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Legislature of North-Carolina. t SENATE. " NIGHT SESSION. - Saturday, Dec.17. - .. Senate met at 7:15 p. m. . ' ; : Mr. Graham in the chair. i On motion of Mr. Trov, the Senute took up the bill to restore to the W. R. R. Co. its original chartered privileges. Bill passed it third reading, ayes 80, nays 1. Mr Flythe voted in the negative. Mr. Warren and Mr. King were excused from voting. ;; r The convention bill was discussed by Messrs. Warren, Dargan, Robbins, of Ro wan v Price and Cook. ' " Bill made special order for Monday. Mr. Warren wanted to get rid of the pres ent judiciary. , , , , Mr. Dargan wanted to get rid of the code. This was a question of head and neck with , him. He never wanted to hear anybody speak again of the "development of our re -sources!" ; Mr. Robbins, of Rowan, thought every thing would be very harmonious if the Re publicans would vote with the Conserva tives. ) - Mr. Cook had introduced the bill, and therefore would speak in its detence.though he did not like some of its provisions. Mr. Price made an eloquent and thrilling speech in opposition to the bill. Gentlemen had taught colored men to distrust their promises. . During the carv:iss they had promised not to interfere with suffrage. They had interfered with it already in every municipality in the State. He was opposed to. this measure because in the present im poverished condition of the State the people were not prepared to ussume an additional burden, and a fair vote could not be had. His people would be driven from the polls by the Kuklux as they were at the last election; Adjourned. . i SENATE. " ; Monday, Dec. 19, 1870. j The Senate met at 10 o'clock. . , Prayer by Senator Norment. ., " 'President in the Chair. . ! Journal of Saturday read and approved, Mr. Merrimon called attention to the fact that his vote on the I7th was correctly re--corded in the Clerk's report, but incorrectly reported by us. .".'''" i Bill for the relief of the Sheriff of Watauga was taken up and passed its several read ings without . opposition. : Yeas 39, nays none. , - ' Mr. Norment from the Conference Com mittee, reported that the Committee recom mend concurrence in House bill on per diem and mileage. The Senate refused to concur, aves 17. navs 26 . v .; Mr. Gilmer moved the appointment of nn- Pending action, the Convention bill was taken up. ' ; . Mr. Olds said he was opposed to this bill upon Constitutional grounds. The Constittt tion knows of but two modes ot amendment, one is by Convention which in its very n- ture is unrestricted. The other is by legisla tive action to be submitted to the people. loia jOD3iicunouai provision is evsucii in " this bill; ' He was opposed to it because it was introduced in dangerous times, when the people are excited and tearful of revolu tion. . He was opposed to it because of the enormity of its details. Mr. Lehman disagreed from the Senator from Wake. ' He objected to the bill not for the reasons urged, but because ne considered ' it untimely and unnecessary. air. itoDinns or nowan uiougnr. tue lime too short. . Show would be knee deep in the mountains, snd the people could not get to the polls. Besides, that the people needed more time for deliberation, and he moved to ' insert March. ' Withdrawn. I Mr. Brogden gave a full and luminous ex position of the bill,, of the motives which led to it, of the history ot the party which , l&tuer&it, aau oi lue uisusiruus results wuicu win ioiiow its passage. i . dered, and the question being on the pas sage of the bill on its third reading, : mu - l : : j 1 . i. . . . .Aim cnair cuusiuereu mat ii wouiu '.aivb a two thirds vote to pass the bill, and sub rnitted that question as preliminary. ,The letter of the Constitution requiring two-thirds majority to call a Convention, as many Senators as are of opinion that a bare . majority can authorize the people to call a Convention will make it known by saying aye; as many as of the contrary opinion will say no. j The Senate voted that it required only a majority vote. Those voting in the affirmative are Messrs. Adams, Albright, Cook, Council, Cowles, Crowell, Currie, Dargan, Flemming, Gilmer, Graham, Jones, Linocy, Love, Mauney Mc ClamBiy, Merrimon, Morehead,Murphy,Rob bins, of Davidson, Robbins, of Rowan. Skin ner, Speed, Troy, Waddell, Warren, White sides and Worth 28. ! Those voting in the negative are Messrs. Barnett, Beasley, Bellamy, Brogden, Eppes, Flythe, Hyman, King, Lehman, McCotter, Moore, Price 12. ' j The Senate decided adversely to the opin of the Chair, and the President having con . scientious objections to giving his official sanction to what he deemed an nnconstitu- tional act, called to the chair Mr. Warren, who had no scruples on this question. The vote on the final passage of the bill was then taken and stood thus: Those who voted in the affirmative are :' Messrs. Attains, . Albright, Battle, Cook, Coudcil, Crowell, Dargan, Fleming, Gilmer, Graham, Jones, Ledbettcr, Linney, Love, Mauney, . -McClanimy, Merrimon, Murphy, Norment, Robbins, of Davidson, Robbins, of Rowan, kinner, Speed. Troy, Waddell, Warren, Whitesides, Worth -28. Thosevoting in the negative are: Messrs. Barnett, Beasley, Bellamy, Brog den, Cowles, Eppes, Flythe, Hyman, King, Lehman, McCotter, Moore. Morehead, Price 15. ' ' - . Adjourned till 7 p. M. '' ; ' ' 1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ! " " ' ' ": Monday, Dec. 19, 1870.' The House met at 10, a. m. : ' Speaker in the Chair. i Prayer by Rev. Mr: Grayson, of the House. ' - Mr. Maricr obtained leuve to change his vote from the negative to the affirmative on the vote to concur in Senate amendments to the bill fixing per diem, &c. j The chairman of the committee on Privi leges and Elections reported back the bill concerning the representative from Bladen, and asked to be discharged from its further consideration. Discharged. Mr. Clinard introduced a resolution pro viding for night sessions. Calendar, i Mr Brooks introduced a bill to empower the Board of Commissioners of Brunswick to till vacancies in their Board. Committee on Counties, Ac, . Mr. Duckworth introduced a bill in rela tion to assault and battery. That the Grand Jury shall present no one unless deadly weapons are used, &c Judiciary Committee. Mr. McAfee obtained leave of absence for 20 days. ' I ' Mr. Martin introduced a bill to authorize Public Treasurer to loan from the special tax fund in the Treasury the sum of $150, 000, &c. Finance Committee. ' " . j Mr. McNeil introduced a bill concerning N. J. Brown, Executor of Reuben King, of Robeson county; Propositions and Griev ances. . : : ; " Mr, Garrison, of Polk, obtained leave of absence from Wednesday till 11th of Jan uary, .. . Mr, Womack from Wednesday till 18th of January. . i . i iVLr. Collis from Thursday till 1st ot Jan uary. Mr. Parrott from Wednesday till 12th of January. 