The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-12-22
N. G. Legislature.

La the Senate on the 18th inst, the bill to
divide and separate the Eastern and Western
divisions of the Wilmington, Charlotte Ruther-
ford Railroad came up. Mr. Robbins opposed
the passage of this bill in avery lengthy speech
Messrs Sweet and Long also opposed the pas
sage of the bill, as it involved an additional APP
preparation of s2,000,000. Messrs. Smith and
Cook urged its passage, and the bill passed its
third reading, as follows. viz: <s
Ayes-Messrs Beasley Beeman, Bellamy,
Burns Blythe, Colgrove, Cook, Davis, caves,
Etheridge, Eppes colored Forkner, Harrington,
Lyman colored, Lassiter Lindsay, Love, Mason,
Martindale, Moore of Carteret Moore of Iancey,
Rich, Respass, Smith, Stephens, White, Wynne
Wilson'S.
Nays-Messrs Barrow, Barnes, Brogden,
Hayes, Legg, Long, Mclchor, Mclaughlin. Os-
borne, Purdie, Richardson, Robbins, Shohncr,
Sweet and Scott-15.
MONDAY, Dec IA.
SENATE-A bill was passed to amend the
Chatham Railroad Act, so as to make valid the
late appropriation.
Mr. N ason introduced bill in relation to Ex-
ecutors.
The bill authorizing the Commissioners of
New Hanover, Robson, Union, Arson, Ruther-
!. ford, Wake, Granville, Halifax, Cumberland and
kPasquotank to issue bonds, was taken up. On
submit the subject to vote of the people Of the
several counties, and the bill passed its third
reading. ..a
The resolution relating to the Committee on
the Penitcntiary was taken up and discussed at
length Messrs. Barrow, Robbins, Welker and
Love held that the Committee had transcribed
! their powers or at least had violated the spirit
of the bill, in purchasing the 5000 acres of land.
Messrs. Osborne and Cook sustained the Com
mittee and held that the General Assembly were
alone responsible NIr Lassiter spoke at length
and gave all the facts in his possession in refer
ence to the purchase 1t had been represented
to the Committee that there was an abundance
of iron ore of a superior quality on the 5000
acre tract with sufficient amount of wood to
have smelling furnace for twenty years. with
an immense water power, and the site for the
Penitentiary, oil for $4,000. Mr. Barrow de-
sired to know how he made it that amount. Mr.
I4assiter said that our bonds were worth &C at
the time, and the owners of the property had
agreed to take 100000 of our bonds at par. Mr.
Love desired to know who were the original
owners of the property, and what it sold for be-
fore the Committee purchased it, Mr. IIarring-
ton said the land belonged to DR.. Mckay, and
he had heard that Northern Company had pur-
/ chased it for 65 cents per acre. The Committee
purchased it from Col. Heck & Co.
y TCSOlutlO1 WIS lHcH lH;'t
the Committee on the Penitentiary transcribed
their power in purchasing the s, 900 acres of
land. and instructing the Public Treasurer to
withhold the bonds to complete the sale.
HoUsE-IIouse bill repeating an act appro-
priatng money to furnish the Executive Man
sion taken up and passed its third reading.
| House bill III, amendatory of section Alb,
+, chapter 10, Code of Civil Procedure. introduced
INV NJ cd nv
nlittec, passed its third reading. .-.
The bill authorizing the Public Treasurer to
borrow money, was passed
!, TUESDAY, Dec Is.
SENATE-A communication was received from
the Code Commission. covering bill to create "a
! Mechanics and Laborcrs Lien which was re-
| ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and
!! ordered to be printed.
/ The bill to amend the Charter of the Atlantic,
Tennessee and Ohio Railroad Company Was con-
! sidered.
| On motion of Mr. Mclaughlin, the following
additional section adopted, to wit: That
an act amending the Charter of the Atlantic,
Tennessee 4 Ohio Railroad Company, ratified on
the 10Th day of Aug 1868, is Hereby repealed"
And the bill passed by vote of u ayes to
II nays.
HoUsE-After considerable discussion all the
Railroad bills were postponed to the second Mon
day in January.
! WEDNESDAY,, Dec 1G.
! SENATE-AIr Sweet, from the Committee on
! Privileges and Elections, to whom was referred
the case of Senator Love. Che having been
charged with being banned by the Howard
amendment reported that they had invest igated
the case thoroughly, and were unable to procure
any evidence to sustain the charge Therefore,
they asked to be discharged from IFS further con-
sideration; and the report WAS concurred in.
| Mr. Wicker offered resolution proposing to
raise Committee to investigate thoroughly the
action Of the Committee appointed to purchase a
site for the penitcntary and to report all the
facts by the 10th of January next. Adopted.
The bill to- repeal an act to provide for the
employment of convicts and the erection of a
Penitcntiary was passed--Alessrs. Blythe, Burns,
Cook and Rich voting in the negative.
A bill to incorporate the University Railroad
Company was passed
j MIR Jones, of Wake, said that it would be re-
collected By Senators that. some time since, a
IComnittee had been appointed to investigate
f-eharges of bribery. He did not know who the
tCharnan Of that Committee was, but he desired
to enquire why the report was delayed. Mem
bcrs were going home, and they desired this
matter cleared up before they left. \ Senator
on the floor had stated that he knew of cases of
bribery. and that Senator was member of the
Committee. He should like to know when the
report will be made, and hoped it would not be
delayed.
Mr. Sweet SAID that, as member of that Com
nittee, he would say that the report would be
forthcoming rs soon as the rhole matter is