The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1851-01-25
N. G. LEGISLATURE.
January 16.

AZ Tue Senate. MIR Thomas, from Com
m'ttee on Internal improvements. reporte
the bill for the improvement Of Ship Navi
CATION in New River and recommended it
passage.
A bill for the promotion aud encourage
mert ot manufactures in North Carolina
was read End time and rejected.
lhe Senate then proceeded to the con
s.deration OF the special order Of the day
viz:
The bill relative to the division Of tn.
proceeds OF Literary fund; which, afte,
some debate, was rejected-ayes IS, noe:
| Sd.
On motion Of Mr. Barringer. the Senate
took up the Preamble and Resolutions Of
tered by him on the subject of the tariff:
anu alter short time spent in the consid.
Grafton OF the same, they were unanimously
adopted.
lhe Senate resumed the consideration
ot the House Resolutions. relative to the
Iar'ff. NC: Alter running debate OF
considerable length. the question was taken
on each Of the Resolutions seriatin, and
they were severalIy adopted.
Ihe bill to amend an act Of 1850. to
incorporate the Greensboro and Mt Airy
turnpike Company; the bill empowering
the County Courts Of ofStokes and Forsythe,
tn appoint Superintendents of Common
Schools, &c; the bill to run the boundary
line between Craven and Beaufort Coun-
ties; the bill to amend the Common School
law;-were severaiIy read the Sd time and
ordered to be engrossed.
IN the commons, message was receiv-
ell from the Senate, transmitting a Com
muEicat'on from the Governor with certain
letter from the British
Consul for North and South Carolina. ma
king inquiries in relation to bill presented
to the Legislature to prevent the landing
OF Free Negroes, and asking that the rights
OF Her Majesty's subjects may be protect
ed; which was referred to the committee on
the judiciary; the other a series of resolu-
tions OF the New Hampshire Convention
on the subject OF Slavery; which was laid
on the table.
Mr. J. J. Williams introduced bill to
provide tor the Incorporation Of Plank
Road Companies in this State.
Mr. Rayner. the bill to INCORPORATE the
Western Plank Road Company, with an
and recommended its passaue.
Passed its end reading.
Also, the bill to incorporate the Yadkin
Navigation Company, with an amendment,
After some discussion on the amendment
between Messrs Rayner, Mclean, and ID.
A. Caldwell. the amendment was with
drawn, and subsequently Limitation of
our years was adopted by general consent
rs the time in which the stock is to be ta-
Ken.
Mr. Gordon offered an amendment appro-
)riating s 100, 900 to said work.
Upon this amendment debate easued.
Hessrs Gordon, Mr. Mclean. and D. A.
Caldwell supporting it, and Mr. Mizell op-
posing.
The amendment was rejected-ayes %,
Ioes 70.
The House took up the bill to improve
he Dep River and Yadkin River, and to
onnect the same by means of Portage
sail Road.-Read the 2nd time.
The House took up the unfinished busi-
ess OF the morning, viz: the bill to incor-
crate the Raleigh and Castor Rail Road.
he question pending was on an amend
,ent reported by the select committee.
Mr. X. Nj. Saunders addressed the House
some length IN support Of the bill and
'e amendment offered by the committee.
nj was followed by Mr. Stevenson in
oeech in opposition to the rebuilding Of
aid road.
Mr. Rayner obtained the floor. but gave
ay to Mr. Saunders, who replied briefly (.
the remarks Of Mr. Stevenson.
The House tlen resumed the consitlera- '
on of the unfinished business, it being the i
II to incorporate the Raleigh and Castor
all Road Company.
Mr. Rayner addressed the House in sup j
'rt Of the bill and in reply to MIR Steven I
III.
Mr. Kelly having withdrawn his amend :
ent. Mr. Avery offered an amendment to
e amendment providing that the stock
'lders in the old Raleigh and CASTOR r
all Road Company shall be required to
~ the $4OO, 900, and expend it in recon j,
ructing the road, before they are released :
ON their former liability to the State; and =
proceeded to address the House in ex- :
anatior of the amendment and in favor ,
rebuilding SAID road.
MIR Flemming also addressed the House :
favor of the bill; and was followed by
I'm Hill in opposition to the reconstruc-
IN OF said road, and in reply to Messrs
lunders and Rayner. Before he had
the hour of 10 having arrived,
January 18th. II
In the Senate. the bill to incorporate a
ank in Wadesborc', was read third time
ID passed.
Mr. Joyner reported the bill to incorpor
e the Newbern and Central Rail Road !.
,mpany. Ordered to lie on the table. !!
On motion Of Mr. Bower, the Resolutions ]