Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25
From the Raleigh gentineI
PROCEEDINGS OF The LEGESLkTVRE
SENATE.
FRIDAY, March, Is, 1870.
BILLS INTRODUCED.

| SENATE,
FRIDAY, March, Is, 1870
BILLS INTRODUCED.
| BY Mr.. Jones of Columbus: Bill to chanrs q
line between the counties OF p aden and COIN
| bus. 01'
On his motion the rule was suspended and ~.
Dill passed it's several readings.
SPECIAL ORDER.
| Bill to provide for the completion of The West
ern division Of the Western North Carolina Bal,
| road. '
| Mr.. Graham offered o substitute
hr. Sweet opposed the substitute, and Urged
the adoption of the original bill.
Mr. Graham spoke in favor of the subet;tr4,
| Il was finally voted down.
MIR. Love moved to amend tho original bin 81
| as to provide that the Commissioners appointqd
| to superintend the completion of said road sGe6
| be composed OF the following gentlemen: rte,srs
| N. w. Woodhn, w. ". Rollins, ". T. we'll,
Robt. Rogers, ". Il. HigdoD, !. -. Abbot an
x. Il. Cannon, Judge OF the 18th judicial Ctstriot
| which was voted down.
Mr.. Sweet offered to amend the bill 50 so
| provide that nothing contained III this act sim.
be construed so SIS to exempt any person or peTi-.
| from criminal prosecution for the misaDplicat -,
| OF bonds of said company, which adopted
Mr. Love moved to amend the bill so as to mo
| vide that the French Broad Road should be Ian
! down in the same gusge as the road leading ron
| Morganton to Ashevile, which voted down
my; NAYs- 61S Beeman, Broogden, B4rns
| Blythe, COlgrove, Eppes, col, Eo'kuCr. Gallo.
way, col, Hayes, Harrington, HaBkins, Jones q
! Columbus, Lassiter, Legg, EJsrtindalc, Shofner
| Stephens Sweet and White-l3
| MIR. Burns called the previous question wiic.
was sustained, and the bill passed its second
reading.
A. a. Galloway, colored, called the preyious
| question ON the third reading OF the bill, whc!
| failed.
Mr.. Love consumed all the time tina: wac allow
ed him IN speaking in opposition to the bill, AM
charged that if it passed it would be fraud PEI
petrated on the people of his district
MIR. Cook offered the following amendment:
hat SnT TgRn nj lot to
of the Western North Carolina Railroad tyon!aa
ny, ratified on the 10th Of August. 1868, IS r4-
lates to the organization of the company i
hereby re-enacted and confirmed
Which was voted down.
NAYs.-Messrs. Barnes, Reasiey, Bros1cn
Blythe, Flythe, Forkner, Hayes Harrington
Lassiter, Legg, Melchor and Sweat-lG.
Mr. Martindale called the previous question.
which was sustained and the bill passed by tia
following vote:
YEAL.1Messrs. Becman, Burns, Blythe, CO.
grove, Eppes, col, Forkner, GauoWay, col,
Hayes, Hyman, col, Jones, OF Columbus. Jones.
Of Wake, Lassltcr, egg, MartiDdao, 5hoG;=I.
Stephens Sweet and Whiteside-18.
NAYs.-Barnes, Beasley, Brogden, Fiythe.
Graham, Harrington, Jones, OF NecklenDurE
Lindsay, Long, Love, Mason, Nelch2r, Murphy
Welker and White-15.
Mr. Graham offered the lO.owiLc lro ra.
which spread on the journal, to-Wit:
respectfully protest against the actio. o.. tho
Senate, il giving co this Commission, the power
to make full and final settlement with George
W. Swepson, for misuse Of over six mi.i3ns o,
bonds OF the State. This extraordinary power
should be subject to revision by the IcA. Con
eral Assembly. l further protest GgsiGet til
action OF this Senate 10 voting down the aub3.L-
tute offered by myself, and thereby leaving the
control OF this important State @OEk 10 =. Al.
Lttiedeld. further protest against tho actlO.
of this Senate, in refusing to ceasure the BoarG
of Directors for their negligence IL not bri4GIuG
George w. SwepsOn to settlement. / IurtAe-
protest against the failure OF this E-u,e 70 pro
tect the State against the rcpEcs1u tation a.
fraudulent and fictitious individual stock,
leaving this work in the bands or IndiViGua-
voting such stock. l further protest against Ill.
action of this Senate, IN refusing % abolish a..
present Crg1niZ alton, and to substitute tho y..
designed under the act Of August, l6G5-.l
power to alter being given by Scclon lsj, AEs.
VIII Of the Constitution. faItLGr prOt1s-
against the failure to require the French Dras&
Branch to have the North Carolina gUsEe ION.
feet eight and q half inches. JEo. ~. GRAHAM
we unite in the foregoing protest,
q. Il. HiURPHY,
l. A. khAsOE,
JOSHUA BARNES.
Nr. Love said he endorsed I'll thai ihis protest
contained, but should reserve the right o? draw
ing up one that is moro full.
CALENDAR (REsUMED).
Bill to provide for calling d Convention u C.-n
people Of North Carolina was taken up, discussed
and rejected By the following vote:
YEAs-MessEs. Barnes, Graham, Joncs, q.
Mecklenburg, Love, Mason, LelcLoT, Murphy,
Robbins, Whiteside and Wison-10.
NAYS-Messrs. Beaeley, Beeman, Eolam..
Brogden, Burns, Blythe, OOlgrOve, Cook, Eppc.,
colored, Flythe, Sorkner, Galloway, cOlC.ed, E.--
TingtOn, Hawkins, Jones, Of Columbus, Jones, o.
Wake, Lassiter, Martindsle, SboffEcr, Stephens,
Sweet, Welker and White-23.
On motion the Senate adjourned until to-moi-
row morning at o O'Clock.