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

missioners of Person countyto levy especial
tax. Calendar. ~
Mr.. KINNEY: Bill to prevent the sale OF
spirituous liquors withintwo miles or less
| Of the Silver Valley Mines Calendar.
| Mr.HARRIs, of Wake, Bill to amend chap.
| 20, Revised Code Calendar. .e
Mn. PEcK: Bill to authorize the con.
struction of railroad from the city OF
Wilmington to the town OF flymoutn.
| Calendar
Mr.. SMITH, of Wayne: Bill to incorporate
the town of Pikeville, Wayne county.
| Private Calendar.
MIR. STEVENS: Bill to regulate the fares on
certain railroads. Calendar.
On motion of Mr. INGRAM, the rules were
| suspended, and Senate bill to authorize the
Board of Education to sell its stock in the
Cape Fear Navigation Company, passed
! third reading. .gQi
On motion of Mr.. VEST, the rules were
suspended, and bill to furnish county COM
missioners with the Code of Civil Procedure
was taken up, substitute adopted giving
one copy to the board in each county, and
the bill passed third reading
On motion of Mr.. MCMILLAN, the rules
were suspended, and bill to allow the COM
missfoners of Duplin county to levy special
tax, passed second reading unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. PoU, the rules were sus-
pended, and Senate bill to protect the State
against the fraudulent sale of property for
the use of penitentiary, was take up.
Mr.. DowNING said the simple question
was "did the committee to locate
penitentiary exceed their powers" If they
did not exceed their powers. no legislation
could affect it. If the plan of the committee
had been carried out, the penitentiary would
have paid the entire expenses of the govern
ment If he could he would defeat the bill,
because it would effect nothing ie4
Mr.. PoU moved to strike out the pream-
BILE. tf af if-f.
Mr.. DURHAM said the preamble was true
and should be adopted.
Mr.. HARRIS, of Wake, said the preamble
was q libel ON the Governor, the Treasurer
and the heads of the departments, and un-
less it was amended or stricken out, he
should protest against it.
Mr. ESTES moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out the second Whereas
which rectes that the bonds were issued in
an unauthorized manner, and at an unau-
thorizcd price, by an authorized party.
Agreed to and the amendment was adopted.
Bill passed second reading-yeas so, nays
Messrs. Crawford, Downing, Hayes, Justice
of Rutherford, Latin and Mayo-6.
The rules were suspended to put the bill
on its third reading.
Mr.. DOWNING moved to strike out all the
preamble after the first whereas.
Mr.. ESTES referred to the language that
these bonds "were issued in violation of
public law" which would be reflection
upon the Governor and favored striking out.
After some debate, Mr. PoU, who had
charge of the bill, moved to amend the
amendment by striking out the whole pre-
amble
The question being taken, the preamble
was stricken out-yeas 50, nays 30.
Bill passed third reading.
On motion of Mr.. ESTES the special order
was postponed, and the report of the Com
mittee OF Conference on the Revenue bill
was considered. s
Mr.. EsTes explained the report.
The report was concurred in.
Bill to authorize the construction of a
railroad from the town of Plymouth to the
The question being on the adoption of the
amendment of the committee to section 1,
to strike out "the most direct route" and
insert "by the most practicable route,
through the counties of Pitt, Green, Lenoir,
Jones, Duplin and Onslow."
Mr.. WILKIE said that would curve the
road so far from the direct route as to great
ly increase the distance, and destroy the di-
rect line. 1t should be run direct through
the county of Jones.
MIR. LAFLJN said it would increase the
distance but Is miles. These wealthy coun-
ties demanded a road. When Pitt county
paid $4,000 tax, Jones paid but $1,000.
Pitt and Lenoir paid fifty per cent more
than Craven and Jones'
Mr.. STILLEY favored the amendment as a
between the counties along the
line.
Mr.. WILKIE thought we should not 90
by every mans door, but 60 direct through
Jones county, which would be the mcst ben
efcial to the State.
MIR. Dixon said if the most direct route
were taken the road would have to 90 on
trestle work most of the way That would
strike probably near where the gentleman
from Jones lives and that made it an in
terest to him. The route through Pitt,
Green, Lenoir, Onslow and Duplin would
open q fertile region, now without roads,
which will this year yield cotton and other
produce enough almost to build ther road;
and half million to million dollars of
private subscriptions could be obtained;
while not dollar could be got to build by
the lower route-a road for the benefit of
Virginia and South Carolina. 1t would cost
more to build the road through the swamps
than it would to build it fifteen miles
further by the curve He hoped the amend
ment would pass.
The amendment was adopted-yeas 43,
nays 26,
The other amendments of the committee
were adopted
Mr.. WEIGH offered proviso to submit
the bill to vote of the people for ratifca-
ton. Lost. H tt
Mr.. MCMILLAN offered an amendment to
section 10. Adopted.
The bill failed to pass second reading by
the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Ames, Armstrong, Barnett,
Carson, Carey, Cherry. Crawford Davis, Dixon,
Graham, Green. Harris of franklin, Hayes. Hill
lard, Latin, Malone, Mayo, Mcmillan, Moore
Of Chowan, Morris, Peck, Ragland, Renfrow,
Simon SnGnds a sHiRes stilley Sykes Thompson,
. NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Ashworth, Boddie,
Cawthorn, Clayton, Davidson, Estes, Farrow,
Eerebee, French, Gibson, Grier, Hawkins, Hicks,
Hnnant, Hodgn, Hodnett Horney Humphries,
Haudgngs,, Kelly of Moore, Kinney, Long of
chatham, Long of Richmond, Matheson, Menden-
hall, Moore Of Alamance, Nicholson, Pearson,
Pou,. Robinson, Shaver, Smith of Allegheny,
Smith OF Wayne, Sweat, Vestal, Welch, Whitley,
Wlikie, Williams OF Harnett, Williams of Samp-
son and Wison-42 v