The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-12-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, Dec. IS, 1868.

HOUDE l1tE
FRIDAY, Dec IS, 1868.
The House met at 10 o'clock.
The Speaker in the Chair.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Long, of Chatham.
The Journal of yesterday was read and
approved.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH. of Wayne, the
bill to lesalize certain official acts of chair
men of the late county courts of the State
passed its several readings under suspen-
sion of the rules.
Mr. VEST introduced bill in relation to
municipal elections, which passed its several
readings under suspension of the rules.
Mr.. HoDGIN presented the petition of cit
liens of Guilford county, in reference to
draining lands. Referred. -
Mr. MOORE presented the report of survey
from the commissioners of Alamance county.
Referred.
Mr.. WHITLEY introduced resolution in
strnctng the committee on Counties and
! Townships to examine the constitution and
laws, and report what legislation is necessa-
ry to perfect their organization. Adopted.
Mr.. SINCLAIR, rising to a personal expla-
nation. read the following from the Sentinel
report of yesterdays debate upon the bill to
! establish the county of Dare:
"Mr. JARVIS: Do you know, sir, that MAORI
ty of the voters of that section Of Tyrrel, which
the bill proposes to cut off, have signed that Pc
titions
Mr.. SINCLAIR: 1 am not sufficiently acquainted
with that portion of the country to answer the
question.
of peoples meddling with things that they know
nothing about"
He did not understand the gentleman from
; Tyrrell as making the last reply which is
! here reported. He had made his own an
: swer in reference to the territory and not to
( the people. The gentleman is too astute n
. lawyer to make such an answer as this, for
, he would thus stultify himself He, Mr..
/, Sinclair, was not interfering with what was
! not his business; for he represented the
), interests of the State, and also had charge
Z of the bill before the House.
: Mr.. Jarvis said his language was correctly
f: reported. He thought when gentleman
; undertook to represent a particular question
I Or particular community, he ought to &C
(: quaint himself with the facts in the case.
! Mr.. WIswALL introduced a bill to incor-
/ porate the Southern Iron Works Tram Road
(; Company.
Z MIR. SINCLAIR introduced resolution for
|: the relief of A. J. johnson, late county
! clerk of Onslow; which passed its several
(. readings under a suspension of the rules.
I: Mr. SINCLAIR moved to reconsider the
+; vote by which the bill to establish and lay
/; off new county by the name of Dare, was
! referred to the committee on Counties and
! Townships with instructions to report on the
( third Monday in January. .
(; Mr.. DAVIS moved to lay that motion on
the table. if, IT..
!, The motion was lost. ai J--,,--..7
: Mr. FARRow said he desired time to con-
: suit his people and learn what they desired
. He had never voted to take part of a, county
away against the opposition of its represen.
+; tatives. ..4.... -
Mr.. STILLEY proposed to pass the bill
/: now, and if the gentleman from Hyde, (Mr
/ Farrow,) showed thst the people taken from
J; Hyde county opposed it, he would favor the
i! Hyde county. The Senators from the terri.
!, tory favored the bill, and it should he passed
| out of Difference to them.
/ The debate of yesterday upon the merits
. of the bill was substantially repeated at
! length by various gentlemen, when Mr. SIN.
CLAIR called the previous question on the
! motion to reconsider.
The motion to reconsider prevailed-yeas
AZ, nays SO. s.ss ~ T.
/ Mr. SINCLAIR moved to suspend the rules
| for the consideration of the bill and called
I, the previous question. at
{ The point of order was raised that Mr.
Sinclair could not call the previous question
under the rules. .gra a.
A confused discussion upon points of or
der ensued (Mr PoU in the Chair)
The SPEAKER resumed the Chair and said
Icy Yesterday Mr.. Sinclair moved to suspend
the rules to consider the bill. Mr.. Stilley
moved to refer to the committee on Countie.
Z and Townships Mr.. Justice, of Rutherford
moved to refer to the committee on Countie
and Townships, with instructions to repor
: on the third Monday in January. The lat
/ ter motion prevailed This morning Mr.
(! Sinclair moved to reconsider the vote b.
which the bill was referred with instructions
The motion prevailed. The question nov
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