The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-14

ize the counties of Stanly, Iredell Ran,
.Alamance, Green, Wake, Robeson '
ington, Rutherford, Wilson, Clay and mmaG
to levy special taxes; act to extend tbs;na@
porate the limits Of the town of ,s Ts.aas inas
act.to amend sec.3, chap. 80 OF the Ra' Rp.O0'
Code in regard 10 ogobtaining divorces
luton in favor Of Elias Longcrozer ~ ies
tawba county; act to incorporate tn, 81
ling Catawba Springs Company. pa't
The special order was taken un /.
bill to authorize the construction " Selg
Edenton and Suffolk Railroad VI t&
Mr.. MOORE, of Chowan, said everv ~
per who had spoken on the subicsc, "enl y
acknowledged the merits of this st ROAD nad
was 40 miles long, along ridge sra
would cost less to build it than an nv
distance anywhere else in the State. VSpa
Messrs LAFLIN and STILLEY favo,oa
bill, and hoped all internal improves
men would support it. ''Asa
MIR. PoU opposed the bill.
The bill passed third reading-yeas 4.
nays 81, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Barnett, Blair, Carey. Cawth,.
cherry, Crawford, Davis, Dixor. Down;1
CEnington, Farrow, Forkner, Foster. FrenI
Gg flanagan, Gatling, Gunter, Harris, OF WAY
of faEEes, YES, billiard, Humphries, Hudgings, JUSTIN
Nou;a H;en9erson, Justice, OF Rutherford, Kelly i
Chowan Chow naMSn, Mn,,r,l Malone, Mayo, Moring, Moore
Rewfrow, Robbins, Reynolds. Sincia;r S;a SM;as,ss
Snipes, Stillsy, Sykes, Vest. WaIdronS S'luES Wrs
Wilkie, Williamson and WilsonE4a "ht
NAYs-Messrs. Banner, Barnes, Boddie n
son, Davidson, Ellis, Gibson, Hawkins I'Sa "a
Hinnant,, Hodgin; Hodnett, Hoffman, KeIr
Moore, Long, OF Richmond, Matheson N:S oil
less, Mendenhali, Moore, of Alamance' SS1sl-
son, Painter, Pou, Seymour, Shaver ssss;s.' sSGS'
Smith, of Alleghany, Smith, OF Wayne, Stsss,ssI StssI
Thompson, Williams, of Harnett, and WiIG""ll
of Sampson-31.
Bill to enable the Chatham Raiir,,d
complete its road was taken up, the on.'
ton being on an amendment to insrr,
section 2 the words "of that portion =
said road south of the Western Rai]road,
Mr.. HARRIS, of Wake, favored the in
mediate passage of the bill.
Mr.. MALONE said this road was are,a.
graded, and this bill was simply to given.
road the right to. borrow money 20 CONN.,
the road and give first mortgage. A.
State taking second mortgage for her n
terest. 100000 of private stock was own
ed in this road, and this would be the best
and safest way for the State to aid the Com.
pletion of the road already commenced.
Mr.. DOWNING opposed the amendmen,
and favored the PASSAGE of the bill. Tr
amendment was to anthorize the compauv
to give what it did not pospss We should
treat this as we would treat our private IL.
terests.
Mr.. SEYMOUR opposed the bill and moved
to lay it on the table. Lost-yeas 80, nays
A. .s, ..-s..
MIR. LEARY asked who would have control
of the road, if the bill passed.
Mr.. LAFLIN said the bonds of the State
were granted by the Convention and mort.
gage was taken. The State had no interest
in the road, and it would still remain in the
hands of the stockholders.
Mr. LEARY would vote for the bill if d.
were adopted
Mr.. SINCLAIR said this road was com.
menced before the ratification of the Const
tuition by the people, and he was advised il
was thus brought within the meaning of thl
roads commenced before its ratification w
had at the last session appropriated $4,000,
900 for this road, which had been decided
We must pass this bitt
enable the company to pay the obligation;
assumed under the credit of that act, or adj
nit one of two things that we were inca
pable of passing constitutional laws, or that
we were acting in bad faith.
Mr.. PoU moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill. Lost yeas 81, nays 52
Mr. WEIGHS amendment was not adopted
yeas 81, nays 49,.
Mr.. SWEAT moved an amendment to sub
nit the bill to a vote of the people.
Mr.. LAFLIN called the previous question
on the bill. The main question was order.
ed. s5ia zfs 50 tsref
.c Mr. SwEAT's amendment was not adopted
--yeas 38, nays 81. 8g8G
Mr.. WEIGHS amendments were rejected
Bill passed third reading by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Ames, Barnett, Carey, ,Cawthorn
Crawford, Dixon, Downing, Ellington, Forkner
Gatling, Graham, Gunter, Harris of Franklin
Harris of Wake, Hayes, Hilliard, Hudging;
Kelly of Moore, Latin, Long OF Chatham, Lon!
of r., Malone. Mayo, Moring, Moore of Chowan
Morrill,, Peck, Rsgiand, Renlrow, Robbins, Rey
nolds, Sinclair, Simonds, Stevens, Stiley, Sykes
Vest, White, Williams of Barnett, Williamso
and Wiswall-43. g5isiBl 41I
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Argo, Ashworth. Bla
Boddie, Carson, Davis, Foster, Gibson, Gilber
Hawkins, Hicks, Hinnant, Hodgin, Hoffman, Ho
ney, Leary,f McCanless, Mcmillan, Mendenhal
Nicholsou Painter Parkor PanrsOD Pom Prc