Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-02-19

vOrce. Placed Cn Calendar.
Bill to amend certain sections of the
Code Of Civil Procedure, and to repeal GER
tain sections Of the Revised Code. Placed
on Calendar.
SPECIAL ORDER.
An act to provide for the collection of
taxes by the State, and by the several
counties of the State, on property, polls
and incomes.
Numerous amendments were adopted,
and the bill passed its second reading.
On motion, the Senate adjourned until
to morrow at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10, 1869.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Mendenhall from the committe on
Education, reported favorably on the bill
appropriating money to the University.
BILLS.
BY G. ". Price, colOred: A bill to in
corporate the Joseph G. abbott Fire Re-
lief Association of Wilmington. Refer
red
On motion of Mr. Renfrow, the rules
were suspended, and the bill authorizing
the county Commissioners of Halifax to
levy a special tax was taken up and passed
its third reading by vote of yeas Is, nays
none.
Mr. Pou moved to suspend the rules and
take up the Senate bill repeating the peni-
tentiary act
Mr. Ashworth said he was receiving
letters every day about this matter
The people we're becoming clam orous
about it. He hoped the motion would
prevail.
The motion to suspend the rules was
then put to a vote and adopted.
The question then recurred upon Mr..
Downing's motion, made (when the bill
was last discussed,) to indefinitely post
pone the bill. it was put to vote and lost
The bill then passed it's several readings
and was ordered to be enrolled.
Messrs. Durham, Sinclair, Williams of
Harnett, and Proctor were allowed to re-
cord their names as voting against the bill
IN relation to the practice of law.
G. ". Price, colored, gave notice that he
would Introduce shortly bill to incorpo-
rate the Star Of Hope Lodge No. 6, Inde-
pendent order of Good Templars Of the
city of Wilmington.
On motion OF Mr.. Estes, the rules were
suspended and the Revenue bill was taken
up, when
The question REQUIRED upon the motion
to reconsider the vote by which Mr..
Welch's amendment, making the adUal0rena
| tax upon property one-fOurth Of one per
cent. instead OF two-ffths as the bill re-
| quires, was adopted.
Mr.. Parker supported the motion to re-
consider, as he did not think one-fourth Of
one per cent. would raise the requisite
amount of revenue.
Mr.. Welch advocated his amendment
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stricted taxation to 693 cts. upon the hun
dred dollars worth of property. and he did
not see how gentlemen could shut their
eyes to that fact.
Messrs, Pou and Vest argued in opposi-
ton to the amendment.
Mr.. Estes took the floor and spoke for
some time Ia opposition to the amend
ment.
Mr. Malone said :
The Chairman of the Finance Committee
overestimates the amount Of revenue neces
sary to be raised. He says about 81, 800.
900 must be raised. [ deny its correct
ness. The Governor in his message, says
that the amount is $l,O69, ,994 70 to be
raised for the present fiscal year.
Now why require the people to ralst
5000, 600 or $500, 900 more than the Public
Treasurer estimates as necessary?
Lie auiSlulu6uG lOI WHICH, COHCSul II
twenty y-tve cents on the 800 worth O.
taxable property. Now look again at ths
message of the Governor. He says tina
the estimated value Of the property Of th'
State. subject to taxation, is $3.50, 900, 900
, Now onef fourth Of one per cent. will rals'
S625,OOO.
And the Chairman Of the Finance Com
mittee admits that about $4,000 may b.
raised on privileges, franchise and in
: comes. This then meets the demands o
the emergency. If twenty-five cents o,
{ the one hundred dollars is amply sufficient
why make it forty cents on the one hun
= dred dollars, which is 400 per cent on tn
State tax last year. We have other resoul
ces of revenue. Where is all the interes
the State has in her works Of internal i'm
provements, being about Sl3, ,OOO, OOO. Gen
tlemen come here with great zeal for coun
try and especially for party. If they woul'
manifest that zeal in an effort to HUSBAND
: the resources of the State, 1T would b
more commendable.
The Governor asks for legislation re
quiring the prompt payment Of the inter
est due from these corporations, yet not
single effort was made-but all, all must b
raised by direct taxation, by which the i'm
poverished people are to groan under thes
, heavy burdens. Ard I suspect also tha
the object is to supply deficit in tn
l school fund, by which stupendous sys
: tenn of schools and colleges is to be built
0 If this is SO I deprecate the same. Th
t poll tax is already Tor Is per cent of th
same) appropriated to this purpose. Th
people must not be required to pay NOR
i at the present time. [ hope the ameno
D ment will prevail.
After some further debate the motion
e raoopc;1o,. mt and carried
!, The question recurred upon Mr.. Welch
amendment. Upon its adoption the yea
t and nays being called resulted in the TO
Il lowing ballot :
YEAS Messrs Allison, Armstrong, Boddie, Ola
ton, of Transylvania, Davidson, Durham. Farro1
: Ferebee, Gibson, Grier, Hawkins, Hendrick
j Hicks High, Hinnant, Hodnett, Jarvis, JQstic