1 H! ' , Mr. Willis from Fiiday till 11th of January. Mr. Hardy ditto. " j-. Mr. Ashe introduced a bill regulating the appointment of guardians, adjitem. Refer red I1 Judiciary Committee.'- Mt. Justice introduced a resolution tcW quest Congress to allow citizens of this State to distill grain under the ; same regulations that apply to fruit Calendar, . ii, ;.',.! '- Mr. Lassiter introduced a bill to Tnake Deep River a lawful fence at a certain place in Randolph County. Propositions and Grievances. - - Mr. Robbinson introduced a resolution ia relation to stationery. ,-Calendar I '. j 1 I Mr. Hill a resolution preventing nfembers ausem wituoui leave, ui .."''"J"''.-; from receiving per diem, calendar. Mr. Dudly obtained leave of absence from Friday till 11th of January. T. j . Mr. Hardy introduced a resolution to rt-i store the credit of the State. : Providing lor a committee to confer with creditors of the, Stute to effect a compromise. Calendar, j Mr. Martin, from the Committee of Con-; ference on per diem, reported in favor of the House bill as originally passed, allowing $ 5. per diem and 20 cents mileage, and $6 to Clerks. ' ' ! Mr. Sparrow moved that the House concur in the report of the committee. On this motion, Mr. Robinson called for the yeas and nays. The call was sustained. ; Mr. Crawford strongly opposed the adop tion of the report. Thought four dollars per day amply sufficient to provide lor the wants of members. He had received letters and a telegram from his constituents warn ing him not to vote for more than four dol lars ; therefore he was opposed to concur rence. ! Mr. Martin thought if the gentleman' (Mr.; Crawford) was to be governed by letters and telegrams from his friends, he would, have a hard road to travel, as a representa-; tive. A rejection cf this report would be legislation against the poor representatives in the House. When Gastonas a .repre sentative at f3 per r day, remember that ha had men like some that are now seated on' this floor, working his farm and making his meat and bread. There were many poori men here, and they could not live in Raleigh' on four dollars per day. He was in favor of five dollars, and would not be dictated to by the Senate, and would not recede from his position. Some of his friends had urged uim not to vote lor . five dollars, as that, if carried, would perhaps kill the bill to call a Convention, as the bill provided that members of the Convention should receive the same pay as this body. Mr. Marler was in favor of low pay as he was in favor of retrenchment, &c He could not vote to reduce the tees of other county and State officers unless he voted to reduce his own pay. ' Mr. Sparrow understood that the Senate had already refused to concur in the report under consideration ; therefore debate was unnecessary, and he hoped the House would desist from this disgusting scene. The vote on concurrence in the report then resulted in the negative as follows : : Yeas Messrs. Broaafoot,Bryan, of Jones, Bunn, Buxton, Cawthorne, Chamberlain, Collis, Copcland, Dudley, Ellison, Faulkner, Fletcher, Garrison, Catling, Goodwyn, Gul . lick, Gregory, Harris.ot Franklin, Hargrove, Hardy, Henderson, Johnson, of Edgecombe, Jones, oi Northampton, Justice, Lyon, Mar tin, Mabson, Morgan, of Montgomery, New some, Page, Parrott, Reavis, Keid, Regan, Robbins, Smith, of Wayne, Stanford, Stew art, Sykes, Tucker, Waring, AVillis, Wilcox, Young, of Wake 44. j Nays Mcssr3. Anderson, Armstrong, At water. Brooks, Bryson, Carson, Clinard, Crawford, Currie, Dickey, Duckworth, Dun ham, Furr, Gamhrel, Grayson,' Hampton, Harris, of Guilford, Houston, Hill, Johnston, ot Edgecombe, Johns, Jones, of Caldwell, Joyner, of Johnston, Jordan,' Kelly, of Moore, Kelsey, Lassiter, Marler, Maxwell, McAfee, McCauley, McNeill, Morris, Mills, Mitchell, Nicholson, Nisson, Phillips Powell, Rankin, Robinson, Scott, Settle, Shul), Smith, of An3on, Smith, of Halifax, Strud wick, Touiiinson, Welch, Womack, York 51. . " .... - ; '. Mr. Dunham introduced' a bill filing mileage and per diem. President i anil Speaker $7, members f4, Cle.ks and Door-keepers $o, 15 cents mileage. Calendar. ; A Senate resolution to provide lor a recess of the General Assembly from and after December 20th to llih of January, 1871, was token up as special order. . Mr. Johnston, of Buncombe,' moved to postpone consideration of the same till Wednesday next at 12 o'clock. Mr. Justice opposed thi3 motion. He could not understand why the Conservative mem bers of the House wanted to postpone the resolution. He knew that they were going to take a recess, and had resolved so to do in caucus. Why not come out and vote for it now. He was opposed to their legislation " in the dark." The motion to postpone was then carried by a vote of yeas 49, nays 45. I Leave of absence was granted Mr. Hardy fur 20 days. j To Mr. Tucker from Thursday tiilllfh January. ....... ' Mr. Sparrow moved that another Commit tee of Conference be requested ot the Sen ate, to consider the question of per diem. After protracted free, funny and farcical discussion, the motion prevailed. Mr. Scott, from the Committee appointed to prepare articles for the impeachment of His Excellency, the Governor, submitted a report embracing ' a beries of articles con cerning the action of His Excellency, W. W. Holder), in calling out troops to invade the Counties of Alamance ; and Caswell &c, to put down insurrection, and impeaching the Governor of high crimes and misdemeanors in go doing; The articles elaborately recite the arrests &c, made by the State troops in the months of June, July and August, de claring the same to have been illegal and prompted by corrupt and wicked motives. The papers are bo voluminous that we can not present them to our readers in to-day's issue. They will appear to morrow verba tim. En. Mr. Welch then introduced a resolution to go into Commitiee of the Whole for the pur pose of considering the articles of impeach ment, and to nominate by ballot a board of seven managers. Adopted. ; ' j Mr. Strudwick was called to the chair. ,' - The House now being in Committee of the" Whole, ., , Mr. Welch moved that the House proceed to take up and consider the articles of im peachment. . - .