The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-02-03
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bill to incorporate Rehnl,oth Lodge No. go,
A Y. NJ, in the county of Dupiin. Corpo-
rations Committee.
On melton of Mr.. STILLEY, the bill to pro-
tect the fishing interests in the waters oil
Bount's Greek, county of Beaufort, passed
its several readings.
On motion of Mr.. SINCLAIR, the hill to
amend section 8, chapter 80, OF the Revised
Code, in regard to obtaining divorces, was
considered. .
Mr.. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, moved to con-
slider by sections. Agreed to.
Section 1, provides: That sec. 8, chap.
80, of the Revised Code, shall he so amended
that in all cased provided in said section
where Court may grant divorce from bed
and board, the court shall grant a divorce
from the bonds of matrimony; PfOr'ded,
That the abandonment, or maliciously turn
ing out of doors, shall have been for the con-
tinuous period of one year next preceding
the bringing of the action"
Mr.. PoU moved to amend by striking out
"onc" and inserting "two."
The motion was lost-yeas 40, nays 81.
Section was then adopted.
Section 2, 8, and 5 were adopted with
out amendment.
Mr.. SEYMOUR favored the passage OF the
bill, for the reason that the colored people
of the State were married by an act of the
Convention, without knowing anything
about it, and this would give them chance
to correct any errors that may have been
made then.
The bill passed third reading.
On motion of MIR. MALONE, the bill to de-
clare it misdemeanor for county officers to
speculate in county claims was taken up.
Mr.. SEYMOUR said many counties were in
debt, and witnesses, &C., were not paid when
the fees were due Collectors would buy up
these witness tickets and other small claims
at % to rs cents on the dollar, collect the
taxes IN full, and pay in these tickets at par,
thus making from % to rs per cent on
these claims. This bill is to prohibit that
abuse.
On motion of Mr. STILLEY the bill was
amended so as to include State officers and
State claims.
On motion of Mr.. WEIGH the bill was
amended by inserting the words cor be in
terested in any speculation in such claims"
The bill passed second and third readings.
SPECIAL. ORDER.
On motion of Mr. LAFLIN the bill to incor-
porate the North Carolina Railroad Compa-
Railroad Company was taken up and read.
Mr. DOWNING offered the following provi-
so to section 9:
Provided That the provisions of this act are
not to be considered as directory to those who may
represent the interest of the State OF North Carroll
ma, in the meeting of the stockholders, provided
for in this act but said proxy or representative of
the States interest may vote on the question of
consolidation as he or they may suppose the in
H. o.. r r..
qure
Mr.. DOWNING thought the bill was man
datory upon the proxy Of the State to vote
for consolidation, and this amendment was
intended to still leave in the power of the
private stockholders to say whether they
would consolidate or not.
Pending the amendment a lengthy debate
sprung up, which we do not give, because
Mr.. Downing afterwards said he was labor
ing under misrepresentation in regard to
the tenor of the portion of the bill sought to
be affected by it.
The amendment was lost-yeas "a, nays
g.
MrDURHAM moved to strike out an amend
ment previously inserted on his motion.
He understood it to be unnecessary.
Agreed to.
Mr. AReo moved to amend sec 2, line 4,
by inserting after the words majority vote'
the words ''of the votes of the private stock
holders in addition to the State proxy"
He explained that he understood the bill to
make it mandatory upon the State proxy to
vote for consolidation. He favored CONSOLE
dation but opposed forcing it, and offered
his amendment with that view.
Mr.DUAHAM said that was open to the same
objection as the amendment Just stricken out
1t is an amendment to the charter. He
said the State proxy now stands at liberty
to vote as he pleases, and there was no ne
cessity for this amendment
Mr. SEYMOUR concurred with Mr.. Dur
ham.
Mr. ARGo withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. FRENCH moved to amend section five
by striking out two and inserting three"
Lost
The bill passed third reading by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Allison, Ames, Argo, Armstrong,
Banner, Barnett, Barnes, Bowman, Gambler, Car
son, Carey, Cherry, Clayton of Pennsylvania,
Davis, Davidson, Downing, Durham, Farrow,
Foster, French, Gilbert, Green, Harris of Wake
Hawkins, Hendricks, Hicks, High, Hodnett,
Hudgings, Ingram, Justus OF Henderson, Justice
OF Rutherford, Kelly of Davit, Kelly of Moore,
Leary, Malone, Matheson, McCaness, Mcmillan,
Morrill,, Morris, Nicholson, Parker, Pearson,
Peck, Price, Profitt, Ragland, Robbins, Rey.
nolds, Seymour, Shaver, Siegrist, Simonds,
Smith of Allegheny, Snipes, Stanton, Stevens,
Stilley, Sweat, Sykes, Thompson, Vestal, Vest,
Waldrop, Weleh, Whitley, Williams of Harnett,
and Wilson-69.
NAYs-Messrs. Ferebee Forkner, Franklin.
Gahagan, Gibson, Hayes, Hinnant, Hodgin, Hum
phries, Jarvis, Kinney, Long of Richmond, Men-
denhall, Pou Proctor, Williams of Sampson,
Williamson and Wiswall-1S.
During roll call
MIR. ARGo said: vote for this bill beliey-
ing it to be an amendment to the charters of
both OF these roads; and it is necessary to
accept the amendment to the charter before
the roads can he affected.
MIR. DOWNING said With the understand
ing that this bill is not to ne considered man.
datory, vote aye
MIR. FRENCH said: shall vote aye simply
that this may be brought before the stock
holders. l have stated, and still believe.
that II a stakeholder owning single share
of stock chooses to dissent, he can bring the
case into the courts.
MIR. MALONE said: Believing that the pas
sage OF this bill is an expression of opinion
or at least a direction on the part of this
Legislature IN favor of consolidation. and
believing that no State proxy would reck-
iessly violate the action of this Legislature
in the interest of the State, vote ave.
Mr.. PoU said: do not think the State
ought to override the private stockholders
as matter of Law and justice. therefore
vote no.
MIR. SEYMOUR said: As one of the Renre.
sentatlyes OF the State, entitled as Repre-.
sentative to voice in the control of the
railroads in which the State owns stock and
b believing that we as Legislature are ex-
pressing the will of the State I unte ara