Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-31
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
RAILOAD.
SATURDAY, July %, 1865


SATURDAY, July %, 1868.
Mr.. Sinclair called up his resolution I
regard to the employment of another ClerE
He said it was essentially necessary tina
they should have an Assistant Readln
Clerk, as the present one could not be- full
understood. His enunciatiou was so in
perfect, and his inability to read with an
degree of accuracy, the different HAND
writings presented at the desk, SO great tina
the Principal Clerk and the Speaker wer
occupied a greater part of their tim
in reuding for Tim. Therefore, he Offered
the resolution in order to facilitate bust
ness, and moved suspension of the rules
Carried.
Mr. Smith, of Allegheny, opposed tn
resolution, as it would materially increas
the expenses of the session, and called TO
the yeas and nays upon its passage.
The roll was called, and the resolution
was lost by vote of yeas 4, nays 80.
BY Mr.. Ellis A.: A resolution to hold al
ternoOn sessions after Monday next, which
after some discussion, was adopted.
Downing arose to a question of priv
Iege. He said that in the debate which
occurred upon the passage Of the bill t.
provide for the installation of officers, ht
had read to the House an extract from
letter written to him bya RepGbl frient
from his county, in which his corre5pon
dent had attributed to the Conservative
party the fixed determination to resist the
authority of the existing government. He
now held in his hand a letter from d. A
CCvingtOn, Of his county, which branded
the assertion of his correspondent as Vilely
false. and denied any intention on the par
of the Conservative party, to hinder or oh
struct the enforcement of the law. He
(Downing) asked permission to read the
letter.
Consent being given, he then proceeded
to read the letter, when
Mr. Ellis moved to spread this letter OF
the journal.
After some display of malignity and O.
name of Ashworth, from Randolph county
Foster, &c. D.. moved to lay the motion
on the table, and the motion prer0iLed.
\ message was received from the Sen
ate, refusing to concur in the report of thu
Committee on per- diem.
By Sykes, negro &: A resolution allow
ing per diem to one j. j. Sawyer, employed
as Enrolling clerk before the election of the
regular one. Lies over.
CALENDAR.
Senate bill No. 30, extending the time
for the registering of grants, deeds, and
powers of attorney, for one year, passed
its final reading. (The provisions of the
bill do not apply to the registering OF
mortgages, deeds of trust and marriage
contracts
Mr.. Bowman moved to place the bill re-
ported by the Code Commissioners, emit
tied can act concerning the government
of counties" upon the Calendar. Car
ried.
House bill No. 81, giving to Medical
Colleges in this State power to dissect
bodies, together with the report of the
committee to whom it was referred, was
now taken up and read, with amendments.
The amendments reported by the commit.
tee were adopted.
Foster e. b. moved to further amend
by inserting after the word "dissect," the
words "disintect and embalm."
Mr.. Sinclair suggested that this country
and that tle Medical Schools of the Uni
ted States very seldom engaged in the
n1uneney trade.
Foster retaliated by an allusion to some
people who desired to ride upon the backs
81 both parties into office.
After some further pickering, the amend
ment was put and lost, and the bill passed
It's several readings, was ordered to be en-
crossed and sert to the Senate.
Harris, of Wake. negro, from the Com
mittee on Propositions and Grievances,
(by consent submitted report recommen,
ding the adoption of the resolution in ia,
vOr of Il. B. Guthrie, late Sheriff of Or
ange county.
Mr.. Bowman moved to suspend the rules
and adopt; which, after some colloquy,
prevailed, and the resolution was adop.
ted.
Morris, negro, gave notice for Seymour,
that he (Seymour) would, at some future
day, introduce bill to amend the charter
of the Atlantic Fire Engine Company, in
Newbern.
By -: A bill to repeal an act entitled
" An act to appoint tax collector for the
county of Wayne" Referred.
Stevens moved to suspend the rules, in
order to consider the bill introduced by
himself to change the time required for
notice IN contested elections, from 30 to &c
days.
Tue motion was put and lost, from the
fact that quorum did not vote, when
The Chair ordered call of the House.
The Clerk called the roll and Il mem
bers answered to their names.
the filling OF vacancies occurring in offices
provided for IN Art. of the Constitution
of the State.
The bill was taken up and passed it's
several readings, and was ordered to be
engrOssed and sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Pou renewed the motion of Stevens.
The motion was put and the rules were sus.
pended and the bill put on its third read
ing.
Mr.. Sinclair wished to know if the bill
was retroactive in its operation.
Mr.. Argo stated that he would support
the bill ii it were not SO.
Mr.. Pou said that the bill, in his opin
ion, could not have any retrospective ten
dency, and proceeded to draw nice dis
nnctlon between remedy and right" He
thought the bill, even if applied to cleo
lions already held, would infringe upon NJ
aftlcle IN the Constitution.
MIR. Argo moved to amend so as to re
strict the operation of the bill to future
elections.