Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-01-31
The Legislature.

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We call attention to the proceedings in our paper
to-day, from Monday to Wednesday, inclusive.
On Thursday the Senate was mainly engaged on
the Fayetteville and Coal6elds Road, the bill to
amend the charter of the French Broad Railroad,
the bill to amend the charter of the Wilmington
and Rutherford Railroad, and the Rockingham Coal
fields Road bill, from the Commons.
The Fayetteville Coalnelds Road bill was read the
second time This is new bill, introduced by Mr..
McDiarmd.
The French Broad bill was read the second and
third times, and passed.
The Wilmington and Rutherford Road bill, en-
crossed from the Commons. was read and passed the
second time This bill takes off certain restrictions
imposed by the last Legislature, which granted the
charter.
An animated and somewhat angry debate took
place the Rockingham Coal6elds Road bill, be.
tween Mr. Hill and Gen. Dockery. The bill is the
order Of the day for Friday, 4, P. NJ.
The Senate also acted finally on Thursday, on
number Of private bills
In the Commons, on Thursday, on motion of Mr..
Holmes, the bill granting aid to the Cape Fear and
Deep River Navigation Company, was made the
order of the day for Friday.
The Revenue bill was then taken up on its third
reading. After some debate, the bill passed its third
and last reading, in nearly the shape in which it
came from the Senate-yeas %, nays 3S-only two
Know Nothngs voting for it. and three Know Moth
ngs only having voted for it on its second reading!
Let that be remembered
The bill to aid the Atlantic and North Carolina
Road, by loan of $4OO,O nO to complete said Road,
passed its third rcading-yeas IS, nays 46.
The Western Extension bill, as it passed the Sem
ate, providing for an extension to Morganton, was
taken up in the Commons, passed its third reading,
yeas 81, nays 40, and was ordered to be enrolled.
| The bill granting $500, 1000 to the Cape Fear and
Deep River Company, is still pending its second
| reading in the Senate. 1t has been amended, re-
quring individual subscriptions of $4,000, to be
added to the States $780, 600; and it is sad that in
its present shape the bill is acceptable it's par
| ticular friends.
The Legislature will no doubt adjourn sine die on
Monday next
F Some person, who scribbles for the Register
during the absence of Mr.. Syme, institutes compari-
between the Trustees of the University recent
ly elected and many other gentlemen in the State,
not Trustees. Nothing Will begained by thus ugg-
ing in the names of gentlemen, whether Democrats
or X. Ms. The Democrats referred to doubt
satisfied with the result of the election and the
know-Nothing gentlemen mentioned by the Register
have not complained But as comparisons have been
made, we will say this-that Thomas Settle. Jr., Dr.
Richard billiard, DR.. j. F. E. Hardy, and COL R. a
Hamilton, eminently fitted for the appointments
with which they have been honored by the General
10, ~, JT,,,
will receive much benefit from their influence and
their counses. The admission Of this scrbblcr, thai
the five Trustees elected respectable gentle
men," merits nothing but contempt. Who woulG
60 to him for certificate of " respectability?"
This scribber also twts the Editor ofthe Standard
because being Trustee of the University and
member of the Board Of Literature he is not clas
sical-that is Latin Greek-scholar. The Ed
itor admits that he knows nothing of the Latin o.
Greek languages, and he regrets it much more deep
ly than any one else can. He was very poor wher
boy, and he obtained an English education mainly
from the advantages afforded by printing office
He looks back with pride upon his early struggles will
, poverty and ignorance; and though no collegiate
though never favored with academical collegiate
advantages honors, lie is nevertheless the frien'
of all institutions Of learning from the lowest to tn
highest, and has never permitted any unworthy pre-
JUDGE to be engendcred in his bosom against tn
University of the State, any other University.
is not every graduate Of college, however, VIII
knoos even one tongue and it is better to know
to use one tongue it should be used, than to be
: pretender a fool in many tongues.
Council of State.
o The Council of State met in the Executive ofic
j. in this City, Thursday last-present, W. D. Betl
e ell, Of Rockingham; A. A. Mckay, Of Sampson; l
e G. W. Ward, of Greene; c. M. Avery, of Burke
e and John " alker, of Mecklenburg. John Wake
s. was chosen President of the Council, and Puasl
e Cowper, Secretary.
'f Calvin Graves, of Caswel, and N. E. Cannady,
d Granville were appointed members of the Board
n Internal improvements
And Alfred Jones and W. w. Holden, Of Wax
- and Mathew Shaw, of Beaufort, were appointe
ID members of the Literary Board.
~ FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERvANT.-Col. Geo. d. Boy
Senator from Rockingham, and the energetic chat
i, man of the Finance Committee, has been a repr
j. sentative in the Legislature for long series of
r. and during this time, has lost day from Il
c. deliberations of that body. This is a remarkab
r. fact, and shows that Col Boyd has been bless
,e with extraordinary health and his constituents wi
ID faithful public servant.
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