The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-03-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

SATURDAY, March 10, 1870
Leaves OF absence were granted TO Messrs.
Long OF Chatham snd Hilliard on account OF
sickness.
Mr.. MendenhaiI, on the part OF the committee
OF Conference on Senate amendments to the bill
to charter the Bank OF Statewide, reported, re-
amendments except the insertion OF March fer
February, and that April be Inserted instead OF
March. Concurred in.
Mr.. welch introduced q resolution requesting
the Speaker to sign no more certificates for per
diem IRON and after this week until Saturday the
nth lnnt, except In cases OF sickness. Amend
ed by Mr.. MeDdenhall by adding that the Speaker
sign no certificates Of any member for the last
week OF the session. who 10 absent without leave.
A amended, thu resolution was ADOPTED.
Mr. Harris, OF Wake, introduced bill to
amend the law ofeNidenee and alimony, chapter
MI. Justus, bill for the relief OF landholders
aud laborcrs. To Committee on Propositions
and Grievances.
The following bills passed second and third
Bill TO prohibit the sale Of spirituous liquors
within three miles of the Lindsey or Guilford
" Bin to amend Sec. 81, Chapter 81, of the Re.
vised Code.
Bill to incorporate the Tomotla Iron Com.
pany.
Bill to incorporate the stth Copper Mining
Company.
Bill to exempt citizen. Of Madison, Buncombe
and Henderson Counties IRON paying toll at any
gate on the Buncombe Turnpike Road. ..l
Bill In relation TO Indian Affair..
Bill to amend the charter OF the Bank Of Cum
herland.
Bill to pay the expenses OF idiots and Inmates
incurred by Counties In certain cases, c., those
not in the Lunatic Asylum, not, however, TO
exceed 800 per year for any one case.
Bill to incorporate the North Carolina Fer.
And senai. iii to confirm the election of
municipal officers In the town Of Mocksville:
On motion OF Mr.. Harris, Of Wake, the bill TO
make two years, wilful Abandonment Sufficient
cansc Tor divorce from the bonds OF matrimony,
was taken from the table and made the special
order at ~ o'clock, p. NJ, on Tuesday next.
On motion OF Mr. Mcmillan the bill to amend
the act amending the act establishing special
courts In the cities of Wilmington and Sewbern,
was, after discussion, laid on the table.
Received a message from the Governor, en-
closing a communication IRON the Public Treas
urer, who stated that the Raleigh and CASTOR
and the Wilmington and Weldon Railroads had
resisted the payment OF the tax authorized to
be levied In an act passed last session. The Su
preme Court OF the State had decided In favor OF
the legality Of said tax; but the railroad corpo
rations had declared their purpose TO carry the
case to the United States Supreme Court The
Treasurer asked for authority TO employ coun-
sci TO defend and protect the Interest OF the
State involved In the contemplated appeal, and
also to resist threatened suits to compel him to
ray out the special tax money now In the Treasu-
ry TO meet the accrued interest the special tax
bonds. [See editorial cslumps. The message
and accompanying document were transmitted
to the Senate with q proposition TO print.
A motion by Mr.. Downing was entered to re-
consider the vote by which the bill to exempt
school committeeman from labor On the high
ways was laid on the table.
The House adjourned pending the considera-
ton of a bill establishing now county by the
name OF Swayne.