The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-02-03
Mr.. MALONE offered an amendment.

Mr. MALONE offered an amendment. a
The clerk read the hill by its title.
MIR. FRENCH offered a substitute for the
bill. 1897
Mr.. MALONE raised the point of order that
the substitute came in after his amendment.
Mr.. FRENCH SAID the hill was not under
consideration until its title was read; and
Mr. Durham concurred.
The CHAIR tAIr. Pou) sustained the point
of order; and Mr. French appealed from the
decision If the Chair.
The appeal being sustained, the question
required on the adoption of the substitute,
The substitute was read and adopted.
Mr.. MALeNE's amendment was read.
Mr.. WEIGH opposed the amendment, be-
cause it Disseminated in favor of rich con-
tractors from the North or elsewhere, and
against our own small capitalists.
The amendment was withdrawn
The bill passed second reading-yeas 81,
nays 90; and, on motion of Mr.. FRENCH,
was ordered to be printed, accompanied by
the amendment of Mr.. Malone.
On motion of Mr.. LAFLIN, bill to amend
an act entitled IAN act to amend the charter
of the Western North Carolina Railroad
Company" was taken up, the question be-
ing on the adoption of amendments hy the
committee ON Internal Improvements.
The bill was read and passed its second
reading-yeas 60, nays SO; and was ordered
to he printed, with amendments offered by
Messrs. Barnett & Leary.
Mr. LAFLIN called up Senate bill No 5 to
amend the charter of the Williamson and
Tarboro' Railroad Company; and offered a
substitute, which was read and adopted.
Mr.. MALONE offered the following amend
ments. which were adopted:
Strike out "Cove Creek" wherever it
occurs and insert wilmington :" sec. 8, line
%, after zone million" strike ont sol" and
insert five hundred thousand;" sec. s. line
81. after ''the" strike out "ten' and insert
Fifteen" so as to appropriate fifteen hun
dred thousand dollars; sec. | 1. line 4, strike
out five" and insert six !" Preceded, that
the five hundred dollars additional appro-
priated by this act shall he expended from
Wilmington to Cove Creek.
The bill passed second reading-yeas So,
nays % and was ordered to he printed. ac-
companed by an amendment offered by Mr.
| Stevens, to strike out "Cove Creek and
insert New Bcrne.'
Mr. LAFLIN called up bill to repeal an
act entitled IAN act to amend an ordinance
of the Convention. entitled An ordinance to
Incorporate the Northwestern North Carolina
Railroad Company," &c, and to substitute
the following provisions for said act; which
was read.
Mr.. VEST offered an amendment as an adj
ditional section; which was adopted.
The bill passed second reading-ycas 81,
| 70, lao,
Mr.. ESTES submitted report from the
committee on Bribery and Corruption,
The clerk read the report and commenced
the testimony, when
On motion of Mr.. FRENCH, the further
reading was dispensed with and the COM
mittee discharged.
On motion of Mr.. SEYMOUR the report was
ordered to be printed and made a special
order for Tuesday next at 10 o'clock
Mr. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, introduced a
bill to allow the township of Ru,hcrfordton
to levy taxes. and for other purposes. Re-
ferred to Corporations Committee.
Mr. BARNETT called up bill to amend
the charter of the Oxford Branch OF the
Raleigh and CASTOR railroad.
The bill passed its second reading-yeas
81. nays 20; and was ordered to he printed
with amendments proposed by Mcssrs Bar
nett and Ellington.
Mr.. LAFLIN called up Senate'bill No. 70, to
Incorporate the University Railroad Compa-
ny.
The bill was read and passed second read
ing-yeas SO, nays 80; and on motion of Mr.
ARGo was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. LAFLIN called up the bill to amend
the charter OF the Atlantic, Tennessee and
Ohio Railroad Company
The bill was read and passed second read
ing-yeas 90, nays %; and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. LAFLIN called up Senate bill No. 1865
to amend an act entitled ian act to incorpo
rate the Plaster Banks and Salt works Rail.
road Company,
The bill passed second reading-yeas CO.
nays IA; and was ordered to be printed, with
certain proposed amendments.
The House adjourned until Monday next
at 10 o'clock.