The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-02-24

n resolution on State. lines whereby the.
i House branch of committee was reduced
from five to three. and asking acommittee Of
4 conference. Report concurred in, and
Mcssrs, Osborne Sweet and Graham appoint
ed as Senate branch of committee
/ Announcing passage Of bill to fix proceed
4 ings in cases OF ha6eas corpus, Referred to
committee on the Judiciary.
r. Fhe following bills were then ratified by
the President ~
Ns.Act allowing all citizens of North Caro-
lima to practice in the Courts of the State
iaActtransferring Mcdowell and Allegheny
counties to different Judicial Districts and
changing time Of holding courts.
Mr.. LAssrrER gave notice of the introduce
tionsof bill to extend the time for register
ing deeds and other conveyances.
Mr.. WYNNE introduced a resolution in
4 structing the Secretary of State to report
how much money he had drawn for certain.
purposes and hvlwhat authority. He was
induced to do this from the representations
Of clerk lately in the employ. He hoped
the Senate would meet the resolution in the
spirit in which it was drawn. 81
Mr.. LAssITER thought an investigation
was due the Secretary of State.
Mr. WELLER said we seemed to have ar
rived at point when the chief business of
the Senate seemed to be the investigation
ofcyerything. If this was all we were coming
to we might as well resolve ourselves into
committee of the whole. He thought the
dignity of this body required that no charge
should he entertained which was not vouched
for l,y some member. see 40
Mr.. GRAHAM did not like to vote for a.
resolution requiling an official of the State
to say whether he had done anything wrong
without there was some evidence to prove
that wrong had l,etn committed.
Mr.. WYNNE withdrew his resolution and
| offered another, which provided that the
committee of Investigation on the Treasury
should investigate the affairs of the Office of
the Secretary OF State. a
Mr.. SWEET thought it would be riflicu.
lous for the Senate to consider charges made
by a drunken man without character. 1.-THE
| Senator from franklin would make the
charge himself, he would then favor investi-
Cation. $500 ~ 3s& 1881
On melton of Mr.. MOORE of Cartcret, the
resolution was laid on the table.
/, Mr.. MELcHoR introduced bill to amend
the charter of the North Carolina College.
Passed first reading and referred to commit
! tee on Education. u
Mr.. LOVE gave notice of the introduction
of bill in relation to old debts.
! Mr.. BLYTHE gave notice of bill in rela-
ton to Indian affairs -
Mr.. MARTINDALE introduced bill to
| amend the charter of the town OF GAINESVILLE.
Passed first reading and referred to commit
tee on Corporations. ~
Mr. Cook introduced bill to incorporate
the Pincviile Waterpowcr Company. Passed
first reading and referred to committee on
| Corporations.
| Mr.. LEGG introduced bill authorizing
County Commissioners to inquire into the
official conduct of all county officers since
1865. Passed first reading and referred to
committee ON Propositions and Grievances.
] Bill to provide for the collection of taxes
came up for third reading. hut was.
On motion of Mr. SWEET, postponed until
II A. NJ, Thursday next. te
Mr. BLYTHE introduced resolution to
allow Senators to speak but five minutes at
time, and only twice upon one subject.
+ Laid over.
Resolution instructing sthe Board Of Edu-
cation to sell the States interest in the Will
mington g. Weldon and Wilmington &
Manchester Railroads came up, and after
considerable discussion and amending, pass
ell third reading. -
On motion OF Mr.. DAVIS, the Senate ad-
! journed until 10 A. NJ Tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MoNrAY, Feb. IS, 1869.
The House met at 10 o'clock.
The SPEAKER in the Chair.
The Journal of Saturday was read and
approved.
Leaves of absence were granted Messrs.
Sweet Ames, Davidson, Renfrow, Ragland
and Price.
mittee, reported favorably upon the bill in
relation to landlords and tenants, with
amendments; and untavorably upon the
resolution instructing the Supreme Court to
nolle pros any action against the State Aud
iior, for neglecting to vacate the room of
the Supreme Court clerk. Calendar. -
Mr. FRENCH introduced resolution to
amend the rules of the House by limiting
speeches to five minutes.
The resolution was taken up under sus-
pension of the rules '.A q a7 90
After long debate, the resolution was
finally adopted, as follows:
"Resolved, That the rules of this House be SO
amended that 60 member shall speak more than
ten minutes of time on any question without
leave of the House; Provided, That this rule
shall not apply TO the school and militia bills;
and provided, further, that any member may
speak not more than once nor more than half an
hour to the main question on any public bill'
r. Message from the Senate, transmitting for
consideration Senate bill to provide for tile
assignment OF rooms in the Capitol and Ex-
ecntiye Mansion to the Supreme Court and
State Executive officers. lit authorizes the
Governor to make the assignment
|, MIR. SEYMOUR moved to strike out the
words Supreme Court and" He thought
the bill without amendment would bring
the Supreme Court into dependence upon
the Executive. This seemed to be move
ment to take away their rooms m account of
their recent action in a certain case. He
thought it was not showing a cn-ordinate
branch of the government sufficient re-
spect. 80. tf s. iis 5.,..iaa
Mr.. SINCLAIR said he felt and would show
| all respect to the Supreme Court but it
was impossible to include all the executive
and Judicial officers in this building. The
J committee on Public buildings assigned
certain rooms to the Auditor Of the State
and the Superintendent sDf Public 1nstruc-.
ton last session, and this report was agreed
| to by the Legislature without repeating
chapter 1903, Revised Code. While that
was unrepealad, the Supreme Court had
/ right to that room The Auditor went into
that room under color of law, although the
act was in conflict with a previous law.
He denied that this was putting the Su-
preme Court in dependence on the Execu-
tive. 1t was saying, since we could not
agree in the Legislature, let the Governorbe
| umpire He thoupht the House in iustice