The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-12-14
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Mr.. Houston introduced q resolution In
structing the principal clerk OF the House 10
have 800 copies of the Treasurcrs. report
printed. Referred to the judiciary commls
tee.
Mr.. Wilcox introduced a resolution IN rel
erence to public lands. Referred 10 tile
committee on federal relations.
Mr.. Carson introduced a resolution In ref
erence to homesteads. Referred to the ]u-
dietary committee.
Mr.. Woodbouse introduced resolution In
fayor. of the Sheriff of Currituck. Referred
to the committee on propositions and griev
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Justice introduced bill to. fix the
mileage of members and officers OF the Gen
eral Assembly at Is cents per mile. Placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. Warning introduced bill in regard
to elections. Placed on the calendar.
Mr. York introduced bill for the pro-
lection of the distillers of North Carolina.
Referred to the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Settle introduced a bill to be entitled
an act for the relief of the Sheriff OF Rock
ingham. Referred to the Finance commit
Mr.. Tomlinson introduced bill TO repeal
an act entitled an act in relation to per diem
and mileage. Placed ON the calendar.
Mr.. Lucas introduced bill to provide for
the appointment of commissioners of wrecks
for the county of Hyde Referred to the
Finance committee.
Mr.. Lucas introduced a bill to change the
time for settling with the Public Treasurer.
Referred to the committee on Judiciary.
On motion of Mr. Justice the rules we're
suspended and the bill on relation to fixing
the mileage was taken up. .'i
Mr.. Marler moved to strike out "15" and
insert 80" adopted, By vote OF "a to z.
Mr.. Justice said he did not introduce the
bill for the purpose of making fun out o: 1t,
and as the members seemed to take 1t In
that light, he would therefore move to lay
the whole matter onfthe table. Lost.
Mr. Rankin moved to refer the whole mat
ter to the committee on salaries and fees
Adopted. s- i1a ch ?.
,frSaFa % CALENDAR. Hfi'
House bill to incorporate the NJ. E. Sing
ing School Society was taken up, and the
report of the committee that it do not pass,
was concurred in.
House bill to repeal chap. So, sec. 5, of the
laws of 1856 was taken up, when
Mr.. McAffee moved to amend by inserting
"that the proceeds of the sale of town lots
in the town of Columbus, Polk County, set
apart for the purpose of Normal school,
shall be set apart as a fund for common pur-
poses in the county of Polk"
The call for the previous question was
sustained and the amendment was lost. The
original bill passed.
House bill to authorize the late Sheriff of
Yadkin county to collect arrears of taxes was
taken up.
Mr.. Hampton amended by inserting the
name of Mr. Haymore, Sheriff of Surry. The
bill as amended passed.
House bill to be entitled an act to restore
to the Western r. r. Co. its original char
ter privileges to regulate the appointment OF
State directors, and to define the States in
terest in the general meetings of the stock
holders of said company, was taken up and
passed its several readings.
On motion of Mr. Shull the rules were
suspended and the bill for the relief of the
Sheriff of Watauga was taken up and passed
its several readings.
Mr. Robinson from the committee on en-
rolled bills reported several bills and resolu
lions as properly enrolled.
CALENDAR RESUMED.
House bill to repeal an act in reference to
the taking of fish from the northeast branch
of the Cape Fear river was taken up and
passed its second reading. y
House bill to prescribe the time for Sher-
ifs to settle county and State taxes was ia
ken up and passed its several reading.
House bill to repeal sec. Z, chap. 1863, laws
of 1868'69, was taken up and passed its sec
ond reading. 90
House bill to empower the personal rep
resentatises of the late Sheriff Of Person to
collect arrears of taxes was taken up and
passed its several readings
On motion of Mr. York, the rules were
suspended and Senate bill to appoint a
joint committee to take into consideration
the question of constitutional reform, was
taken up. '' # s-l''e ..Lr- - ID
Mr. Dudley moved to make the bill a spe-
cial order for next Wednesday at 12 m.
Mr.. johnson, of Edgecombe, moved to
postpone indefinitely. Dos s
Mr.. Justice said that there was already
two bills before the House on that subject,
and that he favored the bill offered by Mr.
Marler, on changing of the Constitution,
and that this was subject upon which
we want fair hearing, and expect to have
it, but that was too late an hour to go into
a full discussion of the merits of the resolu
ton; therefore, lie he would move that this
House do now adjourn. Tie motion to ad-
journ was lost. lea Dh1.
Mr.. Sparrow hoped the motion to post
pone would not prevail " -"'.
Mr.. Justice said that he did not wish to
H. IL Al.
ing the question, and would therefore call
TOR the yeas and uays on the motion to In
definitely postpone. The vote being taken
the motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost by the following vote: 'ii~5i ". $40.
Those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs. Armstrong, Ashe, Atwater, At
kinson, Brooks, Broadfoot, Brown, Bryson,
Carson, Chamberlain, Clinard, Crawford,
Currie, Dickey, Duckworth, Durham, FUR,
Gambrel, Gore, Gullick, Graysnn, Gregory,
Houston, Hill, Johnston, of Buncombe,
Jones, of Caldwell, Joyner, of Johnston,
Jordan, Kelly, OF Davie, Kelly, of Moore,
Kelsey. Kincaid, Lassiter, Lucas, Martin,
Maxwell, McAfee, McCauley, McNeill. Mills,
Mitchell, Nicholson, Powell. Rankin, Reid,
Regan, Robinson, Scott, ShuIl, Smith, of
Anson, Smith, of Wayne, Sparrow, Stan
ford, Strudwick, Warning, Wilcox, Womack,
Young. of Yancey and York-59 7.lt
Those voting in the negative are-Mcssrs.
Bryant, ofoHalifax, Bryan, of Jones, Bum,
Cawthorne, Coils, Darden, Dudley, Ellison,
Faulkner, Fletcher, Garrison Goodwin,
Hampton. Harris. of Franklin, Hargrove,
Hardy, johnson, of Edgecombe Jones' of
Northampton, Justice, Lyon, MADISON, Mar
Ter, Morris, Morgan, OF Montgomery, Nor
gan, of Wake, Newsom, Nilsson, Page, Par
rot, Reayis, Robbins. Smith, of Halifax,
Tucker. Willis and Williamson-35
The question required on the motion 10
postpone to Wednesday week and make it
a special order for that day at 10 M, and
was lost by the following vote - b. Fl
YEAS essrs Brooks, Brown. Bryant, of
Halifax, Bum, Buxton, Cawthorne, Carson.