Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-11

the amendmentb by striking out after the
word "applied, and inserting the words
. shall be applied to reduce the lax OF
1872" ALE se .#
Upon Mr.. Smiths amendment to the
amendment, q vote being taken. u was re-
iected by vote of yeas 26; nays Al.
The que :tion recurring upon Nh. French
amendment it was rejected 10y the Hollow
ing ballot: ra,,a.
French, Gahagan, Hodgin, Holman. ae@fy'
Mayo, Pou Proctor, R6nfcow and lie. h2lds. c
nAEs.-Messrs. Ames, Banner, Barna s. ian ian
bsm Ills tarTow Fcrobzc, forkner, Foster.
Franklin, Hibaop Grier, Gunter. Harris OF Stake'
Hawkins, Hodnett Humphries, Ing1 am JARVIS. TEl
Justus Of Henderson, Justice of Rutherford, Kel-
" of Dayie. Kelly of Moore. Kinney Lain, Long
Of Richmond, Malone, McCanless. McMlltah. S;a3ael
Son Painter, Pearson, Ragland. Seymour. S1e-
/ krist Smith OF Alie9hany, Snl1tn OF n"SIIGG'
snipss Stevens Sweat; sykes ns ison Ihomp90n' n
The section was then adopted.
| In class [. section /, which provides that
there shall be an dd UdLOren1 tax OF 80 Genus
on every 500 in value Of real and person
al property in this State, nae. Jostlce
moved to strike oEt 80 cents ana insert 70
! which Was adopted by vote OF yeas o4'
nays 21.
Mr.. French moved to strike out 70 cents
and insert 10 cents.
He said that he believed the necessities
of the State demanded 33 cents, therefore
he had sustained it. But now II gentle
men were determined to pass buncom0e
tax bill, he now as a partisan called upon
Republicans to stand by this amendmehC
OF 10 cents, in order that they might g.
before the people on this reduction, &c.
Nir Dixon moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting 343 conts.
Mr.. French by general consent Wltl
drew his amendment (Which carries "lth
it the amendment to it by MIR. DlX0nt
Mr.. Ingram moved to reconsider tLs
vote by which the amendment making the
% cents instead OF 50 cents was adopted
After long discussion the yeas ana nays
were called on the motion to reconsider
and il was rejected by the following ballot
YEAs-Amea, Carey. Oawthorn, Cherry, CraW'
ford, Dixon, Eagles, Forkner, french, da'l'G4! an
Harris. Of Wake, Hinnant. dodgin, HoIne$i in
gram, Leary, Mayo, MOTIFS h"6!&nu IHi''li' =
NAYs.-Armstrong Banner, Bcddie, 0andler
| Carson CLAYTON, Davidson, Downing. nurh%LH
Ellis, Farrow, Ferebee. Foster, Fr@nkiin3 GaL
ling, Gibson, Grier. Gunter, Hawkins, HenoIlcANS NJ
9 Hicks, Hodnett HumpErles, H4dngs' J"ss1ce' SI y
Rutherfard, Kelly, Of Davie, Kelly, OF moore moore
K;nney Long, of Eichmond, McCanless, h.c3ill
D Ian, Moore, of Aamance, Nicholson, FAINTER
Pou, Proctor, Robinson; Heynosde 9,S65n,n 91b6rnT'
Q Smith. OF ALLEGHENY, Smith, or wayne, Ino4p
son, Vestal. Weloh, Williams, or hhrne't' WI
| liams, of Sampson -,
Mr.. french S4lu IL was CieitIAJ 0h Al
tention of the House to go III Tor DnL
!. combe. therefore, he moved to strike oa
. 25 cents and insert 10 cents. though Il
# believed that the amount should be reali
e so cents.
e Mr.. Smith, of Allegheny, moved
amend the amendment by inserting .
e cents"
= Harris, of Wake, moved to lay the who
bill on the table. Lost.
On motion of Mr.. Pou, the turthe
J. consideration of the bill was postpone
e until tomorrow at half-past 10 O'Clock
Carried. :,
l. On motion of Mr.. French, the vote t
which the bill providing for the collectlo
e of taxes by the State and by the sever
counties of the State on property, polls al
s, income, passed its second reading was /
a. considered.
~ On motion of Mr.. Jarvis, the Senate b
9. providing for an election was ordered
a. be printed and made special order +
n' FRIDAY next at II o'clock.
w. w. On motion, the Senate bill to amer
the act defining the powers and duties
"a State officers was referred to the Judlc1a
Committee.
,al On motion of Harris, of Wake, colore
the committe was instructed to report I
f. morrow at IL o'clock.
Adjourned.