The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-08-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, August l., 1866
The House met according to adjournment.

Leaves o. absence granted to Messrs.
| Pearson, Hodgin and White.
Mr. Seymour moved to suspend the rules for
the purpose of taking up the bill reported by the
Judiciary committee, to establish special courts
in Wilmington and Newborn.
| Mr. Seymour moved to strike out Cumberland,
and insert Robson County.
| Mr. Proctor moved that the bill be printed and
made the special order at ii O'Clock on Wednes-
day next. Agreed to.
| A message was received from the Senate in
| forming tile House of the concurrence by that
| body in the House amendment to the bill author
| izing the Air Line Railroad Company in S. q. to
construct and operate its road within the limits Of
| this State.
Also concurring in the proposition to raise
| Joint committee of conference on the subject of
per diem aud mileage, and appointing Messrs.
Osborne. Blythe and Cook as the Senate branch
| OF said committee.
The Chair appointed as the House branch of
the committee, Messrs. Downing, Estes, Stilley
and Wiswall. .f,.
| On motion of Mr.. Estes the rules were sus-
| pended and the resolution authorizing the Public
! Treasurer to borrow 500 600 was taken up.
| The resolution passed its second reading. Yeas
| g.; nays z.
The bill providing for State police, was made
the special order on Monday next at II o'clock,
| on motion of Mr.. Ashworth.
| Mr.. Estes, from the Finance Committee, re-
| ported back the bill allowing until january 1st
1862 for the settlement of the public taxes in the
county of Chatham, recommending that it do not
| pass.
Also, the bill to change the manner of pay
ment of the State subscription to the capital
| stock OF the Western Railroad Company, recon-
mending that it be postponed for the present ses
| sion.
| Mr. Harris of Wake, from the Committee on
| Propositions and Grievances, reported back the
petition to regulate fishing in the Cape Fear river,
and also the petition praying the renewal OF OBJ
| structions in Haw and Cape Fear rivers, saying
that Il law was already in existence providing Tor
| the relief sought for.
| Institutions reported uniavoraby on the seve-
raj resolutions relating to IL State Penitentiary.
Mr.. Latin, from the. committee on Internal
Improvements, reported favorably on the bill ex-
| tending the Chatham Railroad.
The bills and resolutions reported from the sew
| eral committees, were placed on the calendar.
By Mr.. Justice of Rutherford: resolution to
repeal part of section 80, chapter 1O2, OF Revised
! Code. Laid over.
By Mr. Ashworth: A resolution to protect adj
ministrators and guardians Referred TO Judi
ciary Committee.
By MIR. Reynolds: A bill to repeal sec. 5, chap.
| II of Revised Code Same reference.
By Mr. pou: bill to make indictable persons
| using language calculated to provoke breach
| of the peace Same reference. ~
Mr. Bowman, from the committee on educa-
ton, reported that the committee had had con-
| ference with Rev. Henry lIardie, in reference to
|
ssLand of Liberty and Plcnty;' and after 4 care
| full examination o. said work, the committee
| unanimously recommend the passage OF res
resolution, providing that the sum of $500 be
appropriated for the purchase of 2500 copies OF
| the book for general information.
Mr.. Stevens moved to suspend the rules Tor
the purpose of patting the resolution on its pas
! sage.
Mr. Sinclair thought the resolution, under
| present circumstances, provided Tor an eXtrava-
3 and 1n
desired that il should be placed on the calendar.
Mr. Stevens said the committee had given the
| work careful examination, and telt satisfied
that from the valuable information it contained
in reference to the lands and resources of the
State that an appropriation ought to be made to
assist in its publication. He gave description
OF the probable proportion of the work when
| printed and said the sum mentioned in the resO-
luton would hardly cover the cost fthe $500
I Ii Short opposed the resolution, and said that
parties wishing to emigrate to the State, could
| get all needed Information from Whcelers 1is-
| tory and other printed books. He thought the
various petitions asking the postponement of the
settlement of public taxes, was sufficient rca-
son for rejecting the resolution
Mr.. Hodnett hoped that the rules would not
| be suspended The researches of the late Prof.
| Emmons had been published by the State and he
was therefore opposed to making any appropri-
alton for the printing of Mr.. Hardie's work
The ruinous system of taxation in the State was
| driving away many OF our best citizens and
would prevent agriculturists from settling in our
midst Those persons that had already come to
the State, were principally of n speculative char
actcr and were not the kind that North Carolina
| needed
Mr. Durham could see no benefit to be derived
from the book. He was not aware whether or
! not Mr. Harde had made survey of the State,
| and as he had not examined the work, he was
| not prepared to vote for an appropriations
Neither did ne know what disposition was to be
| madeo the copies when printed. The number
| of copies proposed to be purchased was too
small to effect the object contemplated. He
thought, too the enterprise inexpcdient, as there
| was emigration agency in the State. Our own
citizens could furnish all information needed in
their sections, to those wishing to emigrate and
he therefore hoped that the matter would be post
poned at least Tor this session.
| Mr.. Stevens said the books cOuld kc at the dis
pOsal of the Legislature. A bureau of emigra-
tIon could be established 10y tnc time they
were printed. AS to the failure to derive any
benefit from previous works, it was due to the
curse of slavery that hung like whitening pail
over the energies of the people. That curse was
now gone; and it was proper to open up infor
nation, in order to induce bona tide settlers to
locate in our midst. The book was written by a
native-bora citizen, man of ability, and con
veyed to the reader knowledge of the resources
of the State. He was not in favor of aiding spec
ulators to emigrate to North Carolina, and would
go against every measure looking to that end.
Mr.. Estes thought the enterprise ought to be
encouraged. The work contained information
in reference to the lands of the State and also its
physical and mineral resources-such as man
on the floor possessed. The author could not
publish his work without assistance, and he hop
ed the House would suspend the rules and pass
| the resolution.
The motion to suspend the rules did not pre-
vail.
Mr.. Sinclair introduced bill in reference to
the public roads and the public works, and to
prevent crimes. Ordered to be printed
Mr.. Latin moved to suspend the rules for the
purpose of acting on the bill extending the
Chatham Railroad Company. Carried.
Mr. Harris, of Wake, said that the Convention
granted charter to this road, the terminus of
which was to be at the Gulph. The company de-
sired to eXteEd their road, ard would run u
branch up to the Gulph, and thus fulfill the con-
Gitions OF the charter granted by the Convention.
The company was ready to commence work,
and would probably complete the road by
December, thereby giving employment to q large
number of idle laborers
Mr.. Ingram made remarks in favor of the bill,
and thought that it ought to pass.
Mr. Proctor opposed the BILL on the ground
that it proposed to violate the charter granted
by the Convention. The sum of 81 800 600 was
| appropriated by the State to build the Road to
the Cult; but the bill permitted the Company
only to run the road fifteen miles of that place
Mr.. Stevens said the Road as proposed in the
bill would greatly promote the interests of the
people of the State. The line was more direct
and would save some % miles travel. The branch
road would run to the Gulf, and thus put the
coal OF that region in the markets of the State
and OF the West Indies. He hoped, therefore,
that tn bill would be adopted.
Mr.. Gunter made some remarks and expressed
himself in favor of the bill.
Mr. Proctor offe ed an amendment to the sec
ond section by striking out the words ''except
to survey" Lost.
The bill then passed its second and third read
insr- and tt,l r.