Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-12-25
Yours respectfully
LEGISLATURE OF NORTH-CAROLINA

LENlDLA1 OhE NE 1NOh II1-ChhOLI1Na
December lO-In the Senate to-day, bust
ness, chiefly of private character, was trans
acted. Mr.. Hill, of Duplin, introduced bill
to prevent distractions in Rockfsh Creek, in
Duplin county. Mr.. Ehringhaus reported
the bill to regulate the appointment of field
officers in the regiment of volunteers, giving
the appointment to the whole regiment.) The
charter for the Wilmington and Manchester
Railroad Company was taken up to-day, AMI
passed on its third reading, by vote of 80
ayes and 16 nays. The bill to amend an act
for a Canal from Cape Fear to Lumber River,
passed its third reading. BilIsand resolutions,
almost entirely of private character, engros-
sed the time of the House to-day The Senate
bill for establishing term of the Supreme
Court in the West was taken up on its third
and last reading, and passed by vote of 81
yeas and 48 nays. Amongst the resolutions
and bills read third time in the House to-day,
we notice the bill to incorporate the Cape Fear
Manufacturing Company of Wilmington
December lin the Senate, bill was in
troduced to incorporate the New River and
Bear Creek Canal Company in Onslow Coun.
ty To-day resolution was passed authori-
zing three commissioners to proceed forthwith
to the South Carolina Legislature for the pur.
pose of urging upon that body the enactment
of the Charlotte and Camden Railroad eli AFTER
Both Houses, to-day, made another attempt a
eIectlng an Attorney General, but without
success. The House, to-day, was principally
engaged In discussing the bill for re-districtng
the State. In the House, the Charlotte anC
Camden Railroad charter passed its third read
ing, and was ordered to be engrossed.
December 12-Mr. Patterson, in the Senate
reported bill to incorporate the Neuse River
Steamboat Company. Mr.. Ashe presented tc
the Senate series of resolutions passed b,
the Commissioners of the town of Wilmington
In the Senate the bill to regulate the appoint
ment OF the field officers of the regiment O.
volunteers was passed its third reading. Ii
the House to-day, the committee on miIitar,
affairs reported unfavorably on the resolution
respecting the appointment OF field officers il
the regiment of volunteers. Onto-day, Elw'C
Stanly. of Beaufort county. was elected Attor
ney General of North Carolina.
December 1.-THE Senate, to-day, was en-
gagged IN the transaction of routine business
with the exception of the preamble and reso
luton introduced by Mr. Gillian for the ap
preparation of $4,000 out of the State Treasu
ry, for the equipment of the North Carolin;
Volunteers The preamble states: Whereas
by the action of the Executive and the sane
ton OF Congress. &c. Of course this preambl
is intended as fling at Mr. Polk. It is falls
on Its face. a ID we trust that no Democrat wi
, vote for it. "By the action of the Executive
Who believes this! Noone. Mr.. Britton. .
Berthe, introduced similar resolution in III
House, but. we understand. without the OF
lectlonable features in Mr. Gilliam's preambl.
In the House, the engrossed bill to charter tn
North and South Carolina Railroad was rea
second time. The House was engaged pa
OF to-day IN discussing the bill for re-distric,
mg the State. The bill for chartering til
wilmington and Manchester Railroad Compa
ny was called up in the House and passed il
, second reading, by a vote of IS ayes and
nays.