The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-01-06

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glble IN ! sea- IN either House ofthe lie
neral Assembly: Ind. ahereas. diversity
az opinion exists silh regard IN The true
meaning and inIens Of The foregoing see
ton.
Be In therefore Resolved. That The
Jndees oT the Supreme Courl be request,
ed b. take into consideration the said
section, and give ,hsir apinons IN ant
ing 10 lhe next Grnersl Assembly.
Resolved. Thai al further proceedings
against members nf lhls House. whase
seats have hrrH contested ia consequence
If the lurrgmng secElon. be suspended
during lhr prssehl session Of the Gene
Assembly.
On mniion nf ~. Fisher.
Resolved. Thai.lhs e.,mmiiiee On the
surplus rrvenur be instructed 10 inquire
islo the expriirncy of investing = Por
lian nf the same in the slrrks oi The FOL
lowing Rail Rad Companies. viz: The
FAYETTEVILLE aud Western; The Rs!eigh
and CASTOR: and the Wilmington and
Halifax Roads.
On mulian " Mr.. Salierihwalie.
Res0lred. ThM the committee on the
surplus revenue BE- instructed 90 inquire
! into the expedieney Of establishing a
Bank with the same.
On motion 0f Mr.. Fisher.
Resolved. That The COMMITTEE on eslu'
c ,lion be instructed 10 inquire into the
| expediency Of directing the Commission
! ere on the Literary Fund To appropriate
. portion Of that fund 10 draining Malta.
muskeeI Lake IN HYDE county.
| The bill To create a new Judicial Cir
cult in the West. vas read the second
time. Messrs. Patton and Hoke urged
upon the House the importance Of pass
ing the bill. and demons Iraled To iss "a
lisfaeIion. that the enarl system as now
established. amounted tn an absolute de-
NAL Of justice After which, the bill
passed us second reading.
tn ~, December -.
Mr.. Hawkins. from the eommiIlee oil
privileges and elections, made a report
Recommending that the seat Of William
Harris. a member of this House from
/ Man,gomer, county. b. vacated; he hsv
ing been a postmaster Al the time of has
election.
! Mr. Hawkins moved ,hs, the repor1
lie an The table.
Mr.. Grahsm preferred That il. conside
ration should be pns1ponrd Io day Ger
tain. that the members might be sppri'
zed when u would be- taken up.
VIZ. Gillian took u for granted that nO
gentleman would call up The report i"I
consideration, without previous notice al
day or i~c: and with this undrr>tand'
ing. the report was LAID ON the table
T. Courts. fram the c"lnm''.er ~
propositions and grievances reported ad
verse;, ON the bull TO erect new c"unI,
by Tie nane uf Madison The Tepur,
IN mouon of Mr.. Patton. was LAID an III,
table.
On mniion of ar. Moore. the resnlu
tiuns yesterday submitted by r Lane
proposing To refer certain constitutional
questions IL the Judges III the Supt-m,
Courts for their opinions thereon. "er
taken up.
J. Mr.. Moore propo-ed tn am. nd the re-
solutions. by striking nut the whole siIe
the word Resolved. and inserting a cub
siiIuie, the object Of WhTh IL To- ast 81
tain their opinions on the following qurs
lions, viz.
|. To what day does the term elgl
BILE, in the Alb section uf the 9Th srucl
. of the amended constitution refer--lh
, dav oi election, or the day Of taking
| seal!
Q. Which nf the following ,.ifires. pla
. ces or appointments, art Offices or pIare
{ OF profit ur uust 10 the meaning III III
; constitution. viz: Postmaster. deput
!. postmaster, solicitor. county aitotm, '
{ constable. entry taker. county trustee. re
CUSTER. sheriff, notary pubic, coroner. in
D spcctor Of Rour. standard keeper, all
4 trustee Of the University!
a. 3. What are public and what privai
statutes, within the meaning Of laid cor
e stiluliUn, and what are the usual and Of
e binary eriieria, by which the one kin
may he known from the other!
The question being on Iho adoption {
the substitute, il was accepted by IN
. mover. The question now recurring q
the adoption Of The resolution.
Mr, Moore said, his object in intro
:. ducIng The resolution was to settle vii
, accuracy the meaning Of the constitution
for he presumed the opinions Of III
Judges on any constitutional question, i
their individual capacity, would be a
70 much respected as decision emanatin
E from the Supreme Conu.
P. Mr.. Fomlinson moved the indefin,
Ie pos,ponemens Of the whole subject, an
IN demanded the yeas and nays
Mr..Fisher said. he should vote again
m the motion to postpone from couries,
IL though he entertained doubts az 10 d.
pr"priety Of adopting the restitution.