Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-10-20
sTATE LEcIsLATURE.

In the Senate on the 9th, MIR. steele pre- Z
Dnted a Protest, on behalf of himself and Z
theirs, against the action of the Senate yes p
orday, admitting III. NJ. Shaw to a seat as
senator from Camden and Currituck, which :
he asked to be spread upon the Journals !
On the 18th no other business transpired than +
The passage Of Rules Of Order, and a refusal
10 employ a stenographic reporter. :
In the House, the Statute requiring the :
General Assembly to meet on the Sd Monday ;
n November 1852, was repealed. Rules OF (
Order were adopted and ordered to be prln-
bed. The usual Standing Committees were
appointed. Two ballOtings were had Tor In :
crossing Clerk. without making a choice I
Mr.. McDugald introduced two bills, one con-
ecrning civil process in the counties OF Bla-
den and Robson, and the other to abridge
the duties of Grand Jurors in said counties,
which, on his motion, were laid on the table.
THE last named bill provides that Grand
Jurors shall make no presentments for assault
and battery unless so required by one OF the
parties concerned, &c.
Mr.. Love introduced a bill similar to that
Of Mr.. McDugald to apply to the whole State,
,gbich. on motion Of MIR. Collins, was ordered
TO be printed.
On the 10Th, in the Senate, after the APP
Monument Of the Standing Committees, Mr.
AQydS from the committee appointed to wait
the Governor would make a e6nfff4p%s~11aS
IN both Houses on the ljlH, Nt 4 = y SloSh'
Mr. Washington introduced a bill for the
better administration Of justice in the courts
of pleas and Quarter sessions OF this State;
which was read the first time and passed, and,
ON his motion, referred to the committee on
the judiciary and ordered to be printed.
on motion Of Mr.. Boyd, the Comptroller
,v,s directed to report to the Senate u state
ment of the public taxes paid into the Treas
ury for the years l848, 40, 80, 81, and '52,
together with the aggregate amount OF the
taxes paid in for the five years also the ave-
rage amount for each county, with the aggrc-
rate for each; and the average for each coun-
" created within the %lastfive years aforesaid.
Mr.. r. f. Jones introduced a series OF
resolutions, declaring, LIST. That it is inexpe-
dent to repeal the section OF the act hxlng
tba IA Monday in November as the time for
the meeting Of the General Assembly. I'd
That il is inexpedient to change the time OF
meeting to the first Monday IN October. And
I'd That the convention ofthe General Assem-
bly bv the Governor, by virtue OF the power
vested i'm him by law, and upon an eXtraor-
dinary occasion, doeS not constitute, within
the meaning and contemplation of the con
s]titution, a session Of the General Assembly
Referred to the judiciary committee.
I'm the House, on the 18th, the Standing
Committees were announced. Mr.. Leach, O.
Davidson, submitted Il Resolution, to the eli
feet. that our Senator's and Representatives IL
Congress- bo requested to make application
by Bill, or otherwise, to that body for an ap
propriation to the State Of North Carolina o
a fair and equitable portion of the publ
lands, which, when so appropriated, shall b.
applied to purposes Of Internal Improvement
Public Education, aud iii relief fthe Treas
ury and public burdens Of the State.
Mr.. Phillips, of Orange and Alamance, PR
scented a bill to provide for a distribution Q
the common School Fund according to tn
white population Of the State; which passe
its first reading, and was ordered to be prii
ted.
Mr.. Smith, Of Halifax, presented Resol'
tons similar to those introduced by Mr.. Jon'
IN the Senate, doglor;ns the conversation J
the Governor Of the Legislature not II %
sion" &c. and that the Legislature stai
adjourned from and after this day IN
~ySrc advocated bv the introducer, and o
posed by Mr.. Dargan. They were rcierr
10 the Committee on thcJudlc!ary.
Tbo bour having arrived for clectlng
Engrossipo Clerk, the two Houses proceed
Mr., Wynnc. from the committee to sup
;,tcnd tho election, reported the following
the result: Whole number of votes 1913
cdssary to Il choice 80. MIR. llarrlS [ecei,
Sc Mr.. jenkins 81 Mr.. Houston 81 N
Thos. u. Harris, OF Davidson was Ihcro0l
declared duly elected.
In lilo Senate ON the 18th, a message Y
received from the House Of Commons, pro
sing to raise n Joint Select 10
called " che Committee on apportl0ulnel
TO consist Of nine members from each llo'
10 whom shall he referred the subjects ct
Hcctoral Districts; the Senatorial DlstrI
the annortionmcnt Of the House ct Comm
according to the ratio of representation,
the dividing tho State into eight Congress
- " A.. ,.tal,r nt vpnrpSpnt0I
aunortioucd to the State Of North Care
under the last. seventh, enumeration oil
Inhabitants ofthc United States.
After considerable discussion, the que
oF concurrence with the House was h
yeas g. noes 10.
Resolutions were adopted for raising
select committee for rc-dietrlctlng the
into Senatorial and Congressional DiSI
I'm the House on the 18Th, Bills moor
ting the FAYETTEVILLE and Raleigh Plank
C,T1n ,any: to pay Tales Jurors to rep
mart am act nassed at last session, rclat
iecurinc the right Of purchasers OF lan'
,,rder cxocution to elect Tax CollectU
SbcriEs are now elected and allow Il
ner centage to amend chap. 90 Revised
Itcs to Incorporate the free Brothers -
in Wilmington to ascertain the VIII
ffeemcn Of North Carolina rs to the ca
Convention on the federal basis: whlc
scd its first reading, was laid on the tab
ordered to bc printed. Provides Tor
vote at the election in August, 1896
I'M favor orit To vote Convention =
opposcd. No Convention, or Again
V%yrcfntion." Explanatory ofthc I'd see:
3G Roy. Stat. entitled divorce ana ail
to qualify and explain thcduties of@ra
rors-ali Of (which passed their first rC
and were appropriately referred.
In tho Senate, on the l4th, the
Treasurer was directed to report TO Il
nte the whole amount Of stock held
State in Incorporated companies, sP'
the amount ineach company and the
which II belongs. Also, the several
debts due the State, and the fund Il
they belong. That he further repor
mount Of dividends or profits. if any,
by the State from stock held in each
companies, sincethe investments we
tt - ue-..-,~,w L., Etpthpv direct