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

plying the proceeds arising from the sale OF all
the r, al and personal estate ofsaid Company
Said amendment was reiected-ayes 5, noes AZ.
! Mr.. Biggs then moved to amend the bill By adj
ding the following 6 And be it further enacted,
that as heavy loss will be sustained by the State
| upon her endorsements forthe said Rail Road Com
pany it is the opinion of this General Assembly
that the majority OF the Legislature of 1888, who
passed law endorsing the bonds Of said Compa-
nv for FIVE hundred thousand dollars are response
BILE for said loss" Said amendment was rejected
ayes 22 noes 27.
! Mr.. Biggs again moved to amend the bill by
adding the following section: And be it fur
ther enacted, that as heavy loss will be sustain
ed by the State upon her endorsements or the said
Company. it is the opinion ofthis General Assem-
bIy that the majority of the Legislature OF 1S4O,
who passed law endorsing the bonds ofsaid Com.
pany for three hundred thousand dollars, in Iddi-
ton to the sum of five hundred thousand dollars.
which had been endorsed by the Legislature of
1888. are responsible for said loss" Said amend
ment was rejected by the following vote. Those
who voted for the amendment are
| Messrs Biggs, Boyd, Cameron, Eate n, Eth
ridge Exum, Gavin, Gwynn, Hester, Holmes,
Melvin, Pasteur, Reich, Speight S.alIings Stowe,
Thompson of Wake, Tomlinson, Walker and
Wilson-20
Those who voted against the amendment are !:
Messrs. Albright Boyle, Boyden Cooper. Docke-
rv, Edwards, Elliott, Fran is Halsey. Hargrave,
HELEN, Hill, Jefferson, Joyner of Halifax, Joyner
of Pitt, Lindsay, Mcmillan, Moody, Pharr, Shep-
ard Smith, TayIoe Thompson of BERTHE, Wad-
dell, Woodin, and Worth-27.
The bill then passed by vote of 23 10 Ie, and
was ordered to be engrosscd.
CASE OF THE SENATOR FROM oNsLcw
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson. the resolutions and
report of the Select Committee in relation to the
Certificate of the Senator from Onslow. was taken
mp. md Louis D. Henry and Duncan K. McRae,
Esqnires, were adnilted rs counsel for Mr. En-
nett within the bar ofthe Senate. Mr.. Wilson then
moved. in pursuance Of the application of Mr..
Ennctts counsel to re-commit the certificate with
the accompanying papers to the Select Comnittee
already raised for that purpose. His motion was
rcj"cted-yeas "a, nays 24-the Speaker voting
with the NAYS
Mr. Biges moved 10 postpone the resolutions
and report to the 2Sth instant, and make it tho
der Of the day for that day which motion re-
jrctcd by the same vote.
Mr.. Francis moved to make the matter the order
Of the day for to-morrow-Mr. Bigps moved 10
amend said motion by striking out tomorrow and
inserting 24th instant and pending this Mr. Boy
den, with view to make the matter the order of
the day to morrow it would necessarily be, as
it would be the unfinished busin, ,ss ofto-day NOV
ed adjournment. Not agreed to-avts %.
noes 25-Mr. Waddell then moved an adjourn
mcnt, which was ncgativcd by the same vote.
The motion Of Mr.. Biggs 10 strike out and in
sert the 24th instant, having been negatived Mr.
Francis moved to make the report and resolutions
he order Of the day for tomorrow This molten
prevailed by the following vote: Those who voted
in the affirmative are:
Messrs Albright. Boyle, Bovdcn, Cowper.
Dockery, Elliott Francis HaIsry, Hargrave.
HELEN, Jefferson. Jovner Of II. Jovner Of p Lind
say, Mcmillan, Moody. Pharr, Shepard. smi.h.
Tayloe Thompson of BERTHE, WaddcIl, Woodfn
and Worth-24
Those who voted in the negative are:
Messrs Biggs, BOYD, Cameron Drake. Eaton
Edwards, Ethridgc Exum, Gavin, Gwyrn Hrster
Hill, Hom"s Jefffeys, Melvin Plsteur. Rcich
Speight, Slalngs, Stowe. Thompson of Wake
Tomlinson, Walker Wilson-24
The Speaker voted in the affirmative
The counsel for MIR. Emmett then read The fol
lowing affidavit, to wit:
"The S,nator from Onslow, William Enn It
swears that he expects to prove by Mr. MarsteIer
that he had informed him, Mr.. Emmett on the Sun
day next before the meeting of the Legislature, in
the daytime that it his opinion that the Sena-
tor from Onslow could take his seat in the Senate
without the Sherihs' certificate, by making other
proof oftiile to his seat; and also that he expects
10 prove by the Sheriff, John A. Averett that he
had promised him, Mr.. Emmett, to make out his
certificate of election and send to him before the
organization OF the Senate; also that Mr.. Marble.
of Onslow had promised to procure said certificate
from the Sheriff aforesaid and send it to him in
time before the setting of the Legislatures and also
by Mrs Bradley that Mr. Emmett sent TO her f,thers
house (Averitts) for the certificate and the answer
brought by the messenger was. that her father
was from home, but would attend to it in time
(Signed) WM. EMMETT
Sworn to before the
Speaker.
On motion of Mr.. Edwards, it was then resol-
we'd, that the above affidavit be received and ad-
mitted as testimony, the hearing of the case of
the Senator from Onslow.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Messrs. Washington Poindexter, Graves and
Ellis were appointed, on the part of the House, to
compose the joint select committee, on the resou
ton adopted yesterday relative to the death of Hon
William Castor.
Mr. Bond (Whig> who voted in the majority
yesterday, on the Resolution relative to Jno II
Wheeler, moved to reconsider the vote by which
the same was adopted.
Mr. G. L. Payne moved that the said motion
be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Haughton opposed the reconsideration and
contended, lst that the amendment proposed by |
Mr. Bond would put the Attorney General to the |
trouble of running over the whole State to find
out whom he should sue second that all admit |
ted the deficit occurred under Mr.. WheeIers ad- |
nninistration; third, that Mr. Wheeler's friends
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