North Carolina standard., 1851-01-22
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
THuRsDAY, January 16, 1851.
The Senate met according adjournment.
REpoRTs FROM COMMITTEES.

THuRsDAY January 16, 1851.
The Senate met according 10 adjournment.
REPoRTs FROM COMMITTEES
Mr. Barfinper from the committee on Fropositon'
AMI TSrievances renored the bill to compensate the
Clerk of the Public Treasurer Tor additional dn'e
performed BY him, and recommended lis PaSSaee
Laid the table. ,1
Mr. 'Tbomas from the committee on Internal I'M
pIovenents reported the bill for the improvement o
Shin navigation in New River, and recommended It's
passage Laid on the table.
Mr. Washington, from the committee on the Ju'
dietary, reported bill upNn the subject OF admitting
vate nav nunils at the Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb and recommended its passage. Read frs
time.
NJ Shepard from the committee on Education and
the Literary Fund reported bill on the subject o
Indian Missions, AMI recommended its passage. Read
first time.
M. Hoke from the Judiciary committee, reported
favorably the bill for the better administration of JUS
tice in Carteret County. Laid the table.
BILLS, Resolutions, &c.
The bill TO extend the jurisdiction of Justices OF
the Peace in certain read the second time.
On motion of Mr.. Shepard, said bill was amended,
and it then passed-yeas 81, nays III.
The bill for the promotion and encouragement oi
manufactures in this State, read the second time
and rejected.
On motion OF Mr.. Ellington, the Senate took up
the appeal heretofore made by him from the decisio
Of the Chair, on the motion to reconsider SECOND
time the vote by which the bill concerning The Will
mington and Manchester Rail Road Company was
rejected which decision was, that after vote re-
iectinu bill was once reconsdered, and the bill re-
iected second time, motion again to reconsider
was not in order. The decision of the Chair was
s.saincd-yeas E5 nays II.
The Senate now took up the bill to change me
mode Of divdng the proceeds Of the Literary FUND.-
50 as to distribute them according TO white PoPua-
ton. Said bill was rejected--ysas f3, nays 34'
ANTI-TARIFF RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Mr.. Barringer, the Senate now pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the Preamble and Res-
olhtions, heretofore introduced by him, as follows:
WHEREAS. the Southern States of the Union nave
long acquesced in revenue system the part OF the
Federal Government, which it was believed would pro-
mote the prosperity and independence of the country al
large but which understood al the while as Pecui
ary avoring the mining and manufacturing interests {"
the North and whereas the advantages ACQUIRING 10 mat
section by this system have seemed only to increase the
disposition and ability OF the nsiavehodlnS states 10
in their stitutiona unjust and anatica
aggressons upon the domestic institutions OF the South
Ist Be it therefore R.sOlrea That it is the true poll
cy of the savchodng States henceforth to oppose any
and all increase in the present rates Oh duty on foreign
imports beyond what may be absolutely lot an
economical admnis alton of the (enerai government
I'd Be it further ReSOired That copy OF the lore
going reambIe and Resolution he Transmitted to each
of Senators and Representatives i'll Congress- "Rh
the request that they their best efforts 10 carry out
the principle herein set FORTH
Said Preamble and Resolutions were thSn put to
the Senate and unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr. Bower, the rule was suspended
and said Preamble and Resolutions were read the
third time and ordered to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Bower, Resolutions OF a similar
cha racter, from the Commons, introduced into that
body by Mr.. Erwin, were then taken up. The Pre- |
aQbe and Resolutions were then read follows I