The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-12-17
STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

The bill 10 incorporate lie Charlotte
and Camden Rail Road Company was IA.
ken mp nn Thursday, for lis third reading,
Mr.. Wilson moved to amend, by adding
two sections; The first requiring that ont
half OF The amount Of stock shall be paid
in. before the work is commenced. and
tina, The whole amount of debts due' by
the company shall not II any one time
exceed twenty-five per cent. Of The CAPT
tal stock paid in; the second requiring
that a report Of tie debts Of The company
shall he made once each year to the CO.
vernors nf the states &c North Carolina
and South Carolina, and published in on"
Of The newspapers in The cities Of Raleigh
and Charleston.
The debate on This amendment was
continued on Friday and Saturday. The
ann uu'"Sus was smpl"iIru ny Messrs.
Wilson and Graves, and opposed by Mes
srs. Patterson. Gilmer, Ashe, Hogan, and
Waddell. The vote was then taken and
the amendment lost-yeas IL, nays %.
The i'll was then read The third time and
ordered 10 be engrossed, % voting in the
affirmative. ~t.
On Saturday communication was re.
rcived from the Governor, transmitting a
duplicate of the requisi,inn from the Sec.
retary of War for a volunteer regiment
from North Carolina, and a printed order
Of the Executive Department in relation
thereto. The Governor repeats what he
stated in his annual message, that in the
absence Of any statute bearing on the
case, he believes the duty of appointing
The field officers of the regiment devolves
upon him: anil he had correspondent with
different individuals on the subjects bnl
there had been no commissions yet fssu-
ed; ind as there were propositions before
the two Houses, contemplating dcaer-
ent node Of appointment. from respect
TO lhs Legislature, he should deierthe ap-
poinments until its will was expressed
which. he suggests, should be done with,
out delay. The communication. on mo-
lion, was ordered 10 be transmitted to the
Commons, with proposition that 1t be
referred TO the committee on military at
fairs.
A lill was introduced by Mr. Ashe, OF
MONDAY, to authorize the town OF VIII
minglo lon to borrow two hundred Thousand
doIlas, which was referred to the jutlicia
ry committee.
The bill to erect new county by til,
: name of CASTOR, has passed lis third read
: ing in the Senate.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. Cowper introduced bill to repea
+ an ac, passed a. the last General Assem-
1t bly Of North Carolina, entitled an ae
g more eliec,ually to prevent the imprIson
J men, of homes, DEBTORS; which paSse
h first reading.
st The bill 10 regulate the distribution
If public arms. was read the third time, pa:
sed anil ordered to be engrossed. .
70 The bill to provide for the holding OF
!. session of the Supreme Court once ye;
-. in the Western pait Of the state, was res
" the third time, passed and ordered 10 be e.
urossel, Yeas ~, NAYS I2--ule cie"'
er voting for the bill, it passed.
a. Mr.. Rayner, from the com"'t'ee
tie whom WAS referred The bill for the pU
pose of securing just and proper dl'
, sion of the State into Congressional Il
IN tricts, &c. reported the same without
n'' mendmen,; when the bill and report We
es' ordered to be printed and made me or
he of the LAY for Wednesday the yin.
nd On molten of Mr.. Stowe, the engr
he sed bill TO establish new county by
ng name Of CASTOR. and to annex part
Use the county of Catawba TO the county
su- Lincoln, was taken up and passed lis
reading; and, on notion the rule
,nr suspended, and the bill passed Its sec