Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-08-28
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

SENATE-EVENING SESsIoN-AUg 1.-THE fol-
lowing bills passed their third readings, viz: To
provide for the Insane Asylum for the late
Sheriffs and sureties to prevent the sale of in
toxicatng liquors on election days; ncOrpOrating
the Holden Hook aud Ladder Company OF Ne W
Berue.
MORNING SESSION Aug. l8.--Ihe report of the
Committee on salaries and iees WAS taken up
The till was Vatlously amended the Supreme
and Superior Court Judges are allowed $4,000
salary. The bill was herwise variously amended
and passed Ivy the olOwit e vote
AYEs.-Messrs. Barrow, Eeas!ey, Bellamy, Drog-
den, Burns, Blythe, Colgrove, Cook, Davis, Eppes,
negro, Fofkner, Galloway, ut gro, Hayes, By man,
negro, Legg, lasslter, Long, Martindale, Moore,
of Carterel, Moore, of Yancey, Osborne Rich,
Sweet, Welkcr and White.
NAYS Messrs. Hames. Beeman. HARM gton,
Lindsay. Love, Melchor, Purdie, Richardson,
Robbins, Wlnstead and Wilson.
HoUsE-Aug. Is The bill for the registra ton
IF voters taken up and read, and the Sena, g
amendment concurred in
The bill f1r holding an cl' r'on for Lier for
President and Vice Presldens, and members of
Congress- Oh the first Tuesday in November next
as directed by law, was taken up and passed its
several readings.
The bill entitled an act tn amend An act to pro-
vide for Special Courts III Wilmington and New
bern (the bill also provides for a Court in Raleigh
WAS taken up The bill after some debate, PASSED
its several readings.
The rules we're suspended, and Senate bill No.
no. being an act to repeal al act concerning tax
collectors, wac taken up, and, aftor come diScus-
sion, PASSED It's several readings.
The bill entitled an at to amend an ordinance
of the Congention entitled an ordinance to incor-
pora e the N W. N. Q. r. Il. passed it's tn rd read
ing by vote OF 81 to 81.
The bill apprOpriatlng 1000 to furnish the
Governors Mansion passed it's second reading
after being amended by inserting SO, 600 in place
Of Sc, 900.
SENATE Aug. 13.-rr Sweet, from the commit
tee on Privileges aid Elections, made report in
favor OF J. ". Stevens, contestant OF the seat Of
Hon. Bedford Brown OF the oath Senatorial Dis
trict.
THE report rccites that certain persons were
not allowed to vote who had been convicted Of
larceny i'll 1866, or who hsd submitted to verdict
of guilty. The committee don't know whether
larceny IL a felony, or whether submission Is
equivalent to conviction. The report also recites
the names of twelve voters, who it alleges were
ieg ally registered by General Canbys Registrars.
If these twelve DO taken from Mr.. Brown, and the
convicted feons had voted for Stevens, ths latter
&c! Ali the committee are Radicals. objection
being made to the report it was decided to sub
NIT The question to the people of Caswel county
at election to be hereafter design ted by vote
of % yeas to II nays.
The bill from the committee on Claims author
izing the payment of certain claims against the
Ins s Asylum, passed its third reading.
The bill Co Incorporate the Deep River Mining
and Manufacturing company passed,
The bill to amend chapter A. sec s Revised
Code, entitled Entries and Grants passed.
The bill for the relief of certain persons who
may have suffered by the destruction of papers by
fire in tho county of Arson; bill concerning re-
funding bonds {; bill to amend charter Of Mecklen-
burg Female College bill in relation to suits
pending the late Supreme Court Of this State
bill to facilitate the settlement Of the estates OF
deceased persons, seyerally passed their second
readings.
The bill to provide for the payment Of the law
full debt of the State, being the order, was taken
up, and after some debate WAS passed.
A message was received from the House cover
ing series OF partIZan resolutions denouncing
President Johnson, Governor Worth, and the De-
mGcracy, &c, calling upon the Governor to resist
all attempts to displace the carpet-beg govern
ments, &c.
Mr. Robbins denounced the resolution as con-
tainiog a tissue Of lies from beginning to end
The resolutions were passed by strict party
vote, except tLat OF Mr.. Wilson, of Forsythe.
HoUsE.-Thp Respass Guano Company bill
passed its third reading. Estes, &c. b y offered
resolution, said to have been drawn up by john
pool, consigning Andrew johnson, the National
Democratic Convention and it's nominees, the
State Convention and the Conservative press and
party, generally, to everlasting damnation. The
resolution was passed under suspension of the
rules.
Senate bill entitled "an act to incorporate the
N. c. Swamp Land, Naval Stores and Lumber
Company" was taken up and passed its several
readings The Senate amenment to the bill to
more efectually punish horse stealing was con-
CURED in.
The joint reso luton appropriating $500 for con-
tingent expenses was adopted.
Senate bill appropriatng So, 600 for tho support
of the Deaf, the Dumb and Sind Asylum was
taken up and passed its several readings.
On motion OF MIR. Sinclair, the vote OF yester
day, appropriatng the sum Of S. 600 to furnish
the Executive Mansion, was reeonsidered
Mr.. Sinclair then moved to strike out S., 900 and
insert $4,000, as per report OF Committee
Adopted, yeas As, nays 80.
On motion of Estes, &c. b. the rules were sus-
pended, and bill to levy taxes upon Railroad re-
ceipts tho bill to provide for paying the interest
on the public debt, was taken up, and the bill
passed it's third reading, after lively Discussion,
By q vote of yeas A, nays %.
The bill to amend the charter of the Atlantic,
Tennessee and Ohio K. r. was taken up. The bill
amending the ordinance of the Convention, in
reference to the Northwestern N. O. r. B. was
taken up and amended, and the previous ques-
ton being demanded upon the passage of the
bill as amended it Uas carried. Latin called up
the bill to incorporate the RidgeHay Land and
immigration Company. All the negroes were
down on ali such Immigration societies. The
bill was postponed till December next.
France promises wine crop of !. 584,-