Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-01-08

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
MONDAY, December 80, II


SENATE.
MONDAY, December 30, 1850.
The Senate met according to adjournment.
Messrs. Mcmillan and Kelly were announced as
the Senate's branch of the committee on enrolled
bills for the present week.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, &c.
Mr.. Joyner presented a memorial from sundry cti.
zens Of Fursythe county, praying the repeal of the
act of last session authorizing the construction Of
public road through the counties of Sury and Ashe
Referred.
Mr.. Herring the memorial of sundry citizens of
Duplin and Lenoir counties, against the passage of
laws incorporating religious societies. Referred.
Mr. G. W. Caldwell bill 10 incorporate the Rock
Island Manufacturing Company. Referred. Also.
Mr.. Nixon, bill to amend the charter of the Will
; mington and Manchester Railroad. Referred.
Mr.. Woodfn, a bill to facilitate the payment of
the States subscription to the North Carolina Rail
Road Company, and to ensure the immediate repre-
the first time and pissed.
The Senate took up the bill heretofore introduced
by Mr.. Joyner, TO incorporate the Raleigh and Gas
, ton Railroad Company and to improve said Road !;
and the adoption of some amendments, it was read
the second time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Speight. leave of absence was
granted to the Senator from Wayne from and after
| to-day until Thursday next.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
The following bills were read third time, passed,
and ordered to be enerossed The bill concerning
turnpike road from Lake Pumgo to Pymouth-lhe
bill to improve the State Road from Wilkesborough
by way OF Jefferson to the Tennessee line-the bill
to prevent merchants and others from improper tra-
ding with mnors-and the bill incorporate the Fay
etteville and Warsaw Plank Road Company. A num-
her of blls which will be noticed their third read
ing. were read first and second time.
The bill re-cilarer the Merchants Bank of New
bern, was taken up. Mr.. Bower moved an amend
to the third section Of the bill, requiring the
officer at the head Of the Treasury Department Of the
State ba furnished in every year with full
list Of the Stockholders of said Bank" Said amend
ment was agreed TO.
king out the following words at the end of the 9Th
section " And the said Bank shall not be liable to
future taxaion. Said motion was not agreed to. The
bill was then read the third time and ordered to be
; engrossed.
The Senate adjourned
House OF COMMONS.
The Speaker announced Messrs Barnes, Walton
and Rankin, composing House branch, on enroll
ed bills for the present week.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
MIR. Marshall. petition praying the passage Of an
dividing the militia of Forsy into regiments.
Referred to the committee of Military affairs.
Mr.. Sharp, a memorial from certain citizens of
Buncombe county, praying the passage of an act to
refund actual losers in speculation in land claims,
what they have lost. Referred to the committee on
Claims.
Mr.. Webb, a memorial from citizens Of Rutherford,
protesting against the reesablishment of Polk coun-
ty. Referred to the committee on Propositions and
Grievances.
Mr.. Holland. petition from citizens of Cleaveland.
praying the passage of act to allow them to elect
deputy Sheriff; and also, that Sheriffs and Consta-
bles certificates shall be void after three years. Re-
ferred to the committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. Love, a memorial from citizens Of Davidson,
praying that portion of said County may be attach
ed to Forsyth. Laid Oh the table.
BIL,s AND RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. Sloan, bill to incorporate Division of Sons
of Temperance, No. so, Rutherford county. Refer
red to the committee on Private Bills.
Mr.. Gordon, bill accompanied by memorial, to
lay off and establish the County of Blue Ridge, out
of portions of Wilkes and Surry. Referred to the
committee on Propositions and Grievances
Mr.. Barnes, of Northampton, bill allowing de-
of the Court of Equity to transfer legal titles in
certain cases. Referred to the committee the Ju-
dietary.
Mr. Hayes, of Caldwell, bill to incorporate the
town Of Ienor. in Caldwell county. Referred the
committee Private Bills.
Mi. Caldwell, of Rowan, bill concerning the Sal
isbury Female Academy. Referred to the committee
on Education.
Mr.. Brazier, bill to pay talsjurors in the County
Of Chatham. Referred to the committee on the Ju-
dietary.
Mr.. Sharp, a bill to lay off and establish new
County ou. of portions OF Buncombe and Yancey.
Laid on the table.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Jones, from the committee on Propositions
and Grievances, reported back the bill lay of and
establish new County by the name of w iiams, and
recommended its rejection.
Mr.. Mclean hoped the bill would not pass. Sur
ry county had already been divided at the present
session. Out of 400 voters in Surry, he did not
believe $50 desired the erection of the new
County There necessity for it; it was an old
project and had been submitted to the House before
He believed that majority Of the people in that Sec
ton of Surry, did not want new County established
Mr.. Gordon was anxious that the bill should pass
The people to be embraced in this county, lived
at considerable distance from the Court House, and
majority of them desired its establishment.
Mr.. Mclean doubted whether this new County
would have the requisite amount of population
Mr. Boyle said he held in his hand petitions sign
ed by nearly 800 PERSONS which he had received this
morning, aud which he wished to be laid before the
committee. In order enable them consider the
bill again, he moved its recommtment.
Mr.. Mclean opposed its recommitment The mat
ter had been thoroughly examined by the committee.
and he believed it had but one vote in its favor The
motion to recammit was lost.
The question was then taken the passage of the
bill, when it was rejected-Yeas 49, nays 80, fol-
lows:
YxAs-Measrs. Avery, Barnes of Edeecombe, Bo-
gle. Campbell. Drake, Erwin, Fleming Foard, Fos-
ter of Wilkes, Gordon, Hayes of Caldwell, Holland,
Love, McKoy, Mcmillan, Pcgram, Sharp, Sherard,
Walton-l9.
ampton, Bond, Boykia, Brazier, Bridgers, Brogden,
Caldwell of Guilford, Caldwell Of Rowan, Cocker
ham, Cotton, Davidson, Dickinson, Douthit, Dunlap,
Durham, E:ton, Eure, Flynt, Fonvlle, Foster of