The North-Carolina standard., 1844-12-11
legislature Of No1tl caroline.
IN sENATE.

seen in the subsequent proceedings HfcE ~ :.
4 The Speaker announced TO the Senate, thai Mes
srs Woodfn, Walker, Elliott, Biggs and Loui;
Thompson form the COMMITTEE on the Mecklen
burg Monument Association. =.
4 Mr. Holmes introduced a bill to incorporate 9
Company of Cavalry in the town of Whining
The Bill to incorporate Cross Creek Lodge
!. No of the independent order of Odd Fellows
in the Town of Fayetteville, was read the second
time and passed.
The Bill TO alter the mode of appointing Con
stables in Tyrrell County, and the Bill to attach
portion of the Militia of Goth Regiment to the
68lh, passed their third reading and was ordered
to be Engrossed.
The hour for the meeting of the Electoral
College having arrived, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF COMMONS. -.
No business of importance wastransacted in the
House today. ,sett-+ :
4 Mr.. Fagg prescntcda bill 10 amGad the law
relative to prosecutions IN Stale cases, which was
read the first time passed. and referred to the Com
muee on the Judiciary
Mr. Poindcxter from the Committee ON the Ju-
dietary, reported without amendment the bill TO
extend the time for registering Grants, Deeds oi
iMesne Conveyance, Bills Of Sale, and Deeds OF
Gift, and the bill was read the second time and
passed.
The bill TO cede potion Of Rutherford county
to the county of Ceaveland, and the bill concern
ing EdentoH Academy, were each read the third
time, passed, and ordered to be engrossed.
The resignation of Oliver Hearing, Justice
of the Peace for the county of Lenoir was present
ed, read and accepted.
The House then adjourned
IN SENATE.
IHursdny Dec. 5.
The Senate met according to adjournment, .-
The Hon. William B. Shepard Senator from
Pasquotank and Perqumans appeared, was quail
flied, and took his seat. L., Ia - 81 - =
The cngrossed bills to ccde portion of Ruth
erford county TO Henderson, and the bill to amend
the act incorporating the Trustees of Edenton A
cademy, were read the first time. t..u
Mr. HELEN, from the Committee on the matter
of the certificate ofthe Senator from OnsIow offer
ed resolution asking that power be given TO the
Committee 10 administer oaths, and also for two
additional members to said Committee. Mr.. Hell
len said, that from the remarks ofa public print in
this City, he was inclined to sif the matter thor
oughly, and he desired moro skill and Intelligence
on the Committee
Mr.. Edwards said he saw no reason for increas.
ing the Committee small Committee was more
apt 10 execute business with promptness and des-
patch. The Committee already appointed were
fully competent, both as TO intelligence aud skill
and they could embody clearly and pre- ciscly all
the facts in the matter. He objected to incrcas-
ing it. = - -.
MIR. Wilson said, as member oftt e Commit
tee he was ready for either course; but he saw no
urgent necessity for an increase for certainly he
had the fullest confidence in the skill and ability
Of his colleagues.
tion should pass. Il had been charged or in,ima.
ted he said, by the organ in this City of respcc-
table party that false certificate had been palncd
OH by the Wings upon the Senator from Onslow
and on that account, and for other reasons not less
weighty, he called for full investigation. 1.-THE
fraud alleged had bern perpctruted, he wanted the
Senate clcansed of it and in order TO go fully into
the matter, he hoped an increase wonId be made.
The duty of looking into this matter had been de.
volvcd upon few-he wanttd that number in
creased. The person who had committed the
fraud ought 10 be brought to the bar of The Senate
and stcrnly dealt with. Z 80 =-
MR. Francis has certainly nisconcefvcd the
meaning Of our article. We mh:ie no charge
We merely supposed n case and asked, if these
things be not so, how does it happcn4tha the Fed
eral Editors know much in aavancc about
Inc matterf We put that as Il standing question,
and demand-not OF Mr.. Francis, but of these
Edors-an explanation. Ed Staudardl
Mr. Wilson said in reply, that he did not under
stand it to have been d termintd in Commiltce to
ask for an increase. Certainly no proposition of
the kind had been distinctly propounded and acted
on In Committee he was. indifferent as he was
now aFF he asked was jnsiice and he asked it es.
pcciaFly on account of the Senator from Onslow.
He believed democratic members were willing to
entrUst the whole matter to even one of The Com
mlttee, for the reason, among Others, that they
doubted no member of it, neither Stunned inycsti-
cation.
After some fulther debate, the Resolution was
adopted, and Messrs Edwards and Boyden were
added to the Committee.
The bill concerning Jury Trials fgives to coun-
sci the right 10 argue to the Jurylhe whole cause,
as well Of law as OF fact) then came mp on IT'S Sc.
cond reading, when Mr.. Shepard slid ii was an i'm
portan bill, and as he should like to have time 10
examine the moved that it be postponed until Thurs
day next. Motion adopted !:
Mr.. Edwards presented the following Resolu<E
ton, which he considered important, connected as
It was with the Financial Affairs of the State
From the Report of the Treasurer it would be seen
hat there was now defecit in the Treasury of
$4,000, an impending debt Of 100000, and that
Sl50,O00 would have to be provided at the pres.
INT session to meet future liabilities This embar-
RAISING situation of the Treasury would demand
an inqniryinto all our means, and he etherefore mo-
we'd the Resolution:
Resotred, That the Public Treasurer be directed
10 report to the Senate, the whole amount of Stock
held by the State in incorporated Companics-spe-
cltyIng the amount in.each Company, and the +
und to which it-belongs; also, what investments.
Il any, have been made since the last Legislature.
and for what fund; and what sun or sums. fanv'
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