The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-03-24

pOned one week. -
On motion of Mr.. BOWMAN, the rules were
suspended, and bill on Salaries was taken
up. The committee on Salaries and Fees
submit majority and minority report.
| The question was on the adoption or the
minority report. That report gives Inc iol-
lowing salaries : Governor $4,000: Treas
urer $4,000; Secretary of State $3.50 and
fees: Auditor 81 800 and fees; Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction 81, ,500 Supern-
tendent $500; Attorney General S1,sOe;
Judges of the Supreme Court S3, 900; Judges
of the Superior Court $4,000.
The report was adopted hy the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs Allison, Argo, Armstrong,
Ashworth, Barnett, Blair, Boddie, Gambler, Car
Durham, Ellis, Farrow, Fercbee, Gahagan, Cat
| ling. Gibson Green, Harris, of Franklin, Hen
dricks, Hicks, High, Hinnant, Hodneti, Humphries,
Hudgings, Ingram, Jarvis, Justus OF Henderson,
| Kelly, of Davie, Leary, Long, OF chatham,
Long of Richmond, Mayo, MeCanless, Mcmillan,
Mcndenhal, Moring, Moore of Alamance, Painter,
Parker, Pearson, Profit, Robinson, Shaver
Siegrst, snipes, Stanton, Sweat, Thompson,
Vestal, Wech, Whitley, Williams OF Harnett'
| and Williams of Sampson-59.
| NAYs-Mcssrs. Bowman, Carey, Dixon, Elling-
ton, Estes, Graham, Harris of Wake, Hoffman,
Justice of Rutherford, Kelly of Moore, Laiiin,
| Proctor, Renfrow, Reynolds, Sinclair, Simonds,
| Smith of Martin, Stilley, Sykes, Vest, William
| son, Wilson and Wiswali-2S.
MIR. DOWNING moved to reconsider the
vote. He thought the House had misun.
derstood the question.
| Mr.. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, favored re-
consideration. He said the bill allowed
much less pay than the 81 day which
members voted themselves, and If it passed
in its present shape, it would force the State
officers to beg or steal.
| Mr.. HARRIS, of Wake, favored reconsid-
ertion. He had not fully understand the
question, and thought the House did not
1t was a specimen of "cheek," to say the
least, for members to vote themselves 81 a
day, and then come forward and say the
heads of departments were not worthy of so
much pay.
Mr. LAFLIN favored the motion. He
thought the minority report made undue
discrimination against some officers.
Mr.. STILLEY said the committee had
made careful examination, and made their
majority report upon information which
could not be known to one who had not
given it attention.
Mr.. PoU moved to postpone the bill un-
to morrow. Lost.
Mr.. LEARY moved to lay on the table the
motion 20 reconsider. Agreed to.
Mr.. ESTES moved to strike out the sums
fixed for the Secretary of State. Auditor,
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Su-
perintendent of Public Works, and the At
torney General, and insert $4,000 for each.
On motion nf Mr.. DURHAM the question
was divided so as to take the question on
each Office separately.
The question required on the amendment
to fix the salary of the Secretary of State at
$4,000 without fees.
MI. DOWNING said great disposition was
shown to have cheap men. He had thought
of proposing to advertise the State offices
and giving them to the lowest bidder, and
90 still further and advertise for members of
the House, and we should probably get
some 81 instead of 81 members He hoped
the motion to amend the salary of the Sec
retary of State would prevail, and we should
give him enough to pay his necessary ex-
penses.
Mr.. ELLINGTON favored the amendment.
Mr.. STILLEY said we should give a salary
sufficient to enable men of the best talent to
hold these offices and live. He favored the
amendment.
The amendment did not prevail by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Banner, Barnett, Carson, Ca
rey, Cherry, Crawford. Dixon, Downing, Elling-
ton, Foster, Gahagan, Graham, Hoffman, Justice of
Rutherford, Kelly OF Moore, Latin, Mayo,
Moore of Chowan, Pearson, Proctor, Rea, Ren,
irow, Reynolds, Sinclair, Simonds. Smith of
Martin, snipes, stlley, Sykes, Vest, Williamson,
! Wilson and Wiswall-33.
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Argo, Armstrong, Bod
die, Gambler, Cawthorn, Clayton, Davis, David
son, Durham, Ellis, Farrow, Gatling, Gibson,
Green, Harris of Franklin, Hendricks, Hicks,
High, Hinnant, Hodnett, Humphries Hudgings,
Ingram, Jarvis, Justus of Henderson, Kelly of
Davie, Leary, Long OF Chatham, Long of Rich
mond, McCanless, Mcmillan, Mendenhall,
Profitt, Robinson, Shaver, siegrist, Stanton,
Sweat, Thompson, Vestal, Welch, Whitley,
Wilkie, Williams of Harnett, and Williams of
Sampson-51.
hlr. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, said there was
already provision made for these salaries,
which would not starve the officers, and he
moved to place the bill upon the calendar.
Mr.. HARRIS, of Wake, said the great OPP
position to this bill came from men who
would bring the present officers of the gov
ernment into disrepute and compel them to
resign. If they succeeded in this movement
the party in power would be held responsi
bic. ....'..
Mr.. STnLEY moved to amend to make
the bill special order for II o'clock to- NOR
row. Lost.
The motion to place upon the calendar
did not prevail
MIR. SWEET moved to adjourn Lost
The question recurred on the motion tc
strike out $500 and insert $4,000 as the
salary of the Auditor
Mr.. STILLEY moved to exclude fees from
the State Auditor. Lost
The amendment prevailed by the follow
ing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Argo, Ashworth, Banner, Bar
nett. Blair Bowman, Carson, Carey, Dixon
Downing, Estes, Foster Gahagan, Graham, Har
ris, of Wake, Hendricks, Hinnant, Hoffman
Humphries, Hudgings, Ingram, Justice, of Ruth
erford, Kelly, of Moore, Latin, Mayo, Moring
Moore, of Alamance, Moore, Of Chowan, Parker
Pearson, Pou. Proctor, Rea, Renfrow, Reynolds
Siegrist, Sinclair, Simonds, Smith, of Martin
Snipes, Stanton. Stevens, Stilley, Sykes, Vest
Wilson and Wiswall-46
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong, Boddie
Gambler, Cawthorn. Cherry, Clay ton, Davis. Da
wilson, Durham, Ellis, Ellington. Farrow, Fere
bee, Gibson, Green, Harris, of Franklin High
Hodnett, Jarvis, Justus of Henderson, Kelly, o
Davie, Leary, Long, OF Chatham, Long, OF Rich
mond, McCaness, vcMillan, ,Mendenhall Moore
OF Alamance, Painter, Proffitt, Robinson, Shaver
Sweat, Thompson, Vesta, Waldrop, Welch
Whitley, Williams, OF Harnctt, and Williams, o
Sampson-4l
The question recurred on striking ou
$1,000 and inserting $4,000 as the salary O
Superintendent on Public Instruction.
MIR. PoU moved to insert $500 instead O.
$4,000.
MIR. HARRIS, of Wake, opposed the latte
motion. All the time and energy of the Su
perintendent of Public Instl uction would b.
necessary. He should be given good sal
ary, and every lover of public school sys
tenn should be willing to give it.