Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-01-03
Legislative summary.

Legislative Summary.
Since our last-issue, so little has. been done
in the Legislature, that we are able to-plsee
its action under ouf usual summary, without
giving the proceedings in detajS
The Free Suffrage Blu introduced hg MI. !.
Boyd, has passed its first reading ia the Sem
ate by the Constitutional majority of three
6fths, and will in all probabiiity pass its 9th,
er two readings in that boaE. and weet the
approval of the ComnisasF
The following gentlehfsn have besffelected
e5sPcillors of-state for two years, viz will
lam Badham, of chowaI NisqaS fIawr
RIMS, of Warren ; owea
wick Owen R. Ke
Trollinger, of AapillzeesxsL
CASTOR Samuel i. Love, Of Haywood!
Daniel w. Courts, Esq, the present excel
lent State Treasurer, has been re selected by
a unanimous vote, we believe.
Mr.. Wilder has introduced a Bill for the.
creation of the Central Bank" with a cap
ital of 50, 600, 000.--any county in the State
that may raise $500. 900, for that purpose, to
be entitled to a Branch.
The resolution, which had previously pass
ed the Senate. prov iding for the payment, by
the Public Treasurer, Of the balance of the
Subscription of the State to the North Caro-
lima Rail Road. has passed the House of Com
fmons, with an fmhThte rfa4~ amendmenk Pie
amendment was concurred in by the Senate.
60 The two Houses of the Legislature,
upon the motion, in the House of Commons,
of Mr.. WINSTON, of BERTHE, have increased
the number of the Committee on Revolution
AIRY monuments from FIVE to eight, and have
instructed the com nkittee to enquire and re-
port what monuments ought to he erected.
tchere they should he erected, and the proba-
bic cost of the same.
The proposition Of Mr.. WINSTON has fol
its object the erection by the Legislature Q
one monument at Charlotte, in memory q
the signers of the Mecklcnburg Declaration
and one in Raleigh, in memory of the signer
Of the National Declaration.
We learn that the Committee on Bankin,
in the Legislature haye determined to repor
to that body all the bills on the subject whic
had been referred to them. This will leav
it with the Legislature to decide which an
how many Banks shall be established.
The two Houses adjourned from Frida
the 22d to Tuesday the Goth, but no quoru'
appeared in tie House until Friday the oct
when a large number of Bills from the R
vised Statutes passed their first reading
Nothing else of Importance TRANSFERRED. \
quorum appeared in the Senate.
There was no quorum in the Senate
Saturday. In the House, after the rece
ton and reference of temperance memoria
Il few bills were introduced, among viii
we notice the following: Incorporating tt
| Laurel Turnpike Company amending Il
3 Charter of the Bank of Washington incre;
3 ing the capital stock of the Bank of Cha
7 lotte to $500. 900 and a bill to regulate t
l sale of grain, salt, meal, &c., by ,Ceight i
stead of measure, all of which received q
propriate reference.
; Mr.. Baxter introduced q resolution &C
-~~ai D"-h- L. @saIo- sras.HIos
on Banks to report amendments to all t
Bank bills, whether for new or e-Charterir
DelOre the Legislature, 50 as 10 secure 10 {
State, as a bonus. a portion of the CAPT
er stock in the same.
Il An engrossed bill Incorporating the Uni
Academy, in New Hanover county, with
II resolution prohibiting the sale of intoxicati
re liquors within two miles Of the same, pas,
its third reading.
A large number Of the Revised laws pc
ed their second reading in the House.
e. On Monday, at II o'clock, Hon. Thor
Bragg was duly indicted into the Office
in Governor of the State, the oath of Office
nt ing administered by Chic Justice Nash.