Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-01-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Jan. 10, 1869.
PETITIONS, &C.

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MONDAY, Jan. 10, 1869.
| PETITIONS, &C.
[ Mr.. StilIey presented q communication
from the citizens of Camden county. in
reference to Mr.. Taylor's right to seat
now occupied by Mr.. Ferebee. Referred
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. French A resolution raising q
Joint Committee, three on the part of the
House and two on the part of the Senate,
to take into consideration all matters COP.
nected with the Penitentiary.
! Mr.. French said the Senate had consti
tuted itself court Of inquiry without con.
sultlng this House in the least He did
Lot see why this House should not have 6
| snare In this Investigation. He moved tC
suspend the rules and adopt.
! Mr.. Sinclair objected to this resolution,
| and favored the adoption of the Senate
resolution now on the House Calendar, &c
! The question recurring upon the motion
to suspend the rules, it was put to O vote
and lost
BY Mr.. Ingram: A bill authorizing cleo
tons iii certain townships in the State
Referred
! The hour for the special order was an
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protection Of debtors.
The question REQUIRED upon Mr.. Sey-
mour's substitute, offered some days ago.
when the bill was under discussion. After
| = long discussion, going over the same
ground as il debates, when this measure
"a8 last under consideration, the substi :
tuto was put to a vote and rejected
The question REQUIRED upon a substitute
. offered by j. Il. Harris, Of Wake, colored,
and it was adopted.
The question recurring upon the passage
OF the bill on It's second reading, Mr.. Ellis
! offered tie following proviso, viz Proci-
dsd, That this bill shall not apply to any
debt contracted since the ratification of the
Constitution. Lost.
The bill then passed its second reading
communication was read from the
committee On Frauds and COrruptiong,
stating that the Sheriff Of Wake had serv-
ed summons upon ". a. Mann, to ap-
pear before the committee, and the said
Mann has failed to make his appearance.
The committee therefore refers the mat.
alter 70 the Assembly for such action
may appear To them to be necessary.
BY permission, lir. Estes introduced a
bill amendatory of an act entitled can act
TO &c enact and confirm the issue of bonds
to certain Railroad Companies" Lies
over.
! Mr.. Ellis moved to make the Senate res.
olution forbidding the Treasurer to issue
/ bonds for the purchase Of the penitentiary
land the special order for tomorrow NOR
/ ming at half-past 10 o'clock.
! On the adoption Of that motion, Mr..
! Ellis called for the yeas and nays.
The call being sustained, resulted in q
vote of yeas 81, nays l.
! On motion Of Mr. Stilley, the other Sen.
ate resolution and bill in reference to the
| same matter, was included in the special
order.
| SPECIAL ORDER.
/ House bill No. 81 Bill to provide TO,
| the collection OF taxes by the State, and
! by the several counties in the State, or
| property, polls and Incomes
! lIr. Estes moved to reconsider the vote
! by which Section IL was adopted. Car
! ned.
Mr. Estes then offered the following
substitute for the section, which was adop
ted:
Sec H. At the time and place appoint
/ ed by the Assessor, the tax PAYERS shall at
/ tend and the Assessor shall read over tc
each one given in his list al the articles
and subjects OF taxation. and thereupOn be
shall render to the Assessor his list of tax
| a5lcS, and at the same time taking the fol
! lowing oath, viz: You, A. B., do soiemnly
| swear that yOu have rendered true anC
full statement Of all subjects OF taxation
which you, IN your own right or as agen
Of, Or in trust for, any other person, or il
any other capacity are by law required tt
list for taxation, according to your bes
knowledge, information and belief, so belE
me God.
Section - was then read, when Mr.. Este
moved to amend by consolidating section
- and Il. Carried.
The section, as amended, was then adop
ted.
In section IS las amended in billy, Mr.
Proctor moved to strike out, in line %, thu
word - one" and insert '' three"
On motion of Mr.. Proctor the yeas ant
nays were called upon the adoption Of hi
amendment, and resulted in vote of yea
| 55, nays 30
Mr. Argo moved to reconsider the vote
just taken.
Mr.. Sinclair moved to lay that motion
on the table.
On that motion the yeas and nays wer
called and resulted in vote of yeas As
nays SO.
MIR. Estes moved to strike out, in line 10
the words land Kitchen" and in line %
strike out the word "tbree" and inser
- one"
Mr.. Durham moved for division of thu
, question.
The question then REQUIRED upon tina
part OF the amendment amendatory of tn
10Th lne and it was rejected.
In Ur0er to entertain the latter part 0
the amendment, to-wit strike out, in lin
%, the word "thrle " and insert IS two,
it required motion to reconsider the vot
by which the motion to reconsider was lai'
on the table.
Mr.. Justice, Of Rutherford made th
motion.
Mr.. Estes moved to postpone the consid
Grafton of that motion until tomorrow
morning. Lost.
Mr.. Argo said that it had been severa
times intimated that the advocacy of tn
$500 exemption originated in the desir
on the part OF the Democrats of this Hous
TO prevent the Republicans from passing
tax bill which would yield sufficient rev
enue to meet the obligations of the State
AS far as he WAS concerned he denied tn
charge He regarded his oath to the Con