North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-21
LEGIsLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
TuEsDAv, December II, 1850. .
i, according to adjournment.

Mr. Courts from the committee on Prnpositins and i
Grievances. reported the Resolution in foVor OF John
Reddick of Gates, and Recommended It's passage.
Laid the tables
Mr. WooJ6n. from the Judiciary committee, re-
ported the bill to amend the act passed at the session
Of ls44-5 in relation to guardian and ward' and re-
commended its rejection. Lad on the table. /
MIR. Woodfin, from the same committee. reported !
the bill more adequately to compensate ConSiables,
and recommended its passage. Laid on the table,
Mr. Cameron from the committee on Corporations,
reported the following bills, and recommended their
passage: The bill to incorporate keystone Chapter
the bill for the better regulation OF the village OF
Chapel Hill-the bill to incorporate Holly Springs
Lodge-and the bill to incorporate the Mechanics
Saving Society OF Weldon. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Woodin, from the Judiciary committee, re-
ported the following bills and recommended their
passage The bill TO amend the 66th chapter of the
Revised Statutes, and the bill concerning the right
of appeal in criminal cases. Laid the table.
Also the bill improve the County Prisons, and
establish Houses of Correction, with amendment.
Said bill ordered TO be printed, and made the
special order for Tuesday next.
Mr. Clarke, from the committee amendments to
the Constitution, reported the bill providing for call
ing Convention amend the Constitution, and re-
commended its rejection Laid on the table.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, &c.
MIR. Sherod introduced bill to incorporate the town
of Hamilton, in Martin County. Read and referred
commit,ee on Corporations.
Mr.. Caldwell Of B. introduced bill to amend the
act Of ls46-'7 incorporating the Caldwell and Ashe
Turnpike Company. Read and referred, together
with the memorial relating thereto, to the committee
on Internal Improvements
Mr.. Joyner introduced bill to incorporate the Wei
don Manufacturing Company. Referred to commit
tee on Corporations.
On motion of Mr.. Eborn,
Resolved That the Judiciary committee be instruct
ed to inquire into the expedency of amending the
Revised Statutes, chapter SO, section L, relating to
the distribution of intestates estaes that when
the intsstate leaves Child or children or descen-
dans of children, tina: the widow of said intestae
shall have more of her deceased husbands estate
than she is now entitled to by law and they report
by bill or otherwise.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
The Senate then went into Committee of the Whole,
Mr. Courts in the Chair, and took M for eonsdera-
ton the Resolutions and Reports on Slavery. MIR.
Gilmer took the floor and addressed the Senate at
length, in opposition TO the minority Report and the
doctrine of secession and at the conclusion of his
remarks, on his motion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Saunders, of Wake, asked leave of the House
to make personal explanation, which was granted.
Mr. Saunders said, in substance, he had understood
the gentleman from Craven Mr.. Stevenson in
brefexplanation he had submitted to the House few
days since disclaming any discouresy or diSres-
pect to himselfin the remarks he mr. S. had made
on the Resolutions introduced by Mr.. Bridges He
desired say the House that the suspicious
he then expressed with regard to the source of that
attack not well founded. A letter had appear
ed in the Raleigh Register during the canvass last
summer signed !. Newbern' attacking him, which
he had been informed had been written by the gentle
from Craven. He had lsdrned since his remarks
the other day, from the same source from which he
derived his former information, that he mistaken.
He was satisfied that the gentleman from Craven had
nothing to do with that letter. He desired therefore
to withdraw everything that had been said by him
while aborng under this wrong impression. He |
hoped that this retraxit, which he intended should be
as broad as the gentlemans disclaimer, would be |
satisfactory him. and that their friendly intercourse
would continue it had been before the misunder-
ing and difficulty arose.
He would depart from his usual custom, and say
a word in relation to the Register; for his custom
was to settle newspaper difficulties through the news
papers. IF the editor of the Register thinks any thing
he has said has worried me, he is mistaken; ] only |
regret that he has lent himself to aid others in effect
ing their purposes. He spoke of his warm attach
Ment 10 the grand father and father of the editor and
said nothing could obliterate these feelings. The
first communication he wrote was published in !
the Register and took strong ground in favor of the
war OF 1912. He and the editor prosecuted for
a libel in the county of Stokes. The jury gave a !
verdict in their favor-the freedom of the press
sustained. His relations with the editors Of the Ma
ona lnteliigencer too had always been of the most
friendly character and continued up the present
time. When abroad, and he found that the Inte-
gencer had been stricken from the list of papers
10 the minister, he subscribed for ii himself. If the
editor OF the Register had not heard these things or
chooses to forget them, he could not help it. He |
said he would rather do the editor private favor than
public injury.
Mr.. Stevenson said that in the speech he had the |
introduced by tile gentleman from franklin in which
he had alluded to a resolution offered by the gentle
man from Wake, he had intended personal disre-
spect whatever to that gentleman. He had attacked !
his resolution, not him. He said he could not ex-
press his establishment and surprise when he heard
that the gentleman from Wake had been influenced
in the attack he had made upon himself by the i'm
preston that he the author Of certain letter TO
which reference had already been made. This was
the first time he had heard it publicly charged on him.
and he could not previously disclaim it, but he would
now state that he knew nothing of the existence of
the letter except by notice in the Standard. The
Register, the paper in which the communication had
appeared ne had not for at least months pe-
vious to the opening of the Legislature. He should
have thought much more kindly of it, if the gentle
man from Wake had informed him of his suspicious,
Tor then he could have satisfied that gentleman of their
groundlessness. He acknowledged that the attack
made upon him had wounded his feeling deeply, but
az he considered the gentlemans retraxit full and
complete, he was willing bury all unpleasant re-
collections Of this difficulty.
PETITIONS MEMORIALS
Mr. avery presented a memorial and counter me-
moral, praying repeal of the of 1889 abo-
lshing jury trials in the County Court of Burke and
memorial praying the appointment of sale days on
the first Monday in each month at Morganton which
were referred to the committee the Judiciary Also
memorial praying the appointment of collector
Iof burke county referred to the committee on FL
nance: Also, memorial from citizens of Mcdowell
ana ancey: praying the establishment of Public
ROAD from Marion to the turnpike line which wac /
IeIerreo 10 the committee Internal Improvements
mr. waugh, petition from certain citizens NJ :
,.oAss' P1ayIng an act to attach portion of that
county 70 rorsythe, which referred to the com
mlttee on propositions and Grievances II
Mr.. Foster, of Davidson, a pett;on rr.,;,.-
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