Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-12-27
NORTH CAROLINA legislature.
TuEspAY, Dec. 18th.

MIR. Clarke, from the COmmlttee Oh aHaohuenehtsl
to the Constitution reported the bill providing for
calling Convention to amend the constitution, and
recommended its rejection.
The Senate then went into Committee OF the Whole
upon the slavery question: and Mr.. Gilmer spoke at
considerable length in opposition to the doctrine OF
secession.
HOUSE OF CoMMoNs-Mr Saunders OF Wake, and
Mr. Stevenson of Craven, made and accepted mutual
explanations in regard to personal difficulty which
had arisen between them.
Mr. Leach, of Davidson, presented a bill to i'm
prove the Deep and Yadkin rivers and to construct
a portage Railroad between the same, which was
laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Trip, bill for the further regulation of the
inspection of Tar sold in the State Referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
An Intellectual attempt made to have the vote
by which the bill to appoint Superintendent was
rejected, reconsdered The motion to reconsider
was rejected.
Mr.. Person. Of Moore, from the Joint Select, Com
mittee on Finance, made the following report:
The Committee Finance have examined the accounts
vouchers of the Treasurer of the State and report that
they correct except the of $50 improperly paid
to the Hon. John M Dick for holding special term of the
Superior Court Guford county, September 1885, which
would leave the balance hand in cash the LIST Novem
the Treasurer
The Committee compared Treasurers books
the books of the Bank and find that there deposit
ed in the Bank of Cape Fear the LIST November, $780,
8 r. larger by $3 than reported by the Treas
and in the Bank of the State $s S. sum larger
by $8 so than reported by the Treasurer but the Commit
satisfied that this difference results from the fact that
drafts Of the Treasurer drawn upon these Banks before
the 1 November 1885, had been payment
| up to that day.
The Committee further report that they find that 81 1903
81 have been paid the Treasurer the warrant of his
Exeeency, Gov Manly, account of the Salisbury and
Western Turnpike Road and your Committee think that
said warrants issued and paid without authority of
law The act incorporating that Company approprates
y the of the Cherokee lands for that purpose and
in the opinion of the Committee there authority
account of that Road except such the
bonds Judgments and future sales of the Cherokee lands
shall yield
And your Committee only of opinion that there
authority of law this but that the charges
made and the of money expended for the survey
| that Road, were
Your Committee ask leave make further report
| laton to this subject
On motion, the report sent to the Senate, with
a proposition to print
MIR. Person, of Moore, made an explanation in con-
nection with the report He explained the discrepan
ces between the Treasurers report and the Bank &C
counts, and that the of 800 had been paid to
Judge Dick through mistake.
| Mr.. Hayes, of Cherokee also made an explanation
of that part of the report relating to the survey of
the Turnpike line from Salisbury to the Georgia line
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18th.
SENATE.-The bill to incorporate the Fayetteville
and Centre Plank Road Company--the bill to incor-
porate Windsor and Colerain Academies bill to
incorporate the Tennessee River Railroad Company
the bill in relation to the execution of criminal
process-the bill concerning Corporations-ther
luton in favor of Jason Shorthand the resolution
in favor of Susannah Fox-were read the third time,
passed, and ordered to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Bower, the bill establishing a
new county by the of Yadkin taken up,
read third Time passed. and sent to the House for
concurrence.
The Senate agreed to the proposition of the House
to go into election of Public Treasurer to-
at halfpast eleven o'clock.
The Senate agreed to the House proposition to
print the message of the Governor together with the
report transmitted Herewith of Major S. Moylan
Fox in relation to the condition of the Raleigh and
CASTOR Road.
The said message also contained communication
from the Governor, transmitting the report Of Col.
w. B. Thompson, Chief Engineer, upon the extern
sion of the Cape Fear and Deep River Slackwater
Navigation to the Yadkin river and up the same to
Wilkesborough. Also printed
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of
the resolutions heretofore introduced by Mr. Wood
fin declaring it the best policy of the State to extend
the North Carolina Railroad east to the seaboard and
west to the Tennessee line. Mr.. w. addressed the
Senate at length in favor of his resolutions after
which, motion of Mr.. Washington, the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow morning 10 o'clock
HOUSE CouMoNs-Mr. Pegram presented a
memorial from citizens of Moore, Cumberland, Wake
and Chatham, asking for the erection of new coun.
ty to be called Patterson
! On motion of Mr.. Person, of Moore, message was
sent to the Senate proposing go into election
for State Treasurer tomorrow at III o'clock
Mr.. Steele presented bill to assist the Fayette
= vile and Centre Plank Road Company, providing
for the State to take $4,000 stock in said Road
: which was referred to the Committee on Interna
improvements
: Mr.. Herring bill to incorporate Clinton Female
. Institute Referred to Committee on Private Bills
IS On motion of Mr.. Wiley, the Committee on tn,
Subject of Slavery instructed to inquire into thu
expense and expediency of sending the free negroes
n of this State to Vermont. III
e MIR. Fleming moved to postpone for one hour tn,
Il special order, being the equal suffrage bill reported
by the Committee on Amendments to the Constitu
tion and the several amendments thereto offered b,
Messrs. Rayner and Foster, which motion did no
n prevail.
. Mr.. Avery occupied the attention of the House fol