Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-01-20
AFTERNOON SESSION.
SENATE.

Mr.. Fisher, from the committee on internal I'M
provcmcnts reported bill relating to the Fayettc
vile and Warsaw Plank Road Company, which was
read the first time Aso the bill to incorporate the
New River Navigation company. Ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Wilder, from the Committee on Banking, re-
ported the BILL amended, to establish n bank IN the
town of Washington, and recommended Its passage.
On motion of Mr.. Person, the Senate took up tor
consideration the bill to divide the State into eight
judicial circuits on its third reading Mr.. Person
moved to amend the first section as follows: Except
that Northampton shall be taken from the third cir
cult, and added to the first, and the Courts there
shall be holden the fourth Monday after the fourth
Monday o. March and September. The amendment,
after some remarks by Mr.. Person in its favor was
agreed to.
The bill was then laid upon the table.
FREE SUFFRAGE.
On motion of Mr.. Boyd the Senate proceeded to
consider the bill to amend the Constitution OF the
State. The question being the adoption of the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Boyd, to strike out the
first section Of the bill and insert the following as
substitute:
every free white man of the age of twenty-one
years, being native naturalized citizen OF the
United States, and who has been an lnhabItant OF
the Safe for twelve months Immediately preceding
the day of any election and shall have paid public
taxes shall be entitled to vote for member of the
Senate for the district in which he resides. -"
The substitute was adopted, yeas %, nays q.
Pending the consideration of the measure Mr..
Coleman spoke at some length upon the subjects of
Free Suffrage Convention The basis, Constitution
al amendments, &C MT lnOHnaS, OF JaChSol also
addressed the Senate expressive of his views and
opinions on the above subjects.
During the progress of the question an appeal was
taken by Mr. Graham, point of order from the
decision of the Speaker; and the Speaker was sus-
tained, yeas u, nays 90
Various amendments were offered to the Free Suf-
frage bill, and voted down; and the bill, above
amended, passed its third reading by the following
vote:
Those who voted for it are, Messrs Speaker, Ashe
Biggs, Bower Boyd, Brogden, Christian, Clark, Cole
man, Collins, Cunningham, Davis, Drake, Eborn
Faison, Fennell, Fisher, Fonvle, Freeman, Graves
Herring, Hoke, Jones, Mcdowell, Martin, Mills,
Morrisey, O!dfed, Person, Sanders Speight Taylor,
Walker, Wilder and Wood-35.
Those who voted against it are, Messrs. Cherry,
Eaton, Gmer, Graham Haughton, Lane, McCleese,
Mitchell, Rayner, TayIoe, j. W. Thomas, w. H.
Three-ffths of the whole Senate having voted for
the BILL it passed its third reading, and ordered
to be engrossed.
Mr.. Rayncr introduced memorial on temperance.
Referred.
Mr. Mills bill supplemental to an act entitled an
act to establish the county of Polk. Referred.
Mr. Eborn, bill to authorize the County Court
Of Pitt county to regulate the tolls upon the bridge
across Tar River at Greenville Referred
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
message from the Governor transmitting resig-
nations, from certain Justice of the Peace, was on
motion of Mr.. L. H. Williams sent to the Senate.
Mr. Steele, from the committee Banking repor-
ed unfavorably the bill to authorize the business
of Banking, and favorably the bill incorporating
the Bank of Salisbury. Both bills were referred to
the COMMITTEES Of the whole. b.