Wilmington journal., 1868-08-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| BY UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
WEDNESDAY, August II, 18e


WEDNESDAY, August IL, 1868.
On motion of Mr.. Sinclair, the rules were
suspended, and the bill regulating taxation
in incorporate towns was taken up. Mr.
S. offered an amendment to Section 2, in
serting $500 in lieu of 500. The amend
ment was put to vote and adopted.
Mr.. Seymour objected to the whole bill
and moved its reference, with the amend
ment, to the Judiciary Committee The
motion was put and prevailed,
By Blair A bill to equalize the tax lists
in Randolph county, known as the Con-
vcntion tax. The bill passed its several
readings under suspension of the rules.
On motion Of Mr.. Seymour the rules
were suspended, to take up the bill enti-
tied an act to amend an act to incorporate
the Newbern Gas Light Company. The
bill passed its several readings, and was or
dered to be engrossed and sent to the
Senate.
The hour arrived for the special order
A bill to amend the Charter of the Chat.
ham Railroad Company.
Mr. Pou opposed the passage of the bill
until it was better known. He wished to
know what security the State would have
for the investment Of her bonds in said
road, and cautioned the House to look well
to the securities Such bills should be well
considered and have mature consideration.
He moved that the bill be printed and laid
on the desk of each member sto-morroW
morning.
Latin entered into a defence of the bill
generally, and insisted that the State could
j lose nothing, as it was not loan, but 6
mere exchange of bonds.
Harris, of Wake, (negro,) opposed the
motion to print, as it would delay the pass
age of the bill. He moved to lay the mo
ton to print on the table. The motion
was put and carried.
Mr.. Hodnett said he thought that was
legislating impulsively. Yesterday the
House passed bills rapidly, involving the
State to the amount of nearly six million Of
dollars, and were endeavoring to increase
her liabilities three millions moro withou
having any time for examination or consid
Grafton. We were following in the foot
steps of Tennessee, and We would soor
reach her condition. We must attach more
importance to these Railroad bills, espe
cially as they involve our credit.
Mr.. Sinclair advocated the passage of th'
bill.
Ku Klux Ingram wanted to put in hi
little "word or two" He was very hon
est, but lacked information howsover, b.
would raise his voice in favor Of the bill
and he raised it, subsided, slept and wa
heard no more.
Latin thought some were getting too in
quisitive and, therefore, called for the ga
law. The call was hardened to and sus
tanned by his radical brethren, who wer
in the secret.
Upon its final passage the yeas and nay
we're called, and the bill passed its thir
reading, by vote of yeas 56, nays II.
A message was received from the Senat
asking the concurrence of the House in
resolution to employ two additional CLERK
at 81 per day.
: Mr.. Sinclair moved to concur.
Mendenhall objected. He said the pre-
ent clerical force was not employed ha
the time.
/ Sweet, negro, also objected, saying ths
the difficulty was in the incompetency
the present Clerks. They should hay
looked to common sense at the beginnin,
, The further consideration OF the resoll
ton was postponed.
! Mr.. Speaker Holden took the floor an
| moved to take up Senate bill to incorp
rate the Life Insurance Annuity and Tru
t Company. '..1'