The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-02-02

It's sessions in this State to take testim1nv ard
allow such claims as aforesaid
Resolved, That no payment is requested tor
any property IN man held by lOyal ciiizeus prior
70 tue emancipation proclamation, or Al aay
time afterwards.
Mr.. Love moved to strike out the word "loya"
In the resolutions Rejected, yeas Is, nays 81
Mr. FOrkner offered All amendment, that also
those citizens whose property WIS injured or
destroyed by the Confederate soldiers tor loyalty
to the United States Government also be paid
for their property. Adopted
The resolutions as amended was adopted.
Joint resolution instructng the Code Com
missioners.
Resolved, That the Code Commissioners be
Instructed TO draw up a bill to have tie State
line surveyed and permanently located between
North Carolina and Virginia.
a bill to make SANDER u misdemeanor on lis
I'd reading.
Mr.. Welker had never been able to cOmprg
bend why Islander was not made a misdemeanOr.
II man steals your property from you you eau
prosecute and imprsOn him for misdemeanor.
II he steals your character and destroys your
reputation Ia malice you prosecute him for SO
doing and lie is only punished by fine and If he
happens to have no property he escapes without
even the lnhiction OF line lie did not know
why 1t was so but it had always been the case
and was rather disposed to favor the bill.
Mr.. Blythe cnncurred with the gentleman from
Gu!lord. Under the present law cXcmpting the
Homestead there was no restraint that could he
put upon the slandcrer II a man had no pro-
SANDER. If lie steals your property you eau In
diet him but II he steals your character he goes
Scott free and he believed that II man is guilty
Of Islander he ought TO hc punished
Mr. Robbins stated that 1t man commits
Slandcrby publishing libel lie could be indicted
and prosecuted Tor il, because that WAS IN de-
finite shape aud form but words were like the
Necting breath. While he acknowledged 1t was
something very wrong still he thought II it was
made u mlsdcrncanOr II would lead TO expense
ana TO an Infinite number OF prosecutions, some
olthem malicious and very definite matters. lie
would, therefore, move TO lay the bill ON the
table.
=, Mr. Brogden. am In favor of the passage OF
we mn ! do not believe tnat every unprinci-
Psu, ,cSkless individual should be permitted to
ulnckOall and deiame the good citizens of the
o pu ,y without being held amcnable to the law
NOT ,,nss ,hi ~ some way. Why, sir, II you do
h puss TINS bill every tfiillng Worthless ynyn.
Dohd and rapscalion may mnIi,n AMI sIor,I"r
dress. uhu 'here Is no re-
Yeas II, nays II. '' vas rcJectcu'
The bill passed its second reading by the fol.
Yeas-Messrs. Beaslcy, Beemap. po,lor,,
Brogden, Blythe, Cherry, Colgrove, Gooil m,,y
Etheridge, Eppes, Galloway, HAYES, iIvmn,,'
Long, Moore OF Carteret, Moore OF YancY 'I Wl,
pass, ShoiIner aud Stephcns-20,
Nays-Mcssrs. Barnes, Beall, Burns, Graham.
Hawkins, Lindsay, Love, Melchor, Mclaughlin
Murphy, Richardson, Robbins, Wclkcr, White,
Whitesldc and Winstcad-l6.
The Senate then adjourned.
In the House, Friday, Jan. 81:
CALENDAR.
Tho Senate bill TO amend the 18th section of
the act relative to special procedure In cases of
mills, passed its third reading.
The Senate bill to make landowners In certain
cases consolidate their tracts, passed Its third
reading
Bill TO enable married women to become free
traders failed to pass second reading,
~ tnRnrnnrltR NRRhuntp.f ~
aud Loan Association OF Raleigh, N. c., passed
second and third reading,
Bill In relation TO property belonging to
the Board of Education was read ut au.
thorized the Board to rent or sell any and all
swamp lands, stocks, or other property appro-
priated to the cause of education, Tor cash. bonds
OF the State, or other securities us 4 majority OF
the said Board might deem safe and profitable to
the public school fund.-
Mr.. Jarvis moved that the bill be indefinitely
postponed, According TO the present law, sale
OF public educational property could only be
made when authorized by the General Assembly.
lie was opposed to transferring the authority TO
sell that property to the Board of Education. He
hoped, therefore, the motion would prevail
Mr.. Vest said the bill was worthless and would
be of no effect even II passed, because of q PRO-
vision In the Constitution giving TO the General
Assembly the power to alter, amend or repeal
all the acts, rules and regulations of the Board
of Education. See art 5, sec. 0, of Constitution.
lie could see no reason, therefore, why the
House should further consider the bill
The motion to indefinitely postpone then pre-
yalcd--yeas O., nays II.
Mr.. Ellington called up the bill to provide for
taking bonds in cases OF bastardy Passed second
and third readings.
Mr. Ellington called up bill to repeal sections
|, ,, 8, 4, ., q, Z, and o, chapter ~ OF the Re.
yised Code. The Judiciary Committee reported
adversely TO the passage OF the bill
Bill was tabled ON motion OF Mr.. Seymour.
Mr. Boddic called up bill to make portion OF
Tar River, In Nash County, lawful fence. Pass.
cd It's several readings.
Mr.. French called up resolution requesting
our representatives In Congress to use their in
nucncc to have the tariff on foreign peanuts
cotton and rice increased Adopted.
Adjourned.
In the Senate, Saturday, Jan. 30, 1870
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS