Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-24
SENATE.
MoNAY, Jan. 20. Is

PETITIONS. &c.
Mr.. St'ilcy presented the petition OF
citizens Of Beaufort county, praying
for the establishment of anew county,
to be called Cove" ont of the south
western portion of Beaufort county.
Mr.. Hill, petition of citizens of
Brunswick, praying for the incorpOr-
alton of Shallottc Church, in that
county.
Mr.. Ellis, of Columbus. II memorial
of citizens of Bladcn county, in favor
of change i'll the dividing line he
tween Bl;,den and Columbus.
Also, by Mr.. Ellis, of Columbus, Il
petition of citizens of Robcson, asking
the General Assembly to pay to Mr..
JAS. Mcqueen the reward offered by
the State for killing the outlaw Boss
accompanying the petition.
Mr.. McCauley, a petition of citizens
OF Union county, praying for the pas.
sage OF an act to incorporate Mount
Prospect Camp Ground, and for au
thorlty to the county commissioners t6
make the necessary bylaws to sup
press disorders in said camp ground
All of which were appropriately
referred
Mr.. WEIGH introduced bill to pro
vide for the biennial election of the
officers of the General. Assembly and
to prescribe their duties. Referred.
Mr.. Troy, bill to authorize the
Western Railroad Company to issue
bonds.
Mr.. Cramer, n bill to amend the &C,
providing for a cheap chattel mort
gage. Referred.
Mr.. McCabe, a bill to authorize the
sheriff of Edgecombe to collect arrears
of taxes. Referred.
Mr.. McCallley. n hill in relation to
the fees of Registers of Deeds and
Justices of the Peace. Referred.
Mr.. Merrimon, q resolution to adj
journ without day on Monday, 18th OF
February, at G a, m. Lies over under
the rules.
The resolution urging our Senators
and Representatives in Congress to
use their efforts in passing the Educa-
tional bill now pending in Congress,
was adopted.
On motiOn'Of Mr.. Cunningham, the
rules were suspended and the bill in
relation to townships was put upon its
passage.
Mr.. Cunningham explained the
object of the bill to he to provide for
appeals from Township Boards of
Trustees to Boards of County Commits
sioners, thence to the Superior Court.
AS the law now stood Township Boards
had power to lay ont new and close old
roads without their action being re-
viewed except by County Boards. The
hill ,>r0nnoa1 70 4
appeal to a Judge for review and from
his decision to the Supreme Court.
Great hardship was complained of
under the operation of the law at
present. .. 60, r.t
The bill passed its secs end and third
THE "NaRTH CAROLINA CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY"
On motion of Mr.. Grandy, the rules
we're suspended and the bill to incor-
porate the North Carolina Construc-
ton Company" was put upon it's pas
sage.
Mr.. Grandy urged the passage of
the bill, which he explained to be to
facilitate the construction of the
New York, Norfolk and Charleston
Railroad, charter for which had been
granted by the present Legislature
before the Christmas recess. -. .t-....
Dir. Dn:;ham moved the bill be in
dcfnatcly postponed. He regarded
it ,as. strange that if tic object SIM
ply was to facilitate, the building Of
this road, nothing had been said of it's
necessity at the time the railroad char
Ter was granted. The present pill