The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-02-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TuEsnAY Eehrnnru @ 1850

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY. February 8, 1869.
The House met at 10 O'clock
Mr. ESTES in the Chair.
Prayer hy Rev. Mr.. Long of Chatham
MI. JUSTICE of Rutherford, presented the
petition of citizens of Rutherford county in
regard to the boundary line of proposed
new county. Referred.
Mr. GILBERT presented the petition of
citizens Of Rutherford, county praying for the
establishment of II new county. Referred
He asa presented the petition of the citi-
zens of Cleave!al I'd county, praying the pas
sage of law To prohibit the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors within the corporate limits of
that town; accompanied by bill for that
purpose. Referred to the Corporations COM
mlttee.
Mr.. FRENCH from the committee on Coun-
ties and Townships, reported that no reports
of survey had been received from the Com
missioners of the following counties. which
were required Ivy the Constitution to be re-
turned to tile General Assembly before Jan
uary 1st, 1869: Chowan, Gates, Washing
ton Pitt. Craven, Jones, Wayne, Onslow,
Brunswick, Arson, Warren, Franklin. Gran
vile, Johnston, Caswell, Davip, Wilkes,
Watauga, Polk, Buncomhe, Jackson, Macon
and Cherokee, no report. From the follow
ing counties maps have been received with
no report or an imperfect report Pasquo-
tank, Wake, Orange, Chatham, Rocking
ham, Davidson. Person, Cabarrus, Union,
CASTOR, Lincoln, Cleveland, and Transyl-
vana
Mr.. MALONE asked leave to record his vote
on the bill, passed yesterday, in regard to
obtaining license to practice law in this
state.
Mr.. PoU moved 10 reconsider the vote by
which the bill passed third reading.
On that motion Mr.. MALONE made long
speech in opposition to the bill. l4
Mr.. JUSTICE of Rutherford, moved to lay
ON the table the motion to reconsider.
The motion prevailed-yeas 40, nays 81.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Bill concerning inspectors for the city of
Wilmington.
MIR. MCMILLAN favored the hill on the
ground that the present law was unjust to
the producer.
MIR. FRENCH opposed the bill, and said it
was ridiculous to appoint an inspector from
each of the counties sending produce to
Wilmington, for that would require tiity or
sixty men whereas this bill provides Tor
inspectors from only eight counties, who
should have the exclusive right of inspec
tions. -lr LIZ L..
" Mr.. FOSTER said the people of his county
asked no better protection than the present
inspection gives. He preferred no protec-
ton rather than this bill, and moved to in
definitely postpone it. The motion was
afterwards withdrawn.
MIR. INGRAM, speaking for information,
said it was complained that the present in
spector receives too large pay and employs
deputies at low rates to do the work; but
he was informed the present charges were
but half cent higher than the old rates.
Mr.. ESTES said the Committee on charges
of Bribery and Corruption investigated this
matter and examined many witnesses on
both Sides He quoted from the testimony
of several of the present and old inspectors
to prove that the present expenses is about
the same as that of the old law-about twen-
ty men receiving something like $4,000.
i The present law was unsatisfactory to him,
the bill was worse still, and he moved to re-
fer 1t to special committee of five.
After further debate by Messrs. Price,
Estes and French for, and Messrs. Mcmillan
and Lcary against 1t, pending the motion OF
Mr. French to amend his motion to refer to
the committee on Corporations by referring
20 the committee on Counties and Town
ships, the hour arrived for the
SPECIAL ORDER.
Bill concerning the rates of interest.
On motion of Mr.. ESTES, the special order
was postponed and the bill to raise revenue
was taken up; the pending question being
on the motion of Mr.. French to amend sec
ton 10, schedule B, by striking out fve,' u
as the rate per cent. tax upon sales of liquors
brought into the State, and insert 1.-TWO
tifths of one" @ 81 nH9
Mr. FRENCH thought this tax contrary to
the State Constitution. @i
The amendment was not adopted-yeas s,
nays 70.
Mr.. FRENCH moved to strike out "five,''
in the same section, and insert I" three" so as
to make the tax equal to the tax imposed in
section Is, upon liquors manufactured in the
State. He was of opinion that this discrim-
| mating tax came ip conflict with the Consti-
tuition of the United States, which prohibits
the States from imposing taxes upon imports
and exports. 81