Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-11-22
State Legislature.


ifcation were administered by c. B. Root, ESQ, a
| Justice of the Peace for the county of Wake.
The Senate called to order by Henry W. Mil
ler Esq. Principal Clerk and the Senators were
sworn In by VIM Thompson Esq, also of the
Justices of Wake.
Some few members of both Houses were absent:
but the attendance was, upon the WHOLE very full
and punctuaI The tedious and almost intermina-
bic business of qualifying the members over the Sem
ate took recess until two o'clock. In the
HOUSE OF COMMONS,
Gen. Saunders, of Wake nominated for the Speak
ershp of the House, the Hon j. c. Dobbin, of Cum
berland and Mr. D. A. Barnes, of Northampton,
added to the nomination the Hon. Kenneth Rayner,
Of Hartford. Whereupon the House voted as follows:
For MIR. Dobbln .... 100
For MIR. Rayner .....................49
Mr.. Dobbin was, accordingly, declared duly cleo
ted, and conducted to the Chair whence he made
his Acknowledgements for the favor bestowed upon
him.
Mr. Steele, of Richmond for the further organi-
cation of the House. submitted proposition that
Messrs Busbee and Dodge, the former Clerks be re-
tanned as Clerks of this Legislature.
Gen. Saunders called for division Of the question
but subsequently, withdrew his motion, to allow,
Mr. Wilson, of Perquimans, to submit motion to
amend, by striking out the name of Jas. K. Dodge,
and inserting that of Thomas B. Bailey of Hisboro'
Mr. Leach called for division pending which,
motion, by Mr. Avery. of Burke, to postpone ndef-
nitely was made, and lost Ayes 40; Nays 60.
The House them by vote of SO to 81, agreed to
n.
recurring on the substitution of Mr. Bailey, it was
carried in the affirmative
The Resolutions, as amended, were then adopted
! (Ayes and Noes demanded by MIR. Rayner,) by
vote of 60 to so; and
The House adjourned until Tuesday morning, 10
o'clock.
SENATE-2 O'CLOCK, p. NJ.
| MIR. Bower, of Ashe, moved that the Senate pro-
coed to the election of Speaker, and nominated for
that Office the Hon. Weldon N. Edwards, of Warren.
MIR. Gilmer added to the nomination the name of
Col. Andrew Joyner, of Halifax. The Senate voted,
with the following result:
For Mr. Edwards. ....26
| For Col Joyner ........ III
MIR. Edwards, taking the Chair, returned his
thanks to the Senate for the honor done him.
For Principal Clerk, Mr.. Courts nominated the
Hon. Jno Hill, of Stokes, and Mr.. Woodfn put in
nomination Henry w. Miller, Esq. of this City. The
vote was pretty much as above.
For Reading Clerk, Gen. G. F. B. Singeltary, and
Fl. W. Hustled Esq, the former Clerk, were put in
nomination. Vote the same with the exception that
Mr.. Bynum, of Rutherford, voted for Mr.. Burton.
For Principal Doorkeeper, Dr.. Cameron, of Cum
berland, nominated Mr.. Page Green Hill also
put in nomination. and defeated by pretty much the
vote above.
! Patrick MCGOWAN was then elected Assistant
Doorkeeper by nearly unanimous vote; when
| The Senate adjourned.
In the Commons, on Tuesday Mr.. Bryson of Hay
wood county, was elected Principal Doorkeeper and
| Mr. Webster. of Chatham. Assistant.
Messrs. Leach and Sherard were appointed Joint
Committee on the part Of the House to wait the
Governor and inform him of its organization.
In the Senate. NIessrs Gmer and Cameron
appointed on this Joint Committee. The Committee
reported that the Governor would send in his mes
sage Wednesday at II o'clock
The two Houses then adjourned
Arrival O the Steamer Cambria-Three Days Later
: from Europe.
8 Ha1IFAx, Nov 15.--The steamer Cambria arrived
here this morning with So passengers and Liverpool
dates to the I'd instant
t The political advices are somewhat more interest
ing than usual, though not very important.
England.
The Church of England, through her ministers
and bishops, seconded by the journals, is calling for
penal enactments to extinguish the titles
med by the Roman Hierarchy. A deputation of the
clergy waited upon the Bishop of London, who cor
daily received them, and expressed his entire salts
faction with the nature of the address the deputation
had prepared, and strongly urged them to prepare
formal address to the Throne to be delivered at this
critical period
: France.
? The difficulties between Changanier and President
Napoleon haYe not yet been reconciled
1t is said that the Turkish government has de-
manded the good Offices of France and England a.
gainst the menacing movements of Austria and the
l demands of her Cabinet.
Numerous arrests of conspirators have been made
at Lyons.
Advces from Algiers state that the cholera had
re-appeared there with great violence, and that in
to the fatal malady.
EIcsse CasseI.
The German papers received on Wednesday con-
firm the accounts respecting the movements of the
Austrian troops in support of the Bayar1an force
about to enter the Electorate of Hesse. telegraph
dispatch of the 29th from the Casse states that
army of Bavarian troops hourly expected to
ter the Electorate.
Germany.
e A telegraphc dispatch from Berlin, dated 30th
states that information had been received from War
e saw to the effect that Russa's proposals had been
n peremptorily refused, and that Denmark was not
willing to accede to the proposals of the Danish and
German commission to settle the Danish difficulties.
J. The correspondent of the London Times writes
from Berlin, stating that nothing has occurred du
ring the proceedings of Congress at Warsaw, to les
the hope that its issue will be favorable to peace
h The Austria Times correspondent, writing from
Vienna under date eff 9th October states that pub
lie feeling has been aroused that the most apa
A. hetic boldly declare they would have objection
to shoulder their muskets against Prussia The Aus
TRANS determined not to yield in the federal ques
70 ton.
- There is nothing from Ireland other parts o
"a Europe possessing special or general interest.
y THE FIRST STEAM ENGINE.-Jdmes Wdt.-Th
Il Albany Knickerbocker states that ex-Mayor Johl
Taylor, of that city, while a recent visit to Eng
= land, the original steam engine made by Watt
y in the great Brewery of Perkins & Co.. of London
The exNIayor has been wrongly informed, if he