Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-31
SENATE.

o'clock.
Prayer by the Rev. Henry Eppes, inc,
gro,) Senator from Halifax.
Mr. Osborne presented the credentials OF
the Hon. Bedford Brown, Senator elect
from Caswell county.
On motion of Mr.. Lassiter, they were
referred to the Committee of Investigation.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Sweet A resolution authorizing
the Treasurer to negotiate a loan, not to
exceed 100000, to supply present de-
ficiency.
By Mr.. Blythe: A resolution providing
for holding evening sessions, from and after
to-day.
The following bills came up and were
disposed of as follows. viz:
A bill III relation to the late Courts OF
Equity referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
bill to amend chap. AZ, sec. 6, of the
Revised Code, entitled Entries and
Grants - passed it's second reading.
A bill to change the time of listing and
collecting the County aid State taxes re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
A resolution instructing the Committee
on Salaries and Fees to report bill. fixing
the salaries of Executive and Judicial Off
GERS lald Oh the table.
A resolution instructing the Board OF
Education to prepare and report plan and
code of laws for the organization and
maintenance of system of free Schools
throughout the State adopted.
A bill to increase the capital stock of the
Western North Carolina Railroad re-
ferred to the Committee on Internal I'M
provements
A bill to require the Trustees for the
University of North Carolina to reside in
the counties for which they are chosen
This bill was amended by inserting ''those
who may be chosen hereafter"
Messrs. Osborne and Robbins argued
that the amendment was contrary to the
meaning of the Constitution, and therefore
opposed it.
The bill, as amended, passed its second
reading and was ordered to be engrossed
A bill ratitying and confirming the Char
ter OF the Northwestern North Carolina
Railroad Company referred to the COM
mittee on internal Improvements.
A bill to extend the Chatham Railroad
was made the special order for Tuesday
next, at Ii o'clock.
A resolution was reported from the Joint
committee on per diem aud mileage, allow
ing the Speakers $40 per day, Clerks 81,
Members 81, Doorkeepers 81 and Pages
50, with 20 cts. mileage.
Mr. Sweet moved to amend as follows
"Speakels $40, Clerks 81, Members &c.
and strike out Pages"
Mr.. Robbins moved to amend as fol-
lows "Speakers SIS, Members SIS, Clerks
SIS. Doorkeepers So and strike out
"Pages."
Mr.. Shoffner was in favor of $12 for
md ~ Off1
GERS in proportion.
Mr.. Cook offered to amend by allow
ing Speakers SIS, Members 81, Clerks IS
and ST, Doorkeepers Sc and S., and Pages
s..
Mr.. Rich moved to amend by allowing
Speakers SD. Members SIS, Clerks IS, Door
keepers SIS.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by allowing
Speakers IS, Clerks Sc, Members SIS, Door
keepers S., and 20 cents mileage.
All of the foregoing amendments were
lost, and the report of the committee was
rejected by the following vote:
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs. Bellamy, Brogden, Etheridge,
Eppes, negro, Galloway, negro, Long, Mar
tindale, Moore, of Carteret, Rich, Respass,
Smith and Shoffner.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs. Barnes, Burns, Blythe, Colgrove,
Cooke, Davis, Eaves, Forkner, Hayes, Hy-
man, negro, Jones, of Wake, Lindsay,
Moore, of Yancey, Melchor, Ma
son, Osborne, Purdie, Richardson, Rob
bins, Sweet, Welker and Wynne.
Several hours were consumed in the dis
cussion of this resolution and the amend
ments offered.
A. Ell. Galloway, negro, said if General
L loiT cd ho chon
this body, and he wanted pay enough to
have something to get out of the State be-
fore he was assassinated." So far as lib
eral per diem being unpopular was con-
it was a matter of no consequence.
The Republican party was strong enough to
carry any measure through-that is the
men folks, not the women. When the op-
posite party were in power, they enjoyed
the spoils, and he was in favor of following
suit. During those times when they had
the rains, he had been charged double fare
on railroads, when Conservatives where
riding on the same train without charge,
&c.
Mr.. Wynne also addressed the Senate in
favor of a liberal per- diem, and contended
that Republican members should have
some compensation for the prescription,
and ''crucifxion" to which they
we're subjected, socially and Otherwise
He asserted that there were not .fUe respec-
table aohite men in the county of Franklin,
who supported the Republican ticket, and
that not more than that number would re-
cognize him when he returned home, &C.,
&c.
INoTE.-The Reporter despairs of being
able to rep ort Mr.. Wynne. His feelings
we're overpowered and he-wept.
The discussion was also participated in
by Messrs. Osborne, Robbins, Sweet,
5hoffner and Cook.
Without coming to any definite concln-
sion in the matter of fixing per diem, &C.,
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
BY UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
FRIDAY, July a. 1868.
The House was called to order at the
Usual time.
Prayer by the Rev. II. T. Hudson, of the
Methodist Church of this city.
Journals of the last two days read and
Leaves of absence were granted to Estes,
Seymour, Hendricks, Morrill, and Long, of
Chatham.
Mr.. Grier, of Mecklenburg, whose ''dis-
abilities" have been removed, appeared
ana was graciously allowed to qualify and
take his seat