Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-03-12
SENATE.
SEVENTY SECOND DAY.

Mr.. Cantwell, a bill to establish a
colored branch asylum at Wilmington.
Referred.
Mr.. Waddell, a bill for specific ap-
preparation for the Penitentiary. Re
ferred.
Mr.. Waddell, a bill providing for
the change of the time of holding the
election in North Carolina. Provides
for holding it the first Tuesday after
the first Monday il November. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Stamford, a bill to prevent the
sale of liquor within three miles of
Bethlehem and White Oak Churches
in Bladen county. Referred.
Senate bill preventing the killing of
partrldges, doves, pheasants or wild
turkeys between the first of April and
the first of October in each year, except
OF persons own farm, and the trap
ping of birds at any time except on
ones farm, in the counties of David
son. Mecklenburg, Warren, Rowan,
Anson, Guilford and Randolph, was
considered and passed it's third read
ing by vote of 81 to 2.
Mr.. Shaw, at II o'clock, introduced
the following resolution
WHEREAS, The term of the Forty
Third Congress of the United States
expires with this hour. And whereas
a large majority of said Congress, be-
ing unmindful of the trusts imposed
IN 1t by free people. have heaped
burdens and insults upon them unpre-
cedented III the annals of history, and
with an unmitigated hatred to the
Southel n portion of this Union, have
converted the So Halls of Congress" IN
to 8" Star Chamber OF oppression
Therefore, be it Resoloed, By the
Senate of North Carolina, that We
hail with JOY this, the hour of oar de-
liverance, and extend our congratula-
tions to the whole people of these Uni
ted States upon this happy dawn Of a
better day"
This resolution created warm dis
cusslon, and resulted in quite mum
Der Of motions to postpone and table,
which We're lost.
Mr.. Morehead introduced the fol-
lowing substitute
"That the Senate of North Carolina
congret1lates the people Of the United
States, and ali lovers of civil liberty,
that the hour has arrived at which the
43d Congress expires"
Mr.. Alorehead's substitute was lost
by vote Of 16 to 80.
The resolutions of Mr.. Shaw were
then adopted by the following vote:
ayes 26, nays %.
HOUSE OF NTATIVES.
The bill in relation 10 the Western
North Carolina Railroad was taken up
rs the uninish d business of yester-
day.
MIR. Gambler. the author of the sub
stitute, moved postponement of the
whole M tier till Saturday next. This
motion was vehemenently opposed by
the supporters of Mr. Tate's bill. and
the motion was rejected.
Mr.. Tate then stated his reasons for
offering the amendments to the sub
stitute, which were for the protection
of private stockholders Of the road in
the event of the adoption CT the sub
stitue. He hoped there would be no
necessity for urging the adoption.
believing that the substitute would
not pass.
Mr.. Staples, at considerable length,
opposed the Tate bill, arguing that
it's provisions were in nowise feas ible,
as its first proposition was to pur-
chase the road by the State without
any machinery to raise funds for this
purpose. Again, it is proposed to
pay the interest Oh its bonds from
half of the earnings of this road, the
other half to be applied to the COM
pletion of the road to. its proposed
terminus. He proposed TO show that
in ten years the road would be more
embarrassed than it is now, and not
af nI To
ward its completion, by such legIS-
lation. He was clearly of the opin-
ion that that the only plan to relieve
the road from it's present financial
embarrassment was an appeal to the
Supreme Court, which with the sub
stitute guarded by the amendments
proposed by himself would effect the
desired object of completing this
great work aud rendering 1t avail
able to the State.
of Mr.. Staples, and spoke mainly to
the merits of the amendment offered
by himself, which, as heretofore stated,
is characterized by Mr.. Gudger as the
Smith clause of the consolidation act.
Mr.. Mendenhall was 10th to take
issue with his colleague on matters Of
importance before the General As
sembly. but after careful coDsidera-
ton of the subject he was convinced
Of the fact that there WAS merit in the
Tate bill and would support it.
Mr.. Moring warmly advocated the
Tate bill and argued at some length
the various provisions therein III con-
trast with those of the substitute.
Mr.. Robinson (Mr. Walker, of
Richmond, in the Chair bad exam
ined both bills now before the house
with care, and while he was willing TO
accord merit to each, yet be thought
the Tate bill would save the proper
ty to the State, and the substitute
would not; he would, therefore, sup
port the original bill AIr. Staples IN
announcing his preference for the
substitute gives no assurance that he
will support even the substitute un-
less his amendments are Incorporated,
&C. The gentleman from GuilfOrd, he
said, aso family suggests that an
appeal to the Supreme Court would
relieve the road of it's embarrassment.
If he remembered Alright, a resolution
was now before the Committee on
Railroads providing for the taking OF
this appeal TO the Supreme Court.
Mr.. StaplesQ sQnterrupting. 1.-THE res
olution was introduced, and IS now
sleeping in the hands of the Commit
tee
Mr.. Rohinson-s'I have information
that the resolution has been carefully
considered by the Committee, and
have had Major ; NTH before them,
and they are satisfied that the appeal
viii be to the Interest of the State"
Mr. Gambler said he was willing to
| withdraw his bill as a substitute for
Mr.. Tate's and would afterw rds offer
his as "a separate bill, and let # come
up on its own merits No object on
being offered, he withdrew the substI-
| tute.
Several uninportant amendments
were accepted, after which Mr.. Tate
called the previous question. which
being sustained, the vote was taken
and the bill passed its thicd reading
SEVENTH DAY.
SENATE.