The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-03-31


NAys-Messrs Reeman, Graham, Love, Mel
!. chor, Robbins and Wilson,.
The bill passed third reading BY the fol-
i lowing vote: . r.fp
YrAs-Messrs. Barrow, Bellamy, Colgrove,
| Cook. Davis. Forkner, Hyman, Jones of Colum-
bus, Long, Martindale, Moore @ Of S, CaIteret Mur-
Stephens, Weiker, White and Winstead-22.
i NIys-Messrs Barnes, Beall, Beeman, Gallo
| wav. Graham. Harrington, Lassiter, Lindsay,
! Love, Melchor, Richardson, Robbins and Wilson
LIB. ~ &saI
On motion of Mr.. STEPHENS the Senate
adjourned. u
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
/. TUESDAY, March 20.
Messrs. Graham and Siegrist obtained
leave of absence.
Mr.. PAINTER presented the report of
survey of the, commissioners of jackson
county. Referred.
Mr.. SNIpEs, from the Committee on
! Propositions and Grievances, reported favor
/ ably bill to abolish tho Office of councilmen
iu the city OF Newbcrne; and moved sus-
pension of the rules upon its several readings
The motion was agreed to.
The bill passed its several readings
Mr.. BARNETT moved to suspend for ten
minutes the rule concerning the motion to
Law on the table the motion to reconsider.
/! Agreed to. s.l ~
The motion was made to reconsider the
I bill just passed, and that motion was tabled.
Mr. BARNETT moved to lay on the table
| the motion to postpone until Thursday at
| 10 o'cock the motion to reconsider the
passage of the Eastern and Western Rail
! road bill.
Several points of order were raised against
! the motion.
, The points of order were overruled and the
| motion prevailed.
CALENDAR.
| Bill to amend the Code of Civil Procedure
in regard to alimOny was taken up, amend
ment of the Senate was concurred in.
Bill regulating the payment of debts.
Judiciary Committee report adversely. Re
| port conUurred in.
Bill to amend title Z, section 70, Code of
Civil Procedure passed third reading. '
Bill to punish persons injuring or killing
live stock was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Bill making it a misdemeanor to refuse to
work the public roads.
MIR. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, moved to
postpone indefinitely. .f-
N. HoDGIN moved to lay on the table.
Not agreed to-yeas 81, nays SO. sa-
MIR. BOWMAN said the bill would multiply
litigations, and the penalties could be
collected from the homestead, which would
be great hardship in many cases.
Mr.. STILLEY said no law acted so op-
presslvely upon poor men as the laws to
keep up the public roads. The question
had been debated whether the whole system
should not be changed, and the burden
placed upon the property, but this bill
would make the present system still more
objectionable.
A lively discussion sprung up on the bill,
participated in by Messrs. Parker, Pou,
Franklin, Ingram in favor of the bill, and
Messrs. Morris, Renfrow, Mayo and others
against it,.
The motion to indefinitely postpone pre-
vaiIed-yeas AZ, nays 80.
Senate bill concerning destitute and or
phan children. Judiciary Committee report
adversely.
MIR. HARRIS, of Wake. said it was intcn-
ded to apply to cases since the surrender.
Many children were held without shadow
of authority, even after their parents or 9TH
er relatives claimed them. He moved to re-
commit to the Judiciary Committee
The motion to refer to the Judiciary Com
mittee prevailed.
Bill to cede a tract of land near Raleigh
to the United States. The land is for the
purpose of q national cemetery Passed its
third reading.
Bill concerning public roads and bridges
in h..n al ma IF
the Senate cuncurred in.
Mr. DOWNING introduced bill to make
the act of going masked, disguised or with
face painted a felony.
Mr. DURHAM moved To lay the bill on the
table
The motion failed-yeas %, nays g.
Mr. DOWNING said although he deemed it
nf immense importance to pass the bill at
once, at the suggestion OF several friends he
moved to refer to the Judiciary committee
with instructions to report tomorrow morn
ing. Agreed to.
Bill to fund the existing and floating
deht of Craven county. judiciary commit
tee reported adversely. Report concurred
in. -
Bill to protect sheriffs in the sale of lands
for the collection of taxes passed third read
ing. .-
Bill to amend the Code of Civil Proce-
dure Committee on Salaries and Fees had
reported substitute, and the bill was
tabled.
Bill to amend section 6S, title 6, Code of
Civil Procedure. Adverse report OF the
Judiciary committee was concurred in.
Bill tn provide for the election of town.
ship officers in the several counties of the
State Adverse report of the Judiciary
committee concurred in.
Bill to lessen expenses in the taking of
dispositions. Passed third reading.
Bill,to provide for holding special terms
of the Superior Court was referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Bill to limit the rate of interest in this
State. Judiciary Committee recommend its
passage 1T establishes six per cent. us the
legal rate, unless higher rate is specified in
written contract, which shall never exceed
"a per cent
Mr.. BOWMAN said under the usury laws
man could get money at six per cent.
upon good security. The effect of the bill
would be to allow sharpers and spectators
to fatten upon the miseries of the people.
He moved to lay it on the table.
| The motion was agreed to-yeas 81,
nays 16.
The House adjourned.
! EVENING SESSION.
4 The House met at o'clock.
1 Mr.. MALONE, from the judiciary Commit
| tee renOrted seyerall bills Calendar