Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-04
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The Speaker called the Senate to order shortly af
ter II o'clock --prayer BY Reg, Mr. H7epdrep,
S<s 4 sREPoRTS OF .sfANDINe COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Humphrey, from the committee on corpora
tons, reported fayoraby on the bill to Incorporate
the Elm City Cadets
Mr. Pool, from the committee on the judiciary,
reported against the passage Of the bill to repeal the
9th and 9th Secs Goth chap. Revised Code.
Mr. Brown, from the committee on finance,
ported against the passage of the bill to confer ban
king privileges on the North Carolina Central At
lantic and Pacific Railroad Company. -. srtg
Mr.. Lane from the committee on propositions and
grievances against any legislation on the subject Of
public highways.
Mr. Humphrey, from the committee on corpora
tions substitute for the bill to incorporate the
Newbern Gaslight Company, and recommended its
passage
-.'rt a'- LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Mr.. Cunningham Senator from Person, and Mr..
Pitchfori, Senator from Warren, got leave of alb
sence for three days from to-day.
REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES. 81
Mr.. Edney, from the committee on internal i'm
provements in favor of the passage of the bill to
incorporate the Tuckasege and Keowee Turnpike
Company. , ..
Also in favor Of the bill to aid in the construction
and equipment of the Western N. c. Railroad, with
amendments. e.. .- -. -
Mr.. Speisht from the committee on corporations,
in favor of the passage of the bill to incorporate the
Arendell Hotel Company. ..
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Cowper offered resolution instructing the
committee ON the judiciary to enquire into the ex
pediency of allowing county courts to appoint per-
sons to take tax lists the compensation to be not
less than $3.50 nor more than $500, and to report
by bill or otherwise. Concurred in.
NEW BILLS.
;p+ro 10
Christian Gold Mining Company. Referred to the
committee on corporations.
Mr.. Blount bill for the relief of persons suffer
ing from loss of records consumed in the burning
of Pitt county courthouse Referred to committee
on the judiciary.
Received message from the House enclosing an
engrosscd bill to cede the U. S. the right to pur
chase site for courthouse and postoffice in the
city of Raleigh with request that it might speedily
pass into a law.
Mr. Pool moved it's reference to the committee on
the judiciary. He considered the bill incomplete
and useless, no boundaries were set to the land
required. =.
Mr. Bledsoc explained that the lot had not yet
been selected and that therefore it could not be set
70. tn by metes and bounds. The terms of the bill
confined the lot to two acres and the execution of
civil process was provided for. If the Legislature
should adjourn without passing the bill, the cree
ton of the buildings would have to be postponed
for two years more. The commission to locate said
office might arrive any day.
Mr. Pool did not think the act should be passed
till the lot was chosen He insisted on the reference
Referred accordingly.
COALFIELDs ROAD
The bill to all in the construction and equipment
of the Fayetteville and Coalfelds road was now
put upon its second reading
The amendments of the committee to whom the
bill had been referred were concurred in
he thenr
bill as amended.
Mr. Gilmore said as this was the proper time to
consider the provisions and objects of the BILL he
would ask the attention of the Senate to few
marks. He commenced by declaring his belief that
the bill now before the Senate the most i'm
portant that had occupied the attention of
the people of the State for years 1t involved the
important Question of the extent and value of the
coalields and whether the article of coal existed in
sufficient quantity to justify the contemplated outlay
OR the expectations of the friends of the work.
The existence of coal on Deep river was known
prior to the Revolutionary war, and mines were
worked The disturbance which preceded the Rev.
oution caused suspension of these operations, and
for while the fame of the discovery passed away.
Subsequently, however, a company, under royal
charter, formed; but the events of the Rcvou-
ton terminated its existence. These facts have been
fully established by the Board of Trade of Liver
pool, and showed that at very early period of our
history the wealth of Deep river had attracted the
attention of capitalists The troubles to which he
had alluded had caused this great wealth to sleep
till later day. Many years ago, the matter
again forced upon the public attention. and it was
discussed in the public prints and in public places,
and the general belief became that the wealth of
that reg ion was real and substantial. Since that
time the anger had been applied, shafts had been
sunk, and the coal had been raised and burnt and
the result of all this has been to furnish incontro
vertibe evidence that the mines rich as any
mines in the country. And not only this,
poets the quantity 'of the COAL but far superior to
all Others in quality, furnishing 20 per cent of
oil, placing it at the head of all other coal in the
market. Mr.. Gilmore here alluded to the almost
universal use of oil and gas. and the great demand
for coal for the of steamers and showed that in
a small degree, at least, that would indicate the
certain value of coal deposits And he stated
that he understood it to be fact that millions of
ted in coal lands. He regarded this Deep river
wealth the most important development ever
made in the Union.
Besides the coal, Mr.. G. dwelt upon the residuum
-coke-aS an important element in the manufac-
ture of iron, and as very superior article which
would render this coal far more valuable than any
other.
This coal then continued Mr. Gilmore if we had
nothing else to depend upon-and its existence in
quantity and of superior quality was sustained by
all kinds of competent evidcnce-this COAL then, is
alone sufficient to place the State in prosperous
condition. But there iron mixed with the
-coal-iron of five different kinds-and amongst
the number the celebrated backband which could
be found no where else earth than in North Car
DINA and Scotland. But the blackband of Scotland
contained no oil did, and in obtaining the iron
you obtained the oil.
Mr.. Gilmore proceeded to show that North Caro-
lima had imported $50O00 900 worth of iron at an an
nual loss of million and half of dollars in the way
of tariff duties, profits to the importer and trans
portation which sum would have been clear gain
to the State if she had manufactured the iron herself
The manufacturers of the iron, again, would have
been natives of the State if not it might be easy
to say what an immense disbursement of money
would have been caused in the State even by man