The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-08-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THURSDAY, August 20, 1868.
The House assembled at 10 o'clock, A. NJ
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Shaver, OF the House.
The reading of the Journal was dispensed
with.
Mr. Pou, arising to a question of privilege,
said he had been reported in the Standard as vo-
ting in the negative on the proposition to tax
railroad receipts two cents per mile. He did not
vote at all.
Mr. Sinclair introduced bill to Incorporate
the Mclean Hook and Ladder Company, No l,
ofthe town of Fayetteville. Adopted under a
suspension of the rules, and ordered to be en-
crossed and transmitted to the Sennte.
The Speaker signed the following bills;
Bill to incorporate the North Carolina, West
ern and Ohio Railroad
Railroad Company to construct their road
through the counties of Granville. Person and
Caswell.. a-
Bill in relation to the Executive Mansion.
Bill incorporating the Respass Guano Company.
Bill incorporating North State Naval Store
and Lumber Company.
Bill to provide Tor the payment of the interest
the lawful debt of the State
Senate message received transmitting the fol-
lowing bills:
Bill to provide employment Tor conyicts in
building penitentiary. a
Bill, being the majority report of the COM
mittee on salaries and fees.
Bill in relation to the sheriff of Carteret Coun-
ty. Afterwards called up by Mr.. LaAin, when it
was adopted ~
Report of the committee on claims.
Bill to amend Chapter AZ, Rev. Code entitled
ENTRIES and Grants" j. ..H.4
Mr. Estes said that, on yesterday, the bill " to
levy taxes on Railroad receipts to: provide for
paying interest on the debt of the State was
passed by mistake. He moved 10 suspend the
rules for the purpose of putting the bill on its
third reading. Motion carried and bill passed.
Mr.. Downing called up House bill equalizing
and regulating Road Tax. Passed second read
ing a..e s.s.a.
Mr.. Pou moved to strike out in Section S,
"one day" and insert "two days." as the length
ol>ime per year for each individual between the
ases 81 and so years to work the roads, except
sucn assshOuld be excused on account of physical
On motto, of Mr. Durham, the bill in relation
to provisional Sheriffs was taken up under sus.
pension Of the HIes r
soa M. Proctor m loved to postpone until the
meet PRESENT. evil and bill was Necessary to
not adjourn without action Non If
Mr. Proctor referred to a certi,a comfy wh.r,,
the bonds of a sheriff had been Accented once
and were now rejected4or political Eesons and
it was for that reason that he made his iHH.;o,n
Mr. Durham said the necessity would be E,,o
by December.
Mr. Proctor withdrew his motion.
Bill passed second and third readings.
Mr.. Sinclair aaoved to call up the bill in re-
lation to the pententiary.
Mr. Harris, of Wake, rose to point of order
at eleven o'clock.
SPECIAL ORDER. fss-. a.
Bill to amend an act to provide for the regis
tration of voters.
Mr. Durham thoaght the whole subject was
provided for in an act already passed, and that
this bill was unnecessary. The bill provided fol
the establishment of three polling boxes and
tratn Ks N aeh inat Vpb i.l
he thought unnecessary IN precincts which ha6
net more than 100 or 200 voters. He moved to
am nd by striking ont shall :" and inserting
may" after the word Governor in the second
section.
Mr. Whitley moved to strike out the first
clause of section three after the word provide
" as many election boxes as may be required, to
be determined by the board of registration fOr
their respective counties"
Mr.. Harris, of Wake, stated the object of the
Dill to be to prevent any chance for disturban &c
by there beMs crowd at the voting places.
There was large number of persons who would
vote under the new Constitution, who did not
vote before. large number of persons would
present themselves fer registration on the day of
election, and after the election officers had con-
sumed large portion of the day in registering
those voters there would not be time to take the
votes at one box. In districts where Republi-
cans were three to one Conservative, they could
monopolize the time in voting and challenging
yves might do the same thing in counties where
lhey were three to one. He hoped they would
not leave any danger of this by trying to save q
lew pennies. No harm could result from having
ali ample provision made that would enable every
voter to vote without being excluded until #
was too late to vote at all. He hoped the bill
would pass just as it was.
MIR. Whitley asked if the gentleman from Wake
was not willing to trust the app0intees of the
Governor in this matter. ats
Mr.. Harris, of Wake, had accepted that in the
first section.
Mr.. Seymour asked il the gentleman from Wake
y would consent to require but one box in those
places where three boxes were necessary.
Mr. Harris. of Wake, would do so if the gentle
man would tell him how the commissioners
would know how many BOOKS to furnish with
uis amendment. He moved that when the
House adjourned, it adjourn to meet at eight
oG p!,S this evening AissTeoaiu.
Dill postponed until eight o'clock this even
Mr.. Seymour moved to consider the bill to
provide for the employment of convicts and the
ERECTION Of Penitentiary-
MOI agreed to. Placed on the calendar.
do WI. Rhodes moved to postpone the special or
agreed to- 80 : -''-- - - -,
20! Dill to provide for fund ng the matured inter.
pa. on Tue public debt having been signed by the
SSiaent OF the Senate, was signed by the
special Order-Repert of the Committee on
inv Sieges and Elections in relation to the elec-
"ya In Caswell county. 4. 4 49, j. So,
s,tha I rou said that the committee decided that.
"'usn certificate of election had been given