The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-07-29
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, July %, 1868.

WEDNESDAY, July ~, 1918.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock
President in the Chair.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Pritchard.
Journal of Tuesday was read and ap
proved.
The following notices were given
BY Mr.. Love- that on to morrow or some
time thereafter he would introduce bill to
repeal an ordinance of the Constitutional
Convention appointing Commissioners 10
investigate the affairs of the Abemarle &
Chesapeake Canal Company.
By Mr.. Rich; that on tomorrow or some
subsequent day he would introduce bill
providing that persons not born on the soil
of North Carolina shall be considered as
foreigners.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Robbins intro
duced s. 55, bill entitled an act in relation
to the records of the late courts of equity.
Read first time.
Mr.. Hayes called up H. A, a bill entitled
all act in relation to provisional municipal
officers. The bill passed a third reading,
under suspension of rules, and was trans
mitted to the House of Representatives.
YEAs-Messrs. Bellamy, Brogden, Burns,
Blythe, Colgrove, Cook, Davis, Eaves, Eth
eridge, Eppes, Forkner, Galloway, Hayes,
Harrington, Hall, Hyman, Legg, Lassiter,
Long, Martindale, Moore of Carteret, Rich,
Respass, Smith, Sweet, White and Winstead
81.
NAYs-Messrs. Barnes, Lindsay, Love,
Melchor, Mason, Mclaughlin, Purdie, Rob-
bins and Wynne-9.
Mr.. Respass introduced the following
bills:
Senate Sc. A bill to amend an act chapter
40, section s, entitled CENTRES and grants"
Passed the first reading.
Senate 81. A bill to change the time to
list and collect the county and State taxes.
Engrossed.
Senate SO. A bill to provide for the filling
| of vacancies occurring in the offices provided
| for in Article of the Constitution of North
| Care lima. Was taken up, passed. its third
reading and transmitted to the House of
Representatives by the following vote.
YEAs-Messrs. Bellamy, Brogden, Burns,
Blythe CoIgrpve; Cook, Davis, Eaves, Eth
eridge, Eppes, Forkner, Galloway, Hayes,
Harrington, Hall, Hyman, Jones of Wake,
Legg, Lassiter, Long, Martindale, Moore of
Carteret, Rich, Respass, Smith, Sweet,
White and Winstead-2S.
| NAYs-Messrs. Barnes, Lindsay, Love,
Melchor, Mason, Purdie, Osborne, Robbins
and Wynne-9.
Engrossed Senate BilI.-A bill entitled an
act for the relief of Willis S. Grandy, passed
Sd reading and transmitted to House of Rep
resentatives.
| Yeas-Messrs. Belamy, Barnes, Brogden,
Burns, Blythe, Colgrove, Cook, Davis, Eaves,
Etheridge, Eppes, Forkner, Galloway, Hayes,
Harrington. Hall, Hyman, Jones OF Wake,
Legg, Lindsay, Lassiter, Long Love, Mar
tindale, Moore of Carteret, Melchor, Mason,
Osborne, Purdle, Rich, Respass, Robbins,
Smith, Sweet, White, Wynne, and Winstead
| 81
Nays none.
The following resolutions were adopted !:
By Mr. Colgrove, Senate bill No. 80.
Resotoed, the House of Representatives
concurring, That the Code Commissioners
be requested to prepare rules for registra-
tion throughout the State, and report as
soon as practicable.
By Mr. Blythe, Senate bill No. SO.
ResoLued, That the committee on the Ju-
dietary be instructed to report a bill provi-
! ding for a uniform system of valuing lands
in this State.
Bills and resolutions, with titles as follows,
were taken up.
Engrossed, House 2O-A bill in relation
to the superintendent of Public Works.
Read second time and, on motion of Mr.
Lassiter was referred to the committee on
salaries and fees.
Senate No. Ala bill entitled ian act to
amend an act entitled an act to Incorporate
the Greenville s. French Broad Railroad
Company.
Read second time and referred to the COM
mittee on internal Improvements.
Senate Bill No. Asa bill for the p-otec-
tion of mechanics and other laborers. Read
second time.
Ordered to he printed and referred to the
Judiciary committee.
Senate Bill No GA resolution intrndu-
ced by Mr.. Rich instructing the committee