Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-19
Condensed from the RaIeigh sentinel
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
"WEDNESDAY, Deo. 10.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

Mr.. Allen, a bill authorizing the
evy OF a special tax in Dupin county
or 1874.
Mr.. WEIGH, bill to amend an act to
prevent distemper among cattle.
Mr.. Todd, bill to make seduction
, misdemeanor punishable by fine and
Imprisonment.
GIr. McCanley, a bill to incorporate
the Peoples Bank of Monroe.
Mr.. Ellis moved to refer Senate bill
los to the Judiciary Committee.
Agreed to.
Afr Ransom, bill for Inc protec-
ton of oyster beds.
DIR. Worth, q bill to lie entitled az
act to adjust the public debt.
On motion OF Mr.. Troy, ordered to
ie printed.
Col. Humphrey, a bill to amend the
Constitution of North Carolina. It gives
the debtor a fee simple in the home
stead.
NIr. Troy, from Committee on Claims
reported favorably upon the resolution
IN favor OF the Bank Of Fayetteville,
and introduced a bill to incorporate
the Diamond Cotton Chopper and Gull
tivator Company.
Col. Morehead, from Committee to
ask q writ en- opinion of the Attorney
General as to the effect the counting Of
he Official vote upon the Constitution
y amendments would have upon this
lesion Of the General Assembly, an
noEnced that the Attorney General
T1IIv concurred in the action and report
oi he committee on that subject.
BILLS On THIRD READING.
: bill to be entitled ali act, supple
Inertal and explanatory OF all acts OF
incorporation passed by the present
General Assembly.
Mr Humphrey moved that the bill
10 printed. Referred to the commit
tee Or Banking and Currency, and
made s1ecial order for Friday at l
O'Clock. Adopted.
A bill 10 be entitled an act for the
complet Il of the Western Railroad,
casually own as the Coal Field road).
Col. V rlch called attention to an
error in ne substitute proposed for
the bill b. the Internal Improvement
COMMITTEE. and moved to refer the
bill.
Mr.. Con!es moved an indefinite
postponemeJt of the bill. Said we
were not in possession of the facts slf
:icient to Justify the Legislature in
trading the States stock in the road.
That the words "other than special
fax bonds" would in effect include ali
other bonds Of the State, some OF
which were notoriously unconstitu-
tional and worthless. They had never
been before the Courts and probably
never would be. He mentioned those
Issued by authority of the Constitu-
tio2al Convention of 1863, and he was
net willing to make them q legaltender
- the State fer her stock. He would
vote for the bill if the States stock
WIS to he sold IT par. payable il ''ante-
1eilum' bonds or the identical bonds
sued in sid of this corporation. That
yve had as yet taken no action IN regard
% the State debt. The State had is-
sued for the benefit of this corporation
tx hundred thousand dollars in bonds,
for which VIC now hold stock in the
road, which could be sold for between
one and two hundred thousand dollars
in good money. That we could not
justify The squandering Of SO large q
sum OF money in the way of BONUSES
10 corr oratio3s. He insisted upon his
motion.
Col. Morehead was surprised tia!
the Senator from Yadkin should op.
pose measure fraught with such good
to the Northwest That it was pecu.
iierly a North Carolina enterprise, and
would open our own ports to the North
ve4ttrajle, which now found its way &c
No,foll1. He urged at length the pas.
sage Of tho bill explaining its provls'
ions.
TIE Senate refused tcpostpone.-ayei
90, nays Is.
Afr. Cunningham moved to take up
tho bill authorizing towns with more
than two thousand inhabitants to levy
Il special school tax. Agreed TO, and
passed second reading, and made
apecial for II NJ. Saturday and order
ed to be printed.
4 hill to make SANDER misdemc an
OF, was, On motion of Mr.. Seymour,
laid on the table.
4 bill amending tho election law
requiring q voter when challenged tc
prove by some freebooter or house
holder that he is entitled to vote, was,
on motion OF Mr.. Troy. referred t.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections.
A bill III relation to bastardy was
en- molten of Mr.. King, laid on the
table.
i bill III relation to incorporated
towns provides that if from any cause
t.le incorporation should be forfeited
on account Of failing to hold election
for municipal corporations on every
first Monday in May, any three cleo
tors by advertisement may appoin,
any election at any other time-whict
II effect revives the Incorporation.
The rules were suspended on motion
of Mr. Love, and the bill passed itf
third reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Outlaw presented memorials
from certain citizens of Duplin county,
praying the passage OF prohlbitory
law.
III. Gilbert, bill to amend section /,
chapter 100, Revised Code, and fol-
other purposes.
Mr.. Robinson, bill to mako the en-.
try takers of certain counties ex officio
county agents.
ntr. AIcGehee, bill to provide fol-
The election Of Trustees Of the Univer-
sity OF North Carolina.
MIR. Ontiaw, bill to incorporate the
town Of ''reacheys," in Duplin county.
var. Olt ch"eli, Dill 10 prevent III
,iIctments u certain cases.
Mr.. Cob, bill to create an add
tional term Of the Superior Court fo1
The county Of Edgecombe.
Fletcher, col, bill relative 70 fees
Of witnesses IN the Justices Courts.
Mr.. Bowman, bill to amend chap.
ter 102 Battles Revisal relative to
revenue.
Fletcher. col, bill to change the
corporate limits of the town Of Rock
ingham, in Richmond county.
Mr.. Whitmire, bill to amend sec
ions 3 arG 4, chapter 81, revised
',5.
- Brown, Of Mecklenburg, bill
10 protect farmers and others from
damages by railroad corporations.
4ir. Bennett, ii bill to add certain
sections to Battles Revisal, to go into
effect January 1st, 1874.
Mr.. Bennett, g bill to amend an act
for the better government of the town
Of Wadesboro', in Arson county.
Afr. Paschall, from the select com.