Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-17

ayes 27, nays H.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY. Dec. O. 1869.
RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.
BY Mr. Sinclair, bill to amend the act
III favor Of Reuben King. Lies over.
By blr. french, bill increasing the
powers Of the Mayor and Aldermen of
| Wilmington. Referred.
~ Idr. High, bill to authorize the
Commissioners OF Columbus county TO lew
q special tax. Lies over.
By Mr.. Williams, Of Harnett, q bill to
incorporate the Lumber River Navigation
| Co. Referred.
By Parker Robbins, (col.) q bill to pre-
vent distinction being made on account of
color on steamboats,. Referred.
CALENDAR.
| On motion of Mr.. Sinclair the rules were
| suspended, and the bill amending the act
in favor of Reuben King, former Sheriff
of Robeson county. was taken up and
| passed its several readings.
| On motion OF Mr. Stilley the rules were
| suspended, and the Senate bill to require
| Bank bills to be received in payment of
| judgments rendered by tho old Banks on
certain contracts, was taken up and passed
| its several readings.
| Mr.. Moore, of Chowan, for the special
! Committee, to whom was referred the
resolution raising Committee of five to
manage the investigation before the Com
mittce Of the Whole, reported favorably
upon the saIno with amendments
! Mr.. Moore, for the same Committee, re-
| ported unfavorably on Mr.. French's bill
creating board of Railroad Companies.
! Mr.. French submitted q minority report
! signed by himself AMI Mr.. Sinclair, recon-
mending that his Q'rcnch's) bill be con-
| tinued on the calendar and that if the
Committee of the Whole WAS to be contin-
ued, that the resolution raising Il manag-
! ing Committee be adopted.
| Mr.. Pou moved that the going into the
Committee Of the Whole be postponed un.
till the State took action upon the bill en-
forcing the attendance OF witnesses, &c.
After some discussion q postponement
until Monday next was agreed upon.
! Mr. Moore of ChOwau, offered o resoluI-
| ton that the House viii, from and after
| Monday next, hold evening sessions, to
| prosecute the examination pending in the
Committee Of the Whole.
The rnles were suspended and the reso.
luton adopted.
BY j. S. Lee, colored-A bill to amend
| the charter Of the town of Fayetteville.
| referred.
Mr.. Moore, of Chowan. for Finance
Committee, reported favorably upon the
bin IN favor of the Sheriff of Cumber-
land.
The rules were suspended and the re-
port of the committee was concurred in,
and the bill passed its several readings
By Mr.. ShaVer-A joint resolution that
the General Assembly adjourn sine die on
the Goth of December, 1869.
Lies over.
! SPECIAL ORDER.
Bill creating Board of RaiIroad Com
missioners for the State.
Mr. Downing moved that the majority
report Of the special committee to whom
this bill was referred be adopted He OPP
posed the bill Oh the ground that it would
create q new phase III tho administration
Of the affairs of the State, and would en-
tail new and large expenses, and would
take away duties legally devolving on the
Superintendent of Public Works.
Mr.. French moved to postpone the bill
until the conclusion of the examination
before the Committee OF the Whole.
Mr. Seymour moved to lay the bill on
the table. Carried.
, motion to lay on the table the bill creating
, Board Of Eailroad Commissioners, said
, he was opposed to the bill in toto, and
| wished to choke it to death, now and here.
He had opposed the bill whom it was con-
sidered in Committee, and then stated if
the n9jority of the Committee reported IN
favor OF il, he would submit minority re-
,, port, sc. He objected to it on the ground
that it was ono-sided affair for such a
commission as that bin would create would
be composed OF gentlemen only of a certain
type. lie objected TO it on the ground
that 1t would open the door to still greater
frauds.
| He as a Conservative, had been COMPEL.
ed to vote for the Committee of the Whole
, for Republicans would allow nothing else
now he intended to stand by this Commit
: tee, and if Republicans threw the least
pebble in the way of the investigation, he
would fearIessly denounco such action. lie
did not think such q commission, if raised
!, could be relied on to mako q fair re
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