Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-03-12

me Iloilbn 10 ActA kIl tDe aforesaid even
III 5 was put to vote an1 carried.
g. w. Morris, colnre,l, said they had
been actingiike school boys, and bad better
not come here at all. He moved to ad-
journ.
On motion OF Mr.. Malone, the yeas and
nays were called and the House refused to
adjourn by vote of yeas 10, nays 81
On motion OF Mr.. Barnett the rnles were
suspended and the bill to amend the act
incorporating the Green Swamp Company
was taken up and PASSED its several read
iDgs.
On motion Of FIR. Seymour, the rules
were suspended ana the Code Commission
bill i'll relation to special proceedings in
cases of widows dover, &c, was taken up
and discussed until adjournment.
On motion the House then adjourned.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, March 4, 1869
An act providing for Board of Public
Charities was taken up on its third reading,
and was read by sections.
Mr.. Love moved to amend the 22d sec.
tion SO as to require the Board to hold an
nual instead of quarterly meetings. Not
agreed to.
Mr.. Love then moved to amend same
section so as to provide only for the pay
ment of the travelling expenses of the board
from their homes to Raleigh.
Senator from CaswelI moved to amend
the amendment by paying the expenses of
the board while in Raleigh. Both the
amendments were rejected.
The 5th section o. the bill was slightly
amended, on Mr.. Sweets motion, and
passed.
The bill having passed, the Senator from
Gnilford moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill had just passed, to allow
Senators to amend section 1st, which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Sweet moved to amend the 1st sec
ton, providing for the election of sue
cessors, to fill vacancies in the Board, by
the General Assembly, which was adopted.
On the final adoption Of the b:ll Mr..
Love entered his solemn protest, and gave
| it as his opinion that it will prove another
Penitentiary swindle on small scale.
The question then recurring on its final
passage, it was adopted-yeas 10, nays II.
The special order was then taken up, be-
ing the school bill
| Mr.. Blythe moved topostpone the further
consideration of the school bill in order to
take up the calendar,
Messrs. Graham, Robbins and the Sena-
tor from Duplin favored the postponement.
! There was business on the Calendar of in
| finitely more Importance. The clamOr of
the people, from tho mountains to the
seashore, came up to the Legislature for
relief.
Mr.. Lindsay opposed the postponement,
as did, also, Mr.. Sweet. Eppes, colored,
and the Senators from Person and Mont
gomery.
Hyman, colored, called the previous
| question, which was not sustained.
| Mr. hor fn lToH tEn
vious question applied to the School bill ?
The interrogatory created some sensation.
The Senator from Duplin reiterated that
| the cry for relief Was real and sincere.
Mr.. Lindsay wished to know how many
| letters the Senator from Dnplin had re-
| ceived
Mr.. Scott, in spirited and animated
manner, replied to Mr.. Lindsay, that let
ters from prominent men, representing
large communities, were being received by
him.
Mr.. A. J. Jones moved to lay the motion
to postpone on the table. Lost for the
want of quorum.
Mr. w. D. Jones occupied the floor, ad-
vocatiDg the speedy relief of the people.
At this juncture of the proceedings the
debate became warm.
Mr.. Shoffner spoke ut length, showing
the distress suddenly sprung upon the
country by the repeal of the Stay law by
the Supreme Court.
The question then recurring on the mo-
ton to postpone the further consideration
of the School bill until Monday,
Mr. Graham called for the yeas and nays,
which resulted, yeas 13, nays H.
The School bill was then taken up.
The question being on the motion to
strike out &C some person and insert
three PERSONS" in Section IS of the bill,
& as board of Examination"
Mr. Sweet moved division of the ques-
ton, and the question being on the motion
| to "strike out" it failed for the want of a
quorum. The Section as amended, passed.
The Goth Section passed without amend
meat.
The 10th Section being read, Mr.. Shof-
ner offered substitute for the list Sec
tion provided the 10th Section being
stricken out.
Mr. Shoffners substitute provides how
the county examiner shall be paid.
The Senator from Rowan, Mr.. Robbins,
moved to strike ont So per day, and insert
So.
The question being on division Of the
proposition, the vote was taken on the
yeas 1S, nays 12
The question now recurring on the mo-
ton to insert 50 instead of $s3 did not pre-
vail
Mr.. Barrow then moved to fix the sal
ary of the county examiner at 5000 per
annum.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by substitu-
ting 800 for 5000.
The Senator from Guilford saio if the
Senate would allow him, he would move to
amend by requiring examiners to spunge
on the people, &c.
Mr.. Davis said he hoped when the e1-
aminer went to Guilford, he would spunge
on the Senator from Guilford, and that
when in Montgomery, Mr.. Davis vicini-
ty,) he would spunge on him, Mr.. Davis.
Mr. Davis motion to insert 800 in lieu
of 5000, was adopted.
The amendment as amended, was then
rejected.
Mr.. Beall moved to amend by inserting
80.
The Senator from Jones moved to amend
that motion by inserting $3.50. Adopted.
Mr. Shoffner's motion to strike out the
whole Section was rejected.
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. A. j.
Jones, of Columbus.
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