Wilmington journal., 1875-03-05
MARCH I'd, 1875.

postponed.
MARCH I'd. 1875.
Mr.. Cantwell. bill to charter Fifth
Ward Bucket Company, Wilmington.
Referred
Mr.. Cantwen, a bill to protect and
encourage domestic manufactures
and mining, with memorial Re
ferred.
Mr.. Stamford, a bill for gauging OF
casks aud barrels of spirits turpeutIne.
Referred
MIR Cantwell, resolution Of IN
struction to tue Public Treasurer
concerning deposits. Rules suspend
ed and resolution considered. The reSo
iuticn authorizes the Public Treasurer
10 make deposits Of public money i'll
the banks of the State.
Mr. Cantweil stated that the reso-
luton was drawn up by d gentleman
of eminent ability and purity and wei!
known 10 this Senate. He referred to
Mr. Wm. A Wright, OF Wilmington.
Several amendments wtre offered =;
when. on motion of Mr.. French, the,
resolutions with amendm ents were re
fprre d to the Finance Committee and
ordered to be printed
Mr. Cashwel1S bill providing for
the payment bv the counties of fifty
cents for the killing of each crow was
considered
Pending discussion, the hour for
the special order arrived, being the
Swamp Land Bill
The bill provides for the reclaimipg
OF the swamp lands Of New Fl never.
Ousiow and other counties. some
SEQ. eco acres of laud being embraced
in these ps-one-ha f of the
seme. III alternative sections, to be
given the hNew River Canal Company
for reciaimiug the same. The Board
of Commissioners and an appointed
Board to protect the States interest.
Messrs. French, Stamford, Selby,
Stickney, Havgrave. PEBBLES and
Cashweii favore the proposition. The
lands at present were worth little or
nothing to the Stat, when, if reclaim
ed, they would be OF great value.
Messrs Linney and Williamson op-
nosed, claiming that the State should
not thus sacrifice her property.
The bill passed its second reading
by vote 0I Z6 to IS
The bin was then put on its third
rearing aud passed with the following
result: Ayes p, nays II.
Mr.. Kerr. III explaining his vote.
pronounced the affair the biggest fraud
ever perpetrated upon the State.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
By Mr. Walker, of Richmond, a biii
l. 81 i
Steel Company Referred
By Mr. Walker, of Richmond, bill
in relation 10 lunatic claims
House bill to IncOrp rate the Bank
of Wilmington passed its third read
ing.
House bill requiring the Bible to be
read IL public schools was indefinitely Y
postponed.
The bill III relation to the purchas
OF tie Western North Carolina Rail
road by the State came up as the spa-
cial order for II o'clock on its third
reading.
Mr. Tate took the floor in advocacy
of the bill as amended, on its second
reading, and after detailing history
Of the various complications of the
affairs of the Road. urged it's passage
AS the only feasible plan of saving the
States interest in this great work etc
Mr.. Chandler offered a substitute
for the bill. the Senate bill with slight
changes and urged its adoption.
To this substitute Mr. Staples of
fered a number of amendments.
Mr. Tate characterized the suhsti-
tnte as an act to squeeze out of the
State its interest in ibis road and Of
fered an amendment to his bill pro-
vidirg for the protection of the stock
holders of this road in Burke county,
stating that the citizens of Burke
county and Burke county itself had
paid one fourth of the money for
bniidiug this road and therefore should
hnv" soma showing for the money ex-
pended, &c.
Mr. hichae opposed the substitute
and amendments, and favored the
origina! bill introduced by DIR. Tate.
Mr.. Gudger desired to sleep on the
remarks of Mr. McRae, aud at q
o clock Mr. Gudger moved to adjourn
till 10 O'Clock to- morrow.