Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-11-26
NORTH CAROLINA LEe1sLATURE.
RALEIGH, Nov. II, 1852.


RALEIGH. Nov IT, 1852.
DEAr JOURNAL I'm the Senate, Mr. Clark. from
the Committee ncorporations reported the bill to
incorporate Cumberland Academy, in Cumberland
County, with an amendment. The following bills
passed third reading
Bill to increase the of the State from the
sale of its bonds bill to- amend act regulating
the pay of jurors in the County of Craven bill to
amend an act incorporating the Arson Plank Road
Company This bill was amended by giving the
Company power to extend the road to Salisbury.
Bill to incorporate the Haywood and Chapel Hill
Plank Road Company.
The bill giving the election of Clerks and masters
to the people, was rejected.
Mr., Brog lens bill to make Rail Road Companies
liable for fires occurring on the road by sparks from
the locomotive, was rejected Mr.. Bowers bill to
establish new county out OF portion OF Ashe, to
be called Serier mot New River) rejected after
a hard fight Mr.. Hoke introduced bill to confirm
grants of land for iron works.
I he following communication was received from
Chief Justice Rufhn. and read and ordered to be
printed:
TO the Honorable the General Assembly,
'of North Carolina:
"GENTLEMEN: desire TO retire to the walks of
private life and therefore pray your honorable body
to accept the resignation of my place the Bench
of the Supreme Court In surrendering this trust,
fdence and honors so often and long bestowed on
me by the General Assembly But have no Ian
guage to Go it suitably. | am very sensible that
they were far beyond my deserts and that have
made Indifferent return of service yet can tru
y that to the best of my ability, have admin
stered the law as understood it, and to the ends Of
suppressing crime and wrong and upholdipg virtue,
truth and right-aim;ng to give confidence to honest
men. and to confirm in all good citizens love for
our country. and pure trust in her laws and ma
gstrates. In my place. hope have contributed to
those ends; and firmly believe that our laws WILL
as heretofore, be We'll executed, and people hap
Ply in the administration of Justice honest and
tented as long as they keep and only as long as
they keep, the independent and sound Judiciary
established in the Constitution, which, with all 9TH
er blessings, earnestly pray may be perpeuated to
the people Of North Carolina
81 have the honor to be, gentlemen. your most OBJ
liged and humble serv't, THOMAS RUFFIN.
g Raleigh, Nov. 10, 1892
In the House of Commons Mr.. Phillips introduced
bill to establish thecompetency of certain evidence
The bill destroys the doctrine of the incompetency
of witnesses account of interest circumstantial
ty except parties to the records and their evidence
! MIR Carmichael introduced a bill to establish a
new County out of a portion of Wilkes and Cald-
WELL to be called Clay. Mr.. Dobson offered reso-
luton nstructing the Committee on Internal I'M
provements to enquire into the expediency Of the
! State taking stock in the 1adkin Navigation Com
pany. Mr.. Burton offered resolution to enquire
into the expediency of adopting free banking sys-
tenn. Mr.. Long introduced bill in relation to Tia.
hties of sureties administration bonds The
bill provides for the appointment of State Super
ntendent of Common Schools, passed, IS, to 48.-
The Report of the President of the R. & CASTOR Raj
Road Company, read
Raining hard all this day. and tonight. W.
RALEIGH, Nov Is, 1852
DEAR JouRNAL-Mr. Boyden offered series O
resolutions to the Senate, propoundng to the Presi
dent of the Central Road, number Of interrogato
ries relative to the location Of said Roads Depot
this City. The resolutions set forth, in substance
that Jack Buffalow had offered to give the Company
a lot for the Depot, in the Immediate vlcinnity o
other property owned by the said Jack Bufalow ane
that the company had not acted economical il
not acceptng the Offer The resolutions were killed
on first sight. ... :s.. 80
Mr. Kelly introduced bill to extend the right o
appeal, expedite justice, and prevent unnecessar,
r costs. Mr. Clark, from the committee Corpora
Bank for Charlotte, and recommended that it do no
! pass The vote by which the bill to incorporate
, new county, to be named Sewer, was rejected wa
reconsidered, and now lays on the table. The Hous
bills to amend the Charter of the Raleigh and Gas
ton Railroad CO.: and to incorporate the town O
Jonesville, in the county Of Yadkin, were read an
s referred
In the House of Commons, Mr. Phillips introduce
bill to incorporate South Lowell Academy in Or
. ange County MIR. Waugh, to attach portion @
Yadkn to Surry. This bill passed three reading
under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Avery submitted resolution authorizing tn
Committee on Internal Improvements to employ a
engineer to examine the works Deep River abov
Fayetteville and report to the present Legislature
: Adopted
MIR Caldwell, of Guilford, offered resolution tina
with the concurrence of the Senate. the Suprem
f Court be requested to examine whether the law
which the School fund is distributed among the
8 eral Counties is constitutional Laid the table
The House went into the Committee of the who
J. on the Judiciary bill. Mr.. Cherry in the Chair. Tt
provision in the bill to divide the State into thre
Judicial Districts, stricken out. report fro
IS the Board of Internal improvements and the Conn
If trollers report, were received.
$ The bill to incorporate the Greensborough ar
v Deep River Navigation Company, read third time
!. City, passed third reading.
1t Prof Emmons addressed q small audience in Il
=. House of Commons last night w.
ot RALEIGH, Nov. 49, 1862.
III DEAR JouRNAL-Mr. Ellington, from the Co,
mittee en- the Judiciary, to whom was referred t
70 bill to confirm grants of land made for the
o. the iron works, reported back, with recomme
h. dation to pass. :.
Ia Mr. Watson, from the Committee on Propositio
10 and Grievances, to whom referred the bill rel
f. tive to the passage of fish in lnlets the
,s. reported the same back, with recommendation
IT. pass. =
nv Mr.. Caldwell introduced bill, accompanied
he memorial, to repeal section six of the act ncorI
Mt rating Davidson College.
nd The House bill providing for the appointment
ve a Superintendent of Common Schools, had its Fl
he reading in the Senate.
,r The bill to emancipate James Larkford, a s.a
lin in Northampton, passed third reading.
To The bill to incorporate Jonesvlle, in the cour
IN of Yadkin passed three readings.
he The Judiciary Committee to whom was REFER