The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-14
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Mr. GUNTEk lHITouuCcu oiii aut"piHuiS
the commissioners of Chatham county to
levy special tax. Laid over
Mr.. AsHwoRTH moved to suspend the
rules in order to take up bill to authorize
the exchange OF certain bonds issued during
the war for internal improvement purposes
for new bonds. Carried. -
Mr.. PoU moved that the bill be indefinite
ly postponed.
Mr.. SINCLAIR opposed the motion. The
bonds were issued prior to the war, and it
would be breach of contract on the part
of the State not to recognize them as legal,
especially as they were issued for internal
Improvement purposes and not to aid the
rebellion. Many of these bonds were held
by widows and orphans of the State, and it
would be very unjust to deprive them of the
benefits that justly belonged to them on ac-
count Of such ownership. His constituents
were directly interested to the amount of
not less than $4,000, and he hoped the
motion to indefinitely postpone would not
prevail.
Mr.. HARRIS of Wake, desired that the
matter should be investigated so that proper
discrimination should be made. Some of
the bonds no doubt were good, while Others
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part of them were in the hands OF specula-
tors, who perhaps, had gotten possession
of them on account Of the necessity OF the
proper owners. He was not willing to vote
one cent in the interest of those money
sharks, and hoped the bill would be post
poned for the purpose of investigation.
Mr. FEREBEE was member OF the Leg
islatuTe of 1S66-'67, and was on the COM
mittee ON claims, before whom the subject
of these bonds was brought. Undoubtedly
some of the bonds referred were legal and
valid but large number of them were
not so.
After remarks by Mr.. AReo in favor of
the bill, the motion to indefinitely postpone
prevailed.
The unfinished business being bill to au-
thorize the construction of Railroad from
Wilmington to Plymouth, was taken up.
After some remarks by Messrs STILLEY,
Dixon and DOWNING, the amendment of
Mr.. SWEAT as amended by Mr.. SEYMOUR
prevailed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Argo, Ashworth, Banner,
Barnes, Blair, Boddie, Carson, Carey. Cawthorn,
Ellis, Estes, Ferebee. Forkner, Foster, Gibson,
Gilbert, Gunter Harris of Wake, Hawkins,
Hayes. High, Hinnant, Hodgin, Hodnett, Hof-
dcrson, Kelly of Davie, Kelly OF Moore, Kinney,
Leary, Long OF Chatham, Long of Richmond.
Mathcson, Mendcnhall, Mcring, Moore of Ala
nance, Morrill, Nicholson, Parker, Pou, Robin
son, Seymour, Shaver. Siegrist, Smith of Allie
ghany, Smith of Wayne. snipes, Stanton, Sweat,
Wilson and Wilswail-5S. ~
NAYs-Messrs. Ames, Armstrong, Barnett,
Crawford, Davis, Dixon, Downing, Ellington,
Farrow, Harris of Franklin, Hilard, Hudgings,
r nj IN Nh lI...x .xxf
Chowan, Ragand, Renfrow, Robbins, Sinclair,
Simonds, Stilley, Thompson, Vest, White, Wilkie
and Williamson-2S.
On motion of Mr.. LAFLIN the bill, as amen
ded, was laid ON tile table. @ sr
Mr. MOORE, Of Chowan, moved that the
bill to authorize the construction of the
Railroad leading from Edenton to Suffolk
be made the special order at 101 clock to-
morrow. Carried. a
The special order was taken up, being
bill to enable the Chatham Railroad Com
pany to complete its road.
For the purpose of securing funds to
complete the road, the hill authorizes the
company to borrow money by the issue of
bonds, at a rate of interest not exceeding
eight per cent. the bonds so issued not to
exceed two millions. aiE -E
Mr. WEIGH moved to amend the second
section so as to secure the payment of the
bonds proposed to be issued, and the inter
est, by authorizing the company to mort
gage the road bed. and the real and person
al estate of tile company OF whatever kind
"of that portion of said road south of the
Western Railroad" lg 81, jAJ 'ti
Pending the consideration of the amend
ment the House adjourned. ~