Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-10-16
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The speaker called the House order at 10 o'clock
Mr.. Dobbin introduced bill to incorporate the
Fayetteville and Raleigh Plank Road Company.
Read rs time and referred to the committee on In
ternal improvements.
Mr.. Cherry offered resolution TO appoint COM
mittee to wait on the Governor and request him to
withhold his regular Message until the Judiciary
committee shall have reported on the resolutions re-
ferred TO said committee yesterday, with regard to
the question of adjournment. Laid upon the table.
MIR. Williams introduced bill to pay tails jurors.
Referred to committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Carmichael introduced bill 10 repeal in part
bill passed in ls49 40, entitled 8" An Act, to Sc
cure the purchasers of land sold under execution"
Referred 10 committee on the Judiciary and ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Strange introduced bill to amend an Act of
the Revised Statutes, chapter SO, entitled An Act
for establishing public landings and places OF insPec-
ton, and appointing Inspectors in the town of Will
mington.'' Referred to committee Oh Private Bills.
Mi. Leach introduced a bill to ascertain the will
of the treemen of North Carolina as to the call of
Convention the federal basis. Laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
THE bill makes it the duty of the County Courts,
at the first term after the lst Monday in March,
1853, appoint inspectors to superintend an cleo
ton on the frst Thursday in August, 1852 at which
the vote shall be taken for " Convention" and No
Conve ntion."
Mr.. Webb introduced bill to appoint Tax Col
ectors, which was laid on the table and ordered to
be printed.
Provides that Tax Collector shall be elected in
each comfy as Sheriffs now are. TO hold Office two
years, and to be compensated by retaining certain
per cent. all monies collected.
MIR. Caldwell, of Lincoln, introduced bill to alter
The line between the counties of Lincoln and Castor.
Referred the committee Propositions and Grie
ances, with accompanying memorial.
Mr.. Brooks introduced bill TO repeal act enti-
tied " An Act for the better organization of the Courts
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in the county Of Pas
quotank,' passed at last session, chapter SIS. Re-
ferred to committee on Private Bills.
Mr.. Lander introduced bill declaratory and ex-
planatory Of End seth chapter of Revised Statutes,
entitled d" Divorce and Aiimony." Referred to COM
mittee the Judiciary and ordered TO be printed.
1.-THE bill provides that where womdG is Preg-
nant at the time of her marriage, of which her hus-
band is ignorant, and that neither the man she
lied former husband is the father of the child,
it shall be sufficient ground for divorce, provided the
husband does not continue to cohabit it'll her for six
months after discovering her pregnancy.1
Mr.. Lander introduced bill to qualify and explain
the duties of Grand Jurors.
[RePeals the present oath and prescribes another,
by which they.swear to present all such crimes
shall be given them in charge, and all such misde
meanors the public will be benefited by prosecu-
ting, according to the best Of their discretion and
Outstanding.
Mr.. Dargan moved to reject the bill. He said that
bills had already been introduced attacking the laws
securing peace and order. That the Grand Jury was
one OF the palladiums of our liberties, and there
seemed to be disposition manifested for uprooting
the laws of the land and taking away the restraints
imposed upon the vicou He said no man suffered
from our penal laws unless he deserved it, and that
1lese Srequlred Strengthening rather than relaXa
tlon Tor many escaped who deserved punishment. He
was for arrestug such proceedings in their ncipen-
cy, and therefore moved the rejection of the bill.
Mr.. Lander said that the gentleman from Arson
had greatly mistaken him. He knew that Jurors
were the buwarks of our liberties and he did not
wish to stop the strong Grm of the laws but to keep
out worthless idlers who hang about the corners
anxious to witness slight infractions of the law that
they might be paid for testfying in Court thai the
bills introduced yesterday opened the door too wide,
and his aim was only to prevent malicious and frivo-
lous prosecutions.
Inc House refused to reject the bill, and it was
referred to the committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. Dobbin introduced bill to change the name
OF the " Cape Fear and Deep river steamboat Com
Pany to The Brothers, Steamboat Company
which, the rules being suspended, was read three
times and passed.
Mr.. Lander introduced the following resolutions
HesolDed, That the only true basis of taxation of
any people, In free government, is the cash valua-
ton OF the goods and chatles, lands and tenements
OF which the people may be seized and possessed,
minus their Indebtedness.
fesolred further. That il is the duty of the Gen.
eral Assembly of North Carolina to pass such a re.
venue bill as shall most eectuay arrive al carry out
and establish the principle contained in the foregoing
resolution. s
referred 10 committee on Finance.
Mr.: Strange introduced a bill to incorporate The
True Brothers Society I" in the town of WiIminpton
Referred to committee on Private Bills.