Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-12-01
SENATE.

sen Ale.
@. SATURDAY, Nov. 81, 1852.
Mr.. Ellington, to whom referred the bill TO
better compensate Constables, reported the same
the Senate, and recommended its passage.
Mr.. Steele introduced bill to amend the Consti-
tuition of the State. IBill provides that Senator
or Representative shall, during the time for which he
elected, be eligible to any Office place of trust.
the appointment to which is vefsed in the Execu-
tive or General Assembly, except to the Office of
trustee of Literary Institution.
Mr. Washington introduced bill to emancipate
Lewis Williams. slave in Craven.
MIR. Woodfn introduced bill 10 alter the county
line of Madison, and TO make new county out of a
portion thereof, to be called Warm Springs, The
bill was accompanied by several memorials. Refer
ed TO the committee propositions and grievances.
CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRIcTs.
Mr.. Thompson, from the committee on Congress
sional Districts, made verbal report, in substance,
that said committee could agree upon the
ment of the Eight Congressional Districts, and he
would the part of portion of said committee, Of
fer for the consideration of the Senate, programme,
as follows:
First District to be composed of the Counties of
Camden, Currltuck, Pasquotank, Perqumons, Gates,
Chowan. HEREFORD, BERTHE. Martin. Washington,
Tyrrell. Northampton and Halifax.
Second Disfrict-Beaufort, Hyde, Pitt, Craven,
Carteret, Jones, Onslow, DuPlin, Lenoir, Wayne
and Greene.
Third District-New Hanover, Brunswick, Co.
lumbus, Bladen, Sampson, Cumberland, Robson,
Richmond and Johnston.
Fourth District-Wake, franklin. Warren Gran
vile, Orange, Nash and Ed gecombe.
Fifth District-Person, CaswelI, Alamance, Chat
ham, Randolph, GuiIford and Rockingham.
S'Th D'str,ct-Stokes, Forsyth, Davidson, Rowan,
Davie, Yadkin, Surry. IredelI, Alexander and Ashe
Seventh District-Caiawba,G CASTOR, Lincoln, Neck.
lenburg, Cabarrus, Union, Stanly, Arson, Montgom.
cry, Moore, and Cleveland.
Eighth District-Wilkes. Watauga, Caldwell,
Burke, Rutherford, Mcdowell, Henderson, Bun.
combe, Yancy, Haywood, Macon, Cherokee, Jack.
sun and Madison.
Mr.. Berry, from the committee, and for the
same reasons, submitted, the part of portion oil
said committee, programme for the consideration oil
the Senate:
First District-Cherokee, Macon, Haywood, Jack.
son, Madison, Yancy, Ashe. Watauga, Henderson
Buncombe, Rutherford, Mcdowell, Burke and Cad.
well.
Second District-Sury, Yadkin, Wilkes. Alexan.
der, dell. Catawba, Lincoln, CASTOR, Cleveland
Mecklenburg and Union.
THIRD District-Stokes, Forsyth, Rockingham
Gutord, Caswell. Person, Orange and Alamance.
Fourth Disfricr-Davie, Rowan, Davidson, Cabar.
rus Stanly, Arson, Montgomery, Randolph, Moore,
| and Richmond.
| Fifth Decentralization, DupIin, Columbus, Robe.
son, brunswick. New Hanover, Sampson, Onslow.
and Cumberland.
Sirh Dis:rict-G ranv lille, Warren, franklin, Nash,
| Wake, Chatham and Johnston.
Seventh District-Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Wayne,
Green, Pitt, Craven, Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, Mar
| tin and Washington.
| Eighth District-Currituck. Camden. Pasquotank
ferqIlinons, iaes, ChoWan, HeHtfoId, Berthe, N ORTIZ
amPton. Halifax and Edgecombe.
! Mr.. Kelly moved to reconsider the vote by which
the Senate refused to divide Iredel county. Motion
prevailed and
| Mr.. Parks moved to lay the bill the table, il
then being on its second reading; which motion did
l not prevail.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to postpone indefinitely
which motion prevailed.
Order Of the day being the bill to repeal act tc
prevent the passage OF fish inets on the sea coast
Of North Carolina.
Mr.. L. +. Jones moved 10 refer the bill to the Dom
mttee on the fishing interests Of North Carolina.
mr.. Shaw said he hoped the Senate would not re-
Ter the bill; as it had been referred TO commit
recommendation that it pass. The committee or
the hshIng interests of North Carolina had accom-
Pllshed the designs for which it had been raised anc
due time. He hoped the Senate would not censen
to refer the bill A.; and upon this motion he would cal