Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-11-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
"WEDNESDAY, Nov. Is. 1869

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10, 1863
Mr. French moved that a committee -,
Counties and Townships be raised, cons
ting of one from each Judicial District
Carried.
By the same: A resolution to instrro.
the committee on Privileges and Electro
to inquire If there be any members of tbo
House laboring under disabilities imposnJ
by the 18th Article. Carried.
The Chair announced that as there vo,.
many new members he would, if there Nc
no objection, revise the Standing Cow
mittees.
Mr.. French moved that the Speaker 10
authorized to make such changes in the
committees as he may deem necessary.
Mr.. Latin raised a point of order that
when the Chairman was elected TO b;s
office he appointed the committees, and NJ
course, during the term of his Office, his
appointments held good.
The Chair sustained the point. sav;ro,
that the committees would remain sub,taIe9
TALLY the same, and the only alterat;ors
made would be to place the new members
on proper committees. But, under tho
rules, for q motion to make any alteration
IN Standing Committees, a days notice
should be given.
Mr.. French withdrew his motion.
BY Mr.. French A bill to amend the
charter OF the Green Swamp Co. This bin
allows the Company to increase their CAM.
tai stock to sum not exceeding $500 OO6-
500 share.
The Chair wished to know if the cues
ton put to the Judiciary committee. last
session, whether bills of this kind were Of
a public or private nature, had been de-
cided.
MIR. Seymour, on the part of that COM
mittee, said that it had been decided, nj
Grst, that they were private bills and re-
quired the usual notice, but at the instiga-
ton of mem bers of former Legislatures, il
was concluded that bills of this character
which involved the interests of so nany
different parties, should be treated as pub.
lie bills, and, therefore, the usual term OF
advertisement had been dispensed with
His own opinion was that it was private
bill.
After some discussion the bill was, OLE
motion of Mr.. Gunter, referred to the com
mittee on Internal ImpI ovements.
By Mr.. Latin : A bill to aid the Viii
mington and Weldon Railroad Co. in con
structing Branch Roads.
The bill was read and returned TO the
same committee.
and personal property against judgments
of any kind. Referred to the committee
on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Bowman A bill to amend an
act entitled an act concerning the govern
ment of counties. This bin repeats the
provisions of section IA, that require the
Commissioners of each county to cause
survey and have map OF their counties.
Mr.. Bowman said that, according to law,
the Commissioners were bound to make
report by the 1st of January. He thought
the whole thing would impose great a.ld
very unnecessary expense upon the cCun-
ties. There was some difference of oplaion
as to whether or not an actual survey Was
required by law, and the Commits toner's OF
his county We're at stand still In the mat
ter. As the law required report from the
Commissioners by the LIST of January, he
thought the House should take action at
once. He moved to suspend the rules and
put the bill on its several readings.
Mr.. Seymour said he objected, at this
early stage of the session, to the suspen-
sion of the rules, in order TO rush bills
through. He did not see why the bill
could not go on the calendar.
Mr.. Sinclair concurred with the gentle
man from Mitchell, (Mr. Bowman,) and
said he regarded the whole matter as en-
failing q large and useless expense upon
the people of the various counties. 1t had
been the express wish of his constituents
tn some such bill be passed, and the
of his county were now
awaiting the action of the House.
Mr.. Bowman said the Commissioners of
his county were also waiting to have the
matter settled, in order to know what
course to pursue. They thought that an
actual survey was required, ana report of
it to be made by the LIST day of January.
Mr.. Pou said that, in the main, he agreed
with the gentleman from Craven MIR. Sey-
mourn, but he thought this case in which
a special exception might be made. He
therefore favored the motion to suspend
the rules, in order that all the counties
might be notified in due time that no sur
vey was actually required, and there was
no necessity of going to the expense Of
having map made out.
Mr.. Seymour said he had no real obieo.
ton to the bill, only he was opposed upon
principle TO the rushing bills through
proper examination.
Mr.. Sinclair read the law upon the sub.
ject, and took the ground that both the
survey and map were required. The Com
missioners of his county were about closing
q bargain with Surveyor to do the work,
which would probably cost some 5000 or
500. Therefore he favored the immedi-
ate passage of the bill.
Mr.. Calling agreed with the gentleman
from Craven (Mr. Seymour. He had fel
the effects last session of such hasty action
in regard to bills that required mature con
sideration. He would oppose al motions
to suspend rules in order to pass bills that
required careful examination, unless it
can be fully shown it is an urgent and pres
sing matter. The fact of this bill being
on the Calendar, and the notice taken of it
by the newspapers, would be notice sufi
cient to the County Commissioners not to
act unadvisedly and precipitately in the
matter.
Mr.. Bowman replied shat the action of
this body to day would inform them that
The matter was being debated, and that,
probably, something would be done, but
how are they to tell what ?. Suppose the
House should finally take no action, after
debating the matter for weeks. The Com
missjoners would have no time to perform
their duties, and thus be liable to an in
dictment.
Mr.. Stilley opposed the suspension OF
the rules, and moved to POSTPONE the mat