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

were suspended, ana Dali Tor the OfSdnlZa-
ton of the county of Grant was taken up
and made the special order for next Wed
nesday week, IL o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Seymour, the rules
were suspended, and the bill to provide
the procedure in special proceedings gen.
orally, and in application for widows years
support, and in dover, was taken up and
passed it's second and third readings.
Or motion the House then adjourned.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, March 8, 1869.
No quorum being present. a call of the
House was made, and absent Senators
noted.
The Senator from Johnston being absent
at the opening, but entering 10 minutes
after the President called the House to
order, a motion was made that he be ex-
cused.
Mr.. Cook gave as his excuse that he was
in the capitol and at the Senate door, find
ing it locked, and could not enter the
Chamber. He, however, did not ask to be
excused, if he had violated rule of the
Senate. He was, however, excused.
Mr.. Welker moved to resell I'D the resolu-
ton adopted last night, imposing q fine of
$40 for unlawful absence.
Pending the consideration Of this mo-
ton, Mr.. Lassiter urged prompt attention
to business, and q prompt attendance of
members.
Mr.. Welker's motion was ruled out of
order, the journals not having been read.
Mr.. Love moved that further proceed
ings in regard to absent members be dis
pensed with. Carried.
The journals were then read
SanatOr from Ansun from tho Tnmmit
tee on Finance. reported favorably Oh the
act authorizing the Commissioners of Ons-
low county to levy special tax.
Mr.. Forkner gave notice of a bill to or
ganize the department Of agriculture of
the Bureau Of Agriculture, Immigration
and statistics.
Mr.. Davis gave notice of a bill to charter
a Railroad from Greensboro to the Vir-
ginia State line, to be known AS the Cen
trail Railroad of North Carolina.
Bill authorizing the Board of Education
to sell certain stocks was read second time
and passed.
The bill to protect constables against
liability for failure to collect stale debts,
was read second time and Indefinitely post
poned.
Mr.. Love asked that the rules be sus-
pended and his resolution defining what
was opposed to printing ratified acts-the
expense was enormous, and the extrava-
gance should be abated. There were over
seventy thousand pages of useless matter
printed. The rules were not suspended.
Bill to prevent the sacrifice of State
bonds, read and referred to the judiciary
committee.
SPECIAL ORDER.
A k<> a. of ;-sl
in regard to fees, was taken up. Provides
for the payment of fees of public officers,
their duties, who to pay costs in prosecu-
tions, &C., &c.
Mr.. Respass gave notice of a bill to con-
struct railroad from Plymouth to Will
mington.
The subject of costs in prosecutions,
elected running debate which was en-.
gagged in by Messrs. Osborne, Graham,
Davis, Welker, Respass, Barrow, Robbins,
Sweet, Shotfner, Blythe, Brogden, and
others, up to the hour of adjournment,
with motions to amend sections and strike
out others.
In bill of such vital importance to the
public, without d knowledge of the bill,
the reader will not understand the amend
ments to paragraphs, without having the
whole paragraph before him, therefore the
reporter deems it advisable not to mystify
the bill by attempting to give tho amend
ments.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, March 9, 1869.
BY Mr.. French A bill establishing a
rate of interest. Referred.
BY Mr.. Sinclair 4 bill to authorize the
commissioners Of Robeson county to levy
a special tax. Lies over.
Mr. Malone moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill requiring Judges to hold
their courts until Thursday of the second
week OF the court, and for other purposes,
was laid on the table.
After considerable debate the motion to
reconsider was, on motion Of Mr.. Estes,
laid upon the table.
Mr.. Moore, of Chowan, from the Special
Committee, to whom was referred the bill
laying off the homestead and personal pro
perty exemption, together with the various
proposed amendments, submitted a report
thereon.
Mr.. Moore said, as the bill had been
most thoroughly discussed, he did not
think gentlemen would wish to debate
further, therefore he called the previous
question. The call was sustained.
The question recurring upon the motion
10 CONCUR III tue IepCIt VI IHo CoAlniIVSO
the yeas and nays were called and the mo-
ton prevailed by vote of yeas 81, nays
none.
The bill then passed it's third reading as
amended.
Mr.. Bowman, from the Special Com
mittee raised to report bill for the relief
of the people, submitted three bills,
which were ordered to be printed and
made special order for tomorrow, at IL
O'Clock.
The bill allowing the Commissioners OF
Richmond county to levy special tax was
taken up and passed its third reading by a
vote of yeas 73, nays none.
On motion of J. s. Leary, colored, the
rules were suspended and the bill to char
ter the Express Steamboat Company was
taken up and passed its second reading,
and, on motion, postponed until Saturday
next.
On motion the House adjonrned nnti
to morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
SENATE.
"WEDNESDAY, March. 10, 1869.
Mr.. Welker presented a petition from the
Commissioners and citizens of Gnitord
concerning the location of the Penitenti
.~x -, ,,o,r GraopChnrn'