The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-22
In the House, Thursday, Dec. 16:

Received a message from the Governor, asking
| attention TO the necessity OF so amending the
militia law, as to give the Governor the necessa-
~ power to suppress the commission of out
| RACES in certain counties of the State. Ordered
| to be printed.
Mr.. Seymour moved that there be printed 20
| additional copies for the use of each member of
the General Assembly. Carried.
Mr.. Wilkie called up the bill to require County
Commissioners to meet but once month.
The Judiciary committee reported a substi-
tute for the bill, which substitute declared that
the County Commissioners shall not draw per
| diem and mileage for more than go. days per
| annum, and that the Township Trustees shall
not draw pay for more than. days per year.
Mr.. Vestal moved to fill the blanks with the
number Is. ~ wv
Mr.. Franklin moved to insert so.
Mr.. Reynolds moved to insert "a.
Mr.. Proctor moved TO lay the whole matter Oh
the table. Lost yeas q, nays 81.
Mr.. French moved to insert 80.
Mr.. Franklin moved to postpone the consider
alton of the bill till the fourth Monday in Jan
uary, 1870. Lost
Mr.. Morris moved to fill the blank with 20.
The previous question being called and ordered,
the vote was taken on the several motions, com
mencing with the one for the largest number,
resulting in the rejection of all but that of Mr..
Reynolds, which was to fill the blanks with
"a.
Mr.. Gambler moved to strike out in the sub
stitute the word mileage
Mr.. Price moved to lay the amendment on the
table. Lost, yeas 5, nays 70.
Mr. Vest moved to refer the bill to the COM
mittee on Salaries and Fees. Lost
Mr. Gamblers amendment was adopted, l. G.,
to strike ont the word mileage"
Mr. Williams of Harnett moved to reconsider
the vote by which the number "24' was insert
ted in the blanks. Lost
Mr.. Eagles moved to indefinitely postpone the
bill. Lost
Mr.. Franklin moved TO postpone the bill till
the 18th of January, 1870. Lost
Mr.. Vest moved to except from the provisions
OF the substitute the County of Forsythe.
MI. Eagles moved as an amendment to except
the County OF New Hanover. Accepted.
NJ Franklin moved TO except the County OF
Wake. Accepted.
Mr. Blair moved to except the County of Ran
dolph. Accepted
Mr.. Kinney moved TO except the County of
Davidson. Accepted.
Mr.. Peck moved to except the County of
Edgecombc. Accepted.
Mr.. Seymour called the previous question.
Sustained.
The motion of Mr. Vest (Which included the
Counties accepted by hinl) was lost.
The substitute of the Judiciary Committee, as
amended, was adopted.
The bill passed its second reading, ANA was put
upon its third reading.
Mr. Seymour offered a substitute, embody-
inv the ideas advanced by Mr. Pearson. The
substitute proposed that in the counties which
pay a combined State and county tax amounting
10 SIS 600 and under, the Commissioners shall
not he entitled to receive per diem for more than
is days; those paying over $1,000 and under
s25 600 the Commissioners 10 be entitled to not
more than "a days per diem; those paying over
s25. 900 and under $40, 900, the Commissioners to
be entitled to not more than 30 days per diem;
and those paying over $40, 1000, the Commission
ers 10 be entitled to not more than 40 days per
diem. No mileage allowed.
Mr. Smith, of Allegheny, moved to strike out
in the substitute "1S days" and insert '15 days"
Lost.
Mr.. Durham moved to stiike out ''15 days.
and insert "20 days"
Mr. Smith, of Allegheny, moved TO amend the
substitute by declaring that in those counties
which paid s., 900 and under, the commissioners
shall not receive per diem for more than Is
days.
The motion prevailed and was incorporated
in the substitute. - 'A't
Mr.. Seymour called the previous question.
Sustained.
The substitute was adopted, and the bill pass
ed third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Seymour, the rules were
suspended, and the resolution providing for
holding evening sessions this week, was rcscin-
ded.
Mr. Pearson called up the bill to extend the
corporate limits OF the town of Goldsboro.
Mr. Smith of Wayne, moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed. He favored the motion in
some remarks.
Mr.. Pearson addressed the House against the