Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-04-07
QUIZ RALkIGH LhITER.
Jones Resignation to take ERect-Both
Houses 10 AdJourn Wednesday
The Convention Biu The Reeve
Bill PHxse.i-Its Leading
Featuaes--G anG0eITs Coutf
Dead nd BurIed--n1Cssss
met lanmy nd Ashe
RALEIGH, n. c., March 81, 1871.

RALEIGH, \. c., March 81, 1871.
Dear Journal The session is drawing
gradually 10 close, and members begin
ing to lack w bag and baggage. ready
for a speedy return to their homes
The Impeachment Of Jones is brought to
q "lame aud impotent conclusion" This
high official having rendered his resgna-
ton. the House of Representatives to day
adopted resolution directing the Board
to withdraw the Articles of Impe achment
This being the day upon which the sum-
mons had been made re urnable, and the
Iessepger having been utabe to reach here
because of not making the proper railroad
connections, the Court adjourned until tc-
morrow, when NO doubt the articles VIII
be withdrawn, and the Senate spare a.
waste of time and patience. Both branches
of the General Assembly are holding two
daily sessions, and are passing bills by the
dozen, 50 as to adjourn on or before next
Wednesday. Many members are already
leaving, aud scarcely quorum will be
here on Monday.
passed, eni is now law. The "two thirds
clause was stricken out by the House aud
the anne ndnent was TO day concnrrtd 10
! by the Senate by vote of thirty to eleven,
so that on the first Thursday IN August
next. the people of North Carolina
will have an opportunity of giving foil
this momentous question. and Of relieving
themselves from this burdensome and
Ubiquitous Constitution. Every county
should a: once begin to organize for the
coming campaign. for the Office holders
will spare ne-means nor measures by which
to retain their places Of power and profit,
and, like vultures, continue to prey upon
the vitals of our good old State.
The Revenue Bill passed its third and
final reading in the Senate to-day, having
already been passed by the House. It's
provisions are quite liberal to the mer.
chants, traders, &C., without discriminate
| ing IN Justly against other professions and
pursuits. The tax for the general fund is
twenty-five cents on the hundred dollars;
| for the Penltentiary, twelve cents; for th 3
Asylum, eight ceDts, and len cents to SIP
ply the present deficiency in the Treasury
| for which the last Legislature had made
no provision, making a total of fifty-tw O
cents Oh every one hundred do lars worth
OF real and personal property, while the
poll tax for tie school fund Il ninety
cents, upon each male Eetwe7n the ages
of Itwenty-one and fifty. Two hundred
dollars worth Of personal property is ex
| empted FROM taxation.
The act abolishing the Special Courts Of
Wilmington and Newbern, was duly lati-
fed oil esterday, so that you ore at last
relieved from the greatest nuisance ever
inflicted npon tie good people of Whining
| ton, and Cant~ ell and his Court are mum
bered "among tie things that were" 50
mote it be, The citizens Of Wilmington
are under lasting obligations to their faith
/ FIJI Senator anil Representative. Maj. Nc
| CIammy, si1d Capt. Ashe. for the efficient
service rendered by them, in advancing
the interests of their constituents, ana in
actively aud successfully pushing forward
all measures sff' citing their iutorests.
| HAL