Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-12-15
THE LEGISLATURE.

per to-day.
THE LEGISLATURE.
For the past week or ten days, the procee-
dings of the Legislature have been of themost
exciting and interesting character. The free
suffrage bill, we should have stated in our
last, was finally defeated in the Senate, by
the speaker refusing to vote for the measure,
it lacking one of receiving the vote required
by the constitution to pass it. Immediately
after its defeat, a bill similar to the one just
killed in the Senate, was introduced in the
House, and when the question was taken, it
lacked eight votes of receiving three ffths of
all the members Of the House of Commons,
as required by the constitution, and was,
therefore, rejected. A motion to reconsider
prevailed and the bill was laid on the table.
On the 9th inst, another unsuccessful bal
loting was had for U. S. Seff.-5r. Hon. Ken
meth Rayner, (Whig) came within two votes
Of an election.
The Legislature has at length entered upon
the consideration ofbills submitted for laying
off the State into Senatorial and Congression-
al Districts. Several propositions are before
the two Houses, and discussions have COM
menced, which will doubtless be continued
for a considerable length Of time. The dem
ocrats having a majority in the Senate, and
, the wings in the House, it is thought no bill
can meet the concurrence Of the two Houses
/ that is not fair and equal in its provisions
These two measures will hardly be disposed
of before Christmas, if the merits Of the bill
are fully debated, as is likely to be the case
r Mr.. Woodfn introduced a bill to appropri
ate 50, 500, 600 for the completion ofworks 0
! in lt3ggg3bj jBPP6Ba IS HRf6fPned a e the extension 0
; the n. C. Rail Road West to connect witt
some Railroad at or near Knoxville, Tenn
: Six hundred and s~ixty-siz thousand, six hun
dred and s~ixty-six dollars and s~ixty-six an,
!; two-thirds cents for extending the N. G. Roa
to Beaufort. One hundred thousands dollar
h for the improvement Of the Catavba river
one hundred thousand dollars for the improve
It ment of Yadkin river one hundred thousan
Is dollars as an additional subscription Of tn
Re State to the Deep river improvement as no,
in progress, on individual subscribers takin
I'd a~ndsecuring an equal sum towards saidw work
u five hundred thousand dollars for the in
~ provementof Nays Head, on condition that il
diyidual subscribers shall first subscribe an
= secure two hundred and fifty thousand dollar
towards said Improvement. Bill provides f
the raising the money when reauized, by isa.
= - = .1,r-@rrtt- nd qhiIInu 4hap
II redeemable in thirty years, and bearing il
e terest at the rate of six percent. Theremail
Id der ofthe sum to be raised and applied as I'll
n Legislature may deem best.
OF The bill concerning the navigation of Car
ld Fear and Deep Rivers, has passed its fin.
u reading in the House Of Commons.
y The engrossed bill to give the election
Clerks and Masters in Equity to the Poop
a was indeJfnitelypostponcd in the Senate, an
g the bill to incorporate the Bank Of Roanok
st at Plymouth, was rejected, on its second re-
u ding.
s. The bill to appoint (by the Legislature)
lie Superintendent of Common Schools, with
d, salary Of $500, has passed both Houses an
We is a law. A proposition was sent to the SCI
TO ate from the House, on Friday last, to go in
y an election of Superintendent, but was n,
= agreed to by the Senate. Dir. c. II. Vile,
!. of Guilford, and Mr.. A. S. Mooring, of Ma
tin, are spoken Of as the candidatas-far Il
Office.
: Mr.. Bynum's resolutions to abolish the S,
n preme Court of the State, &c. as been reie
es ted.
The bill to extend the N. C. Railroad to IL
ur Tennessee line, has been under discussion
of but no action has been taken thereon.
re No business of general Importance VI
finally disposed of during the past week
.e, any quantityo of gas has been let off. but notl
IN ing done. TIL bill to r~e-establish the couI
ty Of Polk, has been indefinitely postponed
as has also the bill to divide IredeI count,
Saturday afternoon was spent in appoin
d. ing Justices of the Peace.
ne EF We find we were laborinc under
= wrong impression as to the provisions of Sci
- ! ator Albright bill to ' protect the good poop
of the State from the evils of the liquor ira
. fc." 1t is so contracted and limited. we a,
ar glad the Committee on the Judiciary instru
ted their chairman, tMr. Woodfnl to recon
mend its rejection. When any thing is dor
: oonoornins the traffic, VT hope it viii BE- of
general and not partial character. we fher
fore retract our remarks of last yeek CO
;" corning the recommendation of the commit
to reject the bill.