Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-03
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Nov. 23d, 1859.
INTRODUCTION CT BILLS.


BY Mr.. Brogden, 4 bill to repeal section
II Of &E act TO lay of personal property
ard homestead exemptions. Referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Lassiter: 4 bill to incorporate
the Granville Railroad Company. Said
Road to run from Townsville through
Granville county to some point on the n.
Z. Railroad. Referred to the Committee
on Internal improvements.
By Mr.. Beasley: A bill to authorize the
township trustees TO take the privy exani
nation Of married women. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Lassiter presented the credentials
Of W. A. Cherry, Senator elect from the
8th District, and on his motion the Sena-
tor came forward and was qualified.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Bill to further protect the interests of
the State in certain Railroads and to re-
quire accountability on the part of their
officers was taken up.
Mr. Lassiter offered q bill from the Code
Commission as substitute, authorizing
the Governor to appoint a commission to
examine into the affairs of the several
Railroads, said commission to have clerk
with salary of $500 and to report in
1870.
Mr.. Graham raised the point of order
subitc5 WAS introduced first and therefore
entitled TO precedence That the resOlu-
tion Of Mr.. Welker came second on calen-
dar and the bill Of Mir. Respass third, the
proposition of Mr.. Lassiter to offer his
substitute at that stage was out of order,
ard the chair SO ruled.
Mr.. GrahRm's resolution TO appoint g.
Committee Of the Senate to investigate the
sale Of the bonds Of the Western North
Carolina Railroad, was taken up.
Mr.. Moore, OF Carteret. offered Mr..
| Welkor's resolution as substitute, which
| requires an Investigation of all the Roads
by Committee composed of three Sena-
tors for each Road.
Mr.. Jones, Of Wake, moved that the
whole subject be referred to a special Joint
committee, AMI that they be instructed to
report a bill.
Mr. Respass moved to amend by strik-
| ing out Special Joint and insert Finance,
| and that they be instructed to report next
! Thursday.
1Ir. Graham called for the previous
question, which was lost.
| Mr.. Respass' motion to refer was lost.
| T. II. Galloway, c0lored, moved to lay
| the resolution and substitute on the table,
| which prevailed.
YEAs-Messrs. Beas,ey, BeIiamy, Burns,
Blythe, COlgrOYe, Cook, cherry, EtherldSe, 0a4'
| IoNay, coIored, Hayes, Harrington, Hyman, COL
| Ored Jones, OF Columbus, Jones, Of Wake, Las
sitter, Martndale. Moore, OF Carteret, Moore, q
Yanccy, nespass, ShotlneT Smith and Stephens
%.
NAY5-Mossrs. Barnea, Beau, Beeman, Brog-
| den, Davis, Eppes, colored, Norl;ner, Graham,
Jones, OF HeckIenburg, Lindsay, Long, Love,
Mason. Melchor, Murphy, Robbins. Scott, White
and Wilson--19.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Respass was
then taken up. (This bill provides that
| the officers Of the several Roads shall make
| full reports Of their transactions quarter
| Iy,) passed its second reading.
On motion of Mr. Lassiter, the rules
were suspended in order to allow him to
| introduce his bill from the Code, placed
on Calendar.
Mr.. Martindale introduced resolution
proposing to raise committee OF three
| Senators to confer with the Superlnten-
dent CT Pabic Works, to ascertain and re-
| port what information be has in reference
TO the management Of the various Rall-
| roads. Adopted.
On motion, the Senate adjourned until
| tomorrow at 10 o'clock.