The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-08-26

railroad /. h,s,t = H " gone as soon as ~.
or 46. Ii it were 50, the $40 OK premium Of
reduced to s2so, 900 in gold. The STAY, would be
70 pay thirty six thousand dollars agreed
seHd no money ana at the end OF that time In
equiSslsnt q 0 $50 payment for the present.
the way to bankrupt the State? A0' That
Mr. Downing said the gentleman bod
repetition OF his position with some imSnseena
ment. he asked what earthly necesstre 1--we
WAS ior driving n golds Hs was in favor oi
wealth Of the State. The gentleman last M M The
not well advised on the subject of securitpp was
ne had been correctly informed there HAD IL
SSnyU raised by private subscription. So thSa
s sne Sate had margin of fifty per cent. To
noPeo tne Dill would pass on its second and tbirS
Mr. Hayes hoped this bill would not mas.
Sky thousand dollars would not put forty milo,
OF Road in operation. = miles
MI. Gambler said he had one bill To nae. a..
other Gay, and he claimed all bills that we ere
Drought forward here as his pet schemes liz
was satisfied that the State could not thrive ,nS me
grow as State without railroads. and he csimnss
to be railroad man. He was not afraid to saSS,a
taxes upon the Republican party throughout the
State. The gentleman from Robson had sa dS
that the Republican party would be held resp So,u
sible for these appropriations. Hewas willha",D
accept the responsibility. They had told liz
people that they would do 1t during the last c,r
vas, and he should feel that he did his duty wLas
ne voted that way. Western North Carolina Laa
paid taxes year after year to build roads for other
parts OF the Stnte, and now asked for this rood
which would develop the wealth and help nav tIa
debt Of the State. He hoped the bill wonid na aso
Mr. Sinclair was glad to see his friend SO stronr
in the spinal column-that he was able to stan5
up underany load that was put upon him. He WAS
getting heavy. He had supported every Rail
Road scheme that came up here, but that must
not 60 beyond certain point, because the credit
OF the State was like the credit OF an individual
1t lost its value in proportion to the extent thai
It was lent. The merchants of North Carolina
had received more confidence than the merchants
from any other portion of the South, but we werc
approaching crisis in which the old State and
its business men could not bear the burdens
which were put upon them. If we were going
to lend the credit of the State in this manner we
might like Mississippi and Tennessee repudiate
our debts.
Mr. Mays could not sit tin silence upon this ones.
ton and do justice to his constituents. He
thought the House should take into consider.
ton the condition OF the State and pass no
of the State.
Mr.. Downing moved call of the roll to ascer.
tain If there was quorum present.
The roll being called, eighty members answer
ed present.
Mr.. Pou said he was a rail road man: Int ho
run upon their own capital and enterprise, and
that the House should obtain all the information
possible before passing these bills.
Mr.. Latin co-incidcd with the gentleman In
saying that he was rail road man, because he
liked to ride on them, and in saying that the
House should obtain all the light possible upon
this subject. He had been informed that the
gentleman from Surry had statistics, which
would be laid before the House to-day, Showing
the benefits to be derived from this road. Il 80
he hoped the bill would pass.its second reading
and go over.
Mr.. Vest said there had been nothing done on
this Road above Salem The work was under
contract and would be soon commenced There
was a Road chartered by Virginia from Danvlle
through Patrick county, and when that was CON-
pleted and this extension made, 1t would invite
great deal of travel and trade from East Ten.
nessee and West Virginia. He favored the bill.
Bill passed on its second reading-yeas 49,
nays 81 lf
while the yeas and nays were being called Mr.
Sinclair asked that the gentleman from Clevc-
land be allowed to vote. Mr.. Durham's name
being again called, there was no response.]
Mr. Harris, of Wake, called up joint resolution
in favor of Messrs. Respass and Stilley. Resou.
ton adopted.
Mr. Latin called up Senate bill appropriating
S., 600 to supply tile Executive Mansion with
furniture, the old outfit having been destroyed
and rendered worthless since the close of the
war. lss b sali-l
Mr. Latin moved IN amend Isv etr;lx;rp On,
IS 600 and inserting siO 600. He tHonsht SID O
was necessary to render the bonse bahtahle and
tho duestion was: shall the Governor live in the
honsep He thourht there sbonld he NO ohec.
tion1t n tbc emendment' .oSsbf-t - -
Mr.. Pou hoped the amendment would not
prevail. = = N 7I's ri - ~ = =.
+ M. Sinclair hoped the amendment would fail.
Mr.. Latin Thought the gentlemen had little ex.
perience i'm furnishing houses recently. or they
would know that 5000 would not no far in
honse of that size where Won have 10 begin ot the
ceIIar and furnish everything. He read the esti
mates or Tucker & Co., of This city, placing the
necessary 6utlay at $l4,6OO He thought 1t