The North-Carolina standard., 1840-11-25

Resolutions were naSSrd ana sent To tnc ii.
of Commons, proposing 10 raise Joint s lyct
Committees on so much Of the Governors Mes
sage as relates to Penitentiary; Bank Of the
United States; Lunatic and Orphan Asy yums
Internal Improvement and Literary Fnnd; Re-
monstrance OF the people OF the District oi CO.
lumbia, and the proceedings Of the ecisIatures
of kentucky and New York, and other States
in relation to the public Domain, and New Jec-
sey Resolutions; Loans to the Wilmington and
Raleigh and the Raieigh s. CASTOR Rail Roads :;
CONSTRUCTION Of a Turnpike Road from Raleigh
to the Mountains; NagsRead; Com. Schools
location of the Judges; proceedings OF the States
Of Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia. on
the subject of the apprehension and delivery OF
fugIives from Justice; to ArseHals. repair oi
Crnnon. and Volunteer or Uniform Companies.
The following Resolution offered by MIR. By
num- was read and adopted.
ReSolred, That The Committee on Internal
Improvements be instructed to inquire into the
expediency of constructing Turnpike Road
from Fayetteville to Asheville.
The Senate then took Up for consideration the
Bill. tied Bill directing the conveyance OF
the Commons adjoining the town of Murphy to
the Chairman of the County Court cf Cherokee.
which read the second time, Mr. Bynum
moved 10 amend the second section by striking
out the word " One," and insert the word i" fbs"
in lieu thereof which was agreed TO, and the
Dill as amended then passed.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Representatives from sixty-one counties
appeared and exhibited their credentials. The
Clerk having qualified the members by admin
IserIng the oath VIM. A. Ora ham, through the
nomination Of MIR. Barringer, was elected Speak
cr, without opposition.
On motion Of Mr. Hill, Charles Manly aud
Edmund B. Freeman, of this city, appoint
ed Clerks
On motion of Mr. Winston the House pro.
ceeded 10 the election of D>orkeepers, which re-
suited in the appointment of Samuel J. Finch, CT
Randolph, as Principal, and Thos. Anderson, Of
Orange Assistant
The House then adiourncd.
TWesdas, Nor. I'm After an interchange
of messages between the two branches of the Lee
gislature, notifying their organization and oftheir
readiness to proceed to public business. joint
select committee of two was appointed on the
par! OF each House, TO wait upon the Governor
and inform him Of the same, and Of their rcadi-
ness 10 receive any communication which he
may see fit to make.
Messrs. Adams, on his motion, Hoke, B ,rrin-
ger, Hill, and r. B. Gillian were appointed !
jJlnt committee, on the part of the House, to pre-
pare and report Rules of Order for the govern
ment of that body.
Mr.. Wilson, on behalf OF the committee, re-
ported that he was instructed to announce 10 the !
House, that His Excellency Edward B. Dudley
would at IL o'clock Tomorrow, send in com
in wiring,
The Speaker laid before the, House .he resigna- |
lions Of Hon. Bedford Brown, and Hon. Rnbert
Strange, as United States Senators, which were
read and accepted, and, on motion of MIR. Hill, |
sent to the Senate.
The two Houses voted twice for three Encros-
sing Clerks. which resulted in the election of
Gould Hoyt and A. Miller.
Wednesday,, NoU. 18Th On motion of MIR. |
Reid, message was sent to the Senate propos-
ing that the two Houses vote Immediately for one |
Engrossing Clerk. $3.50
On motion of H. c. Jones,
Res0lUed. That message be sent 10 the Senate,
proposing the appointment of joint select com
mittee of three from each House to examine the
aparments of the Capitol, and assign to the State
Officers. and the Committees of the General AS
sembly, their several rooms and that they as
certain whether any other order in relation to the
Capitol be necessary.
Pension Certificates were presented by Mr..
Reid, in favor Of Isabella Campbell for $40
and Martha Spiers for $50; and Mr. M'Laugh-
in the Certificates in favor of Mary Marshall /
Tor S4S and Ann Patterson for S32 SO which
were countersigned by the Speaker and sent to
he Senate.
The Senate concurring in the proposition of the
House it went into an election for one Engross-
ng Clerk. No candidate having received a
majority OF the whole votes given there was no
election Il