Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-11-29
LEGISLATIVE.

est tranSpIred IN either House. The recent
death of Ex-Gov. Richard Dobbs Spaight
was announced. and the usual Resolutions
of respect and coincidence were passed, and
both Houses adjourned. Before the House
of Commons adjourned, however, Resolu-
tons were adopted for referring the differ
ent matters presented in the Governor
Message to appropriate COMMITTEES. That
part relating to the question ofslavcry, &C.,
was referred toa joint select committee, of
II IN the part of the House and 6 of the
Senate, with Instructions to report by bill or
otherwise.
In the Senate, on Friday the propositions
of the House for the appointment of said
Committees, were c~oncurred in. Mr.. Robt.
K Bryan, of Duplin, was elected Engross-
ing Clerk. Mr.. Cameron introduced a bill
to incorporate the Southern Plank Road
Company, which was read first time and
passed. HousE.-BMs introduced: to re-
peal taxes on droves of hogs. horses and
mules to relieve sailing vessels from the
tax imposed by the act of 1889; con-
corning the official bonds Of sheriRs, coro-
ners and constables +; to. secure the more
faithful observance ofthe Constitution of the
United States, to assert the rights of the
f South to fair share of the benefits of Gov
: eminent, to encourage home industry, and
to promote a direct trade with foreign ma
: tons; to provide for calling a State Conven-
D ton to amend the Constitution to repeal
Q the 9Th section of the bill of 1889. to in
! crease the revenue Of the State all of
! which were read and appropriately referred.
T On Saturday, in Senate, the Standing
S Committees were announced. A series of
d Resolutions were introduced by Mr.. Shep-
r ard, of Pasquotank, relative to the Terrific
ries of the United States, California and the
f Union. The two Houses proceeded to the
election of Secretary of State, when VIM.
Hill, Esq. was reelected by an almost unan-
imous vote. Memorials were presented for
and against erecting a new County out Of
e parts of Cleveland, Burke, Catawba and
Lincoln, which were referred, and the Sen.
n ate adjourned. HousE.-BMs presented
concerning the Raleigh and Greenville Plank
Road to incorporate Colerain Female A.
cademy, and Windsor Male Academy; also
} Oriental Lodge, 10. o. F.; to provide fol
J the appointment Of Superintendent of Com
|; mon Schools explanatory of the Act to in
crease the Revenue of the State concern,
ing the removal of the Free Negroes from
State to inquire into the expediency of a
m mendlng the Constitution so as to abolish the
freehold qualification of voters for the Senate
election of Superior Court Judges by tn,
r people and changing the term of Office to
er years, the people TO elect justices of the
lie Peace for a term Of four years ; to restrict
re the General Assembly in appropriating pub
hc money for all sums over 500, 900, reoui
ring such appropriations to be made by
i vote of two-thirds of one Legislature or
~ majority of two sessions; to submit to the
people the question of calling a Convention
all Of which were read and REFEREED
Little other business of interest was trans
acted, and the House adjourned to Monda,
morning.
On Monday, after the appointment of
u number Of COMMITTEES, bills were introdu
T ced In the Senate, to incorporate the CAPE
ID Fear Bridge Company to prevent Clerks
D. OF Courts from issuing Certificates to free
negroes and free persons Of color. A mes
sage was concurred in from the House, fol
!" the appointment of a joint select committe,
T. to enquire intothe propriety of having an ap.
propriate inscription made on the block O
ID marble designed for the Washington Monu
/ ment. HoUsE.-ResoLutions, memorials
and bills presented-to amend the Sd sec
10 / fIOn of 1cf arf,o1o sc l. c. n
s%tltution 50 that all free white men who have
ID been inhabitants of any one district for 1:
ID months and shall have paid full taxes, shall
be entitled to vote for Senator of the district
IN which they reside to increase the tax on
I hogs, horses or mules brought into the State
for sale from other States /; praying the
e passage OF an act to subscribe $500, 600 OF
the part of the State to the capital stock o.
a the Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road
! Co; to inquire into the expediency of extern
ding the N. G. Railroad east from Colds
al borough UiG Newbern to Beaufort, and ives
he from Salisbury to the Tennessee line ; to in
corporate Rockingham Division, No. 80. S
d. OF y; for the better application of the com
mon school fund to establish a new count,
81 by the name of Yadkin; to incorporate tn,
re Central and Fayetteville Plank Road de
Sc claring in favor of a dissolution of the Uniol
to should the fugitive slave law be repealed, b
essentially modified by Congress, or not b
:. enforced by the President, or made inopera
a. tive by the people of the North inquiriin
whether the Bank of Fayetteville has not az
h ted in contravention of its charter and til
or general laws of the State by issuing 81 an
sv - bills to increase the revenue of tn
State and to amend the last act on this sui
en- ject.