The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-12-14
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 1870.


The Senate metat O'Clock. 10 s'.ss~
Speaker in the Chair. U.s.
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
Leave OF absence was granted to Mr..
Hawkins till Monday, to Mr. King and to
Mr. Robbins, of Davidson, for tomorrow,
and to Mr.. Allen from Monday indefinitely.
5EMr. Jones from Committee on Penal In
stitutions, reported bill in relation to
special tax money now in the Treasury, or
which may be repaid to that fund, direct
ing the Treasurer to use 100000 of the
money now in the Treasury belonging to
the special tax fund $150,000 to be appro-
priated for ordinary State expenses and for
the uses of the Asylum for the Insane, and
of the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind; and $15O,OOO to be appropriated to
the Penitentiary. Bill passed its first and
second readings. ~ ti-
Mr.. Jones took The Chair.
Mr. Graham defended the bill. We need
$500, 600 to carry on this government till
the first day Of October next. The institu-
tons referred to are in exigent necessity
The case calls tor immediate action. 81
Mr. Robbins, of Rowan, thought if we
were going to be stalled we might as we'll
60 in up to the hub as over the felloe. He
was therefore opposed to this outlay.
Mr.. Graham thought that those members
who came here to carry on the government
without tax would find themselves Woe
fully mistaken. They had better resign and
60 home. - as H
Mr.. c ook thought the sooner we stopped
the whole thing the better, if things are as
they are represented. The bill was post
poned till Tuesday 10 o'clock, and ordered
to be printed. =, .-7..ls b. .,yf-,t
Mr. Graham resumed the chair.
Mr.. Norment from the special committee
to which had been referred several bills re-
lating to per diem and milage reported and
recommended the adoption of bill giving
to the presiding officers 81 per day; to the
principal and assistant clerks Sc per day ;
to the enrolling and engrosslng clerks So
per day; to the dOorkeepers So per day
Milage to be twenty cents for every mile OF
travel each way. a'na a'a.i "a eE'EzL
Mr.. Robbins, of Davidson, proposed to
amend by reducing the per diem So iu each
case, and the per diem to 10 cents He
He thought to march right up to this prop
osition would hide multitude of SINS
Mr.. Cowles proposed to insert instead OF
T. L Motion withdrawn. "a rd
Mr.. Lehman favored the reduction. He
thought it economical and just. j 5asF
Mr.. Jones wanted the report of the COM
mittee adopted His constituents could not
expect him to live any palmer here than he
did at home. srtt 3fI ai .fsi lsF 7fE %
Mr. Robbins, of Rowan, was in favor of
So day and convention. He believed
that would harnonize everything. The peo-
pie can easily understand the difference be-
tween So and ~, that if you make that diff
ference they won't look much further.
Mr. Jones considered that trickery. He
came here with the prestige of an honest
man. If the gentleman's idea of the people is
cprrect they must think we are a sort of cdu-
Gated thieves He believed in doing what
was right and he thought his constituents
would sustain him.. o., +.,i.-sf..,-- ,q s.
Mr.. Robbins. of Davidson, thought the
people had a well grounded suspicion of all
legislators. .at eg 3s ysli4T bae
/ Mr.. Norment did not wish to see this
General Assembly placed upon footing
with the British Parliament which would
drive every poor man from these halls. If
he thought his people had any suspicion of
him he would, resign, d.
Mr.. Linney made very eloquent attack
upon the bill. ,s III .r.-,.fr,ff ...si
/ Mr.. Graham thought five dollars per day
no more than sufficient to pay the speakers
expenses. His duties arelarduous, bis bust
ness is broken up, he is expected to be here
constantly. 8 With himself personally, it
made no difference what the pay is. 49,
Mr.. Dargan had listened to three or four
of the most eloquent speeches he had ever
heard upon so naked a subject. It,had called
forth all the Learning of ancient and mod.
5ern times If the Conservative party differs
from the Republican party in nothing else
than two dollars a day, let it 60 among the
things that were. II his constituents wan,
ted him to come here and live around the
market on ground peas and fruit, he was
willing to resign at any moment. saiist
IS Mr.. Odds thought the remarks of the Sen
ator from Robson entirely in place. He him
self was here as the representative of the
colored people and poor white men. They
did not wish any per diem established which
would cut them off from the legislative c.
pacity, if they wish to Gomez here They
say that the reason why Senators could in
old times afford to come here for two dol