Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-03-05

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MONDAY, March /, 1862
A message was received from the Cover
nor, transmitting the report of NJ. Taylor
and X. r. Cobb, Directors 90 the part OF
the State in the Albemarle & Chesapeake
Canal Co. He recommends that com
mission be rails d by the General Assem-
bly, to investigate the affairs of said Com
pany.
Mi. Gatling said he was glad that his
Excellency had made such recommends
ton, DC. There was no reason under the
sun Why this Company should not pay the
State a dividend. Mr.. G.. then proceeded
to give short account Of the mlsmanage-
ment of the affairs of that corporation,
aud concluded by saying that he would
shortly introduce a resolution looking to
yards the raising Of such a commission as
recommended by the Governor, to exam
me the affairs of the said company.
The communication with the accompany
ing report was ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Bowman, the rules
were suspended. and the resolution ad-
jouruing sine die Oh the 22d instant, was
AIKEN up.
ihe 29th instant.
G. W. Price, oolored, offered substi-
tute raising Joint committee of two on
the part of the House and one on the part
of the Senate to ascertain the business
necessary to be acted upon, and to report
when, in their Judgment, the General AS
sembly should adjourn.
The question recurring upon Mr.. Down
ing's amendment, the yeas and nays were
called and resulted IN a vote Of yeas Is,
uays IS.
The substitute was then put to O. vote
and adopted.
Mr.. Bowman moved to amend the reso-
luton by saying g that the committee re-
port at early a day as possible" Carried.
The resolution as amended was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Gunter, the rules
were suspended, and the resolution regu
lating the per diem Of members absent with
out leave was taken up. Chis resolution
provides that any member absenting him
self without leave or overstaying his time,
shall forfeit his per diem every day of such
absence.
Mr.. Farrow moved to lay the resolution
upon the table.
Upon that motion, the yeas and nays
being called resulted in it's rejection, by a
vote OF yeas H. nays O1.
Mr.. Proctor moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole matter. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Jarvis, the rules were
suspended, and the bill in relation to the
sale of swamp lands belonging to the Board
of Education was taken up.
Mr.. Jarvis said the State owned about
$4,000 acres in Hyde and the adjoining
counties. The lands were now compal a
: lv Ia
of great Improvement, and if properly
managed would, in time to come, bear the
greater part of the burden Of the expense
necessary to support liberal system of
education, sc. This bill simply said no
sale of these lands should be had unless it
was reported to, and confirmed by, this
General Assembly. He thought it nothing
but common prudence that such a safe
guard should be thrown around the inter
est of the State.
Mr.. Foster said that this bill was brought
forward with view to future appropria-
tons for draining said lands. in order that
some parties might grow enormously rich
10y specializing in them. He moved to
indefinitely postpone the bill.
Mr. Jarvis said the Dill was to prevent
speculation, sc. He was informed by
Senator and member of the Republican
party that a proposition was to be brOaght
Forward to appropriate $40, 900 to drain
hrse lands, and upon the faith OF the pas
sage IF such appropriation, the Board of Edu
ca,lou would contract to sell the lands to
a PARTY for $50, 0OOIn cash, and that party,
upon the faith of the passage of the afore-
s aid 7measure, has O proposition 10 sell at
500, 900 in cash, thereby making profit of
$50, 900 without handling a cent. He
thought that this General Assembly could
not exercise too much pradence in guard
ing this property of the State, which was
set apart for the education Of the youth of
the State.
Mr.. Foster withdrew his motion to post
pone indefinitely.
Mr.. Latin said it did not become any
to support this bill, as it show
ed q want Of confidence ia the Board OF
Education, and he was sorry that the mat
ter had been started by the opposite party.
He had every confidence in the Board of
Mr.. Argo said that he was sorry to see
from the drift of the remarks of those 60
ing before him, that they were endeavor
ing to make this party question, &c. de
had lust come in and knew nothing about
the merits OF the bill, but thought it a safe
principle to conform to the idea expressed
in it. He thought it, in fact, obligatory
upon the Legislature to exercise a vlgilant
supervision over the property owned byl
the State, in order to prevent, at aEy time, |
a sacrifice of. it, Not only WAS it very
safe principle to act upon, but he though
that the Constitution required them to ex
ercise guardianship over all the property
owned by the State, and all propositions
looking towards sale of any of the prop
srty should be first submitted to the con-
,ideration of the Legislature.
Mr.. Ellington moved to refer to the Gem.