Wilmington journal., 1869-02-05

to restrict the jurisdiction of the Su,erior
Courts and Justices of the Peace to one
fourth of the principal money due on old
debts. Referred and ordered to be printed
On motion Of Mr.. F-tca the rules were
suspended aud the bill Incorporating tie
Castle Nayno Y neytrl Company, was
taken w ana passed. It's several readings.
On motion of Mr.. Iugram, the rules
were suspended and the bill authorizing
the Commissioners OF Auson county to lew
q special tax, was taken mp and passed it's
third reading by vote of yeas 60, nays ..
w, c. = l.. Il.
The hour having arrived 20 consider rail
road matters, the bill to amend the Char
ter OF the Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruth
erford Railroad, to provide for the COM
pletion Of said road aud to secure to the
State representation in the Company, was
on motion of Mr.. Latin taken up.
In section 3. line 4, Mr. Justice Of Ruth
erford, moved to amend by inserting after
the word " division" the words '' the first
portion of said amount expended to be ex-
pended in completing said road to Ruther-
ford" Carried.
Mr.. Estes proviso offered some days ago
was adopted as section and s. published
before.)
Mr. French moved to amend sec. 2. line
5, after the word 'cent," insert the words
sin gold" and after the word " thereof :"
in line g. insert the same words.
Mr.. Hodnett characterized the amend
ment as movement made in the interest
of Wall street. A man9uvre of the land
holders, &c.
The question upon Mr. French's amend
ment being put to vote, it was rejected.
Mr.. Durham offered the following
amendment, to be known in the bin as
sec. 8: "All dividends that may hereafter
accrue to the State upon the stock owned
by the State in said Railroad Company, or
so much thereof as may be necessary for
that purpose, shall be applied exclusively
to the payment of the interest On the bonds
of the State authorized by this act. -
Adopted.
The question required upon the passage
of the bill on its third reading, when
Mr.. Seymour took the floor and entered
into long argument against all these large
Railroad appropriations
Mr.. Estes replied at length.
MIR. Downing spoke FOR some time in sup
port Of the bill in its present shape.
Mr.. Pou next took the floor in opposi-
ton to the bill.
Mr. Durham offered an amendment to
come in as sec. 10 and II. Adopted.
Mr. Malone moved to add the following
section to the bill as section 12, to-wit
''ThaJ the Directors in this Company shall
have power to receive subscriptions to
stock in said Company in lands, monies,
bonds, stocks or any other property, and
in case bonds be subscribed as stock the
Directors may provide the mode in which
the value of the same may be ascertained,
and conveyances thereof executed" Adop-
ted.
The question then recurring upon the
bill on its third reading. resulted in the
following ballot
YEAs.-Messre. Ames, Argo. Ashworth, Ban
ner, Barnett, Barnes, Bowman, Gambler, Carson,
Carey, colored, Cawthorn, colored, Cherry, col
ored, Clayton, of Transylyania, Crawford. .oolored
Forkner colored, Foster French. Gahagan Cat
ling, Gilbert, Graham, GIeen. Grier. Harris, of
Wake. colored, Hendricks, Hudgins, Ingram, JUS
tus. of Henderson, Justice, Of Rutherford, Kelly,
Of awe, Kelly, OF Moore, Latin. Leary, colored,
Long, of Richmond, Malone, Matheson, Mayo,
colored, McOanless, Moring,. Morrill,, Morris,
tor, Profit, Rasland, henfrow, Robbins, colored,
Robinson, Siegrist, Sinclair, Simonds, Stevens,
stilley, Sweat, colo-ed, Sykes, colored Vestal.
Vest, Waldrop, Welch. White, Whitley, William
son, colored, Wilson and Wiswall.
NAys.-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong, Blair, Ellis,
Ferebee, Gibson, Hawkins. Kick, High, Hinnant,
HodgiD, Hodnett, Hoffman, Humphries, Jarvis,
Kinney, Mcmillan, Moore, Parker, Pou, Rea, sey
mour, Shaver, Smith, of Aleghauy, Snipes, Stan
ton, Thompson, Williams, Of Hsrnett, and Will
liams, of Sampson.
On motion of Mr. Latin, the bill entitled
an act ameudatory of the act to incorporate
the Western North Carolina Railroad Com
pany, passed the 10Th day of February,
1866, and Of all others amendatcry thereof,
was taken up.
6, inserting after the word 6 Paint Rock "
the words land the branch road to New
tom" Lost
The question then recurring upon the
bill on its third reading, it passed.
The House, then on motion, adjourned
until ba!f past o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
NIGHT SESSION.
RALEIGH Jan. 26, 1869.
Mr. Ingram A resolution authorizing
the Treasurer TO pay to the members and
officers OF the General Assembly their per
diem during the recess, from the 21st of
December last to the 4th of January.
Mr. Downing said he hoped the resolu-
ton would uot pass as they had taken the
recess for their own convenience, &c.
Mr. Durham: Such proposition was m
unhearCi of thing. It had never been done
OSlOrO, duu II "OulO NC u Ddu p1SCCACAO
for them to pay themselves for the re-
cess.
Upon the adoption of the resolution,
the yeas and nays were called, and result
ed in the following ballot:
YEAs.-Mesers. Cary, colored, Cherry, colored
Ellington, Hays, colored, Price. colored, Robbins,
colored, sweet, coiored.
NAYs.-Messrs Allison, mes, Argo, ARM
strong, Ashwortn. Barnett, Blair, Boddie, Bow
man, Candler, Clayton, ofTransyivania, Davidson,
Downing, Durham Ellis, Estes, Forkner. color
ed, Franklin. Erench, Gahagan. Gatllng, Gibson,
Harris, Of Franklin, coored, Hawkins, High,
Hodgin, Hinnant, Hodnett, Hoffman, Humphries,
Ingram, Jarvis, Justice. of Rutherford, Kelly: of
Moore, Kinney, Lesry, colored Malone, Mathe-
son, McCanless, Nc a5lan, Moore, Morris, color
ed, Nicholson. Painter, Parker, Pearson Peck,
Pou, Renfrow, Reynolds colored, Siegrist, Smith,
of Allegheny, Snipes, stanton, Stilley, Thomp-
son. Vestal, Vest, Waldrop. Whitley, Williams, of
Harnett, Williams, of sampson and Wilson.
By Mr. Estes A resolution allowing
$50 to the Clerk employed by the Com
mittee On Bribery and Corruption. Lies
over.
By Price, colored A bill to protect
the rights and privileges of all citizens.
This bill provides that no discrimination
shall be made in public conveyances, on
account of color, &c. Referred.
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