The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-15

the State on important private business.
The desire to send delegates. immediately Al
an enormous expense to the State, without the
slightest advantage, to New YORK, to Florida,
ties. who are attending to their own business
before this Committee OF the Whole, That L.
the object Of 1t and nothing else.
The very parties who should properly be
brought before the Committee are living in iul
view OF me capitol In the city Of Raleigh, who
are implicated in this thing in the eyes of
the public, and not the parties misrepresente..
In the transaction
But because distinguished gentleman is pro.
prletor Oh the leading paper of the Republican
party OF the State oil NortL Carolina, and oil in
onstry In the State, the great object of the Com
mftee In this thing was to send an expensive
committee, with the authority Of the Legislature
OF North Carolina, and invite him before the
house OF Representatives to answer certain
charges preferred against him. This is to make
= great wind and bring down the price of bonds
In the City OF New York.
1--WE regret not being able to insert the re-
marks Of Mr.. Davis In full on this subject for
want Of space 3. tis irlliI 49,
Mr.. GALLOWAY delivered very able argument
against the passage of this resolution, f..
The rules were suspended.
Yeas 20, nays IA. ii- go" 20
On Its 2nd reading, Mr.. HAYES offered the fol
lowing amendment which was lost: M
provided that no State officer shall be COM
PEELED to appear before any committee acting
under this act.
The bill passed its Srd reading by the follow
ing vote; r.. Dan D...,. n.,,,.- b.. -.
den, Burns, Blythe, Cherry, Forkner, Graham,
Hayes, Harrington, Jones Of Mecklenburg, Jones
Of Wake, Lassiter. Legg Lindsay, Long, Love,
Mason, Melchor, Moore of Carteret, Murphy,
Robbins, Scott, Shoffner, Smith, Stephens, Sweet,
Welker, White Winsteai and Wilson yeas--S4
nd
Moore of Yancey-uays g.
Mr.. RoBBIss, with permission, introduced the
following bills and moved that they be printed
and placed upon the calendar: .r
A bill to provide for an election of members
Of the General Assembly.
And bill to provide for the registration OF
voters in the State. 1
Mr. CoLaRovE moved that they be re'erred to
the committe on Privileges and Elections. The
motion was agreed to. T. l- ..
> Mr.. BYRNEs, with permission, q bill to amend
an act passed the l4th OF February, 1855, q q
| in one million OF preferred stock in the North
Carolina Railroad company. I'm
Mr.. BRoeDEN, from the committee on Fl
nance, reported bill to provide for the interest
OF the bonds of the State, and to create sink
| ing fund for the same with substitute Tor the
same. .-.n
The Senate then adjourned.
In the House, Friday, Dec. 10:
Il
By Mr. VEsTAL, a resolution to appoint joint
| committee OF five, whose duty ii shall be to cal
on the Public Treasurer, and ascertain the mum
Der OF bonds by him issued, and for what pur
pose and to whom and also to have power to
send for persons and papers, and to cause the
parties who received the bonds to produce theil
books and vouchers, and show how many bonds
they have received from the Public Treasurer
| and how many sold, and at what price, and what
| disposition was made of the money received
and how many bonds are still in their hands.
| Laid over. I'D.
By Mr.. MALONE Resolution to raise select
committee to whom shall be referred the Audi
Afterwards the resolution was called up by
| Mr.. Malone. .-.-. -
Mr.. GRAHAM moved that the resolution be re
| ferred TO the Finance Committee.
The motion to refer 10 Finance Committee die
not prevail. Yeas 81, nays 50
The resolution was then adopted.
By Mr.. KAGLAND Bill in favor OF VIM. l.
Philpott, late sheriff OF Granville county.
Referred to committee on Finance.
BY Mr.. ELLINGTON: Bill to repeal certain sec
| tions oil Chapter II of the Revised Code
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
| By Mr.. STILLEY: Bill concerning the registra
ton of voters in towns, cities and villages.
| Laid over
By the sumo: Bill making an appropriation To-
the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind Asylum.
Laid over.
l1--H QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE.
By Mr.. DOWNING The editor OF the Sentine
In an editorial III that paper this morning hat
represented him as only paying tax on golt
watch. 1t was not often that he took such pub
lie notice OF anything appearing in the Sentinel
but he would make this proposition, viz: Ii tn
editor oil the Sentinel would give bond for III,
give him (the editor) check for $500, and b.
| should have the money in an hour.
