The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-02-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
[Rsp0rted Specially for the Standard
SENATE.


THURSDAY, Feb II, 1869.
The Senate met according to adjourn
ment.
The President in the Chair.
The journal Of Saturday was read andap-
proved.
Leaves of absence,werc granted lthe follow
ing Senators: MI. Winstead from Saturday
to an indefinite period Messrs. Barrow and
White until to morrow; Mr.. Colgrove from
Saturday to an indefinite period.
Mr. MOORE, of Carteret, from Committee
on Corporations, reported favorably with
amendments on bill in relation to munich
pal elections.
Mr. LOVE moved to suspend the rules and
put the bill upon its several readings
Lost.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage OF the following
bills and resolutions, and transmitting the
same to the Senate:
Bill to amend title G, section GO, Revised
Code. Referred to Committee ON the Judi
ciary.
Bill to transfer to the county of Mont
gomcry the States interest in turnpike
roads in that county. Referred to Commit
tee ON internal improvements.
Resolution in favor of S. G. Rogers. Re-
ferred to Committee on the Judiciary.
Resolution in favor of A. L. Partin. Re
ferred to Committee on Finance.
Resolution in favor off. r. Smith. Re-
ferred to Committee on Finance.
Bill to allow the commissioners of the
town of Rntherfordton to perform certain
acts. Referred to Committee on PROPOSE
tions and Grievances.
Bill to incorporate the New Hanover Ag-
ricultural Society. Referred to Committee
ON Corporations.
Resolution in favor of. l. Moore. Refer
red to Committee on Finance.
Resolution concerning lands falling to the
State. Referred to committee on Education.
Concurring in passage of bill to certain
citizens of North Carolina to practice law
in the courts of the State.
Concurring in Senate amendments to bill
amending charter of the Richmond Manu-
featuring Company.
Concurring in passage of bill to change
the time of holding courts in the counties CT
Hyde and Martin.
Concurring in hill to repeal act providing
for the employment of convicts and the ercc-
ton of penitentiary.
Mr.. FoRKNER gave notice of bill to pro-
vide that no creditor could collect greater
amount IRON a debtor than he paid taxes.
Mr.. Cook gave notice of bill to repeal bill
giving aid to the Oxford branch of the Ra-
leigh and CASTOR Railroad.
Mr. MARTINDALE introduced q bill to tax
railroad tickets. Referred to committee on
Finance.
Mr. Cook introduced bill to incorporate
the Lockville Manufacturing Company.
Passed first reading and referred to commit
tee ON Corporations.
Mr. LONG introduced bill to incorporate
the town of Lexington, in the county of
Davidson. Passed first reading and referred
to committee on Corporations.
Bill to amend section 3, chapter 80. Re-
vised Code, in regard to divorce, was refused
a passage on third reading.
Bill providing special proceeding in cases
of mills, passed third reading
Mr.. Cook moved to reconsider the vote
whereby bill in relation to divorce was re-
fused passage.
The motion prevailed.
Bill to establish turnpike road from the
head of North River, in Cartcret county, to
the head of Adams Creek, in Craven county,
came up by assignment.
Mr.. MOORE of Carteret, moved to amend
by adding new section providing for taxa
ton to build the road.
Mr. GRAHAM thought as the people of the
county of Carteret had paid no taxes what
ever, we should allow them to pay for this
road.
Mr.. SWEET said this road ran entirely
through land owned by the State.
Mr.. BEALL said as the road ran through
land owned by the State, and would greatly
increase its value, he was in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Cooke was in favor of the bill. The
people of Carteret county proposed to build
a road to each side of the State land and
only wished the State to pay tor building a
road through its own land
Mr. MOORE, of Carterct, would inform the
Senator from Orange that the reason why
the taxes of Carteret county had not been
paid was because the tax lists were not
made out and given to the county clerk.
They would all be paid within three months.
The people of Carteret would build road
to each side of the State land, and only
wanted the State to build road through
its own property.
Mr.. OSBORNE favored the bill and con-
sidered that it would greatly increase the
value of the State land. He thought, how
ever, that an amendment should he inserted
whereby the cost of the road should be paid
to the State by the Board OF Education from
money resulting from the sale of the land.
Mr.. LINDSEY was in favor of the amend
ment suggested by the Senator from Meek
lenburge.
Mr.. WELKER was opposed to it.
Mr.. Moore, OF Carteret, withdrew his
amendment.
Mr.. HAYES wished to know if the land
was already sold.
Mr. MOORE, of Carteret, would inform
the Senator that it was not Since this bill
had been introduced several bids had been
made for the land, but the Board of Educa-
tion had declared that they would not sell