ifmu ' wfwj^lfc * iff wl vol 1 third series salisbury n c monday december 10 18w5 no 49—whole no 1740 teems : cash i advance rates of advertising oki bit.i.ro space ofl2 lint *) iii 1 in$faon 1 03 i 2d 3d and llh lsrl f;,1i ;"' ii f0r oach additional piiblipal-oii 3u " lkuislatukk senate friday november 30lh 1806 the senate met nt 11 o'clock lvayor by the hcv dr graven pres ident of trinity college the journal of wednesday read and approved . , tho committee on propositions and ricvancea reported on tbo bill to regus late salaries nnd lees and recommended its pas.ago mr wiggins introduced a bill in rela tion to the per diem of members clerks speakers fcc of i he legislature mr gash introduced a resolution that tho committee on internal improvements bo instructed to impure into the tariffs of passage and freights charged on all the railroads in tbe state where the slste is part owner adopted mr clark introduced a resolution that the committee on public library inquire into tho loss x books papers or docu ments in any of the departments at ral eigh from the late invasion adopted mr adams introduced a bill to en courage immigration referred to the committee on corporations mr cowles a bill to amend nn act en titled an net lor the relief uf such persons as may sailer from the destruction of the records hihi other papers of tho several counties of this suite ami for other purs nnses referred to committee ou ju diciary mr love a bill to amend the law of evidence referred to committee n judiciary mr cunningham n resolution setting apart the 22 1 day of docpmbor next for the adjournment ofthe legisl turo t";ti die a''ter some di en i n mr le ii-l moved that the byes arid nays bo called nnd resulted as follow : yo s 16 nays 28 the question recurring on the motion to postpone the senate refused lo post i one : yens 17 nays 27 the question recurrirut on passairo ol the resolution was amcmld to friday 21st instead ot december mr love moved t ' amend the am-nd ment to monday the 24th the senate refused to amend : yeas 10 nays 28 the question recurring on the final passage ot tho resolution mr jones moved to amend tho resolution to mon day i7tb tho yeas and nays were cal led the motion prevailed yeas 24 nays 19 tho question recurring on the final passage of the resolution was adopted ayes 85 nays 19 mr mathews moved that a message be sent to tho house proposing to go in to an election for comptroller not agreed to the bill fm the relief of honest debtors came up and was postponed until mon day next i air cowles moved to take from tho calendar a bill in relation to salaries and foes agrocd to mr hall moved that the bill be laid j on tho table tlio motion prevailed yeas 2-2 nays 21 mr durham introduced a resolution which passed to send a message to the ! llouso proposing to go into an election ] for comptroller at 11 o'clock to mors row gn motion the senate adjourned to 11 . o'clock to-morrow iiotjse gf commons friday nov 30 186(5 mr burden was granted leave of ab f-ence until monday morning also messrs i peebles turnbull,womble and howe a bill to incorporate tho newborn steam fire engine company ; a bill to authorize the blount's creek factory company to rebuild a resolution author izing the issue of duplicate bonds to the executors of seth jones dee'd and a bill j to exempt persons over 15 years of age irom working tbo public roads were re ported from standing committee with recommendation that they do pass a resolution by mr williams of pitt providing that soldiers maimed other wise than by loss of log aud unfittod thereby to cam a living bo paid a sum ot money by tbo slate equal ot the value ot an artificial leg — referred mr williams of martin a resolution ro-aihrmmg the charter of tho william ston and tawboro railroad referred mr durham a resolution lookin to tho reform of tbo judicial system ofthe state referred mr moore of hertford a resolution proposing to raise a select committee of eight to take into consideration all prop ositions looking to tbo relief of the peo plo and report a bill adopted mr i ork a resolution abjonrning thislogistaturo sine die the loth day of december next laid on the table mr richardson a bill to exempt cer ain personal properly from seizure mi dor execution or attachment and to pro vide a homestead referred mr woodward a resolution raising a committee of three to roviso and digest tho lawa ami statutes of the state of north carolina including the acts of the present session referred mr hubs a bill for the reliof oi the people referred air garret a bill to amend the charter ofthe jonathan's creek and tennessee mountain turnpike road referred mr simpson a bill to postpone the special term of superior court for chow an county to bo held on the 2nd won dny in dooombor to wednesday after the 1st monday in february 18c7 the rules w^re suspended and the bill passed ii several readings mr antrey a bill to raise revenue referred mr harding a bill to incorparato tho albemarle swamp land company referred mr vestal a bill to change the timo of holding the courts of pleas and quarter sessions for yadkin county changes to 2nd mondoy of january april c iustoad