- , ! The motion prevailed The clerk then read the first article, im peaching His Excellency for., high crimes and misdemeanors in sending troops to the county ot Alamance, which was adopted by a vote of yas 43, nays 30 the vote being taken by count. j The 2d, 3d, 4th and 5th articles, (of a minor nature) were adopted. " Mr. Mabson moved that the committee Ise and report progress. The motion was rejected. ! - The 6th, 7th, and 8th articles impeach ing the Governor for signing warrants on the Treasury for the payment of troops were adopted. ; The articles, a whole, were adopted, j Mr. Jarvis offered a resolution to proceed to elect seven managers to conduct the im peachment before the bar of the Senate, and coulerring on .said committee power to as sociate with them "seven other persons learned in the law." ! Mr. Phillips. Is there any precedent for such action as this? Mr. Sparrow. Yes, sir, it was done in the case of President Johnson. . , . Mr. Phillips. I, sir, thought that there had never been a case in which gentlemen of the bar had been called to aid in con ducting a case of impeachment. The resolution was then adopted. j i Mr. : Robinson placed in nomination Messrs. Sparrow, Gregory, Dunham, Welch, Johnston of Buncombe, Scott and Broad foot to constitute the committee of jwven t-i conduct iinpeachineiit at theVbiir of -.the Senate. V' );'; . The Committee theV proceeded to vofo by .ballot,, rid-tlio members - nominated JJrere jelected.1-.- ' : On motion 61 Mr. Sparrow the committee 'then rose and reported progress, and. aBked to Tie discharge. 1, through Mr, HtrudwicKr the chairman. ; Nr The question being on the adoption 61 the report, v - - Mr. Hargrove said that he rose tor the purpose of making" some 'remarks on the manner of proceeding in electing by 'ballot a committee of seven. The Constitution "provides that all elections by the people shall be by . ballot and all elections by the General Assembly viva voce. , In order to make the! election had in the committee, valid the-' House must reelect the committee viva voce ,f otherwise it would be an illegal election.; Mr. Strudwick thought it was only neces-j sary for the House to adopt the' report of the committee in order to confirm the elec-' tion of the committee. .;' J Mr. Hargrove said his understanding of, the Constitution was that all elections by' the Genaral Assembly must be viva voce. j Mr. Welch. Does the gentleman think that this House is the General Assembly, j Mr. Hargrove. ' No sir, but it is a part ot, the General Assembly, and all laws relating to the government of the General Assembly apply to this House. If you simply concur in this report you only adopt a report and do not elect as required by the constitution. , Mr. Justice. I would like to understand' if these lawyers that are to be called in are! to receive such fees as lawyers generally, charge. ;; ' : : j The Speaker. All of this business come3j wit -in the jurisdiction of the House. They; can arrange it as they think best. j Mr. Mabson. Mr. Speaker, cjn this report; be amended t ! ;' The,, Speaker. This is a report Thej Chair is of the opinion that it cannot b amended. The question recurring on the adoption ol the report, ... i Mr. Justice called for the yeas and nays. The call being sustained, the report of the Committee was adopted by the following vote : . , ; ;).. ,...'. . .:- j Yeas Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, "Ashe, Atwater, Broad foot, Bryson, Cham berlain, Clinard,Crawford, Currie, Dunham, Furr, Gambrel, Gullick, Grayson, Gre- gory, Hampton, Houston, Hill, Johnston; of Buncombe, Jones, of Caldwell, Joyner, of Johnston, Jordan, Kelly, of Davie, Kelly; of Moore, Kelsey, Kineaid, Lassiter, Marr ler. Maxwell, McAfee, McNeill, Mills, Mitch ell, Nicholson, Powell, Rankin, Reid, Regan; Robinson, Scott, Shall, Smith of Anson, Smith of Wayne, Sparrow, Stanford, Stew art. Strudwick, Tomlinson,Waring, Welch, Wilcox, and Womack 53. Nays Messrs. Brooks, Bryant, of Halifax; Bryan, of Jones, Bunn, Buxton, Cawthorne, Carson, Collis, Copeland, Dudley, Duck worth, Ellison, Faulkner, Fisher, Fletcher, Gatling, Goodwyn, Harris, ol Franklin; Harris, of Guilford, Johnson, of Edgecombe; Jones, of Northampton, Justice, Lyon, Mab-r son, - Morris, Morgan, of Montgomery, Newr some, Nisson, Page, Parrott, Phillips, Rea, vis. Robbins, Smith, of Halifax, Tucker, Willi", Young, of Wake, York 38. j On motion of Mr. Johnston of Buncombe, the House agreed t hold a night session beginning at u quarter after seven o'colck. The House tlieu adjourned. j SENATE. : Monday, Dec. 19, 1870. j Prior to putting the main question, he President said : .. . Before the Chair submits the main ques tion, he desires to present a preliminary question for the consideration of the Senate. It the Senate does not agree with the Chair, the Chair desires that some Senator should take the Chair after the opinion of the Sen ate is announced. , i . The Chair called the attention of the Seri ate to Article XIII, section 1, of the Constl ' tution, which is as follows : ' ' j .t -No Convention of the people shall lie jjcalled. by.-the.General AsoemMj unless by the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members of each House of the General As scmbly." i The Chair remembers that he called the attention of some Senators to this provision of the Constitution, in order that they might take the matter under consideration. The chair is of the opinion that the Legislature have the right to submit to the people the question whether they will have a Conven tion or not. But the law is that, under the Constitution the General Assembly of North Carolina cannot call a Convention without the assent of two-thirds in each House, of all the members elect to the General Assem bly. ' Tiiere is no provision in the Constitu tion, as the Chair sees, for submitting to the penp.e the question whether they will call a Convention or not. This Senate is there fore, in the opinion of the Chair, presenting to the people a question, which they haVe no constitutional authority to decide. If it has, the Chair is of opinion that there must for this be a two-thirds vote. . The Chair therefore will submit the question to the Senate, whether this Legislature has the right, by a bare majority, to submit this question to the people; It they so decide, then the Chair, feeling that he has taken the obligation of an oath to support the Consti tution, and being convinced in his own judgment that less than two-thirds cannot submit this question to the people, ho will call some Senator to the Chair, who has no conscientious scruples upon the subject. - j Senate met at 7 30 P. M;' Mr. Warren in the Chair. On motion of Mr. Graham the rules were suspended to take up certain bills, where upon i A bill amending the charter ot the city of Raleigh was put upon its passage. j This bill provides for ninety days resi dence and a registration.' The register books will be closed ten days before election, and no person can vote whose name is not on the books. ' j Bill passed its third reading, ayes 27, nays 8. . j v A House message was received. announcing jthat the House had elected a board of man agers to impeach W.