The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-03-31

| MIR. HODGIN, from the committee on
Finance, reported fayorably bill to authorize
the commissioners of Iredell county to levy
q specialtax.
~ BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. MOORE, of Chowan: Bill to levy a
special tax in Chowan county. Calendar
Mr.. MCMILLAN: Bill to authorize the
commissioners of Duplin county to levy a
special tax. Calendar. -
Mr.. Dixon: Bill in relation to fishing in
Neuse river and Contentnea Creek Calen-
dar.
Mr.. INGRAM: Resolution concerning the
Executive Mansion. Calendar
Message from the Senate, announced that
the Senate insisted upon its amendments to
the revenue bill, asked committee of con-
ference. and had appointed Messrs. .Winstead,
Barrow and Osborne, conferees on its part.
On motion of Mr.. FRENCH, conference
was agreed to. The chair appointed Messrs.
Estes, French, Barnett, Argo and Jarvis.
Message from the Senate transmitted
House bill tn amend the charter of the Plas-
ter Banks and Salt Works Railroad Compa-
ny, with amendments
On motion of Mr.. HENDRICKS, the amend
ments were concurred in.
Bill on salaries came up as unfinished bu-
siness
The amendments of Messrs. Stilley and
Ingram were withdrawn. 3a
| Mr.. ESTES moved to insert $4,000 and
| $1,000 for house rent, as the salary of the
Governor. Adopted.
Mr.. DURHAM moved to strike out the
! $1,000.
The amendment was not adopted-yeas
43, nays 81, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong, Ashworth,
Banner, Barnes, Blair, Boddie, Clayton, Davidson,
Durham, Farrow, Ferebee, Gibson, Green, Gricr,
Gunter Harris of Franklin, Hawkins, Hendricks,
Hicks, Hodgin, Hodnett, Jarvis Kelly of Davie,
Long of Chatham, Malone, Matheson, Mcmillan,
Moore of Alamance, Nicholson, Painter, Pou,
Robinson, Smith of Allegheny, Smith of Wayne,
Sweat, Thompson, Vestal, Welch, Whitley,
Williams of Harnett, and Williams of Sampson
-43 -
-Messrs. Ames, Barnett, Carson, Carey,
Cawthorn, Cherry, Crawford, Dixon, Downing,
Estes, Forkner, Franklin, French, Gahagan,
Graham, Harris of Wake, Hayes, Hinnant, Horney,
Humphries Hudgings, Ingram, Justice of Ruth
erford, Kelly of Moore, Kinney, Laflin, Leary,
Long Of Richmond. Mayo, McCanless, Menden-
Ragland, Renfrow, Robbins, Reynolds, Simonds,
Snipes, Stanton, Stiley, Sykes, Vest, White,
Wikie, Williamson and Wilson-51.
A noise in the streets attracting several
members to the windows.
MIR. STIILEY moved to take recess until
the show passed, for the benefit of Conser-
Yative members.
The Chair ruled that motion out of order.
The amendment of Mr.. INGRAM to strike
out "S3, 800" and insert "$3, 900" as the sala-
ry of the Public Treasurer was adopted.
The bill passed second reading by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Ames, Banner, Barnet Carson,
Carey, Cawthorn, Cherry, Clayton, Dixon,
Downing, Ellington, Estes, Forkner, Foster,
Franklin, French, Gahagan, Graham, Harris of
Wake, Hayes, Hilliard, Horney, Hudgings, Ingram
Justice of Rutherford, Kelly of Moore, Kinney,
Mendenhall Moring, Morris, Pearson, Price,
Renfrow, Robbins, Reynolds, Simonds, Snipes,
Stanton, Stevens, Stlley, Sykes, Vest, White,
Wilkie, Williamson and Wilson-51.
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong, Ashworth,
Barnes, Blair, Boddie, Davidson, Durham, Far
row, Ferebee, Gibson Green, Grer, Gunter,
Harris of franklin, Hendricks, Hicks, Hodgin,
Hodnett, Humphries, Jarvis, Kelly, of Davie,
Lieary, Long, OF Chatham Malone, Matheson,
Mcmillan, Moore of Alamance, Painter, Pou,
Sweat, Vestal, Welch, Whitley, Williams Of
Harnett, and Williams of Sampson-42.
The rules were suspended; and the bill
passed third reading-yeas 81, nays 45.
: Messrs. Hodgin and Mendenhall, in voting
no, said they thought $4,000 too high for
the Public Treasurer
MIR. DoYNINe moved to reconsider the
vote.
Mr.. STILLEY moved to lay that motion on
the table
The bill to make the act of going masked,
disguised or with face painted, felony was
taken up.
On motion of Mr.. BOWMAN, Sec 3, was
amended by striking out certain words and
inserting the words that are now usually
used in proclamations against outlaws. Al.
MIR. MALONE moved to strike out sec, 8, as
amended
MIR. STIILEY said this measure was neces-
sary to crush out bands of outlaws. and to
make their acts misdemcanors would not be
sufficient
Mr.. BOWMAN said the section used the
same language as that used in an act passed
by the Legislature of 1866, when the party
of the gentleman from Caldwell was in
power. Men who went masked TO evade
the laws were outlaws, and this bill would
make the law apply to them. ......
MIR. HARRIS of Wake, expressed surprise
that any bill brought in here to punish and
repress crime, found opponents in the Dem
ocratic party, who called it bloody law.
Robberies, murders and outrages are fre-
quently committed by white men painted
black, and let gentlemen declaim against it
as they would, this bill was necessary.
Mr.. MORRIS hoped the bill would pass at
once.
Mr.. INGRAM favored the amendment. He
thought the bill as it stood would tend to
produce disorder.
Mr.. DOWNING could not but think the
men who opposed every law to punish crime
sympathized with and desired to screen the
criminals.
The motion to strike out section failed
yeas 80, noes 43.
Mr.. MALONE moved to insert in section
the words "with intention to commit apy
crime" #-.-
MIR. DOWNING hoped that would be voted
down. Intention could not be proved. A man
being found in disguise was presumptiye
evidence of evil intent.
The amendment was not adopted. The
bill passed third reading-yeas 81, nays 81.
as follows: ..
fEAs-Messrs. Ames, Ashworth, Banner, Bar
nett, Barnes, Bowman, Carson, Carey, ,Cawthorn.
Cherry, Crawford, Dixon, Downing. Forkner'
Geos5er, Gnnta,, franklin French Gahagan Graham,
billiard, Hodgin, Horney. Hudgings, Justice. Of
rutherford Kelly, of Moore, Kinney, Mayo. Nc
Ganless, Moring, Morris, Pearson, Peck, Price.
SSagand, Re.nfrow, Robbins, Reynolds, simonds,
S1gnens, ;,r, stllIey Sweat, Yestal, Vest, Wilkie,
Williamson, Wilson and Wiswali-51.
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong, Boddie.
clayton, Davis, Davidson, Durham, ELLINGTON
Farrow, Ferebee, Gibson, Green, Grier, Harris
OF Franklin, Hawkins, Hicks, Hodnett, Hum,
OF Richmond, Malone, Matheson, McMilla55''
N oore, of Alamance, Nicholson, Painter, Pou'