The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-07-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, July %.

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Prayer by Rev. Dir. Atkinson.
A message was received from the Senate
transmitting the following engrossed bills
for concurrence, viz:
A bill repeating the act directing the time
and place for selling land in the counties OF
Halifax, Northampton, Hartford and Mar
tim
A bill extending the time for registering
grants, conveyances, powers of Attorney,
deeds of sale, deeds of gift, deeds OF trust
and marriage settlements; and
A bill authorizing Clerks of Superior
Courts to take privy examination of Jenae
cocerts in the conveyance of real estate.
On motion of Mr.. Seymour, the bill IN rela-
ton to the privy examination of Je1ne cooerts
was referred to the Judiciary committee.
Mr. Harris. of Wake. submitted a majority
report from the committee on the contested
election from Camden county, to the effect
that inasmuch as the election of the present
legislature was held under the reconstruc-
ton acts of Congress, the notice of 80 days
from the contestant, as prescribed in chap.
SO, revised code, was imperative; and re-
commended that the special committee ap-
pointed on the case examine into the claims
of the contestant, and report at an early
day.
MIR. Pou offered minority report claim
ING that the law referred to in chap. so, re-
vised code, was one of the laws continued in
force by the constitution and should apply to
the case under consideration and therefore
reported the matter back to the House with
out action
Mr.. Pou moved that the minority report
be adopted.
Mr. Harris of Wake, after remarks in OPP
position to the minority report. moved the
previous question which was sustained.
The question being on the adoption of the
minority report, Mr. Durham called for the
yeas and nays, which were ordered.
The rAinority report was rejected by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Argo, Armstrong, Boddie,
Barnett, Clayton of Pennsylvania, Davis,
Durham, Ellis, Farrow, Ferebee, Calling,
Gibson, Fodnett, High, HUMPHREYS, Hin
nant, Hawkins, Jarvis. Kelley of Davie,
Moore, Matheson, Mendenhall Nicholson,
Peck, Pou, Parker Protfitt, Smith of Allie
ghany, Seymour, Sykes, Shaver, Stanton,
Thompson, Vestal and Whitley-35.
NAYs-Messrs Ashworth, Blair Barnes, Ban
mel, Carson, Gambler, Cherry. Crawford, Down
ing, Ellington, Estes, Franklin, Forkner,
Gahagan, Gunter, Gilbert, Graham, Hutch
lngs, Harris of Franklin, Harris of Wake,
Hodgin, Hayes, Hendricks, Ingram, Justice
| of Henderson, Justice of Rutherford, Kinney,
Kelley of Moore, Long of Chatham, Long of
Richmond, Leary, Mayo, Morrill,, Morris,
McCanless Moring Proctor, Pearson, Rob-
bins, Raglan, Renfrow, Reynolds, Rea,
Smith of Martin, Stilley, Simmons, Stevens,
SWEET, Siegrist, Vest, Wilson, Williamson,
Wilkie and Waldrop-54.
The majority report was then adopted.
BY Mr. Sykes, resolution in relation to
public roads and bridges. Placed ON the
calendar.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.. Will
liams until Monday next
Mr. Renfrow called for the resolution au-
thorizing the Speaker and Chief Clerk to
make acquisitions on the Secretary of State
| for postage stamps for the use OF the men,
| bers of the House.
Mr.. Durham objected.
Mr. Renfrow moved that the rules he sus-
pended and the resolution he Immediately
acted on. Carried.
Mr.. Ellis moved to lay the resolution on
the table, and on that motion asked for the
yeas and nays, which were ordered.
The motion was decided in the affirma
| tive. Yeas "a, nays 40.
Mr.. Foster moved to reconsider the vote
| tabling the resolution. Not agreed to.
CALENDAR.
The bill by Mr.. Sinclair, regulating taxa
| ton of corporate towns, was again passed
| over in the absence of the mover.
Afterwards Mr.. Sinclair appeared, and at
| his request the bill was postponed until
| Thursday next.
| The Senate resolution providing for the
printing of the usual number" of copies of
the code, Gin addition to that authorized by
the Convention) for the use of members of
the Legislature, was read and adopted; and
| the Senate was ordered to be notified of the
same.
Mr.. Downing called for the joint resolu-
ton declaring vacant the positions of such
county officers as were banned by the How
ard Amendment and providing that
said vacancies shall be filled by appointment
by the Governor.
MIR. Durham objected.
| Mr.. Downing moved that the rules be sus-
pended for the purpose of putting the reso
ton on its passage. Carried.
! Mr.. Seymour offered as substitute for the
resolution, a bill entitled IAN act to provide
for filling vacancies in county offices.n
MIR. Seymour moved that the resolution
and substitute be printed, and that they be
considered on to morrow Immediately after
the disposal of the special order fixed at II
o'clock. Carried.
The resolution by Mr.. Justice, of Ruther-
ford, providing for the appointment of a
committee of five to prepare and report bill
to protect the laboring classes of the State
against prescription on account of political
opinion, was read and adopted.
The resolution by Mr.. Stilley to declare
vacant the seats of those elected to the Leg
islature banned by the Howard Amendment
was, at the request of the mover, passed
over.
The resolution by Mr. Pou, requesting
Congress to remove the disabilities from
Messrs. Harper, Grier, Stuart, Keener and
Brown was read.
At the request of Mr. Whitley, the name
of Mr.. Grier was stricken from the list, his
disabilities having already been removed by
Congress.
Mr.. Hodnett moved to amend by adding
to the list the names of Hon. Bedford Brown
and VIM. Long, Esq, of Caswell. Not
agreed to.
Mr.. Seymour was of the opinion that the
| House should have nothing to do with the
matter. Congress was the place for those
men to 60 to. and not this House. He was
unwilling to do for men what they were not
willing to do for themselves. He should
therefore vote against the resolution.
l The resolution was then rejected
The resolution by Mr.. Bowman, instruct
ing the Board of Education to report on OIL
before the 18th of November next a code Of