North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-07
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, December A, 1850.

WEDNESDAY, December A, 1850.
The Senate according adjournment
Mr.. Clark presented the memorial of sundry off
GERS and prvates of the several regiments of the 5t
and 18th BrigaGes of militia, praying for amend
ment of the militia laws of this State. Referred to
the committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Fender introduced bill 10 incorporate Espe.
rama Lodge No. % of the Odd Fellows, and bill 10
incorporate Maratoch Division No SO, Sons of Tenn
Perance; which were referred to the committee on
| Corporations. t;
Mr.. Barringera bill to provide for paying witnesses
in certain cases. Referred to Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Grst bill TO incorporate Bank in the town
Washington. Referred to the committee on CorpO.
rations.
| Mr.. Nixon presented memorial from the Board
OF Commissioners of the town of Wilmington rea.
ting to the Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road
Referred to the committee on Internal Improvements
Mr.. Cameron, from the committee on Corporations,
reported the bill to incorporate the Greenville ard
Raleigh Plank Road Company, and recommended its
passage. Laid on the table. Mr. Cameron also re-
ported the bill to establish the Rock Spring Camp
ground, in the County of Lincoln, and asked to be
discharged from its further consideration which was
not agreed to-.
Mr.. Mcmillan presented the petition of Theophi-
lus ID. Oldham, in relation to the opening comlnu-
nlcation for the passage of fish between Bogue and
Bear Inets, by way Of Inshore Creek in the County
of Onsow. Referred to the committee on PROPOSE
tons and Grievances,
Mr.. Cameron, from the committee on CORPORATIONS
reported the bill Incorporating the Murfreesborough
JOINT Stock Building Company, and recommended
its passage. Laid on the table. Mr.. Cameron from
the same committee. reported the bill to amend an
act passed in 1894, establishing the Bank of the
State, and recommended its passage. Laid on the
table. -.r
On motion of Mr.. Bar-nger,
ResolDed, That the committee on the Judiciary in
quire into the expedency of making provision for
hereafter requiring the attendance of the Attorney
and Solicitor Generals Upon each session of the Lee
gslature, in order to revise all bills of public char
acter previous their enrolment and ratification as
laws; and that said committee report by bill or 9th
erwise. e eas
Mr.. Lane introduced bill to incorporate Union
Institute in the County of Randolph. Referred to
committee on Education and the Literary Fund.
The bill to incorporate Fulton Lodge, in the town
OF Sallsburythe bill to amend the 18th section of 9Th
chapter of Revised Statutes in relation apprentices
the bill to amend the act establishing the town oil
GatesvIlie-and the bill to repeal act aboishing
Jury trials in the Counties of Rutherford and CeaVs'
land, were read the second time and passed.
Mr.. Thomas, from the committee on Internal I'M
provements, reported thu bill authorizing the Sea-
board and Roanoke Railroad Company to issue bonds
and recommended its passage. Laid on the table,
Z Mr.. Thomas, from the committee on Turnpike
Roads and Cherokee Lands, reported the resolution
in favor of John Cockerham. Read second time.
Received from the House of Commons message,
transmitting communication from the Governors '
companied by report from the Commissioners cIarg-
ed with the supervision Of the affairs of the Raleigh
and CASTOR Railroad, with proposition print the
same. Proposition 10 print concurred in.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration oil
the special order of the day, being the bill heretofore
introduced by Mr.. Wood6n, providing for canga
Convention to amend the Constitution of the State
on its second reading. Mr.. Wood6n addressed the
Senate for about hour, in advocacy of his BILL and
in favor generally of change in the Constitution so
to establish the white basis of representation. lie
said he had no doubt large majority of the people
Of the State were for Equal Safrage; if for that
followed consequence, that the basis should be
changed,. so as to make one white man in his Dis
trct, for instance. weigh much in Legislation ss
white man in Warren. He spoke against both Inc