The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-12-10

SENATE.

n
SENATE.
MsA1sy, NsE a. tsio.
ME. Moore presented . series 81 Feso.
lslions. proposing 10 refer 90 mach Of lhs
Gosernof's me<ssge % relalrs n the To-
loving Subjects 70 Joint select and oihef
appropriate eommiIlses. which wers q.
mended. On motion Of Ar. Shepard, and
adopted. and lhs House Of commens in
formed thereof By message: So much as
rslalrs 10 Bank Of lhe unIled States and
20 an increase Of our bank capital; 20 .
Penilenliary; LanaIie and Orphan Asy
lums; 70 . union II he boards Of lnlernal
Improvements and the Literary Fund; The
remonsIrsnes Of The people Of the dislriel
IT columbis. and the proceedings of The
Legislatures Of Keniaeky and New York
and other states, in relation 20 the public
domain and the New Jersey resolutions:
loan 10 The Wilmington and Raleigh. and
Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Roads; The con.
siruetion Of turnpike RON Raleigh 10
the Mountains; Mays Head: Common
Schools; The location Of Judges; The pro-
eesdings Of Georgia. South Carolina and
Virgins. on the subject OF fugiIiyes from
justice; arsenals. repair Of cannon. and
volunteer companies.
On motion Of Mr.. Bynum. The com
miliee on internal improvements we're
instructed To inquire into The sTpediency
Of constructing . turnpike road from
Fayetteville 10 Asheville.
On motion Of Mr.. Dackery. . message
vas sent 10 the Commons. proposing 10
raise joint select committee of Ave on
The part Of each House. on military al
fairs.
Tuesday. Nov. ~.
On motion OF Mr. Pasieur. so much Of
the Governors message as relates TO the
improvement OF Neuse river. was referred |
10 The committee on internal improve !
menis.
Me-. Sheplrd presented bill to locate
The Judges Of The Superior Court within
she several districts. Read fret time, |
passed and referred. /
On motion Of Mr.. Whitfield. The CON.
nil,ee on military aT,iis were instructed
10 inqnlre into The rxpedieney Of amend
ing The militia laws. 80 as 10 campel Of
ficers to hpld their com missions four
years. and 10 exempt oificers. 50 serving
four years. from mili,sry duty, excep. 10
Gases Of invasion or insurreciion. Ii
= Mr.. McDsirmid presented bill o.
exempt all persons under twenly.one
years Of age from performing military !
lniy, also abill To exemp. all white males !
under Ihe age Of 81 years from working
'n roads and serving IS overseers on The I
ame: which were read The first lime and Z
,assed.
The proposition from The Commons 10
sise JOINT select committee. To inquire =
nj" the expediency Of sboIishing inpri.
onnenl for debt. was concurred ia.
wedaesiay. Nov. IS.
Mr. Psslsur presented a bill TO ineor.
orsle a light artillery eompsny in the =,
Iwn Of Newbern; which vas read firsl =
me. and passed and referred.
The bill 10 exempt Ill white males IN. !.
70 Isen'y one from working on public :
'ads. &C.. was postponed indefinitely, =
5 TO 10.
Thursday. Nov % in
Mr.. Wil.oa presented a bill concern IN
'g the collection Of debts by the banks e,
this slate; which passed lis fret res,i-
.. and was ordered to be printed. Pm J.,
dies that nu bank suspendlng specie p.s. n,
ents shall collect any debt due at the "
me. or contracted during The perioti OF II
isPension, until u shall resume specie -
symenls. ~
The bill 10 locale The Judges nf the :,
jFeTiur Courts within The several dis n;
els, was taken UP, aud. afier consider.
lie discussion, in which Mr.. Shepard
voca'ed and Mr.. Morehead opposed =,
passage, was laid on The table and or.
red To be printed. r,
Mr. SprurIl. from The committee rails. ~
on the subject, reported a resolution,
hlch was adopted. providing tha, The IL,
ties given far Governor shall be CON '"
'red IN the Commons Hall, on FRIDAY n,
b December, in ths presence Of both -
anches oil the Legislature. A.,
Friday, Nov. 81
Mr.. lIargrave presented resnluIion,
''ruciing The judiciary commiuee to in. IL,
IRE Iato the expedIency Of 50 amending sci
law as 10 allow a compensation 10 ca,
fors summoned for the purpose of as. ma
Jung d"wer % u widnw; which was vu
al and adopted. Gle
Saturday, Nov. %.
The proposition Of the Common, ,o ms
point J"in, select committee TO in IN
IRE into tlie cause Of the suspension of pc
ecIe payments by the banks of this we
''e' Their operations during Suspension.
:. was concurred in. SUI
a message Of The Governor, transmits. an'
= The report Of the literary board on car
draining Of The swamp lands, was re-. bill
we'd from The Commons with a PROMO. the
Ioh liza. il be printed aud referred. res
''ch was cuncurred in.
DIR. Il'ngnan. from the committee on