Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-10

D.. 1a KALEIGH DEC. 2, 1850
DEAR JoURNAL-My letter of Yesterday ls;nrz'
iengIny, could not give you any notes Of Sn
neoS uohe IN the Legislature, without boreinc ~,
reaoers. Mr.. Joyner, on yesterday, reportedS f
the select committee to whom was referred ~ ifo
Ject OF nshlng, that the committee upon erar, ;uO
bon. lind the laws contradictory and uneonai
he introduced bill 10 regulate ishng-imnns;n anc!
me Tor Sunday fishing, &C. To-day, Mr.. shy
from the same committee, on behalf of the m;noss
OF SAID committee, made an able report sbow;1
that legislation fixing lay day, was not onr IN
surd, by power which he believed was not yestsa
that body. He showed that Sundays were onlv -;
lated IN cases of necessity-that it often bannora
that the strong winds, for week prevented fsb;eu
and when an opportunity offered, il must of necessl
be accepted. ~.------.
MIR. M'Millan introduced bill for the better -.
ulation Of the Wardens of the poor of Onsow COUNT
On yesterday, in the House, Mr.. Ellis introduce
Dill to establish the county of Wilson. The Can1
FEAR and Deep River bill was under discussion E,
an hour or two; also, to day, being amended with
out being put on its final passage In the House hi
day: the bill to incorporate the North Carolina ana
Atlantic Railroad Company passed its third read;n"
causing an Involuntary outburst of applause 7
To-day in the Senate, the bill to increase the Cav
ital Stock of the Commercial Bank of Wiminst6,
passed its third time. 1t amended on its secoDi
reading yesterday. by reducing the additional amour
asked for, from 100000 to S250.OOO
Mr.. M'Nlillan introduced bill to improve H.
South West Branch of New River in the County d
Onslow.
Two ballotings were had for Senator to-day. NJ
Dobbin received first, Is, and then 76 Mr.. Sam.
ders received at one time, 33 votes-Mr Shepard 9G
MIR. L. F. Jones introduced bill in relation to tbs
town OF Elizabeth City, =: :, r,a1t
Great number of strangers in the City. Gulick i,
appointed to carry the vote of the State to Washing
ton. W
RALEIGH Dee g. 1852
DEAR JoURNAL-The Free Suffrage bill was reject
ed in the Senate to-day. MIR. Brogden, of WAYNE
was the only man who said anything in favor of 6,
against Free Suffrage before it was killed He SPOKE
| the amendment. 1t was lost by the casting rote Of
the Speaker. The vote stood:
For THE BILL. -Messrs. Albritton. 4rendeU, Bar.
row, Berry, Bower, Boyd, Brogden, Bunting, Cad
well, Cannady, Clark, Collins Cunningham, Drake
Hargrave Herring, IIoke. Wesley Jones' Kerr, Lii
lington. Mcdowell Mcmillan, Murchison, Person
Shaw, Speight, Steele, Thomas, Ward, Washington
Watson, Withers and WiHey-33 [Whgs in italics
AGAINST THE B1LL.--Messrs Ed1rards, (SpeakerT
Albright, Bynum, Cowper, Gilmer, T. F. Jones, Joy
ner Kelly, Lane McCleese, Mitchell, Palmer, Parks
Richardson, Thompson, and Woodfn-1G. Demo
Gratis in italics
VIM J. Clarke, present incumbent, was clecte
Comptroller on first balIot-having received 95 votes
VIM H. Battle, Esq was elected Judge of the 81
preme Court on the second ballot; B. F. Moore an
John H. Bryan running against him.
MIR. Washington presented the statement of tn
Merchants Bank of Newborn; ordered to be printed
Mr.. Joyner introduced resolution providing 70
the payment of iron used in repairing the Castor
Road.
The Cape Fear and Deep River bill still linger
before the House, consuming great deal of the time
Nothing done besides in the House to-day, unless t
vote for Supreme Court Judge, Comptroller AM
take the yeas and nays on propositions to vote 70
Senator.
MIR. Boyd, dem, from the Committee on Senate
rial DISTRICTS reported that the committee could
agree on the fifty districts, and he would submit,
the part of a portion of the committee plan, a
foliowS