North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-29

The commissioners OF the town of Wilmington-the |
bill to incorporate Fulton Lodge, and the bill to in
corporate Tuscarora Lodge. The amendments wer. !
agreed to- and said bills were ordered to be enrolled
The engrossed bill from the Commons, amending
the act of 1903, for the government of the City OF
Raleigh, read the second and third times amen
ded motion of Mr.. Jones, and passed and mes
sage sent to the Commons asking their concur
renee in the amendment.
COUNTY OF WILSON.
The engrossed bill to lay Oft and establish new
County by the of Wilson, read second time
Mr.. Thompson moved to amend the bill by adding
the following provso: Provided, That three-fourths
of the qualified voters for members of the House of
Commons, in the limits of the proposed County OF
Wilson, shall vote for the erection of said County,
at election to be held according to the provisions
of to be passed supplemental to this act''
MI. Drake offered the following proviso as an a.
mendment, to-wit: Prorided further that the por-
ton of the County of Nash proposed by this bill TO
be attached to the new County of Wilson, shall not
be so attached unless majority of the in
that part of the County of Nash, the said election
shall be in favor thereof -"
Mr.. Drake spoke in opposition to the bill. His
remarks will be given hereafter.
The amendment to the amendment was rejected.
The question was then taken the amendment of
Mr.. Thompson, and was decided in the negative-yeas
10, nays p.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson, said bill was then
indefinitely postponed.
BILLS ENROLLED, &c.
The bill TO provide for the survey of a Railroad
from Salisbury to the Tennessee line was taken up
and read third time and passed-yeas 81, NAYS g.
The bill to incorporate Yadkin Navigation Compa-
nythe bill to incorporate the town of Concord-the
bill to incorporate Buncombe Manufacturing Comma
ny-the bill to lay off and improve public road from
Salisbury to Mocksville-the bill to repeal the act of
1896 providing for the opening and clearing of
ertan creeks in lredell and Rowan-the bill decar-
inc Dan River lawful fence, from Madison to the
Stokes County line-the Resolution in favor of John
A. Roseboro-the bill to extend the limits of the town
of Kenansvillea bill to incorporate the Salisbury
Taylorsville Plank Road Company-the bill to incor-
porate the Granville Plank Road Company-the bill
toincorporate the Raleigh and SumervilIe Plank Road
Company-the bill to incorporate Silico Division
the bill to incorporate Pasqumaux Lodge-the bill
to incorporate Cedar Hill Division-the bill to in
corporate Cold Stream Divison-and the bill TO in
corporate Lumberton and Pasquotank Divisions and
Samaritan Lodge, read three times and ordered
to be enrolled.
The bill to repeal the act of 1914, attaching that
portion of Carteret County, known Ocracoke to
the county of Hyde, read the second time, and
on motion Of MIR. Gris laid upon the tuble-yeas
Is, nays l6.
The engrossed Resolution authorizing the Govern
or to furnish the Clerks and Masters of the Counties
of Yancy, Rutherford, and Alexander with seals Of
office, read, and on motion OF Mr.. Bower was
indefinitely postponed.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
A number of engrossed bills and resolutions were
received from the Senate, and read first time.
Mr.. Saunders of Wake, from the joint select COM
mitee appointed to inquire into the difficulty be-
tween Messrs. Hayes of Cherokee and Caldwell of
Guilford, made detailed report Of the facts of the
case accompanied by the following resolution
Reso.ued, That David F. Caldwell and Geo. w.
Hayes, members of this House, having been guilty of
violation of its rules Of order and decorum, by d.
rect breach of the peace, in the presence Of the
House whilst in session, have incurred the severe
censure fthe House, and that standing, they receive
the reprimand Of the Speaker.
Messrs. Saunders of Wake, and Wiley addressed
the House, and Messrs. Caldwell and Hayes made
personal explanations and apologies after which,
motion of Mr.. Love, the resolution was laid the
table-yeas 65 nays IS, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Amis, Avery, Barco,
Barnes of F., Barnes of N, Boyle, Bond, Boykin,
Brazier, Bridges, Brogden, Cherry, Clanton, Cock
Durham, Erwin Fonville Foster of D., Foster of W.,
Hackney, Hayes of Caldwell, Hill of b., Jarvis,
Jenkins, Johnston Jones, kallum, Locke, Love, Mar
tin Mckoy, McCleese, Mcmillan, Neill Mcneil,
N, Pigott, Poole Rayner, Reinhardt Russell, Shin
pock Siler, Sloan, Stevenson, Stowe, Thornburgh,
Thornton. Trip, Walton, Webb, Virgins, Wiley,
Williams of G., Williams of NJ, and Winston-65.
NAYs-Messrs. Caldwell of R., Campbell, Oar
gan. Eaton, Flynt, Gordon, Harrson Herring, Hill
of C., Hill of N. H.. Holland, Kelly, Leach of j.,
Marshall, Mclean, w. McNeill, Patterson, Powers,
Rankin, Rollins, Rufin, Sanders of j., Saunders of
W., Saunderson, Scott, Sheek, Sheriff., Sherard,
Steele, Swanner, Taylor, Thigpen, Waugh, Wilson
and Wnstead-35.
On motion of Mr.. Person of N, the bill from the
Senate concerning the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail-
road taken up and put on its second reading.
NJ. Rayner moved to amend that the connection
with the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad should be
made between Litteton and CASTOR. Mr.. Person of
N, moved further amendment, so that the connec
ton might be made from Garysburg, which last
amendment lost. Mr.. Eaton further amend
ment that the connecting link proposed shall
the South side of the Roanoke, which was not
agreed to.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Rayner was then
agreed to. The bill then passed its third reading
yeas 70, nays II.
MIR. Rayner, from the committee Internal I'm
provements, reported favoraby the bill incor-
porate Piedmont Plank Road Company, &C., with
sundry amendments, pending the consideration of
the table, on which motion a quorum did not vote.
Mr.. Rayner moved call of the House, which
ordered. The roll was called when motion furth-
er proceedings dispensed with.
The bill above was then laid on the table-yeas
II, nays 30.
The Revenue bill was then taken up. Mr.. Rayner
moved to amend the I'd section by adding a proviso,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Rayner moved substitute for the 18th section
of the bill; the question being taken the motion
to strike out, was lost.
Mr.. Rayner moved new section to tax Odd Fell
low Societies, Masons, Sons of Temperance, &c.,
So so annually. Mr.. Person of N. moved to strike
out Sons of Temperance, which was lost-yeas 20,
nays 81. MIR. Davidson moved to strike out Odd
Fellows, which motion was also los-yeas IL, nays
90. The question was then taken the amendment
proposed by MIR. Rayner and adopted-yeas So,
nays 40.
Mr.. Person of Northampton moved amendment
to the first part of the fifth section pending the