Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-28

relation to the public debt was made
the special order for IL o'clock on
Monday next.
Mr.. Nicholson introduced bill to
regulate the sale of land sold under
execution. Referred.
Mr.. Love, bill to amend the charter
of the Western Division of the North
Carolina Railroad Company. Referred.
THE MACHINERY BILL.
The bill to provide for the collection
Of revenue the Machinery bilD the
special order for IL O'Clock, was taken
up on its second reading.
On motion of Mr.. WEIGH the bin
was considered by sections.
Sections ! to 10 inclusive were
adopted without amendment.
Mr.. Norwood moved by adding to
sec., II the provisor the words ''if the
excess does not exceed in value
81 1000" Adopted.
Secs, -, IL, IA. Is. Is, IT and IS
were adopted W thout amendment
MADISON, COL, moved to amend sec
ton 10 by striking out the following
words: "And all persons who are lia-
BILE for poll-tax, and willfully fail to
list it within the time allowed before
the list taker and the County Commits
sion.rs, shall be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be fined not more than fifty dol
la1s, or imprisoned not more than
thirty days"
The Senate refused to strike out by
a vote of "a to 9.
Sec. 81 was amended in the pro-
viso by providing that nothing in this
section shall be construed to prevent
the collecting officer from levying and
selling before the first day of October
(instead of September), but he shall
not sell before that day.
Sections % to IL inclusive We're
adopted without amendment, and the
bill passed its second reading by a
vote of &c to 7-Messrs. Cramer,
Eppes, col, Long. Holloman, MADISON,
col, McCabe and Respass votlngln the
negative. -.
On motion of Mr.. Morehead, of
Rockingham, the rules were suspended
and the bill was put upon It's third
reading.
Mr.. Gudger called the question on
the passage f the bill. The call was
sustained and the bill passed its third
reading-aye %, no 8. Messrs. Cham
herlain. Cramer, Eppes, col, Hill.
MADISON, COL, NcCabe, Res 3 and
Smith voting in the negative.
Mr.. Warning introduced resolution
for tho appointment of io'nt selec'
committee to confer with he Coleman
Brothers with view to the surrender
OF their contract for building the Pen
itentiary. and to report their action to
the Leg s. ature.
Mr.. Worth moved TO amend by in
structing said committee to report the
amount of tax required to continue the
erection of the building Of it should
be so decided) and for the support Ct
the cOnvicts.
resolution, thus amended, passed
and was sent TO the House.
EVENING SESSION.
The bill to allow cumulative suffrage
in the city OF Raleigh wls put upon its
third reading.
Harris and MADISON, col, oftere d
three tiIlibustering amendments which
W re voted down. and the bill passed
IFS third reading-22 to II. Party vote.
The Chair announced Messrs. War
ing and Respass as the Senate b-"rch
of the Joint select committee Oh the
Coleman contract tor building the pen
itentiary, &c.
On motion of Mr.. Ellis, of Colum-
bus, the bill to change the dividing
line between Columbus and Brunswick
counties, passed its several realings-
On motion of Mr.. Morehead, OF Gull
ford, the bill in relation to the Com
mercial Bank of Wilmington was made
the special order for 1 o'clock to-rnor-
row.
And on motion Of Mr.. Durham, the
bill to establish a rate of interest, the
special order for 1870 O'Clock, to-
morrow.
On motion of Eppos, COL, the rules
were suspended and the bill to amend
the charter of the Halifax I'd Scotland
Neck R. r. Co., passed its several
readings.
On motion of Mr.. Todd, the rules
were suspended and the bill in relation
to laying off and constructing public
highways passed its several Z, adiDgs.