of jst monthly rules suspen ded and the bill passed ils several read ings n motion of mr russ a resolution in favor of rufus ii jones executor of ai red 1 ones dee'd nnl ii resolution of seth jones estate wore taken up and lassod their several readings mi gorham a bill in allow fees to clerks of county courts in certain cases referred ( mr ashworth movod that a resoluton introduced by him a fow days ago be referred to the judiciary committee calendar ' a bill to giant a general amnesty or parthm for all offondei - against the crim inal laws of the state ■'.' north carolina in jan 15th 1866 with substitute wore read the question being on the adop tion of the substitute i mr mckay spoke in iir favor some time mr blytho thought that tho conven tion had passed nn amnesty ordinance ik favored pence and harmony but was pposed i'i exonerating any man from punishment who hai acted under orders k-llich were contrary in law lie said hat in his portion ol tliu stato minor of fences had boon nlrendy punished while iffenccs of a higher grade remained mis tried let the law be enforced ho lu'ai that only by flie observances of law i mid order and peace be restored to our people ; mr crawford of macon moved to strike out january 1st 18ug and insert june 1st 186s mr davis opposed the amendment ind favored tho bill mr dargan did the same when mr crawford said that ho was opposed to jranting amnesty to certain union sol > iliers who when discharged returned home to western counties and perpetra ted outrages this was the reason why he moved his amendment messrs keenan richardson and waugh favored the bill mr freeman ut granville opposed it lie said that he desired to give every honest man his due and every rogue his halter he occupied similar grounds with mr bly the mr whitfield said that under tho 2d eetion of this bill the men named by mr crawford of macon wcro not par doned mr blair also spoko briefly and offer sd an amendment which was not adop ted tbe bill then passed its 3d reading a message was received from the son itc announcing the passage of a resolu lion to adjourn on monday morning dec 17th i860 mr patton moved to lay on the table mr jlodnctt called the yeas and nays sn the motion which was not adopted a message was recurred from the gov ernor in i elation to correspondence be tween sec mcculloch and himself in elation to national currency ordered to bo pri n to i whereupon the house adjourned senate saturday dec 1 the senate was called lo order at 11 i_'ch.cls a m prayer by tho rov dr smodes of tae episcopal church the journal of yesterday was read and approved reports of committees mr cash from the committee on cherokee lands to whom was referred that poriion of the governor's message whioh refers to the cherokee land re ported back the same and asked to be discharged from us further considera tion mr wilson from the committee on iho judiciary to wl i was referred the lull authorizing certain counties to sub scribe for stock in ilie chora w ii k recommended its passage mr mccorklc from ihe committee on ihe judiciary to whom was referred the lull for the better suppression of ilorso ami mule stealing reported back a snbsti tnto for the bill as the original bill jo dared it to bo a c ipitul offence and punishment death the committee thought the punishment too severo for the offence mr avery from tbo judiciary com mittee to whom wiis reforrod the bill for the proto ton of landlords repoitod hack the sanio amended and recommend its passage resolutions and bills by mr covington a bill authorizing a majority of tho justices in a county to regulate tho jail foos referred to the committeo on propositions and grievan ces by mr leach a resolution instructing tho committee on the judiciary to ens ijuire into the propriety and expediency of repealing iho act of iho last general assembly imprisoning defendants on the state docket for lino and costs and re port by bill or other wi se by mr mclean a hill to incorporate fay otto v ilie street railway company referred to the committeo on corpora t lions j by tho same a bill to incorporate tin mclean firo engine company no 1 fayettville same relerence made by tho same a bill to authorize the justices of cumberland county to fund the interest duo on their bonds refer red to tho conimitteo ou propositions md grievances ! by tho same a bill to authorize the mayor and commissioners of fayettville lo fund the interest due on their bonds same reference mnde by mr cunningham a bill to abolish luprisoument for debt lie slated that t was a printed copy of a house bill and hat as it met his views bo offered it as mi original bill in this body ' on motion of mr willey iho rules were susjionded and the bill to change r suspend the special term of the courl of the county of chowan was taken up imendod and pasecd its several read ngs j ihe bill to change tho time of tho courts of pleas and quarter sessions in yadkin cnnnty camo up ami passed its lecond rending ' mr hall by leavo introduced a res lutimi 01 doling so much uf tho covers inn's message as relates to the llillsboro'l military academy be referred to the committeo on e'lucatiou and literary fund