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

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cuty th"n' *rri dollar, lie hoped the bill
Mr.. Jones <I 1T Columbus said that he thought
c bill onRh ~. to pn-s. /. was intended that the
,icTintende Id ct Public Works should have
ntrol andi |+-,nrct at this work. The Consti'
tiun - in'' Nd 'n,lrd The work belonged to the
,partment Pnblic Wurks. The Commission
al dcac We He had nothing to say against
rem. The INSTRUMENTATION III Public Works
nuld discha fye The dutivs Of tile commission,
nd SAY .ts..S :. state thr nnrusl expense Of the
Mr rsIE4[ laid he thought tbs bill good one.
That |5sc etrt sAonld not be indefinitely post
d,other = A course of the construction OF the
,eniten >'ncerei ~, Commission would cost con
siderable sgttouut, That II was due the people
in their a. y t-truss cd pecunury condition, that
the bill sho w aid become alaw.
Mt Mari n uGale called for the previous ques
tiuu The kpll was sustained, and the bill pass
al It's sccon EIl reading by the following vote;
YrAs IN I,srssrs. B.llamy, Burns, blythe, Col.
grove, CoOiXi Eppcs, Flythe, Forknrr, Galloway,
liay,s, Lar Singllp, J0ues, Of Columbus, Lcgg,
Lave MartiI ndac, Sweet, Mhiicsidc-l7
Nirs-M icssls. Barnes Brogdcu, Graham,
Iones, ON r,cklenburg, Lassiter, Lindsay, Long,
N,on, GrhOr, Murphy Robbins, shofner,
| Inc houru for the special order having arrived,
s.late bin Ito provide Tor the completion OF the
| Nu,trn N vision OF the Western North Carolina
fuhoad k~as taken up.
| " oral iam offered substitute for the hill,
| wlAa was 6,Tejected by the following vote
| Ms -EAessrs. Barnes, Bfp9dvn, Graham, Jones,
| OF Mkl9 sburg, Lindsay, Long, Love, Mason,
MelNr Mind Murphy-iO
NAN-Niessrs. Burns, Blythe, Colgrovc, Eppc',
| Forkny, vGalloway, Hayes, Harrington, Haw'
Mus, 'Sals of Columbus Jones OF Make, Las
sitter, MSrtlndae, shollncr, stephens, Sweet,
White, MNiteside and Wilson-2O,
The billNwas discussed tor some time, Messrs
| Sweet, laughter, and Blythe in favor OF the bill
Dr. Love Protested against it's passage, for the
reason that was intended 10 divert the funds
| aupropriai I'd Tor the completion 81 this road 10
| MucktowI md apply them to the construction
| OF the F1knch BrOnd branch OF said road.
| The big passed second reading. .
| The rules having been suspended, the bill was
| read aud 4pussed third reading by the following
| vote:
YEAs-sNiessrs. Becman Blythe, Colgrove,
Eppes, forkncr, Galloway, Hayes, Hawkins,
Legg, Msrtindalc, Shoilner, stephens, sweet aud
NAYS Mcssrs. Barnc., Braslcy, Brogdcn,
burg lindsay. Long, Love, Mason, Mclchor,
MurphyS Welker aud White-lo.
Mr. Mraham offered the lollwlng protest
auaIus ~ actlcn nj the Senate In passing senate
| bill to vfUgidc tor the completion vi the Wcs-
tern DIVISION Of the Western North Carolina
1 respectfully protest sgainst the action Of the
Senate IN giving to this Commission the power
| to MAKE iull and final settlement with Geo.
| W. swopson, for misuse OF over SIX millions OF
| bonds a tho State. This extraordinary power
should pc subject to revision by the next Gene
| raj Asskmbly
further protest against the action Of this
|
myself, hn. thereby leaving the control OF this
| import mt State work to NJ. S. Litteneld.
further protest against the action Of this
Senate In refusing to censurc the Board Of Di-
rcctors, for their negligence In not bringing
George W. Swepson to settlement
| further protest against the failure OF this
Senate, to protect the State against the rcprescn
tatiOn Of fraudulent and fictitious individual
stock and leaving this work In the hands OF In
dividunls voting such stock
! further protest against the action Of this
t.s lnlta thR nFian
zat ion, and substitute the one designed under
the act OF August 1865 this power being given
by section one, article eight OF the State Con-
stitutiun
| further protest against the failure Of the Sen.
ate to require the French Broad Branch 10 have
the North Carolina gunge--iour feet eight Inches
and halt
{. 7. MURPHY,
| JOSHUA BARNES,
| J.. A, MASON.
| Mr. Galloway rose to a question of privilege
| on the protest and said 1t has been customary
here III this Senate to assail outsiders | say
that every word in that protest against NJ. s.
