Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-12-01
From The Raleigh Sentinel
legislature Of NGr!h Carolina.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, Nov. 25. 1877

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SATURDAY, Nov. 25. 1871.
Price, colored, introduced series OF re.
solutions adopted at public meeting in
New Hanover county. The Ku Klux re
solutions.
Mr. Latham roee to point of order
that the rules of the Senate require that
the iutrCd1cer Of such reso utions be re-
Quired to preface The N y q statement iIa'
they are respectful to lveEy n 3nber OF thu
Senate.
The President sustained the point Of
order.
Price was not prepared to say what
members OF the Senate might consider re
specifa!. The resolutions wore sent to
him to pres ent them to the Senate.
Mr.. McClammy concurred with Mr.. La
than. The character of the reso!u ions
should be stated.
Mr.. Latham moved th1 the resolutions
be returned to Price, that he might exam
inc them and add the requisite statement.
| Agreed &c.
Mr. Merrimon, introduced bill to be
entitled an ''Act to commute, COM pro-
mise, compound and adjust The debt Of the
| State" Read first time AID oidered o be
printed.
Mr.. Flemming introduced a res button
| insttucting the com mitteo ou education to
confer with the superintendent Of publ
| instruction, to see what can be done 10 es
cue the University, and to consider Tie
general question Of education
The bill to require the commission OIL
the West, RI n. O. r. r. , 80 report, pas
ed its third reading ayes %, noes
1 he bill concerning probate OF deolt
and the private examination OF women
beyond the limits of the State, passed it.
second reading.
The bill extending the time for Sheriffs
&C.. far the collection of trx IS, was laid or
the table on its second reading.
The bill to amend the charter Of th,
Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad Company
providiDg for the election CT the Prssiden
by the Stockholders Instead If by the Di
TT ctors. and ihat each share OF st. OK b.
emit led TO che v3te-passed its secout
readicg.
A message was receive from the Gov
er0or transmitting Communication from
Pfof Maury in relation to the propo4 et
inter Atlonal meteorological system aDt
crop report. Refer Ell 20 the cOmmtte
Cd agriculture.
On mott "a OF NJ. l. nrey. the bill t.
provide for chnttlo mortgage In lieu Of
/ personal bond IN civil eau o., was pat upon
its pas ssge.
Mr.. Cowies thought h N IL tgage shoul
be confined TO renl e3;ate-.Eat IS it nov
up nj the p: raOnal property ia tho State
Ga motion Of Mr. Graham Of Orange
the further consideration Of lie bill VIZ
postponed till Tuesday at II O'Clock.
ri. Graham, of Orange, from tic cen
mittee on the Judiciary Submit 90 the f3
lowing res button and report:
| KE3CLr7IlN.
Whereas, His Exc,l:eIoy, the Governor
in his message. among other things, in re
ference TO the constitution and s siaries al
fees, says:
"rbe constitution is 1T TO blame f.
the h 81 faaiie, aud fees paid TO vaii u
State and county Cfficers''
and there is 10 bing III So d instrume,l
which fixes salaries a4d fees.
Nov, Therefuro Res lived, Tina, the il
} diciary com mite be Instructed 10 epqair
whether under the constitution the eslar
of the Governor may be reduced 10 til
SUN # three thousand dollars per annum
the fa!ary OF the treasurer to two thousA
dollars er annum, and the salaries of tn
several judges OF rbe s1preme and superio
conrts to one thousand niue hundred an
fly dollars per annum, ana rrpcrt hy bi
or otherwise Nov. 23l, 1871.