The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-03-10
SENATE.

House adjourned.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 1869.
The Senate met according to adjourn
ment.
The President in the chair.
Prayer by Rev MIR. ATKINSON.
Mr.. GRAHAM, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported the following bills:
Bill to require administrators to give bond
only for personal estate. Favora!ly.
Bill to require registration OF deeds, with
amendments.
Bill requiring suits on official bonds to
be brought in the county where the bond
was given, with amendments.
Bill to authorize the exchange of certain
bonds issued during the war for internal
improvement purposes for new bonds. Fa-
vorably. Ordered to be printed
Bill to protect constables under the pro-
visional government of the State, with
amendments.
Mr.. WINsTEAD, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported back the bill to alter the
rules of practice in the courts, and asked to
be discharged tIom its further consideration.
Report concurred in.
Favorably on bill to re-establish burnt
records. ...al.
Mr.. BEEMAN, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported iavorabiy on
Bill for the relief of j. w. c. Piercy, of
Cherokee county. --...I 49,
Also for the relief of ]. A. Long, late
sheriff OF Richmond county.
Also resolutions in favor of Jno. r. Smith,
late tax collector of Wayne county in favor
OF Z. Murrell, sheriff of Onslow county in
favor of j. l.. Moore, late sheriff of Macon
county; and in favor of d. s. Buchanan,
sheriff OF Jackson county.
MIR. caves, from the committee on In
ternal improvements, reported favorably on
bill to charter the Milton and Dan River
Railroad Company.
Mr.. BRoGDEN, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported in favor OF bill to postpone the
collection of special taxes.
Also, resolution authorizing bond of the
State to be properly authenticated.
A message was received from the House
transmitting the following bills:
Bill to incorporate East Bend Lodge, No.
e69, F. A. NJ, in Yadkin County. Referred
to committee on Corporations.
Bill to amend the charter of the Silver
Valley Mining Company. Same reference.
Bill amending the charter of the Will
mington Hook and Ladder Company. Same
reference. .....
Bill for the relief of Jesse Sumner, sheriff
of Buncombe county. To committee ON
Propositions and Grievances.
Bill to change the name of the town OF
Nahunta in Wayne county. To committee
on Townships.
Bill to punish persons for violating town
laws. To the Judiciary Committee
Bill to prevent the obstruction of fish in
Little River from its mouth to K B. Mills
in Johnston county. To Committee on
Propositions and Grievances.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. WINsTEAD: Bill to facilitate the
transfer of business from the military to the
civil courts. To Judiciary committee
By MIR. LAssITER: Bill to repea! the act
to authorize the Roanoke Navigation Com
pany to make sale of certain real estate. To
Judiciary Committee
By MIR. WELKER: A bill to request the
Board of Education to invest proceeds of
sales of property vested in them by law. To
VII
Mr.. BARROW moved that the Secretary of
the Senate berequested to have a calendar
of the bills printed and placed once week
on the desk of members. Agreed to.
By Mr.. MOORE, of Carteret: A resolution
to retain E. F. Martin as Page Of the
Senate.
Mr.. ROBBINS moved that the resolution be
postponed for one week.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. DAVIS introduced resolution to re-
scind vote of thanks to Mr.. Pearce for the
use of map of the State.
Laid on the table on motion of Mr.. MOORE
of Carteret.
Mr.. WELKER introduced resolution in
regard to the Cape Fear Navigation Com
pany. Referred to Committee on Educa-
ton. ..-gr-. r. ss ss
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The unfinished business, being the school
bill, was taken up.
Several sections were variously amended,
and some were stricken out.
Section 90, after being amended, read as
follows:
THE said commissioners County shall
cause the townships OF their respective
counties to be divided into convenient
number of districts in which one or more
public schools shall be maintained at least
/, four months in every year."
Mr.. LOVE offered to amend the section by
| adding proviso that mo colored tutor or
tutoress shall ever be employed in any
schools where white children are to be
taught"
MIR. WELKER said that, in view of the
many declarations, both by legal enactment
and otherwise, that there would be no mixed
schools in ttle State, be regarded the pro-
viso as direct reflection on the people of
| North Carolina. The gentleman (Mr. Love)
seemed to be apprehensive that, notwith-
standing all laws to the contrary, the schools
would be mixed, and hence the continual
attempts made by that gentleman to insert
the same provision in more than one place
in the present bill.
Mr.. MOORE, of Carteret, moved to amend
the proyiso by inserting nor any white
tutor or tutoress where colored children are
| to be taught" .r...s s...
Mr.. FORMER asked if Mr.. Love believed