Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-01-06


iected-yeas n, nays 2.
The House took a recess until 3 o'clock
EVENING SESSION.
The bill concerning Asylums passed its third
reading.
Mr.. Blow introduced bill approprating 500 900
for draining Swamp Lands in the County of Pitt.
On motion of Mr.. Myers the Message of the Gov
ernor concerning the Public Buildings was ordered
to be sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Myers in behalf of the committee Banks
reported sundry amendments to the bill re-char-
tering the State Bank.
The House branch of committee on Public Build
ingS made to- consist of Messrs. Whitlock
Mebane Lyon, Cook and Hill.
message was received from the Senate concur
ring in the proposition to set apart Saturday for the
appointment of Justices of Peace.
The following bills on their third reading.
A bill concerning attachments.
A bill concerning the Attorney General and Soil
citors.
A bill concerning Attorneys at law.
A bill concerning Auctions and Auctioneers.
A bill concerning Bail.
A bill concerning bastard children.
A bill concerning Bills Bonds and Promissory
Notes.
A bill concerning boats and canoes.
A bill concerning book-debts.
A bill concerning woods and hunting.
A bill concerning charities.
A bill concerning Clerks of County and Superior
Courts.
bill concerning Clerks and Masters in Equity.
A bill concerning Commissioners of affidavts and
Probate of deeds.
A bill concerning Common Law.
A bill concerning the Comptroller.
A bill concerning Constablcs.
A bill concerning Coroners.
A bill concerning Corporations.
A bill concerning County boundaries
bill concerning comfy courts.
bill concerning county Trustees.
A bill concerning court-houses and prisons.
A bill concerning courts of equity.
bill concerning the Supreme Court
bill concerning Currency.
A bill concerning DeScentS.
Received from the Senate message informing of
the passage of various bills and ask the concurrence
of the House therein.
Engrossed bills on their First Reading.
A bill concerning election of President and Vice
President. Read the second and third times and
passed.
Aso bill concerning Estates.
Also bill concerning Draining Low Lands.
Also bill concerning Grimes and Punishments
passed its second reading.
Mr.. Rolen moved an adjournment. Lost:-Ayes
81 nays 50.
The bill, next above, then read the third time
the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5, 1854
Mr.. Herring presented a memorial
The Speaker announced that Messrs Boyd, Ora
ham, Bigss, Ashe and Fisher formed the committee
on Mr.. Bowers resolution in relation to the 44th
and 45th Senatorial Districts.
Mr.. Eaton from the committee on the Revised
Statutes, reported the following bills which passed
their three readings:
A bill concerning guardian and ward
A bill concerning husband and wife,
A bill concerning idiots and lunatics,
a bill concerning infamous persons,
A bill concerning Inspections
Mr.. Boyd, from the committee propositions and
grievances reported unfavorably upon several bills
to emancpate slaves, and favorably upon the bill to
emancipate John L. Hosser.
A message was received from the House of Com
mons, transmitting the report of the Directors ofthe
Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, with a
proposition to print. Concurred in.
MIR. Mitchell introduced bill to incorporate the
Trustees of New Institute in Iredell county, Re-
ferred.
Also, bill to incorporate the town of New Inst-
tute in the county of Iredel.
Mr.. Wilder offered a resolution in favor of Will
liam Thompson, which passed its first reading.
I The bill to incorporate the Gardiner Hill Mining
Company, read the third time and passed.
Also, the bill to amend and keep in force the act
to incorporate the Boroughdale Mining Company.
Mr.. Hoke introduced bill in relation to pros
ecution bonds, which was referred to the committee
on the Judiciary.
The following bills were read the second and third
times and passed
counties of Alamance and Dupin.
A bill concerning public roads in the county of
Watauga.
A bill to appoint commissioners to view and Law
off public road in the county of Rowan.
Mr.. Cunningham introduced resolution instruct
ing the committee the Revised Statutes, to in
qulre into the eXpedlency OF so amending the Com
mon School law as to provide that where lands
condemned for Common School houses, and the
school is subsequently removed the original owner
may purchase the same at the price he received for
it, which adopted.
Mr.. Biggs, from the committee the Revised
Statutes, reported bill concerning the General AS
senbly, which read two times and passed.
Mr.. Gmcr introduced bill to incorporate the
Greensborough Mining and Manufacturing company,
which was referred to the committee Corpora
TONS
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell, the bill to emancipate
certain slaves, the property of Joshua Pennel was
taken up it's second reading. The bill was rejec-
ted by Ayes 8, Noes o.
The bill to encourage the killing of wolves in
jackson county, read the second and third
times and passed.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Memorials in favor of temperance were presented
from the counties of Aamance and Orange
Mr.. Waugh, from the committee on propositions
and grievances, reported the bill to establish
new county by the name of Mount Pisgah, and re-
quested to be discharged finm its further consldera
ton.
Mr.. Baxter, from the committee, reported
unfavorably on the bill concerning a lien law LOT
ship carpenters in New Hanover county; also, un,
favoraby the bill for lien law for architects anu
mechanics in the same county.
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