North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-25


! ard, Wiley and Wiliiamson-l2. -
Three-6fths of the whole Senate having voted in
the affirmative, the Speaker announced that the bill
bad passed its second reading.
| ~ y JUSTICES BY THE PEOPLE.
On motion of Mr.. Berry, the Senate took up for
consideration the bill to amend the Constitution of
the State, so as provide for the election of Just
ces of the Peace by the peope-pending the consd-
Grafton of which, motion OF Mr.. Bond the Senate
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr.. Drake bill to make the estate OF abscondlng
debtors in the hands of Clerks and Masters in Equ
ty, Executors Administrators and other officers, SUBJ
ject attachment in other cases. Referred TO the
committee the Judiciary.
Mr.. Eaton, bill relating TO Turnpike and Plank
Roads. Referred to the same committee
Mr.. Kelly, bill to incorporate Academies, Sons
of Temperance Societies, Odd Fellows, Masons,
&c. Referred to the same COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Wilson offered resolution to hold night ses-
sons from until 1s o'clock, which was laid on the
! table.
Mr.. Adams, "a resolution that the copies of the
laws distributed to Clerks of Courts shall be bound,
which read the first time.
| Nj. Rayner from the committee on Internal In
provements asked that the committee be discharged
from the further consideration of certain memorials,
which report was concurred In.
Mr.. Barnes of N. moved to take up bills on their
second reading, which motion was lost.
Mr.. Cherry moved to take up the resolutions on
Slavery, and make them the order for 81 o'clock
motion lost.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the bill to submit the
question of Convention or no Convention the peo-
pie be taken up, and put on its third reading melton
lost.
On motion of Mr.. Cotton, a message was sent to
the Senate proposing to appoint joint select COM
mittee of three the part of each House TO take
into consideration the state of business and report
time for the adjournment of the two Houses.
Mr.. Erwin moved to take up bills on their third
reading, which motion was lost
Mr.. Brogden, from the committee on Claims, re-
commended the passage of resolution In favor OF
Samuel B. Dozier, which was read a second and
third times and passed.
The special order of the day, being the
bill was now taken up, the question pending being
the amendment to strike out the tax on dogs the
motion prevailed.
MIR. Campbell moved to tax all dogs for
each person, twenty five cents. After some debate,
the amendment was lost.
Mr.. Waugh, an amendment to strike out the tax
on vehicles under the value of $500. Lost.
Mr.. Harrison moved to reduce the one-half on
all vehicles Lost.
Mr.. Adams moved an amendment TO tax all vehic
les one-half of one per cent of their value Lost
Mr.. Eaton, an amendment to strike out $lOOas the
tax on billiard tables, and insert $500. Lost
Mr.. Caldwell of Guilford, an amendment TO tax
marriage licenses, 95 cents. Lost.
Mr.. Montgomery, amendment to strike ont 81,
the Gold Watches and insert % cents.
Amendment lost.
Mr.. Walton an amendment to tax only those watch
es "a in USE, which was agreed to-
Mr.. Sloan moved amendment to reduce the tax
on retailers of liquors, &C., to FIVE dollars, which
was lost.
Mr.. Kelly, an amendment to increase the tax on
playing cards to 25 cents, which was adopted.
Mr.. Steele moved to fill the blank with April the
first of each year, that Registers shall be required
to make return that time, which was agreed to.
No further amendment being offered, the 9th Sec
ton was read, which was also passed over without
amendment.
The seventh amendment being read, Mr.. Pigott
moved to strike out $50 annual tax Agencies of
Insurance Companies and insert $25, which was
lost Mr.. Wiley offered further amendment, to
tax Insurance Ag .ncies, of the State, twenty
five dollars for every county IN which they shall In
sure, which also lost.
The eight section then read, when Mr.. Drake
moved strike out the whole section After debate,
this amendment was lost.
A message was received from the Senate agreeing
to the proposition of the House to appoint joint Sc
lect committee on the subject of Adjournment
Messrs. Eaton, Bond, and Steele appointed
House branch of said Committee.
The House then took recess.
81 O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
Mr.. Brogden from the committee on Claims, report
ed a resolution in favor OF VIM. W. White, which
passed its first reading.
Also, resolution in favor of Peyton P. Moore
and Rcheson Nichols, which was read the first time.
Also, recommended the passage of the resolution
in favor of MIR. W. kincaid, late Sheriff of Burke,
which passed its second reading.
The special order was then taken up, being the
homestead bill. 1t was debated by Messrs. Cherry
and Fleming, favor, and Mr. Eaton against 1t.
Finally the bill was reected-yeas As, nays 81, as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Amis. Avery. Barnes of
NJ, Bond, Brazier, Caldwell of G., Cherry, Cocker
ham, Cotton, Erwin, Eure, Fleming, Flynt, Fonve.
Gordon, HAYES of Cherokee, Hayes of Caldwell, |
II i'll of Brunswick, Jenkins, Kelly, Love, Marshall, |
Mathis, McKoy, Mclean, Mcmillan, w. Mcneil, !
Pegram, Person of NJ Scott Sharpe, Sheek, Sherard, |
Siler, Sloan, Stevenson, Stubs, Swanner, Trip, |
Waugh, Webb, Wilson, Winstead, Winston-45. |
NAYs-Messrs. Barco, Barnes OFF,, Blow, Boyle, |
Boykin. Bridges, Brogden, Caldwell of r., Camp |
bell, Davidson, Douthit. Drake, Dunlap, Durham, |
Eaton Foard, Foster of D., Foster of W., Hackney,
Harrison, Herring, Hill of c., Holland, Jarvis, John
ston, Jones, Kallum, Leach of j., Locke, Martin,
Maultsby, McC lees, N. McNeill, Mizell, Montgome-
ry, Newsom, Parham, Patterson, Poole, Powers, |
Rankin Rayner. Reinhardt Rollins Ruffn, Russell,
Sanders of j., Saunders of W., SaunGerson, Sher-
rill, Shinpock, Simmons, Steele, Stowe, Taylor, |
Thigpen, Thornburgh, Thornton, Walton, Williams
of G., Williams of NIL.
Mr.. Jones moved that the bill to take the of
the people the question of Convention, be taken
up and put on its third reading. This motion was
reected-yeas 40, nays 60.
The Revenue bill was then taken up, the question |
pending being to strike out the 9Th section taxing
drovers Of hogs and horses. The motion was lost |
yeas 80. nays 69.
Mr.. Campbell moved to amend. so that by paving |
tax once they would have the privilege of selling
horses and mules for one year, which amendment !
lost.
amendment was lost-yeas lS, nays 80.
The 9Th section was then read. Mr. Walton NOV
ed to amend, as to tax Ethiopian singers, &c. SIS,
which amendment prevailed.
Mr. Caldwell of G., moved to add to the words |
C without any additional tax" to the end of the !