Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-01-24

/ Considerable excited and somewhat personal dis
cussion arose between Western Wings and Demo
Gratis the Wings accusing the Democrats of havin,
proved aithess to the West in voting for Free Stuff
rage instead of insisting upon an unlimited Conyen
| ton.
| WEDNESDAY, Jan. Is.
SENATE.-Mr. Ellington, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported favorably on the bill for eectine
Judges of the County Courts and for other purposes
also favoraby the bill to amend the act establish
ing the Commercial Bank of Wilmington Mr. Kel
ly, from the same committee reported fayoraby on
the bill to amend the act of 1S48-9, to extend the
limits of the town of Wilmington. Mr. Hoke, from
the same committee reported adversely on the reso
luton in relation to the advertisements of Sheris
Mr.. Mcmillan introduced bill to incorporate the
Bank of Onslow. Read first time
Mr.. Nixon introduced bill to incorporate the
Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company
Read first time and passed
The bill to incorporate the Wadesboro' Bank pass
ed its second reading by vote of 81 ayes to 81
House OF CoMMoNs.-The bill to incorporate the
Albemarle and Currituck Canal Company passed it's
second reading. Also, the bill to incorporate the
Tennessee River Railroad. Also, the bill to improve
Upper Little River Also, the resolutions instructing
our Senators and members in Congress to ask an ap-
preparation odeepen the navigation between Pamli-
CO Sound and Beaufort Harbor. ''a
The bill to distribute the School Fund according
to the white basis taken up on its second read
ing and lost by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Adams, Avery, Boyle, Caldwell of G.
Caldwell of r. Campbell Cockerham Doutht Drake Far
Fleming, Fynt, Foard Foster of Davidson Gordon
Hayes of Cherokee, Hayes of Caldwell, Holland Locke
Love, Marshall McKoy, Mclean, Mcmillan, Parham, Ran
kin, Reinhardt Russell, Scott Sharpe Sheek, Sheriff.
Shinpock Siler Sloan, Steele, Stowe Thornburgh Wal
ton, Waugh, Webb, Wiey-42.
Massachusetts Barco, Barnes of N, Barnes of E. Blow,
Bond Boykin Brazer Bridges Brogden Cherry, Cotton,
Dargan, Davidson, Dunlap, Durham Eaton Eure Fonve
Hackney. Harrison, Herring, Hill of B., Hill of Jarvis
Jekins Johnston JONES' Kallum Kelly Leach Johnston
Martin, Mathis, Maultsby Mcdowell, McCleese N. Nc
Nel, W. McNeill, Mizel, Montgomery, Newsom Patter-
son. Pegran Person of NJ Pigott, Poole Pope, Powers
Rayner, Rollins Run Sanders of j., Saunders of Wake,
Saunderson Sherard Simmons Stevenson Stubbs Sutton,
Swanner, Taylor Thgpen Thornton, Trip Williams of
G., Williams of NJ, Wilson, Winstead. Wnston-6S
Mr.. Flemming moved to take up from the table
the bill introduced by him to repeal the act of 1916
Al re-dstricting the State, which motion was lost
yeas 46, nays Sc.
The bill to lay off and establish a new county,
called Wilson, to be formed out of parts of Edge
combe, Wayne Nash and Johnston, passed it's second
reading with amendment offered by Mr.. Leach,
of Johnson, providing that if majority of the voters
in Edgecombe, NASH Wayne, and Johnston shall be
in favor of the erection of county, it shall be
erected The bill to re-charter the Merchants Bank
of Newborn passed its third reading
THURSDAY. Jan. 16.
SENArE.-On motion of Mr.. Ellington, the Senate
took up the appeal heretofore made by him. from the
decision of the Chair, the motion to reconsider
second time the vote by which the bill concerning
the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Company
was rejected, which decision was that after vote
rejecting Bill was once reconsidered and the bill
rejected second time, motion again to reconsider
was not in order
The motion of Mr.. L. being agreed to, the ques-
ton recurred shall the decision of the Chair stand
as the judgment of the House! and decided in
the af6rmative--yeas %, noes II.
On motion of Mr.. Barringer, the Senate took up
the Preamble and Resolutions offered by him on the
subject of the tariff; and they unanimously a
dopted.
The Senate took up the engrossed Resolutions from
the House introduced there by MIR. Erwin, relative
to the Tariff &C., but before any action taken,
the Senate took
O'CLOCK, P. M.-The Senate resumed the consid-
Grafton of the House Resolutions relative to the
M and, after running debate of considerable length,
the question was taken on each of the Resolutions
se,1at,m and they severally adopted
HOUSE OF CoMMoNs.-A message was received from
the Senate, transmitting the British Consuls letter
in regard to the law to prevent the landing of free
negroes and asking that the rights of British SUBJ
iects may be protected also, series of resolutions
from the New Hampshire Convention on the subject
of slavery The bill to incorporate the fadkin Nav
igation Company read the second time. An
amendment to appropriate 100000 to the work was
lost.
The bill to improve the Deep River and fadkin
River, and connected by means of portage road,
passed its second reading. Mr.. R. M. Saunders
made speech in favor of the Raleigh and CASTOR
Road. and Mr. Stevenson one against it. Mr.. Hill
of New Hanover, also addressed the House in oppo-
stion to the Road, and Mr.. Rayner in favor of it.
Mr. Avery offered an amendment that the stock
holders in the old Road shall be required to pay the
100000, and expend it in reconstructng the road
before they are released from their former liabilities
dopted, SO to 38. 49,. -, ST.
III FRIDAY Jan. 18th
SENArE.-Mr. Joyner reported the bill to incor-
porate the NewbeIn and Central R. R. Co.
On motion of Mr.. Bower, the Resolutions in rela-
ton TO the Tariff were taken up read Sd time, pass
ed and ordered to be enrolled.
Tho resolution in relation 10 the State Arsenal and