Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-01-17
ADJOURNED the Senate till to morrow mornnc 10
o'clock o" u'of'"S' ~
HOUSE OF COMuoNe

luz house met at 10 o'clock
v" "'o''oh oi Mr.. Baxter, a resolution was adopt.
ana Deep river navigation company. to send for nor
SONS anu Pa, 'ers and examine witnesses. on oath
Mi: La c, OF Robson, offered a resolution re-
quc>tnS the judiciary committee to report = hill, to
a'tef the time Tor holding the superior courts in Robe
sou county.
AIR. h'deers objected to its reference to that com.
m'ttre, as they were already oyerpowered with bu-
slneSs. Resolution rejected
ar. DlllS presented resolution in favor of John
White. " 'o'''
The following bills were introduced, read, and an.
prOpliaelv referred:
Mr. Montgomery, a bill providing for the payment
OIL justices OF the peace for taking tax lists
Mr.. Mabsy, bill to incorporate the Wake. Or.
anse and Chatham mining company.
MIR. Harsrove, resolution in favor Of Willis Lewis,
of Granville.
Mr.. Pearson, bill to establish new road in
1ancr and Burke counties.
MIR. Elliott bill to incorporate Middleton acad.
envy, Randolph county.
Mr.. Jones, bill to incorporate the Newbern light
infantry company.
Mr. lancy, bill to incorporate the Ivy and Lit
tie Lan,c turnpike road company.
Mr. White, of Bladcn, a bill to amend an act of
1852, concerning civil process
Mr. Lewis, of Wake, bill to extend the time for
no ding the superior counts in certain counties.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis, of Wake, his bill to
cn;lI Ter the North Carolina Bank was made the
der OF the day for Tues lay next.
en- motion of Mr. Erwin. the bill for mechanics
l. en- on improvements was taken up, and placed on
the calendar.
The unfinished business of yesterday being the
bill to authorize the literary board to loan money to
the Concord female presby terrain institute tax
en- up Tor its third reading.
Mr. Green objected to the passage of the BILL as
he was opposed to scattering the literary fund in
this manner throughout the State and thus ri>kins
the loss OF portion of that fund. When the State
can make II Per cent. in banking, why lend it out
for 6 per cent?
McSsrS. Sharpe and Erwin supported the BILL Af.
ter some remarks from McsSrS Elliott Lewis, of
Wake, and Biidgers, Mr.. MaSicn said he oppos-
cd t. the bill, as it asked for money per cent,
when the literary fund could make II in other in
vcSt.neut, AMI thus i'll forwarding the interests of
rich n tint OnS. reduce the fund intended for the
education of the poor
The bill passed It's third readng-yeas 6l, nays II.
The order of the day ben. the bill to charter the
N"rlh-N cStc,n railroad company, Mr. Leach, OF Da-
viIscn, spoke in favor OF the bill, ant, Insisted
strongly on the necessity of developing the resour-
ccs OF the State, particularly the section through
which this road was to be constructed The people
interested in this improvement, Were always cheer
iul taxpayers and new, for the first time, they
make application to the General Assembly Tor as
sSiaucc.
MIR. Reeves offered an amendment, which he af
Mr.. Mas.cn offered an amendment, which lie also
withdrew
After Scmc remarks from Mr. Specr in opposition
to he amendments
The bill did not pass its second rcading-yeas A,
nays IS.
The FLOWING voted in the affirmative:
Me- SIS. Bchea B!anton. Canister, Clarke, David.
son. DIS Elicr Elliott, Erwin, Folk, Foster. Gcn
try, Glass Hall, Holmes, leach of Davidson Lcitch
Of Robeson, Lutte, Love, Mabry, March, Martin,
Matthew's. Mcintosh, Morrison, Pearson, Pickett,
Rau,sour, Reeves, Routh, Rumley Rushing Sharp,
Silcr. Switzerland, Speer, Stewart, Stiles, Toms,
Waddl', White of Cabarrus, White Of Bladcn, Whit
son and Yaucy-44
The following voted in the negative:
Mcss,s. Badham, Barnes, B;cd>oe. Blow, Bridgers
Bright, Bynun', Caldwell. Gotten, Cox of Pcrqnm-
ans Dancy Fcrrcbce Gather, Green Hackney, lIar-
grove Hester Hill of Stokes Hill of Halifax lIum
pirey, Jarvis, Jenkins, Jennett, johnson, Jones'
Kelly Lewis of Wake Lewis of Nash, Long. Lyon
of Orange, Lyon of Granville, Mann, Mason, Masten
Montgomery, Moore, Mosely, Ogburn, Oataw. Out
erbridge, Parker, Patterson, Ptchforl, Rand, Ram
KIN Richardson Sau!s, Scales, Scott Settle SlauSh.
ter Smallwood. Speisht, Strayh"rn, Tate. Thomp-
son, Tomiinson, Ward Waugh, White Of Sampson
Williamson, Wilson and Wlther>-G3
Mr.. Waugh moved to reconsider the vote rejecting
the bill.
Mr.. Erwin supported the motion TO reconsider.
A motion being made to lay the motion to recon-
s:dcr the table, it was rejcc.ed-yeas A, nays o9
The House took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following, bills Indefinitely postponed:
A bill to extend flu, thcr protection 10 estates OF
married. women.
A bill concerning revenue.
\ bill concerning administrators and executors
\ bill to protect remainder i'll slaves, laid on the
table.
r. fele m d.
Mr. Caldwell moved to amend the bill by trans
fe, ring the eschcats from the University to the lit
crary fund. After some debate, in VIII CHI MIR. Set
tie defended the bill, which he introduced by desire
of Mr.. B. F. Moore the amendment was rejected
yeas 81, nays Oh
Mr. Green moved to strike out all after the enact
ing clause and insert similar amendment to that
of Mr. Cadwell's; upon which, considerable discus
| sion arose. The am, ndment was adopted-yeas "a,
nays p. .
The bill as amended, then passed its third reading.
bill to raise the per dem OF members OF inc AS
| semby, was taken up.
A motion TO indefinitely postpone being rejected,
Mr. Lewis, of Wake moved to amend, by insert
| ing 81, instead Of So.
Mr. Parker moved to lay the bill on the table.
| Rejected.
Mr. jenkins moved the present General Assembly
| be accepted in the bill.
| Mr. Routh moved to Indefinitely postpone, which
| he withdrew 1t was renewed by Mr.. Leach, of
Davidson and adoptcd-yeas SO, nays %.
| The House then adjourned. .--
ConrEcr1oNs-Tn Mondays proceedings, we omit
ted to notice that Mr. Pickett of Ans Il, introduced
hill TO incorporate Carolina Female college, Also
former bill, introduced by the same gentleman
WAS concerning the county couits OF Dnphn, not
Arson, as reported.
It was Mr.. Morrison, not Mr. Lcitcb, who intro
duced the resolution appointing committee to ex-
anime the charter of the Cape Fear and Deep River
ma CATION company. ~ =.
PENNSYLVANIA u S. SENAToR.-Yesterday was
the day fixed by law for the LegiSatu e OF pennsy'
ivauia to choose a Senator of the United States,
to serve for six years from the 4th Of March next
| J. W. Fnrney was the Democratic aid Simon Came
ron the Republican and American candidate. A CO.
| temporary says:
commenced his political life tyrc.s etter-he was
then foreman OF a printing o1ice-afcrwards an