-W. Holden, Governor of North Carolina, and that the committee will bring articles to the Senate when it is the pleasure of the Senate to receive them. ' On motion of Mr.' Jones the Senate voted to send a message to the House, that the Senate will receive the committee with arti cles of impeachment to morrow at 11 o'clock. A bill for the better regulation of Eliza beth City was taken np. The bill being amended so that Mayor and Commissioners must be six month's resident, and the voters three month's resident, and not in arrears for taxes, then passed its -third reading, ayes 37, nays J. ' i The bill abolishing the Board of Directors of the Deaf Dumb and Blind Asylum, and givingthe power to a Board of Trustees was taken up. : , , -' Mr. Gilmer was opposed to its hasty pas sage, as these Trustees would hold their office for life. ' ' 1 Mr. Robbins, of Rowan, said that the only way to get rid of the present board is by abolishing the office, a set of carpet-baggers that have been foisted in there. ' The object is to get rid of them and get in a set of our own people. . ' '. . The gentlemen named in the bill are W H. McKee, J. R. Williams; R. S. Tucker, ft. W. Best, A. 8. Merrimon, and John C. Palm- er- T "'- " 7 I ,. our. Love was opposed to putting in thse gentlemen for life, and , moved to postpone till the 20ih day of January, ', i j ,. Mr. Robbins, of Davidson, moved the in definite of the bill..) Tiio sole purpose is 'to get rid of these ! new' men that have been foisted in there, and almost ruined the insti-1 tution They have been .paying the travel -ling expenses of directors to Massachusetts and New York and other'places, our lnTlr able James Harris and others; Mr. Dargan -said,, that ; the Senator from Rowan ha suggested that the old directors had been put but bj the reconstruction icts, and these are the very men that he,-Mr. Dargan, wanted to put back. Fr his rea son he would vote.wr";the bilL- ' v' Mr. Brogden had noobjection to any one of these gentlemen but he would offer an amendment providing that said Board of Trustees shall - hold their office till the first dfyfbf)Jin.' 1873, and nntil their successors are chosen ' A Hon ted. .MrSpced wanted the Ml .printjdHe. hart never heard ot it betore. Mr. Robbins, of Rowan, said he; wanted some honest men in there. . .... . . The bill passed its third reading, ayes 29, nays 7. . ' ;.;7 VV ..'":', Mr. Lo ve voted nay.' . , , Bill on salaries and fees was taken up. Ar very interesting , discussion . followed upon the motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill was so amended as to make the salary of the Superintendent 'of public schools 1,500. The Senate refused to re consider, ayes 10, nays 21.. , The bill . authorizing commissioners of Orange to levy a special tax passed its 2nd reading, ayes 25, nays Mr. Hyman. v i Senate adjourned. "t . ... . . .... v .' .:'! "'; ;'T"7 December 20,'l870.; Senate met at 10 o'clock; '..T ;'' President in the chair. t. . . Prayer by Senator Norment. .. I ; Journal of yesterday read and approved. h Mr.' 01d3 asked to have his vote record ed in the negative on the Convention bill. Granted ,;""' - ' .. In response to the House message asking the appointment of a joint conference com-: mitteeon the sttbjeft of mileage and per diem, the chair appdinted'JIesars. Speed and Dargan as the Senate branch of said com mittee. The House being- expected iu a body at 11 the Senate prepared for its reception. Mr. Merrimon presented a memorial in re ference to the W. N; R. R.- Calendar. f . Mr. Murphy asked the Senate to take up the bill to repeal the act extending the cor porate limits of the town of Goldsboro'. - Mr. Brogden thought fhis; bill could not pass without debate, and -opposed; the mo tion. Senate voted to take up the bill, ayes 27, nays 11. . .. - ! Mr. Murphy moved to limit the discussion to ten minutes. , 1 Mr. Brogden protested against the mo tion. i 1 . ' ' The Chair was inclined to think that a new rule could not be adopted without no tice. - ' '" ' " ! ; Mr. Murpliy moved the previous question. By some means which the reporter did not note, Mr. Brogdon "got the floor, and made an eloquent', defence of his constituents. This bill would cut off a large number of poor men who could not afford to live in the heart of the tewn, from voting, although they worked n the roads and labored in it. The House Committee, accompanied by the Entire House, now entered, and the Sen ate rose to receive them. : .. ' Door Keeper. Mr. President, a com mittee of the House ot Representatives. Chair. Invite the Honorable Committee to come forward. The ' members ot the House of Representatives will, so many as can get seats, please be seated to the right of the chair.. The House being sealed, the Chair laid : The Senate will now hear the message of the House of Representatives. ' The committee . standing, their Chairman said : '' Mr. President We, the managers of the House of Representatives, are a committee empowered to bring to the Senate and de liver to you, it being your desire now to re ceive them, articles op impeaciiment against William W. Holden, Governor of North Carolina, and we do so deliver said articles in the name of the people of North Carolina, and do demand that the Senate take order thereon. ' J ' The Lieutenant Governor responded : The President of the Senate, in behalf of the Senate receives the articles of impeach ment in behalf of. the House. The Door Keeper will make proclamation. " The Door Keeper then, under the instruc tion of the Lieut. Governor, made the follow ing proclamation: ' "O yes, O yes, O yes! all persons are commanded to keep silence, on pain of im