The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-01-20

are also other,b before this body to pro-
tect the homestead exemption contained JIM
the Constitution. Ii we touch the repeal
of the laws it should be o general repeal.
Being satisfied that the stay laws were nm
just and Unconstitutional, he favored the
printing and postponement unt'iit was de-
cidcd to makela general repeal or not
Mr. BOWMAN referring to the statement
that all lawyers believed the stay laws UNI
constitutional, asked if the very able law
yers composing the Code Commission would
report laws which they thought unconstitu-
tional - -. 80; .s,.4s.,tt.
Mr.. STILLEY replied the Code Com
missioners did not vote upon the bills, and
were not responsible for them; and asked
if the gentleman did not know these laws
were unconstitutional and that any effort to
protect them by asking US TO respect the
ordinances changing the jurisdiction of the
courts is asking US to protect an nnconstitu-- Z
tional act LII .ass,s,
Mr.. FEREBEE moved to postpone indef-
nitely
Mr.. HARRIS, of Wake, opposed indefinite
postponement. 80
Debate was cut off by the
SPECIAL ORDER
for 10 o'clock to-day, being several railroad
bills. - 81 't1e
Mr.. LAFLIN moved to postpone all railroad
bills and make them a special order for
Tuesday, Jan. 10Th, at 10 O'Clock, for two
reasons. First, that we may pass the revc-
nue. bill and see that we have the ability to
paw the interest on the bonds already out
standing; and second, that We may first
have decision of the Supreme Court on
sundry bonds that have been already issued.
Mr.. DOWNING favored the postponement
for substantially the reasons given by Mr..
Latin. 3N0& 38NEe %
Mr.. ELLIS moved to postpone indefinitely
all railroad bills pending before the House,
and proceeded to read his reasons at length,
characterizing these railroad bills as ruinous,
declaring that the railroads did not benefit
the people of the State, because of the high
tariffs lie proceeded to state the amount
of revenue which must now be raised du-
ring the coming year, saying it would take
100000 to build the penitentiary in addi-
ton to 100000 which he said had been
swindled out of the State already. He
claimed to he friend of railroads but OPP
railroads and other internal improvements
pay heavy income on and above the inte-
rest af the State. syG SIS ffH
During the reading of his remarks by
Mr. ELLIS, the point of order was raised that
the debate was out of order, by Messrs. Ma
lone, Downing, Latin and Estes. The
Speaker decided it to be in order for the
gentleman to state his reas' ms for the motion
to postpone, and he was allowed to conclude
his remarks.
Mr. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, said such SEN
timents as we had Just heard would have
been frowned down some fifty years ago as
old fogyism. The gentleman from Catawba
could oppose railroads now that his county
was supplied, the opponents of railroads
gave no plan to develop the resources of the
State. but he would inform them these bills
would pass
Mr. DURHAM raised the point of order
that the motion to postpone indefinitely
could not be separately taken up and read
or read by their titles
The point of order was sustained.
The following bills were severally taken
up, read by their titles, the motion to post
pone indefinitely lost, and the motion to
agreed to-:
Bill to consolidate the Atlantic & North
Carolina Railroad and the North Carolina
Railroad Company;
Bill to amend the charter of the Oxford
branch of the Raleigh s. CASTOR Railroad
Company;
Bill to amend the charter of the Atlantic,
Tennessee & Ohio Railroad Company;
Bill to separate and divide the Eastern
and Western Divisions of the Wilmington,
Charlotte & Rutherford Railroad Company
On motion of Mr.. ESTES, a substitute was
printed with this bill.
Bill to amend the charter of the Caldwell
and Watauga Turnpike Company;
Bill to amend the charter of the Western
Railroad; and
Bill to amend the charter of the William
ston and Tarboro' railroad company.
Bill to incorporate the North Carolina
Dental Association, &C., was postponed two
weeks. lfH
Mr.. SINCLAIR presented the memorial of
400 citizens of the State. Referred to the
Committee on Private Bills. ea. eeogs3 FIJI.
Mr.. WEIGH arose and said the act to re-
enact and confirm certain acts of the General
-AooSh'iy Vic ioouC vi 1DtatC
bonds to certain railroad companies was in
correctly enrolled In the Secretary of States
office, The bill as passed levied tax of
oneeighth of one per cent to pay the inter-
est on the bonds of the Western N. G. Rail-
road Company, and it was enrolled as lone
twentieth of one per cent" lie moved to
instruct the Committee on Enrolled Bills to
examine the matter Agreed to.
The unfinished business, being the bill to
modify the stay laws, came up, and after de-
bate, was indefinitely postponed-yeas 62,
nays IS.
Message from the Senate transmitted for
consideration several Senate bills, and tor
enrolment several House bills. .aHE
Mr.. ROBINSON introduced a resolution to
instruct the Joint Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds to provide Jan office
for the State Auditor and report to the Leg
islature. Adopted. 90
The House adjourned.
SENATE. sae asi3s
TUESDAY, Jan. 18th, 1863.
The Senate met according to adjourn
ment. 4..s -gs-.ng q
The PRESIDENT in the Chair. .stiat