The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-01-27
EVENING SESSION.
The House met at " o'clock.
Mr. FRENCH in the chair

EVENING SESSION.
The House met at II o'clock.
Mr.. FRENCH in the chair.
Mr. DOWNING, rising to question of
privilege said he understood Senator had
said to-day that he (Mr. Downing) and
others of the penitentiary committee had
signed their names to some palpable un-
truths. In reply, he pronounced the state
ment falsehood. He alluded to Senator
LOVE; and said the lopsidcd report present
ed by that Senator and Others was unfair
and in many particulars absolutely false.
MIR. SINCLAIR rose to a question of priyi.
,lege; he found in the Sentinel this morning
report of Wednesdays proceedings, which
ne mad no reason to believe Incorrectly re-
ported-in which he was charged by the
gentleman from Haywood with leaving tba
coast OF North Carolina during the war "in
such hurry that the sand would not st;cL
to him." His attention was not caIled >"
this attack until this morning. # mas
somewhat late to speak of this now bnt ha
wished to repel this insinuation aga;rs,
both himself and Gen. Branch who com
manded the brigade. In his remarks from
which occasion was taken to make this
charge, he had cast reflections upon no
i member of the House. He had served on
the occasion alluded to with Gen. Branch.
Col. Campbell Chas. Lee. and Moulten
Avery, the Bayard of the South, and was
proud to say it to-day. All these gentle
men were now sleeping the sleep which
knows no waking" Gen. Branch was the
right-hand man of jackson, and no matter
what the cause had been, it was poor
time for gentlemen to call up things which
should be forgotten. As to his conduct he
was willing to leave its character to be
vOuched for by the men with whom he had
served But he had served with the men
he had mentioned in. the field, and would
claim the same amount of blame as might
be bestowed upon them. No drawer gene
raj than Branch ever lived, and if the gen.
tleman from Haywood meant to insinuate
that any one of Branchs Brigade ever did
anything unbccoming brave soldiers, the
statement was false and he appealed to the
records of the day to sustain him CMr.
Sincair) in what he said.
Mr. WEIGH said that as the remarks of
the gentleman were directed to him he felt
it his duty to reply. The statement had
been made by him during the debate upon
consolidation of the Atlantic and North
Carolina and the North Carolina railroads.
| Some gentlemen had visited the coast, be-
ing enabled 10 do so without expenses by
the Presidents of both these railroads, and
| had there found that North Carolina
possessed harbor unequalled by any on
the coast, and had voted for consolidation
when they came back. Upon This, remarks
had been made, alleged to have been
| joeular, that he for one had come back
with 'shells upon the brain" and "sand
upon his coat-tails." He had then, also
jocularly, remarked that the gentleman from
Robson chad once left that coast in such
hurry that sand wouldn't stick to him."
In so doing he had not reflected upon the
bravery of Gen. Branch or his brigade. He
had fought againse secession in 1851, but
was North Carolinian and felt proud of
the bravery OF his native State. He utterly
discaimed any insinuation against the
honor or bravery of Gen. Branch or his
men, and considered his language must be
| greatly tortured to admit of any such con
struction. .-+--.
The tax bill: was taken up on its third
reading.
The bill was read at length.
After various amendments and debate,
Mr.. HARRIS. of Wake, moved to amend the
property exemption by striking out 5000
and inserting $3.50, and advocated the
amendment Oh the grounds of justice and
fairness.
Mr.. DIXON favored the 800 exemption,
but as it was not in order to renew that
motion. it having been voted down, he
moved to amend the amendment by striking
out $3.50" and inserting "$105"
Mr. HARRIS, of w AXE, accepted the amend
ment.
Mr.. PROCTOR moved to amend by striking
out "$105" and inserting $50.
Tie motion was not agreed to.
The amendment WAS lost
On motion of Mr. BOWMAN the exemption
section was amended by inserting after the
word family" the. word provisions" so
as to exempt supply of pevisions-yeas
81, nays IL.
The bill passed third reading.
! The HOuSe adiOurned