The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-11-25

rom Craven would see the neco,.;.
mediate action in the matter Il ~ ofim
survey must be made, ACCORDING - me actual
listing law, the Commissioners n ~; inc ex. 4
once. pe done a,
actual survey. 'equired an
Mr., BOWMAN said Judge Henry ,a,,
actual survey. squire an
Mr.. Pou agreed in the main To who.,
been said by the gentleman from. T fa. mad
but he thought this a case where tLa "ea;
might be suspended and the bill nas as rules
mediately. He thought it was not we'll ~ M
upon an inflexible rule aud admit no Guy nS
tions. The bill might as well be passa ~Itp'
day, and the Commissioners thus be- 40 W.
he'd that it is unnecessary for them to a n'l'
and survey the counties sO0A
Mr.. SEYMOUR had not the slightest o,,;.
ton to the bill but body of this Kind wv
in great danger of passing measures va, Was
they might hereafter regret. He had ,, .,at
respect Tor the opinion OF the gcntleman
from Mitchell, but could not see what barm
there was to be done by considering fiji,
bill three days. He agreed with the Cent? '
man from johnson that 1T was not wor,L
while to adopt rule and adhere to it rigb.
or wrong; but the question was whether !,
was right or wrong. 1t seemed that n"
House could not go astray lit took time ~
consider all bills before it and made n nv
and adhered to it infexibly that no hin
should be passed without consideration, y"
Mr.. SINCLAIR called the attention of III.
House to the provision made for the survas
and map OF the various counties by sectO.
IA of an "Act concerning the governmen, os
counties" passed at the last session, and sa;d
that under that law it was mandatory upon
the Commissioners to have an actual sur.
vey.
Mr.. FRENCH objected to the suspension If
| the rules.
Mr.. GATLING thought that the stroncos,
argument against the suspension of the rnIss
in tins case was made by those who favoroJ
the suspension now. Ifthere had been mnra
consideration at the last session, there Womb
have been no occasion to pass this bill nov
to repeal that act. The mere introductinD
Of the bill into this House would be NOTICE
enough to the Commissioners to susncnS
their surveys. He should during this sps
sion oppose any suspension of the rules nm.
less a case of very pressing necessity was
made out why they should be suspended
Mr.. BOWMAN, in reply to the gentleman
from Gates, admitted that the Introduction
of this bill would be an advertisemen, 10
the county Commissioners Throughout tbo
State that the Assembly intended 10 do
something, and in consequence they MIGHT
delay this survey too long. Suppose t6s
bill runs along and the Commissioners dp,
lay until December, and the House sboun
finally refuse to repeal that section, every
Commissioner will be subject to indictment
because the'law plainly states that every Com
missioner failing to do his duty shall be gull.
ty ola misdemeanor. If the House determip.
cd to leave the law as it is, he desired to
know IT. The Commissioners were anxious
to know their duty, and he hoped the House
would suspend the rules.
Mr.. STILLEY recollected that as member
of the Judiciary Committee he had objected
to that section of the bill when it was be-
fore the Committee, and it was his impress
sion that the bill would be so reported, and
he had given it no further attention until
now. Action should be taken at once to
meet the emergency, but he thought it use.
less to suspend the rules or to continue the
discussion of the question. He moved that
the bill be postponed until TOMORROW at II
o'clock. 80. g., r4
Mr.. BOWMAN had not been in the habit
of pressing matters of this kind, but
he could not see the necessity of postponing
this matter. 1t was a matter of importance
about which every member must have made
up his mind
Mr.. PARKER hoped the motion to post
pone until tomorrow would prevail In his
county some districts were very irregularin
outline and required survey made to throw
them into compact form.
Mr.. LAFLN read section three, article four,
of the Constitution, as follows:
!" 1t shall be the duty of the Commissions
first elected in each county, to divide the same
into convenient districts, to determine the boun-
| d.ries and prescribe the names of the said dis.
tricts, and to report the same to the General As.
sembly before the first day Of January, 1869"
He said that clearly took from the Assem-.
bly, the power to say it should not be done.
The bill was postponed until twelve o'clock
to morrow.
Mr.. FRENCH moved that when the House
adjourn it adjourn to meet at ten o'clock to-
morrow.
The motion was agreed to.
On motion of of Mr. RAGLAND, the House
adjourned.