Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-12-29
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
WEDNESDAY,,

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message received from the Senate propos.
ing 70 rescind the joint order adjourn this day and
TO adj journ the 24th, which was laid on the table
and made the special order for u o'clock this
ming.
! The unfinished business was taken up, being the
bill to lay off the Senatorial dis,ricts-Mr. bargains
amendment pending.
! MIR. Black offered an amendment, which was ac-
cePted by MIR. Dargan, and the amendment medi-
fed, was adopted-yeas 40. nays IS. This amend
m ent puts Union and Csbarrus tegcther, and Anson
and Stanly.l
Mr.. Adams offered an amendment proposing 10
take Alexander from the 45th district and put to
the 44lh, which adopted.
MIR. Mcintyre offered an amendment to give Ons-
low Senator, which was discussed until II o'clock,
when the Governor appeared before the members of
the two Houses and took and subscribed the oaths
of Office.
Business being resumed Mr.. McIntyre's amend
ment was relected-yeas AZ, nays 45.
Mr.. Leach offered amendment TO take Wash.
lngton County from Hyde and Tyrrel and put it with
Martin.
Mr.. Love moved to lay the bill and amendment
on the table In order to enable him to send
message TO the Senate TO go into election of u S.
Senator.
Messrs. Cherry. w. J. Long and Dortch opposed
the motion, and the House refused to lay upon the
table.
Mr.. Webb moved to refer the whole subject to a
committee of two; which did not prevail.
Mr. Leach's amendment was then adoPted-yeas
IA, nays 35.
the vote by which the amendment offered by Mr..
Dargan was adopted, and the yeas and nays being
taken, stood 40 yeas and 40 nays, and the Speaker
voted in the affirmative.
The amendment was then adopted-yeas As, nays
Al.
On motion of Mr.. Saunders, of Wake, the whole
subject was referred 10 committee of two during
the recess, and Messrs. Avery and Phillips were
leeted.
And the House recess.
EVENING SESSION, 81 o'clock.
The following engroosed bills from the Senate
passed their first readings:
Bill to incorporate the Manteo mining company.
Bill 10 incorporate Perseverance, mining company.
On motion of Mr.. Strange message sent to
the Senate proposing to vote forthwith for seven
councillors of State.
A resolution TO allow the doo1keepers $25 passed
three readings.
A communication was read from Mr. Branch, Pre-
sident of the Raleigh and CASTOR road, rendering a
free passage the road the members and officers
of the House on the day after adjournment.
Mr.. Love moved to send a message to the Senate
proposing for u s. Senator Al o'clock this
evening.
MIR. Cherry moved to lay the motion on the table !;
which prevailed.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. GATHER
Bynum, of Northampton, and Leach from and after
tomorrow.
! Reading of engrossed bills resumed:
resolution in favor of Jos. r. Anderson.
Bill concerning county courts of Edgcombe and
Guford.
| Bill to define the powers of turnpike and plank
road companies.
| Resolution in favor of George w. Scarborough
Mr.. Leach offered resolution to send message
10 the Senate proposing to forthwith for Judg
| of the 7th circuit ; which adopted-yeas "A,
nays 80.
| Mr.. Avery announced that the select committee to
which was referred the bill for laying off the Sena-
tOria districts had agreed upon plan which he re-
ported.
message was received from the Senate agreeing
tovote forthwith for councillors of State, and the
following gentlemen elected. viz: Whitme
Stalllngs, Wm. K. Lane, Perrin Busbee, W iIsen S.
Hill, r. S. French, Archibald Henderson and Colum-
| bus Mills.
And the House took recess.