The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-12-11
SENATE

was agreed To-
SENATE.
MONDAY, Nov. 80.
The Bill to amend an Act Of the last
Session, emitted an Act in favor Of Poor
Debtors, passed second reading and was,
on motion OF Mr. Halsey, ordered 10 he on
The table.
The Bill TO incorporate Cedar Falls
Manufacturing Company, passed second
reading.
A message was cceyed from Gle Horse,
concuIring IN the proposition OF tie Senate
10 request His Eyceilcncy, the Go,ennr,
to announce officially The result Of the T..
lection Returns for and against the ostab
lishment Of a Peniteniiary.
Ga motion of III. Howard, message
was sent 10 the House, proposing that tie
Houses proceed, a 2 O'clock, On Welecs-
day next, to the election OF Attorney Cen.
eral.
The Senate then proceeded 10 the con
sheraton Of the order of The day, VIZ
The BtI TO incorporate the Camden and
Charlotte Rail Road Company, and the
amendments proposed hereto 81 he Com
mtiee on Internal Improvements. The
said amendments we're seseralIy agreed To-.
Mr.. Patterson moved amendments 10
the 23l and gath sections Of the BIZ;
which were agreed to.
Nr. Francis also moved amendments 10
the 24,h aud Goth sections OF the Jd';
which were 5eseraIIy agreed 70.
Aier several verbal amendments pro.
posed by Messrs Patterson, Glcar.sl auJ
other Senators, which were agreed to, Mr..
Thompson moved 10 amend the Blu by
adding an amendment to the Both section
Of he Bill which was adopted. He also
moved 10 amend the BIZ By adding the tol.
lowing after the 3i,h section, VIZ;
1ad be It further enacted, That IN the case
Of an Insolvency OF the Company htTeby crcA
ted, OF ultimate inability ,Le part Of this
Company TO pay, the Individual Stockholders
shall be liable 10 creditors IN sums equal 10 Tie
amount Of Stock BY them respectively held n
SAID Corporation
During the consideration and discussion
Of said amendment, and before the qIes-
ton was taken thereon, tie Senate adjourn
cd until 10 morrow morning., 10 O'Clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Messrs. Fleming, GamhIil, George and
Harrison, we're appointed the Committee
on Enrolled Bills, for the present week.
Messrs. Waiser, Bruan, Reid, Long
aud IIo!Ie1, we're appointed On behalf d
the House, lue JONI, Select Committee OF
Public Buildings.
Ga motion d Mr. Mebane, of Orange
1t was ordered that the Message Of H.
EHceleocy, the Governor 81 Saturday last
transmitting the Report Of the Boatd .
Internal Improvements with instruction
to examine aud report what portions q th.
documents accompanying said VI ssag'
should he psin,ed.
Mr.. Brewer, o. Randolph, presented th'
following Resolution which was adopted:
Res5trsd. That message be sent 70 tie Sen
= ate proposing 70 RAISE a JOINT Select Conmitle
D Of tasee on tue part Of each House 10 deslgua'
c the time and manner Of counting and coap4fH
. the votes cast lOi Governor at the late Aug1'
election.
Mr.. Potts, Of Meckleuburg. presented
10 Resolution 10 favor Of the Troop Of Cayu
!, ry in the County Of Meck.enburg; ~b.c
, passed frs. reading, and va. referred
the Committee on Military Aliirs.
Mr. W. +. Jones, Of Rutherford, intr
. duced Bill to amcud the Militia Laws
:, this State; winch passed iirst reading nj
- was referred to the Committee On Mdiu
: ry Affairs.
- Mr.. Wilder, Of Wake, Bill in addi's
- to an Act IN the Revised Statutes, enthc
an act concerning Mills, Milors, &c.
Mr.. Gwyun, Bill for the relief OF s
- curlties; which passed first reading al
;, was referred 10 the Committee on tie j
dietary.
.. Mr.. Gillian, from the Committee
- the Judiciary, reported unfayorably on =
passage Of the Bill to amend the 42d Sc
>. ton Of the Revised Statutes, entitled SIay
and Free Persons Of color. The rep,
=. was coucureI 10 and the Bill rejected.
- Mr.. Baxter, Of Henderson, presented
- petition from the citizens Of Henders,
:" against The erection Of a new County,
be called Lafayette, out Of portions Of II,
~ defsou and Rutherford.
~ Mr.. McKesson introduced a Rcsoluli
a. providing that the appointment Of Colo
CommaHdant, Lieutenant Colonel, and
81, other Field Officers belonging to the r.
:, Imnut Of North Carolina Volunteers, alb
to be raised, shall be appointed by
a.. Commissioned Officers Of the respect
,hn Companies composing said Regime
ION which passed It's first reading, and was
ierred 10 the Committee on Military
g.. fairs.
= a. a message was received from the ;
ian. ate, proposing that the two Houses 90
Sa 10 an election for Attorney General
aad Wednesday next, at IL O'Clock VIII