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


= The Speaker announced that the committee on
enrolled bills on behalf Of the Senate for the Presen!
week consist Of Messrs. Cunningham, Fooe gu"
A message was received from the House OF Com,
mons, stating that they have passed tue S"s'o'''N
resolution concerning the Mexican preaMoTE
Passed first 'time and on motion o. W. !'i; S
ham referred 10 the committee on the JUDICIARY. :.
On motion Mr.. Holmes was added to the commit
tea on CORPORATIONS in place of Mr. Cowper, absent
Mr. Thomas of Jackson, presented Peut'oh !"
favor of Cherokee Indians. Referred 10 comHi't'ee
on judiciary.
Hr. Eaton. bill to incorporate the American ex'
change gold mining company; &c
Also. bill to amend the charter of the town OF
A bill to incorporate the trustees of Warsaw high
school, in Duplin county.
Mr.. Thomas of jackson, bill to incorporate the
forks of the Tennessee river turnpike company
Read FIRST time and referred to committee on inter-
nal improvements.
Mr.. Boyd, from committee on propositions and
grievances, a bill for the relief Of Thos WILSON,
Reported back to Senate recommending its passage.
A bill to establish the Metropolitan bank, which
was the special order for to-day IL O'Clock, was on
motion, made the special order for tomorrow 81
O'Clock, P. NJ.
er announced the order of the day to be bill to IN
corporate the Western North Carolina railroad
Whereupon, the Senate resolved itself into com.
uittee of the whole, Mr.. Hill in the Chair.
After some time being spent, the Speaker resom'
ed the Chair.
Mr.. Hill reported that the Committee had mad
said hill under consideration, and instructed hun TO
report the same back to the Senate win ameho-
ments, and recommended its passage.
Mr.. White of CASTOR, offered an amendment TO
make Newton point at which the road should pass
Rejected.
Mr. White offered another amendment, to release
the citizens of Newton from their stock snoscrioeo
to the road. !,
Mr.. Avery offered an amendment to the amend
meut locating the road in less than two miles, or
constructing branch to said town. Adopted:
The amendment of Mr.. White will take effect if
the company refuse to comply with Mr.. Avery's
proviso.
Mr.. White offered another amendment requiring
the citizens of Catawba county to subscribe $6o,ooo
more. and touch Newton. Rejected.
The bill was ably advocated by Messrs. Avery,
White of CASTOR, and others, when the bill passed
its second reading.
Mr. Cherry called for the yeas and nays. :
YEAs-Messrs. Bryan Cherry, Christian Cole
man, Dockery, Gibson, McDiarmid Miller, Parks |!
Ramsay, Rives, sPsight,, W.. Il. Thomas ward
NAYs-Messrs. Battle, Burgess, Carr, Cunningham,
billiard, Eaton, Hawkins, Hill, Holmes, j. B. Jones,
A. j. Jones, Martin and Poole-13.
The Senate took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
The order of the day for 8 o'clock the revenue
billy being called up by the Speaker,
On motion OF Mr.. Cherry it was laid on the table,
On motion, it was resolved to take up bills of
private nature on their second and third readings
On motion Of Mr.. Cunningham, the Cheraw and
Coalfields railroad was made the order of the day
for Wednesday next at IL o'clock.
The following bills passed their second and third
readings:
A bill to extend the town of Pittsborough. Chat
ham county.
bill to incorporate the York Institute, in the
county of Alexander.
A bill to confer grant of land to Mr.. Bell, Car
teret county. Passed over informally.
A bill to incorporate the trustees of the Metho-
dist Protestant Female College passed its second and
third readings
A bill to incorporate the town of Graham, Ala
nance county. passed its second and third readings
A bill to authorize Samuel Wells to erect bridge
Neuse river passed second and third readings.
A bill to incorporate Chowan College. Laid on
the table,
A bill to incorporate the Indian grave gap turn
pike company passed second and third readings.
House OF COMMONS.
The House met at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Yancy presented memorial from certain cti.
zens of Madison county, i'll favor of aboshing jury
trials in the county courts of that county.
On motion of Mr.. Masten, j. G. Hill, Esq, was
added to the list of magistrates in Forsythe county
The following bills were presented, read, and APP
propriately referred:
Mr.. Gillian, bill to charter the Tar River navi-
cation company.
Mr.. Stubs, bill to provide for the inspection of
wood and fish, in the town of Washington
Mr.: Gentry, bill to lay off and establish public
road in Ashe county.
n n.
planting of beds of oysters and ciams taken up
allowed any person to stake off ten acres for that
purpose.
motion to lay the bill on the table was reiec.
ted-yeas %, nays 20.
An amendment striking out ten acres and insert.
ing five, was adopted.
Mr.. Jarvis moved that the county of Currituck be
excepted from this bill.
Mr.. Humphrey moved similar exception in favor
OF Onsow county. Both amendments were adopted,
and the bill passed its second and third readings
The order of the day, being the bill to incorporate
the Rockingham coaltelds railroad company, was
taken up, and read second time.
Mr.. Settle briefly explained the object of the BILL
1t asked no aid from the State-mel civ bare char.
ter build the road 1t had been asserted this was
DanVille connection under another name This
was mistake. lfgentlemen thought so, he reques-
ted them to examine the bill and Judge for them.
selves But while stating this, he wished it to be
known that the Danvle connection was cherished
idea with his constituents but after the decision in
the Senate, they would not press connection with
Danve at present. This bill only provided con-
nection with the coalfieds
Mr. Long had no motive in opposing this bill but
the good OF his constituents; and while he did not
lmpute any improper motives to his friend who in.
troduced this BILL he could not help considering it a
DanVile or Virginia connection under another name
his people would be very much affected by it. He
hoped the House would examine closely into it, and
vote according to its merits.
Mr.. ID. +. Caldwell stated that a bill similar to this
would have passed in 1913. if il had not been de.
ieated oy the parliamentary tactics CT Mr. Stanly.-
He thought the friends of this bill brought +; forward
tn good faith. His own opinion was in favor of the
DanvIlle connection. and he thought it the policy of