The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-12-21
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Tuesday, Dec. 14th.

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Noes 46.
Tuesday, Dec. 14th.
In the Senate, the Judiciary committee reported
bill allowing Sherfs till the 3lst December every
wear, to make their settlements with the pubic
Treasurer. Mr. Douthitt introduced a bill to char
ter the Bank of Lexington; Mr. Leach one to es-
tablish new county by the name of King
The bill to abolish the Office of State Geologlst
was considered The bill was supported by Messrs
steele Ashe, Edney and Battle, and opposed by
Messrs Donnell, Pool, Mcdonald and others. The
bill was passed by vote 80 to 10. Right.
The bill concerning auctions and auctioneers
passed its third reading. 1t gives commissioners
of incorporated towns the power to appoint, and
in other cases the county courts. 1t also remedies
defects in the revenue law which allowed Sherts
to collect tax of per cent the gross sales OF
auctiuneers without regard to the receipts In such
sales from goods exempt from taxation.
In the House, the Internal Improvement COM
nittec reported unfavorably the bill to charter
the Greensboro and Danville Railroad. mlnorl-
ty report also presented.
Mr. Moore introduced bill to form new cOun-
tv out of a portion of New Hanover to be called
Ellington
The bill to aid the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad company [by an endorsement OF Its
bonds to the amount of two hundred thousand dol
lars was discussed and then rejected by the follow
ing vote:
YEAs-Baird Barbee, Bridgers, Bryan, of n. Ham,
Bullock, Costner Dancy, Dargan, Dickson, Fagg Fail
son. Foy Gardiner, Hall of Rowan, Hill of Halifax Hg-
gins Jones of Orange, Kerr, Kirby Leak Long, Love-
Mckay Meares, Moore of n Han, Norman, Norwood,
Outlaw Purdie, Ripley Shaw, Smith, Sparrow, Stan
ford, WaddilI, Walker, Ward, Washburne, Waters,
Whitfield Williams-4l.
NAYs-Badham, Baxter, Blount, Brummell, Bryson,
Burns Burke Caldwell of Burke, Caldwell OF Guiltord
Chambers Clapp Cox of Jones, Cox, Craven, Dockery
Dortch Dula Eler, Flemming, Fries; Gather of lrede
Gattling. Green of Chatham, Hargrove, Harrington
Henry, Hester Hill of Stokes, Holdsclaw, Hutchns
LETTERS Lewis, Lyon, McCotter Martini Masten, Moore
of Marlin, Morehead Morgan, Newly, Pritchard, RAN
som, Reagan, Reeves, ROncy Sanders Scales, Sheriff.
Smonton, Simpson, Smailwood, Speer, Speight, Ste
phens Taylor, Tomlinson Thompson Thornburg, Wal
lace, Walscr, Wilson, Windley, Woodfn-63
Mcssrs Caldwell of Burke, and Dortch of Wayne,
changed their votes in order to move reconsideration
The bill to abolish the office of State Geologist
was then taken up, discussed on one side, and
passed by yeas 10l, nays 5. a motion to recon-
slider laid on the table.
Wednesday, December Is.
Tn the Senate, Mr. Houston from the committee
on the judiciary, reported bill providing for the
election of a sheriff for Cabarrus county.
Mr. Humphrey, from the committee corpora
TONS reported fvorably on the bill to incorporate
the town of Newton.
Mr. Brown, from the committee on banks and
currency in favor of the bill amend the charter
of the Bank of Cape Fear, with an unimportant
amendment.
Mr. Davidson, from the committee on claims, re-
ported favoraby on the resolution in favor of Mrs
Sarah Johnston.
| Mr. Edney. from the committee on internal i'm
prOvements, in favor of the bill to amend the char
ter of the North Carolina Railroad Company.
Also, from the same committee substitute for
| the bill to amend the charter of the Wilmington
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Company, and
| recommended its passage.
Mr. Davidson offered the following resolution,
which was adopted
Resolved, That the committee on banks and cur
rcncy be instructed to inquire into the expediency
of -chartering the Bank of the State charter
inga new bank, or providing someHher fiscal agent
for the State, and thatthey report by bill or other
wise.
Bank of North Carolina Referred to the commit
tee on banks and currency, and ordered to be
printed.
In the House. Mr. Costner introduced a resolu-
ton to restore jury trials in Lincoln county;
MrRegan, to restore jury trials in CASTOR county;
Mr. IIutchins, to charter Deep River Coal6clds
Railroad Company: Road to run from the Coal
Fields to the n. C. Railroad.
Mr. Pritchard, to improve Big Sugar Greek in
Mecklenburg county
The bill to distribute the literary fund accord
ing to the present basis of population, was on
motion of Mr. Fleming laid on the table
The bill providing for election of clerk and mas
ters in Equity by the people passed its second
reading by a vote of 10 to 26.
The bill to incorporate the Greensboro and
Danve railroad was made the special order for
Tuesday next at II o'clock.
The bill to prevent horse stealing was taken up.
Mr. Shaw spoke in favor of the bill which passed
its second reading, SO to 81.