Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-02-03
TRgistattlrf If Nurtb Carulino
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Jan.

1CEsDAS, Jan. ~, 1856
Several private bills. were read the second .
third times and passed. U
The bill to authorize the Board of Litcrat,r
appoint an agent, passed its second reading. n w
the resolution in favor of Walter Gwynn was r H"i
the second and third times and passed.
The bill to establish the Central Bank of Norn
Carolina, taken up and read the second tima
Mr. Wilder delivered his views at some length ont
subject of banks and currency. We hope he will
write ont his remarks for publication. It is s,b
iect upon which he has bestowed much reflection md
he has treated it in mastery maunerl The LIN
was laid upon the table.
NORTH CARoLINA EASTERN EXTENSION
The Scnatci hen took up the bill to incorporato t
North Carolina Railroad east to Beaufort from tioI
boro', on it's second reading.
The Senate was addressed on the subject NV NJ,
srs Virgins, Eaton Clarke Sanders, Cherry. arI
Biggs The remarks OF Mr.. Sanders will be founi
in paper to-day and those Of Messgs Eaton and
Clarke hope TO lay at length, at an early day BE-
fore readers. Mr. VI ood spoke earnestly and
warmly in favor Of the bill.
The remarks of Mcssis. Cherry and Biggs Were
rather by way of personal explanation.
Mr. Cherry thought he would have had NOTHING
more to say on the subject OF Internal Improvements
At very early day he had defined his position
He then gave his for voting for these roads
But another Railroad, not coming within the yea
sons he had given, had been before uS. lie had vo
ted for this but not finding several provisions in the
bill which he thought in ii, he had changed his
Gle in the Standard, urging its injustice to himself
He had been glad to hear this morning that the Sen.
ator from Martin would vote for the Eastern extcp
sion He should do so with pleasure.
Mr. Bigg,S rose and referred to the ailusiOn made
to him by the Senator from Bertic. The fact that
he was for the Eastern extension was no thing
He had heretofore defined his position these cues
tons, and had hoped that he would not be called
upon to do so again. He regarded this ninging Of
the question of improvements with rty politics a.
IL 1pd a (ltSIrn IN
rate Oh him personally these matters, to affect the
politics Of the State. But however this ght he
he was not be carried away BY this or any other
Influences. lie prepared, as lie had always
been, to carry forward a system commensurate with
the means and resources Of the State. We ought to
bend all our energies TO complete first that great
State work. the North Carolina road. The Senate:
from BERTHE need to have expressed surprise that
he was going for the Eastern extension. 1t was a
State work and he felt bound to oppose all works
calculated IN his Judgment, TO iI!jurc it.
The Senator from BERTHE had referred to the Stan
dards article; but he had far more to complain Of
in this respect than that Senator " ords had been
put into his mouth by the Wing press, which he had
never uttered It had been falsely stated that lie
said he WAS opposed ont and ont, to the western
extension. He had avOwed his readiness TO yoe for
one section Of this extension, but Was unwilling at
this session, to go further. The ways and means
should always be provided for improvements. Some
gentlemen who had been more forward on tl,se
questions than he had been, seemed 10 be paGS-
ing. He stood just where he did at first His sug-
geSticn of transfer of stock of the North Carolina
Road to extend it east and west, appeared now
to be meeting with m.'re favor than ii at first
ceivcd. He was glad to find this BE would not
consent to an oppressive debt-he preferred to go
forward gradually and surely, within the means Of
the State, and he desired to avoid all difficulty as to
preserving untarnished the credit Of the State.
So far rs this bill was concerned, he would sayt
he Senator from Berthe, who had catcchised him 50
,ftcn, that he would cheer fully vote for IL
The bill passed its second reading by the follow
ng vote:
Ycas-Messrs. Ashe Biggs, Boyd, Broglcn, Cher
Y, Christian Coleman, Cunningham, Davis, Drake
eaton, Fason, Fcnnell, Fisher, Fonyile, Freeman,
Sinner, Graham, Graves, Haughton, Herring lIoke
ZONES, Lane Mitchell, MorisSy, O!dtieid, RaynrG
'peight, Taylor, Tayioe, j. ". ThomlS, ". H.
thomas, Walker, Wilder, AMI Wood-36.
Nays-Messrs. Bower Clark, Collins Ebori,
Mcdowell, Person, Sanders, Virgins,
nd Willey-10.
The Senate then took q recess.