Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-05

tons. The State interest in this read !
was said to be only nominal by the /
Senator from Guilford. He was cred /
IDLY informed that the 1900. 900, the |
State 5 interest in this road, could be !
sold for that amount in her own State /
bonds, other than special tax bonds, !
or it could be sold forSl0O, geo in cash,
with n guarantee to complete the road
to Ore Hill, twelve miles beyond the
proposed terminus, Greensboro. The
Senate had had some experience IN
similar proposition as the one now
offered, by the Wilmington, Charlotte
& Rutherford Railroad, where it first
surrendered its first mortgage to aud
its completion, then its second. third
and fourth. and now it was all gone.
He was unwilling to sacrifice in this
way all the property of the State,
leaving nothing to meet its liabilities
with
Messrs. Troy and Morehead replied
to the argument advanced by Mr..
WEIGH, stating that the interest in
this roat? had been offered for sale
until the repeal Of the act, and could
have been bought for less than the
sum named. It was only now when
the stockholders of the road propose
to complete it that other corporations
were anxious to bny in order to defeat
this measure.
The bill passed its second reading.
The consideration Of the bill to con-
soiidate the Western North Carolina
Railroad with the North Carolina Rail.
road, was next taken up as the special
order.
The propositions of this bill are well
/ H. I b.,
the consolidation of these two impor-
tant thoronghfares named. The bin
| was introduced by Mr.. Humphrey,
offered by the Committee, to whom
| the bill was referred as immaterial to
the bill
Mr.. Warning offered the following
! amendment, which was discussed at
considerable length:
Add after last word in third section
| But before the said bonds are exc
c1lted, the President of the said Rail
| road Company or the officer appointed
| by the Board of Directors to hold, is
sue and negotiate the same, shall give
| bond in the sum Of $500, 900 with sure
ties satisfactory to the Board and APP
proved by the Governor, conditioned
that the President or officer so APP
pointed will well and faithfully dis
charge the duties imposed upon him,
and faithfully account for and true re-
turn make of all bonds, monies, or
other property which may come into
his CUSTODY
An amendment to the amendment
offered by Mr.. Norwood, that the bond
| should be $500. 900, failed
The yeas and nays being called on
! the passage of Mr.. Warnings amend
mcnt, it was adopted by Il vote Of -
| yeas to IL nays.
On motion Of Mr.. Humphrey, sec
| tons 6, and II We're stricken from
the bill.
A number of other amendments were
offered and, pending the discussion Of
the same, the Senate adjourned till II
! o'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESEN TATIVES.
! \ large number of petitions, asking
for a law regulating the sale of liquor,
were presented and appropriately dis
posed OF.
By Mr.. Dula, a bill to amend chap
ter 167, laws of 1S69-'1O, i'll regard to
Lunatics Referred.
BY Mr.. Copeland, 4 bill to amend
chapter 81, section 80, Battles Revi-
sal. Referred.
By Mr.. Jones, of Orange, bill III
relation to mischievous animals Re-
ferred.
By Mr.. Bryan, Of Wilkes, bill to
amend chapter 1913, laws of 1S71'1e1.
Referred.
BY Mr.. Bryson. of Swain, bill to
repeal chapter GO, laws of 1870 i e.
Referred
BY Mr.. Bryan, OF Sampson. bill to
prohibit the sale of liquor within two
miles of Shady Grove church, Samp-
son county. Referred.
section So, title ) of the c. G.. 2. Re
| ferred.
By Mr.. Bennett, bill to allow tho
sale of reversion on homesteads where
| the owner consents in writing. Re
! Ierred
BY Mr.. Bennett, bill to prohibit
the sale of liquor within two miles of
| Concord church, Arson county. Re
ferred
BY Mr.. Webb, bill to repeal parts
of chapter $50, laws Of 196S'G9. Re
ferred
The Senate bill to cnre CERTAIN irreg-
ularities in executions was taken up
and passed its several readings.
F, The bill to prevent the sale of liquor
within two niles of Cedar Greek
church, Arson county, was taken ZIP
and passed its several readings.
. By Mr.. Mcneil, q resol alton Of in
struction to the Judiciary Committee
! in relation to contracts for labor Cal
endar.
On motion of Mr.. Sneed, the bill to
repeal chapter 165, laws OF 1872 ID,
was taken up and passed its several
readings
The bill to establish a new county
! by the name Of Bragg, was taken up.
! Mr.. Trivett moved to table the bill.
Adopted
! The bill to change the line between
! the counties of Cumberland and Ba-
den, was taken up, and, on motion of
Mr. Brown, of Davidson, the bill was
postponed until to-day week
The resolution that it is the sense of
the House that the State should
never pay but % per cent. on the ante
be1'um debt, and should utterly repu-
| date the dobt contracted since the
war, was taken MP and referred to the
Committee on Propositions end Griev-
ances.
By Mr.. Moment, a bill to amend
chapter 1877, laws Of 1S71-'72. Re
ferred.
On motion of Mr.. Mcneil, the reso-
luton instructing the Judiciary Com
mittee to report bill in regard to
contracts for labor, was taken up and
adopted.
The joint resolution instrncting our
Representatives in Congress to use
their influence to procure the passage
of a civil rights bill, was taken mp.
Mr.. Houston moved to indefinitely
postpone.
The yeas and nays were called and
the motion prevailed-yeas rs; nays -.
On motion of Mr.. Trivett, the reso-
luton to instruct the Joint Committee
on Printing to give it to the lowest
responsible bidder, was taken up. !
Mr.. Trivett moved to postpone the !
consideration of the resolution until /
Thursday at II. Adopted.
By Mr.. Houston, a resolution il re-
lation to raising committee to pre-
sent plan for the settlement of the