Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-12-18

EVENING SESSION, 81 o'clock.
! The House refused to take up and consider M
.. Tolson's resolution-yeas 20 nays go.
The unfinished business, being Mr.. Leach
3 "noninterpention resolutions, was taken up.
Mr.. Hill, of Duplin, offered an amendment pre-
testing against the recent change in France from
republican to an imperial form of government.
Mr. Leach spoke against the amendment and il
favor of his resolutions.
Mr.. Avery said he approved the sentiments con
tanned in the resolutions, but he did not think tn
time of the session sl.ould be occupied in discuss
ing abstract questions and he moved to lay then
on the table, but withdrew his motion, and
Mr. Hill, of Caswell, spoke against the resolu
tons as inexpedient and unnecessary, and renewed
| the motion to lay them upon the table.
Messrs. Amis and Spruill opposed the motion
and the yeas and nays being taken the House re-
fused to lay them on the table-yeas %, nays So
! Mr.. Strange moved to postpone until - o'clock
on Friday evening" which did not prevail.
| Mr. Hill withdrew his amendment
Mr.. Waugh offered an amendment that the res
olutions shall not be construed to apply to the in
terxenton of the United States between Spain and
any other government to prevent the transfer OF
Cuba to that government.
Mr.. Mcneil moved to adjourn. which did not
prevail-yeas 26, nays II.
Mr.. Wynne moved to adjourn.
Mr.. D. F. Caldwell raised point of order.
The Speaker decided that the motion was in Or
der, and Mr.. Caldwell appealed The decision of
the Speaker was sustained-yeas II, nays 19.
The House then refused to adiourn-yeas 26,
nays 66.
The question being taken on Mr. Waugh's a.
mendment it was rejected.
MIR. S. p Hill offered an amendment that moth
ing contained in the resolutions should be con-
strued to prohibit the United States from prevent
ing any European power from establishing
arehy on the North American continent, which was
rejected-yeas "a, nays A. as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Avery, Barrett, Burton,
Byrd, Carmichael, Corbeu, Dobson, Ellis, Fonville,
George, Herring, S. P. Hill, w. E. Hill, Jarvis,
Loekhart, VIM. Long, w. ii. Lyon, ]. F. Lyon,
Martin. Marshall Mooring, McN ell, Phelps, D. Reid,
Wheeler. s. A. Williams and WiIder-34.
NAYS: Messrs. Adams, Alberson, Afford, Amis,
Barco, Bynum of Chatham, D. F. Caldwell, Gallo
way, Collins, Cook, Daniel. Dargan, Durham, En-
win. Eure' Furr' Gather, Goodwin, Gwynn, Harris of
Davidson. Holeman, johnson, Jones, Leach, w. J.
Long, Lowry, Miller, McDugald, Mcintyre, Perry,
PurAins. Puryear, Rives, Shimpock, Simons, Stiles,
SPrulI' league Thornburgh, Tolson. Trip, ].
Turner, w. Turner, Walters, Webb, B. F. Williams
and Wiley-47.
prevail-yeas %, nays 81.
Mr.. Avery offered an amendment that the reso-
lutlons should not be construed to prohibit the
United States from intervening where it was ne
cessary for self protection.
Mr.: Durham moved to adjourn, which did not
prevail-yeas "a, nays 63.
MIR. CALDWELL of Guilford, moved that there be |
eal' of the House, which prevailed and after one
Mr.. Avery moved to dispense with the further
,al which did not prevail-yeas 33, nays 48.
Mr.. Avery moved to adjourn which did not pre- |
1ail-yeas "a, nays Sc,
By general consent the further call of the House
was dispensed with.
The question then taken on Mr. Avery's |
amendment and 1t was rejected-yeas 80, nays
Mr. George moved to adjourn, which did not
orevail-yeas 80, nays So.
The absent members were called, those in wait
ng were admitted and all others excused.
Mr. Perry moved to adjourn, which did not pre-
Tail-yeas 35, nays A.
The question occurring upon the adoption of the
esoIutions they were adopted-yeas 5s, nays. s.
The House then adjourned