Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TETrrsDAy. Feb. -. 1872.

By Mr.. Shackleford, resolution aIl-
thorizing the Auditor TO issue a dupI--
cate warrant for $3.50 to Ell a,l ALuclilt,
Sheriff OF Onslow county. Referred
By Mr.. Gudger, a bill 10 incorporate
the Cincinnati and Great Southern
Railway Company. Referred.
By Mr. Joyner, a resolution to adj
jo1rn on the 24th inst. Calendar.
By Mr.. Bricks, a bill to allow q spe-
cial tax in brunswick county, winch
was referred.
On motion Of Mr.. Bowman, the bill
to limit the meetings OF BCaIGs o.
County Commissioners was taken up.
The bill provides that in counties
having q population CT 5000 the Com
missiorers shall draw pay foG = days,
and for each additional 5000 llilabl-
tants, they may draw pay Tor four ~
ditional days.
ny. Jones, OF Caldwell, moved 70 lay
on the table.
The motion was adopted by vote
OF yeas 81. nays 81.
On motion OF NIr. Joyner the resolgl-
ton to adjourn on the 2zth inst. was
taken up.
Pending definite action the
sFECIAL ORDER
was announced. it being the ill to pre-
vent usury, which was taken up and
its consideration gone into.
Mr.. Lucky moved 70 lay Oh the
table. Al pied by a vote q yeas 81,
nays 4G.
The bill 10 incorporate She Trans
montana Railroad Company WAS favor
ably reported on by -Ir. I1cGehae,
from the Committee on Internal In
provements.
On motion Of EIr. NTcGaleo the bill
was taken up and made the special
order for TO- P. N. Oh Monday next,
and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Badger introduced 4 resolution
appointing joint committee Of five to
| examine into the business OF the Gen
eral Assembly and to report q day for
adjournment. Adopted.
CONSTITUTIONAL AaIE,,Dz.ESTs.
The Senate bill to alter the Constitr-
ton of North Carolina IN relation to
the public debt, was taken up. Ut
| amends the Constitution as follows
Amend section of article l, by stri-
king out the first clause thereof down
to the word but. This IS the clause
relating to the State debt. And also
strikes out lection 4 article ), relating
to taxation for the purpose Of paying
the public debt and interest thcreon.J
The bill passed its first reading by
the following vote
YEAs.-Messrs. anderson, OF Davie,
Anderson, OF Clay, Badger, Ballard,
Bean, Blackwell, Blythe, Bowe, Bow
man, Brown, Of Davidson, Brown, OF
Mecklenburg, Bryson, OF Jackson,
Bryson, Of Swain, Bryant, OF Pitt,
Bryan, of Sampson, Bryan, Of Wilkes,
Bryan, Of Allegheny, Brooks, Bullard,
Byrd, Carter, Carson, Cox, Copeland,
Corson, Craige, Dickey, DIlia, Ellison,
Fletcher, Foster, Freeman, Cant, Cd
mer, Godfrey, Grady, GUdger, Guy
Their, Hammer, Hampton, Haynes. Hea-
ton, Hinnant, Houston, Hughes, john
ston, Jones, Of Caldwell, Jones, OF
Camden, Jones. of Orange, Jones, OF
Tyrrell, Joyner, Johns, Jordan, Llt-
terloh, Marlcr, Maxwell, AIcGehee,
McNeill, Miller, Michael, Mitchell,
Moring, Moss, Morrison, Norment,
OUTLAW, Patrick, PaschalI, Perry, Of
Bladen, Pe~cy, Of Wake, Pceason,
Reid, Of -Mechlenbuyg, Reid, Of Ran
dolph, Richardson, Rhodes, Scott,
Show, Sharp, Shinn, OF IreGeii, f5ilinn,
of Cabarrus, Shackelford, Stanford
Stowe, Todd, Trivett, Turner, WariicG,
Waddill, Watson. Waugh, Webb
Winslow, Wiley, Williamson, Whit
mire, Wheeler, Nhisn&nt, Wood
house-100.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Bryan5, OF
Halifax, col, Bum, col, Dudley, col.
German, Goodwin, Jones, Ct North
ampton, COL, KING, col, Lloyd, col,
McLarrin, col.-I0.
The Senate bill to amend the Con
stitution so as to abolish the Office OF
Superintendent of Public Works was
taken up and passed its first reading
by vote of yeas SO, nays u.
The same vote as the above with the
exception of Messrs. German, Heaton,
Hughes, colored, and Gray, who voted
in the negative.
The Senate bill abo1ishing the Code
Commission was next taken up and
passed its frgt reading. 1Eessrs. Abb
bolt, COL, Bryant, Of Halifax, colored,
Brown colored, Dudley, colored, Good
wyn, Heaton, Jones OF Northampton,
colored, King, colored, Floyd, colored,
and McLaurin, eolored, voting in the
negative. The vote stood yeas 100,
nays 10.
The Senate bill to alter the Consti-
tuition SO as to amend the Constitution
in relation to exemption from taxation,
adding the words ''or any other per-
sonal property" was taken up and
passed its first reading, by a vote OF
yeas 1913, nays 10. The same vote as
above with the exception of Messrs.
Corson and Hughes, who voted Ill the
negative.
The Senate bill to amend the Consti-
tuition so as to take the control of the
University of North Carolina from the
Board of Education and place it within
the control of the Legislature, was
taken up and passed it's first reading
by vote of yeas "a, nays IL.
Messrs. Abbott. col. Bryant, of Hal
flax, COL, Bum, COL, Dudley, col,
Goodwin, Heaton, Hughes, col,
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