Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-12-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4th, 1872.

lie I OIEIDIIltt Oh l. liDIlf L 10 lei
he contract for public printing out to the
lowest responsible bidder Placed on the
calender.
By Mr.. Perry, OF Bladen A joint res2-
luton that the General Assembly adjourn
December 2lst, 1872, and meet again on
January 9th, 1873; placed on calendar.
The bill to Incorporate the North Caro-
lima Medicinal Associate II was taken up,
amended according to the recommendation
of the committee on Corporations, and
passed its second reading.
BY Mr.. Trivett /: A bin TO prevent spec
ulation in county claims; referred.
By Mr.. Godfrey A bill to incorporate
the Northern and Southern Telegraph Com
pany; referred.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Nor
rsop, asking our representatives in Con-
gress to use their Influence to have the
revenue laws so amended As to do away
with assessors, and have such taxes due the
II. s. Government by virtue Of such laws
collected by the sherifiS OF the several coun-
ties ofthe State, was taken up and adop-
ted.
The Senate bill for the relief of D. J.
Clark, late sheriff of Bladen, was taken up.
Messrs. Norment and Richardson gave
the particulars of the robbery Of n safe in
ElizabethtoWn, In which the said D. J.
Clark, the then sheriff OF the county, had
deposited some 50 800 Of taxes he had col
lected. That the safe was the only secure
place CT deposit in that section of the
county, and the loss was owing to no uegli-
gence on the part of Mr.. Clark. They
thought that as an act of grace $1,000, as
the bill propcs ed, might be RENTED.
Messrs. Bennett and Ferry, Of Bladen,
also favored the passage CT the bill. The
bill pass e ! It's several readings.
3OINT ASSENRIY
At II IN. the Assistant DooIkeeper an
nounced the approach of the honorable
Senate. When the Senators were seated Mr..
Speaker called the Assembly to order.
Mr.. Speaker Robinson said he desired to
say that, i'll conformity to section %, chap
ter 1S5, laws 1S71-72, the Joint Assembly
met in this House at II IL. on the fisrG Tues
LAY after the organization for the purpose
of opening and publishing the election re-
tUsDs for the various State officers in Au-
gust last. That this was confined up to
the wednesday following, when the Joint
Assembly adjourned to II III. to-day Ode
cember 4th) on account Of no returns hay
ing been received from the counties of
Gates, Jones, Rowan, Macon and Watau-
ga. Since that time returns have been re-
ceived from Jones and Rowan. That no
returns have yet come 10 hand from Gates,
Macon and Watauga.
Mr.. McGehee, from the Joint Select Com
mittce to whom were referred the returns
for veritication, submitted report. THE
report is voluminous one. It concludes
by recommending that the entire votes as
returned for the several executive officers
be counted for the same, except the votes
contained in the returns from Hartford for
" Jno. Ell. Brogden" as 1t. Governor and
those contained In the returns from For
sythe and Washington for emo. III. Sc
park" as Superintendent of Public Works
That the committee had not sent for re-
turns from those counties as they viii not
materially vary the result. The report
also states in substance that all the votes
should be counted except when the names
were totally wrong as IN the two cases IN