Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-25
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY. Feb. l5. l.


MIR Strudwick, the newly elected mem
Der from Orange appeared. and upon be-
ing qualified IL the usual manner, took
his seat,
Mr.. Holgin 10. the Committee GA FL
nance, reported Revenue bill; ordered to
be printed and made special order for TO-
morrow at !, o'clock.
Mr.. Jarvis from the Judiciary Commit
tee, presented a minority report, recon-
mendiug the passage of the bill (Senate)
rcpealipp Railroad appropriations. The
report was placed upon the Calendar.
Mr.. Jarvis moved to suspend the r0ie5
and take up the Senate bill repeating acts
passed at session Of 1868'69 making ap-
preparations to certain Railroads.
DIessrs. Moore Of Chowan and French
opposed the motion.
The yeas and nays were called and the
motion was adopted by q vote OF yeas 90,
nays 20.
The question required upon Mr.. French's
motion that the n nority report Of the Ju-
dietary Committee, recommending that the
bill do pase, be not accepted.
Harris OF Wake. COL, move d to postpone
the matter until Wednesday next.
Mr.. Vest favored the motion to post
pone.
Mr.. Jarvis hoped the House would vote
down all motions TO postpone and pass the
bill at once.
Mes8rs. French, Moore of Chowan, and
Ingram favored postponement.
After sOme debate the motion to post
pone was rejected by a vote of yeas 80,
nays A.
The question REQUIRED upon Mr.. Frenchs
motion, which was rejected by a vote Of
yeas q. nays 40.
Mr.. Jarvis said that the effect Of this
vote was to accept the minority report. He
had no disposition to cut off debate, and
if gentlemen had amendments they had
better send them to the clerks desk at
half-past 1 o'clock he would move the pre-
vious question.
The question REQUIRED upon an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Malone lost by
vote Of yeas 35, nays 43.
Harris of Wake moved to postpone IN
til wednesday at halfpast II o'clock re-
iected by vote of yeas 80, nays 40.
Harris of Wake, col, moved to adjourn.
Lost
The same moved postponement of the
matter under consideration for ten min
utes. Lost.
The question racurred successfully upon
several amendments offered by Mr.. Moore
of Chowan, all of which were voted down.
Mr.. Vest offered an amendment except
ing the Northwestern n. G. Railroad from
the provisions Of the bill. Lost.
the bill being voted down, the question re-
cured upon Mr.. Malone's substitute, (pub-
lished before.)
The yeas and nays being called the sub
stitute was rejected by vote OF yeas 81,
nays A.
Mr.. French offered lengthy substitute,
which was put to a vote and rel ected, yeas
%. nays 46.
| The question then REQUIRED upon the
bill on its second reading.
! The yeas and nays were called and the
| following ballot resulted:
| YEAs.-Messrs. Argo, Armstrong, Ashworth,
Banner. Barnes, Blair, Boddie. Carey, CawthorD,
Crawford, Ellis, Farrow, Gatling, Gibson, Green,
Grier, Gunter, Hawkins, Hendricks, hicks, High,
| Hinnant, Hodnett. Hoffman, Horney, Hum
phres, Hudgings, Jarvis, Kelly, of Davie. 1ears,
| Long, Of Chatham, Mayo, McCanless, Menden-
i hall, Moore, OF AIamance, Pearson, Renfrow,
Robinson, Reynolds, Shaver, Smith, OF Ale
Snipes. Stanton, Sweat, Strudwick, Thompson,
Wilkie, Williams of Harnett-yeas 81.
! NAYs-Messrs. Gambler, Carson, Clayton, Ea-
| giles, Forkner- Franklin, French, Gahagan, Gill
| bert, Hayes, Hodgin, Ingram Juetus OF Hender-
son. Latin, Malone, Moring, Moore of Chowap,
Morrill,, Morris, Painter Price, Ragland, Siegrist,
SimOnds. Stiley, Sykes, Festaj, Vest, WEIGH,
| White, Williamson, WllsOn-Z0.
On motion the House adjourned.
NOTE-Mr. We'ch said that he anxious
as any member upon the floor to relieve the peo-
pie of the state from the OnerOus debt which
now rests upon them, but believing that the pas
sage OF this bill would bankrupt the contractors
on the Western Division of the North Carolina
Railroad, as well many farmers who have fur
Rished supplies 10 these contractors upon the
bly, at its last session, I am obliged to vote no.