The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-19

IuE ESrERN y. &. Il k--our last Is
sue .r.t the Dptr! -. Dtectors making
/ speeches o>er the purpose cal % speciai
session, though W. oS.tc>>, tae opinion
tina; ~ decisive action Wuu.a tc taken.
Iau, Il tu,1od cut. Coy. Jaws caue IN
Tor = ics inmate, - =. a..u~e.t straight IN
lcation 10 the S,,1.tty1 deposit tor iegIsIa-
tive eAt eu>c-, MI. cn .ecr..cl - severe de-
uuncat.ou u, Hon. 4. porteh. Inc
GoNeruor "a = .yo.,c4 - t.e aaL! OtSettt'l
ueclal ell hlA.se /. - - - >A.S.uI oi the hoii.
OF 81 Nu.,a ,d.o..laA - ~. tisn- lie h4d
tod Bo>l he >noI'd require deposit VI S4o,-
uUO ~ a Ia ctSn o4nA sAoJvel u ihe>S Voh-
duo
r..,.. Ii the Legislature declines 10
adopt Your propositions, IL. deposit 10 De
SUBJECT 10 !uut orues. Second Il tue Les
ls.atute aIo,t, anu you IAu - close tue cou-
tract. OF purchase, Ine i.va>uacr siia.l APP
ply the acpoo.t II IA! ulcnt u expenses ot
the sos>iun. intrd. ii inc proposition i
aIop.ei aud closed according u agreement,
the ucpu>.t 10 .cuIaIn ~ a iutthcT security
tuI the paynent vi the interest Oh tit 500.
90 mortgage bonds, 40" Outstanding, and
winch you a-.te 10 pa., uhsI TIC $40 ooads
are pad ana can>e.ed.
Inc GoAeluuI iuilucr said
Inc reason / requested the deposit WAS
because. altcl The legislature had passed
the proposition, Mr.. best nIeht theu nave
refused 10 eutcr into Tic ~contiact ahd ictt Us
without security, WIN the expense ol the
LEGISLATURE ior nothing, and | acquired 1t as
a further security Ir the payment ol the IL
tereot when tue State has Suaranteet.
I'm, was tue purpose OF requiring deposit.
| think Mr.. DurtIh VIII 50 declare "neh he
Understands the iac,s aS thcy ac.
Mr.. Dortch uId not reply %, at least. no
reply is gwen IN the report. Ii. III. Battle,
j.. spoke III favor of the CAL AMI vi.
Henderson proposed u resolution recon.
mcnuug the Governor, alter securing iur-
tner amendments 10 the Best proposal III tue
Interest Oh the State, 10 Cali Tie opcciai seS-
sion. Ine resolution was defeated by one
!, vote. "a tuLows. Ayes, lIeesrs. Brysop,
Bate. Davidson. Henderson, ali W lsou.
Nays, Mcssrs. Brown, Do.tch. poweii, Rob
eas, Richardson's, and Scales. Maj. Wilson
announced that Drank Shober, The abselt
member OF The Board lani By the Way, wiien
"A Director, leaves The state, 10 no!u "A Fed
eral office. -lor IA good portIon vi The year.
would Ii not bc the proper ca per 10 ourrcn-
der the posItIonD wound vote Tor the call,
. rendering 1t a tie. 1he Board of Internal
improvements divided III the same manner
} Col. Johnston opposing the cal Capt. I.
4 Nj. Cooke tavorlns II. Col. Scales, one OF
Y the Dn ecGors. appeared 10 be not 50 much
: opposed to the sac, Il, u the special Session
Z to sell. Nj Icu surprise has been expressed
at the course oi Df. \. Nj. Powell, OF Ca
tawba ana Sewcl Brown, OF Mcdowell,
l whose counties, II any III the State, ought
| to he soIlcliouo for the speedy completion OF
| the road ana BY other Jnan State money,
!, for If the road were Owned Dy outsiders the
t counties could lay take, on their share OF
line, as we'll as derive benelt from the III
coming ot foreign capital u make repairs,
buy wood, croso-ties, ETC., aud make a
n fhrnuph rnntr at that WtlltE unIcr STATE
9 auspices must reualn Tor many years q
mere branch.
G However, as we do not own a dollar OF
;. stock, nor pay a dollar OF real estate tax, we
y have but trlt1InS interest one way or Inc
Il the other, except as a citizen living AT tue
II centre, with warm friends both last and
t West, aud desiring nothing but the greatest
good 70 the greatest number OF them, We
s shall have little more TO say on the subject