Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-18
Ihe STANDARD.
LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

Ii.
The Senate was called to order at 10 O clock-no
. ~ REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. III
Mr.. Mcdowell, from the committee on education
and the literary fund reported against the passage
Of the bill to provide for the distribution Of small
silver coin.
Mr.. Humphrey from the committee on corpora
tions substitute for the bill to incorporate the
Christian Gold Mining Company, and recommended
its passage
Mr.. Edney, from the committee internal i'm
provements, to whom had been referred the bill to
confer the preponderance of power in the manage
ment of railroads partly owned by the State on the
individual stockholders reported the bill back with
amendment limiting the operation of the bill to
the Atlantic and North-C Carolina, the NOrth-Caro-
lima, and the Western North-Carolna Railroads
THE bill proposes directors instead of FOUR
on the part of individual stockholders and five on
the part of the State.
Mr. Houston from the committee on the Judicial
ry, reported at considerable length against the bill
proposing to enlarge the powers of married women
in respect to property.
Mr.. Dol,son, from the same committee, against
the bill to amend the Goth sec. 3lst chap Revised
Code.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Battle offered resolution requiring the pub
lie treasurer to refund to r. Strader certain moneys
Referred to the committee on claims.
Mr.. Houston moved that message be sent to the
House proposing Joint select committee to Fix a
day for the definite adjournment of both houses for
the Christmas holidays. Concurred III.
BILLS.
Mr. Pitchford introduced bill to amend the I'd
clause 23d sec. '34th chap. Rev. Code. Referred to
the committee propositions and grievances.
Mr.. Donnell bill TO amend the Both sec 10th
chap. Rev. Code
Mr. Wakup, bill to improve the organization of
the Militia. Military affairs
Mr.: Ward, a bill to amend the Goth sec. 18th chap.
Rev Code.
Mr. Pitchford bill to incorporate the Warrcnton
Savings Bank Banks and currency
Mr. Ward a bill to alter the time of holding the
Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Jones coun-
ty. Judiciary.
A message from the House announcing the pas
sage of the engrossed bill to amend the act creating
sinking fund.
The resolution providing for the distribution of
DIR. Emmons report was ratified.
COUNTY OF CLINGMAN
The consideration of the bill to establish the
ty Of Clingman now resumed
Mr. Dol,Son moved to lay on the table. Rejected
Mr.. Edney submitted to the Senate proviso of
the constitution affecting the law of the question
Mr.. Pool replied.
Mr.. Thomas supported the bill. lie insisted that
the Legislature had right TO establish counties
without the requisite populaton that counties could
be created for municipal purposes, territories
were organized preparatory to becoming States
He continued at length, but said as he the
Senate tired of the question he would not trouble
them with the statistics he had prepared; and he
thought that the East desired to retain her power
she should act justly and literally to the West.
The question now required on the passage of the
bill its second reading and resulted i'll its rejection
! % to 13, as follows:
For tile bjU-Messrs. Royd, Brown Davidson,
Davis Dobson, Douthitt, Edney, Gilmore, Martin,
| Mills Renhardt, Thomas and Turner-13.
! -lgdinst tie jW.-MessrS Ashe, Battle, Basnight
BledSoe Blount, Cherry, Cowper, Cunningham, Dill
| lard, Donncl Flanner, Gorrcll, Guythcr, Houston,
Humping, Lana I"nl-ford Leach, MoDonsld Nc
Dowell Miller, .Pitchford Pool, Ramsay, Speight,
! Steele, Straughn, Taylor, Walkup Ward, Whitaker
and Worth-32.
COUNTY DoBB!N.
The bill to establish the county of Dobbin. being
! the special order for II o'clock, was taken up
on its second reading.
! Mr.. Battle advocated the passage of the bill. 1t
proposed to erect the new county out of portions of
! Wake. Nash, Franklin and Johnston. lie said it
the unanimous wish of the people interested,
and he regretted he could not do the subject justice
! but he hoped the Senate would, as he would submit
facts beyond contravcnton. After abiding to me-
MORALS submitted he said the question of pOpula-
ton was. beyond doubt, for the new county, if it
could vote to-day would give 900 to 1000 votes
and the boundaries of it would not take in man
nearer than II miles to any courthouse. 1t could
do no harm to the State but would add to the value
| of the land and benefit it. He thought the name
an admirable one, and that it should be honored by
county. He said the eight members which would
represent the five counties embraced in the bill (if
more than the requisite population in the other
House in 1872, even upon the population of 1880;
and that the four counties now interested paid more
taxes than any other four adjoining counties in the
| State.
Mr. Landlord opposed the bill 1t would work
grievance to at least of the counties named
He denied the accuracy of the statement as to pop
ulation. In 1850 Franklin had within fraction of
the population requisite to enttle her to two mem
berS in the Commons, and it proposed to
f,1-n off Of Loo, how t1,otc
ton. The bill would injurc his county to this ex-
tent.
Mr.. Battle denied Franklin would have sufficient
population in 1860 to enttle her to another mem
Der. The people of the part of that county propos
Cd to be taken off were in favor Of the bill.
Mr.. Lankford had heard no complaints in Frank
lin, and stated that no man in that county had to
travel more than IS to 20 miles to Court.
Mr.. Blcsoe had not heard word from one of his
constituents in faver of this bill He had canvassed
the county thoroughly, and during the canvass it
not once named He thought it strange that
the people of Wake would entrust their business
solely to the Senator from Nash (Mr. Battle,) for
not one of his colleagues in the House had been
spoken to in favor Of the bill. He would vote
against it.
Mr.. Leach knew of one man in his (Johnston)
county in favor of the BILL and no
The question then taken on the passage of
the bill and determined in the negatve-32 to H.
as follows:
For tile bM-Messrs Battle, Brown, Davidson,
Davis, Dobson, Edney, Martin, Miller, Reinhardt
Turner and Wakup-11.
Against the dM-Messrs. Ashe Basnght, Bed-
Soc Blount Boyd, Cherry, Cowper, Cunningham,
billiard, Donnell, Douthitt, Flanncr, Gorrel Guy
ther, Houston, Humphrey Lane, Landlord, Leach,
Mcdonald Mcdowell, Mills, Pitchford, Pool, Ram
say, Speight Steele Straughan, Taylor, Ward Whit
aker and Worth-32.
BANK OF CAPE FEAR
The bill to amend the charter of the Bank
| IF Gann Eoar ypoC J,Oyy rf1ln its oor1r