The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-03-30
? HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. w.
WEDNESDAY,, March, %, 1870.


,ai HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Jaat
WEDNESDAY,, March, %, 1870
AFTERNOON SESSION. s- sai q
The House met at 81 o'clock. s.ei4 3'H3
Leave Of absence was granted to Mr.. Green on
account OF sickness in his family. ',-1llis q ! 2
The unfinished business was taken up, viz:
the bill requiring persons to work the road.
Provides to declare that male persons between
the ages Of Is and As years, who wilfully refuses
to work the roads, after being notified to do so.
by tue oyerseer shgll be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanor; magistrates TO have Jurisdiction OF
cases arising under this act.
Mr.. Proctor moved TO indefinitely postpone
the bill. q taJ III if ~ Ei i34sf
that it was oppressive to the poor man. He re-
garded the proposition to imprison man for
failure to work the road. an outrageous one. He
argued at much length against the bill.
Mr.. WEIGH followed In favor of the bill. The
poor man was not the one that generally shirkod
the duty of working the road, but the man in
easy circumstances Under the operation OF the
Homestead act many could and would with
impunity refuse to work the road Some meas
ure was absolutely necessary in order to provide
for keeping the public roads In a passablc con-
dillon.
After the adoption Of some amendments, de.
claring that the fine should tt but ST. and that
the act should not apply to those who paid said
fine and that no one who Is beyond the age of
45 years shall be made an overseer of road, the
bill and also the code bill entitled Tan act con-
cernmg roads, bridges and ferries" were referred
to special committee of five, consisting of
Messrs Hodgin, Harris OF Wake, Malone, Men
Mr.. Harris Of Wake introduced bill for the
relief of executors and administrators Passed
second reading. N sisfa .i4it
senate bill to extend the corporate limits of
the toxru of QrrithviIle naaapd third reading
House bill amendatory OF act relative 10 the
Western Turnpike Road passed second and third
The House al surned until s,1 o'clock ~
J -. llLlIIS sl!( 10. ;,
g The SENATE ,s., E int 9Ss des|I 0'el'ek So
journal read and approved.
Mr. Sweet moved to reconsider the vote by
which House bill I'M relation TO public printing
The motion to reconsider prevailed BY the fol-
lowing vote: -t,l;.,,
Yeas-Messrs. Bellamy, Brogden, Blythe, Col
grove, Cook, Davis, Eppes, Forkner, Galloway,
Hayes, Harrington, Lyman, Hawkins, Jones Of
Wake, Lassiter, Martindale, Richardson, Saoffi
ner, sweet and White-20. anil L,...ltu Lstrit
Nays-Messrs. Burns, Graham, Lindsay, Long,
Love, Mason. Melchor, Murphy, Welker and
Whiteside-10. f1.i ti1s ''li7s p -
Mr. Sweet moved to reconsider the vote by
which the amendments Of the Committee on
Printing were adopted. 81 .1.fft M s.iaaf..s8gaD
The motion to reconsider prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote
Yeas-Messrs. Rellamy, Brogden, Blythe, Col
grove, Cook, Davis, Eppes, Forkner, Galloway,
Hayes, Harrington, Hyman, Hawkins, Jones Of
Wrke, Lassiter, Legg, Martindale, Shoffner,
Sweet and White-2O rtil
Nays-Messrs. Barnes, Beall, Burns, Graham,
Lindsay, Long, Love. Mason, Murphy, Robbins,
Wclker and hiteside-l2 'i--''
Mr.. Sweet moved to insert 'Reports OF the de-
cisions OF the Supreme Court, which was strick-
en- out on yesterday. sri !, 'iis ls.i
| The motion to insert prevailed by the follow
ing vote: ff,,t.F t.,....,f,,
| Messrs. Bethany, Brogden, Blythe, Col
grove, Cook, Davis, Eppes. Forkner, Galloway,
| Harrington, Hyman, Hawkins, Jones OF Wake,
Legg, Martindale, Richardson, Shoffner, Sweet
and White-19. a-l ne5atalgg. 9s-
Long, Love- Mason, Melchor, Murphy, Robbins,
Welksr and Whitesidc--l2
Mr.. Sweet moved to strike out "62k cchts,,'
aud insert "75 CENTS" N1',si q ii1i
The motion to strike out and insert prevailed
| by the following vote .4..f5 .iil3iua -l 10 .f7
Ycas-Messrs. Bellamy, Brogden, Blythe, Col
| grove, Cook, Davis, Eppes, Forkner, Galloway
| Hayes, Harrington, Hyman, Hawkins, Jones Of
Wake, Legg, Martindale, shoffner, Sweet and
| White-19. its.- .a, 10. li,1-s ai'r--lais SIR
Nays-Messrs. Barnes, Beall, Burns, Graham
Lindsay, Long, Love, Mason, Melchor, Murphy
Robbins, Welker and Whiteside-13. III III
Mr.. Sweet moved to strike out-"at so cents
| per volume for laws, documents, Journals, and
codes, and S15 per thousand for all volumes
bound in paper, and for pamphlets, etc., 10 pro
portion, and insert "at such prices as may b
allowed by the Governor and heads OF depart
ments" n-'ti 500 a--''''."t
Mr.. Graham moved to add-"not 10 exceed
$1,000 per volume" ei..i .i1fl lI.i0
The amendment did not prevail by the follow
ing vote: ....-y,.... s...,.,.-, .,.,..,.r
Yeas-Messrs. Barnes, Burns, Grahsm, Love
Mason, Murphy and Scott. ~.