adoptetl i on motion of mr cowlo the rules j were biisponded ami the resolution rola i ting to furnishing supplies to the indigent j in the state was taken up and alier some i debate the resolution was re-committed to tlie same committee a message was received from the house transmitting a message from tho covers ior covering a report from tho treasurer il tho western n c railroad company wiih a proposition to print which was concurred in a message was received from the house non concurring to the senate proposition to adjourn sine din on the 17th of december next also a message concurring in tho proposition to go into the election of councillors of state messrs love and mooro wete appointed to superintend the election mr mclean nominated j g shops herd mr thornton w a baton jr mr berry thos rnlhu mr cowles n l williams mr avery dr suml love there were other nominations in tho senate and others in the house whoso names we could not bear tho senate voted but tho committee bad not repor ted when tho senato adjourned a message was received from tho house with a communication from the l-ovornor enclosing a correspondence with the treasury department ofthe lj ti i ed states with a proposition to print concurred in ; also a message endorsing a resolution in favor of the estate of r il jones of wake also a resolution in favor ot the estate of setb jones dee'd of wake also a bill granting general amnesty and pardon on motion of mr berry tbo resolution and bill wore referred to ihe judiciary committoe a message wis received from the house proposing to raise a joint commit the to consider the question of usinedit adjournment concurred in the resolution concerning por diem and milage came lip on its second read ing and passed on motion of mr wil son ihe rules were suspende i and the bill was put on its third reading when mr robins moved to amend by sul'sti luting 4 iu place id 0 for the per diem mr hall moved to amend thu amend mont by substituting >••''> for 4 b"th oi which were rejected the question on i ho first adoption of tho resolution as it eanie up was then taken and the rosoln tion wns adopted on motion the senate adjourned to mondoay 1 1 o'clock house of commons saturday doc 1 the ilou-'o was called to order ut 11 o'clock a m prayer by rov dr craven of the episcopal methodist church tho journal of yesterduy was read and approved a message was received from the senate proposing that the two houses proceed at 12 o'clock m to elect couns cillois of state tbo house concurred and nominations were made these nominations were sent to tho senate find the llouso proceeded to vote a me sage was received from the.gov ornor transmitting the annual report of tho president of the western n c rail road company which was ordered to be printed and sent to tho senate mr cowan froth the committoo on internal improvements r ported back a bill to enable tho western railroad com pany to completo its road from some point oi tbo north carolina bail road recommending its passage with an amend ment qlao u substitute tor the bill lo amend the charier of tho westorn na c railroad mr rosobro from the committee on propositions und grievances reported a nibstitnte for tho bill to allow fees to justices of the peace ill i0lution8 ' by mr whitfield a resolution to raise i committee of five to consider the pro iricty of memorializing congress in re ation to the removal of the negroes from the state laid on the table on motion if mr waugh by mr waugh a resolution instruc ing the committee on public buildings to inquire as to the expediency of selling be public squares in tlie city of raleigh md devoting the proceeds to the croc lion nl a new executive mansion laid on the table oil motion of mr dar jan i by mr mcgougan a resolution in fa vor of maimed and disabled soldiers ilr-o a resolution in favor of win ma ton i bills inteoddced by mr guess a bill i'm the relief of the people and to prevent fraud in the collection of debts j by mr d.ugau a bill in favor of wid ows i by mr latham of washington a bill to enable the wilmington charlotte and rutherford railroad company to corns plete its road pay its debts to the slate und cxtond as road to the totlllosseo line by mr william of martin a bill to iineii'l seel ion 51 chap 60 revised ( ode in relation to the exportation offish by mr garrett a bill to prevent the felling of timber in pigeon liivor above k uian's jh idge by mr bowe a bill to incorporate the yanceyvillo and milton railroad com pwy by mr perry of carteret a bill in re . ation to set off by mi chad wick a bill to facilitate the adjudication and settlement of dis puted boundaries by mr patton a bill to prevent the lestructi m of ginseng in the mountains if north carolina by nr harding a hill to amend the charter of the washington toll bridge company mi mcclummy iutroduced a joint res olution proposintng to raise a committeo o take into consideration the subject of ldjournineut some objection being to ho resolution mr mcclammy stated thai ts object was not to hasten an adjourn nent to the detriment of the public in terests it was intended on tbo contrary to facilitate tho dispatch of business by