Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-01-05
THURSDAY, December 80.
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SENATE.
The chair laid before the Senate an invitation from
the Executive Committee of the Jackson Equestrian
Statue Company, to be present at the Inauguration o.
that statue the Slh of January next. Also,
port from the Secretary Of the Interior, communca
ling statement of the steps taken with regard &c
the selection of site for the lunatc asylum for the
District.
Mr.. Cass' resolution calling for information re-
speeding the establishment of new colony in Gen.
trail A@:erica by Great Britain, taken up and
passed
Mr. Davis submitted resolution, which was adop-
ted, calling for statement Of the amount of hospital
money derived by the United States from the tax OF
twenty cents month seamens wages, and he
presented petitions praying the repeal of that tax.
A bill for the relief of G.. S. Matthews, Charles
Wood and James Hall, Of New York, was debated
and then postponed.
House bill making further appropriation for the
construction of roads in Minnesota and the bill al
lowing exchanges OF School lands in Oregon, were
considered and passed.
An adjournment ill Monday ordered.
On motion of Mr.. Pratt, the DILL compromising the
heirs of DR.. William Somervie, of Talbot county,
Nd for property destroyed by the British in 1914,
takrn up and passed.
MIR. Jones, of Tennessee, offered resolution call
ing for she report of the Board of Officers appointed
to examine the Blue Lick Springs-adopted.
Two other private bills were considered and pass
ed.
After a short Executive session, the Senate ad-
jOurHed ill Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Speaker stated that there only nnty-seven
members present. who did constitute quorum.
A call Of the House then moved, upon which
the yeas and nays taken, which was rejected
yeas 70, nays SIS.
Hon. Edward P. Little, delegate from Massachu-
sets, presented his credentials, and sworn in,
having been elected 10 fill the vacancy, which was
caused by the death of Mr. Fowler.
The motion for a call of tue House then with
drawn, there being quorum present, and the jour
Of Yesterday read.
Mr.. Seymour, Of New Y ork, moved that the rules
sent down from the Senate, relative The Steamboat
law, which goes into operation in some parts of the
country the first of January next, 10 meet diff
Guilty that has arisen from inability in to
procure the necessary machinery. and the engineers
having been unable to provide the required tests,
which was objected to.
1t was then resolved that when the House adjourns
it stands adj ourned to meet Monday next
The resolution Introduce d by MIR. Harris, of Ten
nessee, Monday, TO authorize the receiving reports
of committees, upon which there should be no de-
bate, again taken up, and the ayes and nays were
ordered upon motion to lay the resolution the
table, which was negatived-yeas 67, nays 70.
The yeas and nays were then taken upon the pass
age of the resolution, which negatived-yeas
CT, nays -.
MIR. DoIy, Of Wisconsin, moved to suspend the
rules to enable him to introduce resolution for an
inquiry into the banking system OF the District of
Columbia.
MIR. Ficklin said he was prepared to report bill
on the SUBJECT and the suspension of the rules being
objected TO, the subject was dropped.
The House then adjourned till Monday next.