Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-04
TENTH DAY.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Nov. 9th, 1877.

| Mr.. Cantwell, a bill for the i'm
| provement and reclamation of certain
| lands in New Hanover and other coun,
| ties. Referred and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Williamson, bill to repeal cer-
| tain provisions of the Revenue Bill
| Calling attention of the Committee on
Finance to the provisions Of the Reve-
nue. Bill. The bill exemp,s all tobac.
CO, corn, bacon and cotton in the
hands of producer ON the 1st of April
of each year. Referred.
Mr.. Graham, bill to amend secs.
13 and IA, chap. ca, of Battles Revi-
sal. Secures payment for advances
made, either in money or provisions,
to croppers or their families. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Taylor. a bill preventing the
throwing Or placing the dead body
of any animal in any stream or lake
in the State. Referred.
Resolution memorialing Congress
as to the payment of pensions to such
survivors of the Mexican war as may
have participated i'll the late "Rebel-
lion"
Mr.. Stamford moved an amend
ment, that the resolution read Sin the
late war between the States"
Mr.. Cantwell had no objection to the
amendment, as he did not believe
it was O rebellion, but the Supreme
Court of the State had SO held, and
be did not believe Congress would
recognize any application made other
wise.
The amendment of Mr.. Stamford
was adopted, as also the resolution
thus amended.
Resolution of instruction to the Ju
dietary Committee, to require the
transfer of all prisoners released from
the Penitentlary to the county seats
of tie counties from which they were
sent.
Mr.. French offered as an amendment
that the Committee on Judiciary be
authorized to consider If doing such
would best serve the interests of tho
State. Adopted.
Bill concerning the removal OF fish
from the waters Of Goshen Swamp.
Adopted.
Bill to amend section I, chapter 81,
of laws of 1S73-'74. Refers to cha.tle
mortgages. Making it equally an Of
fence with the seller for any person to
buy any property upon which there
may be any mortgage, with a kuowl-
edge of the same.
Mr.. French offered an amendment,
providing that the registration Of the
said mortgage shall not be any evil
dence of the knowledge of the prisoner
or prisoners of the existence of said
registrations unless the same shall
have seen the mortgage registered.
Il
MessIs. Kerr, French and Busbee. and
the bill rec 7mmittcu to the Judiciary
Committee.
Bill TO amend section 6, chap, 81,
of Battles Revisal Refers to dispu-
ted lines of landed property, and en-
powers the Superior Court Clerk to
any disputed ownership.
The bill as amended and reported
by the Judiciary Comm ittee, passed
its second reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
By Nr. Pinnix, n resolution Of in-
struction to the Committee on FL
nancee, in reference to preparing a
bill for the adjustment of tue public
debt. Referred.
BY Mr.. Stroug, a resolution provid-
ing for the payment to the public
printer the amount retained by reason
of his failure to perform the work as
| required by law. Referred.
By Mr.. Foote. protest against the
passage of the Means substitute for
Trivett's Civil Rights resolution. En-
! tered on the journal.
BY Mr.. Richardson, bill to amend
an act TO incorporate the Cape Fear
Agricultural Association, ratified the
18th day of April, 1869. Referred.
BY Nr. Dortch, bill providing fol
two additional terms of the Superior
Court of Wayne county. Referred.
By Mr.. Patton, bill giving a right
| of redemption to debtors whose rea
estate has been sold under executions
mortgages aud deeds of trust Refer
red.
The amnesty bill of Mr.. Staples
being House bill No. ., came up al
! the unfinished business of Wedncs
day. Tie bill is briefly explained a.
follows:
The amnesty set, passed by tn,
Legislature of 1S72-'73, exempted Ger
tain persons who were actually pres
ent, aud participating in the comissioI
OF certain crimes therein named, from
the provisions of the bill, while it par
don, d and extended amnesty to Ger
tam persons who, although they ma,
have aided and abetted, directed ant
il fact entirely controlled the perpe
traitors of these crimes in their action
if they were not actually present a
the commission of the offence, the
were not punishable.
Mr.. Staples amendment to tn
Amnesty bill provides pardon al,
amnesty to all persons whether act
ually present or not, who were cor
nected with the various secret polit
cal societies up to the year 1871, an
as such committed offences agains
the laws of the State, with the except
ion of the crime of rape. This bill j
for the relief of large number G
persons scattered throughout tn
State, residing in the counties Q
Cleayeland, rutherford, Alamance