Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-01-10

passed. The House took recess until 8 o'clock.
The evening session occupied by both Houses
in appointing Justices of the Peace for the several
counties of the State.
SENATE
MONDAY JAN g. 1856
The Speaker announced the Scnate's branch of the
committee this week on enrolled bills to be Messrs
Haughton, Brogden and 0idfield
MIR. FonVliie introduced resolution concerning
whlte persons coilgrcSatng with negroes at night,
eating, drinking and dancing. Read and referred to
committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Drake introduced bill to amend the charter
of the town of Nashville. Read first time
The joint resolution to divide the State into eioht
judicial circuits was taken up, amendments offered
thereto, and the bill and amendments were ordered
to be printed and made the special order for Thurs
day.
The engrossed resolution in favor of Thomas 7
JudklnS was read the second and third times and
ordered to be enrocd and the engrossed resolution
IN taVor OF Darling Rushing, was read the second
time and rejected.
The bill to incorporate the Washington Savings
Institution was read the third time, amended, and
passed
Mr.. Ashe introduced bill to incorporate the
Arson Institute. Read first time
Inc engrossed resolution concerning flag for
the Capitol, was read and referred a select
mttee Of three.
BODY that the Senate had passed number Of en-
crossed bills (Revsed Statutes) in which they asked
the concurrence of the House.
FREE SUFFRAGE
The hour of twelve o'clock having arrived the
Speaker announced the special order the Free
Suffrage bill heretofore introduced by Mr.. Boyd
said bill being on its second reading
Mr.. Ashe moved to strike out the first section of
SAID bill and insert the following as a substitute:
" Every free white man of the age of twenty-one
years, being citizen of the United States who has
been an nhabltant Of the State for twelve months
immediately preceding the day of election and shall
have paid public taxes shall be entitled to for
member OF the Senate for the District in which he
resides J"
The Senate then went into committee of the whole
MI. Boyd iii the Chair, when Mr.. Speaker Winsow
briefly gave his reasons why he should for the
amendment OF MIR. Ashe and for the Free Suffrage
bill.
He said he had no doubt that under the Consti-
tuition as now stands alien had no right to vote
In his section they had never been permitted to do
so. lie conceived that an alien not free man
III the sense OF the Constitution but he under
stood IL was otherwise sections of the State
and as the public mind was unsettled as to the true
construction of the Constitution, he in favor of
the amendment of the Senator from Arson, Mr..
Ashe' So as to remove all doubt. At the same time
he was unwilling to have the present bill coggcd by
unnecessary amendments. He for Free Suf-
irhge 1t was privilege that onght longer to
sched those not possess d IF Fifty # lam.
Ihc committee then rose and Mr. Boyd reported
the bill back to the Senate The question recurring
on Mr. Ashes amendment, the same was Withdrawn
by him:
Inc lohoNinS amendment was offered by Mr..
uaughton to the first section of the bill
"Provided, howeve that no foreigner unless he
shall have paid public taxes, and shall have been
natural'zed according to the laws of the United
States now In force and that hereafter be pass
ed in pursuance of the Constitution of the United
States shall be allowed to either for member
of the Senate or House of Commons.
This amendment was adopted, yeas &c, nays %.
considerable discussion took place the various
amendments offered, in which Messrs. Hoke Cole
man. Ashe, Graham Eaton, BggS, Rayner, Wilder,
Haughton, Thomas, and others took part.
An amendment also offered by Mr. Gilmer,
and voted upon and rejected, being the amendment
offered by hlm on a previous day the first read
ing of the bill-yeas II, nays 81.
Inc question now being on the passage of the
Free Suffrage bill its second reading, as amended by
Mr.. Haughton's motion, the vote was as follows:
Those who voted for it are Messrs. Speaker, AsAe,
Biggs, Bower Boyd, Brogden, Christian, Clark Cole
man. Collins Cunningham, Daois, Drake, E6orn,
Faison Fennell, Fisher, Fonville, Fireman. Graves,
Herring Hoke, Jones, Mcdowell, Martin, Mills
1Nor~isey, Oldfeld, Person. Sander, Speght Taylor
W; Fl. Thomas, Walker, Wilder and Wood-36.
Cleese Mitchell, Rayner, 7ayior j. w. Thomas,
higgins, Wiley, anil Wjnslor-14.
ID Democrats in Roman, Wings in Itulie.
The bill, having received the Constitutional ma
jority of three-ffths of the whole number of Sena-
tors passed its second reading.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Memorials were received from Rutherford and
HEREFORD which were appropriately referred
Mr.. Waugh, from the committee on propositions
and grievances rel ortcd favoraby the bill to in
corporate the Salem, Winston and Virgi Turnpike
and Pankroad Company
Mr. Bullock introduced bill authorizing magis-
trates to correct the in lists Rad the first
time.
Mr. A. II. Caldwell introduced bill to incorpo1-
ate the Gold Hill mining Company. Read and re-
ferred to the committee corporations.
Mr. SharD introduced bill to authOrSe the erec-
ton of Court House at Statesvile in Irede coun-
ty. An amendment by Mr.. Amis being adopted, the
bill was read the second and third times and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Yancey the bill to incorporate
the French Broad River Railroad Company was
made the order of the day on Thursday next at IL
o'clock.
On motion of Mr. Myers leave of absence was
granted to Mr.. Dunn of Union for ten days
Mr.. T. Fl. Williams introduced a bill to establish
a toll bridge Black River in New Hanover
county. Read the first time.
On motion of Mr. Amis the resolution in favor of
W. Gillian taken up and placed on file of bills
for second reading
Mr. Black introduced bill to incorporate the
Davidson College volunteer Company. Read and
referred to the committee military affairs.
Mr. Waugh introduced bill to incorporate the
Fayetteville Female High School Read and referr-
ed to the committee corporations.
Mr.. Gentry moved to take up the Allegheny coun-
ty bill which was carried-yeas A. nays 81.
Mr. Gentry in moving the reconsideration of the
vote rejecting the bill stated it his intention to