Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-25

Dy 1nstructlug the CLERK OF the Senate to
have the printing done, which was voted
down, and Mr.. Loves motion was adopted.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
.!a--. SENATE.
e. SATURDAY, Feb. 10, 1870
BILL INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Hayes: Bill to secure the holders
of bonds issued by the State to the VIII
haEston and Tarboro' Railroad Company.
Referred.
THIRD HEADING OF BILLS.
The following bills passed their third
readings, to wit:
Bills authorizing the County Commits
sioners Of Chowan, Perquimans, Burke,
OnsioW, Sampson and Richmond, TO levy q
special tax.
Bill to incorporate the town Of Black
Creek in the county OF Wilson.
Bill to amend the Charter OF the Louis
burg Branch Of the Wilmington and Wei
don Railroad Company.
Bill to incorporate the Revarsion Man
ufacturing Company OF the county Of Rich
monG.
Bill to amend an act to extend the cor
porate limits OF the town OF Lumberton.
Bill TO Incorporate the Benevolent Sons
of the county of Edgecombe This bill was
explained by Mr.. Bethany being an act
to Incorporate d benevolent society Of
negroes, whose purpose it is to take proper
care of their race who are too old 20 take
care OF them elves and also Of orphan
children who are too young to work.
Mesers. Shotfner and Smith voted
against It's passage.
BiIl in favor Of Hugh b. Guthrie, late
Sheriff OF the county Of Orange.
air. Graham moved that the name OF
Hugh Is. Guthrie be stricken out Of the
bill and that OF John Turner, the present
Sheriff, be inserted He dld not know
who introduced the bill IN the other house.
1t was not done by tne member from
Orange. II, Is. Guthrie was defaulter to
the State and county Tor the year 1867.
The balance, s., OU0, OF the state tax for
that year has been collected out Of tho
property OF one Of lis sureties, aud bal,
ancG OF the county tux has hot been paid
To allow Guthrie 10 colleca this money
would be unjust /" his sureties who have
suffered heavily. TIE present Sheriff
has o good bond, and II the tax WAS colIec
ted by him it would be honestly accounted
for.
Mr.. Jones Of Wake said he had known
Col Guthrie for several years. II he
(Gurhrle) was rascal Or sc0undrel he did
not know it, and it was the first time he
had ever heard such charge made against
him. He knew that there was very wide
political differnce between the Colonel and
the Senator from Orange, and he also
knew that Col. Glthrie had been persecu
ted for his political sentiments. The hu-
Klux had even surrounded lis house, and
on one occasion had taken man ont Of
his (Guthrie's) house and severely whipped
him. He was opposed to acting upon the
bill until the evidence on the other side
could be obtained, or until Col. Guthrie
could be heard from, and moved to post
pone the further consideration OF the bill
until Saturday next
Mr.. Graham said he was free to admit
that there was very wide difference not
only POLITICALLY" but personally" b.
tween himself and Guthrie, and he was
willing for the Senate to decide, although
a large majority Of them differed with him
politically whether the insinuations Of
the Senator from Wake were just Or true,
that he actuated by O partizan feeling
in making the motion he had done. The
remarks Of the Senator in reference to
what the Ku Klux had done was foreign
to the subject under consideration and had
nothing to do with it. The only question
tor the Senate to decide was whether they
will allow a defaulter and man who is un-
der no bond to collect this tax or whether
they will authorize John Turner, who has
given good bond, to make the collec-
ton, he had no personal interest IN the
matter, but he could not remain silent and
see the taxes of his county go into the
pocket of q defaulter. The motion to
postpone should not prevail and he hoped
the Senator from Wake would see the pro-
priety of Withdrawing it.
Wr. Welker said he agreed with the Sen
ator from Orange, that If the former Sher-
if, Mr.. Guthrie, was under bond that
it would not be proper to entrust him with
the collection of these taxes. He did not
know much about Mr.. Guthrie, but from
what he had seen or heard him he was
free to confess he was not very favorably
impressed.
Mr.. Jones Of Wake disclaimed any in
tention of casting improper reflections on
the Senator from Orange and withdrew his
motion to postpone and the amendment
was adopted.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
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