Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, Feb. 8.

HOUSE UF REPRESENTAIlfE YES. -
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 1870.
Eagles, colored, arose to question cf
privilege in regard to an attack upon him
in the Wilmington Post. He denounced
Chas. Grady, editor of that paper, as a
scape gallows, who had ravished colored
woman and had boasted of the vile act af-
terwards. He was Republican, but he
detested those low and degraded carpet
baggers who had neither decency nor self
respect, who make it their business to fol
low their low-bcrn and vile instincts. by
making war upon everything and every
body that was respectable and decen t,
&c.
Mr.. Pou moved to suspend the rules
and take up Mr.. Welch's resolution de-
claring it to be the sense of the members
of the General Assembly, that their term
of office expires on the first Thursday in
August, 1870.
This created some debate, and before
vote was reached, the special order was
announced to wit Bill to repeal certain
sections of the public laws of 1S68-'69.-
This bill repeals all the sections that le-
vies a special tax to pay Interest on special
tax bonds)
Mr. Jarvis took the floor in support of
his bill. There was 40 constitutional OBJ
lection to the passage Of this bill, calling
L, o.
were passed, the Legislature was the con-
tracing party on the one side and the
companies on the other, and when the
companies accepted these amendments to
their charters they took this section as a
part Of the contract, and mO1e than that,
the purchasers OF these bonds bought them
with the provisions of this section staring
them in the face. Now # there was no
constitutional objections to the passage of
the bill then, the question was whether 1t
was prudent to pass it.
Mr.. Jarvis went on showing the burden
cd and distressed condition of the people
and the cruel hardships which this special
tax system had worked upon them, and the
reckless and unconstitutional manner in
which this vast amount of debt had been
contracted. He argued at length, showing
that in view of the undeniable fact that
the people could not pay interest on both
new and old bonds, that by every princi-
pie of honor and equality, the holders of
the old bonds should be paid, the State
having received from them the par value
of the bonds, and was now receiving ben
efits accruing from the expenditure of
that money.
Mr.. J. continued for some time longer
urging various legal and constitutional
in favor of his proposition.
Mr.. Apaes moved to lay the bill on the
table.
The yeas and nays being called the mo-
tion was rejected.
Mr.. Bowman move to amend by ex-
empting section 10, chapter 36, which
levies a special tax of one cent on the 500
worth, to pay the interest on bonds issued
for the construction of a Turnpike Road
from Marion, Mcdowell, to Asheville,
county. Mr.. Jarvis accepted
the amendment.
NJ n 40 6x1o r |
ing section 4 chapter 80 from the provis-
ion of the bill. This section levies
special tax of onetwentieth of one per
cent. to pay interest on bonds issned On
the North Western North Carolina Rail
rOad.)
Messrs. Vest, Ingram and Justice oppos-
ed the whole bill.
Mr.. French spoke in opposition and con-
cluded by moving to postpone for one
week.
During the debate Mr.. Sinclair took the
occasion to rise to a question of privilege
in regard to various attacks made on his
character by Josiah Turner, Jr., in the
Daily Sentinel; during his remarks he gave
an account of his ecclesiastical troubles,
and touched somewhat upon the question
OF State rights.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor transmitting q communication from
financial condition of the State. The com
munication was ordered to be printed.
The debate upon Mr.. Jarvis bill was re
sumed.
Mr. Pou hoped that the motion to post
pone would be voted down and the bill
passed it's second reading.
Mr.. Moore, of ChoWan, opposed the bill
and wanted to know what was to become
of Investigation If this bill was passed, rem
+Eo hnn do who l..
this House had for weeks
been called on by the friends of this bill
to investigate.
Mr. M. continued to some length in his
opposition to the measure.
After some further debate, the motion
to postpone for one week was put to vote
ant prevailed.
Mr.. Durham moved to suspend the rules
and take up the bill (Senate) abOlishlng
the Office OF State Printer.
Opposition being made, Mr.. Durham
called the yeas and nays.
The call being sustained, the House
adopted the motion to suspend the rules.
MIR. Proctor moved to adjourn. Lost.
Harris, of Wake, COL, took the floor IN
opposition to the bill, and moved its con-
sideration be postponed until the Commit
tee appointed to investigate the alleged
of the printing should
report to the House.
Mr. Pou opposed the motion to post
pone and hoped the bill would be passed
at once.
Mr. Ames moved to adjourn. Lost.
Mr. French favored the motion to post
pone and was opposed to the bill.
Mr. Sinclair also opposed the bill.
Crawford, COL, moved to lay the whole
matter on the table.
A vote being taken the House rejected
the motion by a vote of yeas Is, nays 46.
Pending further debate, the House on
motion of Mr.. Proctor, adjourned.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 1870.