prisonment, while the House of Representa tives gives to the . Senate, Articles of Im peachment against W. W. Holden, Governor ot the State.".:; - ' I Chair: .' Tb.e Articles of . Impeachment will now be read by the Clerk. The articles having been read, the Lieut. Governor said : , Gentlemen, Managers, and Members of the House of Representatives : Articles ot Im peachment having been exhibited in the Sen ate against W. W. Holden, Governor of North Carolina, it Incomes my duty as pre siding officer of the Senate to inform the House oi Reprsentativcs that the Senate will take proper order on the subject of Impeach ment, of which dne notice will be iven to the House of Representatives. . . The House then withdrew and Lieut. Governor said :' "; Senators: It now becomes by duty, under the Constitution and laws of the State, to retire from the time being from this chair, as your presiding officer, to take charge of another department of the government. Al low me, Senators; before I retire, to return to you, individually and as a body, my un feigned thanks for the courtesy, kindncss, and consider tion which you have always extended to my efforts as your presiding offi cer. The Senate will now proceed to elect a Spe.tker, pro tern., of the Senate.; Mr. Robbing, of Rowan, said : Senators, I move that the Senator Irom Anson be tem porarily called to the Chair. The motion was carried. , .. . i i' Mr. Dargan took the Chafr. ' ' Motions for President ad interim being in order, Mr. Robbins,- of Rowan, nominated Mr Warren. : , , Mr. Gilmer nominated Mr. Graham. Mr. Troy nominated Mr.: Dargan. J Mr. Eppes nominated Mr. Brogden. Mr. Worth tidmrnfrtefr W; W Robbins. ; The vote being taken, Mr. Warren receiv ed 36 votes, Mr. Graham 4, Mr.' Dargan 1, Mr. Brogden 1. .. . - . Mr. Warren having been conducted to the cuair thanked the Senate tor the compli ment .' . . Alter protracted deliberation, the Sen ate voted that the Chief Justice be request ed to appear in the Senate on Friday to( or-' ganize the Court, ayes 24, nays 187 Articles of impeachment were ordered to be printed. ... Bill to repeal the act extending the lim its ot the town of Goldsboro was then taken up.;,,. - :., Mr. Olds moved to amend by striking out ninety days as a qualification for voters, and insert thirty. ; The amendment was rejected yeas 11, nays 20. The whole power of registration is pu. in the hands of one man, who is named in the bill. . . - - ' : The bill then passed its final reading, yeas 21, nays 0. ' ; "-'" - , . Bill in respect to special tax money was then taken up. Mr. Jones presented a sub stitute, authorizing the use of $200,000 of special tax money in the following mode : for general government uses $150,000 ; for the insane asylum, $20,000 ; for the institu tion for the deaf, dumb and blind, $15,000 ; forjthe penitentiary, $15,000. The bill au thorizes the Treasurer to expend $75,000 of such moncys'.as may hereafter be placed to the credit of that fund, for the benefit of ' these benevolent institutions,, at his discre tion.:. I . ..;).,. "f ; t Mr, King was opposed to that section of the bill which requires that this money shall be reimbursed. If this special- tax moneys is illegally iu the treasury;1 it ought not to be replaced, the taxes shoma, he reduced so that the people's burdens may be lightened. But to reimburse ihis fund ;w ill make such' eduction impossible, .vrT-j! j 7 ? v " The; Senate refused 'to Btrike out the sec tion. '.-W-U -'i- -Jhe substitute was adopted and the bill passed its final reading, yeas 32, nays 4. The select committee to which wasjefer red the bill on mileage and per diem re ported in favor ot concurring in Jhe House b8l.r This bill gives members'fivo dollars 4 day." And 'the Senate concurred, yeas20; A bill authorizing an election of the Keeper of the Capitol to-morrow, also au thorizing the General Assembly to electa suitable person to fill vacancy - by 1 death or ; otherwise passed all its leadings, yeas 26,' nays 2, . . , ..';B i: ' , j Mr. McCotter was granted leave of ab-j sence from and after to-morrow. " ; Senate adjourned till to-morrow at 10 O'clock.. . '.;..!!. ' -! .'; . ', HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. night session.' Jv. ", . v ' 7r Monday, Doc. 19, 1870, I The House met at seven and a quarter o'clock. j.fV ; v ' Speaker in the Chair. ; . t t,.v, j , Mr. Dunham's resolution to send a mes--sage to the Senate informing that body ot the action of the House in relation' to im peachment was taken up and. adopted by a: party vote.:,, ; r. : ,..,n '.HiA ' On motion of Mr. Broadfoot, the rulea were suspended, and a bill concerning the, municipal elections ot the town of Fayette- ville was taken up. Provides that the Sher iff of Cumberland shall register voters and hold an election for Mayor and Commission-; ere on each 1st of January.': The, registrar ; allowed to challenge. Any person haVingJre-' sided in the county 12 months, and owning property in Fayctteville allowed to vol e. j ; Mr. Broadfoot called the previous 'ques tion on the passage of the bill on its second' reading; ' The call was sustained and the bill passed its second reading by the follow ing vote: "" " ' - '' ' ' Yeas, Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Atwater, Broadfoot, Clinard, Crawford, Currie, Dick ey, Dunham, Furr, Gambrel, Gore, Gullick,' Grayson, Gregory, Henderson, Hill, Joyner of Johnson, Jordan, Kelly of Davie, Ke'sey,1 Lassiter, Martin, Marler, Maxwell, McAIee; McCauley, McNeill, Mitchell, Page, Powell, Regan, Scott, Settle, Sliull, Smith of Anson; Smith of Wayne, Sparrow, Stanford, Stew art, Strudwick, Waring Welch) Womack 44. I Nays, Messrs. Brooks, Bryant of Halfax, Biyan of Jones, Bryson, Bunn, Buxton, Caw thorne. Carson, Chamberlain, Collis, Cope-( land, Dudley, Duckworth, Ellison, Faulknerj Fletcher, Garrison, Gatling, Goodwyn, . Har ris of Franklin, Harris of Guilford, Hargrovej Hardy, Jones of Northampton, Justice, Lyon, Mabson, Morris, Morgan of Montgomery; Mills, . Newsome.TNissoii, iParrott, Philips, Reavis, Robbins, Robinson, Smith Of Hali4 fax, Sykes, Tucker, Tomlinson, Willis, Wilj cox, York 41. f ' "i U u --it-.k j Mr. Page moved; a : reconsideration of the vote just taken;, and .tersely illustrated his motives for the adoption of his motion. Mr, Justice said that he had never seen nn instrument of law so shamelessly, vio4 lenily and recklessly trampled upon as wasj the Constitution of North Carolina at the present i time. This , bill plainly