Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-31
Condensed from the Raleigh Sentinel.
LEGISLATURE OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY. Jan. %


establish the county of Gillian was
made the special order for Tuesday
week next.
Mr.. Norwood, from the joint select
committee on the State debt, reported
q bill to be entitled can act for ex-
changing the stocks of the State for
bonds with which such stocks were
obtained, and for other purposes.
Placed on calendar.
Also message announcing the pas
sage of resolution for Joint COM
mittee to inquire into certain charges
against Patrick MCGOWAN, keeper OF
the Capitol, and asking the concur
renee Of the Senate. Concurred IN.
Also q message transmitting mes.
sage from the Governor on the sale OF
the Western North Carolina Railroad:
The reading was dispensed with anu
the message referred to the JOINT select
committee on that subject.
BILLS.
Mr.. Morehead, OF Guilford, bill to
prevent the destruction of timber.
Mr.. Troy, bill, accompanied by
memorial. to change the line between
Cumberland and Bladen counties.
Mr.. Nicholson, bill to allow certain
real estate sold under execution to be
redeemed in twelve months, under GER
tain conditions.
Mr.. AIcCauley, a resolution for the
relief of John J. Hasty, sheriff OF
Union county.
Mr.. Troy, a bill to incorporate the
Merchants Bank of Fayetteville.
The bill for the better protection OF
life and property Oh railroads, the spe-
cial order for - o'clock, was placed on
the calendar.
Also the bill to incorporate Edge
combe Female Seminary, the second
special order.
Mr.. Silly introduced resolution
instructing the committee on educa-
ton to inquire into the assets OF the
Board of Education, the special tax
bonds, notes, &c. referred to III the
Treasurer's last report. -...
Mr.. Nicholson called up the resOlu-
ton instructing the joint committee on
the affairs of the Western North Caro-
lima Railroad Company to enquire into
the validity and legality OF the matters
and proceedings leading to the sale OF
that road, and to provide for the pay
ment of the debt for which the road
is to be sold, if the bonds, mortgage,
&c, be found legal.
Mr.. Nicholson, in support Of the re-
solution, said there was much feeling
among the people of his section Oh tins
subject. The sale OF the road for a
sum of some $3.50, 600 was considered
great outrage upon the State. The
people of the State were deeply inter-
ested in the matter and it was the duty
of the General Assembly to do ali in its
power to prevent the sacrifice of four
million dollars worth of property to
satisfy debt of $3.50, eco.
A motion to lay the resolution on the
table was unanimously rejected and
the resolution was adopted and trans
plitted to the House.
The bill to amend the charter OF
the town Of Go}dsborO' passed its third
reading.
On motion of Nj. Powell, the bill
for the relief OF John G. Williams, OF
Raleigh. Was taken ND.
The biz proposes to convey 20 Mr..
Williams the tract OF land purchased Of
DIR. Mckay, iii Harnett county, Tor Il
penitertiarv site, 1lader the following
circumstances, as developed in the dis
cussion: Jno. c. Williams loaned
Pruyn, OF notorious memory, 227 200,
with q part OF which the land was
taking, as security, as security.
an order on the STATE Treasurer for
fiftv-six of the hundred one-thousand-
dollar bonds subsequently issued by
the State 10 purchase Of Pruyn the
land in question for a penitentiary site.
The fiftv-six bonds were delivered by
fine Treasurer. afterwards, 10 Mr.. Will
iams, the remaining forty-four to
Prl,yn. who made title to the land to
the State. Subsequently these bonds
were declared by the Supreme Court
to be unconstitutional. and Mt the time
of this decision, it Is known Prlyn
had in his possession the forty-four
bonds lie got from the Treasurer. Mr..
Williams having acted in good faith in
his transactions with Pruyn, based
upon the act OF Assembly authorizing
The issue OF the bonds, now asks the
State to deed to him, without guaran-
tee. the tract of land in question,
valued at from 1000 to 1000, his
money having purchased it, and the
State having been put To no expense
whatever ii the purchase, agreeing, at
the same time, 20 return to the state
the fifty-six bonds he had received
from the Treasurer.
The supporters OF the bin considered
Mr.. Williams eq1litably entitled to the
land; but the passage OF the bill was
opposed on the ground that the
holders OF the other forty-four bonds
might lay claim TO some consideration
for them.
On motion OF Mr.. Respass, the bill
was referred to the judiciary Com
mittee to consider the legal questions
involved. -
Mr.. WEIGH introduced /, resolution
calling upon the Governor and At
torney- General TO report what action,
if any, they had taken under the reso-
luton of 10th OF February, 1872, re-
quirlng them to investigate the affairs
of the Eastern Division OF the Western
n. c.. Railroad.
NJ. WEIGH moved suspension of
the rules to put the resolution on its
passage. The Governor had thought
proper, recently, fippantly to reflect
upon the General Assembly i'll respect
to it's "do-nothing policy" He desired
to know what the Governor had done
in this matter, that the responsibility
of the sacrifice of the road might fall
upon the proper shoulders. AS yet no
report had been made on the subject.
The resolution was adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. %.
journal of yesterday was dispensed
with.
PETITIONS.