The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-01-28
Monday, Jan. II.
SENATE.

Monday, Jan. II.
SENATE.
The bin 10 provide the North Carolina
Justice for each and every Magistrate, IN
the Stale. vas postponed indefinitely, 30
to ).
The vote ly which the bill Cor the rehei
OF the Raleigh and Castor Raj Road Com
pnny was rejected was re-considsred, on tue
motion Of MIR. Speed.
Ysas- MessTs Albright, .]ond, Bynum, Cling.
man, Dockery, Edwards, Gather. Hawkins. Hell.
len, Melchor Mitchell, Moore. Moschcad, Mont.
gomery, Parks, Ribelin, Seby, Shepard Speed,
SPers, Spruill Wsddell and Worth.
Nays-Mossis. Arlington, Cooper, Etheridgs,
Faison, liill, Hoalder, Kerr, Larkins, Melvin.
McDarmid, Moye, Orr. Pas,eur, Pollock, Reid,
Ward, Whitaker, Whitfield, Williams and VII.
son.
The title Of the bill was then amended
SO as 10 read :" A bin to secure The State
asaibs, any and every liability Incurred for
ice Raleigh and Castor Rail Road Compa
ny, aud Tor the relief af tho same y aud The
BIN was ordered TO be engrossed.
MIR. Waddell presented bill TO author.
ize the construction uf ,hc Raleigh and
Western Turnpike Road which passed IFS
FIRST aud second reading, and was land on
The table.
Mr.. ByaUm presented a bill concerning
The Raleigh and Castor RAD Road coinpl
ny which passed It's frs, reading, aud after
considerable discussion. VAS laid on the "a
bic. (rhe bill provided that should The
company refuse to accept Ihe bill passed al
this session for their relief, &c. and il should
become necessary TO fnreelose the mortgage
to the State, aud decree a sale Of the road.
lie Board Of lnternal improvements should
he authorized TO purchase the road for Tie
State, i the public interest required it. -
The bill was subsequently taken Up, amend
ed, and again laid on the table.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. hendenhall called Up che Resolution
concerning Lumber River, which vas read
The third time and rejected II to 4G.
Mr. Robatds, from The Joint Selcc, Com
mll;ee, 10 whom a Resolution from lie Pub
lie Treasurer was referred, suggesting
propable deficiency Of Revenue TO meet ,l,r
appropriations aud current expenses Of the
State, reported a resolution authorizing that
Oiiicer to borrow money from Tie Banks II
necessary.
The bill 10 improve the State Road fo,n
Reddlh's River To the Tennessee line. vas
read the second time and postponed ndeiin
teIv, 4 / 10 81.
Mr. Winston presented the following Pro
test:
protest against the passage Of an Act,
entitled :" An act III favor Of the Princess
Ann aud krmppIlle Canal Companies" b.
cause the bill gives exclusive power to Ger
tain persons in this State to navigate the
Currituck Sound, the said Sound communi
eating with the OCEAN. A State cannol
give exclusive power to any Corporation or
natural person to navigate any water, y hicb
can be used for the purposes Of Commerce
With other States, il esIng contrary to the
thlrd clause Of tie eighth SECTION OF the first
Article OF the Constitution Of the United
States, which provides that Congress shall
have power, &c. 10 regulate Commerce with
Foreign Nations and among the several
States, and with lbe Indian Tribes.
PATRICK H. WINSTON.
An eugrossed bill was received from the
Senate, entitled " A blIi to secure the State
against any and every liability incurred for
the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Road Compa
ny, aud for tho relief Of the same" The
bill was read the first and second time. IL
was opposed by Messrs. Cardwe and Guy.
Their, but passed BY Yeas and Nays, as FOL.
lows VIZ:
Fe7s.- Mcssrs. B9rringer, Boyden. Brannock.
Brower, BrunmaIl, Bryan, Bnrns, j. ?. Caldwell, I
Cnaslhets, Clegg, J. w. Coyington, J. NJ. Coying
ton, Doak, Eaton, Farow Flommiug, franklin,
). T. Gillian, b. A. Graham. J. Graham, Crandy,
Gray; Guthrie, liill, llowerton, Jefferson, H. c.
Jones, { Jones, lleener, Mangum, Massey, Men.
denhaf Z. 7 hi!Eoi, Mil, Morris, Murchison,
McCleese, McCleDnahan, Mclaughlin, McLaur.
ing, Mcmillan, Paine, Patton. Poindexter. Proc.
tor Rand. Richards, Sier, Thompson, White
hurst, J. OK. Williams, T.. Williams aud Win
ston--53.
Ndgs. --Messrs. Adams, Allen, Baker Banner.
man, J. BSrner Boyd, Brogden Cardwcll, Dirk.
son, Ennes, Foreman, Gee, Graves, Gayfer,