Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-03-26
FlNilnoiogton yolrrnal.
WILMINGTON, N. O:
FRIDAY, MARCH %. 1875.
EDIroRIaE CoRREsPoSDESoE'
YARBoRo HOUSE.
GnLE, 1QTS


tually closed with to- days session, as
a Joint resolution has been passed to {
do no business on Monday, except to {
ratify bills and allow the Clerks to /
finish ND their work, which has accu-
mulased from the pressure of the past
fer days. The formal adjournment
,sakes place at II o clock on Monday.
I am not prepared to endorse every
thing which this General Assembly
has done, and indeed the same Is true
of all of it's predecessors, but no more
industrious body has ever met IN
North Carolina. More important leg
islation has been completed by the
Legislature which il now about 70 ad- |
iourn, than any which has previously |
met, at least during the preset gene
ration. The cali Of Convention, the |
act for the adjustment OF the state |
debt, the aid to tbe University, the |
Usury act, he establishment o. branch
Insane Asyiums a. Morg2nton and
Wilmington, the railroad legislation,
: the change Of the State election il
1876 from August to November, as vel
as other very important, but less gene
raj legislation, VIII mark an era N The
history OF the State. This can b" sand
to the credit of the General Assembly
that it had the boldness TO meet every
issue which came up for consideration,
except to make provision tor tbs St
1Lo
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
The Senate passed bill, introduced
by that noble old Roman, Dir. H2r-
grave, of Davidson, which seemed 70
meet the difficulties, and had The sane
ton of those Senators who had given
the subject careful consideration, bat
was was defeated in the House. That
body passed substitute 10 which the
Senate would not assent 4 Confer
ence Committee was appointed, and
four of the five members reported IL
favor OF the Senate bill, the House,
however, adjourned without concur
ing, and the bill failed. We regard
this as q great misfortune, and may
yet cause the Governor TO re-assemble
the Legislature. We hope, however,
the necessity may rot arise.
The supplemental
UsURY BILL
failed to pass the House. as [ predict
ed in former letter, and the bill will
go into operation on the 9th inst,
being thirty days from its ratification.
Iregret that more moderation was not
shown in this matter I believe that
change SO great, affecting, for veal
or woe, the material interests OF the
State, some little time should have
been given the people to prepare foE
the operat:o on of the law.
The Legislature Very wisely,
think, made an annual appropriation
of seven thousand five hundred dollars
III favor of the
UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE.
being the interest Oh one hundred ana
twenty-five thousand dollars, fol
which the State sold its Land Scril
granted by the General Government
for educational purposes, corrupt,
equandered by the Radical IIegisIa
ture of 1868 90, and which had to b
returned unless applied as directed
by the act of donation. [ sGppos'
with this aid IL ri VIII 30 =
WORK at once to re- establish the Uni
versity. It will not be many years,
trust, before its halls will be agair
F filed with the youths of our own ant
Reighboring States. aud it Will bocom
again the pride OF North Carolina.
The bill to change the time OF hold
ing the
ELECTION ~ 1876
passed both Houses and became law
It provides that the election for Gov
ernor and other State officers, mem
bers of the Legislature and count,
officers shall be held IL 1876 on Tia
Tuesday after TIE first Monday III no
vember, instead OF on the first IhurB
day i'll August, being the day of tn
Presidential election. This was neces
sary for several reasons. By a recon
act the members Of Congress are her
after to be elected on that day. and
was thought that it would be bette
not to have our election tho first afte
the Presidential nominations and whel
all the power of the Federal govern
ment could be brought to bear to IL
fuence the result.
The act is temporary AMI refers OIL,
to the election in 1875. II 1t pro G
acceptable TO the people the mex
Legislature can make it permanent.
had the pleasure Of being prcser
yesterday at very interesting cere
mony. Il was the occasion OF the pre-
sertation by few Senators OF an eie
CANT gold-headed cane to the
Hon. r, T AEJFIE1D,
President Of the Senate and Liontsn
ant-Goyernor of the State. Tie pre-
sentation was quito private, at tin
lodgings of Governor Armfeld. I
few Senators waited upon the Prasi
dent, and Dr.. Charles Anderson, Sen
ator from DaVie, presented d magn6
cent cane, which Governor Armfelt
accepted. The speeches OF both gen
tlemen showed that a spirit of tru,
friendship had grown up between Tia
Senate and it's presiding officer.
On Saturday the Hou was the
scene of one Of those pleasing episodes
(which give to life much of its pleasures
was the occasion OF the presenta
- sn to
SPEAKER ROBINSON
OF magnificent watch and chain. Al
IL O'CLOCK the House adjourned fol
thaH an htar. Mr.. Gudger, of Madi
ION. asstalled to the Chair. Mr..
Mrong, oENake, explained briefly the