checking tho loo frequent introduction f motions for sine die adjournment — no one was more opposed to hasty leg islation than himself tho resolution was nloptod mi jonos presented petitions from cit rons of pasquotank adverse to the pro posed ex'ension of the corporate limits if tbe town if elizabeth city iteforred the select committee to consider all propositions to extend pecuniary relief to tlio people raised under the resolu tion of iir monro of hertford passed on j yesterday is constituted as follows messrs moore of hertford russ da vis mckay jenkins granville latham uf washington waugh and bryson hills om second 11kading a hill to incorporate union camp gioiind in cleavelaud county passed it 2d ami 3rd readings a aill to incorporate tho newborn steam fire engine company passed its 2nd reading a bill to empower r p mel vin slier ill of bladen io collect arrears of taxes was pat on its second reading messrs waugh and hutchison opposed ils pass ago mr richardson defondod the bill and earnestly urged ihat the relict proposed should be extended on motion of mr waugh the bill was referred to the committee on proposi tions and grievances mr richardson opposed this refer ence the house then adjourned until 11 o'clock a m on moinly next senate monday dec •"•■ the senate was called lo order al ll o'clock a m prayer by the rev mr hudson of the methodist church tho journal of saturday was road and approved * tho speaker announced tho following committees messrs clark adams and lovc i oinmittoe senate branch on niii dii adjournment messrs williams ad ama and 1 initio committeo on ihigrosso'l bills for tho week in pouts of oosrarrri i . mr avery from tho committee on in torn al tn|»roveinonts to whom wa reforrod the bill to repeal nn ordinance i oxcluuigo tho blocks of tbo stato foi bot/ds i ported back the nine rocon mending its passage mr < ' v los from tho committee to w/iom wns referred a nniiinication from the governor covering inquiries from col bomford relative to furnishing biipplicf i the indigonl of the state re ported back tho samo this communis cation bad icon re committed tn tiiis committee and amended by instructing ihe governor to take all nocossary stops to accompli.sli the desired ohioct a message was received irom ihe uon.o proposing to go forthwith inlo the election of comptroller which was concurred in messrs brown and spencer wero up ' ii'inteil lo superintend tho election and he senate voted as follows cowper 14 iloldorby 11 a,i-i len 10 collins 7 a message from tho llouso transmit ing the report of tho committeo on elec ion for councillors of stato which re i lilted in the election of one win a ivriget esq of new hanover con curred in a imi a message transmitting in engrossed bill to incorporate tho uii on campground in cloavelaud coun v on motion ol mr ciarko it was rofor id to tho committeo on corporations tho hour for the special order having irrived tho bill for the relief of honest lebtors was taken up mr speed offor d a substitute which was adopted and in motion of mr speed it was ordered 0 be printed and reforrod to the jndi iiuy committee the bill to prevent fraud on the rcvo iiie of tin state caiiio up on its socond . eading mr speed offered n substitute or the bill the question arising on tho idoption ofthe aniendmcnt mr speed ailed for tho yeas and nays and tho inieniliiieul was adopted by ii vote of 28 peas 7 nays the question being put on in pa-sag of the bill on its second road ing on motion of mr covington it was referred to iho committee on finance a message was received from the iouso propoposing to go forthwith into mother ballot for comptroller the name if i wa bain in nomination from the house and the name of mr love with irawn concnrred in and messrs brown and spencer superintended the election and the senate proceeded to vote on this ballot the vote stood for mr cowper 12 mr brogden 11 hoi ierby 6 collins 4 and bain 4 a message was received irom the house proposing to go foi th with into the election of public treasurer on the motion to concur mr wilson called be yeas and nays atid tho proposition ivas concurred in by a vote ot l>4 yens to 17 nays messrs lloyd anil hill super i ntendod the election and tbe senate ! proceeded to vote iis follows battle 39 jmordecai — 1 a message was received from tho house proposing to go forthwith into iho election of six councillors of state not agreed to the bill to repeal an ordinance to jbango tbo time of elections in the state same up on its socond leading amended md passed on motion of mr love the rules were luspendod and tbe bill passod its third reading messrs hill loncll and wiggins made remarks in support of tho bill cll nintion of mr cowles the senate idjourned until to morrow at 10 o'clock house of commons monday dec f3d 1s66 report from committees on bill to more effectually punish horse stealing nnd a bill to enable the w c r r r to complete ils road to tennessee line were read recommending their passage mr latham of craven from committee to superintend election of seven coun cil lore of state reported the election ol w a wright of new hanover mr hutchison moved to amend so a ■ to