The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-08

The organization OF the House of Commons was COM
pleed the cath November, with wing speaker, Mr
B. Gillian OF Granville, democratic clerk (Nlr. Bus
bee OF Raleigh) assistant clerk (Mr Dodge OF Suuy)
and wing and democratic doorkeepers
On the 25th the organization of the Senate COM
pleted, the principle of compromise, the following
basis submitted by GEM Patterson of Wilkes and Cald
well:
'l That the speaker be given the de party.
ed That the present clerks Of the Senate be retained.
I'D That the standing committees be appointed accord
ng to the rules of last seson-the wing party have
least three out OF the seven on each committee,
18th II the wings any time during the session desire Il
increase the number the Committee Privileges and
Elections, they shall be at liberty, motion, to add
their party TO that committee
5th That in all of tie in the Committee Priv
eges and Elections, each half shall be liberty proceed
and report the facts, with the testimony the Senate fol
its action"
Under this compromise, the following officers were
elected:
&c. Graves, of Caswel, dem.,) Speaker
Ii W. Miller OF Raleigh, (whg,) Clerk.
ii. w. Hustled, of Raleigh, (whig,) Clerk assistant.
Green Hill, OF Raleigh twhixD doorkeeper
Patrick MCGOWAN, of Raleigh, (dem.,) assistant door
keeper"
On Monday the 9th, Governor Graham's biennial
message received We copy the following notice OF
it.
The debt of the State, far gather from the
is mprsed in item OF S6J0O00, for which
the State is liable account OF the Raleigh and Gas ION
Railroad Company To exinguish this debt principal and
interest in years. the recommends the eab
lishnent sinking fund.- and increase Of the real
the hundred dollars, and addition
six cents 10 the pol-tax.
a. The collected the from all
amounts S90,6Oi 6S His exceency is of opinion that
with the correction OF certain deficiencies ia the system of
collections the annual revenue from ordinary source may
be made to exceed one hundred thousand dollars
"a 18th reference 10 internal Improvements the message
says labor under greater disadvantages than State
the Union; and never be equal competitors with
their citizens in agriculture, the predominant
among until those great de gree The
who is obliged transport in wagons, better
roads than distance varying from sixty hun
dred and fifty miles, Mt The speed of twenty five miles
day. more contend tor profits with him who bias the
advantage of railroads good navigation than the
spinning wheel with the cotton mill.
Thc recommends the construction of a railroad
from Raleigh Charlotte, by of Salisbury The inn
prnncc OF this work is enhanced by that road is
progress from Charlotte Colu nbia, South Caro-
lima. With the connexions already existing, northward
from Raleigh the proposed road would open continuous
and by divcrging lines from Columbia, communications
would in time be had with Nashville, with the Msslssipp
at Memphis, and, by the way of Montgomery and Mobile
with New Orleans"
"ln the Senate, Mr.. Gilmer presented the memorial Of
Mr. WaddelI contestng the Of Nc Berry, of Orange,
touching the election In the Commons, Mr. Steele
presented resolutions relating to the rights of the
States the Territories of the United States, which
laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
"On Tuesday, William Ill., tue venerable secretary of
State, elected to that Office. II. X. Bryan, Of Cum
behand, elected engrossns clerk. proposition was
made in the Senate election for United States
senator the It'll of December but lost by democ ratio
votes"