Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-10-20
SENATE.
SATURDAY, October

SATURDAY, October l G. 1aso
| Speaker announced the following Comm;i 1907.
Congressional Districts. Messrs. Tbomnnees
well; Thomas, Mitchell, Berry, Lane Nun, Cad.
Drake, and Washington. "eDoWel
Senatorial Districts and to apportion Renr...-,
IN the House f Commons. Messrs Bovd. Ia lion
power, Bunting, w oodhn, Brogden and Will ne',
Message was received from the House orJc
mons proposing to raise joint committee m 4 oon.
of each House, 10 be called the COMMITTEES ~ e' part
Lands-said committee to have power to oo"amp
persons and papers, &c. 'eno for
Mr.. Clark moved to Law the proposition 4,
which motion prevailed. lie table,
Message from the House, proposing TO roi..
select committee of three on the part of th Joint
and two on the Senate, to whom shall he House
subject OF enqulrlng into the expediencv NJ The
ing the Militia Laws, or of abolisb1nr :, ~ amend.
gether. ''eu, alto.
Message was agreed to, and the Speaker ON.
ed as the Senate's part of said comml,eo AZ iOunc
Bynum, Clark and Person. "leSsrS
message was received from the Houso ~ -
mons concurring in the proposition of the UO'
raise joint committee part of each Houos 'e 10
off Senatorial Districts, and a2portioo 10 lay
in House of Commons, F'eaatoR
Mr.. Washington offered Resolution, tbs,.
slton be sent 10 the House to print such popo'
as accompanied the Governors MESSAGE ,Se.
not already been printed, and also excIudin u nave
mortal from New Hampshire, and ResoluIio me me-
Connecticut. 0nS from
Mr.. Boyd offered Resolution to send Mes.,.
House Commons, proposing TO raise Joint comus;
OF two on part of each House procure the FoIe
population of the State at large and of eab euetal
which was agreed to. 0Ouny'
Mr.. Caldwell introduced the following Reso,,,.-
which was read and adopted '0iuIlon,
Whereas, By the terms of the charter iDco,.--,
ing the N orth Carolina Railroad Companv 5 "a.
State of North Carolina cannot appoint apJ Ey' Inc
scented by Directory in said COMPANY mill ~ ';PIc
vldua Stockholders have paid in on their so 'Hu
hundred thousand dollars and whereas netaIl ,0
on said Individual subscriptions TO the amonn, ss
hundred thousand dollars have been called Co. i've I've
% aii1geu more man four hundred and twenty thou
sang thereof already paid in and whereas oinn
me probable, II not certain increase on the nroe
eairoad Iron IT may be greatly to the INTEREST of b
State that she should be at represented in said
Company, III 'aiu
Resolred, That the committee on Internal Imnrove.
ments ne Instructed to confer with the Governor IN
enquire what on this behalf is best to be done for tho
interest OF the State, and that they report bv hill
otherwise. Adopted ' u
Mr.. Clark moved now to take up the MESSAGE f,or
the House proposing TO raise committee TO he call
ed committee Swamp Lands and remarked ,h
he had moved to lay the Message on the table h
cause giving to that Committee power 10 send IN
persons and papers, implied, to his mind a censrra
upon the Literary Board,-he had been assured that
such was not the meaning of the proposition and in
voting for its adoption, he wished it distinctly un
derstood that he did not now so understand it,
The proposition was then concurred in and bs
Speaker announced Messrs. Joyner, Hoke and Jon,
of Pasquotank, the Senate part of said COMMITTEE
Mr.. Gilmer introduced Resolution, instrucliDp
the committee on Elections to investigate the claim
of the Senator from Camden and Currituck to his
seat, and if entitled their authority for such opinion
The Resolution was debated at considerable length
by Messrs. Caldwell. Gilmer and Thompson; and
Mr.. Person having obtained the floor, on motion of
Mr.. Ellington, the Senate adjourned till 10 O'Clock
Monday morning.
1.-THE debate will appear in next 7aper.l