empower the county court of meck lenburg to hold extra terms for trial in criminal causes which was adopted and the bill passed its bovoral readings a message was received from thu sen ate announcing tho passage ofongrossod resolution in relation to per die m and milage of members of general a i mbly | put speakers per diem at sio arks at 8 doorkeepers at 7 mem - al 6 mr blytho moved a substitute redu cing the speaker's jn.r d'u tit h s7 the mombers to si c the yeas aud nays being culled for the call was not sustained tbe substitute was rejected mr whitfield moved to strike out 0 and insert 3 in gold or its equivalent at premium rates iu raleigh llejec led when the resolution was adopted tlio son ato having agreed to go into an election for comptroller tho ho uso proceeded to vote the joint committee roported whole number of votes east 1 13 nocc sary to a choice 72 mr brogden received 50 mr lloldordy,'28 mr cowper 30 mr collins 20 mr i_.no 7 mr root 1 no eloci ion mi lb ilnn of wilkes a re olution in favor i f r f armlii i.i mr crawford by leave introduced a memorial from the rowan county immi grant socioty referred a message wns sent to ihe senate pro posing to go into an olection for comp troller forthwith mr kolboy withdrew tho name of mr love mi richardson nut in nomination for comptroller donald v.a bain the house proceeded to vote the joint committee roported tho whole number of votes caat 13u net y to u choico 70 mr urogdon roc ii id 56 mr coupor :'.__; mr uolderby,23 mr oollins 17 mi jain 10 no olection a message wan 6ont to tho senate proposing logo into nn election for pubs ic trow surer the senate conenrriug mi battlo was oluctod almost imam nonsly mr ashwortli by lonvo introduced a till lo protect honest debtors rofor ed mr ii'.-in1 ■ n-y .-, bill to prevent citizensof ilnn stales lisbiug llie waters f currituck mini referred mr iiorton of watauga moved lo bunpoud be rules anil take up tlio bill suspending the olloclion of tuxes until march 1st 1807 in oitain western counties with amendment mr kenan offered an amendment which ins hitli-d tlio whole state under iho provisions of in bill which wns adopted riio bill thus amended was referred to u fl lauce committee washington december 1 — tho radical nenii iers of congres nnmbeiing perhaps fifty ield a caucus to-night al the capitol stevens irosided a committeo lo consist of dine nembers to ; tepare for an adjourned meeting ■ i in i t on tin a-iy ni_-lit next v.-.-is appointed lie caucus designated sponker colfax io reply i ili address ul welcome to congress which is • i lie delivered by chief justice carter on mod lay nftcrnoon al the capitol the various repub ii-rin associations having made arrangements i proceed thither in procession as a pari of thu irogrammo tlm caucus were not exclusive in mining iheir oration ant buggostod hat tlm nenii us of the senate appoint una of their own lumber to perform a similar part thad file in was selected to respond lo iho toast to the i ingreess nl the coiled stales to he proposed il tlie radical banquet in the fair build jug on llutiday night tho caucus discussed the sub • et of removal from office various members nentioued instances of what tlm characterized is gross injustice on llio part of thu l'residont ii their respective districts nnd the caucus iii.iiiiin.iusly recommended thai the senate res oct all nominations made merely on political rounds in memoriam 1 n tho bosom of the liver h lure the suu unloosed his quiver where the starlight streamed forever sliled a vihsel light and free morning diw-drops hung like manna < tu the brighr folds of her banner while ihe zephyrs rose to fan lur softly to the radiant sea at lur prow a pilot beaming in ihe bush of youth stood dreaming and he was in glorious seeming like a n angel from above through his hair the breezes sported and us on the way he floated i it that pilot angel-throated warbled lays of hope and love i'l ugh those locks su brightly flowing l.utls i laurel bloom were blowing and his bauds anon were throwing mu-ie from a lyre of gold ; swifter down ibe stream ho glided soil the purple waves divided and a rainbow arch abided in his canvas snowy fold anxious hearts wiih fond devotion watched him sailing to the ocean prayed lhat uo wild commotion midst ih • elements might rise ; and ho seemed some young apollo charming summer winds to follow while tho water hags corolla trembled to hi music sighs hut these purple waves enchanted rolled beside a city haunted hy an awful spell thai daunted every comer to her shore night sha les rank tho air encumbered and pale marble statutes numbered awoke to life no more tin ii there rushed with lightning quioknes ( er his fare a mortal sickness and ihu dews in fearful ihicknesb galbi red o'er his temples fair and there swept a dying murmur through llie lovely southern summer a i'i x oult is pilot comer perished by l_ut city there sn rolls on ll _( radiant river and tin sun unbiuds his quiver o'ro ihe blarlight streams fcevi r t in ii bosom as before ; hut thai vessi i's rainbow barm r greets no more the gay savanna an i ih ii j ilot'a lute drops manna i lu ih - • urpl ■ waves nc more