The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, Fch. 20, 1859.

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Prayer by Rev, Mr.. Morris, OF Craven.
The journal of yesterday was read and APP
proved.
!. Leaves of absence. were granted to Messrs.
French, Harris, of Franklin, White, Estes,
Justice, of Henderson, Mcmillan, Durham
and Barnett.
Message from the Senate announced that
the Senate had tabled House bill in relation
to Lake Phelps.
Mr.. LEARY introduced bill to incorporate
the town OF Fayetteville Referred to the
Committee on Corporations.
Mr.. GUNTER introduced a resolution reg
ulating the per dlem of absent members
without leave.
On motion of Mr. PEARSON, the rules
were suspended, and bill TO extend the cor
porate limits of the town of Goldsboro, was
taken up. Passed third reading.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Resolution to secure the annexation to
North Carolina Of Norfolk and vicinity.
Mr. FRENCH offered a substitute.
The amendments to the original were
Withdrawn.
The substitute was adopted and the reso-
luton passed as, follows:
s.Whereas the city of Norfolk, from its geo.
graphical position, and the character of trade
centerng there, properly belongs to the State Of
North Carolina; Therefore,
Be Ut resolved, 1.-THE Senate concurringj That the
Governor be requested and empowered to cor
respond with our Senators and Representatives
in Congress, the authorities now. governing the
State oil Virginia, and the municipal authorities
ofthe city OF Norfolk, with view to receiving
the annexation to this State Of the counties OF
At, Drf~ H. Dr;,, Ann f,f
ginia and TO report to the Legislature the proper
method to pursue, to submit the question to the
people of said counties and to the people OF this
State, as may be required by section 81 of thc
Bill of Rights of the Constitution"
Mr. ESTES, from the Finance Committee,
introduced bill authorizing the Public
Treasurer to supply temporary deficiencies
in the Treasury. TTbe bill authorizes the
Public Treasurer to borrow money to pay
the interest ON the public debt due January
list and April LIST, 1869, and pledge the first
moneys received from taxes to pay the same.
The bill was placed on the Calendar.
Mr.. HAWKINS, from the Committee on
Enrolled Bills, reported the following bills
correctly enrolled, and they were thereupon
signed by the Speaker:
Act to Incorporate to Wilmington Life
Insurance Company; act to incorporate the
North Carolina real and personal estate
agency: act providing for on official decla-
ration of the votes in the late Congressional
election.
On motion of Mr. SHAVER, the rules were
suspended, and the bill authorizing the
Commissioners of Salisbury to issue bonds,
passed second reading-yeas "a, nays0.
The special order for II A. NJ, being bill |
in relation to salaries and feess, came up,
and on motion of Mr.. BowMAN, was post |
poned until Wednesday next at II A. NJ
Bill in relation to retailing liquors at
Company Shops was made special order
for to -morrow at II A. NJ e.2
On motion of Mr. ESTES, bill to establish
turnpike road through the County of
Carteret was taken up. lit appropriates
$4,000 -
Mr.. ESTES favored the bill.
Mr. SEYMOUR said $4,000 acres of land,
belonging to tile Board OF Education, which
is now inaccessible and valueless, would be
made accessible and valuable by the build
ing of the road. It would be good in
vestment for the State.
Bill passed third reading yeas 55, nays
10.
Mr.. ALLISON introduced bill to in.
corporate the town of Durham in the
county of Orange Referred to the Com
mittee ON Corporations.
On motion of Mr.. WILKIE, the rules were
and bill to authorize the Com
missioners of Jones county levy special
tax passed third reading-yeas IS, nays 0.
Bill TO lay off the homestead and personal
property exemption, came up as unfinished
business, the question being on the adoption
of section z.
Mr.. MOORE, of rhowan, moved an amend
nent as substitute for section T. The
substitute provides for laying off the $1,000
exemption. ~ l1'aa ia1'
Messrs, HoDNErT, VEST, and MALONE
avored the amendment. 5ia5 +"
Mr. DOWNING thought the original bill
protected every man to the constitutional
init He hoped the amendment would not
prevail.
Mr.. INGRAM said the object was to give
nan right to have his homestead laid off
whether in debt or not. He felt justified in
saying the Supreme Court were disposed to
men to obtain homesteads He
hoped the amendment would prevail. a@
Mr.. PoU favored the amendment, for the
req son that he wanted to make it consistent
with the idea of homestead bill. Nobody
opposed the homestead provision of the
Constitution, but there was a difference of
opinion as to whether it should be $1,000
worth of real estate to he exempt during
The time tina, the CONSTITUTE contemplates,
Or whether it should be something to be
fixed every year. The object of the bill
last summer was that the homestead should
not be subject to other assessments, and
that it should be guaranteed to his widow
and children, no matter what the increase
Df its value might be. ~ 81 ~. 'f3eza
Mr. DOWNING asked whether we could BY
any law affect the latter part of section 2
Of the Constitution. which says .snot ex-
ceeding the value of $1,000. shall be exempt
from sale under execution :" whether
worth $1,000 when laid off could
be held exempt from execution if it in
creased in value to 5000.
Mr. PoU cOncurred with the gentleman
from Union that a court could not give
effect to homestead act to protect parties
in the enjoyment of homestead exceeding
in value $1,000; but the question is at
what time does the Constitution. mean in
SAYING that homestead shall be exempt of
a value not exceeding $1,000, at the time it
is Lard off or at some future time 1t had
been intimated that the Supreme Court was
of opinion that it meant at the time that it
was laid off The court did not see how
we could make it practical unless we let it
take effect upon $1,000 worth of property.
From considerations of public policy he had
to give his support to the view
which the Supreme Court took of the Con-
stitution, and favored the amendment as
tending in that direction.
Mr.. SEYMOUR said the question was
under the Constitution, one man
should be allowed to hold for life and leave
to his widow and children $1,000 worth of