Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-11
From the Raleigh Sentinel.
pR9GEEDlNGS OF THE LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
TUESDAY, March l, 1870.

i
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Hawkins: Bill to Incorporate the
North Carolina Masonic Temple AssOcla-
ton. Referred.
By Mr.. Jones, of Wake Bill to loan the
money levied for the especial tax fund -
to the State. Referred.
Rv Mr. Stephens Resolution tender
ing s.mpathies to the Cuban veterans
Lies over.
FROM THE HOUSE.
Bill to amend the several militia laws OF
the State.
Bill to allow Probate Judges to prove
deeds, &c
Bill to divide the county of Hyde into
two wreck districts.
Bill to change the time for holding the
Superior Courts in the Third Judicial Dis
trict.
THIRD READING OF BILLS
Bill to prevent the sale of the reverslon-
ary interest in homestead lands. Passed
Resolution to pay the actual expenses of
the committee appointed toslnVestigate the
affairs of the Albemarle and Chesapeake
Canal Company. Passed.
Bill TO amend chapter sos and 112 of the
public laws relating to the gauge of GER
tain Railroads.
! This bill was discussed at length.
Messrs. Love, Graham, Brogden, Rob
bins and A. n. Galloway, colored, spoke
! in opposition to the bill.
Messrs. Davis, Welker, Beall and Lind
/ say urged it's adoption.
The bill was finally rejected for t l G
second time by the following vote
AYEs-Messrs BeaIl Beeman, Blythe, Davis,
! Folkner, Hayes, Harrington, Lindsay, Mason,
MartindaIe, Moore, of Osrteret, Shoffner, Sweet,
Welker, Whiteside and Winstead-l6
NAYS -Messrs. Barnes, Beasley, Brogden, Burns
Eppes colored, FIythe, Galloway, colored, Gra-
ham, Jones, of Columbus. Jones, OF Mecklen'
burg, JONES' OF Wake, Lasster, Love, Melcaor'
Mclaughlin, Murphy, Respass, Robbins, Ste
phens and Whlte-N.
Mi. Stephens moved to reconsider the
vote and to postpone the motion.
A. 81. Galloway, COL, moved to lay the
motion on the table; lost.
Mr.. Robbins moved to indefinitely post
pone the motion.
Pending its consideration the Senate
adjourned until tonight at u o'clock.
), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, March l, 1870.
> BY J. W. Leary, col: A resolution to al
low the Commissioners of Cumberland tC
use the arsenal at Fayetteville for schoo
1 purposes.
t Ga motion, the rules were suspended
i and the resolution was adopted.
Onmotion of Mr.. Farrow, the rules wer
> suspended, and the bill to amend chapte
o 12O, section 3, Revised Code, was taken III
u and passed its several readings.
i Mr. Downing was allowed to sign th
= protest against the passage of the Dill re
re pealing Railroad appropriations.
II The bill making a lien lay in favor o
IL physicians, was made special order 10
is Thursday at half past 10 o'clock.
a- BY MI. French: A bill to enable tn
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherfor
= Railroad Company to complete their roa
and to authorize the return OF State bono
to the Treasury. Referred.
Bv the same: a bill concerning the Sc
!, Element Of State taxes. Lies over.
SPECIAL ORDER.
ar The bill TO allow the Northwestern Ran
% road Company to complete the hrse dlVl
n. ion of their road (bill allows the Compan
h. to issne and sell first mortgage bonds
the amount of $500, ,OOO)
N After debate the bill was recommltte
" to the Judiciary Committee, and made I'll
snpcial order for tomorrow morning at
O'clock.
SECOND SPECIAL ORDER.
Bill to be entitled an act to raise rev
nue..
- On motion the bill was considered So
I ton by section. :,
N In section s, which provides that Il
taxes hereafter designated shall be apPn'
to defray the expenses OF the OIaCe W
= ernment, to pay the interest on the pu!!
lie debt. and to pay appropriations 4
- schools and charitable institutions N
RS, Smith of Allegheny moved to strike
,ns a1s the words ''to pay the interest on the pu
,as lie debt"
Upon the motion to strike out the ye
n and nays were called, and it was adopt
by vote of yeas Al, nays "a.
The following is the ballot:
or YEAs-Messrs. Armstrong, Boddie, Oandl
m uawthorne. Clayton. Davis, Davidson, Durha
- ~ | Ellis, Ferebee, Foster, Gatlipg, Gibson, Gr1
OF Hawkins, Hendricks, Hicks, Hodnett, Humphrl
mt Ingram Jarvis, Justice Of rutherford, Jqstus
tie Henderson, Kelley of Davie. Long of Richmo
20 Malone, Mcmillan, Moore of Alamance, MICH
los son, Painter, Pearson, Pou. Robinson, siegr
~ Smith of Allegheny, Smith of Martin, smith
ps, Wsyne, Sykes, Thompson, Williams OF HAIL
1r- and williams of Sampson.
,at NAYs-Messrs. Ames. AsheWorth, Oarey,
~. eS on Downing, Eagles. Forkner, French, Gahag
"a Harris of Wake, Hodgin, HOFFMAN. HudglI
9at Kelley of Moore, Leary, mayo, McOaniess; N
rp- ris, Morrill,, Seymour, stevens 'es'ai "llAle
of Williams.
ov Mr. French moved to amend oy aoal
nd to the section the words latter the
l;s- penses and appropriations are pa!G, II
funds are left they are to be app1ed 70
puyment IF in crest On State bonds lss'
,5. prior to 1868"
MIR. Smith Of Allegheny moved TO am'