Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-11-20
SENATE.

w EDNESDAf, NOV. IL, 1907.
Mr.. Clark, from the committee on Corporations,
to whom was referred the bill to incorporate Mt
Energy Lodge, in the County of Granville, report
ed back the BILL and stated that general law had
been passed for the incorporation of Charitable and
Benevolent Societies and that the bill in question
came under the provisions of said law, and that
further legislation was unnecessary thereon.
Mr.. Clark, from same committee, reported back
the bill to incorporate Cumberland Academy, in
the county of Cumberland, with an amendment.
Mr.. Woodfn introduced memorial, which,
without being read was referred to the committee
on Propositions and Grievances.
Mr.. Gimer offered resolution, that, during the
absence of the principal clerk by sickness, the
sistant door-keeper be authorized to employ an as
sistant. Adopted.
Second Reading of Bills.
Bill to pay Rufus II. Page $50 for preparing a
tabular statement for the use of the Legislature.
Passed. rules suspended, read third time and pas
sed.
Bill to attach portion of Davidson to Forsyth.
Laid on the table.
Bills on their third Reading.
Bill to increase the revenue of the State, from
the sale of its bonds. Passed.
Bill to amend an act regulating the pay of Jurors
in Craven. Passed.
Bill to amend an act incorporating the Arson
Plank Road Company Passed.
Bill to incorporate the Haywood and Raleigh
Plank Road Company. Passed.
Bill giving the election of Clerks and Masters to
the people.
Messrs. Caldwell and Kelly opposed the passage
of the bill.
Mr.. Shaw advocated its passage He said he
had the utmost confidence in the capacity of the
people for self government 1t was right they
should say who should be their otficers-and it
was contrary to the genius of liberty to Withhold
from them this privilege.
Mr.. Thompson called for the yeas and nays
The bill was rejected-yeas 1S, nays 25.
The bill to lay off and establish new county,
to be called tSeUier, being the order of the day,
Mr.. Bower asked for the reading of the memoir
al which accompanied the bill. The memorial
being read,
Mr.. Bower said, in substance, that he asked fol
the establishment of this county for county pur-
poses, and he hoped there would not be dissent
ing voice to the passage of the bill. He said the
proposed county did not now contain the popula-
ton required to constitute county, ander the re-
quirements of the Constitution, but such was the
prosperity of the country he would take the re-
sponsibility of saying it would contain the number
long before the next pportionmentsha take place
He said the county of Ashe contained nearly a
population of 5000; and such the i'm
provements in the agricultural pursuits of that
country, that he had no fears for the increase moi
being sufficient. He said there was another cause
why the population would rapidly increase, and
that was, that in the State of Virginia. the public
debt was great-countes had been allowed to take
stock in Railroads, thus fixing upon the people g
burdensome and onerous tax. Already the tide o.
emigration has begun to flow into this State from
the adjoining counties in Virginia and would con
tnue to very considerable extent, while her taxes