North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-04

and permanency of the Union, and ought not to be
counienanced by any friend to political institutions
Resoved That the law passed at the late session OF
Congress- known the fugitive slave law, is In ac
corance with the spirit and letter of the Constitution
of the United States; and its repeal by Congress,
will be Just right for North Carolina to secede from
the confederacy. :,
Resokred, That our Senators in Congress be, and
thew are hereby instructed, and Representatives
requested to carry into effect the principles set forth IN
the foregoing resolutions.
Resolned, That the Governor of this State be re-
ouested to forward copy of these resolutions to each
Of our Senators in Congress, with request that
thew Law them before the Senate of the ned States
Mr. RufRn, bill to appoint c Commissioner sor the
town of Wentworth referred to committee on Fri
vate Bills.
Mr. Brogden a bill providing that only those per-
sons shall be prosecu tors for assaults and batteries on
whom the assaults and batteries shall have been COM
mitted; referred to committee on the Judiciary. .
MIR. Russell, resolution in favor of the sheriff OF
Montgomery county; referred to the comm ttee on
Claims.
On motion of Mr.. Mizzell, resolution was adopt
ed instructing the committee the Judiciary to In
quire into the expediency of amending the law con-
corning Executors and Administrators, SO that they
shall pay all claims presented against the estates
which they have in hand pro rata that may be pre-
scented within nine months after the appointment OF
said Executor Administrator
On motion of Mr.. Campbell, a committee OF three
was appointed to inquire why the puiic printer has
not furnished the House with the Rules, &c. Messrs
said committee.
REPORTS FROM Committees.
Mr.. Person, of Moore, from the committee on FL
nance, ANNOUNCED that report might be expected
from the committee next week. The committee had
been instructed inquire into the expediency OF con-
solidating the law, and it required some time
to examine the existing laws and the various amend
ments offered.
Mr.. Steele, from the committee on Education. re-
ported in favor of the passage of the sill to Incorpo-
rate Windsor Female Academy, with an amendment.
Amendment adopted, and it passed its second read
ing.
further consideration of the resolution to provide for
annual instead of semi-annual distributions OF the
school fund.- Report concurred in.
Also, an unfavorabe report on the bill to give the
election of committee men In each district 10 the Peo-
pie of the district
This bill was discussed at some length by Messrs.
Leach of Davidson, Martin, Webb, Cherry, Erwin.
Pigott. Fleming, Saunders OF Wake, Brogden, Fos-
ter Of Davidson, Stevenson, Wiley and Sler.
On motion of Mr.. Stevenson, the bill was recon-
mitted to the committee.
Mr.. Rayner, from the committee on Internal I'M
provemens, reported in favor of the passage of the
bill incorporating Greenville and Raleigh Plank Road
Company, with an amendment to limit the amount of
profits to 25 per Adopted. Also, to strike out
niney-nne years the term of the charter, and in
sert twenty-five years.
Mr.. Taylor offered an amendment making the stock
holders in said Company responsible in their ind.
vidual private capacity for all debts, contracts and
liabilities of the said Company.
Upon this amendment, Mr.. Taylor called the yeas
and nays, and it was r:jected-Yeas IS, Nays 70,
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Boykn, Bridgers, Brogden. Clan
ton. Cockerham, Durham, Herring, Jones, kallum
Kelly, Leach, of Johnston, Love, Marshall, Martin,
Mathis, Mcdowell, w. McNeill, Montgomery. New
som. Patterson, Pope, Rankin, Reinhardt, Sanders
of Johnston, Saunderson, Sharp, Sheriff., Sherard
Stowe, Sutton, Swanner, Taylor, Waugh j. Williams,
Winstead-35.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Avery, Barco, Barnes of
Edgecombe. Blow. Boyle. Bond, Brazier Caldwell of
Guilford, Campbell, Cherry. Gotten, Darean. David
son, Dickinson, Dou,hit, Drake, Dunlap. Eaton, En-
win Eure Farmer, Fleming. Flynt, Foard, Foster Of
Davidson, Foster of Wilkes. Hackney Harrison, Hayes
of Cherokee, Hayes of Caldwell, Hill Of Brunswick,
Hill Of New Hanover Holland. Jarvis Jenkins. ohm
ston, Leach of Davidson, Locke, Maultsby, Mckay,
Mclean, McCleese, Mcmillan, Mizell, Parham, Pc
gram. Person of Northampton. Pigott. Rayner, Roll
lins Rutn, Russell. Scott, Sheek. Shinpock, Siler,
Simmons Sloan, Steele, Stevenson. Stubs, Thigpen,
Thornburgh, Thornton. Trip, Walton, Webb, Wig
gins, Wiley, Williams of Greene, Wilson, Winston
10.
The bill then passed its second reading, and the
House adjourned.