Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-02-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 1871.

House called to order at the usual hour.
By Mr.. Ashe: A bill regulating voting
where county lines have been recently
changed referred.
BY Mr.. Shull A resolution requesting
the Finance Committee to report Rev
enue bill as soon as possible /; placed on
calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Jordan, his resolution
concerning the Adjutant General, was
taken up. (The resolution orders the
Ad iutant General to send to this House,
by noon on Friday next, the information
! requested by the FOuse sometime ago in
regard TO the names of Detectives and
Spies, SCI
The resolution WAS put to vote and
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Carson, the bill in re-
lation to the State Library was taken up,
and, on motion of MIR. Ashe, was recon-
mmitted to the Committee from whence 1t
was reported.
On motion Of Mr.. Ashe, the resolution
asking our Congressman to introduce a
bill into Congress to repeal the special tax
on brandy, whiskey and tobacco, &c. +,
was taken up and passed its several read
ings.
Senate resolution in regard to the assets
belonging to tho Stale Of North Carolina,
was reached and adopted.
Senate resolution declaratory OF the
sense of the people in regard to the home
stead, personal property exemption, rights
of suffrage and the mechanics and labor
ers' lien law, was taken up and adopted.
Resolution declares that the people
OF the State are opposed to any amend
ment to the Constitution whereby the
above mentioned laws will be interferred
with.
Senate bin to amend certain subdivis-
ions and sections of chapter 270, laws OF
1868-'69, was taken up, and the recon-
mendstion of the Committee to have the
bill printed was concurred in.
Senate resolution to raise a joint Com
mittee of 5 to inquire into the State inter
est in the Cape Fear Navigation Company,
was taken up and, on motion Of Mr.. Ashe,
was potponed for a week.
Bill to define the duties of the several
Judges of the Superior Courts: of the State,
&c, was taken up !end. On motion of Mr..
Justice, was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
| Bill TO allow Justices of the Peace to take
privy examinations of fenaes core't, was
taken up and, on motion of Mr.. Robinson,
was indefinitely postponed.
Bill to incorporate the North Carolina
Railroad and Manufacturing Company was
taken up, and tho Senate amendments
were concurred in.
UNFN1sHED BUSINESS.
Bill regulating the salaries and fees OF
State officers.
| Section 8, giving the Reporter of the
Supreme Court the same pay and rights as
are given by Section e, Chapter 1872, of the
Revised Code, was adopted.
Section 10, paying all annual salaries,
allowed by this bill, quarterly out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise ap'
propriated. was adopted.
Section II, allowing Solicitors $40 fol-
each term, and the fees as prescribed in
Section ID, Chapter 1O2, Revised Code,
was adopted.
For section u of the ball, Mr.. Rankin
offered a substitute which was adopted,
and the section was then adopted.
Mr.. Ashe moved to amend section so
al TO give the Auditor Clerk at 5000 PEI
year, which was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Withers, the vote by
which section 6, as amended, was stricken
from the bill on yesterday, was reconsid'
cred.