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

Leaves of absence were granted to Mcssrs.
Hawkins, Smith of Allegheny, Barnes and Whit.
ley
Mr.. Sinclair called UP the bill to repeal an act
to allow citizens NJ North Carolina TO practice
in the Courts OF this State.
The bill was considered at length, Mcssrs.
Sinclair aud Malone made remarks in favor OF
its passage, alleging, among other reasons, that
der to he qualified to practice law. BY the pro.
visions ot the act, which wac proposed TO he
repealed, any man who could prove u good
moral character, could enter on the duties OF
the loyal profession. Such should not bG tho
case. Many poor ignorant man would nr i'm.
posed on by the good character OF so lawyers. As
consequence at the net, litigation was Tear.
fully on the increase, The standing Of the legal
profession was lowered They hoped the bill
would pass aud thereby remove the evil, con
sepnrui on the continuation OF the act
Mr. Rca gave his experience as derived by his
employing one OF the cheap go lawyers. With
all hir heart lie should vote for the bill,
Messrs, Morris, Lcary, Foster, Pou, Long OF
Chatham snd othcr- opposed the bill. The act
gave poor young men an opportunity of pro-
curing license to practice law, who otherwise,
however competent they might be, could not
obtain such license, they not being aOle to un.
drrgo the expense Of Travelling tn Raleigh for
the purpose OF applying to the supreme Court
Tor license, &c. The old lawyers had no oCca.
sion to- lear II ON the continuance Oi the act. II
a man employed Que OF the "good character"
LAWYERS, and got deceived by him--as was the
ease with Mr.. Rca-he never would employ an
other. Men generally employed good lawyers
to conduct their cases AT court There was,
also. u code bill on the calendar, which would
remove any evil that might be apprchcndcd
from the act, proposed to be repealed, That Till
allowed persons to obtain an examination by
the supreme Count II they SO desired, and get n
certificate from the Court The SO lawyers
could by application qualify thcmselccs TO per.
form many Of the duties of the profession, and
thereby save parties Of the heavy charges made
by the old lawyers, Sc.
Mr. Foster moved to lay the bill on the table.
Lost yeas ~, nays 10
The bill then passed second reading by the
following vote:
Ye,s-Mrs,rs Armstrong, Barnts, Boddie
Capdlrr Davis, Davidson, Ellis, Fnrrow, Fere-
bee, Gibson, Green, Gricr, Harris OF Wake,
Hicks, High, Hodnctt, Humphrlus, Kelly Of
Davie, Long of Richmond, Malone, Mendcnhall,
Moore OF Alamauce, Nicholson, Painter, PrUilltt,
Ragand Rra, Robinson, Shaver, Sinclair Smith
cI Aucguany, Smith OF Wayne. sykes, Thomp-
son, Vcstal, Whitley, Williams OF Harnelt, VIII
liams OF Sampson-SS.
Say.-Mcssrs. Ames, Ashworth, Barnett Car
son, Carey, CAwthurn, Cherry, Dixon, Eagles,
Forkner, Poster, franklin, French, Hendricks,
Hnlard. Hinnnnt, llnfiuan, horney. Hudgings,
Ingram, Justus of Henderson, Lallu, Lcsry'
Long OF Chatham Mayo, Morris Pearson, Pou,
Price, Reynolds, Sniprs, Stanton, stevens, Stil'
lev, Sweat, Vest, WsldrOp-3'
MIR Stilley called up bill to amend chapter 21i
OF pubic laws, Proposes TO increase The fees
of sheriff. m crrtaiu ca,cs) Passed -rroud
reading, aud on motion oi Mr.. Stilley was order
ed to be- printed, and made the special order at
| O'Clock to morrow
Mr. Price called up bill to amend chapter 81
OF public law, In relation To quarantine at tue
port oi Wilmington. Passed second and third
frhdings,
Mir, Malone called up bill to amend see 10,
CHAPTER lS5 Of public laws OF 1850, IN relation
to townships. lGyrs township consnbles the
same authority exercised by shvriis 10 collect
taNcsl Passed second aud third reading
Mr Mcmillan called up bill 10 annex part OF
New Hanover to Slmpson county Passed IND
and Srd readings