makes a property qualification. He favored reconi sideration. - : j Mr. Lyon reminded the friends of the bill that, aside from its unconstitutionality, the passage of it would besetting a danger ous precedent. Political ascendencies are by no means permanent. We should look to the future. ' Mr. Mills was not satisfied as to the con stitutiouality of the bill and could not; therefore say anything in its favor. j Mr. Ashe was opposed to reconsideration. The bill was not. unconstitutional. - .j Mr. Justice As the bill provides that a citizen shall be able to show a poll tax reJ- ceipt before he can deposit his ballot,.wbatj 4 let uic usiv iuq geuiiciuau, wiu ue uu whb old men who are beyond the age taxable t ' Mr. Aslie Well, Mr. Speaker, (hesitating) I don't know how about that. Laughter. Mr. Page resumed the floor and Bpoke at lenght in favor ot the motion to reconsider. Mr. Jones, of Caswell, moved- to lay the motion to reconsider on the table but was of the opinion that . he would Dot vote for the bill on its final reading. -.: j The motion to table prevailed. Mr. Welch in the Chair. ; , ; Mr. Page inquired if a motion to lay the bill on the table would be in order. j The Speaker pro tem - held that as the previous question was ordered on the secr ond reading of the bill, it applied to the thi:dreading also! : - .( The bill then passed its final reading. , On motion of Mr. Jones, of Caldwell, the rules 'were suspended, and a resolution providing for the appointment of a Joint Committee to investigate all affairs in con nection with the University, the pay of the Faculty, condition of buildings, &c, and report, was taken up and adopted. ' : Mr. Mills introduced a resolution revok ing certain leaves of absence, &c. Calendar. The House then adjourned. f j. - ... .... ; . Tuesday Dec 20, 1870. j The House met at ten o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Tucker, of the House. Mr. Page obtained leave to change his vote from the affirmative to the negative on : the second reading of the Fayetteville bill. . Mr. Johnston, of Buncombe, presented ia memorial from certain citizens of North Carolina, in regard to the construction of the Western Division of the Western N. C. Railroad.' Referred.' j Mr. Sparrow, arose to a question of privi lege, stating that he was incorrectly report ed in the proceedings of Monday, as saying that in the case of the impeachment of Pre sident Johnson, members of the bar were ac tually employed tq aid in. conducting the trial. He said that authority to call in members of the bar existed, but that their assistance : was ;never required Further, that the resolution of Mr. Jarvis, providing, for the employment of counsel, specified no number, ..but left it, discretionary with the committee.:, In specifying the number seven the reporter was in error. Reports id Mr. Gregory a resolution giving authority to the Committee of Managers of Impeach ment to employ a Cleik. Calendar. F Mr. Johnston, of Buncombe, a resolution providing that the bill . of indictment, found by the Grand Jury of Buncombe County against George N. Swepson and Mr. S.iLittlefield, be placed in the hands ot the Governor,' that ihe ; parties may be;appre he'nded' ind arrested. ''-'' ! Mr. Sykes a resolution in relation to print ing of the rules of the House. No rules yet having been printed.! Calendar. On motion of Mr. Gregory, the rules were suspended and the resolution empowering the Committee of Managers on Impeach ment to employ a Clerk, was taken up. j Mr. Dudley moved to lay the resolution on the table. Lost. ..'."'. j ; , The resolution was then, adopted. j Mr. Strudwick introduced a resolution proposing that the House as a body accom ' pany the committtee of , managers on the part of the House on the subject of impeach ment to the Senate chamber, at 11 o'clock. Adopted. : -; ' ' ' ' ' , I The board of managers then appeared be fore the Speaker, and received the articles of impeachment; and , the "Conservative" mem hers of the House in proper order pro ceeded, with the board, to the Senate Cham--' ber. , i See proceedings inihe Senate. j , ,At 10 minutes before; 12; the Conservative members ot the House returned, and the' House was re-organized for business. . j . A message ' was received from the Senate with information that that body had passed a bill concerning a convention of .the pen pie, and asking concurrence. , On motion of Mr. Johnston, of fiuhenbe, the bill was ordered to be printed and made special-order for WcdnRKrlnv f. 19 nVtnW The bill was not read. , f y : A bill for the jelief of John Hortoo "sher iff of Watauga, was taken' tip, under suspen sion of the rules, and Semite Amendments concurred in. -"y ' Ivi T1 . On motion of Mr. Joyner, 4F Johnston, the rules were suspended, and a bill to make failure to work on public toads a misde meanor, fine $5, was taken up. I JRicpmraitfedJto Committee on counties and'towhsihps. J3l ffiof m -ofvue.helegwere suspended and a Senate bill concerning In" spection . for i-the city of Wilmington was taken up. Repeals all acts heretofore framed in relation !to. spectors,n-weighers, ' &c., of. Wilmington., u-,! r.iiua-iult .vS ; i Mr. Mabson moved to amend by striking jout. "Superior court,: clerk,". Wherever Jhe words occur, and inserting "Board of coun ty commissioners.n He was opposed to in vesting the clerk with the power of appoint-i ment of inspection, &c, as he, the clerk,was only one masf. ' The Board of Commissioners being constituted, bf a number of business; men of t,he city, were more competent toj judge of the fitness of a person ,lo act as in spector or weigher.', -Rejcctedi r The bill then passed its:2n4 and 3rd rcadj injrs. ... ' " On motion of ' Mr.','Robiflshn '',,the rules! were suspended, and a resolution to restrict lie Treasurer Ein purchasing stationery was? taken up and adopted. ...'.T-h '..v7 ' i On motion of Mr. Houston the rules were suspended and a bill amendatory of an act to incorporate Jhe town of Hickory Tavern was taken up and passed its second and, third readings. ; Legalizes' all; acts of the mnnicinal officers."! ' .'" 