The North-Carolina standard., 1844-12-25


eral Importance communication was received
from the Governor relative 10 the expenses OF the
Literary and Internal improvement Boards from
4 Ist November, 1842, to lst November, lS44,
which was read, and on motion OF Mr. Eaton lad
on the table and ordered to be printed, with the
accompanying documents.
HOUSE OF COMMONS,
j A message was semitic the Senate proposing to
Il vote immediately fora Trustee of the University
The Senate having agreed, the House proceeded
to vote. Mr. Puryear from the committee, repor-
ted that Nicholas L. Williams was duly elected.
i Received from the Senate message informing
that they had passed the following resolution and
asking the concurrence ofthe House:
i Resolved, That message be sent to the House
Of Commons, proposing to raise joint select COM
mtee of four the part of each House, to inquire
| General Assembly make some public manifesto
ton of respect for the memory of the late WILLIAM
GAsToN and if so, to inquire further what means
should adopted for the purpose OF testtylng the
| high and abiding veneration in which the exalted
virtues and talents of the deceased are held by the
cit Zens Of North Carolina.
The House, on motion, unanimously concurred
therein.
The bill to incorporate Washington Academy,
in Duplin county, re- jected upon its second
reading.
Mr.. Leathers presented the following resolution,
which was adopted-yeas SO, nays 4l-and order
ed to be engrossed and sent to the Senate for con-
currence:
Whereas there appears from the report of the
committee on Finance, that there is deficiency
of eighty-one dollars in the public Treasury, there
! fore.
| Resolved That John H. Wheeler, Treasurer,
| be requested by Charles l. Hinton, the Treasurer
elect, to pay into the Public Treasury the said
sum Of eighty one dollars, and upon refusal Of the
said Wheeler to pay the said cighty-one dollars,
that the Attorney General ofthe State be, and he
is hereby directed TO bring suit against said Wheel
er on his official bond, for the recovery of the
amount aforesaid
The Resolution was advocated by Messrs
Poindexter, Paine, and Cherry, and opposed by
Mr. Shepard
| Nothing more of general Importance was trans,
acted The House adjourned
IN SENATE.
Thursday, Dte. 10.
The Senate mot according to adjournment
MIR. Dockerv, from the Committee en- that sub
ject reported the following Resolution, which was
adopted.
Resolred, That his cxceliency Governor Gra.
ham be and he is hereby requested to procure cs-
! Inmates ofthe probable cost by some competent ar
caitcct of two fences around the Public SQUARE of
sufficient dimensions-one to be built of hammered
stone entire, and the othor of stone foundation and
iron railing above, PARTICULAR showing the differ
ence in the cost of the two; and that he report 10
the next Legislature.
Mr.. Joyner, from the Internal Improvement
Committee, made snndry reports, which were read
Mr.. Waddcll, from the judiciary COMMITTEE,
to whom referred the Resolution directing an
inquiry into the expedicncy of giving to The Courts
of Law Jurisdiction Of equitable cains not exceed
ing fifty dollars reported bill to that effect which
was read the first time and passed. Mr. WaddeIl
also reported in regard the Resolution upon land
lords and tenants, that there is no Legislation ne
cessaay in the premises.
Mr.. Joyner, from the Committee on Internal
improvement. 10 whom was referred SO much of the
Governors Message as relates to the Wilmington
and Raleigh Rail Road Company, reported bill
to authorize the said Company to issue bonds 10
the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, to re-
deem like amount of bonds issued unde: the act
for the relief Of said Company; which was read
and ordered to be printed
Mr.. Boyd presented bill to alter the times of
holding the Superior Courts of law and equity for
the counties of Rockingham and Guilford, which
was read the first time and passed. and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Shepard presented the memorial of sundry
merchants and owners of vessels navi igating Roam
oke river, relative TO the Directors OF the Peters
burg Rail Road Company, praying the Legisla<i
ture to aulhorise them to keep an obstruction a.
ferred to the Committee on Internal Improvement
The bill concerning Jury Trials was then taken
up and read third time and passed-aycs 28,
noes 20.
Received from the Commons message con-
curing in the proposition of the Senate to raise
Joint Select Committee to enquire into the proprie
ty of making some public manifestation of respect
for the memory of the late William CASTOR, and
stating that Messrs. Washington, Poindexter
Graves and Ellis form their part of the JOINT Com
muee on the subject; whereupon the Speaker an
nounced that Messrs. Cameron, Joyner of Halifax
Pasteur and Francis form the Committee on the
part ofthe Senate.
The Senate then took up the bill heretofore in
troduced by Mr. Shepard in regard to the Raleigh
and CASTOR Road. The following is copy ofthe
BILL
bill to amend an act, passed January, Is41, en-
titled {" an set TO secure the State against any
and every liability incurred for the Raleigh and
CASTOR Rail Road Company, aad for thsaeief of
the same"
Whereas, by documents laid before the Senate,
it appears that the aet passed January 1S41 ent-
tied an act TO secure the State against any and
every liability incurred for the Raleigh and CASTOR
| Rail Road Company, and for the relief of the
same,' has been executed in such manner, that
doubt may arise 10 the meaning Of the Legisa-
ture, whereby the State may eventually sustain |
losses never contemplated, without adequate Sc
curty:
Be il enacted By The General Assembly of the
Slate of North Carolina, aRdn Is hereby enacted