The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-07-29
Legislature of North-CarOlina.
SENATE.

Legislature of NOrth-Car0lina.
4a. SENATE. pAs s-1at as
H..H TUESDAY, July 81, 1868.
The Senate met at 10 O'clock. President
in the Chair
Prayer by tn iRev Thos. H. Pritchard.
Journal of yesterday read and approved
A message was received from the House
of Representatives transmitting an engrossed
bill entitled ga bill in relation to provision
al municipal officers" asking the concur
renee of the Senate. The bill was read first
time.
Mr. Respass gave notice that he would, at
an early day, introduce the following bills:
A bill to amend chapter AZ, section and
9of Revised Code, entitled IAN act on entries
and grants"
Also, bill defining the boundaries of
land granted by patent from the State.
Bills of the following titles were intro
duced and passed first reading:
Ry MIR. Robbins, bill entitled Ga bill in
relation to legal process"
A bill entil entitled "a bill in relation to
the records of the late county courts"
A bill entitled "a bill to extend the char
pany."
A message was received from the House of
Representatives, transmitting an act to pro-
vide for the representation of stock owned
by the State and counties of Carteret, Cra-
ven and Lenoir, in the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad.
The President announced the ratification
of the bill by both Houses of the General
Assembly.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate resolved itself into a Commit
tee of the whole, for the consideration of
bills of titles as ollows:
A bill for the relief of Willis s. Grandy.
bill for the relief of tax payers of Mar
tin and Washington counties.
A bill to provide for the filling of vacan-
cies occurring in the offices provided for in
article seven of the Constitution of North
Carolina.
The committee arose, and through its
chairman, Mr.. Barrow, reported as follows:
The committee have had under considera-
ton bill for the relief of Willis S. Grandy,
and report it back to the Senate amended by
striking out i'll section second, all after the
word "shall' in second line down to and in.
elusive, the word "costs" in fourth line, and
inserting the following words upon the
payment of twenty three dollars and forty
cents, and the payment of necessary costs
accrued" As amended, the committee re-
commend the adoption Of the bill. The re-
port was concurred in and the bill was Or
dered to be engrossed for third reading.
A bill for the relief of tax payers of Mar
tin and WASHINGTON counties
The committee report this bill back to the
Senate, with recommendation that it be
postponed indefinitely.
The report of the committee was concur
red in.
A bill to provide for the filling of vacan-
cies occurring in the offices provided for in
article seven of the Constitution of North
Carolina.
The committee report the bill back to the
Senate with recommendation that it do
pass. The report of the committee was con-
Cured iii and the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed for third and final reading
A bill for the relief of tax payers of Mar
tin and Washington counties, was taken up
and put on its third and final reading
The bill was lost by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Barrow, Eppes, Hyman,
Legg, Martindale and Masonic.
NAYs-Messrs Bellamy, Blythe, Colgrove,
Cook, Davis, Eaves, Etheridge. Forkner,
Harrington, Lindsay, Lassiter, Long, Mel
Choir, Osborne, Purdie, Rich, Respass, Rob
bins, Sweet, White, Wynne, Winstead and
Wilson-23
House bill to amend the charter of the d.
wilson Copper Mining Company, was rati-
fed by the President.
A message was received from the House
of Representatives concurring in Senate reso-
luton In relation to the printing of the Code.
On motion of Mr. Hayes, bill in relation
to provisional municipal officers, was taken
up and put upon its second reading.
Mr.. Robbins offered substitute for the
entire bill.
MIR. Osborne moved to refer the substitute
with the original bill, to the judiciary Com
mittee
The motion did not prevail.
Mr.. Osborne moved to lay the subject
on the table for the present, and make it
special order for Friday next at II o'clock.
The motion did not prevail.
Yeas-Messrs Barnes, Lindsay Love, Mel
Choir Mason, Osborne, Purdie, Robbins and
Wilson,.
Nays-Messrs Barrow, Bellamy, Brogden,
Blythe, Colgrove. Cook, Davis, Eaves, Ethe
ridge. Eppes, Forkner, Hayes, Harrington,
Lyman, Legg, Lassiter, Long, Martindale,
Rich, Respass, Sweet, White, Wynne and
Winstead-24.
Mr.. Lindsey asked to be excused from yo-
ting. Objected to.
The question required on the original bill.
MIR. Osborne moved the following as an
additional section:
That the provisions of this bill shall only
extend to those corporations, the commits
sloners OF which have been actually appoint
ed by one or other military Governors of this
State.
On the adoption of which Mr.. Osborne
asked for the yeas and nays. Agreed to.
1EAs-Messrs. Barnes, Lindsay, Love,
Melchor, Mason, Osborne, Robbins, Wynne
and Wilson.
NAYs-Messrs Barrow, Bellamy, Brogden,
Blythe, Colgrove, Cook, Davis, Eaves, Eth.
eridge, Eppes, Forkner, Hayes, Harrington,
Lyman, Legg, Lassiter Long, Love, Martin
dale, Rich, Respass, Sweet, White and Win
stead.
Yeas 10. Nays %.
Mr.. Love moved to strike out January -
In section two, and insert g October Not
agreed to.
Mr.. Cook moved the previous question.
Agreed to-
MIR. Love moved to adjourn. The motion
did not prevail.
MIR. Robbins demanded the yeas and nays
on the passage of the bill and second read.