Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-21
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LEGlsLATURE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
SATURDAY, Dec. 10, 1858. y
SEN ATE

SENATE y
The Senate was called to order shortly after 10
o'clock
Mr. Martin presented nine memorials from citizens
of=sundry counties on the line of the Yadkin river
for the passage of law opening that river to the
passage Of fish. Referred to the committee on prop
ositions and grievances
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Donnell, from the committee on the judiciary,
to whom had been referred bill for the relief of
persons suffering by the destruction of documents
in the burning of the courthouse of Pitt county,
ported substitute for the bill and recommended its
passage.
. Mr.. Mcdonald from the committee on PROPOSE
lions and grievances to whom had been referred q
memorial relative to public road through Davidson
and Dave reported bill the subject, and recon-
mended its passage.
Mr. Humphrey. from the committee on corpora
tons, reported favorably the bill to incorporate
the Jones county Male and Female Seminary.
Mr.. Edney, from the committee internal i'm
provements reported avorably the substitute for
the bill to amend the charter of the Western N G.
R. R. Company; on the bill to enlarge the powers
of the New River Navigation Company. and also on
the bill to aid in the construction and equipment of
the Fayetteville and Coafelds railroad and recon-
mended their passage
=, Mr. Lane from the committee propositions and
grievances reported back to the Senate the bill to
establish the county of Allegheny, and the resolu-
ton IN favor of Solomon Klutts, and recommended
their passage.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
Mr. Guyther, from the joint select committee on
adjournment for the Christmas holidays, reported
series of resolutions for general leave of absence
from the 23d inst till the LIST proximo, and provi
ding that no bill or resolution should be disposed OF
during said time.
Mr. Thomas opposed the general leave of absence;
it would not leave quorum. 1t would be better to
adjourn at once.
Mr. Guyther cited precedents, and said the reso-
lutons had just been adopted by the House.
Mr.. Speight objected to the resolutions as they
compelled the Speaker to remain to open and ad-
journ the Senate from day to day. He thought the
Speaker should be allowed to see his family at
Christmas time, if he desired.
Mr. Worth feared there would not be quorum
He moved to strike out the list of January and
insert "27th of December" Rejected.
The resolutions were then adopted.
PUBLICATION OF THE LAWS.
Mr. Houston moved that the committee on the jju-
dietary be instructed to enquire into the necessity of
adopting some plan of publishing the laws enacted
by the General Assembly, for the information of the
people. Adopted.
Mr. Mcdonald introduced bill to repeal an act
establishing a public road in Davie county. Re-
ferrcd
Mr. Donnell, bill to enlarge the powers of Nota-
ries. Judiciary.
Mr. Humphrey, bill concerning deeds of .tsmes
corert Judiciary.
Mr. Edney, a bill to amend the Entry laws Prop
ositions and grievances.
Mr.. billiard received leave of absence for six days
from Tuesday next.
On motion of Mr.. Donnel, the rules were suspen-
ded and the bill relative to documents destroyed in
Pitt county Courthouse passed its second and third
readings and was ordered to be engrossed.
A resolution from the House. relative to certain
repairs in that chamber, was concurred in and or
dered to be enrolled.
RR1yAEE R14Es on THEIR The d RAsSAsE. u-s,,...
Company passed its second reading amended by the
committee
bills if no objection be made the second reading
the rules be suspended and the bill be put on its
third reading Agreed to.
The above bill was then put on its third reading,
and was ordered to be engrossed
The following bills and resolutions then final
ly disposed of:
The bill to incorporate the White Oak River Nav
igatiOn Company;
A resolution to refund to Donald Frazer, $15 over
paid taxes;
The bill to incorporate the Long Acre Guards, in
the county of Beaufort;
The engrossed bill to amend an act entitled an act
to incorporate the town of Newton
The bill to incorporate the Oak City Savings
Bank;
A resolution to refund to j. A. Vinson, former
Element with Comptroller in 1856;
The bill to incorporate the Lake Landing Canal
Company;
The bill to amend an act entitled an act to ncor-
porate the Fairfield Canal Company.
resolution to refund to Theodore Srader 1892
overpaid taxes;
The bill declaring the Office of sheriff in Cabarrus
county vacant and providing for the election of a
sheriff
The resolution for the relief of Jackson Stuart,
former sheriff of Yancy led to rather warm discus
sion.
The case is somewhat peculiar and may be SUNNI
ed up as follows, according to the facts disclosed in
the discussion jackson Stuart gave up the office of
sheriff and surrendered to the county court the tax
lists. The court received the lists. Solomon NJ
Ray subsequently became sheriff and refused, under
advice of counsel to receive the tax lists for colec
ton. Stuart applied to the court for the lists to
collect the taxes but the court refused to surrender
them to any one but the sheriff Ray, whose counsel
forbid him to receive them. The consequence was
abstract was returned to the comptroller and no
tax collected in the county. At the last term
of the Superior court of Wake both the late sheriff
and the incumbent were amerced in the penalty of
$1,000 EACH
The resolution before the Senate proposed to remit
the penalty on Stuart q similar resolution is pend
ing to relieve Ray in the event of the full amount
of taxes being collected and returned and all cost
incurred in the matter being paid.
The committee to whom the resolution had been
referred reported in favor of its passage under mis-
understanding.
A motion to recommit the resolution prevailed.
The resolution for the relief of Ray was also re-
committed
This ended the business on the file.
On motion of Mr.. Humphrey, the rules were sus.
pended and the bill, reported on this morning, to
extend the powers of the New River Navigation
Company passed its several readings and was or
dered to be enrolled
Mr. Turner moved to take from the table the re-
port of the public treasurer transmitting the names
of all the holders of the bonds of the State He said
the cost Of printing had been exaggerated but from
what he had heard, if the cost amounted to two