Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-03-19
SENATE.
SATURDAY. March l3

poned until next Saturday.
Mr.. Beeman moved that the vote by
which the bill chartering the Bank OF
Greensboro was passed, be reconsidered.
Mr.. Graham moved to lay the motion
on the table. The motion failed.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
Mr.. Cook then offered an amendment
making the property of the private stock
holders responsible, &C., and that higher
rate than 8 per cent interest shall not be
charged.
Postponed and ordered to be printed.
Bill in favor of Reuben King, of Robe
son, read second and third times and
passed.
Mr. Winstead moved a suspension of the
rules in order to take up the House reso-
luton instructing our Senators in Congress
to vote for repeal of the act suspending
the Tenure-of-O Office act.
The motion to suspend prevailed-yeas
%, nays 3
The resolutions were read.
| Mr.. Colgrove demanded the previous
question and called the yeas and nays
Sustained.
The resolutions were adopted-yeas 81,
nays 5.
Mr.. Cook voted against the resolutions,
and by leave stated he did so because it
looked like debating to the Senate of the
United States.
Mr.. Graham voted no ; if it had been a
simple request to repeal he might give q
different vote, but he did not like the pre-
liminaries in the resolution.
Mr.. Love was for giving the President
the same powers heretofore enjoyed by
other Presidents. If the Republican party
would trust him he would.
Mr.. Scott gave his reasons for voting for
| / No
ton odious.
Mr.. Robbins regretted the party bearing
which the resolutions contained. He be-
lieved the principle Of lettering the Presi-
| dent wrong, but to get back to the
cid land marks of the Republic. he would
vote for the resolutions protesting against
the party preamble.
Bill authorizing S. r. Bunting, late
Sheriff of New Hanover, to collect arrears
| Of taxes, read second and third times and
passed.
House bill concerning certain roads and
bridges in the county of Robson, read
second and third times and passed.
Resolution in favor of the Sheriff of Ons-
low county, read second and third times
and passed.
Bill authorizing Commissioners Of An
son county to levy special tax, was read
third time and passed.
Bill empowering Commissioners of Cum
berland county to levy special tax. passed
it's second reading.
Bill authorizing the Commissioners of
Onslow to levy special tax, read second
time and passed.
Bill in relation to pilots at Hatteras and
Ocracock Inlets, read second time.
Mr.. Sweet said the passage of this bill
| will virtually close the ports of Newbern
and Wilmington, &C., and would tend di-
rectly to build up the port of Norfolk
Pilotage provided for in the bill would pay
the pilot about $4,000 per year for the
work of two days per week. BEAD a pro-
| test from 100 citizens of NeWbern against
| the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Sweet moved its indefinite postpone
| ment.
Mr.. Respass defended the bill at length.
| The motion to indefinitely postpone pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Respass gave notice of another bill
in regard to this matter
| Mr.. Cock gave notice of bill to place
disabled conscripted Confederate soldiers
on the pension list.
| The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY, March 13.
BY Mr. High a bill to incorporate the
WhiteVille Wine Company. Referred.
CALENDAR.
Tho bill to authorize the Commissioners
of Sampson county to levy special tax
second readings by vote of yeas TO-
nays 2.
The bill to authorize the Commissioner
of Robson county to levy special ia.
was next taken up. and passed It's th1rd
reading by vote of yeas 81, nays 2.
Bill to authorize the County Commits
sioners Of Wilson to levy special tax wa:
taken up and passed its third reading, yeas
So, nays 0. -,
| Bill to extend the corporate limits OF thf
town of Tarboro' was taken up and passed
its several readings.
Bill to charter the Express Steamboat
Company was next taken up aud passed 1T
third reading.
Bill to incorporate the Woodlawn Got
ton and Wooden Manufacturing Company
passed it's several readings.
! Biz to incorporate the State Homestead
4 Association was next reached, and passed
it's several readings.
Bill to prevent the telling OF trees II
Contentnea Creek was next reached, ant
passed its third reading.
En to incorporate the Star Of Hop
Lodge OF Good Fellows at Wilmington wa
taken up and passed its third reading.
Bill to incorporate the town of Little
ton was taken up and passed its thlrt
reading.
Bill to incorporate the Hebrew Benevo
lent Association, of Charlotte. was takel
up and passed its third reading.
Bill to incorporate the Castle Hayn
Vineyard Company was taken up ant
, passed its third reading.
Bill to continue in force the act author
Using the Commissioners of Fayetteville t.
. fund the interest due on their bonds lssuet
in payment for stock in the Western hail
road Company was taken up and passet
! its second reading by a vote of yeas "a
nays T.
On motion of J. W. Leary, colored, tn
House adjourned until Monday morning
10 o'clock.
SENATE.
. MoNDAY, March Is, 1869.
Mr. HAYES from the Committee o,a Tn