The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-01-18

feadihg, anu was ordered TO be engrosSed
by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Albright, Baker, Bunting.
Carson Cherry, Davidson, Dockery. Fox, Frank.
I'm, Henry, Hill Holt Melvin, Morebead, Moore,
MDilrma, Montgomery. Reddlng, Reinhardi,
ktbun. Ribeiin, Shepard Speed, Spruill and More.
heads.
NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Arlington, Biddle,
Cooper, Edwards, Etheridge Exum, Foy, Of Car.
teret and Jenes Harper, Iaw kins, Houldcr Kerr,
Moody, moye, Myers, Reid, Sharp, Taylor, Viii
hams of Person, Williams, of Beaufort, Wilson
and Whitaker-22.
Friday, Jan, A.
Mr., Shepard presented Resolution au.
thorising the immediate payment Of the 4th
lnstalment of the States subscription 10 the
Wilmington end Raleigh Rail Road which
passed lis three readings and was ordered to
be engrossed, 20 10 22-lhe Speaker voting
IN the affirmative.
The Speaker laid before the Senate the
following communicative received from our
Senators 10 Congress.
WASHINGTON Cry, DEC. 81, 1898
TO the Hon the General Assembly Of ~ c.:
CEsTLEMES.-iiaving learned from unofficial
sources, which however leave no doubt upon our
certain resolutions have passed your honorable be-
dies, expressive Of the opiaions OF a jority of
each Of them, upon political matters, some OF which
have BEEN and others still are pending before the
country, we have been induced TO anticipate their
coming 10 hand, and respectfully address your con.
corning them.
In thus anticipating the reception of copy of
The resolutions through official channel, We
trust that apology i'll be found in the informa-
itru, bav Of tl,a IF tba Tor
isIaturs 10 adjourn at an early day.
Tue resolutions do not expressly instruct US to
carry into effect the opinions expressed therein
nor we able to perceive in them implicitly,
any authoritative command such as instructions
convey.
We are therefore left to infer that il was the in
tention of the General Assembly not 10 assert or
exercise the right OF instruction, from the absence
OF the mandatory terms heretofore used when the
General Assembly Of Nc.sh Cstobna has thought
proper to resort TO il.
The ground heretofore occupied by us ia wholly
unchanged, and scarcely needs recspitulation. We
have publicly declared that whenever Instructions
are given US by the Legislature, we will either
obey them or resign.
We therefore res pcctfully ask Of your honorable
bodies if we err in construction Of the resolu
tons, that we may be SET right liz time 10 act as
becomes the position in which We stand.
With view TO prevent any Misrepresentation
of our motives we disclaim any intention of dis
respect TO the Legislature considering 1t net only
duty 10 ourselves thus respectfully 20 make this
request but that owe 1t 10 the people OF Tho
State of North Carolina whose interests have been
confded to Ia the Senate of the United States.
We have the bsnor TO be, with great respect.
your obi. sers'ts.
BEDFORD BROWN.
ROBT. STRANGE.
The foregoing Communication being
read, Mr.. Cherry submitted the following
Resolution, which passed its three readings.
% 10 23-beng precisely the vote as that
gwen on the passage of the resolutions re-
, TERED TO by the Senators, except that MIR.
Foy Of Carteret and Jones was present vo-
nng with his party, Wing and MIR. Jones
was absent:
ResolUed, That the Resolutions passed by this
General Assembly, aud transmitted to our Sena-
tors in Congress, are sufficiently plsin and intei-
| gible TO be comprehended by any one DESTROYS ct
understanding them, that believe this commu-
nicallon anticipating the reception Of said resoiu-
tious and making enquiry as to their meaning, ls
net in good faith and that it would be inconsls-
tent with the seltrespect OF the General Assembly
to make any reply to it.
Erening Session.
The engrossed bill to improve q part of
/ the State road leading from Franklin, in
Macon, across the Nantahala, &C., passed
its second reading, 80 to l6. 1t then pass
ed its third reading, and WIS ordered to be
enrolled. The engrossed bills authorIslns
the Justices of certain Counties TO class
themselves for holding the County Courts
aud to incorporate the Washington Mining
Company, we're also ordered to be enrolled.
Saturday. Jdn..5.
Mr.. Morehead from the Committee 10
whom was referred the resolution of inqul-
nv as to the expediency of erecting penl-
Tertiary in this State, reported resolution
requesting the Governor to open commu-
nicatlon with the Executives of allthe States
which have adopted the system, to procure
all the Information he can on the subject,
and also relative to lunatic asylunis, TO be-
laid before the next Legislature; which
passed, and was sent to the Commons.
The engrossed Resolution 70 pay the Attn
ins,almept of the States subsr rption TO The
Wilmington and Raleigh kali Road re-
turned from the Commons with an amend
ment was laid upon the table; when MIR.
Morehead submitted resolution, designed
as a substitute, providing that the 4th IN
stalmeut shall be payable IN such prepor-
tons as may be required of the individual
stockholders which passed its three read.
inss and was ordered to be engrossed.
/ MIR. Edwards presented bill 10 incorpo-
rate The Weldon Rail Road Company. MIR.
Morehead proposed an amendment making
I the subscribers individually responsible to