Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-11
From the Raleigh Sentinel.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE
SENATE,
FRIDAY, Feb, 4, 1870.

SENATE.
FRIDAY, Feb, 4, 1870.
FROM THE HOUSE.
Bill granting the consent of the State to the
United States to purchase certain lands in the
cItv OF Wilmington to erect Custom House, Post
CiH-c, &c. Referred.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BvA. H. Gallo ay, coored Bill to protect
Married Women against the violence OF brutal
husbands Referred.
By Mr.. Barnes Bill TO incorporate the town
Of BLACK Greek in the County Of Wilson Refer
red.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Ti,J ~ co,nreI persons to work on Public Roads
This bill reQuiIes all able bodied persons be-
tween the ages Of IS and IS years, who are liable
% work on Public Roads, and wfully refuse to
do so after having been notified according to law,
shall be euijty OF misdemeanor and hned or I'M
prisoner 3. the discretion OF the Oourt peloIe
whom il il tried Ihe JuStices of the Peace
shall have iur sdjc ion III all cases arising under
this act 800 "
Mr.. F6rkner moved to lay the bill on the table.
sIr. Moor 81 Carteret, moved to amend the
title as f0llu- Bill 70 compel poor men to
Keep no the Pubic Roads" Lost.
ar Mclaughlin In1:ed TO strike out Is years
Of age AID lusert u, oh was adopted.
Mi Moore, OF Chrteret, moved to amend the
lat section Ivy the addition OF the following pro-
yiso IrOrtieH. That no person owning less than
$500 worth Of property shall be required TO work
over two days on the Rosd III any one year. which
WAS voted down.
MIR Love moved to strike out 81 years of age
aid inacrt Is wears and day so as to read
ic;ween tho ages OF Is years and daV and 80.
The question divided, II Was stricken out
and lie b!uk was li!led by Inserting IL years and
day,
astpon en- ut Of the bill, which was voted down,
aHi the ti!l passed.
SPECIAL ORDER.
BiI relating 10 the bonds Issued to Railroads
1868 and 1880.
WHEREAS The Constitution of North Carolina,
article eight section first, reserve to the General
Assembly TIE right to alter repeal all gener-
ri IaN5 or special aCts OF Incorporation; and
wr~t d. the people Of the State (belleve the se7-
eraI acts Of Railroad incorporation to have been
iI4ylIy and lncO2siderately made without suth.
CIe1tiy guarding the interests Of the State, and
~ thoyJ express manifest discomfort under the
burdens Of taxation lmposed upon them Tor the
UavIacnt Of interest on the bonds that have been
sold ~ &n extremely deprecated price,
bonds that arc in the 4uds OF Railroad officials,
and without benefit to the State; therefore
SECTION l. III General Assembly Of NORTH
r,troL.14d DO enact, That the several Ireasurers
II those kailrOGd Companies 70 whose presidents
bonds of the State have been Issued under ordln-
anoe Of the Convention OF eighteen hundred and
sjytT Eight, or acts of the General Assembly OF
eighteen hundred and sixty eight and eighteen
Iundred and sixty-nne, have been turned
over 20 Eaid Presidents by their predecessors, be
toqulrcd to deposit with the Treasurer of the
state al extract, sworn TO from their books show
ing tnU amount paid over to the Company the
proceeds of the sale Of said bonds, or portions
the exhibition of the books of the Company in
proof OF the statement, and that the price thus
shall be the value that shall govern the Treasu
Ter OF the state in executing the provisions of
this net.
SEC a. That the Treasurer be forbidden to is.
sue to such Railroad Companies any bonds au
tAori1ed but not yet issued; that he further be
forbidden to pay interest on the bonds issued or
-pId on than the amount realized from
tjon, and that he shall never pay of the prlncl-
pal hen due moro than what was realized for
tl.-In when sold, as for instance, If one thou
and dollar bond only realized two hundred dol
lGrS, interest shall only be paid on two hundred
dollars, and that when such bond OF one thou
sand dollars natures only principal OF two
hundred dollars shall be paid for it's redemption,
and tn 1t it shall be lawful for persons holding
such bonds to return them to the Treasurer with
proper authenticati ton Of what realized for !
chem and when presented to amount to |
!4Io sum of one thousand dollars the Treasurer
-AalI issue new bonds to them to the amount OF |
tHcT value, bsaTing six per cent. interest and
rtTabIe tcfOre.
