The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-08-12
Legislature of North-CarOlina.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, August Z

Prayer Dy KEY. 9lr. HUDSON.
Mr. Forlner introduced q bill relating to Reg
istration of voters and holding Of elections in
n. G.
Act concerning courts of Justices of the
Peace.
Act concerning the Register of Deeds.
Mr.. Winstead gave notice OF Il bill concerning
Roanoke Railroad, &c
Mr.. Moore, of Carteret, notice OF bill for in
spection OF naval stores.
Mr. Robbins, notice of bill relating to drawing
ofjuries.
Mr.. Love introduced bill relating to payment
and fees of certain officers.
Mr.. Moore, of Carteret, moved to refer it to
the Committee on Salary and Fees
Mr.. Loye hopea the bill would not he referred
to that committee, an characterized the motion
rs an attempt TO evade the consideration Of the
bill and defeat it.
Mr.. Sweet favored the motion and considered
it consistent with the former action OF the Senate
Mr.. Welker was also in favor OF referring the
bill to that committee.
Mr.. Love opposed the motion to refer.
Mr.. Blythe favored the motion to refer, and re-
piled to the charge of evasion made by the Sena-
tor from jackson.
Mr.. Davis explained the action Of the commit
tee on the bill and favored the motion OF the
Senator from Carteret
Mr. Love rose to reply, but was declared out
of order, he having already spoken twice on the
same subject
Mr. ROBBINS favored the speedy consideration
of the bill and in favor OF fixing the salary OF
the Governor and other officers now US he
thought the salaries were more likely to be fixed
at reasonable rate now than at any future time,
and objected to the bill being rejected
Mr.. Love wished 10 make this u test question,
and called for the yeas and nays, which were
granted, and the motion to refer was carried by
80 yeas to nays.
Mr. Forkner presented several bills, which were
passed to first reading.
Mr.. Legg presented several bills and acts which
had their first reading.
Message was received from the House referring
bill relative to burial expenses of the late Hon.
Lorenzo D. Hail. together with an amendment.
Amendment concurred in.
Message from the House transmitting Militia
bill.
Mr. Sweet moved q suspension of the rules in
order to put the bill on its several readings at
once
Mr. Robbins raised the point OF order that all
bills appropriating public money must be read
on three several days.
Mr.. Sweet said that no direct appropriation of
public money was made by this bill. That the
same objection might be raised against almost
any bill for any object, and submitted that it did
not appropriate money, but was simply bill Or
ganiZing certain force.
Mr.. Respass nifiered from the Senator from
Craven and commended that the bill did appropri-
ate money
Mr.. Winstead said that all which bound the
State to the payment of money must have three
several readings on three several days, and hoped
the bill would not be pressed at the present time,
as moved, Us he desired 10 have a full expression
of the Senate upon the bill. that il he made u
special order for II A. NJ, Tuesday next
The Chair decided the motion not in order
Mr.. Sweet then conditionally withdrew his
motion to suspend the rules.
Mr. Winstead then moved to have the bill
printed and Saturday and Tuesday assigned for
IFS second and third reading
Mr. l4assiter moved to amend the motion of the
Senator from Person by making special order
for Tuesday at II A. NJ, and desired to act ac-
cordIng to his best Judgment of the bill that he
might hereafter vindicate his vote in it.
Mr. Sweet proposed to make the second read
inc of the bla special order for II o. clock, A. NJ.
Mr. Lassiter saw advantage to be gained
from such a course.
Mr.. Osborne stated that all desired by those
opposed TO the bill was q iar discussion of merits
and demerits, and an opportunity 10 present tleir
views in relation to it. He favored the postpone
meGt until Tuesday.
The motion to postpone was lost, two-thrds
of the members not voting, as required by rule
-, and the question recgrrCd to motion to make
special order for Saturday.
Mr. Robbins thought the Senate was there for
work, and favored the motion to postpone for
Saturday.
The amendmene was carried.
A bill in relation to collection of taxes by the
Sherils and Tor the relief of the people was taken
Mr. Winstead was opposed to the bill as he
considered that it would damage the credit of
the State at q time when it was trying to raise
money, and that instead of RENTING the collec-
ton of portion of the taxes the Sherifis should
be directed 10 come up with the whole of the
money, and moved all indefinite postponement of
the bill
Mr. Respass was opposed to the postponement
of the bill.
. Mr. Sweet thought the bill would iniure the
credit the and sad to
change in the existing laws.
Mr.. Osborne considered it impossible to ad-
vantageously audit the finances OF the State if the
present law was interferred with, and that any
such proceeding as recommended by the bill
wOuld shock public confidence in the credit Of
the State. The State had three or four millions
bonds in the market and information of any such
scheme would tend to depreciate them and in
stead OF reducing the amount of taxes We should
obtain every dollar possible.
Mr.. Respass hoped the motion to lay on the
table would not prevail and thought it strange
that the gentlemen should make such outcries
about relief for the people and then failed to sup
port the bill which would give them relief. He
was in favor of assisting the people instead of
taxing them to build railroads and raising bonds
Mr.. Osborne defined his position and said:
The constitution imposes upon US the duty of
providing at the first session of this General As
sembly for the payment of the current interest
on the public debt. This duty we cannot avoid
Inv piOpOScS Gcllel III It's ttrI1S-
but the relief is only temporary and delusive
III postpones the taxes for the present but leaves
them 10 be paid with increased burden in the flu
ture. Besides at this juncture any hesitation in
our care OF the public finances any relaxation of
the rules adopted for the government OF our tax
collectors in the performance of theil duty
would be disastrous TO the advancing credit of
The State. We are the money market for four or
1lVe millions OF boDds-wlch may be deprecia-
ted and would most certainly be by this
course. In many of the Counties without doubt
by this time the taxes are collected how un-
wise would it be to relax, by this BILL so general
IN its provisions in behalf of those officers
What temptation would it offer in the present
scarcity OF money to those oficers-to use the
public funds Tor private advantage. Our infor-
nation from the public treasurer is thai he iou nd
II dlincult to make the temporary loan ordered by
the General Assembly i'll consequence of the bill
now under consideration with this obstruction
unmoved he informs US that he can readily pro-
vide the sum required by the pressing necessi-
ties OF the State-with every disposition to af
ford relief when it is consistent with our obi
gations--and the Indispensable interests of the
state. find that in this case am permitted to
pursue but one course
MIR. Robbins said the bill offorded no relief tC
the people but merely provided for the Sheriffs
and lie was not in favor of letting ,Sheriffs Dor
row money of the State to speculate with
MI Blythe was opposed to the pill and thought
IL would initiate against the success Of the loan
and favored the motion to lay on the table.
Mr.. Wilkes opposed the bill
MIR. Etheridge was opposed to the bill anf
knew of many able financiers who Thought TN,
bill unwise.
Mr.. Love concurred in the remarks of the Sen
ators from Rowan and Currituck, and was of TIN
opinion that the passage of the bill would ruiz
the court of the State
Mr.. Respass defended the bill. He knew tina
it was needed by the people of his county, an,
did not see how it would affect the credit of tn
Statct to merely suspend the collection of so pe
per cent. Of the taxes.
Mr. of Wnlcn tlnttl l.;