Littlehuld Is false from beginning to end. 1t lie
because VI. S. Littlefcld is Republican. Til.
name OF LitIlciell is called when a Democrat
who is a dehultcr to the amount OF six hundred
and forty thousand dollars is not mentioned i
will say here, II | die in my tracks, that II is
cowardy to use such language against an out
Mr.. Graham said that he could afford to let
mass what the Senator from New Hanover said,
without notice
on its second reading, by the following vote:
Yess-Mcssrs. Barnes Graham, Jones of
MeeklenbpTE. Love, Mason Nm, Mslchor' Murphy,
Nnys-Messrs. Beasley, Becman, Bellamy,
Brogdcn, Burns, Blythe, Colgrove, Cook, Eppes,
Flythe, Forkner Galloway, Harrington, Haw'
sitter Martlndalo, shoifner, stephens, Sweet,
Welker and Whites.
Adjourned until tomorrow 95l a'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, March IS, 1870.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.. Smith
OF Martin, from Tuesday next to end OF session;
to Messrs, Justus, OF Henderson, and Sinclair,
from aud after to day, to end OF session.
RESOLUTION.
By Mr.. seymour, accepting the surrender of
tho charter and franchise OF the Newborn Tur-
rentipc Company. Adopted
hills INTRODUCED.
By Mr. Durham, In favor Of Z. Murril, sheriff
OF Onslow county. Laid over.
BY Mr. Kelly, of Davle, TO incorporate the
Shoals Manufacturing Company To Committee
on Corporations.
BY Mr. Morris, for the payment OF School
Committeeman Laid over.
Bill to empower the County Commissioners of
Richmond County to levy especial tax Amen.
Crd on motion al Mr.. Sinclair, so rs to make II
provide to submit the question to u vote OF the
people. As amended, the bill passed second
reading.
Mr. Malone called up bill to declare the law
of evidence in certain cases. which passed second
and third readings. FOrblds co defendants in
the same indictment TO testify for or against
each other
Bin 10 require the Supreme Court Of North
Carolina to examine applicants Tor license to
prnciicc law passed second and third readings
VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY.
The bill to aid in the construction Of this Road
through tile counties OF Granville, Person and
Caswell was taken up. Provides III the people
, | ngree thereto at nm election, that the commis.
|. | sloncrs of Granville aud Caswel counties shall
subscribe 500 900 each and those Of Person
100000 To meet these subscriptions, the com.
missioners OF each ot the counties OF Granville
aud Cnswoll shall subscribe $4,000 per ycaI,
and those Of Person s25, 900 until the tubscrip-
, Messrs Barrett aud Carey spoke In favor Of
, the bill, aud Mr.. Hodnctt against IT,:
| Mr. lIodnctt moved to strike the name oil
, | Caswcll IRON the bill, Carried.
, The hill then passed its second reading Yeas
, ELECTION or SPEAKER.
During tho consideration OF the bill relative TO
the Valley Railroad, the House, on motion OF
| Mr. French, agreed to 70 into an election for
Speaker to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation OF Mr. Holden, which took effect to-
| Inc names of Messrs. Moore, OF Chownn, Jar.
| Wis. Prnllltt aud Mendenhall were put In nomina.
! ton by Ncssrs. French, Durham, Malone and
9 Messr! Bowman aud Durham were appointed
| tcllcrs.
= The following Is the vote
FoH MT MOORE, OF Chowln-MesSrs. Ames,
5 A.hwortL, Barnett, Bowman, Carson, Carey,
5 Cnwthorn' Cherry, Crawford, Dixon, Downing,
4 Earl,p, Forkncr, Foster. Franklin, French, Ga
, haguu, Gunter, Harris OF Franklin, Harris Of
A Wake, HiInard, Hinnant, Hodgin, Hoffman
llugury uudgins Justus, Justice, Kelly o.
r Moore, Kinney Lenln, Leary, Long of Chatham
. Long Of Richmond, Mayo, McCaniess, Mcnden
. ball, Morrill,, Morris, Pearson, Price, Proctor
c Rauland, Rea, RcniTow, Robbins, Reynolds
+ Sinclair Simonds, Smith Of Martin, Snipes
Stanton, stevens, Sweat, Sykes, Vesial, Wee
u | and Waldrop-5S.
l. FoW Mn. JARvH-Messrs. Argo, Armstrong
| BnddIc, Davis, Davidson, Durham, Farrow
q | Fcrebre Gntiin Gibson, Green, Gricr, Hawkins
q | Hcks high Kelly Of Davc, Mcmillan, Moor
OF Alumance. Moore OF Chowan, N'cho son
| Protntt Shaver Smith OF Wayne, Strudwtck
| Ihnmnsnn Mrlcl. Whitley and Wllllnms o