The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-12-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
a. t.5- MONDAY. December IA, 1868.

The House met at 10 o'clock, A. NJ
The Speaker in the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Nicholson, of the
House. 9
A message from the Governor was received
transmitting the report of the quarantine
officer for the port of Wilmington.
Mr.. STILLEY presented the report of sur
vey of the commissioners of Beaufort county.
Referred is
Mr.. Sr1LLEY reported that the special
committee to consider the report of the Sec.
retary of State, had examined the law, page
210, Code of Civil Procedure, and found
that So far. as distribution of the Code nf
Civil Procedure has been made said distri-
button was in accordance with the law.
Mr. VEST introduced Il bill in relation TO
the stay of executions The bill provides
that debtors against whom judgments have
been entered may, within sixty days after
the passage of this act. 60 to the Clerk
of the Court or to the Justice of the Peace
where the judgment was entered. and give
sufficient security for the payment of the
Judgment, and the execution shall be stayed
for six months. Mr. Vest thought the Su-
preme Court wou,l set aside the stay laws,
and he introduced the bill for the protection
of the poor people of the State The bill
was referred to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. VEsTAL introduced a bill concerning
the commissioners of Yadkin and Surry
counties subscribing to the capital stock Of
tne North Western Nnrth Carolina Railroad
Company Calendar. '@-
Mr.. GRAHAM introduced bill to incorpo.
rate the Swift Island Manufacturing Compa
nv Referred. ''' +ii,'7''-' 'ls
On motion ot Mr.. ESTES. House bill No.
81, to provide for the collection Of taxes by
the State and by the several counties Of the
State, on property, polls and incomes, was
postponed until half-after II o'clock to-
morrow morning '15 3" ~ i''. ',..E
Bill to amend the charter of the Cheraw
and Coalfields Railroad Company was post
poned until the second Monday in January.
On motion of Mr.. STILLEY, the resolution
concerning special clerks in the office of the
Secretary of State was recolnmitted to the
Finance Committee. 1saa R-sfsj
! .7ssa1- CALENDAR. =" ia
House bill No. 112, to repeal an act pro-
viding for the furnishing of the Executive
Mansion passed its third reading.
g House bill No. ia, to amend section 473,
chapter 10. Codenf Civil Procedure, entitled
Guardians and Wards" passed its third
reading. "a f.gs.t.t a.. i..gast,. r.gl5fHof 3
Senate bill to amend an act in relation to
punishments came up. t..alag "a
Mr. STILLlsY said a similar bill, introduced
by him, had passed the House and gone to
the Senate, and now each house has bill in
the other house on the same subject. He
moved that committee Of conference be
appointed on the subject. ~. ssH
The motion was agreed to. - ar -.
-s SPECIAL ORDER. 's-'i'a.'
House hill to authorize the Public Treas
urcr to supply deficiencies in the Tree sury.
Mr. ESTES moved to amend by adding:
"SEo 2. As collateral security forthe payment
OF the amount borrowed as above mentione d
the Public Treasurer is authorized to pledge
such amount from the irst moneys received
from the tax list of 1860, and to pay the same
from the first moneys .eceived into the treasury
from this any other source" i5a.sL iict :
81 The additional section was adopted.
a MIR. ESTES moved to amend the first sec
tion by striking out from the first section
- line five, the words 'sand other appropria-
tions made by law," and in Zine six s'fro,r
b time to tlme,n and iA the eighth line strike
out wants Of the Tseasary,n and substitute
Interest cue January 1, 1852" 30 that th,
section will read ''.'s'7
''SF cTIoS /. Ehe General assembly Of Mort!
Car lima do es,act az follows. To enable the Pub
lie Treasurer, in advance of the collection ant
re .uya of public taxes, to raise money whicl
risy be needed to pay the interest on the publ
debt, the Public Treasurer is hereby anthorize'