Nays-Messrs. Belamy, Brogden, Blythe, Col
grove, Cook, Davis, Forkner, Galloway, Hayes
Harrington, Lyman. Hawkins, Jones of Wake
Legg, Long, Martindale,, Melchor, Richardson
shoffner, Stephens, Sweet and white
The motion OF Mr.. Sweet to strike out and in
sert prevailed by the following vote: a '.
Yeas--Messrs. Bethany, Brogdcn, Blythe, Col
grove, Cook, Davis, F0rkRer, Galloway, Hayes
Harrington, Hyman, Hawkins, Jones OF Wake
Martindale, Shoffner, Sweet and White-17.
l. Nays-Messrs barnes, Bcal. Burns, Graham
Lindsay, Long, Love, Mason. Mclchor, Robbins
Scott, Welker and Whiteside-13. -'t' p. =
The bill, as 1t came from the House of Repre-
sentatives. passed by the following vote: ll'
Yers-Messrs. Beilamy, Brogden, Blythe, Co
grove, Cook Davis. Eppes, Forkner, Galloway
Wake, Legg, Martindale, Richardson, Shoffner
Stephens, Sweet and White. 81. aig iii
Nays-Messrs. Barnes, Beall, Burns, Graham
Lindsay, Long, Love, Mason, Melehor, Murphy
Robbins, Scott, Welker and Whiteside-14,
Z Mr.. Robbins moved to suspend the rules I,
take up aud cons der House bill to suspend tn
writ of tieri tacids until January 1S72i h ,iufs
The rules were suspended BY the followin
Yeas-Mcssrs. Beasley Brogden, Burns, Blyth,
Hayes, Harrington, Hyman, Hawkins, Jones {
Wake, Lassiter, Long, Love, Mason. Martindal'
Richard, on, Robbins. Shoffner, Stephens, Swee
WcIker and White-26.
Nays-Messrs Barnes, Beall, Graham Melchc
and Scots. 90 ttAi 'st 3iN 1855
The bill passed second reading. g.!if,,,
The bill was read third time. t,-...,5 N !,
Mr.. Robbins moved to amend the bill By il
, serting the following words: sand oeaditioi
ezponds and eieyit. ''it ~ -
Mr. Robbins called for the previous question
The call was not sustained. :,
!, Mr. Graham earnestly opposed the bill, for Il
reason thatthe bill contains no relief for Il
people; that it is broken reed that the peop
will lean on for relief. 4.s 81 4as E,f- !
Mcssrs. Welker, Cook and Murphy oppose
, the bill for the same reasons.
!. Mcssrs. Robbins and Lassiter urged the pa
!, sage Of the bill. aFi - ~ =
l The roll was called twice, the bill failing
PASS both times for the want OF quorum.
House bill to raise raise revenue was taken I
aud considered to adjournment. o3A q
EVENING SESSION.
D Senate met at 9]1S O'clock. ~ 'liy as5i
President in the Chair. ,,iss.5ss--s ,r a.
House Till to incorporate the Warrentt
Savings Bank, and House bill relative to Co
stables In New Hanover, passed several res
ings. u II F5iA . glata
g, sd sl