Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-18
Condensed from the Raleigh News.
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY-THIRD DAY.
SENATE.

SATURDAY, Dec. II, 1874.
Mr.. Cantwell, bill in relation to
the original plan of the town of Will
mington. Referred.
Mr.. Cantwell, q bill for the better
government and regulation of the
city of Wilmington and for other pur-
poses. Referred.
Mr.. Cantwell, bill to authorize the
city of Wilmington to issue bonds, to
run 20 years, bearing : per cent. in
terest. Referred.
Mr.. Irwin, bill to amend Battle s
RevisaI. Refers to giving notices
at court houses and other places in
certain cases, and to the keeping OF
gates across public roads. Referred.
Bill TO extend the laborer's and me-
chanic's lien law to go days failed to
pass its second reading.
Bill repeating the law of 1873 "a
giving unlimited iuri -diction 10 magis-
rates in certain cases.
Mr.. Albright chilled up bill for the
relief of the W. & ". r. K. Company
It was recon nitt. d to tue Com mite
OF Claims.
BIZ to pay Solicitors so for eacl
conviction III cases of felony WAS con
dered.
Messrs. Wallell, Mofehead and
Warning favored the b.ll, aud Mssrs
Latham aid Williamson opposed il
upon the ground that this was no
time to inclea.e Salaries. The advo
Gates OF the measure said ii was only
intended to re-enact law of the Re
viSed Code, in order to correct an er-
1ar :
18Th
Pending the discussion Of this bill,
the
sFECIAL ORDER
was considered, being the House res
olations published in our House It
ports esterday) in memory Of the late
Governor Tod Is. Cantwen.
Mr.. Cantwen paid q warm eulogy to
the memory OF the deceased, to his
private character and public worth.
He was followed by Mr.. Warning,
advocat ting the ADOPTION OF the reso
lutions.
Resolutions concurred in, and the
Senate adjourned in respect to the de-
ceased.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
House bill to reduce the bonds of
the Sheriff aud Superior Court Clerk
of Columbus county taken up and on
motion of Mr.. Fields recommitted to
the Committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Oaksmith, the
rules were suspended and his resolu-
ton asking Congress to repeal the law
providing for the tax on issues of State
Ranks WAS taken nm
This resolution is the same in sub
stance as the one offered by Mr.. Tate,
provides for a repeal of the tax on
issues of State Banks, thereby placing
State Banks on the same footing with
National Banks.
Mr.. Tate moved to indefinitely post
acter had been reported favorably by
on the calendar.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
was lost, and the resolution OF Mr..
Oaksmith was adopted.
On motion of Mr. McIver, the sub
stitute for the resolution in relation
to the Freedman's Savings Bank, was
taken up.
Mr.. McIver said the substitute was
1Or the fellet OF number OF ROOu col
ored citizens of the State, and he
thought it eminently proper in the
General Assembly, composed Of white
men and Democrats to pass the sub
stitute.
A message was received from His
Excellency, the Governor, recon-
mending that additional room be pro-
vided for the Penitentiary convlcts
and the necessary appropriation for
their maintenance, etc On motion
of Mr.. McRae, the message was trans-
mitted to the Senate with PROPOSE
ton to print