Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-04
SENATE.
MONDAY. Jan

MONDAY, Jan. 81, 1870.
Nj. Welker presented Ii joint petition
from two separate Committees, one ap-
pointed at the meeting Of the Stockholders
Of the North Carolina Railroad held at
Salisbury, and the other by the meeting
held at Raleigh, praying the General AS
sembly to reduce one million of the pre-
ferred stock of said road to common stock
Mr.. Winstead, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported favorably on the
bill to assist the Committee on investiga-
ton, with an amendment providing that
said committee shall have all the powers
of the Superior Court to compel the atten-
dance of witnesses and the production of
all necessary books and papers.
Mr. Winstead moved suspension of the
rules in order to put the bill through its
| second reading, which motion prevailed,
the amendment was adopted and the bill
passed its second reading. Those who vo-
ted against it are Messrs. Bellamy, Col
grove, Cook and Galloway, COLI.
FROM THE HOUSE.
Resolution requesting the Representa-
tives of this State in Congress to use their
influence to have the tariff on Foreign rice
and peanuts increased. Placed on Calen-
dar.
By A. Fl. Galloway, COL: Resolution re-
questing the Committee on the Judiciary
to report bill for the better protection of
married women, which was adopted.
BY MIR. Love: Resolution of inquiry to
the Treasurer as to the amount of State
bonds issued by him since the date of his
annual report Sept. Goth, 1869. to whom
issued, to whom delivered, the day of de
livery, the name of the applicant for the
same and the date of such application,
which was adopted.
By Mr.. Welker: Resolution to raise a
committee composed of Messrs. Winstead,
4 01C0r md 70 int hn
affairs of the Secretary of States affice,
authorize one of the Committee, fnecesSa-
ry, to proceed to New York to procure in
formation.
Mr.. Sweet moved to strike out the clause
authorizing one of the committee to pro-
ceed to New York, which motion was lost,
and the resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, of Mecklen-
| burg, the Secretary of the Senate was in
structed to furnish the Auditor with
a copy of the resolutions requesting
| him to itemize that portion of his re
port under the head of contingent ex-
| penses.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Bill to declare szander a naiSdemednOr.
Mr.. Robbins said he hoped this bill
would not become law. In consultation
with a number of able and experienced
lawyers they expressed themselves in op-
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the cause of much contention and many
cross indictments. He had heard an ex-
perienced lawyer (Mr. Boyden) say this
ought to be entitled ''bill to enable law
yers to get rich out of other peoples quar-
rels," and that it was @ most mlschlevOus
measure He earnestly hoped this bill
would be voted down, and moved that it
be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Brogden said he hoped the bill would
10 IaGn itoIxy hn of
the opinion, as he had repeatedly remark
ed on other occasions, that if everybody
would behave themselves and cease to in
dulge in so much tattling and falsehood,
vituperation and SANDER, there would be
no harm in the bill. It was very remarka-
BILE that the opposition to this bill comes
from particular source and particular
party, it was useless to disguise it, the OPP
position comes from that party who have
been slandering others.
Mr.. Jones, of Mecklenburg, said he de-
sired to say that the insinuations of the
Senator from Wayne were contemplate
and unworthy of Senator.
The President called him to order, sta
ting that one Senator had no right to make
personal reflections on another.
Mr.. Jones, of Mecklenburg, said he
would not remain quiet when the Chair
permitted such remarks as those made by
The President again called the Senator
to order. stating that he did not construe
the language used by the Senator from
Wayne to apply to any Senator on the
floor.
Mr. Stephens called the previous ques-
ton, which was sustained, and the bill was
voted down by the following vote
YEAs.--Messrs. Beasely, Belamy, Brogden'
Blythe, Cherry, Colgrove, Cook, Davis, Ethe-
ridge, Eppes, colored, Galloway. colored. Hy-
man, coIored, Lassiter. Long, Martindale. Moore,
of Oarteret, Moore, Of Yancey, Shoffner, Stephens
and SWeet-2O
NAYs.-Messrs. Beall. Beeman, Burns. Flythe,
Forkner, Jones, of Mecklenburg, Legg, Lindsay.
Love, Mason, Melchor, Mclaughlin. Murphy,
Richardson, Respass. Robbins, smith, Welker,
Whiteside and Wlnstead-2.
MIR. Robbins arose to question of
privilege and said that the Senator from
Wayne, in his remarks, said, in substance,
that the 81 Senators who were opposed to
this bill we're slanderers and pronounced
the charge to be false.
rho President ballad Mr. r to order and