Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-02-05

tie General Assembly.
"a motion the Senate adjourned unit
/. morrow morning, 10 O'Clock.
SENATE
FRIDAY, Jan. %, 1869.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Winstead from the Committee on thu
Judiciary reported back the following bills
to The Senate, viz
Eli to allow Attorneys to practice in the
SuperiOr Courts, with a recommendation
that it be indefinitely postponed.
Bill to amend the fee bills of the Code
Of Civil Procedure, asked to be discharged
from its further consideration.
Bill to allow causes to be re-heard in Ger
tam cases favorably.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr. Winstead A bill amendatory Of
aud supplementary to an act to amend an
act to incorporate the Western North Car.
dina Railroad Company, and all acts
amendatory thereof. On his motion the
rules were suspended, and the bill passed
It's several readings.
by Mr.. Welker A bill from the Com
mttee on Public Charities placed on Cal
rndar and ordered to be printed.
by Mr.. Moore, of Carteret A bill to es.
tablish a Turnpike Road in the county Of
Garteret. Referred to the Committee or
Internal Improvements.
~ Mr.. Lindsay A bill to prevent the
-acrifce of State bonds-placed on Cal
endar.
Dy Mr.. Beall A bill to prohibit the sale
CT spirituous liquors within three miles OF
the Western North Carolina Railroad
Referred 10 the Committee on the Judi
cIarY.
By Mr. Smith A bill to amend an act
10 incorporate the Carrolton Copper
Mining Company, of Baltimore. Placed
III calendar.
BY Mr.. Davis A bill to incorporate the
Central North Carolina Railroad Company.
Referred to the Committee on Internal
Improvements.
by Mr.. Hayes A resolution prohibit
ing any additional appropriations for In
ternal Improvement measures until the
fund of tie State are at par. Placed on
calendar.
By Mr.. Beasley A resolution in favor
IF Joseph ga. Chattin, the smallest man
m the world, proposes to relieve him OF
all tax while exhibiting himself in the
State.) Mr.. Beasley moved to suspend
the rules. in order to put it through its
several readings, which motion was lost
A resolution of instruction to our Repre-,
sentatives in Congress, in reference to the
tax on small whiskey distilleries, passed
The remaining proceedings were de-
voted to the discussion Of the bribery and
corruption report. Mr.. Sweets defence O.
the position he has assumed heretofore vii
appear in type in Tuesdays issue. The
Senate adjourned without deciding the
question under consideration.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
FRIDAY. Jan. %, 1869.
) message was received from the Senate
occurring in the House amendments t.
the bills concerning the Western Nortl
Carolina Railroad, Williamson and Tar
the Raleigh and CASTOR.
BY Mr.. Hicks A resolution in reference
to keeping order in the Hall. On motion
the rules we're suspended and the resolu
ion was adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Barnett, from the committee on Cor
porations reported favorably upon the bill
Incorporating the Littleton Manufacturing
company.
On motion of Mr.. Foster, the rules wer
suspended and the bill appropriating So, 0O
10 protect the Insane Asylum from fir
was taken up and passed its third readin!
"y a vote of yeas G4, nays 10.
The bill in reference to tie bill establish
ING the new county of Dare, was taken up
After long debate, going over in sub
stance the same ground as when this bill
WIS lost, discussion. ensued, pending which
The special order was announced, to-wit 8:
40
10 incorporate the Plaster Bank and Sal
Works Railroad.
Here message was received from tn
senate transmitting bill amendatory anC
supplemental to an act entitled an act tt
incorporate the Western North Caroline
RalIroad, &c.
On motion, the consideration of tn.
special order was postponed for few min
ntes, and the bill passed its several read
.ngs, under q suspension of the rules.
The clerk read the bill, and it had beer
yariously amended.
The question required upon the passag,
u tue bill on its third reading, when
Mr. Nicholson took the floor and argued
at length IN support of the bill
Mr. Sinclair also spoke in favor of til,
Till. Passed.
message was received from the Senate
"-uounclng the RECEPTION of the repor
VI the Committee on Bribery and Corrup
ton
Mr.. Ingram moved to suspend the rules
and take up the resolution in regard t.
having evening sessions. Carried.
Nr. Ingram then offered substitut
59f the original excepting Thursday ant
Saturday evenings.
u ., 5. Leary, colored, moved to lay til
whole matter on the table
On that motion the yeas and nays wer
allied, on motion of Mr.. Ingram, and re
'o re IN vote of yeas 80, nays A.
r., me me question recurredupon the adoption
u Tue substitute, when
NJ; ~; W. Price, colored, moved to indef
Ately postpone.
no vi mohop of Mr.. Ingram the yeas an
nays were called upon the adoption of th
nays SO, WV Va S7"' -