Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-01-24

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RE Shpnqyeme8$s, ace66spaMiedf by q statement
f6m the President and Direc,ors,of the same. with
proposition to print Concurred in and the House
| informed thereof 49, Is ls$S
Mr. Cherry moved Q reconsideration of the vote of
yesterday, by which the bill to establish the Sails
bury bank was rejected. gtfT Kt8ET
Mr.. Cherry moved to reconsider the vote of yes
}tcrdaycby rejected the bin HcUfpor-
| ate the bank of Lincolnton.
Mr. Cunning ham moved the ss,d motion to recon.
slider be laid on the table. L"st--yeas H. naysl8.
| Received message from the House stating that
| they had passed the following engrossed bills.
| s. A bill to amend the charter Of the Atlantic and
| North Carolina railroad company. Read first time
| and passed.
A bill to incorporate the Rockingham AID Coal
Field railroad company. Read first time and passed,
| and on motion was referred. *tt@fls
The hour Of II o'clock having arrived, the Speak.
er announced the special order, viz: ..,s,
| A bill to charter the Cheraw and Coal Field rail
road company. The bill being OIL it's third reading
was determined in the affirmative. sfs
! Mr.. White demanded the yeas and nays. 20
! Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Messrs. Battle, Boyd Bryan. Burgess, Cherry,
Chaistian, Coleman, D,llard, Dookery, Gibson. Haw-
kins, Hin, A. Myers, Parks, Poole, Ramsey, Rves,
White and Wllder-l9 go.
Those who voted in the negative were:
Messrs Carr, Cunningham, Eaton, Holmes, Holt,
A. j. Jones, Martin, Miller Spe'ght and Wggins-lO.
So the bill passed its third reading and was order
ed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Coleman moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill to charter the Cheraw and Coal Field
railroad company was passed, and moved said mo-
ton to reconsider be laid the table, which motion
was carried.
Mr.. Wilder, from the committee on banks and
currency, to whom was referred the bill concerning
the bank of Cape Fear, reported the same back to
the Senate and recommended its passage.
MIR. Eaton from the committee corporations,
to incorporate the Cape Fear coal and iron company
bill to incorporate the American exchange and min
ing company; bill to incorporate the Cambridge
copper mining company; bill to incorporate the
Greensboro mining and smelling company, report
| ed said bills back to the Senate with amendments.
Mr.. Eaton, from the committee OH Corporations,
reported the bill to allow the Neuse river manufac.
turing company to increase its capital, provided
lawful notice had been given.
Mr.. Holt called up the bill to incorporate the
American exchange and mining company, which.
after being amended passed its second and third
readings and ordered to be engro~sed
On motion of A. j. Jones, the bill to establish the
Metropolitan bank of North Carolina was made the
special order of the day for o'clock, p. NJ.
The hour OF IL having arrived, the Speaker an
nounced the special order-the bill concerning the
Albemarie and Chesapeake canal company-which
was read the second time, amended and passed
Inc oenate LOOK recess I'LL O'Clock, p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the I'M
finished business Of the morning, viz:
bill to expedite the construction of the Abe
marie and Chesapeake canal. Pending the debate
on said bill the hour of o'clock arrived. and the
Speaker announced the special order Of the day for
tina: hour, viz: bill to incorporate the Western
North Carolina railroad company.
Mr. Poole moved its pos,ponement till ~ p. m,
Mr. Hill moved its postponement till tomorrow
1T o'clock. The Question being taken thereon it
was rejected-yeas IL. nays 81.
On motion of Mr.. Battle the bill was postponed
and made the special order for 81 o'clock to morrow
On motion of Mr.. A. j. Jones the bill to establish
the Metropolitan bank of North Carolina was taken
up and made the special order for 104 o'clock to.
morrow. ...
A bill relating to Albemarle and Chesapeake ca.
nal company passed its second aud third readings
On motion of Mr.. Speight the bill in relation TO
the Atlantic and n. Carolina railroad, was read the
second and third times and passed.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Speaker took the chair at 10 o'clock.
resolution authoriSng the payment OF sion per
annuln TO the State Librarian for taking charge of
the cabinet of Neurological specimens belonging to
the State, was read.
DR.. Ptchford moved to insert $50 per annum.
Adopted-yeas A, nays "a.
I'm the third reading Mr.. Dancy moved to insert
SIS; which was rejrcted-ayes 26, nays 81. The
resolution then passed.
Mr.. Baxter, from the select committee on the Cape
Fear and Deep River Navigation Company, present
ed a report which condemns the management Of the
affairs of the company. The committee, while ac-
quitting the managers of the corpa y Of any "mor-
al delinquency" yet for the set forth in the
report consider the management to be such as sti-
ies the forfeiture of their franchises, it the State
chooses to press for so heavy penalty" The re-
port being read
Mr. Ferebee presented at the request Of the direc-
\ Al. >f Oh iftao fstp.
ment in reply, mot controverting the facts. but
giving the reasons which induced the directors to
act as set forth in the report. s.5..., IN
Mr.. Baxter made statement of some further facts
which came to the knowledge of the committee but
were not embodied in the report @lsS. :
Mr.. White of Baden, moved the reading OF the
memorial be dispensed with, which was agreed to;
but afterwards, -
On motion of Mr. White, was rescindcd, and the
memorial read by the clerk. go '-t# -
Mr. Rives offered resolution to suspend night
sessions for the remainder of the week. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. Stubbs moved to take up the bill, providing
for the election Of judges by the people.
Mr.. Badham moved to make the bill the order OF
the day for the 4th Of March next.
Mr.. Stubbs wished to speak OH the bill. but being
called ORDER the Speaker decided under the rules
Of the House, he could not do so. 81
Mr.. Stubs made an explanation of the course
adopted by him on the second reading OF the bill
Mr.. Baxter appealed against the Speakers dsci-
sion
Mr.. Scales made some remarks in defense OF the
motion by Mr.. Badham. M 500
The House sustained the Speaker-yeas 63, nays
81.
After some further remarks from Mr. Badham his
motion was adopted-yeas 55, nays A.
Dr. Pitchford moved to reconsider the vote OF last
night rejecting the bill concerning the Lunatc Asy-
lum
Mr.. Lewis. of Wake, explained the nature of the