Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-08-14

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ten copies of each law enacted by this Gen
eral Assembly, for each member, passed
On motion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
(BY UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
MONDAY, August 3, 1868.
A communication from the Code Com
mission was received, concerning the fees
of Clerks, Sheriffs, Registers and other
county officers. Lies over.
A message was received from the Senate
notifying the House of the passage of the
bill entitled ''Civil Procedure" and one
regulating Sheriff's boods.
Seymour, from the Judiciary committee,
reported adversely to the petition of certain
citizens, praying the abolition of capital
punishment.
The same reported adversely upon a bill
repeating the present stay law.
By Stevens A resolution authorizing
the Treasurer to pay j. j. Sawyer for SER
vices as Engrossing Clerk before the elec-
ton of that officer. The resolution passed
under a suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Barnett, on the part of the commit
tee on Corporations, reported back the bill
laying off counties into townships, and
asked the reference of the bill to the COM
mittee on Internal Improvements.
Mr.. Whitley, on the part of the MAJ ority
of the same committee, reported adversely
to the bill.
Both reports, with the bill, were ordered
to be printed.
The Senate resolution, authorizing the
Treasurer to borrow 100000, passed its
final reading.
Senate bill No. SO, authorizing Clerks
of Superior Courts to take the privy exam
ination of fennes couert, passed its second
reading.
On motion of Mr.. Seymour the rules
were suspended and the bill was put on its
third reading
Latin (c. b. moved to amend by author.
izing Justices of the Peace to take said ex-
animation.
Morris (negro) was hugely delighted with
the amendment.
and the latter moved to amend by limiting
the Jurisdiction of the Justices of the Peace
in the premises to sale where the consider
alton does not exceed $50.
! Stilley moved to substitute by authori-
zing the clerk to issue commission to any
| Justices to take the examination. Lost.
The question REQUIRED upon Mr.. Sin,
clair's amendment, which was lost.
Lafin's amendment was then adopted,
and the bill, as amended, passed its third
reading.
A bill to suspend the collection of taxes
in certain counties until the 10Th of Sep
tember was taken up and rejected.
A general bill to the same effect was next
read and, on motion of sleepy Downing
ordered to be printed.
The Chair announced the hour for the
special order, viz The Police bill.
Ashmorth (the unwashed) moved to post
pone it until tomorrow, IL o'clock.
Mr.. Pou moved its indefinite postpone
ment. He said he saw nothing unconsti
tutional in the bill. It was expensive, but
not so much so as some gentlemen thought
yet its expensiveness was one of his objec
tions to it. His main objection to the bill
was that it was wholly unnecessary. He
believed in the old system of government
where civil authority, and civil authority
alone, shall extend it's benefcent sway over
all, and when, besides its authority, there
would be none other. He said the sheriff
was made, by the common law and by the
statute law, police officer, and with the
power to call out the entire body polite OF
the county, he would be able to quie
any disturbance.
Ashworth wanted to know if the Consti
tuition did not require the Legislature tc
organize and arm the militia. Mr.. Pot
replied certainly" but that this wa.
no militia bill, and before the gentleman
could question him upon that subject, he
(Ashworth) must change the features, al
we'll as the name, of the bill.
Harris, of Wake, negro, moved to lay thu
motion to postpone indefinitely upon tht
table.
Mr.. Sinclair called for the yeas ant
nays.
The call was sustained, and the roll be
ing called, resulted yeas II, nays 36, n
follows
YEAs-Messrs. Ashworth, Blair, Barnes, Car
son. Clayton, of Chowan, Crawford, negro, Cav
thorn negro, Downing, Ellingto Foster, ,Gahagar
Gunter, Gilbert, Graham, Rutchings, negro, Harris
of Wake, negro, Horney, Hayes, negro, Hend
rcks, Ingram, Justice. of Rutherford, Kinney
Kelley, OF Moore, Leary, negro, Latiln, Morrill,
Morris, negro, Mendenhal, McCanless, Moring
Price. negro, Proctor, Robbins, negro, RenfroW
| Reynolds, negro, Rea, Stitlev, Simonds, Seymour
Stevens, Short, Siegrist, Vestal, Vest. Wilson
Wiswall and Waldrop.
ton, of Pennsylvania, Cherry, negro, Davis, Dur
ham, Davidson, Farrow, GatIing, Gibson. Grier
aodnett, Hicks, High, HumPhries, Harris. o
Franklin, Hinnant, Hawkins, Jarvis, Kelley, o
Davie, Long, of Chatham, Moore, Matheson
Nicholson, Pou, Parker, Prof1itt, Robinson, Smith
of Allegheny, smith, of Martini Sinclair, Shaver
Thompson, Whitley and Williams.
The question then REQUIRED on Ashworth' =
was put to a vote and carried.
Hayes, negro, called up his resolution tt
prevent members from absenting them
selves for more than two days withou
leave. The rules were suspended and tn
resolution was adopted.
:, Stevens moved to reconsider the vot'
upon the bill to prohibit the sale of iquo
upon election days. Carried.
: Seymour moved a suspension of tn
3 rules. to take up bill entitled an act fo
the government of counties" Carried.
Downing said as the bill was long one
3 he moved to make it the special order fo
Thursday next, at II o'clock Carried.
A message was read from the Senate, re
| turning the bill in reference to the sale O
t liquor on election days.
e Stevens moved to add the words, go
give away" aud strike out the words, "b
the small measure.
Seymour moved to amend by adding th