By Mr.. SINCLAIR: He had been incorrectly re
ported in to days STANDARD as joining Mr.
French In a minority repor; against his own res
olution tor the appointment OF committee t
take charge Of and conduct the pending invest
cation before the Committee OF the Whole. B.
did not intend to be represented to the countr
| in any other light, but that he desired and woul
have a thorough investigation 81 the interests o
l the people in the various railroads in the State
On motion of Mr.. Williamson the bill In re
lation to poll tax was taken up.
The Judiciary Committee reported substi
l. tute which declared that it was the true lnten
and meaning of the Constitution that the Stat
and county capitation tax combined should no
exceed 90 on the head The substitute also di
reefs Sheriffs and county Treasures to reiun
all moneys collected in excess OF -.
| Mr.. DURHAM offered an additional section a
an amendment, to the effect that the combine
State and County tax (both general and special
shall never hereafter exceed 81 on each $SOO
value Of the taxable property of the State.
| Mr.. MOORE opposed the amendment OF MI
Durham as its adoption would be nothi g NOR
than reputation OF the State debt. In sue
an event, there would not be enough revenue t.
pay the interest on the old debt, to say nothi n
Of the ordinary expenses OF the government.
Mr.. SEYMOUR called the previous question
Sustained.
The amendment was rejected by the followin
| vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Armstrong, Boddie, Candlel
| Clayton Davis, Durham, Ellis, Franklin, Gatlin
Gibson, Gunter, Harris Of Franklin, Hawkins
Hicks, High, Hodnett, HUMPHREYS, Jarvis, kell
| of Dayie, Long, OF Chatham, Malone, MathesO
Mcmillan, Mendenhall, More Of Alsmance, Mel
olson, Painter, Pou, Profit, Robinson, Shave
Smith OF Allegheny, Smith of Wayne, Stanton
| Thompson, WEIGH, Williams Of Harnett, Wi
liams OF Sampson-S7
NAYs-Messrs. Ames, Ashworth, Banner, Blai
Carey. Cawthorn, Cherry, Crawford, Dixo
Downing, Eagles, Forkner, Foster, Frencl
Gahagan, Hendricks, Hilliard, Hinnant, Hodgil
Hoffman, Horney, Hudgings, ingram, Juetus,
Henderson, Justice OF Rutherford, Kelly
Moore, Kinney, Leary, Long, OF Richmon,
Mayo, McCanless, Moore of Chowan, Morril
Morris, Ragland, Renfrow, Robbins, Re, mold
| Seymour, Sinclair Simonds, Snipes, Steven
Stilley, Sweat, Sykes, Vestal, Vest, Waldro
White, Willismson, Wilson'S.
The bill being substitute reported BY the il
81 dietary committee, then passen its second rea
ing By the following vote:
II YEAs-Messrs. Ames, Ashworth, Banne
Blair, Gambler Cary. Cawthorn. Cherry, Ora
II ford, Dixon, Downing, Eagles, Forkner, Foste
French, Gahagan, Guntcr, Hendricks, HiIliar
Il Hinnant, Hodgin. Hoduett, Horney, Hudging
Jarvis, Justice OF Henderson, Justice oil Ruthe
ford, Kelly OF Moore, Kinney, Leary, Long
Chatham, Long oiRichmond, Mayo, McCanles
Mendenhall, Moore of Chowan, Nc. rill, Morri
| Pou, Ragland, Renfrow, Robbins, Reynold
Seymour, siegrist Simonds, Sinclair, Smith
Wayne, Snipes, Stanton, Stevens, Sweet syke
| Thompson, vestal, Waldrop, White, Williams
| and Wilson-60.
NAYs-Messrs. Armstrong, Barnes, Boddi
, | Clayton, Davis, Durham, Ellis, Ferrebee, Ga
ling, Gibson, Harris OF franklin, Hawkins, Hig
Hoffman, HUMPHREYS, Ingram, Kelly OF Dayie, NJ
lone, Matheson. Moore Of Alamance, Nicholso
Painter, Proffitt, Robinson. Shaver, Vest, W
Iiams of Harnett and Williams of Sampson
The bill then passed its third reading.
A communication was received from the s.
perintendent OF Public Works, transmitting b
annual report, which was read Ordered to
printed
Adjourned.
I 1 n.