Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-01-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIN
SATURDAY. Jan. %. 1869.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY, Jan. %, 1869.
Dir. Justice, of Rutherford, moved to sus
pend the rules and take up his resolution
IN regard to accepting Mr.. Downing's pro-
position to buy the site and land of the
Penitentiary.
He asked for the adoption of his resolu-
ton i'll order that the Legislature might
get rid of further trouble in regard to that
affair. He thought that all the noise raised
over that matter was solely to make politi.
cal capital, &c.
J. S. Leary, colored, said the attempt to
pass this resolution under suspension OF
the rules was a dodge to smooth over this
matter. He wished the House to pass
upon the Senate bill in regard to repeating
the act purchasing the site and land Of
the Penitentiary. He did not regard the
purchase as legal, therefore did not see
low they could sell what they did not own.
Mr.. Sinclair favored the suspension Of
the rules.
Mr.. Downing said the passage of this
bill wOnld amount to nothing whatever as
the committee had had made the pur-
chases by lava law OF the enactment of
this very Legislature. If this bill passed,
the matter would have to go into Court for
q settlement therefore an acceptance Of
his proposition would avoid all this trou-
BILE
Mr. Ingram said he made no objection
to suspension of the rules, but he was not
willing to accede to the principle that the
State owned legally the property IN ques-
ton. He was willing to accept the gentle
mans proposition so far as the nominal
title Of the State was concerned in the
aforesaid property, sc.
lr. Pou, in q lengthy argument opposed
the suspension Of the rules. He hoped
that the resolution would be voted down,
and the Senate bill repeating the hasty,
unwise ond unconstitutional action Of this
body last session would be taken up and
adopted.
After considerable debate the question
REQUIRED upon the motion to suspend the
rules
The motion being adopted the resolu-
ton was taken up and made the special Or
der for Monday evening next, at o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Seymour, the rules
were suspended and Senate bill No. 81,
repeating the Penitentiary act, was taken up.
Mr.. Seymour moved to make it the
special order for Monday evening next at
s O'Clock.
Mr. Ellis moved to amend by saying half
past o'clock. Lost.
IItc6s COlOIStl, OlOFGu W dIRSuO DJ LINK
ing it the special order for Tuesday even
ing next at o'clock. Lost.
D[r. Seymour's motion was then put to a
vote and carried.
SPECIAL ORDER
The bill entitled an act amendatory of
the act to incorporate tho Western North
Carolina Railroad Company, aud acts
ans rdatory thereof was taken up.
Mr.. French offered a substitute for the
bill. The clerk read the substitute at
length and it was adopted. Upon the pas
sage OF the bill on it's second reading the
yeas and nays were celled and resulted in
a vote of yeas 81, nays %.
The bill, together with the following
amendment offered 10y Mr.. Malone, was
ordered to be printed
i'rOr lied further, That no bonds shall! be is
sued from this date except in the completion of
the grading OF twenty-five miles Of said road at
the expiration OF which time, and it being certi-
fed the Treasurer under the oath OF the tresi-
dent Of said road, it should be the duty of the
Public Treasurer tC issue $4,000 in bonds per
mile under the restrictions of the act and other
general laws in the management of Railroad
Companies. And il shall be the duty Of the Treas
urer TO subscribe tho stock from time to time as
required in this acs, at tie rate of $4,000 per
mile III the completion OF the grading of each
twenty-five miles of said road
On melton of Mr.. Latin, Senate bill No.
AZ to amend an act entitled an act to amend
the charter of the Western Railroad Com
pany ratified the Dist of August 1868, was
taken up and passed its second reading by
q vote of yeas 60, nays 33.
On motion, the bill together with an
offered by Mr.. Barnett, was
ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Latin, the bill to
amend the charter of the Tarboro' and Will
liamston Railroad was taken up.
Mr.. Latin offered substitute for the
bill.
Mr.. Malone moved to amend the substi-
tute by striking out "Cove Creek on the
Atlantic and n C. r. r. wherever
it occurs and insert Wilmington, and in
section 3, line %, after the word emil
lion - strike out "of and insert " five
hundred thousand and in section s, line
2, after the word the" strike out ten
and insert ''fifteen hundred thousand dol
lars. In section II, line 4, strike out
" five and insert "six,'' PT'0Uided,
That the five hundred thousand
additional appropriation by this act shall
be expended from Wilmington to Cove
Greek.
The amendments were adopted.
The bill then passed its second reading
by vote OF yeas 81, nays %, and was or
dered to be printed as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Latin, Senate bill
No. rs, to repeal an act entitled an act to
amend an ordinance of the Convention.
entitled San ordinance to incorporate the
Northwestern \. c. Railroad - was taken
up.
The bill was read, when
Mr.. Vest offered an amendment. which