Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-01-27


| provides for superintendent of Common Schools
for the State taken up, pending the conSidera-
ton of which the Senate took a recess till three o.
| clock.
sEvESING SESSION.
"A number Sessi.G.s were read and ordered to be
The Senate rsRmcd the consideration of the I'M
finished buSnsS,3f the morning, being the bill to
repeal the act printing Superintendent of Com
mon Schools OF aotion by Mr. Cunningham, the
question was posAShed until Monday next.
NORTH CARO4tNA WESTERN EXTENSION
The Senate now proceeded to the consideration of
the bill to incorporafe the Western North Carolina
Railroad Company. Ehc bill WAS discussed. amend
ed, and pending the consideration of the measure
the Senate adjournAb
Memorials We're p-Ssented from Ccaveland, Hen
derson and Unionw leh we're appropriately referred
The report from ~ Finance committee the
Comptroller's deparInsnt was read, and on motion
of Mr.. Patterson, wasSs ent to the Senate.
Mr. Darsan, from ~ committee on military af-
t enrs repOf of a bill concerning the
Mr.. Shepherd introduced bill to incorporate the
Louisville and Cumberland plankroad company
Read and referred to the committee on internal i'm
provcmentS.
Mr.. Waugh introduced bill to incorporate the
Salem society 10Y the protection of property Read
and referred to the committee corporations.
NJ Jarvis moved to take up the bill for the amend
men of the Constitution and called for the yeas and
nays. Adoptc,i-yeas Sc, nays 43.
Mr.. Baxter offered substitute, being the bill in
troduccd by Mr.. Graham in the Senate.
Mr.. Singeltary hoped the House would pass the
bill as it from the Senate.
Mr.. Baxter withdrew his motion for the present
Mr. Barringer wished to place himself right upon
the record. lie was always in favor of Free SrIf-
fage in the abstract and only differed with its sup
porters in the mode of obtaining it. He preferred
a Convention, but would vote for it by Legislative
enactment, and expressed his approximations that il
nillI nj havn fbn IpaIor T,nyt
Legislature, but would most likely have to be re-
ftrrcd to a Convention.
Mr.. Mcbanc could not see the reason why unnat-
urazed foreigners allowed to vote for the Com
mons and not for the Senate and asked was the al
iteration made to conciliate the new order of "know
Nothings,' and asserted there such feature
thought of until the meeting of the Grand Council
in Raleigh, and hoped the Wings would not allow
their opponents lnonopolize all the favor of this
new order. In order to have the qualification
for voters for members of both Houses he moved to
insert or House of Commons" In answer to
question from Mr.. Waugh, Mr.. NJ. stated even if
amended he would not vote for the bill.
Mr.. Mcbanc afterwards Withdrew the amendment
NJ. Dortch said the question respecting unnatur
allied foreigners voting had been decided adversely
by the Courts.
Mr.. Barringer thought TO decision was made on
the subject directly indirectly.
Mr.. Baxter could not support this bill until he had
recorded his vote in favor of the substitute and
moved to strike out ali the clauses of the bill before
the House.
Mr.. Smith moved the bill and substitute be refer
ell to the committee on Constitutional reform.
Mr.. ID. F. Caldwell opposed the bill! he salts
fled with the present Constitution protested against
the proposed alteration which would destroy the
compromise made in the Convention, and entrcatcd
the House to reject the bill.
Mr.. Bullock replied to Mr.. Caldwcll-he WAS OPP
posed to Convention and exposed the contradicto-
ry statements of lis supporters. He called on the
friends of Free Suffrage to vote down all amend
mcnts, regardless of the institutions about Know
NOthnrS" and thanked God that the Democratic
party stood too high to bc affected by Know-Noth-
ingism," which was only Whiggery in Disguise
NJ. D. F. Caldwell explained and again expressed
his apprchensons of thorough change in the basis
of Representations
Mr.. Smiths amendment rejected-yeas Z,
nays LOG.
Mr.. j. H. IIca len wished to state his reasons for
voting. He was in favor of Free Suffrage, but not
Of Mr. BaXtcrs subStitute-hc preferred Conven-
ton but would support the bill before the House
the next preferable mode.
Mr.. Mann expressed his intention of sup 9ortng
the bill for similar reasons.
Mr. Baxters melton to strike out rejected
yeas SO, nays H.
Mr.. Baxter in offering amendments to the 3D. Sd,
and 4th clauses, explained at length his rea-
for offering them lie was opposed to rcquir-
ing land qualification for members Of the Legisa-
ture also against the property qualification required
in Governor and in favor of electing Judges for
term of years. He then offered his amendments
Mr. Singeltary opposed the amendments. The
House had just refused to strike out and it would
be absurd to have clauses in the bill directly contra
dctory to each other which would be the case if the
amendments were adopted.
Mr. Baxter admitted such would be the case but
if the House accepted his amendments he would
then move to strike out the original clause.
Mr. j. B. Bynun moved to have the amendments
offered separately.
Mr.. Baxter moved to amend the I'd clause by in
sorting amendment to the effect that Judges
should be elected for six years Rcjected-yeas 45,
nays 81.
The amendment to the 81 clause, enactinc that
Justices of the Peace be elected for four years was
rejected-yeas 49, nays GS
The amendment to the 4th clause, that every ma
tive naturalized citizen, thirty years Of age
and resident in the State for five years be eligible
for election as Governor, opposed by Mr. Out
law who moved to strike out naturalized" Reject
ed-yeas 80, nays 81.
MIR. Baxter's amendment was then reiected-yeas
A, nays g.
Mr.. Mebane offered his amendment to the clause
concerning voters, inserting " or House of Com
mons" which debated by Mcssrs. Barringer,
Dortch and Mann until the hour of recess.
The House took recess until 3 O'clock
EVENING SESSION. -at-
Mr. s. A. Williams arose to personal explanation
He said he was reported in the Standard as having
moved the indefinite postponement of the Usury
bill and examining the journal he found he was
recorded therein in the same way. -