1 , '. . " , i On motion of Mr. Lassiter the rules, were J suspenaeu ana a dui 10 appoiui. a vua cui-j lector for the county of Randolph was taken, up and passed its second and third readings Allows the County Commissioners to apj point. "r' ; '- 1 On motion of Mr. Nicholson the rules were suspended and a bill ' to define the) powers and duties ot the Commissioners ofj Iredell county iu relation ;to keeping np a certainiridge was taken up and passed its second and third readings. - 1 On motion of Mr. ' Johnston of Buncombe; the' resolution providing for the arrest of Littlefield and Swepson was taken up and adopted. ; ,, , , ! On motion of Mr. Jordan, the rules were suspended, and a House bill creating a com-! mission to enquire into: charges of corrup-, tion and fraud was taken up. Bill provides for a commission of three to investigate im! putations of bribery against any and every official of the State, &c, ''during the last; few years.!' - ... j Mr. Strudwick moved to amend the firti section of the bill by inserting five instead of three commissioners. .. Lost. . ' j Mr. Dunham moved to amend the bill by allowing each commissioner' $5 per dayj during service.1 Lost' 1 ' - -Mr. Sykes moved to amend by1 inserting the name ot Josiah Turner, Jr.; as one of the commissioners, in place f : Robert Strange; Lost, i- . - .-, I ..!:-.! i The bill then passed its second reading by a unanimous vote. The commissioners are David S. Rfcid, Robert Strange and M. Vi Lanier. '' ' '' " -'' I On motion of Mr. Jordan the : House thei adjourned to meet again at 7i o'clock, p. 1C ' Note In the printed report of yesterday morning's proceedings the name of Mr. Har grove, of Granville, was accidently omitted in the vote on the question of concurring in the report of the committee ot the whole on the subject of impeachment. ' The journal snows ituu jtir. tt. voted "no.". , SENATE.: .-w.v . Wednesday, Dec. 81, 1870. The Senate met at 10 o'clock .' . President in the Chair. , " ; Prayer by Senator Norment . ' ' Mr. Lehman rose to a question of privi-. leL'g. ''The report in' the Sentinel, misrepre sents film Wilen it reports him as having Changed his views as before ' expressed, by - ... : .1. i i it . n . - . i . , t viuiug una, iu ciin u wouveuiion oj me ieg islature it required a two-third vote of the General Assembly for the reason that the Constitution is one of limitations of powers, and that while the people are not bound by such limitation in calling . a Convention. See Con., Art. 1, 8ec 37, the General Assem bly is, see Con. Art. 13, Sec, 1. i The, bill concerning the Wilmington & Onslow Railroad passed its third reading. A bill for the relief of the North Carolina Railroad Company, passed its -third read ing. ' .' : , I Mr. Cook introduced a bill in relation to the Library." This bill makes the Librarian annually elected by the General Assembly.) j . On motion of Sir. Albright the Senate sus pended the rules, took up, and passed through its several readings the bill for the relief of the Sheriff of Chatham. Ayes 32, nays none. Bill for the relief ot the Sheriff of Robesoh passed its final reading. " Ayes 83, Days none. A bill for the relief of the tax collector of Cherokee, and of his sureties passed tlic third reading. , i v , .,.,: I Also, on motion of Mr. Gilmer,: a bill for the relief of the Sheriff of Guilford. ' Also, a bill for the relief of the Sheriff of Rockingham. ' ' ' . - j . Mr. Speed, of Pasquotank, called up the bill concerning duck in Curritttck, forbid ding such fowl to be : killed ' by cannon planted on the bank, or by a gun that any holder can't hold in comfort on his shoulder. The matter was in some confusion. Two able lawyers had discussed it, but could not, come to a conclusion,' at least not such that you could trust it.: The bill was read again, and then it was read again and passed the Senate. '' ': ( -.--i j On motion of Mr. Gilmer, a bill for the relief of the Sheriff of Guilford, passed its several readings. ' , , Mr. Gilmer introduced a bill to amend section oei, cnaprer isa, pnvate laws. Mr. Olds spoke in opposffion to' the bi and the bill passed. " ., J' , Mr. Troy called up a bill repealing tlje. bill authorizing a special tax in,, Jones County. !;: ,',-, .; ,. ,.,.tt't .., j Mr. King did not see the object of the bill. : A suit is now pending' in the Su-. preme CBurt on this very subject. ' Mr. Graham opposed the bill, because tbe authorities of Jones employed a citizen of Orahgfe to build a jail and had never paid him. He Was in favor of letting them be taxed awhile. Bill referred to the Commit tee on the Judiciary." ' :'! s , Mr. Gilmer4introduced a bill to amend section 49, chap: 93, laws of 8 and '69. j '"Mr. McjCIammy a bill 'to incorporate the Wilmington Stcamfire Engine Company. I Mr. Bellamy a bill to require the Stale Treasurer to pay to the County Treasurer bi Edgecombe the school money ot that Coun ty. Referred t Committee on Education.! .- Also, a bill authorizing the County Coni-, missioners to lay a special tax. Referred.? Mr. Lehman, a bill incorporating the town of Jackson onder the name of Stonewall, j Also, a bill to incorporate Mount Yernon Academy. . .- . - . . j Mr. Morehead , moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill concerning the special tax in Jones, was referred- j A memorial was presented on an the sub jeetsetting forth the impoverished condition of the county. ' ' - .- ' J Mr. Warren thought if the builder of tie jail bad no: got his pay be hus his legal remedy.'. : . . .-- ' . ,i ,(,.., . - Mr. Graham had no objection to repeal the tax of 1870, bnt the tax for 1869 has laid in part for this very outlay. ;' j ' .' Mr. Jones thought this repeal would riot secure the relief sought for.' ' , ! f'; ' " The Senate agreed to reconsider. j Mr King offered a substitute. , ! , : Mr. Dargan favored the bill.,'. Mr. Moore knew the taxes in Jones could not be paid. He knew $5,000 tax had been levicLbut not collected. He favored the hili:v , . . .JIr. Graham moved to amend bvprovidintr that this act shall not be construed to repeal so mueli of the law as authorizes the levying of a tax to build a jail. '--Mr, King withdrew his substitute. : Amendment lost, ayes 15, nays 21. '-.-'Bill passed its third reading, yeas 29, nays 8. ' Mr. King was excused from voting. A message from the House was received announcing the passage of the bill.to repeal the corporate hpifsSfiaowiofiRuther fordton, accompanied by an amendment Aba4tbeJji!Js agreed to by a majority of voters in the town aa originally constituted, and asking oonenr jence,, i if Hi X If J ,; Mr. AVhiteside hoped the Senate would not concur.-- MrOJds ).bpught..that,as it .wa fair to presume that the House had full'knowledge of tho factsf h'wa therefore LinT favor of concurrence. : - - . JIessrs. Jones and, Merrimon, spoke in op position to concurregpe.'and genate "refused ' ,tov coriciir. 