SEC. B. That ali Railroad Companies, or their
uIlcers specified above hereby forbidden to
acil any bonds yet in their possession until au-
ilcTiael by future legislation, but shall return
,.e M to the Treasure of the State, who shall
receipt fox them; bal If any bonds be sold in vlo-
latiou Of this the Treasurer of the State is
forbidden ever to pay principal or lntoreht on
rnCh bnnda.
ST,'. /. This act gi4au be III force from AMI at
ter it's ratification.
On motion Of Mr.. Welker the preamble of the
biz was amended by striking out all after the
word state in the. ith line to The word "ex-
l,fcss" in the 9TH line
This bill was discussed at some length. Messrs.
Blythe, Sweet and Hayes spoke in opposition to
It. and
Mr. Welker urged it's adoption.
A!r Sweet moved to strike ont the preamble,
which voted down, those who voted in the
affirmative Messrs. Blythe, ColgrOve. Cook,
FORMER, Hayes, Lyman, (cOl) Lassiter, Martin
dale, Moore OF Carteret Moore, Of Yancey,
Smith and Sweet ~
Mr. FOrkner moved to amend the bill by adding
tic following prOyiso:
4l,flV0 nf ~ AhnI
apply to the old bonds well as to the new,
and not moro than the face of the bonds shall be
pad il any event, which was voted down, those
~ voted in the affirmative
-.essrs. Boeman Blythe, Co:Srove, Cook, Davis,
Forkmer, Hayes, Ayman, col. Martindalc, Moore,
of Carteret, Moore, of 1ancey. Respass, Shofner.
SAITH stephens and Sweet-1G.
1ir. Sweet in explanation Of his vote on Mr..
H.'s amendment, said he would vote IN the az
tiEni-tye, on the principle that II You are going
t. he a rogue be q big rCugue
II. WeIker called the previous question, which
was sustained and tho bill passed its third reSd
Igg by the following vote
Agss.-NIessrs Barnes Beall, Deemsn, Bella
my, B,oSden, Burns, Cherry, Cook, Davis, Har-
iis.ston, Hawkins, Jones, OF Mecklenburg, Lind
say, long, Mason, Melehor. Mclaughlin, Muir
ply, Eeepass Robbins, Shoifner, Welker, White |
side and Winatead-2I.
Galloway, col. Hayes, Bymsn, col. Jones OF
Columbus, Lassiter, Martindale, Moore, of Car |
torct, Moore, Of lancey, Smith, Stephens and
SWcGt-1i.
IIr Forknor arose to question of privilege |
and said he should enter his protest against the
passage of the bill he desired to say also that he
was & member Of the National Republican party /
Of the United States but did not belong to the |
party OF Republicans who had signifed by their
votes III favor OF the bill just passed, that they
were i'll favor Of reputation.
mir. Blythe said he endorsed what the Senator |
fcouq Surry had iust said, he opposed to re-
pudiation but when Republicans repudiate that
which is of vital interest to the people Of his sec
ton, no should take the stump and advocate the
wIpius out Of the whole Indebtedness at one
stroke.
1Lr. Lindsay said he desired to congratulate
the true Republican party Of North Carolina in
this important triumph over those men who pre-
tended and claimed to belong to the Grand
National Republican party.
Mr. F0rkner said he feIt that the insinuations
thrown out by the Senator from Rockingham
were intended for him personally, and desired to
explain his true position. He belonged to the
National Republican party, because that party
went into the campaign last fall for President OF
the United States on the platform of non-ropu-
diatiop, and the Democrats went into the cam