Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-07
From the Raleigh News.
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SENATE
SATURDAY. Feb. 1, 1873,

lative suffrage in the city of Raleigh in
the election of Town Commissioners.
Referred n f5S = Is Z ~ XfkkF
Mr.. J. W. Ellis, bin requiring that
all persons liable to pay a poll tax
shall be required to exhibit tax
receipt before being allowed to vote.
Inficting a penalty for. such offence.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Love, resolution in regard to
the sale of books by the Secretary of |
State, authorizing the same to sell |
various public documents and laws now |
in his hands. Under q suspension of |
the rules, was adopted.
Mr. Cowles called up bill extending |
the time for taking out land grants. |
Allows two years more time. Passed
second and third readings.
MIR. Troy, under suspension of the
rules, called up the resolution in favor
of j. Mcqueen, of Robson county !; |
that the Treasurer be authorized to
pay him the reward offered by the
State for the killing of Boss Strong.
Mr.. J. w. Ellis advocated the pas
sage of the resolution, explaining the
necessity to be that Mcqueen was I'M
able to secure the body and thus CON-
ply with the law.
MI hoTTlulOu Olu nOt CIl1nK the INV
had been complied with, and any &C
ton now taken would be an appropria-
ton and not be paying a reward.
The resolution passed its several
readings.
Mr.. Norwood introduced memorial
from the Wilmington Commercial
Bank, concerning claims against the
State. Referred.
Tho c,>oo;o1 o~Jo,. &Io oo,,,,J
Grafton of the Midland North Carolina
Railway, which is proposed to run
from Beaufort to Memphis, was
called mp.
Mr. Love opposed the bill, as he
| for therein that were too broad to
be entertained. He was in favor of
railroads.&c. cared not how. many
| there were in the State-but he would
| not vote for a bill that had no definite
line.
| Mr. Worth favored thegranting of the
broad privileges, as the corpOrators
could then be better enabled to prose-
cute their intentions.
Mr. Mcrrimon wanted the road to
pass out of the State at some point
! west of Paint Rock He thought there
was nothing tangible in the bill, and he
did not favor the Legislature giving
corporations the right To roam at will
over the State.
Mr.. Gudger had no objection to the
company building its road from and
to any point they pleased, provided
no appropriation from the State was
asked
Mr.. Troy offered an amendment pro-
viling that this act shall not allow the
corporation to interfere, in its exclu-
siye right for fifty years, with any au-
thority already vested in n corporated
railroad company. Adopted.
Various amendments were offered
looking to the location of the road
upon some definite line, creating
much discussion, hut could not be
made Ineligible without publishing
the bill.
Mr.. Durham said he was Il friend to
internal improvements. He would
yield to no other Senatprin his advocacy
of all general improvements and in the
development of the resources of the
State. But he would not vote to any
corporate body the powers asked for
in this bin. The primary purpose of
this incorporation was to make money
for the incorporators-any advantage
to the State or the people of the State
was secondary consideration. The
privileges here asked for were unjust
to the State, and such as should not be
granted to any corporation. He could
not give the bill it's support unless 1T
was more thoroughly guarded.
Mr. Merrimon endorsed everything
said by Mr.. Durham. He believed
} the object of this corporation was to
buy ND and obtain control of all other
roads in the State. 1t was a species of
the Credit Mobilier, and he did not
want to see the roads of the State
trammelled by any corporation possess
ing unlimited powers.
Mr. Murphy said lie had no conf
dence in the success of this enterprise
under the present bill. He said he
could not see the need of this legisla-
ton if there was nothing definite to be
claimed by the friends of the bill. Let
straight-out bill, not covered by such
an amount of insipuatiYe power be
gotten up, to run through any portion
of the State, and he would heartily
support it. He might he mistaken,
and If he could be convinced that he
was, he would chesrfully support the
bill.
Here an animated discussion took
place, Mr.. Murphy having made some
reference to the friends of the bill, that
gentleman disclaiming any reflection
upon any Senator, but referring to the
parties who were pushing the bill. Mr..
Morehead, of Rockingham, warmly adj
vocated the bill, as Chairman OF the
Committee before which it had been
considered, end did not think any I'M
due influences were actuating the
motives of the incorporators, nor that
there was any collision Between them
and the Railroad Rings which had SO
thoroughly ruined the State as far as
her various lines of public improve
ments were concerned
Pending the disctttssiSon of the bill,
the Senate adjourned, the matter being
made the special order on Monday at
IL o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
] SATURDAY, Feb. i.
By Mr.. Brown, of Davidson, reso-
luton abolishing the Office of State
Geologist. Referred.
By Mr.. Waugh, resolution of in
strtction to the committee on Salaries
and F,ees, 70 tttestft E Jill TO reduce the
salaries Of Superior CONT ynA4iges.-
Calendar.
The bill to incorporate tie BELL
Cove Oyster Company, was taken up
and passed its several readings.
The bill i'll favor of E. Murrill, On
SLOW county, was taken up and recon-
plittcd 10 tlae eoaat4,tttes, on Finance.
The bill to prevent the sale "a liquor
within three miles of Beauty Spot
Church, Robson county, was taken
UP, and passed its second and third
readings.
The bill to prevent the sale of liquor
yithin : mile and half of Mount
Hoeeb G'ilafcai, 40. .es l. c,Qnty, was
taken. MP AMI. pasSfi it!s. sesUraf read
ings. :. !: !,
The bill to amend the act incorpo-
rating the town of Mount Olive, Wayne
comfy, was taken up and passed its
tlet-d reading r. ! -.
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