Wilmington journal., 1869-02-05

On motion of Mr.. Estes, the yeas and
nays were called, and the House refused to
adjourn by vote of yeas IA, nays 81.
On motion of Mr.. Latin the bill to
amend the charter of the Atlantic, Ten.
nessee and Ohio Railroad was taken up,
when
J. Ell. Harris, of Wake, colored, moved
to make the bill the special order for to.
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Carried.
Mr.. Pou gave notice that he and others
who had voted against the passage of all
these Railroad bills would offer tomorrow
protest.
On motion. the House then adjourned
until to morrow morning, II o'clock.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, January 27, 1869.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Moore, from the Committee on Cor
porations, reported favorably on the fol-
lowing bills, viz :
Bill to incorporate the Wilmington Life
Insurance Company.
Bill to amend the charter of the Green
Swamp Company.
Bill to incorporate the North Carolina
Land and immigration Company.
Bill to amend the charter of the Union
Manufacturing Company in the town of
Fayetteville.
Bill to incorporate thezNorth Carolina
Purchase and Trust Company
Mr.. Brogden, from the committee on FL
nance, reported substitute for resolu-
NJ. d. Moore, of Brunswick county.
FROM THE CODE COMMISSION.
Bill to amend chapter 48 of the Revised
Code, entitled fences. Referred to the
committee on the Judiciary.
Bill to regulate proceedings in the parti
tion and sale of real and personal prop
erty. Referred to the committee on the
Judiciary.
A message was received from the House
transmitting tho bill with an amendment
to consolidate the North Carolina and the
Atlantic North Carolina Railroad Com
panies, the amendment was concurred in
by Il vote of 26 to IL.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Bill to amend an act to make Bank bills
a set off. Amended on motion of Messrs.
Osborne and Richardson, and passed.
On motion, the Senate adjourned until
Z! o'clock this evening.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 1869.
On fmotion of Mr. Mcmillan, the rules
were suspended and the bill authorizing
the Commissioners of Duplin county to
levy special tax for certain purposes was
taken up and passed it's second reading by
a vote of yeas SO to nays l.
On motion of Mr.. Estes, the rules We're
suspended and his resolution paying the
Clerk employed by the committee on bribe-
ry and corruption $50 was taken up and
passed its several readings.
J. S. Lea,y, colored, arose to question
of privilege. He was reported in the SEN
tinel as moving to indefinitely postpone
Mr.. Justices (of Rutherfordl resolution in
regard to accepting MIR. Downing 's propo-
sition to purchase the site and land of the
penitentiary. 1t was his colleague Qsham
Sweat that made the motion.
On motion Of Thos. A. Sykes, colored,
the rules were suspended and the bill in
cooperating the North Carolina Manufac-
turing Loan and Trust Co. was taken up,
and after some debate the bill was refer
red to the committee on Corporations.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The bill to amend the charter Of the At
lantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad.
Mr.. Latin moved to recommit to the
committee.
Mr.. Malone took the floor and spoke for
some time against the motion. He saw no
good reason why the House should not
pass the bill to-day.
After long debate the bill was recon-
mitted to the committee OF Internal I'M
provements, with instructions to report
this evening. and the bill was also made
the special order atsS o'clock this evening.
On motion of Mr.. Sinclair, the rules
were suspended, and the bill to amend an
act entitled an act to incorporate the Plas-
ter Bank and Salt Works r. r. Company,
ratified 18th May, 1866, was taken up.
An amendment making an appropria-
ton of money was offered and adopted,
when
Mr.. Pou raised the point of order that
the bill was unconstitutional in it's present
status, as section 16, article 2, OF the Con-
stitution expressly declared that all bills
appropriating money should be three times
read on separate days. This bill passed
it's second reading without asking for an
appropriation. If the bill passed provi-
ding for an appropriation, 1t must do it
in the manner prescribed in the Constitu.
tion.
The Chair sustained the point.
The record of the bill was ordered to be
expunged, and the bill as amended took
its place upon the Calendar as upon its
first reading.
On motion of Mr.. Stilley the rules were
suspended and the bill making an appro
priation to protect the Insane Asylum from
fire was taken up and passed its second
reading by a vote of yeas sc. nays.
A message was received from the Senate
concurring in the House amendments to
the bill to consolidate the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad and the North
Carolina Railroad.
J. S. Leary, colored, from the commit
tee on Corporations, reported favorably on
the bill incorporating the North Caroline
Manufacturing Loan and Trust Company.
Placed upon the Calendar.
On motion of Mr.. French the rules were
suspended and the bill to incorporate the