Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-06
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Jan. 90

THURSDAY, Jan. 90.
By Mr.. Ellis, of Columbus, petit
ton from the citizens of Lumberton,
Robson county, asking a prohibitory
liquor law for that town.
On motion of Mr.. Cunningham, the
resolution authorizing r. 3. Creecy,
ESQ.,, to write the history Of North
Carolina was taken up and passed its
several readings.
BY Mr.. Murphy, bill to levy spe-
cial tax in Sampson county. 1t was
placed on the calendar.
By MADISON, col, bill for the relief
of L. Meginney, Principal of the Will
mington Institute. Referred.
BY Mr.. Nicholson, bill to amend
chapter 81, section At, of Battles Re
visal. Referred,
At 10 o'clock the bill to amend the
charter of the North Carolina Railroad
was called up as special order.
The amendments of the Committee
were accepted.
Mr.. Merrimon offered an amendment
providing that the commissioners shall
set apart out of the proceeds of bonds,
not less than 81, 100000 to be applied
to the construction of the Western
North Carolina Railroad from Old
Fort ria Ashevillc to Paint Rock, and
for no other purpose. Adopted.
Mr.. Seymour offered an amendment
to strike out from the bill the words
cor in order to unite and corporate
the said two lines of railroad under
ono management" Adopted.
Mr. Love offered an amendment re-
uuirirg an uninterrupted prosecution
of the work when commenced from Old
Fort to the Georgia line, prescribing
penalties, &c, for the failure, &c, and
reserving i'll the hands of the commits
sicncrs, out of the sale of the first
mortgage bonds, $50, 900 i'll cash. to
be applied only in the construction OF
the line between Ashevillc and Duck
town, which WAS adopted.
Mr. Merrimon offered an amend
ment providing that debts due by the
Eastern and Western Divisions of the
North Carolina Railroad to ntractors
for work actually done by them, be
paid.
Mr.. Humphrey objected to the
amendment as the Consolidation Com
pany could not afford to assume ths
| debts of the roads to be consolidated
Mr.. Merrimon said the debt woult
not amount to more than $40, 600, ant
as the debts were honestly due his con
stituents, lie deemed it his duty t.
make this effort i'll their behalf, espe
cially as he had reason to believe ane
know that if this provision was no
made, they would never get cent TO
! their work
Mr.. WEIGH was sorry that this bill
one of the greatest Importance to th
Western people, should be clogge,
with Objectionable amendments b,
Western Senators. He was in favor 0
the bill as being for the good of hi
people, and hoped that Eastern Sena
tors would assist in voting down thes
amendments that would prevent fire.
and untrammelled passage of the bill
Mr.. Merrimon said he Was a frien,
of the bill, and did not propose to EN-
barrass its passage. This sum was du
for honest labor, which was now barre,
by the statute of limitation. TIL
Southern Security Company would no
pay it, and this was the only means O
getting their pay. What was 500
to corporation owning millions? II
insisted on the amendment.
Mr.. Troy offered an amendment t.
the amendment, which was accepte,
by Mr.. Merrimon, limiting the amour
to be paid by contractors to 100000
The yeas and nays were called o.
motion of Mr.. Merrimon, and tn
amendment failed by yeas 81, nays 16
Mr.. Morehead, of Guilford, offere.
an amendment providing that tn
bonds of the road should not be offer
ed at less than ninety cents instead o
seventy-five cents, as contained in tn
. bill.
Mr.. Avera preferred that the bill
should read one hundred cents O
ninety, as in keeping with the action G
the Senate in the passage of the usur
bill. and offered an amendment to tina
effect, Which failed,
The amendment of Mr.. Morehea
failed, when Mr.. Seymour moved t
strike cut the proviso in the bill tina
Mr.: Morehead proposed to amend
which was adopted
.. Mr.. Cowles offered an amendment
which requires the consolidation of tn
Northwestern Railroad with the othe
companies proposed to be consolida
ted, and requires the expenditure c
one-fourth of the amount raised b
the sale of the mortgage bonds, to b
expended in completing the road fro1
the town of Salem to the Tennessee
line.
The bill then passed it's second read
ing, by yeas %, nays -, when, on me
ton of Mr.. Humphrey. the bill an
amendments were aecommitted to til
Committee.