The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-03-30
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.


7d' hHt'agt p' MONDAY, March 81, 1870
Leave of absence was granted TO Mr.. Ellis,
from and after Saturday next to end Of Session
tu Mr.. Hudgins, from and after Wednesday; to
Mr. .Farrow, from and after Friday; and TO Mr.
Morrill,, from and after to-day.
N''" RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED
lBy Mr. Painter, authorizing the Secretary Of
State to distribute the revenue law. Laid over.
-..- BILLS INTRODUCED. s....i .,.. .-,
BY Mr. Hodgin, to authorize the Sheriff of
Gdilford County to collect arrears Of taxes
By Mr. Jarvis, to allow the County OF Dare to
vote in election for members OF Congress in
the First Congressional District. Laid over. .,
BY Mr.. Argo, bill to empower the Sheriff OF
Orange to collect arrears OF taxes Laid over
By Mr. Harris, Of Wake, for the protection of
mechanics and other laDorers, &c. Laid over.
By MIR. Malone TO authorize the Wilmington,
Charlotte d Rutherford Railroad Company to
build branch Road from LiDcolntOn in the di-
rection of East Tennessee. To Committee on
Corporations ans ,-i5., /. .,frs.f-ifts la.
By Mr.. Robinson, amendatory OF the act rela-
tive to the Western Tuappike Road Laid over
Bill to lay off . new County blythe name OF
"Swain" tout Of portions Of Cherokee, Jack
son and Macon Gounties) came up the unfin-
ished business; Bill passed third readings
YEAS A, nays y.
Mr. Pou gave his REASONS for voting no: The
Counties oil Cherokee, Jackson and Macon in
1860, had pnpGlation Of 20, ,6S5 inhabitants
Since that time tlle County of Clay has been
formed from the County of Cherokee Suppo-
sing that the population Of the State and of
these tour Counties is about the same note that
il WAS in 1850, VIC find that while the 120th
part OF the population Of the State is 1888 yet,
this bill propOses to give fire representative on
tits floor TO Y, 6i5 people-or one 10 each A. 137
inhabitants. 1t will fake away from some Coun-
ty, that now has no more than lis equitable rep
resertation one OF its Representatives and give
thatrepreseniatiye to people who already hdvt
nearly twIce the number of representatives they
are entitled to, and who, after the passage oi
this act VIII have more tsdn tSeice the number to
which they are eYidently entitled He should
vote no !; Because he thought such violations O
equality in representation rs is proposed by thi;
act will be evidently ict by the people in iu-
ture time
Senate bill TO o,prevcnt the sale of the rever-
siorI.try interests on homestead lands, was read
lForids the sale Of said interests until after th,
expiration of the homestead interest itsel
under penalty not exceeding $500 and impris-
ouInent not exceeding months, either or both
Ell the discretion OF the Court
Mri Peu offered the tuliowing amendment
which, by a vote of ) TO z, WAS adopted. viz:
ProVided, That the statute OF Limitations shal
moi ran against any debt owing by the holder o
the homestead aflectt by, this act, during tn
existence of her interest in the homestead.
The bill amended passed second and thir
readings, s-,.iltfy7..,5.s Z -. ..i...t
Mr. Malone called up the bill to authorize an
s,.Yrnwer.fhe late ChairmanIo OF the County Cour
~ caldwell County 10 make title TO real estat
IN lie town Of Lenoir. Passed second and thir
.'siI Mt Harris, Of Wake, called up resolution t