Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-08-14
Bill regulating registration and for other

Bill concerning the Courts of the Justices
of the Peace.
By Mr. Colgrove bill appropriatinc
Sc, 900, to defray the expenses of the Insti-
tuition for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, up
to specified date.
By. Mr.. Love A bill fixing the salaries
of public officers, as follows, to wit:
Governor, $4,000; Judges of Supreme
Court, $1, 500 Secretary of State, fees and
of Public Instruction, 81, 500 Private Sec.
Rotary TO the Governor besides fees) 1890:
Secretary of States Clerk, 1892 Treasur,
er's Chief Clerk, ST. 500; Treasurer's As.
sistant Clerk, $3.50; Judges of the Superior
Court, 81 500, &c.
Mr.. Moore, of Carteret, moved to refer
the bill to the Joint Committee on Salaries
and Fees.
Mr.. Love opposed the reference and
hoped Senators would not attempt to eyade
the question. in this manner. 1t was verv
plain to any one that this was the object
He hoped the reference would not be made.
Mr.. Robbins called upon the Senate to
face the music. We have to determine
upon these salaries, and he was in favor of
doing 1t at once.
Messrs. Welker, Blythe and Davis urged
the reference, and it was made by the fol-
lowing vote, viz:
YEAs.--Messrs Barrow, Beasley, Bellamy,
Brogden, Burns, Beelnan, Blythe, Cogrove, Cook.
Davis. Eaves, Etheridge, Eppes, (negro,) Fork
ner, Galloway, (negro,) Hayes, Harrington Hall.
Hyman, Cnegro,) Jones. of Wake, Legg, Lindsay
Lasslter, Long, MaTtindale, Moore, of Carteret
Kespass, Richardson, Smith, Shoffner, Sweet,
Welker, White and Wynne.
| NAYs-Messrs. Love, Melchor, McLaugbin Os
borne, Purdie, Robbins, Winstead and Wilson
By Mr.. Jones A bill to incorporate the
Ridgeway Land and Navigation Company.
Referred to the Committee on CORPORA
tons.
BY Mr.. Legg, the following bills, viz
Bill for the preservation of Court Hou-
ses and for other purposes
Bill to amend Chapter 95, Section 5, Re
vised Code;
Bill to establish rates of Bar and River
Pilotage for the Cape Fear River.
A message was received from the House,
transmitting the following bills, viz:
Bill providing for the payment of the
burial expenses of Senator Hall, and for
other purposes. The original bill allows
his widow per diem and mileage up to
Aug. 1st The House proposed an amend
ment by extending the time to Aug 18th ;
which was concurred in.
Bill to organize Special Militia for the
State.
Mr.. Sweet moved to suspend the rules,
in order to put the bill on its several read
ings.
Mr.. Robbins raised point of order
The Constitution provides thai no bill
appropriating monies shall be read more
than once on the same day.
Mr.. Sweet held that the bill made no
direct appropriation of money
Mr.. Respass asked how the gentleman
proposed to arm and equip said militia
without an appropriation and Mr.. Lind
say desired to know where the 800 per
month provided for in the bill for the AID.
jutant General, would come from, if it was
not an appropriation out of the State Trea-
sury?
Mr.. Winstead moved that the bill be
made a special order for tomorrow, on its
second reading. and then be printed and
made the special order for Tuesday next,
at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Lassiter moved tho further consid-
GRAFTON Of the bill be postponed until Tues
day next. He thought that a matter of
such Importance should be considered
well. 1t affected tile rights of the people
peculiarly, and he desired time to ponder
the question we'll.
Mr.. Osborne said that some Senators had
an idea that the Conservative element of
the Senate were disposed to be factious
about this matter and delay vote on the
measure /; if so, they were mistaken. All
that he or his friends desired was an OPP
portunity to present their views in opposi-
ton to a measure which they believed
would operate injuriously to the welfare
and peace of the State. He hoped the
motion of the Senator from Granville
would prevail.
| Mr.. Lassiter's motion was voted down by
a vote of 25 to 16.
On motion of Mr. Robbins the bill was
made the special order for tomorrow at 10
o'clock.
SPECIAL ORDER, VIZ
Bill for the relief of the Sherifs and
people was discussed at some length and
finally indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Osborne the bill
amending an act to establish Criminal
Courts for the cities of Wilmington and
Newbern was taken up.
| Mr.. Osborne offered substitute contin-
uiDg these Courts and providing for the
election of the Judges by the people
Mr.. Robbins offered substitute for Mr..
Osborne's, providing for additional terms
of the Superior Courts to be held in those
countless Withdrawing the substitute he
offered on yesterday.
Mr.. Robbins stated that in referring to
the Constitution he found that the original
bill and former substitute were unconstitu-
| tional. This General Assembly has no au-
thority to establish these Courts, and the
substitute which he offered would accom-
| plish the same purpose and without addi-
tional expense to the State, except 5000 per
year, extra, to the Judges who held the
Courts, which, if necessary, can be betrayed
| by the counties in which the Courts are
held.
Mr.. Welker said it was seldom he agreed
with the Senator from Rowan, but he was
in favor of his substitute and should vote
for it for several reasons LIST, the salaries
of 81, 800 or more for Judges would be
saved to the State and I'd, it provides for
the election of said judges by the people
interested.
Mr.. Sweet opposed the substitute of Mr..
Robbins, but would vote for the substitute
offered by Mr.. Osborne.
The vote was taken, Mr.. Robbins sub
stitute was rejected, and the substitute of
fered by Mr.. Osborne was adopted
Messrs Robbins and Welker voting in the
negative.
On motion of Mr.. Forkner, the bill in
relation to the settlement of the estates Of
deceased persons was taken up.