Messrs. Long and McNair opposed the bill as
savoring of reputation.
The motion of Mr.. PEBBLES to postpone further
consideration of the bill until next session pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Davis moved to reconsider this vote.
Mr. Waugh moved to lay the motion to recon
slider on the table. Not agreed to.
The question recurring, the vote postponlng
the bill was recOnsldered.
The amendment offered by Mr. Westmoreland
was rejected.
Amendments offered By MIR Durham were adop-
ted to strike out in line of section 3, the words
''having family" and to add the following Sec
ton, viz:
affect the rights of dover of those entitled there
to-
The bill then passed it's third reading as fol
lows:
YEAS Messrs Allen, Autry, Barden, Blair.
Blythe Bowe. Bradsher, Bryson, Chadwick, Cow
an, Crawford, of Macon, Crawford. of Rowan,
Daniel, Davis, Davidson, Durham, Everett, Far
row. Foard Freeman, Galloway, Garrett Garrlss,
Gorham, Cranberry, Guess, Harding, Harper,
Henderson, Hodnett, Holderby, Houston, Hutchi-
son, Jones, Jordan. Kelsey, Kenan, Latham, of
Craven, Lee, May, Martin, McClammy, McGougan,
Moore, of Hartford, Morton, Murrill Neal, Patton,
PEBBLES, Perry, of Carteret, Richardson, Rogers,
Rountree, Russ, Scott. Smith, of Duplin, Steven
son, Sudderth, Trull, Turnbull, Walker, Waugh,
Whitley, Williams of Harnett, Williams of Yancey,
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Massachusetts. Ashworth Baker, Boyd, Brown,
Carson, Clemants, Gambril, Hinnant. Horton, of
Watauga, Horton. of Wilkes, Jenkins, of CASTOR,
Lowe, Lyon, Macarthur, McNar, McRae, More
head, Perry, of Wake, Rosebro, Scoggin, Shelton,
Smith, of Guiiford, Stone, league, Umstead, Yes
tai, Westmoreland. Wilson, of Forsyth, 4Ork-29
Mr.. Cowan, by leave, introduced the following
resolutions with regard to the interest upon the
public debit
Resotred That the committee on Finance, be
instructed to report bill bills providing fol-
lows
LIST. For funding the interest of the public debt
accrulng on ira LIST day of January, and prior
thereto.
End. To authorize and instruct the Public Treas
urer to borrow money, by issuing bonds or other
wise, to pay the interest of the dublic debt ma
1867.
Bird. To provide by taxation, for the payment of
the interest Of the p bic debt, maturing on the
first day of January, 1868, and subsequent thereto.
On motion Of III. Cowan these resolutions were
made the special order for the 2Sth Of January
next.
An engrossed bill to amend the charter of the
town of Morganton, and bill for the relief of Jas.
s. Snow, Sheriff OF Halifax county, passed their
several readings.
Mr.. Cowan b. leave introduced bill to incor-
porate the Chamber Of Commerce Of the city of
Wilmington.
air. Hutchinson introduced bill to allow fees to
Magistrates i'll Mecklenburg county and to increase
the fees of COnstables
The House concurred in Senate amendments TO
a resolution raising commission 20 investigate
the affairs of N. G. Railroad Company.
1.-THE commission authorized to sit during the
recess Of the General Assembly, and required to
report at the next session.
A bill to change the jurisdiction of the Courts
and the rules of pleading therein, reported as
substitute (by the Judiciary committee) for the
bill of like little, reported on yesterday from the
Re ,ief committee, was made the special order for
II o'clock III. on Friday next
The House then adjourned.