Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-02-07
Legislative Summary.


Once our last issue, the two Houses have
been disposing of the heaviest work that has
been before them during tire session, which
we notice. as follows, viz: The bill to re-.
peal the act providing for 4 superintendant
Of common Schools, has been rejected by the
p oy a vote of only 10 ayes to sc nays.
Inc OH TO establish a new county to be called
Aieghany' mas also been rejected BY that
oOoy, Inc ensrossed bill to incorporate the
Chatham Railroad company; Also. the Green's
boro' Madison and Virginia rl.nt - COM
pany. have passed the Senate ana haan :
dered to be enrolled.
In the House, the Revenue bill vursrauv
disposed of, on the Doth. Sovorol -.
tons to amend the bill, were mad -
among which was one to take of N. toxoF
five per cent. levied on liquors apdhr;na. -
manufacture of this State. Some -
grew indignant, eloquent and no. -
spoke OF their contempt for the fanat;co1
Dowite, Maine law principle incorporatoa 49,.
the bill! Gracious! what an arrnwon+
SO convincing too but like a flower WASTING
" It's sweetness On the desert air s-sz
quence proved to be 81 all sol
siguifying nothing"-thev couiS
The odious fprosy. A bill to incorporate nv
town of Magnolia, in Duplin county. also
passed Sd reading.
On the Both, the Senate passed the Eastern
! extension bill-36 ayes to 10 NAYS. On its
e second reading, after which it was referred
: to the committee on the Judiciary. Abm
concerning the WILMINGTON railroad passed
its 80 reading. Also a bill to repeal an act
relative to fishing ON the Roanoke.
In the House the western extension bill CO..
: cupied nearly the whole day without coming
to a vote on it.
N In the Senate on the 3lst, a resolution was
is adopted to adjourn sine die on the 10Th of
February. The Wilmington and Charlotte
t. Railroad bill nassed its ID reading-32 to I3.
t. The Revenue bill passed its first reading.
er In the House the free suffrage bill passed
of its second and third readings, 90 to Is. The
at western extension railroad bill was under
ir discussion, hut no vote taken.
its In the Senate, Feb. LIST, the Hamilton and
Is, EDu6iU Il Atih IOtA Dlli pdcSCl = Ou IedllDZ >
,ir also the Indian Grove Gap Turnpike bill
of The bill to lay off the State into eight judi
in cial circuits was rcconsidered, and again lost.
The Little River Turnpike bill passed its
he Sd reading; also the bill to incorporate the
fc2 Dan River Navigation company also the
nd bill Incorporating the Greenville and French
of Broad Railroad-ayes %, nays I.
nd In the House, the Western Extension Rail
en- road bill passed its second reading. Th,
the Dan River and Yadkin Railroad bill was re
ers jected, the vote being, for Its passage 80
against &c! Considerable time was spent il
the considering the bill providing for an apprc
key priation to complete the North Carolina Rail
the road, but no vote was taken.
ries In Senate, Feb. 2, the bill to recharter tn
'urs Bank of the State, passed its second reading
the also the bill to charter the Bank Of Whining
gen. ton. The last bill of the Revised statut,
itbe read7no passed its soooS
be also passed their hal l1 rnas Of private bill
In the House thssin for fl.
his ing, ayes SO, nays 10. Nssed its third read
one of private bills passed theEH large number
HIS In the Senate. Feb. Sd, Eelfd reading.
ter the Bank of the State paaSh to rechar-
!. reading also, the bill increasait its third
ing ries of certain public officers. he sala-
- In the House, the engrossed bin
|, ~ zing the Cape Fear and Deep River Nori-
: = ton Company to issue for the ~completioa.
said work passed its second and third read
uOf also, the bill Incorporating a Ship Can
Company to connect the waters of Paml
: VI and Currituck Sounds with the Chesapea
Bay. The bill chartering the Fayettevi
: and Greensboro railroad was amended
,"" making the coal fields Of Chatham the W
tern terminus in stead Of Greensboro; an
,o;s. as amended, passed its second reading.
e of The Legislature will doubtless adjou
men next week.