The North-Carolina standard., 1849-01-24
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ss Mrs RaEneE, from tbee committee on Internal Iuu
provemeDts, reported avorably the bill supplements
act passed the present sessions to improve
Cape Fear aand Deep rivers; which was read tn
second time and reected--yeas 40, nays 55. ~, -
/ Mr.. Rayner from the same committee, reportes
the bill to- lay of. Road in Yancy county; whie
j was read second time and passed. srs1s5ts s.
Mr. Rayner, from the same committees reporte'
the Tennessee line to BurnesYille; which was Fea,
the second time and rejected-yeas %, nays SO. rs
The bill to incorporate the DanviIle and Charlotte
ran Road company was taken up, and after som
debate on motion of Mr. Jones was laid on the table
Ihe bill to incorporate the North Carolina Raj
Road Company was taken up; when Mr. Barringe
moved to strike out all after the enacting clause ans
insert In lieu thereof substitute. debate ensues
upon the merits of the bill and substitute, when
motion of Mr.. Williams the bill and amendment was
postponed until Tomorrow o'clock, p. M. .s.as
The following engrossed bills from the Senate
winch were read the, first time and passed, viz: A
bill to appoint Commissioners fne the town Of, Ash
boro bill to provide for the opening and clearing
out OF Big Rock Fish Greek in the County of Cum
berland and Robeson resolution in favor of the
President and Directors of the. Greensboro Female
college; bill to incorporate the town of GoldsbOro
and bill to incorporate the Greensboro and Mt
Airy Turnpike Company Also, a bill to amend an
act concerning Pilots which passed its first reading
and was referred to select committee of six.
| Also, the engrossed bill to amend an act passed
IS44-'45, concerning Guardians and Wards which
was read the first time passed and referred to the
Judiciary committee. Thereupon the House took a
recess until 3 o'clock p. m. -..5...s s.;5,l',s
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Received from the Senate enGroSsed bill concern
ing the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company,
which passed its first reading, and motion of T.
H. " llliams, made. the order, OF the day for ed
nesday next. - "a :
The bill to lay off and establish new County by
the name of AIamance, read the third time, and
on motion of Mr.. McDade, amended by adding to
the first section the following proyiso " Provided,
majority of the qualified voters for members of the
House of Commons in the County of Orange, shall
vote for the division aforesaid at an election to be
held according to the provisions of act to be pass
ed supplemental to this acts The bill passed its
third reading and was ordered to be engrossed.
The bill to establish Medical Board was taken
up, and after some debate and several attempts to
amend it, passed its third reading and was ordered
to be engrossed. - @+ -5 -.
The bill supplemental to the act repeating the law
establishing the County of Polk, was taken up, a.
mended, and passed its second reading. On motion,
the rules suspended, and the bi read the third
time, passed and ordered to be engrossed
Mr.. Mosely Introduced a Resolution requiring the
House Of Commons to meet every evening at 70 o.
The bill to incorporate the Granville Mechanics
Association read the third time and passed, and
ordered to be engfossed. --~.l5' '''-'s'' f'
The House then proceeded to consider the bill to
amend the Militia Law of the State and for other
purposes The bill was read the third time, when Mr..
Miller moved to postpone the same indefinitely; de-
cided IN the negatiye-yeas 35,- nays 66.
After some debate and amendments, the bill pass
ed its third reading and ordered TO bo eagfossed
On motion of Mr.. Johnson, the House adjourned.
- SENATE. .: -I@" e!te So 1
TuEsDAY, January 16, 849.
, Mr.. Conner. from the committee on Claims, res
ported favorably the resolution in favor of Samuel
kussam; which was laid on the table. -.5' = ''a
Mr. w akeF, from the committee on Propositions and
Grievances reported adversely the petition Of sun
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erection of new county. - = '7--= '1--tf'-
Mr.. W6odfn, from the Judiciary committee, made
number OF reports, which,, with the bills reported,
lie over s. % .F
Mr.. Murchison introduced resolution in favor of
John Maxwell, which was read and referred to the
committee on Propositions and Grievances.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of
the order of the day, being the Resolutions intro
dnced by Mr.. Shepard on the subject of Slavery.
These Resolutions the same as those introduced
into the Hcase of &c commons by Mr.. Dobbin, from
the select committee to whom Mr.: Steele's Resou-
tions had been referred. ,!4 SO
ton, by inserting after the words which shall
the second 1ine the words tabolsh Slavery or the
Stare trade in the District of Columbia, or shall -
which was adopted. Mr.. Shepard. then addressed
the Senate at length in favor of the Resolutions His
remarks will appear hereafter. . = = = - - -
The question was then taken on the Resolutions
Daniel calling for division of the
question. The first Resolution, which declares the
polucdl equdlIty OF the States, pasSed unanimously
The second Resolution, which alludes to the guar
antees of the rights of shareholders in the Constiu-
ton, also passed unanimously. -. - r.
The third Resolution, which denounces the con-
duct of the fanatics and Abolitonists of the nom
slaveholding States, also passed Unanimously.
The fourth Resolution, which is in the following
words. passed by vote of forty-four to two: -
Resoiued, That the enactment of any law by Con
gress. which shall directly indirectly deprive the
citizens of any of the States of the right of eigra-
ling with their slave property into any of the Terri
tories of the United States, d of exercising owner
ship over the same while In said Territories, will be
IN act not only of gross injustice and wrong but the
exercise of power contrary to the true meaning and
spirit of the Constitution, and never contemplated
BY the trainers thereof 80 % tsf Ss.fsS bset -
Those who voted against this Resolution are Messrs
Albright of C hatham, and Daniel of Ahsoh Messrs
Gilmer Of GGiiford, and Thompson of Bertie de-
;lfed to vote Fortyfonr Senators voted for it. be-
ng all who were present except the two gentlemen
above named, and being all of the Senate, with the
100 unwell to be present y y s's.sz.st-af2 p NfSG
: The fifth Resolution, which tenders to the nom
States the Missouri Compromise, was
ldopted-yeas As, nays g The yeas here include
he fort who voted for the fourth Resolution,
ind Nh. Gilmer. Messrs. Daniel and Albright again
7oted in the Negatives q = > q
e The sixth and last Resolution passed unanim Gus o@us-
y. On, motion Of Mr.. Bethel, the rules of the |
Senate were suspended and the Resolutions were
cad third time. 1t was then ordered that said Res
ofutions be engrossed and sent to the Commons t
The following bills were read the third time and
passed, and ordered TO be engrossed bill to cofer
IN Courts certain power over imprisoned Lnnaticsy
5oufts fof gleaveland c counfy. 9 ~ st
The engrossed bill TO establish the Bank of Fay
stteyille was read second time and passed 80
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