The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-02-10
taken up and made special order for Tues

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day, the 10th inst.
a communication from the Code Commits
sioners transmitted for consideration the
following bills. which were referred to the
Judiciary Committee: Bill to amend the
Code of Civil Procedure; bill to declare per.
sons of color competent to testify IN all
cases: bill to regulate proceedings IN The
partition and sale of real and personal prop
erty hill in relation to punishments; bill
providing for the laying off of the several
counties of the State into Townships; bill
to amend chapter 4S Revised Code, entitled
''fences."
CALENDAR
Resolution in favor of NJ B. Howell. The,
recommendation of the Committee on
Claims, that it do not pass, was concurred
in.
House bill No. ITO in relation to the stay
of executions, was, on motion of Mr.. VEST,
postponed until the third Monday IN Feb
Iuary.
House bill No. 259 to change the bounda-
ry line between the counties OF Allegheny
and Surry, passed second reading.
Bill to define the liability OF borrowers
of Confederate money in certain cases.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Ilarnett, moved TO post
pone Indefinitely. :,
The motion did not prevail; and the bill
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Bill 10 regulate the sale of State bends hy
tile agents of railroad companies. Finance
Committee recommend that the bill do not
pass.
Mr.. VEsr moved to concur in the report
of the committee, and said the object seemed
to be to prevent the sale of bonds issued for
internal improvements, by fixing a rate hight
err than they could ever be sold at.
Mr.. DowNING moved to postpone indefin-
itey. Such law as this could do no good,
because the price would regulate itself, and
could not he affected by legislation. To cs-
tablish low price would depreciae our
bonds, and to establish too high price
would bar all sales and stop our internal
Improvements.
Mr.. PoU said the sale could be stopped If
they did not not bring sufficient price.
He thought the effect of q regulation of the
price at which they could be sold would
ne salutary, by preventing the possible sale
1t sacrifice.
The motion to postpone indefinitely did
not prevail.
MT. CTlLLEI tuOuSHt HdHy hhCh'Si' w
both Houses were of the opinion that some
restriction should be imposed; he would
like to have time TO consider it, and moved
to postpone until Monday next ut II o'clock;
which was agreed to.
Message from the Senate transmitted for
consideration bill to prevent the telling OF
timber in Catawba river and its tribute
waters; and bill to allows citizens to practice
law in the courts of this State.
The last mentioned bill was taken up, and
after some debate, referred to the judiciary
committee, with instructions to report to-
morrow morning.
Bill to allow the town Commissioners of
Rutherfordton tn levy taxes on persons and
property passed second reading-yeas 66,
nays l.
Senate bill No. 100 to amend an act passed
in 1868, entitled ian act defining the duties
and powers of county Commissioners" was
referred to the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. PRICE moved to adjourn. Lost.
Mr.. CAwTHoRN introduced bill to in
crease the responsibilities of railroads. Re-
ferred to the committee ON internal improve
mentS.
Senate bill No. 131 TO incorporate the
Beaufort Harbor Steam Ferry company, was
taken up and on motion of Mr.. Davis order
ed to be printed.
Mr.. PAINTER moved to adjourn.
the vote resulted in n tie.
The CHAIR QIr. PoU) voted aye, and the
House adjoured until u o'clock.