Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-01-10
North Carolina Lee,slatu,.e.s

w Caldwell introduced bills to incorporate the Rock
island Manufacturing Company, and the Catawba
Bridge Company; read and referred to Committee
/ on Corporations. Mr. Nixon bill to amend the
charter Of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad
Company; read and referred to committee Oh Inter-
nal improvements The bill to incorporate the Raj
eigh and CASTOR Railroad Company passed It's third
reading Mr. Woodfn introduced q bill to facilitate
the payment Of the States subscription to the North
Carolina Railroad Company, and to insure the mme-
date representation Of her stock in said Company.
The bill to incorporate the Fayetteville and Warsaw
Plank Road passed its third reading. and order
ed to be engrossed.
In the House, on the same day, several engrossed
bills from the Senate passed their first reading; "a
mong Others bill to Incorporate Bank in Wash
ington, referred to committee the Judiciary; a
bill to incorporate the Trustees of Topsail Academy
in New Hanover county; bill to amend the S8th
chapter of the Revised Statutes, &c.
The House was occupied the greater part of the
day in the discussion of the amendment to the con-
stitution. MIR. Brogden took the floor and spoke in
favor of the bill reported by the committee to amend
the constitution, and against the proposition to call
convention. He did not wish to the question of
Equal Suffrage clogged with any other proposition
Mr. Steele opposed to any change. motion of
Mr. Saunders, Of Wake, to close debate upon this
question at o'clock next day, prevailed by vote of
4G to Al, and after talk, the House adjourned.
On Tuesday, the 31st ult., in the Senate Mr. G..
w Caldwell introduced bill to lay off road from
Charlotte to Ncwtown referred Mr. Gilmer bill
to ascertain the will of the frecmen of North Carroll
ma as to the call of convention the federal basis
On motion of Mr.. Brewer, message was sent to the
House proposing to adjourn on the 18th inst. The
Senate then went into committee of the whole on the
slavery question: Mr. Courts in the chair, and was
addressed by Mr. Speaker Edwards and Mr.. Shepard
after which the committee rose and the Senate ad
journed.
In the House, Mr.. Fonville presented a memorial
from citizens of Onslow county, praying the estab-
lshment of Bank at jacksonville, with capital of
100000; referred to committee on Finance. On
motion of Mr. Wilson, message was sent to the
Senate proposing to go into the election of Council
lors of State on Monday, at IL o'clock. The House
then took up the bill 10 amend the constitution, and
Messrs Winston Person of Moore: and Gotten, spoke
in favor of Free Suffrage, and against an unlimited
Convention. An amendment, proposing to call n
limited Conrentjcn was lost by vote of ayes Al,
nays G8. Another amendment, to call an unlimited
Contention, also lost by vote of A ayes, 70
nays. A great many more amendments offer
ed, apparently for the purpose of embarrassing the
Oil: but were promptly voted down.
The question then REQUIRED on the orr gnal bill
ported by the committee, being commonly known as
the Equal Suffrage BILL which was carried-yeas 49,
nays "a, as follows:
YEAsMessrs Adams Avery, Barco, Barnes of E., Blow
Boyle, Bond Boykn, Brazier Bridges, Brogden, Caldwell
oct novi5 D;oly;,
Durham, Erwin, Fleming, Flyn Fonve, Foster D. Cor
don Hackney Harrison, Hayes of Cherokee Hayes Cald
WELL Herring, Hill of c., Holland Jarvis, Jerkins John
ston Jones, Kalum, Leach of D., Leach of j., Love-
shall, Martin, Mathis, Mcdowell, Mclean, Mcmillan n
MeNeil w. Mcneil, Mzell, Montgomery, Newsom, Pat
terson Pegram, Person of NJ Pgot, Pope, Powers Ran
kin, Rcnhardt, Rollins, Rufn, Sanders of J., Saunders
w, Sanderson Scott, Sharpe, Sheek Sheriff. Sherard
Shnpock er Sloan Steele, Stevenson, Stowe, Stubs
Sutton, swanncr, Taylor, ThigrHn, Thornton, Trip
Waugh, Webb, Wiley, Williams of G., Williams of NJ
Wilson, Wnstcad, and Winston-S9.
NAYs-Messrs Ams Barnes of NJ Caldwell of G., Camp
bell Cherry Drake, Dunlap Eaton, Eure Foard Foster
W. Kelly, Locke, Alaultsby McKoy, McClcese, Parham
Poole Rayner, Russell, Simmons Thornburgh Walton AM
Wggins-24.
Three-ffths having voted for the BILL the Speake
declared that the Equal Suffrage bill had passed it
second reading.
On Wednesday, LIST inst, both Houses were occu
pied with the inaug uraton of Gov. Reid. The oath
of Office were administered by Judge Rufin. No 9th
CT business of any interest was transacted
On Thursday, the I'd, in the Senate, Mir. Camera
presented bills and memorials in relation to the bet
ter government of the town of Fayetteville. Nh
Hoke introduced bill to establish Military Inst
tute in North Carolina. The bill to incorporate tn
Raleigh and Castor Railroad Company was amen
dcd, read third time and passed, and ordered to
engrOsscd.
In the House, considerable discussion arose upo
the resolutions from the Senate in relation to Nag
Head, declaring it the duty Of the General Govern
mcnt to form an inlet and harbor there. The powe
Of the General Government in the premises was que
toned by of the members, but the resolution
finally passed, by vote Of Is ayes to y noes.
Resolutions were introduced in the Senate by Nj
Barrnger, and in the House by MIR. Erwin, declarin
the present tariff high enough, and further dcclarn
that, in the present position of affairs North Carol
) ma feels herself under obligation by the votes
her Representatives in Congress otherwise, to pr
tect the {" home industry of the non-slaveholdin
States The resolutions to be transmitted to GU
Representatives in both Houses of Congress, with
request that they vote against any changes in tn
tariff law for the purpose of protection to Norther
=, = home industry
The House discussed the resolutions on negro sl
: very, and MIR. Saunders addressed the House in SUI
port of the resolutions of the majority.
y On Friday, the Sd, in the Senate, Mr.. Richards
l. introduced bill to incorporate Bank in Wadesb
L. ro. The General Plank Road and Turnpike b
W aSSad its third reading. and to hn q