The North-Carolinian., 1850-12-07
FAYETTEVILLE, n. Co. DECEMBER Z 1850

| into the expediency of amending the act
passed at the Session Of 1849-49. en-
titled an act, more effectually to prevent
| the selling or giving away spirituous
Liquors, at or near places Of public wor
| ship, and, that they report by bill or other
wise. Agreed to.
Mr. Haughton introduced bill to pro
vide tor the incorporation Of Companies to
construct plank roads, and of Companies
to construct Turnpike roads, aud for other
pun poses referred TO Committee on Cor
poratIons.
The bill to incorporate the Fayetteville
up. amended, on motion of Mr. Byn,m,
passed its third and last reading, and or
dered to be ensrossed.
Mr. Cameron presented the resignation
OF Mr. Jonathan Evans, Justice of the
Peace of the County OF Cumberland read
and accepted.
In the House, MIR Saunders. of Wake.
introduced resolutions that the Committee
on Internal improvements be instructed to
inquire INTO the txpediencv of repairing or
disposng ct the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail
road. In explanation, he stated that the
road could not possibly be run much lon
ger IN ITS present condition, and that some
to good order, or it must be abandoned
Either the State shall do the repairs, or
Company be formed in which the State be
principal stakeholder, or the Road be sold.
The engineer now employed to examine
the condition Of the Road, would report
in a few days that the road could be reiad
with L iron for not over S5OO,OOO pro-
baby $500, 900. The resolutions were
ordered to be laid OH the table and
printed.
Mr. Drake introduced Bill to regulate
the duties of Clerks of the Superior Courts
Referred.
Mr. Brodgen introduced resolutions,
in regard to the southern question, decIar-
ing that the repeal of the fugitive slave law
viii! be sufficient cause for North Carolina
to secede. Referred to committee.
Mr. Steele from the same Committee, to
which was referred proposition to amend
an act of 1848-'9, on the subject OF com
mon schools, reported Bill to repeal
portion of the same as to allow the peo-
pie Of each School District to elect their
own Committee men.
Mr. Saunders suggested that the subject
I've recommitted. Information OF statt-
ing character was in the hands of his Ex
celIency, the Governor, which he thought
would be laid before the Committee at
proper time, aud without which they would
be acting in the dark. Mr. Leach moved
an amendment to the bill. to the effect
that if the people of any district shall tail
to elect their committee -men, the chairman
Of the Board of Superintendents shall have
the power of appointment. Adopted.
Mr. Stevenson moved that the subject be
re com United, and Mr. Wiley stated that
there was a bill before the Committee in
which the whole subject would come up,
and hoped that Mr. Stcvenson's motion
would prevail and the question upon re-
comm ittal being taken, it was carried by
a large ma jority.
Mr. Steele, from the same Committee.
to which was referred proposition to
dends of the school fund, begged to be
from the further consideration
of the subject. Concurred in.
Mr. Rayner, from the Committee on
Internal improvements, to which was re-
ferred a bill to incorporate the Raleigh |
and Greenville Plank Road Co., reported
the same with recommendation to pass, |
with an amendment, restricting the divI-
dends to be declared to 25 per cent; which
was adopted. Also, moved as an add'-
tional amendment to strike out the term
of 90 years as the duration of the Charter,
and insert 25 years. Agreed to.
Mr. Taylor moved further to amend, by
inserting the individual clause, and de-
manded the Ayes and Nays upon his mo-
ton to amend. Aud the Ayes and Nays
we're called. Ayes s.; Nays 75, And
the bill being put on its second reading,
was passed.
November so.
In the Senate, On motion of MIR Bower.
Resslued, That the Currmttee on Claims be !
to enquire and report what was the |
Turnpike, sc and to to be printed for |
thereof.
MIR Cameron, bill to incorporate the |
Fav etteville aud Northern Plank Road
Co. referred to committee on corporations
and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Wiley introduced bill to amend
an act, passed at Session Of l8SO-'3l.
entitled an act to establish the town of
in the county of Gates, and for
other purposes
On motion of Mr. Wood6n; the bill pro-
viding for the call of Convention to
amend the constitution Of the State Of
North Carolina was taken up, and made
the order of the day for Monday next, at