North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-07
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDIN GS.
SENATE.
MONDAY, December Q, 1850.


for the present week.
Mr.. Caldwell of Mecklenburg presented memo !
rial from sundry citizens Of Meckenburg praying for
the increase of the tax retailers OF spurious liquors.
Referred, on his motion, Finance committee Also
a memorial relating to the public execution of crm-
nails. Referred, on his motion, to the Judiciary COM
mittee Also Nhe resignation of Daniel Walsh, al
Justice of the Peace for Mecklenburg County. Read
and accepted.
Mr.. Cameron introduced bill to incorporate indie
pendent Division No. 8, Sons of Temperance. Read
and referred to committee on Corporations.
The Senate informed the House that they had passed
the following engrossed bills and resolutions bill
10 incorporate the Fayetteville Bridge Company
bill to incorporate the Fayetteville and Southern
Plank Road Company-and resolution in favor of
F. ]. Prentiss and others.
Mr., Woodfn presented memorial from sundry
citizens of Buncombe, relating to the destruction of
stock. Referred, his motion, to the Judiciary
mittee. Also, bill to amend and alter act passed
in Is4S'49, entitled act to lay off and establish
County by the name of Watauga. Laid on the table,
Mr.. Caldwell of Burke, presented memorial from
~sundry citizens of Watauga County, demonstrating
against any attempt to attach any part of said County
to Burke and Yancy. Laid on the table.
Received a message from the Commons informing
that their branch of the committee on the Deaf and
Dumb Institute consists of the following gentlemen:
Messrs. Avery, Williams. Hill, Montgomery, Jer-
kins, and Maultsby. The Speaker announced Messrs.
Washington, Cameron and Watson as the senate
branch of this committee.
Mr.. Thomas, from the committee on Internal I'M
proyements, reported the bill and accompanying me-
mortal concerning the Wilmington and Manchester
Rail Road, with sundry amendments, and recommen-
ded the passage of said bill. Said bill was ordered
to be printed. Mr. Thomas also introduced bill to
incorporate the Tennessee River Rail Road ConPa-
ny, which was read the first time, and on his motion
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Washington introduced bill to amend the
7h section of the 5h chapter of the Revised Statutes
in relation to apprentices Read first time and refer
red to Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Woodfn bill to change the mode of dividing
the proceeds of the Literary Fund among the several
Counties of the State.
Mr. Shepard moved that said bill be referred to the
committee Education and the Literary Fund,
which, after debate, was decided In the airma-
tive-yeas 81, nays 49, as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Arendell, Barnard, Barrow, Berry,
Bond, Bunting, Caldwell of NJ, Cameron, Canaday.
Clarke Collins Eborn. Grst, Herring, Hester, Hoke,
Jones, Joyner, Mcmillan, Malloy, Nixon, Fender,
Richardson. Rogers. Seasons. Shepard. Sherrod
Speight, Thompson. Washington, Watson, Wiley,
Williams, and Wooten-S4.
NAYs.-Messrs Barringer, Bower, Bynum, Cald-
well of B., Courts, Davidson, Gilmer, Hargrave
Kelly, Lane, Ellington, Thomas, and w oodfn-13.
This is the first time the yeas and nays have been
called in the Senate at the present session.
On motion of Mr.. Woodfn, his bill calling Con-
vention taken up and made the order of the day
for Wednesday next
On motion of Mr. Bynum the Clerk was directed
10 have printed for the of the Senate the names
of the members of the standing and select committees
of the Senate and of the Joint committees of the two
Houses.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas, the Senate adjourned
till tomorrow morning IL o'clock
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Speake: announced the following committee
H9use Bransh Of the Committed on The Deaf and III Pm" y"
New Hanover, Jenkins, and Maultsby.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Waugh presented a memorial from certain cit
liens of Forsythe county, praying repeal of the law
of 1889 concerning road from Stones old place
10 hat fboV linoin Acho
Forsythe county is concerned, and moved its ref
erence to the COMMITTEE on Internal Improvements.
Mr.. Mclean thought it ought go to the commit
tee on Propositions and Grievances. and made that
motion. He said it was grievance of which the |
people of Forsythe complained, and did not proper
ly 60 to the committee on Internal Improvements.
Mr.. Mcmillan urged its reference to the committee
on Internal improvements. Mr.. Mclean said por- !
ton of the work was already completed, but not a |
stroke of work had been done in Forsythe, because
the people there were opposed to it. He oppos-
ed to the repeal of the act desired by the petitioners
would render the road useless and insisted that
the memorial ought to 60 to the committee Propo-
stons and Grievances. Mr.. Leach of Davidson said it
a work of State improvement, and it ought to 90
to the committee on Internal Improvements. After !
other debate, the memorial was referred to tina:
committee.
Mr.. Hayes of Cherokee, presented memorial from |
S. p Upton, asking for the payment to him of $II3.
being expenses paid by him for the burial of Volun
teer soldiers of the North Carolina Regiment at Sal
tillo, Mexico referred to committee on Claims.
Mr.. Williams of Mecklenburg, memorial from the I
officers of the 69th Regiment, N. G. Militia praying
certain amendments to the Militia law; referred TO the
committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Sheek presented the resignation of A. Mathews
one of the Justices of the Peace of Surry county
resignation accepted.
Mr.. Rufin, memorial praying for the ineorpora-
ton of the town of Madison referred to the commit
tee on Private Bills.
Mr.. Fleming, memorial from sundry citizens of !
Yancey county, praying the restoration of Stephen
Mcmahon to the privileges of free citizen, which he
enjoyed previous his conviction for felony in 1874
referred to the committee on Propositions and Griev-
ances.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. Kallum presented bin to prevent more effect
uay the corruption of the slave population; referred
to the committee the Judiciary. TBill provides
for the punishment of white men and free negroes I
playing cards with slaves
Mr. Kelly introduced the following resolution:
Resohred, That the committee on Finance be re-
quesed to inquire into the expedency of increasing
the upon all pedlars, and if not at variance with
the Constitution, require all persons who are not
Dative-born citizens of North Carolina to pay more /
than those who are.
Mr. Person of Northampton, bill to incorporate |
the Gafysburg and Oconeechee Plank Road Compa-
ny referred to the committee Internal Improve
ments.
Mr.. Dargan presented the following preamble and |
resolutions. which referred to the committee on
negro slavery:
WHEREAS, the State OF North Carolina, during the
agitation of the slavery question: in the last Congress
of the United States, calmly awaited the action of
the Federal Government hoping that the comprom-
ise Acts would settle this dangerous question salts
factory both to the Northern and Southern States,
bot finding that the fugitive slave has with
open hostility and resistance on the part of the
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