2 rML Batfle'.andrJpkwreanted leave of absence Mr. Try introduced bill tj compel President and Directors t&Railiads to ac count 9. theij suewssrs forall property and effeefo.'on'pm'oijmposeuiiiBW inithslpeo itentiary. Referred. Bill concerning debts in municipal cor porations, was taken op; arid- passed its 3d reading: Ayes 28my8,'Mr. Hyman. Bill to prohibit justices of, the peace from practicing Iaw;In CfrUijitns, passed its 3rd reading1, ayea 30.. :"?'t'.f. :' .! Bill concerning, reinstating the burnt re cords of Clay county ' passedts 3d reading. ;i.Bill authorizing, the . commissioners of Randolph county to-appoint a , frtifrapHeoUM, passed its 3d- reading.. - th :,.! Bill to allow to all the commissioners oi Orange to levy a special tax passed. Ayes 32, navB, Messrs. Eppes, Hyman and Price. Mr. Love rose to a question of privilege. The,- leading articlem the Standard of this morning was, a tissue of falschobds from be ginning t'oend,, and totally misrepresented his position. His objeclion';to Mr. Ashley was not that ha was a Northern man. : Mr. Price asked the Senate to suspend the rules ia order that be, mighJt!Ii'itroduce a bill. The Senate refused, and adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ,,.,....,;. .night psasaa1r..liU .; , , , ,i. Tuesday, December ?0, 1870. The House met at 74; o'clock. i Mr. Strudwick in the Chair.. ' A Benate bill to provide fori the removal of certain suits to adjoining districts, when the Judge is interested, . &c.f ' Was taken from the calendar and jiasaed'its , third read ing. ' i' i; ' Vi .,',-, On motion of Mi. Wclcb, the' rules were suspended, and a Senate bill providing tor the loan; from tlie Public Troasury, of two hundred .thousand dollars of the special tax fund no ' therein deposited, ' lor the pur pose of conducting the State "Government, was taken up and pnssed .lts 'second and third readings. "' -'"-l''" " On motion ot Mr. Gregory,) the rules were suspended;- and a 'Senate bill to.txtend the time for collecting and paying over taxes for the county' of Martin,' .wag- taken np and passed its second and third readings. On motion of Mr. Dunham, the rules were suspended, and a Senate bill inrelation to . municipal . clectipns.ywas.. taken up. Re quires , a. residence ot ninety days in the town or.;city,,,udiaten ,days in .the ward. ' Fixes the time ot election in all towns and - cities, except for 1871 in Washington; on fka firof Mtnlair in Mn it-ftf-pnrh vrar Dnp9 not affect Fayetteville, :j-.:, i " f ' ' ' Mr. Sykes moved to postpone the consid- Kratinn nf the hill- till the 24th lav Januarv. . 1871. The bill, if passed, would do great injustice to a very considerable number of . our fellow citizens. . Its provisions' are emi innnt.lv unwarranted and. decidedly wronff:. Lost. ...i i' i n,, - ... . The bill being i on its: 2nd, reading, Mr. Dunham called tbe- previous question,: and call was sstauJi- v ;Ef to amend by striking , our-sovmncfl "bffrfS -- bill as allows voters la he clfalleoged,Jn the I dayof election.'. Lost wOtJ f; '' ..'it' Mr. Page having. "gWehi-notic?, movijo ; t amend by striking out the :4th '.section. -'-Amendment substantially the &ime as Mr. HargroveV Lost'f1' Hi- " Mr. Phillips, having ' given Motice. moved to amend by excluding from; the provisions of the b;ll the city of Raleigh, . ; j Mr. Sparrow-rJrlr. .Speaker, I: hope this amendment will nqt be adopted. I under stand that the citizens of Raleigh do not de sire this.' ;: "' v1 " . : i -I: -ji.ii' " The Speaker called Mr. Sparrow' to order. No discussion allowable, under call for the previous question. f" " - , Mr, Phillips,-r-It seems extraordinary that this city or county should have any special representatives iu this house besides my col leagues and myseif.n;! ,:-iu-:s, The amendnlent' wa8:rcjected.'1r. : Mr. Sykes,; having given notice, moved to amend py inserting the.. worda'"Provided that nothing in f his bilj .shall apply to the towns of Elizabeth Cily or Oxford." Lost. The bill then passed its 2nd reading. The House then adjourned."- ' j i -,! -); -s;;.I 1;- f I c j ' Wednesday, Dec, 21, 1870. nouse met at 10 o'clock. ... ,- Speaker in the chair.-: I ' , v --,,' Prayer by Rev. Dr. Mason of the city. Mr. Tomlinson-introduced a bill fo pro vide for the better protection of the wool growing interests of the State. (Taxes each dog one dollar.. i Money to be used for edu cational purposes. ; Calendar.vj; 1 Mr. Johnston, of Buncombe, bill to au thorize the construction of,: turnpike from Malone,fc Wilson's-storo in' McDowell ' to Flat . Creek in: Brtncombe:j' county, to be known as the Swannannoa Gap Turnpike. Asks no? appropriation. j Passed 2nd and 3rd readings under -suspension of the rules. On motion of Mr. Smith, of j Wayne, the rules were suspended and' the- House con curred, in Senate .amendments to a bill amendingthe charter rf Goldsboro. ,. -! Mr. Waring a bill to ascertain and deter mine the rights and interests of the State in the Wilmington, Charlotte 'and. Rutherford Railroad. ) Referred.! i, u. On motion :of Mr.: Dunham, the general municipal bill which passed 2d reading on Tuesday night was . taken- up, under sus pension of the i rules. , - : r The bill being on its final reading, Mr. Dunham called the previous question. On the call for the previous question, Mr. Page called for the yeas and nays.' Mr. Strudwick insisted that a call for the yeas and nays in such a case ' was clearly out of order, and read from Barclay.11 I - Mr. Sykea hoped that as Mr. Strudwick was chairman of the committee: to superin tend the printing of the rules, he would have thcui prepared as soon' as possible. We have now been in session "thirty-one days, and no rules to go by:: He would like to know how we were to be governed, &c. The Speaker rnled the call for the yeas and naysiu order ; and the vote resulted in a call for the previous question.' Mr. Page having' given noticemoved fo amend the bill by striking out the provi sion excepting the towns of Fayetteville and Washington from its provisions. Lost. Mr.Sparrowi having given notice, moved to 1 amend sb follows t 'after -fthe word Washington in the sixth1 section' insert the words - and G. klsboro, and' at ' fhe end of the clause insert the followinu'r and all nffi cers who shall be elected In 'said tni-ria of Washington and Goldsboro,' at the election in January, 1871, shall continue to hold of fice till the regular 'election in1 May, 1872; Provided . further iiiWJin1, all t cities and